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I’ll probably do Jinx this year as well as Garnet and Lapis from Steven Universe.

I love an animated show with world building and character development 🥰

These braids are a bit of a test… passing so far. The edges are a little tight but have been loosening since getting it 2 days ago. Hopefully that doesn’t mean my hair is coming out but I’ll find out in a week or two… and grow it back if I messed up

Trial and error

Also my stylist was so sweet bc she actually helped me work on my braid technique on a mannequin

With some boho inspiration 💚 I plan to get more pathos plants to hang from the ceiling. My ideal number of plants is when it’s almosttt getting to the point where they’re in the way.

I’ve been moving and recently got some help tidying up. It’s officially done. The move is complete and it feels so good to finally enjoy this space the way I’d like to 🫶🏾

We just have different definitions of what it means for our hair to be done

If I’m showing my hair love - this can look all kinds of ways - then my hair is done

Messy but washed Marley twists
Afro
Bantu knots
Crown twist braid

Unslicked edges
Lil coils popping out

Idc. Healthy & happy is my done

Moving right now so nearly every other part of the home is a tornado so i appreciate this area even more 🌱the dresser is FB marketplace, as is the ikea shelf beneath and the desk (desk is 5+ years old at this point!)

Chair is from good will and lovvve the visuals of it but not comfortable to have my back up against so it’ll need to be replaced eventually but it looks darling

I want more plants too 👀

Poured into trying to actually get settled in, mounting stuff, putting up handles, goodwill shopping, whatever to distract today

I had one convo online with someone in my (pretty isolating) industry who like…. had so much life over lap with me and where we didn’t - just vibes and understanding. I haven’t clicked with someone so immediately and genuinely in a long time. And she doesn’t live far and it was just one convo

But she casually mentioned her husband was watching / reading? For like 30 minutes and that’s so WEIRD to me. Like. Why not ask me? I thought we were having a private conversation between the two of us.

I let her know it felt weird and I thought it was private and she apologized and felt bad and said she’s had a hard time having friends in the industry and was excited to finally have one. I saw it kinda late bc I was sad and crying lol. Responded in 3 hours saying it was okay and I related. And said that if she needs to tell him, just let me know and I can adjust but I wanted to be friends etc

She hasn’t responded and has posted on her story a bunch

Maybe i reacted too big, wouldnt be the first time.

It was short but really nice. Pretty devastated

I literallllly neverrrr drink alone but i think this occasion calls for tequila. And sardines bc i love sardines (we discussed our love of sardines too 😭😭🥲)

At least my place is closer to settled and i learned a lot there

I should maybe preface convos saying they are between us only or just assume it is being read by others

My friend let me wear her fancy jackets which made my fits so fun

So easy to get around (even tho I was going in the wrong directing ~15% of the time)

Barrier to being social/ doing **anything** is lower than I’ve ever experienced

People at high levels of what they do, or folks who can hustle and climb and I love all of that

Creatives, random pop ups- I feel like plans needing to exist 3 weeks in advance isn’t so necessary idk

Dressing up felt nice. Thinking about style, seeing other people’s.

Helpfulness of locals literally made my heart so warm.

FOOD was good, fast, and less expensive than the food from where I’m living currently 😅

The museums. I cried. A lot

Amount of people. Seems like there’s more fluidity built into existing there as a result and I appreciate that sort of room to experiment, practice, grow

(Forgive me)

Photo creds to @fwmann1e on Twitter