Little Circle

Besides art and fashion, I really love history.  I really love cultures, people their stories, their lives, and I love animals.
I've never really liked school.  I've always had a hard time with studying and writing about things I really don't care about.  I hate that you have to take general ed and spend time and money on subjects that past a certain point aren't interesting.  I do feel knowledge on a wide range of topics is incredibly valuable... it is more of an attention span issue on my end.  I honestly can't retain things that don't connect with me.  I also have to connect with a teacher on a level and respect that is hard to create sometimes.  I think a lot of this has to do with the fact that I have to work while going to school and so much of my energy is taking by my day job that it unfortunately leaves very little to invest in classes.  I have to takes classes "just for fun", without any pressure or greater expectations or I stress the fuck out.
Anyways, with that said I love learning about things that are cool to me.  I did take several anthropology classes at the local jr. college... kinda just for fun or in phases where I thought I wanted to be a real college student.  I wish I could I consistently work and learn and pay all my money... happily.  I'm really not against school and skills and I hope to someday make money and be stoked (and possibly go back to school for real to do it.)  I just haven't gotten there yet.  Anyways, I really did especially love physical anthropology when I took classes... evolution, animals, primates, questions, history, digging in the dirt, bones, life, death, Darwin, language, communitation, botany, earth, UGHHHHH!  It does excite me.
And vintage clothing and culture and art and fabrics all fit into this passion and this interest for me.  Its all history and life.  And that is why I love hunting and finding artifacts of fashion.  It also inspired my shop name, its the three physical remains of a species... bones, teeth, and antlers. BONETOOTHANTLER.
Also, I am reading the coolest book about the life of Dian Fossey who lived in Africa studying mountain gorillas. Its called Woman in The Mists.  I really love it and she is such an inspiration following her passion to death, she was killed by poachers.  I would really love to do a post on her when I finish this beyond amazing book that includes her journal entries and research. She writes, "Neither destiny nor fate took me to Africa.  Nor romance.  I had a deep wish to see and live with wild animals in a world that hadn't been completely changed by humans."

This post kind of took off on its own little path... hope it somehow made a little circle like it did in my mind! 

Today!

I made myself a frozen hash brown and a little scramble with an egg from one of my chickydickies, feta cheese, red onion, and kalamata olives.

Then I took pictures of a few items for my etsy shop.

And I thought I would show you my outfit for the day. 

I am wearing: A hand me down Aerosmith T-shirt from my Uncle Curt.

Purple Shorts (Empyre brand): From Zumiez Outlet... I randomly was looking for a snowboarding jacket with a friend and got these for like $7 or something...

Knee High Socks: Gift from boyfriend

Minnetonka Moccs: Some website that sold historical reenactment gear!

Its so pretty outside...!

Etsy Newbie

Today is so freaking pretty!  I can't even take it!  Its my idea of perfect weather, truly!  I've been outside trying to take pictures of new items for my etsy shop... I use a tripod and the self- timer function on my camera while modeling the vintage items.  I'm still trying to perfect this strategy, but it actually seems to be working decently so far.  I have 2 bali, cut work dresses that will be listed soon, a black one and a white one.

I have several more items that I am trying to list asap!  I am really excited about all the cute dresses I have been finding!  But honestly, this whole etsy business is a lot harder and more time consuming then I expected.  But I have soooo much stuff to get into my shop and I just keep finding more and that definitely adds to the overwhelmingness!!

Hella Busy!

So,  right after my birthday party I got hella busy.  Hella in the way that only a nor cal girl could say it and mean it!!!!  Actually when visiting the east coast last year a bartender in Philly was from Berkeley, Ca and he loved talking to me because I said hella and he said it made him feel nostalgic... he could have just been giving me shit because I was drunk.  Anyways... my birthday party was so killer!!!  I loved it, we had a little keg and jello shots and crazy dancy music.  I danced so hard that I honestly up until a couple days ago thought I had caused some major injury to my shoulder.  I still have something stuck deep in my foot from walking into the trees barefoot to find the moon.  I couldn't see it that night because of the clouds, but I did see it mid day... even then it was huge and bright and energizing.  It really was the best night and I was happy happy for days after just remember silly moments and my friends faces in my little house.  I actually have very few pictures... unfortunately.  But this is my roomie and I right after we were done dressing up in our tough biker chic regalia.  I actually even had a fake Harley Davidson tattoo!

I edited this picture a tad to make it sorta 80s looking just because I am a dork like that!  After my birthday 2 of my roommates friends road tripping to Alaska came and spent two nights with us.  So, we cooked dinner and talked about life and fixed our chicken cage... A fox (I think).  broke into our little night pen where our chickadees sleep and ate one.  Just like in Fantastic Mr. Fox.  I have sooooo many emotions about the circle of life and living out in the woods and only having 2 chickens left!  (We've had 10 altogether).  I am sad and depressed and wouldn't want to have our chickies anything but free range, yet I love them so and it breaks my heart to loose another little bird life.  It was Dumpling.  The sweetest of our girls.  The most friendly.  Here I am givin my little lady a kiss...

I got these amazing shorts at Light Witch on etsy and this top is for sale at my shop!

I miss her.  But foxes have to eat too.  And I am not a vegetarian...  We don't kill our chickens for meat, they are for laying eggs... but there has been talk of trying to catch Mr. (or Mrs.) Fox and relocate it or something... but what if its a mama?  What if it have baby puppy foxes or cubs or whatever they are.  Fucking cute little things.  Ugh.  At least my little girl kitten, Galaxy is healthy and growing and smart.  She's getting so big and beautiful!!!!

Also my boyfriends band, The Bank, which is super cool, played a show in Santa Cruz, so I got to go hang out and drink beer with a straw (why is that so weird?).  And Dance!!!

Also, the next day we went into a little town called Felton, where they had an amazing thrift store where I got the awesomest (really) black burlesque/ square dance skirt.  Outfit post pending.  Also, in Felton we went to Henry Cowell's National Forest.  And we went off the trail and into the woods.  It was so beautiful and such a change of pace from the night before.

Anyways, the weather has been great the last couple days and I've been wearing dresses and going to the river (haven't gotten in yet!  The water is snow melt and cooooolllld!).  I am so excited about sun and all the great things and activities that comes with the weather!  Jordan and I went running this morning and I made breakfast, eggs and banana waffles, we lounged for a bit and then went to get sandwiches and to meet friends at the river, then off to run a few errands at the bicycle shop getting Jordan's axel fixed and playing with the electric bikes and the bike shop dog whose first birthday was today!  And I'm not going out tonight... I worky work early early!  6 am tomorrow morning, so doing laundry and going to bed is as exciting as this Friday night is gonna get!  Hope everyone is as happy as me!!