Indie-Fresh!

So, tonight I attended a concert in Provo. Let me start by saying that for the first time in a long time, I have an overdue facial sunburn. THANK THE SWEET HEAVENS. Fact, friends. There is nothing nicer than getting a little sunburned on your face. Because you know why? The next morning, and possibly even that very night, if you crisp yourself just right (I know, I sound like an advertisement for skin cancer. :/) you have the most even skin tone for just a minute. It's reeeeal nice. You need minimal to no makeup... not to mention the fact that it means you enjoyed some quality time with Mr. Sun.

So... Besides the fact that I'm feeling foxy in my sunburn, I also was feeling foxy in my outfit. And you know what, I'm here to tell you that that is kind of an awesome feeling. I liked how it came together as well. Hahaha, my sister Tori literally took the shirt off her back and placed it on my body, and the shorts I planned on wearing weren't dry, so I got to bust out my white bermudas. Which are a happy, cropped-and-cuffed memory of a little show I once did called The Yellow Boat. Anyway, on top of all that, I wore my favorite nasty sweater vest from ...Savers, I want to say? It may or may not have been worn by my friend Kevin in our school musical, Curtains. Good sweaters that go around, come around.

So, listen. I don't dress to impress - although I sometimes enjoy reading fashion blogs, they sadly haven't rubbed off on me. Sorry, guys. You're still worth the creeping every few days. But I thought I was hilarious and took the following awkward picture on my webcam:

My pose was mocking various fashion bloggers.... but then I awkwardly cropped my head out and laughed at myself for a long time. And NO, that's not a promise ring or an engagement ring... it's my goll-durn CTR ring. And it just fits best on that finger...? I don't know why my ring fingers aren't the same size on each hand. Just... oh my gosh. It's FINE, guys. Let's move on.

So after a nice drive to Provo, a trip to J-Dawgs (at which I didn't get anything but water.. I HAD A LATE LUNCH AND AN UPSET TUMMY, I didn't wanna be all farty and bloaty at the concert, people), Cody and I walk back into this backyard after much time spent searching for this concert. The only way we found it was trendy type people disappearing into a backyard with laughter and the sound of tuning instruments.
I must tell you, although I often find myself saying, "awkward..." and making an uncomfortable face or making the situation somehow more awkward, usually I'm pretty comfortable. This was the exception. If I hadn't been with Cody, it might have been a place that really would've been awkward. I think it's just a rule of thumb that anywhere scary or unfamiliar is almost automatically handle-able (how many words can I make up this post?) when you are with someone who is safe and familiar. I like that. Having best friends is something nice. :)
But I just want to tell you... this place was like a whole other COUNTRY. I'm not just talking trendy girls, in like some skinny jeans and floral tops. We're talking people with their hair tied in KNOTS, and orange lipstick - not coral, not salmon, ORANGE. My sister Brittany, a big fan of lip color, would have been appalled at the complete disregard for skin tone when that girl woke up and thought she'd tape some orange peels to her lips or something. There were girls in high-waisted pencil skirts that... I am sorry.. just shouldn't have been. If you're comfortable with your body, more power to you! Beauty isn't a size. But good, sweet, MERCY. If there is more fabric in your skirt above your bum than below it, I'mma go ahead and downgrade you from trendy to trashy.
I just... I have a hard time believing that some people dress like that on a regular basis. Like girls with lovely, lovely hair and flawless faces... who rat the front of their hair into a nest to make a statement with like dirty barettes and mom jeans cut off into daisy dukes paired with military boots. I'm sorry, I just have a really hard time picturing people dressing like that on a daily basis. There's trendy and cute and unique and then there's people who I almost think are trying so hard to make a statement and not be called skanky that they're all but NAKED, but since their clothes are so unique you can't technically call them a skank because they're being "fashionable" and "creative." But it's like. Hello, people. You can look awesome and not be fully naked. Examples? Let's reference said fashion blogs I creep on.
Lauren and Sydney.
Both are LDS girls who wear garments - which tend to limit what you can wear, and although I don't always LOVE what they wear, a lot of the time, I do. They're creative without being naked and crazy. They still look GOOD, people. Oh man. I honestly felt like I was in a whole other country. I felt like a boring prude in my DI sweater vest! And perhaps I am.

Maybe the moral of this blog post should be that I'm not "trendy." I wear what I like, and I like what I wear, and I keep my lady parts covered. That's all I ask of people. They were all beautiful girls! I just... had to wonder where I was, and WHY. Why would you do that? Hahahaha, it was hilarious and awesome, and kind of an assault on my senses.

And just when I thought it couldn't get anymore indie-fresh... This girl pulled out an albino ferret on an apparently vintage leash.... Wait, what? Yes. You heard me right.

So. That was kind of awesome, except when she handed it up to someone sitting on the roof and I swear to you it was going to drop on my head at any given second. In my head it probably owned fake eyeglasses and a fedora back at home. It just kept rompin' around the yard, wreaking all kinds of havoc.

Probably was named after some obscure, deceased artist as well. It. Was. Awesome.

And speaking of artists... the people who played were AWESOME! There was this guy named Cody Taylor who had so much emotion, and also awesome facials as he sang. I highly suggest you look him up. And then this band called Archer's Apple, I think? And finally, the band we came for, Timber.

They were so impressive! Honestly, it was gorgeous. My favorite song is probably this one:


Oh my. Can you believe them? Sooo good. I LOVE the girl's voice especially. I guess they were all freshmen at BYU last year together, in Merrill Hall, I would guess, since they thanked them on their album? Anyway, besides the fact that I know she will love this, I'm also predicting that, since she sings like an angel, my friend Marissa will be in some fabulous band like this and go touring the summer after her freshman year.

And who knows? Maybe she'll be down for buying an albino ferret with me. You can never be too indie-fresh. :)))