Wednesday, December 15, 2010

As Per...

Listen, I'm a pretty non-judgemental person.

Pause for effect.

And I love love love blogs written by hipsters. I wish I could be a hipster, but, alas, I'm far too something to pull it off. Maybe it's the lack of vintage clothing or the non-reliance on spectacles. Whatever the reason, I can't do it right. Nevertheless, I do like to peruse hipster blogs. LOVE. Upon closer inspection though, they all do sort of seem the same. I've compiled a list from observation especially of sucre.tumblr.com of the things that all hipsters seem to love. Here goes...
As per http://sucre.tumblr.com, these are things that hipsters like (things I like too are bolded in pink. Because I'm that non-hipster):
  • Macs
  • bunnies
  • 500 Days of Summer
  • smoking
  • photography
  • Kurt Kobain
  • Sylvia Plath
  • poetry that no one has heard of
  • The Smiths, The Sex Pistols, The Clash
  • sweet food
  • suggestions of drug use that may or may not be "acceptable", but iscertainly adding to the mystery
  • sun peeking through shades, curtains, slightly ajar windows, castinglight into a scarcely furnished bedroom
  • Starbucks coffee
  • repetition (swoon)
  • catch phrases
  • indie rock
  • classic comics
  • outdoor activities that require little to no strain to accomplish
  • classic books (in stacks, not necessarily read or quoted)
  • thick black eyeliner
  • diagrams of hearts
  • macaroons
  • sparkly clothes mixed with torn clothes
  • major European cities' tourist attractions shot from afar so as to not recognize them readily
  • creepy looking prom settings
  • Christmas lights reminiscent of the Griswalds'
  • kittens
  • tumblr and all reference that they have tumblr accounts
  • cakes
  • lists
  • tattoos
  • freaky coloured eyes, hair, or light shows
  • things inspired by all things Asian
  • hipster glasses
  • amusement park rides
  • the eff word
  • well-manicured nails
  • poorly manicured nails
  • Disney
  • paint
  • darkness
  • obscure shots of emotion-filled lives
  • toys from when we were kids in the 80's

Not a bad list of things to like, but a bit overly reproduced, non?

Listening to Carol of the Bells by The Bird and the Bee (I'll post it in a second). Lovely way to wake up.

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