Hello loved ones! This is my latest effort to find peace in my CRAZY life in NYC and share some of my unique experiences with you all. Nicole suggested this is a therapeutic way to digest life and since I am not about to become a true New Yorker and employ the expertise of a therapist I thought I should give it a go!
The classification "individual" has often been applied and happily accepted in reference to me, my appearance (flamin red), electronic preferences (love Apple), music choices (definite emo sympathizer), my feminist sentiments which in the past have run contrary to the Mormon norm, and my dating or not dating techniques. Go figure, when I no longer desired individuality but preferred conformity I found myself in a state of forced individuality. Like it or not (sometimes I like it and others I wish I didn't have to be the lone ranger) my deepest desires for individuality have been granted. I am most definitely the only sober, drug free, 21 year old conservative republican, Mormon from Utah in my MA of Contemporary Art program at the Sotheby's Institute of Art NYC. I often find myself the unintended butt of many jokes which have included but are not limited to the politically charged "elephant in the room." Sometimes I wish I could flip the coin and deliver equally cutting remarks in relation to the party symbols but I don't swear anymore. (All of this forced "individuality" is really cramping my old style)
Love you all!
Candy
