Misogynist teenage bogans: AKA Why I maintain tunnel vision while in public

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Please excuse this pathetic shoe shot. It was taken during my rehearsal tonight.

Today was quite an eventful day. It started out with having coffee with Ro and Adam, which was very lovely, then followed by an awful afternoon full of teenage misogynist bogans, and then topped off by an Orchestral rehearsal which left me tired and Hangry.

I was verbally assalted by 3 separate packs of teenage boys this afternoon within the space of an hour. The first event was when I was getting out of my car to take outfit photos. Two boys no older than 14 yelled out various versions of “hey sexy” and “nice ass”

The second event was at a local Mc Donalds, where I was greeted with more “hey sexy” and variations thereof by slightly older boys.

The third was when I was buying a drink from the servo. This bogan was probably about 17ish 18 ish. He was wearing shorts, and one of those racerback singlets with the huge armholes and low neckwhich shows off all the “alpha male muscles bro ha ha footy”ness of their physique.

Finally, to top off these three events, I was told that I was asking for it because of the way I had dressed that day. I can 100% guarantee had I been male, wearing shorts and nothing else , I wouldn’t have heard a peep from the young lads in woy woy.

So, After that word vomit, this is what I wore today.

This outfit may be unusual, but in no way is it provocative. I’m wearing long sleeves for goodness sake! My shorts may be short, but the length still has a good 5 cm’s on the current lengths of store bought short shorts.

I don’t even know why I’m trying to justify why my outfit shouldn’t be commented on in such an inappropriate way. I am not an object. I am human and should be treated as such. The behavior displayed by the bogans this afternoon is inappropriate and dehumanizing. Their behaviour aims to not only put me down, but to make me feel less than, and to make my gender feel less than.

I suppose I just can’t believe that such uncivilized people still exist in today’s society. I think the saddest thing is that these boys will probably have children one day, and these children will be taught that this behaviour is ok. The only way for these children to ever have a chance at not continuing the sexism cycle is for people (especially women) to come out and talk about these experiences.

The next time you experience sexist behaviour, I emplor you to speak out publicly against it. It’s the only way to create a safe an equal enviroment for ourselves, and our future generation.

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Sometimes the only way to salvage a photo is to stick a vintage filter on it…

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I had a sewing day today. Because I got wrapped up in my sewing, I forgot to go out early afternoon to take my photos, thus having outfit shots with shitty lighting.

Luckily I managed to somewhat rectify the situation with filters!

Anyway, this is what I wore today. I made this play suit earlier this year, and don’t wear it often enough!

It has the cutest tea set pattern on it

Can’t wait to show you what I sewed it the coming days!

Garishly green

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I’ve not worn a beret for a while. I forgot how much fun they are to style! (I also forgot how annoying hat hair is)

Anyway, this is what I wore today.

While shooting today I had a bad thing happen (it wasn’t the end of the world, but it was annoying.)  I was about to attach my camera to the tripod when the adapter doohicky fell off the bottom of the camera and into the water below.

Fortunately the water was really shallow and there was an easy way to reach down.

About 10 mins after I finished shooting it started to storm.

Speaking of weather, I really can’t keep up with Australian weather changes. It was very hot this morning, and absolutely freezing in the afternoon. Not only does it make it difficult to dress in the short term, it also makes long term outfit planning difficult.

More apples with more lace.

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I’ve officially reached that point in semester where I’m struggling to put together outfits because  I haven’t been sewing because study. I’m also having difficulty with the weather change.

I’m all about the layers, so being restricted by the Australian heat is tough. I’m also incredibly fussy about the fit of my shirts, which makes buying them an absolute nightmare. I’ll just have to stop being lazy and learn how to sew shirts!

Lacy apples and shitty rail.

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I had a bit of a nightmare day today. My awful day was caused by Sydney trains inability to be able to string together a decent train service.

Anyway, let’s not dwell on my public transport failure. (it’s making me feel angry yo!)

One good thing that came of today was I got to have a good chat with my friend Joe.  He drove me to my car which was much faster than catching the super late train.

The icing on the cake as far as awful day are concerned was that maccas discontinued my favourite burger; the mc spicy.

I’m just glad that today is over and I can start fresh tomorrow

Steampunk Puppies.

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This is what I wore Sunday.

I’m really enjoying the warm weather we’re having at the moment. It means I’m able to start wearing short sleve stuff again! (as much as I love my coats and jackets, I do not miss being cold.)

I also must apologise about the lighting. I didn’t have a camera fairy and I’m still waiting on my tripod in the mail 😦 – such fun.

Musical madness

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Once again, I have forgotten to photograph my shoes, but I have this brilliant photo of my bandmate Nick to take its place!

This is what I wore Thursday! Unfortunately the pictures turned out a little bright due to me not being used to the new lighting rules that come with a decent camera. Despite this I still kind of like them (especially when it allows me to do ridiculous edits like this one)

Casual Tuesday

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I dun goofed and forgot to take a picture of my shoes. Have a majestic photo of Ro Dogz instead (sporting the kitty shorts I made for him sunday)

I sewed a new pair of shorts on Monday. It’s the first time I’ve ever bothered to match patterns correctly, and it’s the first time in a while I’ve bothered to sew pockets!

I actually had a reason for sewing these shorts. I’ve got this pair of black and white stripy shorts, but they don’t fit well (they’re wayyy to big in the waist :() I find it incredibly hard to find shorts that fit correctly (hence why I’ve been sewing by own!) Anyway, I sewed these shorts to replace my beloved but I’ll fitting stripy shorts.

I had a date with my sewing machine…

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Before we get into the nitty gritty of my outfit, can we fawn over my shoes for a moment? I picked these up yesterday at the salvoes for $18. I. Have. Zero. Regrets.

I didn’t have the best day yesterday, so to keep myself from  moping around the house feeling sorry for myself I decided to hit the sewing machine.

I’ve had the idea and fabric for these shorts sitting around for about a month now. I used a self drafted pattern to make them. These are definitely the best shorts I’ve made to date (I mean, lk at the neatness of that zip!)

So yeah, sewing is fun!

It looks like black bubble wrap

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I have a double shoe shot today to show off the socks I wore on Monday. Cat’s in bowties are the cutest ever!

The title of this post is in reference to the cropped jacket I wore Monday. Basically I asked Ro Dogz what he thought of it, and apparently it looks like black bubble wrap.
The jacket in question is a recent purchase from the best shop in Woy Woy (aka shop 55)

Jacket: shop 55, shirt,: kmart, belt: Alannah Hill, skort: home made, tights: ebay, socks: kmart, shoes: ebay

I’m finally on uni ‘break’ (which isn’t really a break. It’s uni ‘you don’t the have to attend class but there’s still a butload of work to do’) I have a pretty major flute exam coming up so I’m taking advantage of my ‘ free time’ to practice like a maniac. I actually can’t wait till its over.

Such. Fun.