what is it about gas masks?

So many ways to wear it...

girly

playfully 

And for me...

Halloween-y

bikes I likes (cont)

I don't know how I forgot to include this in my bikes post...

enchanted rock is not so enchanting when it's full...

Monday of spring break, Brad and I woke up suuuuuper early (9:30am was tough) and drove a good 1.5 hours out to Fredericksburg to have an overpriced touristy German lunch fit with a frosty mug of beer. The joys of finally being 21. We strolled the streets, plastic cup of local wine in hand. Yes, drinking on public streets is legal there. Imagine if that was the case on 6th street. Would be a much more dangerous place.

Stumbled upon the most amazing "handmade in Peru" owl hat. It's like wearing my new stuffed animal friend on my head. Only slightly foolish. We never grow out of our childhood attachment to toys.

Theeeeeen we drove another 30 minutes to get to the beautiful enchanted rock only to wait in a line of cars and then turned away because the park was at capacity... apparently outdoor spaces have occupancy laws? Fire hazard?

The older, wiser Harper female (mommy) gave us the great idea of forgetting about stinky old enchanted rock and going out to Pertenales Falls. Good choice. We got there around sunset and walked barefoot on the "beach" and climbed rocks.

 magnetic matter

o just standing on some rocks

  vogue rock climbing

love algae 

activiteeee

finally framed adorable pictures of the wife and myself. 

GLAM-ified apartment door. unicorn included of course.

spray painted old lamp and framed another pic of me and sydney. 

SXSW fun

How to have the same SXSW experience as me:

Step 1: spend 2 nights sippin on free vodka drinks at the highball while watching datapop. Fav artists = Nullsleep and IAYD

Step 2: get in an epic fight with your boyfriend in front of lots of strangers so that a random lesbian chick will start pushing your boyfriend as she tries to defend you. Should have gone home with her...

Step 3: go american apparel flea market shopping but end up at some random "carniville" where there is free dos equis, red bull, and carnival rides. Don't throw up.

Step 4: carry around lots of free Camel Snus with no intention on ever using it. Makes me vom.

Step 4b: take an awful greenscreen photo in camel tent...

Step 5: see PeelanderZ and their "mad squid". Don't get crowd surfed dropped like those 2 guys...

Step 6: meander over to see Man Man on grassy knoll.  

Step 7: pass out early early watching movie with boyfriend.

you can't deny her style

Say what you want about Lady GaGa but one just can't help but drool over her outfits (maybe I can only speak for myself). Here's some of my favs:

classic Mickey Mouse

  very virginal

  POP princess?

  ...not one of her best, though the statement is obvious: fur is murder.

I lurv Unicorns

As a wee lass, I was much more interested in the horn-less versions of unicorns commonly known as horses. Especially those of the Palomino race. So pretty. But as I have grown and matured, I now find the more mythical variety is much pwettierrrrrr. 


I also have one question. Why uniCORN? Why not uniHORN?

a REAL unicorn

by the fabulous artist: Lisa Frank

by the fabulous artist: Kelsey Harper
       Brad and I made spray paint art the other day and this is what that bit of boredom produced.

 and my favorite shoes... I lost them once under my bed at a hostel in Paris and made my travel-mate Molly wait for an hour at the train station while I went back to get them. Missed our train, waited another 3 hours.

Worth it.

true words of wisdom...

I have 2 questions for 16-year old me:

     1. Where did this ballsy shit come from? 

     2. Were you not worried about offending whomever it was you accidentally went on a date with?

 
Rediscovered my old xanga... not too interesting really. Probably how I will feel 5 years from now when I re-read this thing.


April 19, 2005


"I just got home from my 2nd date ever...(the first one i didnt even know it was a date when i went on it...) so anyway, they're extremely awkward, but fun...Too bad the guy i REALLY want to go on a date w/ doesnt seem to like me. But I guess that's just how it works out...the ones u like, dont like u back, and the ones u dont like stalk u."

bikes I likes

 architecturality.

miss my cruiser...


ya ya ya... it's a fixed gear.

and of course... MY BIKE! 

Facebook 1: Kelsey 0

This is the "please don't quit facebook" screen that pops up when one tries to deactivate facebook. I commend them for their virtual peer pressure because apparently Lyndi, Brad Corteza, Russell, Alayna, and Kipp are my friends most likely to miss me on facebook. In addition, I will "no longer be able to keep in touch with my friends" without the help of facebook... last time I checked, I am capable of talking to friends with the help of other apparently antiquated technologies such as phone, email, as well as good old fashioned face time. 

But who am I kidding... I would never delete facebook. 

babies

possibly the ugliest baby I've ever seen

...and kangaroo baby

awkward

great website awkwardfamilyphotos.com

my own awkward photo...