6/5/22

Hi :)

I guess I should start by introducing myself. My name's Christian, I'm trying to go by Reid but we can cross that bridge when we get to it. I currently attend Arizona State University in the fashion design major, so you can probably make some correct snap assumptions on the kind of person I am. I grew in Pennsylvania, more specifically, in Lancaster Pennsylvania who's only claim to fame is our connection to Amish Country. Thank god this is the last summer I have to spend here. Starting in August I move into my apartment in downtown Phoenix with two of my favorite people and I honestly couldn't be more excited.

For todays post, I think I'm going to try to keep it light, so ill just talk about myself as a person for someone to maybe connect with through this medium, and then talk about why I think the internet needs another white guy to go online and talk (irony btw). And then Ill just talk about a few things on my mind today. To start, we already discussed that I'm an art student, so a lot of what I hope to talk about in future posts is going to be art related; a lot of fashion, some music, etc., really just random things I find interesting. I guess the whole point of this is for me, like I honestly don't know how anyone could benefit from reading this, other than maybe when I spread some information from my major or thoughts from in my big ass empty cranium that some delinquent out in the world can find reassuring.

First I would actually like to talk about an artist I've been paying attention to recently; Noah Kantrowitz. A lot of the work he does that catches my attention is the work he does contorting thread and yarn in these 3D almost corset looking tops. Originally I saw his work on Gastt Fashion (a great source for those of us new to the industry, they share a lot of lesser known artist that I otherwise most likely wouldn't have known) and its just so interesting how he can get the thread he uses to form such complex geometrical formations on the body. I genuinely would not know where to start if I wanted to create something like that and that kind of art is always my favorite.

Ugh I have no idea how to compile this so now is time to rant. So recently I've had a really shitty week. Like objectively. I've been home for a month and I haven't really done anything. I started working at H&M and then quit three days later cause they literally sucked like I've never worked with a more miserable group of people. They also tried to hire me for 47 hours my first week and I was just not interested. However I do actually need a job and now I only have about two more months in PA so people willing to hire me is diminishing quickly. Its genuinely very frustrating because I know at the end of the day its my fault that I don't have a job, and I feel exponentially less financially stable than my friends, but its very hard for me to find the motivation to work and do things like that just for money. As a person I dont feel like I value money enough to work somewhere I hate for the check, but then I do actually need money so like I need money. That being said I have a job lined up already for when I move back to Phoenix, it just sucks that I put myself in this situation.

Anyways I've been trying to do things to make myself feel good about,,,myself. I got outside and sit for a while everyday, I wake up relatively early, make my coffee, sit outside, read, listen to music. Recently I've found myself listening to a lot of the music I listened to in high school and Im not really sure if its making me feel better but its definitely comfortable. Also I'm currently listening to Mitski as I type this which is definitely not helping my mood.

Anyways I think that's all for today. I don't wanna dump too much and Ill probably post again tomorrow and have more to say, but the goal is post once a week and slowly spread my influence and infest the minds of every lonely young adult struggling to feel like themselves. I cant wait to talk more with anyone who wants to and use this as my free therapy for absolutely no reason. I hope you all have amazing days and weeks. Also my socials are attached to the webpage so feel free to actually interact if you feel the need :)

Love ~Christian Reid