who am i.

i am christene.
i have blonde hair and green eyes.
i am maybe the pickiest person you have met.
i also am 100% genuine, all the time.
i love myself. i have been thinking a lot lately about who i am.
its so easy to be self conscious and wish you were someone else.
but i appreciate who i am.
im a complete nerd. when people ask what i like to do, the first things that come to mind are absolutely geeky.
i like to play on my computer. watch artsy films. read biographies and informational books. i love my sewing machine. im a music nerd. i love art galleries and museums. i love talking about feelings.
i love that i can wear thrift store clothes and no makeup and sloppy hair and still think im so cool.
i really am not saying all this to brag about myself at all. no one really reads my blog [well. some do. hahaha] but really to let it out; that even though im unusual, i mean, im known for being extreme about things and loud, that i really love being me.
i dont love sports. but im good at my family art projects. im not coordinated and i hate hiking, but i am a pro at google.really i am. im smart. and im proud that i can have intelligent conversations.
letting yourself know what you love about yourself is really rad. it is almost empowering.

phones are fashion statements and my mom says thats gross

Possibly the best things that i have heard this month:
"I miss fighting over where we are going to dinner"
"Christene, you are interesting"
"Christene always entertains me on f chat."
"Ms. Finch, are you a hippie?"

thats what i aim for.


i like to appriciate the simple things in life. when you are not known as boring. when people appriciate your presence even if it is fighting over what to eat. when someone notices your tacky middle part you are trying to sport. when you can be good at talking online. thats what i like to hear. i mean, anyone can say you have nice eyes or something like that, but when they notice the things that are important to you specifically, [ not that i dont love my pretty eyes] its really cool.

you can knit a sweater by the fireplace

once i was engaged. actually it was a week and a half ago.
ive been really annoyed by people telling my that its ok because i was "too young" or that it happened "too quick." who cares.
[well them apparently....(and im almost 21 ok)]
i think the reason why im writing this right now is that ive realized lately that the best thing to do is stay out of people's business unless it is obvious that it is appropriate. i dont need you lecturing me about my mistakes. who said it was a mistake? i am learning everyday. i also want you to know that this sounded much more effective in my head with some profanities in it but i refrained from doing so. on a lighter note. thank you to people who have been understanding. it means a lot to me. [love]