One time my ex-boyfriend called me a hipster because I wear scarves and I’m sitting here (wearing a scarf) being really offended by that, like he totally was erasing my record collection, my glasses, the last city I called home, my quirky pet rabbit, my gluten free diet, all the oxfords and Doc Martens I own, all my grey shirts, all my band shirts, my two(2) monogrammed cardigans, my American Apparel hoodie, my purple skinny jeans, my leg warmers, my Mickey Mouse t-shirt, how much Stumptown coffee I drink, how much time I spend correcting people who pronounce Sufjan wrong, how Asthmatic Kitty Records follows me on Twitter, my friendship with the lead singer of the Dismemberment Plan, Bryan Devendorf being my wingman, a super indie rockstar coming to my apartment that one time, my partying with the Dandy Warhols, my unironic love of Steely Dan, I’m a Ravenclaw, I had pink hair in college but now I dye it jet black, I cut my own bangs, I always fuck them up, I dropped out of art school, my four(4) large paintings of bunnies, I shop at Whole Foods, only like 3 people have ever heard of my favorite pho place but I swear it’s the best in Portland, my ethical dark chocolate, how much I like turnips and kale bowls, my Moleskine sketchbook, my Moleskine notebook, my seven(7) tote bags, my six(6) Micron pens, I love Flight of the Conchords but I love Taika Waititi (I knew who he was before he was famous), I don’t watch tv, I have $35 in my bank account, I prefer the Robert Fagles translation of The Iliad, my poetry, my creative nonfiction essays, my knitting project, my baby blue Instax 9 camera, my Canon SLR, my MacBook Pro, my iPhone with a cracked screen protector, my blog, my Instagram, the menswear influence on my personal aesthetic, my condescension, how I really hate Pitchfork but read it anyway, my Pitchfork Interviewer fanfic, my childhood best friend is a girl with a boy name whose in a band, I’m always on the guest list, I look just like Buddy Holly, my porcelain owl figurines, my used books, my vintage velvet sofa, my vegan chili recipe, my spirit of choice is whiskey, my heart-shaped sunglasses, my organic perfume, my name dropping Vonnegut, my July trip to Brooklyn, how graphic design is my passion, my mom thinks I’m cool, that I live in the basement,

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​​© S. Amanda Clevinger