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1. my parents almost named me “astrid” but my mother hated it so now i’m carina. i do think i could’ve pulled it off but it’s not their fault they didn’t know i was going to be a tall alt girl with cunty looks. astrid now exists as my alter ego… and she has her own lore as well
2. in high school i was a dedicated theater kid, and during my senior year i was involved in not one, but two productions of legally blonde the musical. the first round (at my local community theater) my good friend beat me out as elle to my own personal disappointment, but it did not deter me from being an all star sorority sister/lawyer/convict/extra etc. during our closing week, my high school announced we would be doing legally blonde as the senior musical. i essentially told the director she WOULD be casting me as elle and i would barely need rehearsal as i was born with this soundtrack in my veins and had the entire script memorized already. she didn’t like my attitude but cast me anyway as i was clearly born for the role. now i’m a pop star so.. it tracks. and yes it’s on youtube and i can’t remember my login it’s stuck there forever
3. there is lore in every one of my breakups, no matter how large or small a role they played in my life. after a two month situationship ghosted me in 2018 i went fully batshit and i believe it launched my journey as an artist today, sparking a photo series of self-portraits reflecting on the complexities of being a multi-dimensional woman in the age of online dating. since then my art and my life have continued to mirror each other in a cheeky dance that i am sure some larger force above is pulling the strings on, and laughing with me in delight. oh how divine to be in such comedic dialogue with the universe! oh to be an artist!
4. i also did acapella in college and there is a LOT of proof because in a way that is very on brand for me, our group just smoked a lot of weed and made music videos with the film students. great times
1. my parents almost named me “astrid” but my mother hated it so now i’m carina. i do think i could’ve pulled it off but it’s not their fault they didn’t know i was going to be a tall alt girl with cunty looks. astrid now exists as my alter ego… and she has her own lore as well
2. in high school i was a dedicated theater kid, and during my senior year i was involved in not one, but two productions of legally blonde the musical. the first round (at my local community theater) my good friend beat me out as elle to my own personal disappointment, but it did not deter me from being an all star sorority sister/lawyer/convict/extra etc. during our closing week, my high school announced we would be doing legally blonde as the senior musical. i essentially told the director she WOULD be casting me as elle and i would barely need rehearsal as i was born with this soundtrack in my veins and had the entire script memorized already. she didn’t like my attitude but cast me anyway as i was clearly born for the role. now i’m a pop star so.. it tracks. and yes it’s on youtube and i can’t remember my login it’s stuck there forever
3. there is lore in every one of my breakups, no matter how large or small a role they played in my life. after a two month situationship ghosted me in 2018 i went fully batshit and i believe it launched my journey as an artist today, sparking a photo series of self-portraits reflecting on the complexities of being a multi-dimensional woman in the age of online dating. since then my art and my life have continued to mirror each other in a cheeky dance that i am sure some larger force above is pulling the strings on, and laughing with me in delight. oh how divine to be in such comedic dialogue with the universe! oh to be an artist!
4. i also did acapella in college and there is a LOT of proof because in a way that is very on brand for me, our group just smoked a lot of weed and made music videos with the film students. great times
Jul 7, 2024
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forevercherry i was born a month early (dec 4 vs jan 1 due date) so my theory is if i had been born on time (a capricorn) i’d have ended up astrid. she would have gone to nyu, wears primarily black, is a graphic designer, a vegan, and chain smokes cigs. we were so close but unfortunately as a sagittarius i cannot take myself that seriously. she’s so hot though i know it
Jul 7, 2024
forevercherry some nights you just need to go out under a new identity … there’s endless possibility within the alter ego
Jul 7, 2024
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🥽Wow I just wanted to see if I could remember omg sorry for the novel
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(1-3rd grade) First, I wanted to be a singer/actress combo. Very Hannah Montana inspired. I even made my mom take me to some scammy commercial audition in Philadelphia. Memorized this coco puffs script, and then at the end they just told us I would be a star, only if we signed up for their thousands of dollars of acting classes. LOL.
(3rd-5th grade) Then, I wanted to be a Doctor, a Pediatric Oncologist. My brother had cancer when we were kids, and I’d had medical jargon stuck in my head that I thought would impress adults around me.
(5th-6th grade) Then I had my astronaut phase. That realization that there’s literally nothing cooler. My dad also said he wanted to be an astronaut when he was a kid and I think that inspired this era.
(6-7th grade) Then, kinda major for me, I said I wanted to be an architect at these last day of 5th grade interviews. It was the first thing I could think of that merged art + ‘logistics’ for lack of a better world. And that intersection really intrigued me (foreshadowing).
(8-9th grade) Then, I wanted to be a Magazine Editor. I loved tween mags like Tigerbeat etc, but it was me getting into Vogue - being so inspired by Anna and the world around ‘The September Issue’. Think there was a documentary. My best friend wanted to be a fashion designer. These both came true for us 🥹
(10-12th grade) Then, I wanted to be some kind of corporate business woman. Era of romanticizing the title ‘CEO’.
(First year) Then, and now we’re in college, I wanted to be an ‘international laywer’ crossed with some sort of diplomat. Would have been pretty dope ngl and I loved my degree in IR. But an internship at a law firm turned me off of it and I realized no matter what I a) didn’t want to sit somewhere wishing time away And b) wanted to wear whatever I wanted at work.
(Second year) Then, I remember I told my finsta followers that I wanted to be ‘a creator’ in my career and not have to say anything else. Some sort of Kanye moment of mine.
(Third-Fourth year) Then, another monumental moment was a conscious notion of me saying to people that the career for me was something ‘I don’t know exists yet’. Whatever that era was really worked in my favor, sort of manifested falling into ‘Creative Strategy’ out of college which quite literally, I asked them in my interview what it was.
Loved that gig, am since working across a spectrum of Creative Direction, Production, + Editorial. I think little me would think I was super weird + also be rooting me on 🌹After I’ve wrung out all my creative juices, I also plan to go back to school to become a Therapist in my 60s/70s
(1-3rd grade) First, I wanted to be a singer/actress combo. Very Hannah Montana inspired. I even made my mom take me to some scammy commercial audition in Philadelphia. Memorized this coco puffs script, and then at the end they just told us I would be a star, only if we signed up for their thousands of dollars of acting classes. LOL.
(3rd-5th grade) Then, I wanted to be a Doctor, a Pediatric Oncologist. My brother had cancer when we were kids, and I’d had medical jargon stuck in my head that I thought would impress adults around me.
(5th-6th grade) Then I had my astronaut phase. That realization that there’s literally nothing cooler. My dad also said he wanted to be an astronaut when he was a kid and I think that inspired this era.
(6-7th grade) Then, kinda major for me, I said I wanted to be an architect at these last day of 5th grade interviews. It was the first thing I could think of that merged art + ‘logistics’ for lack of a better world. And that intersection really intrigued me (foreshadowing).
(8-9th grade) Then, I wanted to be a Magazine Editor. I loved tween mags like Tigerbeat etc, but it was me getting into Vogue - being so inspired by Anna and the world around ‘The September Issue’. Think there was a documentary. My best friend wanted to be a fashion designer. These both came true for us 🥹
(10-12th grade) Then, I wanted to be some kind of corporate business woman. Era of romanticizing the title ‘CEO’.
(First year) Then, and now we’re in college, I wanted to be an ‘international laywer’ crossed with some sort of diplomat. Would have been pretty dope ngl and I loved my degree in IR. But an internship at a law firm turned me off of it and I realized no matter what I a) didn’t want to sit somewhere wishing time away And b) wanted to wear whatever I wanted at work.
(Second year) Then, I remember I told my finsta followers that I wanted to be ‘a creator’ in my career and not have to say anything else. Some sort of Kanye moment of mine.
(Third-Fourth year) Then, another monumental moment was a conscious notion of me saying to people that the career for me was something ‘I don’t know exists yet’. Whatever that era was really worked in my favor, sort of manifested falling into ‘Creative Strategy’ out of college which quite literally, I asked them in my interview what it was.
Loved that gig, am since working across a spectrum of Creative Direction, Production, + Editorial. I think little me would think I was super weird + also be rooting me on 🌹After I’ve wrung out all my creative juices, I also plan to go back to school to become a Therapist in my 60s/70s
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