Emo girl

The stairwell leading down to the basement at Gutenberg is one of the few (usually) truly quiet places to study at the school. Today, as I sat at the head of the stairs reading The Odyssey in preparation for this afternoon’s discussion, my friend Jackie passed by.

“I wish I could take a picture of you, Erin! The light and colors right here look so good right now.”

Resting

Sounded like a challenge to me. So, being the undying photography geek that I am, after I finished my reading I spent five or ten minutes figuring out how to prop up my camera at the bottom of the stairs so the shot would be framed JUST SO… then I hit the self timer and ran back up the stairs to pose before the shutter clicked.

I really like the peaceful feeling this photo ended up having. It seems to represent the way that I am slowly but surely settling into life at Gutenberg College.

Or, as Noah put it: “That picture is so emo.”

So anyway. I’ve had my burst of creative energy for the day; now it’s time to settle myself back into schoolwork.

7 Comments so far

  1. ~_EmoButterflyDemise_~ wrote:

    OMg i luv ur angst it is so real. u no how life is pain.. u understand.. plz.. thank you for posting i relate to u. do you write poetry? here is some ov mine.

    corruption seeps.
    sadness seethes.
    panic runs.
    tuberculosis
    i am pain.
    my life is pain.
    no one hears.
    they don’t care.
    flyswatted.. sqaushed.

    wut do u think?

  2. Erin Julian wrote:

    “EmoButterfllyDemise” - Tears of laughter. Tears.

    That is all I have to say.

  3. Rachel wrote:

    wow. i love it. the lighting, the pose, the frame, you looking out the window… thats awesome!

  4. Meredith wrote:

    I usually don’t like emo things, but I like the photo. I’ve written an emo haiku in celebration:

    Black hole of a heart.
    I love you, you heinous bitch.
    Love me. Emo scream.

  5. Damian wrote:

    I’m still having a hard time getting used to the term “emo.”

  6. Carlos wrote:

    Nice picture!!!!….. im shure you are doing great at gutenberg….. say hello to everyone…..

    P.S. i agree with Noah….. its so emo! ha

  7. Worp wrote:

    This is a pretty picture looking for a pretty product to sell. You can be Maria Sharapova in college.