i'm intimidated by the fear of being average.

So I use this again.
 
Just letting everyone know ;)
 
This is a Poppy London set, but with no story because I haven't thought of a good plot line for her yet.
 
Anyways, hi.
 
xxx
Kate

- 'Kiss Quick,' Matt Nathanson
 
e.w.s.s.
poppy london
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The cool autumn breeze swirled around me as I sat down on one of the benches in the majestic garden that EWSS housed, waiting for Lizzy. A few other girls walked around the grassy area in their tall heels, their long hair flowing around them, like spider webs around their heads.
 
"Hey."
 
Lizzy sat down next to me, handing me a cup of coffee. It was a bit early, and I was honestly surprised at myself for showing up today.
 
"Thanks." I said, taking the coffee.
 
"Any of your friends gotten here yet?"
 
"No. But they'll be here. Sometime."
 
She looked up at the clear sky, watching a few leaves fall off the trees.
 
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" I asked, looking at her.
 
She took a moment, then got up, walking towards a rose bush, letting her fingers run along the petals of the flowers, something I had also done in my time here.
 
"How did you do it?"
 
I stared for a moment, surprised. I was expecting a backstory of some sort, an opening up on her part, but instead she asked the most loaded question that could have ever been fathomed. I hadn't done it, in fact. I didn't do it while I was here. I was still dealing with my monsters, and if this girl wanted an easy way out, well, there was none.
 
"What are you dealing with?"
 
I responded with an equally loaded question.
 
"Everything."
 
But I hadn't even needed to ask, because her sweater sleeves were rolled up slightly and I could see the needle marks and the vertical lines across her forearms.
 
"Nowhere to go home to either?" I asked.
 
"There's too many ghosts there."
 
I nodded. I knew exactly what she meant.
 
"I can't save you, you know." I said. "Only you can do that."
 
"I know."
 
"But I can make it easier. I can help."
 
We smiled at each other and I rose from my seat, as we continued to walk around the garden talking.
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xxx
Katie

- 'Boats & Birds,' Gregory and The Hawk
 
poppy london
e.w.s.s.
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The hallways had gathered dust, bathing in the fading sunlight of the afternoon. The oil paintings hanging on the walls had started to fade a bit from sun damage. I walked along the hallway, my hand floating along the wall, coming to rest on the dusty windowsill that I had once made my familiar spot that I came to to think back when I was here.
 
Looking out the window at the grassy lawn that seemed oddly placed in the concrete city, I tried to prevent the tears that seemed to already be welling in my eyes. School was in session, but I hadn't seen one girl walk through these halls yet, though I had only been here for a total of ten minutes. Hadn't seen the gaggle of girls in high heels trotting by, gossiping and trying to hide their scars from each other.
 
"Do you come here to think too?"
 
I turned around, startled, and saw a girl of 16 standing behind me. Oxford shirt un-tucked from her skirt and wearing five inch Miu Miu heels, her dark hair lying beneath her shoulders, the similarities were frightening.
 
"Oh, I don't go here. Well, I used to. Not anymore."
 
Her green eyes stared at me for a moment.
 
"Well, this is where I come to think. What made you come back here?"
 
"Reunion."
 
"One of those shit things they make you come to?"
 
I chuckled.
 
"No, more like I've been in hiding for a bit and realized I needed to reconnect with the people who are the reason I'm even alive right now."
 
"Funny, I came here to hide."
 
"So did I, a long time ago."
 
"Did it work?"
 
"No. I still had to face my past. You probably will too. But it'll make you stronger. And the people who help you through it? They'll be the ones that are your life long friends."
 
"So why did you hide from them after?"
 
"What do you mean?"
 
"You said you had been hiding recently."
 
"Yeah, I was."
 
"So?"
 
"I guess I wasn't ready to really accept who I was. I knew who I was here, but once I was out in the real world, everything seemed to get a little fuzzy."
 
"So are all your other friends back too?"
 
"They will be. I don't know when. But we agreed to meet sometime this week."
 
"What if they don't show up?"
 
"They will."
 
"What makes you so sure?"
 
"We all have ghosts here."
 
She looked at me for a moment, then walked beside me and looked out the window as well.
 
"Maybe you could help me with mine."
 
"I can't promise anything."
 
"Promises are a joke anyway."
 
She laughed, the hallway brimming with the light her laughter brought. I studied her for a bit, still stunned by the similarities between the two of us. Finally she spoke, still staring out the window.
 
"I didn't even catch your name."
 
"I'm Poppy."
 
"I'm Lizzy."
 
We turned at looked at each other as she held out her hand for me to shake.
 
"Nice to meet you Poppy."
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xxx
Katie

- 'Remembering Sunday,' All Time Low
 
poppy london
e.w.s.s.
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I bit my nail as I stared up at the school in front of me. I hadn't set foot on the grounds in over six years, and I hadn't really been expecting to ever come back. But I was here for the most important reunion of my life.
 
I had been hiding away in Paris all these years, me and Noelle, holed up there, getting coffee every morning and trying to distract ourselves from the reality that we had really lost touch with every single one of our friends who had shaped us into who we were today.
 
I turned around when I reached the gate. I wasn't ready yet. Maybe another day.
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Sorry for the short story! I wasn't sure where we gonna go with the ewss storylines, so I just started something random.
 
This is also my way of saying "I'm back." So hi :)
 
xxx
Katie

- 'In Spite of All The Danger,' The Beatles (Re-recorder by Aaron Johnson)
 
Yep, my life is still crazy that I have like no time to make sets.
 
Two weeks though folks...second semester of senior year is coming. :) oh yay.
 
xxx
Kate

- 'Last Kiss,' Taylor Swift
 
I said we were different this time. I'm lying. I thought I was over you, but it seems I'm still trying to be that something you miss.
 
No amount of songs can bring you back to me.
No amount of hair flips can entice you.
You like the girl with the straight hair, the pretty smile, the big social life.
 
You won't give another thought to the girl who writes songs all weekend long.
 
I wish I could say too bad.
 
But I can't.
 
I loved you.

In Vogue Challenge!
 
I was challenged by Eve and Mir.
 
Rules:
1) You should to make a set in Vogue style (like a magazine page) with the item:http://www.polyvore.com/reefs_are_myths/thing?id=20946126
 
2) Then challenge 5 people (give them a link with an item which they should to use in their “be in Vogue” sets for the contest)
 
3) Add this instruction to the set: “be in Vogue” is the new challenge contest in “Fashion as a drug” group. After that just submit your set –http://www.polyvore.com/be_in_vogue/contest.show?id=195738
So if you have any questions, please write to Kate - http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?id=909788
 
I challenge:
Natalia
Livia
fearlessfortaylorswift
Mary
Jenn-ayyy
 
: )
Use this item: http://www.polyvore.com/dolce_gabbana_sequined_peep_toe/thing?id=4776156
 
Have fun!
xxx
Kate

- 'Take It All,' Marion Cotillard

- 'A Call From the Vatican,' Penelope Cruz
 
Hey poly people.
 
Tell me about your life. : )
 
xxx
Kate

- 'Cinema Italiano,' Kate Hudson
 
kate winters
the great new york journey
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"Get up."
 
I moaned.
 
"Get up."
 
"Why?" I whined.
 
"Because." Taylor looked at me, hands on her hips, extremely frustrated. "You've been moping about for long enough. It's time for you to get out and meet someone new."
 
"I haven't recovered yet."
 
"Kate, you've written about twenty songs about it. I think you're okay."
 
"No, I just.."
 
"What?"
 
"I loved him and now he's gone. It's like I'll never get my fairytale."
 
"You know something?"
 
"What?"
 
"Belle could have gotten her castle without the Beast. And you can get your fairytale without Prince Charming."
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Type "fairytales" if you read it all.
: )
xxx
Kate