Tuesday, 17 June 2014

and so it begins

I named my blog "Helvetica Journal" because that is all I believe it will be. My friend, Alice, started a blog the other day (www.alicethroughthecomputerscreenglass.blogspot.co.uk) which I found interesting and inspirational and made me long to be viewed in the same fan-girly way that I view her. The last couple of days (since reading her first blog entry) have been different to most. Not different in the spending of my time, but different in my perception of these activities. In fact, the minutes of these days have been filled with the exact same monotonous routines as always, however the desire to write about my life has lead to an alteration in my outlook. I have searched tirelessly for something exciting and thought-provoking to write: an inspirational rendition of anything and everything, created simply by chucking in my recently eighteen-year-old brain's philosophical considerations; a few photographs of my ordinary life, made more inviting through an exaggeration in colour saturation; and the ideas inspired by others (like Alice), whilst making an effort not to 'copy'. (I have realised that I most probably engage in a great deal of accidental copy-cat behaviour; a realisation that I find fairly upsetting as I feel it suggests I am too boring or stupid to create for myself.)

Despite the surface normality of the last 48 hours or so, I have been happy. Happier than usual. I have thought more about the silly little things in my life. I have focused on the thoughts that pop into my mind and often avoid sharing. The slightly OCD tendencies that irritate me on a daily basis. I have been reminded of the Christmas that I received my first 'proper' camera. It was a Canon D10 and it completely altered my perception of everything! I viewed streets as rectangle frames, ensuring that focal points were in an aesthetically pleasing position to make for a beautifully composed photograph. I feel as though I have undergone a similar transformation. Attention has been paid to minute details in my pursuit for a unique and thrilling existence, and although I have found nothing new, I have found that my life is, pretty good I guess.






This is me.
Chloe Alexandria Heath.
Hi.

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