(I’ve realized I haven’t really written about anything the title of my blog suggests. Either I’m a traitor to this site, or I just can’t come up with good handles. Let’s explore this further, shall we?)
Just to make sure I’m covering all my bases here, I’m gonna go over my list of necessities for writing this post:
UGG Boots – Check ♥
Pumpkin Spice Latte – Check ♥ (Actually, it’s regular coffee from my regular coffee maker but let’s just pretend.)
Infinity Scarf – Check ♥ (It’s cold in my apartment.)
Flannel – Check ♥
Leggings – Check ♥
Pumpkin-smelling Yankee Candle – Check ♥
Fall Selfie – Not Check ♥ (I’m in my thin leggings and it’s cold outside. Also, it doesn’t actually look like Fall yet, so yeah.)
Cats on Deck – Check ♥ (I got a cat for this very occasion. Not really though. I’ll get into that in a sec.)
Am I missing anything? I have the September issue of Vogue and some vodka but I don’t think that’s correct. In fact, I’m kinda bad at being a white girl. (Which is really bad by the way because that’s what I am. I’ll have to discuss this with my therapist – Check ♥)
Anyways, I totally got a cat. Or perhaps the cat got me. She actually came to my door a few weeks ago and wouldn’t leave. Just strolled in like she owns the place. And she does now. My whole life is cats.
Her name is Diane Kitten because she wears a tuxedo and hangs out with Woody Allen. Also, she’s insane and is an Academy Award winner.
(Do you see how I stopped myself from writing “A-CAT-emy Award”? It was difficult, but I stood my ground.)
Much like myself, she’s asleep all day and awake all night, but unlike me, she runs through the house at 3am frantically chasing a tiny stuffed mouse. Or moving boxes around so she can nest inside them.
She also takes “Sel-felines” (I’m sorry) while wrapped up in toilet paper.
Since I’ve been so busy with my writing (which may or may not be driving me insane), she hangs out with me and gives editing notes, saying things like, “Alanna, you’re a catastrophe. Stop making so many puns.”
Either way, I’m excited to finally have a partner in crime (or at least someone to talk to), especially one who’s tight with Woody Allen. White girls, black cats, gray areas… we’re doing it all.
In the spirit of Autumn and crossing boundaries, tell me how you all like to get your white-girl on and let your leggings fly! No matter color, gender, or even species, we can all agree that being “basic” can be sorta fun.
White Girls Be Like... 
Diane Kitten cause she wears a tuxedo! Ahaha, clever!
I like pumpkin pie or pumpkin breads, but I don’t want pumpkin in my coffee or whatever. I maybe don’t white girl real well either.
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Lol same here. I’ve never been partial to the pumpkin spice latte or the expense that comes with the brand, so I just make coffee and espresso at home and pretend it’s fancy
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Hmm… I’m more white-middle-aged girl and I guess I’m playing the part pretty well. I’m still wearing the same fall clothes as last year oh and the year before and the year before that and… Screw this, I need to go shopping pronto! Of course, Loft and Ann Taylor are right up my alley. Damn, I really am gettin old.
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No way!! The Loft is that plaaacee!! I would totally have a closet full of Ann Taylor if I could afford it (I’ve actually been buying my clothes off Amazon recently haha it’s shameful)
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Oh I like to hit up Ann Taylor when they have a 40% (sometimes even 50%) off EVERYTHING sale. You should sign up for their emails if you haven’t yet. They send about a million a day but it’s great if you catch one of the really good sales.
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Awesome! I’ll definitely do that, thanks!! :)
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Oh my gosh! She’s so cute! I love cats in boxes.
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Haha me too! And yes, she’s so cute, I still can’t believe she just showed up at my house :D
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Don’t you just love when that happens?? Hahah they’re all like, “Hey this place looks nice. Don’t mind if I do!”
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I know it’s fantastic! It makes me wanna order even more stuff online! Haha
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“A-CAT-emy Award.” I love it.
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Lol, I’ve been going overboard with the puns lately because I’ve been only really interacting with my bf who speaks in puns
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Diane Kitten is SO white girl that I LITERALLY CAN’T EVEN.
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Hahahha yessss <3 <3
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The PSL is okay. I get at least one a year so my white girl card isn’t revoked, but there are better drinks out there. I used to have an unhealthy obsession with the Starbucks pumpkin scone, but they changed the recipe this year and now it’s awful. I should’ve seen that coming. I have a history of companies going out of their way to ruin things I like. *cries into infinity scarf*
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I’ve never tried their pumpkin scone but it sounds amazing… maybe there’s a recipe for it on pinterest?
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I’m pretty sure I already have a copycat recipe for the good version bookmarked somewhere. Time to hunt it down again and finally try it out.
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Well if you find it, definitely hit me up. That sounds like something I need in my life haha
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Will do, assuming it yields something palatable.
If you’re as much of a pumpkin fan as I am, then you also need these pumpkin cookies in your life, immediately. Them I can definitely vouch for. If you love yourself (and white chocolate) you’ll sub in white chocolate chips instead of the semi-sweet and then they will be HEAVEN instead of just merely amazing.
http://www.littlemissmomma.com/2011/09/pumpkin-cookie-recipe-with-icing.html
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OMG YESSS!!! Thank you foreverrr! <3 <3 <3
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This is such a catastrophe! Anyways, glad to see you back, if only for a brief post to tell us what a white girl you are! Keep up the noveling work and maybe we will get to see the finished work someday?
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Hopefully! Fingers crossed because I’m serious about everyone getting a boat
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I can’t wait until I get my boat. I’ll call it the SS BITTER
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It’s got cats. It’s got puns. It’s got wit and self-defacing comments. What’s not to love?
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Does Diane hang around with Woody’s ex: Meow Farrow?
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Ahahaha, this just made my lifetime. Also, definitely saving that for a possible future cat name. Thank you very much and I bow to your wit, good sir
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My whole point with saying scientists should be active in social media is that it’s not just about getting the research out there, it’s about getting the scientists out there, too, so we can break the very stereotype that Steven and Kevin use as a reason for scientists not to get engaged.
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