the INDIE-pendent party

I was in Utah this past weekend for Labor Day and there are some things i miss about provo...fall weather (it was so nice, and there was a thunderstorm), the pretty mountains, and drive thru gas stations. What i dont miss is CROWDS of people everywhere at the beginning of every semester (like this last weekend), all of the moving, the constant social scene (i mean people just walk in your house until 1 or 2 in the morning? How did i ever get any sleep?), and then of course there is the Indie kids (or as they like to be called, Hipsters).

Now i know alot of you dont know what i'm even talking about. And yes, there are indie kids in Vegas, and yes i have some friends out there in this world who i would consider to be "indie."

So let me help you out.

Giveaways that you have spotted someone of the indie persuasion...

-assymetrical haircut, or heavy bangs
-skinny jeans
-tshirts (usually bought from either the DI or American Apparel, or something from their parents old gym bag)
-lace up tennis shoes. Mainly old school vans, keds, toms, etc.
-vintage bikes...sometimes beach cruisers but mainly legit 70s-80s roadbikes
-man purses
-accessories like feathers, ipods, urban outfitters bags, and sweat (yes they tend to be sweaty)

Now, some of you who dont know this scene may say "well shauna, you have bangs, and skinny jeans and a beach cruiser and like feathers....doesn't that mean, youre indie?"

Good question, sometimes i even sweat. So that could be a dead giveaway, but no...im not, because more than just the clothing, its the attitude of the hipster that sets them apart from the rest of the outside world.

Somethings you should never say to a hipster/indie kid:

-"you are indie" (they hate this and will forever deny they are indie)
-"cool OLD wrinkly tshirt, did you spend 80 dollars on that at Nordstrom?" (the indie lifestyle is expensive but tries to look extra cheap and dirty...they want you thinking that it is thoughtless, which its not)
-"hey girl, whats up?"(when you see a skinny girl riding her bike down the street....be sure shes a girl, the indie boy tends to be pretty lean and could probably fit into your pants better than you can)

Now i dont want you thinking i am a hater. I AM NOT A HATER. I have plenty of friends who fit into this mold, (which isnt a mold cause its totally all indie-vidual, everyone is unique, no one is the same------heavy sarcasm)...its just, its so tiring. I am so glad i am no longer surrounded by this ALL OF THE TIME. Its not in your face here like it is in provo. I can go anywhere without being bombarded by bicycles and dancing.

Just one of the perks of vegas i guess.

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please watch this video.... its the indie hipster olympics and its hilarious