Hi! My name is Cami, but you can call me glittergecko :D. Welcome to my humble abode. Legend has it my soul rests within this very ‘About Me’ page. If you’ve ever had to do an introduction or ice breaker, you know this is not easy. All knowledge of myself seems to book a one-way ticket to Timbuktu whenever I’m asked a question as simple as my favorite food. Thankfully, I have brainstormed enough to give you a vague image of me!!
I’m 19, and the post teen dread has already set in. What do you mean I won’t be a teenage girl forever? I guess I’m learning to accept it. It’s weird reaching an age you never thought you’d see. I find myself thinking “What do I do now? Do I have a purpose beyond being a depressed and angsty teen?” And of course, the answer to that is yes… I’m just still trying to find that purpose.
I hope that if you’re reading this blog you aren’t expecting me to have all the answers, because I’m still figuring it out too. But I do want to share my thoughts, ideas, perspective, and voice. I keep seeing a saying along the lines of, “Teens know something that kids don’t, and that adults forget,” Point being: I don’t want to forget. Hopefully this blog and this time of reflection will not only help me find myself but also shape me into the person I want to be.
Anyways… I’m also a student at the University of Florida. (AYY GO GATORS!) I’ll be starting my third year this Fall, and I’ve already changed my major twice. Hopefully I stick with it this time. (The psychology to marine biology pipeline is very real.) I care so deeply about conservation. I really hope I can make a difference someday — I just have to survive college first lol.
More on me: my favorite color is now orange! (In middle school, it was purple; in high school, it was green — so I figured I was due for an upgrade.) My most-filled edit collections are for Teen Wolf, Twilight, Heated Rivalry, and Monster High. All of which are very near and dear to me. Recently, I have also been obsessed with Honey Lemon from Big Hero 6. #TallGirlRep.
Right now, a lot of my style inspo has come from The Princess diaries – more specifically the scene where the mean girls are singing on the beach! Lately, my favorite ship has been Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello. I will not elaborate… (EVERY. SINGLE. SONG.)
The idea to start a blog was actually forced on me back in fifth grade, by a teacher who had wanted us to better understand the online world. I remember being so irritated about how tech-centric everything was becoming. Why did I have to learn how to use Microsoft platforms at 10 years old?? I’m still mad.
Nowadays, it seems almost everyone has accepted consuming and creating online content as a part of daily life — I certainly have. At times, I’ve enjoyed being involved on the internet and even found fun in it! However, I find myself getting very tired of of the scrolling and, at times, paranoid. Paranoid that I’m not forming my own thoughts and opinions. Paranoid that I’ll forever be paralyzed by doomscrolling. Paranoid that if I fall asleep with my phone on my bed the frequencies? the radio waves? will give me cancer.
This paranoia is what keeps bringing me back to the idea of blogging. Why? Because blogs offer unique, aesthetically pleasing long-form content. Content that provides both the reader and the writer insight into the human experience. Content that’s raw, real, and actually meaningful. Blogs are memorable, and you can learn from them! Honestly, I can’t remember the last thing I’ve internalized from a social media app.
So yeah, that’s why I’m here. I’ve finally committing to blogging!! hopefully!
(fingers crossed)