by Rose Kahn
#MeMeMe
Recently Joel
Stein, one of Time magazine's
writers, penned an article about the state of the current generation. He said, and
I quote, this generation is “lazy, entitled narcissists who still live with
their parents.”
We are unrestricted, self
important and think we can get anything we want without having to work for it.
We want to share every moment of our lives with the world and we can't sit for more
than a minute without checking our phones. So, basically, we are terrible
people with ADD.
While I was reading the long
article, I grew more and more outraged. But once I’d finished—four hours and
many phone checks later—I wasn't sure how to feel anymore. There were two sides
presented in the article. The first being a complete rundown of all our faults:
from narcissism to elitism, laziness to pure selfishness and a complete
disregard for authority. The second view went on to explain that we are also understanding,
flexible and the most innovative generation in history. We will in short “save
the world” one day.
To this, I say: “Duh. You didn’t know that?”
Every generation prior has done something good for the world,
and in part changed or saved it. We, however, are the first generation to have
no real reason to rebel since information is at our fingertips and there is no
real establishment to rebel against. The government in office is kinda on our
side for the most part. We are understanding of individual differences (although
bullying is an issue we’re still working on) and are learned and knowledgeable
(hello, Google).
I have to say that while some of what Joel said was accurate. But Millennials’ (Hi! Yes, I’m one too) didn't adopt these characteristics for the fun of it. They are symptoms of our current situation: Ummm…worldwide
recession anyone; six to eight social media accounts that we must maintain; and the massive amount of
information thrown at as all the time.
Wouldn't any other generation have reacted the same way?
Imagine if Instagram was around during WoodStock. How many
filtered photos would there be of flower wreathed hippies and YouTube videos of
Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner"? Would people from this time
really have been so different from us or are we all just reacting to our
environments?
For this reason, I don’t think we’re so terrible. Brittany and
I discussed the article and although we’re from two different generations (she
on the tail end of hers and I on the cusp of mine) agreed somewhat on the
assessment of it. Brittany understands the importance of social media and why
we feel the need to share everything, but she had some good advice about oversharing
and the messages we’re putting out to the public.
Not everything
important needs to be shared and not everything shared is important.-Brittany (and someone else, I'm sure of it.)
We need to use our heads to decipher what is necessary to
expose to the world and what is not. Are we being mean? Are we being redundant?
Is the fact that you ate Fruity Pebbles (my favorite) this morning really necessary
to share with your two hundred Instagram followers? I admit—I overshare and
post unnecessary picture of nonsense. But I am going to start taking her advice
to heart and make a conscious decision to filter my posts with intelligence and
class. We need to think about the messages we’re sending out; What really matters, and if we are being honest
and kind? We can still share our daily lives and opinions; we just have to be
smarter about it.
With that said…it’s
time to OVERSHARE about intern life with Brittany the Book Slayer
extraordinaire! Life’s A Witch
comes out in July, which is crazy exciting! Britt has me working on some pretty
exciting things to prepare for and build anticipation for the release. We’re
coming up with teaser posters to get your twitch
blood pumping; Britt has done some awesome interviews for a few of your
favorite magazines; and we’re both posting some fun things online to keep you
entertained! Can't wait to reveal everything
to you all! Keep your eyes peeled!
#Expressyourself
If you’ve ever been on my Pinterest account, you’ll notice
that I’m obsessed with fashion. I watch every Fashion Week like a crazy groupie, and even
admit that I’ve stalked the tents in Bryant park. So you can imagine my excitement
when Britt told me she was having a photo shoot for her next book launch and
she needed some cute looks for it.
My dream had come true—clothes shopping for work?!?!
After perusing and researching several great locations for
the shoot, we settled on the Upper East Side (specifically, her favorite gluten
free bakery [Pip’s Place] and a quintessential NY brownstone [very Carrie
Bradshaw]). Then, we met up to go shopping. YAY! The look of the shoot was a
combination of sweet and edgy looks. We picked out cream laced dresses and
pared them with black jackets. Flowy skirts were worn with metal embellished tops
and party dresses with sneakers. I was having the time of my life picking out slouchy
sweaters, wide brim hats and chunky necklaces (could I have been any luckier?).
After all that shopping (and many outfit changes later), Britt had five great
looks that we both loved.
#PinkisPunk
A day with Brittany is never boring as you can see, but
nothing was ever as surprising as when she asked me to help her dye her hair.
Pink!
After the famous Annual New York MET Gala, Britt and I scoured
the fashion recaps and gave our own (very vocal) opinions. We loved the theme
of this year’s ball: PUNK: "From Chaos to Couture.” We relished in the
spikes, leather and metal chains everywhere. It was a complete change from the
generic look of the late sixties early seventies. It spoke of rebellion, nonconformity
and screaming your brain out! From Nina Dobrev's black widow look, to Madonna's
homage to Billy Idol and the Sex Pistols. I could not take my eyes away from
the artistry of the event. Sometimes you just need to throw all the rules and
caution to the wind and “Express yourself” (wink, wink).
Brittany truly believes this, and even went as far as to put
that idea into practice—by opting to streak her hair pink to get in on the Punk
theme. Before dying her hair, I had to put on these gloves that made me feel
like I was in an episode of CSI. My hands were shaking as I worried about messing
up. Simply put: I was terrified. But Britt must have had confidence in my
hairdressing abilities because after 30 minutes, the pink streaks were born! In
the end, she looked awesomely cool and totally punk! I was thinking of painting
my nails black…but then watched Fashion Police instead. I know, so “punk” of
me.
It’s been a crazy month, from pink streaks to Lorelai Gilmore. I don’t know how next month will compare, but with the debut of Life’s A Witch right around the corner,
I bet it’s going to be amazing!
Till next time guys!!
Rose, The Intern
(follow me on twitter@Krazybklyngurl )
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