"don't go thinking that this was a waste of time."

i hate labels.

i hate people calling me a prep, or a so called wanna be 'emo'.

or, if you've heard other things, well- none of them are true.

here's why:

i am me.

virginia elizabeth ariail.

i would say nothing defines me, but that would be a very unclear statement. the things i do, the activities i'm involved with, the friends i have- all of that in some way defines who i'm seen as. the way i dress, the way i talk- all of that is thrown in there too. but it's not fair to throw a name on somebody, and pretend you know them. some people may seem more on the preppy side, than say a social outcast, or a goth kid, but they are still their own person regardless of what they seem like on the outside. we've known since we were young enough to talk that it's wrong to judge a book by its cover, yet we continuously do it without any regards to the book, or well, person. how is it that you can look at a person you're friends with and see absolutely zero faults with them- but shoot a glance at a person you've never once spoken to, and assume you know why they're dressed the way they are, and act the way they do? it's beyond being 'not fair'. it's almost barbaric the way people treat each other. i'm no better than any person who happens to be reading this. i'll admit 100% i judge people without even thinking all of them time. and that could be a problem, not only for me, but for others- it's almost second nature.

-but, as i'm sitting here, thinking about it. sometimes i don't want to claim who i am. and that's mainly because i've yet to figure it out. i don't dress in one particular fashion constantly; i switch around to what i want to wear at the moment depending on how i feel. i listen to the most random variety of music from rap to intense hardcore metal, once again, depending on how i feel at the moment. the big killer, however, is the fact that who i am isn't dependent upon the music i listen to, or the way i dress, the food i eat, the movies i like to watch. those are all minor factors, but the whole point is you can't label me, or anyone for that matter. we are all our own person. i may not know who i am right now, which surely tells me you sure as hell don't, either.

all i do know, however, is i'm me.

<3

until next time, xoxo.