Jen Vegas

The girl with kaleidoscope eyes... http://jenvegas.blogspot.com/ http://jenvegasphoto.wordpress.com/

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Behind every great #EmoOneTreeHill post is a 💯% Silly Girl. Yes, I reversed my #mirrorselfie, so you could read my shirt. #descendents #sillygirl #beforequarantine https://www.instagram.com/p/B_iXx26Hrmw/?igshid=1q1ki1rspezo0

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Emo One Tree Hill is a commitment, but I am fully committed to keeping these adolescent blues alive! Brooke, Something to Write Home About already knew it'd be the soundtrack to any breakup in the oughts long before the breakups happened. That's pretty emo. #EmoOneTreeHill #emo #onetreehill (at One Tree Hill) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_eEo1snhUU/?igshid=1k8y8z9hey5hr

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Emo One Tree Hill is my new hobby while I'm in quarantine! Who knew there were so many punk, emo, hxc & post-hxc references on this show?! I will share my faves bc I've got too much time on my hands. Also, this is a Peyton Sawyer appreciation series. 😂 #EmoOneTreeHill #onetreehill #peytonsawyer #smallbrownbike #thegetupkids #ramones #HotWaterMusic https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Y2bhRHeS1/?igshid=ckfp8qekj0zy

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Last, last May 2018 we saw a #PunkRockBowling club show w/ #HotWaterMusic. We rolled up early enough to watch them play 4 songs in a sound check, & it was just as fun as the show. I'm all about the No Division album singalongs. I'm stoked we'll see them again in Sept. @dynamitejesse RiotFest, bro?! #latergram (at The Bunkhouse Saloon) https://www.instagram.com/p/BydxgCPnChp/?igshid=rmzhs6igegik

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Postcards from El Paso: 1.) One of the coolest, most thoughtful gifts I have received was a stack of postcards from @teddyt, his bestie #EsmeBarrera & their friends from back home. "I got random El Pasoans & artists to write you notes on these postcards. Members of Sparta [also At The Drive In*], Modest Mouse, The Vue & other visitors wrote some too. Pretty Girls Make Graves & Mahjongg forgot to give me back their notes to you. ☹" 2.) Postcard from Teddy 3. & 4.) Postcards from Esme, one of the coolest ladies I've ever met. I was reminded of her today when I saw a @nobummersummer post. Ted said I reminded him of her, which is the highest compliment. 5.) A postcard from Sparta/At The Drive In lolllllll. 6-10.) More postcards from an awesome music scene & era in my life that left their mark on me. Thanks so much, Teddy TX/Brooklyn/now CT! I'll always love talking stories & sharing music w/ all of you. (at El Paso, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxnTb_dHIuc/?igshid=15ortgcg8osba

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Marveling the beauty of #Paris & #NotreDame w/ mom in 2015. 💔 🇫🇷 (at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwTjxlBHcIS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pkgji8kfblyo

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A picture of a picture that's 14-year-old me (hahaha!!!) + one of my fave #StanLee quotes. While I wasn't an avid comic book reader, I enjoyed collecting comic cards & watching the cartoons w/ my brothers as a kid. As an awkward pre-teen & young POC, I found the #Xmen storylines to be very relatable in time when I couldn't relate to many around me. Being a first gen. Asian American w/ a different last name sometimes gets you mocked, & you come home to a different set of rules, & sometimes, those rules also get you made fun of by other kids. It's not about the kids being mean but acknowledging those feelings of isolation & being different. I immediately noticed POCs like Storm, Jubilee & other female characters & noticed inclusivity in the #MarvelUniverse. I took this shirt from my brother @dynamitejesse. #Excelsior #RIPStanLee https://www.instagram.com/p/BqGFQQen47r/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7mqa6f08ejbn

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Happy Halloween from Stars Hallow's #1 audiophile, Hep Alien drummer & Luke's Diner sweetheart: the one & only #LaneKim! ☕ #thelanetoyourrory #StarsHallow #lukesdiner #coffeecoffeecoffee #gilmoregirls #rorygilmore 👩🏻🙋🏻‍♀️🥁🚫📱🎃 (at Stars Hollow, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpnvgPQByRM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=k8410y3zyq3d

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Feeling myself today 💯🇵🇭 & celebrating the start of #Seattle summer! #ubeicecream #filipinx #fulltilticecream @leggetron (at Full Tilt Ice Cream)

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A collection of my favorite #AnthonyBourdain quotes & images from a fellow water sign, who'd probably say astrology is BS. It's been touching reading everyone's tributes from around the world for a man who was so beloved. After my father (Orly) passed in 2015 and the (turbulent) current state of affairs, Tony's words & adventures helped me survive. One of my fave memories was spending a weekend in Vegas & binge watching his show w/ my mom and brother Mark. Chris & I were trying to finish Parts Unknown before it leaves Netflix this month, but I dreaded it. I want to keep it as something to look forward to. Thankfully, we can still stream it somewhere else. The episode where Tony visited Manila touched my heart as he shared the plight of the overseas Filipino worker. When I'm in a slump, each episode starts to give me the urge to start writing again. Maybe I will soon. Big thx to a man who stood up for marginalized women & communities, & he didn't make it all about himself. I will miss his resistance & desire to learn more beyond the surface level. He had great taste in music. Anthony Bourdain was a true punk rocker. #ripanthonybourdain #partsunknown #noreservations #tonybourdain

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Watching @peterhook_thelight perform these #NewOrder #JoyDivision songs on Thursday made my decade. This is happiness: watching “Temptation” performed live made us all do a happy sing along & dance. Please come back again!!!! #peterhook #madchester #factoryrecords Setlist photo by R. Jarvis (at Neptune Theatre)

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Happy #RecordStoreDay! I acquired a stack of Beatles & Herman's Hermits records from the 50 cent bin. They were previously owned by Sandie B, born in 1941, that had "Sandie & Lee" & "cute" scribbled across the dreamy 60s albums. Well after some searches, it turns out young love didn't last... Sandie ended up w/ Gene. I hope it was a good life. She passed away earlier this year. Her records will be loved for another lifetime. 😢😊 (at Georgetown Records)

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3 Leggetts at #marchforourlives Amazing to see the Parkland teens organize a whole movement across the U.S. #seattle #neveragain I support #sensiblegunlaws #istandwithemma #loveforever (at Seattle, Washington)

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#Auckland photo roundup: we walked 15.71 miles (that's right) on our last, full day & wandered around the old neighborhoods. There's a nice, new buzz about it. Exactly how I wanted our sendoff & farewell to be! #newzealand #kroad #kroadnz #aucklandcbd @leggetron (at Auckland, New Zealand)

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💙❤ Hope you had a nice Valentine's Day! I usually listen to "Stuck on Puzzle" by Alex Turner on repeat. Thankful for my companion. #submarinefilm #oliverandjordana

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That one time I met #PeterHook of #JoyDivision & #NewOrder at Ice House in Vegas. #2006 I'm kinda freakin' out bc he's going to play the full Substance album w/ @peterhook_thelight, so I'm obviously going w/ @kastronut! Taking it day by day but so much good to look forward to! Pre-smart phone 📸 by @martincornishjr #throwback @officialjoydivision @neworderofficial PS. This'll be my 2nd time seeing Ceremony live. PS. PS. I snuck in this pic before security denied everyone else. Phew*

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A father & his Wonder Woman daughter at the #Seattle #WomensMarch2018. He told everyone walking by that they were his hero. "You are my hero." I'm not crying. I'm just cutting onions! #WomensMarch2018 #WomensMarch #womxn (at Seattle, Washington)