#&& –– i keep a record of the wreckage in my life // ANATOMY ❜

[edithprescott]

━━  i proudly present the disaster human that is edith. she was originally created to be like a reincarnation of eris, the greek goddess of chaos so she’s basically just a huge bitch who can’t keep out of other people’s business. kind of the personification of a halsey song. if i met her irl she’d probably punch me.

━━  ( sky ferreira, cis female) hey ! have you seen EDITH PRESCOTT around ? SHE works as a GIFT SHOP ASSOCIATE at big bear resort, but they must be off their shift by now. well, if you do see them can you let me know ? they’re 22 years old & they’ve been working here for THREE MONTHS. they tend to be +PERCEPTIVE & +PURPOSEFUL, but can also be -MEDDLESOME & -OBTRUSIVE. the other employees have labeled them THE MACHIAVELLIAN. thanks a lot ! ( leather jackets, a dark deserted alley at 3am, blood red nails, the smell of something burning that shouldn’t be on fire, a fist through a wall, jeans ripped to shreds, glass shattering, smudged eyeliner, lipstick stained sigarettes stubbed out on )

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there’s a certain kind of power that comes with a bad reputation. edith was a difficult child, the kind of kid parents warned their children about. schemy, prone to conflict, up to no good, edith knows what people have been saying behind her back for practically her whole life. it hasn’t gotten any better now that she’s an adult. as a child it bothered her, she couldn’t help her angry outburst, it wasn’t really something she had any control over. as a teenager she started to paint her nails blood red and her lips dark purple. she bleached her hair and ripped her clothes. not only did she start looking like the person everyone already thought she was, she also started acting like it. if there was a rumor going around, it was most likely started by edith. some rumors might have been fake, but most were true, edith has a knack for finding out people’s secrets and using them to stir up drama. chaos is what she thrives on.

she tried to change her ways when she started college, but at every party, during every lecture, there were the familiar stares and whispers. however, her ‘new way of living’ didn’t last very long, she got bored. it’s hard to change old habits. it only took one semester for her to get kicked out of half of her classes, and then she dropped out of the rest of them for good measure, to the displeasure of her mom.

edith moved to big bear with her mom when she was 4. she doesn’t really remember much from before that. she has a few vague memories of her dad, none of them good. she hasn’t seen him since they moved, and she’d like to keep it that way. her relationship with her mother is also not the easiest, since they’re very similar in a lot of ways, but also very different. at times they’re very close, but they also fight a lot. yet, her mother is probably the only person edith truly trusts and is attached to.

yep, this girl has a bunch of trust issues, she’s very guarded. it’s mostly a result of her own meddlesome tendencies. she wouldn’t want anyone to find out anything about her that could be used against her, like she does with other people’s private matters. clearly, she’s also a hypocrite. not that weird since she does have a bit of a god complex.

fun(?) facts:

- she practically has had every job at the resort at this point, and also just around big bear in general. she keeps getting fired and hired and fired again. the longest job she ever had was the one before her current one, as a bartender at the resort bar. she got fired because she emptied a bottle of whiskey over a customer's head. to be fair, he was a creep and wouldn't stop commenting about her ass, to her face. - people are often surprised at how tiny she actually is. they usually expect her to be taller. in reality she’s 5.5, but she likes to joke about it by saying her personality makes up for her lack of height. however do Not joke about it to her as well because that won’t end very well. - she’s actually a surprisingly good friend. the problem is just that there just aren’t many people she actually likes.

wanted connections

- a partner i crime, someone who can and will fuck shit up with her. - someone she knows something about that they don’t want anyone to know, and this person knows that edith knows. - people she has hurt/fought with/used/hurt/etc etc - a childhood friend that she fell out with, possibly because edith pushed them away

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Stanley Marsh Art in Amarillo: The Ozymandias Legs

“The combination of the broken form, difficult journey, trash, and desolate landscape perfectly reflect the dystopian inspiration of the piece.” – Ben S.

“Was it meant to be funny? Was it meant to trick people who just blindly believe things? Or was it to make one question history and what was to be seen as true?…I find this important, especially now with all the social media services out there, what we should see as true and what we should see as false. This may not be what the Ozy Legs and plaque are about but to me that is what speaks loudest of all.” - Heather B.

“While the sculpture itself isn’t the greatest, the story behind it makes it much more intriguing. I find myself conflicted on whether it is the work of a genius or merely a trashy roadside attraction” – Tiffany R.

“Although I have lived my entire life in this area, I have never really visited the Ozy Legs…Even though I attended Randall High school [nearby]…it has never crossed my mind to really look at them. Like most, I probably just considered them some sort of odd panhandle sculpture from a long time ago that people had forgotten about…I had never heard the poem Ozymandias until this class. I had never read the plaque presenting the Ozy Legs, although whether that’s a good or bad thing is yet to be determined as there are ‘alternative facts’ within its description…It still astounds me how little I know of local art especially with one that can be seen as distinctly public art….Most of the time, I think I just look to see what new images or words have been spray painted on the legs…sometimes they are profound messages such as ‘I am a soul whose intentions are good’ and other times it is the simple ‘So-and-So was here.’ Other times there will be colors of local high schools and still there are the good Samaritans who wish to keep the King’s feet warm with tube socks.” – Taryin T.

“The concrete it is made from looks rough and cheap and not at all like ancient stone; also by choosing to paint it a sandy brown in an attempt to look archaeological, it has made the sculpture blend even further into the landscape. The overall anatomy of the legs is also lacking especially in the giant square toes…Despite all of this, the legs are relevant to a larger history of the arts in Amarillo as they are part of the series of playful and irreverent works that Marsh was fond of commissioning. The plaque at the front of the sculpture records a story of [its] made-up lore, and while I think it is interesting in the sense that it attempts to play at the American West being a place worthy of monuments, I think the fictional story is only really funny or relevant to people who know the area well.” – Sydney W.

“I have driven past these legs hundreds of times, and this was the first time I actually exited on Sundown Lane and got out to examine them up close…[The] legs themselves seem unfinished. They do not so much look like a wreckage of a former glorious piece of art as they do a hastily erected piece that the artist lost interest in….There is just something about the idea that seems incomplete to me, like they did not have proper time to plan or implement what they were going for….There is nothing else in the area, no ruins or buildings or anything even remotely resembling civilization out there. It just reminds the viewer that this area was available, and affordable, and convenient.” – Kaitlin J.

“Thinking about what it would have been like to work in these conditions, I could conclude just how stressful it must have been. For example, the wind would have blown dirt, grass, tumble weeds, and even trash into the wet cement…Let alone the fact that the wind would’ve made the cement dry faster, causing Marsh 3 and McDuff to have to work fast to mold the piece….The idea behind the legs themselves is that of pure imagination with the influence of Egyptian sculptures, and creates a funny and weird local attraction, and adds to the fun of living in Texas.” – Makayla K.

“I had been to the sculpture before once but I had not actually gone past the gate. This aspect was interesting because it added a sort of rebel or trespassing vibe to it. The ground was littered with unusual items like pairs of shoes and trash and old VHS tapes. This gave it a modern-ruins kind of feel. Almost post-apocalyptic….Another thing I didn’t know about was the plaque that is set up in front of it like a sign giving information about it, but it is all a bunch of lies…I feel like the artist is playing an intricate and time-consuming joke or prank on all the viewers. But also making a mockery of trying to preserve things that are old and crumbling and broken and for why?…This piece is simple and made cheaply, but I actually really love it. Somehow it seems to be dancing within the contradictions of being a cosmic joke as a human relative to the vast perfection that is nature itself. Regardless of how this piece is taken, there is no doubt it provides wonder and curiosity, which I feel is important to human life.” – Lauren D.

“Just like the Cadillac Ranch art installation, graffiti has become a way to interact with these art pieces. Although this interaction may bother some people, I feel that it creates a personal connection that cannot be achieved by just viewing or climbing on the piece. It makes the art continue to live in a constant state of flux.” – Heather H.

“There are so many myths and tall tales about the Wild West as many call it, that if you knew nothing about the Amarillo area and you read the plaque, you might believe the hogwash story written on it. Especially because the plaque itself looks like a historical marker. It creates a modern fable, a story or rumor that could provide inspiration to many. ” – Taylor G.

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