BELLY | @REBELLYUS: Happiness

Well Dressed Weirdo

One of my best friends has inspired my post today. Upon spending more than our usual amount of time together the last week or so, I began reflecting on our friendship. If you had of asked me 9 years ago who Beth Marshall was I would have said she was my mates sisters mate who came to one of my house parties, one time. I only told her the other day about the first time I met her in said friends house and how much I couldn’t believe her life was more… different, than mine which automatically made me like/respect her instantly.

Couple years passed, she was doing her Leaving, acing English and the likes and I was a college dropout. UCD Arts sucks. I kicked myself for not taking a year out instead of trying to convince myself that I would eventually understand the ridiculous Connemara accent of my Irish lecturer and that taking Geography because the Music class was full was going to work out okay, even though I didn’t even do Geography for my Leaving. Psychology was the only thing keeping me there but once I heard I couldn’t major in it, I was out of there. How I thought I could come out with a degree in Psychology through the Arts is beyond me. It’s all Ms. O’Connors fault I’m telling you, haaates Arts degrees! 

So on to Arts Management, what I should have waited for. Word on the street was that Beth and Shauna Kavanagh were doing that too - which was confirmed when I bumped into them in BacBar and Beth said “Bitta DL242 I hear?!” and Shauna offered me a lift on Monday for registration. The rest I guess, is history. ‘The Bray girls’ - eating in Bakers everyday (how did we afford that?!) a ready-made click that made the first year of college a bit, icy let’s say. We had our own banter, but kind of separated us from the class until 2nd year and much more in 3rd with the birth of The Mares. 

By this stage, I could confirm a few things about Beth: I called her B, she loved food as much I did, she was as bitchy as I was, she was opinionated, she was hilarious, she dressed amazingly and has completely influenced the way I dress and shop today and I thank her for that. Who knows, I could be stuck in baggy tracksuits and high tops, or even worse still shop in A-Wear if it wasn’t for her. She was extremely academic and hard working which also rubbed off on me, we could kind of buzz of each other for inspiration and have a rant about people who just weren’t up to scratch. I always knew B would get a first, she deserved nothing less from day one! 

So now she has joined me in post grad studies in DIT which is no doubt the start of another year (well 9 months) of absolute lols. I can’t wait for her to totally excel in her industry and to find someone that is perfect for her. She’s defo one to watch, which you can do so here: www.tumblr.com/welldressedweirdo (nice plug aeh)

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