orphanage

Change of name? Mon ami

2006-07-04T22:20:08Z

I'm switching journals to whalekid.

SO THERE!

nyyeeehhh

...and I'm getting a paid account.
Suuuper lucky me!

hold on children

2006-07-04T06:07:16Z

I really want a pirate radio station.
I would play soundtrack tracks from Amelie, Rushmore, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings;
I'd play indie music, litter some good quotes hither and thither;
I'd throw in the occational radio play or something, oh it would be a blast...
oh, and the conventional stuff, too. But I wouldn't play the songs that you hear wether you listen to radio/watch tv or not;
Maroon 5 has enough publicity and angered people with machettes tailing their luxurious tour van.

ew. ye olde internet friends were asking me to draw their characters in really clear, boring gender roles. stuff like "Kapu is standing bravely on his hilltop with fire blazing in his eyes and Dream is looking on, maybe a little scared..." I feel almost sexist drawing junk like that. >:[

not like I can wash my hands of cookie-cutting things... anyway
Figure Drawing is becoming a lengthier stretch of time. It's four hours, but I feel like I didn't learn anything today. BLEH
In swimming, we've got a midterm on Thursday. I prefer being an active person without structured workouts. I swallowed tons of chlorine-water.
Between classes, I made a hummus-on-bread toasted openface sandwhich. It was a succesful substitute for a tuna sammich! cool beaanssss ^u^
The second best thing was talking with Max over AIM.
I'd write about how much I love my bike, but I don't think I need to remind myself here every day.

A VERY SERIOUS MATTER;

2006-06-28T21:59:48Z

Kimi, upon stomping a flea to death this afternoon during lunch, pondered.
Whose blood am I sucking? Do I warrant a stomping?

oh the humanity. :|

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also: I ordered the Scott Pilgrim comics (THREE!!) yesterday! They arrive soon, and I am so e x c i t e d!

read a free! Scott Pilgrim comic here. Aren't they cute?

set yourself on fire...

2006-06-27T04:30:44Z

Photoshop 7 is sooooooooooooooooooo much better than 5.5.
*revels in the sheer glory of smooth lines*

life's been good to me
as I've been good to it.

It's so simple sometimes. I think the most potent change I associate with me liking myself again- no seriously, actually admiring everything, including my own person- has been my art class. I had older people I compared myself to, and that made so much difference.

Seniors are different from freshmen, but by-fucking-god, not that different.

I love this book I've been reading. "The Teenage Libaration Handbook". "how to quit school and get a real life and education". It puts confident, written word behind the concepts and emotions I'd been developing about school, freedom, ability and growth. I'll unramble myself now and tell you some stories, o journal.

Friday came after a ruthless Monday-thru-Thurday session of figure drawin' and swimmin'. Swimming was exhausting, and in terms of a few little chlorine droplets, dangerously close to deadly. (I'm doing better today; no more adventure for me) Figure drawing is four hours daily, on bare feet, bla bla bla it's hard and good for me and I love it. :D Each Wednesday night, art party, and for that week, I spent Friday night (until 11) at Max's house in Petaluma... Several of us lounged around and dismantled oreos and watched Office Space, Mad Max 2, and Amelie. It was a good night. :]
I forget my weekend.
so there.

:] Madvillianous

2006-06-22T22:22:57Z

I think 3 out of five times at "Studio 509", Julian's playing Madvillian. I had no idea what the music was, but it was more interesting than a ten gallon shark tank. Julian and "the gang" have introduced me to a fat load of music, most of it good:

Islands,
The Unicorns,
Of Montreal,
Buckethead,
Dragon Force,
andabunchabandsididn'tcatchthenameof

it's so great that the Wednesday nights are happening until 11 now. I'm so excited!

porkloife!

2006-06-22T07:10:22Z

first order of business: I like this Blur video! Blur are great. I only have one album though.

secondamundo... my day...

I went to the JC bookstore early to get a REAALLY big book of newsprint as opposed to just a pain ol' big one. We use a LOT of paper. For today only, I used perhaps 50+ papers. It's great to be able to whip out drawings I can judge and learn from. I never knew I could be so engaged, but having periods of seconds to capture the most important aspects of an old man's flabby skin is great. I'm hooked!

I think seeing someone be so comfortable and still completely naked broke down some kind of a wall in me. In these last couple of days, even with the warmth and with a challenging swimming class, I've been more expressive in every way I talk and act. I also don't seem to mind "imposing" anymore; if there's music I can hum or dance, or when I'm at home/among friends, siiiing. I guess I just feel beautiful.

I just saw this cartoon short by the creator of Ren & Stimpy. I really like his style, fo shiz

mmmtired

2006-06-21T06:20:27Z

here is my script, Bollywood; I hope you like it.

act 1

scene 1

the scene opens with dim lights and the sounds of a clacking keyboard. KIM bursts into the room and skips around stupidly.

KIM: *grabs her second dinner* *sets it down next to the couch* *flounces to the dvd chest* *gasps* I'M GOING TO WATCH HARRY POTTER!!!! eyyyeeeeeeyeeeeyeeyeyyeeeeeee
MIKO: which one?
KIM: HARRYPOTTERANDTHESORCERERSSTONE 8DD
MIKO: okay i'm not
KIM: MMHMMSURE.

*amazing Indian dance scene*

KIM: *commences Harry-watching*

scene 2

halfway through the film; Snape intimidates Quirrel in the hallway and frisks a tiger claw in invisible Harry's direction on screen. KIM is asleep, hugging MIKO and sitting on MOTHER.

KIM: i am so asleep.

fin.

summer june bug thug... shrug

2006-06-20T06:49:20Z

Summer's been a blaaaast! my figure drawing class is full of nice people, my swimming class should help me challenge myself physically, my dad helped to strap a fat basket to my bike, and art's been coming naturally. I've even been reading like I used to, before mental self-imprisonment came and beatboxed me into submission.
That's interesting.. do you think a sort of overagressive beatboxer could scare away theives, or stop a mean boss?
only time will tell.

oh and this isn't fitting at all, but I made an icon.
it's for when I wish to express shock/indignation/my love for Howl's Moving Castle.
shoulda' put a 1 px border on it...

i've been a sin

2006-06-19T04:14:48Z

i've been dodging livejournal postage.

but now I have something exciting! Something that doesn't need investment of time to make entertaining and yet isn't totaly useless.

it's an update on my life. Oh gollies

I have figure drawing begining tomorra'

and also some mysterious swimming class called "aquatic fitness".

forgive my lack of grammar

i do not give presents

i am not santa clause

hmm...

2006-06-11T04:13:52Z

"Egotism is the same thing as being self-centered. People who are egotistical feel like they own the road and do not consider the rights of other drivers. The heart of egotism is disrespect for other drivers on the road."

Yes yes, my driver's ed class is dictated epically indeed.

Olive & I went to the Harmony fair! We missed The Velvet Teen's concert, but we ended up getting a poster from them for a penny. Aww. We could hear them playing when we were running around the parking lot... my ears hath deceivethed me, or Judah Nagler sang Don't Stop Believing!
(Kata: post pictures!!! yay!)
It was such an interesting night. I took pictures, so when they're developed, I'll post them and tell some more stories.

bobthepoussom @ 2006-06-10T10:29:00

2006-06-10T17:30:43Z

dat politics.

To Natalie:

2006-06-09T04:09:10Z

Tonight is my last night of life as a sophomore.

(oh my god, wow, shocking; how can I handle it)

But! Natalie, this means I'm not calling you back tonight, love. I hope you read this.

Iiiif not, we'll have some sorta correspondence tomorrow.

BIOLOGY!

CAN GO TERRORIZE SOME OTHER PERSON.

grumpy-shanks mcgee rode a bike for three; all alone, did he

2006-06-08T09:04:21Z

HAHAhahaahahAHahah

"David's New Snail"

This is one of those animations spawned from just... recording some younger person.

reallyreallyreally funny!

I'm going to bed now. Um...

no post for you!

PS
I decided I understand who I am and why I am, when I'm someone else.
No I do not expect replies to that!
Also PS
I am done with high school math.
At the JC- or some other time- I'd like to study it some more, but for now I'm through!

holy mice

Islands among oceans... salty brine and sharpie air

2006-06-02T06:14:42Z

*comes out of the closet of secrets*
okay, so in this year I went vegetarian, but in the last two months I've been cutting down on my intake of dairy products and eggs. For a while I've been half-consciously avoiding foods associated with the egg and honey and milk industries that abuse animals, because I know what happens. They're all intermigled, part of the problems I'd like to disassociate myself with. When our medicine and knowledge is so advanced that we can drastically alter our omnivorous diets with no nutritional sacrifice, is it that responsible to continue being a part of something so harmful? I dunno. Eating is pretty simple, and it doesn't matter to me at all what others eat. I know my parents are willing to support me financially in whatever eating habits I choose (haha, but not my pure chocolate diet whilst reading OoTP...) so I feel very safe and happy about consuming as little diary as possible!
I got so excited that I tested the maxmax limits of my parent's statement and my dad brought home some vegan chocolate chips... so yea... cookies tomorrow! I just got excited about the cookies I made. My last batch turned into gloop. 'Twas sad, but these are pretty good I guess.

oh yeah: and this whole "vegan thing" isn't "because of" my vegan friends.
In fact it's totaly unrelated.
'Cause, you know, when you chill with people for many many moons you aren't influenced AT ALL

Sorry, no art this time, but here's a cool song everyone should hear because it's happy.
Rough Gem

Vocalist from The Unicorns. They're called "Islands". Julian F-B was playing it in Chops last Wednesday.
By the way, people should come to that more... if you can, come! 7-9 pm on wednesdays. it doesn't suck. Orion gets kinda intimidating, but mostly everyone is so sensible and chill and just-wanna-be-your-friendsy it's... refreshing.
All giddiness aside, it actually is really super neet feeling to see where these people are in life.
Yesterday we were doing spin art on the clay wheel, and we ate lime-flavored chips.

entry OVER

interesting day, "puffed the toadstool to his compadre"

2006-05-26T07:22:56Z

recent events in my life:
-cut .5 cm of my thumb off while scissoring Matt's ugly hair cut
-went for a barefoot bike ride
-applied at the JC (I need to chose a summer course... Figure drawing if I can, and something to help with PE creds)
-dumb mellow emotions + almost claustraphobic reaction to fire drill masses

future events in my life:
-face painting (tomorrow during the young farmers rally)
-delicious math test
-finding someone who lives close-y and won't be gone to feed our cats!
-MORE ART, DAMMIT. And real art. Or at least shit I'm proud of. ;>;
-little prince sweatshirt
-not the Velvet Teen concert on saturday
-not KC's Big Show on saturday
-Camping in total nerdom with books and paint and maybe some crackers and a flashlight

/unlife

artartart retrooo animation aaaaart

"aaaahhhhhhh" squeeze graham cracker pop

2006-05-24T02:43:46Z

SPEEEAKKKK
1. I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll challenge you to try something.
3. I'll pick a color that associates with you.
4. I'll tell you something I like about you.
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest/funniest memory of you.
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I'll ask you something I've always wanted to ask you.
8. If I do this for you, you must post this on yours.

^everybody do it!

nu-nu-nu-nu, tiiiight!

His name is Merman. He wants to change his name, but is too shy to go demand a new one and then have to tell everyone his name is "Burly" or "Merlin" or something. "Merman" doesn't really help his reputation as the office pansy

look step swing behind me find behind me someone there

2006-05-23T06:36:54Z

good stuff-

My sense of color has become less barfable lately. p.s. just made a weekend post a few hours ago. It exists and all that.

Yes our teeth and ambitions are bared

2006-05-23T03:18:01Z

so in an attempt to be an individual I am abandoning all the english punctuation I want to.

YAY art overload!!
Saturday: Went to Rose Parade and ground my fingies to rainbow stubs doing chalk art with coo' coo' Julian (19-year old artist), Sully, Sasha, and other sweet friends from my class! Then I saved a string of 100+ balloons and walked dem from downtown s.r. to my house, which was hard in my beat-up slip on shoeses.
Sunsunsundaye: painted... I didn't get to see the dance show OR as you like it. Grr.

I was talking to my friend over the phone

Natalie: I feel bad, I saw Jim Davis & he's friggen old

WHEN WILL I SEE MY FRIENDS AGAIN? I don't know. I don't spend nearly enough time with them.
it's okay, I'm a beatnik now! :|

8O

2006-05-15T05:36:55Z

HOLEY SHIT

ASL dictionary!
Please please please go here. This is awesome.
If you know me IRL, and we have classes and stuff, we should all learn one sign for a secret
ASL greeting. Abortion's on there, we could use that. Or lobster.

Who's with me?

P.S: working on portrait. Yum. Built a cake house for my madre at four this morning!

♥, kim

Please don't stifle your sneezes

2006-05-12T06:24:58Z

Merry Christmas, bitches

" :) ", said the gal, and typed in her adresse

2006-05-06T05:05:18Z

Friday. Le cool.

Math test: I feel happy about it! Even though I couldn't answer everything. I'll probably get a lame grade because I didn't study all the material, but I was proud of how much I retained, and could use, when I was denied the use of notes.
I just... feel like I learned maths. (finially.)

AFTER schoolio, Garret, Max, Ashley and I saw Hard Candy, which was this tedious movie about an inexplicably phychotic, vindictive 14-year-old who intellectually quadruple-dupes a pedophile, before making him think she'd castrated him.
(I've been trying to word my opinion since seeing it, and that's what I've come up with. D: )
So, don't see it. It's dumb.

Things I NEEED to DOOO this weekend:
-up up up and away with my portrait. But step by step. Wisely, methodically, but not blindly...
-make a penguinny stuffed thing for Max's birthdaye!
-go to ceramics place and make something for me madre.

One last thing!
Soph and I had previously been planning this picnic thing, and it was going to happen tomorrow, but *cough* not going to happen.

Info.
Location: The "Super Park" in Sebastopol
Food: Chips in abundance, anything else people want to bring, and "apple burgers", the recipe that spawned this.
(basically apple shreds, bread crumbs and stuff, combined to make a patty substitute. Yes, they are vegan, too!)
Fun: US, LOL frisbees, balls, the basic nessecities for party times
Music: Bring some. I will bring a battery-powered stereo.
When: To be decided D;

That's the plan. Setter-uppers (say so, if you want to help or just hang out, or provide car/trunk space) will probably meet at Sophie's house, set up the food, and then scoot over to the super park.
Sound good? Sound good!
Let's do it!

'Cause Matt went and downloaded AIM, I have a screen name. It's "Drawn a saur", so, go ahead and add me!

Baked sphagetti, coffee bean whilst roast

2006-05-05T05:17:58Z

An entry! But it's image heavy. And huge in general.
Sorry Kata and other such sufferers of dial up shite connections.

I finished The Perks of Being a Wallflower today. it was so complicated, but written really simplistically, because that's the way the narrorator approaches life. It makes me feel like my life, with its comparatively mini problems, could be simpler, if I wanted to be an entirely different person, and treat my problems with innocence and ignorance. But Ugh. I don't think I ever could. :[ Anyway, I really do want to adress problems, when they do crop up in life. Talk to people honestly, and not worry about what I'm saying after I've reached the point of considerance for others' feelings, as long as what I'm saying is honest and throughtful.

Oh, and there were many points when I wanted to underline scentences. In yayitsmargaret's copy of Dangerous Angels, she specified that it's okay to do that to her book... Jeez, I'm wishing that were an accepted practice. It gives reading this other, relatable level of interest even when you feel like not reading the book, but absorbing it. Or when you are taking in the words, and something really rings, or you want to emphasise how great it is for future readers, you get your input in.
I also finished Clockwork Orange recently, and while i nTexas, Way of the Peaceful Warrior". DUDE! Anthony Burgess seems like a damn great writer. I really want to read The Wanting Seed, now. I am such a sucker for fast paced political, philosophical science fiction. ♥

okay GRL TALK
Well, breast-support talk, really
It has been SO overcast. This is weird. I need bras, as I messed all but two up cycling them through the wash on the wrong setting. ALL BUT TWO. Wtf. I think I'm going to get a good sports bra (or two), and then some unusual, comfortable, pretty ones. It'll need like a whole day, though, because I want supportive ones, but also ones with straps that won't look lousy when I'm wearing tanktops. I don't like worrying about that, really. Getting fancy straps is my lazy, bra-money-rich person solution.
/grl-slash-breast-support talk

I picked a name for French next year: Théière! It means "tea kettle". But I don't think anyone from France has ever actually been named Tea Kettle. We'll see how it rolls.

ART
I am so setting up our family's scanner soon, I actually sketch every day and I like them better than these.
(I think in our lunch group of Sophie, Greg, Margaret, Aslynn and I, we should do writing/sketch/doodle/note swapping every day... hella fun)

^I want help with the way those breasts are like... defying gravity. :|

Possible Journalism shirt patterns:

("Lede" is the opening line of an article, hahaha)

Crazy photo from Texas:

Yeah, so, huge, and I apologize. I'm just being lazy in not shrinking them again. Dx

Chandeleiring kaleidescoping octagon octopicies

2006-04-29T01:29:25Z

If you read the front page story of the SF Chronicle on Thursday, Dec 14, 2005, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso and a line in her mouth. A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farralone Islands (outside the Golden Gate) and radioed an environmental group for help.

Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so badly off that they must act immediately. The only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her, a very dangerous proposition. Just one slap of the tail could kill a rescuer. They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually she was freed.

When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them, pushed them gently around, she was thanking them.. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives. The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth says her eyes were following him the whole time, and he will never be the same."

Scource

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I have been so OD'ing on good books lately: Clockwork Orange, and the Weetzie Bat books. I haven't done any Math this week, outside of the STAR tests. Yes they are related. :'D

I also got this CD I had to have imported, it got here REALLY fast, made me hecka happy!

Oh damn.

2006-04-27T00:58:02Z

I feel so cool right now.

Post something cool!

I ordered a "seafoam" colored Little Prince sweater from Madame's French class!

Because this is a very French-laden post, does anyone know how to pronounce this word? It means "tea kettle", according to Babelfish.

"théière"

The Wells Fargo Stagecoach hurtled down the trail, scattering limbs and antenne everywhere

2006-04-24T09:41:23Z

I have decided to stay up all night in celebration of school beginning again, and to pay homage to all the... little things... I didn't finish over break. I don't mind; this will let me walk to school, which is fun. With no beauty sleep, however, my face will become blisterous, saggy, dry and smeary-looking. Ahh, it is no wonder Kata got an invite to the Miss America pagent team, and not I. Weep.

Mm. I recently watched "Must Love Dogs", and "Jesus Christ Superstar"... "Dogs" was mediocre and "Superstar" had whores. Now, if you know the Joe who grows mushrooms + draws amazingly, and you've seen this movie, please confirm this thought: Jesus and Joe are twins, separated from birth.

Now I remember why I was going to post!

My parents took Miko and I to the farmers market on Saturday, and I spent a good half hour finding out how cute baby goats are- thus, the layout change. I also pet some really bony two month old "milk cows", but I think they were scared of me. X);;