*ahem*
so.
this is bad. only 4 more weeks left to classes.
bad? you ask.
yes, bad.
only because that's 4 weeks in which to finish a multitude of assignments and also craft in a very ocd way. and i can say that, because i am (self-diagnosed) slightly ocd.
when i was younger, a ball would bounce on a wall, and i'd have the need to wipe the ball-residue from the wall. and then wipe some more.
or is that just weird? maybe just weird.
i am drinking wine on an empty stomach. i am tipsy-blogging and heading to the tea lounge for some girlfriend sweatshop action. good times are to be had. good and relaxing times. and i think that there may be a token crafting male? que strano. apparently, he was at the last meeting, which i missed, because i was at the taping of "wait, wait."
... well, i suppose i should get going. they have some incredibly yummy food at kaleisia. i'm sure we will all be crowing about the democratic coup and the negation of the rummy. i was trying to think of a way to have a non-rummy party, which works, because i have no idea how to play rummy. or gin rummy. something about getting cards in threes?
this weekend will be me working on classwork, hopefully drinking some mimosas, crafting and shopping w/ jen for some beautiful fabric and clasps.
ah. friday. you give me goosebumps and make me shiver in happiness.
11.09.2006
11.07.2006
*ahem*
GO FORTH AND VOTE!
because voting is sexy.
some things that i have been intrigued by as of late:
because voting is sexy.
some things that i have been intrigued by as of late:
- schoolhouse electric co in portland - classic fixtures and handblown shades that have been out of production since the depression era
- lorena barrezueta gourmet porcelain dishes - they look like colorful versions of take-out ware!
- little lights that attach to a 9-volt battery - viola, instant light!
- the following are from boingboing.net
- small rubber stamp that takes out "god" from u.s. currency - or possibly replaces it w/ the flying spaghetti monster
- book of library porn - instant orgasm for librarians and bibliophiles
- florida and texas voting machines seem to magically pick GOP ticket "in error."
- report voting problems to 1-866-OUR-VOTE
11.03.2006
i'm a posting fool, because i dislike my job
ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!
i hate feeling behind. which is how i feel. immensely. stressfully.
i hate feeling behind. which is how i feel. immensely. stressfully.
schedule:
- do bulletin board discussion for class at work. get out of work.
- go to petsmart and jo-ann for fabric and catnip. staples/office depot for organizational supplies.
- pick up anthony.
- drive by marshall ctr for a free student organizational calendar. (can you sense a theme here?)
- go home. make catnip toys like crazy. anticipate feline orgy at home.
- saturday. will want to sleep in, but will instead meet w/ GFSS for stride for strays. sell items and drink coffee or tea. ooh! pack a picnic! mimosas? sneaky.
- organize classwork and maybe even finish some.
- have mulled wine party, possibly with pumpkin defacement and mutilation. i need warm spiced wine.
- sunday. SLEEP IN. awake groggy, yet refreshed.
- get classwork done(ish), maybe make 2 bags. yea. 2 bags. that's not so bad.
things i learned in chicago:
- i need new shoes
- sometimes, boys are cleaner than girls
- cigarette wrappers can be used for those other than tobacco*
- rats really do live in sewers
- people in the mid-west are really nice. like, really, really, inhumanly nice.
- the majority of my clothing consists of solid colors (hence, i oft appeared as though a rainbow had thrown up on me)
- i lick the top corners of my lips a lot
- i'm addicted to burt's bees beeswax sticks
- chicago is cooler than tampa (temperaturally and fun-wise)
- faith in humanity +60 - because andy had only met us briefly maybe twice and didn't know us that well at all and we got a key to his apt! and dug drove his car in chicago.
* this one is a joke; really, i'm not that naive. really.
and i got to see wait, wait! don't tell me taped live in sarasota! listen on saturday to hear me & ant clapping. yen & mike also took us out to have some thai and afterwards we went to a little gelato shop and had ice cream and pastries. lovely AND delicious!
things i learned in sarasota:
- after the show, they re-record parts that got muddled or weren't clear
- old people sometimes wear a TON of cologne
- sarasota has a lot of old peoplecarson cooper looks *nothing* like i thought he would
- apparently, it's 8 degrees in chicago (w/ wind chill) - wtf?
- one of yen's cats is as big as thomas
- i need to make a lightbox like yen's
- watching is more fun, but listening at home is easier to hear
listening to:
tortoise - standards
11.02.2006
part II - chicago? may i have some more?
hm.
so where was i? rats.... andy's amazing breakfasts... super cold...
well, i'll just post some pictures to keep you visually, if not mentally, entertained.
here's the bean on saturday. i didn't take any pictures of myself in or under the bean, because all the distortion made me physically motion sick (pathetic? answer: yes). also, i thought ant & dug & i would see it on sunday, but alas, we did not make it downtown.
klee makes me feel good and fizzy.
a picture of dug! during daylight! and you can actually SEE his face! every single picture i have of dug at a show is of the top of his head with him hunched over his keyboard. every. single. picture.
the leaves were so incredible. such color! i heart the fall.
and the sky became so beautiful on saturday. friday was rainy and cloudy, but it became so beautiful, and even warm, towards the end of the trip.
at the brookfield zoo. doesn't that make you yearn for a picnic?
a lonely snail in the swamp exhibit
sleep goblin and ds, showing off their machismo.
on the long march towards the train station, pre-argyle yuppie party.
seriously? gorgeous. obviously, chicago needs me. and jen and rachel and meaghan and erika. because i need my girlfriend sweatshoppers. onwards, christian and agnostic soldiers!
from the field museum
these are 3-inch golden water lilies. tiny shoes for rich, crippled, yet super sexy chinese women. these were SMALLER THAN MY PALM. i cannot even begin to imagine the pain, nor the stench. the shoes for a baby were larger than these.
rowing away in the dino bone rowboat.
some of the dinos were actually really quite nice.
awww... a kiss!
and some... were not so nice!
the boys in the studio: (from the left) dug, anthony, andy, laurent
we rocked the cb2 and trader joe's. :D
models on the chicago street. damn my cold shaking blur-inducing hands!
waiting for the bus with throbbing feet. we are weak.
so where was i? rats.... andy's amazing breakfasts... super cold...
well, i'll just post some pictures to keep you visually, if not mentally, entertained.
here's the bean on saturday. i didn't take any pictures of myself in or under the bean, because all the distortion made me physically motion sick (pathetic? answer: yes). also, i thought ant & dug & i would see it on sunday, but alas, we did not make it downtown.
klee makes me feel good and fizzy.
a picture of dug! during daylight! and you can actually SEE his face! every single picture i have of dug at a show is of the top of his head with him hunched over his keyboard. every. single. picture.
the leaves were so incredible. such color! i heart the fall.
and the sky became so beautiful on saturday. friday was rainy and cloudy, but it became so beautiful, and even warm, towards the end of the trip.
at the brookfield zoo. doesn't that make you yearn for a picnic?
a lonely snail in the swamp exhibit
sleep goblin and ds, showing off their machismo.
on the long march towards the train station, pre-argyle yuppie party.
seriously? gorgeous. obviously, chicago needs me. and jen and rachel and meaghan and erika. because i need my girlfriend sweatshoppers. onwards, christian and agnostic soldiers!
from the field museum
these are 3-inch golden water lilies. tiny shoes for rich, crippled, yet super sexy chinese women. these were SMALLER THAN MY PALM. i cannot even begin to imagine the pain, nor the stench. the shoes for a baby were larger than these.
rowing away in the dino bone rowboat.
some of the dinos were actually really quite nice.
awww... a kiss!
and some... were not so nice!
the boys in the studio: (from the left) dug, anthony, andy, laurent
we rocked the cb2 and trader joe's. :D
models on the chicago street. damn my cold shaking blur-inducing hands!
waiting for the bus with throbbing feet. we are weak.
11.01.2006
10.31.2006
part I - chicago? may i have some more?
anthony graded me on my steely resolve against the bitter chicago cold: D-
a D fucking minus?! that's failing! i never fail! ... the chicago cold has broken me and i weep.
despite the failing grade and bitter cold, our trip was really awesome and really not long enough.
pre-trip. we go to bed around 2 or 3 on wednesday night, cleaning and packing.
thursday morning we have no water with which to brush our teeth or shower. !!
run errands with dead-rat-breath mouths.
end up showing at bekah and eric's doorstep, stinky, carrying towels and bath products, wearing mis-matched pajamas and begging for mercy.
oh. thank. god.
pack frantically, forgetting a warm pajama top, but remembering to bring 2 pajama bottoms.
on the plane, i manage to spill ginger ale directly into my crotch-al area. not on the side, not sorta-near, but directly on my crotch. luckily, my pants dry quickly and i am spared the embarrassment of meeting new people with an uncommonly wet hoo-ha.
so we get in on thursday and are picked up by andy, guitarist and avant garde audio consultant (truly). he took us to los nopales where we dined on insanely good mexican food. did i mention that it was insanely good? i'm back to work today and am dreaming longingly of delicious lime tilapia and nopales salad. eff. i am so hungry. no breakfast. :(
i also saw my first rat this evening.
kim: "was that a possom?! you have possums in the city??! abnormally large squirrels?!"
andy: "uh, that was a rat. yea, they get big here. cat-size."
awesome! city rats!
total kim + anthony chicago rat count: 4
total cities in which i've seen large rats: 2 (chicago and firenze, italia)
then out to a bar for a few alcoholic beverages. (this became a relaxing theme of the vacation.)
friday and saturday the boys pretty much stayed indoors all day mixing their CD under the tutelage of andy.
i.e. they were warm whilst kim braved the cold to venture into the city (not sure what's up w/ my use of third person today).
friday, i was able to see the art institute and it was almost emotional how incredible it was. i love museums and cities that love their museums. it was rather inspring. plus, some klee paintings! (i don't think anything will quite top the paul klee center in switzerland for klee paintings, though.) rachel actually used to live in chicago and i got to see the ando gallery (in the art institute), where she spent many a contemplative hour. so beautiful and peaceful.
saturday i met up with sleep goblin and ds in downtown chicago. we talked about their recent wedding and meeting boys online and had wild adventures in reaching the brookfield zoo. the crappy part was that we only had an hour at zoo, but we were able to see some swampy animals watch some river otters frolic. throw in a polar bear, some lions and tigers and some real animals (kids dressed up for halloween) and it was pretty cool.
ant and i are planning another trip to chicago in the spring, maybe i can see more of the zoo then.
and it was so beautiful! almost like a park with geese on the lawn.
bonus: i got to see ds mount a stone lion. unfortunately, my pics came out blurry - hopefully sg will be able to post some.
on the way back, we walked from the brookfield zoo to the metra station. it started to get dark. i almost called a cab on my cell phone, with ds' blessing.
good deed for the day: knocked on a stranger's door to inform them that a car light was left on. was invited in for a yuppie argyle party. declined, though later regretted not grabbing (what looked to be) a delicious party beverage. they got out a train schedule and were able to direct us to a metra station. hurrah! bliss! bi-pedal relaxation, 2 story trains and mood-color-change tickets.
i'm thinking it was the ashfield station, i'm not positive, but if it was, we walked 10 miles. (in addition to the 1.3 miles one-way i'd walk from the studio to the rail station each day.) i'll formulate a chart of how many miles i covered. i was literally limping the next night (sunday).
in florida, we make liberal use of our cars.
oh! and breakfasts! andy made the three of us breakfasts each morning. barefoot boys in the kitchen, ftw. i am very jealous of people who are able to frequent trader joe's.
... to be continued, i suppose i need to get some work done sometime....
a D fucking minus?! that's failing! i never fail! ... the chicago cold has broken me and i weep.
despite the failing grade and bitter cold, our trip was really awesome and really not long enough.
pre-trip. we go to bed around 2 or 3 on wednesday night, cleaning and packing.
thursday morning we have no water with which to brush our teeth or shower. !!
run errands with dead-rat-breath mouths.
end up showing at bekah and eric's doorstep, stinky, carrying towels and bath products, wearing mis-matched pajamas and begging for mercy.
oh. thank. god.
pack frantically, forgetting a warm pajama top, but remembering to bring 2 pajama bottoms.
on the plane, i manage to spill ginger ale directly into my crotch-al area. not on the side, not sorta-near, but directly on my crotch. luckily, my pants dry quickly and i am spared the embarrassment of meeting new people with an uncommonly wet hoo-ha.
so we get in on thursday and are picked up by andy, guitarist and avant garde audio consultant (truly). he took us to los nopales where we dined on insanely good mexican food. did i mention that it was insanely good? i'm back to work today and am dreaming longingly of delicious lime tilapia and nopales salad. eff. i am so hungry. no breakfast. :(
i also saw my first rat this evening.
andy: "uh, that was a rat. yea, they get big here. cat-size."
awesome! city rats!
total kim + anthony chicago rat count: 4
total cities in which i've seen large rats: 2 (chicago and firenze, italia)
then out to a bar for a few alcoholic beverages. (this became a relaxing theme of the vacation.)
friday and saturday the boys pretty much stayed indoors all day mixing their CD under the tutelage of andy.
i.e. they were warm whilst kim braved the cold to venture into the city (not sure what's up w/ my use of third person today).
friday, i was able to see the art institute and it was almost emotional how incredible it was. i love museums and cities that love their museums. it was rather inspring. plus, some klee paintings! (i don't think anything will quite top the paul klee center in switzerland for klee paintings, though.) rachel actually used to live in chicago and i got to see the ando gallery (in the art institute), where she spent many a contemplative hour. so beautiful and peaceful.
saturday i met up with sleep goblin and ds in downtown chicago. we talked about their recent wedding and meeting boys online and had wild adventures in reaching the brookfield zoo. the crappy part was that we only had an hour at zoo, but we were able to see some swampy animals watch some river otters frolic. throw in a polar bear, some lions and tigers and some real animals (kids dressed up for halloween) and it was pretty cool.
ant and i are planning another trip to chicago in the spring, maybe i can see more of the zoo then.
and it was so beautiful! almost like a park with geese on the lawn.
bonus: i got to see ds mount a stone lion. unfortunately, my pics came out blurry - hopefully sg will be able to post some.
on the way back, we walked from the brookfield zoo to the metra station. it started to get dark. i almost called a cab on my cell phone, with ds' blessing.
good deed for the day: knocked on a stranger's door to inform them that a car light was left on. was invited in for a yuppie argyle party. declined, though later regretted not grabbing (what looked to be) a delicious party beverage. they got out a train schedule and were able to direct us to a metra station. hurrah! bliss! bi-pedal relaxation, 2 story trains and mood-color-change tickets.
i'm thinking it was the ashfield station, i'm not positive, but if it was, we walked 10 miles. (in addition to the 1.3 miles one-way i'd walk from the studio to the rail station each day.) i'll formulate a chart of how many miles i covered. i was literally limping the next night (sunday).
in florida, we make liberal use of our cars.
oh! and breakfasts! andy made the three of us breakfasts each morning. barefoot boys in the kitchen, ftw. i am very jealous of people who are able to frequent trader joe's.
... to be continued, i suppose i need to get some work done sometime....
10.24.2006
50 degrees?!
there are so many things i want to post about! i feel very behind. but not that stressed, so that's a plus, i suppose.
1 - i've been wanting to post about the mug i bought from tits, like, forever ago. i absolutely adore it and everytime i have my camera out, it's in the dishwasher or at work. i figure you don't want to see my nasty tea/coffee stains all over it, so i've not had pictures taken. heart!! snap one up, yotches!
2 - insane congratulations to sleep goblin and ds on their beautiful wedding! i wish i could have been there. the weather looks absolutely amazing and they look so peaceful and happy. my only consolation is that i'll get to see them THIS FUCKING SATURDAY.
3 - i made a donation bag for the atomic holiday bazaar. one night, one bag. hell yea! if only i could keep up such momentum.... i've decided that i'm really going to try to only make bags that i, myself, would carry around. i like this one a lot. even though it's a little girly pink. :)
4 - this is the kitchen of the new house my parents are building. my mom's going to have to install some sort of ladder, methinks.
5 - mmm... my dad makes amazing, amazing food. even w/ a thrown out back.
dumplings! that's chinese red vinegar w/ ginger in the bowls.
6 - on the way to visit parents 2 weekends ago, i took some photos. yes, while i was driving. most of them were horrifically twisted, but here are a few.
this is all of matlacha. bright and brighter! very cute.
lots of fishing on matlacha.
7 - a month ago, i had the freakiest dream where i was in a hilly area whereupon i fell into a loamy, earthy maze. when i came to, i was held hostage by ferrets. ferrets in space suits.
sometimes you can tell where dream imagery comes from. in this case, i have no idea where space ferrets could have come from! maybe it was prophetic, because a week later i spied this.
1 - i've been wanting to post about the mug i bought from tits, like, forever ago. i absolutely adore it and everytime i have my camera out, it's in the dishwasher or at work. i figure you don't want to see my nasty tea/coffee stains all over it, so i've not had pictures taken. heart!! snap one up, yotches!
2 - insane congratulations to sleep goblin and ds on their beautiful wedding! i wish i could have been there. the weather looks absolutely amazing and they look so peaceful and happy. my only consolation is that i'll get to see them THIS FUCKING SATURDAY.
3 - i made a donation bag for the atomic holiday bazaar. one night, one bag. hell yea! if only i could keep up such momentum.... i've decided that i'm really going to try to only make bags that i, myself, would carry around. i like this one a lot. even though it's a little girly pink. :)
4 - this is the kitchen of the new house my parents are building. my mom's going to have to install some sort of ladder, methinks.
5 - mmm... my dad makes amazing, amazing food. even w/ a thrown out back.
dumplings! that's chinese red vinegar w/ ginger in the bowls.
6 - on the way to visit parents 2 weekends ago, i took some photos. yes, while i was driving. most of them were horrifically twisted, but here are a few.
this is all of matlacha. bright and brighter! very cute.
lots of fishing on matlacha.
7 - a month ago, i had the freakiest dream where i was in a hilly area whereupon i fell into a loamy, earthy maze. when i came to, i was held hostage by ferrets. ferrets in space suits.
sometimes you can tell where dream imagery comes from. in this case, i have no idea where space ferrets could have come from! maybe it was prophetic, because a week later i spied this.
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