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Sunday, August 14th, 2005
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7:53 pm
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i left berkeley today. back at home.
my grandfather died unexpectedly. i can't go to his funeral.
kevin is coming to napa valley later this week to meet my family and spend some time with me before i leave.
... just holding my head up.
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| Sunday, July 10th, 2005
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4:37 pm - the heat from in their pockets could burn marks into their legs.
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fourth of july
lovely time with some lovely people down near the berkeley marina.
  
being lame
i bought my first pair of stiletto shoes. this is such a rare moment that it deserves to be in a journal.
the loves of my life
gravy train!!!
anthony and i headed over to san francisco last night for the best concert ever. the crowd was so fun and friendly, and definitely the best dressed group of people i've ever seen. just the people watching alone was worth it; such an amazing array of fresh, un-cliched fashion, plus i didn't see one studded belt the entire night and i can't even say how refreshing that was. hunx and chunx danced next to me and anthony the whole concert until it was their turn to go on. i got the utter entertainment of seeing chunx hit on every single underage boy in the venue, and just laugh. the people at the show were so awesome and nice. during the gravy train!!! set i made some new girl friends, and we just completely rocked out and sang along to everything. the girl next to me, whom i met when she accidentally held my hand, was so funny and cute and we started making up dances to the 80s songs playing in the background before the band when on. the gravy train!!! set was absolutely ridiculous and raunchy as always, and after the show they stuck around to hang out and goof around. besides the show, i think one of the best parts was in between bands and before and after the show, when the dj played an array of 80s favorites and we all just had a huge dance party in the middle of the floor, rocking out our hardest. you just can't beat great bands at small clubs and lots of crazy dancing.
 
 
hunx insisted on seeing any of the photos i had taken of the set, which added up to about 5, and after taking a puff of his cigarette concluded in the most flamboyant tone,
"damn, i have such a hot body... can you send me all of them?"
up and coming...
in about an hour i'm heading back to berkeley for the week. the week at the gallery is going to be a crazy one because we have our first summer opening exhibition on wednesday. i'm very excited because i really like the artists' work that's being displayed and i get to meet all of the artists at the opening. i'm bringing my mom as my date, and it will be nice to have someone there to look at the displays i've designed and set up. tomorrow i get to start designing the new brochure for the gallery, which is the main reason i agreed to work there for free in the first place. my first professional design experience, yay! now back to the insane drugged-out people of berkeley, and away from the torture that comes with living at home. but i am officially going to london for a few days at the end of thes summer, and it is the joy of the future that keeps me smiling every day.
the moldy peaches' "anyone else but you" is the cutest, most awkward love song. i just adore it.
current music: the moldy peaches
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| Saturday, July 2nd, 2005
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1:29 pm - My dreams, they've got to kiss, because I don't get sleep...
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the crazies of berkeley
on the bus to work the other day a woman sat next to me, about in her 50s or so, who talked the entire ride to her stuffed animal horse, "betsy," that she kept in a fanny pack around her waist with the horse's head and neck sticking out in front of her.
"betsy! gosh darn it where did you put my card!?"
the experience left me in complete ambivalence, half of me feeling sad for her that she was obviously mentally ill, and half of me wanting to burst out laughing because the experience was so ridiculous.
eye doctor
so i went to get some new glasses (photos to come someday soon) at the eye doctor. after going through the general tests the assistant put those awful, stinging eyedrops in my eyes to dilate my pupils and sent me to the back waiting room to wait for the doctor. half blinded by the sensitivity of the light, plus starting to see double of the objects in front of me, i all of the sudden hear the sound of chains. right then, two armed guards come in, behind them some psycho criminal with hands and legs chained, arms tied to his body, being escorted by another guard, come and sit next to me. so there i sat, half blind, with three armed guards and a chained man kicking over a table of magazines. beyond amusing.
the uk
today i recieved my letter of admission to the glasgow school of art in scotland for the spring semester!!! i am absolutely thrilled. plus it ends up that when i'm going to amsterdam at the end of this summer for my fall semester it is cheaper to fly into london and then take a small flight from london to amsterdam, so there is a chance i get to go to london for a few days at the end of the summer and see my favorite city in the world! JOY! i do hope that works out. i'm really beginning to look forward to next year.
popscene
laura and i have embarked to the greatest dance club known to mankind. last thursday, and every thursday henceforth, we went/will go to popscene in san francisco. the music ranges from the smiths and the cure to le tigre and gorillaz (who's new video, by the way, is awesome. jamie hewlett amazes me.), plus there is always a live band, usually from europe, (last week's from london), AND the crowd consists completely of girls and gay men so you can dance the night away without ever being grabbed at or hit on! it's paradise! trendy without being obnoxious, too young, or pretentious.
ACCI Gallery
my internship at the art gallery has proved to be more than wonderful. from monday through friday i spend my time doing window displays, designing future exhibition layouts, selling art and jewelry, contacting media sources for advertisements on future events, and basically anything i chose to do since they aren't paying me. plus the ladies i work with are absolutely lovely and kind, and always make a point to tell me how appreciative they are for my help.
i also applied for a night job at a bookstore to make some money, but i haven't heard back from them yet so that doesn't look too good. i guess 12 hour work days might be pushing it anyways, but it would still be a fun way to earn some cash. hanging out with books is always a delight, just to basque in my nerdiness.
from here on out...
tonight: jazz concert and fireworks at Mondavi winery
future: gravy train!!! concert next weekend, plus le tigre and beck the week after.
attitude: courtesy of emily dickinson, to change my state of mind from poem I to poem II
I
Pain has an element of blank;
It cannot recollect
When it began, or if there were
A day when it was not.
It has no future but itself,
Its infinite realms contain
Its past, enlightened to perceive
New periods of pain.
II
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
current music: gorillaz- feel good inc
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| Thursday, May 26th, 2005
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4:53 pm
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| Sunday, May 22nd, 2005
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11:54 am
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i found the kings of convenience's quiet is the new loud album yesterday at bullmoose for 7.97.
this makes me happy.
current music: kings of convenience- i don't know what i can save you from
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| Sunday, April 3rd, 2005
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3:32 pm
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Q AND NOT U CONCERT PHOTOS!!!
i'm too tired to give a whole explaination about how wonderful this show was, so in short: it was just marvelous.
dance party to the max.
( so many animal calls )
current mood:  blah
current music: my roommate's weird-ass music
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| Monday, March 28th, 2005
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6:16 pm - OH MY GOD.
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| Tuesday, March 8th, 2005
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9:21 pm
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hm, i think i just almost died.
being a little bit of an idiot, i decided that i was tired of sitting in the library and wanted to go work out at the gym. i had planned for this, and already had my little gym shoes in my bag. so i grabbed my shoes, and bundled up, and ventured out into the ice storm, which has now escalated up to extremely strong winds + ice. (can we say frostbite?) basically, i'm heading through the arctic tundra in order to go to the gym ( = i am from california).
now here's the fun part... when i reach the football field area, which is lined with streetlights, i walk directly under a streetlamp that immediately sparks up and blows out AS I'M UNDER IT. i'm thinking, 'oh shit oh shit, i'm not electricuted' when all of the sudden the entire field of lights blow out at the exact same second, lighting up the entire sky, resembling a micro nuclear explosion. standing there alone in shock with my little gym shoes, while pellits of ice smack against my face, i said "FUCK THE GYM" and ran for dear life back to the library, where i safely sit now.
the adventures of living in maine.
...
and then i just checked my e-mail to receive this photo from my dad of my home:
oh the irony.
current mood: holy shit
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7:48 pm - i'm never in my waking life
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12:32 am - live journal love
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LCP246 (12:14:36 AM): what should my name be?
LCP246 (12:14:36 AM: oh, I have it! : BoZ R MiNe
speakerspushXair (12:20:57 AM): alanas_moufle
LCP246 (12:16:39 AM): or L_A_U_R_A
speakerspushXair (12:16:40 AM): boring!
speakerspushXair (12:31:03 AM): just do ___boring
LCP246 (12:31:03 AM): you're being boring
LCP246 (12:31:07 AM): fuck you!
speakerspushXair (12:31:19 AM): ___bitch
LCP246 (12:31:24 AM): _____________________ass hole
this is the condensed version of the most amazing conversation i've had in a while.
the decision: OUI_NON
psh, french people...
current mood: entertained
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| Saturday, March 5th, 2005
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5:26 pm - purple haze
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last night was just lovely. i got off campus to go check out the new gallery exhibits at the "first friday" events in portland. art really is one of my only medicines. i have been so stressed and depressed lately, so just to be out of bates and away from midterms and essays, and going out into a vibrant and creative atmosphere really soothed me.
the space probably had the most innovative exhibit. it was a series of future spacecraft sculptures made out of cardboard.  they were pretty cool.
after all the galleries closed i went out for a lovely sushi dinner, and decided to try a new restaurant as well, which ended up being quite excellent.
after that, i was on my way to go get a cup of tea at breaking new grounds and i ran into knate, which was quite a fun surprise since i haven't seen him in a really long time, so we hung out for the rest of the evening until the bus left for home.
now i'm back to essay-land, but at least most of my things are completed and the major paper i have to write is at least interesting: (i have to choose a feminist artist who has reclaimed the female sexual body from oppressive dominant norms, and then analyze her artwork to see if she has done so effectively). tonight WRBC is putting on a show with mighty purple and electrajet, so i'm off to check that out with mg.
current mood:  content
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| Thursday, March 3rd, 2005
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4:36 pm
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"Memories are not just in the brain. They are in your fingertips, your tongue, in your chest, in your toes, in your nostrils and they smell certain smells that remind you of something or in your taste buds as they recall the taste of something which calls back a host of other memories and connotations until you are overwhelmed by it all."
-Sylvia Spratt, one my most beloved friends<3
current mood: calm
current music: wolf parade
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| Sunday, February 6th, 2005
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12:58 pm
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| Tuesday, February 1st, 2005
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8:33 pm
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| Wednesday, January 19th, 2005
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3:46 pm - what would glory be if not a heart?
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I couldn't do it again,
I can hardly bear to look at it-
in the garden, in light rain
the young couple planting
a row of peas, as though
no one has ever done this before,
the great difficulties have never as yet been faced and solved-
They cannot see themselves,
in fresh dirt, starting up
without perspective,
the hills behind them pale green, clouded with flowers-
Look at her, touching his cheek
to make a truce, her fingers
cool with spring rain;
in thin grass, bursts of purple crocus-
even here, even at the beginning of love,
her hand leaving his face makes
an image of departure
and they think
they are free to overlook
this saddness.
"The Garden", Louise Gluck
that little voice in my head needs to go play in the highway.
now.
current mood: crap
current music: refused
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| Tuesday, January 18th, 2005
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1:06 am
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| Monday, January 3rd, 2005
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10:23 pm
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| Thursday, February 12th, 2004
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8:08 pm - <3
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since sylvia has started a theme of matt groening quotes on love, i'm going to dedicate another one to her...
"Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun."
-Matt Groening
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!
current mood: amused
current music: tracy chapman (it seems to be a folk rock chick day)
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and emily 
have come back into my life from their abroad adventures. so happy about that. i love my best college girls. just hearing about their experiences makes me so excited to go abroad next year.
<---um, for those of you who don't know, this is the (second) love of my life
indescribable
crushed
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