Simply Complicated

2002-08-02T17:29:00.000-07:00

write somebody!!!!

2002-07-02T16:23:00.000-07:00

well...it's not longer invisible...

2002-06-30T12:32:00.000-07:00

how sad...the page has temporarily disappeared.

2002-06-30T12:31:00.000-07:00

fill the pages....it's just for kicks....randomness is life

2002-06-28T10:42:00.000-07:00

good morning! Now I can remember who I am and what my password is.. hehehe, I love habitual things like that. So much easier to remember.

2002-06-20T15:25:00.000-07:00

regurgitated words and ideas are killing me right now

2002-06-19T00:11:00.000-07:00

you know...I never thought I could handle that much history...yet I just gave a lecture along with Jess and Mel for the past 2 hours about WWI to the Cold War...in a nut shell...

2002-06-11T01:04:00.000-07:00

It's 1 am...and we're singing little mermaid....after abou an hour or so of kareoke keeping the neighborhood up.
Pop tarts are running freely....and 16 candles is up....

2002-06-09T14:08:00.000-07:00

Yay! Summer vacation!!!!
....and it's already busy as hell.... ¬_¬

2002-05-07T19:50:00.000-07:00

I'm convinced everyone else got sucked up into a deep black hole...
...and my schedule sounds like yours.
And it sucks being sick at the wost possible time of the school year.

2002-04-28T20:43:00.000-07:00

So Lizzy's gonna be really busy for like...ever. How's everyone else's schedule?

2002-04-06T19:00:00.000-08:00

I have come to the complete conclusion that I strongly dislike Wuthering Heights. It's about up there on the list as Ethan Frome.

2002-04-02T14:24:00.000-08:00

Happy Easter! ^_^

2002-02-16T20:10:00.000-08:00

I decided that this message was innapropriate. Hiroki doesn't like it when i cuss.

2002-02-02T19:16:00.000-08:00

Yeah....so Kimi's lazy and felt like changing the layout and...bleh. Besides...I thought this looked cool...

2002-01-09T22:17:00.000-08:00

Mine was good. Went to Arizona and took pictures like a maniac at this little city that's on a hill/cliff. It was really cute....expensive stuff, but cute. Then loafed, then decided to start homework, then played FFX (It's sooooo Gooooooodddddd!!!!!), then actually saw Lord of the Rings AND Monsters, Inc. Huge jump for me, I don't usually have the patience capacity to watch 2 movies in one vacation. And one was 3 hours!!!! Go me!!!!! XP I think I'm tired and sick of homework.....anyway...
so how come yours sucked Liz? Sorry to hear such...I hope you weren't sick the WHOLE time...

2002-01-07T22:50:00.000-08:00

wow, i haven't done this in a while. i've decided i don't like capital letters for a while. i dunno why. i'm just weird i guess. hiroki tells me i'm psycho; he's probably right. so my vacation sucked royally. how bout u guys?

2002-01-06T22:26:00.000-08:00

eeelllllllllllllloooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!anyone out there?

2002-01-03T09:30:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2001-12-30T20:31:00.000-08:00

Happy holidays [again].....new year's coming up. I hope all's well with everyone although no one's written or probably seen this for a month >_< Take care!
P.S. PSX2 is the best thing that ever happened. So is FF ^_^

2001-12-09T19:42:00.000-08:00

Bleh.....one word: recital. Another word: homework. A phrase: a messy room that my mom nags about. A sentence: These things cause stress. [Need I say more? 'Twas not a very good week]
But the upside is that my bro's coming next week from TX for the holidays! Now I just need to haul my junk outa his room....
Besides that, just wanted to say Happy holidays, and hope everyone is in the Xmas spirit. ^_^

2001-11-21T16:37:00.000-08:00

awww...you're not supposed to be sick over Thanksgiving!! :( I'm sorry...I hope you feel better. Speaking of, I haven't talked to you in awhile...we need to go see a movie or something again...

2001-11-19T20:03:00.000-08:00

ok, lizzy's sick AGAIN. this is the 2nd time this school year. what really sucks a nut is that we're recording in a week. ah, at least the new recording equipment will cover it up. i can touch it up as much as i need to with the kick-ass digital system we got. it's very much fun to tinker with. E! entertainment is paying us $2000 to go carolling!!!! 6 of us are going, so it's gonna be fun. the bonus is we get to miss school!!! yay!! fun times!!!!!! everyone come to the APA music department christmas concert at huntington beach high school december 11 @ 7pm. u'll enjoy it. i was listenin to the jazz lab bands rehearse and they're all equal opportunity offenders. jeremy's organizing the performance for jazz lab 2, the advanced group, so u can betcho mama it's gonna be freakin funny. he's too cool, but hiroki's still my hero. anyway, everyone come!!!!

2001-11-18T13:22:00.000-08:00

Yeah, Kelly gave me a hug at Michelle's b-day party. I was actually surprised because a few people actually came up and told me thank you. It was shocking yet touching at the same time. At least, the rest of the school was exposed to it. That was my goal. Whether or not it makes a difference is in their hands...
I agree! Godspell was très bien, mon amie. I am very proud of you and everyone. Talk about REPRESENTATION FROM CONNELLY!!!! >)

2001-11-14T21:12:00.000-08:00

GODSPELL ROCKS!! That's all I have to say. Just thought I'd say SOMETHING... by the way, Kimiko, Tandem is making an attempt at reactivating itself.

2001-11-09T21:32:00.000-08:00

heyo people...just thought I should say HEY cuz I kinda forgot to write in this here blogger confab...anywho...what's new? BTW kimi! The poppies are awesome...did kelly give u a hug?..she thought that was really awesome of you to put all that effort into the poppies! ME TOO! Imma gonna wear it on Sunday at GODSPELL hehe!! Anyways...enjoy your weekends people!

2001-10-31T22:52:00.000-08:00

it's ok kimi. i feel your pain. really, i do. i'm proud of you for the veteran thing. nice job. i'm watching rocky horror right now before i go to a party with rach and katie. it's very entertaining. granted, i own it, but i feel like watching it on tv. i'm gonna go do some random stuff now. oh, and happy wiccan new year!!!!

2001-10-31T20:42:00.000-08:00

I know...I know...I'm not really doing hw today...but that's just because I'm incredibly sick of doing essays, studying, etc. But I just thought this was really great because it has a message for what's happening to the country and the Muslims now. It's about a photographer's life in a Japanese internment camp from WWII and his effort to prevent history from repeating itself. Go check it out.
I'll go find a corner to hide in now....

2001-10-31T19:26:00.000-08:00

BTW, Happy Halloween everyone! It's sad though because no one's really coming to Trick-or-Treat this year....
Damn terrorists.

2001-10-31T19:25:00.000-08:00

Koala? (FYI, that's our school mascot...)
I'm soooo excited!!! Tomorrow, the guy's gonna deliver all the poppies for Vets' Day at our school!!! Whee~~!!! All the hard work is paying off!!!
I've been working on bringing the whole poppy dillio to school, and it's been a rushed month of fundraising for the flowers. Basically, I just wanted to bring a little more awarance about veterans to a bunch of teenagers. Futile in some respects, but at least I try. So yeah...we raised about $220 for the veterans, and now I just need to wait for distribution day to see if people'll actually pay attention. Maybe I can get people to care... *shrugs* Then I get to do this all over again for Memorial Day o_O

2001-10-30T22:32:00.000-08:00

well, i just found out that hiroki beat out more drum majors than the previously stated 20. apparently it was close to 50. he's now been promoted from my hero to my god. he reminds me of a koala...

2001-10-29T19:23:00.000-08:00

YAY!!!!!!! our band won 2nd place at the tourney at fullerton hs on saturday!!!!! hiroki beat out all the other drum majors (there were 20 others) and won the drum major award!!!!!! happiness!!!!!!!!!!!!! he's now officially my hero.

2001-10-29T18:37:00.000-08:00

Well, B and some of C are over, and then finished what we could for G. It worked better than I thought...and I feel bad partially because I feel I've misjugdged her, but also because her tires went kaput. >_< They...uhh...mmm...well, they're no longer in function.
Just needed a little vent. Don't mind me.

2001-10-27T15:08:00.000-07:00

I'm terrified of the coming week. You don't need to care.
A - 2 essays and 1 poem due + King Arthur and co.
B - test
C - test + labs
D - test (not that bad)
E - test
F - 300 point essay about morality
G - dialouge with -- and I reeaaaallly don't feel that confident working with her. As much as she's a friend, I don't know if/how she works.
blah...psha

2001-10-24T21:51:00.000-07:00

LoL XD How cuteee....I'm sure he'd appreciate it ^_~ Welll...mmm....I know this is quite generic, but how's a gift certificate? I'm not the best person when it comes to personality gifts...just make sure the card's all good, and that it's just fun year round. BTW, what theme kinda thing are you talking about? If it FF, posters are good. Yeeaaahhh....something like that. The import CDs are a bit up the wall...price wise o_O
I just came to say that I'm having a crummy week/month because I keep forgetting everything. Why? I dunno....but it's really pissing me off. Like, I can't find all the music for the masses at school, so I had to go ask the music teacher to print me a new set...and I killed a tree doing that... then today, I lost my Art Club badge/pin thing, and I was really psyched about it... :( ...and then all these freakin' tests, and I don't remember half of the stuff for beans. I really don't care who conquered what where 1000 years ago. I could care even less about who ruled in what order.
When I don't feel like I get anything out of the classes this year, I keep reminding myself that I'm learning how to do stuff I don't really enjoy....that a good thing?

2001-10-21T23:19:00.000-07:00

Hmmmmmm-- guys I have a dilemma. It's Danny's B-day (Danny is my bud with benefits) and I don't quite know what to get him, for the thing he's been raving about is a bit pricey (around 40$). Now I'm in no means a cheap skate or anything and would gladly get it for him, but I also think it may be a bit soon... you know? What do you think? Another friend of mine suggested a kiss as an alternative. *Blush*

2001-10-17T21:17:00.000-07:00

bah...it's all good; this is getting to be pretty normal. I like the justification of the "National Sleep Day." If worse comes to worse, I'll get the whole school to petition it. Besides, we can spare a few hours for that...it'd be a lot better than those LOUD pep rallies at school. Those are getting ridiculous...they're becoming more and more like concerts. Go in with the ability to hear, come out with a headache. Personally, I'm not so sure that this is showing school pride as much it is as showing how loud a group of 250 girls can scream...

2001-10-15T23:56:00.000-07:00

kim, i'm sorry your day sucked so. mine was pretty ok. well, as for the sleeping thing, u guys could be rejoicing in the fact that you are reaching peace and harmony through synchronizing your mindsets in sleep. i dunno. we had naptime in chem a few times last year. that was good. hope today is better for u!! sunshine day!!!!!!

2001-10-15T21:55:00.000-07:00

I'm proud. I did a self portrait for art, and it looks somewhat like me. Mackos was showing it off screaming that she "had a Kimi." o_O Was...something I'd rather not see everyday...but it was...interesting. mmm...but other than that, it was pretty crappy day to say the least. Forgot just about ALL MY FREAKIN' HOMEWORK @ HOME. ¬_¬ I wasn't a happy camper. And then all the stupid school pride activites this afternoon....I know the intention was good, but I got better things to do with my time. Like catch up on homework or SLEEP. For our school "bonding time", I think we should have "National Sleep Day". I like that idea. We should celebrate the fact that we're rejuvinating our minds and bodies...or whatever justification you can come up with. Just a thought. ^_^

2001-10-13T14:13:00.000-07:00

i'm going to a band tournament at OCC today. our band only has half of their field show done. granted, they're all bright kids, but they had the ENTIRE summer and the first two months of school for this. they JUST learned the second act yesterday. i have a sneaking suspicion they're not gonna do too well tonight.

2001-10-08T10:40:00.000-07:00

Get better chicka...take your vitamins, drink your liquids...and go see a doctor....

2001-10-04T20:59:00.000-07:00

ok, lizzy's not the happiest of campers right now since she's been sick since monday. my buddy john is cool tho cuz he let me sleep in his car. mmm...sleep...good. nyquil & sleeping pills...even better. gnite.

2001-09-30T18:16:00.000-07:00

Thankees sooo much Jess...I saw your sis, and thought she was crazy for wearing a sweater today O_O She insane?!?! It's like 100 degrees, and she's wearing a long-sleeved shirt!!! Whatever....
Oh, and I hate Chemistry right now......

2001-09-30T11:35:00.000-07:00

Yeah, it's frustrating for me too, but.. oh well. We're going to have a good week... hopefully. AH, I've got so much homework to do!

2001-09-26T20:56:00.000-07:00

Right now...life bites, and I need a head. Don't mind me...

2001-09-24T22:01:00.000-07:00

so...Lizzy's in a relatively happy mood - considering all the friggin homework she has EVERY DAY. but she can't complain. Lizzy jus wants to send her love & sunshininess (is that a word? oh well, it is now) to everyone who reads this.

2001-09-17T21:56:00.000-07:00

...I think that those a good thoughts to believe, but I don't agree about the terrorists. I believe that they know what they're doing...they're just looking from a different light than us. That's why I hate Bush's words of "good and evil". I don't believe that there is a good side or a bad side; there are only perspectives. I read in an article that once when they interviewed an arrested terrorist from the previous WTC bombing that he wanted to show the US that we're killing people just like you and me. You read All Quiet on the Western Front. They're trying to prove the point that Paul learned: we're killing human beings. It doesn't matter who they are or what they believe. We're killing humans. The difference is now we have an emotional attatchment to victims, and we're getting a bitter taste of our own medicine. I agree that violence isn't the answer, but I suppose that the media is saying it is.

2001-09-16T15:47:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to say something... anything... so I have. I got into Godspell. I've been watching the movie just because it's happy, youthful, full of song and dance... all that jazz. It takes away the realities.
I listen to the stories that were told through the musical, and then I listen to Bush. Juxtapose attitudes. I just wonder all sorts of things, like... what should be done?
Jesus says turn the other cheek. Bush says that we will not tolerate this. Jesus says love our enemies. Bush says that they will pay.
They will pay... I say again, not out of vengeance, but of thought. Who are we to punish them just like who are they to hurt us? Who says we can't stand still? What have they proved? What are we going to prove in reply?
I don't believe we have that authority to punish them. It'd be like an older brother turning around and punching the younger one for hitting him when the he himself doesn't know that… instead of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, 'back off' works just as well. Even the faceless terror knows not what they do. Their only aim is to hurt us, when they don't know the grief, the anger, the confusion and the remorse it sends the rest of us going into. We can stand still in this. Jesus stood still when Pontius Pilate and the Pharisees of Jerusalem questioned him and it didn't make him any weaker for it. Instead, Jesus forgave; he forgave those who even mocked him at the foot of his crucifixion saying "God, Forgive them. They know not what they do." The terrors believe that they have hurt us, shown us that we can be penetrated. They have proven that they will hurt us. In reply, we can choose to go to war with them or we can choose to punish those only responsible. They don't know how strong we are becoming, just by standing together and being each other's safety nets. We are becoming one. We cry out in one voice for we all know the sadness and the hurt.
But I believe in Jesus who will fight with peace, however strong a contradiction that appears to be. Jesus taught to love your enemies, love your neighbor as you do yourself, and to love God. I want to follow him in his teaching. I know that people have scoffed… for example, when I made a mandala yesterday, I found a saying that said 'Thank God it's Monday'. I cut out, 'Thank God'. Someone scoffed at me. I know people think God is Dead. Jesus never lived. Jesus is a myth. There is no God. I don't believe this.
I parallel other beliefs: That God doesn't sit on the throne in heaven. Instead he lives within our hearts. I believe as God as God, present in all things and all love, and I believe that Jesus is my friend: my companion to walk the uncut, unclear paths of faith with. I believe he's a shepherd and a guide and the greatest friend I at least can ever have aside from people I can literally see, hear and touch. I believe that he is our Strength and that if we do good to our neighbor, we do good to him.
Bad things happen to good people to unite us, I believe. Those terrors united us. Before Tuesday ever happened, Americans used I. After Tuesday Americans use We. God tests our mettle. God tests our resolve. God tests our hearts and I believe that he saves. We become WE because we are brought together, once more bringing Him into our lives too. Blessed are those who grieve, for they will be comforted. Don't lose faith, because comfort will come in time. Don't give up.

2001-09-15T17:21:00.000-07:00

525,600 minutes 525,000 moments so dear 525,600 minutes, How do you measure, measure a year?...in daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee...in inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife...in 525,600 minutes, How do you measure a year in the life? How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love...Seasons of Love...Seasons of Love....
525,600 minutes 525,000 journeys to plan 525,600 minutes, How do you measure the life of a woman or a man?...In truths that she learned, or the times that he cried...In bridges he burned, or the way that she died?...It's time now to sing out though the story never ends, let's celebrate, remember a year in the life of friends...Remember the love...Remember the love...Remember the love...Measure in love...Seasons of Love...Seasons of Love
-"Seasons of Love" by Johnathon Larson from RENT

2001-09-13T22:47:00.000-07:00

OK, Kim, it isn't bout image. Trust me. We're not declaring war. Something more would have to happen before Congress declares war. Although, my friend Colin is worried about it cuz the draft age is 16. That would mean just about every guy I know...This does bring the entire nation into perspective of our mortality. Think about it. We could go at any minute. Just make the most of what you have. Spread the love. Goddess bless.

2001-09-13T18:48:00.000-07:00

I didn't want to encounter something like this...no one did. My parents/teachers have always said that they remember everything that happened the day that the Challenger exploded or when Pearl Harbor was bombed or JFK's assassination. But that was all in the past. Now I understand the feeling of a day that never ends. This week has felt like an eternity, and it's still not over. I understand what it's like to feel the boilings of war that may fly out of control. I feel the frustration because I don't know what to decide: war or back off. I don't want another war, and I don't believe in striking back...but at the same time, I know that we're the ones who'll look like cowards if we don't do something. We'll look weak. But which is more important: the US's image or a war? Or is the war inevitable?
I don't know about everyone else, but this has really put my life in perspective. I was on the top of the WTC two months ago...to the day. And I remember looking down from the top and how scary it was. Thinking about all the people that jumped from the top is something I'd rather not imagine. To think that I could have been there when it was bombed....if they did it two months earlier. The whole ordeal seriously set in when I realized that I went to all of those places this summer. To think that innocent people like me and other citizens of this country were used to destroy our national symbols is horrifying. I don't know what to think anymore.

2001-09-13T18:36:00.000-07:00

This is really pissing me off...everyone's calling for war because of Tuesday. I know that I can't empathize with everyone and I don't know exactly what's going through their heads, but...is war really an answer? Is no negotiations going to do anything? We say that our government has been founded and based on Christianity...then why don't we abide by it. Doesn't it say something in there about not striking back to one who's harmed you? I don't know the quote...but isn't there something there along those lines?

2001-09-09T21:09:00.000-07:00

eee! sorry that I couldn't go Liz!! >_< I know I just talked to you and everything....but still... :(
getting ready for another blasted week of school. perhaps I should start "branching out" and talk to some of those freshman...I know all of....err...2.....

2001-09-08T00:06:00.000-07:00

sock hop was lots of fun. we went to the pregame at 6:30 then sock hop lasted till 11. right now i have caffeine practically comin outta my ears. ok, gotta wind down.

2001-09-06T22:51:00.000-07:00

if it makes kimi feel better lizzy had a 100-point cultural literacy test on the second day of school.

2001-09-05T21:39:00.000-07:00

how exciting is life really? I mean ours in general. It's pretty basic: wake up, go to school, come home, do work, eat, go sleep...recycle, reuse, reduce, and close the loop.....rinse, wash, repeat.....if we get lucky we throw in the occasional asterix. Pretty pathetic...
Keemee just feels really blah because the first week of school's not even over and she thinks she's gonna have a cow and a half or some other type of mammal...

2001-09-04T20:48:00.000-07:00

hehehe, I got an extension on the journal! I get to turn it in on friday like everybody else! Mwahahaha... of course, I gotta do that last page of the Crucible tonight. *gahs!*

2001-09-02T13:59:00.000-07:00

I think I'm gonna freak...I might have my HW done BEFORE 8 hours prior to school starting.....weeiiird...
Perhaps doing that reading until the wee hours in the morning was worth it...

2001-08-30T21:37:00.000-07:00

What is Grapes of Wrath about?? --- dare she ask what the title suggests?

2001-08-30T00:04:00.000-07:00

I finally finished that god-forsaken book. It's gonna be burned at the bando bonfire. Mark my words. We're all gonna burn it.

2001-08-28T17:24:00.000-07:00

Don't EVER read "Grapes of Wrath" if you can avoid it. Evil, evil book. Stupid, stupid summer homework.

2001-08-27T16:41:00.000-07:00

I wanna be a vegetarian now...I'd be a vegan, but I probably couldn't handle it...I couldn't live without ice cream...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

2001-08-27T15:31:00.000-07:00

Photoshop is my friend...and I'm happy that mommy's a teacher ^_^

2001-08-26T16:39:00.000-07:00

*ponders* Not sure...I don't really trust going down my neighborhood, though....
I'm very proud, I actually got some CONTENT on my site now!!!! Yay!! *victory music* (Thankees Chrys!!!!) Now I just need to find time to put up the stories....and do my damn homework....grrr....

2001-08-26T01:22:00.000-07:00

Sesame street. Take left turns at any corner that you get to except one... at that one you just go in a little diagonal line into traffic (try not to hit anyone) and make a U-Turn. Fly in a spiral a little bit to the yellow brick road but make a sure pit-stop at Candy land before you hit the main course. I think Sesame street is two thirds and a quarter down the lane that originally leads to The Fraggles' Rock and Eureka's Castle. =) Does that help?

2001-08-23T23:51:00.000-07:00

hmm....Mushroomhead's a lil bored....so Mushroomhead just wants to say "HOWDY!!" to all those fun and crazy people reading this....

2001-08-23T23:20:00.000-07:00

Sunny Days...sweepin' the clouds away....on my way to where the air is sweet! Can you tell me how to get...how to get to Sesame Street!? Come and play...Everything's A-OK Friendly neighbors there...that's where we'll meet! Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?! It's a magic carpet ride, every door will open wide, To happy people like you-- happy people like...What a beautiful....Sunny Day...sweepin' the clouds away...on my way to where the air is sweet! Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street? How to get to Sesame Street?
^_^

2001-08-23T00:14:00.000-07:00

I dunno. Thanks for saying they're all nice. I like to think I have a good people sense. I luv them all. They're funny people.

2001-08-22T20:39:00.000-07:00

You know, Liz, it's quite amusing meeting your friends; espeically online. It's like, "Hi." "hi?" "Kimi, Right?" "Yeah....who're you?" "I'm Liz's friend" "Ohhhhhh...." <---Everytime But gotta admit; they're pretty nice ^_^ Who do I get to meet next? XD

2001-08-22T17:05:00.000-07:00

I luv bull ridin!! I worked at a dude ranch once. It was fun. So maybe I'll bull ride the road down ; ) .

2001-08-22T17:00:00.000-07:00

mmm....it take a lot of energy to be positive...I tried that "optimistic" thing this summer, and it takes a lot out of you...and it's sad to know that things are just gonna get worse...or maybe that's supposed to remind us to appreciate the present

2001-08-22T16:14:00.000-07:00

It's okay. You're allowed to be SOOO positive. And just to think, it's only going to be more of a bumpy ride futher down the road. I hope all of you are adept at bull riding.

2001-08-22T12:45:00.000-07:00

I mean, why not? The world's kinda screwed anyway....
I know that I'm so positive ^_^

2001-08-21T22:39:00.000-07:00

Hell breakin loose. Hmm. Sounds fun. ; )

2001-08-21T20:04:00.000-07:00

Dunno....either that or we can have all hell break loose...oh wait, that's already happened...

2001-08-21T12:49:00.000-07:00

We've got to have a sense some day. Else, if we can't even handle OURSELVES how are we supposed to handle others who come into our lives eh?

2001-08-20T19:31:00.000-07:00

Scary isn't it...? I thought about it today, too, and heck, I don't know for beans. But we're always changing, so do we ever really know who we are?

2001-08-20T17:39:00.000-07:00

Wow. Those are good questions. I have NO idea. I should probably think about them though since I'll be filling out college applications in about a year. Hmmm...

2001-08-19T21:00:00.000-07:00

My Brother's Question: Who are you? (Just the question in itself. No more clarification on his part.)

OR

Express yourself in 500 words or less. ( <--- SAVE FOR COLLEGE ESSAYS!!!!)

"If he's so smart...then how come he's dead?" -Homer Simpson '_'

2001-08-19T20:22:00.000-07:00

...I'm gonna linger on the subject since I think that this is an important issue...dunno about you peeps...swat me later if you find it annoying
It's strange because a lot of people who aren't American want TO BE American, and some of us in America DON'T want to be American but something else (like whatever our roots are). The sad part is, I think that we're just losing each other in the end; cultures are dying because they're jumping into our mindset (persay...dunno what other word to use). I think that we need to preserve what exists as well as be open to new ideas and thoughts.
Besides, I don't think that we, as Americans- born and raised, understand our freedom. I don't think we APPRECIATE our freedom; we don't know how good we've got it. We won't know what we've got until we've lost it.

2001-08-19T18:29:00.000-07:00

eeeeh--- I should pay attention to posts. Sorry guys, I know this is over and done with, but I can't help but adding my two cents. Mushroom head-- America is called "The Melting Pot" because it has no distinct culture of its own. So many different ethnicities have touched this place and blended in their part, that we have no means of saying "This is a distinct culture, strictly speaking." We have no real definition of what is what, so we call it American. It's my belief that one should take greater pride in --who-- they are, rather that --what-- they are. I think that --what-- pins a person down too much. It gives them strict boundaries. I have to follow "this" and "this" and "this" and "this" because it's apart of 'what' I am. --Who-- on the other hand gives you more license to give you freedom of choice, I think. I think of it as kind like assembling an ice-cream bowl at Baskin Robins-Like… oh, I'll have a touch of vanilla, splashed with chocolate and raspberry sauce, with a pinch of nuts and drowned with cream and sprinkles, topped with a half cherry.
I myself am a blend of cultures, and some practices I follow, some I don't, and others I know next to nothing about, but I call myself apart of that culture anyway, because it's somewhere in me.
I hope this helps, and if not, it's a good "speech" to read. =)
So--- how about them Lakers, eh?

2001-08-19T18:14:00.000-07:00

Recital? You shoulda told mee...You know I woulda come ^_^ Just like all the orchestra thingies

2001-08-18T23:26:00.000-07:00

eh...I think I should change the subject...yee-haw I got my recital over with! Too bad I screwed up the whole song...BUT NOBODY NOTICED!!! haha...well except for my teacher of course...and my accompanist....but everyone congratulated me on how good I did...isn't that weird? I played my worst! I'm serious! HAHA!

2001-08-18T19:17:00.000-07:00

Well, I agree that we all should have pride in our cultures, find our roots, etc., but I don't think it should affect the way that one interacts with people. I'm Chinese and Japanese, but I don't know anything for beans in either language. Heck, I'm American before anything besides my blood. But I don't think that my race should affect who I am. That doesn't mean that I'm not proud of my culture, but I don't want to be judged by my race. I want to be judged for the person I am. Basically...I think we all should just be who we are; life's complicated enough as it is.
If this made any sense... ¬_¬

2001-08-18T18:39:00.000-07:00

Thank God! I'm glad you understand what I mean...

2001-08-18T15:55:00.000-07:00

Eugene's gone now. He left this morning. His last act as a Southern Californian was to get this freakin wristband of my wrist. Yay!!! I never thought I'd say this tho, but I miss him.

2001-08-18T00:53:00.000-07:00

I TOTALLY understand sweetie. I feel your pain. I've gone through MANY identity crises. I'm black, white, asian, and native american. If that isn't enough my german grandmother hates asians and my japanese grandmother hates me dating guys other than japanese. You can imagine where that put me since about half of my boyfriends have been asian and only a few of those japanese. I get the whole clueless-about-identification thing. Talk to me whenever.

2001-08-17T23:47:00.000-07:00

I just need to let out my thoughts right now...NOBODY HAS TO READ THIS CRAP!!!...Kimi you said I could let out my feelings and junk...this is what I'm thinking...
I just recently arrived from the Philippines. I visited my roots, and now I'm thinking about my identity as a filipino-american. I am americanized, but I wish I were more filipino. I don't know where I stand. I can't speak or understand filipino but all my other friends do. All my filipino friends except one don't understand. They take pride in being filipino when they don't even act like it...they all talk ebonics...they're more black than filipino! But me and my friend are in between...it's hard to fit in with our filipino friends cuz we just aren't like them...but I have a hard time with my friends in the Philippines and we live in different countries...I mean I don't want to look stupid because I don't know where I stand...what am I exactly? a wanna-be actual filipino or american-filipino without much pride? It's hard when there aren't a lot of people with you being in the "in-between" category....I hope whoever is reading this understands what I'm trying to say...

2001-08-16T23:15:00.000-07:00

Hi again!! Wow, some funny cookin stories? Eugene once fried tuna...with yogurt. Monica burned jello. One of my other friends burned the bottom of a pot boiling water. So non-cookers feel bad no longer. I just thought I'd share. Silly Weenie.

2001-08-16T22:40:00.000-07:00

XD Yeps, happy....didn't mean to drag everyone down with this....people kept saying THEY WERE BORED...sho...thought give 'em something to do....anyone else you wanna drag down?

2001-08-16T22:32:00.000-07:00

what I'm thinking right now is James Blanco is hot...happy now kimi?? :P

2001-08-16T19:28:00.000-07:00

damn summer assignments...why'd they have to be so long... *grumble*

2001-08-15T21:57:00.000-07:00

So, Dodgers kicked ass tonight. 13-1!!! I gotta tell Hiroki. Shawn Green's on a roll. Next game I go to we're dyein our hair Dodger blue. Seriously.

2001-08-15T19:20:00.000-07:00

"....Here she lies, no one knew her worth, the late great daughter of Mother Earth. On this night when we celebrate the birth in that little town of Bethlehem..we raise our glass- YOU BET YOUR ASS TO-...La Vie Boheme....To days of inspriation, playing hookey, making something out of nothing, the need to express- to communicate, to going against the grain, going insane, going mad....to loving tension, no pension, to more than one dimension, to starving for attention, hating convention, hating pretension, not to mention of course, hating old mom and dad...to riding your bike, midday past the three piece suits- to fruits, to no absolut, to choice, to the village voice, to any passing fad...to being an us - for once- instead of a them~~~!!! LA VIE BOHEME"
---La Vie Boheme (Life Cafe), RENT

2001-08-15T19:14:00.000-07:00

No, I haven't heard Cows singing Sunshine Day. I have heard Mice singing "Moonshine" though... Does that count?

2001-08-15T19:09:00.000-07:00

Yo!! All I have to say is, "HB bandos rock my world!!" and "Sunshine Day!!!" Has anyone seen the California cheese commercial with the cows singing Sunshine Day? It's one of the cutest things in the world. So are tarepanda. OK, enough from the Dodger girl.

2001-08-15T18:51:00.000-07:00

Whatever you say mon amie..... o_O....*giggles*
Who else do you think we should invite?...personally, I don't really care....no SUPER lunatic people, though...

2001-08-14T16:13:00.000-07:00

Hiiiiii guys!!! my first blog... whoo hoo! To blog sounds really weird. it sounds like some weird bodily function or something... either wise that or blot which relates to writing with a quill pen, or to seep up excess liquid (shuts up--- human dictionary that she is). Anyway, just saying hi!

2001-08-14T15:53:00.000-07:00

ladeda...I can't draw for beans.....dadumm.....

2001-08-10T18:46:00.000-07:00

well...the title's still stark black, but at least it's got a little variety, and we've got a pretty background now ^_^