adoseofjen

y u no put a ring on it

2011-12-22T01:40:00.000-08:00

I don't always post on my blog, but when I do, its a nerdy proposal that made me waterfall.

Meme Proposal | Tim * Audrey from Crazy Monkey Studio on Vimeo.

black swan

2010-08-18T15:25:00.002-07:00

DARREN ARONOFSKY.
I smell a new favorite movie coming my way.

red nights

2010-08-18T15:10:00.000-07:00

I find this to be visually pleasing. The fact that it's about fetishes doesn't hurt either. Can't really find any information about this movie yet but this will be on my to-watch list.

[http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2010/08/18/TIFF-2010-First-stills-and-trailer-for-Julien-Carbon-and-Laurent-Courtiauds-sexy-thriller-RED-NIGHTS]

creative summer

2010-08-18T14:50:00.000-07:00

So I took some survey about my creativity and I guess it's pretty accurate.

"Creativity gives you insight

You feel that creativity provides insight into your own being. In fact, it is like therapy for you, enabling you to get to know yourself better. You seem to be looking for a way into the mysteries of the subconscious. It’s not really self-expression you are seeking, but rather the tools of self-expression: discovering what your creation will reveal about yourself. Art helps you reflect on, analyse and expand your personality. You long to be creative, and it’s not just because you need to deal with your emotions. It’s the tension between contradictions, and the need to resolve doubt that drives you to be creative. Painting pictures, decorating rooms, arranging shells in the sand — these are all creative processes that allow your introspection to roam. You can trace your life through the different ways you have exercised your creativity. For you, art is there to make sense of life. You are more attracted to artistic activities that demand reflection, planning and solitude, and the personal discoveries you make often provide answers for others, too."

http://www.psychologies.co.uk/personality-tests/whats-your-creative-style/

I'm planning to make a little zine that involves my journal entries during a time period of my life when I suffered major anxiety problems. T'will be interesting. I decided to do it after I wrote a new entry and went back to reflect and analyze (oh hey thats what my results said I do!) and it definitely helped me understand... everything on my life a little more.

summertime

2010-07-14T03:50:00.000-07:00

it's been a weird summer.

but when is it not.

every year, i have this mental cycle of needing to cleanse and reinvent myself into whatever is it i may want to be or do with my life. it's always so frustrating. because i never know what exactly that is. i feel like, if it wasn't for school, i would probably constantly question my motivates and actions all the time. i feel like the only reason it's been summers is because i'm too distracted during the school year for my mind to venture into those seductive thoughts of what my purpose in life is. what life is period.

i'm scared.

meanwhile

summer plans:

-sell off vintage clothing on etsy

-make prints and sell on etsy

-draw comics

-start zine

-watercolor

-clean out clothes

-clean out room

-clean out life

-clean out soul

busy busy.

let me come home

2010-07-14T03:32:00.000-07:00

something about this song fills a void inside me.

which is strange because it just kind of reminds me that I have a void there in the first place.

skewed dolphins

2010-03-11T00:40:00.000-08:00

Ok.
I have to get this off my chest. The Cove was a skewed documentary.

I wanted to love it, I really did, but I just couldn't.

Reasons:
-unnecessary clips of funny and stupid looking facial expressions of fishermen
-Japanese man can only say two words (LETS MAKE FUN OF HIM FOR HIS LACK OF ENGLISH HA HA)
-interviewer asked loaded questions (I can't remember specifies but I assure you, they are logically fallacious)
-after being asked a loaded question, Japanese man stutters. This REALLY ticked me off. He probably doesn't know how to explain in English, not because he doesn't know how to answer. Why couldn't they just hire a translator instead? If he didn't have to struggle finding the right words in English, it would have completely changed the whole tone of the movie.
-comical sound bites during clips with fishermen and administrators
-lack of evidence AGAINST killing dolphins as pest control (not saying it's true but I'd rather see some numbers instead of hearing the white guy say, "Are you serious? PEST CONTROL? Come on!")
-demonizing the fishermen huddled around smoking and laughing like a mafia (they were probably on a lunch break; unnecessary footage)
-distracting lack of evidence with emotional images and music
-dolphins are smart and have feelings too, that is why this superior animal shouldn't be treated the way we treat all the other animals (aka kill, eat, shoot for fun)
-Seems to show how Japanese are heartless drones, highly doubt there isn't a group of active animal lovers there. (No animal activist groups here because they don't want to stand out, that's why we Americans are here to expose it for them. WE JUST WANT TO HELP)
-"poor japanese people don't even know what their country is doing to them we must save them and open their eyes for them because we are better". I don't know, that's kind of the hero message I was getting anyways.

So what about the way we murder our cows and piggies? The way we house our chickens that they can't walk? The way our meat gets e coli and our FDA has nearly no control over it? What exactly gives us the authority to say the way we kill animals is right and what they're doing to dolphins is wrong? There was a point made in the movie about Westerners telling other people what to do, and Japanese resisting. Frankly, I don't see why they wouldn't. Would we allow Japanese people illegally planting cameras in our meat industry and listen to them telling us we are murderers? I highly doubt that.
I haven't seen the other documentaries that were nominated for the Oscars, but I personally felt like it could have gone to something better. Maybe The Cove won because it makes the academy feel good about how white people are saving the day. I would love for the Japanese to do a documentary on American's deer hunting for fun and hanging up antlers as trophies in the living room. It would be called "Americans Slaughters Bambi, Japanese Breaks into Forest to Film the Murders".

On the other end, I did think it was a good documentary, didn't love it but I didn't hate it. There was a heartful message but I just didn't think it was portrayed in the best or fair way. I could go on about how it is great (such as promoting awareness to being proactive) but there's plenty of that out there. I only decided to voice my opinion about the downfall of the documentary when I tried to look for some on the internet and had no luck. So there's my opinion and procrastination from my studies. Back to my term paper I go.

hell week

2010-03-07T23:53:00.001-08:00

I wish I had the energy to update about all the nifty things I've been up to but I don't.
It's last week before finals and ...yeah. That should speak for itself.

MEANWHILE.
I want to collect everything this man creates. Mainly, comics. By the way, that man is Nate Powell, the creator of some beautifully raw graphic novels.

message to my friends

2010-02-11T01:56:00.000-08:00

One of California's favorite cult classic of the spunky punk rock band, Alkaline Trio is back in our neighborhood. Although our musicians have experimented and drifted away from their roots in the past few albums, to a taste of music we no longer are familiar with, this is not the reason we are going to see them.

Hollywood Palladium

Three hours later with eyes pinned open, bruised and shaken, drenched in sweat from tip of my bangs to my converse shoelaces, ears ringing from the scream along lyrics, I finally reunited with the strangers I had arrived to the show with. We met with our smiles breathing heavily, and pulled our tired arms around each other. And we sung. Just in time for the last song... "shaking... like a dog shitting razor blades."

In October 2003, I met the friends I would have forever.

Sitting on the grass after school by faculty parking, swaying to Hakon's acoustic guitar as he sings, "maybe I... just set aside... the fact that you were broken hearted... in my own special selfish way".
Analyzing what bathroom surgeries mean and it clicking together when Becka points out "I've never met arms like yours". AIM away messages that read "forgot you've got so far to go" as I questioned the meaning of my high school relationship. Getting drunk at David's house and singing along to Maybe I'll Catch Fire as Becka's tears begin to fall and hugging me as if I was slipping away. Scribbling the words "I hope the suns out in New York, I hope he bought you roses..." in my calculus book on Valentine's Day. Making our usual circle outside of Universal CityWalk as Johnny took out his guitar and showed us how he learned to play "If You Had a Bad Time", and we all sung along and told each other, "Let's not slip away after we graduate."

Alkaline Trio did not just bond our friendship, but created it. With a melody that traveled in a guitar bag filled with beer, their raw songs of emotions followed us through our reckless and epic youth. Everytime my ipod randomly shuffles to their song, my heart sinks me into days of long free lunches, random love notes, drunken school activities, walking everywhere under the blazing sun, and simple days that felt so hard because my crush noticed someone else. Alkaline Trio is a bookmark into my life that holds some of the most amazing friends I'll ever had.

Glasshouse

We are going to see Alkaline Trio because this facebook event would have never existed without them.
Cheers.

zombies

2010-02-07T23:14:00.000-08:00

Night of the Comet by John Pham; my favorite piece from the Zombies in Love show at Gallery Nucleus. It might have been the bright neon colors that made this stand out among the crowd of dark and bloody zombies, but regardless, I really love it. On my search of his work, I discovered he is a graphic novelist. I remember skimming through Sublife while I was in Comic Con 2009, but by then I had run out of money from buying a ridiculous amount of other things. Reminds me a bit of Chris Ware, whom I love, so I'll have to put this on my to read list.

Sigh.

I need to start saving like... NOW for this year's Comic Con.
My credit is afraid.

[photo via G.Nucleus]

overwhelmed

2010-01-29T03:06:00.000-08:00

Bye bye snow.

There is a pile of to-do lists located in varies places such as my purse, desk, calendar, email, palm of right hand, so on. I'm so overwhelmed with the amount of stuff I want to get done that I just end up doing nothing instead. Story of my life.

impact

2010-01-24T23:40:00.000-08:00

Ever since I joined a club on campus called, B.O.B. (burst of the bubble), I've been watching a lot more documentaries than my usual routine. I mean, that is the purpose of the club, to watch documentaries as a way to build awareness, but documentaries have replaced my south park episodes and foreign horror flicks. As credits roll in the end of each documentary I watch, I leave it a different person. I'm addicted to this enlightenment and no other movies have really interested me as of late. Which is kind of unfortunate since I bought some discounted movie tickets.

ANYWAY.
This post is about "No Impact Man". It is a documentary about a guy, Colin, who believes in living a life without being wasteful and takes his family on a journey of a year experiencing this lifestyle. This means no car, no plastic, no toliet paper, no electricity, no beef. He takes being eco-friendly to quite an extreme and that is really his point. His year spent was pretty inspirational to me not only on his ability to survive without impacting the earth, but his optimism and ambition too. I have enough trouble just trying to get out of bed. After seeing this, I'm going to re-evaluate my consumption starting with this handy list from Colin's blog.

Watch it and change your life my friends. It'll be neat.

perfect hair

2010-01-19T13:38:00.001-08:00

This girl's hair is absolutely PERFECT. Burgundy, loose curls, full bangs.
Goal of 2010: get this hair on my head.
<3

[via google images]

moar edward norton

2010-01-15T02:37:00.001-08:00

clever poster for another epic movie.

[via flavorwire.com]

you dont talk about fight club

2010-01-15T02:16:00.000-08:00

edward norton in fight club = teen crush.
THE movie of my generation.

the typical new years entry

2010-01-05T02:48:00.000-08:00

it's been an extremely long and tedious year... filled with memories i would rather not keep. on the bright side, it wasn't as bad as previous years, if that would even count as a bright side. hopefully this downfall will stop and lift itself in this next decade because

i just really need it to.
Goodbye 2009; you will not be missed.

New years resolution:
- eat healthier. again (because I forgot to towards the end of last year)
- organize
- spend more time with the little girlfriends you have
- be spontaneous. again.
- focus

i guess overall, i wish to have my old self back. the one that didn't worry about this or that and was stressing just about every moment in her life. if it wasn't over this, it was over that and if those were resolved, something else found it's way to give me anxiety of this that. it's been a struggle and i want to leave it all behind me. burden me no more.

JGL

2009-12-29T12:10:00.000-08:00

This seems to be of my interest... highly my interest.

kekeke.

but seriously, this looks like a sick movie that i must see in theaters.

an education

2009-12-27T15:23:00.000-08:00

sometimes, i feel myself embedded as a character not being filmed in the movie as i watch it. as if i was sitting in the back of the classroom with her in the 60s, ran away to paris, and was dancing along side her at a jazz club. Jenny (oh, that's my name too!) took me on an adventure of a school girl dream and being swept off her feet. i still feel the jet lag.

an education.
16, pretty, and clever.
beautiful movie.

busy work

2009-12-27T02:05:00.000-08:00

what would having no responsibilities feel like?

happy holidays everyone.

no photo

2009-12-22T20:13:00.000-08:00

As a person that has about 5 cameras, I really suck at uploading pictures.
It's just so... time consuming... and I'm just so... l a zzzzz y . .. . .
PLUS.
I have numerous other things I should be doing such as the following:

1. baking holiday goodies
2. cleaning my room
3. adding to my etsy store
4. reading something out of my massive book collection of books I need to read
5. updating my octo blog (oh baby please don't be mad at me momma still loves you my precious blog)
6. visiting friends I rarely see

but instead of doing any of the listed above...
I've been playing plants vs. zombies.

2009 = the suck.
2010 = better be better.

cold cold cold

2009-12-19T02:36:00.000-08:00

my jeans are getting looser.

i know plenty of people that would hate on me because i'm losing weight but i assure you i wish just the opposite was happening. i don't like having my ass crack show or my collar bones sticking out. i haven't liked any pictures of me recently; i look so frail. i was counting on winter break to give me a break but i still feel just as busy with other things like holiday shopping, cleaning and what not.

i just want to fit in my jeans again.

and while i'm at it,
i'd like my hair to stop falling out too.

net surfing day

2009-12-12T22:38:00.000-08:00

What does Jenny do on her raining days?

Update herself with everything and anything the internet can has to offer.
I love (and hate) end of the year lists. Love because I'm up to date on the best/worst things and misc. news. Hate because I'll end up on the internet for a whole 24 hours sitting in this chair getting a neck cramp.

So now I feel obligated to watch all these top 10 movies and listen to the 10 albums of 2009.

Sigh.

I'm just such a busy person.

a break from studying

2009-12-05T22:48:00.000-08:00

I wish to see this movie after I'm finished with finals <3

giving thanks

2009-11-26T22:50:00.000-08:00

it's that time of yeeeeeeearrrr

things I am thankful for:

-clean water
-long term friendships
-friends that understand
-happy hour
-having a job
-roof over my head
-the internet

i wish i had a traditional turkey feast.
so envious.

gamer

2009-11-20T01:13:00.000-08:00

Video games don't affect kids. If Pacman had affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."
- Nintendo CEO

Wit.

Daul Kim

2009-11-19T19:50:00.000-08:00

I don't follow too much into the designer fashion world or models but I love Daul Kim. Not just for her beauty and style but her fearless personality to expose her emotions and deepest thoughts for the world to judge. Her blog posts were sincere, poetic, and raw. Short, simple, and filled with pure emotion; a personal style of writing I take in my private journaling. I'm deeply saddened that those entries of inspiration has come to an end. RIP.

my birthday is coming

2009-11-17T14:42:00.001-08:00

in case anyone was wondering what could be on my wishlist...

gold, size 7

^____^

[via www.fredflare.com]

happy friday the 13th

2009-11-13T14:56:00.000-08:00

thought this photo would suit today's holiday well.

School has really taken it's toll on me this quarter due to an English class that requires me to write a paper every week. On top of that, I have work, running around with dental appointments (I've had 8 visits), and other misc. health problems I've ran into. Oh and not to mention that 3 day fever I got a few days ago from a throat infection. Still recovering from... everything.

My stress level has been up and out the roof.

Meanwhile, my birthday is fast approaching...

it's that time of year

2009-10-22T19:29:00.000-07:00

Meet Butter. She is the most awesome cat in the world.

WORLD.

I'm starting on my Christmas shopping list.
Yes.
I am that OCD about planning.

camille rose garcia

2009-10-18T21:07:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, I went to visit Merry Karnowsky gallery in LA to see one of my most favorite artists, Camille Rose Garcia. I was pretty sad the days before because I had thought I missed this "Hydra of Babylon" show... but thankfully, I decided to check the website and I was WRONG. So I dragged my boyfriend to take me on the last day of the exhibition.
Breath-taking.

I couldn't even begin to imagine how much crazier her artwork can get but Camille definitely managed to do it. Fuller eyelashes, fluorescent colors, glitter, woodgrain glaze, hidden creatures in every large painting, delicate plushies, messages in bottles... I'm so happy I got to experience this. For those who missed it, here's the preview of the show.

I'm off to post in my octo blog now ;)

2009-10-18T19:25:00.000-07:00

It's not everyday (or ever really) that I receive surprise packages in the mail. So it was a rare joy I experienced yesterday when this box of mystery arrived. Turns out it was from my Shop Swap and Blog partner, Fairyfunny! The piece is adorable and covered in "made with love" coziness all over it. On top of that, I am a firm believer that "No." is a complete sentence myself.
Thanks, my dear; I hope you enjoy my package just as much too.

Note: Forgetting to expect mail makes receiving the mail even better.

introducing hammy

2009-10-12T12:18:00.000-07:00

Meet Hammy.
He is my hamster wrapped in a croissant. We will be seeing more of him. He was helping me take photos of some new jewelry pieces I put up in the shop this morning.

My photo taking space.

There was something I really liked about this packaging. I think it's the blend of dark teal, red, and cream colors.

Nothin' but work work work on Columbus day for me.

2009-10-09T19:02:00.000-07:00

"How much blindness does a happy life require?"
-Darin Strauss

Not the most optimistic way to start the weekend but ya know... being optimistic isn't really me anyways.

yellow power

2009-10-08T12:41:00.000-07:00

This tee from Forever21. Cute illustration on a shirt with a lovely cut.
I need this in my sea of tees.

pictures for sad children

2009-10-01T00:02:00.000-07:00

Just picked up his first book <3
His sense of humor tickles my soul.
I like a man with a good sense of humor.
If you haven't heard already, allow me to introduce you to John Campbell and his Pictures for Sad Children.

And his e-mail being wtfwjd@gmail.com?
So much genius.

{images via his blog}

2009-09-26T16:17:00.001-07:00

I went over to Space15twenty last night to check out the Where the Wild Things are pop up shop and to my disappointment...

I forgot my camera.
#$P(%@&$%@!

Tree craved into Max's crown, flannel blanket fort, monster costumes, behind the scenes photo prints, dorm created with stacks of wooden branches. A small wonderland hidden away in Hollywood. I'm ready for the movie now.

{image via space15twenty}

tim burton fanatic

2009-09-26T15:59:00.000-07:00

I'm going to have to check my local bookstore for Bazaar UK because this Tim Burton editorial is quite my taste. Take a peek at some scans here. Mmm... brings me into the mood for Halloween.

{image via lj community highstreet}

nom nom nom

2009-09-23T19:37:00.000-07:00

Bye bye summer... back to school I go tomorrow... *sigh*

My favorite things this summer? Cafes and sushi with my boo ;)

Meanwhile, I've also spent a good amount of time packaging my jewelry as my etsy sales slowly come in... slowly but surely.
My current obsession: SOAP.
Heathen's Hearth has some quite amazing soap. I'm in looove with how the black orchid smells. Best of all, it's vegan-friendly! I highly recommend her shop.

featuring: ME!

2009-09-21T17:52:00.000-07:00

The Good to Know zine #5 from one of my favorite blogs, pikaland, is out and available! On top of that, I'm in it :D Pretty exciting stuff... no joke.

Shout out to The Pink Camellia for doing an such an amazing feature of my shop, thanks! Make sure to check out her etsy store too for a little shoppin'.

bows

2009-09-15T20:08:00.001-07:00

I'm not a big fan of light blue but this vintage blouse is so very lovely. I think it's the bow. I want to make a big black bow and wear it with every outfit now.

apple a day

2009-09-11T03:12:00.000-07:00

I do have plenty, plenty to update about. But for now...

No one can quite being chills down my spine the same way Fiona Apple does. Her smoothly melodic voice, with a touch of coldness, is something that moves me like no other. I remember first hearing her hit single "Criminal" at age 11, and reading news how she was just another teen using a sex image for fame. Oh, how they were wrong.

four is the magic number

2009-08-29T03:24:00.000-07:00

4.

I'm on my fourth sale! *hurrah*

I never quite understood why 4 is such an unlucky number. In Chinese, it sounds the same as the word "die". Now... why would they name a number after death/name death after a number.
WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT?! WHY.

I'm in the mist of deciding whether or not I want to continue making jewelry. I only decided to make jewelry in the first place because I live near a bead store. But... I want to create something that reflects me a little better than assembling shiny pieces together. By the beginning of next month, I think it's time for me to plot the next project. Prepare yourselves etsy world.

Meanwhile,
in love with this band, the xx.

anti-phone

2009-08-27T19:47:00.000-07:00

Just read an interview at pikaland with Julianna Swaney and I love her so much more because:

"Tell us something random about yourself.
I hate making or receiving phone calls and I will go to great lengths to avoid talking on the phone."

um.
Julianna, I feel you.

I do have exceptional callers such as my boyfriend and close friends. But other than that... ACK.
On my last phone bill, I used 171 minutes.
Most of those were probably used from waiting to make a dentist appointment.

GRAND OPENING

2009-08-17T00:31:00.000-07:00

YAY!
A Dose of Jen is officially open for business :)

no i'm not stoned right now

2009-08-13T01:18:00.000-07:00

the resistance.

that moment when there are things you want
with unexplainable borders in your way.

it's that conversation with your friend that goes:

you: I wish I could just *insert thing you want/dream*
your friend: why not just do it?
you: because... I dunno... just... ya know... doesn't work that way.
your friend: why not?
you: I derno... just... ya know...
your friend: yeah... I feel you.

this... force field that tells you "this isn't what you're suppose to do."
this... feeling inside me that wants to flip it the middle finger and say "I'll never know what that is anyway."

busy bee

2009-08-09T20:20:00.000-07:00

Got crackin' on making tags for my bracelets and figuring out all this etsy policy stuff. To my surprise, there is a LOT of policy stuff... such as making up my own store policy. I'm having some issues with making my photos look good but I guess the only solution to that is practice. Why can't I just be skilled? Oh well.

It's finally happening! The plan is to start listing items tomorrow. Please help support me guys :D

duck duck goose

2009-08-03T20:13:00.000-07:00

(lisa congdon via poppytalk)

ack, i should really do a comic-con update but i'm just so lazy.
so heres a duck.

a few things:
-i hate going to the dentist/doctor because my body is always bad news
-new blush powder makes me blush
-told myself that i would take pictures of necklaces i made to post on etsy
-sat in front of computer instead due to pain from cavity fill
-i have a long to-do list
-1088 text messages were exchanged via me in the month of june
-teeth huuuuuuuurt blogging to try to ignore painnnn
-i LOVE getting mail (to my house, not inbox)

my love for receiving mail might be why i like to online shop so much.
online shopping ftw.

banners

2009-07-28T19:36:00.000-07:00

so... i recently have a thing for banners.

and i've always had a thing for old lookin books.

so when i saw a combination of both together, my heart fluttered.

(banner from twoandsix)

not quite post-comic con entry

2009-07-28T01:25:00.000-07:00

Jenny is back home!
unfortunately.

the con was great. even though my legs, feet, hips, back, everything, felt like shit after the end of each day, it was nothing a little (literally little) sleep couldnt fix. back still hurts though.

anyways, this is the "not quite the post comic-con entry" entry.
it's due to the fact that my laptop is broken and i'm still tiding up my room with all the stuff i brought back from comic con. i need more shelves.

today, i read a couple of things i bought (and will take photos of later):

- jin and jam #1 by hellen jo
- papercutter issue 5 & 9
- boy's club 3 by matt furie
- egg story by j. marc schmidt
- cat getting out of a bag by jeffrey brown

Aron Nels Steinke caught my attention with his short in papercutter #9. recommend. i fell in love from the first page (similar to house pictured above). i wanna color it in. it only got better from there too because the story ruled. i then found my way here and read his series of the intruder, which i also recommend.

i hate los angeles weather.

SDCC 09

2009-07-20T01:40:00.000-07:00

Will be there starting preview night :)

I'm kind of scared just how much money I'll be spending... because I'm suppose to be saving for some dental work that I REALLY need. Like I'm-only-chewing-on-one-side-of-my-mouth-and-it-still-hurts type of need.

home sweet home

2009-07-17T20:17:00.000-07:00

those look like the coziest pillows ever.

available here

summer daze

2009-07-10T14:56:00.000-07:00

one word to describe my summer: lazy.

i hope to change that soon by some jewelry making and busting out some awesome-ness with my sewing machine.

AND beach anyone? what's a summer in california without the beach?!

party in pant area

2009-07-08T13:53:00.000-07:00

(Richard Hogg)

LOL of the day.

oh relationships

2009-05-06T20:33:00.000-07:00

this is too great @_@.

http://truechubbo.blogspot.com/
(via vice mag)

new job

2009-04-29T02:48:00.000-07:00

i think i finally start my new job now.

GEEEEEEEEE
to the fact that i'm going to get paid more.
:[
to the fact that i dont think i'm ready to work with kids with autism.

this weekend is hopefully the following:
-First Fridays at the natural history museum
-Unique LA
-Unique LA after party

today was a bad day.
i elaborated on this but then it got a little bit too personal/emotional and i decided to use my HANDY DANDY backspace key.
i love that key.
i wish my reality had it.

meanwhile,
new sonic youth :3

department of eagles

2009-04-24T20:22:00.000-07:00

*GLEE*
they finally made a video, check it out.

i like how its the chick's shooting everyone, in mini skirts.

2009-04-24T20:15:00.000-07:00

Telegram Stop.

i would love to get one of these my dear thoughtful friends.

hint hint.
HINT.

angie wang

2009-04-23T22:35:00.000-07:00

Angie Wang.

dope shiz.

poor jimmy

2009-04-22T02:14:00.000-07:00

i think
i just read the most amazing graphic novel.

Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth.

my mind is blown.

matt and kim

2009-04-21T21:36:00.000-07:00

I am quite fond of kim :3

stimulation

2009-04-19T23:26:00.000-07:00

I stimulated the economy today by buying a comic book.
"i feel sick" #2!

wheeeeeeeeeee <3

i need issue #1 :[

in other news, i should be studying for 2 exams i have tomorrow morning.
not doing so.

more zine

2009-04-15T23:33:00.000-07:00

a photo zine?
photos?
with ...whatever the hell i wanna write.

i think so.

i think so indeed...

its been a long time baby

2009-04-13T02:24:00.000-07:00

i often wonder what it would sound like if my thoughts were recorded.

it would probably give me a headache to listen to it.
again.

i was laying in bed as these thoughts and ideas were running about and i thought to myself,
"it would really rule to remember some of this."

of course by the time i grab my laptop,
i completely forgot what was so important that i had to write (or type?) down.

so i guess ill take this opportunity to update.

i have this idea.
i'm not sure what to call it; it wont be a mini comic since i dont plan to draw much.
maybe it will be a booklet? a zine? i just want to write about stuff that i think about because i feel like it would be interesting to self publish and feel accomplished about something that isnt about anything.
its hard to explain.

this probably wont happen.
but maybe if i blog my ideas about it enough, it will come together.
and then... who knows.
maybe ill accomplish something.

2.9.09

2009-02-09T13:31:00.000-08:00

origami rules.

01.17.09

2009-01-17T21:10:00.000-08:00

third day of the two thousand nine

2009-01-03T14:52:00.000-08:00

and thats the end of 2008.
thanks for watching.

i feel you

2008-12-23T21:57:00.000-08:00

"Do you always think this much, Charlie?"

"Is that bad?" I just wanted someone to tell me the truth.

"Not necessarily. It's just that sometimes people use thought to not participate in life."

"Is that bad?"

"Yes."

-perks of being a wallflower

existing alone

2008-12-13T23:15:00.000-08:00

ended finals week with taking pictures around campus. not as around as i had liked to go but... making it to the doctors appointment was more important.

did a lot of christmas shopping.
not really sure if its for the sake of giving; starting to have a feeling its just to fill my shopping itch. i feel this because i have a lot of stuff and not really sure who its for or what i intend to make with it.

meanwhile
i like that i can draw a good pair of mid-sk8 vans.
if only i can draw other things just as well.
or do other things in general just as well.

sniff

2008-12-08T00:15:00.000-08:00

finals week with a runny nose like a waterfall.

thanks, Life.

*sips on problem solving hot chocolate*

lookin' a lot like christmas

2008-12-05T22:15:00.000-08:00

my gocco finally arrived from Japan, thanks to my lovely other half.
*imagines the joy it shall bring me once i have free time to let it bring me massive joy*

i cut my hair yesterday.
donated 10 inches to locks of love.
it's refreshing and addicting.
'cause i want to cut more off.

doodle dance

2008-12-02T15:22:00.000-08:00

(finger pointing for size reference)

Doodled some gift ideas for Christmas. Can't really say it helped much but it was fun.

gooble gooble

2008-11-30T12:50:00.000-08:00

Jenny turned 21 and ate some turkey.

(this is not all i ate for thanksgiving. i am not anorexic.)

5 unimportant things i'm grateful for:
-hot chocolate
-postal mail
-autumn leaves on wet pavement
-the microwave
-winter accessories

4 things on wishlist:

"the complete fairy tales" by brothers grimm.
-a mix tape/cd
-take me somewhere i've never been to
-a handwritten letter

3 realistic new year resolutions:
-get a new job
-haircut
-open etsy shop

2 things i want to learn:
-crochet
-feel less social anxiety

1 picture to explain it all:

i wanna

2008-11-15T13:42:00.000-08:00

http://cliftonburt.com/

U.S.A.

2008-11-09T01:13:00.000-08:00

I voted for the first time

and helped make history.

change.

2008-10-28T22:43:00.000-07:00

Oh, Derek Hess.
you hopped on the bandwagon.
Stop getting cooler.
buy something and you'll get the poster for free.

numerous of my favorite artists are on this wagon too that are involved with some fundraising. check em out here. my fave is tim biskup's. heh.

happy 5th month.

2008-10-26T21:44:00.000-07:00

So a personal update with a dash of creative writing, since this is a blog and all.
Since my last update on Wednesday, my boyfriend was already in the hospital from a horrific bike accident. Didn't know about it until I got a call from his dad 9:46am on Thursday. Ran around my house crying and screaming with the typical "omg, wtf, omg, why, omg omg." and, "omg" for a good 10 minutes before I could mentally pull myself together to brush my teeth and googlemap directions to UCI medical center. Got stuck in traffic after nearly killing myself from running a red left turning light and merging without checking blindspots on the 5 south. i suppose that was the most dangerous part of my day. the phone call itself was hard to digest so early in my morning. Unfortunately, this meant that it wasn't until i got into the car that my mind started to panic.
blood clots? don't people die from that? his brain? what if he loses his memory? what if he doesn't remember me? omg. what if he doesn't remember me? omg. what the fuck am i going to do if he doesn't remember me? why didn't i just stay and force him to study with me. did i remember to say i love you before i left. if only he just didn't go biking. if only i stayed. i can't lose him. why is this happening.
after being stuck in traffic for a good half an hour, i decided to call the hospital to speak to him. if there was ever a time to not use my cell phone in the car, that would have been it.
jenny. hysterical. phone in hand. driving.
"hi babe. *sigh... i'm sorry."
hearing him completely calmed me down. although my pessimistic thoughts still lingered because i still wasn't reassured with the fact that he's going to be fine.
i arrived in orange, lost in the parking lot, lost in the block of medical offices and buildings, lost looking in the hospital, lost in the icu room, and finally, lost in all sense of reality when i finally found him.
then i sat there with him. for 11 hours.
minus the one hour i spent eating half a burger, chatting with his mom, waiting for him to come back from his third cat scan.
eventually, i had to come back home to study for my midterm.
went home and didn't study for my midterm, finished my midterm, went to the art dept, went home to shower/eat, went to hospital, got more lost, sat with jason, slept over without actually sleeping, walked with jason, ate with jason, watch jason bathe in horror, eat with jason, talked with jason, said goodnight to jason, went home, didn't study, went to work, studied, decided to write this crap, and then i will finish the night with studying.

mentally drained.

now we wait for the call that he gets to go back home. the hard part is over. i'm just thankful that he's going to be ok. his brain isn't permanently damaged and he didn't break any body parts. all of which, at the moment of the wake up call, i thought had happened. that might have been the best monthiversary gift he could have given me. jason in one piece.

i love you babe. thank you.

mmmm october.

2008-10-22T01:37:00.000-07:00

some bracelets i made.

finally busted out some art supplies that's been collecting dust and dead incests.6 years of weight on my head.
it's time to say goodbye.
as soon as i find an awesome hair stylist.

originally, i wanted to use this blog to vent off some creativity steam.
this isn't really working out considering i've been studying a lot more this quarter than i ever have before. it's been a wonderful feeling though to actually open my expensive textbooks and feeling confident for my midterms.
don't get me wrong though;
i'm still extremely stressed out.
some to do with school and a lot to do with well...
everything else.

current background music:

I'm aware it's not actually music but hey. This is more important.
Please go out and vote Nov. 4.

banksy

2008-10-10T00:11:00.000-07:00

Hey mom! Let's go to the pet store!

The big cats one made me sad :[
poor kitty...

and there'll be love love love where ever you go

2008-10-09T00:09:00.000-07:00

NOAH AND THE WHALE

NOAH AND THE WHALE

NOAH AND THE WHALE

They make me warm and fuzzy inside.
I want to lock it in forever.

old skool

2008-10-05T22:54:00.000-07:00

Remember Mark Twain?
I ran into a disturbing youtube video which lead to the discovery of "The Mysterious Stranger".

I must buy this book.

death for life

2008-10-04T02:11:00.000-07:00

So...
my birthday is coming up.
I feel a wish list coming soon...
beginning with this.

I'll also take this opporunity to mention how I am in LOVE with this web comic.
It makes me warm and fuzzy inside.

To update:
-I finally got a sewing machine. It's a piece of plastic but it'll do for the time being.
-time to get crafty and put this blog to good use.
-time to get crafty and put my etsy to good use.
-straight up time to get crafty in general.

I'll keep you (which is really just me because I don't think anyone reads this) posted of creations I create.

yeepie.

when worlds collide

2008-09-17T12:15:00.000-07:00

This made me laugh. hard.
It's like something I would say and then my boyfriend made a poster quoting me.
Heh.

flashback

2008-09-16T03:09:00.000-07:00

Pachisi.

The first and only board game I had at home.
I wish we still had it.
Sentimental reasons.
It was part, if not the only, family past time we had.

trash

2008-09-12T14:31:00.000-07:00

ok.
it's time for some serious business.

i'm always late. but i like to think i'm never too late.