Chop chop chop!

I am chopping off my long hair.  When I was in Hawaii in August, my hair was insanely long.  It was down midway my butt.  It was LONG, jet black, and HEAVY AS EFF!!!!!  I had my cousin (and my haircutter) chop off enough hair to reach my boobs.  That was still too long.  Since then my hair has grown to new lengths and is now more than halfway down my back, and still jet black.

I found a new hairstyle I like and will be heading to Rudy's Barbershop on 13th and Couch.  I will be cutting off so much hair, I will be able to feel wind on my neck yet again and I won't be able to put my hair up into the ponytails I have grown accustomed to.  I'll post up before and after pics :D

BEFORE!!

AFTER!!!!

New Items!

I just posted another item on my etsy account.  Check it out and tell your friends!
http://jiwajiwaprints.etsy.com

 

http://jiwajiwaprints.etsy.com


Jya ne!
-Lady

I am.

SOOOOOO CONTENT.

I have Tuesdays off this semester while Haiasi has school from 8am - 4:30pm.  I woke up at a reasonable time and looked at my list of things to do.  Usually on days like this when I feel glum and whatevs, I throw on some feel good clothes.  Boots, brown leggings, black dress, and light brown bomber jacket.  Hair is a mess, but I don't mind cause I feel like a million.  Katie taught me to do this.  I miss her and Kate a bunch.  Yucky mood + fabulous clothes = a much happier Cherish.

I went to the library, deposited my work check on 6th and Jefferson, and caught the streetcar to Powell's.  I really enjoy walking about by myself in the city.  Because I already know the area, it's nice to focus on the people surrounding myself.   I take the Central Library for granted as well as Powell's.  I forget at times how fascinated I am with books.  I'm not a "literaturist," but I do enjoy those DIY books that I wish I could buy and Haruki Murakami's selection.  I need to ask David Clark what he recommends me read next.  I picked up those little square gift boxes that contained a tiny how to book and a mini mortar and pestle, the annotated version of Nabokov's Lolita and an Emma Magenta book that I will be giving to my sister.  katie bought me my first Magenta book that helped me get through a very tough time in my life.  I passed my version down to a friend in a similar situation, and now I will be giving one to my sister because she's an angsty teen who could use the book.

The future seems bright.  Really. Haiasi will be applying for Blizzard's internship and I have high hopes of him getting it.  He'll be in Cali for the summer and then he graduates in September.  If all goes well, I graduate in December 2010, if Haiasi is in Seattle or Cali I'll be moving down with him.  I can then FINALLY set up my print studio and find a job to pay for rent.  I know it sounds so simple and unglamorous, but if you know me, then you know how I get with my little crafts and paper related items.  I simply cannot wait :)

Haiasi and I will be making 2 years in November, but Halloween marks our first conversations :) It excites me when I read our past convo's on.....DON'T TEASE!!!.......MySpace >___< For our anniversary I will be handprinting those messages and framing it.  That kid can surely drive me up the walls, but he completely completes me :) We make a good team in so many ways and I can't even begin to explain how generous and patient he is with my stubborn ways.  He's a keeper!! 

I found out last night that when our lease is up, Colin will be moving out.  I'll still be here till March so I'm looking for a roomie.  Preferably someone I know.  If not, then I will have a room to store my crafts in till the big move.  I have rambled on for a bit and now I am off to clean, organize, and sort through my cluttered house.

=UPDATE=
My boots and knit dress have been shipped! I'm excited cause I have not gone shopping for myself in a VERRRY long time :P

 

Jya ne!
-Lady

A Realization

When I came back from Hawaii this summer I brought back some fresh fish, halalu to be exact, to eat while I was in Portland. They are skinny 3-5 inch fish that are good for frying. I usually dip the halalu in a shoyu + chili pepper vinegar sauce I make and then eat it alongside my version of chazuke (hot rice with piping fresh genmaicha poured over it). I cooked this dish for the first time for Haiasi and I to eat and it came out fabulous. This is the third homemade recipe I have cooked in the past week and so far Haiasi has eagerly eaten every morsel of them all.

I came to a realization later on in the night when Haiasi and I were getting comfy in bed. It was half past 1am on September 18th officially and I whispered to Hai-kun, "Happy one and ten," with a soft smile on my face. He didn't get it until I told him that it meant happy one year and 10 months. He smiled back warmly. I thought for awhile and then told him that no matter how stupid or unbelievably dumb I feel in my theory classes, or the lack of my ability to form sound sentences, or my doubtful thinking of my present work, I know two things for sure. He asked what they were and I replied," I know for certain that I love you and my family undoubtedly." I teared up a little cause it reminded me of how far I was from my family, but he smiled a certain smile that made me feel incredibly lucky to have someone who day in and day out deals with my stubbornness and semi self-destructive ways. Unconditionally too without ever making a fuss. We make 2 years soon and I have a little present I am concocting in my little brain. When I am complete with it I shall post a picture up.

It feels nice to write this all out. Or maybe just nice to write something other than my reading responses for my insane lit class. I'll try to update this more...for my sake and sanity.

New Friends

Another update in over a month :P

I just successfully threw a Harry Potter movie marathon party tonight at my housey. More to come when I'm more awake! Cooking Mama is preoccupying my thoughts right now.

Gary, if you are reading this, MOVE TO PORTLAND!

:D

I just bought a Richeson Baby Press Package from Utrecht and I am VERY happy with my purchase :D It's a baby press so it prints 7inches across. Perfect for my card making :D I can put some woodblock prints through it and get the look I need and then add some silkscreen touches to it later. I can't believe it was so cheap. $199 for this press. It was originally $695ish. I feel like a lot of good things are pulling through for me after the shitty past 2 months dealing with crappy WAMU. I closed that account by the way yesterday, and opened up my credit union account today. I feel pretty great :D

I am alive...i think.

Hello hello.

I have not written a new blog entry for quite some time. I have been absent from life, sadly. I had my wallet stolen in the beginning of April from my bag at school while I was merely less than a foot away. In the midst of silk screening or washing out my screen, my goods got stolen and used profusely. I had about $800 taken from my 2 bank accounts and credit card. Washington Mutual still feels the need to NOT reimburse me. They actually expect me to pay for what that conniving thief stole from me as well as its 5 overdraft fees relating to the incident. Hopefully a letter from my teacher and the official police report will make them believe that I am a victim of thievery.

Because of that incident my life and funds were put on hold because I had no money, no paid rent, and no supplies for my upcoming installation and 2 print projects. Luckily I have a kind and generous boyfriend who bought and paid for everything I needed and then some. BUT all of my projects were very close to being late or incomplete. Now I'm just trying to get things done for school since the semester's done in about 2 weeks.

Focus week is this week and the seniors I did go see did marvelous jobs. I saw a collaborative interpretive fashion show of my internship lady's niece. You can check out her work at AidanKoch.com. I believe that she will actually do something amazing with her art degree :)

I have a bunch of projects I want to post, but I'll get to that later :P Oooh I also signed up for summer school (2 courses) and I am continuing with my fashion intership with Heather Treadway. I've been working with her for almost a little over a month and she is such an amazing and inspiring person, it's ridiculous. I've learned a bunch already from her and the fact that she works independantly is so great. I hope I can have a successful little company like hers one day for my little card/print shop :D Camara (Heather's other awesome intern) and I went to Heather's yesterday and were filmed and semi interviewed while going about our business when we were at her house. This company called OlioUnited is filming her as one of their designers in the Portland area. I'll be seen online sometime soon cutting away patterns with my shaky nervous hands while Billy the cat is in the background looking like her majesty! :D Hahaha...

I feel like so many great artists are coming out of this area that it makes me never want to leave. I'll be graduating next December, so beginning next year will be my leap into senior year. I am nervous, excited, and scared shitless. I'll be fine I think :) Look out for new prints and cards cause this sumemr I'll be pulling a bunch of prints and cards.

Summer To Do List:

• Pass my 2 summer courses!
• Sew a successful light summer dress.
• Make at least 2 editioned prints and 2 new cards.
• Sew curtains for my bedroom.
• Have a fun time with my Grandma, Aunty, cousins, and friends from home.
• Get my butt back into working out!

Oh and by the way, I'm into zombies so you should buy me the zombie plush pull apart doll ;D You know, if you love me lots and want to feed into my zombie addiction! ThinkGeek.com!

Jya Ne!
-Cherish

P.S. HOLY CRAP I wrote a long entry XD I am making up for the lack of entries!