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[21 Dec 2008|10:00pm] |
(Click it to make it bigger.)
If you're in SF you should stop by.
Also, I'm moving to Amsterdam in January a week after my opening so even if you don't like art you should come to say bye to me.
Kisses.
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[22 May 2008|10:57pm] |
The semester is finally over. Grueling hours and no sleep made for a climactic ending to this calender school year. A lot of my friends are graduating, which is hard because if I had stayed at State I would be out the door too, this being the end of my fourth year in college. However, I've decided, I think it's very beneficial for me that I am where I am, regardless of my estimated graduation date. My school has pushed me in all the right directions and has given me some pretty spectacular opportunities.
Speaking of those opportunities, I got the chance to work on a sculpture for an environmental non-profit with two of my friends this semester. It was a social commentary piece on junk mail and, coincidentally made out of the stuff too. It was in the front of City Hall for a couple months, just recently taken down. Link TV also filmed us for a documentary! I'm in it! Talking about environmental stuff! Totally bitchen!
About a month ago I got a new job working as an assistant graphic designer for an LA-based company. Pretty amazing seeing as how I barely knew how to operate photoshop/illustrator/any of the CS3 programs at the time. But I've been learning a lot of really great skills, it pays way decent and I get to work from home. Count it!
Anyway, I mostly just wanted to show you people my class work and finals and stuff. So here ya go:
(Ps. Click on these and they will get bigger, like magic!)
These four below are the desk I made from my furniture class. Soft maple, tenon and mortise joint, no metal used, just wood glue and awesome-ness.
This lady was my in-class final for one of my figure painting classes. I'm not really a huge fan of painting from life, its tricky stuff. But I liked the way this one turned out.
And of course, one of Jessie for good academic(friendship) measure.
This was a quick oil on canvas of Zach's body and some paper airplanes on a branch I found in the park. (Ignore the super bad photograph/framing of this picture. You gotta work with whatchu got, you know?)
Now, the crowning glory of my semester. This was my final (homework) for my painting class. It's of Alberto and not quite finished. But the impermeable laziness of summer has set in and I have to hold off for a while before jumping back into working on it. It was pretty draining for me to do this painting, given the three-almost-four year history of us/him. And not to mention, my philosophy of "when I finish the painting, I'll be finished with my feelings towards him" isn't working out too well. But what can I do, dwell? Heck naw.
Here's the whole painting and then a detail of his face. It's about three and a half by three feet. And yes, nerds, it is supposed to be upside down like that.
Oh, anddddd I got a flickr a little while ago, so you should totes add me! (www.flickr.com/photos/pakayla
I'm gonna go watch the Lakers play the Spurs with my old man.
Bye bye babies.
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| Building a new balance. |
[17 Dec 2007|01:44am] |
Hindsight should always be twenty-twenty, yes? Then how come I keep running. (Not a question.) I think I should stop blaming my relationship/friendship problems on my constant battle with time and my severe case of chronic dissatisfaction. Suck it up, sister. I guess sometimes small and disappointed are the only ways to feel.
First came the ballad. But now (quite literally), the epilogue, in which I prevail:
(It's better/bigger in person.)
Sold.
Another bicycle added to the family. Orchid colored and lugged. With the same birth year as me, too. Aye, she's such a little gem.
Finals are blowing my mind. I've resorted to napping in the sculpture building between classes(on breaks)(when I feel like it). Remember when going to class was optional and there was always ample amounts of sleep to be had?
Now, Nicholas and I just play dress up (or down) for MB's photo shoots on school nights to pass the time that should be spent on painting or finishing pieces. I'm pretty glad we're neighbors.
I feel happy. Happier. Happy in different ways.
Ps.
Dear 2008,
Please don't suck ass. You need to rule.
Pss.
( 'Cause my roomies did it. )
Okay, back to work, bitch.
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[06 Jul 2007|10:06am] |
Everyone who lives in San Francisco should go grab an SF Chronicle today cause some of my art work is in it. Go check that shit out. I'm famous! Just kidding, not yet. But you know. Do it.
Ediiiit:
Here are the pictures for you lazy assholes.
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Double edit:
This is my new bike. She's a beauty, watch it.
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| Teenage-style celebrity brag (etc.) entry: |
[20 May 2007|07:16pm] |
M.B. and I saw (slash-lurked hard on) Vincent Gallo in Wasteland today. He's such a dreamboat, I'm talkin' in my top ten. Longstoryshort, we met him and he told me I had pretty hair! Aka we're dating now.
My wheelset is almost ready! The guy at American Cyclery proposed a sweet little deal today. He would build my wheelset and give me a pretty nice discount on the parts if I help him put together this sculpture he's been thinking about for a while, including welding and other various metal shop work (which I just so happen to be highly skilled at).
So yeah, today was awesome. And I'm only going to update when awesome things happen to me that everyone should get jealous about, cause you know, that's what everyone else does, right?
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[07 May 2007|11:40pm] |
A couple things:
-Does anyone know anything about getting dual citizenship? I'm trying to get my Dutch citizenship so I can go to grad school and work in Europe with out having to worry about getting visa's and shit. I guess I really haven't done any extensive research, but I cannot seem find anything on it and basically I just want someone to tell me what to do so I don't have to put any effort into it.
-Romance is watching the guy I'm crushin' on take needle nose pliers and pull a two-inch long metal shard out of my skin from a sculpture assembly gone wrong. Borderline awesome. Well, you know minus all that blood and getting metal in me and shit.
-Cinco de Mayo was pretty entertaining, biked it with Jessie and Isabella to some party in the Mission, they had a cute band and a lot of people and a huge projector projecting these absurd movies/images outside on this big white wall, seriously big. Like three or four stories high, big. Drank copious amounts of whiskey, sans chaser/mixer/conscience. Almost got our bikes stolen. Drunkenly followed some boys to Dolores Park, saw some pretty beautiful bikes. Pff, whatever if they were track bikes. I rep my ten-speed. Steel is real, man. Fell off a skateboard. Fell off my bike. Fell in love. Road all the way back home at 5:30am and slept. Rage.
-This semester is coming to a close, which means Spring Show. And then its summer and Canada and Nick Waterhouse and the Missionaries and warm and bikes galore! Yeah, fuckin' summmerrrrr. (Not to metion the fact that its midnight and seventy-five degrees out! I'm sleepin with my window open, aww yeah.)
-Pictures!
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-And if you know what's good for you, you'll watch this entire thing. Because it's, well it's just real, okay?
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| Takes a teenage riot to get me out of bed right now. |
[02 Apr 2007|10:58pm] |
I bought tickets to Sonic Youth!
And it's a special performance of Daydream Nation!!!
On July 19th in Berkeley!
I'm going with Sammy and Domonique!
We even have orchestra level seating forcryingoutlouddd!
Best forty-three bucks I'll spend all month(year?).
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| Get Trashy Tour 2007 |
[13 Mar 2007|10:33pm] |
These last couple weeks are ones that will go down in the books as some of the greatest to date. Most notable; the live music. Sebadoh, Mountain Goats, Mirah, Dosh, Thee More Shallows.
Finally getting acknowledgment from a gallery for one of my raku wall pieces! I'll let you know when it's up and ready for you to go visit.
Also, equally as important: Samantha has become my most trusted companion for substance abuse, laughter, good music and weekend road trips. She is a golden child with the appetite for whiskey to prove it.
Speaking of weekend road trips. This last one clocks in as the best of 2007 thus far. A not-so-quick run down of my weekend: Friday night Mountain Goats show at Bottom of the Hill, too incredible for words, electric (accompanied by drums) version of Going to Georgia, insane energy, just a beautiful performance and I can say that with the conviction of a girl who's seen numberous other shows over the years, driving to SLO and back in two days time to see the Mountain Goats again, proving my lust and groupie patriotism by kissing said Mountain Goat (however, not before spiting out some sort of incoherent babble and apologizing profusely for acting so childish), being faaar too drunk to stand-up straight or ride a fixed gear built for a boy considerably taller than me, too much bay-area hip hop, Brain (twice!), smoking about twelve cigarettes in one day (never again), polishing off a bottle of Makers Mark and being branded one of two road warrior dictators.
Well, finals week here and I'm leaving for Hawaii on Friday for a week. Pretty stoked on that. Also my mom just told me she booked a hour long massage for me. Aww yeah. Upon returning, I'll be welcoming my little sunshine, Brienne, to the city. Hell yaaah.
I guess I'll post some pictures from the last couple months cause I know that's really what you assholes want.
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| Importantttt. |
[17 Dec 2006|07:57pm] |
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Does anyone know how to get bike grease stains and/or candle wax stains out of polyester?
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[01 Dec 2006|05:12pm] |
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Dude. John Darnielle is going to be on the new Aesop album. Straight up perfect.
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| I'm not going to class. |
[02 Nov 2006|09:20am] |
I went yesterday evening with Samantha and Isabella to see my good buddy Bill Clinton speak at a rally about Prop 87. And if that wasn't enough to make have a heart attack from happiness, we show up to hear him speak and Stephen Jenkins from Third Eye Blind is opening, OPENING for Bill. AND he finished the set with "Semi-Charmed Life". Next, Bonnie Raitt comes out and covers Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth". And then Eva Longoria came out to speak, but she's a stupid bitch, so that doesn't really get any amazing credit. Bill's speech was incredible, the crowd was beautiful, and it didn't rain. Hands down one of the top five best days of my life.
Even if you don't back the democratic party, you still have to give it up to them for putting together something so perfectly soaked in the 90's I thought I was going to die.
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[16 Oct 2006|10:21am] |
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Kind of ironic how I leave San Francisco for the weekend and the 6.6 earthquake hits Honolulu instead. I'm stuck here until Wednesday afternoon because my flight got cancelled and pretty much just that Hawaii is like a third world country. To make this visit even less enjoyable my parents are remodeling the kitchen and the weather is cloudy, humid, rainy and about ninety-five degrees. Gross. Complain, complain, complain.
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| This is mostly for Sammy. |
[13 Oct 2006|06:41pm] |
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Rolling Stones Magazine, September 2006.
The Mountain Goats
Get Lonely
4AD
3 and a half stars (out of five).
"Indie troubadour gets quiet, retains quirks.
The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle has been one of the best songwriters of the '00s: He turns out mostly acoustic, remarkably consistent albums full of engaging, heart-rending and often funny songs about things like failed marriages and speed freaks and liquor-store employees shooting burglars in the face. With the exception of a few quirky cuts, like the fantastic horn-specked rocker "If You See Light" Get Lonely is Darnielle's quietest and least character-oriented record yet, full of sad ballads and lonesome monologues. Tunes like "Woke Up New" offer elegant patter, sharp melodies and details that are both dead-on expressive and literary ("I wandered though the house like a little boy lost at the mall/And an astronaut could have seen the hunger in my eyes from space.") It's sometimes too somber, but Darnielle's persona - tender and slightly nasal, colloquial and commanding - keeps you listening. -Christian Hoard"
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[19 Sep 2006|07:43pm] |
I talked to Nick while he was on his way to the airport this morning. It was probably our last phone conversation for a while. I did cry some baby tears but I couldn't help it. One year in England! That's a long time without Nick living in the same city as me. Luckily only four months until I make the twelve-hour (business class) journey over there to visit him. Thank-you-very-much-mom-and-pop. Eh. Bye Nick Waterhouse, take care of yourself and see you in January.
All that mushy shit aside, my classes are great. My longest day (8:30a to 6:30p) happens to be my favorite day. Art history first, then sculpture last. I'm totally enthralled with my sculpture teacher. He's got this amazing energy about him and I just completely understand him. It's truly a blessing to have good teachers. Teachers can really make or break your education and that's what I love about my school, all the teachers really incredible. Incredible artists as well as professors.
Apart from having this little cold I've picked up, things are going rather well. Great friends, awesome apartment, amazing boy, killer classes. It also helps that the weather lately has been beautiful. The city is almost perfect in September and October. There's this calm warmness, the Indian summer kicks in and the colors of the sky at dusk are so pretty. I love fall.
Oh and if anyone wants to go see Band Of Horses with Chad VanGaalen, you should buy tickets before they sell out. They are playing on the 4th at the Fillmore. I guess that's all. Take care people.
Laterrr.
Ps. Hurray for friends visiting soon!
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[07 Sep 2006|12:54am] |
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Cocorosie covered Kevin Lyttle's "Turn Me On" tonight and I start school tomorrow. Beautiful.
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[25 Jul 2006|10:14pm] |
The new apartment is totally fucking awesome.
I love being on Haight.
You should come up and visit me.
My new job is off the hook.
I'm leaving for Seattle/Murder City on Thursday.
13 hour drive with 3 boys. Dayum.
Peace, yo.
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[14 Jul 2006|08:41pm] |
My 20th birthday is tomorrow.
There's a party at Alex's and Jeff's new place on the corner of Lawton and 20th.
Ya'll should come.
Bring your own booze/greens/birthday presents for me.
That's all.
Call me.
I'm old.
Peace.
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[11 Jul 2006|12:22pm] |
Nicole Franklin is going to be the sole updater for my livejournal from now on. She started yesterday.
We move into our new apartment on the 21st.
I'm in the tenderloin.
It's scary.
Peace.
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[25 Jun 2006|09:00pm] |
Radiohead was fucking beatiful.
Their new songs are amazing.
Thom and I shared a moment.
We were so close to the stage I could see, just everything, all the details of him.
It was pretty perfect.
My feet were swollen from standing up so long.
It's been such a good couple of days,
and more to come later including some long awaited visits.
Jared and Nathan, Brie and Nicole, maybe some other people.
Boo yah. This summer is going to be solid.
The new apartment is so adorable.
Wood floors, big kitchen, tons of light.
I love it and want to move in now, I don't want to wait until the 1st.
I also need to find a new job.
Whatevs.
Peace.
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[08 Jun 2006|01:54pm] |
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Well, well. Three stitches (one in my arm, two in my hand), one bandage tan, and three days out of the water later and I'm good to go. I've still got the stitches for another couple days. But no more bruised ego. Well, maybe a little. But hey, you know what they say. Go big or go home (with inch deep cuts?).
Totally awesome news from a couple of my favorite boys back on the mainland. Roadtrip up to Seattle for the Murder City Devils reunion show. Oh man, it's going to be insane. Whiskey, sleeping bags, and a shit load of adventures. I'm pretty amped. (Oh and ps. Ashley, we'll be stopping a night in Portland. Boo yah.)
Apartment hunting is going pretty well. I found this awesome place on Haight and Divisidaro, except its a six (maybe seven) bedroom, so we might need to find a couple other people. Whatever, I'm not too worried. Anyway, I'll post pictures from my last couple of days in San Francisco (including the pictures from Nick and Kevin's show.) and from here when I get back.
Aight, peace people.
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