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Also, this was just an excuse to get rid of that looonnnggg journal from New Years.

]]> ~Kiakami http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/22317626/ http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/22317626/ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:54:52 PST )

o1 : What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
I went on Space Mountain, Tower of Terror, and Rockin' Rollercoster for the first time! (After 17 years visiting the park, you'd think it was about time!)

o2 : Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I can't remember what I promised to do. So I wrote down what I wanted to do at the top of this journal so that I remember. xD

o3 : Did anyone close to you give birth?
Jenny did, but she wasn't one of my close friends. I'm sure some relative did too, I just can't remember.

o4 : Did anyone close to you die?
My mom's step-dad's mother (my step-great grandmother) died Dec. 19th. One of my mice died too.

o5 : What countries did you visit?
None other than my own.

o6 : What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
More books. Good ones. With happy endings.

o7 : What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory?
Nov. 19 and Dec. 16.

o8 : What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting in to my top to colleges. (Now I just have to get the scholarships to pay for one!)

o9 : What was your biggest failure?
Not drawing for nearly the entire summer (or so it felt like. Nothing productive came about.)

1o : Did you suffer illness or injury?
In Feb. I busted open my chin and got 8 stiches (my first!) and then in April I had a mole removed. That scar is soo ugly, I'm glad people can't see it.

11 : What was the best thing you bought?
I paid for half of my summer class. Got a job to pay for it and everything!

14 : Where did most of your money go?
Most recently on presents. Befor that on a phone, and before that the class.

15 : What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Getting accepted to Findlay. Bolt (the movie). Getting accpeted to Francis.

16 : What song/album will always remind you of 2008?
The Little Mermaid Original Broadway recording. God, I played that every night as I came home from work. And sang along too.

17 : Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? Happier
Thinner or fatter? My median weight is about two/three pounds lighter than last year. OoOoh! (not that interesting)
Richer or poorer? Richer, since I have income.

18 : What do you wish you’d done more of?
Ice skating. Drawing. Talking. Participating.

19 : What do you wish you’d done less of?
Cleaning. I should just put stuff away the first time and not just move it to another spot.

2o : How did you spend Christmas?
Three days before I went to a funeral. After we had three family parties at our house.

21 : Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Through text: my mom. Actually speaking: Kevin.

22 : Did you fall in love in 2008?
No, just got more and more annoyed with it. Yet I've read so many romance novels this year, it's not even funny.

23 : What was your favourite TV programme?
Avatar (which ended this year *so sad!*) and then House M.D.

24 : Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No. I just don't like some people as much as I thought I would. I didn't know them very well before this year, and once I got to know them...I realized they were nice from a distance.

25 : What was the best book(s) you read?
I don't recall titles. But I did discover Shannon Hale, Christina Dodd, and Jane Austen (I really, really, really! need to read one of her books. ... They just start so slow!)

26 : What was your greatest musical discovery?
Ben Folds, YUKI, Mika. The Pride and Prejudice soundtrack.

27 : What did you want and get?
I wanted praise, and I got affection. (I'm not sure what that means, but it feels like the right thing to put down.)

28 : What did you want and not get?
I wanted a laptop, but have to wait to see school requirements.

29 : What were your favourite films of this year?
Bolt, Wall*E, Ironman, Kung Fu Panda, The Spriderwick Chronicles, Prince Caspian. I liked a lot of movies.

3o : What did you do on your birthday?
I can't remember the day, but I remember my surprise party a while after that. So sweet. Made me relize that people like me and would like to see me.

32 : How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
At the begining of the school year I had to be professional looking everyday and that kinda carried over in to the rest of the... ]]> ~Kiakami http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/15863989/ http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/15863989/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:39:13 PDT
MEME UNO:
The first 10 people who comment on this journal will get a sketch, free. However, in return, you must offer 10 free sketches in your own journal. If you've already done 10 Free Sketches, simply link the journal entry in your comment... You still qualify.
(This one has been up since Dec.!)

MEME DOS:
a) tell you how I know you and a thing or two about whatever you have in your gallery OR Tell you why I friended you.
b) associate you with something - fandom, a song, a colour, a photo, etc.,
c) tell you something I like about you,
d) tell you a memory I have of you,
e) ask something I've always wanted to know about you,
f) tell you my favorite pic of yours,
g) in return, you must post this in your journal

]]> ~Kiakami http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/14946100/ http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/14946100/ Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:36:24 PDT
I"M NOT DEAD!

I know. Hard to believe, but it's true. I'm just not very good at updating ever. :/ Oh well, no biggie.

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That's all.

Really.

]]> ~Kiakami http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/12475932/ http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/12475932/ Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:30:10 PDT Have to go, more things to do!

]]> ~Kiakami http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/11669391/ http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/11669391/ Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:33:45 PST

Every day, there are more and more Craigs List posts seeking “artists” for everything from auto graphics to comic books to corporate logo designs. More people are finding themselves in need of some form of illustrative service.

But what they’re NOT doing, unfortunately, is realizing how rare someone with these particular talents can be.

To those who are “seeking artists”, let me ask you; How many people do you know, personally, with the talent and skill to perform the services you need? A dozen? Five? One? …none?

More than likely, you don’t know any. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be posting on craigslist to find them.

And this is not really a surprise.

In this country, there are almost twice as many neurosurgeons as there are professional illustrators. There are eleven times as many certified mechanics. There are SEVENTY times as many people in the IT field.

So, given that they are less rare, and therefore less in demand, would it make sense to ask your mechanic to work on your car for free? Would you look him in the eye, with a straight face, and tell him that his compensation would be the ability to have his work shown to others as you drive down the street?

Would you offer a neurosurgeon the “opportunity” to add your name to his resume as payment for removing that pesky tumor? (Maybe you could offer him “a few bucks” for “materials”. What a deal!)

Would you be able to seriously even CONSIDER offering your web hosting service the chance to have people see their work, by viewing your website, as their payment for hosting you?

If you answered “yes” to ANY of the above, you’re obviously insane. If you answered “no”, then kudos to you for living in the real world.

But then tell me… why would you think it is okay to live out the same, delusional, ridiculous fantasy when seeking someone whose abilities are even less in supply than these folks?

Graphic artists, illustrators, painters, etc., are skilled tradesmen. As such, to consider them as, or deal with them as, anything less than professionals fully deserving of your respect is both insulting and a bad reflection on you as a sane, reasonable person. In short, it makes you look like a twit.

A few things you need to know;

1. It is not a “great opportunity” for an artist to have his work seen on your car/’zine/website/bedroom wall, etc. It IS a “great opportunity” for YOU to have their work there.

2. It is not clever to seek a “student” or “beginner” in an attempt to get work for free. It’s ignorant and insulting. They may be “students”, but that does not mean they don’t deserve to be paid for their hard work. You were a “student” once, too. Would you have taken that job at McDonalds with no pay, because you were learning essential job skills for the real world? Yes, your proposition it JUST as stupid.

3. The chance to have their name on something that is going to be seen by other people, whether it’s one or one million, is NOT a valid enticement. Neither is the right to add that work to their “portfolio”. They get to do those things ANYWAY, after being paid as they should. It’s not compensation. It’s their right, and it’s a given.

4. Stop thinking that you’re giving them some great chance to work. Once they skip over your silly ad, as they should, the next ad is usually for someone who lives in the real world, and as such, will pay them. There are far more jobs needing these skills than there are people who possess these skills.

5. Students DO need “experience”. But they do NOT need to get it by giving their work away. In fact, this does not even offer them the experience they need. Anyone who will not/can not pay them is obviously the type of person or business they should be ashamed to have on their resume anyway. Do you think professional contractors list the “experience” they got while nailing down a loose step at their grandmother’s house when they were seventeen?

If you your company or gig was worth listing as desired experience, it would be able to pay for the services it received. The only experience they will get doing free work for you is a lesson learned in what kinds of scrubs they should not lower themselves to deal with.

6. (This one is FOR the artists out there, please pay attention.) Some will ask you to “submit work for consideration”. They may even be posing as some sort of “contest”. These are almost always scams. They will take the work submitted by many artists seeking to win the “contest”, or be “chosen” for the gig, and find what they like most. They will then usually have someone who works for them, or some... ]]> ~Kiakami http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/10973884/ http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/10973884/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:34:38 PST
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]]> ~Kiakami http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/9562296/ http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/9562296/ Tue, 01 Aug 2006 05:38:24 PDT ... Agian. xD

The first ten people to comment get free request sketches. YOU MUST REPOST THIS, because I say so.
If you don't repost I won't draw for you C:

Ten FREE sketches! Anybody want them? ... This actually means something like the last three drawings in my gallery. Those are my sketches, so thier not really sketches, but really half-pictures. Ok, then anybody want a free Half-picture?

I hit my funny bone a minute ago. It hurts. ;^; ]]> ~Kiakami http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/9515841/ http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/9515841/ Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:23:44 PDT
1. I'll respond with something random about you
2. I'll challenge you to try something
3. I'll pick a color that I associate with you
4. I'll tell you something I like about you
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of
7. If I do this, you must post this in your journal

From

83 ]]> ~Kiakami http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/9477934/ http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/9477934/ Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:05:59 PDT That's all I guess.

*sigh* ]]> ~Kiakami http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/9306099/ http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/9306099/ Fri, 07 Jul 2006 20:41:52 PDT
Hmm anyway... catch my 1,111 and get a request! A really worked on, actually completed request (for once!). Yey.

Luv yous! See you all in 10 days or so! <33 ]]> ~Kiakami http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/9130231/ http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/9130231/ Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:24:35 PDT

[ ] my fingernails/toenails are almost always painted
[ ] during the summer the only shoes I wear are flip flops
[ ] my favorite toys as a child were Barbies
[ ] my favorite color is pink or purple
[ ] I did Gymnastics
[ ] I love skirts
[ ] Hollister is one of my favorite places to shop
[x ] tight jeans are the only jeans I’ll wear
[] I love chocolate
[] I've never had a real job

TOTAL: 1

[] My hair is almost always straightened
[ ] I have at least 8 myspace pictures
[ ] I usually go shopping once a week
[ ] I love to hang out at the mall with friends
[ ] I have a real diamond ring or diamond necklace or earrings
[ ] I've gone to a tanning salon
[ ] I've gone to the beach to tan - not to swim
[ ] I have at least 10 pairs of shoes
[ ] I watch either the OC or Laguna Beach
[ ] I change my icon weekly
[ ] I wear a shower cap

TOTAL: 0

[ ] I don’t shop at Hot Topic
[ ] my cell phone might as well become a part of me
[ ] I wear mascara everyday
[ ] I've been or am on a diet
[x] bathing suits are adorable
[ ] I don’t know the difference between a sheep and a goat.
[] Big sunglasses are hott (just to try on and laugh at yourself. xD)
[x ] I have gotten my nails done before
[ ] MTV is one of my favorite channels

TOTAL: 2

[ ] all I want to do at sleepovers is talk about boys
[ ] I love to have girls do my hair
[] I give and receive hugs from all my friends
[x] I hate bugs (only some!)
[x ] carnivals are so fun!
[ ] Summer is THE best season
[ ] my swimsuit has 2 pieces
[ ] I’m waiting for my knight in shining armor
[ ] musicians are so hot
[ ] you write me a poem and tell me im beautiful and im all yours

TOTAL: 2

[x] I am self-conscious
[ ] I cry often
[ ] my car smells like vanilla or cherry
[x] my dishes get washed more than once a week (I don't wash them lol)
[x ] I don’t do sports
[x] I HATE to run
[ ] I squeal when I am surprised or angry
[] I eat dried fruit as a snack
[ ] I love romance novels
[x ] Drew Barrymore is so cute

TOTAL: 5

[ ] I dance a lot.
[ ] usually spend an hour or over to get ready to leave my house
[ ] I only have like 5 billion hair products
[ ] I love to get dressed up.
[ ] every part of my outfit needs to match
[ ] I talk on the phone at least once a day to my friends
[ ] I would love to have a photo shoot
[ ] I apply lip stuff 50 times a day
[x ] I wish I were a model

TOTAL: 1

[ ] I wish I could meet Paris Hilton
[ ] I have been something that was semi
[ ] I own Uggs
[ ] Hip Hop is the best music
[ ] I pop my collar
[ ] I like to be the center of attention
[ ] guys with Mohawks are crazy
[x] horses are beautiful
[ ] I'd rather not pay attention in school
[x ] Cats are adorable

TOTAL: 2

[ ] I write my own music
[x] I would love to visit Hawaii
[ ] Valentine's day is so cute!
[x ] white is better than black
[ ] I wouldn't be caught dead in all black
[ ] my closet is STOCK FULL of clothes
[ x] hate the grunge look
[ ] I love to read magazines

TOTAL: 3

[ ] I love to gossip
[x] I had Lisa Frank folders/posters/notebooks as a kid
[ ] I love Celine Dion
[ ] my bubble baths are 1-2hrs long
[ ] My wedding only needs a groom because it's already planned
[] My friends and I are in a strict group. We mostly only hang out with each other.
[ ] I like little kids
[ ] Diet drinks are the best
[ ] I'm all about being vegetarian
[ ] I refuse to eat at McDonalds

TOTAL: 1

[ ] I check my Myspace everyday.
[x ] I love life!
[x ] I have a lot of jewelry!
[ ] my screen name(s) have x's in them
[ ] either one of my Myspace names has/had <3's or in them
[ ] I would never want to be the opposite sex
[ ] It's not what he/she said it's the way he/she said it
[x] I have more than 3 pillows on my bed

TOTAL: 3

Now add up all the total points and put "I am __% girly" for the subject if you steal or get tagged.

I'm only 20% girly. Huh, I though I'd score higher. Oh well! x3
Kia, OUT! <3 ]]> ~Kiakami http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/4352708/ http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/4352708/ Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:53:08 PST
Weather news: 20 degrees and dropping. Why oh why did my parents choose to live in such a cold place?! --I talk about the weather too much don't I?--

I'm going to go and have more fun with my tabby now! Meow Ya'll! =^-^= ]]> ~Kiakami http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/4320734/ http://Kiakami.deviantart.com/journal/4320734/ Fri, 14 Jan 2005 17:50:04 PST
~Random Infos~
This weekend the state will freeze over. The park has flooded over a bit and there's about two-three inches of standing water. It'll be ice tomrrow and really cold. Did I ever mention how much I dislike cold? By dislike I mean extreme hate. Least I have nice warm blankets and new manga books to read. =^-^=

Bored now. Going to watch some TV and maybe sleep. What a wonderful life I live. ]]> ~Kiakami