Kimmers

Procrastination is totally my friend

2005-12-03T20:26:00Z

Ok, I need to take my practice GRE test. I really do, but it's so hard to dedicate 3 straight hours to a test right now. Especially because I've taken it before and I have to take it again. Well, i don't HAVE to i'm just the type of person who knows she can do better so that's why i'm doing it again.

Courtney and I decorated our apartment so it has christmas lights and our little fake tree by the window. We're thinking of throwing a "ghetto fabulous christmas shing-dig" with our friends here. I hope we actually do because it would be a lot of fun.

I can't believe it's December...I can't believe i'm going to be in New York for longer than I ever intended...I can't believe that i'll be in California soon but not soon enough...I think time's going faster than I wish it would.

In one year...

2005-11-10T03:43:51Z

So much can change in a year. A year ago at this time i was dreading my weekends because it meant the week would be coming and i'd have to go work at modell's (for that slavedriver). I wasn't happy. I was very emotional and quite depressed. I didn't tell many people about it because i was in new york and figured it was adjustment thing.

Now i'm so happy. I LOVE weekends and look forward to monday morning because i love my job and the people i work with. I work with awesome girls and we've become such good friends. I love the kids i work with and i love that i ride my bike to work all the time.

Jenny and morgan are coming tomorrow morning. I cannot wait. Morgan's never been to new york before. I baked cookies for my girls. I doubt i'll be able to really sleep tonight.

I don't know why i wrote in here...i very rarely check/update this thing. But i guess i've done a lot from a year ago. I have become a stronger more experienced people in so many ways. I feel very independent and yet on the same time dependent on my friends for the love and support they give me. New york has been an excellent move...now i need to figure out where i'm going next...

Sadness

2005-09-26T21:49:04Z

So there was this amazing website that was quite possibly my favorite thing, ever. It had ALL conan shows. It had all the conan shows (minus commericals) from the previous week and even the fun clips of stuff. I would go and watch shows for fun. Well, today i go and discover that stupid NBC got a hold of the guy who ran this site and told him to take it all down. So no more shows of conan whenever i want. I feel like my heart has been ripped out and stomped on numerous times.

I went biking in the ran today. Well, it started to rain while i was in the gym and had to ride home in the rain. It was so fun! I was singing on my bike the whole time!

With their beautiful names and beautiful sounds

2005-09-08T22:34:04Z

I can't believe that summer is over. It went by too fast. Today at work someone said how they can't wait for the fall because it's "hoodie" weather. I wanted to cry...i don't want summer to leave, i don't want another winter!

I've been in new york for over a year. And you know what, i'm doing pretty gosh durn well. I met up with a friend last saturday. I met him last year when i first moved here and we dated for a bit but i thought we'd be better as friends and anyways, he was moving to seattle. So he called me and said he was coming to new york for labor day weekend (after he moved we still kept in contact). When he saw me and talked to me this past saturday he said that i have a new york accent! AND a new york girl attitude. I don't know what that meant...probably because i scored a free dinner, two glasses of wine, and cheescake all for free because the waiter thought i was "hot". But it's exciting to go out with someone who is from new york and now i know where everything is. I'm the one suggesting places and discribing different modes of transportation of how to get places. I think my friend was impressed!

My cousin moved out here. We spent a lot of time together over the weekend and last week. It's nice to have her out here and she lives in a great area on the upper east side! So fun to visit.

New york has been good to me in so many ways. I'm working now at a job i love with people i love, i've been having fun with boys, i've been making friends, i've discovered all the cool things to do in the city, i've learned to walk super fast, and i've just been enjoying myself. The thing that new york doesn't have is my family and my friends back in CA. I miss them all terribly, but i know that at some point in my life i'll be back there. I don't know when, hell i don't even know what i'm doing exactly tonight, but i know that i'll end up in California.

what's the point?

2005-08-12T20:58:36Z

I don't write in this anymore...

I just signed on to see if my siiister wrote anything worth commenting about.

Tonight i have two things to attend with my friends. One being the Gothem Roller Derby girls...yes that's right girls who are in a rock band on SKATES and second an open bar in williamsberg brooklyn. I'm super excited for both. I just can't wait to get out and go all out. :)

Attempt number 3

2005-07-11T00:50:21Z

So I believe this is like the 3rd time that i'm going to try and post an entry in here within the past 2 weeks. I would write things and then the faulty computer would lose it. Booo...i can't complain i'm getting free internet! Rar!

I went to Jersey this weekend with my co-workers; it was so much fun! We went Saturday afternoon and went out Saturday night. We were the only girls in the house this weekend. It was us 4 girls and about 10 guys, the odds were in our favor! haha. No, these guys are cool, and they have always been the protective ones for me. Like they will pull me aside and ask if i'm ok when we're out at a club and stuff and a guy's dancing up on me. Awww, i've always wanted brothers! So this weekend was great, i shared a lot of stuff with my co-workers and we became super close...especially when jenna got stung by a jellyfish and we knew the only way to cure that is to pee on the place where you're stung. Or at least that's what we all learned from "Friends". Needless to say; that didn't exactly work, and the lifeguard was like "dude, i don't need to know what you did" when jenna told him about the pee on the sting. So we had a great weekend and then work tomorrow.

It'll be hard to work a full work week. I haven't had a full work week in like a month! One because i was in California visiting my grandparents and seeing my mom and siiister and finally meeting the boyfriend! (yaya!!!). Then we had Friday, Monday, and Tuesday off for 4th of July. THAT was a great weekend. I saw the fireworks from a manhattan rooftop. It was amazing...

Happiness mixed with confusion is my feeling at the moment. But i love the sun and that's all i need right now.

God, I need a cold one now.

2005-06-20T20:57:51Z

So I always read what people write on the walls while waiting for the subway. Today i read:

"for a good blow job and tech support call: CALRAT.org"

Now, i was like, hmmm interesting combo, the BJ and tech support, but then i thought...wait a second, that's not a phone number, that's an email account, this doesn't make sense! Oh man.

Tonight is the first event that i've planned with new york friends. I mean there are going to be at least 15 of my friends gathered together for the modest mouse concert in the park. I'm SO excited. I mean it's my work friends, my friends from dance, Courtney and her man, and Rudi from ucsd. So i'm combining all groups and i'm a little nervous too. But it's exciting because now this means i really do have friends in new york! I love my work buddies too. And my friend Sarah from dance, she's me if i were jewish. I just can't wait; i bought a bottle of wine, my friend from work was going to make her own Brandy, and we have more wine and beer on the way. Picnic/Central Park/Modest Mouse/Excellent company = Great night.

If you're happy and you know it clap your hands

2005-06-07T23:27:21Z

I'm actually happy. Last weekend at the Jersey shores Courtney said she hasn't seen me that happy in a long time. And you know what, it's because she was right.

These past couple of days have been amazing. First this past weekend. On Saturday it was the Metro games for the Special Olympics. That means all 5 broughs (brooklyn, queens, bronx, statan island, manhattan) were all competiting. I went and it was WONDERFUL. As usual. I mean, i love volunteering at special olympics, it's something I truly enjoy and for the selfish purpose that it may be, it makes me feel good. It's a feeling that i can't get anywhere else.

Well after that day in the sun it was time to go to a picnic in central park to see Louis XIV and the Killers. Courtney and I packed a bottle of wine, cheese, crackers, dip, carrots, and apples. We left with her boyfriend and his sister and met our other friends there. A lot of people who didn't have tickets had the same idea. We were all camped out on the grass, with 3 bottles of wine and snacks for everyone. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. The night was beautiful and we were all having so much fun. At one point I went wandering to get close to the stage. Somehow I walked past the secruity and got closer. But then i went back to my group; because we were just laughing so loudly and having too much fun. We stayed their longer than anyone else. We ended up playing "light as a feather, stiff as a board" and "down by the banks" hand game. It was a good group of people, a very good night. And we're going to do that often. Next one is Modest Mouse. I can't WAIT.

Sunday Courtney and i wandered Brooklyn. Went to our coffee shop and then I bought hot gold shoes worth $200 for $15. Instead of garage sales they have stoop sales here because no one has garages! Anyways, it was a great day and then i went out with a friend to see "Crash". It was a movie that was very well written. The characters were neither likeable or hateable, an interesting way to present people. I won't get too into it; but i liked it and i do recommend it.

Now Monday night. Sooo I have friends in high places. I went to a premeire for the new Spielberg TNT show "Into the West". Get this it was held at the Natural History Muesum. Ok this night was just amazing, so i'm going into detail about it. We first walked in and there was a red carpet. Courtney and I were lead the other way, we didn't get the red carpet and flashing cameras, but we still got to be WITH the stars. So the first room we walked in right away there was a man standing in a tux with a tray of wine. Let's start off the night right! They had an open bar where everything was free and you don't tip. They had tons of apetizers too! Then after about 3 glasses of wine i had to sit though the actual show. We happened to be sitting behind the writter of the show too. So we saw it, and it was good because i think it's going to protray things that were left out of the PC-friendly-history books. After the show we left the theatre and headed to the bathroom where we ran into the head female star and told what a great job she did. Then and this is the best part...we walked through the muesuem. We walked through the displays of the grizzly bears, the mountain lions, the billy goats, all that stuff. And then you enter this HUGE room where there's a giant blue whale hanging from the ceiling and tables and more drinks and tons of people. We walked down the stairs and i got in line for food while courtney got us more wine. All of the sudden someone was trying walk behind me and it's KERRI RUSSEL. I died. She's standing right next to me. I seriously was starring at her the whole time. I wanted to be her when the "Felicity" show came out. She's BEAUTIFUL in real life, and as tall as i am! :) So i had to act cool and courtney said i couldn't talk to her. I had my camera too. Then guess who i run into? Rachel Leigh Cook! I wanted to tell her that I can fully quote "She's all that" but courtney said that's a no-no too. Anyways...I love those people with trays walking around and wine. It was a wonderful evening and i even got to wear my gold shoes.

I was so tired this morning but it's ok because i got my paycheck and then bought the new Coldplay album. Life is good at this moment. The sun is out and that makes me happy. I never realized how much i rely on that sunshine; but i do.

Fab 4 For Life

2005-06-02T22:01:16Z

I heart my friends. I decided to actually sign online and right away morgan and jenny IMed me. I screamed because i was so happy.

That's all. I have awesome friends. My last weekend was AMAZING and i know this one will be fun too. Yesterday was great as well. Can i give anymore details out? Sure, just ask!

Breaking all over

2005-05-26T01:28:15Z

One would laugh when they would hear that I get beat up by 3-year-olds everyday. One would laugh until it happens to them, every day. I have scratches on my face, arms, chest, and neck. Bite marks on my upper thiegh (yes, the kid bit through the jeans), face, and arms. But you know what? I want to help these kids. I want to help them improve, work on their behavior, help them actually speak, or say a word. It actually helps me sleep at night hearing one of the kid's little voices in my head saying "hi kim" when his only words are "hi" and "cookie".

We had a teacher appreciation dinner after work today. We went to Sea (best tai food place in brooklyn) so we all had drinks, dinner, dessert and paid nothing! It was great! Now tomorrow is Rilo Kiley. I'm so excited to see them!! I can't wait to just jam and not have to worry about other things.

WORD OF THE DAY: Prevaricate. I'll use it in a sentence. On monday at dinner with sarah i had to prevaricate about a certain subject so she wouldn't think less of me.

Yeah, i'm doing the grad school thing. Starting with studying for GREs every day.

Observations

2005-05-10T03:03:19Z

Things I've noticed in the past couple of days:

1. Vegan food is pretty gosh darn awesome. Vegan cheese puffs, sweet and sour soy protein, vegan veggie burritos, all delish! (note: i'm not vegan; but one of my co-workers is and on friday i went out to a vegan restrauant with someone)

2. The sun makes me a happier person

3. Funniest thing...Saturday night i was waiting at the subway to take it into the city to go over to a friend's house before we went out that night. So i'm waiting there next to a supposedly homeless guy because he's sitting in the subway playing his guitar with the case open and some change inside. This dude is like my age too. All of the sudden three other guys come over to him. Here's how the conversation goes:

Random Dude: "hey andrew, we saw you playing across the way"
Homeless dude, apparently named Andrew: "Oh hey guys, that's nice of you to stop by."
Random Dude: "so are you going to Beth's later?"
Homeless dude: "Yeah, I think so, she lives right by my house"
Random Dude: "ok, cool. Give me a call, see you later"
Not-so-homeless dude: "alright, bye"

Then he continues to play. I'm just standing there smiling because he probably is just practicing and picking up some money on the way. Oh silly wannabe homeless kids.

4. Men scare me. Ever since I was assulted, any man taller/bigger than me is scary. I don't know how long this will last.

5. Brunch in brooklyn with 3 other girls you don't really know but somehow can all contect on sundays is the best.

6. I'm sleepy, i'm out like a trout.

modest mouse

2005-05-07T22:52:18Z

I hear Huebert. He's running in the kitchen, in our oven.

Two weekends ago I was making my 3am quesadillas (i was buzzed, courtney was drunk) and all of the sudden a mouse runs across the counter. I scream and courtney doesn't believe me because we were both a little intoxicated. But then we found mouse droppings. I named him Huebert. I always name animals. Oh I totally hear Huebert. I need to put a trap out or something. Good thing we bought a lot more cheese.

black and blue

2005-05-05T21:44:19Z

I'm bruised and scratched up left to right. First the awesome bump on my head from the muggers (which includes a nice mark by the left eye). Then scratches on my face, neck, and chest from one of the kids i work with. He made me bleed and even less attractive. And just now the dog scratched the other side of my face. And after I took her on a walk and everything!

So happy tomorrow is Friday. I have dance practice tomorrow night, which will be fun because i'm hoping to go out with one of the girls afterwards. She's totally a combination of me/karen/courtney; and i'm in love with her!

Gina and Melissa will be here in one week! YAY!!! I need to rest up for them! :)

Just a Ride

2005-05-03T21:56:26Z

It's interesting how something can happen to you and make you take a look at the world in a different way. My look has changed due to what happened to me; it's sad, I wish i didn't have the feeling i do walking down the streets but I have to be thankful that i can still walk down the street. Or that i'm still here. I HATE that i'm judging people and i'm scared by certain people. I can't help it though.

Something else interesting is the effect music has on me and so many people. Back in October when I was working at Modell's (the Hell Hole) I would listen to certain albums every day on my way to work and back from. For example, Rilo Kiley's "more adventourous". I love that cd...but now when i listen to it i feel this anxiety and fear that i felt every day going to that old work. I mean i can still listen to that album (and i do often) but every once in a while i feel that scary tinge. Anyways, I listened to Jem a LOT over the summer. So of course that reminds me of my great summer in burbank. Now just on Sunday I get a call from Justin who was the the midst of a Jem concert, holding out his phone for me to hear her. Then that same night while watching "Grey's Anatomy" they played a song from Jem on the show. And even better...the day before (saturday) the day i got harassed and much more, i was listening to Jem on my i-pod, which i haven't listened to in a looong time. Pretty random, but maybe not.

I should have known, with a boy like you your middle name is always

2005-04-30T02:42:03Z

Lots of thoughts on my mind. Tonight is a night in for me and the dog. I have my book, "the secret life of bees" and i have my ice cream "fudge tracks" (now don't let that name fool you, it may sound like a disgusting trip to the bathroom, but fudge tracks is actually de-lish!).

I don't know if i'm supposed to talk about these things on here, but whatever. I have now offically seen an un-circumsised penis. Quite a few actually... I work with little kids, they're 3 years old, special needs, and all boys, and mostly still sporting the skin. That's right i get to change diapers. Aren't i the lucky one? Oh but I already have my favorites of some of the kids. I know you're not supposed to have favorites but i never follow rules anyways.

Side note, they were having auditions at Virgin Megastore in union square to be on the jerry springer show today. I was just in there looking around (which i know i should never do because i ALWAYS end up buying something...at the Virgin in timesquare one of the security guards said he's seen me a lot and he thought i was cute so if i bring him a list of cds i want he'll get me the discounts on them...sweeeet, gotta love the hook-ups). Anyways...back to springer. I was tempted to go over and see what it was all about but i decided to stay clear. Although thinking about it now i bet i could have met myself a winner over there. Imagine taking one of those guys home to mom. Oh the stories we could tell our grandchildren of how we met.

It must be the hair.

2005-04-26T21:58:32Z

At work today I was working with one of the boys and he kept on trying to hug me and kiss me. It was really cute because he was sitting on my lap and noticed my necklace. He then pulled down his shirt and tried to see if he had a necklace and was wondering why he didn't have one.

Then men were offering to help me carry the groceries home, well i think they were...the eels were blasting from my i-pod. Nothing is better than walking down the streets of brooklyn with the flowers blooming in the tree, wind blowing around, and listening the "fresh feeling" by the eels. Makes you smile.

Then i get home and the dog keeps on trying to make out with me.

So in conclusion I have a 3-year-old, old men, and a dog interested in me. Man, tough choices lie ahead.

Stars of Track and Field are beautiful people

2005-04-24T17:54:12Z

I always thought how cool it would be to make a montauge of pictures from the track and field practices at special olympics with belle and sebastian's "the stars of track and field" as the music. Then I when i was at dinner on Friday night with a group of people I was talking about being a coach for special olympics and one of the girls at the table asked me if i've seen the movie "Pumpkin". I said i haven't but i've wanted to. Well I guess they have a scene where people in the special olympics are doing track and field events and it's shown in slow motion and the music? Yep, Belle and Sebastian. Ok, that idea is ruled out; no more montage for me.

On the way to practice when i was on the train this morning i noticed a man sitting on the subway with running clothes on and and number pinned to his chest. You know, one of those numbers they give you when you run a race. I think he was cheating and he was taking the train instead of running the race. Or maybe he just likes that number a whole lot and wears it all the time. I guess I can't jump to conclusions. I do that too much anyways. I can't help it.

The dog has gas

2005-04-20T23:57:28Z

Courtney told me she was going to stay home from work because the dog threw up this morning. Now i'm home and she's just gassy (the dog, not courtney...well courtney's on a date right now so i hope she's not gassy).

I am now a certified coach for the special olympics! We have traning every Sunday morning for track and field. Oh and i have a boyfriend. Although he does have two other girlfriends! One of the guys in special olympics (they are all mostly older men) said that i'm his girlfriend and he's going to take me out to lunch. He even gave me a kiss on the cheek. I really enjoy my Sunday mornings in the park. Now that it's sunny i enjoy all of the weekends. Let's just hope the weather keeps up.

I'm excited to go to Sea this Friday night. Sea is a great thai food restuarant in hipster town brooklyn. It's actually the exact restuarant they used in Garden State when Zach Braff's character was in LA working as a waiter in the very beginning. Courtney and i went there our first weekend unknowingly realizing it's such a trendy place. Now we're going back for a friend's birthday. Although i really have to watch what i've been spending because i've been going out too many times plus new york is just so expensive. Last Friday we went to a new opening of a bar where the drinks were like $15!! We didn't stay there long, believe me.

Time to make dinner and do some reading for work!

Another pointless entry from yours truly.

Best week ever.

2005-04-08T19:04:43Z

VH1 should do the show on me. I'd win Best Week Ever, hands down. I don't want to go into all of the details of my week, but I'll get to the part that's the most important and that is....

I GOT A JOB! But no, not just any job. I've been doing "just any job". I got a job in something I want, something I like, something I'm good at, something that I'll hop out of bed in the morning because i WANT to go to work. I am going to be an assistant teacher to a special needs preschool child. I will be working one-on-one using the ABA method (which i studied throughout college and now will get to practice) and have to lead programs, etc. I am so happy. This place has young people, and it's in the hipster part of Brooklyn (and oh so VERY close to the city) and i'll be doing something I love. Plus, they'll help pay for grad school, so i can still get my master's in speech pathology. The pay isn't the best, but I can only move up, and honestly in my world, the pay means nothing if I have a job I really like. Have i mentioned this is something I love? :)

Courtney's gone this weekend. It's me and smelly the dog. I want to celebrate tonight! Who's down to go out? Oh that's right, you're all out in California, who ever reads this, that is.

Yes, Hello, we're back - and we're taking calls...now what was the question?

2005-04-04T14:09:12Z

So I'm at the place I temped for again. Just today and tomorrow then the interviews start up again. I really, really, want this one job. But then again I have interviews at places I'm totally interested in too. I'm just excited. I think it's going to be a good week. Plus they left a Vogue magazine here for me to read and I bought "the lovely bones" from a guy on the street in brooklyn, so i can finally read that book.

Very good weekend, even though it was rainy. I bought a shirt that says "the best girls are from los angeles" yesterday. I hope it brings me as much attention as my "Pale is the new Tan" shirt I wore on Friday...because that one was a big hit in the bars!

Get a real job, feel the wind on your back and the sun on your face.

2005-04-01T16:16:20Z

I always feel like I could have said so much more after interviews. It's like, why didn't I include this? I didn't even talk about this! There's so much more about me that you just don't know! I'll be so good here, so good...

I want this job so bad. It's perfect for me. But I have an interview for another place on Wednesday. It's just the first place was founed by a speech pathologist to help children with speech problems and reading problems. The other clinicians there (i'd be a clinician) are all around my age. It's in the city, by NYU...very close. We'll see about this other place on Wednesday I guess.

I'm wearing my "Pale is the new Tan" shirt today. Maybe it will bring me luck at the bars tonight.

I wish it was spring.

Rain, rain go away

2005-03-28T21:45:44Z

It's been raining all day today. I had a lot of things to do but I got emotional instead. Being a girl sucks sometimes. Having your eyes stolen sucks too. Yes, my eyes. I was getting a years supply of contacts and my glasses (cost me about $400) and they arrived in a box, so I thought i'd pick it up when I got back from work on Friday. I come back and the box is gone. I left a note and called the property manger of the building and got yelled at today at 7am for the note I left up.

My eyes hurt.

Money is fun when you get it. I'm writing too many checks. So money isn't that fun right now.

This will be the first night in a long time where it'll be just me and courtney! Easter was yesterday!! I totally dressed up with a big hat (my easter bonnet, that i sang in) and a big pink skirt and white shoes. It was like freezing outside but to me it was Spring. People gave me weird looks as I walked the street. Courtney says i'm having an idendity crsis because I keep on trying out different looks. It keeps me entertained.

Dance class tonight!! My parents are flying out for my performance in May. This dance is so fun, but difficult! My hamstrings were sore for 4 days after the last class. Good work out man.

Special Olympics start this weekend. That will give me something to make like i'm actually helpful and contributing to this world. I need that.

Bright Eyes is the best to dance around to for me right now. :)

kimikoma @ 2005-03-24T15:12:00

2005-03-24T23:12:57Z

i hate courtney's computer.

I just wrote a big entry about what i've been doing and it went back the the previous page thus erasing everything.

ARG. I'm now frustrated.

Diamond Dogs

2005-03-15T22:39:16Z

No reason to write. I need to clean the apartment. I came home last night (after a long plane flight and was tired) to see courtney didn't clean! Booger! hehe. It's ok, I have time now. Too much time. Eh, life, there's too much to think about and when i was with all my friends in burbank i didn't have any worries. Man, I have the best friends and I think it was wonderful for me to be back there and see how much I truly am loved.

Tomorrow's my birthday. yippie.

Time to clean, make dinner, and file for taxes...oh and find a job! eek!

MY COUSIN IS IN NEW YORK AND MY SISTER WILL BE HERE ON SATURDAY MORNING!! Now that's a VERY exciting thing!!! Davys united!! (ok, so the cousin isn't a davy, but it worked for that exclamation!)

My True love

2005-03-04T15:56:35Z

I see conan today. I see conan today. I see conan today. I see conan today.

I'm wearing courtney's "today i'm irish" shirt. I should put an insert in the shirt to read "today i want irish in me". That would be cool. I wonder if conan would pick up on that subtle hint.

I see conan today. I see conan today. I see conan today. I see conan today!!!