Murakami

Hahamysok asked me what my taste in art was. Tonight, while relentlessly looking for an affordable Murakami product (be-it anything) on eBay (successfully found nothing) I remembered why I'm such a fan.

I can't really explain why his stuff captivates me so much. He said the sole point of his most famous trademark (the flowers) was "smile." I don't physically smile when I see his bright, cartoony, loony, psychotic work but I feel like it. UKNO?

Planet 66 collection.

Makes you feel amazing..

"My Lonesome Cowboy."

"Hiropon." I saw her in person with Betty and Walter.. they were obviously disgusted.
She was kinda the sequel to "My Lonesome Cowboy."

I regretfully saw this one in person before I knew who Murakami was. This is some fusion of his DOB character (common motif) and mushrooms (another common motif).

"Dob's Jump" (sperm/milk motif).

"727." He made some psycho DOB into traditional Japanese art.. crazy

Kinda his interpetation of the Warhol-Monroe prints. He redoes Mr. DOB with a million different colors but this is my favorite. I've been trying to guess what his inspiration/point for DOB is.. Perhaps a play on America's #1 pop culture icon Mickey Mouse?

"KaiKai KiKi and Me." From his most famous flower collection (incorporated into his popular Louis Vuitton deal).

"Reversed Double Helix." This is my favorite.. It's a cartoon, floating buddha-like thing with a tons of hands and eyes.. like a fusion of the world's religions.

Too bad Kanye West and G-dragon had to mess everything up. Like your favorite songs becoming the new Gossip Girl theme track or something..

OMGG!!!!!

LOOK AT WHAT I FOUND ON YOUTUBE..

WHAT!!?!?! YOU CAN EVEN HEAR ME SAY "No coffee?!" I guess this is so amazing because I've never seen me at this age.. Since my family has no videos of anything.

Mind you I was what.. 14? Obviously no acting skills, considering im laughing like an idiot when I'm supposed to be dying. I can't believe what I'm seeing! Still, as an audience member, I can say that this was pretty good. Minus me. This was the happiest time in hs..

PS. this is incredibly embarrassing. i look annoying.

question.

why do girls have long hair?

My guilty conscious

Today, I went to Safeway and bought some guacamole for my coworkers. I was slowly backing out of my parking spot and felt the front of my gold Honda viciously rip into the back of another silver Honda. I was STUNNED, and just stopped for what felt like an hour of contemplation. I have never been the culprit in an accident before!

I retreated back into my parking spot, re-scraping the Honda while doing so, and held on to the steering wheel like a grandma terrified of the freeway. I weighed all of my options. Leave a note? Confess? Jack up my interest rate? Mom relentlessly scream at me? 200 decibels? Excessive internal bleeding and possible death from bursted eardrums? Hit and run? Risk going to jail? Get raped by inmates? 507 jizzawatts per hour? WHAT AM I GOING TO DO!!!!

I didn't think anybody saw me, I didn't think my crime was captured on tape and I knew for a fact that gang rape was better than my mom checking into the psych ward. so I ran away.

Everyone at work told me to confess. Like, they were pressuring me into it. One of my managers insulted my other manager's beliefs as a catholic for telling me it's not a big deal. "STEPHEN'S A CHRISTIAN NOT SOME CATHOLIC LIKE YOU WHO HAS TO CONFESS HIS SINS TO SOME OTHER MAN WHO THINKS HES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN YOU AND GOD." Wow... not-that-important much?

Soy hit, ran and insisted it was the guy's fault for getting all up in her grill. Sarah's rearview mirror was completely knocked off of Ghettolicious but she never pressed charges cus she's too lazy to find the culprit. I'm quietly terrified because this was the Safeway in Cherry Creek. CHERRY CREEK! The Beverly Hills of Colorado! If this person was a creeker (click: urbandictionary) then I might be screwed. Hopefully they're as lazy as Sarah.....

I'M SAWREH...................

PS. I realized today that my brother is a legit kpop fan. like he only listens to the badass YG kids or some emoangry rap cus that's what he's feelin, ukno? Props to ppl like him. Did I ever mention that Girls' Generation is my absolute guilty pleasure? Probably not, since I'm too embarrassed to even tell Eliza. I've heard/watched/sang every interview/video/song they've ever done/recorded/sang. Even though their music is superficial crap. gee gee baby.

PPS. SHOUTOUT TO SUSIE YOOO!!!!! I'm so flattered that you read this =)

PPPS. the effing fire alarm right in front of my door keeps effing beeping this high pitched beep because it's low on batteries. shut the haiiiil up

My mom's a superhero

She has the ability to make a sleepy person not sleepy by simply saying "sleep."

Let me tell you guys about today. I have so many negative things to say but I'll remember to honor my new, positive paradigm.

After talking to Elee on the phone last night around 2, her voice pretty much sucked the life out of me and I ktfo'd immediately. I only slept for 4 hours before work so I was unsurprisingly brain-dead today. I pondered all day whether I should really go to the free JYP audition (Korean record company) or go home and peacefully rest. My boss told me "You'll regret it because you won't remember how tired you were; you'll just remember not going." Made a lot of sense, so I dragged myself there.

I was stag, again, and entered the crowded building to see a million familiar faces. Kids younger than me, kids older than me, fobs, wobs, haters, acquaintances: it really felt like every Korean in Colorado was there. They all wore either etnies with flare jeans or gaudy jackets with neon mufflers. I felt extremely out of place in my Walmart T-shirt and old-man loafers.

I recognized quite a few people who swore they wouldn't go and act like they're too cool for Korean music. "Why would I audition for a Korean company? Please." Well, clearly you weren't man enough to simply say "I'm American, but I like Korean music and want to audition" (I'm also speaking to myself). That's when I realized how unattractive it is to be something and act like you're not. Like you're too cool for it. Even though you're not. I mean, if you enjoy something, own up to it. If you like Korean music, just say so. It's more damaging to yourself to pretend like you're not and then be seen at a JYP audition. Trust me.. I'd know..

How'd it go? Um, it went well. I don't expect a call back but I'm surprisingly ok with that. Seeing all of the little high school girls awkwardly wearing pumps and green eyeshadow, squealing in Korean about how nervous they are/"ugly" they look made me 100000000% unattracted to Korean music. Not the music really, but the "fans." Do they even listen to the music or are they just into the pretty girls and pretty boys? Also, you always hear people criticizing Korean singers for not singing very well. "Why even be a singer if you can't sing," they ask. I was SO SURPRISED at how many people couldn't even hold a tune tonight. And here they are auditioning. Hypocrites.

I'm a happy person now (just wait) so I'll end on a happy note: It was a minor eye-opening experience. And it was fun singing in front of a professional camera.

PS: Do I analyze things too much? Is that a bad thing per se?

PPS: Isn't it funny how different people are in writing? I act like im all badass in text. Some seem more intelligent (Jason. I stalked him cus he commented you and WOW do I like that man), some are a lot more introverted (Simon) and some are a lot more mean (You and Ralphie).

PPPS: You better have read this.

TiK ToK on the clock..

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas though it's not official until you hear "chestnuts roasting on an open fire" on the radio. Yeah, I know it's still early November but you're not the one who works with Christmas trees and recommends gift ideas.

As I do every year since I've had a public blog, I believe it's time to prepare my very public wishlist. This year, I decided to ask for things that I need rather than want because, well, I might as well get my wants myself and get them correctly.

1. Luckily, most of you haven't been in my car. My car is an embarrassment to me. Not because it's a Honda Civic, not because it's gold and not because I can't drive it well but because it STINKS. It stinks like feet mixed with onions and bad breath. Everybody complains about it. I, however, can't smell it. Guess I'm immune.. Neither my mother nor myself can figure out why it smells so bad considering I rarely eat in the car. Maybe I fart and burp too much.. Anyway, I'm hoping for a car freshener this year. This is my #1. Maybe a little packet of those tree-shaped things or a little Asian box of lemon wax.

Bacon air freshener. I hate bacon but..

2. On top of my car smelling like crap, it feels like a trashcan. The floor is constantly swimming with old receipts and shopping bags from Walmart and Restoration Hardware. I'd greatly appreciate a compact trashcan that I can safely fit in the pasenger seat's space.. though I'm not sure if such an item exists in the retail world.

lol this is gross and unattractive.

3. 2010 is almost here and juno what that means? NEW CALENDAR! I love the idea of having a large, spacious calendar chock-full of meetings, assignments, reminders, special dates, etc etc. For 2009, I used a wimpy 4-inch-er that my friend bought for me.. a wall calender would be nice.. Preferably with something cool on it like popart. Or black and white photography. Or something just funny? Please?

I found a Murakami calendar on google. WOWZA!

4. 2010 also means that Stephen is going back to school. Yay for him (srsly). To no surprise, his biggest problem in school isn't handling the workload or meeting new people but that he regularly loses every pen and pencil. He embarrasses himself weekly by asking, "Hey, do you have a pen or pencil I can use?" Please help him out by buying him a pencil case. Or a pencil pouch. Anything that he can use to not lose his damn writing utensils. Preferably a non-girly-hello-kitty pencil case. Also preferably not a ziplock bag

Dangit this is pretty cool.

5. I need a snuggie. Like, need one.

PS. I remember having deep obsessions with Katy Perry and Lagy GaGa. They were already A-list and I was already part of the crowd but I was still obsessed. I now introduce Ke$ha into my life..

PPS. I made a decision today. When you're faced with an unfortunate turn of events (like how my school lost my car insurance document) you can be all angry, complain about it, curse the stupid secretary and be grumpy.. but that doesn't solve anything. It's going to be hard (well, maybe not) but I'm going to be a more optimistic person. After all, happiness is the easiest way to be attractive? I'm quite optimistic about the future..

what would you buy

with 120 internet dollars?

-OK this question (three hours ago) now sounds so dumb and spoiled. I was meaning to ask like.. where people go to shop online since I don't know anything about the iMall but.. Um I should've just asked it that way rtard. I'l keep this entry as a reminder not to use this blog for stupid one-line questions ever again