What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?
This year I am thankful for my wonderful husband who has supported me and my artistic endeavors. He has made me feel appreciated, loved, respected, and most of all helped me believe in myself in whatever I do. I am thankful for my friends who were there for me in times of need. Need it be for someone to talk to, help with projects, or just a time to get together and chat I love that they are there at a moments notice. I am thankful for my cats. They're cute, and always there to comfort me when I think I don't need anyone to comfort me. I am thankful for my parents. They are my rock. They will always be there during the hardest times in my life. Always forgiving and a constant reminder that nothing can compare to family. Lastly, I am thankful for all the people who has shaped my life. Teachers, neighbors, and random people I have lost touch with who from time to time I think about and wonder if they too are having a lovely Thanksgiving day.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
*gobble gobble!*
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Happy Bday Mike and Pei!
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Just a special pic for my friends Mike and Pei! ( Pei I hope you like this pic even when it's a bit late ;).
Tomorrow I will be posting more pics of this girl and this new hat ;). An unique little hat for a very special girl :).It's available in the shop now!
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Rainbow bunnies for Blythe
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I cannot believe it's already friday! yay!
I hope you had a great week and you are ready for an exciting weekend, because I was working on a lot of new stuff and there lots of new listings these days ;).Thank you everyone who have been so supportive of my work (:. I am finishing the last 2 orders from October and hoping to finish those by next week so that I may start on the MidNovember/December commission list.
It was so fun to work on the rainbow bunny hats for Blythes, and to work on some more momo hats too. I will make some momo hats for Blythe for the Xmas collection for sure. Thank you very much for ordering them. I will be contacting everyone who placed Blythe orders very soon. ;)
It's shipping date today! Shipping notices will be sent over the weekend. Payments received BEFORE 6PM TUES 10 NOV will go out today==> all orders thereafter will promptly ship out on MON 16 NOV.
Have a great weekend and expect more news from simplyKir very soon!
Winter is coming upon us in San Francisco. That and the holidays. My winters in comparison to my husband sound terribly boring! I do get the saying that California doesn't have seasons. Well, that maybe true but it depends on what part of California you go to. I've also never had a snow day, I've never had weather so bad that I couldn't go anywhere, and I've never had a time where I had to put chains on my tires or throw litter on the ground to get traction. Then again, I've never owned a car.
Winter for me starts when we have to adjust for daylight savings time. I feel it is safe to say, at least for San Franciscans, that's when it starts. Though, some will say winter for them starts when they have to put their coats on. Whichever you prefer the COLD is coming! I do have to add, we do get spurts of warmth on certain times of the year. Also, we do get heavy rains from time to time. Eventually highways and certain areas of the city get flooded, but not to the point where we couldn't get around.
The first time I saw snow was on a trip to Tahoe. I think I was 18. It was the first time I was on skis and the first time I was outside for a long period of time. If anyone knows me, I don't do well outside unless I am forced to. To be honest, all I wanted to do was make a snow man and do all the kid-like things you do on TV for a snow day. That didn't really happen, but I enjoyed myself anyways. The second time I was around snow was with my friend Heather. We went snowboarding with her Mom. Well, her mom mostly drove us up to wherever we went and we practiced, fell, and practiced more. I think I enjoyed snowboarding more than skiing. Most definitely.
This winter we're traveling to Ohio to see Kyle's parents for Christmas. I'm told it will be cold, but not snowing. A little disappointing, but it will be nice to catch up with Kyle's family. We'll do the usual holiday exchange, dinner and family get together. Really simple, and nothing extravagant. If you've been reading my blog, you'll understand how refreshing this is for me. After the holidays we'll be in SF again enjoying the countdown to the New Year and staying warm in our little apartment. or that's the plan. hehe.
The holidays to everyone is different. My holidays I can honestly say has always been some what special. When I think of it, I cringe. I have never experienced a good Christmas till I met my husband. What made the difference? We simply did nothing.
Growing up my sister and I were required to take our yearly photo with a man dressed up as Santa Claus. Which I immediately cried the whole time. I knew it wasn't Jolly Old St. Nick. I don't even think I understood the idea of Santa. If you look back to all our photos, my sister is usually the one smiling and I'm the one that is red, puffy faced, and choking back tears. Why would my mother do this to me? Because well, she loves photos. Or is obsessed with photos to the point that my feelings didn't matter. This was the start of a pattern where I actually fear cameras.
After the photos, we would do our holiday shopping in the mall. Then on Christmas Eve/Day we would go to a hotel to celebrate my parents anniversary. My sister and I would dress up, wear things we usually wouldn't like wearing, and eat adult food. These hotel restaurants never had children sized portions, or food that children would like. My sister and I were always bored and I personally hated being there. I remember just sitting in the restaurant and just stared vacantly out the window or sat in the lobby just staring at water fixtures that bubbled across the room.
On Christmas Day we would open our presents. Now, you may say "Oh presents! There can't be anything wrong with that!" You say that till I explain further. My mom would always ask what we wanted, and she would get it and immediately wrap the presents in front of us. I always knew what I was going to get. There were never surprises. I do admit I don't regret knowing what we got, but it would've been nice to get a surprise gift. This included birthdays and other gift giving events. There weren't many surprises in my life growing up.
Holidays to me will always be "special."
So I served a little while but I wanted to get some photo time in with bands, since I'm at the club a lot. I love the lighting at The Brewery it's so pretty when I look at it, and these are attempts at catching it. The band Of Colour played and they are a good band! CHECK THEM OUT! The keyboardist was filling in for tonight and she normally performs with New Artica. Also check them out! But yeah that was my night. Enjoy the photos!
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I am so gleefully/nerdily/squeeingly happy to have met him. We talked shop, animation and he drew me MADAME FOSTER!! I was in heaven! What a great guy. Please support his new work!
We watched a show about buying local food and it inspired us to get off our butt and go to Farmers Market. Hardly anyone was open but we got some nice shots of the produce. We were in the all local grown section. :)
Just got in today and went to the Expo.
Here is a photo of some of our free stuff/swag. Met some really great people, and saw really awesome stuff! They had a display of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland Maquettes. I couldn't photograph them, but they were amazing!!!!
Got to meetup with the girls @ GirlsDrawin'Girls, chatted a little with Damon Bard (whom I think is stalking me, or am I stalking him? We keep running into each other!). Damon Bard is the gentleman who did the maquettes for Coraline. REALLY GREAT STUFF! Go support his work!!!!
There are more photos and people to list, but I'll do that later.
Having a great time in L.A.!!!
XOXO
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So this morning I was doing my usual eat breakfast, read the news and then research stuff for work. Then I stumble upon some interesting information. I find out that someone I used to know very well worked on a game that my husband is currently playing. Not that this is very interesting to other people, but this particular person I was very close to for a very long time. I do admit that I am very happy one of their dreams of working on game music finally came true.
I then started to think about all the other people I used to know, and I began wondering what they were doing. Not just random people but close friends I lost touch with, people I used to go to school with and etc. I guess that is what Myspace and Facebook is for. All my classmates are now scattered all over the world and the internet is slowly bringing us back together. Many people look the same, but are obviously a little more worldly. I can't also help feel a little jealous because well, for example one of my best friends Heather lives across the country and I don't talk to her at all now. Before we use to talk at least every month and see each other once a year. I get a random text a couple weeks ago with a message saying she is now engaged. In shock I text back, "WHAT????" I think back and wonder if she got my text or if she didn't like my response since i haven't heard back from her since. I worry, but I know she can take care of herself.
People do change and move on, but it is nice to know that some of them are still pursuing their dreams and are happy.
