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Kim

Breathe in, breathe out

About Me

Sweet with a spicy side. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

making out with the gardener, Stepping on the huge bubble wrap, dancing the shimmy, music of all sorts, bike riding, swimming and walking for health and leisure, making art (pottery, painting, drawing, sculpture, beaded jewelry), thrift store/lawn sale/dumpster shopping, lip stuff, a good night's sleep, plants/gardening, doing unto others as I'd have them do unto me, cooking and eating, looking at things up close and far away (observing from many viewpoints), Hawks and bluejays, crows and whatever other corvids there are---BGAWW. any bird, actually. I also have a thing for the unknown. Curiousity never killed no cat.

I'd like to meet:

Creative people, and I'd like to keep in touch with friends from afar. If you send an add to friends message, please send a note, too.

Music:

Of Montreal, Tegan and Sara, Beck, The new Deal, Towa Tei, Deee Lite, Futureheads, Coldplay, M. Ward, Decemberists, Bahamadia, Black Eyed Peas, Trans Am, Takako Minekawa, Blonde Redhead, Modest Mouse, Palace, Aimee Mann, Eagles of Death Metal, Beachwood Sparks, Califone, Stereo Total, Lemon Jelly, Wilco, The Rapture, The Joggers, Ladybug Transistor, The Lucksmiths, Azure Ray, Gorillaz, Beck, The Shins, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Missy Elliot, The Roots, Le Tigre, Franz Ferdinand, Tortoise, Alison Krauss, Ted Leo, Love, Nick Drake, Steve Earle, The Arcade Fire, Meneguar, Bjork, etc...

Movies:

"True Stories" "Me and You and Everyone we know" "Spanglish" "Shawn of the Dead" "Goodbye Lenin""The Princess and the Warrior""Happy Gilmore", Andy Goldsworthy Doc.-Rvers and Tides, Lots of other documentaries. Super Size Moi, Jack The Bear, anything Drew Barrymore-REEEOW, anything Ben Stiller-Esp. Zoolander, Maria Full Of Grace, Pecker (full of grace!!), Pieces of April, Anything Aunt Edna.

Television:

Lost, Buffy, Six Feet Under, Nanny 911 (hee hee)...Antiques Roadshow...

Books:

The Hidden Messages in Water. Love Babs Kingsolver-Prodigal Summer, Bean Trees, Poisonwood Bible. Brave New World. Of Mice..LENNY!- MouserMousreMouser. Kid's Books- Curious Grorge Goes to the Hospital (The record player scene is my favorite). I Can Fly (anybody have that childrens book/remember it?), all Eric Carle books. The Lovely Bones. The No. 1 Ladie's Detective Agency books. About A Boy. What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Webster's Dictionaries (not that I spell everything right- I like the diagrams and orgins of words). The Secret Life of Bees. A Handmaid's Tale. The B.F.G. Just finished Da Vinci Code-finally read it! Chocolat, Dude, Where's My Country?

Heroes:

My Grandfather- 95 years young

My Blog

back to life, back to reality

Well, it's the end of August, which can only mean one thing to a teacher- back to school.  For a while I would say "pshaw" at the back-to-school ads (they started to appear in mid July) but now I...
Posted by Kim on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 06:38:00 PST

just don't do it.

To hit and run might sound like a good idea to the poopface drunk who ran into my car smashing in my bumper and muffler and denting my hatch door.  But it sucks for me to have to pay the $25...
Posted by Kim on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:59:00 PST

Important objects around, in and on me

Toothpick (tea tree flavored) Scissors (kid sized with an orange handle) Medicine (three varieties) Clean Sheets (they slip off of the bed, though) Art from Friends (Jody's cards, Kyna's Drawing) Bobb...
Posted by Kim on Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:55:00 PST

Haikus for today

I tried to post some haikus yesterday-I was inspired by the snowstorm-but Tom wouldn't post it cause the site was wonky. Here is my second attempt:  While the coffee brewed  I bit ...
Posted by Kim on Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:00:00 PST

Shimmy and Shake

I LOVE BELLY DANCING. I have almost finished my first session of classes at the YMCA and I have so much fun shaking my rump and swirling my hips to the beat.  I have always loved dancing in the m...
Posted by Kim on Fri, 09 Dec 2005 04:44:00 PST

A Pink Dog Walk

 Congress St. in Portland has many interesting characters roaming its streets. I encountered a colorful scene (the kind you're like, "I wish I had my camera" when you see it)involving a sweet cus...
Posted by Kim on Sun, 23 Oct 2005 04:03:00 PST

more licence plates

Today in a span of an hour driving through portland these are the gems I saw... WERWLF ROSEY SOLM8TS MAGNETS DIGIT STRNG FK (I thought at first this meant 'string freak', but it might be something&nbs...
Posted by Kim on Fri, 21 Oct 2005 01:35:00 PST

Stream of Consciousness

French's yellow sweater with the absurdly puffy sleeves, Bjork, hot strong coffee, browned tounge, letters to Vicky, Mindi, Chicago, cold hands, Goodwill jeans, guitar lessons, ple...
Posted by Kim on Sun, 16 Oct 2005 07:13:00 PST

Maine-Vanity Plate Capitol of the USA

OK- Since moving to Maine 4 years ago I have noticed that Mainers LOVE their vanity liscense plates.  The reason for this?  They don't cost any extra here!  So because I commute a long ...
Posted by Kim on Tue, 27 Sep 2005 03:24:00 PST

Crepes, windshield washer fluid, inkblots, themesong

     My roommate makes the best crepes.  She shared with me this morning.  I put rasp-pberries (that's the only way to say it) and whipped cream on mine and I had a white...
Posted by Kim on Sun, 04 Sep 2005 10:31:00 PST