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Kira

is that why they call me a sullen girl? they don't know i used to sail the deep and tranquil seas-fi

About Me

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My Interests

female tricksters in postmodern literature, ostriches, the senior citizen discount, lighthouses, poetry, pumpkin bread, sea glass.

Music:

regina spektor, yeah yeah yeahs, the arcade fire, patti smith, camera obscura.

Movies:

the graduate, little miss sunshine, lost in translation, dancer in the dark, annie hall, reality bites, welcome to the dollhouse, maria full of grace, hysterical blindness.

Television:

roseanne, roseanne, roseanne! and my-so-called life, the adventures of pete and pete, and six feet under

Books:

autobiography of a face, the house on mango street, the bluest eye, the girl in the flammable skirt, the member of a wedding, the woman warrior

Heroes:



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My Blog

child abuse and neglect

after i became certified with the state as a child care provider, i got a job at a child care center. in one particular class during during spanish lessons, the children were asked...
Posted by Kira on Tue, 22 May 2007 01:40:00 PST

party like it's 1950: is feminism still hot to trot?

i went to a party tonight in which there was a gaggle of men. the elderly men commented on my physical appearance whereas the middle-aged men told me how i should think.  when i sp...
Posted by Kira on Sun, 06 May 2007 01:38:00 PST

ode to grad school

In grad school everyone has an ego to pick.  Everyone smirks.  But some, some appreciate the way a tea bag can stain a napkin watercolor red--the way a  mother smacks a kiss on you with...
Posted by Kira on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:46:00 PST

it won't be long now

Last night I thought of how you fumble inside of me until I feel the familiar tug of lovesickness. I want to see all of us opening up like the split star of apples but there are papers to theorize and...
Posted by Kira on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:43:00 PST

on veering towards the end of the semester

my ankles ache from squatting too long before the computer and i feel like barfing.
Posted by Kira on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:18:00 PST

secrets

once i hid all of my baby teeth in a small, unobstrusive box.  in seventh grade a friend of mine clacked open the box and screamed.  what did she expect, a ruby, a diamond earring?...
Posted by Kira on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:38:00 PST

images

i feel like biting my teeth into a pillow.  i am so envious of anyone who has a perfect hair cut.  and how does it stay that way?  mine shrivels up like a loofah sponge. ...
Posted by Kira on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:19:00 PST

and i'll haunt all of the houses in northern florida

last night i stuffed my head with four bowls of apple jacks and then i slept soundly, the soundest i've slept in a while. i even dreamed i could fly.  i felt the wind rub itself raw against my ch...
Posted by Kira on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:44:00 PST

cheryl on naming

"you could probably name a kid 'owl' and that would be cool, just as long as you don't name him 'turtle' or 'banana.'  if you're a celebrity, you come up with these fucked up names and shit ...
Posted by Kira on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:52:00 PST

this entry is so mediocre. don't read this.

i can't believe there is a movie coming out called black snake moan.  that is so weird.  anyway, so lately i've felt terribly lonely.  i mean the kind of lonely where you sit ...
Posted by Kira on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:54:00 PST