I bring this up because I love that bike!!!!
Other than that, I've been WORKING like crazy to finish my Senior Year with no regrets. Well, there have been some but they're little regrets that I'll probably forget, like, not remembering to have my picture taken when I dressed up like a 1910's newsboy for homecoming or forgetting to ask about if my parents could do a little dedication for me in the yearbook...
ANYWHOO!
No doubt you miss my artistic-ness. Well, you'll have to deal with these little sketches I've made on my computer.
Yes I know that I said I don't draw on a computer, but a teacher from my high school kindly lent me a WACOM tablet (click here to learn more) as she heard that I was going to college!!!!
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| Me likey the tablet NOM LOOK! It must be from Tron due to its blue-lighting! |
That and I'm an Early Admission Student for the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe :) I'VE BEEN ACCEPTED!!! I'll be starting college in August but for now I have to make sure my Transcript is smoking (but not enough to burn the envelope, mind you) and my portfolio rocking.
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| My residence for the next four years :) I CAN'T WAIT!! |
Thank you very much :)
If you're curious, I'm applying as an Undergraduate Student for a Bachelor's Degree in Studio Arts, with a concentration on painting. However, I would like to try the different medias available here as well, as I love learning different types of expression.
Buuuuuut thats the end of this summer. Right now I have to concentrate on homework, school, art, scholarships, and maybe some art. The Anime Club is doing alright, but I've resigned as President, as I knew the transition would be easier rather than the rest of the members having to start from scratch next semester.
The Anime Club is a club I helped cofound three years ago as a sophomore, when I was Vice-President, and held the Presidente office for Junior and Senior Year. It was really fun, and I met students that I may never had ever spoken to (unlike my counter-blooger-part, I'm very quiet and withdrawn in the real world, unless we both love Strike Witches and its WWII references, then we'll get into a two-hour discussion and become friends).
Quite recently they've been raising money for a trip to the Albuquerque Comic Expo taking place at the Convention Center downtown. They've changed the date to 2013 on my suggestion so that they can concentrate on schoolwork and pace themselves much better. The little buggers. :') I'm certainly going to miss our escapades.
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| the coolest folks you'll ever meet :) |
One of the major facets and provider of our fundraiser (ahem there's AHHH they're grown up!!!) was making our own little 'zines, called BHS Bobcat Suki-Chan Comics, which consisted of a little Advice Column with fictional character Namae Takahashi (who've I helped co-design with my friend Sarah), comics by Sarah, Jasmine, and I ranging from high school romantic/angsty/comedic stories, dedications to great manga/anime creators, and a big story about a little grape who just happened to be a ninja...
So far we've released two issues and we're on our want to make the third before summer begins. Its had great reception, really, more than I thought actually, and we have indeed sold out and made people share and read a little comic magazine that could.
The third issue will be mostly me, along with contributions from the rest of the club, as I am making ten pages of Grape Ninja, two Masquerade-themed illustrations with my OC's (original characters FYI [for your information]), glorious cover (which I'm keeping a secret) and an editorial bidding our dear readers fare thee well until next year, my favorite moments of the Club, and the hope I have for the new members.
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| Sarah's excellent and well-received cover, despite her well-intentioned misspellings :) I love you!!! You'll be fine as President, and I'll always be a phone call, text, email away, alright? I love your style and I'm happy that I was able to introduce you into the wonderful world of japanese comics and animation. You still owe me a smutty comic!!! |
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| The summer-themed cover by Miss Jasmine Sylvester, one of the most talented, self-taught artists I've been fortunate to know :) That girl knows her shoujo X) I'm looking forward to her future, as it will be awesome You'll do a great job as VP and Treasurer! |
So, yeah, a fifty-pager, compared to our meek twenty-page offerings before. It'll sell at three dollars, and our little town is having a pre-summer festival so we'll get a booth and try to offer our wares there as well. If anyone's curious, I suppose we can work something else :) But you better be wary, because these little self-published comics might be a gazillion dollars in the future, okay?! Haha, just kidding.
Of course I won't be completely gone...I might make my own contributions to future issues, provided that I'm not as busy ;)
That's what's been going on with me lately, so I better get back to work.
After May 18th, I will become a high school graduate.
And future artist, therapist, adventurer, ramen connoisseur, college student, freshie, 18, and of all things, something to change constantly.
Gosh now I'm getting all sad...
I'm not a pretty crier so I'm afraid that my post-graduation pictures, once I throw that cap into the sky, will look like someone just told me it was all just a dream.
And what a wonderful dream it was.
Here's my senior quote:
"If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain."
Emily Dickinson
She's my second favorite poet, as Walt Whitman will always be my first, Robert Frost my third, and Dante as my fourth. I'm pretty open to every type of poetry, so I'll be on the lookout and post anything new and awesome I've found.
BTW I made a poem about graduation. It still makes me tear up whenever I read it, considering I wrote it spur of the moment last year as I realized one of my friends was leaving to a new state and future. Of course I was happy, but it made me think of other friends leaving and eventually so, along with my own imminent graduation. Needless to say the original was peppered with clumsy, large teardrops.
My Wish
By Kayla
My dear
The equinox draws near
I see your fear:
“Never
leave me”
Is your fear
Don’t despair
My friend
My sister
My brother
My love
My equal
I’ll be thousands of miles away
You’ll always be close
I’ll be on the podium
You’ll be on the dewy grass
I’ll be crying
You’ll be laughing
I’ll struggle through the crowd
Looking for you
As you are struggling through the crowd
Looking for me
I whisper
As we embrace
For a moment
We’re one, we’re together, we’re—
And then
We’re lost
In the sea of people
“Never
forget me”
Is MY fear
Don’t despair
I will always
Be with you
The times we’ve had
The jokes we’ve had
The sadness we’ve shared
The love we’ve shared
Do you remember?
Frolic in the rain
For now
“Never
forget us”
That is my
Unbreakable wish
Dear Gosh I better stop I mean---
AGHHH!!! SKRILLEX! DON'T!!! THIS SONG MAKES ME THINK OF EVERYONE I LOVE AND THE PAST AND FUTURE JOY WE'LL SHARE ALONE WITH FOND MEMORIES STOP IT!!!!
(its a really good song)
TOO LATE.
Well, thanks.
So much.
I really, really appreciate everything.
I don't need some dedication with my baby picture
or photos documenting my school career
Memories are forever
and if they're as lively as I remember
I will never forget any of you.
Now excuse me as I go cry in a corner and smile for being a melodramatic fool
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| so emotional right now you DON'T even know... |
YA'LL BETTER SIGN MY $90 YEARBOOK!!!
LOVE, ME
>.<
AH HELLS YEAH
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| I'M EXCITED FOR MY RECEPTION |
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HERE'S TO THE END OF SMELLY BUS RIDES, SMELLY CLASSMATES, THAT REDNECK THAT HIT ME IN THE FACE TWICE WITH A DODGEBALL, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ITS SCARY TEACHERS, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT MAY HAVE NOT KILLED ME, BUT SURE MADE ME A HECK OF A LOT STRONGER (NOT THAT I CARED MUCH FOR THE INTENTS OF SCARING ME)
CLASS OF 2012!!!
