Digi-Scene

Taking digizines into the new millenium

Sep 25, 2007

My First Decade*

Posted by Kim |

Age 1: Threw my bottle of milk from the crib, refusing to drink milk in that way anymore. I preferred a shot glass.

Age 2: My sister is born. Thus begins a decade of matching outfits and haircuts (I'm the one in the photos who is never wearing pink).

Age 3: Had my tonsils removed. Learned that complaining loudly that my throat hurt would get me Grandpa's sympathy and lots of ice cream.

Age 4: I still believe in Santa Claus even though I recognize my Mom's handwriting on the note "he" left with the new handmade Barbie clothes. I didn't consider that being gullible, I considered it being pragmatic.

Age 5: Thanks to Mom this is the last time I had long hair until I was in my 40's. Hint: Mia Farrow may have looked really sophisticated in that pixie haircut, but I had lost my front teeth and I had freckles. I didn't look sophisticated, I looked like a little boy.

Age 6: For my birthday, I received a purple bicycle with long handlebars and a banana seat. My parents didn't see me for years after that. Freedom!

Age 7: Fito gave me a ring and became my boyfriend. I broke the ring when I used it to play hopscotch. We broke up after recess.

Age 8: Got baptized. Having never seen a baptism, I was concerned that I would drown as I thought that Dad would say the prayer while I was under water and I knew how long my Dad's prayers could be.

Age 9: Didn't learn a damn thing in school during this year. Wait, I did learn that teachers can be extremely crappy at their job and nobody believes little kids when they tell you that.

Age 10: I wrote an essay for Mrs. Taggert that forever changed my perception of myself. Thank you Mrs. Taggert for recognizing that little girl and her feelings.

*The idea for this post came from Maggie Mason's blog.

Sep 20, 2007

The iPod Challenge

Posted by Kim |

I bought a brand new iPod a few weeks ago (a sweet 80GB iPod classic) and I'm having a devil of time figuring out how to get all of my music from the iTunes on my two computers onto the iPod. Long story short, whenever I sync with my work computer's iTunes, it wipes out the songs from my home computer. I want to MERGE the two, not overwrite them. Why isn't merge an option? I'm sure this is something simple but I can't seem to figure it out.

This is probably my karmaic come-uppance for laughing at Boni and his cell phone issues...

Sep 7, 2007

Heat Wave

Posted by Kim |

Thankfully the unseasonably warm weather that San Diego has been experiencing lately has finally broken. I can now rely on just having the windows open to cool off the apartment. However, I'm dreading getting the SDG&E (San Diego Gas & Electric) bill this month after having run the air conditioning for nearly 3 weeks straight. I may have to resort to illegal activity in order to raise the funds to pay it off.

So please, if you have any ideas for lucrative illegal activities, go ahead and send them my way. And yes, my comments accept anonymous submissions!

Sep 6, 2007

Section 109 Row 16 Seat 8

Posted by Kim |

Boni and I went to see the Padres play the Dodgers last weekend. I had been looking forward to that game for a lonnnnggg time and just wanted the Padres to beat the Dodgers so bad I could taste it. And to me the taste was sweet, like something from Extraordinary Desserts.

Unfortunately because of San Diego's proximity to LA, we get invaded with Dodger fans coming to OUR ballpark. Blech! And sure enough an entire family of Dodger fans sat next to Boni and I.

As a matter of fact, there were about 8 of them and Boni and I had our 2 seats right in the middle of them. Dodger blue to the left of us, Dodger blue to the right of us, we were surrounded. But then the matriarch of this clan (think of Peg Bundy as a baseball fan) asked us if we would mind changing seats with them so they could all sit together.

Well, as a matter of fact I DID mind. Boni and I very specifically buy the seats we do so we can sit right on the first base line and have a clear field of vision from first to second base. So I told her that without any hint of an apology. She had the nerve to be miffed at me! I ignored her and proceeded to scream my head off and enjoy myself immensely as we soundly defeated those silly Dodgers.

I hope her glass of white wine every inning helped dull the pain for her...

Sep 5, 2007

Method in My Madness

Posted by Kim |

People that know me are aghast when I tell them that I am still on a dial-up internet connection at home.

"But...but...you have a job working on the internet! How can you do that?"

Very simple. By not having a fast connection at home, I am not in the least bit tempted to do more work when I get home. I make it as painful as possible for myself so that I NEVER bring work home.

Not so crazy anymore is it?

Sep 4, 2007

I'm Dooce-Proof

Posted by Kim |

I was recently trying to find some obscure information on Google and was getting frustrated at the kinds of results that Google thought was what I REALLY meant. I don't need Google to interpret what it thinks I mean. I have a message for you cubicle dwellers in Googleland. Stick to the algorithms nerd-boy and give me search results that actually contain the EXACT term I'm looking for. You're all pretty smart, so figure this out soon pretty please with sugar on top, OK?

While I was wading through all the worthless results in search of that needle in a haystack of irrelevancy, I decided to google my Dad's name to see if there were any news articles about him and his Mayorship. Wow, did I get more than I bargained for! Turns out that the City Council in Hyrum was approached recently about the idea of holding pig wrestling contests at the old rodeo grounds. Seems a lady there in town thought this might be a good way to bring some notoriety to the town (along with some out-of-towners to spend some cash at the local market and gas station). Turns out this caused a big stink among some animal rights activists who showed up to the City Council meeting and protested vehemently. They said that the pigs didn't like this kind of thing. Dad merely asked the common sense question "How do you know they don't like it?" He's right. Maybe they get a rush from wrestling with a human and making them look ridiculous. Who knows?

I also googled my own name too. Do you have any idea how many people there are online with the same name as me? It makes me wish that I was the artist and children's book author that comes up frequently in a search for me. Or makes me wonder about the woman who is a fanatical stamper who competes in online stamping challenges and blogs WAAAYYY too much about it, IMHO. (Most people need a hobby, I think she needs a life.) And that doesn't even count the number of times my name comes up last name-first for any number of Korean Americans. I never did find myself in that Google search. I don't know whether to be pleased or insulted.

After all, how can I possibly get "dooced"* if no one can even find me?

* Dooce = to get fired from ones job because of what you've written on your personal blog.

Apr 4, 2007

Angry White Female

Posted by Kim |

I don't know why, but I go through these periods where I get indignant at the way people treat each other, but more especially about the way some men disrespect women. And when that happens, I just HAVE to listen to Queen Latifah's rap U.N.I.T.Y.

I'm not usually a fan of rap music, but daayuuum this is powerful stuff. Unfortunately, the misogyny is never going to stop until women start demanding respect. We all deserve it and we need to stand up for it.

Peace out!

Apr 1, 2007

General Conference

Posted by Kim |

Today was General Conference and it was nice to have Boni join me for the morning session. I particularly enjoyed Elder Holland's talk on the power of words. The one that I think Boni liked the most was Elder Scott's talk about prayer. We had a good discussion afterward and it was nice to be able to share spiritual things with him again. It seems like so long ago that we used to read and discuss the scriptures together, let alone attend church together. I miss that.

I got my hair cut and colored today and I let my hair stylist talk me into getting highlights too. I guess it doesn't look all that bad, but I'm just not used to seeing my hair so light. It's also getting longer and I'm getting to a point where I need to style it or it looks funny. Who knew that knowing how to handle a blowdryer in one hand and a round brush in the other, was a skill you aren't born with? It's going to take some practice, practice, practice.

I've decided that now that the weather is getting warm again and now that I have a larger memory card for my digital camera, I'm going to get out more and take more pictures. With Mom and Dad here next weekend, that'll be a perfect excuse.

(Looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow and "attending" church in my pajamas while I eat brunch, lol....)

Mar 30, 2007

Cool Stuff

Posted by Kim |

One of the neat things about my job is that part of what I'm challenged to do is to be curious and interested in EVERY aspect of the internet, not just my little corner of it.


I came across this project called We Feel Fine. Basically it's a couple of geeks who are interested in art and data who wanted to find a way to document how people are feeling on the web. They do this by capturing in a database when somone writes in their blog the words "I feel" or "I'm feeling" and then they created a cool artistic way to graphically represent all of this feeling and humanness.

The thing I find most cool about it is the montage feature. In addition to grabbing the sentence that contains "I feel", if there are any images on the post they put the sentence on top of the image. It creates some amazingly poignant and absurd snapshots of people throughout the world. I could get lost for hours in this...

Jan 31, 2007

Cravings

Posted by Kim |

I've got the strongest craving for a chili cheese dog right now and I don't even LIKE chili cheese dogs, so why I would crave one is a mystery. Unless it has to do with the fact that I haven't had anything that even remotely resembles a heart attack in a bun lately.

As a matter of fact, ANYTHING on a bun sounds good right now.

Jan 22, 2007

PMS (Pre-Monster Syndrome)

Posted by Kim |

I didn't used to believe in PMS. I thought that women who complained that they turned into raving lunatics at "that time of the month", were merely wanting a convenient excuse for bad behavior. Kind of like blaming a mouse on a motorcycle for a fart noise in an otherwise completely silent room. (Bonus points if any readers can guess who that refers to, lol)

In the past few years, however, I've come to be a true believer in the idea that fluctuating hormones can indeed turn a normally reasonable woman from a Dr. Jekyll into a Mr. Hyde at the drop of a hat. What I've noticed with me is that I tend to become overly sensitive to even the smallest of (perceived) slights. Today is a good example.

I called Boni at lunch like I normally do and simply because he made it sound like he was busy and that he would speak with me later, I found myself giving him the silent treatment. Where in the world did that come from? I hate it when I do crap like that to someone who NEVER pulls stuff like that on me.

Argghhh! I just want to go home and curl up on the couch in a fetal position with a heating pad and wait for this to pass. Best not talk to anyone until it does, too...

Jan 18, 2007

Everything Old is New Again

Posted by Kim |

I don't really believe in New Year's Resolutions. I mean, what's so sacred about January 1 being the time to decide to make changes in your life? It just so happens that I decided in late November that I was going to make some changes and I'm glad I started then instead of a couple of weeks ago.

First thing I'm making changes to has to do with my health. This isn't only a diet and it isn't just so I can lose weight. I was finally getting tired of feeling crappy all the time. So, I've changed the way I eat (including looking hard at myself as to why I have the relationship with food that I do), I go to the gym a minimum of 5 days a week, and I've hired a nutritionist and personal trainer. In the 6 weeks since I've started this, I've lost nearly 15 pounds and I feel A LOT better. More consistent energy throughout the day, sleeping better at night, and better mood.

The other thing I've made changes to has to do with my relationship with Boni. We went through a really rough patch right after Thanksgiving that we've worked through now, but I've made changes mainly in how I view our relationship, what I bring to it, and what I expect from him. It has been making a world of difference in how well we communicate and how happy we are. It's still a work in progress, but I think we actually HELP each other now, rather than just expecting things from each other.

The main thing I did for myself in the last 3 months was to quit my job and get a different one. I now work for an interactive advertising agency here and I can't even begin to articulate what a night and day difference the work environment here is compared to where I was before. Have you ever had the experience of being sick and not realizing just how sick you were until you started to feel better? That's how I feel about this new job. I knew I was unhappy at my previous job, but I didn't realize just HOW unhappy I was until I left. It was like being in a depressive fog for months with no end in sight. Once I left, it's like the fog has lifted and I have such optimism now for my future.

2007 has been good to me so far. The past couple of years have taught me that nothing ever stays the same, and that can eventually be a good thing. I'm looking forward to the surprises (good and bad) that await me this year.

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