Nikki

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:30:50 GMT

Check out Darling Darling by Matthew Lessner. It's hilarious. It was featured on one of the most recent Wolphin DVDs.

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:10:43 GMT

This past weekend I went to the art supply store and gathered some supplies so that I can began creating a small scale, Gerda Steiner installation art piece.

I also began watching the Elfen Lied anime series out of curiosity. It made me feel content to explore something that I didn't know anything about.

JM and I are still collecting vinyl figures from Kid Robot. Junko Mizuno recently released a figure that I love (second from the left). JM also paints Munny figures with acrylic; it's something I'd do if I had his patience.

We also play Warhammer now! Level 15. It's so much better than World of Warcraft, IMO.

Those are just a few of our hobbies / things that we've been up to.

Other than that, I don't drink anymore, whatsoever. I also sought out a Psych over a month ago because I was extremely depressed. I try not to write about how I'm feeling when I'm that down unless it's to close friends.

I've been keeping up with world events, especially the political atmosphere, and I'm having a hard time believing that people actually support Palin. If McCain gets elected and passes away, she becomes president. That's a potential reality we're facing... Seriously?

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:31:26 GMT

anyone want to trade mix music albums?
e-mail me (nikki.elizabeth@gmail.com) or post your address and i'll make an album and send it to you.

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:49:07 GMT

I'm finally starting to feel passionate about things again. I almost forgot what it was like to feel this way. I'm definitely at my happiest when I'm progressing in some way, even if it's in a subject that doesn't really matter to anyone else.

Status

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:42:34 GMT

The bulk of what I'm up to (and things I'm into) are now posted on Eithiriel.com.

Mike pointed out to me that you can add eithiriel.com as a friend on LJ.

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:29:27 GMT

So I really, really love Culture Reject. I can only hope that more music like this will be produced.

ft. laud museum of science & disc.

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:59:23 GMT

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:42:26 GMT

I was browsing products on Amazon earlier and noticed the following:

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:02:49 GMT

What you seek, you already are...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:43:59 GMT

favorite music artist of the moment: nathan fake.

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:55:55 GMT

i-doser & electric sheep. try it.

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:34:55 GMT

align = center [piece i created]

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:11:59 GMT

Miami Series 02

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:01:05 GMT

Miami Series 01

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:47:05 GMT

Miami

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:47:30 GMT

I am moving to Miami on Friday. I've been offered a Web Design & Sales position and I've officially signed a lease to move into a house.

Rasputina

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:20:42 GMT

Rasputina
The Social, Orlando, FL
Sun, Dec 10, 2006 08:00 PM
$15.00

Would anyone like to go?

Pillowman

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:02:26 GMT

Last night's production of Pillowman was brilliant. Paula pointed out that the struggle between the writer and the writer's brother was much like the internal struggle that we experience between our conscious and subconscious. (The writer representing the conscious, and the brother representing the subconscious, unable to tell the difference between fiction and reality.) While we'd like to think that we have control over our thoughts, our subconscious will always be present and can never "be painted over or washed out."

The soundtrack included Rasputina, NIN, and Marilyn Manson which were very appropriate for the mood.

To my surprise, I was acquainted with the director via live journal days before the play. Very talented individual.

Rhythms Del Mundo: Cuba

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:11:58 GMT

Rhythms Del Mundo: Cuba
Released November 14, 2006

Tracklist:

01 Coldplay - "Clocks"
02 Jack Johnson - "Better Together"
03 Arctic Monkeys - "Dancing Shoes"
04 Dido & Faithless - "One Step Too Far"
05 Ibrahim Ferrer - "As Time Goes By"
06 U2 and Coco Freeman - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
07 Maroon 5 - "She Will Be Loved"
08 Kaiser Chiefs - "Modern Way"
09 Omara Portuondo - "Killing Me Softly"
10 Vanya Borges feat. Quincy Jones - "Ai No Corrida" *
11 Sting - "Fragilidad"
12 Vanya Borges - "Don't Know Why" *
13 Aquila Rose & Idana Valdez - "Hotel Buena Vista"
14 Coco Freeman & Franz Ferdinand - "The Dark of the Matinee"
15 El Lele de Los Van Van and Radiohead - "High and Dry"
16 Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo - "Casablanca" [bonus track]

rhythmsdelmundo.com

What an interesting collaboration. Buena Vista Social club meets Radiohead and Franz Ferdinand, etc.

kraftwerk

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:30:24 GMT

kraftwerk.com

view the pocketcalculator, the robots, & the numbers

Plurals

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:17:18 GMT

Inspired by my last entry I began researching other words with proper and common plurals.

Proper singular	Proper plural	Common plural
agendum	agenda	agendas
alga	algae	algae
candelabrum	candelabra	candelabras
datum	data	data (mass noun)
graffito	graffiti	graffiti (mass noun)
insigne	insignia	insignias
opus	opera	operas
panino	panini	paninis
paparazzo	paparazzi	paparazzi

Also, some archaic terms of interest. I thought these were funny.

cow - kine
eye - eyen
shoe - shoon
octopus - octopodes

So I am easily amused but who cares. ; )

Silence

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:25:34 GMT

On the drive to Miami this weekend I had access to a radio and decided to listen to it for the first time in a year. Apparently nothing has changed, though I didn't expect that it would. (I did consider the fact that country is the only genre that I haven't avidly explored.) I also had an album to listen to during the trip, but realized that I'd grown so accustomed to silence while driving that it felt unnatural to listen to music the entire time, or even at all. Instead, I turned it off and was left alone with my thoughts and the view on the way into the city. I never realized how dependent I was on the internet and radio until I'd completely removed myself from these media (at least, outside of work). And, of course, I was never dependent on television but at least I possessed knowledge of tv shows and commercials up to ten months ago. Now if someone asks me if I've seen something on tv, I'm rendered clueless. At the same time, however, I'd rather be clueless and sacrifice such knowledge for the sake of a clear mind than sacrifice time out of my life to television for the sake of a conversation.

Speaking of music-

Paula: "Do you know what the singular of opera is?"
Nikki: "No, actually."
Paula: "Opus. Isn't that odd?"

Paula told me that if I could find a job in Miami for her, that she'd move there. That's my next task because she's invaluable.

Miami

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:56:51 GMT

I've reserved a place to live in a quiet, gated community with three other students, one who's also in graduate school. It's ten minutes from John Michael's house and five minutes from a bookstore, authentic ethnic restaurants, and everything else I'd need to access. If I can find a job soon I'll be set to move in mid December.

♥

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:47:19 GMT

Came to work at 7:00, was dreading being here, but then noticed that I've raised $230 so far for the American Cancer Society. I'm incredibly happy. To those of you who have donated, you're amazing. Words can't express how much it means to me. I've worked at a cancer center and have witnessed how these fundraisers touch peoples' lives. I miss you Lance.

Virtual Nikki

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:26:50 GMT