[26 Jul 2008|11:34am] thosegypsies [tryuntilyoucant] There was a post earlier in the week about everyone's majors... After close to 6 years in college, I will be graduating this coming Saturday with a degree in History and a minor in Digital Media. Thing is, I have absolutely no idea where I'm going to go from here. Whatever is applicable to you, I'd love to know... Why are you in college? What made you decide to choose your major? What do you plan to do with your degree? What kind of career/industry do you hope to break into following graduation? Is the career/industry you got into what you expected it to be? Thanks in advance, lovely gypsies. 1♥.

sry for this text-only entry! [26 Jul 2008|10:49pm] jr__nal [peter73] i remember seeing a very old entry over here, of a boyfriend book with a quote from e.e cummings and some drawings which i love soooo much! but i lost the link every since, and i'd really like to add it to my memories. :( anyone have any idea which entry was it, or if you were the one who posted it? thanks much! <3 ♥.

[26 Jul 2008|09:40am] thosegypsies [hannamarie_says] Today is my birthday, and I'm just seventeen. I feel like I've done too many things, and missed out on too much to be this old. But I've still got no clue what I want to do with my life. Any ideas on something I should do, somewhere I should go, someone I should meet? New England sure is great, but I want to be free sometimes. 1♥.

[25 Jul 2008|11:21pm] jr__nal [hellogravity] ( little journal ramblings ) 6♥.

[26 Jul 2008|01:31am] honorary_title [midniteland] [ mood | calm ] Hi everyone!  This is my first time posting, but I figured since I went to the Cleveland show last night, I might as well post some pictures. :] here is a link to the entry in my journal they're not all the best, but if you want to check them out feel free! ♥.

[25 Jul 2008|09:31pm] jr__nal [crunchywater] BOOK: cover and page one BOOK: page 3 and 4 BOOK: page 4 and 5 BOOK: page 7 and 8 BOOK: page 9 and 10 BOOK: page 11 and 12 -Harley 12♥.

[26 Jul 2008|12:30am] scummycrummyday [ mood | emo ] Fuck, Zanida and I were right, this just made me cry profusely. Goddamn cats and their cute loveableness. I command you to watch this despite Whitney Houston singing in the background. 1♥.

Six. [25 Jul 2008|08:40pm] jr__nal [popcornfartv1] ( I just want to be one of the girls ) 9♥.

chasing rabbits and more [26 Jul 2008|10:44am] jr__nal [boomflower] ( plus plus ) 10♥.

[25 Jul 2008|10:48pm] scummycrummyday [ mood | STOKED!!! ] [ music | four year strong-if he's here, who's running hell? ] So I got the job at Burlington Coat Factory. I start August 4th, it pays shitty but hopefully I'll get 40 hour weeks so I won't care that much. And hopefully they pay weekly, and even more hopefully they are leniant about taking off days b/c September is gonna be a HUGE show month. I got my new found glory ticket today I AM SO BEYOND EXCITED FOR THIS SHOW. I feel like I'm starting over again, and I am going to stay on track this time. Nothing and nobody and no stupid fucking penis having dickweed is going to get in my way. 2♥.

Hello Hello [26 Jul 2008|10:05am] jr__nal [handmadelove] Was heading towards St Kilda Beach but ended up at Chapel Street instead. Drawn while waiting for the tram. Was standing at the traffic light whilst drawing. 5♥.

Art Project #5 [25 Jul 2008|07:42pm] jr__nal [endofdaysx] [ mood | blank ] So my art teacher assigned many art projects during summer break, and the last one has very vague instructions. No kidding, the directions are: "Prove in any way possible that you are creative." I didn't really know what to do though, so I just started painting a random girl, which then turned into sort of a tree, and i guess you should take a look. I'm really out of ideas. Such directions can drive someone crazy @___@ Any suggestions or words of advice? ;__; ( be creative ) 17♥.

Gypsy and their Pets [25 Jul 2008|02:15pm] thosegypsies [tiger_bri_duck] [ mood | amused ] Most of you have seen my last two posts regarding my cat who recently died and again, I want to thank everyone who commented, everyone who read it, and everyone who pet/hugged/kissed/snuggled/etc their pets afterwards and more. It got me thinking about gypsies and their pets. So tell a story about your furry-scaly-fluffy-feathered gypsy friend, share a photo, a drawing, a poem. Or just start a conversation about your babies and the many more babies you might want to add to your life. =) Here, I'll go first while you grab the camera or start writing. <3 12♥.

A helping hand? [25 Jul 2008|02:47pm] thosegypsies [rewashed] My boyfriend (also my best friend) just broke up with me. I love him and I want nothing more than to be with him but I also know that things happen for a reason (though it might not be *my* reason). I'm not in a slump... yet. Please, send me song recs, book recs, activity suggestions, funny photos... anything. I'd really appreciate it. 5♥.

[25 Jul 2008|07:44am] starsalign New custom PWT hoodie for the fall is finally done and heading into production. Merch for our August Europe run is ready to be split and boxed. And the last thing I want to do right now is get out of bed because I've spent the last two days working at the Macbeth warehouse packing Fall shipment orders. I have to go back and work a half day today but my body already feels like it's been run over repeatedly by a semi truck. Today is KT's birthday! Tomorrow we're BBQing at the beach. Sunday is Alkaline Trio and seeing Ron! Monday night I leave for Buffalo/Toronto and then back to tour for another month from there. For KT's birthday, Cate and I got her a goldfish tank and supplies. Today we're going to the pet store to pick out 3 goldfish and 1 snail.... they already have names awaiting them: Horatio Caine, Fin Tutuola, Gil Grissom, and John Munch the snail. It's perfect. 2♥.

First post;bf book. [25 Jul 2008|03:01am] jr__nal [beenugget] Hi. :) I'm really excited to post, because i've been a lurker up until now, and I adore all the work that the members of jr__nl do :D So let's cut to the cheese, here's what i've got to offer.  ( Bicycles are red hot, incase TV on the Radio hadn't told you.  )   25♥.

red'n love [25 Jul 2008|12:05pm] jr__nal [keijukainen11] Just wondering about my live and non existing love life. Don't know why and don't know if I will experience it soon. but somehow there has not been anyone on my path. So it made me make the next: ( spread the love ) 4♥.

[25 Jul 2008|05:15am] thosegypsies [my_secret_honey] [ mood | melancholy ] before i was drinking to forget you, whiskey would warm me right off to the next day. when i'd wonder when i went to sleep and how did i manage to get myself into bed.  i realized that this is not good. i don't want to forget myself even if it's hell remembering you. although i still wish i could reach over and feel you there put my hand across your stomach, hear you moan in sleeping acknowledgment of your lover as i whisper, "i love you" in your ear. the infamous sleep talker you were, you'd always respond subconsciously just how much you loved me too. 4♥.

[25 Jul 2008|03:45am] faux_phoenix i got hired! again! i will begin interning at the jen bekman gallery in september. today the bossman told me that i need to familiarize myself with RSS feeds, lol. i am the only creative person in the world who doesn't like macs ♥.

i post too much? [25 Jul 2008|12:10am] thosegypsies [veracht] i'm on my laptop for once! i'm usually on my phone internet a lot. well i took the time to crop & upload some scans of a zine i did. i've always wanted to make a zine, but the 24 hour zine challenge really motivated me! i actually completed my zine in about 20 hours (with some sleep of course). i'm still trying to figure out a way to print out copies without going broke. anyways, here are some pages from my zine...i might post all of the pages on my journal eventually. you must think i'm crazy to step behind your eyes ( into the open elevator shaft ) my babyartzine is called uniqueBEAUTY...it's a term i came up with when i was in junior high/high school making websites (about five years ago..i feel old). for this issue i went through my creative writing notebook from last semester and threw stuff together. if i ever feel motivated, i'm going to actually make copies and sell them (i would only do 24 copies to keep in them of the whole 24hr zine theme lol.) it would be $3.00 maybe...i don't know if it would be worth it. 3♥.

[24 Jul 2008|10:14pm] thosegypsies [yeuxbleux] why does gypsiegold no longer exist ? 3♥.

Fourth Post [24 Jul 2008|11:57pm] jr__nal [adaptacion] I finally got settled into my new house and had time to do four pages. ( 6828627479 ) First Post Second Post Third Post 13♥.

[24 Jul 2008|09:57pm] rilokiley [thebigpicture] Breakin Up is playing on Grey's anatomy.... It's a rerun 4♥.

Interview with Todd [24 Jul 2008|05:38pm] thefaint [sleazysean] Hi! I write for a blog called Rock Sellout and I interviewed Todd on Tuesday. Thought it might be of interest... http://rocksellout.com/2008/07/24/interviews-the-faints-todd-fink/ ♥.

[24 Jul 2008|05:24pm] jr__nal [recycledsilence] I'll update this with more photos of my Girlfriend Book soon, but first, I have a question! I recently got a bunch of differently patterned pieces of felt. I have some animal print, tie-dye, etc. I have no idea what to do with them, though! I want to put them in both my journal, and Kat's book somehow, I just don't know how. Ideas? Suggestions? Examples of awesomeness? 4♥.

[24 Jul 2008|04:59pm] thosegypsies [antikz] i wish when i feel the wind howl my name, i wasn't so helpless to just follow it. stuck 1♥.

i hope this is ok. [24 Jul 2008|05:44pm] thosegypsies [orchidmouth] [ mood | hopeful ] please join lunarblossoms. it is a brand new community and needs members. 1♥.

First post... be nice. :B [24 Jul 2008|02:13pm] jr__nal [suzanami] I mostly just write in my journal, with little doodles and stickers and stamps and paper scraps pasted in here and there. I did draw something in it the other day, though, and it's not as nice as most of yours, and it's certainly not high art... But it's definitely a journal entry in a drawing. ( drawn in crayola crayons. ) Also... a question. Like I said, I don't do much "art" in my journal, but this community seems pretty focused on that. Is that really the purpose, or is it also okay/of interest to post photos of journal entries that I like the aesthetics of that don't really have any kind of collage or art in them? :\ Or is that not really the purpose? Is there a general paper journaling community (I couldn't find one...) where you can just discuss and stuff without having to post photos of your work? I'm just wondering!~ 17♥.

[24 Jul 2008|01:21pm] thosegypsies [heavyheartsx] ( inside my blue veins ) 3♥.

holiday journal? [24 Jul 2008|06:28pm] jr__nal [myrags] Has anyone ever kept a holiday journal here? I ask because: Usually I would take my regular journal on holiday with me, but I'm going with my boyfriend this summer & thought it may be nice to share one between the both of us. We like writing letters & crap so I think it'd be a fun thing to do, especially as it's our first holiday together. I am unsure though, as I already have 435734346 books and don't really want to add another one into the mix, as usually I have everything in the same place. So I need some pictures/posts/comments to help me decide! Anything is appreciated. Thanks. :) And just so this isn't text-only.... Where I sit & journal during the day. Yummy. x-posted. 9♥.

[24 Jul 2008|11:21am] jr__nal [sirndipiti] [ music | The Essential Leonard Cohen ] haven't posted here in some time so thought I'd show a piece from a couple months back -- a collage of old photos on top of a letter to 'someone' with rose petals scattered about -- not presently pasted in a journal but was easier to photo this way ps: the stamp's an 'oldy but goodie' too -- temporarily snitched from a stamp collection :) 3♥.

this video should be watched by everyone who has, or think they have loved. [24 Jul 2008|03:18am] thosegypsies [vestiges] but, i'll tell you the worst of me, and try and give you the best of me, because you don't deserve any less. 13♥.

[24 Jul 2008|02:22pm] jr__nal [sevensixtwo] ( M is for Mullet ) 9♥.

[24 Jul 2008|01:07am] faux_phoenix one of my recent goals as an artist is to ultimately design/curate an installation piece that i have lived in. almost like the keith edmier kitchen, but much less pristine. that, or i'd love to re-create my living space without actually having lived there. throw a necklace just so on a wardrobe, place a diet coke can next to some nail polish next to some bobby pins on top of some papers on a desk... an unmade bed, a pile of clothes stashed in the corner... it's really strange, but i love to envision the way it would feel to walk into a gallery and find yourself in another person's living space. personal space is extremely relative to the person at hand. although they teach you to share in kindgergarten, i have never really felt comfortable with other people accessing my private information. it would be an interesting experiment to put my main possessions on display. i have a tendency to feel betrayed when my belongings are under speculation -- from the physical terms of the contents of my drawers, garbage cans or storage spaces, to computer accounts (be it facebook, aim, gmail, livejournal). there is a strange line between physical privacy and emotional privacy, and it blurs around objects or conversations that are "hidden". how much of that private information is one willing to show to the public, or more importantly -- to the people they truly care about? i am bringing this up because tonight i taunted that i'd read his aim logs, to which he fidgeted anxiously and requested i not. his anxiety indicated something that i'd rather not think about (what is he hiding?). i'm sure that he will erase the conversations before i see him again. what i don't know can't hurt me, right? suspicions kill. but i will not snoop, and i will fain ignorance regarding this situation. i'll pretend i am fine to avoid a fight. i've got a follow up interview tomorrow at 4pm! i really want this internship. ♥.

[24 Jul 2008|12:18am] jr__nal [tulle] Just a few doodle pages because I saw batman :3 two more ♥.

just a few pages from my journal [23 Jul 2008|08:19pm] jr__nal [maddiesomeone] My 'Journal Belongs To' Page: Other Pages: 5♥.

putting down pages [23 Jul 2008|09:03pm] jr__nal [0h_voguee] so for my boyfriend book i bought a spiral bound memory book from michaels. but what i've been doing is gluing down scrapbooking paper on each page so it can be different and colorful and have a different feel going on. so far i've been using mod podge, and while i love it, i paint it on with a small brush and it normally is almost dry by the time i put down the paper. it's messy at times and sometimes crinkles the page or makes the corners curve up a bit. so i was wondering what other people use? i think i'm most curious about spray adhesive. does it provide for a good bind, the page won't come up, etc. i've used rubber cement in the past for certain things, but never for permanently putting down a page. will it be strong enough for that? 6♥.

[23 Jul 2008|09:09pm] jr__nal [oceancurrents] just one. best viewed large! 3♥.

<3 Thanks [23 Jul 2008|03:21pm] thosegypsies [tiger_bri_duck] [ mood | thoughtful ] Thanks so much everyone for your kind words and for hugging your pets. We took my 18-year old Miss. Kitty to the vet this morning because she was having problems breathing all night and still this morning. The sedative the vet gave her was almost enough to help her along, her heart was so weak by this point. I felt so bad for my mom, she was crying so hard. It's hard.... coming home like now and her not being here. And then trying to remember, she's not going to be here anymore. It really is a reality check. A kick in the butt that life is not forever and everyone has different life spans so love your babies anyway you can right now. This is why I continue to spoil my puppies by sneaking them scraps and letting them up on the couch. =) Be happy guys, keep care of yourselves and everyone else in your life and thank-you again. R.I.P. Miss Kitty 9/89-7/23/08 11♥.

An Ode to Failure [23 Jul 2008|04:16pm] thosegypsies [rewashed] I can't write Words no longer leak from my fingertips I can't write Intricate soliloquies refuse to unmask themselves I can't write My ink well is as dry and brittle as my wrist bones I can't breathe The oxygen around me is salty and heavy like the ocean I can't breathe My lungs are caskets in my chest I can't breathe The air smells of disappointment and death I can't move Steel cuffs cut into my hands I can't move My feet are submerged in concrete