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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:08:01 GMT

1. I should be cleaning.

2. Instead, I am eating chocolate Haagen-Daz ice cream and listening to Yelle. (Shes awesome. Too bad shes french.)

3. Its effing hot here.

4. My mom was in a car accident today. Shes okay, but shes getting xrays. :(

5. I am dealing with more than I can handle right now.

6. I am ready to go home.

7. OH! I am writing this blog from my bedroom. Yes. I finally have a computer and internet.

8. My only excuse for not having up a new comic is that I haven't figured out my new tablet thing yet.

9. I promise to try to get a comic up tonight.

10. I don't know how to control my tongue when I get angry. I should work on that...

Monday, June 30, 2008

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:30:59 GMT

Eeeevvvvvaaaa.

I <3 Wall.e

Pretty sure its one of my favorite movies of all time. Man...I want to go watch it again and again and again.

AND, the little cartoon in the beginning about the bunny and the magician....

I think it was all made just for me.
I think they sat in their cool little studio and said "This is for Jessica Valle."

If you watch it, I am that bunny.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:45:16 GMT

This time last year I was picking strawberries in a field and taking rides in little planes.

I tend to associate my memories with a feeling. Its like a wave of emotion that I can completely recall and fall into. It washes over me, soaks in and fades away. And when I think of last year, its really strong and vivid. I suppose thats expected. I moved across the nation and there is always a fresh feeling when you land somewhere new. Its exciting, isn't it? But even more, in my situation, I had moved for love. To be wholly consumed in a brand new world and breathing in the wonder of love. It glitters and glows.

Inside, it feels like a mist. And it flows like wind. Its illuminating and most of the time, I see shades of blue in the back of my mind.

Its funny to me that although this is all dead and passed away, it still holds space. Like somewhere inside of me there is a graveyard of lost memories. Old, broken gravestones with detailed descriptions of the time and place of our time together. Our rendezvous, if you will.

Its not just true about last summer for me. Lets keep in mind that I am not just talking about love. There is much more. But for each, its the same haunting ideas in different times of my life...All with different kinds of wind and colors.

When any of these appear, I make sure to fix my thoughts on them for as little time as possible. Its like falling into the sea when you're just meant to sail over it.

But all of this leaves me with this question:

What will this very moment feel like?
Even a year from now.....
Will it weigh on me?
Build a nest...
Visit me...
Torment me...

Will it be sure to leave evidence that it was here?

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:12:49 GMT

I want to write something that matters or has some kind of substance.
But lately I find myself perfectly blank.

All I have is that life is wonderfully strange.

How wonderful it is to be here.
And how strange to acknowledge that it is wonderful.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:43:12 GMT

and flickr.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:38:33 GMT

I feel like dancing like a fool.

ps. you know what i'm going to say.

flick it.

Monday, June 23, 2008

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:38:34 GMT

Dear World,

I got my computer today.
Its about damn time.
I'm about to hook up my drawing tablet and start some new comics.
Next in line: Photoshop and Lightroom.
After that, I may never come out of my bedroom again.

In other news, I am going home in 24 days
And if I had to wait a day longer, I think I might kick someone in the jaw.
Seriously. I am sure I can kick that high up.

I am currently in the mood for a lovely cup of tea
And some good company to chat with.

Too bad lots of people suck right now.

Love,
Jess
xoxoxoxoxo

Friday, June 20, 2008

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:13:27 GMT

Today I am doing my first photo gig.
I'm 3/4 ridiculously excited. 1/4 terrified.
I'll be following around a band (Barcelona) from noon-11ish.
They are recording a dvd tonight in Seattle.
I'll be taking candid photos, maybe some planned stills and photos from the actual show.
(For people who care: I have my 135mm 5.6 lens (I think thats it...), a wide angle lens and a 50mm 1.4 lens.)

It should be fun.

Pressure and opportunity.
I'm kinda freaking out a little.

Check them out and listen.
www.wearebarcelona.com
My favorite songs are Lesser Things, Colors, Stars and Falling Out of Trees.

Yes. I am really terrified right now.

Oh! And my friend Lionel is here.

So I'm hoping I can get a LOT of good photos with him this week.

Also:

Flickr it.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:41:07 GMT

Flickr.

Friday, June 13, 2008

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:13:50 GMT

This is for you Ken. :)

An update of my life: