all the shades of green and blue

here is an update

2005-03-29T05:47:46Z

from A to Z . . .

A mherst, where I would like to be, maybe next fall?
B oston, I hate it for the most part, and can't wait to leave and just visit when I want to.
C hartwells, death.
D irty clothes have become the norm
E LO's "Showdown"
F uddruckers, World's Greatest Hamburgers
G roveland, = mix of comfort and frustration
H omegirl, Andrea Murray, my suitemate, through it all
I have 2 kitties now, one is feeble and grey, one is fat and black
J ust Jazzy, my ringtone
K entucky, where Mike and I roadtripped to last summer, 2000 miles of adventure
L isette, my wonderful [3rd] roommate, she saved me, and we are tea-a-holics together
M ichael D [etc.]
N orth Adams, MA, where Mike and I visited MassMoCA and Mt. Greylock...and Florida, MA?, another road adventure
O dwalla juice drinks, I drink at least 2 a day, best lemonade
P hil, as in Dr. Phil, a guilty pleasure of mine
Q uirky, is what this update is (see also: queer)
R ed Sox, and the Fenway post-victory gatherings
S einfeld, addicted and proud
T urquoise, my color obsession
U ndecided about art school, it's pretty pointless at times
V itamin B, my favorite
W ork Study, every Tuesday, I assemble shelving units and create bulletins.
X , is what I put on the days counting down to summer
Y ellow, is the color of our suite hallway
Z elda, Michael's pup

fin

CUMPLEANOS

2003-12-30T05:06:55Z

ONE MINUTE TIL MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

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this is an all livejournal invite ---> and if you don't know, you'd betta axe somebody !
- we will be active in such activitees as sk8ing y b0wling and r1nging in 2OO4! there might be some juggling !! :x! :D

YEAH

mrs. foss !

2003-12-12T02:23:40Z

Okay, so we all knew Mrs. Foss was cute, but seriouslie, this ladie is incredible. I always knew she liked me, if only for making her room smell of patchoulie everyday, but this is more than I expected, even in my wildest most egotistical dreams. After giving me like 3 hugs today, she presented me with a copy of my recommendation. And I think I eemed all over myself !

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing this letter of recommendation for Kira DeVaul, a young woman who was my student last year in Honors American Literature. Kira is a rare young woman in that she has a wide variety of interests and abilities, and she manages to handle it all with remarkable grace and composure.

I found Kira to be a very strong reader. She loved to read an often sought out books to read in her spare time. She seemed to have an intuitive understanding of literature that she was able to express both orally and in writing. She is able to make connections between language and meaning with ease, and she is sensitive to the nuances of meanings in words. She clearly showed a great love for the written word and a remarkable ability to get meaning from novels and poetry. She often contributed insightful remarks to the class discussions and freqently gave her teacher cause to stop and ponder over her insights. Clearly, she has an unusually strong sensitivity to language and she makes every effort to increase her already distinguished vocabulary. Writing is also an area of strength for her. Her writing is quite fluid and effective, and she evinces a mastery of the rules of grammar and mechanics. She views writing as a release, a kind of self-expression that is both satisfying and cathartic. She has a good command of the writing process and uses it faithfully, often writing several drafts and doing a great deal of revising. Furthermore, she has excellent study skills that have enabled her to maintain good grades. She knows how to create graphic organizers and how to use other strategies to help her reviews for exams. She has learned, for example, how to rework her notes efore an exam so that the flow of information is made sensible and easy to remember. All in all, Kira is an excellent student, one who is independent, well organized and highly motivated.

Overall, Kira is a remarkable young woman. She has done much for her community by participating in the political process and helping teach children crafts. She is involved in a number of clubs and activities in school and she is a young woman who is highly respected by both students and faculty alike. I strongly recommend her for college because I am confident of her talent and her motivation to succeed.

Sincerely,

Robin H. Foss, English Teacher

thought of the month/s :

2003-12-04T22:55:42Z

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

-more to come on that later ?

ready

2003-11-05T23:56:22Z

Time for a/the Revolution;
on all levels,
from every way,
in each sense.

the flowers are hung up to dry, until they turn to flourescent leaves

2003-09-13T18:55:06Z

In lieu of updating my live-journal, I have been quite happie/busie/crazie. Lotz of eventz:
-emotional experience with someone I love in the hopspital
-saying Adios to special college friends (or not getting a chance to : \)
-the arrival of yet another school year [where it feels eerilie similar to last year]
-the arrival of a p-time jorb (ca$h and/or bling)
-the death of my hard-drive, which caused me to be out of internet for a week, OH, and I lost all my files yeah
-seeing the chili peppers, who were, indeed, red haht!
-getting into a car accident [where my poor sube wag is now bruised thanks to Butch-esque SUV]
-painting my living room (a warm butterie yellow) and, in the future, our living room and hallways (colors to-be-decided)
-growing my hair long again (opinions needed)
Generally, I just want this year to be good (like, not like last year). I also think I should think about what's up for this time next year, cause who knows ? It's up to me !

Woo, I think I'm good--
I'm just going to miss the flowers;
But bring on the beautie of leaves and autumn and crisp breeze!

With happiness,
Kira

Situated in Scituate !

2003-08-22T19:12:10Z

So, with the arrival of my & Jeanette's long-awaited trip to the South Shorrrre to see Ani DiFranco, thus ends to SUMMAH. But it's okay!

The trip was a good time. Jeanette-n-I went down to Scituate to stay with her familyfriends, Annemarie & Graham, who were very kind. They are British and their home was funkie (see pictures)

We saw Ani at the South-Shore-Music-Circus, in Cohasset, MA. The venue was really intimate and fun, and the show was g00d. I x-specially liked when Ani got a little outspoken at the end and was all "righteous babe" and shit !

I think the pictures do a lot more good than this here x-plainin'. Enjoy them !

Looooove, Kiiiiiiiiiiiira

P.S. Hope everyone has a successful and rewarding year !!

Wow, I've been hanging out with Chris too much !

Oh, Boston, you my homie

Clocktower, just like the one in Denver, CO that was modeled after this one!

Driving sure was a whale of a time! (Whale Mural on SE X-press way)

Annemarie & Graham's kitchen ! it's 50s!!

AM & G's living room color is reminiscent of my bedroom color !

A cute shop, on the water in dwtwn Scituate

An eem picture of boats

Jeanette ! (on Nantasket Beach)

The top of the South Shore Music Circus tent- where Ani performed

Ani's opener- "That One Guy"- he played an interesting pipe-percussion crazy-go-nuts set

Ani DiFranco (wow, what a bad picture!)

Ani, again (wow, another bad picture!)

Homeward Bound on the Zakim Bridj

Zakim'z calblez

No trespassing !

At home, in the pool (my broffer, Craig)

SPLARSH!

We vistited Amy at the beach with her gymnastics kiddos, too!

Now, Chris, dance...dance...DANCE !

earlie august

2003-08-07T18:43:04Z

...It seems to me that EVERYTHING is good---death as well as life, sin as well as holiness, wisdom as well as folly. EVERYTHING is necessary, EVERYTHING needs only my agreement, my assent, my loving understanding; then all is well with me and nothing can harm me. I learned through my body + soul that it was necessary for me to sin, that I needed lust, that I had to strive for property and experience nausea and the depths of despair in order to learn not to resist them. In order to learn to LOVE the world, and no longer compare it with some imaginary vision of perfection, but to leave it AS IS, to LOVE it and be glad to belong to it...
Hermann Hesse

P.S. X-pressing my current thoughts through someone else's thoughts via livejournal probably means I really need to jump or work or paint or make coffee. Something. AWWWW-gust!

my life's a beach

2003-07-10T17:42:38Z

I'm having trouble accepting that it's almost half-way through summmer. There's so many things I want to, and have yet to, accomplish. I feel like I'm chasing the tide back, when I should be riding the waves into shore. I feel like I should be making sand castles, when all I'm doing is getting buried in the sand. I want to gather unique seashells (experiences) and get a raw sienna tan (change) and dive into the frigid water (of each day) with an excited refreshment and splash around (have fun) til the sun sets (on summer) and it was all worth it (exhale). It feels like a lot of things are buried in the sand (unaccomplished, ignored) including me, to some people. But those rare flecks of shiny, brilliant sand (great friends), are hard to find, and for that I must move like a jelliefish (be grateful). Here comes the sun...
It's alright,
Kira

cheburashka ee krokdil gena eegry-oot ff teneis ff soboatu ss richard olsonom

2003-06-28T18:54:04Z

Yesterday there was a small get-2-gether a mi casa con mis amigos. There was a BON-FIRE and a POOL-PARTY and FIRE-JUGGLING and a SING-ALONG and aSLEEP-OVER! It was a very cool, especially since we roasted MAWSHMEWWOWS!!

Today I am going to see the Red Socks, for the very first time!

Summa time -n- tha livinz E-Z,
P-Daisy and the Family

eem

2003-06-13T05:23:04Z

My LIVE-journal is quite rarely a-live and kicking. Time to kick-it-up.
Summerz here-- OMG !
My months will be a combonation of things I have been wanting to do + things I probably should do, and there is some hope for a good time.
I hope to spend a lot of qualitie-time with people that are A+ 100% PRIME market-fresh qualitie soulz.
I also have plans to :
make tons of ART (including that of which will be for a somewhat slavedriver, Ms. E. Hart),
go on hippie trips with jeanniemofo (the ones in an automobile),
be a beach bum,
paint guitarz,
be outside,
sew pretty things,
jorb ? (naw, probably nawt),
to hike,
to bike,
to read...
What else would you expect from a WICKED HIPPIE ?!
By the end I hope to have a few bug bites, some grass stains, a nice sun tan, rougher skin, and a bigger heart !
Sorrie, that was wicked eem.
Love,
Kira

everybody look what's going down !

2003-05-26T21:08:46Z

Things have been great and things have been bad. This is life !
People care, people ignore. This is life.
We fight, we celebrate. It's life.
Right now I'm fighting Live Journal,
yet celebrating the evil year that's now decomposing.
Let's plant our feet and grow some roots, and watch them spread all over- wherever the summer leads us all.

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break it down

2003-05-04T21:58:37Z

May is underway, and it's been quite pleasant!

today I walked ELEVEN MILES in the Walk-4-Hunger, and it was a delicious day!
I got to see Todd Gross, the weatherman, who has really strawberrie blonde hair upclose.
I strolled thru the streets of Brookline, hometown of Alecks fidelity_astro.
I also got a little sun_burnt, but it was all in good fun.

Also, I am excitedly awaiting a slew of upcoming events- the best of which is the arrival of Ms. Summer Solstice! Plus, the Arts Fest promises to be grand !

Spring is a time for growth, that's for sure <3

Bring in the funk!,
Kira

What the world needs now is Mountains!

2003-04-14T21:01:41Z

Spring brings me a bountiful basket of beauty!
Thinking clear for once is welcomed warmly.
Dar Willams + JRC + sheepover was super.
Amherst + Northampton + adventures = <3
Hanging out in Mr. Robbie's Neighborhood !
Hampshire Collej was a happy nice place.

Sometimes you just need mountains (?)

Bye

it's no joke!

2003-04-02T01:13:29Z

I woke up this morning, put some clothes on, and felt naked and new.
APRIL !

flaming flowers that brightly blaze

2003-03-09T23:44:28Z

SPRING is ....... <- that far away. Ya feel it ?

Snoopy, was, well, not poopie. In fact, it was great ! In particular, I thought Chuck B. was fab and Royanne was sexie! Everyone did their best. Plus, the Joss-hanging, the Robbie-surprise, and the Emilee-sighting was worth it all.

Well, this week really needs to disappear, because I can't wait for Friday! There will be Amy-hanging, chinese-eating, thrift-shopping, band-battling, and mad-juggling! <3

Don't forget to love

alrite...

2003-03-03T21:23:40Z

I am definitly mad that no one knew that themadjuggler was ghost-writing for me in yesterday's post. what,the,hell! i'm not that cuteannoying !

The high-lite of the day was Mike_Dennis driving my Sube home form school !

The low-lite of my day was the entire scheduling business. From what I know, all I really am set on taking is English, History, and Art : \

Anyway, when's it going to be warm, huh ?

So, here are some hair pictures, as well as a bonus...

there was a bird... a reallie cute bird...

2003-03-02T17:27:37Z

I don't really remember last spring very well. There were lots of blusterie winter winds, then something happened, then all of a sudden it was summerie. I hope this spring is a bit more mem-or-able. Sleep overs, anyone?

Also, I went with my Mama DeVaul to have my locks have been shortened a bit. They are very vol-u-minous and I like them a lot.

Last night I went to see a show in Reading that Matt McCommish organized. The first band, feeling left out, was realllllie nice, but the last two made me feel blahh. Naturallie, getting home and drinking some green T fixed that quick.

Fluffie J. DeVaul for Prezzz. He = Fuzzy Love

I'm off to go read some more Waltie Whit-man and hope for spring.

avec peas and doves,
Kira Doe. Devaul the First (and onlie, but not lonlie)

February.

2003-02-19T20:53:57Z

I must say, since I was not one of the luckie ones who got to actually go somewhere over vacation, Feb vaykay is not too thrilling !

The bright side, that I so often forget, has been shining through recently, though. I am almost fully healed from my sickness, which is a great thing. I still don't know what it was I, and a hundred other people, had, but it was a doozie.

Also, inspiration has found it's way back to me. I've been painting and cleaning and all that stuff, it's good.

Yeah, so it's really sunnie out, how happy does that make you? Spring couldn't be farther away, yet so close! I saw robins in my trees yesterday! too cool.

Anyway, I'm going to make another "February Mix". This will possible include Robeta Flack "Killing Me Softly", MJ "Billie Jean", Beach Boys, "Little Deuce Coupe", and Simon & Garfunk "Hazy Shade of Winter". My mom's mo_town music taste has been influential.

I hope everyone is well. We can make it through February (which doesn't even deserve the "ie" suffix. look: Februarie. No. February.). Melt snow melt!

with love

it's a bright grey monday afternoon

2003-02-10T20:18:48Z

"They froze up so quickly, the keys and their owners
Even after the anger, it all turned silent and
The every day turned solitary; so we came to February

First we forgot where we planted those bulbs last year
And then we forgot that we'd planted at all
Then we forgot what plants are altogether
And I blamed you for my freezing and forgetting and
The nights were long and cold and scary; can we live through February?"

--Dar Williams

Life has been a blizzard of lazyness and happiness, lately. I feel like it's about time this year is through with. Or at least it's about time something worthwhile happened. I'm really just sick and tired of high school and am ready to move on (to where is a whole other deal). I still think that I have a lot to learn, but I don't think high school really has a lot to offer me. It's just frustrating. If I didn't have my friendswhomakemesmile, I don't know what I would do.

On that note, Valentine's<3Day is Friday. I am ambivalent about this. Like most holidays, though, the crafts are always fun. Some of my LJ friends will be receiving homemade Valentines :). And others, well..they will just have to wait and see. I've never really had a Valentine on Valentine's Day, and I'm not sure if I will this year. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.

So, I'm sick, and it doesn't feel good. The only good thing about being sick is that you are expected to look like crap and wear your pajamas all day. For some reason, I find comfort in that.

I'm going to go bake cookies for someone.
<33

ooo baby baby it's a wild world,
Kira

pretty lil livej update

2003-01-11T16:02:58Z

Good things: it's sunnie out, fast week, salvation army trip with rachelmikekatrinabrian where I found a rusted root shirt!, pictionary, robbie., winter sunsets in watercolors, new years eve festivities, thick and creamy Kraft mac & cheese, gouache, twisted metal, rick olson, cuddling, mint medley tea, "living juicy" by Sark, 4tograffie, my mom, walt whitman, phallick icicles,

Notsogood things: growing up, college(question mark), i have no cd player in my cah, too much coffee, WWIII, harsh coldness, bowling, jobless still, why so serious ?

woo hoo

2002-12-31T01:21:36Z

GOOD BIRTHDAY TODAY + RUSTED ROOT TOMORROW + ROLLING STONES "FORTY LICKS" = :)

second grade seasons greetings

2002-12-26T01:02:07Z

Recipe for: Room 6 Awesome SNOW CREAM
From the Kitchen of: Mrs. Gray

4 qts./16 cups fresh, clean SNOW
2 tb. VANILLA
1/2 cup SUGAR
1 1/2 cups CREAM (lite or heavie)

Using whisk, add cream, sugar, vanilla to fresh SNOW.
Whip for 2-3 minutes, until smooth.
Add CHOCOLATE CHIPS if desired.
Serve or freeze.

*letitsnow*

p.s. keep this spirit of peace alive.

hmm

2002-12-18T02:35:58Z

wrapped around you like a phone cord, resemble waves, that crash hard against the roof of my mouth, my tongue mimic the wave motion, my teeth like rocks in the open ocean on which i scrape my flesh, and i bleed into the salty sea, creating a stream of ruby that intertwines with the sweet foam, and i cry into the ocean, but it does not matter, because it's all salt, and everyone bathes in their own tears, their own struggles, their pasts, just as they bathe in the open ocean, the vast, unfearful, attentive ocean, always there to listen and to drink my tears just so they can crash against my bloody body when i stand up and try to walk away from it's open arms, i can never walk away, i can never leave you, you are the ocean, and i am trying not to drown in you, but your silence, your round, shallow waves that feed out on the sand and try to grab my feet as if to trip me up and say hey, don't forget that you're beautiful, despite the blood streaking my skin, it understands above all, and i can never walk away from your waves, like a phone cord, that i twist as i talk with you, and never will i hang up.

painteddaisy @ 2002-12-15T20:30:00

2002-12-16T01:35:44Z

The Counting Crows lie. "Long December" ?! Eeek! It's already the middle of the month and Christmas-Birthday-New Years is just days away. Holiday music blaring, fire crackling, colored lights glowing, cookies baking, crisp wind blowing, snow falling (?), etc. Wonderful. I kind of wish, foolishly, that I could freeze (no pun intend) this time where I have so much to look forward to. I find that future potential happiness is sometimes more comforting than in the here and now. I feel like I'm missing a lot in my life right now, as if there are holes in my heart where love is flushing out, and that more is slipping away. Maybe with the new year will come new beginnings. That's also something to look forward to. For now, the challenge is to make it through this week. There will be Christmas tunes in the Sube til then. Hm, this entry was quite erratic, I think I need to organize my thoughts someplace else.

with love,
kira