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I'm like becoming the cat lady.

Cutesies

Got to watch concert footage today, so that was way fun.  It was in lieu of the last half hour or so of practice, a good chill night.

Went into the prison 4 times this week, only to discover all 4 times that they were on lockdown. Apparently things are "out of control" out at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (read: lots and lots of fighting).  Anyhow, we saw a few clients today anyway, but had to go up to their module to work with them (instead of having them meet us in a room in the central area of the facility).  They've been locked up in cells for days now without much relief from their cages, so they were glad to be let out for a little while.

I've been working mostly with the boys, since the girls' side is so much smaller and are in very different situations (i.e. not so long-term), and it's interesting being a woman and teaching them this class.  It's a very gender heavy situation, what with them relating to Andy because he's such a cool and comfortable guy, and them relating to me because, well, I'm a female.  That, and we can both get them in a good job setup after they leave.

It's just been an interesting situation, discovering what the gender dynamics are like on both sides (girls' side, boys' side) and seeing how that really affects that overall environment of the facility.  The boys' side is very male dominated, with prison guards pretty much dictating everything that should happen and being very macho about their responsibilities (the perfect spot for exercising your male privilege, if you will), whereas the girls' side is much more laid back and everyone just seems to be much nicer, generally speaking.  There are, of course, more female guards also, though the head supervisor there is a man.

I dunno, those thoughts were much more drawn out than I had originally intended.

I really just wanted to blog to post this:

Also can be found here, this pic and MORE on the site.

I found it off of Lynne's gchat message and I can't get enough cuteness now.

And then, this.

hahahaha

Okay scratch that last post, NOW my life is complete.

I thanked AAM via email for posting about Count Me In, and this was his response:

Candice,

Had to do it. You guys rock. And that photo of you? AWESOME.

Phil
angryasianman.com


Hear that APC!? YOU ROCK! YAY!!

I think my life is complete.

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It's Hot in herrrrre

I got bitten at taiko practice yesterday, not once, not twice, but like 8 times.

And now my legs look tumor-ridden, these bites have gotten so HUGE. I had to walk outside like this today. Hope the cortisone helps.

Watch Star Trek, it's the shit, foreal. Diversity win! (not only racially, but Spock is a HAPA FRIEND!) There could be more women, though. That was a serious thought mid-movie.

Watching Danny DeVito on Inside the Actors Studio. Brilliant.

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Happy Mother's Day

Pics!

Since I never post pics, here are some randoms.

Kelsey's beautiful new tattoo, courtesy of Hart and Huntington's, the Hawai'i version.  It was such a great experience to sit through that with her, and it definitely inspired me to maybe, someday, get one of my own.  Whether or not that will actually happen is anyone's guess.  But this was great, and I hope she's excited as I am that it came out so amazing.

I really never go to the beach on my own, but with Kelsey around we had plenty of tanning and bonding time.  I'm a nice few shades darker because of it.  Good times.

From concert day!  The month of April, during the concert experience, was the most stressful, tiring, and still great taiko-related month I have ever had to go through.  The concert is really the reason I got so sick, but I think it was worth it.  I'm glad though, these things only happen once a year.  I can see it's FOR A REASON.  Anyway here, with Courtney, Kelsey and Cara.  Wonderful.

The rest of the taiko posse: roomie Maki, Greg, and Emi, celebrating my birthday, belatedly, at D&Bs.  It was seriously the most fun Monday night ever.  Lots of playing and laughing and eating and drinking.  We won so many tickets that night!!  Okay.  One last one.

So a la Scott Chan, hahahaha a drawing.  But it's not community or thought related at all.  This is from a book Megumi gave me called "Do You Doodle?" and it is seriously the best invention ever.  After a stressful day I can come home and draw random stuff to prompts like "Decorate the room for a party" or "There was an old lady who swallowed a..." and there are pictures like the above one to help set the stage.  

Okay so now I remember why I never post pictures.  It takes so. damn. long.  

Sleep time!