chromagenic imagery

SETTING RUN.

2009-04-28T06:33:47Z

NINJA.

2009-04-14T21:10:20Z

NINJA.
Originally uploaded by kappuru.

My new bike.

my dad, getting drunk with me on christmas.

2008-12-26T05:14:43Z

dad : You've never heard of a pull-tab can?
me: what.. like pepsi? you just pull the thing open.
dad: no, no, it looks like a triangle. I can't believe you've never seen that.
me: dad, even in my earliest memories, which includes Crystal Pepsi, I have no idea what you're talking about.
dad: can you google it? I can't believe you don't know what i'm talking about
me: *google image search*
me: dad.. this is seriously some 1970s shit.. I have never seen this in my life.
dad: they still have them in Iraq.
me: really.. that should make you feel old that you used to drink beer out of these cans.
dad: it should make YOU feel young and inexperienced.

for an example of a pull tab can, please google "pull tab can." no one on my friends list besides Slithytove will have seen one, though.

shuffle + 10 songs + opening lines.

2008-12-04T05:44:52Z

Meme check. Put itunes/winamp/whatever on shuffle, and post the opening lines from the first ten songs. ( I skipped ones without lyrics.) I'll leave you to google them.

1. woke up quick, at about noon, just thought that i had to get out of compton soon
2. somebody's waiting for me at home, i should have known, i should have known
3. sound system gonna bring me back up, one thing that i can depend on
4. coming out of my cage and i've been doing just fine
5. Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick, and think of you
6. are you upset over all of this, or are you just playing dead
7. i want to be the boy to warm your mother's heart
8. well i've got my car, we can go and sit a while, i know it won't turn over, but we'll get somewhere just the same
9. every attempt to…Is filled with holes, reads like a polygraph I’m told
10. I want to hear drums and my hearts a drum. I guess we never know what to become.

Kevin Shields - City Girl

2008-11-20T06:29:42Z

city girl you're beautiful.

(not dc girl)

pokeHQ title.

2008-09-22T14:51:20Z

pokeHQ title.
Originally uploaded by kappuru.

POKEHQ.

2008-09-22T14:44:55Z

POKEHQ.
Originally uploaded by kappuru.

OMGGGGGGGGGGGG.....

I found a HDD in my closet full of old, old files from 97-2000. Jhordan.. There is stuff all over my pokemon site about your friend Slimu, haha. So weeirrrd!

Too bad I left my pokemon poster in the closet at Laney's old house. I miss it :( I made all those buttons on the side. At the time, I was rather proud of it. Fireworks forever!

no words.

2008-09-11T09:50:51Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fH7c8H6SNw

11th.

2008-09-11T09:32:10Z

took my dad to the airport at 5 am. drove past roughly 50 cop cars blocking all exits to the pentagon this morning, lights ablaze.
there's a 9-11 remembrance going on later today, i guess they aren't taking any chances.

I can't believe this journal is old enough to host an entry from that day.

Where were you, today?
I was surrounded by people who didn't care as much as I did. My dad, at the time, was at the Pentagon. My friends dad was in the basement.

My classmates didn't know anyone from DC except me. I felt really detached.

Where was I on sep 11th?

here.

Hadouken! - Crank It Up

2008-08-16T04:17:05Z

Rip the tune off the compact disc and drag-drop into your favourites playlist
Convert to MP3 and give it 5 stars in your itunes library
Set as your profile song and show the hipsters your first quote this one
Bluetooth the file to your phone and set this track as your default ringtone

I'd say that describes me fairly well, haha.

student anecdote.

2008-08-11T22:11:17Z

scene : classroom, finishing up projects and saving them before going to lunch.

student 1: mr. israel, have you ever seen live free and die hard?
me: yeah, it's not as good as the first one though.
student 1: well you're like the hacker kid who's always escaping dying?
me: what, justin long?
student 1: who?
student 2: is that the actor?
me: yes... what? why do you guys think i'm like him?
student 1: cuz you had to hack the computer today to get the internet to work and it looked like the movies (note: he is referring to me opening a command prompt and typing ipconfig /release )
me: man I look nothing like that kid!
student 3 (joins the conversation): yeah you do! you dress exactly the same!
me: great, you guys think I'm the mac guy.
students: YEAH!!! You bring a mac to class every day instead of using the computers here! You're the mac guy!!! Mac Guy!

So now I'm gonna be "Mac Guy" the rest of the week. Great.

Apprentissage.

2008-07-28T04:16:22Z

New mix.

DJ SHORYU - APPRENTISSAGE

survey stolen from casey and yukiko like the good ol' days.

2008-07-15T06:22:02Z

68 Confessions

1. The phone rings; who do you want it to be?
someone who wants to give me a sweet photo gig travelling the world.

2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
Yes, almost always.

3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
Talker.

4. Do you take compliments well?
I sometimes let them go to my head when i'm not being self deprecating.

5. Do you play Sudoku?
On my DS sometimes.

6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
Desert = no. Forest, maybe.

7. Do you like to ride horses?
Hell no.

8. Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
SPACE CAMP. MEXICO CAMP. haha.

9. What was your favorite game as a kid?
Army Men and R/C cars

10. If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew he/she was married, would you go for it?
Hell no.

11. Have you lied to get out of a date?
Yes. Very badly, but it still worked.

12. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you?
Yeah, I don't really care as long as they don't try to excorcise me.

13. Do you like to pursue or be pursued?
Be pursued. I don't really go after girls, for some reason.

14. Use three words to describe yourself?
intelligent, headstrong, sarcastic

15. Do any songs make you cry?
"kakatonaru" eastern youth
"long goodnight" get up kids
"valentine" get up kids
(what, i had a short emo high school period)

16. Are you continuing your education?
Nah, I don't know if I'll ever go to grad school.

17.Do you know how to shoot a gun?
Yes.

18. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you grabbed?
My passport and camera/HDD.

19. How often do you read books?
Probably about 1 book a month.

20. Do you think more about the past, present or future?
I think about the future a lot. And because of livejournal and old pictures, the past.

21. What is your favorite children's book?
Any Winnie the Pooh, Hardy Boys

22. What color are your eyes?
Brown.

23. How tall are you?
5'7"

24. Where is your dream house located?
Okinawa, maybe. I would have a small fishing boat, an internet connection, and a swedish wife. maybe Kona, Hawaii.

25. Do you have a secret fetish?
i dont think so

26. Have you tried sushi?
Nah, what's that?

27. Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth?
Yes! Many times.

28. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
2005 with Ian for some godawful reason. And I think Yukiko too.

29. When was the last time you were at Church?
Field trip to draw the church, Bull St. Baptist... oh, maybe christmas eve.

30. Where was the furthest place you traveled today?
To my job, Fairfax, Burke GMU

31. What was your favorite job?
Umm... my favorite job despite all the stress was sushi zen. I met a lot of good people, it could be fun, I worked with brett, and ate a lot of good food.

32. Do you like mustard?
YES. Spicy brown Mustard. French's preferably.

33. Do you prefer to sleep or eat?
sleep. but eat first. then sleep. so.. ARGH

34. Do you look like your mom or dad?
ummmmm really neither, I think it comes from being a halfie.

35. How long does it take you in the shower?
10-15 minutes.

36. Can you do a split?
NO.

37. What movie do you want to see right now?
Dark Knight or Wall-E

38. If you could fast forward your life, would you?
No way, let's go backwards.

39. What did you do for New Year's?
Savannah, spent it with Ann and Brett / his bro, it was a lot of fun.

40. Do you think The Grudge was scary?
Yes.

41. Could you relate to a character in Mean Girls?
Tina Fey. You know, get relations on? EH? EH?

42. Do you own a camera phone?
Yeah, since 2003.

43. Do you have an "ex box" with pics and letters from past lovers?
Yes.

44. Was your mom a cheerleader?
Hahahahhaa nooo

45. What's the last letter of your middle name?
J

46. Do you like your middle name?
It's a good conversation piece and provides people (Yukiko) endless amounts of enjoyment.

47. How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
5-6

48. Do you like care bears?
No.

49. What do you buy at the movies?
Man the last time I bought theater food was going to see Iron Man with Brett/Ray and a few other people. BIG MISTAKE. I skipped dinner that night and got a terrible hot dog and nachos. Ugh.

50. Do you know how to play poker?
Yes.

51. Do you wear your seatbelt?
Of course.

52. What do you wear to sleep?
boxers/shirt i wore that day, or if i took a shower at night, a "B-roll" shirt.

53. Anything big ever happen in your hometown?
DC? Hahaha. Watergate? Pick one.

54. How many meals do you eat a day?
3-5.

55. Is your tongue pierced?
Ugh gross

56. Ever meet anyone you met on myspace?
I had a roommate! Thanks to Yukiko..

57. Do you read myspace bulletins?
Nah

58. Do you like funny or serious people better?
Funny

59. Ever been to L.A.?
Yes. Last summer was the most recent time. I may move there.

60. Did you eat a cookie today?
No, I don't really eat cookies

61. Do you use cuss words in other languages?
Sometimes for fun or if drunk. I learned how to say "bullshit" in Korean last week.

62. Do you steal or pay for your music downloads?
I pay for a decent amount these days, but yes, I still steal.

63. Do you hate chocolate?
YESS

64. Are you a gullible person?
Sometimes, but generally, if I'm being serious, no.

65. Do you need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy?
Nahhhhh, but just when I start to be convinced of that I magically get a new girlfriend.

66. If you could have any job what would it be?
Travel Photographer/Writer

67. Are you easy to get along with?
Sometimes.

68. What is your favorite time of day?
11pm-2am

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Do you like the person you are becoming?
Hell yes

Has anyone ever called you perfect before?
No

What song is stuck in your head?
scrubs theme song (I know I can't make it on my own, I'm no superman)

Someone knocks on your window at 2 am, who do you want it to be?
Matthew Lesko with tons of GOVERNMENT MONEY!!!!

Wanna have kids before you’re 30?
Maybe.

Last item you bought yourself?
Beer.

Name something you have to do tomorrow?
Go to work, play TF2 with Brett.

Can you whistle?
Yep.

Do you sleep on your side, stomach, or back?
i practice a form of sleeping known as freestyle sleeping, i generally move around the entire bed.

What gets in your way of your sleeping?
nothing, man. I have trouble getting to sleep but usually i can stay asleep unless i have terrible dreams.

Are your eyes the same color as your mom's or dad's?
neither. My mom has verrrry brown eyes and my dad has blue eyes.

Has anyone ever told you you have pretty eyes?
9/10 girlfriends

How do you vent anger?
act like a little bitch

Do you smile a lot?
I'd like to think so.

Who was your last missed call on your cell phone?
Jessie Dodson, old friend from high school.

Who sent you your last text?
Same girl.

Does anyone hate you?
A couple ex girlfriends. Actually, only one I think!

Are you happy with your life?
Yeah! I've been very fortunate.

Do you get 8 hours of sleep everyday?
hahahaha.. dont remember the last time this happened. Probably sometime in May.

What was the last book you read?
The ghost brigades- John Scalzi

Do you hate the last guy you had a conversation with?
What? no.

Is there something you always wear?
bracelet or wristband.

What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
playing TF2.

Honestly, who was the last person to tell you that they love you?
Ann. Wait. maybe my mom or my sister.

Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Rick.. maybe. I dont know.

Have you ever crawled through a window?
yes.

What do you spend most of your money on?
besides 'necessities' and going out to eat, alcohol

Do you like yourself?
Sure, now. Not in high school.

Have you ever dyed your hair?
2002-2008

Are you wearing a necklace?
nope.

Who is someone you wish you could fix things with?
One ex girlfriend.

What do you want right now?
Unlimited funds to send all my friends on a killer vacation/round the world trip.

Have you ever worn the opposite sex's clothing?
hahaha. yeah, yukiko's. and my girlfriend's jeans.

Look behind you, what do you see?
my bed.

Have you ever worked in a food place?
yes. sucked most of the time.

What would you name your future daughter?
I've always liked Yumiko. But I also like Alistair (she could go by Alis), and Elliott (kind of a guys name..) also.. lately, Starbuck seems like a pretty awesome name.

Any summer plans for 2008?
Keep teachin' & find a career.

BITLER.

2008-07-14T07:04:09Z

A very old inside joke... that I do not know the origins of.

sai.

2008-07-06T08:42:05Z

sai.
Originally uploaded by kappuru.

outside saigon flavors.

improvised.

2008-07-06T08:41:35Z

improvised.
Originally uploaded by kappuru.

an improvised farewell card from a truly great friend.

beach sunset.

2008-07-06T08:40:53Z

beach sunset.
Originally uploaded by kappuru.

two of my best friends. savannah.

have you ever

2008-07-02T01:27:59Z

I'm bored, so I stole this from casey. I got a job today though, teaching graphic design, so yay! unfortunately its contract work so at the end of the summer I need a new job.
bold = done
italics = want to do
01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said "I love you" and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby's diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb - does a goat count?
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Bench pressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sang karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theatre
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favour of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Sword fought for the honour of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favourite childhood toy
128. Followed your favourite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Member of Congress
132a. Had them write back
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. ... more than once?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did ...
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone's heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a TV game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than US states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups
183. ... and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196. Dyed your hair
197. Been a DJ
198. Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199. Written your own role playing game
200. Been arrested

The Grouch - ARTSY

2008-04-25T00:21:49Z

kappuru @ 2008-04-22T17:05:00

2008-04-22T21:05:45Z

nrgflow.

2008-03-08T04:21:22Z

nrgflow.
Originally uploaded by kappuru.

It doesn't make my computer any faster, but I think it looks futuristic.

edit: sorry for clogging flists. flickr automatically sync'd these here.

LeD.

2008-03-08T04:18:17Z

LeD.
Originally uploaded by kappuru.

I'm a sucker for lensflare.

pcieX16.

2008-03-08T04:16:49Z

pcieX16.
Originally uploaded by kappuru.

new gfx card.

Alien Tommy Lee Jones Mission #12 Moe [English Sub]

2008-02-13T08:03:03Z

tommy lee jones just loves those japanese maids.

balimore cops V.S. skateboarder

2008-02-13T00:05:13Z

"if you go around doing this long enough, someone's going to kill you"