That Jen Kim

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[thatjenkim]

Form Love Letter to Someone Who Doesn’t Love You Anymore

Fill in the brackets to personalize.

Hi [NAME],

How are you? I’m [ADJECTIVE], thanks. Enough small talk. 

I love you. I love you so much. I still love you.

Do you love me again?

Why not?

What did I do?

What happened?

What did you do do?

Remember when we were [VERB] that one time? Or that time we were [VERB] so much? And of course, how can you forget that time where we were both [VERB] and [VERB] at the same time? 

I miss those moments. Those were the best moments.

And now, I’ll never have them again.

I promised myself that I wouldn’t ask you why you didn’t love me anymore? Obviously I don’t want to appear desperate. I’m perfectly fine having a one-sided love affair. It’s not the first time, anyway... I mean, it IS absolutely the first time I’d be having a one-sided love affair. No one in the history of the world has ever stopped loving me.

You met me.

You loved me.

You stopped loving me.* 

*The first two steps make sense, but I get confused at step 3. Can you please elaborate?

I know this letter should probably have more declarations of love, but mostly, what I want to tell you is how [ADJECTIVE] and [ADJECTIVE] I am. The way you left my life, so [ADVERB], so [ADVERB], that really sucked. And if I were in a(n) [MUSICIAN] music video, this is the cue for me to walk emotionally across a [NOUN] on a gloomy day.

But this is not a music video, and it’s also really [ADJECTIVE] outside.

Instead, I’m writing you this love letter to declare that I am still crazy about you. That I think about you everyday since it happened [PERIOD OF TIME] ago.

Am I on your mind? To you, am I a [NOUN]? Or a [NOUN]? (Please circle one)

What hurts is that I have no idea. That’s what happens when you no longer love someone. The love disappears, just as quickly as it arrives. One minute you have [NOUN], then the next -- [NOUN][[VERB].

Anyways, in closing, I’ll summarize:

I love you. I love you so much. I still love you.

You don’t love me anymore.

I’ll never know why.

Love always,

[YOUR NAME]

[isidoraworks]

Oscar Wilde said that if you know what you want to be, then you inevitably become it - that is your punishment, but if you never know, then you can be anything. There is a truth to that. We are not nouns, we are verbs. I am not a thing - an actor, a writer - I am a person who does things - I write, I act - and I never know what I am going to do next. I think you can be imprisoned if you think of yourself as a noun.

Stephen Fry (via rochelledelaroche)

[thatjenkim]

Boy Adventures

From a diary entry written on January 17, 2005:

"how many times have i had the same converasations with potential boy adventures? the whole- laughter, what makes me tick, my favorite hobbies, my little act... i wondered how many times im going to have to flirt it up with all the same stuff. with how many people will we have to engage in those delightful, but ordinary first flirty conversations where we decide that we connect or we should flee from one another."

[thatjenkim]

This is the most incredible proposal I've ever seen...

[thatjenkim]

DIY Glitter Shoes

Ever since I saw these boots, I knew I wanted... to make them!

So, I did:

Step 1:

Get all your materials: Mod Podge (glossy), paint brush, glitter (I used different sizes), shoes, and masking tape (not pictured)

Step 2:

Tape your shoes on the part that you DO NOT want glitter on. Do not skip this step. It's just like painting a room, you really need to make sure to cover the rest of the shoe.

Step 3:

Mix roughly equal parts Mod Podge and glitter in a bowl. 

Step 4:

Paint an even coat of the glitter mixture onto the shoe. It will look white and creamy. Wait an hour, then paint again. Make sure the coats are as smooth and even as possible. Continue to wait an hour before each coat. My shoes have five coats of paint.

Step 5:

Let dry for a few hours. Then do a final coat of only Mod Podge over the shoe to seal it in. Let dry completely. Remove the tape. 

Step 6:

Fall in love with shoes. Immediately.

[thatjenkim]

When I was a kid, I wanted to make cards for a living. To support this dream, I'd need to sell each card for about $50. Anyone interested?

[thatjenkim]

Remember the good old days? I don't.

[thatjenkim]

New

Hello world,

I'm ready for my new life to begin. :)

[thatjenkim]

Writing prompt

Write a poem using only these words. One on each line.

mango -

ridge -

harp -

necessary -

fruit-roll-up -

army -

residual -

gypsy -

relations -

kindness -

***

It always smells like childhood--a fruit roll-up

A fresh-cut mango in summer

The residual juice dripping down my fingers

It's hard to remember the necessary in those moments

Before the army arrived

Before our relations disowned us

And we stopped hearing the soft harp of the angels

I don't know if I'll ever escape this perilous ridge

There is no more light or kindness

Just the curse of yet another gypsy

[thatjenkim]

The Four Agreements

(courtesy of Don Miguel Ruiz)

1. Be impeccable with your words-- don't bullshit, be honest, say what you  mean.

2. Don't take things personal-- don't let anything anyone (including the voices in your head) get you down.

3. Don't make assumptions-- they're almost always wrong. They are walls you build yourself to prevent you from going places.

4. Always do your best-- even when there aren't rewards, especially when there aren't rewards. Simply do your best, because it's your life.

[thatjenkim]

Just perfect.

[thatjenkim]

Do you see it?

[thatjenkim]

Career advice

They say you should do what you love to do. That's what your career should be.

What if you don't love to do anything except sleep and eat spaghetti?

[thatjenkim]

Things alcohol destroys*:

*Based on true stories

an already painful break-up (especially when he sees you passed out on the bathroom floor)

a commitment to not sleeping with that asshole ex

the ability to see ugly people

the ability to make wise decisions

the ability to look attractive

modesty

basic speech patterns

your parents' perfect vision of you

your waistline

[thatjenkim]

That fantasy...

where everything is great all the time.

and you aren't freaking out that you have no money again for christmas presents and travel.

and that you are on a yacht with Beyoncé and Jay-Z talking about the good life.

[thatjenkim]

12-step plan to deleting your Facebook

Step 1: Announce to all your friends that you are considering taking the great leap forward and deleting your Facebook account. Explain to them that it’s become a wasteland of fakers, phonies and bipolar megalomaniacs.

Step 2: Copy and paste Step 1 into your status update. Share with friends.

Step 3: “Like” your status.

Step 4: Stare at screen waiting for imminent comments and “likes.” Respond to each comment with a sad face emoticon and dramatic declarations regarding your exodus.

Step 5: Visit Facebook pages of all friends and acquaintances who have not replied to your status update. Copy and paste Step 1 onto their walls.

Step 6: Stalk your crush, ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend or current love interest’s Facebook page one last time. Right click and save any incriminating photographs of loved ones in compromising situations.

Step 7: Google “how to delete your Facebook profile.” Learn the difference between deactivating your account (temporary) and permanently deleting it (permanent, no take-backs).

Step 8. Visit the Facebook account deletion page here: 

Step 9. Click the “submit” button.

Step 10. Ask yourself, “Are you sure?” Respond accordingly.

Step 11. Take a deep breath. Press "Okay."

Step 12. Rejoin humanity: Call someone on the phone. Regain use of your voice. High-five someone. Give your mom a hug. Enjoy a meal without taking a photo of it, etc.

[thatjenkim]

Holiday Card