goodbye two thousand eight

you were good to me.
i had a few firsts.
i had days i felt like i wanted to die.
i had days i never wanted to end.
i went on tour.
i lived in LA for a few surreal months.
yes....surreal.
i made new realizations about myself.
i lost a few pounds overall.
i improved as a musician.
i lied.
i met new people.
i slept in sometimes.
i stayed up all night sometimes.
i slept alone.
i didn't sleep alone.
i made some money.
i spent a lot of money.
i took risks.
i chickened out.
i helped others.
but most of all....
i made it out alive.

sincerely,
kayla S.

Clouds, Optimism, Espresso, Proper Nouns, etc.

we went on down to buckstars last night

shanny bo banny

kelly bo belly

$15 dolla! we like peets pizza :)
backyardness...

oh winter. what makes you so lovely?

yours truly....

shannon makes espresso like 5 times a day...
im not kidding


coffee bag

someone needs to clean that ish

oooo la la
sncrly,
kayla S.

Hello America. It's Winter.

no mail today...


shanny drove us to the center of town...



off to see BB

sincerely,
ks

sometimes that room....

...

goodnight and merry merry,
kayla S.

Mabel McGee and Pennsylvania Slim

Lovely music and lovely people from what i can recall. They are a band based out of Seattle, and amazingly nice people we (all on seven) were lucky to stay with.
anywhoo...they have such great songs! have a listen:

http://www.myspace.com/mabelmcgeeandpennsylvaniaslim


"I painted the hallway a 'break your heart' red
did the dished and laundry, made a 'break your heart' bed"

:),
kayla S.

S-A-N F-R-A-N-C-I-S-C-O

sncrly,
ks

as promised

new room colors. i still need some more wall art....
i like.
off to a little city called San Francisco :)
-KS

I have a friend who's mostly made of paint.

lets see....
drove home. saw snow on gvine.
woke up early today and went to the paint store...
painted my room and did some re-decorating.
it's a must when i "start over". i have to paint.
chicken noodle soup for dinner....HOMEMADE.
yeah....don't you be thinkin i eat that can crapola :)
emmylou.
still obsessed.
presents are wrapped.
this is the first time i have sat down today (no joke...)
going to TargetS soon. need to make me a fancy list.


oh yeah...I went with red walls. I'll post pics of the room soon!
sincerely,
a very tired kayla S.

True Story

Birdcage
sincerely yours...
ks

cause jenny got one...

the word h a t starts with the letter h.

jenny got one...
kk got one...
reese got one...
swank got one...
kayla S. got one...

thats it

Too Far Gone

dig the jam
new influence
emmylou....jesus the name alone is badass!

i n s p i r e d - l y . . .
kayla S.

Over the river and through the woods

I went to Maama and Rick's House this weekend. And come to find out Emmylou Harris is Ricks FAVORITE!!!!

So I got a bunch of old country tapes....Emmylou, Willy Nelson
e t c.

luckily i have a tape player in my car...and a long drive home next week :)

i have returned from my travels...
sincerely

words

what are words?
besides little combinations that dictate our lives?
i can read a sad story and only see ink and paper.
a page full of strange yet familiar arrangements of letters.
o r
i can read much deeper and feel the ink cover my soul and
feel the paper fold in half like those feelings i gave too much time to
grow.

s i n c e r e l y,
-kayla S.

I have A Drinking Problem

t e a

reminds you where to stop

N e w V i d e o ! ! !
I used the end of a brilliant song called "The Build Up" written by Kings Of Convenience and sung by Feist. :) Once again, I am sorry for the lack of actors. I"ll work on that.

enjoy the song...

sincerely,
kayla S.

I'm not pretending

"Newspaper, Newspaper
Can't take no more.
You're here every morning
Waiting at my door
I'm just trying to kiss you
And you stab my eyes
Make me blue forever
Like and island sky
And I'm not pretending
That It's all okay
Just let me have my coffee
Before you take away the day."

Conor Oberst- Milk Thistle

sincerely
Kayla S.

Hunny, that ain't nothin new....

New video!
Sorry I'm the only actor to go around here. ha. You think i would be able to get some more actoretts (i just made up that word. yes.) considering i live right here in los angels....

but for now
for now....


Song: "Call Me On Your Way Back Home"
By: Ryan Adams
Video/Actoretting By: Kayla Schureman

sincerely...

music powers

kayla S

SUNRISE 6:37 a.m.

i present the sunrise to you from the city of angels.....



sincerely,
kayla S.

Don't Worry Up Your Mind....

ugh
no sleep for me i guess
its fine for now, but come tomorrow afernoon i'm going to be one sleepy bella.
you know

i like this song...

"If everything you want is something you couldn't have
Go outside a while, look up and count the clouds
Can you draw a picture of the backyard of the house
You grew up in, can you remember how it smelled?

Don't worry up your mind
People are sick and mean sometimes
They're only words
They're only words

If everybody is grateful, how come nobody's satisfied
If a tree falls in the woods and there ain't no one around
If you heard it you could go over and whittle out a wishing box
You could write her name on something and put it inside

Don't worry up your mind
People are sick and mean sometimes
Don't worry up your mind
They're only words
Its only words
Its only words"

-DR Adams

2 minutes and 7 seconds of a simple and beautiful sound. lovely.

cali...friend...

blah

kayla S

friends like that

bored. don't feel like sleeping.
you know....

KS

V-Neck

STEP ONE- purchase v-neck shirts. so comfortable (for sleeping). Too bad James McAvoy didn't come with the shirts. Target=ripoff!!!

Oh and.... :) yes please
4 packV-Neck ACTION!!!

xo
KS

omfgosh

frickin....yeah
KS

one day at a time

me...19now me

KS

elle n'est nulle part

when the rain came they say she searched for shelter
and when morning knocked on her door in early December
they said "maybe she left, and we can't remember"

the truth is, she is nowhere

when the plane crashed they vowed that she would be missed
and when he tried to hold on to the last time they kissed
he said "maybe she wanted something more than all this"

the truth is, she is nowhere

when the faultline slipped they say she fell right through
like when a broken promise splits a heart in two
they said "what happened to her can happen to you"

the truth is, elle n'est nulle part...
KS

books vs. trash

the frustrated librarian roared "just because it's a box doesn't mean it's a trash can!!!"

i think he is angry.

in fact...

!furious! 

because

people put

shit

in the drop-

off box

...

I didn't do it...but i feel bad (   ) cause i think ive done something like that be-

fore

guilt-ily,

Kayla S

sorryabouttheweirdblogthisafternoon

i feel like writing...maybe singing...maybe sucking...but i give myself an A for effort



sincerely...
KS

tell the phone or tell a phone?

headphones in my ears but 

i can still hear people talking

is it a good song?

when do we sign up?

he takes pictures of his shoes

so i decided to blog

who does?

crazy

sometimes i feel...

hey,

do you ever wish you could live in a black and white 

movie

?

things might be simple

1:11

1:12

one of my tabs fell out of my dividers

fuck

okay 

ok

O.K.

Oh Kay

okay, enough of that!

two more blocks? really?

really.

Can I ever get close enough?

The waitress asked me "do you have everything you need?"

...I think I do
Sincerely,
Kayla S.

all i want for christmas is Leslie Feist's brain....

"We're so helpless
We're slaves to our impulses
We're afraid of our emotions
And no one knows where the shore is
We're divided by the ocean
And the only thing I know is
That the answer isn't for us
No the answer isn't for us"

-Feist

Let Home Stay Liquid

I love interviews


I feel the same way about TV

Third time i have loaded my life up in the back of a station wagon

#1 Move to Los Angeles
#2 Evacuate Sesnon Fires
#3 Evacuate Sylmar Fires

Oh dear. I woke up at 4 a.m. to the sound of "whooooping". Thats right..... "whooooping". The police drove up and down the streets with warning sirens that rhythmically sounded a loud Whoooop Whoooop noise. I laid in bed and I could hear the sound in the distance and wondered what the hell was going on. The sound got closer and closer and was soon accompanied by a repetitive voice on a megaphone that sternfully warned residents to vacate their homes as quickly as possible. Now i wondered what the fuck was going on. So i hopped outa bed, woke my aunt up, packed my shit (again), helped pack her shit (again), said a prayer, and headed south to Long Beach. I figured Snoop Dog would know what to do.

Here I am....ALIVE and drinking tea at "Cha For Tea" in the heart of Long Beach bumming internet, and enjoying some green tea.

Sorry Los Angeles...I can't help the fact that I am SOOOO HOT.

peace
Kayla S.

one, too, three, for

Writing new songs lately. I thought I was doomed because I could not write anything decent for over a week. Dry spell. But i'm back in the saddle again. Figuratively.

The one I'm working on tonight it catchy. I will record it by the end of the weekend and maybe post her up on myspace if im in the sharing mood.

lets see....what else? New "diet"! Awesome. Shannon and I decided to only eat health food all week, and it's so great we should just do it for the rest of our lives.

It still gets hot down here in los angeles in mid November. Weirdo weather. I wish it would snow. Or rain. Or hey.... how about get below 90 degrees in the afternoons! (sorry, thats just me venting)

On a happy note, you can write something happy. Joke. Not a lot of happy notes, not a lot of sad notes, just a lot of notes. Taking notes on life, love, and things in between.

Im alive! Are you alive?

sincerely,
kayla S.

tuesday

It's been raining that Tennessee honey
So long I got too heavy to fly
Ain't no bluebird ever gets too heavy to sing

so rad

Karen Carpenter. So rad. Too bad she didn't eat. I think we could have hung out.



sincerely,
Kayla s.

McCain?

he used to be kinda hot....

sincerely,
kayla s.

grammy's closet :) :) :)

I was cracking myself up. Hope You enjoyed the silliness!!!

Sincerely,
Kayla S.