Narcotics

“You’re a cool chick.”

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“All of yer photos are STUNNING (:”

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“i think your an amazing photographer, wait i know you are. your work is very inspirational. keep doing what your doing, cause i see you making it big.”

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“holy fuck, your photos are beauuuutiful!”

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“Your blogs make me cry & feel good at the same time. I truly admire you Kim…God bless. <3”

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“.You Have Been A VERY Big Inspiration To Me.
.Your Photography Is Beauty.
.Your Words Give Me Thought.
.And By That All I Look At Life Very Differently.
.So I Wanted To Thank You For All These Words You Type Every Single One.
.And Thank You For Every Photo That Has Such Beauty To It All.
.Thank You.”

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“Your photography work that I’ve seen so far is just incredible and I hope soon that I can become as talented and artistic as you. (: It’s completely my passion and I love seeing other’s photography, such as yours. Oh, and you also seem uber interesting.

So I s’pose kudos for being full of awesomeness? aha”

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“Kim, i love what you are doing. These photos are breath taking, from valleys, to woods, from graffiti to beautiful women. I still remember meeting you for the first time when you were in eighth grade. and then spanish class in High School with Mr. Delattore. You’ve grown so much and im proud of you. Take care love.
-Adrian Meza”

I checked my formstack inbox only to find that i’ve received some of the most encouraging and lovely words from people. it kind of means the world to me. if you wrote any of what was said above, you really encourage me.

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“Would you mind having an assistant?”

not in the least. know anyone ha?

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“You are possibly the ONLY person that speaks truth and not of stupidity and pokemon. I love your blog.”

haha thank you kind soul! i do speak of pokemon from time to time though too >.< oh noooo 

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“You are amazing really. You put things into words that are exactly as people feel but could never put. Do happen to like natural born killers at all? please post it on your tumblr so I know. Thnx<3”

thank you tons and tons! and natural born killers the movie??

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“Lapindesang- is smashing pumpkins one of your favorite bands?”

they’re one of the first bands i got introduced to in general really. they hold a pretty special place in my heart. 

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“Mann I Havent Written You In So Long Well Since Last Time I Was In A Deep Shit Okay Kim Im In A Predicament And Idk Things Are Different Now But I Choose The Same Solution. So Before I Used To Be A Druggy But Ive Been Clean For A Year The Only Thing Is I Had A Problem And Drugs Are What I Used To Cope but I Stopped And I Realized My Problem Is Still There Im Just Trying To Forget About It But I Cant Forget About It And Lately I Havent Been Busy Enough To Occupy My Head So All I Do Is Fiend I Think About It Like Crazy With No Other Turn Away And I Want To Go Back To My Bad Habits Like Crazy But Im Really Tring Not To. I Always Thought I Changed But I Guess Im Stil The Same Person Just Now Im Not As Busy As I Used To Be And I Cant Stop ThinkingAbout I I Havent Relapsed Yet And I Wanna Say Im Sure I Wont But You Never Know What If My Problem Pushes Me Over The Edge?? :/ What Should I Do??”

hhmmm, first off, i have to thank you for being real and honest. i hate when people sugar coat things or think they’re stronger than they are. secondly, congrats on being clean for a year. i really hope you’re still adding to that my friend.

one thing i can say is give yourself every opportunity you can to succeed. what i mean by that is makesure you know you’re worth it to get/ stay clean. avoid old connects, rethink friendships that may have been based on drug use, and continue to try and stay out of scenarios that caused you to use. 

there’s a real journey from being a drug user to being clean. you’re forced to learn things about yourself you may have been avoiding. with that said, know and understand what makes you tick. you said you had a problem and drugs were how you coped? you are your best ally when it comes to substance abuse. know yourself the best you can. whatever problem is lingering around, it’s a priority to makesure that problem somehow gets released from your life. do what it takes to get mentally healthy. if it takes letting go of someone, let. them. go. if it takes distancing yourself from certain people. let. them. go. if it’s an external problem you can’t just like get rid of like a parent or something of that sorts, then here comes the being strong part that sucks so, sooo much.

if you ever want to talk about things more in depth, feel free to reach out!

really really grateful people still bother to check out my blogs. even more stoked and grateful for the amazing feedback and sweet words that have compiled since the last time i checked my formstack. i also still admire that people share their trials with me. it’s a great reflection of genuine character and not an example of the ‘glamorous’ side of issues a lot of people really suffer with, like drug use.

with that said, i’ll still have this blog functioning for questions and random tidbits, but all photos will be here and anything i write will be here.

but i’m hitting a very solid blockage with writing. which sucks because that’s one of my most necessary creative releases, so till i can work through getting my words out, my ‘72hourlongday’ blog will be desolate and on hush mode. 

thanks again guys and girls. this post is long and if you’ve read down to this part, you’re quite the trooper! also, i took the ask box for my formstack off of my blog just because i was forgetting to check it, so if you want to ask something or leave me something, feel free to simply use this.