March 15, 2005

• Milestone:

  
  

  This entry is dedicated to Kim Nguyen (shi) who is turning 22 on March, 16th, 2005 (tomorrow). 
  
  Please stop by her site and
  wish her a happy birthday.
  
  Kim Nguyen aka shi aka madpimp.
  
  
  

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  Below is the best birthday present I thought I could ever come up with.  Enjoy!
  
  Xangan Spotlight:
  
  
  

  
  

  On May 23rd, 2003 marks the first day I visited my friend Kim’s site and was introduced to the psychotic world of shi.

  
  

  I was surprised to find that all her entries were in short story form at first.  The idea of transcribing complex thoughts and events into installations was very unique so I decided to subscribe.
  
  For over a full year after that day shi did not update and I forgot all about her.
  
  In November shi decided to “revive her writing spirit” and started to begin to write again.  Her entries in the final months of 2004 were what I like to call the “cocoon stage”
  
  With the first day of 2005 madpimp.com and shi are reborn; with a new layout and a louder voice shi comes back in full force. 
  
  Shi takes you on a journey in every entry.  Sometimes taking you to the depths of her soul through her writing or making you laugh so hard you really will “Laugh Out Loud”.
  
  I can’t emphasize enough how amazing her blog is and how much it has influenced the way I blog today.  So, I figured the best way to introduce you to shi is to just pick out several of my favorite entries.  I hope you enjoy her site as much as I do.
  
  
  

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  Shi’s top 5, 10, 14.
  
  February 22nd, 2005 – [Think] This entry only highlights why Kim is my friend and the friend of so many others.
  
  February 21st, 2005 – [Laugh] The Legend of Xanga: Propseeker.
  
  
  
  February 20th, 2005 – [Laugh] I never learned more about sex from any single blog before.
  
  
  
  February 19th, 2005 – [Laugh] This entry was truly genius at work.
  
  
  
  February 18th, 2005 – [Cry] Life isn’t all sunshine & lollipops.  It’s normal to be a little depressed every now & then.
  
  February 6th, 2005 – [Laugh] SuperBOWL! Black vs Hellokitty.  This entry is going down in the blog hall of fame.
  
  February 3rd, 2005 – [Shame] Never ever steal something from shi.  Or face the dire consequences.
  
  
  
  January 25th, 2005 – [Laugh] This was one of those entries that you read and can’t help but laugh at.
  
  
  
  

  
  January 18th, 2005 – [Think] The diary of a drug addict.  Must read for anyone who has ever dealt with addiction before.
  
  January 13th, 2005 – [Remember] Being an old school raver myself I enjoyed this entry about the old days of raving.
  
  

  
  
  

  
  January 12th, 2005 – [Create]  She created this paper doll from scratch.
  

  
  
  
  Put this in YOUR blog!
  

  
  January 6th, 2005 – [Think] From Geek to Chiq. Hahah, kind of sounds like an episode of Oprah.
  

  
     
  

  
  January 3rd, 2005 – [Angry] This was very personal entry that dealt with her friend revealing to his parents that he was gay.
  
  May 23rd, 2003 – [Fear]  Very few people know what it is to be affected by drugs and it’s outcome.  She attempted to tackle it in this entry.
  
  
  

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  If I didn’t stop myself I would probably talk about every single one of her entries here because they are all well thought out and done with care.  I hope the entries I’ve highlighted here give you a glimpse of who Kim is.
  
  

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