I make words come alive

Links to more of my words online.

Music is my drug of choice

I can't live without music.

Photos

I'm far from a pro, but I love taking photos.

I vlog

Have a look at my videos. My accent gets all sorts of messed up on them.

Friday Poll

What's the next Friday Poll? Not sure. Read about the past ones as you wait.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

VICARIOUS LINES



It's up.

WWW.VICARIOUSLINES.COM

Go there.

<3 Suz

Monday, December 26, 2011

Please Hold

"She made herself stronger by fighting with the wind."
 - Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

Hey, g'day, hi, etc,

No matter what has been going on in my life, I've stayed here blogging random stuff for you guys...guy..whoever is actually reading this.

I know some of you do. I do check the stats. Did you know that in the past year I went from 1815 views (which I thought was freaking ace) to over 15000 a month? You might know because I'm very proud of that number because it was all me. I worked my fucking ass off to get this blog and myself in the whole Social Media 'sphere to where we are today.

Where we were today....

But now I have to sign off for a bit.

And it sucks.

It sucks big time. Sucks all the ass in the world plus one extra stinky one. Or something. But I have to.

It sucks the most because of what's happened in the past year.

In the past twelve months I helped start a freaking movement with Cranes for Japan. Holy shit, I still cannot believe that actually happened. If I never do anything good again in my life I know I did that. Un-fucking-real. I am the crane folder and apparently an inspiration. That makes me prouder than you can possibly imagine.

 I was on the radio in Australia a few times as the  Aussie in Los Angeles. Me. On freaking ABC. WTF.

I went to Blogher and hung with the who's who of blogging and when I said hey I'm Susan but you might know me as @kungfupussy they went YES! I KNOW YOU!

I was part of  bloody brilliant group of people who tried to shake shit up in the SCV - whaddup altSCV.

Kreativ was my office for a few short months. Felt like home. I miss it terribly.

My audience grew and grew and grew until I started thinking oh shit, people are actually digging what I am writing about.

My posts about Michael Lee Rhodes being trapped on a mountain  were cited in other people's freaking blogs. I even found his caravan and stupidly got it on camera. I do some stupid shit sometimes. Totally worth it.

I posted about music on Mondays and posted photos on Wednesdays. Every Friday was the FridayPoll.

I wrote about depression which made people look at me a little bit differently but I didn't care. It wasn't for me. It was for the people suffering like me and it helped a few. I wrote about shooting guns, zombie marches, traveling to Australia -  and the end of my marriage.

Yep. That right there was the beginning of the end.

My 'fuck you I'll write about whatever' style was stifled.

Stopped.

Reality hit.

Now everything I post is very carefully thought out. Too carefully. FYI -  I don't deal well with being edited by invisible editors. Or editors at all. I need to write unfettered because words are my breath. Through writing I breathe. It has to be honest and straight from my heart and when it's not, I just can't.

And right now I can't and because of this I'm stepping away for a bit.

I have a rad project I'm working on where I will be the collector of stories and the occasional contributor but not blogging like I was here. (I will put a link from here when it's ready and I want YOU to be a part of it.)

While I am gone and this blog is dormant, don't worry.

I WILL BE BACK.

There is however a catch.

I will no longer be Susan Fujiki.

I will be making my triumphant return as someone who has been  hidden for a really long time but she's back and it's fucking awesome being her again.

Scroll back to the top and look again at my header.

Yep. 'Sup

Go ahead and get excited about what's to come. I know I am.

You know where you to find me till then. #kfpFTW

- Susan Burrows
Music is my drug of choice



The Last Music Monday

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Xmas From Us



Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Xmas Eve! Let Me Read You A Story!!

I thought I'd share a part of my tradition with my kids for Xmas and read you  a book called An Aussie Night Before Xmas by Yvonne Morrison that I read to them every year.  Enjoy my accent out in full force!



Merry Xmas Eve America which means Merry Christmas Australia!

Friday, December 23, 2011

#fridaypoll - which was your favorite #fridaypoll?

Susan Fujiki (dot) com is coming to a close so for this week's Friday Poll, and possibly the last,  I wanted to celebrate and have the poll as this:

Which Friday Poll was your favourite Friday Poll?

I can tell you which ones had the most votes and which ones had the most views and which ones had the most buzz on Twitter but which one was your favourite and why?

Here they all are in case you forgot:


Worst Xmas Gift

Xmas Movie Traditions
You Can Only Save Three (Things in a fire)
Favourite Hostess Treat
Which form of social media is like crack? 

Favourite Type of Red Wine
Weirdest Farm Animal Noise
The Sports One
Romy or Michele?
Best Evil Ex from Scott Pilgrim
Best Thundercat
Best Ghostbuster
Best Actor to play Bond, James Bond. 
Which A-Team character are you?
Best Mythical Creature - Round Three
Best Mythical Creature - Round Two 
Best Mythical Creature - Round One
Best Character In The Breakfast Club
Best Animal to Eat Your Enemy
Best Dinosaur
Best Weapon to Kill a Zombie
Who Became a Success: Tinman, Lion. Scarecrow
Favourite Member of the Beatles
Best Indy Flick
Dogs vs/ Cats
Most Irritating Aussie Animal
Best Tarantino
Worst Cereal
Greatest Mario Kart Driver
Which Voltron Pwned the Force
Best Basic Shape

Which one was mine? Well it's hard to say. I loved Best Basic Shape because of the insanity that was created on Twitter that day. I loved Best Weapon to Kill a Zombie because the crowbar vs gun battle still rages on with people who were involved. Worst Cereal was a fav because it spawned a couple pro- worst cereal Twitter bots.

I'd have to say, purely because I am a huge fangirl, my favourite Fridaypoll was Best Evil Ex From Scott Pilgrim. Why? Well I got to talk Scott Pilgrim for a week and also because it got me this:



They were mine, which were yours? Use the hashtag #fridaypoll for the Twitterz and feel free to RT at will. I will leave this up for a week so you have puh-lenty of time to go over the polls and tell me your favourite. I expect everyone who has participated over the past year to leave a comment and let me know that all the time spent fridaypolling wasn't unappreciated. Yep, give me some love for once, it's Xmas for goodness sakes. Happy commenting and I will leave you with this:



 @kungfupussy = FANGIRL

Thursday, December 22, 2011

A Couple of My Favourite Things


Jack, mini-Jacks and Brave New World Comics. This year I am really excited for my kids for xmas and I'm loving getting so many cards from friends and family new and old. I've managed to get most of what my kids have asked for and I got busy making stuff for everyone else. I like making gifts the best. The reaction from people when they see that you paid attention and took the time is priceless. Only a few more sleeps till xmas and I have more things to make. Time to get busy!

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Wordless Wednesday

Let me know if you can figure out what this is. Drawn by Teagan.


Monday, December 19, 2011

Music Monday

It's the holiday season which inevitably means I get homesick as hell for Australia and start listening non-stop to bands and artists I grew up listening to. One of my favourites ever, for all time, was and will be Powderfinger. Say what you want about them but I think they were amazing. I only saw them live once back in 1994 and regret not seeing them more often. Here is a clip of their last song from their last performance ever. And yes, I may have also shed a tear or two watching this. Maybe. I'll never tell. Stupid holiday homesickness. Enjoy.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

I could call this post "meet @kungfupussy's pussy"

"We got her this afternoon from PetSmart. She is about 18 months old, her name is Lolita but the cat mum called her Mamas. We don't have a name for her yet. Here she is....
..
     ...
            ....Where's the cat?"

My friends were looking at me in disbelief. I had been telling them all about the new cat we had adopted and now there was no cat to be found. Where had she gone? Had she snuck out the door when I left? No way, I had been really careful. There was also no way she'd snuck out when we got home as they would have seen her sneak out too. Where was my cat?

My heart was breaking, and I was anxious. The cat foster mum had come over to make sure we were a good house for the cat and she had given me and the kids her blessings and left us with her cat AND I HAD LOST A CAT IN FOUR HOURS! How was that humanly possible?

Gareth, Lauren and I searched high and low all over the apartment but nothing. No cat. No noise. No hair. Under the beds, in the closets, checked the doors, even took the kids suggestions and checked in the toilets and the fridge and freezer. No cat.

I was starting to doubt myself. I know I had spent the afternoon getting a cat. I had even posted a photo of her on Facebook/ Twitter and Chime.In to see if people had a name for her.


I knew she was here and she was here somewhere. I mentioned that earlier in the evening I saw her walk into the kitchen and when I went to find her she was nowhere to be found. Gareth and Lauren looked at me as if to say "yeah right". I half- jokingly continued a conversation from earlier in the evening with "maybe I do have mental issues". I was bummed. Where was my cat? I got the kids ready for bed, sat on the sofa, chatted, watched TV and was a big ball of anxiety.

*rustle*

Gareth and I looked at each other and he looked over at the kitchen.

*something dropping*

Gareth nodded at the kitchen. I got up. Lauren got confused.

We watched a paw emerge from the cupboard -  but hang on, it wasn't the cupboard. It was between the cupboard doors. How on earth was that happening? I went to investigate. I walked quietly over to where I had seen the paw poke out and ran my hand under the cupboard and felt a hole, not a huge hole but a hole. The cat had found this hole, crept up inside and was hiding in the crawlspace. She had decided that this was going to be her hiding spot until she got used to the house.


We put some food in front of the hole to coax her out and waited. And waited. And waited some more - and then she finally emerged to prove that I had indeed adopted a cat earlier that day. No, I wasn't crazy and  Lauren even admitted that when they hadn't found cat hair on the sofa that they were beginning to wonder...

Without further ado I'd like to introduce you all to Harley, @kungfupussy's pussy.


#RAWR


I think she's now at home. 

Friday, December 16, 2011

#fridaypoll - Worst Xmas Present

Xmas isn't all about presents we say but it sort of is to an extent. Most of us will give or receive a present or two every year and if you are my kids Santa seems to be bringing the entire freaking North Pole in his sack to deliver this year. We have all received the good and we have all received the bad.

Today at work we are holding a white elephant, exchange your crappiest present ever party. Just our team. I'm not telling you what I'm exchanging but I'm fairly certain it isn't from any of you.

An event that I caught the end of but will remain with me forever involves a crappy gift my son was given when he was a baby. We were all in Australia one Xmas and my Nan gave my son a toy that I never actually saw unbroken. It was some kind of mechanized thing that made a shit load of noise and would have annoyed the hell out of me anyhow. I think it was some kind of animal. Again, I never saw it work. I literally left the room as my son was ripping open the wrapping paper (with assistance) to get a drink of water and heard a loud noise, an oh no and laughter. In what has been described as a seven second period of time, my son grabbed this toy and destroyed it. Almost instantly. Kid has talent.

And yes, I understand that Xmas isn't all about presents, but this poll is.

WORST XMAS GIFT RECEIVED?

Go ahead, let me know. I am going to keep this up and running for a week to see what kinds of things emerge. In the next blog the #fridaypoll will actually be switching to the #thepoll so these past few polls have been a good guestimator to see how it will go over. Anyhow, I digress.

WORST XMAS GIFT RECEIVED!

Tell me, tell me now.

Also we planned this last week but Jimmy Kimmel has rad timing. Check out this:





Thursday, December 15, 2011

It's Coming To An End

Susan Fujiki (dot) Com is going to be ending its run soon. I should be sad, but I'm not. I'm excited to show you the new look and new named blog that I'm working on. I'm pretty sure you'll like it. It is very different to here though but I think that is what I like about it most.

The new blog is sort of all about sharing stories, events, photos and whatever else is going on. Sort of like here but in a different way. I also want you to help, if you'd like.

If you want to write something or post a photograph or art or a song or tell a story or vlog let me know .

The more the merrier.

Also, this....


@kungfupussy over purpose #kfpftw

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Wordless Wednesday

Monday, December 12, 2011

Music Monday X2

This is just too good to not post. I think Trent Reznor is amazing and How To Destroy Angels' A Drowning is one of my all time favourite songs. Here is the latest from the The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo soundtrack. 



Something about these three is almost magical. I get lost in what they produce. 

Music Monday - Inspiration

Say what you will about the dead sexy Daniel Johns and silverchair but to me this song is one full of inspiration. I listen and I listen intently and to me it acts as a reminder to keep on going.




Straight Lines


Breathing from a hole in my lung
I had no one
But faces in front of me
Racing through the void in my head
To find traces of a good luck academy

Sparks ignite and trade them for thought
About no one
And nothing in particular
Washed the sickened socket and drove
Resent nothing
There's good will inside of me

Wake me up low with a fever
Walking in a straight line
Set me on fire in the evening
Everything will be fine
Waking up strong in the morning
Walking in a straight line
Lately I'm a desperate believer
But walking in a straight line

Something I will never forget
I felt desperate
And stuck to the marrow
Invisible to everyone else
I'm a sex change
And a damsel with no heroine

Wake me up low with a fever
Walking in a straight line
Set me on fire in the evening
Everything will be fine
Waking up strong in the morning
Walking in a straight line
Lately I'm a desperate believer
But walking in a straight line

I don't need no time to say
There's no changing yesterday
If we keep talking and
I keep walking in straight lines

Wake me up low with a fever
Walking in a straight line
Set me on fire in the evening
Everything will be fine
Waking up strong in the morning
Walking in a straight line
Lately I'm a desperate believer
But walking in a straight line





You might notice something to do with lines in the new blog title. Coming Soon.



Sunday, December 11, 2011

I Shall Let Santa Know

My kids are brilliant. Gorgeous, funny, smart and only have the most basic of requests when it comes to Xmas presents.


Merry early Xmas from Troy, Teagan and I.

Friday, December 9, 2011

#Fridaypoll - Xmas Movie Traditions



Growing up in Australia I spent many pre-Xmas times at school watching a movie called Bushfire Moon. It's sort of a typical Australian movie in that people are in the bush (outback, farm, whatever) facing the power of nature and they have issues with some sort of authority and then bond together to overcome some sort of adversity. An  animal must also be involved.

When I became Americanized I followed along with the tradition of watching A Christmas Story. Feel in love with it and I love it. I love the cussing, the voice over narration, the leg lamp - everything.

With my kids I watch The Nightmare Before Xmas non stop around Xmas time. What is better than Jack and Sally being gorgeous and singing and throwing some Halloween into it? Probably a few things but it works for me.

How about you? Do you have a Xmas movie tradition? What do you watch and why? Is there a favourite scene? I'm curious. Leave your comments below and tweet using #fridaypoll. Also Chime.in if you are so inclined. Seeing these polls are currently not so much poll numbers based and more discussional I am leaving it open until whenever. I am curious about what you have to say.

Also, big shoutout to my coworkers who have taken the #fridaypoll idea and rocked it. It is now a daily topic of discussion here at my work. My work rocks.

Go ahead and tell me, oh and before I forget:



You'll shoot your eye out. 

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Wordless Wednesday


Tuesday, December 6, 2011

The Numbers Have It

I can pretend that everything is fine and dandy. I can ignore the stress. I can assume the headache is from not drinking enough water.

I can't ignore a BP reading that made my doctor literally gasp.

Today is a new day.

A new start.

A Time to breathe

Refocus and

Stay calm.

Pretty sure that filing divorce papers yesterday and then having my soon to be ex husband served last night didn't help, but seeing that look on my doctors face when he saw how high my blood pressure was made me a little bit scared for the first time in a while.

Breathe. Relax. Calm. Smile.

Time to be less stressed and in turn, be more snail.
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Monday, December 5, 2011

Music Monday

How did I not KNOW ABOUT THIS?!!!!!

OMG. You all have no idea how many hours I've spent listening to The Wiggles and talking about The Wiggles and seeing The Wiggles in concert. I must admit that I don't hate The Wiggles, not like my desire to dismember Calliou, but there is only so much children's music one should have to listen to in a lifetime.

Then I saw this!

It's like my prize for being a good parent!

Hooray!

This morning I found this:



Now I need this CD ASAP.

 Way to go ABC Music. You rock. I'm freaking serious.





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