04.17.2005 — Wednesday
Mrs. Pak confiscated my pink Motorola during Korean history — said the rhinestones were distracting the class. Got it back after detention. Missing two stones from the lower-left corner. Will re-bedazzle tonight.
charm 01 of 04 — 용 dragon
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용 · a charm on a strap
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McBLING 5200
welcome to a compact mirror of a decade that ended — please take off your shoes.
STICKER
DIARY
charm 02 of 04 — heart sticker page
dragon strap
Bought a chrome enamel 용 charm at the Dongdaemun night market for 3,000won. The man selling them had 400 hanging on a pegboard. Mine is the only one with a tiny chip on its tail. I consider this a feature.
mixtape for S.
Track 1 — BoA, No.1. Track 2 — Fly to the Sky. Track 3 — Kelly Clarkson (the one that made me cry at PC-bang). Burned it to a CD-R with a gel-pen label. S. moved to Daegu before I could hand it over. Still in my desk drawer.
sparkle-gel-pen inventory
Pink (3), lilac (1, almost out), baby blue (2), silver (the glitter separated — shake before using), gold (the cap is chewed — a past crime), green apple (never opened — too pretty).
PC-bang log 02:14 am
Neopets Faerieland. Cyworld minihompy background set to pastel clouds. Bought a virtual velvet sofa with acorns. Coughed on the mechanical-keyboard crumbs. Phone blinked — nothing. Phone blinked again — still nothing. Walked home past the 7-Eleven at 3.
compact mirror audit
The chrome hinge is loose. The velvet tufting on the lid has gone flat on the left. Two of the original eight rhinestones on the rim have popped out — I replaced them with slightly-wrong-pink ones from a craft-store pouch. The difference is invisible to everyone but me.
CHARM
INVENTORY
charm 03 of 04 — crown · horizontal ribbon
swipe → drag → scroll. each charm is a thought on a chain. push them and they swing.
용 dragon
chrome enamel · 2004 · Dongdaemun night market · 3,000won
rhinestone heart
mixtape attached · pink tassel · sincere not ironic
tiny gold crown
for the diary-keeper · 3 jewels · always tilted 8°
vinyl butterfly
translucent baby blue · wings catch the LCD glow
brass bell
rings when the strap swings · annoys the teacher
velvet rose
Juicy Couture pink · for the cyworld minihompy
cream pearl star
five points · four rhinestones · one whispered wish
lavender skull
von dutch-adjacent · harajuku decoden · not scary
silver key
opens the compact mirror · no actual lock · the point is the charm
drag the ribbon · or use ← →
charm 04 of 04 — butterfly · compact mirror
용
the flip-phone closes — the rhinestones stay.