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"Kiki", Atrio San Francisco, Lunes 11 Abril, Invitados Twiggy Pucci Garçon y las casas;The House of Machos, The House of Shiva, The House of Drag y House of Apocalipstick
Kiki is Monkey World's latest chimp arrival. She is 9 years old and was rescued from Lebanon where she had been living alone in a horrible cage (see link).
Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands interviews her coach Raemon Sluiter at the 2019 Sydney International WTA Premier tennis tournament
"Kiki", Atrio San Francisco, Lunes 11 Abril, Invitados Twiggy Pucci Garçon y las casas;The House of Machos, The House of Shiva, The House of Drag y House of Apocalipstick
ROME, ITALY - MAY 19 : Kiki Bertens at the 2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia WTA Premier 5 tennis tournament
Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in action during her third-round match at the 2018 Roland Garros Grand Slam tennis tournament
I got the some Studio Ghibli artbook the other day, and I have been in a very Kiki mood lately. There were some early concept sketches of Kiki with red and brown hair, and after seeing them I wanted to draw a 'grown up' version.
Not too happy with this since it's a rough sketch, so I'll probably rework it sometime in the future.
Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in action at the 2018 Sydney International WTA Premier tennis tournament
Wat als... Zo moet Kiki Bertens niet denken, en dat doet ze ook niet. Maar die ene forehand, op setpunt... Wat was er in die halve finale van Roland Garros, tegen Serena Williams, gebeurd als die klap wel over het net was gegaan en ze de eerste set had gewonnen?,,Achteraf was ik er doodziek van dat ik in de voorbereiding niet expliciet tegen Kiki heb gezegd dat ze die wedstrijd in moest gaan om te winnen", zegt haar coach Raemon Sluiter nu. Tot het laatste moment twijfelde hij of Bertens wel kon spelen. Haar kuit maakte optimaal bewegen bijna onmogelijk. ,,Maar in één zin zei Kiek precies het juiste. 'Als ik niet speel, vraag ik me de rest van mijn leven af wat er gebeurd zou zijn als ik het wel had gedaan'. Dus gaf ik haar mee dan ook niet te piepen en voluit te gaan. Maar ik vergat het woord winnen. Want die kans was er gewoon..."
This is a picture of my friend's new Siberian Kitten, Kiki. He is a really really sweet little guy, but was really difficult to get pictures of! He is really hyper and liked to jump and swat at my camera strap... haha. I love his eyes.
Nikon D40
Sigma 50mm 1.4
Edited in CS3
Speedlight SB400 Bounce
Comments appreciated!
When witches turn 13, traditionally, they are to leave home and get a job...or at least learn to master their magical skills. Kiki follows the tradition, going to the city of Koriko with her talking black cat familiar, Jiji. She gets a job making deliveries (by broomstick) for a local bakery, and starts to make friends with a local boy, Tombo, who is obsessed with flying. Everything goes well at first, but Kiki's about to learn some important lessons about moving from childhood to adulthood.
Kiki is the eponymous star of "Kiki's Delivery Service," a 1989 Studio Ghibli movie adapted from the 1985 novel of the same name by Eiko Kadono. Like many of Hayao Miyazaki's works, Kiki's Delivery Service fits in with his common themes of becoming an adult, responsibility to one's environment and those around them, and flying. (Miyazaki has made only one movie that did not involve flying and aviation--Princess Mononoke.) Miyazaki also wanted to make a "magical girl" movie in which the girl in question earned her powers, rather than just getting them handed to her by birthright or accident (aka how Sailor Moon got hers, though Kiki predates Usagi Tsukino by a few years). Ironically, in the original novel, Kiki pretty much indeed had her powers given to her.
Kiki's Delivery Service was the highest-grossing film in Japan when it was released, and enjoyed similar success in rentals when it reached the United States, courtesy of Disney; it holds the distinction of being the first anime reviewed by Siskel and Ebert. Though somewhat overshadowed by Miyazaki's later epics like Mononoke and Spirited Away, Kiki continues to be a popular anime to this day.
I tend to see at least one Kiki cosplay every year at Anime Central, and 2008 was no exception. This cosplayer was happy to stop for a picture, and even if her broom is a bit more modern than Kiki's, I think she did a great job, with great attention to detail--she's even wearing Kiki's red slippers. Jiji can be seen peeking out of her bag (which is rather handy to have at a con).