Art of the Day: The perfect Duo

Art of the Day: the spot

wierdo

Art of the Day: Where I shall soon be

PYW & MJJ

Art of the Day: JANET

an excerpt

In all its complexity, places that make us feel well help us to get closer to our origin, our base.

I still have not found that specific place that I can say has defined who I am today because what defines me is a conglomerate collection of every place I’ve been to, every person that has touched my life. However, Mr. Momday was keen to emphasize the importance of the word “landscape.” Therefore, the closet landscape that come to, as Mr. Momaday described “indispensable to [my] well being,” would have to be whenever I’m in the wilderness. In the wilderness, I feel a deep sense of solitude, and the opportunity to create a relationship with my roots is given to me once more. It’s difficult for me to describe the transcendental feelings that I get once I’m immersed into this environment, but I’ll try. To simply put it: I feel at home. In detail it would be something like this: A feeling of wholeness and somehow knowing that it’s where my soul and being feels most comfortable. A sensation of complete safeness under the blanket of indigo, navy sky with the starlight coordinates of Greek Gods and Goddesses towering over me in every which way. The moon with all of its radiating light, casts a warm glow on my body. The solid ground underneath my planted feet stabilizes and supports me. The Willows, Sequoias, or Red Woods (my favorites), guard me from any fears; they are posts that protect me from harm. The distant sound of the flowing river, with the occasional “plop!” sound that’s made from the peeking fish below, soothes me into sleep. In the morning, the raging, red sun showers its rays over me and greets me the most tremendous hello, and that feeling of “I am who I am” rings true to me more than ever.

The Wilderness brings me back to a place that allows me to feel the most honest and uncensored feelings. Just thinking about the Wilderness provides me with some peace. I trust the wilderness with my thoughts and I enjoy confiding into the old mountains because they don’t judge me, The wilderness helps me to rediscover myself time and time again, and in so many ways it defines me because a huge a part of my well-being depends on it.

the prancer

I love this girl. This is Jeanine Mason. The crowning queen of dance. She is a remarkable dancer and she is phenomenally gorgeous. Watching her move and her huge, heart warming smile really inspires me. She seems extremely genuine, passionate, and funny. I cannot wait to see what else she will do as she begins her journey as a rightful star.

Art of the Day: The Perfect Stance

Doubt is humble

I just finished watching the documentary by Bill Mahr called, "Religulous." I've been wanting to look at it for some time, and I cannot believe I've been putting it off for so long. Overall I really liked it because it was humorous and it spoke much truth. Bill Mahr is fearless, I must say. The sensitive and controversial topic that he chose to talk about was approached professionally with much knowledge and curiosity on his part. He went onto a battlefield that I, myself, have poked at a few times but became too overwhelmed that I had to go back to my side of the pond and just ponder for awhile. The documentary was clever and it showed the truth and the light that I think many people don't want to see, but need to see. Especially the extremists. I suggest you all go and take a look a this film because it's one worth seeing!

Art of the Day: Ferris Bueller's Day off

Art of the Day: Silhouette

Okay, I'm a little obsessed with Chester's photos. It's just that I love so many of them, therefore, you will be seeing a lot of his photos popping up for my selection of the art of the day. I'm using this photo for the background image of my itouch and it just makes my heart beat faster whenever I see it because it think it's so beautiful. enjoy!

webbers

Last night during some late night Internet browsing, I came upon two websites that I really like. The first is: lumosity.com. It's a neat, educational website that has a lot of fun games that you will not get tired of! It keeps track of your progress and it also gives you an entire low down of how you're doing and where you need to improve. Arithmetic and memorization seems to be my strengths and vocabulary seems to be my weakness. This is not a shocker, but it's very disappointing. I love writing, but I don't know enough words! haha I need to read more! The only sucky thing about the website is that after your first week of trials and having the most fun ever, you have to start paying some doe. yup, you have to hand up some $$$$. My advice is: have fun the week that they give you and just use another email address to sign up again! haha beat the system. OR you can be a good person and pay the damn company. However, I don't know how much of a good investment it is. The second website that I found was actually some Guamanian's blog called Zen Habits. http://zenhabits.net/He began blogging about living a better lifestyle and he became one of the top 25 bloggers in just a year! He shares a lot of profound lessons with us that he has learned over the years and the fact that he's an average Joe, seems to make him more appealing. He's a working, married, father of six who had the ambition to live a healthier life. I suggest you check out his work; he's pretty amazing. Reading what he has to say will be worth your time. Well, as for me, I'm going to minimize my contact with the computer, ipod, and TV today as much as I can and do some good reading. Thanks to you for reading this and may God bless us all for another 24 hours. Peace.

Art of the Day: The Sunflower by Chester Chiao

The Sun will rise again!

My Chinese teacher, Mr. Li, would always tell me, "The sun will rise again! Don't worry Yuki." He rang truth.
The beauty about life is that the sun will always rise the next day (or at least we've gotten use to it rising everyday). Now, this routine of rising and creating a new day is a tradition that I really appreciate because it gives people like me a countless amount of chances. You see, I wake up every afternoon planning to be more productive and use my time more meaningfully. But everyday, I succumb into facebook, scoping the Internet, or even to a certain extent this: blogging. There are so many things I want and need to do that I just don't do, and I haven't the slightest idea as to why, other than the simple fact that I'm a lazy lard. I want to write letters to the people that I've been thinking about, I want to finish reading these three books that have been hovering over me, I want to walk my dog in the day time, I want to do my placement exams for college, I want to organize my shiza, and it goes on and on. I've become a master at procrastination and I'm scared that if I don't kick this bad habit that I've perfected for some time now, it's really going to come back and bite be deeply in the butt. So, because today is a new day and God will never deny a person who wants to improve themselves, I'm going to sweep away my laziness little by little and do the things that will make me feel and good and make me happy. Thank God for another 24hrs and never giving up on people like me. yay!

Art of the Day: The Sexy Vamp.

come back, please

Another day of missing and thinking of you.

I had a dream

I was thinking. Today I had interesting conversation with my auntie. We were talking about the idea of "not caring." I don't mean not caring in the sense that we didn't care about anything in our lives; actually just the opposite. We were talking about caring about not caring about what people think about us. The notion that if we all really and truly loved someone or authentically or passionately believed in a something, we really wouldn't care about what other people thought. It wouldn't even cross our minds to think about what others are thinking if we were as confident or asserted as we think we are. I know I'm not being articulate here. I'm never really good at explaining what I really mean. But i guess, it doesn't matter, so long as I understand it because the purpose of me writing this is not to convince anyone. I've just begun to question my own actions and my own beliefs. I don't know where I'm going with this. I really don't

Art of the Day: CHESHIRE

Although you generally keep to yourself, you sometimes make an unexpected appearance. You sit quietly and watch others, smiling occasionally at how truly amusing and odd people can be. You choose your words wisely, and others look to you for direction. You prefer to let others find their own way in life, but provide them with just enough insight to keep them looking for more!.

I've finally gotten my new MacBook Pro. I'm so happy and I feel like I can officially start blogging professionally. Not that my old computer was horrible. I owe a lot that baby. It pulled me through for four years and I'm so thankful for her. Yes! It was a girl. Her name was Tinkerbell and I love her. This is my new computer and great news! It's a boy! His name, you ask? His name is none other than, Cheshire.

Ok

Art of the Day: Angie

garble

What happens when what you think is an act of your own good intentions is interpreted as act of rudeness, evasiveness, and all around inappropriate? I've  been called to have a cookie cutter life style, a condescending point of view, and an invader of space by a person who has no clue of who I am. In all truth fullness, this has been bothering me and I can't help but think there's some possible truth in it all. However, I will attempt to show my perspective of the things that i've been labeled as. My so called, "cookie cutter life style" is only my way of dealing with the world. So as to say, I live simply with very little unnecessary, negative drama. I don't get mad at people, I don't bear grudge, and I don't ever feel the responsibility to use those negative emotions that only leave me and any other party unhappy. I try my best to see the joy in everything. I guess when I don't show any complexity in situations, it comes across as the cookie cutter's way. Whatever. Next, i believe in equality as much as MLK did. Sometimes being really good, nice, or doing the right thing is condescending. Whatever. Last, invader of space. My problem is, i always try to help. I'm just gonna butt out of people's business. My mama told me to do so because you just never know how people will react. People really scare me sometimes; they really do. Fini.