Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
The Effects of Change
Cotton ball curls coat a pure angel bound
In human form. Bright pink lines curved into a
Smile invite feelings of welcomeness and
Gratitude. Minute ice bergs pierce your soul
Searching for answers-- true answers-- to
Questions recently asked. Classy colors and
Comfortable in crowds, she independently
Climbs to the top of the healthy, fit, and
Active scales. But soon, the bright pink dulls
To the color of a soft, white rose. Cotton balls
Become rough, silver wires skewing about in
Every direction. Ice bergs melt into clear
Puddles of hydrogen and oxygen, trying to
Stay contained with no container. And ever
So slowly, that angel escapes--
Escapes to the place she truely belongs,
And reunites with family and lovers again.
I love you grandma.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Nursing??
There once was a girl named natalie.
She worked out a lot because she felt a little fatalie.
She wanted to be a teacher or a lawyer or musician
but then realized she could be a real good physician
Well...physician's assistant that is
but she didn't know if this could make it all through that biz
With a lil too much of this...
And a lil bit more of that...
She realized nursing dreams were goin' SPLAT!!
But then she thought and thought and though
"I can do hard things like this, can I not??"
So she's putting in hours of Chemistry now
Only to greet it this summer with a pow
and then next year AP will stand at the door
to get her a-goin' for year number four.
In college we'll meet for a teaching degree--
that is after CNA classes from CTE
Oh how I love you, you Chemistry thrill
...I just hope I can find that same thrill in math...
She worked out a lot because she felt a little fatalie.
She wanted to be a teacher or a lawyer or musician
but then realized she could be a real good physician
Well...physician's assistant that is
but she didn't know if this could make it all through that biz
With a lil too much of this...
And a lil bit more of that...
She realized nursing dreams were goin' SPLAT!!
But then she thought and thought and though
"I can do hard things like this, can I not??"
So she's putting in hours of Chemistry now
Only to greet it this summer with a pow
and then next year AP will stand at the door
to get her a-goin' for year number four.
In college we'll meet for a teaching degree--
that is after CNA classes from CTE
Oh how I love you, you Chemistry thrill
...I just hope I can find that same thrill in math...
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Breathing is good...
This week has been the longest week with the most going on of my entire life!
1) I've had Take 5 ever day and it's been crazy hard! I've been trying to do my best but it's kinda hard when you have both the writer and the director present in the room and they want you to do different things for the same character..very hard.
2) It's the end of the quarter. I'm sorry...but whoever planned Take 5 and the end of the quarter in the same week is a really stupid person. I stayed up til 6 A.M. doing homework and studying for finals because I was at practice and even though I was doing homework when I wasn't on stage I still had to stay up all night. My mom walked in to wake my up and my light and heater were still on and my books were still open and my pencil still in hand. Then the next night I was up til 3. Yeah...bad idea.
3)Federation for violin! Whoo! It's over!...I played a ccrazy hard piece.
That's all I have to say about that.
Here are some highlights of Take 5..
1) I've had Take 5 ever day and it's been crazy hard! I've been trying to do my best but it's kinda hard when you have both the writer and the director present in the room and they want you to do different things for the same character..very hard.
2) It's the end of the quarter. I'm sorry...but whoever planned Take 5 and the end of the quarter in the same week is a really stupid person. I stayed up til 6 A.M. doing homework and studying for finals because I was at practice and even though I was doing homework when I wasn't on stage I still had to stay up all night. My mom walked in to wake my up and my light and heater were still on and my books were still open and my pencil still in hand. Then the next night I was up til 3. Yeah...bad idea.
3)Federation for violin! Whoo! It's over!...I played a ccrazy hard piece.
That's all I have to say about that.
Here are some highlights of Take 5..
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
A note on Big Love
As I sat in seminary yesterday waiting to get started, my seminary teacher walked to the front of the room and said "Well, have you guys noticed we've been in the news a lot lately?" Everyone just kinda chuckled and said "aren't we always in the news since Prop 8 happened?" Funny funny. Well..I've got a few things to say about Big Love myself.
1) No matter what anyone says it DOES show disrespect. This ceremony is something that not even I (or any youth of the church) are allowed to witness until we reach an age where we obtain the proper understanding of the scriptures and of what goes on during the ceremony. Furthermore, the fact the Big Love needed to hire an "x-mormon" to get the information they needed proves they don't have respect for the LDS church because they knew the church would NOT approve of publicizing this information and therefore would not disclose it. Even though they knew the church didn't want this publicized, they went ahead and found a way to air it anyway.
2) It really frustrates me that Big Love seems to mix the two ideas of being a member of the LDS church and affiliation with polygamy. Members of the church do not (and have not for hundreds of years) practice polygamy. A man who did would not be allowed to enter within the walls of our father in Heaven's house and perform the sacred ceremony that Big Love plans to expose this Sunday.
3)While I do believe all the things I've said, I do have to try and see it from others perspectives. Something that really comes up in my mind is those who may have been "victimized" by the support of Proposition 8. I know that the church didn't target anyone in supporting traditional marriage, but I also know that anyone who feels as if prop 8 is trying to tell them they can't enter in marriage because of their gender could very well feel victimized by anyone who supports it. In a way, all they're asking for is for people to respect what they hold personal to them and to have the decency to let them do as they please and get married. While we may not agree with it or understand it they want US to show them that respect. Is this not similar to what we ask? Outsiders will not understand the sacredness of the temple ceremony and obviously may not ever choose to participate in it. They may not think it's a big deal to expose the it and that the LDS church is just blowing things out of proportion. Yet, we feel--Because it is so sacred to use-- that they should show us the respect and decency to keep the temple ceremony private.
Tom Hanks (executive producer of the show) recently spoke against the LDS church because of it's support on proposition 8 and then apologized. I wonder if this episode is a producer trying to make a point. Even if it wasn't intentional, I can't help but notice the connection and similarities in situation. I have never witnessed a temple ceremony, so I do not fully understand what will be aired on Sunday and that may make it easier for me to see other people's side of the story, but either way, the similarities are there and visible to all. Some may argue that the temple ceremony is of God and sacred whereas gay marriage is just a feeling that doesn't necessarily need to be acted upon. But just as real as the temple ceremony is to us, the love one person has for another person is real to them. Can you see how someone who has no belief in the church may look at the ceremony with the same eyes that the church may see someone hoping to legalize gay marriage?
Just something to think about
Peace out chubs :D
1) No matter what anyone says it DOES show disrespect. This ceremony is something that not even I (or any youth of the church) are allowed to witness until we reach an age where we obtain the proper understanding of the scriptures and of what goes on during the ceremony. Furthermore, the fact the Big Love needed to hire an "x-mormon" to get the information they needed proves they don't have respect for the LDS church because they knew the church would NOT approve of publicizing this information and therefore would not disclose it. Even though they knew the church didn't want this publicized, they went ahead and found a way to air it anyway.
2) It really frustrates me that Big Love seems to mix the two ideas of being a member of the LDS church and affiliation with polygamy. Members of the church do not (and have not for hundreds of years) practice polygamy. A man who did would not be allowed to enter within the walls of our father in Heaven's house and perform the sacred ceremony that Big Love plans to expose this Sunday.
3)While I do believe all the things I've said, I do have to try and see it from others perspectives. Something that really comes up in my mind is those who may have been "victimized" by the support of Proposition 8. I know that the church didn't target anyone in supporting traditional marriage, but I also know that anyone who feels as if prop 8 is trying to tell them they can't enter in marriage because of their gender could very well feel victimized by anyone who supports it. In a way, all they're asking for is for people to respect what they hold personal to them and to have the decency to let them do as they please and get married. While we may not agree with it or understand it they want US to show them that respect. Is this not similar to what we ask? Outsiders will not understand the sacredness of the temple ceremony and obviously may not ever choose to participate in it. They may not think it's a big deal to expose the it and that the LDS church is just blowing things out of proportion. Yet, we feel--Because it is so sacred to use-- that they should show us the respect and decency to keep the temple ceremony private.
Tom Hanks (executive producer of the show) recently spoke against the LDS church because of it's support on proposition 8 and then apologized. I wonder if this episode is a producer trying to make a point. Even if it wasn't intentional, I can't help but notice the connection and similarities in situation. I have never witnessed a temple ceremony, so I do not fully understand what will be aired on Sunday and that may make it easier for me to see other people's side of the story, but either way, the similarities are there and visible to all. Some may argue that the temple ceremony is of God and sacred whereas gay marriage is just a feeling that doesn't necessarily need to be acted upon. But just as real as the temple ceremony is to us, the love one person has for another person is real to them. Can you see how someone who has no belief in the church may look at the ceremony with the same eyes that the church may see someone hoping to legalize gay marriage?
Just something to think about
Peace out chubs :D
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Swimming again??
So...I've started working out with a friend of mine again and plan on swimming this summer and next season and..next summer and next season.
Today I remembered how much I hate pop ups....
peace
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