Song & Movie

Photograph by Nickelback
This song has really impacted my life because this was my Dad's favorite song,  and there would be many times that we'd be in the car and that song would come on and everything would just get calm and quiet as he listened to the song. And those moments are one of my favorite memories of growing up.

 

The Lion King
This movie kind of fits my life and goes along with my memoir because the Dad dies, and then Simba runs away and is forced to figure out who he is and what he's going to do with himself all on his own now that he's lost a paternal figure. 

Script Pictures

This gives a basic idea of the setting where it begins, an older looking house on stilts.


This man represents the villian of the story.

  
South Carolina is where it's placed.

  
 The main characters are a group of teenagers.

 
The knife represents what the story is about, murder.

 
The tide is put at the climax of the story and is very important to the plot.

 
The love interest.

 
 One of the main characters is a football player.


 
He's the best friend to the football player. 


 
The victim.

7 Pictures To Describe My Life

 

Music has been a huge part of my life. I've come to realize that no matter what you're going through, somehow a song, lyric, etc. can relate to how you're feeling and what you wish you could express. When you can't find words or anything to express how you feel, the majority of the time there is a song that can do that for you.  Growing up I lived in Nashville, which is known as "Music City U.S.A." so music is always part of your life if you're living there. And what I've come to learn, is that music is always there and somehow always helps with what you're going through. 


  

This is a picture of downtown Nashville, TN. I've lived in 11 different places and this is where I call home. My family is scattered everywhere, but for some reason Nashville is dead center in between them all. When I lived there, I absolutely loved it and I hope that I can go back soon. In my opinion, it's the best city to live in and has the nicest people and it's been a huge part of my life spending part of my childhood growing up there.





 

Tennis used to be what my life revolved around. When I was in 7th grade I started playing seriously, and it was my escape from the world. I was on a regional team and I was nationally ranked. When things at home were bad, I could always go to the country club and play to get my mind off of things. I had to quit because of how often I was moving but it's always been a major part of my life.


  
I chose a picture of a moving truck to represent part of my life because throughout my whole childhood all I did, was move around from city to city. I've lived in 11 different cities that I count, and moving has largely impacted my life in so many different ways. I love moving, it's actually nice to be able to leave a place behind and start fresh every once in a while. And then meeting new people because of it is always fun too. Moving around from time to time has been what defined my life thus far. 


 

 I chose a picture of a cemetery because I've lost so many people in my life. It seems like no matter what happens or what people do, we always lose the ones we love. Losing people in my life has been a major impact because you'd think that if you didn't live with them or if you weren't close to them then nothing would change. But that's never the case, you're life always changes severely if you lose a loved one no matter what the relation. 


  

A picture of a pink construction hat defines part of my life in a nutshell. My dad owned his own construction company and so when I wasn't at school or playing sports, I was on the job site helping my dad. I knew how to drive a bulldozer before a car, and I could probably help build part of a hotel better than I could do a math problem. I have no idea why, but its just how I've grown up. It's who I am. 

  

I chose a picture of a Schnauzer puppy because dogs are my favorite animals, and Schnauzers are my favorite breed. I have two of them and I think that they're adorable. Dogs are always there for you, as strange as that sounds. But they love unconditionally and don't hate or hold grudges. They're just always there. 

So Close, Yet So Far

My tears overtake who I’ve become.

My life is like a roller coaster

always up and down,

there are no stops or pauses.

Adrenaline rushes through my veins,

I’m silent throughout the day,

similar to a lion on the hunt for prey.

You used to be my world, the one I looked up to,

the one who never led me wrong.

Now look where we are.

I stand above your grave,

the flowers at my feet slowly soaked by my tears.

You are so close,

yet so far away from me.

Narrative Photograph

I chose this picture because it shows a real occasion and has raw emotions in it. There's a little girl who's watching a woman put on mascara, just how everyone when they're little watched people older than them do their daily routines, only knowing that you would be in the same position one day. I like this picture just because it represents reality and raw emotions.

Coded Language- Saul Williams

Life's all about communication.
Yet difficult for words.

A combination of conversation and sex.
Giving what is had becomes expansionary.

You're there, but you're not.
Feeling the waves of energy.

Using credibility for great return.

Capture a moment, allow emotions.
To create something bigger.

Feeling like a freak show.
Don't push it, let it flow.

Living is the greatest form of unity.
I am my natural medicine,

the soundtrack to life never has to be changed,
tapping into the essentials.

Accepting and trusting is the blood between
people who aren't related.

This is life.

Arizona Muse

Surrounded by white porcelain,

I'm submerged by what takes my life.

Count down, 3.. 2.. 1...

Clothes slowly soak,

tired eyes, shaky breaths.

Perfect complexion, taken over.

Smudged make-up, dazed expression.

I grasped the side of the tub, 

relief in sight.

Desperation is all I've come to. 

August 22, 2011

"What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is related only to objects and not to individuals, or life. That art is something which is specialized or which is done by experts who are artists. But couldn't everyone's life become a work of art? Why should the lamp, or the house be an art object, but not our life?" -Michel Foucalt

I agree with this quote because art used to be about representing what was important, and was also a way of expressing yourself. But now its become a way to be seen by the public eye, using objects that they (the public) can relate to, instead of what you yourself can. This relates to everyone's life because every life has its own artistic side to it, and everything can be viewed as a work of art if you want it to be.