Artist Inspired

Starry Night

It was a night like never before
Everyone came out to see it.
The sky
It was a mix of blues like never before.
The moon, a perfect shape.
All the houses in town lit up
Just complementing the sky more.
But it was what was in the sky
The stars made the night perfect.
Made for one starry night.






The Sunflowers

People give them for different reasons.
Given to cheer someone up
Out of love, sorry, appreciation.
Its the color
The kind of yellow that cheers everyone up.
The smell that freshens the room up.
No matter the pot you put them in
You couldn't make sunflowers look bad.
Brightens your day like the sun
Why they are sunflowers.

Nighthawks

They called them "Nighthawks". No one really ever saw them out during the day, but you could find them at "their" place. It was called The Phillies, a cafe during the day, but turned into a pub like thing during the night. Except tonight was different, there was a third person there tonight, no one knew who the guy was. It was a small town so it was rare to see a stranger. He had been sitting there all night, hadn't said a single word other than ordering what he wanted to drink and periodically saying, "another one please". The waiter, Al, he knew the other two; Frank and Sally. Frank once again, just like every other night, continued to beg for Sally to give him a chance and go out with her, but once again Sally politely said no. It was a like a game between the both of them, Frank loved the chase and Sally loved the attention. They both found themselves wondering who the strange man was. Who was he, why wasn't he talking? No one knew the answers to these questions, and as the night went on they began to wonder more. Then, while no one was paying attention, all of the questions became clear when it happened... 

Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in the small town of Zundert, Netherlands. His father, Theodorus Van Gogh, was a Protestant Minister; and his mother, Anna Carberitus, whos' occupation is not known. Vincent went to village school and boarding school, but unfortunately did not finish secondary school. His downfalls were him falling in love with women he wanted to fix, but never could actually do it. He cut off his ear because he felt bad for threatening his friend, and he also had most likely had mental problems.

Out My Window

Straight ahead I see a bird bath in front of a large tree surrounded by different colored flowers.

To the left I see the large light brown deck with two lounge chairs and a grill sitting on it. 

Today I noticed something different; I noticed the dark sky filled with loud thunder claps giving a gloomy feeling.

I can always find at least one bird in the gardens if I look hard enough.

The flowers are freshly starting to bloom and the weather is becoming more warm and welcoming.

I can see it from the window, but I know its there. I know in the middle of the flowers, under the little oak tree there is a plaque. I know what it says, I have read it a 100 times before. I can see the words ¨For Kay¨ without even reading it.

"537 votes decide race, divide U.S."

The people of the nation sit around and wait for the verdict, the verdict that would decide the fate of the nation. A nation's destiny decided by 537 people, such a small sliver of the country held such a ginormous amount of people's fate in their hands. We had overcome segregation once before, never completely had gotten rid of racism. But people got angry and things started to change, more and more people wanted things back the old way. People began doing anything they could to get what they wanted, and they wanted segregation back. No one knew, let alone even expected for that to happen. It is the last thing the majority wanted, yet the minority took over. So there they were, sitting by the TV, waiting for the results, will the nation go back 100 years, or will humanity stay intact.

6 Word Memoir

Started over; did better than ever.

Talks too much, but can't stop.

I'm always dodging the wrong bullets.

Memorable Passage

“Age is a terrible thief. Just when you're getting the hang of life, it knocks your legs out from under you and stoops your back. It makes you ache and muddies your head and silently spreads cancer throughout your spouse.” 
 -Sara Gruen: Water for Elephants


I have always remembered this quote because if I am being honest, really freaks me out. I am only 17, but getting older is a scary thing to think about. Getting older means growing up, and that is a hard thing to do. You take on so much responsibility, and goes from what you want to what is best. Right now I have barely any responsibility at all, other than go to school, which is really nice having nothing to worry about. When I get older I am going to have to worry about bills, taking care of other people, and having a job at the same time. Right now, I am in the best shape I will be through out my whole life, emotionally and physically, and that getting taken away just because I have to grow  up is scary.

Writers as Readers

It is very hard for me to sit down and read something, I get distracted very easily so it doesn't happen often. For me to actually read something I need the area I'm in to be very quiet, like no distracting sounds at all. In fact I have to be alone or else I look for a reason to start talking to someone and stop reading. Then once I am in a quiet room, and alone, every little thing matters. The temperature has to be pretty warm, if it is too cold I get really uncomfortable and tired and fall asleep reading. If the room is too dark I fall asleep too, basically it is very easy for me to fall asleep reading so everything has to be right.

There are only a couple of genres in a book I like; murder mysteries or books that are a little more sad and leave you with something to think... whatever genre that would fit into. I like murder mysteries just because of the way they leave you not knowing what is going to happen. It is interesting to read the different plots and things people can describe through words. My favorite part about them is the endings, when everything comes together and starts to make sense. Things you didn't even know about start to match up and it is just always mind blowing with what some endings. I like books that make you sad and leave you with something to think because they always make me really think. I'm not someone that gets sad all the time and very easily so when I do it has to be really sad. The best books will leave me with things to think about sometimes even a week after I am done reading them.
There has only been one book ever that has been hard for me to put down. 'Looking for Alaska' was the first mature book I ever read. My freshman year English teacher, Mrs. Armstrong, told me read it so I went home and bought it. My mom drove me to the bookstore, so I was able to immediately started reading it on the way home. From that point on I could not put the book down, I ended up staying up all night to read it. Literally all night. I had to know what was gonna happen, the whole book was building up by saying "so and so says before". Well of course once I started and got attached I had to keep reading until I knew what the book was talking about when it said "before". Then once I found out what happened I had to keep reading because it was so huge it freaked me out. I had become attached to all the characters so I for some reason felt really impacted when it happened. That is actually the only book that made me emotional.

Keeping it Reel

First off, I don't think there are any parents that would take parenting advice from me as a teenager, but I'd still try. The first thing I would tell them is to be a little more laid back, the kids with the strict parents are usually the sneakiest. My mom is more laid back so I don't feel the need to break any rules because I just need to ask and as long as I'm safe and she knows my whereabouts I'm okay. Another thing would be to try and understand our attitude a little more. I know for a fact every teenager has an attitude with their parents, its just a stage everyone goes through, which is why I don't understand why they get so mad every time. They know we are sassy yet they are still so surprised every time we do it like they have never spoken like that or heard us speak like that. My last piece of advice would be to know that we don't actually hate them and we do appreciate the. Teenagers are usually feisty, mouthy, little balls of anger, nine times out of ten we don't mean the things we say. Just don't take everything we say to heart and get offended because we will probably forget about it in a couple of minutes. So there is my teenager advice for parents about teenagers.

I think illicit love is definitely way more appealing to us than the kind that comes easy. They say good things in life don't come easy, and that just describes illicit love in a sentence. We want what we can't have, it is what makes the great love stories so great. The things we have are boring to us, we want the things that are a challenge to get, and that is illicit love.

If there was only one true soulmate in the world for everyone life would be impossible and boring. There are so many things that happen to us throughout life that could keep us from meeting that one person, or even take that person away from us. I personally think there are a few for every person, it is too big of a world for there to only be one person out there that is a perfect match for you. 

Life is full of disappointments, that is something you will hear your life. Life is hard, life is unfair, and the disappointments we receive make us the person we are. The curve balls thrown at you in life are what makes you stronger, smarter, and more prepared for the worst. Without the tough things we would never grow as people, we would have nothing to compare the good to. No one can deal with these disappointments the best way every time, I know I can't but it is with how you recover in the end from them that matters. 

A perfect day has many different meanings to many different people. Mine would be a day surrounded my the friends I love with 70 degree weather. We would start the day with everyone getting waffles at waffle house, then heading off to hammock. The best place to go would definitely be Arkansas, it has the best views. It would be a fun road trip in my van filled with music and singing. Once we got there, hiked it up the cliffs, and set up our hammocks the best would begin. Ideally it would be awesome to get pizza delivered up there for lunch, but that is just a wish. The music playing, the perfect view, the best people, and the nice weather combined would be the absolute perfect day.

Reely Good Movie Quotes

1. "I just feel like I'm exited, I feel relaxed, and I'm reaaaaaady to paaaaarrrty!" -Annie           (Bridesmaids)
2. "That's so funny the last time I heard that I laughed and fell off my dinosaur!" -Dale                          (Step-Brothers)
3. "Don't do it man, you're way too fat." -Costa                                                                           (Project X)
4. "Exsqueeze me?" -Tiffany and Brittany                                                                                           (White Chicks)

Reel Life

My all time favorite movie is Bridesmaids, it is pretty mainstream but it is honestly a great movie. It is a comedic masterpiece. The plot, dialogue, and characters together all a perfect match. Melissa McCarthy is one of the greatest actresses of all time when it comes to comedy, behind Amy Poehler. There was literally never a moment where I wasn't laughing, and it is hard to make me laughing.
Movies I don't usually care for are action movies. They have no true plot to them, too much blood, and have no laughs. They honestly have no intentions other than for boys who like to see that kind of stuff, which I will never understand. It's funny because my dad likes to see movies with me, and he thinks I like those kind of movies of so we always go to action movies.
I usually watch most of my movies at either my house with my friends or at my friend's house. If the movie is one we want to see super bad and we have enough money we go see it in the theaters, but that is a special occasion. It is honestly better to watch them at home because then we can eat a bunch of junk food, talk about what is going on, or pause and go to the bathroom.
For me to enjoy a movie I don't really need much. It's kind of hard for me to stay focused, so when I do it has to be a pretty good movie. I always like to have some kind of food to eat for the beginning of the movie because it distracts me after a while. Buttery popcorn, peanut M&Ms, or a bag of Brookside chocolate covered blueberries are all things I could snack on for a pretty good amount of time. It is also handy to have a good Sprite over ice in an already cold glass handy. As for the environment, I'm not one to knock people whispering during movies, but I absolutely hate when they talk normally, especially in movie theaters. I'm someone who has to see and hear every detail or it freaks me out. If I am at my house I rewind the movie if I missed the smallest thing, because if you miss one thing you miss everything. When it comes to who I watch movies with I don't really have a preference as long as they are my age or older, no little kids.
When I took the provided survey I got 17% emotionally stable, which lets be honest, isn't a huge surprise. I like horror or comedy movies the best, and I hate science fiction and action, which are all things I already knew. It also told me I would rather watch movies with company rather than alone, which is also something I already knew so no new news to me.