daily story- april 3

I don't really have a story to tell today. its ten at night and I'm more tired than I should be. Today was alright, I went running and had pancakes for dinner. And now I'm going to go to sleep and wake up at 6 am for a longgg monday.

3rd MArking perion Advanced Art 2

For this marking period are art class became more structured. Instead of our normal on big art project we were acted to do a couple of different task such as, still life drawings, self portraits, clear figure drawling and more. When first learning how to draw real life figures I want to good at it because it wasn't something I was used to. But as the period progressed I began to get better and you can notice that in my work as well. This picture of mine that I like the most is the still life. I feel like I took the most time on it and it really captured what it would look like in real life. Below are pictures of my art work.
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INSPIRED BY ART HISTORY - WE STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

For our last project of the marking period we were asked to ​do something involving art history.Whether it be inspired by a artist or a style of art we had to create something that could represent it. We were  given a varity of choices as to how we are going to present and I chose to pick 3-6 pieces from art history and create a 6 hour drawing that reflects the inspiration and the theme of spring. And the artist I was inspired by was Vincent Van Gogh. When looking through his paintings I noticed a lot of flowers and art work that reminded me of spring. So I decided to do my own painting of flowers inspired by 3 different pieces of Vabn Gogh's work. Below are his paintings that inspired me and mine as well.
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Dodge

I had my music on blast, crossing the street listening to Wale. I was trapped into the lyrics. The music had me in my own little world. Nothing around me seemed real and then I heard a loud horn. A Chrysler 300 was coming at me. I didn't know what to do but stand back. As i jumped backwards the Chrysler swerved in front of me hitting the Dodge Charger in the lane with traffic going the opposite direction. The impact was intense having my ears ringing after the accident.

shhh dont tell my mom

So I went to my bank to get my new card because my purse was stolen a few weeks ago and I had everything in it. Anyways after getting my new bank card I asked for my bank statement and to my surprise I use my card way to much. Like I don't even realize that when I go to the store I just get things and slide my card without even caring how much I'm spending. Like I freaking spend over $600 in less then one month. OMG don't let my mom find out because she's going to trip. Anyways I told myself that I wouldn't use anymore money of my card on Friday but its to late for that I've already spend $124 in less than three days. What am I going to do with myself in the future? OmG I think I need therapy ASAP!! :(

A city squirrel

Today I was sitting at my dining room table and looked in my backyard through the window on the far side of my kitchen. I saw a squirrel on the fence. Starring at me. With a piece of pizza in its mouth, the piece I hadn't finished the night before. It turns out it wasn't a raccoon tearing our trash apart.  

my weekend..

was pretty friggin' sweet.
I had a good time for the first time in a long time, haha.

Slept over Ambers, chilled, worked, made money, yeaahyeaaah. (:

&when I woke up today I realized it was Sunday and I had school tomorrow.
Fml.

Just found out my boyfriends step-dad has cancer too, what the fuck.
I hate that word, it makes me sick.

teen suicide

    Almost a million people in the world commit suicide each year; many of these people are teens. Suicide is the third leading cause of death amongst 10 to 24 year olds today; in fact in the U.S alone 10.9 teens commit suicide every day.  Sadly the actual number of suicides is actually two to times higher. But these numbers are not the only things we have to face because for every suicide there are 50 to 100 attempts. Isn’t it time to put a end to this.
            But why is this happening, as I began to learn this information I found myself asking questions. Why is the number of suicides rising in today’s young people? And an even more important question is, are my friends and I at risk?

            I think it is important to look into what influences suicides in today youth. I feel once we reach a certain age the entire world’s issues are pushed upon us and we are forced to see all the worlds’ issues and are not given the tools to deal with them. Since 2005 the rate of youth suicides has been rising this must have something to do with the worlds economic depression. Children are now being told that they have no choice but to do well and achieve in their educations because even that may not be enough to get them the jobs they want.

            So many teens in America are diagnosed with serious mental conditions every year, it is these children that are most at risk. The problem is that many are not diagnosed with these conditions and are deeply trapped in their holds. So many teens want so badly for life to end so they attempt suicide, the truth is that many is 3 times the number of girls attempt to commit suicide then boys. But still sadly more boys die then girls. This is because when girls attempt suicide they use methods like cutting and starving. Boys however go for much more radical methods like guns, jumping, or strangulation.

            Last year there were was a large rise in children committing suicide by train jumping. This I believe is due to the amount of media coverage on the suicides of two pa girls. They were two seemly normal happy teens when truly they were coping with extreme stress, anger and grief. The day that these two girls took their lives their fellow classmates were in shock. “Media reports that romanticize or sensationalize suicide can encourage copycats”, said Dr. Paula Clayton. In most teen suicides are committed in clusters. These are not pacts but many suicides that happen within weeks of each other.

            The stresses of schooling are to much for many teens and young adults today. It should be the jobs of educators and schools to reach out to those who seem to be struggling. The golden gate bridge is the end of many lives in America; it has had an average of one suicide a every 3 weeks for the past 5 years alone. Many of these are students who have felt the stress has become too much.

            I think that media should cover less of the violence and anger of teen and instead reach out to them and offer healthier options. I believe that adults should watch out more for the young and make sure they are okay. If you care for the future of are world stand up and fight for our youth.

Weekend

I had an amazing weekend which was a great way to start off the month of April. I thought it be sketchy due to the large amount of bitching first thing Friday morning but it wasn't. Just enjoying life is truly amazing who thought in 48 hours shit could get real.

The Anticipation

April 15, 2011 cannot come fast enough. Words can't explain how excited I am to see "Scream 4" in theaters. I just finished watch the original "Scream" that came out in 1996, and I still felt the same excitement that I had back then. Watching "Scream" today has made me that much more excited for April 15. Come faster!!

Movies

I have always loved movies and its my favorite past time. It started with all of the Disney films then I upgraded to my first film Titanic. Sense then, I have always loved movies and I will continue to love them. My first foreign film was Crouching Tigers Hidden Dragons and the House of Flying Daggers. But my all time favorites are The Wood, The Piano, Like water for chocolate, and El Dorado.

A Monologue For A Mirror In Regards To My Present Productivity

(Judge me kindly friends, the hour is early and I am no poet.)

Mirror, mirror
on the wall
why must I go
and wreck it all?

Such prosperity awaits!
A future pristine!
Tarnished and ruined
by my internal fiend.

This habit confines
all possible splendor.
Each acceptance shall be
returned to its sender.

Mirror, mirror
on the wall
Please tell diligence
to give me a call.