Relax, Take It Ea-easy...

State: Relaxing, catching up on my online stuff. This is my only day off from work this week so I am taking full advantage of it. Rachel is home so I am hanging out with her later too!
Book: The Hours by Michael Cunningham. I am still in the works with Angels and Demons too.
Music: Bittersweet by Kanye West ft. John Mayer. I love the chorus, the rest is all cursing...
Interesting thing that happened today: Im not working. But hey, I am back at Trent Bookstore in January for the next rush. Not permanently...No one wants me permanently! Ugh...it's frustrating!

I had to write a ton of poetry for writer's craft! A poem cycle...it contained 6 poems. I called it Six Elements of Mourning. It's basically the stages of dealing with death or a great tragedy. Maybe I'll post one every time or something. but i don't want to end up like one of those annoying emo kids who posts all their feelins on their blogs...Oh well, their not emotional poems, they are more imagist than anything else in my opinion. Im not even sure if they're any good. If you have comments...


First Poem from Six Elements of Mourning

1. When Water Dies And Becomes Ice


A lone girl struggles
across the ocean floor.
One solitary bubble escapes
her lips, bursting
as it reaches the surface.

The brook no longer bubbles,
but coils and slithers
inside the intestines.
There it freezes,
reeking of permanency.

The ice is heavy.
It anchors her to the coral.
She is forced to watch
as a shark devours
a lonely, silver fish.

As time passes, the girl’s shivering
creates ripples in the water.
The ocean floor is silent.
The captives then allows
her tears swim with the fish.

Determination, Equation, Humiliation...Let The Drummer Kick

Song: Let the Drummer Kick by Citizen Cope

You know, sometimes I wish my friends didn't read this...I don't know if they even bother to check it anymore considering I haven't written in a long time. Maybe if then didn't I could write something real, stuff that I just don't feel comfortable writting knowing they may see it.

Hey, you want to read my ode on a pencil...I did really well on it in my writer's craft class. My teacher says he wished he had written it...

Ode On A Pencil

The need to write: overwhelming.
No mundane utensil will do.
The writer’s itch: disconcerting.
I am unable to correctly construe
The tremendous need for pencil lead.
That scent of understated wood
Is irresistible, to say the least.
While using ink, I am mislead,
My thoughts, drifting unlike they should.
Pen’s a confounding, undying beast.

Black ink, much too permanent,
Shackles feet of creativity,
While the use of a pencil can prevent
The restraining effects of gravity.
By means of a pencil, the mind soars.
It grasps at the unimagined realm
While ignoring guidelines and mistakes.
The tool itself has no great stores
Of unexplained power, but is the helm
Of artistic thought, the path it takes.

The pencil is a magic wand
Casting spells across the page,
Creating an inscrutable bond
Between the written and the engaged.
Through the lead, ribbons of cloud,
Storms of words, of rhymes and prose,
Come to life with a mellifluous dance, all
Fervent and joyful, eager and proud.
Raindrops of truth it does compose.
Oh! The glory of one small pencil.

Hello Old Friend...

Wow, I has been a long time! 8 months...
It would be impossible to catch you up on my whole life but I'll give you snippets as we go along.

I suppose I'll continue on with this thing:
State: Sitting upstairs on the Mac [my laptop crashed over a month ago] while skipping my one class - Writer's Craft. I skip this class at least once a week and it is basically pointless to attend because we do nothing in class. I do have alot of homework to get done that I told my mother I would be doing whilst skipping.
Book: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown... It's the prequel to The DaVinci Code. I began reading years ago but only got the the 14th chapter. Im tyring to read all the books I've forgotten to finish over the past few years.
Music: none, but I'll find some for you. Okay...Diamonds Are Forever by Shirley Bassey
Interesting thing that happened today: Im skipping school...not so interesting. I work later though. Yes, I finally got a job...acutally this is the third Ive had since June...Funtastic Funhouse I quit, Trent University Bookstore I was only hired for Spetember rush and now LCBO for Christmas. I got an extra shift tonight so that will be fun...haha...sooo sarcastic!

So schoolwise I took a an extra semester of highschool...I need an extra credit or i wouldnt be here anymore. I had two classes, Writer's Craft and Data Management, but I dropped Data cause it was terrible and I was terrible at it. Basicaly Im really lazy...I read alot and watch alot of tv and go on the computer and dont do alot of homework...In a week I work almost constantly...and always 2-10:30...loong shifts.
I started a scrapbook. I know, I know...but it's acutally so much fun. Really time consuming which I like! I havent worked on it for about a week but I will get back on that after Im done working because that really takes up most of my time.
I need to have a shower...

Alright I think I will leave you here...Hey, maybe I'll even get this back up again. Facebook kinda stole my attention for a while there...