Litany
by Billy Collins
"There is no way you are the pine scented air"
I think its just so funny that he takes starts his inspiration from something that's supposed to be serious, after all it is a love poem, and turns it into something funny. I just love how he can take from other people but still make it his own. Like when he starts adding the "you are not..." in there. And the way he finishes it just adds so much
"But don't worry I am not the bread and the knife you are still the bread and the knife. You will always be the bread and the knife not to mention the crystal goblet and somehow the wine"
I wish I could be like Billy Collins and get inspiration from someone else
but make it completely my own and make it just unforgettable.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
This one's for you
You’re not alone.
This is for all the people who’ve had they’re heart break. For the children who’ve had their mother die. For the single parents struggling to make a living for their family.
You’re not alone.
This is for the people that think life is hard. This is for those who are afraid of heights. For the dreamers whose dreams aren’t coming true. For the boys who have jobs to support their mother and siblings.
You’re not alone.
This is for the women unable to have children. For the kids who always get picked last for everything. For the smart kids who are bad test takers.
You’re not alone.
And every time you look to the sky and ask “why me?” you must remember that you’re not the only one, but one of many. Someone somewhere is out there hurting the same way you are and just like you is looking to the sky and asking “Why me?”
So I say again for the kids dealing with abuse. For the families who’ve lost their homes. For the kids eating alone at lunch wishing they could have just one friend. For the girls who think they’re ugly. For the kids that go hungry because their parents have an addiction to drugs. For the Husbands who watch their wife die after giving birth to their first child. For the widows. For all the people going through or have had bad times in their lives.
You are not alone.
This is for all the people who’ve had they’re heart break. For the children who’ve had their mother die. For the single parents struggling to make a living for their family.
You’re not alone.
This is for the people that think life is hard. This is for those who are afraid of heights. For the dreamers whose dreams aren’t coming true. For the boys who have jobs to support their mother and siblings.
You’re not alone.
This is for the women unable to have children. For the kids who always get picked last for everything. For the smart kids who are bad test takers.
You’re not alone.
And every time you look to the sky and ask “why me?” you must remember that you’re not the only one, but one of many. Someone somewhere is out there hurting the same way you are and just like you is looking to the sky and asking “Why me?”
So I say again for the kids dealing with abuse. For the families who’ve lost their homes. For the kids eating alone at lunch wishing they could have just one friend. For the girls who think they’re ugly. For the kids that go hungry because their parents have an addiction to drugs. For the Husbands who watch their wife die after giving birth to their first child. For the widows. For all the people going through or have had bad times in their lives.
You are not alone.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Ghandi
I keep telling myself tomorrow I'll break free.
But each time tomorrow comes I'm still trapped.
Because I keep forgetting that there's no way out.
Society has finally gained the ultimate control and there's nothing we can do about it.
They tell us we can still do as we please. That our destiny and what we become is all up to us.
But I keep forgetting that its not true.
I don't get to decide anything except which of the few options they've
placed in front of me to choose from.
We're all trapped in our individual bubbles created by society that won't let us decide for ourselves.
I see people suffocating. Just wanting to be free like me. Just wanting to have a say in their life.
And asking when will we own ourselves completely?
We won't........until someone breaks free.
So that's why each day I tell myself that tomorrow I'll be the one to break free.
To give myself hope that there's still a chance
I can be what I've always wanted to be.
And for a moment I believe it.
But I keep forgetting.......
There's no way out.
But each time tomorrow comes I'm still trapped.
Because I keep forgetting that there's no way out.
Society has finally gained the ultimate control and there's nothing we can do about it.
They tell us we can still do as we please. That our destiny and what we become is all up to us.
But I keep forgetting that its not true.
I don't get to decide anything except which of the few options they've
placed in front of me to choose from.
We're all trapped in our individual bubbles created by society that won't let us decide for ourselves.
I see people suffocating. Just wanting to be free like me. Just wanting to have a say in their life.
And asking when will we own ourselves completely?
We won't........until someone breaks free.
So that's why each day I tell myself that tomorrow I'll be the one to break free.
To give myself hope that there's still a chance
I can be what I've always wanted to be.
And for a moment I believe it.
But I keep forgetting.......
There's no way out.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Journey
OW: Becky is a girl who lives in a place where nothing changes everything seems to go "according to plan" whatever that means.
Call: Her best friend Sami who hasn't been seen in years shows up out of no where with a strange man. The man tells Becky her life isn't all what she thought it was its a lie. He tells her to come with them so she can help them and in return will find out the truth.
Refusal: Becky's life has just been turned upside down by this mans words. She simply runs away from the scene back to her house, not wanting his words to be true but afraid of what she would face if they were.
Meeting Mentor: Sami finds Becky sitting against the huge tree in her back yard. Sami tells Becky that the man came to her first and showed her all the lies. Thats why she hasn't been here for years. She tells her this isn't real and they need Becky's help to stop the people in charge.
Crossing Threshold: Becky trusts Sami and agrees to leave her life behind to go with the strange man and her best friend.
Tests,allies,enemies: Becky soon finds out all she needs to know about who they are trying to stop and what they are doing. She is told to trust no one.
Approach: Becky is scared to go on and refuses moving forward. While Sami tries to get her to come the strange man tells them both the things he's been hiding from them. Becky is soon back on her feet ready than ever.
Ordeal: As they get close to "the ones in charge" they are faced with a dangerous mission that could cause their life. Sami is killed in the mission and Becky breaks down. The strange man tells her there's nothing she can do and carries her away from Sami. Becky is filled with heart ache and anger and finds out she can do a lot more than she ever thought she could.
Reward: They've accomplished the mission and are headed back home to bury Sami.
Resurrection: As they make it back to her town they find the "ones in charge" have gotten there first. They now must fight for their lives.
Return with Elixer: The "ones in charge" are defeated. She learns the truth about her life and sets on a journey to not only find the people she has lost but to help the world back on its feet.
Call: Her best friend Sami who hasn't been seen in years shows up out of no where with a strange man. The man tells Becky her life isn't all what she thought it was its a lie. He tells her to come with them so she can help them and in return will find out the truth.
Refusal: Becky's life has just been turned upside down by this mans words. She simply runs away from the scene back to her house, not wanting his words to be true but afraid of what she would face if they were.
Meeting Mentor: Sami finds Becky sitting against the huge tree in her back yard. Sami tells Becky that the man came to her first and showed her all the lies. Thats why she hasn't been here for years. She tells her this isn't real and they need Becky's help to stop the people in charge.
Crossing Threshold: Becky trusts Sami and agrees to leave her life behind to go with the strange man and her best friend.
Tests,allies,enemies: Becky soon finds out all she needs to know about who they are trying to stop and what they are doing. She is told to trust no one.
Approach: Becky is scared to go on and refuses moving forward. While Sami tries to get her to come the strange man tells them both the things he's been hiding from them. Becky is soon back on her feet ready than ever.
Ordeal: As they get close to "the ones in charge" they are faced with a dangerous mission that could cause their life. Sami is killed in the mission and Becky breaks down. The strange man tells her there's nothing she can do and carries her away from Sami. Becky is filled with heart ache and anger and finds out she can do a lot more than she ever thought she could.
Reward: They've accomplished the mission and are headed back home to bury Sami.
Resurrection: As they make it back to her town they find the "ones in charge" have gotten there first. They now must fight for their lives.
Return with Elixer: The "ones in charge" are defeated. She learns the truth about her life and sets on a journey to not only find the people she has lost but to help the world back on its feet.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Film Analysis
Emporer's New Groove
Ordinary World-Emporer Kuzco is a selfish man who cares for nothing but himself and gets whatever he darn well pleases.
Call-After letting Ezma go he is invited to dinner. And ends up getting turned into a llama. "Llama face!"
Refusal-He doesn't want to be a llama he wants to return home and be the Emporer he was born to be.
Meeting Mentor-His destiny has led him to the village leader who he had talked to earlier. Pacha is now the only one that can help him.
Threshold- He's forced to realize that he ain't in Kansas anymore and the only way to get back home in one piece is to follow Pacha through the jungle.
Tests,Allies,Enemies-Kuzco is forced to trust Pacha and hasn't realized it yet but Kronk and Ezma are on a mission to come find him to kill him.
Approach- After thinking he no longer needs help and sending his metor and only friend away he realizes this is much to big a thing to face alone. He must find Pacha again.
Ordeal-"Okay, I admit it. Maybe I wasn't as nice as I should have been. But, Ezma, do you really want to kill me?" Kuzco finally finds out that Ezma and Kronk really aren't his friends but that Ezma has been planning to kill him. "Ah, how shall I do it? Oh, I know. I'll turn him into a flea, a harmless, little flea, and then I'll put that flea in a box, and then I'll put that box inside of another box, and then I'll mail that box to myself, and when it arrives... I'll smash it with a hammer! It's brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, I tell you! Genius, I say!"
Reward-He finds Pacha again and is now willing to take the journey back.
Road Back- He and Pacha race to get back to his palace before Ezma and Kronk.
Resurrection-He fights for his life as he tries to find the right potion to turn him back into a human.
Return-He's human again, a changed man, and now does thing for the greater good instead of doing things only for himself.
Ordinary World-Emporer Kuzco is a selfish man who cares for nothing but himself and gets whatever he darn well pleases.
Call-After letting Ezma go he is invited to dinner. And ends up getting turned into a llama. "Llama face!"
Refusal-He doesn't want to be a llama he wants to return home and be the Emporer he was born to be.
Meeting Mentor-His destiny has led him to the village leader who he had talked to earlier. Pacha is now the only one that can help him.
Threshold- He's forced to realize that he ain't in Kansas anymore and the only way to get back home in one piece is to follow Pacha through the jungle.
Tests,Allies,Enemies-Kuzco is forced to trust Pacha and hasn't realized it yet but Kronk and Ezma are on a mission to come find him to kill him.
Approach- After thinking he no longer needs help and sending his metor and only friend away he realizes this is much to big a thing to face alone. He must find Pacha again.
Ordeal-"Okay, I admit it. Maybe I wasn't as nice as I should have been. But, Ezma, do you really want to kill me?" Kuzco finally finds out that Ezma and Kronk really aren't his friends but that Ezma has been planning to kill him. "Ah, how shall I do it? Oh, I know. I'll turn him into a flea, a harmless, little flea, and then I'll put that flea in a box, and then I'll put that box inside of another box, and then I'll mail that box to myself, and when it arrives... I'll smash it with a hammer! It's brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, I tell you! Genius, I say!"
Reward-He finds Pacha again and is now willing to take the journey back.
Road Back- He and Pacha race to get back to his palace before Ezma and Kronk.
Resurrection-He fights for his life as he tries to find the right potion to turn him back into a human.
Return-He's human again, a changed man, and now does thing for the greater good instead of doing things only for himself.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Ordinary World
A hidden past
Abbie Rasmussen is a 25 year old college student who is one of the kindest people you'll ever meet. She smiles at everyone she sees and everyone wants to be her friend (if they're not already). She's always on time and is always where she said she'd be. Nothing really big has ever really happened in Abbie's life. But thats all about to change on Tuesday. When Abbie's closest friend Tiffany comes to visit her, she sees a terrified looking Abbie being taken from the apartment building by men in black suits to a group of black SUV's in the parking lot. When Tiffany goes into Abbie's now broken-in apartment to figure out whats going on she sees a piece of paper with her name on it saying "They've found me and I need your help..."
Questions:
Will Abbie's past be revealed?
Will Tiffany be able to help her?
Will Tiffany take the call to action?
Abbie Rasmussen is a 25 year old college student who is one of the kindest people you'll ever meet. She smiles at everyone she sees and everyone wants to be her friend (if they're not already). She's always on time and is always where she said she'd be. Nothing really big has ever really happened in Abbie's life. But thats all about to change on Tuesday. When Abbie's closest friend Tiffany comes to visit her, she sees a terrified looking Abbie being taken from the apartment building by men in black suits to a group of black SUV's in the parking lot. When Tiffany goes into Abbie's now broken-in apartment to figure out whats going on she sees a piece of paper with her name on it saying "They've found me and I need your help..."
Questions:
Will Abbie's past be revealed?
Will Tiffany be able to help her?
Will Tiffany take the call to action?
Monday, November 7, 2011
Bluuuuurb
Uprising-Muse
Teddy Bears have had the last straw. They're sick of being controlled and forced to be with children. But no longer. They have a plan to rise up and strike. They have a plan to make sure this day is never forgotten.
You belong with me-Taylor Swift
Nick is in love with the wrong person. He's supposed to be in love with Alyssa or at least thats what she thinks. She wants to be more than just friends. But how can she make him see that the right girl is right in front of his eyes?
Lucky-Jason Mraz
Josh and Eliza happened to be in the right spot at the right time. It was true love at first sight.But when Eliza is forced back home across the ocean,Josh is forced to make a promise that he'll do everything it takes to come and find her.
Teddy Bears have had the last straw. They're sick of being controlled and forced to be with children. But no longer. They have a plan to rise up and strike. They have a plan to make sure this day is never forgotten.
You belong with me-Taylor Swift
Nick is in love with the wrong person. He's supposed to be in love with Alyssa or at least thats what she thinks. She wants to be more than just friends. But how can she make him see that the right girl is right in front of his eyes?
Lucky-Jason Mraz
Josh and Eliza happened to be in the right spot at the right time. It was true love at first sight.But when Eliza is forced back home across the ocean,Josh is forced to make a promise that he'll do everything it takes to come and find her.
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