Friday, January 10, 2014
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Meet Me at Half of Pi
Meet me at half of Pi
That’s 1.57079632679
Square units from our starting point
It’s half of a moon
Half of the distance that it takes
For my eyes to encounter yours
Half of the time spent letting true love find me
When all I had to do was meet true love half way
If only Pi would have meant more to me
When I was a Geometry test taker
With no real equation to apply
The rationale of it all
Now I sit here
Carefully examining the equation
D = 2r
Which, if calculated correctly
Displays the midpoint between you and I
If this circle that I speak so highly of
Was reshaped with precision and care
It would morph into something so beautiful
That all those like it could see
a heart
Now
I say with such truth and conviction
Meet me at half of pi
Today
Tomorrow
And every day that I breathe this glorious air
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
The Progression of Inspiration
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| Legos Exhibit at Columbus Museum of Art |
At some point in time, inspiration has to come from within.
It has to be self-sustaining; otherwise how else would you push yourself to
keep moving toward your dream? However, until then, below you will find ways to
manipulate inspiration.
Inspiration comes in many forms. It can be in the form of
thoughts, actions, and other things. When I think of inspiration, I often think
about the “Five Senses of Inspiration.” These senses consist of sight, smell,
touch, taste, and hear. Sight consists of seeing with all three of your eyes;
the eyes on your face and your third eye. Sometimes inspiration is sparked by
seeing or being enlightened by something. How many times have you (Writer,
Artist, creative soul, etc.) seen something, which sent your mind down a
spiraling tunnel of emotionally packed stories, beautiful artistic sunsets, and
into realms unbeknownst to those uninspired? Inspiration is sometimes brought
forth by releasing our “Five Senses of Inspiration.”
The next sense is sparked by smelling. Have you ever walked in
the kitchen of your grandmother’s house and smelled freshly baked cookies? What
about ran through a forest, breathing in all the fresh aromas from the morning
breeze? How did you feel? Did you feel inspired to eat a warm chocolate chip
cookie, run a little faster than yesterday or creatively express how you felt
about your environment? Smell can bring out the best memories and have us
create everlasting ones.
The next sense is produced by touch. Touching various objects
can bring forth many different feelings and emotions to create wonderful masterpieces.
Poets, have you ever tried closing your eyes and caressing a wallpapered wall?
How did you poetically explain what you found? Was it something like this? The
smooth, wallpapered wall with small perforated pieces. Covering a perfectly
plain, four-sided resting room. The wallpaper told stories of pierced pencil
markings and uneven walls that plaster could not hide. Touch has the ability of
allowing people to creatively express themselves in songs, poems, art, and
other ways.
The next sense is created by taste. Have you ever tasted
something that left an impression on your mind and inspired you? In elementary school,
I remember reading a book about chocolate and how it left an everlasting taste
in your mouth. My teacher than told us to close our eyes and she put a single
piece of chocolate in our hands. She then told us to eat the chocolate without
opening our eyes and then tell the class how we felt about eating the chocolate.
In eating that piece of chocolate, it felt like the taste would stay in my
mouth forever. It was like wells of chocolate were being produced in my
salivary glands. Now I want you to try that same technique; however use your
craft to creatively express how you felt about eating the chocolate.
The next sense is created by hearing. Hearing can deal with
hearing sounds and noises in nature, listening to the word of songs and poems,
or just listening to the tones in people’s voices. How can you express what is
taking place? After the few examples above, I am sure you will do a great job
with expressing the word hearing by using your craft to do so.
Inspiration is created in many forms. Some of these forms
have not been listed above because many people have their own set of standards
regarding what is inspiration. However you are inspired just know that being
inspired should be a progression toward self-sustaining inspiration and
inspiring yourself from within.
~Have you been inspired today?
Monday, December 30, 2013
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
The Return of Roomie Lover Friends
Well guys, if you are a Roomie Lover Friends addict just as I am, then you will be happy to know that the show is returning on 12/13/13. I am sure my sister will be happy to know that after I helped get her addicted to the show, it's coming back for her viewing pleasure. If by some chance she does not remember, I will definitely have to remind her. What I want to know from all you fans, are you #Team Tamiko, Jay, Austin, or Cherise?
Tamiko
Jay
Austin
Cherise
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Roomie Lover Friends
What can I say about these episodes? They are just way too funny. I am sure stuff like this happens in real life. Support Issa Rae "Ackward Black Girl" and Black and Sexy TV.
Season 2, Episode 5
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Support them so they can bring you more episodes like that above.
The "How Men Become Dogs" Series
So lately, I have become very engaged in watching "Ackward Black Girl." In watching this web series, I came across "How Men Become Dogs." My questions to you are: Have you seen these series? Do you agree with the methodology of it all? Do you think that this type of thought is acceptable?
In the beginning of these series, I could see how the men in these situations could have temporarily changed their characters for the worst. These men had women calling them punks, disrespecting them, and just stepping all over their manhood.
Episode 1
After watching a few series, I started to think about everything and put it into another perspective. While the beginning of the series told the story of men being hurt by women, the middle portion displayed men changing their character to find true happiness.
Episode 9
Do I ever agree with people changing their character to get the girl or guy that they want? Definitely not. After spending a day engulfed in these series, my mind became wrapped around the fact of people allowing others to impact their lives in a negative way. The reason I say this is because sometimes we allow people to permanently alter our character and change who we were raised to be or intended to be. We allow their negative comments, as seen in the episodes above (Men don't pack picnic baskets) to tell us who we think we should be.
My suggestion to you is not to "Aim low and reap what is at the bottom of the barrel." Always strive to "Aim high" to reach the top or fall somewhere in between. So what I am really saying is that if you meet someone who does not accept you for who you are, keep looking. Life is funny in the way that sometimes people are brought into our lives to teach us a valuable lesson. They prepare us for the things we will receive in the future. These preparations may come in the form of bad relationships, disloyalty, and corruption. We as people have to see these situations as opportunities to grow further and become the best us. Are you ready to become the best you?
~Don't lose yourself tying to fit into what people want you to be.
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