Internet Incapacitated

I remember my first experience with the internet. I think I was in Fourth Grade, at a very small school named Edison Elementary. It didn't mean much to me then, if anything. I didn't understand what it was, why it existed, and I especially didn't see it reaching this kind of milestone back in that day.

With the emergence of Facebook, Twitter, and other sites in that related category, movements and protests and causes have become as simple as clicking a mouse button, if not easier. People can spread their message, gain supporters, submit and receive donations, and receive national media attention, all while looking up their high school girlfriend.

What amazes me most is the fact that a mere website that even my Grandparents use, can help to change the course of history for an entire nation. Iran may never be the same after seeing protest after protest after protest, with support spreading worldwide via social networking sites, including messages and groups and profile photos all depicting a nations' cry for change. With the existence of these sites, their cry can be answered with a unified shout from the world over. Facebook is the world's largest town hall meeting.

Opportunity Ahead

Take this key..

and learn from me..

the things you may need..

to take life at your lead..

Decisions, decisions.

I'm closing in on a decision of what I want to do with my life at the moment. I'm leaning towards moving back to Columbus and getting an apartment there. I also really want to go back to school there, and quite possibly even go back to CCAD.

I know they are really an expensive school but I didn't hate it as much as I led on, and I miss how much I was challenged there. I don't really know what's going on with me right now, or what was going through my head when I attended CCAD the last time and left.

As of right now, I don't feel like I have my own life. I feel like I'm just alive, and that I'm not living.

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Hearts, they break

and people, they change

one thing that should

just stay the same

is your outlook on life

and the course that it takes.

Prioritize this,

Just recently I turned 21. I'm not a big drinker, well I'm actually not a drinker at all so it wasn't a HUGE birthday for me. One thing that turning 21 has done for me though, is made me start thinking more about my future and what I want to do as apposed to what I'm doing. I have a job, so I realize I'm in a better position than a lot of people are right now, but I wouldn't consider myself content.

I would have no problem quitting my job and jetting off in a new direction. The only thing is, I don't quite know what direction to go. I could finish school in Fremont at Terra, or I could move back to Columbus and finish school there, find a job and get an apartment. One thing I am sure of, is that where ever I go, it will be for Photography. I could simply pack my bags and hit the road, taking photos every minute of everyday and every mile. I would write and blog about my experiences, combining words with pictures on some occasions.

I also want to step up my writing. Blogging is becoming more and more popular, and everybody does it whether it be for personal use or some even have a large fan base of readers and commentators.

I still want to do my clothing line. It's something that is always in the back of my mind and I really think it's worth putting some time and energy into. My idea is more than just clothes, but a cause for people to follow their passions and do what they love, because there's two kinds of living.

I have a lot of prioritizing to do.

Scene One, Act One

I'm making a scene, so walk this with me

Reveal to me the destination,

that this twisted uphill pathway leads.

Replace the tracks and treads of the mainstream

As I keep from stumbling for those who hinder us,

using their bait as stepping stones and bridges

to walk high above the raging river.

And when the waters are calmed may they see your reflection

in this desire fueled by faith and endurance.

We walk with concentrated visions

and hearts like open books,

a story after your own, with alternate endings

and admissions of guilt,

you stand beside us with the turning of every page.

Unyielding

What lies before me is unknown to myself

But still I forge ahead

Without knowledge but without fear

And with every step, my vision is strengthened

and yet how I perceive what is seen

is dependent on where my heart lies

At this place and time.