So bright.
Sunshine blanket.
Where's the shade?
Chilly air.
Leaves are falling.
Wear a sweater.
Flakes are dropping.
Everything's white.
Cold.
It's raining.
Drops from the sky.
Everything's wet.
Ice cream.
Drips down the cone.
Sticky.
The way the grass smells just after it rains.
The way the sun shines from behind the tops of the mountains.
The way my shoes splash through puddles.
The way other units emerge from their houses.
The way everyone looks over the railing to see if it's still raining.
The way the trees glisten in the light.
The way you have to hike through the drizzle to do archery.
The way the radio crackles.
The way they tell everyone to go inside, away from the lightning.
The way everyone jumps when lightning hits the tree right outside the window.
The way the sky lights up when the clouds part.
The way a rainbow appears and you know the evening will be great.
The way a perfect day at Tomahawk goes.
Once upon a time there was a girl. This girl loved the fall, and all of the leaves that came with it. The crisp air gave her a rush of happiness, and she absolutely loved the smell of everything preparing for winter. The girl would play outside for hours. She liked to rake the leaves into piles, and then jump in them, or burry a small treasure inside and proceed to dig through till she found it. Sometimes she would just rake, singing softly to herself or whispering a story. But at the end of everyday, she would have to go inside, and leave the world she loved behind her.
One day she woke up and peeked through the blinds, ready for more leaves to have fallen. But instead of more leaves, there was a slight dusting of snow. The girl knew what this meant: autumn was over, and winter had begun. She could no longer rake the leaves, or play outside without a jacket. Her spirit sank just slightly, and suddenly her wonderful day wasn't going to be quite so wonderful.
I sit down after exiting on stage right, and look back at where Ursula, Triton, Ariel, Sebastian, Flounder, and many other characters are. We just finished the possibly worst scene in the entire show, though it's mostly supposed to be terrible. The mersisters have to sing in the contest, and we have to be terrible so Prince Eric doesn't choose us. Then Ariel jumps down and begins dancing, and we have to laugh at her. The problem is, none of us are very good at the choreography, and we look unsure the entire time. The scene that follows our scene is much better, mostly because Ursula is a great and powerful character, and it is much more practiced than our scene. Anyway, so here I am, watching the second to last scene, and writing this post. This is how my Tuesdays go.
Sometimes the best thing to do,
is to just do it.
Just get it done.
Once you do it will be over.
Finished.
And you can put it behind you,
at least for the time being.
Now you don't have to worry,
or fret about the time it will take to be completed.
You can turn it in,
and it will be over.
At least,
for now.
Edouard Manet is arguably the most annoying artist out of every artist ever. He's this super important guy, but I had never heard of him until now, and probably never would have. I'm being forced to take Art History, which is fine, but I really don't like research projects, especially ones that lead to oral presentations. Which this one does. Manet is like Monet, but not as commonly known, and probably more important. Manet was basically the father of impressionism, which, for those of you who don't know, is an art era that lasted from about1865 to about 1885. It was all about painting real lower and middle class people, and using lighter and less brush strokes. It didn't last very long, but was important and lead to paintings like Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. Anyway, I have to make a flyer on Edouard Manet and give a presentation on Wednesday, as well as complete a painting with Hailey HH that mixes Manet's and Michaelangelo's artistic styles, which will be really hard. Come to think of it, Michaelangelo is pretty annoying too. Why are all artists so hard to understand? Why is art so hard to paint? Why is this assignment so hard?!
Go all day,
Try every option,
In all sizes.
It doesn't fit,
Try again.
Feet hurt,
Don't sit down.
Keep going,
Don't stop.
I need new cleats.
Emphasis on the need.
The wondrous joys,
Of shopping.
