===chalkin' life---

New Boy

.=.II.=.I-U-I.=.II.=.

tap tap

just so it happens

it happens so just

so it just happens

simply amazing.

pages of your book
ripped away the leafs of fall
for a master peace



(from description)
Recently, in a televised modern dance competition in
China - a very unique couple won one of the top prizes and received
the longest standing ovation. She was a dancer, who had trained since she was a
child. Tragically, she lost her entire left arm in an accident and fell
into a state of depression; so she decided to coach a children's
dancing group. From that point on, she realized she
could not forget dancing. She still loved to dance and wanted to
dance again. She tried to do some of her former routines but
without her arm she had difficulty maintaining balance. She
practiced strenuously and developed a dance routine - always dancing alone in
her studio. He was not a dancer. He lost a leg in an accident and
he had fallen into a deep state of depression. They met - and her
goal mmediately became to help him become positive about
life again.
She taught him to dance and in her studio they danced
together and developed a routine as their lives and friendship
became closer. Their life together, behind the closed doors of the
dance studio - wasone creativity, challenge, determination, practice,
and sometimes failure. Their focus was on doing what others said
would be impossible. Several times it became so difficult and
frustrating for them that they gave up, broke up.
But life alone, without each other, brought them back together again and they became even more determined to perfect a dance routine to a point where they might try to dance outside the
studio to see what friends and family thought about what they were doing all that time inside the studio.
Their friends and family were so supportive they encouraged the couple to enter a dance competition, which they finally agreed to do. Only later did they realize the competition was to
be televised locally. We will now see the first - and to date only
televised performance of their dance.......

word

nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes
~Henry David Thoreau

.~. Fashawn .~.

California Hip Hop
new album is pretty righteous "Boy Meets World"

For more info: www.myspace.com/fashawn

I]till i pass[I

if this is what it takes for me to find myself
then
Bring the Pain and the Drama and the Hazard to my Mental Health

i dont know what to put...

so playing it safe with a song



new album 9Power9 came out and is solid!
not like Oi Oi Oi, but nonetheless still Boys Noize
http://prettymuchamazing.com/music/boys-noize-power-album-review

-=changes=+

\reaching the blue
\\so i fly
\\\birds.I.view
\\\\my third.eye cues
\\\\\on who.knew clues
\\\\glued on the unknown
\\\of the beauty:
\\.full grown
\.full new

.om/4bu.

..\/peace piece\/..

we approach to your kin...
.om/4bu.
12FV.com

(already posted, but well worth the resurfacing)

:Penguin Prison:

face all those forces
its time to speak your summer
against all robot

<.:.sShHaIpFeT.:.>

you caught me again
the intricate web unseen
smooth cuts kept in stone

*imagine*

.[Ramadan Kareem]. {pt. 2}

PICS AT:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/08/ramadan_2009.html
captions by: ALAN TAYLOR

my faves:


humility
patience
sacrifice

....close your eyes and you'll see what im saying...

Brother Ali - Us
Album drops September 22nd

.[Ramadan Kareem].

sneaking up on me i had no choice
but to jump right in
i anxiously await that feeling from a year ago
it didnt hit me until it hit me
a rapid punch to the gut
emptiness is finally inside
weakness in my hands
tick-tocking adjustments to get acclimated
the staggering first steps to move on a path
feelings i thankfully wait a year to experience
and i think to myself
~this is nothing compared to~
and i carry on, focused more than before
eventually even the score against time

Ramadan has begun and i am going to be starting my 3rd day of fasting
much more than simply depriving myself of food and water for 14 hours
i am making this month a time really home in on myself
as well get a glimpse, just a small minuscule taste,
of the horrific lives some individuals are battling through elsewhere

a cleansing of the mind&body&heart

some things i am giving up for this month:
Sodas
Cursing
Junk Foods
Drinking
Smoking

some things i am consciously working on during this month:
Patience
Empathy
Forgiveness
Honesty
Responsibility
Selflessness
Love

my focus is on this.


i may not be a believer in religion
but Ramadan is something i will keep sacred and use every year
to feel for others
and keep true to myself
i am happy to say it is just the beginning




-a spiritual atheist-

...Rhian Sheehan...

you can check him out in Malaga, Spain
Thursday 25, October 2007

.:.∞.:.

dropped from Neena Dolwani
http://www.facebook.com/nrdkeepsitreal?ref=nf#/note.php?note_id=135811708661&id=6000895&ref=mf

::::flinch::;:

see




smell



taste






stuck.
i rest stiffly
water swishing
shaping and shifting
chizling and lifting my head above ground

forget understand
you can not comprehend
i maybe just a head
behind many but still ahead
waiting for my body to finally move me
push me
where my mind has endlessly gone
to these thoughts that effortlessly flown
while these roots endured when grown

it pains me to think of the time left
but i am happy to be a head
behind many but nevertheless ahead
and until that gentle water completes its creation
besting the rest of me, i will rest stiffly
listening to the wind whistling
until i can walk to my own rock tune

4.oH

..3170..

as i sit at my bed, packed and ready to go to the motherland i can do nothing but reflect and reminisce about this truly amazing year

in the beginning it was a struggle trying to not just convince my parents about why i should live as a graduate in the OC but also ensuring myself that i am truly making the right decision graduating is tough, absolutely but everyone goes through it and entering the real world is eye opening to say the least its important to save money now, times are tough ...

with all the factors grinding through my thoughts i realized that i just couldnt
i could not go through this year, and all that comes with it, at home
i had to be selfish and not just as reward for 4 years of work
but i knew personally that with the goals i have in life i could not do this year on my own
it was not about being away from home but about being around those that most influenced and shaped my life
surrounding myself with that amazing support system
as much as my family loves and cares for me, i knew i needed to be around the friends and mentors that made Me-->me :o)

post graduation was a real delicate situation
for me it was the daily grind of work and saving up money
****(luckily i got to do that with freaking amazing kids!)
the emotional heartache of a long distance relationship
the battle of trying to meet the ridiculous standards of admission staffs forcing you to question your own motivation and career path
i was lucky to live with and be around...Doctors
seriously...i dont know how many times i would have the blues and then boom the Doctors come in and i would start to feel happy again
i would be down or stressed, and just by being around each other all those symptoms would go away
the commotion of real life would ease
my mind, that would travel 1000rpm would finally be able to be grounded
time would pass by in a much more beautiful way.

And 3 major things stick with me when i think of this year in Manistee

1. some of the best talks with the most amazing people in the WORLD! (whether it was art, religion, science, brochat, mantalk, sports, it was all good). the expression, empathy, and REALNESS made talking and listening hella fun! who knew??
   
2. Music! seriously another language that is universal and POWERFUL! some of my most memorable nights were pouring my heart through that Korg and Akai for hours and hours (huge thanks to Mr. Beans!). And whats even more mighty is when you share that expression with others and collaborate to create what no other group of individuals can make, your own music. its just a crazy chemical synthesis, AND THERE IS A LOT MORE TO COME...TRRUUUUUUSSSST!!!!
3. lastly i just love seeing that upward climb that everyone is doing right now in their lives. we may have things established, we may be working for our dreams, or still trying to figure out exactly how we are going to impact this world, but most importantly we are never settled with what we have now because a wise man by the name Oliver Wendell Holmes once said "the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving"
   

there is way too much i could possibly write about this year, but for now let me just say thank you from the bottom of my heart! thank you 3170 and everyone that came in and out of that door my life would not be the same without this house and you people i cant even begin to explain how much each of you as individuals mean to me, and as a whole when together it is just out of this world

i am off to Jordan
then Taipei to meet Berty and HJ
then Korea
make my way back to California August 11th
then the big move...

till then be safe and don't be afraid to get selfish on your sweet ass :o)
Peace!

:Youssou N'dour:::I Bring What I Love:

"People need to see that,
far from being an obstacle,
the world’s diversity
of languages, religions and
traditions is a great treasure,
affording us precious
opportunities to recognize
ourselves in others."

– Youssou N’Dour

Im...

.:still sanderling wishing:.
..::still *hj* missing::..

Duke...

one of the worst to ride shotgun.

play a bit

forty-two

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its beautiful
its feared
its life

RnD

until we can.live with our.shell

we can't.live without.it




image by magda.indigo

www.flickr.com/photos/9550033@N04

.:IHUGEI:.

www.hbo.com/events/alzheimers

Choice.

simply heard in his voice
actions by Choice

just moving...

Selam

:i like to say all colors shine in their own shade:
and today i experienced one beautiful color

from the soothing voice of an elder
i heard eloquence beyond measure
reciting the cherished words of hundreds of years
the fresh sounds flowed more than any poetry i know
intertwining itself with an ancient language that has always been there
it was refreshing and powerful to say the least
as the resting body was lowered inch by inch into the earth
the words soothed away the sorrow that He is no longer with us
but now on to His final home
tears raining down speaking louder than any actions of words
tears roaring nothing but truth

a foundation was reunited once again
although the circumstance unfortunate, in a way
i forgot how much i love these people, my people
my roots my upbringing
the very core to myself and who i am today
although i have grown and am not ashamed of who i am whats important is that
they still are still there
going on strengthening one another
producing beauty and peace in each other and this world

to end the night i heard the powerful words of a Shiekh from Irvine
words that will resonate through my lifetime indeed
the poetry of the Quran was flowing unnaturally
and all i could do was think of the beauty of the language used
immeasurable by human standards
but more importantly than the expression was the lesson learned
simply moving and reassuring once again all those around
relieving sorrows for all those around
and as i left it was truly a happy night
i am grateful to have experienced this day

as unique and magnificent of a day this truly was
it hurts me to think my place in this world is still reaffirmed
i wish i am wrong i wish i am wrong i wish i am wrong i wish i am wrong
not for my sake
but for those that sacrifice so much of their lives to their faith
from the who to, what to, where, when, and how to...
to the w/w/w/w/h-not to...
i just wish i am wrong

i like to say that all colors shine in their own shade...

i think im somewhere wrhite in the middle

rest in peace Amo Atassi

messing around

and just sometimes

:the greatest lesson learned is:
.nothing was worth learning.

.2nd:II:Last.

{vocals} jeff tang 12FV.com

{instrumental} omar abuzaineh

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