yesterday i thought i knew where i was going,
thougt i knew what i was going to do,
and thought i knew who i was
but i may not have had a clue
today i walk here
i stand there
i mumbled something here and there
i've been working here
but have wanted a job there
everything just here and there
i'm thinking today was routine
that today was just another day
nothing unique or fantastic
nothing but the end of May
I'm confused, wait schools out?
my senior year over and done?
that can't be, i thought it just started!
dang! time sure is on the run...
Tick... Tock... Tick... Tock...
my mission papers
my call to serve
time to move on
without any reserve
a brand new journey
a new challenge ahead
i'm up for the task
what more can be said?...
I know where i'm going
know what i'm going to do
i know who i am...
do you??...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Tarzan Film Analysis...
Ordinary world: Tarzan lost his family as a baby and was found by a gorilla, Kala. She had just lost her baby to Sabor, the only leopard on the island, just a few days ago. She heard Tarzan crying and she came running to his aide. Sabor and her fought but Kala and Tarzan got away.
Call to adventure: To raise Tarzan as her own.
Refusal of the call: When she showed back up to the clan and showed them Tarzan, Kerchak (the gorilla leader) refused him saying,"Kala, he's not our kind, you can't keep it." She persisted and finally he let her keep him but made it clear that "he would let him stay, but it doesn't make him his son."
Meeting with the mentor: Tarzan grows up and starts to hang around Terk. Terk sort of mentors him on how to get Kerchek to like him. Tells him, "if you want Kerchek to like you, than stay away from him." Tarzan tries to take his advice only to keep causing problems and chaos for Kerchek.
Crossing the threshold: One day Tarzan and Terk were wrestling when they came across Sabor. Kerchek jumps in and starts to protect the clan as leader. Sabor drops him. Tarzan comes in and saves Kerchek and also in the end kills Sabor. He hopes that it will finally be the thing that kerchek accepts him for and will like him.
Tests, Allies, Enemies: Before he really finds out if he has been accepted or not there is a gunshot that startles them all and Kerchek tells them to keep moving. Tarzan is curious and goes back to find out what it was. He is very interested in the strangers that are there so he continues to follow them. He meets Jane and saves her life. She thinks he is a villager or something but soon learns that he has been raised by gorillas which is why they came to the island was to research the gorillas. Soon she starts teaching Tarzan and helping him learn and grow. Kerchek has forbid him to go back though because he feels it is a danger to the clan.
Approach: He has fallen in love with Jane and is feeling torn because he doesn't want to go against his family but wants to follow his heart.
Ordeal: He has been asked to show Jane and them the gorillas which Kerchek told him not to, but he is faced with the decision of them come and she stays longer if they see them, or they just go the next day. Tarzan decides to show them but it only leads to Clayton, the bad guy who wants to cage the gorillas and sell them, going to the spot he showed them to, "catch the beasts." Everything falls apart, Tarzan goes aboard to go with them back to England only to be trapped along with Jane and the others. He ends up getting rescued by Terk and Tantor which he then goes back to save his family. Clayton and him fight but Clayton is bloodthirsty and shoots Kerchek. Tarzan keeps fighting with him and Clayton ends up getting hung on accident and dies. Kerchek also dies but has accepted Tarzan into the family.
Reward: He found his rightful place and decides to stay and lead the gorillas, his family.
The Road Back: He has started his journey back to the way things were and is now the leader. He plans on being a just and good leader like unto Kerchek. He is saddened that Jane is leaving and that he may never see her again but he has accepted it and will never forget her or what happened.
Resurrection: In a way I guess the resurrection could be that after everything that has happened and him moving on and thinking he had lost Jane (in a way the love that Jane and Tarzan had would be dead when she left), that when she decides to stay and be with him it was resurrected and made stronger.
Return with Elixir: They now are together and she has her father along with her as well and they are leading the clan and life doesn't seem like it could get any better! Everything has come together in the end and made quite the happy ending.
Call to adventure: To raise Tarzan as her own.
Refusal of the call: When she showed back up to the clan and showed them Tarzan, Kerchak (the gorilla leader) refused him saying,"Kala, he's not our kind, you can't keep it." She persisted and finally he let her keep him but made it clear that "he would let him stay, but it doesn't make him his son."
Meeting with the mentor: Tarzan grows up and starts to hang around Terk. Terk sort of mentors him on how to get Kerchek to like him. Tells him, "if you want Kerchek to like you, than stay away from him." Tarzan tries to take his advice only to keep causing problems and chaos for Kerchek.
Crossing the threshold: One day Tarzan and Terk were wrestling when they came across Sabor. Kerchek jumps in and starts to protect the clan as leader. Sabor drops him. Tarzan comes in and saves Kerchek and also in the end kills Sabor. He hopes that it will finally be the thing that kerchek accepts him for and will like him.
Tests, Allies, Enemies: Before he really finds out if he has been accepted or not there is a gunshot that startles them all and Kerchek tells them to keep moving. Tarzan is curious and goes back to find out what it was. He is very interested in the strangers that are there so he continues to follow them. He meets Jane and saves her life. She thinks he is a villager or something but soon learns that he has been raised by gorillas which is why they came to the island was to research the gorillas. Soon she starts teaching Tarzan and helping him learn and grow. Kerchek has forbid him to go back though because he feels it is a danger to the clan.
Approach: He has fallen in love with Jane and is feeling torn because he doesn't want to go against his family but wants to follow his heart.
Ordeal: He has been asked to show Jane and them the gorillas which Kerchek told him not to, but he is faced with the decision of them come and she stays longer if they see them, or they just go the next day. Tarzan decides to show them but it only leads to Clayton, the bad guy who wants to cage the gorillas and sell them, going to the spot he showed them to, "catch the beasts." Everything falls apart, Tarzan goes aboard to go with them back to England only to be trapped along with Jane and the others. He ends up getting rescued by Terk and Tantor which he then goes back to save his family. Clayton and him fight but Clayton is bloodthirsty and shoots Kerchek. Tarzan keeps fighting with him and Clayton ends up getting hung on accident and dies. Kerchek also dies but has accepted Tarzan into the family.
Reward: He found his rightful place and decides to stay and lead the gorillas, his family.
The Road Back: He has started his journey back to the way things were and is now the leader. He plans on being a just and good leader like unto Kerchek. He is saddened that Jane is leaving and that he may never see her again but he has accepted it and will never forget her or what happened.
Resurrection: In a way I guess the resurrection could be that after everything that has happened and him moving on and thinking he had lost Jane (in a way the love that Jane and Tarzan had would be dead when she left), that when she decides to stay and be with him it was resurrected and made stronger.
Return with Elixir: They now are together and she has her father along with her as well and they are leading the clan and life doesn't seem like it could get any better! Everything has come together in the end and made quite the happy ending.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Why are walruses warmblooded?...
My ordinary world: I'm 18 years old. Played the usual sports that I always do.. well besides the fact I did track this year instead of baseball. Everyday is the same basically, I wake up to my alarm set at 6:30 only to push snooze till about 7. I wash out my retainers, brush my teeth, shower, quickly get dressed, eat on my way to school... then school... and then back home where I eat and watch some ESPN. Around 5:30 I go to work over at the elementary school where I am a sweeper... meaning I vacuum the same rooms everyday. I then come home, get cleaned up, eat some more and then go to bed decently late. This process then repeats itself the next day...
and the next day,
and the next day,
and the next day,
and yeah... pretty much everyday besides Saturday and Sunday where Saturday I mowe lawns and do yard work along with chores. Sunday I go to church, come home, do homework... sometimes... and go to bed.
So .... what would/ will make my ordinary world... my special world??
...
Try an LDS mission! Yeah that'll throw you for a loop! I could possibly be leaving in early to late fall! But anyways... how about if I married Selena Gomez? Yep! That'd be the day! I wouldn't work a day in my life basically.
Alright so what if I got in an accident and was paralyzed from the waste down? Having to be in a wheelchair the rest of my life. Not being able to play the sports I love or be able to go running or do anything I have found worthwhile in my life... that would definitely be my special world... it would of course suck terribly at first but it would definitely give cause to rethink my life and what's most important to me.
It is like you said Mr. Nelson, we live in these ordinary worlds... something comes up and changes everything, sometimes it's hard, other times it's easy... but that new change becomes our new special world until we've gone through it for a while and it is then ordinary.
Thinking about it... I want to have an extraordinary life... filled with a little bit of ordinary but mostly each day as a call to adventure!
and the next day,
and the next day,
and the next day,
and yeah... pretty much everyday besides Saturday and Sunday where Saturday I mowe lawns and do yard work along with chores. Sunday I go to church, come home, do homework... sometimes... and go to bed.
So .... what would/ will make my ordinary world... my special world??
...
Try an LDS mission! Yeah that'll throw you for a loop! I could possibly be leaving in early to late fall! But anyways... how about if I married Selena Gomez? Yep! That'd be the day! I wouldn't work a day in my life basically.
Alright so what if I got in an accident and was paralyzed from the waste down? Having to be in a wheelchair the rest of my life. Not being able to play the sports I love or be able to go running or do anything I have found worthwhile in my life... that would definitely be my special world... it would of course suck terribly at first but it would definitely give cause to rethink my life and what's most important to me.
It is like you said Mr. Nelson, we live in these ordinary worlds... something comes up and changes everything, sometimes it's hard, other times it's easy... but that new change becomes our new special world until we've gone through it for a while and it is then ordinary.
Thinking about it... I want to have an extraordinary life... filled with a little bit of ordinary but mostly each day as a call to adventure!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Shake the Dust...
This is for the family that just found out that their dad won't be coming home from Iraq.
For all the courageous women that have been widowed.
For the kids without a mother or a father.
Shake the dust...
This is for the pathetic jocks who think they're funny and laugh at their own slanderous jokes.
And for every girl that falls for them and their friends...
turning a potentially incredible girl into a ho
Shake the dust...
This is for the considered "nerds" who would rather do their homework and stay on top of class
than party on the weekends.
For all the hardworking American people that are unsatisfied with their jobs.
For the families dealing with divorce
or a loved one lost on the wrong path
... turn things around and shake the dust. Don't let the trials of life slow you down
to where you feel you are not worth it, like you can't be successful. Let yourself
be unwavering and achieve whatever it is you desire. Shake the dust...
This is for the forgotten friend who is never called over the weekends.
For the beautiful girl that acts like a ditz
Come on now get real...
This is for everybody that ever loved
that has ever been loved
Shake the dust...
For all the courageous women that have been widowed.
For the kids without a mother or a father.
Shake the dust...
This is for the pathetic jocks who think they're funny and laugh at their own slanderous jokes.
And for every girl that falls for them and their friends...
turning a potentially incredible girl into a ho
Shake the dust...
This is for the considered "nerds" who would rather do their homework and stay on top of class
than party on the weekends.
For all the hardworking American people that are unsatisfied with their jobs.
For the families dealing with divorce
or a loved one lost on the wrong path
... turn things around and shake the dust. Don't let the trials of life slow you down
to where you feel you are not worth it, like you can't be successful. Let yourself
be unwavering and achieve whatever it is you desire. Shake the dust...
This is for the forgotten friend who is never called over the weekends.
For the beautiful girl that acts like a ditz
Come on now get real...
This is for everybody that ever loved
that has ever been loved
Shake the dust...
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Ghandi...
I keep forgetting to listen
to be attentive when you talk
I keep forgetting to be there when you need me
when life is hard and you can't stand to walk
I keep forgetting to be myself
I feel trapped
... When will I own myself completely?
I keep forgetting to believe
to show confidence in myself
I don't know how to let go of things past
and when she's gone I'm gone...
I can't hide anymore
these feelings I have inside
bottled emotions near overflow
tonight can't be the last night I see the light
I know it's there, I can feel it
there's something inside and I've just gotta let it out
......
I keep forgetting...
to say what I really want to say
to tell her how I feel
I keep forgetting to let her know how much I care
I get lost in thought
I forget what I'm saying
Time seems to stand still...
I don't know!
but tonight won't be the last night I see the light.
to be attentive when you talk
I keep forgetting to be there when you need me
when life is hard and you can't stand to walk
I keep forgetting to be myself
I feel trapped
... When will I own myself completely?
I keep forgetting to believe
to show confidence in myself
I don't know how to let go of things past
and when she's gone I'm gone...
I can't hide anymore
these feelings I have inside
bottled emotions near overflow
tonight can't be the last night I see the light
I know it's there, I can feel it
there's something inside and I've just gotta let it out
......
I keep forgetting...
to say what I really want to say
to tell her how I feel
I keep forgetting to let her know how much I care
I get lost in thought
I forget what I'm saying
Time seems to stand still...
I don't know!
but tonight won't be the last night I see the light.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
5 Blurbs...
Bratja(brothers) (?)
Two brothers commit a terrible sin by trying to bring their lost mother back to life. One brother loses his body, the other a few body parts. They try to put the one brothers soul in an inanimate object but has no idea of the taboo that will bring more grief in the end.
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Around the 1700's, King Phillip of France, is taking advantage of his power by taxing and harrassing the people. Death from starvation causes confusion among the people as to why the king would do this. They wish to get rid of the king or in other words kill him and rid themselves of his mess.
Geek in the Pink - Jason Mraz
This "geek in the pink" has an undying adoration for this special girl. Things aren't working out for him as he tries to win her heart. He claims she will regret it if she lets him slip away. She is confused and doesn't know who she loves... she doesn't know true love.
House of Cards - Issac Russell
This unknown character faces two big conflicts that seem to uproot the family. His father won't stop drinking, and his mother won't stop cheating. Almost as if to say that you are who you are and there's no changing or stopping it. In reality... families fall apart, but that hard times can define and make you stronger or destroy and make you miserable.
Letter to Me - Brad Paisley
Wouldn't it be cool if you could write a letter to your younger self? Brad Paisley imagines his older, more matured self writing a letter to his younger self, providing him with advice and suggestions as he goes throughout life and how when life will get him down to pick himself back up and keep going. But sooner or later we have to face reality... we can't send a letter... we need to live life right the first time.
Two brothers commit a terrible sin by trying to bring their lost mother back to life. One brother loses his body, the other a few body parts. They try to put the one brothers soul in an inanimate object but has no idea of the taboo that will bring more grief in the end.
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Around the 1700's, King Phillip of France, is taking advantage of his power by taxing and harrassing the people. Death from starvation causes confusion among the people as to why the king would do this. They wish to get rid of the king or in other words kill him and rid themselves of his mess.
Geek in the Pink - Jason Mraz
This "geek in the pink" has an undying adoration for this special girl. Things aren't working out for him as he tries to win her heart. He claims she will regret it if she lets him slip away. She is confused and doesn't know who she loves... she doesn't know true love.
House of Cards - Issac Russell
This unknown character faces two big conflicts that seem to uproot the family. His father won't stop drinking, and his mother won't stop cheating. Almost as if to say that you are who you are and there's no changing or stopping it. In reality... families fall apart, but that hard times can define and make you stronger or destroy and make you miserable.
Letter to Me - Brad Paisley
Wouldn't it be cool if you could write a letter to your younger self? Brad Paisley imagines his older, more matured self writing a letter to his younger self, providing him with advice and suggestions as he goes throughout life and how when life will get him down to pick himself back up and keep going. But sooner or later we have to face reality... we can't send a letter... we need to live life right the first time.
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