The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me. It will be about or tailored to those five people ( Read more... )

ah, school year.

purple days:
1 - newspaper
2 - probability/statistics
3 - ap english lang and comp
4 - ap art history

white days:
1 - psychology 
2 - jewelry
3 - ap engish lang and comp (on both days! silly new schedules!)
4 - ap lit

should i drop psychology?! its my senior year and i have no free periods...arrgh.

Well, many many things are happening and ending. I will not beat around the bush.

Newton and I broke up. The world didn't bust open at its seams, and neither did I. It's hard and shitty and will be that way for awhile but I don't regret it. I love him, I'll always love him, I respect him and he is truly one of my best friends. I want to him for the ( Read more... )

summer is here. It feels different and i have no idea what it will bring ( Read more... )

DENVER
YOUTH SLAM TEAM
FUNDRAISER.

Friday, May 30, 2008
South High School @ 7 pm

Performances by the Denver Youth Slam Team AND Nationally Recognized Adult Poets!
An open mic and raffle for gift certificates to the Buffalo Exchange, Stella’s, Tattered Cover and more!
Also special music guest stars: Another Lisa and Chuck D!
$10 adults and $5 ( Read more... )

Well, the year is ending. I'm ecstatic. My grades are so good that i've stopped worrying. For the first time (ever), I'm just deciding to skip assignments because I don't want to do them. It feels awesome ( Read more... )

I'm writing again, it feels good, not forced. I still feel guilty for wasting so many days not writing, like it's all lost forever and I can never catch all the poems I might've made ( Read more... )

The slam-off went well, tons of people, great energy, and i got to see poets that I hadn't really seen yet. I felt good about how i did, no regrets about my poems. Everyone rocked their shit, and its nights like that where I want to keep our scene growing, writing and learning from each other. I am anxious to start practicing with the team, because ( Read more... )

DENVER YOUTH SLAM-OFF ( Read more... )

watching barrack obama speak in person was very cool. There were crazy amounts of people, the lines were terribly long, twisting and turning through all the streets surrounding DU. It was spectacular! He is an incredible speaker. Caroline Kennedy also spoke which was cool to see her giving support ( Read more... )