Wrote about a young kid yesterday...
constant connetion
technology at your fingertips
brain waves link airwaves link rays of radiation
text on scroll pages in pocket computers and mp3 players
block out the sound of real life that surrounds you
trade LOL with laughter leaving soul to mouth to earhole
the click of some buttons to the graze of rough skin
a virtual lifestyle from miles of unchartered brilliant earth
forgotten what real life is worth
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Poem 1-A Man and a Perdicament
Here is the first bus poem, decided these will be unedited poems
he lightly kissed the heads of three children
tucked into wooden framed beds he built
before he would head into the darkened day
hes been here before,
surrounded but alone
wedding ring feeling misplaced on left hand ring finger,
and bus of early morning commuters watch him play content
crossword puzzless done in pen
beanies on heads to hide the cold
big hands take backpacks, wide backs give rides to small kids
tying him to this life while he thinks ' i could've been big'
slips off his wedding band, opens a magazine with his left hand and feels relief
when ladies smile he feels seen
not stuck with thinking 'this is life for me'
stopping to greet the woman in the high heeled shoe
he exists the bus daily to sit in a room selling things to people who would'nt know what to do with the product
another hiccup in society
dreams crushed under the rest of life's necessities
its demanding 'feed me' needs leaving him hungry and empty for the filling
bent on knees pleading for a break
he lightly kissed the heads of three children
tucked into wooden framed beds he built
before he would head into the darkened day
hes been here before,
surrounded but alone
wedding ring feeling misplaced on left hand ring finger,
and bus of early morning commuters watch him play content
crossword puzzless done in pen
beanies on heads to hide the cold
big hands take backpacks, wide backs give rides to small kids
tying him to this life while he thinks ' i could've been big'
slips off his wedding band, opens a magazine with his left hand and feels relief
when ladies smile he feels seen
not stuck with thinking 'this is life for me'
stopping to greet the woman in the high heeled shoe
he exists the bus daily to sit in a room selling things to people who would'nt know what to do with the product
another hiccup in society
dreams crushed under the rest of life's necessities
its demanding 'feed me' needs leaving him hungry and empty for the filling
bent on knees pleading for a break
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Busy Bee and Resolutions
The time between then and now seems to have stretched a lifetime. I am changing, you are changing, the people we love are changing too.
It has been a little over a month since my last blog, bad I know, but life has a way of pulling your attention to places other than where you want it to be. Novemeber was National Novel Writing Month. I started off strong and determined to finish the race. Half way through the month a personal clamity struck in which everything I thought I stood for seemed to be questioned. I had always thought myself the strong person, with even stronger convictions, but I waivered in a situation that held universal sized importance. In my hesitance I failed a very percious friend. I stopped writing. To you, to myself, for NaNoWriMo. Depression reached a low I hadn't been at in years. I cried. Everyday and most of the night. I think I am back now, the guilt I feel i've been assured is unncessary and I am trying to be the person I have always hoped to be.
I am starting a new project for my poetry. I hope to list it here and on my site valerielongwriting.com, it will be a year of poetry inspired by the mass commuters I see on the bus everyday. This idea came to be when I first started riding the bus in August of this year. There were so many different types of people who all had a story, I wanted to write it for them. Particularly the girl in the yellow shoes, the one in the fishnet stockings, the man with the red nose, the couple with matching lip rings. They all had something to say, and I wanted to help them say it. So this year, for each day I am on the bus I will write about one person and their story, however fabricated it may be and I will post it for you. Its my way of saying thank you to diversity and to people for being beautiful and making me fall in love with you every day.
It has been a little over a month since my last blog, bad I know, but life has a way of pulling your attention to places other than where you want it to be. Novemeber was National Novel Writing Month. I started off strong and determined to finish the race. Half way through the month a personal clamity struck in which everything I thought I stood for seemed to be questioned. I had always thought myself the strong person, with even stronger convictions, but I waivered in a situation that held universal sized importance. In my hesitance I failed a very percious friend. I stopped writing. To you, to myself, for NaNoWriMo. Depression reached a low I hadn't been at in years. I cried. Everyday and most of the night. I think I am back now, the guilt I feel i've been assured is unncessary and I am trying to be the person I have always hoped to be.
I am starting a new project for my poetry. I hope to list it here and on my site valerielongwriting.com, it will be a year of poetry inspired by the mass commuters I see on the bus everyday. This idea came to be when I first started riding the bus in August of this year. There were so many different types of people who all had a story, I wanted to write it for them. Particularly the girl in the yellow shoes, the one in the fishnet stockings, the man with the red nose, the couple with matching lip rings. They all had something to say, and I wanted to help them say it. So this year, for each day I am on the bus I will write about one person and their story, however fabricated it may be and I will post it for you. Its my way of saying thank you to diversity and to people for being beautiful and making me fall in love with you every day.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
My First Write In (sorta)
Hey ya'll-
Today is going to be my first NaNoWriMo write in (nanowrimo.org). It is going to be a little different than most people's write ins. I am doing it with my sister who lives about 1,100 miles south of me. We will have Yahoo IM connected, the same music playlist and write from noon to four straight. We both have a goal of getting to 12,500 words today. We are looking at an increase of 6,117 for me and 8,083 for my sister. I have been so down this week feeling sick, I've hardly written at all so I am hoping this will give me that much needed boost to get me on that 50,000 word list. Happy Writting everyone!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Okay, so this time I did ditch, and for a while. I am sorry. I am going to try very hard to not let it happen again. Things have just been so CRAZY these past couple of months. Below is a quick run down of my life since my last post:
July: I got to see my wonderful family while we went on a 5 day Mexican Cruise to Cabo San Lucas, and I must say a cruise is the best way to spend a vacation. This was the first family vacation where we didn't have to fight over what to do, worry about the cost of the attractions, or try and find transportation for us all to have some alone time. We were able to do things ourselves, meet new people, see new things, and still all meet for dinner in the evening. Most of everything was paid for in the cost of the trip and so we didn't have to worry about money. Not to mention unlimited food...and really good food. We also met a beautiful couple, in their...lets say 50's. Linda and Charles. They were delightful and made each day just a little bit more exciting. We are set to go on a 7 day Caribbean Cruise in May as our second.
August: I MOVED!!! That's right, I got out of the house and moved into my own studio apartment in the North End. It has been glorious. It was like when I moved my creative floodgate opened up to whole new realms. My first month in here I wrote 3 new songs, several poems, and a short story that I was proud of. This was after months of trying to create anything worth keeping. I bought a microphone and am looking into some software to look at recording a CD (for myself) that consists of seven songs I have written since living here. In the move I did lose a dear friend, and that is sad. She didn't die, she just went away but those are the choices we make. I am able to hear through the grapevine a general of how she is and that makes me feel a little bit better about that.
September: BUMBERSHOOT and COHEED AND CAMBRIA. Those two alone would have made September the best month ever. I made incredible concert friends, one of whom I still talk to a little bit. Felt loved, and fell in love during the Modest Mouse show, and yes I was on the bar. Then at Coheed I met up with an old friend, Aaron and even being in seats that show rocked it. They played 'The Crowing', how does it get better than that? Oh wait, it was that they finally played 'The Velourium Camper III: Al the Killer' because I LOVE that song and have always wanted to be in a crowd of [mostly] white girls screaming, "die white girls, die white girls!" Note: The band is not racist, you just have to know the story behind Al.
October: October was glorious. I saw WHY? yet again, this time with Hannah and they made my heart scream "WOOHOO!" The newest album Eskimo Snow is different but intelligent and beautiful. Pick it up, listen, then listen again. My best friend, Priscilla also showed up for a few days and we had the pleasure of seeing the ever funny Kevin Smith, that night my stomach hurt and my pants, I must admit had been peed.
On another note, I was also promoted and got a raise in this month of October, that's always good news.
November: So I start NaNoWriMo this month, I get the pleasure of writing a frantic novel of 50,000 words in thirty days. I will keep my updates here, also at nanowrimo.org. Check it out, it's going to be a good time!
July: I got to see my wonderful family while we went on a 5 day Mexican Cruise to Cabo San Lucas, and I must say a cruise is the best way to spend a vacation. This was the first family vacation where we didn't have to fight over what to do, worry about the cost of the attractions, or try and find transportation for us all to have some alone time. We were able to do things ourselves, meet new people, see new things, and still all meet for dinner in the evening. Most of everything was paid for in the cost of the trip and so we didn't have to worry about money. Not to mention unlimited food...and really good food. We also met a beautiful couple, in their...lets say 50's. Linda and Charles. They were delightful and made each day just a little bit more exciting. We are set to go on a 7 day Caribbean Cruise in May as our second.
August: I MOVED!!! That's right, I got out of the house and moved into my own studio apartment in the North End. It has been glorious. It was like when I moved my creative floodgate opened up to whole new realms. My first month in here I wrote 3 new songs, several poems, and a short story that I was proud of. This was after months of trying to create anything worth keeping. I bought a microphone and am looking into some software to look at recording a CD (for myself) that consists of seven songs I have written since living here. In the move I did lose a dear friend, and that is sad. She didn't die, she just went away but those are the choices we make. I am able to hear through the grapevine a general of how she is and that makes me feel a little bit better about that.
September: BUMBERSHOOT and COHEED AND CAMBRIA. Those two alone would have made September the best month ever. I made incredible concert friends, one of whom I still talk to a little bit. Felt loved, and fell in love during the Modest Mouse show, and yes I was on the bar. Then at Coheed I met up with an old friend, Aaron and even being in seats that show rocked it. They played 'The Crowing', how does it get better than that? Oh wait, it was that they finally played 'The Velourium Camper III: Al the Killer' because I LOVE that song and have always wanted to be in a crowd of [mostly] white girls screaming, "die white girls, die white girls!" Note: The band is not racist, you just have to know the story behind Al.
October: October was glorious. I saw WHY? yet again, this time with Hannah and they made my heart scream "WOOHOO!" The newest album Eskimo Snow is different but intelligent and beautiful. Pick it up, listen, then listen again. My best friend, Priscilla also showed up for a few days and we had the pleasure of seeing the ever funny Kevin Smith, that night my stomach hurt and my pants, I must admit had been peed.
On another note, I was also promoted and got a raise in this month of October, that's always good news.
November: So I start NaNoWriMo this month, I get the pleasure of writing a frantic novel of 50,000 words in thirty days. I will keep my updates here, also at nanowrimo.org. Check it out, it's going to be a good time!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The New Wave
I know its been awhile but I promise I didn't just ditch. I was in San Francisco this weekend! It was really fun. We left Thursday night at around 5:30pm and drove all night into San Francisco. It was beautiful and fun. We weren't aware that it was Pride weekend and so we were in for a suprise but had a blast. Pink Satuday, the Pride street fair, we also did a ghost tour and saw Charles Manson, Jim Jones', and Janis Joplin's houses. We drove down the crookedest street, went to the aquarium, and stopped at a beach.This was along with driving through a tree, having 'real' chinese food, and hanging on to the edge or a cable car. All in all it was pretty eventful. We met very nice people and became delirious on the way home deciding we are starting a rockish/popish/ technoish band thats more of a trip to watch live, than Pink Floyd on acid. We don't have a name, or band members but it's going to be a hit! There's pictures at myspace.com/liquidscenes for your enjoyment, don't have the time to post them here. Toodles!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
I'm Back!
I have been gone for SO long and missed so much here on Blogger. I am sorry and I will not neglect again, at least I will try not to neglect. So much has happened but nothing has happened all at the same time. Lets talk about upcoming things, my schedule is as follows for the next few weeks:
Thursday June 26th- Go to San Francisco for a mini weekend vacation with Heather
Tuesday June 30th- Start new school classes (one of which is Into to Literature!!)
Friday July 3rd- Pick up stranger Webley fan to stay at our house for the weekend, also,attend awesome Webley Extravaganza
Friday July 5th- CAMP TOMATO
Friday July 10th- Leave for San Diego and a day with my brother, Victor
Saturday July 11th-16th- Mexican Cruise with the Long/Sanchez Clan
Friday July 17th- Decemberists/Andrew Bird at Marymoor Amphitheater
Saturday July 18th- Death Cab for Cutie/New Pornographers at Marymoor Amphitheater
Sunday July 19th- Fighting between Lacuna Coil and Neumos or No Doubt (which I have tickets to)
Times are lovely and I feel like I am actually doing things, enjoying life, living. I haven't begun to plan August yet but we have birthday's coming up, maybe new housing to look into, wonderful shows I'm sure are coming. It's going to be fantastic and I promise to be more frequent to update so everyone who can't enjoy it with me can enjoy it through me.
In better news I also purchased a little digital camera so that I can now better document the happenings of life around me. I'm glad to share it. Good day
Thursday June 26th- Go to San Francisco for a mini weekend vacation with Heather
Tuesday June 30th- Start new school classes (one of which is Into to Literature!!)
Friday July 3rd- Pick up stranger Webley fan to stay at our house for the weekend, also,attend awesome Webley Extravaganza
Friday July 5th- CAMP TOMATO
Friday July 10th- Leave for San Diego and a day with my brother, Victor
Saturday July 11th-16th- Mexican Cruise with the Long/Sanchez Clan
Friday July 17th- Decemberists/Andrew Bird at Marymoor Amphitheater
Saturday July 18th- Death Cab for Cutie/New Pornographers at Marymoor Amphitheater
Sunday July 19th- Fighting between Lacuna Coil and Neumos or No Doubt (which I have tickets to)
Times are lovely and I feel like I am actually doing things, enjoying life, living. I haven't begun to plan August yet but we have birthday's coming up, maybe new housing to look into, wonderful shows I'm sure are coming. It's going to be fantastic and I promise to be more frequent to update so everyone who can't enjoy it with me can enjoy it through me.
In better news I also purchased a little digital camera so that I can now better document the happenings of life around me. I'm glad to share it. Good day
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