Lyrical Love: April 2011

Friday, April 22, 2011

Menkaure and His Queen

This is Menkaure and his Queen. We are learning about Egypt in my Western Cultures class this term. I have always been interested in Egypt since I was a little tike watching Prince of Egypt, so studying it in school has been way fun.

My teacher put this picture up with the projector and asked us to analyze it. I am in love with this statue. Here are a few things I noticed about it...

- Their left feet are forward, symbolyzing motion or moving forward, possibly into the afterlife together (how romantic).

- Her belly is not the perfect flatness of stone but has shape to it, makes the statue almost human, life-like.

- He is pulling some sort of cart, symoblizing the man's job to be the strength and the muscle of the couple. But, the woman is holding on to him almost holding him up. Doing her job to keep him stable and secure.

- And my favorite part of this beautiful work of art is the look on thier faces, they are content in their companionship. Whatever they have been through or whatever they are about to face, they are confident in doing it together.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Days 31-38

Day 31

[A picture of a tradition you have]

...LIOHAH, my family's motto, after every family prayer we throw our hands together and cheer "Love in Our Hearts and Home LIOHAH!" I was about 7 or 8 when we started it. I sure do miss it while I'm here at college...

Day 32

[A picture of a crazy night]

...The Disco! In Italy. It was the best dance club I have ever been to for sure, not to mention I almost got kissed by a very attractive Italian boy!!!...

Day 33

[A picture of the house you grew up in.]

...So i actually just found this on the internet. I think it might actually be my house, I'm not entirely sure though seeing as I havent seen it since I was about 10, but it looks pretty dang close...

Day 34

[A picture of your currently most played CD]

...T-Swift's Speak Now album! I am OBSESSED with Haunted and Enchanted, must must must listen to them!...

Day 35

[A picture of your favorite place to eat]

...Mongolian Grill, I love how they cook the food right in front of me. And its absolutely De-lish!...

Day 36

[A picture of your ‘other half']

...It's just me, myself, and I. I feel pretty whole, but I look forward to meeting the other half I never realized I was missing...

Day 37

[A picture of the people you spend most of your time with]

...These are my girls! You could say were pretty much inseperable, aside from the fact that Jodo and Allie are both home now in CA and UT, HI's not the same without them...

Day 38

[A picture of the best part of your day]

...When I finally get to curl up in my fluffy bed with 50pillows after an amazing day...

60 Day Challenge

...So I found 30 more to add to my already 30 day challenge... yay! =)

Here it goes...

Day 31 - A picture of a tradition you have.
Day 32 - A picture of a crazy night.
Day 33 - A picture of the house you grew up in.
Day 34 - A picture of your currently most played CD.
Day 35 - A picture of your favorite place to eat.
Day 36 - A picture of your ‘other half'.
Day 37 - A picture of the people you spend most of your time with.
Day 38 - A picture of the best part of your day.
Day 39 - A picture of your favorite movie.
Day 40 - A picture of your favorite Disney character.
Day 41 - A picture of your pet.
Day 42 - A picture of your dream house.
Day 43 - A picture of something you can’t function without.
Day 44 - A picture of someone you’re told you look like.
Day 45 - A picture of your room.
Day 46 - A picture of where you wish you were right now.
Day 47 - A picture of your favorite place to shop.
Day 48 - A picture of your favorite actress/actor.
Day 49 - A picture of where you live.
Day 50 - A picture of your most frequented place.
Day 51 - A picture of your dream car.
Day 52 - A picture of your favorite sport.
Day 53 - A picture of someone you think is hot.
Day 54 - A picture of the one thing you would bring if you were stranded on a deserted island.
Day 55 - A picture of the last movie you saw in theaters.
Day 56 - A picture of something that makes you happy.
Day 57 - A picture of your favorite holiday.
Day 58 - A picture of your favorite animal.
Day 59 - A picture of a random item that you own.
Day 60 - A picture of something you’re excited about

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Breathe

Just Do It!

No, this isn't a Nike add.
But it is meant to be motivational... so listen up. =) jk

The other night I had to get Logan to the airport and I had Chole's car but it's stick-shift and I (even though I practiced a few times) did not feel comfortable driving in town at all. And thank goodness I didn't. Anyways I asked my home teacher, David, if he would take us and it ended up being one of the most interesting drives I've ever been on.

First of all we got lost and almost missed Loag's flight, but we made it just in time and it worked out fine. We then got lost like 3 more times on the ride home and it ended up taking us an extra hour and a half on top of the hour it regularly wouldve taken us to get home. But, I really enjoyed that extra time talking to David.

The way he thinks is so interesting... such as he doesn't think that there are any really amazing female instrmentalists (which I want to disagree with, but I can't seem to come up with anyone to combat that statement), and he thinks that movies are a waste of time and that jazz music is the most intricate and emotional genre of music. It was eye-opening to see his point of view on these matters and some cases I surprisingly agree.

We were at one point talking about where we might want to go after we're done with school, I said Italy, of course. But I wasnt sure if it would be possible because I don't have Italian classes avaliable to study here and I would be going completely unprepared. And he said "Just do it."

It was that simple...
Just do it
Whats stopping me?

Whats standing in my way of having everything I've ever dreamed of?
I am. Myself. My doubts. My fears. I'm standing in my own way.

And all it took me to realize that is someone telling me to slimply "just do it".

...so thats the end of my story, I love how I was so detailed in leading up to practically nothing. but it was inspirational to me. Maybe I'm just weird like that.

Day 30

[A picture of someone you miss]

...Hunter! Hes on his mish now in Cali. He'll be gone a year this summer. I miss being able to pick up the phone and call that sweet boy. But, I can quite proudly say we've kept up pretty well with the letter writing =)...

Day 29

[A picture that can always make you smile]

...so I found this on a friend's facebok about a year ago. I have no clue who this lil baby is but I would put it as my desktop pic but it would squish it down to fit and he looked like this lil chubby squatty thing. I cant look at it and not smile...

Day 28

[A picture of something you're afraid of]

...finding the love of my life and then losing him...

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Day 27

[A picture of yourself and a family member]

...Logan and I at the Aloha Stadim for the swap meet. Logan came to visit me here in Hawaii and it's been such a blast!!! It's way fun to get to spend some one on one time with my lil bro...