Blooms
The pale yellow daffodils come upon us suddenly
Sunlight
The warmth of each person, each new face
New
The youthful green grass, daring and rebellious
Happiness
The tiny hand, drippy-popsicle-sticky, clinging to my finger
Rain
The memories of a time before time as it is now
Sweet
The taste of fresh California strawberries every day
Confidence
The understanding that things can and will get better
Love
The encouragement of a friend
-Argentia
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
April Update: ten (mostly) important things of the past month.
1. Kishi Bashi released his new album, "Lighght", and it has my favorite song from his Charlottesville show, "Q&A". This romantic song is performed live in the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeAUlx4Gea8
And like the uploader, I had no idea what the title was until the album was released. I can't hear if he says the title in my video of the performance, and since the chorus is in Japanese, it was hard for me to decide what to call it. Finally, my favorite song is here (with a name)!
2. As of this moment, I have finished 3 out of 5 classes with an 'A'! Here's to hoping my Communications exam tomorrow and Biology exam Wednesday go well. :)
3. My friends and I went to see "The Wind Rises", Hayao Miyazaki's last film, at the Lyric in Blacksburg. It was a great movie and a wonderful night.
4. Jiro in the aforementioned movie was just adorable and totally stole my heart. He had classy suits, awesome hats, an amazing scarf, cute glasses, and flyaway hair. His quirky personality and interactions with people around him made me just want to hug him. Seriously. That scene when he wanted to give the kids a cake? When his boss said that they thought he would marry an airplane? Every singe time he got lost in daydreaming? Not to mention the scenes of him testing his airplane in the mountains with his girl. Uwaaaahhh~~~ Ahem. He was so cute.
5. I need to photo spam you, of course-
One of my favorite outfits from the beginning scenes.
Feverishly working...
Dream sequences were a consistent theme throughout. Jiro would dream that he was speaking with and drawing inspiration from his role model, Italian plane designer Caproni.
6. We went to the street fair in Blacksburg-
7. We also brought home a haul from Oasis
The U-Gua, rice drink, and dried cuttlefish are heavenly. Sac Sac never disappoints. :)
8. I should have more to say in this post. I have a total of seven weeks of work left (blah...) and eight weeks until I leave for South Korea, which is actually a nice thought. I'm hoping time flies, but hoping it creeps at the same time. Augh. I feel so indecisive recently and very conflicted. I know I shouldn't dwell on those feelings and proceed with my life, but of course, doubt is determined to polute every good thing. I have so much academic/study burnout, as my parents called it. Or you could say it is senioritis, though I've felt it for my entire sophomore year, a pretty long time. I'm having to learn to take my B and live with it instead of glorifying the 4.0 to extremes. Of course, there is my tendency to be nostalgic and look back too much. I compare my current life to the happy high school years and get so discouraged trying to recreate that for myself, when really, I should be thankful for what I have. And who says it can't ever get any better than it was? :)
9. I'm looking forward to these things in May-
Cooking all kinds of foods
Excercising and getting out more
Reading to kids at Spiller when I'm NOT on the clock
Going out with friends
Warm weather
Redecorating my room (and being otherwise creative)
Cleaning
Studying Korean as much as I can
10. Eventually, I will work up the courage to post some of my recent poems to this blog and the motivation to post pictures of some recipes I've tried, along with some pictures from my trip to Namsan tower that I never published on here.
So, here's to crawling out of the cavern that is academic burnout and sophomore year and trying to look at the world positively!
-Argentia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeAUlx4Gea8
And like the uploader, I had no idea what the title was until the album was released. I can't hear if he says the title in my video of the performance, and since the chorus is in Japanese, it was hard for me to decide what to call it. Finally, my favorite song is here (with a name)!
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| Album cover... |
2. As of this moment, I have finished 3 out of 5 classes with an 'A'! Here's to hoping my Communications exam tomorrow and Biology exam Wednesday go well. :)
3. My friends and I went to see "The Wind Rises", Hayao Miyazaki's last film, at the Lyric in Blacksburg. It was a great movie and a wonderful night.
4. Jiro in the aforementioned movie was just adorable and totally stole my heart. He had classy suits, awesome hats, an amazing scarf, cute glasses, and flyaway hair. His quirky personality and interactions with people around him made me just want to hug him. Seriously. That scene when he wanted to give the kids a cake? When his boss said that they thought he would marry an airplane? Every singe time he got lost in daydreaming? Not to mention the scenes of him testing his airplane in the mountains with his girl. Uwaaaahhh~~~ Ahem. He was so cute.
5. I need to photo spam you, of course-
6. We went to the street fair in Blacksburg-
7. We also brought home a haul from Oasis
The U-Gua, rice drink, and dried cuttlefish are heavenly. Sac Sac never disappoints. :)
8. I should have more to say in this post. I have a total of seven weeks of work left (blah...) and eight weeks until I leave for South Korea, which is actually a nice thought. I'm hoping time flies, but hoping it creeps at the same time. Augh. I feel so indecisive recently and very conflicted. I know I shouldn't dwell on those feelings and proceed with my life, but of course, doubt is determined to polute every good thing. I have so much academic/study burnout, as my parents called it. Or you could say it is senioritis, though I've felt it for my entire sophomore year, a pretty long time. I'm having to learn to take my B and live with it instead of glorifying the 4.0 to extremes. Of course, there is my tendency to be nostalgic and look back too much. I compare my current life to the happy high school years and get so discouraged trying to recreate that for myself, when really, I should be thankful for what I have. And who says it can't ever get any better than it was? :)
9. I'm looking forward to these things in May-
Cooking all kinds of foods
Excercising and getting out more
Reading to kids at Spiller when I'm NOT on the clock
Going out with friends
Warm weather
Redecorating my room (and being otherwise creative)
Cleaning
Studying Korean as much as I can
10. Eventually, I will work up the courage to post some of my recent poems to this blog and the motivation to post pictures of some recipes I've tried, along with some pictures from my trip to Namsan tower that I never published on here.
So, here's to crawling out of the cavern that is academic burnout and sophomore year and trying to look at the world positively!
-Argentia
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Blind
My feelings, which are now so torn and anxious
Glide around like our last goodbye
Like your legs, taking straightforward steps
While others were trepidacious and uncertain
Don't open your eyes to the cruel night
Your heart was too warm for that
More than a fire, you appear like a star
Burning in a galaxy, where no time has passed away
Come to this world and open your palm
Only to be nailed to the cross you built
Did you assume that everyone would love you?
Were you born blind, or have you acquired it?
Do not be angry, no one knows it but I
Who can hear your silence and feel the pressure
My feelings, so quiet and afraid
Drift around in tune to yours, I can't stop it
Please delete Pluto from your solar system
It's cold as ice and pointless
How far away does a single voice carry and
Who can hear me amidst the noise of everyday life?
The instant is passing, your impulsiveness lingers
Suggestions connect like lightening in my mind
Will you not speak a little more to me
Let us map the cities and barren lands of your being
Get lost in the colors of this world, search
Meaning is just around the corner, brilliant
Let me hold it in my hands, this preciousness
Make your decisions; if you wish, I will never let go.
Glide around like our last goodbye
Like your legs, taking straightforward steps
While others were trepidacious and uncertain
Don't open your eyes to the cruel night
Your heart was too warm for that
More than a fire, you appear like a star
Burning in a galaxy, where no time has passed away
Come to this world and open your palm
Only to be nailed to the cross you built
Did you assume that everyone would love you?
Were you born blind, or have you acquired it?
Do not be angry, no one knows it but I
Who can hear your silence and feel the pressure
My feelings, so quiet and afraid
Drift around in tune to yours, I can't stop it
Please delete Pluto from your solar system
It's cold as ice and pointless
How far away does a single voice carry and
Who can hear me amidst the noise of everyday life?
The instant is passing, your impulsiveness lingers
Suggestions connect like lightening in my mind
Will you not speak a little more to me
Let us map the cities and barren lands of your being
Get lost in the colors of this world, search
Meaning is just around the corner, brilliant
Let me hold it in my hands, this preciousness
Make your decisions; if you wish, I will never let go.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Jade Jikeidan
We did t'ai ch'i at midnight
Everything sliding to an abrupt halt
You looked into my eyes
And you whispered a lonely lovesong
If you hold me tight I'll smile
Tell me you need me and I'll stay
Buy the lies I sell you, and don't cry
Oh, dearest darling, don't you dare cry
We practiced pottery at noon
Forming the most beautiful creations
Imperfect and flawed, but lovely
And you whispered my praises
The ancient, pale moon
Bares its scared face without shame
The pits in your soul
Are shadows dancing in my vision
Life's been a pretty little lie
But it's also been a pretty little thrill
And if it doesn't get boring, it's okay
If it never gets quiet, we'll fly
We learned Chinese in the wee hours
Morning of mysterious oriental vision
But I could not understand your tone
So you whispered a little English in my ear
We have slipped in and out
Like your state of mind
But that wasn't the end for you
The sad stories keep building
The faces of those pretty babies
Big brown eyes like yours
Stare into my soul, they pierce me
Just like you
We danced in the haze of spring sunsets
My heart burning with a desperate fire
I was fascinated by you beyond belief
And you whispered lies in my ear
Oh, you were the match, bold and selfless
That finally struck the wheat field
In kamikaze flames, down, down, down
Thank you, thank you, for opening my eyes
I hope you stay this way, in peace
May you live, wild and free and boundless
Perhaps one day we will heal
Until then, please farewell my friend, farewell
-Argentia
Everything sliding to an abrupt halt
You looked into my eyes
And you whispered a lonely lovesong
If you hold me tight I'll smile
Tell me you need me and I'll stay
Buy the lies I sell you, and don't cry
Oh, dearest darling, don't you dare cry
We practiced pottery at noon
Forming the most beautiful creations
Imperfect and flawed, but lovely
And you whispered my praises
The ancient, pale moon
Bares its scared face without shame
The pits in your soul
Are shadows dancing in my vision
Life's been a pretty little lie
But it's also been a pretty little thrill
And if it doesn't get boring, it's okay
If it never gets quiet, we'll fly
We learned Chinese in the wee hours
Morning of mysterious oriental vision
But I could not understand your tone
So you whispered a little English in my ear
We have slipped in and out
Like your state of mind
But that wasn't the end for you
The sad stories keep building
The faces of those pretty babies
Big brown eyes like yours
Stare into my soul, they pierce me
Just like you
We danced in the haze of spring sunsets
My heart burning with a desperate fire
I was fascinated by you beyond belief
And you whispered lies in my ear
Oh, you were the match, bold and selfless
That finally struck the wheat field
In kamikaze flames, down, down, down
Thank you, thank you, for opening my eyes
I hope you stay this way, in peace
May you live, wild and free and boundless
Perhaps one day we will heal
Until then, please farewell my friend, farewell
-Argentia
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