I'm Looking for a Dead End Song

Before today, I never fully understood the concept of forgiveness. I always found it beautiful, but I never understood how it worked; it's just not logical. That's not to say that it was hard for me to forgive someone, it really wasn't, but I just never understood how our hearts and minds allowed for forgiveness. 

So, I think I've figured out what forgiveness means to me. Earlier tonight, I was thinking about a stupid (though it wasn't at the time) fight between the lil' headitors (Dani, Claire and I! We finished the Yearbook tonight! I'm so proud of the 3 of us!) and our teacher, and while the reasons I was so mad (love ya, Harty) are completely valid, I couldn't bring myself to care anymore. Why? Because my love for her completely outweighs anything negative I felt during that fight.

To me, forgiveness is when your love for someone infinitely outweighs any anger, hurt, resentment or anything of the sort. It's the moment where those negative feelings become work, and you're just happy they're around. I don't think you can work towards forgiving someone, I think it happens naturally when you fall back in love with them.

Anyway, just a random thought. I'll probably be editing that idea once I gain some more perspective. You know what I won't be editing, though? The Reata 2010-2011. Because it's finally over.

These Times When Everything Slows

One, throw on your swim suit. Two, grab that book you've been meaning to read and that playlist you've been meaning to listen to. Three, don't forget Claire! (Four, make fun of Molly.) Count 'em one, two, three- my morning ritual for the next four days. This week is Spring Break and I'm heading to Ixtapa along with a big group of senior hooligans and our families. I cannot wait for the feeling of the sun shining on my face, not worrying about what time it is, and being to sleep and eat whenever I feel like it. The last few weeks at school have been tough on all of us, so I'm so excited that we're getting a well-earned few days in the sun to run around like idiots and be merry!

Wherever you are and whatever you're dealing with, I hope this week is kind to you. I hope you take the time to focus on you and your need for relaxation, for alone time, for sleep, for laughing, for vitamin D, for quiet, for music, for anything and everything you love.

So You Can Sing This Song

So, my good friend Danika showed me that Blogspot now let's you have Pages! I copied her (she made a bunch of art pages) by making one about the pictures I've been taking this year for my Photography class. It's the tab under the blog title called "My Attempt at Photography." All year I've been slaving away to get some sort of grasp on the art of photography and even though my work is still laughable, I cringe a little less at my photos now! I wanted to add some flair to this blog here of mine so I'll post some of my favorite pictures of the ones I've taken so far.

Something I've learned about Photography this year is how it actually is an art form. While I always appreciated a good picture, I had a hard time grasping the concept of a photographer as an artist... but now, I get it more. It's not about being able to push a button or change the settings on a camera; it's about being able to create a world within the frame of photograph, much like a painter creates another world upon a canvas.

Anyway, taking pictures is super fun and a wonderful way for me to take a step out of my own reality. Take a look for some amusement.