Go on an Adventure

Dear World,

I'm so excited and nervous at the same time. So for the next five weeks I'm taking a really challenging class in half the time it usually takes. None the less it's a film class. I believe I'll be busy and I can get it done. But there is still apart of me some hesitation, because it's the unknown. The unknown is challenging, but it's the adventure. Last night I found out a film I made didn't really win anything. I realized that I can be happy on my own. And don't really need anything to try to cheer me up. Do you ever take out your anger or sadness out on someone else when you don't mean to? I've never done that until the other night. And it was stupid to do so. It doesn't accomplish anything, except waste time. Now as August approaches I'm getting really excited for September. Even though it's good to enjoy summer, it's nice to go back to familiarity. The sense of family, not being alone factor. That summer in Savannah has brought. Granted I've made many new and amazing friends, gotten experiences for down the road, but I still would've preferred to have my friends home. The life all SCAD students love: Family and acceptance filled with creativity and adventure. So, world I challenge you to take a new step in the direction of happiness and embrace your next new moment vividly without hesitation. I leave you with this:

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure."

-Helen Keller

Enjoy your night.

Love,

The musings of a writer

Desire

Dear World,
I write to you as the clouds start to gray and the wind barely rustling. This summer has been incredibly creative and full of ideas. I feel as though I'm just a collector. Never staying too long on an idea. Maybe it's meant to be a gathering so I can pick out the best stuff for later. I won't know til I get there. But, what has recently happened was how info has been passed to me. The use of info given at the last minute possible. I don't understand it really. It's as if certain information only was told with huge hesitation. Now, this information was valuable and needed, but somehow I feel betrayed. I wish I could figure out why it needed to happen. To be in that mindset? Hmm. Desire is a strong emotion. Be careful what you do with it. I leave you with this: "A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs" - Mark Twain
Good bye now.

Love,
The writer

Movies. and life as I know it

Dear World,

I find myself ever more pleased that what I can endure for art. Being an extra in a movie is a hard job. Although some parts are super easy, it's a long enduring day and at the end you could say "I was needed in some way. Even if it was a small one" Today I got to be in the new Miley Cyrus movie called "The Last Song". I mean I was getting paid to be a beach goer and stand and cheer in the stands. What's so difficult about that? 1) The heat 2)Filming over the sun with no shade.

But I loved every minute of it. To the crazy lady that needed to follow us, to being swept up in a sand storm on the beach and then getting poured rain on almost directly afterward. I loved for the first time in my life I could care less that I was actually in the movie. I wanted to be behind the scenes so much more. I could live that circus of a life. It's so fullfilling to me. Weird in itself, it's a really structured time schedule with so much creative freedom. I love the filming world and today just confirmed what I've been learning in school and what I've seen through films. The world of filming is magical and really it's just ordinary people doing EXTRAORDINARY things. And I'm not talking about the talent. I'm talking about the PA who rounds everyone up, to the 1AD placing people and wanting to create atmosphere. I felt like a film nerd because of all the beautiful equipment in the trucks and on set. I want to shoot films on those cameras one day. And so I leave you with this :

"Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music"

-Frank Copula

Good night and good luck faithful artists,

Love,

The writer

The Ocean is a Wide open valley

Dear World, 

I've had the pleasure to sit through hours of documentaries and films about the ocean and planet we live in this week. It's been fascinating. I've been volunteering at the Blue Ocean Film Festival. I do hope it returns next year. The art gallery I've been assigned to is called the Brian Skerry Photography exhibit.

http://www.brianskerry.com/portfolio.html

Go to this website to check out the photos. They are fantastic. I've always loved the ocean and it's wonders when I was little.

It's in this week that my love for it has really come out. Seeing all the animals, being exposed to so many people who are passionate about

filmmaking and taking photographs of the wild life. I think real life is almost more exciting then making up stories.

That real life is just a little story that people document. It's a growing concern among these filmmakers that the ocean

is in trouble with temperatures rising. It's not just a silly pop culture thing. It' really happening and its fascinating

to see proof of it in these films. I've learned so much about the ocean in just two days, and have remembered from

paying attention in school to understand what's going on. What I love is seeing people who are so focused to get

their message out to the general public. Sylvia Earle is an amazing woman. And I can't wait to meet her in the next few days

She's one of the most well known Oceanographers of our time. What's so awesome is that she's pushed boundaries,

authored books and has taken hours of footage underwater. I respect her greatly. She's being honored with a lifetime

achievement award at Blue this week and I couldn't be happier for her.

So I leave you with this quote tonight world. Enjoy.

"Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead." 
—Louisa May Alcott

Goodnight, love, 

The writer

Burning rubber

Dear world, 

I've realized that this summer is a test of faith. I for one hate being tested, but I love a challenge. Leviticus 4: 8-10 describes the burning of fat off a cow. It might seem a little morbid, but it's an example of faith in it's core. The pure and holy item to be cleaned and ultimately sacrificed. I'm in the process of being stripped from everything I knew that was current. Every aspect in my life has changed. Learning to cope is a difficult process. I know world, why must you hear this? I'm sorry to be ranting. But if you are like me in any way today. I'm here to tell you. That. Life changes. People graduate, move away, get married, make art. 

"Life is just a chance to grow a soul" - Powell Davies

Good bye,

Love the writer

My Love for MC Escher

Dear world,

I find myself posting to you twice on the same day to save some time here. I've found my MC Escher inspired piece!! Here it is in it's full glory. This was a 7 layered paper piece painted with acrylic on bristol. I don't have a name, but if I had to title it I'd called it "The elevator game" 

Here's a picture from MC Escher . It's titled "House of Stairs" 

So world, enjoy the rest of your day. 

Love, 

The writer

Summer Coffee Cake

Dear World, 

I find myself musing alot lately. Even more now that school has finished for a good two months. First I am warming my brain up to go and finish revising my script for the "I've now lost count" time for Leaving Home. (My feature length screenplay) It's a comforting and weird feeling knowing that I live here now. I'm out of the prison/cruise ship I called my home for so many months. Alot of people I love and know are gone to enjoy their families and friends back home. Too many couples I know are leaving each other for the summer and coming back together in the fall. I know I'm one of those in that category. Change is good. I just hate the process of it. But after it's happened it makes you stronger. My idea of what home is has changed world. Have you been tossed in a land of what you thought was your home, but really isn't anymore ? I've discovered what my home is, and what it means to me. And how and who my family unit is. I think people need family. Even if their not related so to say to them. It's just the conscience decision to be there for that person, despite what's going on in life. People aren't permanent. Family units change, rise and fall. But, you'll always have your constant. And that's what I can hope for. To know I can see their face from time to time is always a joyous occasion. The idea of going home to me sounds foreign now. Savannah has become my new home. I'm not going back to what was once my family home til December. The idea of community is beautiful. So, my advice to you world is to embrace what you call your family and the surrounding area of your community. Get active and engage with the ones you love. Because you never know when they'll be gone.

 "Family isn't about who's blood you have. It's about who you care about" - Trey Parker and Matt Stone

Good bye and good luck world, 

Until next time, 

The musing of a writer.