New music by Green Day "Oh Love"

 

GREEN DAY "OH LOVE"

 

 

 

 

Why am I just finding out about this song? The older I get the less cool I become. I know absolutely nothing lately.

Civil Rights Footage

Civil Rights Footage

 

 

 

The Importance of Voting...IN MY WORDS

THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING

 

Picture depicting women picketing for their right to vote in the early 20th Century.

Obama... Romney... the finger pointing.. the bickering. Which one do we choose??? I know sometimes election day and days leading up to it can cause some confusion and annoyance for others. Often times I hear people say how they don't vote, dont want to vote, how their vote doesnt count, that it doesn't matter.  I just wanted to say why I really take advantage of election day, and my freedom to vote as a black woman. I honor and appreciate the long hard road American women had to travel so that we could have our right to vote.  I often think about the risks that black Americans and white Americans took so that black people could have their right to vote without intimidation. I think about Womens Suffrage which took place from 1848-1920. During the Civil Rights Movement, many Americans risked their lives and were beaten, marched went to jail, and toiled so that we can have the rights that we have today. I realize it, I get it, I understand that, and I do not want their hard work to be in vain. Thank God for these brave men and women, black and white, who fought for our civil rights. If they were not courageous enough to fight for our rights, then how would things be today.

 

There is no excuse for not voting, if that right was taken from any of us, we would feel awful.

 

VOTE

 



The Day I Met Destruction

THE DAY I MET DESTRUCTION



Titled "The End", a day of destruction depicted, mainly to show despair when in such conditions.

As I said previously, I grew up in a religious family. Often talk about the end of the world, The Second Coming and God's wrath. No matter how you grew up, what kind of background you have, it is one of those discussions that can be a little scary and troublesome to most people. Talking about destruction, death, and the end of the world, is a great way to disturb anyone or make them lose sleep. Economic Crisis, poverty, war, crime rates in America steadily going up...you see and hear preachers saying that God told them when the world is going to end or when God's second coming is... being of these reasons, often of course they are wrong and have no clue when this is going to happen. Or should I say they are wrong in saying they know the exact date...  Truth is, none of us know, how can you know for sure unless God or an Angel told you face to face which of course is not going to happen because since obviously, God and Angels.. and Satan for that matter, do not have physical bodies. Don't you think however, it is a good idea that the world does not know the exact date and time? Just think about what kind of chaos it would cause, if all of us knew the exact date and time of Jesus Second Coming along with the actual destruction of the Earth. And if you did know when the world was going to end, how would you spend that time?

Through this illustration I did above, I mainly wanted to depict the feel of despair and desperation, if I, or someone else, or anyone were to be in such a situation where no one could help you. Also showing the ending of the Lords Prayer. Even people that.. so called, don't b"elieve in God", have an urge to pray in desperate situations, I know.. because I see it happen a lot.

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Creature Animation...

Sorry I have been away for a while. I am working on my next post and artpiece which is about THE END OF THE WORLD. A favorite subject for a lot of us right? So when is the end of the world, I guess eventually dead or alive we will find out...

In the meantime a video from Youtube below from Creature Animation titled "Sp00ns Birthday Surprise"

Normal is the new boring

"I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in the world. Elijah Wood"

Being a black girl who listened to Bush, Filter, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Our Lady Peace in the 90's, and in the south,  made me stick out like a sore thumb, along with my alternative way of dressing. Some people made my life miserable and often I was teased. I hated it and often did not want to get up to go to school. Every day I would ponder telling a lie and saying I was sick yet knowing I would have to back to school the next day anyway. But I was told one day, that the only way you are going to be happy is if you just be yourself. I realize now how hard it is growing up and to be bold enough to not conform to what people at school want you to be, or what society wants you to be. I guess in my case I crossed the line with because I wore my Oasis and Soundgarden T-shirts proudly. Imagine how uncomfortable I would of been if I had done what everyone else wanted me to?

Usually people that are insecure, are the ones that do the bullying and teasing. I have learned to say screw everyone else, and do my own thing, whatever makes me happy no matter how weird it makes me look.

It drives you nuts as a kid but as you get older, people respect you for being yourself. Love yourself, embrace yourself, BE YOURSELF.

Music by Christina Aguilera

STATISTICS:

• An estimated 160,000 US students miss school each day due to fear of attack or intimidation from peers.

                     (National Education Association, 1995)

• 9 out of 10 LGBT teens have reported being bullied at school within the past year because of their sexual orientation

Movie Trailers of the Top 10 Scariest Horror Movies

Top 10 Scariest Horror Films. The original movie trailers including, "The Shining", "The Amityville Horror" and "The Exorcist".