Thursday, April 24, 2014

Wednesday 4/23

Today was a day wrecked with emotions! It was the birthday of a really good friend of mine, and now I am at home relaxing and enjoying the nice day. On top of that, Kartik, one of my best friends came over and we had a lot of fun together and walked around the neighborhood and conversed. We planned a flight to San Diego since we are both going there this summer!

I feel ecstatic and content about life as it feels like it is taking a turn for the better. Haha, amazing isn't it? Well, I think that is all for today. Oh, and even better, we biked around the neighborhood and the way the wind chill blew on me really just tingled my nerves and gave me an adrenaline rush.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Tuesday 4/22

Today was an average day. I took a nap, and I felt rejuvenated but oversleeping truly did kil my mood. In the morning, I woke up pretty early but I stayed the night at a friend's house yesterday so I biked home quickly in the morning. Past that, I stayed home and worked on various projects because I want to go out with my friends tonight and tomorrow night. Spring break has been treating me well.

Today I felt a mixture of emotions. First it was happiness, then it was frustration, and then it was sadness/madness. I do not and I will never understand myself and my body. My emotions shift like a yoyo and I find myself feeling these emotions of either happiness or sadness many times in my life. It is an odd phenomenon really. I felt consumed with sadness barely fifteen minutes ago and I could not pinpoint the root of my emotions, and now I feel even better. Quite strange, if you ask me.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Monday 4/21

Today, life was amazing. I got to meet some of the nicest people in the world at an Interact bonding at Piedmont Hills High School. At the start of my day, I was completely tentative because I had looked at the RSVP list, and I did not know a single person on that list. I said to myself, "you have to take chances, Kalvin." And a chance I took, and that chance was amazing. I came home after a few hours with great friendships made, and an extremely satisfied feeling.

My favorite part about Interact and friendships like these are the fact that everyone surrounding me in Interact has the desire and the will to meet new people. I expected some amount of exclusion or people leaving me out, but it was truly amazing to see that albeit all these people already in their "clique" of friends, they were still willing to include me in. I love Interact not only because I get to meet new people but because it shows me a different perspective, since at school I am often apart of the "in-crowd" as people call it, I like being part of the "out-crowd" and seeing what it is like and working my way and trying to meet new people while they have no natural opinion of me. The difference is at school, people are already assuming that I am a person of character, while at Interact, I am a clean slate, and friendships mean so much more that way.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

AMSND Journal #3: Get Over It - Kirsten Dunst

The similarities between AMSND and this movie clip of Kirsten Durst is the fact that both the book and this movie clip both illustrate the romantic relationship and the seductive capability of Hermia. Also, both illustrate how Hermia was loved by both Lysander and Demetrius. This movie clip is different from the book itself because the movie clip includes song and melody to illustrate Shakespeare's message of love. Also, both illustrate the universal theme of romance, subtle but present within all of Shakespeare's works. In the short clip of Kirsten Durst, we witness her spew her emotion and passion into a short song that encompasses intimacy and really displays how love can really help us traverse vast distances and conquer all.