Stay Strong

i hate taking initiative. i mean, i know i have to in life, but i don’t like doing it & that’s why i do it minimally. i know that’s a pretty awful trait, but whatevers. maybe it’s because i’ve been taking too much initiative lately that i feel burnt out from it.

i’m the type of person who takes effort seriously. when i go for something, i go all the way. i don’t like doing things half-heartedly. & i definitely don’t like wasting my time. so it really frustrates me when i’m the only one contributing to a friendship. i don’t expect much from people, but when you make plans, try to at least go through with them. i understand that things may come up last minute, but flaking out on me a lot isn’t cool. maybe i should stop looking forward to seeing some people. why get excited when you’re only going to get disappointed in the end? anyway, ball’s in your court now. if you wanna hang, hit me up. if not, then i guess that’s it.

i feel like i lost my drive to do everything. this has been quite a tough quarter, especially since i don’t want to open my books to study anymore. i need motivation. & inspiration.

bluepueblo:

Chartruese Arch, France

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the details on that bodice…so pretty & fitting!

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i ran into my old visual imagery class teacher today at peet’s coffee. she looks & acts like the typical erratic art teacher with lots of idiosyncrasies, but i think she’s really chill & nice. it was mandatory to take a class that fulfilled some sort of art requirement back in high school & i only chose this one because i heard it was easy & didn’t require a lot of work. i didn’t take the class too seriously & my friend did most of the photoshop work because i didn’t pay enough attention to remember the steps. who would’ve guessed that i would grow to love photography so much afterward?

my friend once asked me what i think is one of the graces that God has given me. the 1st thing that came to mind was photography. sometimes, i walk by a scene & i can just SEE the picture that would result if it was captured on camera. i think it’s a blessing because photography has really expanded my mind. i’ve gotten to look at things in different perspectives - both literally and figuratively. photography has helped me appreciate the little things in life that usually go unnoticed. it makes me value the importance of expression and interpretation. art can be received any way possible & it fascinates me how differently people can perceive the same image. there are times when photography has frustrated me so much (maybe i’ll write a post about that one day) that i really have to take a break from it, but in the end, i find that i always come back to it. photography also helps me really LIVE. taking pictures really captures the moment, but also the lack of taking them indicates that i am too busy living in it. i’m really thankful for this gift that God has given me - not the gift of necessarily being good at it, but the gift of having photography in my life. 

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so i finally did it…i talked to the cute guy in my ochem class lol. i’m usually okay talking to guys, so it really bugged me that i was too scared to talk to him. when it came down to it, i really didn’t wanna look back on my life & remember about the time when i didn’t have the guts to talk to him, even though i had the perfect opportunity. i didn’t want to have any regrets. but yeah, i am so glad that i did it. he seems really nice & i don’t expect to ever really hold a conversation with him again, but that’s okay. i’m not the type of person to get myself out there because i’m scared of failure and rejection, in terms of jobs, scholarships, etc. V keeps trying to get me involved in school & activities, & i think he might be frustrated that i don’t try out for that stuff. it’s cool that he is supportive of when i actually do things though. okay, think i’m going on a tangent now. anyways, so point is, i can cross one thing off the bucket list H made me & i feel extremely accomplished (:

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