Techno-fast!

Alright, starting today, I am having my annual two-week-long break from technology, and I am SO excited. Starting today, I am putting down my iPod, cellphone, and Facebook. I will be back blogging in a couple weeks, just taking a break. My reasons for this break are many. For one, I just need some time to BREATH. To LIVE. All of this technology clouds up my head sometimes and I sit around wasting my whole life. Just think about it. We only have so many hours to live. And if we waste precious time doing absolutely nothing productive, what does that say about ourselves? So, each year, I generally take a weekend or something off. But this year, I've decided to do a full two weeks. I've just gotten so caught up in everything and I've forgotten the things that are really important to me. It's easy to get distracted with so many distractions.

I'm going to take this time to write in my journal (by hand!), play piano, paint, study for exams, and just have good, old-fashioned fun. It's a breather I've needed for a long time.

So, farewell, dear friends. From now until February 1 (2.5 weeks), I am technology free. Until then.

xoxo

Curiosity Kills

Oh, and here's a poem for the road.

The Kite

As I lengthen her string, she extends

Inch by inch, meter by meter

Until she is floating free above the trees

Spiraling whimsically in the breeze

She is so small compared to the world

Yet she seems to overtake the sky

Threatening to escape my grip

Pulling at my fingers with such

Determination that I nearly succumb

I hold her still

But I can't keep her here forever

Trapped by these phantom chains

With every gust, she grows stronger

Until the wind whips her away

Free at last, I whisper

I trace the red lines on my palm

My only memories, already fading

I tried to keep her here forever

She disappeared so fast

Proof of Insanity

Intentionally Untitled Poem

in my hand, scarlet rose

the sun, as it crept through

the walls, shaking the whole

damned bottle, bubbles rising

as I gasp for breath, drowning

my noodles in tomato sauc-

ers hovering overhead, frantically

racing to the finish line, a sigh

to be left for interpretation

-CK

sometimes i write the strangest things...

The Big Bang Theory (redefined); Also, 3 penguins share a bowl of Mac

Parking Lot

Gentle footsteps- pat, pat

Plink, plink- echoes on metal

Whoosh, the thief steals

Again, the droplets

Taken so effortlessly

From the glass

I watch her

Walking briskly now

Head stooped, leaning forward

Avoiding the storm

-

I was sitting in a parking lot while my sister played basketball a few weekends ago, and it was raining so hard that I could barely make out shapes outside of my car. Luckily, I had my journal and was able to pass time by composing this short poem and a short story I've been working on. If you'd like to read the story, you can check it out here- http://figment.com/books/9887-Star-in-my-Pocket

So, I've basically been down the past few days.. It's just been a couple crappy days, you know. Well, a crappy week. I'm not going to blog away my miseries, though. I have poetry for that.

Instead, since it's 11:25 pm and I would much rather be watching reruns of That 70's Show than ramble-blogging, I'm going to briefly update you on my life in the form of a compact list.

• I cleaned my room this week.
• I baked 96 and a half cupcakes today.
• I thought I lost my journal and almost had a panic attack. Then I found it. Under my bed.
• I also found some other questionable items under there.
• One of these items was a red skittle... To eat, or not to eat? It was tempting, but I ended up opting out of potential food poisoning.
• I had an extremely awkward conversation with my mother. Then again, most of our conversations end up awkward...
• In science class, we were learning about the Big Bang Theory, and I couldn't concentrate because I was wondering if astronauts have sex in space. I was basically considering it all day after that, until I got home, googled it, and found an entire Wikipedia page titled "Sex in Space".
• I may not have learned about the Big Bang Theory, but I think my Bang Theory was indisputably more interesting. (I'm so punny!)
• I got a B on my science test.
• I got a C in life.
• I found out that I'm not very street smart.
• I also found out that I should really carry pepper spray in my purse.
• I got re-hooked on That 70's Show. Mostly because I remembered how smokin' hot Eric is.
• I procrastinated. A lot.
• I found the missing three chapters of Harry Potter 6 in my closet.
• I had a REALLY weird dream involving three penguins, a box of Spongebob-shaped Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, and a toaster.
• The dream turned into a nightmare around the time that the toaster came into the picture.
• If you've been keeping up with the Dylan News, you know why.

Well, there you go. I know all you stalkers out there like to keep your Dylan journals updated. I should really go to bed now. As you can see, I am not in my right mind right now. I think it's the hour. Or maybe all those cupcakes.... Besides, I have brunch tomorrow with my dear father. Yippee.

^Take note of obvious enthusiasm.

Alright, farewell folks! CK