The Grey Album

Jessica sat down and dug through her drawer, retrieving her old photo album from 2005. Every page, every memory, made her wish that she could have been 6 for one more year. Although, the last page was really the one that made her want to go back. It had a picture of her, her mom, and her dad at the zoo on her birthday. They were all standing huddled together in front of the fence where you could pet and feed baby goats. Jessica was surprised that she really didn’t look that much different from…

thick grey curtains, outlining the familiar shapes of college dorm furniture. My ears prick up. The low rumbling hum of an exhausted, old vacuum echoes in the distance along with something more harmonious and lovely. Each word passionately hangs in the air, “Quien es el hombre que la eleva a las estrellas quien de los dos la hizo sentirse más mujer…” The powerful melody of a Spanish ballad becomes my daily wake up call. It feels like home, with my mother playing her favorite Luis Miguel albums…

there. Now, is our time to give back to her, because when all is said and done, she will always be our second mom. Our dear sweet Annie has been primping all day to make sure everything is just right. Her hair freshly colored to hide any hint of grey, meticulously curled and sprayed so that no wild hairs get in the way. Her makeup artfully applied so not to be overdone and her nails manicured and painted with a pale orange to match her lips. Chosen for both comfort and style her…

attention, and embraced their philosophy that a stranger is just a friend you have not met yet. I arrived starved for genuine human connection, and left craving more of it. I appreciate these spirited souls for splashing color back into my increasingly grey and mundane world. The brevity of life was well understood there, prompting me to refuse to let existence be anything short of exhilarating. I’m thrilled for my next grand adventure: obtaining a degree and satisfying my thirst for knowledge,…

we have all looked at the album art on all of our favorite albums by our favorite bands. But I bet none of you have taken the time to look at the differences over the course of the decades. It is pretty interesting I encourage you to do it if you have not already done it. In fact after you have read this paper you will have done just that by looking at the different album covers that I have looked at over the last three weeks trying to make connections on why the album covers of every decade is…

his first Grammy winning album by the name Channel Orange, many of his fans have been begging him to make another album. He spent two years teasing his fans about another album very soon, but it never happened. With many fans getting impatient he felt the need to finally address his fans about a second album in which he released his surprise second album "Blonde". Within the first week of the release many people were comparing the two albums. Although both of his albums were very highly rated,…

Sir Robert Bryson Hall II goes by his rap name Logic, is a Baltimore Maryland rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Logic been in the rapper industry since 2010, which he put out numerous of hip-hop music. The song 44 Bars is one of my favorite song by logic because he talked about pain and determination. The subject of 44 Bars is very moving because logic takes the listeners into a rapper mindset and which the fame can be overwhelming trying to maintain a normal life. In 44 Bars logic…

Missing Him He met my gaze for a few seconds before he gave me a huge hug. Not letting go, I continued to embrace him as if it was the last time I would ever see him. He was wearing his warm comfortable looking grey sweatshirt, and it was evident that he had a long journey ahead of him. “Please don’t go!” I said to him holding back my tears. He placed his passport into his large brown suitcase once he had a second to breathe again from my long lasting hug. “I have to,” he replied. A long black…

it his muscles where perfect, he wasn 't so buff that you 'd think he was on steroids but big enough to let you know he worked out regularly. I walked to him just soaking in his sexiness and trying to read his expression. He said, “You look so beautiful and I hope I don 't have to catch a case today,” I smiled and said, “thank you so much for everything and I think I 'm the one who 's going to catch a case today you look so sexy.” He grabbed my hand and we walked out the doors and into the…

princess, Cinderella. She was so sweet and cute as ever I have imagined. The blue dress was gorgeous, it has so much details and little shine things, that makes her look speechless. We took a picture of course, and I still have all the picture in an album in my house, that I will have…