2007 albums

2009 was a year that everything fell apart but not in a way people typically think things fall apart. It did not fall apart all at once; instead, it was little by little each day leading up to this date. Claire, as a 6th grader, woke up at 7:00 a.m. like she always did and went to school. When 3:00 p.m. rolled around and it was time to go back to the place that she once knew as home, that was when everything was different. Claire is the youngest of three with two older brothers always picking on…

Both of my grandfathers have always been a huge inspiration to me. Growing up in Germany during World War II, my grandfather on my mother's side was forced to overcome a lot of hatred and diversity throughout the years. Then he moved here and was a minority in his school and society, since he only knew a few English words. His strength during his childhood is inspiring. But by far his greatest influence on me is his love for golf. I️ started playing golf with him when I️ was ten years old and it…

Lately I've been thinking about back to middle school. When you first came to our school all the way from Philadelphia. You said San Diego wasn't that different from Philadelphia besides the weather. I remember you were shot I didn't really talk much but you always had the biggest smile on your face. No matter how I felt at the time seeing your smile just made my day every day. As a joke all the boys in the school call you "Sarah Smiley". Before I had the chance to even talk to you or get to…

Alyssa woke up and found out her parents had left early for work. They promised her that her lunch would be prepared by them but that did not happen. Panic mode began and scrambled around to make her lunch. She quickly grabbed an avocado, a banana, some milk and threw it in the blender. While keeping one hand on the blender, she was trying to reciting the poem for French class. Once her smoothie was made, she shuffled through the drawer found a bottle and filled it up. She grabbed her bag and…

I was recently asked to meet with a friend that has been feeling depressed for about a year and a half. I have noticed and others have noticed that he is not his normal self. He told me he is not sleeping well and his social engagement has diminished severely. He seems to be isolating himself and he visibly appears to be carrying a heavy load that those who know him have noticed. In addition, last week someone filled me in on information concerning the actions he has taken over the past two…

When you’re weary, feeling small, when tears are in your eyes…who you gonna call? When you’ve fallen so far, there are only two options: Flight takes you deeper into unfamiliar darkness; fight must be nurtured from somewhere within you and offers no promises. >>>>>>> The pressure, it just depresses you. When your spirit and soul, your mind and your ego, are all on the post-iceberg Titanic, all you can do is find someplace through meditation or otherwise where you can…

So how you feeling about last night,” I asked as we sat at a table. “It was cool,” she said as she bit into her sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit. “That’s it,” I said in an unsatisfying tone. “What else do you want me to say?” “Tell me your thoughts, anything.” “I mean it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was gonna be. I can see myself doing it for a while.” After she said that I laughed a little. “What’s so funny,” she asked. “You ain’t been exposed yet. The only reason it went…

There are many lessons to be learned in life, lessons which are learned through conversations, mishaps, and great experiences. One experience I had was a little bit of all three. It was a conversation, started wrong, but nevertheless ended up being a great experience in which I learned an important lesson, that there are times to give up, and times to not give up, and sometimes even though giving up might seem like the right option, not giving up can lead to great success. My senior year of…

Two days ago, I made a mistake, a very big mistake. In the next few hours, as I’m typing this, a breakup could occur because of my blunders. Let’s start with the beginning of how this all happened. It all began two days ago when a friend of mine, Steven, that lives all the way in Washington, and I, decided to collaborate. Our collaboration involved in creating a plan that would help one of our friend out, Chavez, with his online relationship. Chavez was dating a person named Dazz; at least…

He is now gone for three months. I have not had many people in my life that I can share everything with. The time that I have had to spend with you just seems only a couple of days. Time goes by so fast when you're having fun right. I met you in the seventh grade at West Jr. High. Not the greatest school to attend but that doesn't matter because a couple years after that I met you, someone that hasn't left my side since then. It took a couple of years of me easing my way into your life slowly.…