Music is Amazing

When I'm speechless and emotionless the music from my earphones are my words and emotions.

Owl necklace my friend made for me.

You could probably tell I Love Owls :) haha

Kung Pao Chicken!

I found a pretty good recipe for one of my favorite types of Asian food! Check it out!!! 

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/kung-pao-chicken/

My final project idea for pottery!

Owl teapot 

Owl teacup 

Lyrics to August Burns Red's new single.

Fault line 

We all hurt. 

We all need. 

We all cry. 

We all bleed. 

Their dreams, their desires, they consume me. 

The good, the bad, the ugly aren't too much to take. 

I've been put in this position, but now I can't bear to leave. 

Stand here with me. 

Together we'll get through this. 

Stand here with me, and we'll wash it all away. 

Without you I'm nothing. 

Yes, I've come to understand this. 

Without you I'm worthless. 

Yes, I've come to understand this. 

I've been handed my life by you. 

The least I can do is listen. 

Pull me aside, and step inside. 

I'll listen to your horror stories. 

Let this song be your motivation. 

Let your life be your inspiration. 

You can't hide your fear in this chorus forever. 

If I could do more I promise you I would, but this is your time now. 

Whisper your grief. 

Scream your sorrow. 

Proclaim your love. 

Just don't call me your hero. 

Tell me your stories. 

I'll lend you my ears. 

Tell me your horror. 

I'll make it disappear. 

I'm absorbing the impact of the young at heart. 

We all hurt. 

We all need. 

We all cry, and we all bleed. 

We have hope.

songs of the week :D

"The Girl" by City of Colour

"Cute without the E" by Taking Back Sunday

"Understanding in a Car Crash" by Thursday

"The Best of Me" by The Starting Line

"I Don't Care" by Fall Out Boy

My Weekend

This Past weekend I got to spend Friday and all day Saturday with my Sweetheart. It was Great! Friday we went out to eat for her birthday and Saturday we spent the day at her Grandparent's Lake house in Lake Gaston. Sadly we didn't get to swim in the lake but we still got to ride in the boat! The Boat ride was Awesome we got to see other houses that were probably worth Hundreds of millions of dollars. We also got to see some wildlife :) After the boat ride we had a meal and we took a nap the rest of the day.

I didn't take this but it was sent to me after the trip. I nap weird.. 

Funny meme about Rocky Mount

Just curious..

What are your  favorite genres of movies? Provide some examples if you would like.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

"A Funny and touching coming of the age story based on the beloved best selling novle by Stephen Chbosky, THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER is a modern classic that captures the dizzying highs and crushing lows of growing up. Starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller, THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER is a moving tale of love, loss, fear and hope and the unforgettable friends that help us through life." - The Perks of Being a Wallflower official site.

I watched this movie the past weekend and I would suggest this to anyone. This is one of my favorite movies and that says a lot because I am picky when it comes to movies. So what are you waiting for? go and watch it!!

Progress of my art

So I finished up my bugs bunny bobble head. Now all I have to do is glaze it!! 

Here are some pics of my two other creations. 

A teddy bear! 

Here is a sketch of my next and finale bobble head. This wasn't my idea it was one of my friends ideas. Lets say this is his late birthday present. Lol

I will post finale pictures of my artwork soon. So be on the look out! 

songs of the week!

"The Best I ever had" by The Swellers

"There's A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought Of It Yet" by Panic! at the Disco

"It's Time" by Imagine Dragons

"Sophomore Slump or Comeback Of The Year" By Fall Out Boy

"I Would Do Anything For You" by Foster The People

Shenanigans

     

Nay!! 

Nayy again!! (This is my friend) 

My necklace I made (random)

Yearbook Assignment

I believe we should sell students their favorite photos in the yearbook. Such as sports pages, clubs, students with their friends, etc. Maybe they could have a collage of photos or something.

My bugs bunny so far!

I still have some work to do but here is how I have progressed.

My photo essay!

Famous Italian delicacies 

By: Chris Reece

Italian cuisine spans from pizza and pasta to sophisticated meats and fish dishes. It also includes classic desserts!!! 

Cherry tiramisu 

A dessert infused with a liquid such as coffee or rum, layered with a rich cheese or other kinds of filling, and could be topped with chocolate or coffee. 

4-6 servings

Ingredients

200 ml strong coffee
4 tbsp Amaretto
75-100 g savoiardi biscuits
4 egg yolks
125 ml Dansukker Caster Sugar
300 g cherries
250 g mascarpone
250 g low-fat fromage frais
1 tsp Dansukker Vanilla Sugar

Orange Biscotti 

A delectable Italian cookie containing almonds. Good by itself, but great dipped in coffee.

makes about 50

Ingredients

240 g plain flour
200 g Dansukker Light Muscovado Sugar
2 g Dansukker Vanilla Sugar
30 ml Cointreau or Grand Marnier
Juice and grated zest of 1 untreated orange
30 g butter or margarine
2 eggs
200 g shelled almonds

Zabaglione

This dessert can be served  hot or cold, depending if you serve it with berries. Zabaglione has been described as a dessert or a sauce. 

4 servings

Ingredients

4 egg yolks
3/4 dl Dansukker Organic Cane Sugar Fairtrade
1 dl Marsala wine or other sweet wine
Fruit or berries 

Photo Essay #2

What the world eats

1. http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519_1373664,00.html

2. The topic is what different families and different cultures eat in their households. 

3. I'm exposed to foods from different cultures that I could try one day. 

4. It shows the whole family and the different foods they eat. They tell the story by stating where the family lives, their amount of income spent on food, and their favorite foods. 

5. About 3 sentences and they are effective because it gives you all the information you need to know. 

Photo essay #1

10 Animals Facing extinction

1. http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1847854_1777188,00.html

2. Listing and explaining how 10 animals are facing extinction. 

3. I'm saddened that the reason these animals are dying off is mainly because of mankind. 

4. The the explanations pretty much sum up all of the photos and gives all the information needed. 

5. This photo essay has about 2-4 sentences for each photo. It explains where the animals are from and what is causing them to become extinct. 

Thought of the day.

"Pessimists calculate the odds. Optimists believe they can overcome them." - Ted Koppel

Summer plans?

Anyone out there has big plans for the summer or thinking about some? If so what are they? :)

Lets talk about it.

Does anyone ever think about how fascinating memory is? We rely on memory so heavily that its nearly impossible to live without it. Our very survival depends on our ability to remember who we are, who others are,what is safe..the list goes on. Its importance can't be understood. People often believe that what they remember is absolute and true. It is quite disturbing to think that what we remember are in fact false. Many of our memories are completely wrong and yet we hold onto them dearly. We are so sure of what we remember.. we know what happened to us.. where we have been.. what someone has done.. or do we?

What do you think? do you believe memory is complete and true? or do you believe that it is not?

Quote of the day.

It is strange how we hold on to the pieces of the past while we wait for our futures.

What would you do?

There is a media group that are taking applicants who are willing to take a one way trip to mars and live there for the rest of their lives. The upside is they would be the first humans to colonize it and the downside is they will face possible radiation, no growable food, cramped quarters, and no way to come back to earth. There are over 10,000 emails sent to this media group from normal people who are interested. They are seeking six groups of four normal people who while be trained and sent off in 2022.

What do you think about this?

Would you be willing to live on mars? if so why? What would you take with you?

Quote of the day.

"If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons." - C.S. Lewis

What are your views?

Do you agree or disagree with the use of surveillance cameras in public areas for the use to identify criminals? and why do you agree or disagree?

The difference.

Today's post I want to discuss the difference between being racist and stereotypes. Lets first talk about the definitions of these two words.

1.) Racist- a person with a prejudice belief that one race is superior than the other.

2.) Stereotypes- a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.


See the difference? Being racist means that a person believes that one race is better than the other based off of their color. Also the person may hate a certain race because of another races color. Stereotypes are ideas of certain types of people and things. Some examples are "White people can't jump" or "Black people can't Swim." Its been proven that 60% of Stereotypes are based on facts. That is not saying that all white people can't jump or all black people can't swim. Its saying that the majority cannot. Also its not only white and black people but its all races that are involved in this.

Here is another example. Lets say two men are walking on the same sidewalk but are walking towards one another. Both of them could be different races or the same but one of them looks rough, sorta like a thug. Upon spotting the rough looking man the other man walks across the street to the other sidewalk to avoid coming into close proximity of the rough looking man. The man avoiding the other could be considered racist but also he could be stereotyping the rough man. It all depends on weather or not you know what the man's thoughts were and his actions. If someone looks like a thug, walks like a thug, brings off a vibe like one, and it doesn't matter about race, isn't it logical to avoid that person?  I say it is logical because what if that person is a thug and he plans on hurting you. Would you want to figure out the hard way and risk getting hurt or worse?


The reason I post this is because I hear all the time that someone is considered racist because of their actions or words. When really all they are doing is stereotyping. Stereotyping can be just as bad but it also can help just like the example I typed up about the two men on the sidewalk. Take time to analyze what someone says or does because you may be assuming someone is racist when their not.

Be strong when the waves of life come crashing down on you.

Every now and then life likes to throw us in the deep end and watch us drown. We tend to find ourselves in overwhelming situations that we don't know how to deal with. It could be a death of someone or it could be something like having fear that you don't live up to your expectations. In this post I want to give you a few ideas to deal with struggles in life. 

First thing I want to state is that pain, struggles, and hardships are inevitable. Nobody escapes these things in life. Some may appear to deal with more than others. Don't let this depress you , but let it inspire you. You might be asking How can that inspire you? Well its easy. Knowing that you will experience suffering is a cause for hope because, you know you have a chance to prepare for it. People who prepared are never as badly affected as those who are not. Like I said struggles are inevitable so make sure your preparation is just as inevitable. 

Realize that your hardships make you a better person. 

If you want to learn how to deal with life then you need to realize the opportunities you have in the struggles to grow as a person. You can prove to yourself that you have the will power and the strength of character. As time goes by people will notice how you are still moving on with life despite what you are going through or have been through. 

Life's crashing waves won't last forever. 

Nothing last forever. That is a Great truth in this universe that can apply to everything. As depressing as it sounds its also a relief. Next time you are struggling you can remind yourself it won't last. No matter how bad things seem now, the crashing waves are impermanent. 

Realize you are not alone.

Though we often deny it, we are not the only one going through a particular hardship. Of course someone else's problems may be a little different from yours or may even be worst. When you open up the fact that you are not alone you get a boost of powerful reality strength. Even if you haven't known anyone to go through what you have been through, just knowing that someone somewhere is out there who is just like you really makes you feel better. Another thing to think about is that thousands of people may have been through what you are currently going through and have made it out the other end. If they can do it who says you can't? 

I hoped this really helped someone here. As always leave your comments in the comment section below! :)

yep. The picture sums it up.

I don't really know...

I don't really know what to blog today soooooo... I guess I'll just tell all of you how my weekend was. To all who bother to read my weekend was Great!! :) I was able to spend time with my Girlfriend and friends Saturday night. Me and my Girlfriend did not go to prom because we find it to be overrated and there are other reasons that I don't feel like explaining. Instead we just went out to eat with our friends who were going to prom. I honestly don't feel like I missed out on anything that actually matters. I am glad that I got to wear my white button down, bow-tie, and khakis. Here is a Picture of us! She looks so Beautiful :)

So How was your weekend and what did you do? 

Bradley Hart is an artist using Bubble Wrap?

Bradley Hart is an artist who injects bubble wrap with paint to create pixilated photo realistic pictures.

The artist goes into detail how he does it here:  http://www.bradleyhart.ca/Asset.asp?AssetID=49636&AKey=5BDJN8BK

Here is some of his art work: http://www.bradleyhart.ca/GalleryMain.asp?GalleryID=114452&AKey=5BDJN8BK

Soon he will be finished with his Kurt Cobain piece!! 

Quote of the day.

"Human Purpose is fickle because it is a slave to memory."

Art work of the day!

I finally finished the vase I created for my girlfriend as a gift! I really like how it turned out. :) I hope she loves it. Feel free to tell me what you think in the comment section below :D

My Guitar.

From the Chords at my fingertips,

to the notes in my heart, 

I will be strumming the strings again and again, 

creating melodies for all to hear. 

This is my Guitar. (duh) haha Its an Epiphone Special 2

Survey! (Random)

Leave your answers in the comment section below. I would like to read some answers! :) 

1. What is your favorite kind of food? Ex. Italian, Mexican, Asian, etc. 

2. Favorite pass time during the day? 

3. Favorite genre of music? 

4. What form/style of art are you interested in? 

5.What country do you want to visit? 

6. What is your favorite color? 

7. Do you play any instruments or what instrument do you want to play? 

8. Any talents? 

9. Pet peeves?

10. Can you multi-task? 

11. Favorite sit down restaurant?

12. Do you know what hot topic is?

13. Are you bored with this survey?

14. Have you ever left the state? where to?

15 Are you hungry or thirsty? 

16. Are you wondering why I'm asking these random questions? 

17. Did you know that 45% of Americans don't know that the sun is a star? 

18. Do you label yourself? 

20. Did you realize the number 19 is missing?

21. Have any questions for me? If so ask me. 

Future goals

There are so many things I want to do when I'm an adult. I know all of us want to have freedom from our parents. Even though its quite exciting to be so close from graduating and being on our own its also terrifying! Exciting? Terrifying? how can both of those words be used in the same sentence? I ask myself that question all the time. I also ask myself if I'm really ready to grow up. You might be wondering "Chris what is so bad about being an adult and doesn't growing up equal freedom?" The answer to that question is both yes and no. Yes because you get freedom away from your parental figures and No because you have more responsibilities as an adult. Sorry but you don't have as much freedom as most of you believe.Honestly when we were little kids most of us didn't have so many responsibilities. My childhood was different, but I won't get into all of that. So enough of me blabbering about this and time to get to the point. My future goals are as follows:

1.) I want be in the national honors society.

2.) I want to have a high GPA when I graduate.

3.) I want to go to a good community college my first two years of my education while having a part time job, and a really Good University my second two years.

4.) I want get accepted to a Great medical school (Preferably ECU Medical school or UNC Medical) to study to become a Radiation Oncologist, Radiologist, or Anesthesiologist.

5.) I want to be able to pay all of my college funds debt free.

6.) I want to work at one of the Best hospitals in the Raleigh-Durham area.

7.) I want to be the best at my career.

8.) I want to have my own personal music and art studio.

9.) I want to continue being in a Relationship with my Girlfriend and marry her. <3

10.) I want to raise a family how a family should be raised.

11.) I want to travel the world.

more will be added to this list as I get older.

To: all of those who are setting high goals just like me.

Throw away what naysayers say, and start a race for yourself. Prove them wrong. Turn what people say to you into motivation and you will prevail.

Lyric of the day.

Life can be very overwhelming but don't let that bring you down. You can overcome anything and everything in your way. Let go of all things that keep you from pressing on. Breath in life and carry on. 

Journey into my mind.

Hey my name is Chris and welcome to my life. I've been described as funny, cool, friendly, encouraging, creative, and a music fanatic.My favorite color is sea foam green. My favorite instruments are guitar, bass, drums, piano, violin, and the cello. My favorite genres of music are metalcore, post hardcore, rock, indie, punk, and pop punk. I enjoy playing guitar, drawing, painting, sculpting, making people laugh, traveling, cooking, hanging out with friends, and most importantly I Love making my Beautiful Girlfriend smile. She brings the best out of me and I wouldn't be the same person without her. 12/18/11 <3