The library was giving out books and I got these
The library was giving out books and I found the ones that I wanted *cries*. This made my day. No, week. No, month. Yes, month. As you can see I got Long After Midnight by Ray Bradbury, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monkk Kidd, Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen, and The Wall by John Hersey.
Another thing that is making me really exited is school starting on Monday. I'm going into 9th grade at the school of my dreams which is Design and Architecture Senior High. It's an amazing art school that I've been wanting to go to since I was about 3 years old. I watched my sister paint, design and make fashions, and I would go to the school a lot for events and gallery walks and since then, I've been dreaming of going there. I can now say I'm officially a DASH student. The school had a Summer orientation for the incoming 9th graders and in that orientation the students got familiar with the area and school, met the teachers and principal, rode the metro, and made art all morning and made friends with the rest of the kids. I made such great friends and I had so much fun that I can't wait for the school year to begin.
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Where's your will to be weird?
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Books and update
Friday, August 9, 2013
My Summer (so far)
I've been counseling at theater camp for 4 weeks and let me tell you, it is a lot of work! 5 other counselors and I prepared the kids for their show (they did "Sleeping Beauty"and it was fantastic), played games with them, did group projects, watch over them, take them to the bathroom, and take them to the playground. It's like babysitting, but at a theater camp. I did that Monday-Friday from 9 AM- 5 PM and I would come home exhausted. The kids loved me! On the last day of camp they grabbed onto my legs and upper body and did not allow me to leave! They were saying "No Gala, don't go", "Will you come back next Summer?", "You're my favorite counselor", and one of the boys told was thanking my mom for having a great daughter that everybody loves and is a great counselor. I got so emotional and I was crying so much. It was an amazing learning experience because I learned responsibility, and I learned how to take care of children and have full responsibility for them.
Another highlight of my Summer was that I saw a Llama. Yes, everybody, a LLAMA!! IN PERSON! I went to my cousin's house and she lives in the country with her husband and they own the land around their home and they gave us a tour of the area. There was creeks, rainbow eucalyptus, avocado trees, chickens, dogs, horses, and a LLAMA! When we drove by the fence, a llama came running towards us and stared. His name was Louis. Louis the Llama. The rest of my Summer has been great. I was going to watch Pulp Fiction at my best friend's house but I couldn't at the moment so hopefully next week I will be able to. I've been drawing, hanging out with friends, talking to friends, going out to places, having fun and since I am done with counseling, I can spend the rest of the Summer blogging and watching movies. A very productive Summer indeed. My next missions are to buy a sewing machine and making a flower crown inspired by Frida Kahlo. A collection of photos:
Another highlight of my Summer was that I saw a Llama. Yes, everybody, a LLAMA!! IN PERSON! I went to my cousin's house and she lives in the country with her husband and they own the land around their home and they gave us a tour of the area. There was creeks, rainbow eucalyptus, avocado trees, chickens, dogs, horses, and a LLAMA! When we drove by the fence, a llama came running towards us and stared. His name was Louis. Louis the Llama. The rest of my Summer has been great. I was going to watch Pulp Fiction at my best friend's house but I couldn't at the moment so hopefully next week I will be able to. I've been drawing, hanging out with friends, talking to friends, going out to places, having fun and since I am done with counseling, I can spend the rest of the Summer blogging and watching movies. A very productive Summer indeed. My next missions are to buy a sewing machine and making a flower crown inspired by Frida Kahlo. A collection of photos:
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Summer 2013
My mini collage of Summer fashions |
Just like the clothing, you can get inspiration from magazines, internet and my favorite, the people around you. My favorite accessories are watches, sunglasses, and belts. I have made many beaded bracelets and friendship bracelets and I wear them separate or together. In 7th grade I wore clusters of bracelets that included beaded bracelets, letter bracelets, friendship bracelets, and a hippie headband made out of yarn that I wrapped around my arm. My guy friend wears friendship bracelets to school and I forgot how cool they look so then I wore them to school as well. Enjoy experimenting with your Summer fashions and enjoy your Summer!
-xx Gala
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Bring On the Sun!!
Half of the kids in my grade are sad that school is ending because they will miss our school and their friends but honestly, I CANNOT WAIT for school to end!! Moving forward! Yeah!! I'm going to the school of my dreams which is a fantastic art school called Design and Architecture Senior High (DASH) I have a week left of 8th grade and then I'm free *cries tears of joy*
Me at DASH haha |
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Annecy, France (if only the sky looked like this right now) |
Isn't this cute???!! Marc Jacobs |
Monday, May 27, 2013
Individuality
Individuality:
noun
The quality or character of a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind, esp. when strongly marked.
Twiggy |
In a crowd of people wearing black, who stands out the most? The girl in the red shirt, of course! I like things that stand out, things out-of-the-ordinary. Why look like and be like everybody else? I find it quite boring! Because of peer pressure or, I guess, insecurity, some people are afraid of being different. I say: "Who cares?!!" Are you really going to let society control who you really are? Individuality is key. You can express yourself in many different ways, such as fashion, art, music, film, writing, personality, ect. You can wear your hair in a different way, dress like you're from the 80s, anything you want! I'm going to use the 1960s as an example of expression. Models like Twiggy had personality, instead of just being mannequins. Bright, youthful clothing was in style! The makeup, pop culture, oh, it was great!
The 1960s were a revolution in fashion, music, and society. The 60s was much different from the GORGEOUS, elegant fashion of the 50s, and the music was much different as well. Rock n Roll was born in the 50s, but the 60s had the most important, influential rock groups we know today, such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, Cream, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd. As for society, people found ways to express their freedom, such as the Hippies. Hippies emerged from the Vietnam War; they opposed violence and promoted peace. They expressed their freedom by wearing peace signs, tie-dye, bright psychedelic colors, did drugs, and were often nude.
In 1969, Woodstick Festival brought millions of people to hear musicians like Joan Baez, Jefferson Airplane, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Grateful Dead, Santana, Mountain, Janis Joplin , and MANY other INCREDIBLE musicians perform live in Bethel, New York!! Woodstock's main purpose was to promote peace for the Vietnam war. Woodstock is one of the most important music festivals in history.
So now you see, how individuality makes a difference!
The 1960s were a revolution in fashion, music, and society. The 60s was much different from the GORGEOUS, elegant fashion of the 50s, and the music was much different as well. Rock n Roll was born in the 50s, but the 60s had the most important, influential rock groups we know today, such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, Cream, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd. As for society, people found ways to express their freedom, such as the Hippies. Hippies emerged from the Vietnam War; they opposed violence and promoted peace. They expressed their freedom by wearing peace signs, tie-dye, bright psychedelic colors, did drugs, and were often nude.
Woodstock Festival |
So now you see, how individuality makes a difference!
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