Photography - Power Lines

i love the way the lines looked...any thoughts?

Photograph - Neighborhood Sunsets

the sun was going down today so i grabbed my camera...i couldn't resist :)

the view was so pretty! even from my front yard..

would have looked better from the roof....haha

yesterday; it was fun :)

(^alix & me^)

that girl has been my best friend since i was 8, i can say she's like a big sister to me

she's always looking out for me and is always trying to help

(but is sometimes misunderstood, like all the rest of us)

she had a dentist appointment yesterday, little did i know her dentist is in SEARS

so she asked me to come up and meet her so we could hang out

since the mall is right up the street, i go!

turns out to be a good decision because i had alot of fun

a little later, Becca and Courtney come up to meet us

which i was also very happy about because they're amazing :)

the first picture is of Alix & Courtney

the second is of Becca and Alix

you may not be able to tell, but Courtney and Becca are twins!

after we were there for a while, we were all hungry

but us being teenagers, we were all broke

so me and Alix trot on down to my house and bring back 3 slices of cheese

(requested by courtney) and a box of cereal

(i took this one while we were walking)

because we're short of money, i have a knock off of honey bunches of oats [lol]

courtney liked her cheese and we all crunched the life out of that cereal until it was half gone

but who wants to carry around a bag of cereal around in the mall?

(alix kinda destroyed the box, haha)

so becca decided she would be cereal-pregnant

what did i tell ya? hahaha

alot of people came, my friend Tiffiny came and i saw Catherine, Courtney's girlfriend Sheridan came later with some people and a bunch of other people i didn't know were also there...

but who i was really happy to see was him^

Nicko, he's my boyfriend :D

i hadn't seen him in a while so i was glad to see him again

funny thing about that car,

i was sitting over on the other side at one point and he was sitting down on the edge

he kissed me and the car started laughing! we were cracking up lol

i wish i hadn't have had to go home or i would have had more fun

but my mom was getting mad so i left

of course when i got home, she wasnt even there

i was mad, but still a good day :)

just another brick in the wall

my favorite band shirt, pink floyd!

i like the first one better but the second one shows off the shirt better

"we don't need no education"

well, i think we dont need it if we dont want it...

..school should be optional for the kids who dont want it

then the kid and the teacher both wont waste thier time

could actually save alot of tax dollars

global warming and natural selection...

*photo courtesy of photobucket*

you know what's a little wierd, the fact that i was randomly thinking about natural selection and global warming...i never really think about stuff like that. But, anyway, i was thinking...if scientists believe in global warming and that its gonna happen...then why don't they believe that because of natural selection we'll survive anyway? if natural selection is true (which i believe it is, i am a creationist and natural selection is not an evolutionary theory, they support natural selection at the Creation Museum and Answers in Genesis) then we will be able to adapt to the heat and effects of "global warming" just as man and animal kind has throughout the generations. Some species died out, yes, i know, but that is not my point.

see, i do think about more things than coffee!

just some thoughts...

i was just playing with make-up the other day and ended up looking like that^

i'm not sure what i did, but i kinda like it, haha

i've been writing alot lately, probably because i've been thinking alot

it's not usually a good thing...

i need to be constantly distracted,

but sometimes my camera and mp3 player's batteries die

and it's not a prety sight!

[i never am i pretty sight, especially not right now]

it's about 11:00 pm,

i'm tired, kinda hungry, bored

-TYPICAL NIGHT IN THE LIFE OF BERRY-

yesterday was good, i saw alot of people

first i saw Alix, but she had to leave

then i went and hung out with Marquis and we found Matthew

of course, he was awkwardly sitting outside Marquis's place for no apparrent reason

Marquis left to go see his girlfriend Jamie, but

he came back, brought her over and introduced me to her 

i felt really special!

not only was i excited that i got to meet my big brother's girlfriend (basically wife)

but i was also a little star-struck!

i had heard alot about her, but never met her

or really seen her, or talked to her...

BUT i have read her poems

and they are

EXTRAORDINARY

i'm a huge fan of her writing even though i have only read a few

her writing style is really unique, dark and beautiful all at the same time

i was so happy to meet her :)

[if you wanna read her poems go to intellectindisguise.blogspot.com]

and they are the

CUTEST COUPLE EVER IN THE HISTORY OF...COUPLE-NESS!

as soon as i saw them both i was just like "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaww!!!!"

such a sight to behold :)

i'm so happy for them, you can just tell they've got something special

also before i left, Steph dropped by for a little bit.

well, i'm getting back into my artsy side, so you'll be seeing alot more edits, art, photography, and more.

until tommorow, i'll leave you all with my expiriment...

yeah, thats me!

BERRY'S ROCKIN THE RUBY REDS!

sike...that looks ugly...haha

just an experiment.

(didn't work out too well)

Painting - Souls Entwined

it is actually quite sad how this painting came to be, i was sad

i call it "Souls Entwined," the sybolism is apparent

the two souls are wrapped in eachother's arms 

and

in love

entwined

within eachother

...

the world around them contrasts

like it's rejected them

they're both rejected in almost the same way

(just as the close colors suggest)

and as they embrace,

a heart is thier shape

this painting is a sign of how i long for love

how i long for my soul to be entwined with another's

The title is inspired by the song "Cyanide Sun" by H.I.M.

One of my favorites...here are the lyrics[from leoslyrics.com]

Should've known how hard it is to stop tearing each other apart

Separating souls entwined with all these labyrinthine lies


I am dead to you, a shadow doomed
My love, forever in the dark
And of all untruths the truest is you
Too close to my heart


This emptiness I've made my home
Embracing memories of dreams long gone
One last caress from the corpse of love is all I want
Underneath the cyanide sun


We've sailed the seas of grief on a raft built with our tears
Looking for a way to disappear for a moment from our deepest fears

I'll be drowning you in this river of gloom
Forever in my heart

This emptiness I've made my home

Embracing memories of dreams long gone
One last caress from the corpse of love is all I want
Underneath the cyanide sun

it makes me think of how i was feeling...but also about love and passion

"souls entwined" ...when you feel that your soul is entwined with someone else's...

you must truly just head over heels for them and you will truly never leave

it's got to be the most beautiful feeling in the world

my two favorite shots from yesterday...

i was sitting in NCH next to a church talking to my friend Matthew yesterday,

we were having an interesting conversation about anything and everything.

its always nice to talk to him cuz we always have interesting conversations.

i was looking up at the hill behind us, i didnt remember it...

i liked the way the clouds look so i tried to take a picture of it.

i got the gate the irst time by accident, but both shots turned out good.

that day was just as fantastic, the weather and the fun both.

Poem - Some Nights

some nights, i can't explain

why do i feel like i do?

i touch the surface of the barrier around me

sometimes i feel theres only fear that surrounds me

some nights, i can't explain

why do i see like i do?

you're in a world where the colors are true

i'm in a world where purple is blue

some nights, i can't explain

why do i hear like i do?

everything goes in one ear and out the other

i try to remember, but my memory will only suffer

some nights, i can't explain

why do i think like i do?

everything's over whelming and is all in my face

all my ideas, my mind can't chase

some nights, i can't explain

why do i write like i do?

i write what i feel, and its not always good

some nights i don't know, but maybe i should

My eyes TRUE color...

suits me, don't you agree :D

too bad its only an edit

*sigh*

Poem - Face in the Rain

Standing outside with my face in the rain
is the only thing i know that may wash away the pain
the happier you get, the more sorrow i gain
its working in your favor that i'm going insane

i'm happy for you
this, i say is true
at times, i dont know what to do
now that she's who you belong to

knowing that my old mister
stays true to my sister
knowing that you've kissed her
stings me like a blister

i look out my window
to see if you'll pass
or just wishing, alas
you'll be stuck here out of gas

i want to just talk
i want to just walk
i want to just pray
i want to just say

you destroyed me
it was such agony
all of those days, you made me feel so free
i was hoping one day, you'd be down on one knee

my mind was mushed
my feelings were rushed
my mouth was shushed
my heart was crushed

Standing outside with my face in the rain

is the only thing i know that may wash away the pain
after how sweet you were, you now seem so vain
feeling so cold, in the grass, my body lain

the rain drops dripping down my cheek
are mixing with tears, with sorrow, they reak
you dropped me when my love was at its peak
now you'll never hear the words i meant to speak

when i was on your arm,
i was free from harm
all tears were gone
there was no alarm

there are so many thoughts i wish i could tell
there are so many thoughts i wish i could yell
there are so many times i thought i was in hell
there are so many times i wished i never fell

those raindrops flooded me up to my nose
and into an eternal sleep, i began to dose
he said he'd love me till the death of a fake rose
so i will leave first, my lifes end, i'll let the rain compose

Coffee

As alot of people know, i love coffee. No, not because it gets me really hyper (well, sometimes) i just think it tastes good(...yet i refuse to drink Decaff? heehee)

BACK ON SUBJECT...

So anyway, This morning i wake up to my mom playing the radio obnoxiously loud while she was getting dressed. (isn't my job as the adolescent to do stuff like that?)

I understand that you cant hear the music while you're in the shower, but noise wakes me up...and i was having a really good dream!

It was about me and my sister...

i'm off topic again...

SO ANYWAYZ,

i'm just sitting there on the couch with my eyes half open

and all i can hear is Aretha Franklin,

not really my idea of a good alarm...

(then again, this is coming from the girl who wakes up to the song "Shed" by Meshuggah)

my mom finally leaves and i go back to sleep, or i at least try...

i'm awaken again by the phone ringing,

then my mom comes back in the house to get the umbrella

so i gave up on trying to sleep.

Now, i go to the kitchen to make myself a cup of coffee...

in a shout of desperation, i exclaimed

"NO CREAMER?!"

i was devistated.

Just yesterday i had bought some French Vanilla and English Toffee creamer

and they were both gone!

i searched around through all the cabinets

i searched through all of the refrigerator

i even looked under everyone's beds!

What did i find?

[nothing]

So i made it my mission to find a substitute for creamer!

First, there is the first option, Milk.

Tastes good, but wasn't enough for me.

I like flavored coffee,

so i put chocolate syrup in it...

NEVER AGAIN.

Second Option, no creamer.

I tried the coffee with just sugar

i didn't really like it...

for me its either put cream and sugar
or nothing at all.
but i wasnt in the mood for black coffee

I WANTED MY CREAMER!

Third option, powedered milk.

It didnt mix very well...

it looked like my coffee had dandruff,

horrible dandruff.

Sick. Gross. Icky. Disgusting.

No. Just no.

Fourth option, chocolate powder.

I learned the hard way

that Nesquik wasn't made for coffee

for a reason

Fifth option, strawberry powder.
Wasnt even gonna mess with that.

Sixth Option, i finally found what i needed!

Ice cream!

it was perfect!

i put in a little milk and sugar

then a scoop of

Double Vanilla ice cream (by Private Selection)

[our pastor's family gave it to us, they had a box they didnt use from the youth group pool party]

i actually liked it better than creamer!

and the vanilla was a good flavor

MISSION : ACCOMPLISHED!

Flower Child

there's a flower in my hair,

it was my boyfriend, Nicko's idea

i mentioned how i thought the flowers in the tree in my back yard were pretty and i liked the color

he said "why dont you put one in your hair and take a picture?"

i thought about it, then took his advice.

i kinda have always thought of myself as a "hippie"

back when i was little,

i used to always draw ying-yangs and peace signs

i love woodstock and wish i could have gone

i love 70's music

and i of course, love the idea of

FREEDOM

i love to feel free, it's great

just being able to do whatever you want

without being judged

even doing the wildest thing can be peaceful when you're free

i wish i was free

Creation : Hippie Michelle

this is michelle

she is one of my best friends :]

i wuv her dearly

Photography - Walk, but no parking

this is the picture i took by accident that re-inspired me to get back into photography

Photography - Love New York

its true

i took this with my phone

Photography - The Courthouse

My Tio Junior lives directly across the street from this

(in the Bronx)

Photography - Tehya has a sandwhich

lol @ my sister as she eats a salami and butter sandwhich

doesnt that sound delicious........no, not really ha

Photography - I see sky

i was in the Bronx visiting my Tio when i took this outside of the apartment

Photography - Skyline

we had just got to NY and i took this with my phone

the person is my sister