Fireworks

Sometimes it's just so hard to breathe.

Because the tears burn you from the inside out.

And they'll tell you that you look so pretty before you die out.

Dwelling in Emotions

Somehow, it was so hard for me to listen to William's voice again after avoiding it for such a long time. And now I remember why I enjoyed it so much, why I thought he was so talented, why it always and still makes me cry.

He will always hold a special place in my heart, like all the other musicians who changed my life in ways unknown to them. They mean so, so much, but other people don't understand that because to them, they're just people.

Well, they aren't just people to me. Like how some keepsakes aren't just objects to people.

It's sort of strange in a way.

...

I need a reality check.

READ THIS AND REPOST, REPOST, REPOST!!!!

If you are reading this right now, you have more luxury than someone in Iran could ever hope for right now. If you are watching TV or a video on youtube, updating your status on Facebook, Tweeting, or even texting your friend, you are lucky. If you are safe in your home, and were able to sleep last night without the sounds of screaming from the rooftops, you need to know and understand what is happening to people just like you in Iran right now.

They are not the enemy. They are a people whose election has been stolen. For the first time in a long time, a voice for change struck the youth of Iran, just as it did for many people in the United States only seven months ago. Hossein Mousavi gained the support of millions of people in Iran as a Presidential candidate. He stands for progressiveness. He supports good relations with the West, and the rest of the world. He is supported with fervor as he challenges the oppressive regime of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

On Friday, millions of people waited for hours in line to vote in Iran's Presidential election. Later that night, as votes came in, Mousavi was alerted that he was winning by a two-thirds margin. Then there was a change. Suddenly, it was Ahmadinejad who had 68% of the vote - in areas which have been firmly against his political party, he overwhelmingly won. Within three hours, millions of votes were supposedly counted - the victor was Ahmadinejad. Immediately fraud was suspected - there was no way he could have won by this great a margin with such opposition. Since then, reports have been coming in of burned ballots, or in some cases numbers being given without any being counted at all. None of this is confirmed, but what happened next seems to do the trick.

The people of Iran took the streets and rooftops. They shout "Death to the dictator" and "Allah o akbar." They join together to protest. Peacefully. The police attack some, but they stay strong. Riots happen, and the shouting continues all night. Text messaging was disabled, as was satellite, and websites which can spread information such as Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and the BBC are blocked in the country. At five in the morning, Arabic speaking soldiers (the people of Iran speak Farsi) stormed a university in the capital city of Tehran. While sleeping in their dormitories, five students were killed. Others were wounded. These soldiers are thought to have been brought in by Ahmadinejad from Lebanon. Today, 192 of the university's faculty have resigned in protest.

Mousavi requested that the government allow a peaceful rally to occur this morning - the request was denied. Many thought that it would not happen. Nevertheless, first a few thousand people showed up in the streets of Tehran. At this point, it is estimated that 1 to 2 million people were there. Mousavi spoke on the top of a car. The police stood by. For a few hours, everything was peaceful. Right now, the same cannot be said. Reports of injuries, shootings, and killings are flooding the internet. Twitter has been an invaluable source - those in Iran who still know how to access it are updating regularly with picture evidence. People are being brutally beaten. Tonight will be another night without rest for so many in Iran no older than I am. Tonight there is a Green Revolution.

For more information:
PICTURES:
here and here
NEW INFORMATION:
Here - near constant updates
Here - ONTD_political live post
ON TWITTER:@StopAhmadi, @ProtesterHelp

دنیارابگوییدچطورآنهاانتخاباتمان دزدیده اند
Tell the world how they have stolen our election

- original post by one_hoopy_frood.

Draw With Me

Amazing flash.

Some Old Journal Entries...

[ You Told Me To Go Find God ]

So I went on a journey
where footsteps took a day.
I ended up in a dingy place
because I took a wrong turn,
but you urged me on.
Guess what?
I found him on 19th Avenue.

-

[ Checking-In ]

Cockroaches on the floor
Missing teeth from the concierge
Peeling paint on the walls
Eerie noises from the down the outside hallway
Stained sheets on the bed
Cold water in the shower

Take it all in,
You tell yourself and breathe in deeply,
Because this is
Home.

-

[ The Legal Aspect of Things ]

If I can remember

the swishing of tide water
the smell of field daisies

Do you think I can forget

the dolls my wife hangs from the tree outside
with pins in my name?

-

[ Where The Heart Is ]

I'm just dreaming with my eyes pinned open
Because this world without you is just

"[-fantasy-]"

Background Noise

Dark blue, dark blue.

Have you ever been alone in a crowded room?

School is officially over. Summer time, baby! I really need something to do. I'll hang out with some friends and get a job/volunteer or something.

There's a fine, fine line between reality and pretend.

Let's reinvent love, one step at a time.