Sacred Heart

For those of you who don't know (everyone) I go to an all girls basically 98% white school. And it really sucks.

1. It's an all-girls school. I mean like. You need those stupid guys who ask the stupid questions and never understand somehting. You need the guys who mess up in class. You need the guys to blurt out answers. I MISS IT.

2. It's all white. I'm asian. I'm that yellow dot on white printer paper. I fit in, but not really, and it's mad annoying once you realize that. But, away from the very bad metaphors. No one knows anything asian. People took forever to find the Korean Peninsula for our history map homework. *Disappointment here I'm Korean Im going to be doing that first* They don't know manga, anime, k-pop, any asian music or artists. Don't even know how to make an origami crane.... Showing off my origami skills was like 25% of my elementary school life. But then again, most of them have been going to this school since pre-k.

3. The classes are mad easy. I'm bored as hell but the homework load is a ton so, I've got no time for anything else, and I'm not learning much.

- Tay P.

life sucks rn let's see if it gets better

Inspiration #1

Hello my yummy resees pieces....is that even how you spell it? Well anyway school is starting on Monday for me and I decided to do away with sleep and write this blog post because I love you guys <3 *wink* *wink* So I am inspired by a lot of things and people so I think that every month or so I'll do one of these inspiration posts. I like to think that I'm pretty into photography, specifically photo-journalism, and I really like film as well; so if you guys also like photography and film I think you guys will like these blog posts.

So the first person I'm going to introduce to you guys, and some...or a lot of you guys might already know about him. His name is Sawyer Hartman and he is a full-time YouTuber.

A YouTuber is basically what it sounds like. It's people who make YouTube videos for a living.

Now if you guys have been living under a rock with no wifi connection for the past five years you're probably ridiculing me through the computer screen. Well it used to be that YouTube was a mecca of low-quality, silly, homemade videos where people lip synced the Pokemon theme. Since then YouTube has grown tremendously and it's now home to quite a few talented filmmakers; Sawyer Hartman being one of them.

I absolutely adore his "Thru My Eyes" videos and I love the remake of the horror film "Strangers" that he did. His "Thru My Eyes" videos consists of him filming all the places he travels to and then putting it to music. I know that sounds pretty easy to do but the way he does it is just pure art. I'm quite partial to the England one because you can tell that he really amped up the saturation of the shots which is how I like to photoshop my pictures lol. He does a lot of the videos in slow motion too which justs enhances the richness of each angle and emphasizes the emotion in each shot. Not to mention he chooses fantastic songs that go perfectly with each video and the mood that they try to convey.

Sawyer Hartman is truly talented, but besides making amazing amazing films he also does a lot of typical YouTuber things such as vlogging and doing collabs. It's really nice to see videos with absolutely no technique involved; where he just sets his camera on a tripod and talks.

So I will have Sawyer's YouTube channel linked at the end of this blog post. Please check him out because I want you guys to love him as much as I love him.

So until next time *muah* (that's supposed to be a kiss)

http://m.youtube.com/user/sawyerhartman

Being Short

I know that isntniallerlovely posted something about her height a few posts ago, and I thought I should do the same - but from a different perspective.
She did a post about how she is considered tall by some people, medium by others, or sometimes even short.
However, I will always be plain short no matter where I go. I am 5'1 - the shortest among all the contributors to this blog, one of the shortest in my middle school, and though I haven't seen everyone at Dalton, I will probably be the shortest Daltonian there too. (Oops...have I disclosed my location? Nope not really. There are too many Daltons worldwide...though you guys probably have an idea of where we are located already. :P )
It's sad really. Everyone there with their Caucasian-ness are at least a foot or two taller than I am (or at least it feels like it), and there I am bending my neck all the way back just to be able to take a good look at their chin, and if I am lucky, their full face. It's sad. Especially when I try to speak to one of the taller people there, but he can't even hear me because the height difference is so big the sound waves don't even travel that far.
But it's alright. There are some people who are only a couple inches taller than I am. I guess I'll only be able to talk comfortably with them, instead of shouting up at the ceiling.
Notice how I mention their "Caucasian-ness." It's true that not all Caucasians are tall, but it is true that most of them are either average height or above average. Where my parents come from, people are short most of the time. I'm not even the shortest in my nuclear family - I'm the 2nd shortest, with my mom being only about 5'! The tallest is my dad, and he is only about 5'5! When I go back to the old country, I would be considered average height. In fact, I'm a head taller than my grandmother and my aunt! That  makes me feel happy haha. XD The tallest in my family is my brother-in-law who is 6'. I don't even know how that happened 'cuz his parents and brother are probably like 5'6 or 5'7 or something.
I know you're supposed to be happy with the way you are and all that, but it wouldn't hurt if I was a couple inches taller. Being average height of 5'3 or 5'4 would be fine. In fact, it would help a lot.
There are advantages of being short though. You can avoid human traffic by zig-zagging through the small spaces in the crowd. Where I live, that can be incredibly helpful. :D

Procrastination

As you know from my previous post earlier in the day, I have two orientations. Today from 5-9 and tomorrow from 8-4 (travel time included) and an audition for the orchestra tomorrow after orientation. However, instead of practicing the violin, I am wasting time here on the internet. LOGIC!!!
So around July I started watching K-Dramas. For those who do not know what that is, it means Korean dramas. 'Cuz you know, apparently manga, Indian dramas, and anime are not enough for me (though I don't really watch much Indian dramas or anime actually...).
So I am watching/have watched "Boys Over Flowers","Coffee Prince","Lie to Me","My Fair Lady","Secret Garden","You're Beautiful","Goong","Flower Boy Next Door","Shut Up! Flower Boy Band","Heartstrings", "Dream High", and "Phantom." I think that's all....?
Yea I watch a lot of romcoms. Don't judge. I like comedies.
I really loved Dream High! It was the latest one I completed and it was so inspiring! A bit too idealistic, but really amazing! However, it made me a bit depressed. You see, I am going to high school too, and the auditions for Kirin High School were so outstanding. They had my eyes boggling and my jaw on the floor through the whole thing. I thought, "WHAT MORE DO THEY POSSIBLY HAVE TO LEARN?!"
Yeah, yeah, I know they are professionals and all, but it still makes me depressed. I sing, play the violin, play the piano, but I am not nearly as awesome as they are, and it made me rethink my life and how I have wasted it so far. Instead of actually making use of it, here I am moping about it. LOGIC!!!
I want to watch Dream High 2, even though most people said it was pretty terrible compared to the first one...Meh.
I have been refraining from watching kdramas for the last few days as an attempt to discipline myself before school. Instead, I have been wasting time in other ways besides watching kdramas. Huh. So much for self-control.
I also have a Tumblr. Even though I rarely go on, I find myself on it today. It pretty much sucks. Check it out if you want. It has music from some of the kdramas I watched, and some other random songs. Have fun!

Transparent Silhouettes

I swear I will start practicing violin after I take a shower, eat lunch, finish listening to this playlist, then replay the songs I like to sing along to, practice the piano, practice singing, buy bird food, and ummmmm...yea. That's it.
I WILL PRACTICE!!!
Who am I kidding. I have 4 hours till I leave for orientation...Fine I'll go now. .__.

It's Here. Yay.

Why are most of my posts about school? Honestly I have no idea. I'm just a boring person like that. :P
So anyways, I can't speak for the rest of the bloggers since we are all going to different top high schools, but I have orientation from 6-8:30 (why is it in the evening? ugh) and tomorrow from 9:30.
So stressful...I keep thinking about people.......*shudder*
They will all probably be smarter than me. I lost so much IQ during this summer. I probably can't do 7th grade math anymore. *sigh*
But right now, as daunting as meeting people seems, I know I can do it. I will definitely try my best to make friends. I'll have friends...eventually.
But I have my audition for the orchestra tomorrow after orientation. NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! D': *cry*
I'm sorry guys for ruining your moods by reminding about the start of school.
Let's change topics...
Ummmmmm................. >.<"
Okay I'll post twice in one day. No problemo. I'm behind anyway. :D