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On the eve of President-Elect Obama's inauguration and MLK Day, I feel inspired to be the change in this world. Like me, many of my friends and people of my generation have grown up in the Bush era and remember the day 9/11 happened. Eight years later, we now live in a world with a useless war going on, problems going in the Middle East, and the worst financial crisis since the Depression. To all of whom feel like there's no hope, a change is gonna come. Actually, it is here.

Forty-three years after the March on Washington, we have the forty-fourth president being sworned in on Tuesday, who just so happens to be an African-American man. To me, Dr. King's dream is beginning to come true.

Even though I'm just sixteen years old, who grew up in the Bush era-or the W. Era, I didn't have belief in this country. I just thought that this country was going nowhere and that we were going to live in the same days as our parents and grandparents. Because of Dr. King's and others' efforts,that doesn't exist anymore. We have the first black president. Yes, we can. Because of this, I have faith in this country again. I believe that this country can be better than we have ever been.

Hate to be the downer. Even though there will be so much drastic good change in this world, it doesn't mean it will happen easily or quickly.Like Obama, we, as American citizens, have a lot to work toward to make this country a lot better.

Be the change that you want to see in the world. Since we aren't powerful as heads in DC, we can do our part as citizens. Service. JFK said ," Ask not what the country can do for you, ask what you can do for this country." There are people fighting for our freedom all over the world. At least we can do is to make sure the next generation has something to look forward to, that they can accomplish their dreams.

Last thing, to them and anyone out there, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!

I think I'm done writing.
Happy MLK Day!
-Jasmine
]]> Buzznet thisishowidisappear1 2009-01-19T21:03:00Z <![CDATA[Discovering Awesome Tuneage! 7/10/2008]]> http://thisishowidisappear1.buzznet.com/user/journal/2660541/ Okay, guys, I was sitting at work, looking at the music reviews in Alternative Press and Rolling Stone. I wondered if I could do reviews and do a little A/R work. I gathered a list of bands that wanted to listen to, bands who I've listened to but want to hear more, and bands who I want to give a try. There's some old-school punk like The Clash and The Who,
You are probably thinking what makes me qualified? I'm a 16-year-old music fan like you. Don't let the skin fool you. I listen to everything from punk to hardcore to country; back to rock n' roll.
So get ready for Discovering Awesome Tuneage! I have a rating system.

*****- Stellar
****-Wicked Awesome
***- Radical
**-Bummer
*-WTF

I will listen to 10 bands every week. I will listen to a lot of songs for each artist. If I like em, you will surely find out. If this works, you can suggest bands that you want me to hear and what I could do better with this. Remember my opinion doesn't count, but I'm just being vocal on awesome music out there, or what I like to called Awesome tuneage!!

Here's the ratings for this week!

The Offspring- ****-Wicked Awesome
Automatic Loveletter- *****-Stellar
Stick to Your Guns-*****-Wicked Awesome
The Gaslight Anthem- ***-Radical
Chiodos-*****-Stellar
Danger is My Middle Name- ***-Radical
The Material-****-Wicked Awesome
Van Atta High-*** and 1/2
1997- ****-Wicked Awesome
The Morning Of- *****- Stellar

And a bonus:
Anthony Green (from Circa Survive)- ******- Stellar
Good luck on your new album, out in stores August 5!

Here's my thoughts on the wicked bands that I review.


The Offspring - spunky,quirky, powerful, have nothing else to prove as artists.
Automatic Loveletter- amazing, beautiful lyrics and vocals, the next big thing, waiting on their full length, awesome piano arrangements
Stick to Your Guns- impressive and heartfelt lyrics, reminscent of H20 and a more metalcore Against Me!
The Gaslight Anthem-poetic, rugged, reminscent of National Product.
Chiodos- amazing, electrifying, very theatrical, can't wait to hear more from them
Danger is My Middle Name- going to improve, they will get better as a band and will blow us away
The Material- very acoustic, awesome songs, amazing!
Van Atta High- they are going to have to gel more to get a more awesome sound like DIMMN, but good vocals and lyrics
1997- love the the sharing of vocal duties, happy that they put out another record "On the Run", know that all of us will be seeing more of them
The Morning of - love the swagger of this band, amazing, hope that they could play a show in my city.

Bonus:Anthony Green - beautiful as a person inside and out, solo project will blow our f'n minds out, insane vocals and lyrics, have a creative imagination

Thank you for reading. Don't listen to me. Give these bands a shot, it is better than this corporate crap that's out there. You might discover your new favorite band or just something to get high and or to say wow, i can get sexual too. Thanks Say Anything for that! You never know until you listen.

until next time- j

P.S: I'll give you three of the ten bands that I will review next week: Horrorpops, Black Tide, and The Mars Volta.

]]> music reviews Buzznet thisishowidisappear1 2008-07-10T15:41:00Z <![CDATA[Flesh Eats Flesh]]> http://thisishowidisappear1.buzznet.com/user/journal/637741/ stand up Buzznet thisishowidisappear1 2007-07-18T11:47:00Z <![CDATA[Epiphany]]> http://thisishowidisappear1.buzznet.com/user/journal/614131/ I don't even know how to begin this epiphany of sorts. Life is hard. When you say you're blessed, you are not really. You don't appreciate what you have or the privileges you have. Trust, I just watched Freedom Writers, and the way those kids lived in LA really is a way to see how people survive. Like the line, "Teenagers scare the living shit out of me.", on My Chemical Romance's song "Teenagers", we seem naive. We don't take our surroundings seriously. We are interested in race car jackets, grillz, and cars. But we need to be interested in the world. No one really knows that the world is close to the disaster of global warming. No one really give a damn, but that pissed me off. Life is so fucking precious to waste by leading a mediocre life. Go out of the ordinary to fullfill your destiny. God or whoever you believe in has blessed everyone with a purpose. Why don't they find or use them? Have no clue, but they should. Life as we know it could come to an end within a blind of an eye. So carpe diem or as the title of the Avenged Sevenfold song "Seize the Day", which carpe diem means in English.

 

Orginally written by me on February 2, 2007

]]> Buzznet thisishowidisappear1 2007-07-14T18:01:00Z <![CDATA[A Solution to the Internal]]> http://thisishowidisappear1.buzznet.com/user/journal/336491/ "it feels like i'm in a haze of amnesia and deja vu, i can't leave it, like going around a merry-go-round while someone is throwing daggers at you, so every time i went around, more painful and grueling, i can't leave this place, the words in my head keep replaying, how can i leave, every alarm crushing and crunching my spirit and heart, being a object of humiliation many times, hearing the laughs like each time i was shot point-blank, you guess it, I'm dead and free"

*Note: The poem is just a figure of expression. I'm still here! If you feel like you have been pushed in a corner where the odds are aganist you, never let it or them take over you. Remember, violence is not the answer.*

 

XOXO

jAsMiNe

]]> Buzznet thisishowidisappear1 2007-06-04T06:51:00Z <![CDATA[F'ing High School]]> http://thisishowidisappear1.buzznet.com/user/journal/268571/ it's hard to find your voice here. cliques. outcasts. popular. to get your work and get along with teachers who you want to strangle. also kids who you want to lock 'em in a room and make them suffocate. middle school was awesome. smaller setting. it's just crazy. transitions are a bitch. creativity and individuality aren't accepted. everyone and everything's the same. everyone's trying to fit in. it's so fucking sad. get over yourselves and make a change!

XOXO jasmine

]]> Buzznet thisishowidisappear1 2007-05-23T14:57:00Z <![CDATA[TO THE CLASS OF 2011]]> http://thisishowidisappear1.buzznet.com/user/journal/252971/ as a former freshman and soon-to-be sophomore, i wish the new freshman loads of luck. high school is a little bit harder, but it depends on if you take honors classes or who u hang with. i advise u to never follow someone or an upperclassmen. as gerard says, be yourself. if u be yourself, you will make friends who are just like you. stay out of mess. don't give in to peer pressure. do your work, you'll get noticed by teachers. play a sport. overall, just have fun and you'll be straight. i will leave u with this quote that i came up with : never let anyone take over you, especially in your happiness.

XOXO Jasmine

]]> Buzznet thisishowidisappear1 2007-05-20T20:37:00Z <![CDATA[A Few Chords and Some HEART]]> http://thisishowidisappear1.buzznet.com/user/journal/242021/ everyone has a little bit of underdog inside. it's in our blood. we have to fight for everything we have and will get. nothing is handed to us on a golden plate. we earn it. there can't be any excuses or shortcuts. then how do we learn by copying someone else's work? by saying you can't do a certain thing? that's bullshit. when there's a will, there's a way. there's always a way to do something. if it's something--an arduous task, find a way to get it done. if it's for something that you love to do, be willing to take criticism and know that you sacrifice enough to get it. no one should hold back you from your dreams and/or desires or the kind of music you want to listen to (like me, for example, punk, emo, screamo, and alternative, and metal--crave it!) live your life the way you want to live it- at least. let it be meaningful to leave your stamp on the world. you leave your stamp or signifiance on the world when you are born. ( got title from My Chem's rhythm gutiarist frankie iero.: to be in the music business, all u need is a few chords and SOME HRART.

]]> Buzznet thisishowidisappear1 2007-05-18T21:24:00Z <![CDATA[Talking You Down]]> http://thisishowidisappear1.buzznet.com/user/journal/241931/ everyday,

you sit by yourself,

then meet someone finally,

sounds great but not great,

you get to know their heart,

they invited you somewhere,

the spiral starts downward.

it was a party,

you drunk booze,

you did some cocaine,

you are happy as a hyena right now,

and the end of the spiral,

having to rape someone for your friend's pleasure.

your senses come back,

you said no,

but you told your friend you would do anythinh,

so you left,

your final words:NO

]]> Buzznet thisishowidisappear1 2007-05-18T21:18:00Z <![CDATA[The World From Our Eyes]]> http://thisishowidisappear1.buzznet.com/user/journal/241901/ open your eyes,

move your feet out of the bed,

you stand,

feel a sense of cold,

you get ready to face the world,

suddenly an explosion happens,

you walk toward it,

suddenly you die,

your heart explodes in your chest,

you wake up again,

an angel takes your hand,

and pushes you back down toward earth,

you wake up in a sweat,

back to reality.

]]> Buzznet thisishowidisappear1 2007-05-18T21:13:00Z