SA blog #22 – “Ignited by a Dream” – Reflections on the final ‘New Voices’

Monday Nights, New Voices came to an end last night after seven incredible years. I wrote this song 20 minutes prior to the concert. My voice is gone but my heart is full. Enjoy. IGNITED BY A DREAM – Lyrics IT STARTED WITH A VISION CREATED OUT OF LOVE IT STARTED WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION AND THEN I JUST WORKED MY WAY UP IT HAS TURNED OUT LIKE A STORY WHERE WE ALL PROVIDED WORDS AND THOSE WORDS HAD MANY meaningS THAT YOU’VE SUNG AND I HAVE HEARD I HAVE SEEN SO MANY FACES I HAVE HEARD SO MANY SONGS I HAVE WATCHED AS PASSION BATTLED OUT WITH DEMONS TRYING TO FIND WHERE YOU BELONG IT’S THE ENDING OF AN ERA BUT FOR ALL THAT I HAVE SEEN TONIGHT I CLOSE THE FINAL CHAPTER IGNITED BY A DREAM ALL OF YOU’VE BECOME A FAMILY AND EACH CHILD LIGHTS MY HEART AND THOUGH IT KILLS ME NOW TO SAY GOODBYE I KNOW A NEW JOURNEY MUST START I MUST TRUST MY OWN DECISIONS THOUGH RIGHT NOW, IT’S HARD TO DO HOW TO LEAVE BHIND A SINGLE PAGE AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF YOU YES, IT’S THE ENDING OF AN ERA AND WITH ALL THAT I HAVE SEEN TONIGHT I LEAVE BEHIND THIS STORY IGNITED BY A DREAM AND HERE IS WHERE WE LEAVE THESE SEVEN YEARS BEHIND SEVEN YEARS OF MEMORIES CONCLUDED HERE TONIGHT BUT IF YOU EVER START TO WONDER WHERE YOU PATH WILL ONE DAY LEAD THERE IS ONE THING YOU MUST PROMISE THAT THIS PATH IGNITES YOUR DREAM AND RIGHT NOW I CLOSE MY CHAPTER IT’S THE ENDINF OF AN ERA AND I HOPE YOU’LL WRITE YOUR STORY IGNITED BY YOUR DREAMS

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“Fear”

A little segment to portray a mesh of difficult times in my life. We all get lost in a dream, thinking that it’s the only thing that ever exists, but our journey there is all that matters. Within that journey, there will always be forks in the road that seem beyond unbearable to exceed. But with faith and perseverance in God and myself, we can achieve anything and everything according to his will. This piece in particular is very self-explanitory as far as general lyrics, and all my movements contain specific meanings. I only choreographed to what made sense to me at the time, which means to you, it could just be all dance and choreography. This is Part one of my "Drake" series. Hope you enjoy, God Bless you all *James 1:2-3* Video/Editing Credits: Jeremy Fabunan (220, Di2ifter, Di2ift Productions) Thank you so much man, you’re an amazing cinematographer and producer! Great work bro. Music: "Over My Dead Body" – Drake "Fear" – Drake ***NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED*** "This video uses copyrighted material in a manner that does not require approval of the copyright holder. It is a fair use under copyright law. *** I do not own the audio in this video**

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Creative Response TD301

As an interpretive dance of how I see Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, each of the three songs represents a different part of the play: Utterson’s talk with Enfield about Hyde and Utterson’s dreams, Jekyll’s apparent detachment from Hyde and Lanyon’s death, and Utterson’s discovery of Dr. Jekyll’s secret. The reason I chose to do an interpretive dance was for the fact that I found songs perfect for the play. Words about the night and sleeping, not being the same as someone else, and the realization of a truth all enveloped the understanding of the play. My actions in the dance also have many meanings; some parts are meant to reenact what happened during the play, other parts are a little more symbolic. The hands represent the transformation from Jekyll to Hyde, but more importantly, it represents the conflict between the good and evil inside of people as seen with the dance sequence of Utterson’s dream. The body language of parts of the dance also help define my interpretation of those parts of the play such as during the second song, the body moves are happier as this is portraying Dr. Jekyll’s happiness of having rid of Hyde, but that soon changes at the end of the song when Lanyon dies from shock and Jekyll realizes his fate. The dramatic ending with Utterson’s discovery of the body and letters leads him to complete understanding of the situation as shown with the joining of the fingers as I kneel while gazing at the lost Dr. Jekyll. Throughout much of the dance though, my <b>…</b>

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Let your dreams become your reality.

A video me & my friend made. We also made the background music. This video can have lots of different meanings, just depends on how you look at it. Let your dreams become your reality. ♥ Never be afraid to stop dreaming.

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Psychology 101, Lucid Dreaming.

Transcript Below: Have you ever had a day, when you wake up, get out of bed, put on your alligator skin socks, and swim to school? Chances are, you have, and chances are it was a dream. Sleep is a predictable pattern every night. Each sleep cycle lasts about 90 minutes, beginning with NREM sleep, where your bodily activity is at the absolute minimum. Four types of brainwaves course through our brain, each one leading into another. Stage 1, alpha waves mingle with the beta waves. That means you’re going unconscious. Stage 2, alpha waves dominate yours existing beta waves and send you deep into sleep. Stage 3 is called Slow Wave sleep, where 20% of your brainwaves are delta waves. Stage 4 begins when 50% is delta waves. After about 40 minutes in stage 4, we regress through the stages, ending up back at Stage 1, but this time in REM sleep. The most highly active brain state, your breathing becomes irregular and your body paralyzes itself to keep from damage. While incapacitated, your brain’s neurotransmitters are rattled by the high level of dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrin, causing intense activity. Now this is where it gets fun. Most people believe that dreams have hidden meanings. Sigmund Freud Believed that dreams function to satisfy unconscious sexual and aggressive desires, appearing in two categories: manifest and latent content. Beginning in the 1950′s, psychologists began to move away from the Freudian interpretation of dreams. In 1953 Hall proposed a <b>…</b>

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Snake Painting Progress

This is a piece I did for my Colour Theory class in college, part of the assignment was that we needed to document our progress so I took this series of photographs and compiled them together and thought I should share. :) The project was to choose a colour and paint a piece where the symbolism goes beyond the object by using colour and researching the hidden meanings behind certain colours. I chose green and tried to focus on how in self>dream interpretation a green snake usually represents the beginning of a journey in ones life and depending on the shade of green the out come of this journey will either be positive or negative. The medium is acrylic on canvas and the cross hatching is Copic marker. The music is "Night Bird" by Deep Forest and I in no way shape or form own this piece of music. My DeviantArt page : www.toastinajar.deviantart.com

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Dream Codes part 1

Lee and I discuss dreams and some of the meanings that can be revealed when you know how to decode the symbols that are often in your dreams.

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Like I was a Boy (Mired ?) by michael hermiston

michael hermiston (vocals, guitar,piano,brushes on Djembe) lyrics: Wind blows free and sailors drown Canvas tilts and paint drips down Crying face in shadowed leaves Texture’s lost as dream unweaves Leaping through the waving fields Fall exhausted chaos yields Even crawling, a muddy mess A lie, you’re torn and lost, confess Give me time and give me space Fix my rotten teeth in case I find success and a road of joy Help me play like I was a boy Show me fun and dancing light Help me tumble with delight Zoom with magic and a smile Just be happy for while Freedom’s just another word An eager choice that turns absurd Expressive road with arms held wide No foundation tho’ to stop the slide A breadth of stories, and meanings clear For just one’s heart and those held dear Thus your ground’s an eroding lawn Or untethered drifting raft that’s go So learn to tie onself up tight Strain to limit one’s delight Catch the Buddah’s clever wink Flush endulgence down the sink But when you find your path has woe Then revel in the way you go As you tumble, feel the hurt All life’s wounds are full of dirt

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Like I was a Boy

by michael hermiston (vocals, guitar,piano,brushes on Djembe) lyrics: Wind blows free and sailors drown Canvas tilts and paint drips down Crying face in shadowed leaves Texture’s lost as dream unweaves Leaping through the waving fields Fall exhausted chaos yields Even crawling, a muddy mess A lie, you’re torn and lost, confess Give me time and give me space Fix my rotten teeth in case I find success and a road of joy Help me play like I was a boy Show me fun and dancing light Help me tumble with delight Zoom with magic and a smile Just be happy for while Freedom’s just another word An eager choice that turns absurd Expressive road with arms held wide No foundation tho’ to stop the slide A breadth of stories, and meanings clear For just one’s heart and those held dear Thus your ground’s an eroding lawn Or untethered drifting raft that’s go So learn to tie onself up tight Strain to limit one’s delight Catch the Buddah’s clever wink Flush endulgence down the sink But when you find your path has woe Then revel in the way you go As you tumble, feel the hurt All life’s wounds are full of dirt

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Dear SHINee…

- dearshineeletters @ tumblr – This is my submission for the giveaway contest of the tumblr account mentioned above ^-^ – If you have a Tumblr account and you love SHINee, make sure to Follow that beautiful Tumblr account! :D – I love SHINee so much that I really don’t have enough time or video timeline to express it! I hope you like it. It really came from the bottom of my heart!! ♥ Thank you. @ No copyright infringement intended. @ ALL THE CREDITS GO TO THE OWNERS! Video footage – Credits: lishathestain; LuciferSHINeeHD; syadunwantme; yooteyna; animefinatic84; mijhyun88; Princessxd11; PP2pinkyTOP85; Jsjbbt92; EMIMusicJapan; HelloVRokz; gostella2010; ShowTymexD; shineelovebumy; nelchan13; SHINeeTown; boyazlive; TarritoLollipop; shineelucifer500 Pictures – Credits: Kpopwallpapers.info; mymusicradar.blogspot.com; fanpop.com; forevershiningshinee.wordpress.com; shineeworldbrasil.wordpress.com; shineeshawols.wordpress.com Note: Some pictures included in the video were taken and edited by me :) In case of difficulty seeing what is written in some parts of the video, here’s the entire letter: – A letter for my beloved SHINee – SHINee, a short and simple word to write or pronounce, but so full of meanings, adjectives and a lot of lovely stories behind it, still untold to the World. – Lee Jinki (Onew), Kim Jonghyun, Kim Kibum (Key), Choi Minho, Lee Taemin (I Love You ♥) – «Five wonderful people, who can provide me a mixture of feelings, sensations and unforgettable moments <b>…</b>

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