I stood in the middle of the room, looking at all the people around me. They were familiar faces, yet I knew none of them. One of them walked up and took my hand. I walked throught the people, and they smiled. The person led me out to a courtyard scattered with flowers and pointed up at the night sky.
It was heavily laden with stars.
"That is your place." The person said.
"Up...?" I asked looking at the person.
"No. There." THe person pointed into the stars again.
"Where?"
"You have to see it yourself. It has to be clear."
"But it's not." I said confused.
"Just walk a little straighter, and it will be, one day."
"But how do I know if I'm doing the right thing?"
"You must be doing something right." He smiled at me

.A woman came out and the man left, leaving me with his words.
"I don't supose you'll tell me where I'm 'sposed to be."
"There's no rhyme or reason, darling."
"Don't I know it." i said sighing.
"But why don't you stay?" She smiled. "Oh, and sorry about your neck, babe." She laughed and left.
I put my hand to my neck. What?

Now, a man and a woman walked out.
The man was much older than the woman, but they both glowed.
"Hello, Naomi." The woman said, smiling.
"How'd you know my name?" I bit my lip. "Do you all know me? Is there something I'm missing here?"
"You know us very well, but only by the sound of our voice." The man said very softly.
"But how do you know me?"
"WE talk to you everyday." She said.
"Everyday? Then do you know where I'm going?"
"No, but you do, deep down." The man said.
"You'll realize all you ever wanted." The woman said.
"Why do you keep speaking in riddles?" I sat down on the ground, my head in my hands. I was so confused.
"Naomi, we're speaking in words that you understand perfectly." The man said.
"But...you're not." I looked up, expecting another riddle.But they weren't there anymore. I put my head in my hands again and wondered how I was going to get back home.

I heard footsteps and sighed."Are you here to confuse me even more?" I directed the question at a middle-aged man with a tan and a guitar.
He strummed the guitar."When the sun goes down..."
"I'll take that as a yes." I sighed once again.
He sat down next to me."Naomi, I want you to think about something."
"Hm?" All of a sudden every one knows my name. Great, just great.
"What is something that you can't live without?"
"Soccer."
"Anything else?"
"Photography."
"Yes, and?"
"Uh, music." I smiled.
"Absolutely. That's the good stuff, huh?" He stood up.
"Wait," I said, as something clicked. "I know you."
"Do you?" And he left. More riddles, ugh.

He spun a hat on his finger, then lifted it to his head.
"what are you? Number..." I asked, sneering.
"Six." He laughed. "Aren't I lucky?"
"Isn't it lucky seven?"
"I guess you could say that."
"How many more?"
"That's an intresting question, Naomi."
"What's your name if you know mine?"
"Mr. A to Z."
"Not really, though."
"I'm all about the wordplay."
"I wish someone would give me some answers."
"I'm yours."
"Yeah, obviously."
"Just think about what Kenney said."
"Wait..." I said looking at the man. Dark hair and a goofy smile.
"Do you?" And he left, just as all the others had.

"Naomi." The young man said, sweeping into a bow. He was wearing a suit. He reminded me of my brother. "If you hear this message, wherever you stand, I'm calling every woman, I'm calling every man. We're the generation that can't afford to wait. The future started yesterday, we're already late."
And with that, before I could say a word, he left. "Gosh, I think life could get a little more confusing!" I looked up at the sky and thought of God. Did he do this? Was that why everyone was pointing to the sky? So many question, and so little answers.

More footsteps. This time, I looked down. A teenager, not yet a woman, stood there smiling.
"Hey."
"Hey." i said cooly.
"Hold on, baby youre losing it."
"Tell me about it, all you people do is talk in rhymes."
"Naomi, you're begining to understand, I can tell. Just think."
"About what?"
"Do you know who I am?"
"No, I don't..." I looked at her face.
"You do." she smiled. "We're both untouchable."
And suddenly it all became clear."Burning brighter than the sun." I said. "And when youre close I feel like coming undone." the man with the guitar showed up, smiling as he played along with me. The girl sang with me, pushing me along. "In the middle of the night when I'm in this dream, it's like a million little stars spelling out your name, you gotta come on, come on, say that we'll be toghether, come on, come on..."
And then they were all there, the first woman who had apologized about my neck, and the old man and young woman who glowed. And the suited man, and the man with the hat, and finally, the man who had led me into the courtyard.He smiled at me and helped me up off the ground.

"Do you understand?"
"Not where I'm going, but where I am, and who you are."
"you know where you're going, just follow the music. I've got a feeling."
"My hearts uh reelin'"
He laughed. "there you go."
I looked at the woman who I had first seen."Don't forget to put on the same shoe." She smiled.

The man and the woman who glowed came up and smiled at me."I told you so." they both said.


If it's cheesy, let me know. If you don't like it, let me know. If you understand it, let me know. (: It was a shot at writing something after a while of not writing. So, it's a bit of a long shot. But it almost says how I feel.

Naomi

The last Tueday...

I did a shoot with some of my brother's root bear bottles. yeah. you can see more at my other blog.
I lurf it. It's beautiful.

NO.

MORE.

CLASSES.

EVER.

AGAIN.

HA.

HA.

I.

WIN.

I was thinking today about people who frequently look on the wrong side of life. I mean, I think sometimes people get too "emo." I try as hard as I can to look for the bright things in life and never stay down too long. Even when it's hard, I'm serious. I spent like three days crying one week last summer*cough* and I knew I had to get over it. It's not really about me. I think that "emo" people are kinda loners, not because no one likes them, but mostly because they wont reach out there hand to be liked. Or if they have their equally "emo" friends that doesn't help. I think that they think the world revolves around them,and their problems, which aren't really very big to begin with. If they spend all their time saying how horrid their life is and how unhappy they are, they'll never have time to think about what makes them happiest in life. And there is NO way you can say nothing, mostly because theres always a big bowl of ice cream waiting for you.

I think that people who actuall have it really rough are the ones who are happiest, because they try not to think about what they are unthankful for but what the are thankful for. And people whose lives arent that bad tend to think negatively and that little things mean a lot. They don't. So, I think the whole thing I'm getting at (and I hope this doesn't sound, like, mean or rude or something):

Get.

Over.

It.

And.

Yourself.

'cause there's a heck of a lot more people who have it worse than you. So think positive. (:

this gal says it best:"Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy." ~Cynthia Nelms

So... Talking about tonights hamburgers my mom says: these hamburgers are like butter. Me: yeah, they fall asleep easily. Epic fail.

Yea my feet are soaked.

Epic fail of the morning: trying to run WITH MY PUMAS ON through large puddles. I give up.

Sunny side up...

original, no edits

Curves

Agfa

Cinema

Cross-Process

So yeah. We went camping. OF COURSE the weather stunk! We never go camping when it's nice. :P

The weather has been sooo nice ALL week and of course the one day we go its horrid. Just horrid. Thunder storms and it was cold.

Naomi

Epic fail. Not a great way to start an afternoon.

Oh boy.

I'vew got a lot to do. I just noticed that I really need to get my pictures sorted out...Yeah. I know. I figure this out after I get off my "break" *smacks forhead at apparent stupidity and procrastination* Well. Its not gonna happen this week. Ive got 2 games and a practice. WEdnesday is my only day off. Uggghhhh. Classes start back up 2moro. and im not even closed to prepared. but whatever. who cares? its the second to last one anyway.

Oh and I got PAAAAIIIIDDDD for my photography. I know, its just my cousins but its still awesome. They bought 4 pictures. 8x10s. Aww I love it.

Well. I finally went with dyl to his soccer game at 11 pm. hehe. we had a game earlier that day and we won 4-0. (: buuuttt dyl lost 11-8.(its an indoor game, ya know like 5v5) I got some cool pictures even if they were really grainy cus i had to boost the iso up to 400.

I got a video but ill have to upload it on my moms computer cus its blocked on mine. :P

Naomi

The last thing i wanna do is go on a bottle drive 2moro. This stinks. :P

Brothers, Sisters...

* Sister Quote- Author Unknown

* Brother Quote- Vietnamese Proverb

Naomi

I wish for soft songs and sweet rhymes. Solution... Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Jason Mraz, John Legend, and Billy Currington.

Like, WOW. O.o

Were going completely wireless huh? I mean, theres facebook mobile, which i thought was a little over the top...but now, now, theyve come out with blogger mobile and email. which means, i could be at like anywhere and post something here. wuhow. i mean really???? and i could simply emai lyou a post. gawsh.

"If its a broken part, replace it,

if its a broken arm then brace it,

if its a broken heart then face it..."

-Jason Mraz, Details in the Fabric.

Naomi

I like pie.

Testy2

Well,

Im trying this email thingy out sooo....

 

Naomi

"Nowhere Else to Turn"

By Genesis...

Naomi

ps. I think im getting obsessed with this....

The shoes you're wearing...

*You might want to skip to the bottom to understand what im doing.


Original image numero uno. original image #2

Text added in Photoscape to #2

Croped and thresholded #1 in PS. Changed threshold color to red beforehad.

Threshold in black #2

Combined #1 and #2 in GIMP. and I played with the transparency to get them to blend.

WAHLAH!!!

By Clint Black(the text on the picture is from that song. the name of the song is the title of the blog post.)

I loved how this turned out so much that i decided to post it twice(the other ones on my 365 blog)

aaannndd

tell you how i pulled it off. oh yeah. (im feeling very technical right about now. :P)

I know, Im a genius. lol jk!

Very proud of herself at the moment(oh darn i forgot to sweep!)

Naomi

If you really wanted to know...

SOmeday, I'd like to take a picture fo me jumping off something. And then I'd start to laugh really hard because I'm kinda CUHRAZAY.

But ok.

And something else(and please DO NOT ask me why, cus I have no idea) made me laugh hysterically-(drum roll pleAse...)

CALVIN.

I mean really, lady...CALVIN?

I dont want to affend anyone.

please.

dont regard this as something

erm,

well,

insulting.

(:

heh.

Well. THere.

Naomi

Oh and PS...

Spartans lost. Not that theyre not gonna win next year cus of all the amazing players returning..just wanted to let you know.
Oh and.

In The News:

Vermont Lawmakers Legalize Gay Marriage

I take a page from Noah's 25 things...

"They allow gay marriage, but I'm not allowed to marry my xbox. I mean, COME ON!"

hehe.

thats some great news.

SO.

Well,

Jason Mraz.

Rocks.

Thank You.

Naomi

There's nothing wrong...

On my way to my bros b-ball tourney. they look like angel wings, the clouds do. idk where i got that from but...

with having a facebook. except its for bums. and im one of them. :P

i sometimes think about the future(okay only about 90% of the time)

and i think about where ill be.

id really like to know.

cus for me its hard to see.

maybe ill follow the angel wings in the sky.

theyll guide me home.

in other news.

its snowing here.

ps. its april. just fyi.

if you dont like the weather in michigan,

wait five minutes. lol.

its kinda disturbing.

well.

by.

naomi

To calm something crazy inside of me...

I often look to this amazing womans blog.

thank you.

naomi

ps. im very sorry i deleted those posts. mums orders. not to give away a surprise. look forward to reposting. (:

THis is Spartan country....

so get the heck out UNC.

I know. I'm obsessed with the Tar Heels and all. But when they face my Spartans? Sparty all the way man. Pfffttt. Whatever Tyler Hansborough. Ty Lawson? whatevs. No big deal.

Durrell Summers? ITS SUMMER TIME!

Kalin Lucas? 21 pts, the bomb.

Sutton? Played good d.

Lets go SPARTANS!

Naomi (: