JLC- Mason Brianna

In the previous Possible Selves, I show the state of my goal with the visual aid of a tree under the burden of disaster. But what can I become under such stressors? Three main disasters were shown including, freezing up under stress, my own mind eating away at my ability to grow, and my physical body breaking under the strain of life. The first step was to acknowledge what they were and how they were affecting me, but what can I do now to help ease the load? I don't think that at my current state, I could remove them entirely, and I am not sure if I will ever be able to, so I am not going to think too far in the future, but there are a few things I am actively doing to improve things. 1. I am seeking medical treatment: This applies mostly to my physical well-being, but it also applies to my mental health as well. I am currently undergoing physical therapy during the week, active medications for ever illness that can be treated through medications, and I am and have been fostering a...

Reflection:  For this assignment, were tasked to look at ourselves and pick apart out dreams, strengths and weaknesses, and the obstacles that are keeping us from fulfilling our overall goals. For me, this was a very eye opening experience. While I originally was too stressed out to take in any gain, I now see watch I should have realized while I was completing the assignment. Looking back at this photo, I realize just how much it relates to my current goals and view for my strengths and weaknesses. The fact that I was forced to submit a sketch (one that I find ugly and upsetting to look at) in the first place and not a finished, polished drawing speaks volumes to the struggles I outlined in the sketch, namely my own mind and body holding me back and my struggle with meeting my expectations. There are three major "disasters" that I drew to represent my failings: 1. Icicles: I placed this setback where I did to represent my habit of freezing up when I don't meet my expect...

Reflection: I have never really been drawn to poetry, but for some reason, it didn't take much to come up with the Tanka above. I have mixed feelings about how it turned out, but regardless, I found I really enjoyed the process of making it. Personally, I really enjoyed the syllable restrictions in Tanka, because it helped me narrow down my thoughts and not ramble/ become overwhelmed with options. I have a tendency to want to cram in ideas and the simplicity was fun to explore. I am curious to see how the Tanka in Japanese differs from the one above, but I am guessing that with my current vocabulary, I will probably spend more time with it. I feel like I will have more options to explore since with Japanese there can be less said and I will have more of a 'snapshot' feel over complete sentences. I think that that might also lend to more creativity because I can focus on showing the reader a more generalized (and maybe wistful) poem.

[      ともだちとのお昼ごはん ブリアナメーソン 今日、久しぶりに会ったともだちとお昼ごはんをいっしょうに食べました。私は巻きずしとみそしるとえびてんぷらを作りました。巻きずしはおいしくてえびてんぷらも好きでした。                セージさんはチョコレートアイスクリームといちごシロップを持っていきましたでも私は食べませんでした。。私はルートビールを飲みましたが、あますぎましたのでお茶のかわりに飲みました。      そのご、私はいえに帰って寝ました。      あなたは今日お昼ごはんのために何をしましたか。 ] [ Lunch with a Friend Brianna Mason      Today, my friend and I ate together after a long time. I made rolled sushi, miso soup and shrimp tempura. The rolled sushi was delicious, but I liked the shrimp tempura too.       Sage-san brought chocolate ice cream and strawberry syrup, but I didn’t eat any of it. She also brought soda and tea. I had root beer, but it was too sweet so I drank tea instead.       Afterwards I went home and slept.       What did you do today for lunch? ]

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  件名 : 十月のボーリングパーティーについて

What Have I achieved in Life? Achievements for me have come to mean things I take pride in and less tangible awards as I've grown older. Depending on my definition of success, it really changes. Are we talking about competitions? About awards? School or personal lives? I like to think that I am a pretty well rounded person so I'll categorize them into the most important to least important in my eyes.  1. I have, and continue to live and do my best with a debilitating chronic illness: I have many, including trigeminal neuralgia and Ehler's Danlos Syndrome, illnesses that tend to interfere heavily with my plans for myself and make it really hard to function, but I still manage to hold on to what I want to accomplish.  2. I have a knack for getting animals attached to me (sometimes for no apparent reason): Besides taming cats and dogs of all sizes, temperaments, and circumstances, I have also always had the ability to have wilder animals get attached to me. Coyotes, geese,...

Setsubun is an interesting way of ringing in the New Year and expelling back luck/bringing in good fortune. I couldn't relate with some of the practices like the throwing of the roasted soybeans, but the idea of turning something more theoretical and making it tangible is very intriguing to me. I think it can be really useful, especially for younger children, to be able to see  what is trying to be done. It also allows them to be included into the ceremony, which I feel would be otherwise monotonous. The only true "tradition" that I've followed throughout my life is that during holidays my mother and I deep clean our entire house; we clean the carpet, upholstery, dust and disinfect everything and sometimes rearrange the furniture. Major Christian holidays have always meant chaos in my household, and recently, as my mother looks into other holidays like the Chinese New Year and rituals like Setsubun, the amount of chaos has only increased. This is the only tradition I...