Week 5: Spatial Poetry

Sunshine On the Horizon

Week 4: Montana's Bar and Grill Review

            Just last week I had the misfortune of having supper at the Montana's Bar and Grill here on kenmount rd. The evening started out like any other evening would, I was just off school on a Friday about to head out to supper with the family. My father suggested we try Montana's and since none of us had been there before we went along with the plan prepared for a good relaxing night out.

            However a relaxing night was far from what we were about to experience. Upon arrival we were put in a waiting line and told we should only be waiting about thirty five minutes. This seemed like a reasonable time as it was a busy night so we decided to wait it out. Fifty minutes then passed and we we still weren't seated as my father approached a staff member and asked how much longer it would be he told him about ten minutes. This seemed acceptable so we sat quiet, however from this point it took my family a half hour to be seated. 

            We were upset and hungry but still hopeful. with menus in hand about to decide what we wanted we were in high hopes and starving. A waiter came by and took our menus and our orders, gave us our drinks and was off again. Food was brought to our table thirty minutes later. At this point we just wanted to eat but when we seen the food that was brought to our table we were ready to leave. The waiter brought us the wrong food and then told us just to eat it. We were furious and told the waiter we were not eating it and that we wanted what we ordered. The waiter took our food and was off again for another twenty minutes. Finally our food came and it was delicious but not worth the long wait we had endured. So before we left we decided to get some ice cream for dessert to at least end the night off on a good note.

            Dessert arrived and it was the straw that broke the camels back. We couldn't believe after what we went through that the ice cream could be any worse. There sitting in the ice cream was a sharp chunk of hard plastic about three centimeters in length. If someone had to have swallowed that it would have ripped up their stomach. That was it we were done with the terrible night at this restaurant and we were leaving. We went to the cashier and complained and payed for our food. The manager came out and offered us a five percent off coupon on our next meal there. After all we had experienced and he decided to give us a coupon for next time.

            We were fed up and we left. The coupon we received didn't do us much good as we don't plan on going back there anytime soon. Overall for food i would give it a six out of ten, For the experience i would give this terrible establishment a zero out of ten.

Week 3: Pictures

(The beginning of a Journey)

            This picture above was taken from a location in Newfoundland known as "The Drook." This place marks the beginning of a four day, three night hike that totaled about sixty kilometers in one direction. The hike was completed with my Duke of Edinburgh group to finish the last part of the duke program known as the Gold Award. Upon completion of the Gold section each participant is awarded their gold pin from a member of the royal family. 

            The picture is of great significance to me because it was the beginning of the end. This program took me three years to complete and required a large portion of your time off of school to be dedicated to volunteer work, a skill, and hours on hours of physical recreation. This journey of sixty kilometers took blood, sweat and tears to complete and was the hardest task in my life to complete. This picture marks a chapter in my life that has been finished and well rewarded but shows only the beginning of the next chapter here in MUN.

(The Great outdoors) 

           

            The picture above is of the small wharf and small boat that is at the park where me and my family camp every summer. This park is so quite and serene, with nature around every corner. I look forward to camping here each summer. The beauty of a nice day as the sun sets along the pond can not be compared to anything else I have ever witnessed. I have went to this park for the past 6 years of my life to camp with friends and family and each summer gets better and better.

            This specific picture captures the essence of the park perfectly. There is not a ripple on the water, The trees are green and bursting with life, and there isn't a single thing out of place. This park has my most fondest memories as a child, from swimming in the sun, to fishing at sun down, and finishing off the night with a game of spotlight. Nothing else could compare to the amazing times i've had at this place and I hope those memories never leave me.

  

Week 2: Song post.

Avicii - Wake Me Up

Lyrics

Feeling my way through the darkness

Guided by a beating heart

I can't tell where the journey will end

But I know where it starts

They tell me I'm too young to understand

They say I'm caught up in a dream

Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes

Well that's fine by me

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

I tried carrying the weight of the world

But I only have two hands

I hope I get the chance to travel the world

And I don't have any plans

I wish that I could stay forever this young

Not afraid to close my eyes

Life's a game made for everyone

And love is a prize

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

So wake me up when it's all over

When I'm wiser and I'm older

All this time I was finding myself

And I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost

(Lyrics from: http://www.metrolyrics.com/wake-me-up-lyrics-avicii.html)

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            Wake me Up is a song performed by the Swedish EDM - DJ Avicii. This song has been by far one of my favorite songs of all time simply because of the beat and style of the song itself. However behind all of the bass and music the song surprisingly holds a deeper meaning within the lyrics.

            The lyrics of the song are structured in a way almost like that of a free verse poem because of the way each stanza is set up and the apparent lack of a rhyme scheme. Although the lyrics are broken up so we see an eight line stanza, then a four line refrain (this quatrain is sung twice), then another eight line stanza, followed by the refrain (once again sung twice) and is then finally followed by a 4 line stanza.

            This song is interesting mostly because of its meaning. This song is about experiencing life growing up. The first stanza clearly shows this because like most young adults as they grow up they themselves find themselves "feeling their way" along this path with nothing but themselves "a beating heart". This stanza also goes to say that "I can't tell where the journey will end" which is how life plays out for most young people. They simply do not know where life will take them. 

            Another poetic device present in this song is the device known as "metaphor." The end of the fourth stanza of this song contains a metaphor in which it compares life to a game. This metaphor shown as "Lifes a game made for everyone... ." This comparison shows that life is a game that can be won with love being the prize of it.

            These poetic devices help make this song have a well developed meaning. Tie that in with the amazing bass and music, and then we get an amazing song overall.

Week 1: Introduction

            I would like to take a minute to welcome you to my blog in which I hope you decide to follow. I will update this blog with a new post once a week ranging in many different topics. Once again thank you for visiting and please feel free to respond to any post here.

            This blog has been created for a class that I am taking at Memorial University of Newfoundland, which is the university I will be attending for the next few years of my life. I plan on achieving a bachelors degree in chemistry and I plan on attending the faculty of medicine once my undergraduate degree has been completed. 

              First off to tell you a bit about myself, I enjoy music with a passion. Whether it be listening to it or playing it i always set aside for a bit of music in my daily routine. I have went from playing the Piano, to playing the drums and over the past few years i have picked up string instruments including the guitar, ukulele and even the mandolin.

            Secondly my video game use. I myself enjoy computer games on Steam or the Sony consoles to feed my gaming addiction. with countless hours spent into this it has become part of my lifestyle. Now don't get me wrong i enjoy going outside and hiking through the woods, taking the old bike out for a good two hours or even hanging out with my close friends. I just allow myself a few hours on the weekend to play to my little hearts content before cracking down on homework or assignments. 

            So that is a little bit about me and my life and what i enjoy to do. I hope I never bore you to death and that you may revisit next week. This is BD-Dispatch signing off.