When I was little , I always liked art . I loved colors , lines , and shapes too . My favorite subject and classes was always art . This is how my dream of being a tattoo artist begun .
Tattoos fascinated me since I was little . I would always trace the lines on my mom’s tattoo of a rose that has my name, Alycia , on it . In my pocket , I carried 50 cent with me all the time so I could get a temporary tattoo from the machines at the store . I loved those tattoos so much , the sparkles and the intricate lines swirled all around the deep colors .
Every day when I come home from school , the first thing I’d do is draw a new tattoo, and try my best to find new ways to add to them . Being asked by many people to draw tattoos for them is not my favorite thing to do . But my favorite thing to do , is to draw the tattoos on them ! This is why it’s so hard to keep myself from writing on my skin . I always draw on myself in school , it’s a habit I refuse to break . Honestly , I could care less if I got ink poisoning . Plus , it’s awesome practice , without the tattoo gun , to write on my skin . It’s the best canvas !
My first goal as a teenager , is to go to a tattoo shop and meet all the people who work there . Getting to know what it feels like to be in a shop is another thing that I could add on to my experience . Maybe even feel what the ink gun feels like when it is turned on . I wonder if you have to be strong to gold the ink gun ? Is it heavy or does it vibrate while you give the tattoo ? I need these questions answered so I can be prepared . Also , I need to keep exercising my drawing skills so my portfolio will be the best , and I can be accepted for the job .
My second goal is to graduate college and get an apprenticeship so that I can learn from a professional tattoo artist ! This guy or girl will teach me all I need to know about becoming a tattoo artist myself ! My apprenticeship really won’t end until he teacher tells me that I’m ready to work in a shop . So the more experience I get the better I’ll be !
I can’t wait until this day comes . But until then I guess I’ll have to work on my portfolio of art . I hope I can give my friends some tattoos also !
Friday, February 10, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Music is my Life♪ - Poem
Music
I don’t need no drugs
I don’t need no high
Because I got music
I don’t need no friends
I don’t need no body's presence
Because I got music
I don’t care about war
I don’t care about dropped bombs
Because I get to listen to dropped Beats
Turn up the amps
Give me a mic
Let my vocals fill your head
From Mozart to Weezy
From Beethoven to Breezy
I like them all
Black Veil Brides
on the tides with a glass of Kool-Aid
With the melodies up to max
I’ll dance till i break
I won’t stop
I love music
It’s my Life
It’s everything
And even when I’m dead
I’ll still have them headphones blasting
<3
I don’t need no drugs
I don’t need no high
Because I got music
I don’t need no friends
I don’t need no body's presence
Because I got music
I don’t care about war
I don’t care about dropped bombs
Because I get to listen to dropped Beats
Turn up the amps
Give me a mic
Let my vocals fill your head
From Mozart to Weezy
From Beethoven to Breezy
I like them all
Black Veil Brides
on the tides with a glass of Kool-Aid
With the melodies up to max
I’ll dance till i break
I won’t stop
I love music
It’s my Life
It’s everything
And even when I’m dead
I’ll still have them headphones blasting
<3
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Extra Story : The Day My Brother Was a Stunt Man
I was living in the Royal Oaks Gardens when I was about 8 or 9. And this is where this story took place. Apartment 1718 on Third Court.
My little brother loved his Big Wheel ! Ever since he received it from "Santa Clause" , he acted like he was the man of the house . It was a bright blue , and neon orange that lit up anything near it . He would ride it down the street , over the speed bumps , and around the corner . He even rode it in the house .
Anyway back to my story . My momma , brother , and I where sitting in the living room watching T.v . Then my brother had the urge to ride his Big Wheel , but it was raining outside . So he decided to ride it in the house . He rode in the kitchen , on the carpet and around the T.v until a weird smile appeared on his face . I knew he was about to do something crazy then .
Whoosh ! He rode so fast to that couch I thought he was going to tip over ! He kept running into the couch . I thought he was just being stupid , but once he got the one big wheel on the couch I knew what he was trying to do . He was trying to pop a wheelie .
He flipped over , and the Big Wheel followed him down . At the moment I thought it was funny . Even my momma laughed at him . But I was laughing so hard I thought I might die ! My brother started laughing too , but then I saw that one shiny tear about to trickle down his chubby cheeks .
Awwwwe ! Poor Roderick ! " , I said with great exaggeration .
He started fake crying all because I was babying him . I was chuckling under my breath still . Thinking to myself , I was wondering why in the name of fudge he wanted to pop a wheelie in the first place .
But I remembered that brothers will be brothers . And a sometimes they tend to be dare devils too !
My little brother loved his Big Wheel ! Ever since he received it from "Santa Clause" , he acted like he was the man of the house . It was a bright blue , and neon orange that lit up anything near it . He would ride it down the street , over the speed bumps , and around the corner . He even rode it in the house .
Anyway back to my story . My momma , brother , and I where sitting in the living room watching T.v . Then my brother had the urge to ride his Big Wheel , but it was raining outside . So he decided to ride it in the house . He rode in the kitchen , on the carpet and around the T.v until a weird smile appeared on his face . I knew he was about to do something crazy then .
Whoosh ! He rode so fast to that couch I thought he was going to tip over ! He kept running into the couch . I thought he was just being stupid , but once he got the one big wheel on the couch I knew what he was trying to do . He was trying to pop a wheelie .
He flipped over , and the Big Wheel followed him down . At the moment I thought it was funny . Even my momma laughed at him . But I was laughing so hard I thought I might die ! My brother started laughing too , but then I saw that one shiny tear about to trickle down his chubby cheeks .
Awwwwe ! Poor Roderick ! " , I said with great exaggeration .
He started fake crying all because I was babying him . I was chuckling under my breath still . Thinking to myself , I was wondering why in the name of fudge he wanted to pop a wheelie in the first place .
But I remembered that brothers will be brothers . And a sometimes they tend to be dare devils too !
Monday, January 9, 2012
My Most Favorite Time in My Childhood
I remember it like it was yesterday . I was 5 , in class being goofy . There was this one class that I had the most wonderful teacher and classmates . Especially one dude in particular . Unfortunately I forgot his name , but we were best friends !The most memorable moments were when we were in class learning how to count by tens . I stuck the counting blocks up my nose and started acting like a walrus !
"Girl , get them blocks out yo nose like that ! You ain't no walrus ! " my best friend shouted.
The whole class stopped and stared at me . Mrs. Panelope turned my green card yellow . Although my card was yellow I was still laughing . The next day , because of my foolishness , I wasn't aloud to help make ginger bread cookies and apple cyder for our class Christmas celebration . When I found that out I sobbed for about 5 minutes like a widow mourning the death of her husband . (It was just that bad !) And as I recall , some of those ginger bread cookies "ran off" !
I remember Mrs. Penelope's class smelling sweet like perfume. The thing I most cherished about her room was the big , blue , rough carpet that blanketed the floor next to the calender and the huge rocking chair . Our class would sit on the carpet while Mrs. Penelope sat in the rocking chair and read books and sing songs . I learned "Where the Watermelons Grow" and " The Bear Went Over the Mountain" on that carpet . ( I thought I was so cool singing those songs around school ! ) That area was the best place to be , warm and cozy , just like my bed . When everybody else was making cookies and warming the cool golden cyder, that's where I sat . In the big , whop-sided rocking chair with the blue pillow underneath me . When the first batch of cookies ran off we were puzzled . And soon after the second batch was made and they were the best cookies. Golden brown just like the cyder .
I wish I could go back to the second grade , and relive those memories.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
My project was a toon on the scene where the man finaly admited that he killed the old man with the vulture eye . I added the details about the house , like the creepiness , and the bed so it would look like a room . It's multi media because it was all made online with pictures and text . I didn't know how to add music, but if I did , I would have added something creepy !
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Hunger Games Research Project
In my research I focused on how genetic mutations in the real world, and genetic mutations in the Hunger Games relate. So here we go!
In the Hunger Games book there were genetically mutated 'Mutts' also called 'Muttations', which were the actual dead tributes. They made these mutts by mutating their cells and adding the cells of a wolf, morphing their bodies! They can stand on their hind legs like a human, and had the same eye color as the body originally being mutated. Through my research I found, of course, humans cannot be mutated into mutts, and I also found some facts that might catch your eye!
Genetic mutations can be horrible or completely harmless. What are mutations you ask? Mutations are permanent changes in the sequence that makes a gene. (What is a gene mutation and how do mutations occur? - Genetics Home Reference ) I have found some information that explains further on how these mutations happen in the real world.
Ultra violet light, nuclear radiation, and certain chemicals can harm cells in the body and cause them to make new proteins that might function differently in the body, which may cause a mutation. Also DNA bases (Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine, Thymine) copy themselves. If these DNA bases get copied and and mixed with the wrong matching base it can also cause a mutation in the DNA.
("What Causes DNA Mutations?") DNA bases are meant to be in a organized fashion ex: Cytosine and Guanine are a pair. Guanine and Cytosine do not go together with Adenine and Thymine. But Thymine goes with Adenine and not with Guanine, and Cytosine.
There are two different types of mutations. They are inherited mutations, and acquired mutations. ("Types of mutations"). [I will only explain what Acquired mutations are because this is what I believe the capital did to change the tributes into Mutts]. Acquired mutations are mutations that are caused by harmful elements of the Earth. Chemicals and nuclear radiation can give you a mutation such as excess body mass like tumors. It can change your body completely. Your tissues in your body can be changed in size and weight, leaving you with unusual masses of tissue. So stay away from nuclear plants and high amounts of radiation! In the Hunger Games, I believe that the Mutts were given their mutations, because the Capitol injected wolf cells into their bodies.
I also found a story that I think is ridiculous, but I also think that it connects to the Hunger Games! It is about a girl who was taking care of her plants. She got pricked by a cactus. A couple days later she started growing thorns from her arm! The cactus started mutating her cells in the wound and the doctors couldn't get rid of it. She was basically being mutated into a cactus! (Terrible mutations may turn humans into plants or animals - English pravda.ru) All though I have no proof that this can't or can happen, I am very well sure that this is impossible. But don't take my word for it.
DNA - Structure. Chemguide: Helping You to Understand Chemistry - Main Menu. Jim Clark, 2007. Web. 05 Dec. 2011. <http://www.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/aminoacids/dna1.html>.
In the Hunger Games book there were genetically mutated 'Mutts' also called 'Muttations', which were the actual dead tributes. They made these mutts by mutating their cells and adding the cells of a wolf, morphing their bodies! They can stand on their hind legs like a human, and had the same eye color as the body originally being mutated. Through my research I found, of course, humans cannot be mutated into mutts, and I also found some facts that might catch your eye!
Genetic mutations can be horrible or completely harmless. What are mutations you ask? Mutations are permanent changes in the sequence that makes a gene. (What is a gene mutation and how do mutations occur? - Genetics Home Reference ) I have found some information that explains further on how these mutations happen in the real world.
Ultra violet light, nuclear radiation, and certain chemicals can harm cells in the body and cause them to make new proteins that might function differently in the body, which may cause a mutation. Also DNA bases (Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine, Thymine) copy themselves. If these DNA bases get copied and and mixed with the wrong matching base it can also cause a mutation in the DNA.
("What Causes DNA Mutations?") DNA bases are meant to be in a organized fashion ex: Cytosine and Guanine are a pair. Guanine and Cytosine do not go together with Adenine and Thymine. But Thymine goes with Adenine and not with Guanine, and Cytosine.
There are two different types of mutations. They are inherited mutations, and acquired mutations. ("Types of mutations"). [I will only explain what Acquired mutations are because this is what I believe the capital did to change the tributes into Mutts]. Acquired mutations are mutations that are caused by harmful elements of the Earth. Chemicals and nuclear radiation can give you a mutation such as excess body mass like tumors. It can change your body completely. Your tissues in your body can be changed in size and weight, leaving you with unusual masses of tissue. So stay away from nuclear plants and high amounts of radiation! In the Hunger Games, I believe that the Mutts were given their mutations, because the Capitol injected wolf cells into their bodies.
I also found a story that I think is ridiculous, but I also think that it connects to the Hunger Games! It is about a girl who was taking care of her plants. She got pricked by a cactus. A couple days later she started growing thorns from her arm! The cactus started mutating her cells in the wound and the doctors couldn't get rid of it. She was basically being mutated into a cactus! (Terrible mutations may turn humans into plants or animals - English pravda.ru) All though I have no proof that this can't or can happen, I am very well sure that this is impossible. But don't take my word for it.
So as long as you stay away from harmful elements, and the Capitol doesn't get hold of you, you will be fine. And remember, humans cant be turned into flesh eating, bug eyed mutts or cactus's!
Software
"Terrible Mutations May Turn Humans into Plants or Animals - English Pravda.ru." Terrible Mutations May Turn Humans into Plants or Animals (2005): 1-2. English Pravda.ru: Russian News and Analysis. Web. 06 Dec. 2011. <http://english.pravda.ru/health/20-12-2005/9418-mutation-0/>.
Journal Article
Types of Mutations. Understanding Evolution. Web. 05 Dec. 2011. <http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/mutations_03>.
Software
"What Causes DNA Mutations?" Learn.Genetics™. 2011. Web. 06 Dec. 2011. <http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/archive/sloozeworm/mutationbg.html>.
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