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I'm assuming this won't even get read but by some off chance that it does I just thought I would share since you and who you are one of the major things that helped inspire it.

LATEST BLOG ENTRY FROM SHADOW

STATUS:REVOLUTIONARY

I Have A Dream… PROJEKT

Things are changing for me. I can feel it in my bones. I had been stuck in a rut for so long, but now I feel as if I have a purpose and it's big, REAL big. Right now the brain-storming all still looks pretty stormy on paper, but it's there no less and I can see it perfectly. I'll just let it be said that in my mind it's going to be the "NeXt GeneraTion of RevoLutioN."

It's like a vial has been lifted from my eyes and I'm seeing the world for the first time again. I feel just like a child. I'm on cloud nine with this new feeling and sense of hope and it's like my whole mind-state has been altered. It's what I've been saying for years, but I never really truly got it. I thought I did but now I have this whole new understanding of life and its beauty.

The way my life has been the past year or so is like writers block. Anyone who's had that knows the feeling, but when the block is removed everything unleashes and starts pouring out like a flood. Or another example is a preacher that has lost faith yet still preaches. Then, miraculously, one day something changes and the preacher is awakened to find that hope of faith again and with more force and power behind them than ever before. It's that type of feeling. That's the only way I can think to explain it. I blocked my life, put it on hold, knowing that I wanted to help but not knowing how to do it. Now I know that we all have that power within ourselves to achieve whatever we set our minds to.

It was like, BLAM!!!

I knew something was coming, as I said I could sense it. What I didn't know was what direction it would lead me in though. My outlook on the world has slowly been changing, or really me just becoming more aware and opening my eyes to see the world as a whole and not just one little part. I had started analyzing everything and a lot of things in my life. I recently came across my admissions essay that got me accepted to university about what creativity means to me and how I express myself. It was written to explain how I hope to inspire others and it surprisingly ended up helping me find myself again. I finally managed to find that "being one with the universe and oneself" feeling that I had so many times come within reach of before but just could not quite find it until now.

I'm a very passionate person and very passionate people with nowhere to put all that energy are risky business. What's the saying, idol hands are the devils playground is it? Well, for so long I always tried to hide my emotions thinking that showing certain emotions would mean showing weakness and being vulnerable, but I realize now that life as a whole is all about emotions, that connection with one another, our yearning to belong and be understood. EACH and EVERY single human being belongs and it's about time that we all come together and celebrate just the simple fact of being alive and together. I always thought that way generally but now I can feel it; the good, the bad, the sadness, the happiness, just all of it. Whatever the world throws at me I shall embrace it because it's what life is all about. Emotions are what make us each human and to finally be able to have a mind at peace is something I wish for everyone to be able find.

I've already made up designs and organizational plans and everything I've sketched out a building and blue prints of multiple ideas on paper and instead of trying to explain my idea right now I'm just going to paste my typed up written plan from last night. I was about to pass out from exhaustion on my laptop at 4 this morning from surfing the net before this came about, but then things just "clicked" in my head and I was an unstoppable force. I was wired and nothing could hold me back, while fearing that if I fell asleep my revelations would just go out the window. Just bear in mind that I was going on almost 24 hours of no sleep and this is just what I came up with this morning so some wording may sound like madness…but I can see it happening. Just imagine what I could do with a lifetime of these thoughts. Hey, when there's a will there's a way.

Now here's what it's all about the Mission Plan rough (ROUGH) draft:

SHADOWS DESCENT

Welcome to the NeXt Generation of RevoLutioN

OUR VISION SHALL DESCEND UPON SOCIETY AND BREAK DOWN ALL CONVENTIONAL STANDARDS.

· HELP GET ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN HELPING CHANGE THE WORLD AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

· BE YOUR OWN PERSON DON'T BE AFRAID TO SPEAK OUT

· TAKE A STAND AND BE HEARD

· LEAVE YOUR MARK

MISSION PLAN

The idea started off as an enterprise I wanted to create involving music, filming, and then a lounge/cafe/bar/club/pool hall type thing. Each one is a type of thing that allows one to express something and gives the individual a voice to share with the world. Then I realized that all I needed was my own venue for free advertising and sharing music and films that are works of art with the world. After multiple brain-storming theories it ended up becoming a community center with a little café that's welcoming new age vibe with flat film screen monitor and a comfortable environment with tables of glass covered with chess/checkered prints and a screen on the wall hooked up to rock band for people to play with on a little stage and then switch it out for the real rock band later, Also a pool table would be on the side in front of the café and there'd be a little water fall like thing with marbles like a little coffee room type thing and at times just use it as a moving film canvas board and have peaceful harmonic background Zen like feeling room.

Then there's the "arcade room" with pool and air-hockey tables and DDR, among other games for everyone to play. There's going to be a jukebox somewhere. The whole place is set up with speakers, and the lighting is unique and all artsy. There's another room that's like the stadium with a stage for band performances, speakers, community meetings, film showings, gym floor, just a public forum pretty much that can be rented out on occasions because this may be run by private funding..or public details still working on. There will be a library, like from beauty and the beast or Buffy, that wraps around the walls and there's an environment where kids can work on their homework in a safe and neutral environment. The whole thing will be full with art and life oozing out of it with a voice of the people by the people and for people. Maybe a mini skate park and a basketball court can be on the outside and a moon bounce in a courtyard. I figure since I'm working on my dream I might as well go all out with it. Then there's like a bar that's in the room with the stage and whatnot. There's also VIP room that's for special occasions hence VIP peoples.

This place will help kids that come there become actively involved in their community and organizations to help for causes and get them to start thinking of ways they can help out on their own. Children will always be the future. There will be a music studio room, and in the open room it can be used to have dance or karate lessons, and there's painting as well. There will be many inspiring things to encourage positive self-expression with numerous outlets.

What makes us human is our ability to feel and show emotion. It all connects with our senses. That's what art is; expressing oneself. Art is everywhere. It is everything. It is the crack in the sidewalk. It is the depth of a stroke. It is the song on the radio. It is the blow of the wind. It is the waves crashing upon the rocks and sand, It is the Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens, all of those lovely and glorious things. It is the way a cloud leaves that enigmatic shadow upon the side of a mountain, It is the moss growing on the side of a tree. It is the gum on your shoe. It is the sparkle in ones eye. It is the way you carry yourself into a room. It is the way each wrinkle and scar is unique. It is me. It is you. It is the heartbeat from each of us. Art is expression. Art is LIFE.

Welcome to the NeXt Generation of Revolution

Don't be afraid to leave your mark.

PERSONAL INSPIRATIONS

ART, MUSIC, LIFE, BEAUTY, LOVE, PAINTERS, DREAMERS, FAIRYTALES, POETS, THE UNIVERSE, SEASONS, MOM, DAD, GRANDMA, AUNT JUNE, FAMILY, FRIENDS, PHILOSOPHY, BLUERIDGE MOUNTAINS, TWILIGHT, YOU, OT3P, INSANE CLOWN POSSE SLIPKNOT, ANNE RICE, STEPHENIE MEYERS, GLORIA STEINEM, SARAH WARNER, ELLEN DEGENERES, KATE BORNSTEIN, OBAMA, THE BEATLES, MALCOM X, JOAN OF ARC, MARTIN LUTHER KING, OPRAH, ROSA PARKS, MAYA ANGELOU, ILEINE SHEIKEN, LUCY LAWLESS, XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS, MOTHER THERESA, ANGELA ROBINSON, HUDSON LEICK, FREAKS, PICASSO, SHAKESPEARE, DAVINCI, MICHAELANGELO, TINA FEY, FELLOW XENITES, WHOOPIE GOLDBERG, MARILYN MANSON,PETERPAN KARMAN KREGLOE, BRIDGET MCMANUS, JILL BENNETT, DARA, LORI, AFTERELLEN.COM, AUGUST RUSH, RENT, ALMOST FAMOUS, WIZARD OF OZ, PAY IT FORWARD, SCRUBS, THE L WORD, VIVA LA VI BOHEME!

The reason why I'm posting this is to share my idea out to all and to possibly get some feedback. I'm still definitely in a brainstorm phase, this has all shaped up in less than a day but I've already started lining up my ducks in a row or I'm trying to at least. ANY IDEAS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS, OR JUST ANOTHER PERSON LOOKING FOR A WAY TO HELP OUT ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED. As for the image design I will try to find a scanner to post it up, but visually just try to imagine a dark grey cloud with a metallic silver lining and a rainbow coming out of it starting big and then getting smaller and at the end there's a gold, shiny, shimmery star that jumps out from the page. There will be a picture collage representing the diversities of life and all of its beauty in the rainbow arches, then tinted to whichever color that may be. A storm is coming and it's going to make quite an impact. It represents change. The rain will descend and spread all over the land. Without the rain there would never be any rainbows to look forward to. The rainbow represents hope and life. As for the star, it's just a reminder of where always to aim.

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAY FROM 2 YEARS AGO:

x How I Enjoy Expressing Myself Creatively

Creativity to me is one of the most important gifts in life that a person can have. Each one of us has a creative side that helps us express, define, and shape who and what we are as a human being. It gives us our uniqueness from everyone else. Without it we would all be one in the same, walking around as mindless drones. There are many ways one can express oneself creatively. Some of the ways I enjoy expressing myself are with my music, painting, and writing.

I was given my first guitar when I was in seventh grade. After numerous attempts to play I finally got fed up and did not bother with guitar until two years later. I decided to give it another shot, so I taught myself a few chords that sounded fairly decent and from that moment on everything changed. It was like a whole new world had opened up before my eyes, all I did was live and breathe to play that guitar. The feeling that I get when I make those beautiful, crazy, chaotic sounds with just my fingers on the strings gives me an ecstatic and nearly indescribable rush. When I play it seems to bring about a peaceful state of mind and lets me forget about all the worries and troubles of the world for that moment in time. I do not know how I lived before without the ability to play music and I could not live without it now.

When I was four I was introduced to the art of finger painting, and it completely captivated me. I still love to get my hands dirty every once in a while, but since then I have moved on to bigger and better things. I find it amazing that the works of art by those of Da Vinci or Van Gogh all started with just the simple stroke of a brush. When I paint or sketch something and see the finished product it gives me a certain sense of accomplishment. I can just imagine what they must have felt after viewing their own creations. My paintings may not be the "Mona Lisa", but they are masterpieces in my eyes because I know how much work and thought I put into each and every single one. I find art as a way of showing others and expressing a part of my heart and soul in which sometimes there are no words to describe.

Ever since I learned to write I can remember writing poems, short stories, and mini plays. A lot of the things I wrote either did not make sense to most people or it scared them. However, their opinions did not matter to me because I enjoyed it. It helped release a lot of emotions that I had built up inside. I looked at writing as a therapeutic tool to help work through life's challenges when I felt that there was no one who would understand. I could very well have isolated myself from the world if I had kept all of those feelings and thoughts inside my head. I think my absolute favorite thing about writing is being able to control and manipulate my reality. With pen in hand, I have the ability to make anything my heart desires happen, and that to me is the ultimate power that I long for.

There are so many more things that I could mention about how I enjoy expressing myself creatively, but that could take a lifetime to name them all because creativity is limitless each day. Anything that a person does can be considered creative whether it is by the way they walk or even talk. It all depends on an individuals' outlook of the world. I hope that through my own music, art, and writings I can inspire others to do something in their life that helps them to express themselves too. I have heard that creativity is a drug one cannot live without, and for me I find that to be quite true.

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If you did take the time to read all of this THANKYOU. I don't know if I'm losing my mind with crazy ideas or I actually may be on to something. If you have any thoughts on this I would greatly appreciate it, it would mean the world hearing views on this subject matter coming from you, someone who's approach at life is something I look up to.

MUCH RESPECT,

4SakeN

xXShadowXx

KayLa

from the Star CitY, VA