The Banana Mush

Analyzing emotions of the past  Investigative journalism skills at it's finest. The picture was taken by @vkarinaxo  By yours truly, Karla.  "A mile away Several miles away Many miles away. Yet, it's all the same. Family intact. Fears remain. Doubts unchanged. Why do I keep running away? If I'm here, there and over there. Everything is the same." - KL 6/9/17 After hanging out with my "gal pals" on a Saturday evening.  I dragged my body inside the car which I have driven since the age of 17. The four-door black Fiat with war wounds from unseen poles in parking structures is home to the memories of high school to the present day. Oliver, the three-year-old mom car, had housed the various trips I'd taken from Los Angeles to San Francisco.  Memories of friendships and romantic partners that would raise the volume of their choice of music.  The  various

 Let's talk about healthy relationships  The signs of a manipulative relationship.    By yours truly, Karla.          Just recently, I decided to withdraw myself from the fast-paced social media platforms.         Usually, I delete the social media applications from my phone and force myself for the first day to not redownload them. From day one and so forth, I adjust well and focus on other tasks that are required for a class.         The sudden disappearance from the social media accounts helps ground myself and remember the simplicity of life. Also, it's great for mental health since everything online is fast-paced and there social standards of beauty and character that can be overwhelming.        An assignment that I had for my advanced multimedia course this past week required me to use Instagram. I had to monitor a few journalists Instagram pages and evaluate them to see their following interaction on their daily posts.

Why do I feed off romance?  Self-relection on romance/spouse love. Drawings by me, Poetry by @vkarinaxo    By yours truly, Karla.  "See you been trying to make me feel like You don't love me anymore And you have been trying to make me feel that You don't need me anymore But baby I won't let you play games You wanna leave then you can go." - Let It Go, Keisha Cole The air conditioner set on full blast as we tried to defeat the LA weather in Ashley's car.  Four bodies filled the space in the car: Ashley, Vanessa, Arleen, and I. The idea of "love" filled our heads and conversation on that Saturday afternoon. This emotion of "love" and the influence on music began to associate as we shared music with each other. Both the a.c. and the car speakers were filling the tight space at this point. We continued to shout out different song titles that seem to explain the e