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Often Human thought c rème brûlée with a cynical milk base. By yours truly, Karla. Often, I think about crossing the dashed lines on the 60 freeway heading home. No signaling of lane shifting at all, just swift dashes from one lane to the other on a busy night.  Often, I want to cry and yell from the top of my lungs by the beach side. Often, the thought of moving out-of-state for a fresh start crosses my mind. I don't share certain thoughts that circulate in my mind. These particular thoughts fall under the umbrella of cynical thinking. Some might say the thought process is a signal of someone going through depression or waves of sadness. In all honesty, I giggle at this assumption. Yes, giggle because part of it is true but the other portion of it is well, just the "benefits" of an over-thinker. Here is the thing, human thought is spontaneous and best believe dark thoughts c

More to Life Than a 9 To 5  How to spontaneously change your life for the better.                                    Uptown Whittier hiking trail, June 14 , 2019 By yours truly, Karla. One... two.... three, let me breathe.  Four... five...six, is this not bliss? Seven...eight...nine, let me shine. Caught in a mental daze, I looked around the rambunctious Glendale middle-class home.  Shadows filled the kitchen and carpet living room floors.  Different hard liquor bottles filled the kitchen countertop, crumbs scattered throughout the long table, and highlighter green solo cups fit like a puzzle on the crowded countertop. "Am I really happy in my life right now?", I repeatedly asked myself.  I knew the answer. No, I am not happy with my life right now.  Chili in a crockpot at the Glendale house party, June 13, 2019. ******

Late night drawing 06.05.2019 Me, Myself, and I  The adult life and the lack of self-care. By yours truly, Karla. Let's be honest, the post college graduation life transitions to an identity crisis. A short, sweet, and condensed mid-life crisis. The conclusion to this statement came at the end of the highly-anticipated graduation ceremony. I had gone to the school's bar, The Nugget before the ceremony with a few of my journalism friends. As I sat across Yesenia, Eddie, and Alec on the bar top table, we all had shared our sentiments of our schooling years. Some of us felt scared about the job opportunities in "The Real World" and the other half of us felt indifferent to the ending of the school days. The rush of alcohol in my body throughout our conversation led to slow reactions and minimal conversation on my behalf. I couldn't help but notice everyone else in the spa

Reconfiguring Intersectionality  Class essay about Black Feminism and Intersectionality Artist: Hadil Mohammed @io_designstudio By yours truly, Karla. The notable capitalistic space (working within a patriarchal society) in feminist efforts attracts the questioning of identity politics and the significance of it in gender and anti-racist efforts. The division of identity leads to the influence of social institutions and the problematic ways of dismissing individuals in certain groups to participate in a feminist coalition. Jennifer Nash’s proposal of the reinvention of intersectional consciousness organizes works from Audre Lorde, Andrea Smith, Patricia Hill Collins, and Anna Julia Cooper to question the social structure which influences the Black feminist thought in their work. Black feminist efforts and its excellence depends on the observation of race/gender binaries, critique of

"The Fool" tarot card shared by @thejessicadore To All My Lovers  For the individuals that introduced me to heartbreaks and happiness. By yours truly, Karla. Wednesday morning drives are both deadly yet peaceful.  The drive to the Santa Fe Springs in-home care agency is about a 40 minute commute from Long Beach. I enjoy it because I listen to music and observe the distant nature the 605 freeway blocks.  The snow caps on the northern mountains towards the valley remind me of the pureness of nature and the stability of it (other than the global warming outcomes but besides that point). Nature tends to hold it's form. For example, after treacherous fires, rebirth occurs. New land appears over the burnt area and Nature begins to forgive the subject of cause. Then, life forms again in the area as if nothing went wrong. It's amazing.  Forgiveness is definitely an ongoing thought which circulates my mind.  I thi