Hello!

As you can see, I have now moved to here:

http://these-empty-fairytales.tumblr.com/

and here, for my photography:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pearlxiaophotography/

http://www.facebook.com/pearlxiaophotography
http://pearlxiaophotography.tumblr.com/

For my poetry:

http://www.pearlxiaoraconteur.tumblr.com

Free free to look through my archives at past works and posts. 

Gossamer

I have moved!

If you have not noticed... this blog is rarely ever used anymore. Please follow me @ http://www.these-empty-fairytales.tumblr.com

I will not be posting here anymore except to post my poetry and writings.

I've done a couple of photoshoots lately...

paige & olivia | sister session
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.391145494273018.121571.127709033950000&type=3

la forêt du soleil | modeling portfolio

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.378624312191803.117936.127709033950000&type=3

Too many photos to post them all, and I have to go soon, so I posted the links. I deleted my photography blog but I'll post some of them for you guys soon!

the human mosaic

source

short lived, fleeting and ephemeral

are the dogmas upon which 

you withhold your pillars on 

and though you try with much persistence

to prove your idiosyncrasy

the thoughts in which you prevail

are but altiloquent,

like your beliefs,

which will shatter and

crumble,

the sudden loss of oxygen in your lungs

the cold grey touch of your hand,

you.

falling onto the ground.

because like yourself

they are derivatives of something,

someone else.

nothing is what it seemed to be. 

because everything you believed in was a lie

a lie 

a lie 

a lie. 

you're a mosaic. 

and i am a mosaic.

we are all mosaics.

Dog Days & Berries

Mood:chill


Hey guys! Just a few photos. I deleted my photography blog, because I just couldn't keep up with it. So I'm just going to try to update here from now on, and on tumblr and flickr. 

I never get tired of photographing my little sister...

...and here's me! 

I can't believe I'm a Junior now. This school year was full of ups and downs, stressful schoolwork, and a lot of learning for me as a person. 

I have good news! I made section leader in band! I am so excited! I also get to play the piccolo, which I am very excited for. I've never played the piccolo before, but I can't wait to practice. I know being put in this leadership role will help me a lot as a person. 

I'm also learning how to drive. I have my level 1 license, but I haven't had a lot of time to practise... hopefully I will practise more this summer. I need a LOT of practise...

One thing that I really missed was photography. During the school year, it was really hard for me to do photography, and my creativity was really blocked. I hope to catch up on photography this summer! I keep saying that I will practice portrait photography, but I'm introverted and I'm always nervous about asking to photography people, but hopefully this summer I will actually DO IT! 

I took these photos in my backyard. It was so nice to have that "creative release". 

I also hope to start writing more prose and poetry soon. School just leaves me with little time! :c

But this summer, I will practice more flue & piano too hopefully, study for the ACTs (so time consuming!!!), read (a lot books are on my to-read list!) and photography. I will hopefully also go record shopping and downtown A2. 

As for my personal life, it's great. I'm really happy.

I hope to update more! I miss you guys a lot! 

With love,

I'm still alive!

I'm still alive, I swear! See? Proof. But I haven't forgotten about you guys. It's just that between school, homework, band, reading books, watching movies, driver's ed, studying, tumblr... Blogger  just seems at the bottom of my priority list, you know? But I'll try to start posting here more, okay? 

I can't wait for it to be summer already because 1) I'm going to Vans Warped Tour this year and 2) my boyfriend may possibly be visiting. We just need to figure out where he's going to stay and hopefully our parent can talk and figure it out soon and 3) School drains all my time and creativity from me so when summer comes, I can't wait to start doing photography again, for the inspiration to come back to me. I also haven't had a lot of time to write lately... I have an idea for a short story though, inspired by the earlier works of J.D. Salinger, so when I have time,  I'm going to start working on that...

Two weeks ago, we had a benefit concert at our school for Ozone house, and I was able to get a few pictures... (I feel so bad leaving my darling camera on my shelf and not using it at all during the school year. I can't wait for summer. Hopefully, I'll work up the courage to asking a few people at school to model for me so I can practise portrait photography more.)

On Friday, I went on my first drive for driver's ed. Mostly, we just practised turns in the parking lot, and drove to the high school. I started out kinda rocky... >_< Who knew driver took so much thinking and coordination?! But with practise, I'll get better. 

So yeah, I haven't forgotten about you guys! Talk to you soon!

Once, when I was 

about seven or eight,

I went to the ocean with my sister. 

And the ocean, 

big and blue, 

thought her so beautiful

that it embraced her,

like an old friend, 

until she too, became like a rock, 

at the 

bottom of the sea.

And I, passing by each day

in the morning,

felt the ocean’s dear hands,

pulling me in. 

Pulling,

pulling, 

lulling,

pulling,

Until I too, 

was a rock,

at the bottom of everything.

Black Ink

She slit her throat

with a knife in one hand

and her baby in another.

And when her parents

came home, they cried.

And when the kids at school heard, 

their faces turned pale.

And when the police came, 

the parents were already dead. 

The neighbors all shook their heads and said,

‘They were all lying there on the floor. The girl,

clutching her baby to her chest.

The man and woman with their arms

wrapped around their child. 

What a shame. They seemed so normal.’

What a shame. 

What a shame. 

And all the while,

the blood poured out of 

the baby’s throat,

like black ink, 

spilled onto the floor. 

Christmas

Mood:happy

I hope you  guys all had a fabulous Christmas! I had lovely Christmas with my family, and I got: a tremendous amount of Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra records, shoes, and another Rise Against poster.

Oh record player, how I love thee!

How was your Christmas? What was your favourite gift to give and to receive? c:

Sorry I haven't exactly been around in the blogosphere (besides Tumblr) lately. School and babysitting is really sucking the energy out of me. 

I took a few self-portraits today...

The Sweetest Sixteenth Ever

Mood:happy


My weekend was so perfect. Friday I went to a Holiday party with my parents and Sophia at U of M. It was for the athletic department and it really was a lot of fun! There was great food, dancing, prizes ~ lots of cool people and just a lot of fun overall! That day was my birthday and on that day, me and my friend Alison (who's birthday is after mine) got matching candle headbands and birthday sashes and it was great. In the morning, a random choir kid sang happy birthday to me, as did my entire Bio Class, my lunch table, and my friend Olivia. At lunch, Tory made us all individual cupcakes (each different flavours customed to our likings) and me and Alison both got HUMONGOUS cupcakes. Afterwards, she gave me part 1 of 2 of my birthday presents. A Black Flag shirt! :D 

Then Saturday, Alison's 16th b-day party. It was so much fun! We arrived at the hotel at 4pm and then waited for the limo to arrive. It was a white limo, and of course me and Tory had  to listen to Foo Fighter's White Limo while we were in the white limo because hey, it's a once in a lifetime thing you know? c: We went to the mall for a fun scavenger hunt and even though we didn't win, it was a lot of fun. Afterwards we went back to the hotel for food and played Just Dance. :D

TODAY. Oh my word. So today was MY birthday party. We went to this great 80s arcade named Pinball Pete's and had a blast. My cake (a Rise Against cake by Tick Tock Cakery) was PERFECTION and I almost didn't want to eat it because it was just so perfect. It was great just being able to spend time with all of my friends. 

Presents: I got from my parents a Rise Against sweatshirt, a RA poster and a Moleskine notebook! :D From my friends I got iTunes gift cards, a necklace and guitar picks, a book called In the Woods, a headband, soap (lol), and the big mystery present that Tory got me - that she got ALL my friends to pitch in for - that she got everyone in on it except for me - A RECORD PLAYER! Oh my god I am still bursting with happiness. Along with that, she got me the limited edition Endgame vinyl. 

I am going to spend all my cash on records and vinyls and I am never going to leave my room and I AM PERFECTLY OKAY WITH THAT.

I am so incredibly grateful for all of my friends and family and everything I have, as well as everyone in my life. I am so fortunate.

I haven't uploaded any pictures from the party yet but when I do I'll post them.