Sunday Afternoon Rides

In a world full of senior projects, exams, Visa forms, watching too much TV, and tweeting instead of studying, I try to find peace.

And the best way for me to do that is on a motorcycle.

Granite Falls ice cream cone. 

Lake Stevens coffee.

Usually it's Sunday afternoons, when the sun peeks out and my dad and I hop on the bikes and head out for a joyride.

We take backroads, my dad knows the best ones for a beginner rider like me, and just ride. Everything is more beautiful when you're cruising down the road on a motorcycle.

We speed past green pastures and through overhanging trees on our way to Granite Falls, or circle around the sparkling Lake Stevens while admiring the large lakeside houses.


I remember in freshman and sophomore year, I used to daydream during class about speeding down a road on a motorcycle. Riding away from everything.

And that's exactly what I do.

While my helmet's on, I forget everything.

And when I take it off again, everything seems a little bit easier to handle.

So my advice to you: Ride motorcycles.







XOLily

Multimedia Madness

This quarter I am taking a multimedia journalism class, where I am learning how to expand my journalistic style by including multimedia such as photos, videos, and graphics.

For my first video project, I created a video highlighting my best friend Emily and her love for makeup artistry.

It was a really fun video to make, and I'm excited to keep working on making my video shooting and editing skills even better.

Want to keep up with my multimedia efforts? Subscribe to my YouTube channel!

XOLily