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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

I Love Rock n' Roll

Rock n' Roll is mmm mmm good. I can't even put it into words. It's like the peanut butter to my jelly :) The Lynyrd to my Skynyrd. And so on and so forth. I think what I like the most about Rock is that it has soul behind it. When you watch a Rock musician perform you can tell that they FEEL the song and it actually means something. It's not some stupid fluff on the radio that only talks about parties and the boy that broke your heart that week. Rock music is about things that have meaning and are important. For the most part.

I recently went to the Rev Theory concert and it was AM. A. ZING. The opening bands were way better than the bands they had at their last concert. There was a band called Aranda who I had never heard of and they were one of the best bands I've heard in a long time. You could tell they love what they do and they actually have something necessary to their profession: TALENT. They can actually play their instruments and write songs that are actually good. No need for auto tune. And yet nobody knows of them. There's something wrong there in my opinion.

They had another band called Pop Evil and they were awesome. They couldn't have a more random group of people together but it worked. I love that Rock musicians can actually sing and have such a power behind their voice. They're super intense. I think this is because they feel everything so intensely and so deeply that they pour it into their music. This is probably also the reason why they often have drug and alcohol problems lol. They feel everything so much that they use those things to cope. Just my theory lol.

Anyway, what I'm getting at is people need to stop obsessing over Bieber and Kesha and all those people who are just a bunch of hype. Listen to something that's not superficial for a change. You might like it. It might change your life. It sure has changed mine. One of these days you'll hear a song, and the lyrics will change your outlook. They'll speak to you in a way that makes you feel like the song was written for you. That it was exactly what you needed to hear. Music saves the soul :)




Saturday, February 12, 2011

I Cursed Myself

So you know how my last blog post was titled "2011...don't let me down".....well so far 2011 has SUCKED butt. I guess I cursed myself. So far I have had mono once, strep twice, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to get my tonsils out. I've injured myself snowboarding about three times. I'm currently rocking the taped wrist since I sprained it on my last snowboarding adventure. But it's still worth it :) I'm finally getting the hang of it and loving it.

School is pretty awful. I'm not motivated at all. When I got done at work today I planned on going home and studying for my American Heritage midterm. Did I study? No. I ate some nachos, gave my dog a hair cut, watched a little America's Next Top Model, and am now stalking people's blogs. My classes just suck and I can't wait for them to be over. I hardly ever go to Greek and Roman Lit. I CANNOT get into it. It's impossible. I can't wait for March when I get to start Photo. I NEEEEEEED a creative outlet. Can't wait.

I've decided little kids are the funniest people in the world. I volunteer at an elementary school at this after school program. There is this little Asian first grader who pretty much made my life. Here is our conversation:
Adorable Kid: I like your ring. It's big. Did a boy give it to you?
Me: Haha no. I bought it.
Adorable Kid: What??? Boys are supposed to give girls rings. Are you married?
Me: Nope haha.
Adorable Kid: Do you have a boyfriend?
Me: Nope.
Adorable Kid: Well you need to get a boyfriend and get married and make sure he gives you a ring because you need a ring.
Me: Do you have a girlfriend?
Adorable Kid: Yeah. Her name is as;dfkjasdflijasdf (i don't remember what it was lol)
Me: Are you gonna give her a ring?
Adorable Kid: Yeah on Valentine's Day.
Me: Aw cute.
Adorable Kid: Yeah I have it already. My sister gave it to me cause she didn't want it anymore. It's green and it's a stone.
Me: I bet she's going to love it.
Adorable Kid: Of course she'll love it. She's a girl and girls love rings that are stones.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Cutest. Kid. Ever. So whoever I marry, make sure you give me a ring cause a little Asian might come kick your butt if you don't.
About a month and a half down. Ten and a half more to go. I guess I better learn from My Name is Earl and do some good so karma will start being nice to me. Here's hoping :)