Hokay. So.
Between school and Sal stuff, it's been hard to find free time. Not like anyone reads this that religiously anyway, but still ;). I do apologize for the long gaps between posts. Try not to die of suspense.
Today I'm going to discuss my view on chances. I was talking about it to a new friend of mine (codename Ash) earlier and I think it's worth mentioning on here.
EVERYONE DESERVES ONE.
Everyone, and everything, deserves a chance. Sometimes even a second chance, if they prove they have earned it. See, my stance is this: With everything out there, it was invented, and wasn't annihilated as soon as it was, because someone, somewhere, at some point, liked it. And if that someone somewhere at some point found something about it appealing, who's to say you won't too? Closing your mind is ignorant and stupid. Don't do it. Don't bash an entire project because you don't like one aspect of it. Music, especially, deserves to be tried. Don't say you hate all of a genre. If someone reccomends you a song, try it out, even if its unfamiliar to you. You just might like it. I know I used to bash heavy metal (pun intended ;)) until last year when one of my friends turned me on to Metallica, and I actually liked some of their stuff (Judas Kiss FTW!). Changing your mind doesn't mean you were ever wrong, it means you have the ability to adapt, and that's a good thing.
People, most of all, deserve a chance. Everyone out there has something special about them. Maybe you don't see it now, maybe once you do you won't think it's very special at all. But you have to at least take a minute to find out what it is. Once you've given something a shot, bash it all you want, at least you have an experience to base it on. But to just block someone out, without even trying to make something work, is just cruel.
And it will only ever lead to "What If"'s.
"Above all, remember that the most imporatnt thing you can take anywhere is not a Gucci bag or French-cut jeans; it's an open mind."
♪: "World of Chances" by Demi Lovato
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The Axiomatic Musings of a Teen who needs an escape.
We all do, really.
Terribly sorry it's been a while since a post. School just started and with AP US history I don't have much free time. Sophomore year so far is going...well I can't say good, missing Sal is driving me insane and my 6 year old dog was put down today for cancer, but the actual classes part is actually pretty decent. I like most of my teachers, and my schedule is convenient.
But regardless, shit happens and we all need ways to cope with it. I've recently discovered I can do that through songwriting. Since Sal and I broke up, I'd thought about writing a couple songs, but never really finished because they just didn't feel that right to me. The other day though, after struggling trying to put something together that rhymed well and had a good beat, I just stopped. And I took one of my favorite dismal chord progressions (Em, Cadd9, G, D, Em for anyone who's interested) and I just started singing out how i felt. Then it all just came together. I ended up finishing it yesterday, and I really really like the song. It's a little difficult to play without crying, but it really helps make the emotions more tolerable.
So what I'm saying here is that sometimes, when everything just seems so confusing, is to just take a minute and be honest with your feelings. Then do something with them. Write a poem, a song, a concerto, a journal entry, anything that can help you just kind of get the feelings out and define them. Once they're a little more definite and pinned down, you can start dealing with them a little better and they're a little less intimidating. Everyone is entitled to a sappy love song or depressing poem once in a while. Doesn't matter if no one else reads it but you. You deserve an escape from the world sometimes.
Let your creativity and emotions flow at the same time, and you'll always end up with something amazing.
♪: "Real World" by Matchbox 20
♫: "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift
♪♫: "Not Titled Yet" by Moi :)
Terribly sorry it's been a while since a post. School just started and with AP US history I don't have much free time. Sophomore year so far is going...well I can't say good, missing Sal is driving me insane and my 6 year old dog was put down today for cancer, but the actual classes part is actually pretty decent. I like most of my teachers, and my schedule is convenient.
But regardless, shit happens and we all need ways to cope with it. I've recently discovered I can do that through songwriting. Since Sal and I broke up, I'd thought about writing a couple songs, but never really finished because they just didn't feel that right to me. The other day though, after struggling trying to put something together that rhymed well and had a good beat, I just stopped. And I took one of my favorite dismal chord progressions (Em, Cadd9, G, D, Em for anyone who's interested) and I just started singing out how i felt. Then it all just came together. I ended up finishing it yesterday, and I really really like the song. It's a little difficult to play without crying, but it really helps make the emotions more tolerable.
So what I'm saying here is that sometimes, when everything just seems so confusing, is to just take a minute and be honest with your feelings. Then do something with them. Write a poem, a song, a concerto, a journal entry, anything that can help you just kind of get the feelings out and define them. Once they're a little more definite and pinned down, you can start dealing with them a little better and they're a little less intimidating. Everyone is entitled to a sappy love song or depressing poem once in a while. Doesn't matter if no one else reads it but you. You deserve an escape from the world sometimes.
Let your creativity and emotions flow at the same time, and you'll always end up with something amazing.
♪: "Real World" by Matchbox 20
♫: "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift
♪♫: "Not Titled Yet" by Moi :)
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