Weekend Review

So Friday and Saturday, I went to the All-Region clinic at UCA. It was a really good time, hard rehearsals, and it all paid off with the best concert ever! Dr. Nguyen from the University of Memphis (my dream college) was our director and he was absolutely PHENOMENAL. Gah, what I would give to have that skill when I'm a director.

Sunday I went to work, then got home and lazed around for a few hours before an awesome girl's night with Syrena and Meagen. We rented "Easy A" from the redbox and bought cheap (AWESOME) facials. Easy A is an alright movie. It's witty and clever, but the plot is really dry after awhile. I liked it alright. We had a great night though :)
"Pretty Girl Rock" by Keri Hilson is our Theme song. for sure. Give it a listen if you don't mind catchy mainstream.

Today, I was a little down after I left Meagen's house. It was dreary and misty and it wouldn't even properly rain. Anyway--While driving home I heard Usher's new single "More" on FM 96.5, and I decided that the man is a genius of the music industry. He's always had my respect because he really knows what the general public likes. He knows his stuff. No wonder he's filthy rich and famous. Yeah. Usher.

I went to work again today for a short shift, and I got into a good conversation with my co-worker and dear friend Taylor Travis about our blogs. We agreed that it is the best thing to get feedback on your posts because then it's like you know people are listening to what you say on here. It's not like talking to a wall of 20 followers. I want to hear what you guys think. I don't care if you think it will hurt my feelings or whatever, but seriously, COMMENT if you read this! I want to know! Also, we both agreed we want our blogs to be well-recognized. SO if you would, please check out his--it's really eccentric and weird at times but never a boring read :) Right here, mayne.

For my finishing note, I heard this song coming out of work today, and it made my heart just break. It's really optimistic, but just the piano in the beginning felt just like I did inside today. Just a little melancholy. It'll pass.

Listen to Jazz.

Religiously.

Your life will be better.

Updated Playlist--->

& That's all for today! All Region clinic tomorrow!

"Easy, Lucky, Free"

The world was absolutely beautiful today.

I don't know if I'm the only one, but I find that some days the world just has a lack of color. Even in the dead of winter, the world was absolutely flambuoyant with color today, and it made my eyes shine.

The video is not what is important, the song is. Listen to this next time you're driving home by yourself with a beautiful sunset before you.

Love yourself, you're beautiful.

12 ideas, and whatever else.

Alright. Let's see how this goes.

Yeah, it didn't go. I was going to do 101 ideas. I think this will do for today.

1. What if we boycotted television?
2. What if ovens REALLY baked the fat out of everything?
3. How about we get rid of fast food and pretend it just never happened.
4. Smile at someone, every day.
5. "Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints" - Love the earth.
6. Listen to Miles Davis, put a little more soul in your life.
7. People look so fake with makeup on.
8. If you work in fast food, (given that it does, unfortunately, exist) write little happy notes on the backs of people's reciepts in the drive thru.
9. What if we actually never gave up on something we wanted? What if acceptance wasn't real?
10. What if music wasn't real? (horrible thought, I know, right?)
11. I Wonder what our letters look like to Russians, since theirs look like boxes to me.
12. Maybe I'm only funny because I have Down Syndrome and people are cruel beings. (thank you, Flowers for Algernon)


Besides that, I made First band at All Region tryouts yesterday, and I'm pleased, but also dissappointed in myself for not qualifying for All State. Oh well, what's done is done. Some people are better at tryouts, some are better at being musicians.

More importantly,

It is snowing, and I don't have school tomorrow. MMyes.

Middle Fingers In The Air.

Yeah. That's how I feel today.

I want to throw a few people across the room. Now which room that is, I don't care, but they'll be thrown.

I'm disappointed in myself because I didn't qualify to try out for all-state band today, but I made first band so I should be happy, right?

Ugh. Whatever.

My clarinet has been locked in my closet, but I'll be over it by the morning.

Woo-ee-oo, I look just like Buddy Holly

Oh-oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore.

Ah, how I love Weezer

Fine, fine. So today was pretty spectacular. I couldn't tell you why, but it was just a good day. Maybe because I got paid? That probably has ALOT to do with it.

And now, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY, to my dear friend Daniel (Danpea) Carman :) I wish you the best in all that you do! BEST FRIENDS FOREVARRRR

Sorry, I'm not being exactly eloquent today x) Oh well.

I drove outside with the windows down today listening to "Phantom Limb" by the Shins. It was the most free I had felt in a long time.

And a short thought.

Today, Wade and Kaylin went on a double date with Jake and I. We went to the Flying Fish and then visited Matt and then went Ice skating. It was lovely :)

But to get to the point of this short post,

I don't know why, but I've been relating like everything I see to bombs lately. Maybe it comes from me reading two Kurt Vonnegut novels in a row, maybe I'm just actually out of my mind, or maybe I'm just an artist, I don't know.

For example: the sunset as we were headed to our date, there was a small cloud that was a BRIGHT orange and then something that to me looked like a shock wave you would see across the land from an atom bomb pretty much. It was absolutely beautiful, but I thought of bombs.

Then when we were visiting Matticus, we went to The House for some coffee, and when I poured the creamer into the cup it made the mushroom cloud shape, very vaguely. BOMBS.

Thennnnnn after our date Megan made hot chocolate at Jake's house and the whipped cream and chocolate syrup once again made me think of bombs.

Fat man.

Forgive me for my insanity/artistry/Vonneguttry, I'm still unsure of it.