Music

I am a fan of all types of music, and I think my favorite thing about music is the way that it has about bringing people together.  I have never really been musically inclined.  As a very young child, I became good on the piano, but after I turned 7, I didn't take classes anymore and lost that talent.  I like how almost everyone likes music.  It can really bring people together in ways that other art can't quite seem to.  There is something about good music that makes people happy (usually) and creates a commonality that doesn't have to be "worked on" or tweaked at all.  When you go to a concert, there are thousand upon thousands of people there (in some venues), and they are all there for the same reason...that is a celebration of an art that transcends beyond the most boundaries.  I also feel that smaller, intimate venues promote a certain intimacy which also effects some of the fans in a different way from which a larger venue would.  I am not sure what my point was here, but I just had that to say...

Holidays

What happened to the true meaning of any holiday?  I think it is sad in some ways how every holiday has become so commercialized, that there is almost no room for understanding what the true nature of the holiday represents anymore.  Ask any child what Halloween, Christmas, Easter, or any other holiday really means, and I can guarantee they wouldn't know what to tell you.

Celebutants

I have been guilty myself, of being caught up in stupid "reality" tv shows that are a complete waste of time to watch.  I think we all have been a victim to these shows, where we just kind of get stuck watching them or sucked in somehow.  My real question is, why are they called reality shows when we all know that nothing that happens on the shows are even close to being realistic?  Also, who are these people that we make into overnight celebrities?  They are setting the example to kids and teens that you don't need to do anything worthwhile to be successful.  As a parent, I know it is my job to set the example for my daughter, but that becomes challenging when there are so many other people that we are up against.

People In Public Service

Now that the cynic has become a believer and now that I am in a relationship with a man, a fireman to be specific as to why I am writing this, I have to say I see in newer eyes the sacrifices that people in public service make.  They do their jobs everyday, fighting fires, fighting crime, fighting inhumanities (social workers), etc...for the good of their communities.  I feel like people don't show enough gratitude for what these civil servants do for us on a daily basis.  Even when they aren't on the field, they are still studying, learning, and actively participating in the betterment of their communities.  I am not saying that I think people should go way out of their way to make it known that they are appreciated, but we should all stop and think about what they do and acknolwedge that respectively.  Thank you firefighters, police officers, and all of the other civil servants that help keep the community safe and keep improving it.

Semester

So...this semester is almost over, and I couldn't be more happy about it.  I know that is short, but that is all I really have to say about that right now.  That, and I really enjoyed this class.  It had a lot of complex topics and some kind of difficult readings, but it was the "coolest" (yes, I sound nerdy), class I have taken to date in college.  Thanks Professor for being cool and for having a passion for what you teach.  It was refreshing.

The Cynic Becomes A Believer?

I am not quite sure how it is that one person can believe in something with all of their heart, and then one sudden event can transform that which was not able to bend before.  I have been a cynic since...well, for as long as I can remember.  I was raised by a single mother who sternly believed that every man only wanted one thing from women, to  marry-if ever-for money and money alone, to get sex over with in the beginning of a relationship because if it is bad-you'll leave him anyway, friends are not to be trusted and often just get in the way, and I could go on forever.  Those are just some of the basic rules that I was bombarded with on a daily basis since I was about six or seven years old.  Moving forward with this knowledge, one could understand how this played a vital role in the way that I looked at men, relationships, sex, friendships, etc... Naturally, I did not take her advice about any of the things that I mentioned, but those words still haunted me with every new experience to I encountered to which she wanted for me to apply these regulations of life.  Her voice would ring in the back of my head every time I began a new relationship or friendship, and there was nothing I could do about it....yep, you guessed it.  Until I met this guy.

This happened very recently, and it was familiar and unexpected and questionable in many ways.  It happened, and for the first time in my entire life, I am ok with letting the guard down a little bit.  I am actually feeling like I can take it all the way down pretty soon. I couldn't go all out-that would be asking just a little much from a lifetime love cynic and fan of being super single and unattached to a significant other (just to prove a point).  I cannot put my finger on exactly what it is about this guy, what one qualifying characteristic, has me completely floored; this only intrigues me more.  For the first time in a very, very long time, I don't feel like I should be too cautious about getting my heart broken because I feel like this is right, and I feel like it is what is supposed to be happening right now.

I know no one cares at all about my love life; hell, I barely do myself, but I had to get this out somehow.  What better way than here??  Sorry if I wasted your time, but it was worth it.  :)

Holidays

Remember when you were little and what you remember the most about any given holiday?  I do, and all I remember about Christmas was "Santa" although I never believed in him (my mom ruined that for me).  I remember pumpkins for Halloween, a bunny and egg hunting for Easter, a parade for Thanksgiving, card exchanges and chocolate for Valentine's day, and presents on my birthday.

It is interesting how the media has even taken the meaning of any given holiday out of context.  I bet if you asked any group of small children or even adults, what the real meaning behind a particular holiday (maybe Christmas aside) is, and they wouldn't be able to answer you.  The media has such a profound effect on so many facets of day to day life, and it seems as though holiday celebrations are included.  Every holiday is so commercialized, that when thinking about them, the media has engrained these particular images into the minds of everyone who is exposed to these medias, and the truest meaning of these holidays is lost in the mix.