Blogging just for the sake of blogging is the same thing as talking to a room, not necessarily caring whether or not someone listens.
Does that make sense? I'm betting no. Whatever. I do both things.
It's been a long week, as I've said. Very emotional. And I've had some personal issues I've had to deal with as of late. Hmm... Where do I want to go with this?
Let's start with this. Be straightforward. Don't play mindgames. I hate it when people do that. It messes with people's minds. GRRRR..
This blog is pointless. I'm not saying anymore.
I'm gonna go write in my diary now. xD
Comment about what's been bugging you lately. Be as cryptic as you want. That's what I did.
Byyye. <3
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Random things Darcy has (temporarily?) cut out of her life...
H'okay, so. I gave up pop and aaaaall candy except chocolate for Lent. I do miss the soda, man. I know it's not good for me... whatever.
Tomorrow I'll have no meat.... Catholics on Fridays in Lent, ya know.
And texting while driving is out. I know, I'm a terrible person. But I'm trying reeeeally hard to cut down on the distractions while driving. I'm so bad! I do so many stupid things that really can wait. Eating, putting on makeup, talking on the phone, looking at the phone, looking for random things... It all has to stop.
In our school the last couple days, our community put on this major program thingy called Every Fifteen Minutes. (http://www.every15minutes.com/) On average, every fifteen minutes someone dies in an alcohol related accident. Scary. They brought this guy into the school, dressed up as the Grim Reaper. Every fifteen minutes, over the loudspeaker came the sound of a beating heart, an attempt at keeping it alive, and then a flatline. Yikes. The sound was haunting. Every time the sound went off, the Grim Reaper went into a classroom and collected a student, who was removed temporarily. Their faces were painted to look like they were dead, and they were not allowed to talk to anyone for the rest of the day. Sometime after lunch, the principal came over the loudspeaker telling us all to go down by the football field where a bad accident had taken place. (It was fake, so you aren't worried.) Two cars, both banged up. The driver was under the influence and relatively unharmed. The people in the other vehicle weren't so lucky - Jake died at the scene, Jordan was lifeflighted (?) out on a helicopter, and Josh was pried out of the car using the Jaws of Life.
They took us all into the auditorium, where we saw them (pretending to) resuscitate Josh. His condition went from bad to worse, and his parents had to come in and say goodbye. Tragic. =(
The next day they held Josh's 'funeral' in the high school auditorium. Mr. Fog sang the On Eagle's Wings song, whatever it's called. Our vocal boys sang the Irish Blessing. I cried. A lot. Josh was very obviously still alive since the whole thing was an act, but it felt so real... and it sucked.
The counselors talked to us about all the activities they did with the "Living Dead" and how they had written letters to their parents as if they had died, saying "I died today, and I never got the chance to tell you..." It was all very emotional. I pretty much freaked out the whole day, no big deal. A lot of the living dead shared their own personal stories, experiences they've had with tragic accidents like the mock accident we had witnessed.... It's heartbreaking. I'm serious.
SO. I don't even remember where I wanted this blog to go, but I've been word-vomiting telling everyone about this event... so it's no surprise that I went off on a tangent in a blog about it. It really opened my eyes. They kept on saying things like, 'the choices you make now have consequences that last a lifetime...' blah blah blah. Things like that. Scary things like that.
It just made me see how important it is to live in the moment, not get caught up in the little stuff. Always let the people you care about know how you feel. Don't assume that they know because if something ever happened... what would you want to say to them? Oops. But you're out of time.
It's just... really upsetting. So I've been freaking out, running around, telling all the people in the school I like at all not to die, and that I love them. There have been lots of Darcy hugs to go around, let me tell you.
I don't know where I'm going with this. I'm sorry. It's been an emotional few days, you know. If anyone wants to talk about this, hit me up. I obviously have a lot to say. Ask me for my phone number, or get ahold of me on Facebook.
What do you guys think? Any of you that go to my school... how were you impacted?
I love you, and don't die. <3
Tomorrow I'll have no meat.... Catholics on Fridays in Lent, ya know.
And texting while driving is out. I know, I'm a terrible person. But I'm trying reeeeally hard to cut down on the distractions while driving. I'm so bad! I do so many stupid things that really can wait. Eating, putting on makeup, talking on the phone, looking at the phone, looking for random things... It all has to stop.
In our school the last couple days, our community put on this major program thingy called Every Fifteen Minutes. (http://www.every15minutes.com/) On average, every fifteen minutes someone dies in an alcohol related accident. Scary. They brought this guy into the school, dressed up as the Grim Reaper. Every fifteen minutes, over the loudspeaker came the sound of a beating heart, an attempt at keeping it alive, and then a flatline. Yikes. The sound was haunting. Every time the sound went off, the Grim Reaper went into a classroom and collected a student, who was removed temporarily. Their faces were painted to look like they were dead, and they were not allowed to talk to anyone for the rest of the day. Sometime after lunch, the principal came over the loudspeaker telling us all to go down by the football field where a bad accident had taken place. (It was fake, so you aren't worried.) Two cars, both banged up. The driver was under the influence and relatively unharmed. The people in the other vehicle weren't so lucky - Jake died at the scene, Jordan was lifeflighted (?) out on a helicopter, and Josh was pried out of the car using the Jaws of Life.
They took us all into the auditorium, where we saw them (pretending to) resuscitate Josh. His condition went from bad to worse, and his parents had to come in and say goodbye. Tragic. =(
The next day they held Josh's 'funeral' in the high school auditorium. Mr. Fog sang the On Eagle's Wings song, whatever it's called. Our vocal boys sang the Irish Blessing. I cried. A lot. Josh was very obviously still alive since the whole thing was an act, but it felt so real... and it sucked.
The counselors talked to us about all the activities they did with the "Living Dead" and how they had written letters to their parents as if they had died, saying "I died today, and I never got the chance to tell you..." It was all very emotional. I pretty much freaked out the whole day, no big deal. A lot of the living dead shared their own personal stories, experiences they've had with tragic accidents like the mock accident we had witnessed.... It's heartbreaking. I'm serious.
SO. I don't even remember where I wanted this blog to go, but I've been word-vomiting telling everyone about this event... so it's no surprise that I went off on a tangent in a blog about it. It really opened my eyes. They kept on saying things like, 'the choices you make now have consequences that last a lifetime...' blah blah blah. Things like that. Scary things like that.
It just made me see how important it is to live in the moment, not get caught up in the little stuff. Always let the people you care about know how you feel. Don't assume that they know because if something ever happened... what would you want to say to them? Oops. But you're out of time.
It's just... really upsetting. So I've been freaking out, running around, telling all the people in the school I like at all not to die, and that I love them. There have been lots of Darcy hugs to go around, let me tell you.
I don't know where I'm going with this. I'm sorry. It's been an emotional few days, you know. If anyone wants to talk about this, hit me up. I obviously have a lot to say. Ask me for my phone number, or get ahold of me on Facebook.
What do you guys think? Any of you that go to my school... how were you impacted?
I love you, and don't die. <3
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Everybody has somebody.
So, once upon a time, Meghan and I were talking...
This is not unusual. Meghan and I talk a LOT. And sometimes we actually talk about important things. Ha! Who'da thunk it? Teenage girls. Thinking. Bah.
Anyway. She may or may not have had this thought originally, but I'm the blogger, ha HA!
She said that every single person in the world has a friend and is a friend. That means that each and every person must have some redeemable qualities, reasons for people to like him or her. And yet, there are so many people we don't like. You know it's true. Count 'em. Count the people you don't like. Now, think about those people. They probably have friends, eh? What do their friends see in them? Did you think about that? I know I usually don't. We ALL have people we don't like, and we don't usually stop to take the time to think about the reasons other people are friends with them.
This just makes me think of some stories... First one that popped into my head... Forgive me, this may not be perfectly accurate. Pride and Prejudice. ***SPOILER ALERT*** Everyone, including Elizabeth Bennett, hates Mr. Darcy. He's arrogant, proud, stiff, lame, and seriously disagreeable. (haha I love old English sounding stuff. Oh dear. That made me sound dumb. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.) There are only a few people who know the guy that say good things about him, but those who do really stick to their guns. As it turns out, Mr. Darcy was a wonderful person, doing a lot of charity on the low, and apparently struggling with some seriously confusing feelings for Lizzy. baha. Moral of the story! This guy, who seems to be a major ass, was actually a wonderful person. Hmmm. Intersante, no?
This is not unusual. Meghan and I talk a LOT. And sometimes we actually talk about important things. Ha! Who'da thunk it? Teenage girls. Thinking. Bah.
Anyway. She may or may not have had this thought originally, but I'm the blogger, ha HA!
She said that every single person in the world has a friend and is a friend. That means that each and every person must have some redeemable qualities, reasons for people to like him or her. And yet, there are so many people we don't like. You know it's true. Count 'em. Count the people you don't like. Now, think about those people. They probably have friends, eh? What do their friends see in them? Did you think about that? I know I usually don't. We ALL have people we don't like, and we don't usually stop to take the time to think about the reasons other people are friends with them.
This just makes me think of some stories... First one that popped into my head... Forgive me, this may not be perfectly accurate. Pride and Prejudice. ***SPOILER ALERT*** Everyone, including Elizabeth Bennett, hates Mr. Darcy. He's arrogant, proud, stiff, lame, and seriously disagreeable. (haha I love old English sounding stuff. Oh dear. That made me sound dumb. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.) There are only a few people who know the guy that say good things about him, but those who do really stick to their guns. As it turns out, Mr. Darcy was a wonderful person, doing a lot of charity on the low, and apparently struggling with some seriously confusing feelings for Lizzy. baha. Moral of the story! This guy, who seems to be a major ass, was actually a wonderful person. Hmmm. Intersante, no?
Okay, now I have a not so cool reference. One that isn't, ya know, famous literature. It's just a comedy that I happen to seriously enjoy from this century. =) Fired Up! ***ANOTHER SPOILER ALERT*** It's a cheerleading movie... Yes, hate if you please. However! This particular movie makes fun of the cheerleaders, sort of. It's hilarious, clever, blah blah blah. Go watch it. Whatever. Now let me ruin a mini part of it for you. The blonde guy, I don't remember what his name is, spends the whooooole time trying to hook up with lots of random cheerleaders at cheer camp. Throughout the movie, he keeps on writing in his own little black book. You think that he's writing girls' numbers and/or bad pickup lines. At the end, however, you find out that the kid has been writing poetry in it the whole time. Good poetry that he doesn't want anyone to know about. Ha!
Okay... I'm straying for from the original point.
THE POINT IS.... people are more than what they seem, h'okay?
When you look it someone, don't always go with your original judgement of that person.
Now, I'm not saying to completely ignore your gut. That's stupid. haha
I'm just saying... don't write someone off so quickly. Why do their friends love them so much? We all have our really bad AND really good points. I think it'll make you (or people in general) appreciate everyone around you for who they really are.
Tis just a thought. Take it or leave it. Comment, tell me what you think.
Tell me if I'm stupid, or if I make legitimate points. Pwease.
Byyyyyye. <3
Thursday, March 31, 2011
I'm noticing a similar theme...
This is kind of a random thought that passed my mind when I was listening to the radio.. considering how our economy is doing, and how this affects people's lyrics... I noticed a similar theme in two songs, with key differences. INTERESANTE. (Note: I cut out a lot of the songs. I'm just looking for specific lyrics and such.)
AIN'T WE GOT FUN
Ev'ry morning, ev'ry evening
Ain't we got fun?
Not much money, Oh, but honey
Ain't we got fun?
The rent's unpaid dear
We haven't a bus
But smiles were made dear
For people like us
In the winter in the Summer
Don't we have fun
Times are bum and getting bummer
Still we have fun
There's nothing surer
The rich get rich and the poor get children
In the meantime, in between time
Ain't we got fun?
Ev'ry morning, ev'ry evening
Don't we have fun
Twins and cares, dear, come in pairs, dear
Don't we have fun
We've only started
As mommer and pop
Are we downhearted
I'll say that we're not
Landlords mad and getting madder
Ain't we got fun?
Times are so bad and getting badder
Still we have fun
There's nothing surer
The rich get rich and the poor get laid off
In the meantime, in between time
Ain't we got fun?
FOR THE FIRST TIME
She's all laid up in bed with a broken heart
While i'm drinking jack all alone in my local bar
And we don't know how we got into this mad situation
Only doing things out of frustration
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard
She needs me now but I can't seem to find a time
I've got a new job now in the unemployment line
And we don't know how we got into this mess is it Gods test
Someone help us cause we're doing our best
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard
But we're gonna start by drinking old cheap bottles of wine
Sit talking up all night
Saying things we haven't for a while, a while yeah
We're smiling but we're close to tears
Even after all these years
We just now got the feeling that we're meeting
For the first time
Oh these times are hard
Yeah they're making us crazy
Don't give up on me baby
BOTH of these songs reflect that the artists are going through hard times. History repeats itself, yo. And when people are stressed about money, they take it out on their relationships. I just thought it was kinda funny how similar these songs were. It kept popping into my mind every time I heard For the First Time on the radio, and I kept on meaning to link them together... I think Ain't We Got Fun is definitely more optimistic, and For the First Time is more realistic. I love both of these songs. How do people make it work when things get bad? In Ain't We Got Fun, a husband reminds his wife about all of the awesome things they have going, even through the bad. For the First Time encourages a couple to look at their relationship as if they're starting anew. For some reason, I think of both of these songs are extremely inspiring. I'm not exactly sure what else I wanted to say with this... but tell me what you think! Are there any other similarities you see? Differences? I know I didn't post all the lyrics... But I feel like it's really cool/scary how things happen over and over again if you're not paying attention.
Give me thoughts!! <3
AIN'T WE GOT FUN
Ev'ry morning, ev'ry evening
Ain't we got fun?
Not much money, Oh, but honey
Ain't we got fun?
The rent's unpaid dear
We haven't a bus
But smiles were made dear
For people like us
In the winter in the Summer
Don't we have fun
Times are bum and getting bummer
Still we have fun
There's nothing surer
The rich get rich and the poor get children
In the meantime, in between time
Ain't we got fun?
Ev'ry morning, ev'ry evening
Don't we have fun
Twins and cares, dear, come in pairs, dear
Don't we have fun
We've only started
As mommer and pop
Are we downhearted
I'll say that we're not
Landlords mad and getting madder
Ain't we got fun?
Times are so bad and getting badder
Still we have fun
There's nothing surer
The rich get rich and the poor get laid off
In the meantime, in between time
Ain't we got fun?
FOR THE FIRST TIME
She's all laid up in bed with a broken heart
While i'm drinking jack all alone in my local bar
And we don't know how we got into this mad situation
Only doing things out of frustration
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard
She needs me now but I can't seem to find a time
I've got a new job now in the unemployment line
And we don't know how we got into this mess is it Gods test
Someone help us cause we're doing our best
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard
But we're gonna start by drinking old cheap bottles of wine
Sit talking up all night
Saying things we haven't for a while, a while yeah
We're smiling but we're close to tears
Even after all these years
We just now got the feeling that we're meeting
For the first time
Oh these times are hard
Yeah they're making us crazy
Don't give up on me baby
BOTH of these songs reflect that the artists are going through hard times. History repeats itself, yo. And when people are stressed about money, they take it out on their relationships. I just thought it was kinda funny how similar these songs were. It kept popping into my mind every time I heard For the First Time on the radio, and I kept on meaning to link them together... I think Ain't We Got Fun is definitely more optimistic, and For the First Time is more realistic. I love both of these songs. How do people make it work when things get bad? In Ain't We Got Fun, a husband reminds his wife about all of the awesome things they have going, even through the bad. For the First Time encourages a couple to look at their relationship as if they're starting anew. For some reason, I think of both of these songs are extremely inspiring. I'm not exactly sure what else I wanted to say with this... but tell me what you think! Are there any other similarities you see? Differences? I know I didn't post all the lyrics... But I feel like it's really cool/scary how things happen over and over again if you're not paying attention.
Give me thoughts!! <3
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
I'm grumpy.
I'm sick.
I have a bunch of scholarship applications due in two days and I only bothered today to ask for recommendations. YIKES.
I have solo and ensemble contest this Saturday (and I'm SICK).
My boyfriend didn't come home this weekend.
Aaaaand I'm having a hard time figuring out what exactly I have to do for college. Grrrr.
I'm grumpy.
Woe is me, yada yada yada. I'm over dramatic.
I just always have terrible timing.
"Oh yes, I'd love to do a solo again this year!"
About a week or so before contest EVERY YEAR I get sick. Every year! GAAAAHH!
I'm just stressed and stuff. That's all. And I like to publicly complain about it on the internet. Maybe that's just cuz that John guy hasn't been able to listen to me crab in person lately... yup, that's it. =)
Whatevaaaa. Terrible blog. I haven't been super inspired lately guys. I'm always thinking about grumpy, stressful things. Easy to write? Yes. Fun to read? Probably not. Hang in there with me, guys. bahaha
Oh! Maybe I could ask a question? A little blogger-reader interaction never hurt anyone! What is stressing YOU out lately? And why?
Anyone who read this to the end, I freaking love you. Thankssomuch.
Byyyye. <3
I have a bunch of scholarship applications due in two days and I only bothered today to ask for recommendations. YIKES.
I have solo and ensemble contest this Saturday (and I'm SICK).
My boyfriend didn't come home this weekend.
Aaaaand I'm having a hard time figuring out what exactly I have to do for college. Grrrr.
I'm grumpy.
Woe is me, yada yada yada. I'm over dramatic.
I just always have terrible timing.
"Oh yes, I'd love to do a solo again this year!"
About a week or so before contest EVERY YEAR I get sick. Every year! GAAAAHH!
I'm just stressed and stuff. That's all. And I like to publicly complain about it on the internet. Maybe that's just cuz that John guy hasn't been able to listen to me crab in person lately... yup, that's it. =)
Whatevaaaa. Terrible blog. I haven't been super inspired lately guys. I'm always thinking about grumpy, stressful things. Easy to write? Yes. Fun to read? Probably not. Hang in there with me, guys. bahaha
Oh! Maybe I could ask a question? A little blogger-reader interaction never hurt anyone! What is stressing YOU out lately? And why?
Anyone who read this to the end, I freaking love you. Thankssomuch.
Byyyye. <3
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