Sweater Weather (Which is also a song. Y'all should look it up).

The time of year has come upon me again. The time of year when all my finals are done, all the papers are written, and I have no academic responsibilities for a whole month.
Winter Break.
This is both a glorious and tedious time of year.
I mean no harm to my family members who will read this post.
I love you all and love coming home to see everyone and finally spend some time with all of you crazies, but after two and a half weeks I crave the company of someone my own age. Someone to go out and listen to music with me late at night who also has no obligations because...imagine that! They are on break, too.
And honestly, I have some great family that will go out with me and listen to music or shop around or grab a coffee and chat for a few hours, but there is something about the company of someone your own age that changes the scene a little bit.
Hopefully some of that makes sense.

Either way, the break has come and I have five weeks to do things I don't have a lot of time at school to do:
Read for fun.
Play my uke.
Play with the dogs.
Upgrade my phone.
Cook.
Eat.
Paint my nails.
Go to dives and honky tonks in Nashville and listen to music.
Bug musicians about when they are playing next (because I have an "in").
Terrorize my mother.
Do laundry without having to pay.
Shower for as long as the water stays hot.
Decorate the Christmas tree.
Make a mess because it drives my mom nuts.
Hang with my uncle and aunt when they doesn't have to work.
Bug my Babajo (grandmother) even though she is supposed to be working.
Take my camera out for a walk.
Search for 40mm film for my camera.
Blog about nonsense.
Think about illegally downloading music (because who actually does that and doesn't feel guilty for cheating the musicians out of their hard-earned cash?)
Draw.
Paint.
Watch movies.
Bake.
Play Little Horse, Big Horse with the fam.
Eat again.
Sleep (when my internal alarm lets me).
Go thrifting for sweaters. (Freaking love thrifting).
Visit my Papa in the hospital (just got a double knee replacement).
Make stupid lists.
Dance around the living room.
Surf the web.
Youtube.
Hulu.
Go slowly insane.

Yup.
That about covers it.
Great time of year.
Very productive.
*snickers*

Procrastination sounds like...

I'm definitely getting the work done.
Right now.
Hell, yeah.
Productivity.
Let me just check my email to see if the Prof emailed me back.
Hmmm...nope.
What is with that?
It's the age of technology and it takes hours for Profs to get back to us.
#firstworldproblems
Well, since I'm on the internet, I might as well check Facebook.
OH! A notification!
Dang...just someone else commenting on something I liked.
Hey, this looks like a cool video.
Haha...puppies.
No.
No.
I need to get this stuff done for tomorrow.
Right. Now.
Hey, I forgot to look up that song I noted down last night.
I'll just do that real quick.
*two hours later*
Dang, that's a bomb diggity song.
What the heck...10pm?!
How did that happen?!
Right, now I have to stop screwing around!
Enough is enough.
I need to get my head in the game.
*5 minutes of reminiscing about High School Musical*
Okay.
I will stop and get to work.
Finally get stuff done.
Jesus, I don't want to do this.


This is about what goes on in my head as I try to get stuff done and I only have 3 days until I go home for winter break. It's torturous because I'm doing it to myself. All this work really isn't that hard, there is just a lot of busy work and I hate that. Doesn't feel like there is any real purpose to it, but that's life. If you are currently procrastinating, then I will help out because that is the kind of lady I am.

Here is a song I am currently listening to on repeat:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ASUImTedo

The beat for this song gets be every time. I don't care how I'm feeling, what I'm doing, or where I am I will literally start wiggling and bobbing because I need to move when I listen to it.
Good jam.
As I struggle to focus, I hope you have an easier time than me.
If you are just like me...glad to know we are kindred spirits.
But, I'm going to stop writing and get back to work.
For real.
Maybe.


...Probably not.

Thinking Some Thoughts

Hey everyone!

I'm not going to write a whole post seeing as I should be editing my work for a creative writing portfolio, but I was eating breakfast and watching some videos and came across this one. Thought everyone should see it!
Hope you have a great day today!

http://www.upworthy.com/something-every-teacher-should-watch-and-student-and-person?c=reccon1

Musical Disorder

I had a thought the other day when I was browsing around Youtube looking for some new musical awesomeness that I think I have a problem. For some this might not seem that strange, so maybe you have a problem, too. (Food for thought.)
I think I have a Musical Disorder.
Sounds weird, right?
I mean, in today's society, what with electronics taking over our world, everyone is plugged in all the time. So it shouldn't seem that strange that I have a Musical Disorder.
Obsession is probably a better term.
Technicalities and such.
Let me list the reasons why I think it is a real problem:

1. The other night I probably spent a good two to three hours looking around on the internet for new songs/bands to listen to. Part of that process involved looking up the website for the radio station my mom listens to (102.9 The Buzz out of Nashville, in case you are curious) and proceeding to look up all the artists I had never heard of before - including Alt-J, Young the Giant, Twenty One Pilots, and Artctic Monkeys.
2. I have dated a drummer and continue to find band members extremely attractive. The moment I find out someone can play an instrument - doesn't matter what it is - they are automatically 100% more attractive. I understand this is a problem, but I can't stop it.
3. I can happily listen to a song or album on repeat for hours or days with absolutely no problem. It will never become annoying, boring, or uninteresting. Figure that one out.
4. I purposely bought a used iPod classic (used because I am poor) because I would be able to fit all my music on that amazing 80 gig box of magic.It lasted through my abroad travels and then died when I got home. I was devastated. I still have no idea what is wrong with it and it sits on my desk, lonely and begging me to fix it. Don't worry, Edna, you will be fixed as soon as I can afford it!
5. I play my music ridiculously loud when I have my earbuds in because I like feeling as if there is a tiny concert going on in my head. My roommates have constantly scared the crap out of me because I had no idea they were behind me since I couldn't hear them. I am currently not the best at hearing and I have a feeling by the age of 50 I will need hearing aids. Whatevs.
6. I am not too picky about what genre I listen to. I will admit that I am not a huge country fan - I realize that I am from Nashville and should love it, but this is not the case. I honestly have gotten a lot better at appreciating this genre, for example Josh Turner can do no wrong, but I still hold some reservations on it.  However, I like basically everything else: punk, pop, indie, alternative, metal, rap, electronic, etc. 
7. I absolutely love going to concerts. It doesn't matter if it is a huge sold out concert or a little show in a restaurant or backyard. I love going to see live music to the point of craziness. My college has something called D-Day (Denison Day) and they bring someone to our college every year to play. This year I got to see Matt and Kim play. It was freaking amazing. I had only heard a few of their songs before, but it was so fun to go and see how into it they get when they play. I love the vibe of a good audience, the lights, the excitement, and the feeling you get when the concert ends and you step outside thinking, "That was probably the most fantastic thing I have seen in months." It's a religious experience of sorts.
8. When I am walking around anywhere and I am plugged into my iPod, I catch myself constantly pretending to play the drums, which I have no idea how to play and bobbing my head as I keep the beat with the song. I have seen people stare and I have no shame enjoying my music. People should try it sometime, it feels pretty good to jam out when you are heading somewhere.
9. Whenever I am in the car, the music MUST be on. I not only feel awkward in silent vehicles, but I feel like the ride is not as enjoyable. Because it's not. We can talk and listen to music at the same time. It happens all the time.
10. I am your typical poor college student and I constantly have to battle with myself when it comes to buying music. I will basically tease myself and see how much albums cost and then have to talk myself out of buying it because in my head I know that I need to save my money for when I graduate - which is way too soon - but I have this terrible need to buy music. I can almost always talk myself out of it, but I have had times when it was impossible. I've even gone half and half  with friends before for an album that I wanted because I knew that friend wanted the album, too (The Great Gatsby album is an example).

So, yeah.

I'm almost positive I have a real problem.

I even write blogs about music.

Case and point: this blog.

Jesus.