Spring Cleaning is Brutal!!!

Why oh why do I have so many things?!?! in retrospect, this statement may seem as if I'm an ungrateful brat, but hear me out. It's not as if the things I own are beautiful quality things, no no. My room amounts to loads of unnecessary paper such as a notebook from 10th grade geometry, stuffed animals (most useless present ever that girls keep getting stuck w/), free tees and knick knacks from SU and even QOHS, waaaaaay too much jewelry that I can't believe I own yet alone wore back in the day...I think you get the picture.

So why clean now you ask? Well, I've been a successful academic procrastinator since 7th grade and that skill has spilled over a bit into doing minor tasks such as spring cleaning. My half sister that I haven't seen in about 5 yrs is coming to visit me during her spring break on Mon or Tues. Yes, I realize I'm cuttin' it close re: cleaning for her arrival seeing as today is Sat; that's how I roll. You see, I'm fueled by the pressure. Giving me time to do things is sure to result in my lackadaisical attitude towards getting it done because I'll fool myself into thinking "Eh, I've got time...". When I know for a fact that it's crunch time, it forces me to do what I need to do quickly,efficiently, and full out(that's dancer talk for not doing things half way) because there won't be anymore chances to get 'er done. This is why I've been known to write 15 pg research papers the night before and get A's and B's only. Told ya I had skills ;-)

However, I DO NOT recommend being a procrastinator if you can't handle the pressure; it's not for the faint of heart. Even a seasoned veteran like me felt the heat tonight, hence this blogging break. Another thing getting me through this dreaded purging process is knowing that my unwanted clothes will go to the needy. I also roll generously :-) With that said, it's back to work for me! Until next time...

Music is the best muse

Today I checked my YouTube subscriptions and found a treat waiting for me...the official music video for 'My Heart is Yours' by my favorite artist Justin Nozuka!!! It's the first single off of his soon to be released album 'You, I, wind, Land, and Sea' and naturally, I love it. There's a lot of music out there these days that shouldn't even be considered music due to its lack of substance, and abundance in ridiculous lyrics. Exhibit A: Ke$ha's 'Tik Tok'. See video below for a hilarious elaboration on the matter:


and back to our discussion of quality music...
Justin Nozuka's songs are what I like to call audible beauties, that have the power to evoke so much emotion within me. When I watched the official video for the aforementioned 'My Heart is Yours', I was inspired to write this poem. I had the itch to write a poem for awhile now but didn't know exactly what I wanted to write about so I'm glad Justin's song took care of that :) Below is the music video and the poem that the song inspired. Enjoy!


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Poem: Sweetly Singing 


Dancing along the shore
Making footprints in the sand
There's boundless energy
Coming from the sea
And the union of our hands


Staring in amazement
At the beauty of the sky
As you lay next to me
I'm happy as can be
Deep love rings true in our eyes


The sun is beating down
Bringing warmth upon our skin
It mingles with the breeze
Puts my mind at ease
May this moment never end


Because my heart is sweetly singing
And there's no better feeling...<3
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And as a bonus, here's Justin performing it live. It's not often that one finds an artist whose live performances are just as good, if not better than the radio edits. And this doesn't even begin to do his live performances justice so feel free to check out other videos of his live performances. Your ears will thank you ;-)

Headlines Reactions

The Ellen DeGeneres show time slot has now been moved from 2pm to 3pm, making it more likely that I will take a gander at NBC news at 4pm. Todays headlines had me saying everything from "really?" to "yaay!".

1) D.C. has legalized gay marriage: This may surprise some people who know about my love for Jesus but I am happy about it. I am all about unconditional love and there have been wonderful people in my life that are gay. I am happy that they have this victory. They deserve to be able to reap the benefits that come from legalized marriage, and legally celebrate their love for their partners <3

2) The Georgetown Cuddler: Apparently there's a man that's breaking into homes to cuddle with women....it's sad that a guy would have to go through such great lengths just to get a cuddle in! At the same time, I'm glad he's not doing something worse to the women! Mayhaps this is a sign that our society should be a little more affectionate towards our loved ones?

3) Possible Alcohol Tax Increase in MD: Maryland may increase the tax on alcohol by 10 cents to reduce alcohol abuse and fund treatment for alcohol related health problems. I highly doubt that this will reduce alcohol abuse but this is an area of society that college students will truly be able to contribute to lol.

4)Warm Wkend Weather: This is pretty much self explanatory. After the never ending snow storms and the fact that the snow STILL hasn't melted, this is much welcome news. Enjoy the outdoors this wkend!!!

Until next time...