Hola, Señor Year

It's been a while! Okay, like two weeks. But I've had a lack of inspiration because I'm busy with work and stuff. I thought I'd jump on the band waggon and talk about the upcoming school year! Woohoooo.
Here we go.

So school starts on Tuesday and it's pretty exciting because I'm gonna be a Senior!

My dad makes jokes about how he thought he was going to be a senior before his daughter.

Ha. Ha. 

It's really weird for me because I'm suddenly growing up super fast and it freaks me out.

I keep getting letters from universities, I just got a job (and my first paycheck today), I just opened a bank account like two weeks ago.

And pretty soon I'll be graduating!

What the heck is this?

I swear to you it was yesterday that  I came into fifth grade at Cherry Hill and met half of the people that I'm graduating with.

My family is asking if I'm nervous for the first day.

I've been going to public school for Twelve years now. I'm not nervous for another first day.

What I'm nervous for is the end of my twelve years of public school.

But I'm also super excited! I cant wait to get out of high school.

Here are some of my high school pet peeves:

• When people stare at you because you're wearing sweats and no makeup. Sorry I don't feel like getting ready. Last time I checked I was here to get an education, not give a crap about what you think of me.
• When teachers treat specific kids better than others. You're here to teach us. 
• When we have debates and people practically get in fist fights over the topic. I really respect that you have a passionate opinion but you're not the only one with an opinion here. Other people are allowed to think differently than you. Not to mention this is a classroom.
• When people whine about how they don't want to be here and school sucks and blah blah. You're lucky to even have the chance to make something out of yourself and instead you skip class to go chat with your pals? Sure that's fun now, but where does that get you in ten years? I work my freaking butt off for my A- average because I know how many people would love to come to school in my place. While school is great for socializing, it's sole purpose is for you to learn so you will get somewhere in life. Respect the time teachers put into lessons, the effort administrators put into keeping the school safe and even the work janitors put into cleaning up after you.

Eh I could probably keep going with that but whatever. I just cant wait to escape all the populars and bullies and drama and all that good stuff.

But I am excited to get this year started! I know it's going to be one of my hardest years but it will also be the most fun and hopefully most memorable!

Here's to a crazy psycho year full of memories, late night studying, preparing for college, new sophomores *sarcastic shout of excitement*, retaking the ACT and then retaking it again, and all of that other stuff!

See you all soon:)

Play On, it is the Food of Love.

Hello! Well today I just kind of want to talk about music. Lots of words will be linked to different songs in this one, so if you move your mouse over a word and it turns red, CLICK IT!

I have absolutely no musical talent and I don't play any instruments.

Regardless, music is a HUGE part of my life.

I don't think I have ever met someone who doesn't like music.

Everyone has a genre that they prefer over another, but no one hates music all together.

Sometimes the major reason I post on here is because I have a gorgeous song that I want to show you guys in the "Song of the Day" link that I always have.

Music in it's element has been around since the beginning of the human race.

I survive on music.

I do not go anywhere without it.

That being said, I have a very emotional connection with all of the music I listen to.

I have music that I listen to when I am angry,

happy,

sad,

in need of a cool down,

in need of inspiration,

and much much more.

I keep a journal that is addressed specifically to my future children, and at the end of every entry I put a song because based on the music now, the music in twenty years will be the sound of static mixed with horses running with the word "swag" every ten seconds.

I have a special hatred for today's radio.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for pop music.

It's just this cookie cutter pop.

Simple beats, auto tune, low bass.

Literally anyone can make that kind of music.

Not to mention the lyrics.

There is absolutely no thought put into these words, no emotion.

Every song that they play on the radio is about sex, drugs, alcohol or has some cute little message for thirteen year old girls.

Half of the people they play on the radio don't even write their own music. 

Except Ke$ha. And that really worries me more than most things.

Sure, I suppose they are good to dance to, but that's about it. 

Don't even get me started on rap.

I'm not even bashing the rap genre itself, because I am a fan.

But it's like now there is hardly a line between pop and rap anymore.

And these rappers use common sayings like: Swag, Get Money, etc.

If you have swag, why do you need to tell the world in every song about it?

And profanities are just thrown in left and right, making them completely lose any sort of meaning and allowing the kids who listen to their music to use them in every day speech.

Since when does using the F-word every two seconds shows "swag" and since when does "swag" get you anywhere in life?

Remember when rap had meaning?

The only reason the music on the radio is so popular is because:

1. It's catchy and easy to sing along to.

2. Everyone listens to it and people have forgotten what real music is.

3. It's simple music for the poorly emotionally developed and high. (aka almost every 13 year old in America)

I take deep pride and love in my taste in music.

I hope this inspires more to think about the music they listen to and contemplate whether or not it is really worth listening to.

Thanks for reading! Did you find all of the links? There are eight songs all together. I hope you enjoy at least one of them! I tried to fit several genres in there. No song of the day today because there are so many good ones above! 

I love you. 

*Disclaimer: I realize that the Shakespeare quote is not correct in the title. This is because I have put my own spin on it. It is only based on the quote itself. I do that. Get over it.*

Hit the Hard Subjects First, Win Them Over Later

Hi. It's like, eleven thirty at night. Which is early, I guess. But late for me to write a post. So let's hope I finish before my beddy bye time. I don't know why but I'm starving. Sorry, off topic! I have something to say to you today, my dear little readers! One of my normal rants. So heeerrree wee gooo.

Media these days is a huge influence in almost everyone's lives.

Even those mountain men on that show, because THEY ARE ON THE TV. Hello. Even though I respect those guys and kind of really want to become them. And have a righteous beard and kill my own food and such.

Anyways. Last year I took this digital media class. I loved it, not only because I absolutely worshipped my teacher because he loves eighties movies and indie music and Star Wars and whenever he mentioned the Breakfast Club I had one of my little freak out seizures. In a nutshell, he was fantastic.

He has one of those personalites who just lays it out straight. He is very blunt. And I learned most of what I'll be talking about in his class.

He once said that the people who control the media are more powerful than the president.

Think about it. Like honestly what do we do everyday?

If you're like me you spend most of your day on the internet and listening to music and watching TV.

(Let's not judge my personal habits. I spend to much time being sedentary. I'm working on it.)

And even if you don't spend all day with your mulitiple television shows and obsessing over instagram, most people watch the news and shop in stores and whatever.

I don't think we realize how much influence media has on us.

Do you know how they view us?

They see us as, to quote one of my favorite spongebob episodes, "Class A suckeroonies."

We are puddy in their hands and they know it.

And they can make absolutely ANYTHING cool or appealing.

For example, take the Justin Bieber movie. Watch it once, you love him. For some. Some people just plain out loathe him, which I can understand.

And I'm not hating on the Biebs. I love that kid.

But I also loved him before the movie itself (and I promise I'm not saying like "OMG, I'm better than allllll of you 'cause I knew Justin before the movvviiieeee." No. That's annoying. I'm simply making a point).

But I know tons of people who didn't like him much and then loved him when they saw the movie.

Because the people who made the movie know how to appeal to the audience. In this case, teenage and five year old girls.

The media makes drinking look glamorous and obviously only beautiful people drink alcohol, according to every commercial I've ever seen.

And that's another reason I think people give in so easily to media, because you only see beautiful people.

That girl is wearing those clothes and she is pretty, so I must shop at that store and I will look like her.

We convince ourselves that we will look a certain way if we do whatever the media tells us.

And then there are these models who make every single girl ever feel fat.

Modeling isn't so glamorous, though. Most of those women smoke like psychos and eat pills to keep their weight like that.

Thanks, but that's not how I want to live my life.

I like food. And my lungs.

And most of that unreal beauty comes from caked on makeup and an overload of photoshop.

 Most of us know that there is so much insane photoshop and makeup, but when we are looking through the magazines we seem to somehow completely forget that fact.

I really resent the media.

It bugs me because it is such a huge portion of my life and I often become a victim.

But I know better. And that is what bugs me. I need there to be a day that the media tells the entire truth.

One day, I tell you. I will lead my little crazy ranting hippie revolution and get JUSTICE.

I honestly could say so much more and it seems I can never get ou all that I can say in one post. I hope you guys don't get too mad at these, but I just have so much fun writing my little angry "Fight the Man" speeches. Anyways. I'm done. Thanks so much for reading my crazy scatterbrained thoughts. I love you.

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Hi, I Like To Rant

It's finally Summer and time to post another rant! Hooray my favorite thing! You should know that I usually write these things in my notes on my iPod and then edit these later on here. Cause I forget them if I don't write them down when they're in my head! But then I spend like an hour angrily ranting on my iPod and my parents worry. Oh well. Anyways. Here we go.

What is the World's obsession with being fake?

If I want to eat, I'm going to eat.

And I'm not going to hate or starve myself if I gain a couple pounds.

Who freaking cares, honestly?

I mean, what is so attractive about rib bones and elbows, anyway?

Not that skinny is ugly. All sizes are pretty. Except for, like, starved animal, smoker skinny. 

I'm talking skin and bone.

I like my body, so screw the media and the magazines and the model agencies because I think I am beautiful.

I'm not going to plaster my face in makeup, either.

Not that makeup is bad.

It's just that natural beauty is so much more pure. 

And EVERYONE is naturally beautiful.

God does not make ugly. 

It is impossible.

People make ugly personalities, but that is a different story.

FAKE is not only found in outward appearances.

Hypocrisy is one of the the most ugly traits.

It horrifies me how many people act so religious and goody-goody, 

but don't cease to happily love man more than the Deity they worship.

Honestly, I would rather hang out with someone who is real with me and openly sins 

than someone who is smoking weed and breaking the law of chastity one day and planning a mission the other.
Really I would.
It saddens me how adults (like leaders) think that our generation is so prime when we are really just good liars.
Doesn't that bug anyone else?
Because it disgusts me.
I cannot even describe how horribly disgusting it is.
And this peer pressure crap?
Sure, it can be hard to resist, but you know who is dishing it out, right?
WE ARE.
YOU. ME. PEERpressure. Get it? You are someones peer and so am I.
If anyone can stop it, it's us.
Real friends? Real friends don't judge you because you choose something different.
I often see that non-religious people are less judgemental.
Not that that makes the gospel any less true.
Or the people horrible.
But think about it.
Gay people don't try to stop marriage between man and woman.
Not that I believe in gay marriage.
People who have tattoos don't hate other who don't have tattoos.
Not that I believe in tattoos.
I want people to accept my religion but I don't think it's very Christ-like to shun someone because of some ink.
Don't get me wrong.
Most of the religious people that I know are amazing people.
But isn't it bigotry to preach forgiveness of all men and to love everyone and to leave the judging to God,
and then judge others?
Okay, I promise I'm done now. :) I LOVE YOU. You are perfect exactly as you.
Thanks for reading!

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*DISCLAIMER* I realize I have written about VERY touchy topics. I do not mean to hurt any feelings or lash out. These thoughts are NOT pointed at anyone in particular. These are my opinions. You are allowed to have yours, so please do not hate on me for mine. I am simply in a ranting mood. And I still love everyone, hypocrisy and all. :)

Scatter-brained, Lovely, Empathy.

The Internet should be a place of escape, am I right? 

We come here to leave the real world, express our mind, listen to our favorite music, watch our favorite people be hilarious.

Sometimes it can be a black hole of lies and deception and hurt and temptation.

Hopefully most of us stay away from those kinds of sites, though.

I think we have all heard the term "cyber bully" before.

Not a happy term to be associated with.

Do you know why the Internet brings out such an ugly side in people?

Because they can put whatever they want online.

You can block them and you can delete the comments, but people still see it and some even believe it.

And we can say we don't care what people think, but when someone says something nasty about you and the entire school sees, it's going to hurt at least a little.

I know from straight up experience that even when it is just a tiny text message, it can drive you to do things you never thought you would ever be capable of.

Horrible things.

No.

Being called fat and ugly doesn't ever feel good.

I don't care who you are.

When you feel like you have no one to turn to, no friends, no family.

Even if you do have these resources, sometimes you feel as if you couldn't trust anyone to understand what you are going through.

If you are going through this, I just want you to know, I share a similar connection with it.

I'm not going to tell you i know what you are going through.

Because our circumstances our different, and we are completely different people.

But I will always be willing to listen if you want to talk.

Cyber bullies are cowards.

They hide behind a computer screen and treat people like dirt just to get a couple of laughs.

At least real bullies can look you in the eye and step on you.

They are still cowards, and what they do is still wrong.

But still.

Those who destroy you through computer are so tiny that they feel powerful when they treat people like some sort of untouchable.

Through a computer.

It is a machine.

Grow a pair, people.

Honestly.

When did the world become so corrupt?

People used to be so real.

Why do people think it's so strange that I wish I was born in the late fifties? 

At least people weren't all tied up in themselves and lived real lives.

Every decade has it's issues, I suppose.

I just wish I could fix the entire world.

I would make it so that fashion was an art, not a competition.

I would make it so that people lived in music, not around it.

If only everyone were a song. 

If we were all created from the sound of beautiful music, the world would be perfect.

That is my heaven.

Where every single living thing is made from a song.

Anyways, thanks for reading my scattered thoughts.

I love you.

                       -Megan

Song of the day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoFsshDfE0k&feature=fvsr

Imperfections Abound

Something I think we should all strive for is the ability to say, "I love everyone."

Now, when I was a little crouton, or I suppose you could say, "A small carb in a big carb world", I would say that.

I would tell my little brother that I love everyone and so should he.

He would reply, rather adorably, "Even Hitler?" and I would say,

"Yep, even Hitler."

That is a beautiful thing.

The ability to love so unconditionally.

Even when the person you should love killed thousand and thousands of people.

I feel as if this is a concept that is more openly accepted among the naive at heart.

The world struggles these days with love.

It is a word that we hear often from our parents, our close friends.

We hear it in movies.

What does it mean?

Upon searching the word in a dictionary, I found that love has many meanings.

It may possibly be too general.

Here's one that is more specific:

Tolerance.

According to the dictionary: 

A fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward opinions and practices that differ from one's own.

In other words,

Letting someone be who they are.

We don't even have to like what they are doing.

We don't even have to accept them.

I suppose that what I am getting at is that we don't tolerate each other enough.

Or at all, sometimes.

We see it often in our community when it comes to different sexual orientations.

We may not agree with or understand the fact that a man is more capable of loving another man more than a woman.

But why,

why

should it matter?

Everyone has their imperfection.

I am imperfect.

My imperfection is probably that I am just too good looking.

Haha.

Just kidding.

The point is,

If someone is a good person,

If someone is nice and funny and happy,

than who are we to say that they are wrong? 

Even if we think they are,

Why can't we just let them be themselves?

And usually we struggle accepting someone because of much less.

We don't think they are pretty enough.

We think they are too pretty.

They speak out of turn.

They think differently than we do.

They have a different opinion on something than we do.

They live a different religion.

They dress differently.

Can't we just focus on what is on the inside?

Yeah, yeah. The cheese factory just exploded. 

But seriously.

Before we can say, "I love everyone."

We can try to say, "I accept you for who you are. And I am willing to learn to love you."

Thank you so much for reading.

                -Megan

Pure Beauty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17y5Qtaix-w

Relationships, High School, Angst.

Well, hello there, beautiful! Hooray for another fabulous day! Well, I'm back again for another talk with you. About something I really hate.

Boys.

They freaking suck.

Oh, and high school, too.

And when you mix 'em together, what do you get?

Teenage Angst.

Everybody needs a little bit of teen angst in their house, right? WRONG. No one needs that! 

You know what is really the worst, though?
Relationships.
Here's why.

Say you have a best friend. You would do anything, ANYTHING for her. You love her. You do everything with her, and when you aren't together you text her constantly. You share memories of asking boys to Sadies, watching Hot Rod and laughing your butts off, nicknaming the boys you like, and that one time you were whipping your hair to 'Whip My Hair' by Willow Smith and you got whiplash and couldn't lift your head for three days. 

This is all hypothetical.

Obviously.

Anyways. What happens when she meets a boy, and they click, and start going on steady dates? What happens to you?

Well, if she is a real best friend, she'll spend equal time with you and him. She'll set you up on dates with his hot friends. And if things go well, you'll become really good friends with this guy.

But, if she isn't a good best friend, she'll forget you completely. She'll still talk to you and she'll still hang out with you, but you will become the constant third wheel. And your friendship will die.

I've had it both ways. The latter was more recent. I don't like losing friends, but I guess it happens. I still care for my friend that I lost. But in life you kind of have to realize who really cares about you and who is willing to throw you away.
If you're reading this, I suppose I just wasn't worth your time. And I'm sorry, but I was done trying to keep something together that you obviously you didn't see as worth fighting for. I was done crying over you, and trying to start conversations in which I was the only one actually talking. I had become invisible to you, and I really don't need another person who doesn't see me. I don't really know how it was possible to go from being best friends one day to not talking to each other whatsoever the next. But, it kind of woke me up to the fact that maybe we were never really such good friends after all. Thank you for all of the good times. I'll probably still celebrate the anniversary of the day that I met you. It seems like it's been a decade since eighth grade Drama class. Thank you for letting me know who my real friends are. I wish you the best.

It is such a crappy feeling, losing someone so close to you.

But we have to move on. What is the point of a friendship where only one person is trying? Forgive and forget, right? Let them be happy with their little fling, because it is so important to them.

And go back to whipping your hair. But be careful, because you really can get whiplash.
Cherish these high school years. Spend them with your real friends, and don't pay any attention to the love birds. Because they aren't going to stop and look up and see reality any time soon, anyways.
Don't waste high school on serious relationships with boys. They won't even be worth it until they get back from their missions. 

After that, waste as much time on them as you want. :)

Whew. Glad I got that off of my shoulders. Thanks for reading!

I love you.

-Megan

Here's a song for you to enjoy! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY5WsBO9LQQ

I love this.