Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Not Football. Bad Comparison.


 This post is about the first half of me.

If you could explain the first half of me, then...

it would look like a teenage girl, laying in a hammock, drinking hot cocoa, watching the clouds go by, on an Autumn afternoon.

it would sound like a teenage girl, on the other end of the phone, talking about her past, laughing,  on a Saturday night.

it would be a teenage girl, (me), laying in her bed, perhaps crying, perhaps laughing.... almost always not being able to fall asleep, every night.


That's ideally where I'd be, 

and what I'd be doing

cause that's my place to think, 

and thinking is what I do


I love to think. 
And what I think about is nearly always the past.

And here we come to a weakness.
I'm no good at forgetting the past.

It may be because I rarely forget anything.

It may be because of my longing of never wanting to forget.
Either way, my past's still there and it won't leave. So it's been on my mind.

Random thought. What if a teenage girl could lay in her hammock for forever, thinking, and thinking, and thinking..? Well, the truth is, part of her life would be her, thinking.
For the rest? She would only be wondering, because there would be not past left for her to think about. 

That's why I am usually not myself, world. I guess that's the truth. 
Sitting in a hammock, thinking, and thinking, well, that's what my firs half is, that's who I am. Although, in my life, I do, well, do. 
That would be my second half. And, well, this is why I'm not myself, most of the time... or at least, I am not my first half. Does that make sense? Or am I just rambling?

 Those people that know me know me by listening to my never ending rants about all of the random things I think about.
And yes, most of them start with 'I remember once when..', which brings us back to the theme of past. Others are journal entries, or texts, or blogs, like these. 

I went to a high school football game with a good friend of mine. No, I couldn't care less about football. I don't understand it. I barely even remember why I decided to go. But this friend of mine went and we left after the 2nd half. "How many halves are there?" I remembered her asking. I laughed a little too hard, but then said 
"good question." 

Cause just how many halves are there? How many halves are there to a person..?

Anyway, that night I left after 1st half, that's what I'll be doing now. Tomorrow, maybe I'll tell you about my second half, the half that just does.

Goodnight world!

"People are so confusing, and me." -Leezie Dee


Monday, August 15, 2011

Old Love of a Song or Two

  You know when you hear a song so many times that you forget how much it meant to you and then it never means the same to you anymore? The song was so special until you heard it the 50th time.
Then you wish it was all a month ago when your friend introduced it to you,
when you heard the song you got shivers and you smiled and thought “this reminds me of that one day...”
And you can't remember the day anymore. Suddenly the percussion somehow goes flat and the voice is just like a smell you smell every day
instead of a smell you remember from a long, long time ago and you can't recognize.

I guess life is cruel like that. It’s telling you to move on. Find another day. Find another song. 

I guess that’s what’s been on my mind….?

I guess that's what I want: Another song. So if you are out there reading this, please comment and send a link to the girl on the other end that has pressed repeat for the 50th time. She's in need for another day to remember. Another smell to ponder.... 

And if you aren't out there..... well the girl is glad she can say she got her literature out of her for a while. 
She'll be editing her playlist. She'll be browsing Pandora.com.

SONG of the Day Click Here:)

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Notice and Note System

What makes you happy?
I'm happy right now because my life offers the littlest things...like

the smell of sun kissed grass...
the sweet breeze...
the sound of bebop as you sit on your back patio...
the taste of pink lemonade....
the sight of annual ice blocks on the bottom of a hill...
the quiet sound of a popsicle crunching in between your front teeth....

The feeling of not caring about whether or not your hair is frizzy.
The feeling you get when you simply glance at the sunset and get taken away.

These are the kind of things that should make everyone happy.... these are the kind of things people should wish for on their birthday....although they cant!

Well... I don't know.. I guess you ca get what you want if you just notice and note.....

 an example could be that I want an MP3 player for my birthday...
because I love the sound of music:
The sound of Ingrid Michaelson or techno sounding off through my head.
I want the movie "UP" because I have great memories from watching it.
I want my nails done because I love it when my Mom is there sitting beside me, talking to me as I sit with my feet in hot water.
I want Krispy Kreme donuts because I love the feel of sticky hands I get from the glossy glaze...

I just want these small moments... they make life better...no matter what. :)

So today walk throughout your day and mentally note every little thing that makes you happy. Don't start big.
Don't think. Just do it... notice and note. And by the end of the day.. you just might have a list like this! :)
Don't worry, be happy....