mmmm, music..

I just went with KT to see the Rescues at the Pour House this weekend...

It was wonderful. They're four singer-songwriters who decided to join up for a band, which means a lot of 3-and-4-part harmonies...which is rare, and absolutely LOVErly.

I did love it, though the whole time I had that bittersweet feeling I get when I'm listening to music that is just the kind of music I love most, done very well. Because I can't stop thinking, "I could DO this!...if only...I would just do it."

I don't know why I know that I'll never throw everything down to chase after such an ambition, but...I know I won't. It's kind of strange. But I feel sure, somehow, that there's a way to do it small-scale, every once in a while, just for fun. We'll see if that works out!... :)

Edward Cullen = exactly our brand of heroin

Twilight.

It is a phenomenon.

It has been hailed (by young women) as the "first textually transmitted disease." And if that sounds ridiculous, well, yes, it is - and basically true. I have honestly never before seen (for girls, anyway) such an en masse and intense addiction to, well, anything, especially a book series (or, a particular character, if we're honest). Or maybe it just seems that way to me because I got caught up in it myself :P

Heck, just the fact that my bff is reading the book at all is evidence enough that we can't stay away. ;)

I'm not even gonna say much more about the books themselves...but what I will say is that I can't stop thinking about the social-psychological pulls it has on my demographic. We are in love with the story of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen; we are in love with him--why? Here's a hint: for most of us, it has absolutely nothing to do with vampires.

Stephenie Meyer hit it right on the money (literally) when she tapped into most every girl's fantasy: to find an amazing guy who is so wildly in love with her that it's almost incomprehensible.

I'm not gonna lie; it kind of freaks me out, the effect Edward and Twilight have on us. Most of my life I've done a neat job of keeping the unrestrained, reckless love-dreaming at bay, and whether or not that's a good thing is up for debate - but what is not, is the fact that Twilight has dealt those efforts a certain blow, for me and many of my fellow ladies.

Simply put...it's just freakin' crazy.

I've only read the first book, and I'm trying to put off starting the second for as long as I can...but, I doubt that will be very long at all. I'm an addict; what can I say?

BAHhaha....ouch

This, my friends, is why Facebook should be used with care:


(And also why I love passiveaggressivenotes.com)

look what i did!

I'm on the far end in the yellow shirt...handling that semiautomatic like I know what's what!

just kidding.

I'm not really a fan of guns, unlike (I think) most of the other people in that picture...but I'm not nearly as scared of them as I used to be.

I'm not gonna lie, after you get over the shock of "I just shot a real bullet from a real gun," it's kind of fun...on the range. I still kinda wish our society didn't have guns, though.

iwishimayiwishimight

-be able to make big decisions in less than 5 minutes-

-start the Twilight series without getting addicted-

-get to sing more, or, at all-

-rewind a couple weeks and actually make it to the fair-

-stop getting distractedly bored at work-

-play outside more-

-play with my friends more-

-learn how to never need sleep again-

-fall in love with a boy at the same time he's falling for me-

-make time to clean up the 100's of fotos on my camera-

-finally finish an art project instead of just starting another-

-learn how to always keep my house clean-

-learn how to enjoy cooking-

-(or if not that, learn how to survive on baked goods)-

-go to the movies more often-

-always remember God's astonishingly brilliant love and grace-

-finish knee rehab soon-

-be a more loving friend/daughter/granddaughter/sister-



:: stop wishing and start doing ::