10 Things I Hate About You, Life

I've had a major mind-blowing discovery. And, it's hard to explain it all, but thanks to my friend Mason I think I'm starting to figure out the solution. First off, I want you all to know that I don't love everything. I am not perfect. And so here are things that just plain agitate me:

1. When I can't find my keys/iPod/watch/water bottle/wristband/camera charger. Like seriously, I am the best at losing these things. Especially my watch. You know, my punctuality has significantly suffered with the loss of my watch (this is a cry for a new one, my birthday is coming up).

2. People judging others by their clothes. I do it, we all do it. But, in varying degrees.

3. Hipsters. Nuff said.

4. Folding clothes.

5. When your fruits and veggies rot before you eat them.

6. Superficiality. Please, you don't "love me."

7. Finishing a book and the characters die with it. I'm not trying to be funny. I get really emotional; each character usually teaches me a good life lesson.

8. Blind dates. Do I give off a desperate vibe?

9. When people tease me on how much I study/do HW. I don't have the benefits of an all expenses paid vacation through college; therefore, I work my butt off to earn scholarships and an income.

10. The lack of guy friends. Or real friends in general.

Survey

Once upon a time I created a survey. I would really appreciate anyone and everyone filling it out. It's for an eBook that I'm helping to write. It will make an awesome infographic.


1-MINUTE SURVEY

THANKS YA'LL

Maui Bowl

To get back into blogging more, I want to start small. Small posts. On like one thing at a time.

Yeah, I'm sorry for crappy pictures, but I can't find my camera charger...yeah, my possessions are all taking vacations from me.

Anyways, I went to this new restaurant called Maui Bowl. Not only was Saturday a perfect day for it (I was wearing sandals), but I took a stroll to this restaurant for dinner. It was even better running into my friend Megan who happens to work there and we caught up on each other's lives and got a few good laughs.

It just had a nice, fun atmosphere to it. I have been worried about my summer. I am going to be living with completely new people, and I miss Ohio. But, that moment where I was eating my acai bowl slouched in their couch, I felt like everything was going to be okay.

Not to mention, I got to go shopping for food and clothes that night. It was a perfect day.

O-H...I-O!

An article about Super Tuesday. I'm proud to be from Ohio!

"OHIO IS WHERE IT'S AT

Step aside, Florida. Ohio remains the ultimate down-to-the-wire presidential state.

Ohio is a microcosm of the country. It has urban centers and sprawling farms. It has diversity in both race and income. It has conservative strongholds in the southwest corner, where Sen. Rob Portman rallied his neighbors to deliver votes for Romney. It has liberal bastions in the northeast, near Cleveland, where moderates sometimes defect to Republicans. Its eastern and southern edges are Appalachia and tend to be filled with more swing voters.

In the end, Romney won the state that no Republican has ever lost on a successful White House run."

http://news.yahoo.com/super-tuesday-learned-083349192.html

The microcosm of the country? Haha, who'd have thunk? 

Music and News

Who would have thought that sitting in the Wilk for an hour would make me passionate about really anything. You go there to eat and socialize! Ever since my one digital civilizations class where we talked about incorporating music and politics, I have wanted to inform people about international issues through music. In case you didn't know, I play the cello. By no means am I extremely talented. I quite often get irritated when people try and swing me into a musical performance. But, this is something I am passionate about. I read about the elections in Russia, and how Vladimir Putin won the recent election. I read that it was relatively well-received, but why then were the protestors hushed so quickly? Were the polls really rigged? 

What about the Chinese self-immolation, or lighting oneself on fire, of another teenager? What were the social conditions that prompted his response? 

I just sent in my absentee ballot yesterday. I was excited about knowing the issues. How the United States and Iran are on the verge of war. The implications of cutting programs or taxes. 

I do not claim to be an expert on international news or even local news. But, for some crazy reason I believe that I could make a difference with music and news. What happened to music with a cause? I am so sick of a constant analysis of emotion. Don't get me wrong, I love infatuations and being twitterpated. However, I am afraid that's all people see in me. I'm afraid I bore people with my constant focus on relationships. If I write music, I don't want it to be my outlet for how annoyed I am at boys. I want it to divert my focus, and help understand the people in this world. Why they do the things they do. 

Well, there you have it. Don't expect much.