Music

The older I get the more I learn to appreciate influential music rather than listening to the ''hot'' artist of the moment. There is no better feeling than when you listen to either the lyrics or music of  song and it touches a piece of your heart. For me this happens when I listen to the Beatles and Hall and Oates; their music defines genious for me and no other artist comes close to their talent in my eyes. It sickens me to think that this generation of children will look up to artists such as Justin 'shithead' Bieber and think his music is wonderful - I believe that music teachers and partents should force 21st century children to listen to real music to give them a sense of universal talent, artists that changed not only music but generations. Lyrics in a song can mean so much - again a song which means a lot to me is Fleetwood Macs 'Songbird' - " ...and I feel that when I'm with you, it's alright, I know it's right"....With just these simple lyrics it defines what love should be for me. Music is such a big influence within my life and I cannot stress enough how much I detest these young artists who are represented by Disney lets say and who are manufactured to every inch of their lives, music should be raw and full of emotion, it should make it's audience feel emotion, feel something rather than what you're expected to feel due to advertising etc. Some of the greatest songs of all time have been writen by an artist going through a difficult time in their life, being influenced by the world around them - NOT by saying ''baby'' over and over again! I am determind to learn to play my guitar once I graduate, put pen to paper and see where it takes me. Here is a list of songs which have made a lasting impression in my life;

1) The Beatles- Golden Slumbers
2) Hall and Oates - Sara Smile
3) Fleetwood Mac- Songbird
4) The Beach Boys - Wouldn't it be nice
5) Todd Rundgren - Can we still be friends
6) The Zombies - Time of the season
7) The Beatles - I am the Walrus
8) The Bealtes - Something
9) Hall and Oates - Out of Touch
10) Hall and Oates - You make my dreams come true

Another brick in the wall

Hello people in blogger land! I have been ill for the past week and it has only struck me that it has literally been 7 days from I have done anything else apart from sleep and laze about in my PJ's around the house. I have also realised that I have been 22 for 6 months and I can honestly say I don't have anything worthwhile to talk about from the past 6 months - this could mean one of two things either 1) I lead a boring life which is not worth talking about or 2) I need to realise that time goes too fast and should start living life to the fullest. When I was younger, life used to pass by so slowly, I used to wish I was older so that I could have an amazing and fun life which I dreamt of, yet now, at 22 years old (and 6 months) I can honestly say that my life consists of reading, if not reading stressing about reading, if not stressing about reading stressing about doing coursework, when sitting trying to watch a 30 minute program on television wondering what I could have done towards university in that 30 minutes when watching television therefore not actually enjoying said program and going in a full circle stressing. I've never thought of myself as an anxious person, although education has turned me into a nervous wreck! Panic attacks, heart monitors, sleepless nights, tears, tantrums. Yes - it's safe to say that come July once I hopefully graduate from University with a respectable degree, I am going to take that opportunity to start living my life to the full. Yes, I will be skint beyond belief. Yes, I will probably be bored and start looking for a job and Yes, I will realise that I like 1000's of others I am now in debt and a slave to the education system, but this WON'T GET ME DOWN....Like the famous words of Pink Floyd ''We don't need no education''.......*does air guitar*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR5ApYxkU-U

Sunday 19th Feburary 2012

Today is a rubbish day in my world as I'm sick....yes...I'm afraid to say I feel very sorry for myself, but surely the first step of a cure is admiting that? I have a common cold, which really annoys me as it makes you feel like utter rubbish and yet you get NO sympathy as you simply have the common cold. Where is the happy medium? You can't even cough or blow your nose before someone says a sarcastic comment such as ''ohhhh get over it'' or ''it's only a bloody cold''.....well yes I know that, but it doesn't take away the fact that between the black eyes, lip bleeding every minute, nose like a watertap and voice as tho I've smoked 40 cigs a day for 10 years... the cold is making me feel like crap! I'm also on countdown mode to graduating University (hopefully obtaining a degree) but there is one thing which I shall never understand. Students attend the average university course for 3 years - I have recently been told that it is only my 3rd year which counts towards my degree, thus bringing me to ask what have the past 2 years been relevent for?? Why on earth have I been paying ridiculous fee's to attend a campus and stress myself into a hermit to do coursework and revise for exams when they aren't relevant to the piece of paper which I'll get handed in July which will tell me whether I have the mental capacity to gain a degree....The older I get the more I begin to look at situations without rose tinted glasses - in other words everything can p*ss off and let me mope about feeling very sorry for myself - Now someone pass me a cup of tea and a soother and leave me to grump at the world in peace!

All you need is love...

I feel it's fitting, with it being the day after Valentines Day to dedicate todays blog to the theme of love. What is love? I always find myself thinking about this question - ofcourse you feel different love for different people...friends, family, boyfriend/girlfriend, your pets....but how do you know describe love? The saying ''love is what makes the world go round'' should be applied more to everyday life, there is no need for violence, negativity or making others feel unimportant - Make Love Not War! Why not use this season of love to show someone you care (I could be employed by Halmark to make greetings cards at this rate). Why not smile at a stranger in the street, offer to help a person in need, simply hug a friend - a simple gesture can make someone's day! I must have been a hippy in a past life, running around with flowers in my hair and hugging trees - bring back this mentality - more happiness and affection - less being a knob! I shall end this short blog with some lovely lyrics to keep up the ideal and theme of lurve;

Heart beats fast
Colors and promises
How to be brave
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall
But watching you stand alone
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow

One step closer

I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand yearsI'll love you for a thousand more

Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath
Every hour has come to this

One step closer

I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

One step closer
I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

Karma

There comes a time in everyones life when you think ''I really hope Karma exists" - We've all been told that everything happens for a reason or that every cloud has a silver lining, but it's up to us as individuals as to whether we believe this or not. I've came to the conclusion that for the most part we make our own luck, obviously there are situations and circumstances which cannot be changed, but we can control our way of thinking about life. Are you a glass half full or half empty type of person? For years I was the latter, believing that there was nothing I could do about bad situations, although due to the past year, my life has changed dramatically - some aspects for the better and some for the worst - yet in the end it makes you a stronger/maturer person. There will always be people within this world who wish you bad luck, it's just how the world rolls - but it's how we look upon things which fascinates me. For example - upon creating this blog I have had people emailing  me and commenting about how much they enjoy reading my light humoured blogs - but there are others who will always have to comment negatively. To these people I wish to take the chance now to say you're the ones spending your own time reading this, no one is making you nor asking for your opinion =)!. Next time someone says a nasty comment, or something bad happens within your life, simply take a step back and believe that something good is coming your way - maybe this is my way of coping with the sometimes cruelness of life or maybe it's a sign of insanity; but it seems to work. Remember - peace, love and happiness to everyone and treat others the way you'd like to be treated!

An Ode to a Cuppa.

Upon waking this morning I fell into the usual routine of not knowing how to function without having a cup of tea - this happens on a daily basis, I cannot seem to function properly without having had at least 2 sips of tea. This got me thinking - tea seems to be a very British tradition which is used in various situations for example - "My hamster just died" - usual response "want a cup of tea love?".... " My boyfriend just dumped me" - response "awww love, want a cup of tea?"...."I've just went bankrupt and am about to loose my house" - response " fancy a cuppa?"...although this drink doesn't have 'healing' qualities to make situations like this any better, it just seems to pop up and be there in any time of need. The good old cup of tea will never let us down - unless ofcourse you don't actually like tea - in which case go and get yourself a cup of coffee and stop being difficult!

On a side note- while giving this Ode to a cuppa, I took a sip of my tea and started choking on it - how ironic is that?!