if i have given my all and still do 
not win, i havent lost. others 
might remember winning or losing; 
i remember the journey.

-apolo anton ohno

the way i see it #118

music is the voice of your soul. i 
love how even just one moment of
a song can grab you from the inside a
and then slowly.. in its own time...
release you.

-joss stone

the way i see it # 182

in my career i've found that
"thinking outside the box" works
better if i know what's "inside
the box." in music (as in life) we
need to understand our pertinent
history... and moving on is so
much easier once we know where
we've been.

--dave grusin

i drink too much starbuck's.

the way i see it #159
modesty is dead. what happened to a
"well-turned ankle?" What happened 
to an appreciation for what the artist 
has created, instead of the worship of a 
very well-manufactured image? Bless
the artists who still love art.

-ashley mccord.

with childhood comes a brief grace
period of ignorant bliss - when 
you're not aware of the pain around
you.  That is the most special, truly 
unique time.  It is the core of adult 
lament.

--barry privett

so i needed the instruction manuel to open the 'bonnet' of my car today.
but i officially know how to add wiper fluid to it!

Visions of you on a motorcycle drive by,
The cigarette ash flies in your eyes, And you don't mind,
you smile,
And say the world doesn't fit with you.
I don't believe you, You're so serene.
Careening through the universe, Your ( Read more... )

 and it hurts more than you'll ever know.

'can we climb this mountain? 
i dont know, higher know than ever before
i know we can make it if we take it slow
easy now, watch it go

and we're burning down the highway skyline
on the back of a hurricane, that started turning
when you were young'

-the killers.

today was aaaaaaaaaawesome.

first senior skip day:
  + cheering well all the bio kids showed up for extra credit on the quiz
  + leaving after bio
  + listening to AMAZING music with the top down, w/ stud following us in his mini
  + beeeeeach + beach football
  + angies! FIRST TIME!
  + jake's lake house.. FOOTBALL GAME!

even though we didn't win, and i ( Read more... )

it's like an electronic lord of the flies.

im gonna take a deepth breath
 & that hope this goes well.