Hello Everyone!
Even though I don't think I have that many readers on here, I just wanted to notify anyone who does read my blog that I have switched to using wordpress.com to publish my blog. My blog can now be found at http://melrose226.wordpress.com/. Thanks for reading!
Live and Love,
Melanie
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Music and Moods
I know I've written about music before. But, since it's one of the most important things in my life, I see no reason not to write about it again. Current, I won't lie, I am not in the greatest of moods as I write this. It's a long story which I won't go into, and really, nothing serious is going on, so its not a big deal. Basically just one of those moods where sadness, boredom, and disappointment mix into one and make you not feel all that great. But when I'm in a mood like this, the one thing I can always do to feel better is listen to music. Somehow, when I'm not feeling great, my iPhone usually picks then to play the best shuffle mix it possibly can, and I am incredibly grateful for that, even though I know it is most likely just a lucky coincidence.
For the second part of this blog, I feel the need to go into a mini rant. Concert tickets. It's incredibly hard to get them, and why is that? Well, unless you are a member of the artists fan club(which costs a considerable amount of money in most cases), you usually have to wait longer for tickets to come on sale. This means that a large amount of the best seats are already sold. Then you have the fact that once tickets go on sale for the public, most of the remaining good tickets are put into VIP Packages(additional large sums of money), and then sometimes people who are lucky enough to have a certain credit card or some account somewhere get preferred seats. I don't know exactly how many tickets go to each place or even how many tickets there are total to be sold, but logically speaking, it seems very hard for normal people who want normal tickets in a good location somewhere near the stage to be able to actually get them. There just aren't that many of these tickets LEFT. Now, I don't really begrudge the artists selling these VIP Packs or having Fan Club presales or any of it, I understand it makes a lot of money, and if you are lucky enough to be in their fan clubs, its a wonderful feeling to be able to buy tickets before anyone, trust me. Basically, the only reason I am writing this is because I am frustrated...frustrated that because I am a normal person it is nearly impossible for me to get concert tickets. If you've read this far, I just want to thank you...I truly appreciate you reading through my rambling.
Until next time,
Live and Love,
Melanie
For the second part of this blog, I feel the need to go into a mini rant. Concert tickets. It's incredibly hard to get them, and why is that? Well, unless you are a member of the artists fan club(which costs a considerable amount of money in most cases), you usually have to wait longer for tickets to come on sale. This means that a large amount of the best seats are already sold. Then you have the fact that once tickets go on sale for the public, most of the remaining good tickets are put into VIP Packages(additional large sums of money), and then sometimes people who are lucky enough to have a certain credit card or some account somewhere get preferred seats. I don't know exactly how many tickets go to each place or even how many tickets there are total to be sold, but logically speaking, it seems very hard for normal people who want normal tickets in a good location somewhere near the stage to be able to actually get them. There just aren't that many of these tickets LEFT. Now, I don't really begrudge the artists selling these VIP Packs or having Fan Club presales or any of it, I understand it makes a lot of money, and if you are lucky enough to be in their fan clubs, its a wonderful feeling to be able to buy tickets before anyone, trust me. Basically, the only reason I am writing this is because I am frustrated...frustrated that because I am a normal person it is nearly impossible for me to get concert tickets. If you've read this far, I just want to thank you...I truly appreciate you reading through my rambling.
Until next time,
Live and Love,
Melanie
Friday, May 21, 2010
Unexpected Plans
Plans are always fun. Whether they be to go to the movies, go to dinner, or just meet friends, having something to do is always more fun than being bored at home. To me, some of the best plans are the ones that are totally unexpected. Plans like those came up for me tonight, and I'm super excited about that!
If you're the kind of person who doesn't like spontaneity or surprises, you probably HATE unexpected plans. If this is the case, I have some advice for you: LOOSEN UP! I understand you liking order and schedules, but spontaneous plans are often the best ones, not to mention some people are literally incapable of planning things in advance, so if you want to do something with them, you almost HAVE to just "wing it" and be open for anything, anytime.
On the other side of the coin, if you are one of the people who can't plan in advance, I have advice for you too: SIT STILL AND FOCUS! It's great that you're spontaneous, but never knowing what you're doing from one day to the next can make the people around you absolutely insane, especially if you're around a person who likes order and planning. So take some time and do your best to make solid plans! The people around you who like order will appreciate it...and you might even appreciate it yourself! Knowing what to expect from a day can be really nice sometimes, so you don't have to be "going with the flow" ALL the time.
Bottom line to all of this: find a balance! Odds are, you either prefer plans or spontaneity naturally, but do your best to do things opposite every once in a while(If you like being spontaneous, make a plan/if you like having plans, be spontaneous). Your friends and the people you are making plans with will probably appreciate the change, especially if they like doing things that way, and its always good to mix it up!
Until next time,
Live and Love(and be opposite sometimes!),
Melanie
If you're the kind of person who doesn't like spontaneity or surprises, you probably HATE unexpected plans. If this is the case, I have some advice for you: LOOSEN UP! I understand you liking order and schedules, but spontaneous plans are often the best ones, not to mention some people are literally incapable of planning things in advance, so if you want to do something with them, you almost HAVE to just "wing it" and be open for anything, anytime.
On the other side of the coin, if you are one of the people who can't plan in advance, I have advice for you too: SIT STILL AND FOCUS! It's great that you're spontaneous, but never knowing what you're doing from one day to the next can make the people around you absolutely insane, especially if you're around a person who likes order and planning. So take some time and do your best to make solid plans! The people around you who like order will appreciate it...and you might even appreciate it yourself! Knowing what to expect from a day can be really nice sometimes, so you don't have to be "going with the flow" ALL the time.
Bottom line to all of this: find a balance! Odds are, you either prefer plans or spontaneity naturally, but do your best to do things opposite every once in a while(If you like being spontaneous, make a plan/if you like having plans, be spontaneous). Your friends and the people you are making plans with will probably appreciate the change, especially if they like doing things that way, and its always good to mix it up!
Until next time,
Live and Love(and be opposite sometimes!),
Melanie
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
No Blogging Yesterday...
Yep, I didn't blog yesterday. Sorry! I was not feeling very inspired, so I thought it would be better to wait a day then to write a completely pointless and awful blog. Now don't misunderstand, I'm not feeling all that inspired today either, but I can't put off blogging for two days in a row! Today, I am going to be focusing on as much English as I can possibly do. I also have a book club meeting this afternoon, where we will be discussing "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks, which was the April book, but which never had the chance to be discussed thanks to some scheduling problems with meetings.
Also, thanks to me and my persistent bugging, my friend Gretchen recently started a blog! Go check it out at http://adkwriter15.wordpress.com/. Her goal is to write one poem every day for a year, and she is fabulous with all things writing related, so expect it to be a lot of fun to read!
On the subject of poems, I recently wrote some of my own for English. They aren't necessarily the greatest, but I'm pretty proud of some of them, so here is my favorite, entitled "I Took A Walk":
I took a walk today.
I walked into a dark forest, and lost my way. And I was lost, always lost, until the light that led me forward, always forward, and then out.
I walked into a deep blue ocean, and it got too deep. And I was drowning, always drowning, until I saw the light that led me upward, always upward, and then out.
I walked over a tall, snowcapped mountain, and it was cold. And I was dying, always dying, until I saw the light that kept me moving, always moving, and then out.
I walked into an open meadow, and it was beautiful. And I was happy, always happy, and then I saw the light and I went towards it, always towards it, and then out.
I took a walk today.
If you have any comments or even criticism, I'd love to hear it!
Until Next Time,
Live and Love,
Melanie
Also, thanks to me and my persistent bugging, my friend Gretchen recently started a blog! Go check it out at http://adkwriter15.wordpress.com/. Her goal is to write one poem every day for a year, and she is fabulous with all things writing related, so expect it to be a lot of fun to read!
On the subject of poems, I recently wrote some of my own for English. They aren't necessarily the greatest, but I'm pretty proud of some of them, so here is my favorite, entitled "I Took A Walk":
I took a walk today.
I walked into a dark forest, and lost my way. And I was lost, always lost, until the light that led me forward, always forward, and then out.
I walked into a deep blue ocean, and it got too deep. And I was drowning, always drowning, until I saw the light that led me upward, always upward, and then out.
I walked over a tall, snowcapped mountain, and it was cold. And I was dying, always dying, until I saw the light that kept me moving, always moving, and then out.
I walked into an open meadow, and it was beautiful. And I was happy, always happy, and then I saw the light and I went towards it, always towards it, and then out.
I took a walk today.
If you have any comments or even criticism, I'd love to hear it!
Until Next Time,
Live and Love,
Melanie
Monday, May 17, 2010
School
School. Either we have already completed it or we are still in it. Some of us hate it, others love it, and still others enjoy it when it's interesting, wish it took up a bit less of our time, but get good grades and don't quite hate it. I consider myself to be in the last group. School is not my favorite activity by any means, but I don't hate it, and even though at the moment I really and truly wish it was over for the year, I am working towards the end of the school year, and still getting good grades, so I suppose I should be quite happy with myself. Next year has the potential to be a great school year for me. If I take the courses I think I'll be taking, it could end up going incredibly smoothly, so fingers crossed!
I have a lot of friends who take a LOT of courses...I really don't know how they do it. I consider my workload to be heavy enough, without taking honors everything, ap courses, or just having a ton of extra courses and assignments. I have a ton of respect for the people who are enrolled in all these extra things, but I serious don't know how they do it without losing their minds. If you are a person taking all these extra or intensive courses, just know that I wish you the best of luck, and I certainly admire your dedication to education, although I must admit, I'm rather glad I'm not you!
Until next time,
Live and Love(good luck with school!),
Melanie
I have a lot of friends who take a LOT of courses...I really don't know how they do it. I consider my workload to be heavy enough, without taking honors everything, ap courses, or just having a ton of extra courses and assignments. I have a ton of respect for the people who are enrolled in all these extra things, but I serious don't know how they do it without losing their minds. If you are a person taking all these extra or intensive courses, just know that I wish you the best of luck, and I certainly admire your dedication to education, although I must admit, I'm rather glad I'm not you!
Until next time,
Live and Love(good luck with school!),
Melanie
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Expectations
Expectations. We all have them. We may expect something to be a lot better than it turns out, or we may expect it to go a lot worse than it does. And we are usually either disappointed or pleasantly surprised. This has happened to me many times. Typically I look forward to something and build it up in my mind SO much that if something gets messed up, I get really let down. I hate when that happens, but sadly, if you let yours expectations get too high about something, it is very likely to occur. The best thing to do is expect to be at least a little let down, or let that possibility in, and then if things DO go perfectly, you will be pleasantly surprised. Also, don't count on something occuring so much that if plans change, you can't handle it. Things change all the time, so if that weekend vacation you were looking forward to so much gets rained out, try to reschedule it, or just let it go! Something good will come up eventually, and even if you're disappointed, you shouldn't let yourself get so sad that you don't know what to do. I have had my entire day ruined by changed plans...it's no fun, trust me. On the flip side of this, when you think something won't go that well and it ends up going beautifully, it is always a pleasant surprise. My days have been made much better or more interesting by something like this happening. If you have something coming up that you aren't looking forward to, look on the bright side...things might turn out much better than you plan!
Until next time,
Live and Love(and be careful with your expectations!),
Melanie
Until next time,
Live and Love(and be careful with your expectations!),
Melanie
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Preakness Day!
Hello everyone! If you've been reading my blog, you know that I blogged about the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the Triple Crown. Today is Preakness day, and I am super excited! Calvin Borel, the winning jockey of the Kentucky Derby, predicted that his horse Super Saver would be a Triple Crown winner. Of course, that would be the first time the Triple Crown has been won since 1978 when Affirmed won it. Personally, I would LOVE to see it happen, but it's a very hard thing to achieve, and we'll just have to wait and see. My fingers are crossed!
If you didn't watch the Derby or don't typically watch the Triple Crown races, I recommend that you do today! It's super exciting and fun, and to watch just the race doesn't take long! It goes off at 6:05 PM Eastern Time, and will very likely be over and done by 6:07 at the latest, so it won't take much of your day! Tune in, and let's see if we can get another step closer to history being made...
Live and Love,
Melanie
UPDATE: Calvin Borel and Super Saver did not win the Preakness, which sadly puts an end to their Triple Crown quest. Congratulations to the connections of Lookin at Lucky on a race well run!
If you didn't watch the Derby or don't typically watch the Triple Crown races, I recommend that you do today! It's super exciting and fun, and to watch just the race doesn't take long! It goes off at 6:05 PM Eastern Time, and will very likely be over and done by 6:07 at the latest, so it won't take much of your day! Tune in, and let's see if we can get another step closer to history being made...
Live and Love,
Melanie
UPDATE: Calvin Borel and Super Saver did not win the Preakness, which sadly puts an end to their Triple Crown quest. Congratulations to the connections of Lookin at Lucky on a race well run!
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