The Post With No Clever Name

I can't think of a title to fit today's post. Not one that's been done before.

Lately I've not quite been myself. Not because of being sick or anything. More because of certain situations. It seems anymore life is just falling into pitfall after pitfall for me. The latest one I can't seem to get out of. I feel like it's pulling me away to becoming someone else that I don't want to be. It's been bringing me down emotionally for sure, but even physically - I can hardly sleep at night because it's been invading my dreams. I've been a bit of a wreck until yesterday.

Last night I got to talk to PJ/ for a few hours. He's one of those friends you know you're blessed to have - the ones who inspire you to be a better person. We stayed up half the night on MSN like we always used to. For a while, everything was how it always was. After we said goodnight around 3 in the morning, I lay awake thinking for a while.

I'm sick of lying. Sick of feeling nervous. Sick of all the drama.
So I've made up my mind that I'm not going back to it all this time. I want to be the way I used to be a year ago where nothing could ever bring me down and I didn't have any cares. And so far today, it's gone pretty well I'd say.

Forget And Not Slow Down came in the mail the other day. I'll post a review for you guys in a few days.

Here's To Peace, Love, & Escaping
~Lola

If You Were A Beautiful Sound In The Echoes All Around, Then I'd Be Your Harmony <3

So, today I've decided to blog again. Mostly about Owl City.

The 23 year old's music has stolen my heart and the top 5 most played songs on my Zune. Well, no, first is still So Simple by Stacie Oricco, and I still don't know how that's possible. But, anyway, Owl City is my new obsession and I've added Adam Young (Owl City's super-shy real-life alter ego) to the list of the stalked with John Warne and Matt Thiessen (and to a lesser extent, James Marsden). Anyway, all the sugar-sweet technopop music's gotten to my head, and in my head, therefore I have created a little piano video to his song "Vanilla Twilight". If anybody comments on this asking for it, I'll gladly send you the video. I don't feel like posting it simply because it's too personal. From it, you would discover that my favorite hoodie is orange, I have really small hands, I wear dark nail polish, and my hair is brown. And the fact that I have a piano at my house. And that I can't play the piano worth a penny.

In other news...there isn't really any other news. Life's just going at it's normal pace. Christmas will soon be here. I'd better start shopping. Black Friday may be the start for some people, but I prefer it to be my deadline. It's already 43 outside during the day. Perfect weather for fingerless gloves.

Forget And Not Slow Down has shipped as of yesterday morning. I can't wait for the moment of joyous rapture as I tear open the cellophane wrapping. It will be glorious. I got the poster pre-order option. With my name on it. That should be nice to hang up somewhere prominent.

Well, I'd better get back to my somewhat boring day.

Here's To Peace, Love, & Citrus Constellations
~Lola

The One Thing Everybody Needs

I saw a commercial today for Mighty Mend. Billy Mays was forcefully telling me that Mighty Mend, a fabric glue said to withhold up to 100 MPH wind speeds, was the one item everybody needs. Unconvinced, I changed the channel to Good Eats - a little less loud and a little more beneficial to knowledge. But what the obnoxious spokesperson said got me thinking. What really is the one thing everybody needs? If you ask a salesman, he will say his product, whatever it may be. If you ask an atheist, he will say oxygen. If you ask a Christian, he will say God.

Now, don't get me wrong, God is definitely what everybody needs, but God isn't necessarily a thing (He is a person and a supernatural being, to be exact)

The one thing that every person in the world needs is love. It's what keeps families from falling apart during the hard times. It's what makes friends never forget eachother. It's what makes the unnoticed act out. It's what makes a society survive.

There are so many different kinds of love that it's hard to narrow it down to just one. There's the love that God feels for us, that so often is taken for granted. There's the love of a parent to a child and the reciprocated love from the child to the parent. There's the love of two people who were made for eachother. And there's the love between friends who care more for eachother than often is said.

I want to write about the last kind because so often it goes unnoticed and so often it's what is needed most. When something goes wrong in life, many times things could be so much better if we were reminded by someone that we do mean something. That there is another person in our life who cares about us. Things could be so much better with nothing more than a hug in the hallway or a reminder that they're thinking of you. So many times people are too shy or too busy to remember, but to someone, one small action could brighten a rainy day. I know I've felt that way so many times.

So don't be afraid to show someone the one thing that everybody needs today. And no, I don't mean Mighty Mend.

Here's To Peace, Love, & Being Sure You Show It
~ Lola

Nice To Meet You.

Welcome to my little corner of cyberspace. If you're reading this, chances are you don't know me. I'll give you a few basic facts. You'll be able to infer the rest.

1. My favorite colors are black, green, purple, and blue.
2. My favorite bands are Relient K, Thousand Foot Krutch, Family Force 5, Hawk Nelson, and FM Static. Expect it to change. It always does.
3. I play the guitar, xylophone, piano, and flute.
4. I am over the age of 10. How much older, you'll have to just guess. (note: I'm not 20. Yet.)
5. Oh, and I am a girl. In case you couldn't tell by how I write.

Good? Good. My life...is relatively boring. Small towns are ridiculous. Every once in a while things get fun, however. Be it a concert or a trip with some friends or just anything to get away. Expect reflections on here. But I'll attempt to make this fun & not quite so cynical as my outlook on life. I can't promise this thing will live. Heck, it'd be harder to promise this thing won't die. But I guess I'll try my best.

Here's to Peace, Love, & New Beginnings.
~ Lola