Albums

I guess I have this thing for lists......I don't know. They are fun....

So, as many of you know, I love music. I love Tuesdays because it's the day new music comes out. This list is a list of my favorite albums. I love a lot of artists and a lot of albums, but there are very few records that i STILL listen to from end to end. Those are my favorite albums and often my favorite artists. There aren't a lot of them....but here are most of them.

Benton Paul--Grey

Benton Paul is one of my all time favorite musicians. He is LDS like I am and his music is very simple. It's very real. There isn't a lot of distortion. I've seen him perform multiple times and he is a fun guy and a lot of fun to listen to. You probably don't know him....but he's awesome

Parachute--The Way it Was

I just found this album last year...and fell in love with it. I wasn't going to buy the whole album originally, but I couldn't decide what songs I wanted from it so.....haha, I bought it all. It was not a mistake. 

Fleetwood Mac--Rumours

This album was before my time. It was an album my dad had. It's one of his favorites. So, he showed it to me and it's a great album. Funny story about it---When I was in ninth grade, I had a Geography teacher (We'll call him Mr. P.) who loved classic rock. One day, for some odd reason, he was freaking out about how nobody in the class knew who Fleetwood Mac was. I had just talked to my dad about them so I explained to Mr. P. that I knew who they were and we had a little talk about them....Mr. P. gave me ten points of extra credit for that day. Thanks dad.

Paramore--RIOT

Love paramore. Haley has a crazy voice. They need to release some new music because this album rocked!

The Rocket Summer--Hello, Good Friend, Do You Feel, Life Will Write the Words

Bryce Avary is probably my favorite musician ever. He writes all the music for his album by himself....as in everything. Drums, piano, guitar, lyrics, EVERYTHING. His music is very clean and awesome. These are my top three albums he has released. Not a lot of people like his voice, but he is crazy talented and I love his music. I was able to go see him perform live recently. He put on the best show I have ever seen. 

Mayday Parade--A Lesson in Romantics

This album is...fun. It's the only word to describe it. It's such a fun album. Loved this band. I don't care what anyone else thinks. Mayday Parade is not the same without Jason. Jason isn't the same without Mayday Parade. Go Radio and Mayday Parade are nowhere as good as A Lesson in Romantics.

Muse--Absolution

Another crazy fun album. Muse is an incredible band. Another crazy band I saw live. they are amazing live. Unfortunately, they don't make music like Absolution anymore. I was little disappointed with their newest album. This is my favorite album they released.

John Mayer--Where the Light is

This is a live concert by John Mayer. He is an amazing guitarist and an amazing vocalist. This is such a fun concert to listen to....I don't think i'll ever see him live though. He's kinda a dirtbag.

These are just a couple of my favorites.....Ok. i'm done with lists now. That was fun. :)

That List

Remember my last post? Haha, probably not. Here is a small list of things I love....don't worry. This isn't everything.

• Food--yeah...it needed to be said
• Music--Anything musical. I love listening.
• People in my life--I'm very blessed. My family rocks (Jon comes home tomorrow and i'm dying) My friends rock. Maddy is always there for me.....yeah. I love the people in my life.
• the Gospel--I love my religion
• Ummm

Ok....this list is boring...How about stuff that I love that you wouldn't know that I love....weird stuff I guess. My secret loves

• Hardcore music--You might not know that I love hardcore rock. I've toned a lot of it down because usually hardcore rock is really unhealthy to listen to. Some of it is fun though.
• Shopping--Maybe not shopping...but I love walking around stores...it's really relaxing
• Dancing--Dancing is so fetching fun. Anyone that was in musical productions knows that it was one of my favorite things about that class. I didn't know how much I loved it until I auditioned for the class....but it's awesome.
• Drives--I love driving.There is always a point where too much of something gets old...but otherwise, I love love love driving.
• Cello--Cello is the instrument I wish I had learned to play. It is absolutely gorgeous
• Fires--.....as in campfires. I don't like smelling like fire, but I love campfires and s'mores and jam sessions
• Biking
• Disney--My dad is a Disney freak. He loves anything Disney....and he raised me well.
• Laughing
• Winter clothing--I hate being cold but for some reason I love winter clothing.
• Blues clues--Don't you judge
• Old movies--Just because they are old doesn't make them bad.

This list

This could be fun. I kinda want to make a list of things I love and hate......here are some things I hate.

Does it bother anyone else that there isn't a coma after "SLOW"....it makes me think that they are slow children...or stupid children.

• Video Games--I spent so much time in High School watching other people play video games.....When I come over to hang out, I don't want to sit and watch someone play video games. I had so much fun in High School....the best times didn't involve video games.
• Racism/Stereotypes--enough said
• High School Drama--It's funny cuz when you leave high school, the drama stays.                  
• Modern Standards--So, as a lot of you know, I haven't had a TV in my house. Say what you will, but watching TV is really hard to do today. Sometimes, I find myself turning my head from the TV because of an image in a commercial....and I shouldn't have to do that...I hate it.
• Drivers--I swear, people are stupid when they wrap their hands around the steering wheel of a car.
• The Dentist--My dentist, Dr. Corey, is nicking sick...but I still hate going.
• Cancer
• When a good band makes a horrible record/Sell outs

Randy is silly

Randy is silly. And since he posted on my blog...well I always learned that you do unto others as they have done unto you...or something like that. SO. Here it goes :)

Bandy is nice
Bandy is fun
Bandy is.....
NUMBER ONE!!

A leetle poem for a funny guy.

That I like :)

Gasping for air

Asthma is back....again. At least I think it's asthma. My chest aches and it makes it hard to breathe. I hooked myself up to some medicine for my lungs so I could sleep last night....but I'm kinda done with all this breathing stuff. My mom had asthma. Haha, quick story (don't laugh), but when I was first diagnosed, I was super sad and my mom came and told me she had it at one point in her life. She said that it went away when she was about sixteen. I thought that asthma was just going to go away when I turned sixteen....it happened to my mom. Why not me?

It actually did go away...for a really long time. In fact, it was gone for most of my high school career. It decided to jump back into my life about a year ago. I just hope it is asthma.....cuz if it is something else....I don't know what it is. So, in the last couple days, I've been literally telling myself "Breathe in......breathe out".....Haha, just like the dumb blonde joke.

Fortunately, I've been in a really good mood. Every once in a while I get grumpy and get rude....and I apologize to anyone that has to deal with me....but most of the time, i'm in a pretty good mood. There's a quote in the movie Hitch. It says something along the lines of "Life isn't about the number of breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away"......Something like that. 

I've had some great experience while I've been away from home. Lots of surprises...some good....some bad, but I've also had a lot of smiles and laughs. I'm just a very happy person. I've been very close to my church recently. Maybe that's why i'm so happy. Maybe it's because I have great friends. Maybe it's because i'm getting really busy. It could be all of those things.

So, yes. My lungs kinda suck right now....but my smile won't go away.