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Tickets

Ladies and gentlemen,

I'd like to announce two amazing purchases I recently made.

Purchase #1: A ticket to this lovely event...



Yes. Amy and her good friend, Michael, are coming to the my area on September 16. FINALLY. And not really even my area...more like Washington. And I'm driving 3 hours. But I haven't seen this woman live for 8 years. It's going to be beautiful. I'm a big Michael fan as well. So, this will be one heck of a treat. My excitement is indescribable. The word "excitement" is just ridiculously insignificant compared to how I really feel. So, I'm not even going to try to explain it. I'll let you imagine it.

Purchase #2: A ticket to these lovely places...




The Mississippi sign is right. It's EXACTLY like "coming home." I'll be going "home" June 22-28. Beautiful. Can't wait to soak in that southern air and hug those beautiful people.

Who knew purchasing a few pieces of paper could be so beautiful? Best purchases I've made in a long time.

10,000 Stones

I love this song. It graced my ears at work one day while I was listening to my Ingrid Michaelson Pandora station. I think the words perfectly etch out so many people's feelings... Loving, losing, making mistakes, carrying other people's burdens, learning, growing. I love it. Definitely the song of the week...possibly of the year. :)

Secret

No one seems to know this. I didn't know this until my college years, and only then because of my chosen educational path. So, once you know, you notice the mistake everywhere...because no one seems to know it. It's a pretty well kept secret. But I'm about to unleash this powerful hidden fact. :)

The period always goes inside the quotation marks. Always. It doesn't matter if it's a complete sentence, or just quotes surrounding the last word in the sentence. The period always goes inside the quotation marks.

Sentence example: She said, "I love my dog."

Word example: I just want to be "friends."

Notice, the period is inside the quotation marks on both examples...not outside.

I know...it's a crazy thought. Especially the one word example. But it's the truth. I have plenty of editing/grammar books and writing/English/editing classes to back me up on this.

When in doubt, the period always always always goes inside the quotation marks. Now...the question mark is another story. That will be the next revealed secret. :)

Movies and life

I've watched a couple of movies lately. They've put my thinking wheels in motion.

Movie One: Eat Pray Love

I would post a picture (because, let's face it, pics always make people more interested in reading...) but I'm creating this blog post with my phone...and it doesn't like posting pics as well as my computer does.

Thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Like, extremely. Which, I was surprised, because it didn't get amazing reviews, nor did it stay in the theaters very long. So, I was expecting to get bored. Nope. Loved it. Why? Because I have felt, am feeling, or could vividly imagine feeling everything she was feeling. It was an extremely raw and real movie to me...which I'm a big fan of.

The thoughts it has spurred in my brain are these....

I think I need to find myself. I don't know who the heck I even am. I'm sick of being labeled as the "emotional one" or the "talker" or the "deep feeler" or the "person who plays it safe." Sometimes I label myself; sometimes others label me. Whether or not those descriptions fit me, why must they be my labels? I'm many different things at many different times with many different feelings going through many different experiences. Labels labels labels. Black, white. Democrat, Republican. Gay, straight. Sane, insane. Honestly....we're all just children of God. Can a label really define a person? No. There's so much more. Anyway...sometimes, more for other people's safety, I feel like I should just get lost somewhere. Truly discover who I am as a daughter of God...my potential. Meet a whole new group of people, be surrounded by a whole new environment, face unexpected and new situations. I want to get lost for a while. I probably don't NEED to in order to find myself (which, I'm sure is one of the debates this movie may cause) but it sure would be nice.

Movie Two: Soul Surfer

Cheesy. I went and saw it in the theater by myself...as part of my quest to find myself. Haha...going to a movie by myself...so adventurous. :) While it was loaded with cheese, I loved it. First, I absolutly love Helen Hunt. Favorite actress, hands down. But, it too, had a "find yourself" sort of feel. Both movies are true stories. This one about the girl who lost her arm while surfing...from a shark attack.

Thoughts it spurred....

Much of the same as movie one. Similar "find yourself...who you really are when all is stripped away" type feel. Except, it emphasised in me my love for music and the gratitude I have for the passion I feel for it. It also made clear to me that I always need to be doing what I love because I love it...and for good, true pure reasons. Not to forget who I am in anything...and never to seek praise.

So...Eat Pray Love and Soul Surfer. Who knew.

This week's song...

Think what you want about Grey's Anatomy...and about me for watching the show. It moves me. So, ever since its musical episode, this song/scene has been on my mind. I think they do a beautiful job. Powerful.

I did it.

I got rid of facebook. Yes, we all know I'll go back. Come on...I'm a communication freak...planning on getting a Masters in communications. And communications is all about the latest media technology/forms of communicating. BUT, for the time being, I'm calling it quits. It depressed me more than anything. I need some peace...

I'm keeping the blog though. I need some kind of outlet. :)

By the way...I will not commit to an amount of time I'm staying off facebook. Don't laugh if you see me back on in a week... :)