My Air

Music.

Yes, it's kind of a cliché thing to talk about and get all philosophical with, but at the same time, how can you not? Because when you really think about it, music is so much more than notes with a rhythm. I love how the movie August Rush puts it. 'God's little reminder that there's something else besides us in this universe, a harmonic connection between all living beings, every where, even the stars.'

It's an expression of feeling, personality, belief, opinion, stories. It can save your life. It can change your life. It affects everything. A scene in a movie can dramatically change if music or added, or even if the music already there is changed.

It doesn't even have to have melody. Everything in every day has music to it. Everything has a beat, a rhythm.

And there are so many different ways to create it. Singing, instruments, or just pounding on an empty trash can. And there are all the intstruments! Guitar, piano, mandolin, flute, cello, trumpet, sax, xylophone, drums, harp, harmonica, accordian, violin, bass.

Music is like air to me. With out it, it'd be really hard to survive. It fills a part of me than cannot be filled by anything else.

The music is all around you, all you have to do is listen. -August Rush

Love

Okay, so this was really interesting to me. I decided to look up the definition of love, and this is what I found on dictionary.com:

–noun
1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
3. sexual passion or desire.
4. a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.
5. (used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love?
6. a love affair; an intensely amorous incident; amour.
7. sexual intercourse; copulation.
8. (initial capital letter) a personification of sexual affection, as Eros or Cupid.
9. affectionate concern for the well-being of others: the love of one's neighbor.
10. strong predilection, enthusiasm, or liking for anything: her love of books.
11. the object or thing so liked: The theater was her great love.
12. the benevolent affection of God for His creatures, or the reverent affection due from them to God.
13. Chiefly Tennis. a score of zero; nothing.
14. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter L.
–verb (used with object)
15. to have love or affection for: All her pupils love her.
16. to have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for (another person).
17. to have a strong liking for; take great pleasure in: to love music.
18. to need or require; benefit greatly from: Plants love sunlight.
19. to embrace and kiss (someone), as a lover.
20. to have sexual intercourse with.

Now granted, these are all pretty good definitions. But how can you define something that is basically...indefinable? I think there's so much more to love than just affection or a 'warm feeling'. Love is sacrificing. Giving of yourself to another person. It's more than just a feeling. It's a choice. You may have affection for someone, but love is a whole different level of affection. Love isn't just romance either. You can truly love your friends just like you can truly love your spouse. It's just different versions of a love that is whole and complete. You honestly can't define it. It's like trying to make a plant talk to you.

On another note, I am getting frustrated with people talking crap about other people behind their backs. How can I trust friends if they aren't loyal to others?

Maybe I'm overthinking this.

This. Is. Awesome.

You know what I love? When there's crap that should bring me down, but doesn't. I have had such a great day today!

• Got caught up some more in German.
• Finished my not-done algebra homework before the end of class.
• Pretty sure I did well on my test in that class too.
• Woke up to lovely warm weather and NO SNOW!!!
• Had a wonderful lunch talking to Jenna. I even stopped eating before I was stuffed!
• Chemistry was extremely easy today.
• Got to go to the midnight premiere of WATCHMEN!!!
• Met some really cool guys.
• Got some more entries for the journal.

And to top it all off, I got a gigantic Rice Krispie's Treat!

What seriously rules though is even though we had a partially evil sub in German, my chem teacher was in a bad mood, my mom was moaning and groaning about people, the dog got into my room, and I spent all my money for lunch, I'm still in a terrific mood.

Great day so far, and I get to hang out with Jo and Carter tonight! Plus more fun planned for this weekend. I love life. Oh, and you need to go see Watchmen. But, you should definitely read the book first. You'll appreciate the movie a bit more.

I need to get into night photography...