Slow Dancing in a Burning Room

Slow Dancing in a Burning Room is a song by John Mayer. I first heard this song when a good friend of my mine introduced it to me sometime last year. When I heard the title, I did not know what to think. It was oddly intriguing to me. When I heard the first few measures I was instantly addicted. The music sounds like nothing we hear in today's music. It is very blues and jazz which I liked because it is different from what I normally listen to. John Mayer's voice comes through the speakers and his voice is raspy yet soothing.

The song itself is about a couple that is on the rocks. This couple is doomed to fail. They have to wake up and deal with the problems themselves because nobody is going to help them anymore. He even says that nobody is going to save them because they pulled too many false alarms. He says that he cannot hold her like he wants to anymore. From the song it seems that the girl is moslty the problem in the relationship.He basically says that she is doubting his feeling for her.

He pulls you into the song to the point it feels like he is singing to you. I know that sounds pathetic. I sure I am not the only person that has been in the same situation as the one in the song. It hurts to be in that situation. You both know that it is over between you two but still can not let go. Your friends might try to give you a pep talk but you know it is truly over. You know that the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.

Here is a you tube video I found of the song. Hope you take the time to listen to it and fall in love with it like I am.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MnKdz60H8VI

Speak up!

I read a little article about a young female that was abused by her teacher. In the article she mentioned that this teacher was a male. He would always hit on the girls and say inappropriate comments and compliments. this made the girls feel uncomfortable. The student that wrote the article says that after taking a test she felt that she failed, she told the teacher not to bother grading it because she felt that she did horrible. He took her into his office, erase all the answers and filled in the correct ones and grade it as 100. She felt that it was not right and she told her mother. The mother encouraged her to go to the school officials. nothing was done. After graduation, another student confessed that she had an affair with that teacher. When \the official heard of this news, the told him to leave. that it just leave. He works at a different school right now and is probably doing the same thing. This goes out to ALL students )male and female) to respect themselves and not be afraid to speak up when they feel uncomfortable with anyone, teachers, bosses etc

Money Money Money

I would like to know why prices everywhere are going up and my pay is not. Everything is so expensive these days. I work in a pizzeria and a regular slice is $2.00. I remember when I was younger it was $1.25. Sometimes when the older customers come in (around the age of 65 or so) they take my down memory lane with them. They tell me that slice of pizza was .10 cents. I could not believe that when I heard it. Also I think that people are spending money like it is going out of style. I am conservative with my money, not cheap, conservative. I know where my money needs to go. I also know when it is okay to treat myself. The people going into debt are younger and younger. Some in their early twenties. I can not believe it. It is hard to save. Back in the day, there was not cell phone or ipods to worry about spending money on. Also activities have gone up in prices. It is crazy the price for a single movie ticket. I guess you gotta do what you gotta do. You have to know your spending priorities. Separate wants and needs. I am planning to go on vacation in December and it is difficult because so many expenses have to be paid and with school I can not work as much. I guess I am writing my blog to see if I am the only one that feels this way or not.

Body Peace Treaty

In the November issue of Seventeen Magazine, there is a Body Peace Treaty. It is a vow for young women to be at peace with there body's. Many celebrities have signed it. I have signed it as well the treaty reads...
I Vow to...
-Remember that the sun will rise tomorrow even if I had one too many slices of pizza or an extra scoop of ice cream tonight.
-Never blame my body for the bad day I'm having.
-Never allow a dirty look from someone else to influence how I feel about my appearance.
-Quit judging a person solely by how his or her body looks - even if it seems harmless- because I'd never want anyone to do that to me.
-Notice all the amazing things my body is do for me every moment I walk, talk, thing, breath...
-Quiet that negative little voice in my head when it starts to say mean things about my body that I'd never tolerate anyone else saying about me.
-Remind myself that what you see isn't always what you get on TV and in ads- it takes a lot of airbrushing, dieting, money, and work to look like that,
-Remember that event the girl who Id swap bodies with in a minute has something about her looks that she hates.
Respect my body by feeding it well, working up a sweat when it needs it, and knowing when o give it a break.
Realize that the mirror can reflect only what's on the surface of me, not who I am inside.
-Know that I'm already beautiful just the way I am.
XOXO_______________________

Breast Cancer Walk

This past Sunday I went to the Breast Cancer walk. Most of the St.Johns participants met at St Johns to have a mass early in the morning. The priest had a really good sense of humor. I enjoyed the mass and I am not a religious person. After the mass was breakfast. St Johns had a bus to transport the participants to the location of the walk. The walk was held at Clove Lakes Park. There was so many people there and little dogs too!. In the center of the walk, tents were set up selling shirts, pins jewelry, and other items. All the proceeds went to the cause. Some of the walkers were wearing shirts in honor of friends and family battling breast cancer or lost their lives to breast cancer. It was perfect weather for the walk. Even by doing something so simple as to walk for the cause, makes such a difference, I am proud of myself for being apart of this event. I advise everyboy to pay it forward. Next week, Brain tumor walk

Very Superstitious

Today my ears started to ring. I know a common superstition if one of your ears rings, somebody is talking good about you. If the other ear rings, somebody is talking about about you. It was bugging me because I could not remember which ear meant which scenario. I was online and found so many outrageous superstitions. some of them I follow, some are just ludicrous.
The most common ones are...
-it is bad to put a hat on a bed,
-a bird in the house is a sign of death,
-making wish on birthday candles,
-do not step on the crack of the sidewalk,
- if you drop a fork that means a man will visit,
-bad luck to walk under a ladder,
- break a mirror and you have 7 years of bad luck,
-do not put a pair of new shoes on a table,
-wish on a shooting star,
- if you eat a watermelon seed a watermelon will grow in your stomach,
-and knock three type on wood after mentioning good fortune.
Some of the bazaar superstitions are...
-If 13 people sit at a table to eat dinner, one of them will die before the year is over,
-if you take a picture of 3 people, the person in the middle will die first,
-if you drop scissors, your lover is being unfaithful to you,
- an acorn should be carried to bring good luck,
-see and ambulance is bad luck unless you pinch your nose, hold your breath, until you see a black or brown dog,
-if you kill a bee in your home you will have bad luck,
-you you say good-bye to a friend on a bridge, you will never see each other again,
-cows lifting up their tails is a sure sign that rains is coming.
These are just some superstitions, I suggest you take a look at the rest. It is very interesting.
http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/scary.html

Friends

Friends. Friends are to most important things a person could have. I think back on my life of the past few years. As I get older, I realize I lost a lot of female friends due to their boyfriends. I am sure every person could relate. Some of my friends I was with night and day. Constantly talking on the phone and spilling secrets with each other. Then they would start liking a particular boy. We would both be happy for her. In the beginning of the relationship, I would not mind being put on the back burner. I would want my girls to be happy. I would find that instead of seeing my friends everyday, it became twice a week, then once, then twice a month. Before I knew it I couldn't even have a phone conversation (which were ALWAYS about the boyfriend) with out the boyfriend beeping in on the other line. It then became impossible to even get in contact with my girls.They only time I spoke to me friends, it was because she need to vent about a fight or talk about him. I was always told not to mention where we were because the boyfriend would be mad or jealous. Was I to blame? Of all the times this situation happened to me, I blamed it on myself. I felt as if I was selfish to want to have my best friend. I was always told When I had a boyfriend I would do the same thing. I have been in a relationship for almost a year. I have not once heard from my family or friends that I was always with my boyfriend, or talked about him too much, or we are always fighting. This makes me wonder. Do I have a good relationship or did I learn what not to do in a relationship from my friends? I guess I could only leave off with what I know... Friends are extremely valuable, Try not to sweat the small stuff, some people are part of your past and thier is a reason the are not in your future, and finally , strangers are friends that you havent met yet.

Memoir.

What is a memoir? A memoir is a collection of one's thoughts and opinions of personal experiences. It is similar to an autobiography. I think the event is more detailed than an autobiography. I also think a memoir does not discuss every event in a person's life like an autobiography, just the more memorable events. When I hear the word memoir, I think of the first time I was introduced to the word. It was in high school when my class was reading the book Angela's Ashes. I think that every one should write a memoir. Oprah always says that every one has an interesting story, even if they do not think they do. That always inspired me to document events of my life. I never know if I might need it.

Do older siblings see parents more?

Another cosmopolitan conversation starter. This one says, Firstborns get 20 to 30 more minutes of qualilty time per day with parents than younger sibilings. As a younger sib, I thik this is true. I think parents tent to hold on to their elder children more than younger. I can only speak from a personal standing. My sister has not lived with me for over 2 years but she sees my parents more than I do. I thik my parents "had a second chance" with me and pressured my more to do better in school and work hard and be independent. Not that my sister is dependent on them or that they did not raise her well but they let more things slide with her. They corrected anything they might have done wrong through me. I think my sister is more open with my parents when I am more quiet. I like to fix my own problems and fight my own battles. That could also be why I see my parents less. This could also be due to my personality and not the fact that I am the youngest. Who knows? It makes you think though.

You may now kiss, the (25 yr old) bride.

On cosmopolitan.com they have a section called "conversation starters." Since I was stumped for a blog discussion, I thought this would be a good place to go. There are so many conversation starters. A couple actually caught my interest. The average age for women in the U.S. to get married for the first time is 25.5. Just one week ago my sister got engaged to her long time boyfriend. The proposal was just 2 days before her 23rd birthday. My sister said she is not going to have a wedding for another 2 years. By the time of my sister's wedding, she will be 25. it also made me think of my cousins who walked down the aisle. They were all 25 years old. That makes me believe that study. This study also makes my look into this more. When my mother was younger, the average age a woman got married was about 20. More and more woman are in school longer and want to get thier careers established first now days. Woman have careers now, they are not just a house wife anymore. I also think the actualy couples are paying for their weddings, not mommy and daddy. That also delays a wedding. I personally think that 25 is a perfect age to get married. I think you also know who you are as a person, you know what you want, and are mature enough to take responsibility.