Rock and Roll is not dead

 

"Never give up on Rock Music, even if you have to look a little harder, it will always be there"

A quote by the members of the Foo Fighters tonight at the 2011 VMA's, and one of the only things that was said throughout the program that actually had meaning and resonated with me. 

Rock and roll has changed forms time and time again throughout the years, and will continue to change until the end of time. But whatever the style, sound, look, or appearance of rock and roll the thing that holds the label together is the attitude behind it. 

Musicians have always used various instruments and genres to express feelings strike emotional chords into those who choose to appreciate it. Whether it's love, happiness, anger, or just observing things around the artist, music has and always will be different varying from musician to musician. 

Rock and Roll has an attitude all it's own.

Watching the VMA's tonight both discouraged me and encouraged me in different ways.

Music has become such a show, such a game, such a joke in some ways.

But the attitude of true rock and rollers remains the same.

They don't care.

They are true to their music, they want to touch your emotions, and the only thing that keeps rock and roll going is the way that it makes us feel 

You cannot listen to The Beatles, the Ramones, Nirvana, Iron Maiden, or The Doors without taking on some portion of the "I don't give a F*k" attitude that they all project.

Even if their lyrics are ludacris,  they still leave an impression on the way you see your world and yourself around you in that moment.

In that moment of Rock and Roll, you feel what the music does to you.

As long as people still look for meaning, and still live as they want to and realize individualization is beautiful , 

Rock and Roll will Never Die 

DIY adorable (cheap as you can) storage

I am the kind of girl who loves her entire wardrobe and massive shoe collection to be on display

So I have slaved away at making the most fashionable  and chic ways to store shoes, jewelry and clothes

Enjoy!

This is a DIY project that is easy as pie!

Alls you do is raid your grandmother's frames, and use acrylic paint

(I used white, but you could play around with colors!)

Paint with a large,coarse brush to give it the antique look

Find some hooks, (any old hooks) and hammer away for as many  hangers as you would like!

I used looped hooks for the smaller, matching ear ring holder.

Set to dry, and enjoy! 

My next major storage problem were my shoes 

Many, Many shoes.

I raided my parent's house, and found an old vhs/dvd rack that works beautifully!

 

Lastly, In my new abode there is not much room in the closet 

(much like a closet or half a closet in a dorm setting)

But I have the stylish solution! All for $9

Go to Wal-Mart, buy a hanging wardrobe, made for laundry rooms.

This allows you to display all your favorite pieces and  make lots more hanging room!

Voila!

 

Simple as they seem?

 

Men have always prided themselves in being simple beings. They claim that all we must do is "feed us, praise us, shower us with affection and we're yours!" And claim that women are the impossible ones. But as I watched him pull his car away from the driveway I couldn't help but wonder how the same man could be so affectionate and loving one day, and completely distant the next with no change in my behavior. Each day I do my best to feed him, praise him, shower him with affection but still at times I am pushed away. Are men as complicated as women?  

Are their simple appearances just a carefully planned act that has us all fooled?

And how does one begin a conversation about their man's feelings without instantly establishing a sarcastic wall? 

When is concern confused with female craziness?

Living in a world where dreaming is a cliche'

 

I've heard that every young person comes to a "crossroad" in their lives at one point or another. A crucial point, a point at which we must make decisions. I think I may be at one of these crucial points, but I have little to choose from. Or too much, I can't decide. I find myself thinking of all the things I would like to do and not doing one thing to help my goal. My days consist of waking up at 1 or 2pm, drinking an obscene amount of coffee,  getting dressed up to go next to nowhere, sitting and chatting with good friends for a few hours, and hitting the sack around 5am. This is not the life I am used to, and I can't decide whether this is freedom or torture. 

 I have a college degree, I have worked an 8-5 cubicle job with little creative outlet, and the money wasn't great but at least there was money. Now I have no source of income besides my conversations, no form of fulfillment besides the people around me, this can't be healthy but I can't help but love it. I have never lived without my bathroom being stocked with $600 worth of Big Sexy Hair  products, my nails done every 2 weeks, a tanning package and a gym schedule. Now my regimen is next to nothing (well, I still have an obscene amount of makeup and skyscraper heels) but I am living more simply than I ever have. I know I can't keep this up forever, but for now? I am living off conversations.

Half? Or none?

In every relationship, you have to make sacrifices. Habits, pet peeves, and routines are altered to fit the personality of the person you are with. Some changes are miniscule, some are surprisingly for the better, and some are just changes to lifestyle over time. But at what point do we chisel and pluck away at our pre-relationship life so much, that we lose ourselves? When are we not one-half of the relationship, but just the other half?