Hello All!!! 

I love writing- poetry, music, stories, everything (writing is my ramble for this week!!!)! Most of my stories are about young relationships. Watching people and how they interact with others fascinates me and I frequently incorporate those observations into my stories. I love listening to others too (I also love to talk! I'm awfully longwinded when it comes to writing, as you can probably already tell!). Could anyone out there give me some inspiration? My poems usually come out of extreme emotion; anger, love, hate, the works (All of them enjoy presenting themselves on a weekly basis when you're 16!). When it comes to music, I get lost... a lot. I got a great song going on my guitar, but there aren't any lyrics yet, and it has to be elaborated on from a musical standpoint. Usually lyrics come first for me, but I found a great chord combo for a sad song, and I can't think of any lyrics to go with it. HELP!!! 

For me, inspiration lasts for a fleeting moment. It's like a balloon: when you have it, it's beautiful and full and complete... let it go, and it drifts away- the further it goes, the more distant and unclear it seems. As sad as it is, it's true. One moment I'll be sitting in Biology Class daydreaming and the next I'll be frantically scrawling in my notebook margin the lyrics for a new song or even a new concept for one of my stories. Sometimes I feel crazy doing that, when I look around and no one else seems to notice me and I feel detached. I know that I'm not the only one in this world that gets that sensation, but it's strange and wonderful, being able to look in at the world from the outside perspective. It's surreal and strange. If you aren't careful, it's easy to detach yourself and not jump back in. It gets lonely if you consistently think that you're on the outside looking in when no one is on the outside with you. It's odd and incredible to look at things at a different angle. Life gets dull if you don't step outside life's frame and take a peek inward. 

On that artistic note, I'll elaborate into music in general. One of my favorite bands ever is The Hooters (this is before the restaurant and the girls). If anyone gets the chance, listen to the songs "And We Danced" and "Day By Day."

These are some of my favorite DAY BY DAY lyrics: 

"Give me what you can tonight,

Time is all we have to play,

tell me you cant live without me,

tell me every day by day by day,

Day by Day...

Nothing lasts forever,

Only fades away,

Day by Day..."     

I love that song!!! It's so sweet. The group is so passionate about their music- you can hear it in their voices and choices for instrumental music. "All You Zombies" is also a good one- they took the Christian stories of Moses and Noah and turned it into this stellar rock-ish song. 

So what do you think? What are your favorite songs/topics/themes? I'm always looking for new inspiration!