Top 25 Most Played

So I believe that the Top 25 Most Played songs on my iPod say a lot about who I am,what kind of music I enjoy, my life and ambitions, and what characteristics I value in the people I surround myself with, so here they are:

1. You Found Me - The Fray

2. In Your Atmosphere - John Mayer

3. Crush - Dave Matthews Band

4. All We Are - Matt Nathanson

5. See How I Run - Jessie Baylin

6. Stop This Train - John Mayer

7. Free Fallin' -John Mayer

8. The Ocean - The Bravery

9. Sideways - Citizen Cope

10. Blue In Green - Miles Davis

11. Deep Inside of You - Third Eye Blind

12. Twenty Years - Augustana

13. Violet Hill - Coldplay

14. When The World Ends - Dave Matthews Band

15. 3 x 5 - John Mayer

16. My Hero - Foo Fighters

17. Gravity - John Mayer

18. Walk Away - Ben Harper

19. You Wouldn't Like Me - Tegan and Sara

20. Her Eyes - Pat Mohnahan

21. Arms of a Woman - Amos Lee

22. The Space Between - Dave Matthews Band

23. Forever - Ben Harper

24. Rebel Rebel - David Bowie

25. The Quiet Things That No One Knows - Brand New

It Gets Harder Everyday

In retrospect, high school was so easy. I had no responsibility. My classes were a joke. But college? College is hard. You have to make yourself get up everyday. You have to force your self to study. You have to go to class. You have bills to pay and a budget to obey. It sucks. No one is there to hold your hand and show you what to do. You just have to do it. Plain and simple. You've gotta put your Nike's on and Just Do It. I thought taking a year off would be good for me, and in a way it was. It made me realize what I want out of life and, more importantly, what I don't want out of life. For instance, I don't want my career to involve having to ask people:"Do you want fries with that?" or "Would you like that dressing on the side?" on a regular basis. Screw that. I also grew up alot in a year. I learned what hard work is and I learned the value of a dollar. I gained a ton of self-confidence and respect. I learned how to kiss ass to move up in the world. Sadly enough, this is the lesson I value the most. So college may be hard, but I'll do it because surviving on minimum wage is harder.

It Gets Harder Everyday

Sheena - No, wait, I mean Marley - Is A Punk Rocker...

So ever since I can remember, I've been totally captivated by every kind of music (with the exception of that awful musak that they play in elevators). The earliest encounter that I can recall was when I was about three years old. My dad drove this shitty little red S10 pick-up when I was young and, since my parents were divorced, I only got to see him on the weekend. Every other weekend my father would drive three hours - one way - to pick me up and on the way back to his house in Kentucky we would stop to eat, usually at White Castle and we would headbang to a Ramones cassette that he had the whole way back. I loved the Ramones. What three year old knows every word to "Blitzkreig Bop"or "Sheena is a Punk Rocker"? I really believe I'm the only one in the history of the world.

As soon as I could talk, I was singing. The first song I learned from start to finish was, unfortunately for my family, "Achey, Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus. Once I horribly embarrassed my older sister by singing all the way through nest to the make-up counter in a Lazarus. I was applauded and she was mortified.

I suppose it was no surprise that when I got older I learned to play the guitar and continued singing. Although I know I probably won't ever make a career out of it, it is my secret dream. I was voted Most Talented in high school, which really isn't a huge deal, but I'm proud nonetheless. Who knows, maybe one day I'll make it happen.