Favorite Song of the Week

This is what I've been jamming out to this week:

MY FAVORITE SONG THIS WEEK IS...

Dropped
by: Phantom Planet


i can swear i feel the beating of a cold cold heart
or there is a chill, 'cause it's showing through your clothing
and as far as i can tell there is nothing under your v- neck tee
i'm begging, i'm begging, i'm begging you please now.

tell me that you want me
tell me that you need me
tell me 'cause i'd like to know
won't you stop teasing me
won't you you take it easy
tell me 'cause i'd like to know
your never gonna go

drop whatcha got now
drop whatcha got now

everybody knows the way the eye goes
moving like a curtain closes over the finale
from your head down to your toes
checking you out now beyond a doubt
make a copy in the office for the desk with the windows
in the ivory dome/you've made it your home
see in your sills/smiling ear to ear
you're never gonna go

do you want me
tell me that you need me
tell me 'cause i'd like to know
won't you stop teasing me
won't you you take it easy
tell me cause i'd like to know
you're never gonna go

drop whatcha got now
drop whatcha got now
drop whatcha got now

tell me that you want me
tell me that you need me
tell me 'cause i'd like to know
won't you stop teasing me
won't you you take it easy
tell me cause i'd like to know
you're never gonna go

drop whatcha got now
drop whatcha got now
drop whatcha got now

tell me that you want me
tell me that you need me
tell me cause i'd like to know

Title Under Construction

So a lot of weird stuff is happening at school these days. And I'm not just talking about the Teriyaki Chicken Chunks at lunch today... But, I'm not quite sure who or what to believe, so if I'm a little stressed out - you probably know why.

Today in Hellth, we did all diseases and impairments of the female sexual system along with childbirth, and boy, do I not want to have children. Ever. Or use tampons... Wehrkamp ruins EVERYTHING. Not that there's much you can ruin about menstruation.

Would you find it weird if a person my age walked into the library, got one novel and about 15 children's books? Because I thought it was odd, and I didn't have to check myself out. (Not like that...)

The number of times I've almost killed me and other people while driving has drastically increased as of late. Lane changing is a lot harder than it looks, sheesh. And your car shifting to Neutral basically on it's own in the middle of a turn on a busy street is not a good thing either. On Saturday, I started driving with our instructor for the exam. I. Hate. It. I've relayed the whole story several times, and I'm not about to type it up, either. Too much mental pain...

Well, those are my thoughts for today. Piano recital coming up next weekend, and I practiced once this week. I have to give my huge, semester test controversial speech this week, finished it yesterday, and our Oral Interp. presentations and catapault start on the 5th and 6th of May. God, I hope school is almost over. I can't handle these huge projects anymore...

What is Melanie listening to right now?: Clouds - The Morning Light

I Think I Deserve Some Short Posts

Hm. Now I know why I didn't have the song "Returning Empty Handed" by Underoath, while I had all the others.

No clean vocals. Or, excuse me, about 15 seconds of Aaron Gillespie.

What is Melanie listening to right now?: Returning Empty Handed - Underoath

Just thought you might have wanted to know...

I Should Totally Honk

So, if there's anything more weird than being stared down by your sweater guy while you're alone in the foyer, just minding your own business (or untangling your headphones, not that it matters...), it's seeing a person who's been missing for months on end while trying to DRIVE. But, I remained Slow, Safe and Straight (those are my three S's *wink*), while having a mental explosion. You see, if you haven't caught on, on our way home from piano (I was driving), I would just so happen to see two people walking down the sidewalk, and guess who! It's (nameshallgounmentioned) and Alissa's sweater guy! Lets just say I FREAKED. So, missing a yield side and almost crashing and burning on our driveway, I promptly run into the house (on my feet, not physically with the...never mind.), and call Alissa where I continue to not breathe for a good 10 minutes.

After all that excitement, it's been a pretty good two days otherwise.

What is Melanie listening to right now?: Season - The Academy Is...
P.S. It's "Homegoing" week here at our high school. Lame, right? Tomorrow's plaid/polka dot, closely followed by class color day and formal day. We're, or at least I, am dressing up in a tux-like outfit for formal day. Forget dresses...go Ryan Ross!

I'm Almost Interestingt

Just ask Kaitlyn. I have the insane urge to blog, but no sense of humor or stories. Really, just ask Kait. I finished typing up my speech after 4 hours while my parents marked our rummage (what kind of word is that, rummage? Maybe that's why people call them Lawn or Garage sales...) sale stuff. Crap, really. Why else would someone sell something they bought themselves once unless its crap? I don't know. But typing for 4 hours is no fun, especially when you don't know the difference between effect and affect. Someone can feel free to inform me, because I still don't know.

Anyway, today while perusing the internet I came across another person's blog, and they did this cool thing, so I'm going to do it for you all here. So, person on internet who's done this before, thanks for the idea.

15 SONGS FROM MY ITUNES LIBRARY, AND WHY THEY DESERVE TO BE THERE.
NOTE: I randomly played my library on shuffle. There is no order to this.

#1. Call Back When I'm Honest, by The Almost from Southern Weather
You've all seen, or read, rather, about my love for UnderOATH. Well, what you don't know is that Aaron Gillespie's side project was on my iTunes library before UnderOATH. Alissa game me the band through the video for Say This Sooner, and I really love the band now. All the songs are different, and have great lyrics. Call Back When I'm Honest is not one that I listen to the most often, but deserved to be on my library along with ever other song from Southern Weather.


#2. Tell Them That She's Not Scared, by Envy On the Coast from Lucy Gray
Giving credit where credit is due, this one is all me. And I've ever so graciously passed the love onto all of my friends and now you who are reading this (unless you're a friend who's already got the love, then you're welcome). This song was written by the lead singer of Envy On the Coast for his mother during her battle with breast cancer. Upon learning this, I thought of it as more than a good song. Call me sappy, but it is a great song, and you should all get it, or listen to it again and think a little more about the lyrics. Also great acoustic.

#3. Remembering Sunday, by All Time Low from So Wrong, It's Right
I can't even explain with words how much I love this song. It's amazing all around, upside down, good mood or bad mood. It deserves a number one spot on my iTunes. The guest vocalist in the song, Juliet Simms of The Automatic Loveletter, fits the song perfectly as the opposite character/voice of Alex Gaskarth. It's a powerful song with amazing lyrics that you could interpret to bring you out of whatever situation you happen to find yourself in. Amazingly beautiful...

#4. Thank You Ending, by Number One Gun from The North Pole Project
Who said a Christian band couldn't say 'hell'? It's in the Bible, so why do people care? I don't. This song, as you all know if you've been here before, has been a Favorite Song of the Week, and I still love it. It's a favorite song EVERY week. I love the lyrics, and it's fun to sing to. Number One Gun is a one-man band, and Jeff Schneeweis does an amazing job. Go make your music selection better with Number One Gun!

#5. A Beautiful Lie, by 30 Seconds to Mars from A Beautiful Lie
What 30 Seconds to Mars song doesn't deserve to be on anyone's library? I gotta say, A Beautiful Lie was never my fave off the record, but I've really warmed up to it as of late (a.k.a. after the video came out), and you should all go buy the album now, if you don't already have it as a valued part of your own collection.

#6. You're Not Alone, by Saosin from Saosin
After I discovered the magic of the iTunes store, this song was the third thing I bought after A Beautiful Lie and 30 Seconds to Mars. Saosin was basically my gateway drug to better music. Soon after I got the rest of the album, but nothing could compare to You're Not Alone. Again, great lyrics, and I really love to sing this song. And, mind you, I don't really do that much do to my lack of a good singing voice. I was so obsessed with this song... it's painful to look back on it. I almost renamed my cat Saosin for God's sake...

#7. Cobrastyle, by The Teddybears from Soft Machine
Umm... not really sure why this is on my iTunes library. They don't even speak English most of the song. It lightens the mood, it deserves a spot I guess. Maybe. No.

#8. Behind the Sea, by Panic At the Disco from Pretty. Odd.
I'm kind of trying to pick meaningful, old songs that have been on my iTunes library since forever, but a month is long enough, right? I can't even skip this song, so it'll just have to be on my list. One of my favorites from the new album, and not just because Ryan Ross sings it. Maybe mostly because Ryan Ross sings it, but it's a great song too. Very catchy with rhythmic clapping and lyrics that don't make any sense. "Waves of wooden legs." Not a highlight lyric from the album, but you've gotta love it.

#9. Stitches, by Haste the Day from Pressure the Hinges
This song is very powerful to me. The lyrics are amazing, and the video is very good. I suggest you all go watch it right now. I'm not quite sure what the metaphorical 'strings' are that put the stitches in your not so metaphorical mouth, so feel free to enlighten me. But I do know what the five words 'you're worth more than this' mean, and it this song definitely deserves a spot on my iTunes library.

#10. So Much Love, by The Rocket Summer from Do You Feel
Oh my, where do I start? Well, I really wish I would've discovered The Rocket Summer before The Academy Is... concert where they played. But, you win some you lose some. Another one-man band, Bryce Avery is an amazing guy. A great piano player. A great everything player, I suppose. His sunny personality brightens my day whenever I see him (pictures or whatever, not in person... I wish...), or hear his music, and his lyrics are so happy, so optimistic, they make me never want to look down on the world again.

#11. Sleep, Everyone..., by Powerspace from The Kicks of Passion
*Sigh* I remember almost crying when I first heard this song, it amazed me so much. I love it to death, I don't even have the words to go on about it.

#12. Secret, Secret by Nihilio from The Battle Has Begun - EP
Nihilio is a great thing. Lissa and Kait can second that motion. This is definitely one of my favorite songs from the EP. The band is so fun to be around, and they're amazing live. They write great music, both lyrically and...musically? I'm so glad I got to go to that concert, my collection would seem so empty without the 6 pieces of greatness that are Nihilio. "I'll confess my sin so I AM FREE!"

#13. Mama by My Chemical Romance from The Black Parade
I bet if you went up to any person under the age of 20 and asked them why they loved or hated MCR, they could list many many answers. Yes, the band members are great looking, and yes they're right up there on the charts and all that, but they make great music. The Black Parade is a stunning album, and it the stories behind it and IN it amaze me. Mama is only one slice of the masterpiece. Very Italian market with foul language, all of The Black Parade and every other My Chemical Romance song deserve a place on my iTunes library.

#14. The Adventure by Angels and Airwaves from We Don't Need to Whisper
I hear the beginning of this song on a commercial on occasion, and I always go running out into the room where the TV happens to be on. You know how Saosin was my gateway drug to better music? Well, I changed my mind. AVA was there before Saosin. And that's a while back, I'll tell you my friends. Sure, all their albums sound the same, and who cares if Tom DeLonge thinks he's the coolest thing since Scotch tape? Ya really gotta love 'em.

#15. (*Fin) by Anberlin from Cities
I really can't think of a better song to end this pointless waste of a blog post. This is my most favorite, most precious, most meaningful song of my entire 820 song library. Not that that is much, I'm glad it came up, because I really want to talk about it. As a lot of you probably know, Stephen Christian was my hero for our second quarter English project, and now I've realize that he really kinda is. He's a great guy, with an amazing vision for the world, etc. He writes meaningful Christian music, and this is a great example. It's a song that really makes me want to reflect, and be more religious and everything. It's the perfect end to an amazing album, and everyone should be inspired the way I am by this song.


Well there ya have it. Sure it's cheesy. But it took up a good 2 hours, so now I can go to bed without the urge to blog.

What is Melanie listening to right now?: (*Fin) - Anberlin
P.S. There's too many tags for that many things in this post, so deal. It's a maximum of 200 characters if you don't know...

Favorite Song of the Week

See, would I let you down?

MY FAVORITE SONG THIS WEEK IS...

Come Up
by: Remedy Drive

fallen short/ falling into line/you're falling apart again
missed the mark/ missing out this time/ you're missing the point again

come up come up I’ll show you worlds to come
come up come up/ we can outlive the sun

such a fall/ it’s hard to find out why/ you're living but not alive
not alive/ barely getting by/ so barely you're hanging on

come up come up I’ll show you worlds to come
come up come up/ we can outlive the sun

...So He Picked Up the Cow and Flipped It Over

Lots of excitement this week/weekend. My ears are shot, I'm exhausted and have a ton 'o homework. Not really, but I do need to finish my speech, find an Oral Interp. piece. Maybe get started on that stupid catapault thing. So really, more homework than I want.

But back to the excitement, 'cause there's really nothing more lacking in excitement than homework... On Thursday night, Maddy, Alissa and I trooped down to the local college to see a concert of the LifeLight kind. Bands included were: Bread of Stone, Remedy Drive, and Building 429. If you enjoy any of those, you were probably there...or went/are going to one of the other dates. It was great, though. I made a new "friend" with the drummer of Bread of Stone, but I won't go into the details here. Remedy Drive was amazing (we went there to see them), and Building 429 made Alissa want to have a child. Ask if you want, it's not as bad as it sounds. We left the concert with tons of merch (all Remedy Drive too, they don't lack in merch...), pictures with band members, and posters signed. All around, Thursday was a highlight of my week.

Last night, me and my dad went to the Blue Man Group at the arena. They were very...blue. And entergetic, exciting, fun. If that's not an oxymoron... The Blue Men and band were great. The music was amazing, and they played Baba O'Reilly. I was going to be disappointed if they didn't, but they didn't let me down. I can't even explain how fun and funny it was, so just go see a Blue Man Group show. Scroll down for pictures...

The Blue Men

The Blue Men and Band

Alissa, Paul (Remedy Drive Guitarist), Me

Remedy Drive Bassist, Philip

I've got like, two folders of pictures from the concerts, but I'm not gonna post them. I'll think you'll all live. I've been lacking in Favorite Songs of the Weeks. I'll post one for this week, and we can all say that I've posted one every week.

What is Melanie listening to right now?: The Feel Good Drag - Anberlin

You Are the Cheese to My Macaroni

Long time no blog. I figured today would be a good opportunity to report, as something interesting has finally happened. Not only is our toilet clogged beyond belief since SOMEBODY *coughcoughMattiecoughcough* dropped a cup in and decided not to take it out before another somebody decided to use the restroom and promptly flush down said bodily wastes, but we got a new cat. That makes three animals in the house, not to mention my sister and dad. Max - the other cat, who has gone through several family pet line-up changes himself, and never was happy about them - is definitely not liking the new addition. Whereas Otto - the dog - stands outside my door whining to play with her. Do you think the cat wants to play? I thought not. But here are some pictures...

She's a 6 month old tortie cat, spayed, affectionate, insane, etc. She also doesn't have a name yet, so feel free to give us ideas, otherwise she'll just be "Kitty" and we're more creative than that, aren't we?

In other news, I have $0.02 on my iTunes account and, even better, new music! Feel free to ask if you need any recommendations. Also, I will probably fail my Persuasive Speech on Global Warming. And does anybody happen to have a nice Oral Interp. piece or a catapult handy? Projects galore in 4th quarter, I'll tell you what. Tomorrow we have a half day, going in to school at 7:30 and coming back home at 12:30. Isn't that lame? Who plans inservices on Wednesday? Fridays if they're going to make us come to school at the crack of dawn at all. I have an eye appointment right after school gets out too. What an awful day.

What is Melanie listening to right now?: Ambulance Chaser - Search the City
P.S. Juno comes out today.

Subsequently...

I've never told a lie, and that makes me a liar.
I've never made a bet, but we gamble with desire.
I've never lit a match with intent to start a fire,
but recently the flames are getting out of control.
Call me a name, kill me with words,
forget about me, it's what I deserve.
I was your chance to get out of this town,
but I ditched the car and left you too...

You Really Have a 50% Chance of the Answer Being NO...

As I sit here making a playlist of my all time fave songs, I remember I haven't blogged for a week. So now I will write my little heart out for all you readers, while listening to some Chiodos (I just realized that they ARE good, and I haven't listened to them for a very long time).

Yesterday I wrote a pretty nice essay for English in under 2 hours, which is really good for me. Somehow I don't think I'll be able to do that with my Global Warming Controversial Speech, though. Maybe I should stop procrastinating? Nah...

Have you heard of Jared Leto's new book coming out? It's called The Eco-Friendly Murder, and he's supposedly writing it under a pen name. Kait has all the new info, so tune into HER BLOG. She's working on ordering like 50 copies and getting Jared to sign them all, so keep your fingers crossed...

I really don't have a favorite song this week, either, so I hope you weren't looking forward to something new and exciting over here... Go listen to Pretty. Odd.? That's my favorite song of the week. Pretty. Odd. And Chiodos. They're pretty good.

That's all I got for you for today.

What is Melanie listening to right now?: Intensity In Ten Cities - Chiodos

Call Me Crazy

Hello. I need to blog, since everyone else isn't doing blog-like things, but I really don't have anything to talk about. I won't give up on you bloggy! *coughcough* Expect random thoughts at intervals...

Hey! Pictures fill up space!


I guess that's all I have for you...and it didn't fill up much space at all. Does anybody know who these strange people are? I do. But does anybody know what they are doing? Is it a drug deal? Why is one half naked with lots of money? These are questions I ponder. And I don't really want to know what exactly is happening in this image, so don't answer that second question.

My mom got the Panic tickets for the concert in Omaha (a.k.a. Council Bluffs). I don't know if I've mentioned that or not...I'm thinking everyone in our group who's going to that concert should get together at my house some weekend and make shirts. My idea (since there's only four members and a lot of us, and Brent doesn't count, Maddy), is that we should be 'characters' from the songs from Pretty. Odd. For example...

Behind the Sea = Too Smart, Too Small
Friends In Holy Spaces = Famous Friend
Northern Downpour = One Who Never Yawns / At the Top of Your Lungs
Folkin' Around = Finding My Way Home
From A Mountain... = Drug Farm Entrepreneur
Nine In the Afternoon = Eyes the Size of the Moon
The Piano Knows... = Dancing Fancy Pirouettes
She's a Handsome Woman = Eating Buttons
When the Day Met the Night = Under Green Umbrella Trees

I don't know, maybe that's just my mind for you. My concert friends, if you are reading this, talk to me. Tell me what you think of that idea. Or list your own. Please. Making shirts is fun!

What is Melanie listening to right now?: When the Day Met the Night - Panic At the Disco