Any Given Moment..

Just to be Me

You put ‘em on one leg at a time
Hoping that today is your day, to make it your way

Pressing hard, your hands upon the flesh
And laughing with a broken smile, such mysterious denial
Singin’

Break these chains, I’m runnin out of time
I’ve wasted all my energy on nothing more than lies
Come set me free from dead-end misery
From everyone and everything I think I need to be me

Oooh

Fist into the wall
Our choices hanging on our shoulder, its never over
I wish I may, I wish I saw the light
Back when days were so much longer, what happened to the hunger?

It’s not the way I thought it would be
I set em up, I knock em down, I gotta get outta here

Break these chains, I’m runnin out of time
I’ve wasted all my energy on nothing more than lies
Come set me free from dead-end misery
From everyone and everything I think I need to be me

To just be me
To just be me
From everyone and everything I think I need to be me

The clocks are goin round
Change is comin down 
Intensity’s bound to clandestine someone
mm yeah
I will leave it up to me
To believe in what I see
I ain’t gonna be nobody’s fool

Break these chains
I’m runnin out of time
I’ve wasted all my energy on nothin more than lies
Come set me free, from dead-end misery
From everyone and everything I think I need to be me

To just be me
To just be me
From everyone and everything I think I need to be me

To just be me
To just be me
From everyone and everything I think I need to be me

Yeahhhh
From everyone
From everyone I think I need to be me
Ohh noo
From everyone I think I need to be free

-Josh Kelley

Semester Wrap-Up

As I sit here terribly procrastinating studying for my Spanish final, I thought I might tie up a few loose ends on my fourth semester at UT. I have to say, I think it’s been the best thus far…

*Laurel
I love this place. I have loved every minute forming a wonderful friendship with my roommate. It has been such a blessing. I’ve also loved living with all my sisters, making closer friendships and having the experience of community… even if we don’t have a house. There’ve been some good times here.. all the way back to football season, potlucks, movie nights, formals, you name it. It’s been great.

*School
terrible. My 4.0 is gone. Next.

*Downtown
I’ve gotten to go downtown a lot this semester, and it has become my favorite place in Knoxville. My heart loves the Tennessee marquee of the Tennessee Theater and Market Square is my new favorite hangout. Much of this has to do with The Square Room. Whoever the talent booker is there has become my new best friend. Though I did not get to go, they brought Griffin House to the stage, who is an incredible singer/songwriter. I was able to see Matt Wertz, Josh Kelley with Ryan Cabrera, and Gavin Degraw there. Let me tell you, as much as music speaks to my heart, few things could have made me happier! Oh.. they are just… fantastic, and I’m in love. :)
I also got to see Dave Barnes and the Gabe Dixon band at the Bijou. Again, wonderful, wonderful stuff.

*ASB
I was a second year veteran this year, and the second go-around did not let me down. It was such an incredible experience with incredible people. These trips will play such a big part in my college experience, and hope to go on more.

*General Happiness
I’m a happy girl. I love my life and those in it. This semester, I feel it’s been amplified even more. I don’t know why. I’m sad to think that as soon as I blink it will all be over…

*Italy
*Bring it on baby.

CIAO!!!

Revolutionary Road

Well, my psudo Titanic sequel turned out to be quite different than I expected. Perhaps I knew all along a captivating love story did not fit the mold of the critically acclaimed drama, but a girl can dream can’t she? Despite the lack of romance, the movie was itself unlike others I have seen. It’s pain is explicit and my heart ached at the thought of so many people feeling just as stuck as this suburban couple. Maybe reality lies closer to the plot of Revolutionary Road than the chick flicks adored by women across the world. If that is the case, it’s a very sad thing and even worries me. Complacency is a trap. You can’t move up or down, you can’t feel better or worse, you’re just the same. And, the notion of a “sameness” with the rest of society is very disillusioning. It’s a scary thought thinking life might one day just pass you by.

As a small disclaimer, the performances of my loved Kate and Leo did not disappoint. I swear, they are geniuses. And when April (Kate Winslet) said, “let go of me!”, all I heard was Rose from Titanic.