Music is what feelings sound like. ~Author Unknown

 Play the music, not the instrument. ~Author Unknown

 Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in then - Louis Armstrong

Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person. - Ethel Watts Mumford

 A lot of what acting is is paying attention -Robert Redford

Just learn your lines and don't bump into the furniture - Spencer Tracy

Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him - Orson Welles

 Biographies are but the clothes and buttons of the man. The biography of the man himself cannot be written - Mark Twain

 If you don't like how things are, change it!  You're not a tree. - Jim Rohn

 Laziness will cause you pain. - Anonymous 

  Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. - Jonathan Kozel

 Always when judging Who people are, Remember to footnote the words "So far." - Robert Brault

  Don't look where you fall, but where you slipped - African Proverb

 Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted - John Lennon

 Take the first step in faith, you don't have to see the whole staircase, just the first step - Martin Luther King Jr. 

 It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it - Albert Einstein

 Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.- Author Unknown

  Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it - John Lennon

  Troubles, they may come and go, but good times, they're the gold.- Dave Mathews Band

Religion is never the problem; it's the people who use it to gain power - Julian Casablancas

"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream" - George W. Bush

^ Genius

My Moment in a Box

It's hard to pick just ONE minute to put in a box, I mean it's only one minute, one minute is 60 seconds, that's not much time. So I decided to pick a night in my life, and put it in my box of memories. The night I chose will stick with me until my last moments here on earth. The moment I have chosen was my very first Band performance with my very first band Fezik. The reason I chose this is, because you probably now know that music is my number one passion, and playing a live performance with my favourite instrument was the best thing I could have done. Right before we went on stage was the most nervous I think I had ever been. It was the thought of if the crowd was gonna like us? am I going to screw up? what happens if I screw up? all those thoughts went through my head, and got my heart pounding even more. Backstage in the greenroom, everyone was silent, not a word was spoken until seconds before we got on. We heard Fezik being called out on the stage, and a big scream came from the crowd. The moment I stepped on the stage, it was like all my nerves just fell off and stayed off stage. That night was probably one of the most fun nights in my time as a drummer, it was most definitely not the best I played, but it was the most fun. I am glad I got the chance to play the concert, and I hope I get more chances to do the same thing in the future.

Mission Statement

I want to live my life to the fullest. I want to keep music in my life no matter what. I want to continue playing all the instruments I play, because whenever I play an instrument it brightens my mood, no matter what my mood at the time is. I don't want to be happy all the time, I want to feel some unhappiness like a real human. I want to know that I had some importance in someones life. I want to be honest with myself, and most importantly, I want to be honest with others. 

Daily Journal

1) What was confirmed for you today; what did you already know?

It was confirmed for me today, that I feel in a better mood that I have woken up twice now at a proper time, and have not been late to any classes. It makes me happier when I show up on time or even early to what I am suppose to attend, whenever I am late for a class, it always set's my day off on the wrong hand, and I am in a bad mood for the day.

2) What is the word of the day? 

The word of the day today is... BESPOKE. This word has no importance in my life today, I just couldn't think of any words to put up so I went up on Dictionary.com and saw the word of the day, and it was bespoke. Bespoke means Made to individual order; custom made. 

3) What surprised you in your learning today?

I have noticed in the past couple days, when I have woken up early and actually have made myself breakfast, I have stayed a little bit more focused in my learning and paid attention more in class. Something that did not surprise me is that I tuned out many times today, and caught myself, which is no good. I have got to stop doing that. 

4) What changes are you going to make as a result of what you have learned?

I am going to try and think of techniques on how to not let myself tune out in class, and to pay way more attention to when the teacher is talking. 

5) What connections have you made to your own life?

I can't think of any major connections that I have made today. I am sorry :(

6) What questions are you left with?

What does the Q, in Q-tip stand for?

What would chairs look like if your knees bent the other way?

Whose cruel idea was it for the word lisp to have an "s" in it?

"Fix You"

When you try your best, but you don't succeed              

When you get what you want, but not what you need

When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep

Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face

When you lose something you can't replace

When you love someone, but it goes to waste

Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you

And high up above or down below

When you're too in love to let it go

But if you never try you'll never know

Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down on your face

When you lose something you cannot replace

Tears stream down on your face

And on your face I...

Tears stream down on your face

I promise you I will learn from my mistakes

Tears stream down on your face

And on your face I...

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you

I chose this song because I find it very comforting. The songs about grieving, and helping others in their times of need. In my life I have never really gone through any traumatic deaths, or losses in my family, But an example of when this song comforted me, was when I was little and my first dog died, I listened to and I felt very comforted. I also find it very inspirational for writing songs, it always gets me in the mood to write music. That's why I chose it as my inspirational song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeEEFKeGcTc  

^^ This is Fix you preformed live

One Thing I Would Do If I was Fearless

Entrance to Peacock Springs Cave System

Something that I would love to do, that has always scared me, even to think about, is to go Cave Diving. Cave Diving is a type of diving where you wear specialized Scuba Diving equipment, and go to natural or artificial caves, and explore what is down there. Cave Diving is very challenging and dangerous. You are in a very tight space, and you feel like you have a very small amount of oxygen in your tank. You can find Cave Diving in multiple places, for example like, Australia, United Kingdom, Mexico and Brazil. I would want to go Cave Diving because I feel like it would be a incredibly awesome experience, to go through and explore a place that not many people have seen. I would be able to see different animals, and organisms that I probably have never seen before. This is why I chose Cave Diving as something I would never do right now, because I would be terrified to go into a tight, small underwater space, in a foreign country. You never know what could happen, and that's why I would do it if I was fearless.

http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/cc_world_tour/1/1249965418/caroline-gives-the-ok.jpg/tpod.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving