not much better than good music

Honestly, not a lot of things are better than listening to good music that puts you in great moods. At least, not that i can think of. I love my taste in music, and i love it when people ask me some songs, and i show them some and they fall in LOVE with it. I love listening to songs that tell a story, and can provoke certain emotions so well! Almost always i can relate to them. Coachella, if you haven't heard of it is a HUGE concert where amazing bands come and perform, and its under the sun and everyone just has an amazing time. This year, SO many amazing bands are playing and I'm sad that i can't get tickets, but even i could- It's in California and i highly doubt my parents would be letting me go. (: Even though i know its gonna be amazing. I'm gonna take a road trip with my friends in 2 years, and we'll be going for SURE. I really hope the line-up is good that year. What kind of music do you guys like? Any favorite artists or favorite songs you want to suggest? I'm always up for listening to new music! (:

Short Scene

"After graduation, I'm gone. I'm leaving this place.. It's washed up and I can't take it anymore." I said, nervous of what my best friend Harlee was going to say in return.

"I think that's amazing. I'm just concerned on how safe that is.. i mean. Africa?!"

"My father's house down there is amazing, and Har this isn't about me entirely.. Its about me making a change."

"Well I'm impressed by you, Savvy.  I know i wouldn't dare take a risk like that. I'm going to miss you more than anything, and i better be getting letters and pictures every week!"  Harlee says, leaning in to hug me.

A hug, that's exactly what i needed. We've been best friends since middle school when we just had too many things in common during our art class. I was caught up in the popularity contest, and had intentions that i was the best of the best. Naturally, i guess i blame my mother. She had wanted that for me, and I didn't know anything but being that. When my father went away, my whole world flipped upside down. It wasn't like he "left" us... He needed to flee his home, leave this place, find himself, and make a change in the world. I just wish it wouldn't have taken me so long to understand that. Now, all i can think about is doing the same thing.

The bell rings and me and Harlee grab our bags and head towards my car.

" Suns out and the palm tree leafs aren't moving, har. You know what that means!"  I say, with more excitement than usual.

" BEACH DAY!!!" She yells as she opens the passenger side door and quickly grabs the AUX cord connected too my stereo, and turns on our favorite beach playlist. Our favorite song, Boyfriend by Best Coast comes on and we roll down all the windows, and sunroof too. Best Coast was our absolute favorite band, the lead singer Bethany Cosentino is from a town 30 minutes south of our own.

These moments, are what I'm going to miss. But i can't think about that right now, can't let it get in the way of the moments ahead of us.

We sing the lyrics obnoxiously with laughs and funny facials, and at the stop light two adorable boys wink and wave at us and all we can do is turn to each other and laugh.

Character

My marvelous main character's name is Savannah. She's 17, and is brave and deep in wanderlust. She has long dirty blonde hair and is a little higher than the average height. She lives on the west coast, and loves it there but it has worn on her- being her only home since she could remember. Her weakness is that she always puts other people's happiness before her own, and it causes some loss of friends and feuds when she finally decides to change that. Her pet peeves are stuck up people (who doesn't have that pet peeve, honestly.) and a couple others. She's a fairly accepting person, and seeks adventure more than often. Her parents are divorced and for the past 6 years her father has been living in Africa making a change out there, with her aunt and a couple of his friends. He recently passed away and that has a huge impact on Savannah, because her father was her idol and shes determined to travel to Africa and finish the change that he started and continue helping the less fortunate and exploring the world. Everyone is so caught up in reality around her, that shes desperate for a change and to flee away from her home to find herself and her sole purpose in life. She has a rather selfish mother, and an alright stepfather, along with his daughter who is 11 years old. Once she has her mind completely set on a goal, she'll get there no matter how much she has to sacrifice and no obstacle along the way can stop her anyhow.

Jealousy.

Jealousy is honestly, an interesting topic to write about. I despise jealousy, and wish it didn't have an effect on everyone- some more than others. I find myself as one of the ones who get jealous a little more often then i probably should, over simple things too. 

Boys, clothes, friends, traveling, grades, blah  blah blah. It's all there, and i feel as if its gonna always be there so we might as well accept it.. and rather than trying to deny it, maybe we should just accept the fact that there will always be someone who has it better then you, and you should be thankful for the things that you do have and that means relationships as well. I mean, people have personally told me before that they're jealous of me, for materialistic things usually. But all the same, you aren't the only person who feels this way. We all get greedy, and hateful from time to time, it's all apart of being human i suppose. Without jealousy, i think things would be off key in our lives. It kind of evens things out, you know? Like Ying-Yang the balance of good and bad. Overall, I don't like jealousy- but who does? 

Dreams

This is a pretty hard topic to write about, because usually you don't remember your dreams! But i'll give it a try, i guess. I usually have dreams and remember them the following morning. But then, i forget about them as the days go on. 

Some people talk about when a close friend or family member dies, they meet in their dreams. I've heard that many, many times but I've never experienced a dream like that. My mom has, she met with her sister in her dream. Its exciting hearing about different people's dreams. I've always heard that what you think about before you go to bed predicts what you're going to dream about. I think dreams are so fascinating, its like a different mind set that only you can see or experience, and i think its crazy how some dreams can have a physical affect on you in reality, like when you dream you're falling and you physically twitch and stuff. I just think its crazy (: