May 2012
8 posts
Perpetual Motion
I love making new friends. That, in its essence, is the only real thing I currently have to blog about.
As my junior year of High School draws to a close, I’ve been consistently confronted lately with the importance of friendship, honesty, and the constant forward motion of life. As anyone with more than a few years to their lifetime can attest, friendships are difficult things to...
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Writer’s Block
I’ll be quite honest with you all: every writer goes through Writer’s Block (necessary capitalization to personify its consistent presence in our lives), though I feel that there’s a bit of conflict concerning what it truly is.
Writer’s Block is simply a dry period of artistic creation wherein one rarely is able to create (though we’re well aware that we have emotion to release) or simply creates...
Anonymous asked: Hello, Love you + your music, I have liked you on facebook :) I have a question, what is your advice (If any) to aspiring artists who want to be as driven to have success in the music industry, also how do you cope with self doubt and such? Sorry this is such a long question, I'm just interested to see your response.
April 2012
46 posts
Apology
I’m sorry for the abundance of Gaga related posts in the past 24 hours (even though by “abundance” I mean 2). I typically try to keep my blog pretty me-centric, but I’m still a superfan. Je suis desolé.
With that being said, here’s one final reminder that that amazing stage exists.
Hopefully going to See AWOLNATION on Thursday
One of the perks of living in Kentucky (and so close to Louisville) is, undeniably, the Derby Festivals. It’s the one time of year where artists come from all over the country to Kentucky and play free shows every single night for the entire week proceeding the Derby. Truthfully, I’ve never found the reason for so much hoopla over the race itself — though I do watch it every year — and I could...
A Random List of my Favorite Films
I have nothing better to do on a Friday night other than listen to music, write music, design, and peruse Netflix, so here’s an incredibly random list of my favorite films.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Next, Pi, Forrest Gump, Dead Poet’s Society, The Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Rear Window, Ed Wood, Dirty Dancing, Metropolis, Up, Black Swan, The Lion King,...
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“Don’t fear god,
Don’t worry about death;
What is good is easy to...”
– Epicurus
Anonymous asked: I think my best friend is in love with you. I don't blame her, though! Keep being amazing, dear! (:
Anonymous asked: We've gone back and forth a few times and I've never met you but I have this weird crush on you. I don't know what it is about you, but you are really wonderful.
I absolutely Love Bill Maher
This film has just entered the highest pedestalation of my favoritism.
Evolution
Today, at a meeting, the subject of my musical evolution was brought into question. For about a year now, I’ve written consistently within a very specific vein of music; while some songs within that vein may occasionally break the mold and take risks, the last year of writing has yielded me with a very stationary (albeit still commendable) catalogue.
And so the question arises: Where does it go...
At the Moment,
I’m falling in love with Ellie Goulding, Gotye, AWOLNATION, and Hot Chelle Rae.
This has been a historically short blog post by Yours Truly.
Anonymous asked: Dude. Just marry me already.
Anonymous asked: Your cover was amazing, really! Have you ever had any sort of vocal coaching / singing lessons?
juliainreallife asked: That rap techno cover thing you did was very amazing. Blew me away. You're amazing (:
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Let me be perfectly clear: I am not a rapper. I’m...
Catching Up
I had the wonderful opportunity last night to reconnect with my best friend from Middle School. After not seeing him for 3 years since he enrolled in a private Catholic high school, it was fantastic to get to catch up with him.
I always revel in these chances to relive my childhood in some way or another — I suppose it makes me feel as though I haven’t really completely grown up; and I value...
Foreshadowing
Being a very opinionated person, I’m not really afraid to speak my mind. I rarely keep my opinions to myself because I am, after all, guaranteed a First Amendment right to free speech, by God. That being said, I can see how this will cause some foreseeable problems in my future.
Let’s be fair: not only am I opinionated, I’m also a writer and a performer. My opinions are obviously going to rear...
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Anonymous asked: Hey.. You.. You're perfect. Marry me?
Once again, Arranging
Charting out all the new Pop material for some upcoming shows this year. Figuring out some cool live arrangements for this music. These are going to be an incredible couple of months.
Brief Story
As I was ordering lunch at Captain D’s after an early gym run this afternoon (oxymoronic, I’m aware), the manager and cashier were both talking about some misfortune that had befallen in the preceding moments. After inquiring as to its nature, I was told that an elderly lady in the restaurant had left her car unlocked as she walked in to order and had her car stolen by someone in the parking...
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juliainreallife asked: Oh, and not only are you a beautiful person, but your voice is beautiful as well. I loved your Bruce Springsteen cover. I'm just one of many crazed teenage girls you have beating down your door, I bet! Keep doing everything you do.
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juliainreallife asked: You are so beautiful. I don't know if it's weird to think of a male as being 'beautiful' or not, but that's how I can describe you. I just had to tell you (:
Anonymous asked: i would just like to take this moment to tell you that i find you wildly attractive.
As Spring Break Begins
There was a very surreal moment two nights ago wherein I sat in my room and watched a video of my first ever live performance. It was at an outdoor, glass-roofed arcade in Louisville called 4th Street Live, with two other musicians. I’ll use that term relatively loosely since we were all somewhere between 11 and 14 and had no real grasp on the instruments we were playing yet. I was singing and...