when life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life you have a thousand reasons to smile

So, i decided to take Alyse up on her suggestion to writing one of these, because it seems like something entertaining. So, here it is:

Glowsticks, cd's, converse, piano, guitar picks, mountain dew, cherry coke, vanilla coke, sobe, izze, barqs root beer, smiths, when you are on the exact same page as someone else and you both know it, indian bags, skinny jeans, cell phones, sunsets, sunrises, rain, lightning, arizona, california, traveling, laying in the middle of the road watching the stars, summer time, paramore, friends, fall, memories, concerts, all kinds of love, making mix tapes, making cd covers, hoodies, christmas lights, lava lamps, notebooks, notebook paper, pens, pencils, gel pens, thin tipped sharpies, lyrics, random/inspiring/funny quotes, when you've heard a song over and over but never really listened to the lyrics before and when you do you realize something, all of S.E. hintons books, poetry, techno music, good movies, choking on roxberry shakes from laughing at cosette's hilarious remarks on brittany spears, roxberry shakes, paradise bakery, panda express, cafe rio, wildflower cafe, five guys burgers and fries, zupas, new york burrito, chadders, jack in the box, p.f. changs, sonic, aloha smoothies, rumbi, target, hot topic, anchor blue, kohls, gray whale, zia records, death cab for cutie, the ocean, the smell of the ocean, the calming sound of the waves crashing on the shore, arizona sunsets, robots, rocket ships, dinosaurs, ziraffes, mesquite trees, palo verde trees, palm trees, scottsdale, mesa, phoenix, glendale, anthem, salt lake, orem, bushes, cars parked in driveways, fences, boulders, spaghetti, tank tops, band shirts, band posters, the beatles, head phones, any kind of artwork, hippie juice, wheat fields like the one across the street from cosette's house, photography, cameras, photo shop, perfect lighting, sepia tone, Muse, the bellagio, caesars palace, the rio, the luxor, skateboards, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, flash drives, lap tops, black light, indian bracelets, staying up till three in the morning, across the universe, juno, nick and nora's infinite playlist, the outsiders, the nightmare before christmas, skinny ties, chop sticks, incense, chinese characters, scentsy, neon leggings, bowling, martinelli's, black cherry soda, hemp bracelets, ice breakers, five gum, pina colada lemonade, when things click and just all of a sudden make sense, jumping in piles of leaves, walking places, schlotzkys deli, white nailpolish, black nailpolish, the used, innerpartsystem, tegan and sara, inside jokes, zumiez, walking the neighborhood late at night, laughing at the stupidest stuff, the arrowhead mall, the outlet mall in anthem, orange julius, italian cream sodas, meeting new people, finding a new outlet, indie music, guitar hero, strobe lights, fountains, coose coose, dippin dots, pride and prejudice, jumper, having conversations with people at two in the morning when they're barely coherent, icees/slushies, white chocolate, orange soda, crunch bars, skittles, starburst, ghiradelli's chocolate, blank cd's, cardigan sweaters, eyeliner, mascara, mint lip gloss from bath and body works, chase coy, little miss sunshine, art class lol, skelanimals, walle, shotglasses, shoelaces, the dollar store, champagne glasses, earrings, scary kids scaring kids, rainbows, hair straighteners, going to del taco or carls jr. at one in the morning with my madre, screen printing, chocolate mints, sedona, pason, prescott, motsuri festival, hawaiian ice, pineapple, homemade pizza, making words out of/in food, toothpaste, the sun, pajama pants, rings, goldfish, oreos, anberlin, taking back sunday, deep conversations, blasting music while driving on the freeway with the windows rolled down, fireworks, what happens in vegas (the movie), carolina liar, clouds, feeling alive, feeling free, punctuation, typewriters, that its finally getting warmer, when a hug is all you need, that despite whatever kind of crap you pull or what goes on there will always be a few people you can count on, spinny chairs, ikea, cinnamon, water, the notebook, iPods, airplanes, vending machines, being inspired as well as being the inspirer, sleeping in class, caffeine, cobra starship, reminiscing, being a stupid reckless teenager, green grass, sprinklers, lawn chairs, swings, that you can always tell how someone is really feeling just by looking into their eyes, neon colors, good hair days, that no matter what mistakes you make you can only ever learn and grow from them.

Here are some quotes that i think are reasons to smile:

"the best thing about being at the bottom of the stairs is the only way to go is up" -nolan

"what the damn hell?!" -my aunt dorothy

"back and forth like some walking spastic" -the used

"children in the dark cause accidents; accidents in the dark cause children." -cosette

"the world is a playground" -yes man

"do work son" -rob and big (lol)

"i never saw a sober person look so silly" -tex

"the best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time"

the sound of music, the smell of rain, the sight of the setting sun

So, this was an assignment i had to do for english, a while ago, and thought i would write it up as a blog as well. So, here goes:

I think that color, weather, and music, are some of the most important things in life. I honestly believe that without all of these amazing attributes in our lives, that the world would be a vastly different place. Now, i will tell you my reasons for why i think this.

First off, i think that without color, weather and music then life would be extremely boring and bland. It would be tiresome and monotonous without them. Think of how it would be to only ever see black and white and shades of grey. And if it was always 75 degress outside, (never cold enough to wear hoodies :'( ) never raining, never snowing, or hailing, or windy, or cold. I mean, i always say how sick i am of the snow, and that i wish it would go away. That i wish it was warm again. But i think if it was always perfect outside, then we would get sick of it. I think at that point we would long for it to snow. We would welcome it. Because if the weather always stayed the same, there were no seasons, then we wouldn't welcome or look forward to the summer as much. It always being warm in utah would be the norm. But seasons make things interesting. We always associate winter months with snow, school ending and starting with warmer weather, easter with spring, thanksgiving with and halloween with fall. Without winter, despite the fact how much i hate it, summer and spring and fall wouldn't seem as wonderful, and we wouldn't look forward to them anymore. Well, without any weather at all, that would be awful. We wouldn't be as happy anymore for summer to come.

Another reason is because i think color, weather, and music are wonderful, inspiring things. Just think about it for a second: to never see colors, to never see the rain fall, and to never hear the sound of music. It would be quite sad. But then again, if you hadn't ever seen them then you wouldn't know what you were missing. I think that that would be the truly tragic thing. Also, i think it would change your views on how you see life. You wouldn't really be grateful for very many things. Every day would begin to blend together; and i think eventually, that time altogether would, because there would be nothing to set each day apart from the next. There would be no differences in the days. It would all merge together in your memory as one big mush of grey. It would be terrible. Think how hard it would be if you were trying to remember something that had happened? You couldn't say it had been a certain time when it was raining, or that a certain song had been playing, i would really miss that.

Also, i think that if there were no music, then we would be losing one major form of expressing yourself and your feelings and thoughts. One of the best ways, i think. Also, if there was no weather, or colors, then poetry and lyrics wouldn't be as amazing, because they wouldn't be able to be inspired by the beauty of nature. Without weather, or colors, or music, what else would there be for us to be inspired by? What would we sing about, or talk about in poetry? There's always love, i know, but it wouldn't be the same without all the rest of the amazing attributes of life missing. We would have a serious problem on our hands. We would have a lack of inspiration. Then what would we do? We would be lost without these things. I think that someone who grew up in a world such as this would have completely different perceptions and views of life. Vastly different. I would feel terrible for a person such as this, because they would not know all that they were missing.
Now i'll just end with a couple of quotes about color and weather. I love you all so very much! Nighty night. Oh yeah, and happy easter :P

"life is not about waiting out the storm, its about learning to go dance in the rain"

"cause at night the sun in retreat made the skyline look like crooked teeth" -death cab for cutie

"the smile broke across his face the way the sunrise sets the clouds on fire" -new moon

"i wish we could open our eyes to see in all directions at the same time" -death cab for cutie

"with eyes wide open the sky is always a thousand shades of blue" -ashley parker angel

"in the end its not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away"

"a melody softly soaring through my atmosphere" -death cab for cutie

"and its all in how you mix the two, and it starts just where the light exists, it's a feeling that you cannot miss" -(blue and yellow) The used

"bleed these colors open wide, burning blues from butterflies, flying faster through the night, until the orange of morning light" -hawthorne heights