Musically inclined?

Step 1: Music player on shuffle.
Step 2: First 1 or 2 lines from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
Step 3: Strike through the songs when someone guesses both artist and track correctly.
Step 4: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING
Step 5: If you like the game, post your own!

1. "We made plans to be unbreakable, love was all we knew"

2. "Look at them them running off of the sidewalk, look at us falling off of a building"

3. "In the day, in the night, say it right, say it all. You either got it or you don't. You either stand or you fall."

4. "Light of the world you stepped down into darkness, opened my eyes and let me see"

5. "Me and all my friends, we're all misunderstood. They say we stand for nothing and there's no way we ever could"

6. "It's feather light and floating in the wind. It seems there's no direction, gentle push from gentle hands"

7. "Let me tell you the story about the call that changed my destiny"

8. "You almost always pick the best time to drop the worst line. You almost made me cry again this time"

9. "I've been here before, now here I am again standing at the door praying you'll let me back in"

10. "I heard you're doing ok but I want you to know, I'm adic, addicted to you"

11. "They made a statue of us. And they put it on a mountain top. Now tourists come and star at us"

12. "I know she said it's alright, you can make it up next time. Well I know she knows it's not right. There ain't no use in lying"

13. "Yesterday is not quite what it could have been, as were most of all the days before. But I swear today, with every breath I'm breathing in"

14. "Set me off like dynamite strapped tight around my waist. We are the ones in competition but claim this ain't no race"

15. "Hope it snows this week, a snowflake on your cheek would make this Christmas so beautiful"

16. "God I'm in this place again. I'm trying so hard not to fall, but everything keeps coming down with the rain"

17. "So this is how it goes. Well I would have never known. And if it ends today, then I'll still say that you shine brighter"

18. "I let my guard down. How could I have been so dumb? Her eyes were open. I know I am not the one"

19. "Isn't it rich, aren't we a pair? Me here at last on the ground, you in mid-air"

20. "I don't want to say I'm right. I just want you to know. To know that there was a man who lived one day with holes in his hand"

21. "This is the story of a girl who cried a river and drowned the whole world and though she looks so sad in photographs, I absolutely love it when she smiles"

22. "It's the beauty of simplicity that brings me down to my knees. Lord I love you, because you first loved me"

23. "I can't believe what is in front of me, the water's rising up to my knees and I can't figure out how the hell I wound up here"

24. "A thousand times I've failed still your mercy remains should I stumble again still I'm caught in your grace"

25. "Well lately I've been thinking about some good home cooking just like I haven't eaten in the longest time. Now I like potato chips, now please don't get me wrong"

Abraham Lincoln and an AK-47

Fall Out today = Awesomely excited Jessica

Super Easy Math Midterm = extatic Jessica

Altitude Sickness = You don't even want to know

It's going to be a really awesome weekend. A much better bost is soon to follow.

-_-

I am a freaking good driver!!!

First Dodger Game!!

It's fall!!!

Well, it's been fall for a few weeks now, but today was the first day it hasn't been ridiculously hot by 10 am. So fall starts today. And since Fall started today, it is time for a change. What? you might ask. So many things.

I guess the first thing I want to change is my approach at school and schoolwork. I missed my first class this quarter. Big whoop, I know. But I think after staying up until 6 am to write an essay, I'm allowed a little slack time. But because of my lack of prioritizing, I didn't attend class Friday, which means I didn't pick up my quiz, which means I forgot to print it out this weekend, which means I did not complete it, which means I am sitting in class with no quiz to hand in. But what's 25 points out of 1000? 2.5% I think I can manage. I have a midterm tomorrow, for which I am not even in the least bit prepared for. So that is what my day will be filled with. I might even have to miss Chuck and Heroes. Maybe.... Baby steps, right? Today looks something like this:

10-1 Class
1-3 Studying psych with Hallie
3-5 Some form of homework
5-7 Discipleship with Cherri
8-10 Chuck?????Heroes????Who knows????
10-The wee hours of the morning So much homework

Wish me luck. Don't even get me started on the coffee readings I am lacking in right now. I am definitely regretting taking 18 units this quarter. There may be a possible drop in my future. We shall see. It's easy to say, "Jessica, you just need to be more disciplined. Maybe instead of hanging out with your friends, do some reading." Haha. I just can't seem to do that. So this fall, I am changing that. I will be more disciplined. I will plan better. I will never ever ever forget to do a quiz!

I've always prided myself on the ability I have to stand up for myself and for others. It took 18 years of life for me to come to that point, but I did it. And now, I have lost my backbone. And I can't seem to find it. When it comes to my family, I can't seem to say no. Which, to you, might not sound like a bad thing, but it is slowly suffocating me. I know that this is a public blog, and that some things should remain personal, so I'll be discrete. I ended my summer with a bang. In the heat of the moment, I told my mom that this was the worst summer of my life and that I couldn't wait to be back at school. And as soon as it left my mouth, I wanted to take it back. But that's the tricky thing about audibly saying things. Once it's out there, it is out there. And even though she's old, I doubt she'll forget what I said. It was a conversation that we needed to have, but I definitely went about it in the wrong way. I let so many things build up and didn't deal with it, and ended up saying things that I didn't mean. And now, I can see that pattern starting all over again. This time, not with my family. Friendship is a very peculiar thing. Your best friend should be someone that you can tell anything to, even if it's something that they don't want to hear. You should practice building each other up, letting them know that you care and are only looking out for their best interests. Sometimes you joke around, all in good fun though. And trust me, I can take a lot; 3 brothers and 6 male cousins, I got this. Everyone has their breaking point. I can see mine coming up fast. It's going to be a very grim day if and when it finally comes. So this fall, I want to find my backbone. I want to change the way I deal with my family and friends. I want to communicate my feelings. I don't want to "explode."

(I've gotten some interesting advice on this subject, some better than others, some funnier than others, some that I would never in a million years do, ever)

The thing I want to change most this Fall, and what will definitely keep me on the right track with my other changes is my relationship with God. I don't know why, but I had a very difficult summer, and a rocky first few weeks of school. You would think that I would cling to God more during this time. But I've actually been doing the opposite. I've been pushing him away. I've been trying to deal with all of my problems by myself. And, surprise! It's not working. I'm trying to remember back to the good old days of high school. I was so on fire! And now I feel so complacent. I feel like I'm just going through a routine every week. So this Fall, I want to change that. I want to be captivated. I want to love. I want to be loved. I want to have a purpose.

Demanding. I know. I wrote it. Well, now that I've thoroughly depressed you, how about a pick me up?

jesssikkkka (8:29:40 PM): hey, can you think of any sad sad sad movies?
padfoot240 (8:29:52 PM): the one I always cry in
padfoot240 (8:29:54 PM): castaway
jesssikkkka (8:30:12 PM): haha
jesssikkkka (8:30:13 PM): another
padfoot240 (8:30:33 PM): old yeller
padfoot240 (8:30:40 PM): my neighbor totoro
jesssikkkka (8:31:05 PM): ok....
jesssikkkka (8:31:21 PM): how about a sad movie that you probably wouldn't cry in, but someone like myself might
padfoot240 (8:31:47 PM): spice world
jesssikkkka (8:32:21 PM): you're gay
padfoot240 (8:32:24 PM): hahaha
padfoot240 (8:32:27 PM): that was funny
padfoot240 (8:32:30 PM): you know it was funny

For the record. I've never seen Spice World, nor do I intend to, and even if I hypothetically did watch it, I would not cry.

//Edit: I went to my first Dodger game tonight! Which means I did not do homework, study with Hallie, or meet with Cherri. Hopefully I don't fail tomorrow!!

Meet With Me

Just when I think I've given up, God opens my eyes and pulls me closer to him.



I'm here to meet with you
come and meet with me
I'm here to find you
reveal yourself to me

As I wait, you make me strong
As I long, draw me to your arms
As I stand and sing your praise
You come, you come and you fill this place
Won't you come, Won't you come and fill this place

I'm here to meet with you
Come and meet with me
I'm here to find you,
reveal yourself to me

As I wait, you make me strong
As I long, draw me to your arms
As I stand and sing your praise
You come, you come and you fill this place
Won't you come, Won't you come and fill this place

I'm here to meet with you
Come and meet with me