Friday, March 11, 2011

Secret Hallway

In this secret hallway, there is not a lot going on. It is secluded and quiet, no one is roaming around or making any sort of noises and the walls are a creamy light brown, with hints of green here or there. It is peaceful; a nice haven for the people who would like to get away from the chaos of the bigger and noisier hallways. As I approached one of the rooms, I was cautious and almost tip-toed my way inside. It had a very nice layout: a cubical looking place for a teacher, a TV, a white board, and desks fitted perfectly in four rows. I wish I could take class in the secret hallway.

Secret Hallway

In this secret hallway it is very quiet you could hear a pin drop. There is a creamy light brown color on the walls, with hints of green here or there. There isn't much going on, but as I peak in the classrooms they look like they keep them nice and well organized. As I approach one room at the end of the hallway, I am cautiously standing on my tip-toes opening the door ever so slighty. I walk inside and see a cubical like station where a teacher would be seated, a TV, a white board freshly erased, and four rows of desks lined out neatly. It looks very clean and nice, making me wish I could have class in one of the secret hallway classrooms.

Wake Me Up

Perfect Day- Hoku
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHybxGEcbZY&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

What The Hell- Avril Lavigne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQmEd_UeeIk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

American Honey- Lady Antebellum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzzr7RbzUTs&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

A soundtrack to my life

Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG8Ect3Xn7w&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

Meaningful Lyrics:
Laughin' and a-runnin', hey hey
Skippin' and a-jumpin'
In the misty mornin' fog
With our, our hearts a-thumpin'

And you, my brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl

Association 1: This was my dad's favorite song and these 60's songs quickly became known as "Rob's Tunes," which consisted of many songs by Van Morrison as well as The McCoys, Blues Traveler, Brooks and Dunn, etc. He loved to listen to these songs and soon enough my sisters and I started to love them too. We would listen to them all the time and my dad would always be jamming out to them. He loved to dance and so did my mom so they would always be dancing to these songs and it just got me really interested in music as a whole.

Association 2: It is a tradition in our family to listen to 106.7 wjjy on the way to our cabin in Crosslake and these kinds of songs would always be playing. "Rob's Tunes" is a huge hit to all of our family and friends and at our cabin we always have them playing on our surround sound. This just reminds me of how important it is to incorporate music into one's life.

Association 3: My dad would also sing these songs all the time. He would (attempt to) sing these songs to my sisters and I, but replace the "brown eyed girl" with "blue eyed girl" because we all have blue eyes. This made us feel really special and it is just a great memory to have of my dad and every time I listen to the song I always say "blue eyed girl" instead of "browned eyed girl" and my dad would also say this to my mom, so it is just a significant and memorable moment that I will always remember.