The Goings-On in Kate's Mind

Well...I have several things to be thankful for this weekend!

1. I AM DONE FOREVER WITH TRIGONOMETRY (unless I fail Math Class...let's not dwell on that!) as I have just completed my first math exam (last night). A sigh of relief!

2. I don't have marketing class next week. While that will be sad, as I love talking about advertising (maybe I just like talking...), I am glad to have a break. Now I can concentrate on Harry Potter...:p

3. I got to work on my dollhouse last night! I put the sides on and the roof and I glued the 3 dormers together...I can put them on the house once I figure out what I'm doing w/ the walls...yay spackling!

4. It's Valentine's day tomorrow and I have a husband to celebrate with! I got him some presents and we are going to spend the weekend at his parents' house. Yay for a weekend getaway from school and work!!!

5. Stu gets paid today! We can go grocery shopping! WOOT WOOT!

6. Someone offered to buy me a harp tuning key! So now I can play on Caspian again! (I'm playing at Church for one of my FED's!)

7. I'm playing in a few weddings (some of them are paid!) already - nice to have extra income and practice on my harp!!

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So...things are looking up today...and I was thinking...speaking of popular music, there's a weird thing about Miley Cyrus's music (and other pop teen music) that I was mulling over in my head...

Here's a few thoughts:

1. I think some (if not all) of us have forgotten what it was like to be a pre-teen/early teen. We forget how ridiculous we are and how emotional things become...I think we forget that we were once dramatic, hyper little kids at one point.

2. These singers are singing about what we all want: Love. I haven't heard many pop songs that talk about something else. "One in a Million," "Good-bye," and "See You Again" are all about love - finding love, losing love, and discovering love...or at least the possibility. These stars are singing about what each and every person on earth needs. Pop culture is so interesting...

3. One of Miley Cyrus's songs is actually...well, the only word I can think of is "praise" - it really sounds like it could be used as a praise song. It's called "As I Am" and here's some of the lyrics:

As I am
Is how you take me
Never try to push
Or make me different
When I talk you listen to me
As I am
Is how you want me
I know I've found the piece that's missing
I'm looking at him

I mean, seriously, the God-human relationship is what I think about every time I hear this song. Again - it's what everyone's looking for - the ultimate Love. We're searching for something - and sometimes, we find Him. Just an interesting thought.

4. I'm reading the Goblet of Fire, The Little Prince, and, shortly, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick (who also illustrated it). I'm about done w/ Goblet of Fire which means I have...2 weeks to read The Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, & the Deathly Halllows...and then on to write a character study of Snape!! It's so fascinating to go back and see what he's been up to from the beginning. I think my love of Snape began seeing Alan Rickman portray him (I mean, who isn't in love with A. R.??) but as soon as I read the books, I knew he would be my favorite. Of course, he's nasty to Hermoine, Ron, Harry, & Neville, and yes, he's not the nicest guy in the world...but his character is deep, complex, and intensely ruled by one thing: his love for Lily Evans. Wow. What a character! You find out in Goblet of Fire that he WAS a Death Eater but that he got a second chance from Dumbledore...and that Dumbledore trusts Snape absolutely. No question. Man, I love this FDS. And Snape. And Dumbledore. And J.K. Rowling! :)

Have a lovely weekend, dear ones, I shall return on Monday!