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I found out the other day that my dad had signed up for a facebook account at the behest of some people from his high school class. I have long been of the opinion that the time and effort wasted on my myspace page was so much that there could not possibly be enough time available to waste to devote to a facebook page. I now eat my own words. Here I am shamelessly self-promoting again… only this time my dad is one of my first friends. I was quick to share Robot Unicorn Attack with him and to send Di a request. Her response was this:

Dianna Rose Brunson March 8 at 4:31pm
Seriously. My grandmother in law is even on facebook. Then again she is pretty awesome. I’m glad your on. Now I can stalk you way more easily. No more midnight drive-bys.

HAHAHAHHAHA yeah sorry everyone - everything is ‘on the record’ with me for blogging purposes unless otherwise specified. That basically means that if I think you are witty and quotable and we communicate enough to expose me to your material, I *will* use it on my blog for entertainment purposes. I will always make sure you get credit for your quotes. If anyone ever wondered where my jaded, off color, random rainbow sense of humor came from you can pretty much meet Di and realize that she is the other side of it. No, she can’t ready my mind if I don’t have on my trusty tin foil hat like JDub can, but she is pretty stellar none-the-less.

Welcome to the facebook revolution I guess. Maybe I’ll start tweeting

*clears throat*
I’ll expect friend adds at the soonest time available for you to get right on that. kthxbai.

All I have to say is FROM THE CREATORS OF DoTA ALLSTARS:

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I love living in the future. Have you read about NanoRBCs? Researches are manufacturing CELLS that can do various things in our bodies when our own cells fail to perform the way they are intended. They are being used to deliver drugs and as bioreactors - and they are doing trials on some (I believe in Japan?) that are for better gas exchange. That’s right - more efficient cells to pack around O2 and get rid of CO2. Think about the implications for cardiac patients… so much of the problems associated with heart disease stem from inefficient gas exchange over time. If we could correct that, we could correct the deadliest killer in America. The future is SO NEAT!

OK So this is kind of OLD NEWS but I felt like it was totally worth posting anyhow:

“Evolutionarily novel” preferences and values are those that humans are not biologically designed to have and our ancestors probably did not possess. In contrast, those that our ancestors had for millions of years are “evolutionarily familiar.”

I show you evolutionarily novel! LOL I really enjoyed the part that equated the conservative/religious agenda with paranoia. The rest of the article after the jump. Oh and hey - this makes me remember the biggest conservative republican, Rush Limbaugh worshiping, devout religious kid that I can even THINK of that went to my high school and used to argue with me about politics and religion until his face literally turned RED. The sad thing is, he was just repeating rhetoric that he’d heard his parents spout or straight off of the television. It reminds me of how Republicans stick to their talking points now days because they aren’t informed well enough to veer off topic for even a moment. I wonder - how is that whole stance working out for ya these days? lawl! I can’t blame you for your youthful arrogance and stupidity… but I will judge you for your adult voting record lol jk jk. <3

HEH. Just in case you are too lazy to click on the links:

JDub:
…And most importantly, how hard do you think it would be for me to get a small business loan to construct an elaborate death ray?
Do you think if I built it at home I could do that with a home improvement loan?
Well this paperwork all seems to be in order, they’d say.
What was it again that you were going to do with the laser assembly? Weather analysis?
“Actually I intend to use it to exact vengenace on a cruel and unforgiving world”
Fair enough.

Jeni says:
You know I am going to blog you.

JDub says:
Fair enough.
But if you generate revenue with google ad words, I get a cut to constuct the doom array.
(you can help me pick the targets)

Oh, I miss your comments, JDub! Every time I think about potential applications of tinfoil hats I wonder if perhaps I should be wearing one just in case you have some diabolical scheme in the works. Why am I pondering the applications of tinfoil hats, you may wonder? Well, that’s not your concern just yet. No, no it isn’t.

When I was in high school I took AP Biology from RevaBeth Russell at Lehi High School. She was awesome! She was one of those teachers that actually made you want to learn. She was passionate about what she did and it was infectious. She actually had a handout that she gave to all of her students at the beginning of the year that was labeled ‘Hymn Book’. It was a book that contained song lyrics. The songs were all to the melodies of popular songs but the lyrics had been re-written to be associated with something we needed to learn. For example, a song describing the process of photosynthesis was written to the tune of the Beach Boys song ‘Surfin’ Safari’ and a song about chromosomes was to the Flintstone’s theme:
Diploid - you’re a diploid
You’re a diploid in our family
2N is a diploid
It’s from fusion of the ga-ametes

Let’s photosynthesis - everyone is doin’ this - c’mon photosynthesis with me!
Put a little water in the chloroplast - excite it with some energy
The battery recharges in the chloroplast - a new supply of ATP

Sunny days will ZAP the chlorophyll
Sunny rays will ZAP the chlorophyll

I’m not sure if the Photosynthesis Safari lyrics are exactly right, but you get the idea. That also isn’t where the song stopped - it went on to describe the entire reaction. Man, she was a great teacher. I still remember the handy dandy tricks she taught us to remember the phases of mitosis! I thought about it just the other day in my Anatomy class when my professor asked about what role the centriole organelles play within cells and I knew to say MITOSIS! Some things just stick with ya.

One of my fondest memories in her class was one day when we were watching a video on genetic abnormalities. Now, you must understand that I had the class with my very best friend in the whole world and on that day we were in especially silly moods. The movie started going over how if a cell gets moved from where it is supposed to be and it has already started to differentiate, one might end up with an ear on their foot or an arm out their back. Of course the organ would be useless… and that made me think that if *I* had an arm growing out of my back, I’d probably use it to thwap people across the face with just by using my body to spin around and the velocity would cause it to raise up and hit them. It wouldn’t hit them hard, but the surprise would be worth it. Then, I thought about how if I was a little girl and I had a dress on and spun around, the arm might make the hem of the dress raise higher than I’d want and embarrass me. I shared my thoughts with Di (my friend) and something made us giggle uncontrollably. We tried our hardest to can it, but we just couldn’t. It was one of those jokes where you just kept adding silliness to it and for some reason it got funnier and funnier instead of dumber and less funny. Mrs. Russell told us to be quiet. We made our most valiant effort. I guess the effort wasn’t enough because somehow a box of Grapenuts ended up getting flung in my general direction. I’ll never forget it and it will always be a very fond memory lol.

Now that I am working on finishing my degree in Biology (with a minor in chem) and looking at most likely sticking around genetics (you all know that I have always had a strange affinity for all things Darwinian and for Gregor Mendel’s work with pea plants - c’mon! Punnett squares FTW!) or bioengineering. Regeneration is just so cool - and genetic manipulation with it’s implications for helping to cure disease states or just make SUPER HUMANS (lol X-Men anyone?) is just AWESOME. I just get so awe inspired when I think about evolution. I appreciate LIFE (all forms of it) so very much and enjoy learning and knowing how it is possible so very much. I can’t help but think my passion began years ago in that AP Bio class. Thank you, RevaBeth - and sorry for laughing at genetic abnormalities that day haha.

This is where I was born:
I wish I could live in the red rock outside of Moab - or in Castle Valley. I miss spending lots of time down there. I miss going down there before it was a major tourist trap. I remember back when it was just a small town in the middle of the majesty of its surroundings. I wish I could get just a fraction of it back to keep. I miss it.

The Union of Concerned Scientists has a great page dedicated to describing what geothermal energy is and so does the GRC. Please do yourself a favor and educate yourself on resources that are readily available that we currently have the science to make WORK for our country and the world. So many people are on the wagon for solar and wind and it seems like that is all you hear about in the media. The bottom line is that those two types of renewable energy are just not viable for our country. It would take huge fields of both windmills and solar panels to provide for our energy needs. Geothermal has a higher ROI, doesn’t require use of thousands of acres of land to be viable, and economically utilizes the reactor that is underneath all of our feet - the Earth. The more people pay attention to working SMARTER instead of working HARDER to find solutions, the more likely it will be that politicians will listen. Learn the word - understand the concept - and when the time comes to make some decisions on budgeting money, make sure your representatives know what you’d like the money spent on.

THIS is why XKCD pwns your face off hard like rocks. I can’t help loving it so much.

Hey ya’ll. I was just being proactive and looking forward to the FUTURE where I plan to live one day. I was trying to get excited about it so I was thinking about the things I need to do for my med school app and trying to prioritize them. Then I got way ahead of myself and started thinking about residencies and where I think it would be cool to go if I didn’t get one of the FIVE per year at the U (in other words, a locale change will be very likely upon completion of medical school… you know… assuming I get in and everything… way to count your eggs before they hatch.. whatever). BACK ON POINT!

I thought it would be cool to complete residency at the Wake Forest Medical Center in SC (did you watch the ted talk on organ regeneration?) Then, I thought it would be cool, if I ended up NOT getting into med school at the U (ouch but let’s be realistic and NOT count eggs before they hatch), to go to grad school at Wake Forest because of their research intensive programs. Biomedical engineering is not only SO COOL, but really a societal and ultimately a human necessity at this point. Medicine has treated symptoms for so long (because there hasn’t been a way to do otherwise until recently for a lot of things) - bioengineering has the potential to correct problems at the source or bypass problems in the first place. Liver disease? No more symptom treating medicine - just grow a new liver from your own cells. This field truly holds the keys to the future of Medicinal technology and the human race.

I’m so excited.

PS - IF I got into med school on the first application attempt, Med school will take 4 more years (5 if I do a year of research), then 6 years of general surgical residency and plastic surgery residency (total, not each). Give or take a couple years for unknown variables… Avalon will be graduating high school when I complete my residency and am finally a plastic surgeon. Residency = 80+hour work weeks. The sad thing is, that even in lieu of these seems that might seem bad, I am so excited to feel like I am moving toward something that I want really bad. The neatest part is, Plan B is just as attractive as Plan A. I’m pretty stoked for my bright future. Please take note that this plan will result in a lower net amount of hours to devote to blogging. Meh… such is life I guess.

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Enjoy.

I haven’t played since November…

and I miss it SO MUCH!

It doesn’t matter how much mitosis or sarcoplasm or ps3 I try to cram into my brain in its place… and the thought - the sheer thought of Icecrown Citadel being raided WITHOUT ME makes me nearly have an anxiety attack. ZOMG what sick items will I NOT be one of the first on the server to acquire? Why am I still paying for it? What about my GUILD?
I miss those people almost like I knew them in real life - the same way I hate n00bs the same way I hate them IRL.
It almost stings. Almost.

And oh yeah - my toon is named Ambassador Inara. If you’re cool enough to even get why that is notable than… ACHTUNG! Congratulations. I won’t pepper spray you. Today.

Have you seen this game advertised? I bought it for PS3 today and it’s just so pretty on my tv. It is only 720p (1080p purrrty please?), but graphically it is amazing and horrifying. This is definitely not a game to play with the little ones OR the pussies in the room. Go to their website and ch-ch-check it out. Then be like Mikey - Try it - you’ll like it! You’ll play anything!

XKCD still pwns your face off. HARD. Like rocks… mixed with… pepper spray. Ouch! That stings!

Ok so I posted the image first but it was wider than my theme. I know there are quite a few things I need to change about this site to make it better - more viewer friendly…

• Proper title, description, keyword and heading tags…
• Proper navigation and site map…
• Proper Pron
• Improper Pron
• Probably just pron would increase the views. Either that or witty intellectual banter (ranter is more like it)
• Less terrible lexicon jokes
• More ted talk reviews (holy cow have you watched Anthony Atala’s talk on organ regeneration? freaking awesome)
• Definitely more bulleted lists
• Perhaps some graphs
• An audible account of my dreams that one day you too will view dating in terms of punnett square genotyping.
• I really must look into getting ads that feature scantily women in provocative poses that are for a browser based MMORTS game that is eerily similar to Civilization.
• Develop my own MMORTS that is a mixture of Pokemon-esque gameplay and STD education (gotta catch ‘em all) with the same type of advertising scheme
• Definitely less terrible lexicon jokes.
• Less redundancy
• Less redundancy
• More links.

Wow, that’s a lot to do. Oh - and I have been tinkering with a cafe press store that will have items in it that you will all purchase many copies of (don’t make me get out the pepper spray again).

Tata!

So it’s been a while…

There is a chance I have been mildly sidetracked. I won’t lie - WoW ate my soul for a while (and it was AWESOME). Then my laptop hdd freaking DIED and the semester started and I am taking classes and well really I have been a slacker about my own shameless self promotion. OH WELL. My good intentions about posting have apparently paved my way to my own hell, since here I am making those intentions into an action potential by writing and I suppose once I click the button to post I will have completed the action. Well go me….

As I write this I am sitting here watching a series on Netflix (netflix pwns) called ‘The Atheism Tapes’. Each episode has a different intellectual talking about theology, religion, atheism, etc. The episode I am currently watching has a discussion with Nobel prize winning physicist Steven Weinberg and it is really stimulating. He makes a lot of points that I really truly believe and it seems his philosophies about theology are very similar to mine.

You might wonder why, of all topics I could post on, I had a sudden impetus to post based on this one. Well… I am really fed up with people dying in the name of religion. I am fed up with people hijacking the idea of a moral code and making it mutually exclusive with their religion. I’m sick of elitist religions that make the claim that they are the only true religion and that there can be no other true religions besides that one. That claim by itself makes the belief system that follows that line of logic inherently intolerant and inherently elitist. It’s smarmy! I am tired of hearing that people have ‘found Jesus’ or that they can’t eat non-kosher food. I’m tired of hearing people justify brain washing their children into their same belief system so that it will give those children a code of ethics or a sense of morality. Religion and morality ARE mutually exclusive (they DO exist independently of each other. You do NOT need to have religion to have a moral code. Religion is not indicative of MORALS as we can see throughout history!)! There is a reason why there is an inverse correlation between higher education and propensity to be religious (yes; studies show that the more facts people learn, the less BS they take on faith. Surprise surprise).

Many people will tell you that science asks the question how and religion asks the question why, and that because they strive to answer different questions they do not conflict. I suppose this is true if you are selective in the doctrine that you choose to put faith into and the science you choose to believe as logical. I’m not trying to break anyone’s faith - I just wish that everyone could take a step back from their oh-so-valued-above-everyone-else’s-lives, leave their fear of mortality at the door for a moment, and realize that just because BELIEF in something makes them FEEL GOOD does not give them the right to force it on others, brainwash children (please look into developmental psychology on this - YES you ARE brainwashing them), or hijack the ‘moral’ high ground for ANY REASON.

Why do I care about this so much? Well… it’s not because I want to pimp out my own beliefs - I don’t really care if people share my belief system. What I’d like to see is people REALIZING that they are being grossly taken advantage of.

“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.” Seneca (ca. 4 BC –AD 65)

“All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher.” - Lucretius (94 BC - 49 BC)

“The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful.” - Edward Gibbon (1776)

OK, so you thought this was an anti-religious rant but now I am going to WOAH take it in the direction I intended it to go into and BLAM turn it into a political rant. OHHH SHIZ!

So I don’t know if you heard this, but our illustrious Utah State Legislature passed a joint resolution formally opposing climate change reform. http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/hbillamd/hjr012.htm
I know, I know, to many people the ‘jury is out’ on global warming just like it is ‘out’ on evolution (lol), but that isn’t really why they passed this resolution. They passed it because the farm lobby didn’t want to lose money by having to retrofit their farm equipment with emission reducing items as set forth by the EPA’s ‘Endangerment Finding’ induced new regulations. NEAT. How does this tie into religion? Well, typically the members of the religious right side with conservative republican ideals (or neocon ideals since a lot of people don’t actually pay any attention to policy - instead they just vote based solely on the letter that appears to the candidates name, R, and they don’t even realize that they are voting for someone that doesn’t have their constituent’s values or well being in mind… *clears throat* CHRIS BUTTARS? WTF? Multiple terms? NO REALLY? If you voted for this guy I have no respect for you. No really.) Based on this correlation, I’d bet that most people assume that our legislators did careful research or at least paid attention to people who did careful research into this subject and made the best decision they could for their constituents in this state as well as the United States at large and the world. Wouldn’t that be nifty?

HA! Well, they won’t even listen to BYU professors. http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_13733043-
(or the rest of the peer reviewed and published scientific community at large…)
I’ve always said that people in Utah live in a modified theocracy because the law makers get around the separation of church and state by claiming that the ‘majority’ of people in an area share the same ‘morals’ or ‘lifestyle’ and as such (fill in the blank. some fun options to choose from are 1. Liquor laws 2. No beer sold on Sunday in various communities 3. The fight that ensued over booking Michael Moore to speak at UVSC based on his opinions not being the same as the ‘majority’ of the community…) should be the right of the government in this state to regulate. Even though these ideas don’t follow traditional conservative ideas (Yay Capitalism! Boo regulation!), they are a staple here in Utah. Well, I am starting to think that the theocratic policies here might have just been the result of inept legislators doing the will of lobbyists (as if there is any difference between the ones here and abroad if this is the case), regardless of if the lobbyist’s agenda’s coincide with the needs of the constituents. Here is why:

In addition to passing the resolution that I already talked about, they also thought about passing a couple of other choice pieces of legislation that are completely ridiculous. No really - completely ridiculous. How the HELL did these even get on paper? Examples?
Chris Herrod’s bill to extremely loosen booster seat laws for children based on the idea that it should be the parent’s decision and that we need to empower people to make their own choices. Funny since you’d think that would apply to something like the ‘click it or ticket’ law… I’m not saying the seat belts don’t save lives - there is overwhelming medical research that indicates they do. Just like there is overwhelming medical research that states that children who are not secured properly in booster seats end up with horrible medical issues from car crashes (and DEATH). What is the craziest thing here? KIDS aren’t old enough to be able to make a judgement call about their booster seats. Their parent’s have to do it for them, BUT, the government doesn’t even trust adults enough to make choices about their own seat belt situation. So, logic would dictate that if the government regulates without exception our choice about wearing a seatbelt, there should not be more leniency given to a parent making decisions about a minor’s restraint system. To have one and not the other would be hypocritical lawmaking. Thank goodness the rest of the legislature finally voted it down (based on an inability to enforce the law rather than it being a GROSSLY ILLOGICAL BILL on EVERY COUNT). I can’t think of one good reason why this bill would be passed. No really - not one. But you know, according to Chris Herrod, “The great thing about my bills that I sponsored this year is that three of them actually saved the state money and the rest were revenue neutral. I helped save the state money and made the state more effective.” http://chrisherrod.com/leg.html

He also says that partisanship IS important. Yes, because the party who’s platform he clings to so tightly is such a steadfast, fiscally responsible, average American interest at heart party:

OKOKOK So yeah I used mocking clips from a ‘liberal’ slanted media outlet. I chose to do so because that is how I best represent my opinions on the matter. There is no possible way that I could honestly write about it without being sarcastic, poking fun, and making jokes about the lack of logical connection these politicians have with REALITY. It’s as if they are all pre-programmed with partisan talking points that have been rehearsed. As long as you stick to things they have been prompted to respond to, they can spew their partisan mouth diarrhea (regardless of truth or basis in reality). If you try to make a logical jump or bring up a point that has not been rehearsed they lose their bile spewing momentum and you can see what puppets they truly are. Rachel Maddow from MSNBC brings up this point here on Meet the Press:

and here is what she talked about on her show later concerning the ‘conversation’ she had with Senator Shock:

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I LOVE RACHEL MADDOW. Not because she is ‘liberally slanted’ or ‘left learning’ or anything partisan at all. I love that she does her JOB as a JOURNALIST/REPORTER. When she makes a point, she provides an explanation and logically arranged FACTS that allow us to all know how she was able to make the jump to the opinion she holds. She reports NEWS instead of spewing partisan propaganda. To give you some idea what I mean, here is an excellent report she did on why FOX news is not really news:

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There. See what she did there? She provided a good sample size and examples of what she was referring to. This is why I am annoyed at my fellow citizens. Religious or not, you should not hide behind some hijacked moral high ground that makes you believe that you have the entitlement to take POLICY on FAITH. Policy that affects YOU as well as the rest of the people in the State, Country, and our World at large. You don’t even have to WORK HARD to be INFORMED. With minimal effort you can check the voting records of legislators (Just like I checked Chris Herrod’s voting record to see if he voted for or against the click it or ticket policy. Because he did not vote on this bill, I think because he was not in office in 1998, I was not able to deduce his stance on it and therefore rip him to shreds for direct voting hypocricy lol) http://www.votesmart.org/index.htm

Additionally, with minimal effort, I was able to see the pieces of legislation he posted on his ‘Sponsored by Chris Herrod’ website. I am sure you were able to see that someone decided against posting his sponsored bill about booster seats. They just opted to leave that little jewel out - even though they included bills he sponsored that did not pass. HMP. I wonder why? You can even see politician’s campaign contributions broken down. For example, I checked out Chris Buttar’s contributions and it was easy to see why he was elected this last term even in lieu of his utterly stupid and embarrassing actions over the years. The dude’s campaign contributions were $151,291 in 2008 ($88K were ‘uncoded’) compared to $75K in 2004 ($21K ‘uncoded’). WTF dude this guy is retarded! He just tried to get rid of the twelfth grade for crying out loud! He sponsored Intelligent Design legislation, has made masses of racist comments and is openly anti-homosexual. Who the hell voted for this guy?! All I can say for this last voting round is GEE THANKS Steve Maxfield for SPLITTING THE VOTES and giving Buttars the slim advantage he needed to win again. Yeah - remember Nader numbers in 2004? Same principle.

PEOPLE. Especially UTAHANS. Pay attention. That’s all I am asking. Don’t vote for people because they are the ‘Bishop’ and you think that allows you to trust their judgement *cough cough Buttars*. Figure some stuff out on your own. I’m not asking you to be a Democrat or an Atheist. I’m just asking you to PAY ATTENTION because I am sick and TIRED of being embarrassed to be a Utahan. I am sick and tired of KNOWING that my vote isn’t going to count because people vote based NOT on policies but on partisanship. Most of all, I am sick and tired of seeing this disgusting elitist behavior show up in the rest of the political landscape. It’s as if people have forgotten why the pilgrims came here in the first place. Their journey was born out of DISSENT. They wanted to be able to BELIEVE what they wanted to believe and not be labeled a heretic or forced by the GOVERNMENT to adhere to a standard set of beliefs, morals, and values. DISSENT is the heart of this country. The technology S curve alone dictates that the status quo cannot remain constant. Physical and Intellectual growth is too great to stand idly by. If you can’t look at our government and see that changes need to be made, you are the definition of Anti-American. Our government is structured like it is to allow for change that will be discussed beforehand, compromised on in order to make the best decisions for everyone involved, and above all, does not place an unfair bias toward parts of the population who have more money, a specific religion, skin color, sexual orientation, OR education level. Take a cue from Spiderman and realize that you being able to vote means that you have a responsibility to educate yourself and do it responsibly. Not by arming yourself with propaganda paid for and sponsored by the candidate that is trying to get into office, but with doing real research into real policy and being non biased and non partisan while doing that research. Find out who is sponsoring what you see and read. Get to the bottom of things so that you can make a good decision. Then apply it to the rest of your life - you might be surprised at the things you find out.

This video is a little bit old (from the Dubya administration), but the song remains one of my favorites by one of my favorite bands ever. Please remember what they took on when they came into office when you have the propensity to ask WHY the Obama administration hasn’t/isn’t doing what you want it to do. Also, keep in mind that the republican hypocrites aren’t exactly making ANY policy making easy - whether it is policy that you or they agree with or not. Their strategy so far has been to vote opposite Obama regardless of the policy - even if it is something that they SPONSORED to get before the legislation only to vote against after learning that Obama was for it. Write some letters. Tell them that if they don’t stop acting like naughty school kids we really MIGHT institute an IQ test for these positions. I’m sick of having a government that is being run by people who are either IMBECILES or corporate interest puppeteers. At this point there really is no other explanation. This SNAFU is fixable - but you have to show that you want it fixed. Apathy is really not an option at this point. No really.

xo
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peace.

Dashboard Confessional. No matter where I have been or what I have been doing in my life, there has always been at LEAST one, if not a handful, of DC songs that I have related to on a deep, personal level.

I remember it was DC songs that reminded me that I wasn’t the first person and wouldn’t be the last person to feel betrayed, used, hopeless, etc., during my divorce. I even remember writing a MySpace blog about how I loved DC and how I felt I would never, ever have sweet, heartfelt songs written about me like DC songs. I remember wishing that I could just find someone else that could feel deeply like Chris Carrabba does, express themselves as beautifully as he can, and be truthful about it at the same time, I would never have anything to complain about. At the time I was of the opinion that the majority of people were liars and incapable of feeling the same things I felt.

When I started feeling better, different DC songs helped me bolster the hope that was growing inside me again, even though I still felt broken and battered inside. It was so good to feel like it wasn’t a death sentence to have baggage lol! There is a DC song for nearly every mood or situation. Thanks, Chris, for being such a fantastic song writer. I love that I can literally put a collection of DC songs in a certain order on a playlist and they can chronologically tell a story about my life and emotions/emotional state.

That’s talent right there, folks. Today I am sooo thankful for the music (again).