School's Been Insane

FYI- Ranting Away!

I'm so sorry to all who read this blog I've been swapped with classes since they started because I'm taking four classes which isn't a large load but with the way I like to work it is. It's hard on Monday's and Wednesday's because I have two classes but back to back so I don't really have time to eat lunch so basically I live on Granola Bars on those days and with Tuesday's and Thursday's I bring snacks to campus to get me through the day. Overall classes are going well I'm taking general psych, creative writing fiction, film and society, and an intro to sociology I really enjoy them all. Also I really like my creative writing professor because I watched the Ted Talk she did and it was so inspiring it drove me to finish my short story that's due soon. Her talk was about being a misfit in life and I really related to that feeling of not really knowing where I was meant to be she also spoke about the difficult parts of her life and it made me realize that I've always liked to end my stories with a pretty little bow meaning I'd wouldn't ever really talk to much about the bad parts of my life story but I took the plunge and wrote about a time where a guy that I was sort of seeing wasn't the man I deserve in life because he'd push me or grab me like I was just some kind of old doll I worked that into the story and I let one of my really close friends "S" read through it and she was amazed by how well I wrote that part and amazed that it really happened to me (it was the first time telling her). It felt good to write it out because I know now my issues with unwanted touching stems from the issues I had with him. Writing is really a therapeutic process for me it's what I do if I'm mad, sad, frustrated, happy, lonely etc. I hope to do more posts soon!

Love, Tay  

ANDY BLACK- THEY DON'T NEED TO UNDERSTAND!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LICMmzOqLoE

First of all yes I know this is his solo stuff aside from his main band Black Veil Brides a lot of people don't tend to like a singer's solo stuff when he's gained so much fame from his main band but I think he's one of the exceptions because I think his solo stuff really showcases what he can do with his voice. I started listening to him way back in 8th grade or it was freshman year I can't remember but my best friend at the time who we will call her "K" was on this scream o/metal bands kick for a good few months. I use to go over to her house early in the morning and we'd get ready for school together blasting music and doing our hair and make up so after awhile of hearing this new type of music I finally asked her who it was and to my surprise she said Black Veil Brides back in their early days these guys looked so scary but also really intriguing at the same time so I downloaded all of the songs "K" had and started listening to them non-stop and looking for interviews of Andy just becoming really curious to who this man is. So about a year or so I was going through my I tunes account looking through old songs when I came across andy so I looked him up to see if he was still making music or if he'd gone on to do something else because I remembered him saying something that he loved to make art (regardless of music). I found his solo stuff and this particular song I was very happy with what I had found. As for the video it opens to Andy walking up to one of those old metal microphones with slicked back hair, no eye make up, and only his nose/lip rings as you can see from the photo above. I loved the black and white throwback in my eyes it creates such a raw image meaning that symbolically usually having to do with the dark and light side of somebodies aura/personality. Also loved singing the old footage of him singing in his room when he was younger I find it cool to see how far someone can come in life. Another thing I liked a lot were the small moments where he smiled it may sound dumb but knowing the kind of music and kind of image he had with Black Veil Brides it had that metal look which is tough, angry, and reckless abandonment. I thought it was nice to see his softer side coming through in his art. The message of the song is to be yourself and embrace the individually in each and every one of us and match it with a "I don't give a fuck attitude" which is something I think more of us have to remember. It's inspirational a quality that a lot of his music has he really cares about his fans. If you haven't heard this song ever check it out because it's great!!!

Love, Tay