A Bed of Songs & Stories

"Let It Happen" - Jimmy Eat World I woke up after a really bad dream this morning. Ugh...I hate this because the image of it sticks to my mind like molasses and it's hard to shake it off in order to focus...What I'm about to write may seem silly and petty, but it bothered me. Nightmares bug the shit out of me, but they are a part of who I am and sadly, my imagination is like the Nightmare on Elm Street flicks. Even after you wake up, it haunts you. Dream: A couple of my friends and I were hanging out on this rooftop enjoying the view from many stories high (this is kinda funny because I'm afraid of heights and would never do this for "fun"). After a short while, we decided to check out the other building next to us and thought it would be a good idea to take a shortcut. The problem with this shortcut was that it was absolutely insane! The buildings were close enough for us to think we could jump over. Maybe we were high on something else because I was s...

"Butterfly Fly Away" - Miley Cyrus It's been 2-years now since my grandmother passed away and still, I really haven't accepted the fact that she's gone. I keep thinking she's just "away." I was spending a relaxing day with a good friend of mine and we decided to rent a movie we knew our men would NEVER watch and so low and behold we chose, Hannah Montana: The Movie! Cheesy, yes. Predictable, yes. Definitely not my type of movie, but we figured let's make this fun as if we were 12 again and having a slumber party. So she pops in the DVD and we sprawl out lazily on her couch and watch. To my surprise, I actually enjoyed it (even through the silliest of silly moments). I took it for what it was and felt young again. No expectations, just simply allowing myself to unwind and have a good time. As the movie went on, there was a touching scene between Miley and her dad, Billy Rae. She was under a gazebo just after it had rained, strumming her guitar. ...