"Love Don't Cost A Thing" - Jennifer Lopez Oh this song takes me back to my gray 4-door Sentra and CSULA days. Back to a time of being a full-time student working multiple jobs and still not having enough money to buy lunch on a daily basis. I remember budgeting when I went to the book mart to buy the blue books and scan trons I needed for my next test even though it only cost a few bucks plus change. With whatever I had leftover, I'd grab a few sticks of gum to hold me over until I drove home. I kept my check register close by to monitor every cent that came in and out of my tiny bank account. I always spent more than I had, but fortunately I managed to carry my weight (and foolishly, the weight of a few others) and still stayed afloat all those years. I never asked for charity or expected anyone to care for me. I never claimed just how little I had so I limited myself to whatever means I could afford. Shopping at discount stores, eating cheap take-out or bringing a ...
A song pops up in my head in bed, carrying with it a memory that may not always be described in words. So the music in it of itself allows me to tell my stories. This is my writer's pen. This is my '3' and my 'M'. This is my passion in life; my blog; my light and though it may occasionally lose its shine, it will never completely leave me in the dark.