So earlier in the week, I had a paper due in another class and the topic of the paper really got me thinking. We had to discuss a relationship in our life that had ended. As I got into my own paper, I started to think about what the same paper would look like from the other persons perspective.
I will give you a quick overview of my story. I started talking to a boy over the summer who would be going to school with me in the fall. Our relationship progressed quickly into something a little bit more then friends. But here's the catch: he had a girlfriend. I tried to not let it bother me because it seemed to not bother him. But sadly when we got to school, he got scared and realized what he was doing was wrong. He told my friends that he didn't want anything with me. I was very unhappy and we got into a huge fight and stop speaking completely. I hated him.
At this point in time we have come to terms and say hi to each other and have an occasional conversation.
As I was writing my paper explaining this story, I started thinking about what he would say if he had to write this paper. Would he say bad things about me? Would he make himself look like the good guy? Probably. I would love to see him try and defend his choices and actions. How would he flip it so that I looked like the whore and he looked like the innocent?
Each and every story has two sides. We have to realize that if you are telling a story about something, you need to be as honest as possible, especially with yourself because you wouldn't want other people telling the story to be twisting it around.
Lia Veley
Monday, October 29, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
CO 102 Blog #6 - Taylor Swift's RED
The day that teenage girls all across the US have been waiting for since 2010 is finally here. Taylor Swift dropped her new album "Red" at midnight on Oct. 22, 2012.
Swift's new album has been much anticipated since she announced it in August 2012. Over the past few moths she has released four singles off the album that have all done extremely well on the music charts. "We are Never Getting Back Together" sold 623,000 copies in its first week.
The new album features 16 new tracks from Swift with a different vibe from her past albums. "Red" has a pop feel that her previous music has never really had. It is something different for her and shows that she is expanding as an artist.
The songs on "Red" tell a story. They all have a common theme of trying to stay away from relationships that were bad for Swift. She seems to reveal that these boys weren't healthy for her, but they taught her valuable lessons.
"My experiences in love have taught me difficult lessons, especially my experiences with crazy love. The red relationships," Swift says. "The ones that went from zero to one hundred miles per hour then hit a wall and exploded."
"Red" quickly jumped to the top of the iTunes charts and is anticipated to remain there for a while.
The fans are thrilled to have new material from Swift, especially since this is her first project since 2010. Fans all around the world are hopeful that a tour will follow the release of the new album.
Lia Veley
Swift's new album has been much anticipated since she announced it in August 2012. Over the past few moths she has released four singles off the album that have all done extremely well on the music charts. "We are Never Getting Back Together" sold 623,000 copies in its first week.
The new album features 16 new tracks from Swift with a different vibe from her past albums. "Red" has a pop feel that her previous music has never really had. It is something different for her and shows that she is expanding as an artist.
The songs on "Red" tell a story. They all have a common theme of trying to stay away from relationships that were bad for Swift. She seems to reveal that these boys weren't healthy for her, but they taught her valuable lessons.
"My experiences in love have taught me difficult lessons, especially my experiences with crazy love. The red relationships," Swift says. "The ones that went from zero to one hundred miles per hour then hit a wall and exploded."
"Red" quickly jumped to the top of the iTunes charts and is anticipated to remain there for a while.
The fans are thrilled to have new material from Swift, especially since this is her first project since 2010. Fans all around the world are hopeful that a tour will follow the release of the new album.
Lia Veley
Monday, October 15, 2012
CO 102 Blog #5 - With The Punches
This week I discovered a band that I now love very much. They are called With the Punches, a band originating from Newburgh, NY. These five guys have taken their love of music and a dream and turned it into a reality.
In 2009, With The Punches released their first EP called "Keep it Going." This EP is the first bit of With the Punches I came across. My best friends have a band called Reckless Serenade (the band I wrote my first blog on) and they are lucky enough to have booked a show with With The Punches. The guitars from Reckless Serenade, Mark, happens to be my best friend and introduced me to With the Punches.
With The Punches' next big move was the release of their second EP in March of 2011 called "It's Not the End of the World." After this, the band went back into creative mode to start work on their first full length album. They spent the next few months in the creative process then headed to the studio to record the album "Seams & Stitches"which was just released on July 3, 2012.
The band is now headed on a tour of the country with their friends I Call Fives. They will be performing in different cities around the country from October 19 to November 23 in the US then they will head to the United Kingdom for two shows in December.
If you'd like to check With The Punches out visit Facebook.com/withthepunches or withthepunches.com
You can also look them up on iTunes to find their music.
Lia Veley
In 2009, With The Punches released their first EP called "Keep it Going." This EP is the first bit of With the Punches I came across. My best friends have a band called Reckless Serenade (the band I wrote my first blog on) and they are lucky enough to have booked a show with With The Punches. The guitars from Reckless Serenade, Mark, happens to be my best friend and introduced me to With the Punches.
With The Punches' next big move was the release of their second EP in March of 2011 called "It's Not the End of the World." After this, the band went back into creative mode to start work on their first full length album. They spent the next few months in the creative process then headed to the studio to record the album "Seams & Stitches"which was just released on July 3, 2012.
The band is now headed on a tour of the country with their friends I Call Fives. They will be performing in different cities around the country from October 19 to November 23 in the US then they will head to the United Kingdom for two shows in December.
If you'd like to check With The Punches out visit Facebook.com/withthepunches or withthepunches.com
You can also look them up on iTunes to find their music.
Lia Veley
Monday, October 8, 2012
CO 102 Blog #4 - People That Walk Slow
Today I thought I would take a step away from my normal music themed blog posts to talk about something that bothers me more then anything else. People who walk slow in public places; especially New York City.
I grew up about an hour away from NYC so I visit the city a lot. One of my biggest pet peeves is people who walk slow in the city. If you have been to the big apple, you know exactly what I am talking about. Right now you're either thinking "I hate those people too!" or you're thinking "...I think I might be one of them..."
When you are in Times Square, there is a lot to look at and I completely understand that. BUT, that does not give you permission to simply stop in the middle of a sidewalk in one of the most crowded places in the world. I have a train to make and you are stopping in my path and creating a difficult situation. You can enjoy the sights of New York at a reasonable walking pace. I promise because I do it at least four times a month.
New York isn't the only place that this walking slow problem occurs. I hate getting stuck behind people at the mall who walk slow; I am on a mission when I'm shopping. Campus is another place people cannot seem to keep up a proper walking speed.
I'm almost positive that this is an annoyance we all have at some point in our lives. Just keep this in mind next time you decided to blatantly stop in the middle of the sidewalk in Times Square, because I'm positive you are making someone angry.
Lia Veley
I grew up about an hour away from NYC so I visit the city a lot. One of my biggest pet peeves is people who walk slow in the city. If you have been to the big apple, you know exactly what I am talking about. Right now you're either thinking "I hate those people too!" or you're thinking "...I think I might be one of them..."
When you are in Times Square, there is a lot to look at and I completely understand that. BUT, that does not give you permission to simply stop in the middle of a sidewalk in one of the most crowded places in the world. I have a train to make and you are stopping in my path and creating a difficult situation. You can enjoy the sights of New York at a reasonable walking pace. I promise because I do it at least four times a month.
New York isn't the only place that this walking slow problem occurs. I hate getting stuck behind people at the mall who walk slow; I am on a mission when I'm shopping. Campus is another place people cannot seem to keep up a proper walking speed.
I'm almost positive that this is an annoyance we all have at some point in our lives. Just keep this in mind next time you decided to blatantly stop in the middle of the sidewalk in Times Square, because I'm positive you are making someone angry.
Lia Veley
Monday, October 1, 2012
CO 102 Blog #3 - Global Citizens Festival 2012
This weekend, the Global Citizens Festival took place on the Great Lawn of central park. The foundation raises awareness of poverty all around the world and helps raise money to help these poor countries with water shortages, health issues and pregnancy defects.
The Great Lawn on Central Park in New York City was covered with 60,000 people on Saturday September 29. I was lucky enough to hold a free ticket in my hand as we walked into the first barricaded section of the field. My best friend won four tickets to the event. Global Citizens gave out over 50,000 free tickets to people who signed up for their website and shared their articles on Facebook and Twitter.
The festival doors opened at 2 p.m. and the show kicked off at 5:00. The benefit was a huge music festival feature some of the most amazing musicians of today. K'naan, Band of Horses, the Black Keys, the Foo Fighters and Neil Young with Crazyhorse made the bill for Saturday nights concert. John Legend also made a special appearance singing John Lennon's famous song "Imagine".
There were multiple famous guest speakers to talk about the organizations they support and raise awareness of the issues that Global Citizens was raising money to help. Olivia Wilde, Katie Couric, and Selena Gomez all spoke to the crowd on Saturday.
K'naan and Band of Horses both hit the stage before the sunset and got the crowd going early. As dusk started to fall upon New York City, The Black Keys wowed the crowd with a powerful performance. They played about ten songs that were all enjoyed by the crowd. I even enjoyed them even though i had never heard their music before.
After about 30 minutes of public service announcements from various people on the stage after the Black Keys performance, the crowd started to get restless and starting chanting "Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters" over and over again. This crowd was clearly here for one reason, and one reason only, to see the Foo Fighters take the stage.
Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters took the stage as the sky darkened and the NYC skyline lit up behind the enormous crowd. They played a fantastic set of some of their most famous and popular songs. In the middle of the set, Dave announced that this would be their last performance for a while and that he didn't know how long it would be. You could hear the gasps of shock and disappointment ripple through the crowd. This sadness was once again over whelmed by the loud music and the crowd singing along every word.
My group of friends and I left after the Foo Fighters set, but Neil Young did grace the stage with a performance that was rumored to be amazing.
All in all, the Global Citizens festival made a lot of money on Saturday night and was a huge success for the organization. It was the most watched televised charity event in history. The music was also amazing.
The Great Lawn on Central Park in New York City was covered with 60,000 people on Saturday September 29. I was lucky enough to hold a free ticket in my hand as we walked into the first barricaded section of the field. My best friend won four tickets to the event. Global Citizens gave out over 50,000 free tickets to people who signed up for their website and shared their articles on Facebook and Twitter.
The festival doors opened at 2 p.m. and the show kicked off at 5:00. The benefit was a huge music festival feature some of the most amazing musicians of today. K'naan, Band of Horses, the Black Keys, the Foo Fighters and Neil Young with Crazyhorse made the bill for Saturday nights concert. John Legend also made a special appearance singing John Lennon's famous song "Imagine".
There were multiple famous guest speakers to talk about the organizations they support and raise awareness of the issues that Global Citizens was raising money to help. Olivia Wilde, Katie Couric, and Selena Gomez all spoke to the crowd on Saturday.
K'naan and Band of Horses both hit the stage before the sunset and got the crowd going early. As dusk started to fall upon New York City, The Black Keys wowed the crowd with a powerful performance. They played about ten songs that were all enjoyed by the crowd. I even enjoyed them even though i had never heard their music before.
After about 30 minutes of public service announcements from various people on the stage after the Black Keys performance, the crowd started to get restless and starting chanting "Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters" over and over again. This crowd was clearly here for one reason, and one reason only, to see the Foo Fighters take the stage.
Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters took the stage as the sky darkened and the NYC skyline lit up behind the enormous crowd. They played a fantastic set of some of their most famous and popular songs. In the middle of the set, Dave announced that this would be their last performance for a while and that he didn't know how long it would be. You could hear the gasps of shock and disappointment ripple through the crowd. This sadness was once again over whelmed by the loud music and the crowd singing along every word.
My group of friends and I left after the Foo Fighters set, but Neil Young did grace the stage with a performance that was rumored to be amazing.
All in all, the Global Citizens festival made a lot of money on Saturday night and was a huge success for the organization. It was the most watched televised charity event in history. The music was also amazing.
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