Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Wordle of my blog! :)

Go here to see the wordle for this blog! It's a really neat website, http://www.wordle.net/. Very creative and a great tool to use in your classroom, as well as, everyday  life! :)

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3487823/Just_Beause_Blog

Sunday, April 17, 2011

"Gonna Get Over You"

"Gonna Get Over You" by Sara Bareilles

Goodbye 
Should be sayin' that to you by now, shouldn't I? 
Layin' down a law that I live by
Though maybe next time 

I've got a thick tongue, 
Brimming with the words that go unsung 
I simmer then I burn for a someone
The wrong one

And I tell myself to let the story end, 
That my heart will rest in someone else's hand 
But my 'why not me?' philosophy began
And I say...

CHORUS:
Ooh, how am I gonna get over you?
I'll be all right, just not tonight
But someday, hey, oh I wish you'd want me to stay
I'll be all right, just not tonight
But someday

Maybe, it's a vicious little word that can slay me
Keep me where I'm hurting you
Make me hang from your hands
Well, no more
I won't beg to buy a shot at your back door
If I'm aching at the thought of you, what for?
It's not me anymore

And I'm not the girl that I intend to be
I dare you darling, just you wait and see
But this time not for you, but just for me
And I say...

CHORUS

(Say) Say, it's coming soon
(Someday) Someday without you
All I can do is get me past the ghost of you
Wave goodbye to me
I won't say I'm sorry
I'll be all right once I find the other side of someday

CHORUS
 
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One of my absolute favorite ways to express myself is through music. I
love it. I will always be the girl that sings at the 
top of my lungs (it doesn't sound good-- but I don't care). 
There has been so many times that I have been sad, mad, scared, 
happy, unsure, confused, and heartbroken,
and the best way to express myself, 
is through song. When I write for myself,
which is usually the only type of writing I do, 
I will either stop in mid-write or 
at the beginning or end of my writing
just to listen to the music that is associated with my mood.
It's incredibly cathartic for me. 
I am the type of person who talks
and talks
and talks
about my problems with my friends.
They understand that is just how I am. 
We all have different ways that make us who we are. 
I am the girl who has to talk about her problems.
Sometimes, to the point where I even annoy myself
with how much I am talking. 
lol.
However, it cleanses me. It helps me deal with what is going on.
It heals me. 
That's the only way to explain it.
Music most definitely has a lot of control of my mood.
Or does my mood have control of the music?
Either way, it does not matter. 
It soothes me and it helps me. 
Just like writing. 
I believe that a lot of other people are like this too. 
At least I hope so.
I posted the song above, 
one of my roommate's introduced this song to me 
and I love it.
I think I partially love it because it expresses
so well
how so many of us have felt at one time or another. 
Plus, I just like to share songs that I think are amazing. 
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Also, here is a link to a website, called PostSecret.
It is awesome. Look at it.
It is updated every Sunday. People from all around the world
send in postcards and write one of their
deepest secrets on them.
Some are a bit risk-ay, some are sad and 
some are just happy! :) take a look!
http://www.postsecret.com/

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Comments4kids

I absolutely LOVED this assignment. Reading everyone's pieces was amazing! It's so wonderful to see how many talented writers are out there-- and at such a young age too! :) Below are the websites I visited (and I think I might have to go back and check on these websites again to see what else these students have written!-- there is some really amazing stuff here!)!