Where in the world have I been?

It's funny you should ask that because I have been in Canada, North Carolina, South Carolina and New York. I've been competing with my chorus, visiting family and getting a tan. "...I got this really good tan and I was like, bummer."~ Gerard Way Lol anyway, I know you're like "Did you forget about your blog?!" But of course I didn't! .....Okay maybe just a little. Well, I forgot about this blog- I have about a million other posts on my music blog.

So, South Carolina is the last place I've been. We went to this store on Broadway on the Beach called "The Stupid Factory". It is SO hilarious! They have pajamas, T-shirts, buttons, sticker, accessories, shoes, and hats. They have different characters and things. I have pajamas that say "I might break your heart" and the have the character Eve L. holding a mallet with a smashed heart at her feet. At S.C.'s Stupid Factory I got a sticker that says "Peas On Earth" and has peas holding hands around the world. I also have a magnet that says "Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them". Anyway, you have to check it out. Click here.

On our way back from S.C., our flight was delayed. Then we were put into an hour long holding pattern while on the plane. Then, the airports closed due to bad weather and a tornado watch, so we landed in Atlantic City to get fuel. Well, my mom and I left the plane because we were starving. We ate at the airport and then we took a shuttle to the bus terminal. It turns out that Greyhound buses had messed up with something and everyone was now taking NJ Transit. They also weren't selling tickets to New York until 2. At 2:15 we got tickets then got the bus at 3. We got stuck in traffic for an hour and it started to pour rain. We got home at 7:45pm. We had had gotten up at 8 that morning and were supposed to be home by 12:00pm.

Fortunately for me, I love the rain and leaning my head against the soft bus seat, staring out the window with Breaking Benjamin in my ears was heaven. We were also on the highway that passed all the woods so it was really gorgeous. The thin trees close together, grass and plants carpeting the ground, leaves shielding the earth from the rain. Breath by BB completing the stunning scenery of blinding rain.

6 Days!

I don't care about the distance

Even though I'll be up so high

I don't care about the people

In my head it's just you and I

I just want to see your show

More than you could ever know

Make my wish come true

All I want in six days is...

You

20 Days!

WE ALL WANNA PARTY WHEN THIRD SEMESTER ENDS! (bababa bababa) AND WE ALL GET TOGETHER WHEN SPRING BREAK BEGINS! (bababa bababa) IT IS 20 BITTER DAYS TILL I'LL BE SEEIN HIS FACE! (bababa bababa) AND IT'S TOO FAR AWAY AND I WILL DIE IN THE WAIT!

20 days until the concert! Woo hoo!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GERARD!!!

COME ONE, COME ALL TO THIS [LOVELY] AFFAIR!!!! IT'S GERARD WAY'S BIRTHDAY!! HE IS NOW OFFICIALLY 31!!! WOO HOO!!! And to celebrate 31 one years of this amazing man's exsistence, here are a bunch of random pictures!!!

Finally! Back online!

Hello! Oh, I'm so happy to be back online! I haven't been on since Monday! Lol, but really not only have I not checked my blog, but been deprived of MCR, chatting, my e-mail... the list goes on. But now I'm back and I'm happy! Unfortunately, I got a 62% on my math project. that is officially the worst grade i have EVER gotten on a project. It used to be that my absolute worst was 80. I'm so ashamed. Of all classes! I do the best in math, it's one of my favorite classes! Sigh. *hangs head in shame* On a brighter note, my dad didn't freak out as much as I thought he would. I still didn't tell my mom though. That will be horrific. I'll let my dad do that mess.

Anyway, I was looking at what high schools I should go to and I've decided either Beacon or Bronx Science. I like Bronx Science because it's really diverse and has lots of great clubs, sports and courses. They don't discriminate anyone for gender, race religion, sexual orientation or culture. I also love Beacon because they've got a well-rounded education and my friend, Nola, really likes it there.

And on a less boring note, I am going to bite off of cowgirl4christ and post this 2-part video of Gerard. I am also assuming, since you are smart enough to read, you are also smart enough to figure out that part 1 is on top and part 2 is on the bottom. Gasp! Amazing!






I love that interview. Gerard is such a great person and can be really deep. It's great.

So what else is there to talk about? Life is going pretty well, Gerard's birthday is in 7 days! That's like the only thing I have to look forward to. My science teacher, Christine Ramos, is leaving because she's going to have her baby. I'm so sad that she's going, she's such a great teacher.

Well, I decided that if I've learned anything from Gerard it's to never take a day of your life for granted. So to end this post, I'm gonna make my list of things to do before I die.

1. See My Chemical Romance live
2. Go to Venice, Italy
3. See Evanescence live
4. Start my own band
5. If #4 crashes and burns, become a psychiatrist

My Chemical Romance-and My Hero

Sorry I haven't written anything in a long time, but I have had alot of homework to do and lots of music to look up. Speaking of looking up music, I searched this band called My Chemical Romance (MCR). I just wanted to share my love for this band's singer with you.




Music is my life, my safe haven, my dream. Every time I'm angry, depressed, frustrated, confused, anxious, excited, nervous, scared, ecstatic or bored I listen to music. Music completes me; it completes who I am. Both my parents are in theatre, I sing in the Young People's Chorus of New York and I have a dream to start my own band one day. So, my favorite pass-time is looking up good music.


I go on youtube and search the videos for the songs and I look up the lyrics on metrolyrics. But one of the most important steps to proving an artist worthy of occupying space on my ipod is a good interview. If the artist is trashy or immoral or ungrateful then no matter how good their music is, their name is not worthy of being on my ipod. This is why I love Gerard Way.


Gerard Way and Matt Pelissier (Matt is the former drummer for the band) founded My Chemical Romance. The members are: Gerard Way (obviously)-lead vocals; Ray Toro-lead guitar, backing vocals; Frank Iero-rythm guitar, backing vocals; Mikey Way (Gerard's brother)-bass; Bob Bryar-drums, precussion. Gerard Way is 30 years old and is also a comic book writer and cartoonist. He went to the School of Visua Arts in New York City. He was born and raised in New Jersey. When Gerard was 15 he got held up at gunpoint.



"When I was fifteen, I got held up with a .357 Magnum, had a gun pointed to my head and put on the floor, execution-style. No matter how ugly the world gets or how stupid it shows me it is, I always have faith."-Gerard Way


So far in his life, Gerard has had to deal with alchoholism, drug abuse, depression and witnessing the attack on 9/11. His first song, "Skylines and Turnstiles", was written on that experience.



"I literally said to myself, 'F**k art. I’ve gotta get out of the basement. I’ve gotta see the world. I’ve gotta make a difference!'"-Gerard Way



In the end, Gerard ended up having an amazing career, a great band and a wife, Lynn Z. He puts all his energy into his performances and music videos and he uses his feelings and experience to write songs straight from his heart. He has passion for what he does. He inspires others to speak their mind, be themselves and stand up to those who don't accept them. To me, this is what makes a hero.






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So here a few great quotes by Gerard:

"Be yourself, don't take anyone's sh*t and never let them take you alive."

"If for one minute you think you're better than a sixteen year old girl in a Green Day t-shirt, you are sorely mistaken. Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about."

"I'm not psycho...I just like psycotic things."

"Sometimes you have to kind of die inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself and love yourself and become a new person ... "

"Hey girls, you're beautiful.Don't look at those stupid magazines with sticklike models. Eat healthy and excersize. That's all. Don't let anyone tell you you're not good enough, you are too good. Love your family with all your heart and listen to it. You are gorgeous, whether you're a size 3 or a size 14. It doesn't matter what you look like on the outside, as long as you're a good person, as long as you respect others. I know it's been told a hundred times before, but it's true. Hey girls, you are beautiful"

http://www.mychemicalromance.com/