Helloooooo?

So I've been reflecting on this blog (and also why I begin a lot of things with the word "so") and I'm wondering if it is worth continuing. My thanks to Sarah for being the only one that comments on it anymore. Most of my page views are from random visits people make while blog surfing I've recently discovered. I'm not sure how many friends I have that actually read it. I don't hear much from my 14 official followers.
I mean, if there isn't much of a reception to it, do I continue? Perhaps it would be better just to start a journal and give up the blog.
I guess this is just a small blog wondering who reads this. Should I continue?

Let me know.

I am the Eggman

Okay, first things first. Let's resolve a couple things. In the last few months of my blogging I've had comments come back to me about people concerned about what I'm saying, think I'm depressed, a whiner, attention seeking, etc etc. Also, comments come to me from people reading WAY too much into what I'm writing. I'm almost bugged that I have to explain this. For example when I jokingly put a paragraph about my fake happenings in life, I felt obliged to explain that I wasn't trying to be depressing and what not. Other things said to me recently were that I sound like I'm all dating and marriage obsessed. BAH!
This blog is just my thoughts for the moment. I talk about what's going on in my life. I talk about things that pop into my head. The End. That's it. I mean, the reason I talk about things like dating, trials, or how things are in Provo is because that's what people are always asking me about. So I figure, why not post it here and save a few questions? To me it's like that's what people want to read about or hear about from me is how my dating life is going. Yet when I blog about it, people all take it the wrong way.
So to set the record straight;
1. I'm not dating or marriage obsessed.
2. I'm not depressed, sad or anything like that. I'm actually quite content and pleased with life at the moment, and have been for some time now.
3. No, I'm not trying to add extra meaning to my blogs or hint that I'm in desperate need of attention. I start to feel like John Lennon when people were looking into deep meanings of his songs. He got so fed up with it that he wrote the song "I Am The Walrus" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnpil_pRUiw&feature=related) and said something along the lines of, "Ha! Let's see what they make of that."

So NYEH! By all means, keep reading my blog, I'm flattered that you do, just keep those three things in mind.

To break from tradition, I'll just leave a quick update and finish. I ate a bowl of Golden Grahams today. Also, I play Duke Frederick in a scene I'm doing. Also, it turns out, my room smells like dusty cardboard. Lastly, my roommate likes to build trains in the front room.

The End.

The way to my heart is...

So here's the thing. I think I have this nervous twitch to blog nowdays. I'll get to my apartment after work, school, or whatever, sit down on my bed or chair, and think, "I should blog...". The thought process continues until I realize, "I have nothing in particular to blog about..."

This is a serious problem if you ask me. Have I run out of topics? No. Are there topics I could still be doing? Yes. Do I know what they are? No.

I really need to stop beginning my blogs talking about blogging...

I'm currently listening to Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, II. Can I just say; To any girls out there...if you want to know one quick way to my heart, it's through classical music. This is especially true when it comes to music like the one I just mentioned, slow solo piano music, or music like Mozart's Requiem. In fact, most classical music will do. I can sit and listen to that genre all day and never get tired. The great thing about it is it's never in short supply. There is so much, so many composers, who did several several pieces of music. It's fantastic. If you can appreciate that kind of music, discuss it, or whatever, you have my attention. I think that to appreciate that kind of music shows intelligence. Man I miss playing music in orchestra. If I had only dedicated myself more with my instruments I could still be playing with people. I don't think I'm good enough, nor practiced up enough to play in the college orchestra, so I'm sort of stuck. I played in a community orchestra for a bit back home before I moved to Provo, but it just didn't cut it. I need a full blown orchestra like the legendary one I was in at Davis High. Man we were epic. Those were great days and great memories.

Speaking of classical music, let me tell you why it's so great. Not only can I listen to it all day, but it's great for just sitting back and just pondering over things. For me it helps me think extra clearly. If life starts to get stressful or I get nervous about things (such as dates), classical music is there to relax my mind and calm me down. Sure, different things work for different people, but this is what works for me.

According to a Stanford study, "...listening to classical music provides physiological rewards. Blood flow increases to several brain areas, activating autonomic, cognitive, and emotional centers, while another area of the brain releases dopamine. Dopamine is a chemical that, among other things, affects mood and the ability to feel pleasure. This dopamine release, occurring as the other brain areas interact, allows a heightened sense of well-being."


Yeah...that's good enough for me. If you want some good ideas for classical music (or similar types), let me suggest a few songs you may consider listening to. I bet you've heard a few already.


Romance Larghetto, Chopin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrxGNupbB_0
Symphony No. 7, II, Beethoven - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBQvhKkG1x8
Requiem, Mozart - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi8vJ_lMxQI
Ases Tod, Grieg - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Di6vH7-Ds
Ave Maria, Bach (performed by Il Divo) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG2TUaeKBs0
The Planets - Mars, Gustav Holst - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0bcRCCg01I
The Moldau, Smetana - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8n-avUkyPk

Those are just to name a couple. Please take a look. (also, disregard the pictures in the videos. I found them for the music, not for the video)

Anyway, that's it for tonight.