Hold on to what you got and never let it go.

Because within an instant, it could disappear. Just like that.

So, with that outta the way, I woke up today to hear that there was an earthquake. I mean, here where I am, we got the least of the quake, but when I heard where it was hit, I couldn't help but feel very worried.
See, my dad is out on a business trip, and he was one of those that felt close to the worst of it. I have friends who go to school close to where the center of the earthquake hit. I'm glad that the people I know are alright and well.

I know I get worried about things that are out of my control. I was fine earlier, I don't know why I suddenly feel so sad and so paranoid. Even practicing my trombone didn't help (in fact, I started to play for like, an hour, and I got to frustrated to play).

I can't help but feel that these sudden increase in earthquakes mean something. No, I'm not talking about 2012, I promise. I just feel like this is a message, a wake-up call. I'm not a very political person, but maybe this is a sign that we need to focus on what's going inside our own country instead of out in the world; while we are out trying to solve everyone else's problems, we can't even solve our own.
Maybe its just a sign that as a whole, we're letting the very planet we live on fall apart. Not just for war, hatred, and other things... not just because we're letting the environment fall... just, that we're failing to be one body. I'm not making a plea to everyone asking, "Put your differences aside and hold hands! Let's sing together!" or to stop what we're doing and stuff. Peace is an unachievable goal. Not because of where we're going, just because we, as humans, are far too different in our beliefs and such. We can't say that we're going to do something and expect everyone to be in agreement with it.
I'm not a religious person, so I'm not going to sit here and type that this is a message from whatever higher being that you believe in is telling us that we done goofed.

At this point, I don't even know what I'm typing anymore. That usually happens when I start to freewrite, no worries.

But let me pass along a message to all my friends: hold on to what you got and never let it go. Life is short, and you never realize that something is gone until its gone. Respect what you have, know your limitations, and don't screw it over.

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Now, for the upside of this post: getting ready for your sophomore year at college is a pain in the ass. I constantly forget what I'm studying, and then I'm reminded that I don't have time for certain things anymore XD

I have no art to show, really. ^^U I've been spending time working on my story Ti Amo again, and I think I've decided to write a second story to it, after the one of the current main character. I get the feeling that if I really like Angela's story, I'll write Cole's story, because he does, as a matter of fact, have an important role and back story. I think it would be cool to do so... with all things considered XD See, originally, Ti Amo was (and still is) in first person, because its being told from Angela's perspective. I wasn't going to have this huge backstory for Cole (ooh, I know! Spoilers!), until... well, until I got out of highschool. So, I changed the perspective to... third person. And then, I didn't like writing it in third person, so I changed it back to first... and I didn't want to constantly change perspectives throughout the story... so, that's why. XD

Anyways... I think I'm either off to write some more, restart my laptop (After I run a scan on it), and/or play Tales of the Abyss (I've been unlocking costumes 8D I'm so excited!!! And like... getting a lot of things I never knew existed when I first played it. Hence why I have like, 50 guides open XDD)

^ Can you tell I don't usually play with game guides? A lot of the achievements in the game are completely hidden DX And, when I started the second playthrough, I initially started off without one and did a lot more exploring... so now, as I realized, I'm 20 levels above where I need to be XD (i.e, the recommended level for where I'm at is like... 52, I'm 73).

I burned my tongue and mouth on ramen earlier today, so my mouth hurts a lot at the moment. Drinking milk didn't help the burning much. Maybe I'll just drink some water between the sips of ginger ale (yay for upset tummies!). Anywho... I'm off!

And if you've read this far, if there are any pictures that you've seen on dA or would like me to draw, lemme know! I'm running out of ideas, and I'm just procrastinating with the 1oo Themes at the moment.