"We all need a theme song"- Brent Smith, 2009

So I've finally submitted two of my common applications.

• Cornell College in Iowa
• Washington University in St. Louis

Tomorrow, before or after I study for Smelly's test, I will finish my Boston University essay so I can submit that one too. Hopefully, I will also finish the essay for the University of Pennsylvania either today (doubtful), tomorrow, or Wednesday before my History exam.

-Wish me luck!!!

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Now let's talk about some intersting things like SHINEDOWN, my all time favorite band. I'm thinking that I'm going to have another Shinedown week this week, and to kick off SDW, I watched some of their videos live. LET ME JUST SAY THAT I WANT TO SEE THEM LIVE ASAP!

They are going to Atlanta in April, so I may get my chance!

Anyway, my favorite song by them is The Crow and the Butterfly, and one of their performances of this song was absolutely amazing. Also, I love Brent Smith's speeches at the begining of some of their songs! I think my favorite speech is the one from The Sound of Madness.

I mean, it's so inspirational, and I can relate to what he is saying. I want to be a leader, and even though their songs are pretty emo and I love them, that doesn't mean I'm angry. And guess what, "we all need a themesong, don't we?" =D

And the song is just amazing on it's own. My favorite part is in the second verse.

"I'm so sick of this tombstone mentality. If there's an afterlife then it'll set you free."

It's so annoying when people blame things on factors that probably had nothing to do with their situation such as their race, their gender, or whatever. You have to take matters into your own hands and step up. You've got to "wake up and fight for yourself."

That's what I do. I know that I may not get accepted into all of the schools I want to go to, but I do know that if I don't get accepted it's because I'm just not what they're looking for. I won't blame anyone. I'll just try harder the next time, and maybe I'll be able to go to their law program after college.

"I created the sound of madness, wrote the book on pain. Somehow I'm still here to explain that the darkest hour never comes in the night. You can sleep with a gun. When are you going to wake up? When are you going to wake up and fight?"