Bruno Mars

So I guess if you like Bruno Mars or something you probably shouldn't read this. Let me just clear something up: I don't hate Bruno Mars. I don't hate anybody because it makes me feel bad (with the exception of Hitler*). But I strongly dislike him, or more his music I suppose. The reason I'm writing this post is because I just had a huge debate over Bruno Mars VS. The Beatles with a friend of mine. She loves BM and I love the Beatles. I mean, I love them. Basically she was all: "he's lyrics are so super duper sweet and meaningful...but I hate the Beatles. They have too much rhythm." Too much rhythm? WTF does that even mean? My argument was that it was fine if people liked Bruno Mars but my problem was that she hadn't even heard a Beatles song all the way through but she hates them with a passion. And that the Beatles have some really meaningful songs (eg. Let it be, Hey Jude, etc) so if it's meaning she's after, they have plenty. Anyway, it just got me thinking about Bruno Mars, so here it is.

I mean, okay, take 'Just The Way You Are'. Okay. Fine. Cute song, I get it. I heard it and I was like, sure, it's nice. Nothing special, but nice. I reported this back to my friend (the BM lover) and she demanded I watched the video because then I would 'fall in love' with it. So I watched the thing and I hated it. I hated it! What is with that video? It completely defeats the purpose of the song! I thought it was a sweet song because I got the message that she was just an average girl with some self esteem issues or whatever and he loved her anyway because that's what love is all about. But the girl in the video is freaking gorgeous. Well, of course you think she's beautiful, she's a damn supermodel. Why can't music videos and magazines just have ordinary girls in them? Or ordinary guys for that matter. So now every time I hear that song I just don't care because I don't really think it means anything.

And then Grenade, which I won't go on about for too long because everyone hates that song, it seems. But:
.1. Where the HELL are you, Bruno, that there are grenades flying around? And why is someone throwing grenades at the girl? Because if that's the case I'm going to say she had it coming.
.2. It sounds like they either broke up or were never together. If that's the case, he needs to move on. And why is he dragging a piano up the hill? That won't work Bruno! I don't think she broke up with you because you didn't pull a piano around.
.3. Really? I don't know but killing himself seems a bit excessive to me. She seems kind of bitchy to be honest. Maybe he should just eat some ice cream, cry a bit and then get a job and move on. This song makes absolutely no sense to me. At all.

And finally, the Lazy Song. WOW. I just listened to it. My friend was telling me about it (a different friend) and I was like, oh, that actually sounds like a cute song. Maybe I'll listen to it. So I did. Wow. It is disgusting. Have you guys listened to the lyrics? They're gross. The start was all chill and I was like, this is cool, I actually kind of like this. And then it went on. Ew. That doesn't sound so cute anymore, it sounds like a loser who only cares about sex. Seriously, go back and actually listen to the lyrics. They're playing this on the radio. Young teen girls are listening to this and singing it aloud. DO PEOPLE NOT LISTEN TO THE ACTUAL WORDS ANYMORE.

Flaxing hell. Sorry, maybe this post is a bit mean? I don't know. But Bruno Mars bugs me. And I mean, hey, cool if you like Bruno Mars. Yeah, he's talented. He has a nice voice. But I think his lyrics are stupid. Oh, and his smile bugs me too. It's kind of smug and arrogant, no? Anyway. This is just my opinion and I hope it didn't offend anyone.

On a separate note, I am really starting to hate those personal YouTube comments that are all over the place. I would like to listen to Forever Young/Hey Jude/whatever without scrolling down to hear about how this song reminds you of your dead grandmother/friend/dog. I'm sorry, I am, but I find it annoying. Way to make things awkward and sad. Literally, I just watched a video and EVERY SINGLE comment was something like: "R.I.P to my  little brother of 4 :'( I love you with all my heart. I love you James :'" Yes, that is sad. But it's annoying and to be honest, I think its tacky to post messages like this on the Internet. Disrespectful, even.

Anyway. Sorry, this post is quite mean, isn't it? I hate being mean, it makes me feel so guilty. Sorry. Well, I'm back to school in three days. Where did the holidays go?

 *I wrote a poem about Hitler for a school project. Do you want to hear it?
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Adolf Hitler,
I hate you.
Personally, I really think it has something but I don't know if my teacher would accept it so I wrote a different one. Let me know what you guys think about the original. You know, I used to just feel sorry for Hitler. But this semester we learned about the Holocaust and watched Chindler's List and it was just horrible. Truly, after every lesson I just felt nauseous. What a terrible time in history.

Things to do Before I Die

Hellodily-odily! How are you guys? I'm okay-ish - school holidays are here but I never relax until my parents have seen my report card. So for now I just have this little nagging feeling gnawing at my flesh. Ew. That's creepy. ANYWAY. The title pretty much says it all. 

.1. Travel. (This is quite general, I know. It's just that I want to travel everywhere and see everything so this just sums it up.)

.2. Be in two places at once.*

.3. Publish a novel.

.4. Learn to play the flugelhorn.

.5. Learn to play the harmonica.

.6. Learn to ride a unicycle.

.7. Fall in love.

.8. Go apple/berry picking.

.9. Learn to juggle.

.10. Learn to walk on my hands.

.11. See a meteor shower.

.12. Throw a pot.

.13. Ride a horse in an empty field.

.14. Learn a foreign language.

.15. Write a song - like, a good one.

.16. Solve 1 mystery.

.17. Have 1 adventure.

.18. Finish every Nancy Drew book.

.19. See a Broadway musical.

.20. Smile at 100 strangers.

.21. Find a four-leaf clover.

.22. Make fire without matches.

.23. Save someones life.

.24. Witness a miracle.*

.25. Get a tattoo.

.26. Befriend someone I don't like.*

.27. Send a message in a bottle.

.28. Be in a food fight.

.29. See the oldest turtle in the world.

.30. Sleep under the stars.

.31. Go up in a hot air balloon.

.32. Learn to skip stones.

.33. Grow a garden.

.34. Swim with dolphins.

.35. Photograph an endangered species.

.36. Scuba in the Great Barrier Reef.

.37. Attend a music festival in another country.

.38. Climb an active volcano.

.39. Live like a local for a month in another country.

.40. Set foot on each of the 7 continents.

.41. Visit a blues bar in Chicago.

.42. Give flowers to strangers.

.43. Go skydiving.

.44. Go on a holiday with no luggage.

.45. Ride a giant roller coaster.

.46. Watch the sun rise.

.47. Watch the sun set.

.48. Fly a kite.

.49. Build a tree house.

.50. Ride a motorcycle.

.51. Swim with sharks.

.52. Do a handstand on the South Pole. No wait for it...I'd be holding up the world. Get it!?

.53. Master one really cool magic trick.

.54. Visit really famous musuems and art galleries.

.55. Visit really unknown musuems and art galleries.

I'm sure I will add more to the list as life goes on, but for now this is my List of Things to do Before I Die.

* Taken from A Walk to Remember, book by Nicholas Sparks and movie with Mandy Moore. Ha, I just sounded like an advertisement.

See ya later, alligator!
(Please note that this is the point where you say, 'after awhile, crocodile!')