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Mrs. Sharma gave us a detention, though only for twenty minutes. Still, I felt very pleased with myself. I'd finally done something worthy of punishment. The world was opening up.

Larissa Lai, Salt Fish Girl

Original > Common

"What are you wearing??" - she hisses, stalking past you with a revolted, but satisfied grimace on her face. Admit it, we have all heard that at least once in the past year.
People are so critical of each other these days. Why does it matter how a person dresses or what type of music they like? We base so much off appearances and are too hard-headed to see past the outside and understand what each individual is all about. It is unfair to judge someone on just their exterior, weren't we all taught that as children? Never judge a book by its cover, they told us.
There are various styles of music (pop, rock, country, rap, K-pop, J-pop, whatever) so we could enjoy them, not be critical of the ones that don't appeal specifically to us. And most of the time, we are ashamed to admit that we like a certain type of music, because it is deemed "unpopular" in our society, and we are forced to pretend to only listen to the Top 30. To me, that is one of the sadder things of this world. Why are we prevented from appreciating the beauty of all styles of music just because it might not be common? And if it is common, why do we automatically bash it? You like One Direction, a British boy band? Great, I like Yiruma, a Korean pianist. Let's be friends, you might be cool.
In the end, we are all human, and we all want the same things. Happiness, love, peace. Think about that the next time you open your mouth to criticize someone.

What I am listening to: Are We There Yet - Dumbfoundead

What I am thinking of: maaan, this song...

What I should be doing: my homework, I'm going to be slaughtered

What I want to do: just chill or something, I dunno

How to Write Good

1. Avoid Alliteration. Always.
2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
3. Avoid clichés like the plague. They're old hat.
4. Comparisons are as bad as clichés.
5. Be more or less specific.
6. Writers should never generalize.
Seven: Be consistent!
8. Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous.
9. Who needs rhetorical questions?
10. Exaggeration is a million times worse than understatement.

Silencio

Like most people, I love music. Unlike most people, I descend into depressive madness after living a day empty of music. Even as I write this, there is a song playing. It's perfect.
But sometimes, I walk outside and think, I'm going to listen to the birds and the rain. I'm going to take my earphones out of my ears and hear the sounds of the world, whether it be the cars or the wind. It is all music to my ears.

What I am listening to: Send Me the Moon (Sara Bareilles)

What I am thinking of: this song... pure perfection.

What I should be doing: preparing for my math quiz, don't want to bomb it again

What I want to do: nothing really, I'm happy here