Sunday, September 5, 2010

A Year Without Rain

**If You Plan On Reading This Post, PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO FIRST! THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS!**






If there is one thing that i love it's the Rain. Perhaps the fact that i was born on a Rainy Night has to do with my natural love for it. It's beautiful, cleansing, and magical. When i stumble upon something that deals with the Rain, my heart literally skips a beat! Whether it's a picture, poem, movie, or song. 


This time it's a song and to my GREAT surprise its by Disney Star, Selena Gomez.


Now, ever since Hilary Duff left Disney i never bothered to keep up with the latest news or Stars from Disney. Hilary Duff was one of my FAVORITE singers when i was in Middle School. I absolutely LOVED her and her MUSIC! Not to mention i enjoyed watching Lizzie McGuire :) 


Perhaps you could say that i "grew up" and left Disney and their stars behind once i started High School. I admit that i have listened to a few songs from some of the new Disney Stars, including Selena Gomez but i never found a song from any of these people that just captures me the moment the song begins. I've never had this "connection" or "attraction" to a song. I do like some of their songs but not LOVE them.


I think this finally changed when i stumbled upon Selena Gomez latest video, which ironically premiered the very night that i saw it on YouTube. I am in LOVE with the song A Year Without Rain <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3


Lyrics


Can you feel me
When i think about you
with every breath i take
Every Minute
No matter what i do
My world is an empty place

Like ive been wonderin the dessert,
for a thousand days ( oooh ).
Don't know if its a mirage,
but i always see your face, Baby..


I'm missing you so much
Can't help it i'm in love
A day without you is like a year without rain.
I need you by my side,
Don't know how i'll survive
But a day without you is like a year without rain (
oooh )

Ooooooooooh


The stars are burning,
I hear your voice in my mind (in my mind)
Can't you hear me calling.
My Heart is yearning,
Like the ocean that's running dry
Catch me i'm falling

It's like the ground is crumbling underneath my feet,
Won't you save me
Its gonna be a Monsoon
when you get back to me( ooooh Baby )


I'm missing you so much
Can't help it i'm in love
A day without you is like a year without rain.
I need you by my side,
Don't know how i'll survive
But a day without you is like a year without rain (
oooh )

Ooooooooooh


So let this drought come to an end
And make this desert flower again
I Need you nearer,
I can't explain
But a day without you
Is like a year without rain ( oooh )

I'm missing you so much  

Can't help it i'm in love
A day without you is like a year without rain.
I need you by my side,
Don't know how i'll survive
But a day without you is like a year without rain (
oooh )

oooooooh oooooooooooooooooooooh



Let me start off by saying that i think the Music Video was just FANTASTIC! Selena looked BEAUTIFUL! The moment i started watching the video and when the song started... i was HOOKED.


I LOVE the techno/ambient vibe from the song but i also really LOVE the lyrics. I have to admit that this is a new take for Disney! This song has a Mature side to it and i know it has to do with Selena being 18 years old and i REALLY have to commend Disney and Selena for this.


Unlike Miley Cyrus (With her Poor and Hard attempt at showing the world that she has Grown Up with her song "Can't Be Tamed") Selena actually HAS CLASS doing it. She dresses maturely and looks STUNNING in the process. Miley just "tries" to dance sexy and wears tight and revealing clothing. Now this is not a rant or chance for me to bash on Miley but i felt that i had to mention her while discussing A Year Without Rain.


This song is quite Poetic in certain parts! Especially the beginning with the first verse:


Can you feel me
When i think about you
with every breath i take





I LOVE LOVE LOVE that part <3 <3 


This part as well just makes my heart race:


The stars are burning,
I hear your voice in my mind (in my mind)
Can't you hear me calling.



Obviously this is a Love song but i think there is more to it. It's more about the STRONG and POWERFUL connection between two people and how one of them misses the other. Hence the chorus "A Day Without You Is Like A Year Without Rain"- now you really have to care so MUCH about this person if you feel that way. No i don't consider it being possessive or clingy. I really think it's about having a POWERFUL connection with someone.


The photograph's of Selena and her "Boyfriend" spinning around her as she stands in the middle of the desert was a really good part in the video. The symbolism is pretty much self explanatory. They shared so many moments and memories together which build their strong connection to one another.


I think my FAVORITE part of the video is the end where it begins to rain and Selena walks toward her "Boyfriend" or "Soulmate" with her hand stretched out, slowly reaching out to his hand. It really shows that he is her RAIN. That part of her life that is nourishing.That part was BEAUTIFUL and HAUNTING. Especially how they just Cut it right there! When their hands are about to touch! 


I believe that this is DEFINITELY my FAVORITE song at the moment and so far... it has 204 plays on my itunes o_O and i get the feeling that number is going to continue going up!


This song is a MUST for your iPod or music player!

The Start of Something New/The Return of Something More


So if you're reading this post, i'm guessing you read the post on my other blog or you probably just stumbled upon :)

So then, off to the point. I haven't had time to blog or catch up on my Review pile (And boy do i have a lot of books that have to be reviewed soon!) for a couple of reasons! First one is that about 3 weeks ago my Dad and Grandma had to make an important trip to Guatemala concerning things with the family over there. 

Which meant that i had to stay home during my "Vacation" weeks from school with my Mom. Which i have to admit, were possibly the best weeks of the summer (Aside from the Cleaning Frenzy! So much was going on which is why i didn't have time to blog or read.)

A few things that happened was that i had to do a lot more around the house beside chores and feeding the dogs and cats. My Uncle has this tendency to go on a "Cleaning Frenzy" whenever my Dad isn't in the house. As if it makes him feel more in charge of the house (Sound like anyone you know?) This Frenzy includes: Garden Work and Patio Arrangement. 

Imagine waking up at 7 am on Saturday or spending the afternoon picking up weeds, raking leaves, chopping branches, and taking out every single thing in the patio and going through each item to figure out what to throw out or how to arrange it better.

I think i got a bit of a sun tan from being outside a lot during that time :) But as i said before those weeks were the BEST ones ever during the Summer because i obviously didn't have school which meant no homework or studying! Also... I got some INCREDIBLE inspiration for one of my stories. Especially a certain character who plays such an IMPORTANT role in the story, you could say that he's somewhat of a Main Character.

I will say that there were a few MAJOR changes to this Character. He was originally going to be British but now he is going to be Asian :) Now you might be wondering how does something like THAT happen? Well it was a dark and stormy night...wait... not exactly stormy but it was a RAINY night and i was up and listening to music and i decided to go through YouTube to see if i could find different versions of a specific song (Ordinary World by Duran Duran) which is one of the songs on the "Playlist" for this particular story.

I ended up finding this really cool and somewhat beautiful "Instrumental" version of the song that someone made and posted. When i started listening to it i started to look back at different scenarios in the story and found myself focusing on a particular part which is actually a dream that i had when i was 12. Before my eyes i started to see my Character transform into something... different...but it was as if he was revealing his true self to me.

I hope to find a picture or make a better description of this character in the near future! Onto a different point, My Dad and Grandma came back from their trip last week and i started the Fall Term at my college! Even though i took classes in the summer... perhaps its really official that i'm a Sophomore now! ;)

I LOVE MY CLASSES!!! Here is my schedule:

1. Math (Intermediate Algebra) BUT it's the last level in Remedial Math, by next Semester i'll be taking real College Algebra! :)

2. Advance Composition (More like a Debate Class merged with Computers)

3. Marine Biology (I find the subject REALLY interesting, as i LOVE the Sea)

4. A Survey of World Literature (Taking this class with my FAVORITE Professor!)

5. Creative Writing 2 (With the same professor who i took Creative 1 with- I'm still thinking as to how in the world i let myself take ANOTHER class with the dry humor man o_o)


Now that the first 2 weeks of the Semester have gone by, i can say that i am THRILLED with my schedule! Not to mention i have a class with probably one of the most Wicked Awesome people i know :) My Good friend Nicole.

We're going places this term! (Literally! Since she finally got her license!)

ALSO The Miami International Book Fair is in 2 months!!! And boy do i have so many things planned out for November for the Review Blog ;)

Hopefully by tonight i shall post my latest book review! Finally finished reading The Devil's Breath by David Gilman! Now i can go onto another book and work out a new reading routine that works with my schedule :)