Snow Fun!

Happy Sunday, everyone! Today was Lincoln's first major snowfall of the winter, and my family and I all went outside to enjoy the white fluffiness. Here are some pictures from our chilly encounter. Enjoy!

Time to bundle up!

Snow angel time!

Watch out, Bailey!

Sledding fun!

Mom's turn!

Brrr...doesn't the sight of snow just make you want to shiver? Has cold weather reached where you live yet? If it has, then bundle up in your thickest sweater, grab a good book, and drink something warm. I hope all of you have an awesome weekend!

Themed Post: Thanksgiving Playlist

Happy Thanksgiving! I thought to get more into the thankful feeling of the season, I would do a post about things that I am thankful for and then relate them to songs. This post will be a little bit longer due to all of the wonderful things in life I am continuously thankful for.

1. Songs That Twist the True Meaning...:

Forgot to Laugh - Bridgit Mendler
Blonde - Bridgit Mendler
Everybody's Got Somebody But Me - Hunter Hayes ft. Jason Mraz
Unfriend You - Greyson Chance

2. Self Empowerment:

Postcard - Bridgit Mendler
Gold - Britt Nicole
Warrior - Demi Lovato
Loser Like Me - Glee
Man in the Mirror - Glee
Take a Look At Me Now - Greyson Chance
The Fighter ( feat. Ryan Tedder) - Gym Class Heroes ft. Ryan Tedder
Follow Your Arrow - Kacey Musgraves
Hall of Fame - The Script ft. Will.iam

3. Travel:

3000 Miles - Emblem3
Better Than This - Hunter Hayes

4. Youth:

Teenage Kings - Emblem3

22 - Taylor Swift 

5. Music:

Sing - Glee

In A Song - Hunter Hayes

Dancing Through Life - Wicked Cast

6. Good Times: 

Gold Forever - The Wanted

Millionaires - The Script

Long Live - Taylor Swift

Not the End - Glee

Good Riddance ( Time of Your Life ) - Glee

7. The Future:

Don't Stop - Glee

8. Sad But Beautiful Songs:

Fix You - Glee

All Too Well - Taylor Swift

Rainy Season - Hunter Hayes

9. Growth and Achievement:

Roots Before Branches - Glee

Believe - Justin Bieber 

Forgiveness - Matthew West

10. Faith:

Faith to Fall Back On - Hunter Hayes

11. Silver Linings:

Silver Lining - Kacey Musgraves

12. Beautiful Days:

Good Morning Baltimore - Hairspray Cast

It's a Beautiful Day - Michael Buble

13. Dreams: 

When You Wish Upon a Star - Michael Buble

14. Friends:

You've Got a Friend in Me - Michael Buble

15. Love 

Wanted - Hunter Hayes

Close Your Eyes - Michael Buble

I've Got it Easy - Michael Buble

This=Love - The Script

I hope that you enjoyed today's blog post because I really enjoyed writing it and sorting through all of the things that I am thankful for. A lot of time, I take things for granted and forgot how lucky I am. There is always so many things to be thankful for and I think it's important to recognize how lucky we are. I hope that you take some time to recognize how fortunate you are, too.

New Artist Alert: Jake Miller

 

If you enjoyed Jake Miller make sure to also check out Emblem3, who let me just mention, are hands down, one of my favorite artists,

This blog is somewhat like a written version of my mom's favorite website Pintrest. It's the place where I get out my ideas and most importantly, I blab about my interests and no one thinks I'm crazy for it.
That said, I would like to share with you a new artist that I just discovered a few days ago. His name is Jake Miller, and he is a 20-year-old artist and musician. Now, I don't know many of his songs though the one that I will be highlighting today, I really thought was inspiring in a unique way.
This is Jake Miller's A Million Lives, which talks about Miller inspiring people with his music. It features a very empowering theme and even though it's rap, it isn't too obnoxious.
Currently, Miller has signed a record deal with Warner Brothers Records and released his debut album ,Us Against Them earlier this year (2013).
Take a listen and tell me what you think!

Life Update and a Look Back in Time

Recently, I have had a very looming question about my future. What am I going to do about high-school? For most teenagers the answer would be really simple. It would be something along the lines of, "I will go to my district high-school with my friends, lock myself in my room all the time, and just be me." To be honest with all of you, that is how my future plans were looking too.

If you know me, than you should know that I am a very focused and at times, somewhat ambitious. That said, I feel like I should do more in life than just simply the stereotypical high-school experience. I want to travel, go to school overseas, learn a 2nd language, blog and vlog, write, sing, dance, and generally live life to its fullest. I don't want to miss a minute of my life. That's why the question of which high-school has been somewhat of a blur.

Our local school system is a really great public school system. My school that I am currently attending is amazing and I have a couple of  very close friends. One of those close friends wants to go to a school outside of our district that is strong in their math and orchestra programs. My two other friends want to go to our district school together and are trying to convince me to join them. Those three friends, plus a couple of others, have constantly been trying to convince me to go to high-school with them at their separate schools.

This is all reassuring, except for the fact that my eyes are on a completely different school across the small city of where I live. This school is older and is on the "rougher" side of town but has an I.B. Program and also lots of diversity. Both of my parents think that it would be a great opportunity for me but I mostly want to attend this school because of its educational values. Since it has the IB Program, this means that the day you start school, you will be with people who also care a lot about school too. Most likely, you probably won't have as many people in your classes who don't give a crap about their futures. Thank goodness.

My sister and I visited this school for the first time yesterday morning and from that moment on, both of us have been convinced we want to attend this high-school. For now though, I'm going to just focus on getting through the rest of this year.

 

My family has also been busy remodeling our kitchen and basement. In our kitchen we now have new flooring and counter tops. Both of my parents have been working very hard on this project and I think, when they are finished, all of the long work will be completely worth it.

Another thing that has come up recently in the news is the gigantic typhoon that just swept through the Philippines. As you know, I have previously lived in the PH and I have been thinking a lot about my friends who still live there. This made me also think: this time last year, where was I? For the sake of fun and memories here are some pictures of where I was and what I was doing this time last year.

November 2012: Singapore

Yum! Dinner!

At the breath-taking Singapore Zoo.

My sister and I.

 I hope you enjoyed today's blog post. I will try to keep you updated on my life when I think it is necessary or when, like today, I feel the need to reflect on a certain personal subject.
Thanks for taking time off to read! :)

Music Review: Union J and The Vamps -- Performing Live and Acoustically and Answering the Looming Question: Are They Really the Next One Direction?

I sometimes find myself judging an artist by their performances live and acoustically. There are artists who can't pull this act off but than there are people who can. One of these people or more like peoples are the young men of Union J. Admittedly, I was very surprised when I first heard their acoustic versions of their new songs Beautiful Life, Beethoven, and Where Are You Now. Fortunately, it was a pleasant surprise. Yes, Union J may be a boy-band and yes, they may have formed because of The X Factor like band One Direction, who they are constantly being compared to, but the fact that Union J can perform live/acoustically with almost no mistakes, has to say something. I highly hope that Union J will not get to the point where they are so sugar-coated they forget how music doesn't always have to be electronic pop.

Another band who is constantly seen being compared to One Direction are the new yet experienced group, The Vamps. I hate penning The Vamps as just another boy-band but it is very hard to be tempted not to. The Vamps consist of the 4 members Brad Simpson, James McVey, Tristan Evans, and Connor Ball. They span between the ages of 17-19, and their first single could very easily be heard on a modern day Top 40 radio stations. But. There are a number of reasons I dislike calling these guys a boy-band.

• They play all of their own instruments. 
• Several of their covers of artists like Taylor Swift, One Direction, and Austin Mahone are performed acoustically.
• They formed the band themselves--without the help of trainers or publicists.
• They actually swear in their single. "I talk a lot of sh** when I'm drinking, baby..." They don't actually say the word though there is a pause where the word is implied.
• There are no Irish dudes.
• Their voices are not perfect.

The Vamps aren't for everyone though, they most definitely have a large successful future in for them.

Union J and The Vamps perform great acoustically, are English, and yes; very attractive but are they really the next One Direction?

YouTube News: My Personal Top 10 Favorite Youtubers.

Feeling up for a laugh, a song, a how-to? These 10 YouTubers will have you glued onto your computer chair for hours.

1. Jack and Finn - Jacksgap

 

Jacksgap is a cheeky channel and is one of my favorites in the YouTube world. If you are like me and skip forward several videos, then you may think that you're seeing double. Don't freak out! That's Finn Harries; Jack's twin brother. Jacksgap features Jack and Finn's many humorous adventures out and around, well, the entire planet. You can always be guaranteed a laugh and a grin at the very satisfying 5-or-more minutes of Jacksgap's crazy antics. New videos are posted every week.

  2.  Zoe - zoella280390

  

If you haven't heard of Zoella then you have yet to watch, in my opinion, one of the most bubbly and beautiful YouTubers around. Zoella is known as a sweet beauty guru who posts how-to's on make-up and hair, collaborations with her real-life brother; ThatcherJoe, and regular beauty hauls. Zoella is like a cupcake--sweet and small in every bite, but in her case, sweet and small in every video.

3. Caspar - dicasp

 

Caspar Lee is pretty much your stereo-typical older brother. He's a little bit cocky, 50% weird, and 50% funny. Whenever you tune-in to watch Caspar's videos you never know what to expect. His channel ranges from off-topic interviews with his fellow YouTubers to picking up girls using foreign  accents. One thing for sure is that Caspar never leaves you bored, for his videos are too weird and spontaneous even for that.

4. Marcus - MarcusButlerTV

 

"Helllloooo!" is Marcus Butler's signature introductory to all of his videos. He posts all kinds of random ramblings but is undoubtedly charming in almost all situations. Not unlike Caspar Lee, Marcus' videos are spontaneous and reveal the humor in real-life situations and subjects.

5. Joe - ThatcherJoe

Thatcher Joe is you guessed it--Zoella's younger brother. Like most of the YouTube channels that I have already mentioned, Thatcher Joe is funny, attractive, and just as bubbly as his dear sister. Joe really is one of the weirdest British YouTubers out there and personally, I think he deserves more recognition then he currently gets. But seriously, if you ever feel like being stared at with big doe-eyes; Thatcher Joe is the perfect channel for you.

6. Grace - dailygrace

You don't come across many YouTubers who know how to used dry humor. Well, DailyGrace uses dry humor, her voice that changes intervals, and pretty face to power her always growing YouTube channel. She posts 5 videos a week which include vlogs, collaborations, and Sexy Friday's. Toping it off in a fair opinion, I think she'd be a very cool best-friend.

7. Ricky, JC, Kian, Connor, Sam and Trevor - our2ndlife

The six young men of our2ndlife each separately have their own individual channels. It must of occurred to them what a great idea it would be to have a channel where they each still post individual videos though...have it on the same channel. Confusing, I know, but take my word for it that these guys are great! Each week our2ndlife chooses a theme of their videos on this shared channel and separately they then post their altering memories, opinions, emotions, and etc. in forms of creative and entertaining videos. They have taken ideas such as Halloween, back-to-school, in real-life, and other pieces of randomness to create an awesome channel with some pretty awesome videos.

8. Toby - Tobuscus

  

There literally aren't any words to explain Toby. You have to watch at least one of his videos to experience the hilarity of his somewhat awkward personality.

9. Paint - Paint

 

Paint may sound like a artsy name and in all honestly Paint is a very artsy channel. Paint takes media and turns it into harmonies that flow together like paint (pun intended), and come out as impressive and funny at the same time. Paint has an amazing voice and really, after all of it, you can't help but wonder how long the entire process of making his videos took. That's just how unique Paint's channel happens to be.

10. Brad, James, Tristan and Connor - The Vamps 

 

The first reaction that you have when you see the main singer of The Vamps is, "It's Harry Styles' twin bother!" Admittedly, that was my first thought too but soon after listening to The Vamps' many covers I discovered that not only does the band play their own instruments, but they also have extremely distinct voices that really shouldn't be mistaken for One Direction's. I saved The Vamps for last because their channel is hands down my favorite. Please. Watch. These. Boys.

Do you have a favorite YouTuber? If so, who is it and why do you enjoy their videos so much?

The Past, Future, and Present.

People have been asking me recently when the next update will be on my blog, Living the Impossible. As many of you may know, my last blog post published on Living the Impossible was written several months ago. I have chosen to discontinue this blog because honestly, I thought that it was unprofessional. My blog was confusing to browse and it had no coherent theme. The truth is, I was ready for a new start.

And here it is, I Can't Hear You. My Headphones Are On. My ultimate plan for this blog is to post new content every Sunday. This blog is all about the entertainment world. It will span from music to the Youtube community. I hope you will feel free to post your thoughts, comments,  and opinions on these posts. You can also email me privately and suggest ideas for upcoming posts.
I am hoping that this blog will be much more successful than my last. . . .

Bailey