Music is Power, and the Writing It Produces

You ever hear a song that gives you all sorts of motivation to do something? Anything? Everything?

That happens to me a lot. Right now it's Rise Against (a very good band if you're into a little bit harder music). It amps me up, makes me want to be productive. But what can I do? I can write. Okay, what do I write? I've got this project and this project and this one over here, but I don't feel drawn to any of those right now. Okay, what about a new story? I really don't need to do that until I finish one I'm working on already. Alright, then. Draw. Drawing? I haven't drawn in forever. Too bad I don't have any homework to do, or I could get all that done. Well, you could start reading up for your research project, or working on your IRB application. Dude, I haven't gotten a day off all semester. I need to do something for fun.

And that, dear friends, is what's running through my head right now. Heh, that didn't go exactly like I planned it. But then again, when does anything we write? When does any story, any paper, project, poem, or article ever turn out the way we expect it?

It's absolutely amazing to me how music can set the tone, change the mood, completely amp up or calm down a person listening to it. Bring up memories, good or bad, and provoke deep thought.

Just thought I'd share these thoughts, as I prep my fingertips for the insane amount of writing I'm about to do. Here goes nothing.

Love Always,

Kristin

I Knew It!

So, ever since I got Levi, my precious little furbaby, I've thought that he had some Jack Russell in him. They told me he's a Dachshund/Chihuahua mix, which I can see, but he's just too stocky to not be a Jack Russell. He has a very muscular chest, and his face looks just like a JRT (Jack Russell Terrier). I believed it, though, since his coloring is so defined, I thought he had to be part Chihuahua.

I was right, though! I looked again at his rabies certificate, and *boom* there it is: "Russell/Doxie." I knew it! One more problem with that, though. His ears and tail are definitely Chihuahua. I mean, look at him. Right?

Wrong. I found out, by doing some quick Google research, that a JRT's tail is long and can curl a bit if they aren't docked. Also, Dachshunds have long, thin tails, much like Levi's. And apparently there's a "condition" in JRTs called prick-ears, which basically means they stand up straight...Just like Levi's.

I don't know why it makes me so happy to learn that he's actually a Jack Russell/Dachshund mix, but I'm thrilled. I think part of it is the validation that I knew my baby enough to know what he's not, and he is not Chihuahua.

All for now, just wanted to share!

Love Always,

Kristin