Sparks inside of me

I have listened to "Electricity" from Billy Elliot so many times in the past day. I like it a lot. I think that's the play I'd like to see when we go to NYC in the fall, though Next to Normal would be awesome, too. I'd be pleased with either.

The reason I'm posting this, though, is a meme that I saw Mr. McCartney do. I liked the idea, it's not dumb like a lot of the other ones I see around.

"The challenge is simple - write 3-5 things that make you laugh and 3-5 times you feel brimming over with life."

Things that make me laugh:
-Frezned
-People falling down/making an ass of themselves, but not getting hurt or seriously embarrassing themselves.
-Hiro Nakamura, from Heroes

Times I feel brimming over with life:
(by the way, this is my absolute favorite feeling in the world)
-When I see a really fantastic play, or read a really fantastic book, or watch a really fantastic movie, or just see something wonderful (like I'm in some new and exciting place) and I think; "I absolutely have to share this with someone, I feel like this is why I am alive, I want to be a better person, etc."
-When a person I respect a lot gives me a sincere compliment.
-When I get a letter.
-When a concept I've learned just clicks, and I get that "ohhh, I understand!" feeling. Especially if it's something that I've been struggling with for a long time, like in math. Also just the general feeling of learning awesome things or talking about ideas and really getting new understandings and making connections.
-When I finish an Ace Attorney game. I'm serious.

Turns out I don't really like "cool" music

I pride myself on listening to at least somewhat cool, indie-ish music. Of Montreal, The Decemberists, Guster, The Hush Sound, y'know. Not super un-mainstream stuff, but... it's ok as far as listening to "cool" music.

Sadly, I think that deep down in my heart of hearts, I just like pop music. I found the new Kelly Clarkson album yesterday, and I absolutely love it. I guess I just can't help myself.

Some things I would like to do

Ok. I am going to make a list of THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO DO OVER THE SUMMER, so at the end of summer I can look back at this list and feel bad about myself because I didn't accomplish anything from this list. Oh well.

-Learn the outlines of AP Chem and AP Bio. I think I'm pretty set for chem, what with having a solid honors chem class, but Bio... I'm worried. I actually do need to read that study book a lot.
-Learn a bunch of random things; the MIT physics videos might be good to watch. I also really would like to learn about philosophy, more in-depth. Read Atlas Shrugged, some... other things. A general philosophy book? Philosophy for dummies? That might be right about my level.
-FINISH all these books I get out of the library. Particularly the math ones.
-Do a lot of watercolors. I need to finish the one I'm doing for Danni soon, I want to do one of my camp on Cold Stream Pond, and I'd kind of like to do some for all my friend-acquaintances that graduated.
-Learn how to make videos.
-Make some videos. A general vlog is kind of boring, music videos are a lot of work, I'm not funny... what will I do? More thoughts on this later. Maybe. I'll probably forget.
-Prettify. This is so girly, but... I want to have interesting clothes and just be more attractive, which I can probably do, if I try. Lame, I know, but I want to.
-Sew some things. Maybe clothes? A wall hanging? The latter is more likely. Oh! An above-bed storage thingie.
-Draw a bit.
-Learn how to sing properly.
-Work at that chemical engineering lab.
-Be more in shape! This goes with prettify, I guess. I want to do cross country in the fall. I want to be good at it. I need to practice. You know, I could listen to physics videos while I fake-run at the rec center... How much of a nerd am I? I like it.

More, probably. So much I want to do. I never actually do anything.

There seems to have been a huge boom of Ingrid Michaelson lately; Margaret's obsessed and I bought two of her CDs today. I'm listening to The Hat right now.