Tornados and Strings - oh what marvelous things

i have developed a new appreciation for song writers. I have a hard enough time thinking of something to blog about every day. but song writers, they have to narrow down ideas into a 3 minute story, that is concise, witty, and accepted by society. too much pressure. maybe i just feel corny attempting to write songs. my statements come out moreso in the form of poems. it is difficult for me to place words in a way that flows without overly used rhymes. AND - on top of all of the lyrical strategies, you have music that it has to fit around! the other night i was with a friend and i was trying to put words to his music. half of me was just dumbfounded that such music could come out of guitar strings, and half of me was just embarrassed to write anything in front of someone who has written great songs already. BUT i really do want to give this a shot again. not to pursue it as a career. but it really made me think. it made me explore a part of my mind i don't use that often.

on a more exciting note! today was tornado day! i knew that it was supposed to be stormy all day, but boy did we have some fun at starbys. we got a call around 2pm informing us that we needed to tell all the customers in the cafe' that they needed to leave or get in the bathroom for safety. BAM. nine of us in the men's bathroom. it was a bonding experience. and there are probably 5 twit picts me of me and 8 others smiling and waving to a camera phone from inside the little cube. it made the last portion of my shift much more enjoyable. except for the fact that i would have rather been looking out the windows at the storm. i LOVE tornados. a side of me will always want to be a storm chaser.