So far this summer I've...
1. ...gone to Texas to visit my aunt and her family, along with my brother and uncle.
2. ...gone to Carlinville, Illinois to attend a national convention for the Knights of the Eucharist, who are a part of a international youth group: the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society.
There, I...
a. ...sang an original song at a talent show and won second place.
a. ...sang an original song at a talent show and won second place.
b. ...met some pretty awesome Californian dudes.
c. ...didn't eat Vietnamese food.
3. ...recorded songs I've written, at McNally Smith College of Music
From which I realized...
a. ...McNally Smith is dominantly male populated.
b. ...playing guitar for 4 hours straight is a pain.
c. ...I'm an awkward conversationalist while driving.
d. ...I'd rather share my music to the world for free, rather than selling it.
4. ...gone to camp with my youth group.
There, I...
a. ...got closer to Christ.
b. ...learned how to receive, live, and spread the Gospel.
c. ...beasted up camp time with my awesome group.
d. ...lost my voice while beasting it up.
e. ...screamed like a banshee while flinging myself around (I was playing a part of a demon-possessed person in a skit).
5. ...completed a small portion of my Pre-Calculus review to get ready for AP Calculus next year.
If there's one thing I really want to talk about, is letter d under number 3. Some people call me crazy (I call myself crazy all the time, so it's alright) for not wanting to at least try to sell my music. Make some extra money with it, why not? There are a few reasons that I'd rather not do so.
1. Singing/songwriting is my hobby.
If I start selling my stuff, I feel it'll become more of a business than a hobby. Then my so called "hobby" at one point will end up stressing me out, instead of soothing me like hobbies should. That's what hobbies are for, right? When you're bored with little to do, you do some stuff that relaxes you that you happen to also enjoy. I really enjoy this singing/songwriting thing. I'd rather not let it stress me out. Having recording sessions at McNally Smith College of Music already stresses me out quite a bit. It's suddenly taking my life over and directing my life in a deeper and lonelier corner of my bedroom. I would sit there and work on songs all day, everyday. I used to do that just about once a week
2. Okay, so there's really only one reason why I'd rather not sell my music.
Once I really think this through, I'm going to decide whether to take the step to set my music loose into the world for a price, or simply for free.
Simple sounds really nice right now.
Simple sounds really nice right now.
