So I'm relatively certain most everybody knows the pain of breakups and all of that good stuff. I was broken up with in early January last, and it is truly one of the worst pains in the world. It feels like a relatively large chunk of your life is just ripped from inside of you, like you've been stabbed in the back by your best friend. She left me for some other guy, much older than she (she had been 2 years older than me), and I thought I may never get over it for a time. But teen relationships are not worth living and dying over. We have so much time to mature and find ourselves and to eventually find a partner we can spend our lives with. Of course you'll be hurt after a breakup, but don't let that pain overwhelm you. I'm dating somebody new now, and I care for her a great deal, but I have no doubt in my mind she'll be the last. I've begun to think of breakups as simply the next avenue to a better life, to learn from past relationship mistakes, and to use them as a way to build better future relationships. So for anybody dealing with a relationship right now, try to think of it as that new avenue and don't let the pain take over your life. Peace out girl scouts, Alec M.

well, to begin this little journal, I must say this website is fantastic. Music is such a beautiful thing, with so many meanings and layers. To be able to discuss it with fellow music lovers is a really great idea, and in my short stay, I must say I love it. I'm a teenager from northeast ohio, and musical intrigue is really not apparent where I live, which is all well and good, but once and a while I have a desire to discuss my favorite songs and what they truly mean, or mean to each individual anyway. That's another amazing feature about music, it's meaning is ambiguous and varies from person to person. Nobody is wrong, anybody can gather their own meanings from a song. No matter what your mood is, there's a song for it. Happy? Upbeat rock or hip hop to get you motivated even further (of course that's also good for when you're sad). Feeling melancholy? Perhaps a song with a more somber feel. Angry? Well there's always metal and hardcore. But I digress, perhaps one of the best parts of music is it's ability to be interpreted differently by different people. With that, I will end my first entry, fully looking forward to my stay on this website Best regards, Alec M.