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Why do we like listening to music?

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Do we listen to music differently in different stages of our lives?  Do we find some songs more gratifying than others in different times in our lives? Why do some songs make us feel good inside and others are just... just alright. Is it the wave frequency or is it that we relate to the lyrics? I, personally, know that I am not drawn to the words, sure it's great when the songs connect to your feelings and thoughts, but that is not my top requirement when choosing which songs I like or I should say which songs pull me in. I don't feel I choose them. They automatically get replayed and eventually given the title (at least in my head if I don't share them with anyone) that this song is goood.  My taste of music is different than what most people around me like. It is a personal thing. Most of the time I listen to music either on my earphones or in my car, sometimes there are others around me where in that case I listen to different genres usually something more upbeat. Most d
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Baking Design

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So I keep telling myself that I love design and yet I keep procrastinating about doing anything related to it. Yes, I gave excuses--that usually revolved around exhaustion--so my days went by each day watching TRUE BLOOD...which is soo addictive!! I watched three seasons in nine days and I only stopped because I didn't have anymore!! Nonetheless, the day I finished with True Blood I got back to doing something productive. I started oil painting--I'm working on that sea/sailing boat on two canvases that I talked about before on this blog. I only started it, so I do still have a long way to go. Then finally I went back to the kitchen to put my hands into some cookie dough. I thought to myself, last time I was in the kitchen I made chocolate chip cookies from a box and I usually don't do that (it was a first timer for me)! So I told myself I'm gonna make it harder on myself this time and so I decided to make sugar cookies shaped as watermelons. Then I added stars and t
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Vacation...or a very unorganized post

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I've discovered that even when you are not in the mood for a vacation, it does in up relaxing you. During my Eid break I got the chance to go to Antalya, Turkey. It was beautifully relaxing and I did end up enjoying it even though I still managed not to get enough sleep. I always say you need a vacation after a vacation. But this time I my mind got the chance to relax and it was very nice. I stayed in a suite on the ninth floor with an amazing view as you can see above. How could I not relax my mind with that? Sitting on my balcony just looking at that sea made me feel better. Watching the sail boats pass by, the ships, the yachts...it's just something that I really enjoy. I do hope in my future I will be able to have a boat of my own--something about them just fascinates me and the thought of them alone relaxes me... and that is why I have decided to paint the two canvases I have in my room with sail boats. I've been thinking for a veeery long time about what I should
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