"Brace Yourself" by Howie Day

Alright...are you guys ready for a long string of stories? You should be. I have a lot to fill you in on. A lot has happened and the more time I spend away from this blog, the more events pile up. Number one: I just thought I'd mention that on Tuesday, I found out that Edward had been bad-mouthing my songs and my personality to our 12-year-old mutual friend. Disgusting! You can say a man acts as he wills when influenced by anger, but that's a little bit uncalled for. So...I distanced myself from that a bit, knowing that I will have to interact with him in September, but not before then.

However, that knowledge was put through a bit of a shocking vacuum when I found out yesterday that the music department at my ED school is not accepting ED submissions. Therefore, I can only apply to the journalism department ED and hope to get in/transfer to the music department when I get there. That is a bit aggravating seeing that a large part of my application focuses on music and with that lost, my admissions chances are inevitably decreased as well.

Because of these shifts, my perspective has been forced to change. I am forced to venture into a new realm. A realm with less Edward - a realm with less security and less definition. I am going to have to brace the unknown and wonder/hope that my journalism skills are enough to push me into my top choice school without my musical skills to back them up.

I'm going to have to let Stewart in regardless of what is bound to happen . I must live less on habit and more on what instinct is telling me to pursue. I am going to have to open my heart to what he has to offer, realizing that I currently don't know him but perhaps I will. It's a risk worth fighting for and seeing as my instinct has spoken, I don't have much of a choice.

With these goals and prospects in mind, I charge into October - prepared to make it the month of my life as the Lake Placid week was the week of my life. This is a month of endless possibilities. For them, I brace myself.

Lyrics to "Brace Yourself":

So you think
You can hold the world up by a string
With all that you have
And I will hold every part of you that I could hold

And I'm on...
And I'm on again
Brace yourself
With all that you have
Enough, I'm in love again
Brace yourself
Yeah...

So you feel anything and everything could be
All that you wanted
Stay with me
I'm in no condition to be
Alone

And I'm on...
And I'm on again
Brace yourself
With all that you have
Enough, I'm in love again
Brace yourself
Now...

On and on
So it's just your false alarm
Maybe I'll hold my breathe
And you'll be gone
All that you have... yeah...
All that you wanted...

So you think
You can hold the world up by a string
With all that you have
And I will hold
Every part of you that I could hold

And I'm on
And I'm on again
Brace yourself with all that you have
Oh I'm in love again
Brace yourself... now...

Brace with all that you have
Brace now
Brace with all that you have
Brace now

Link to Music Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a12wfkX7wt8