Sometimes I wish my life were like a movie. I don't mean like a great romantic love story--although sometimes that would be nice--I'm talking mostly about having someone there to add background music. It really is amazing how music dictates how we feel about a situation. Think about it. You're in a theater watching a movie, the scene is dark and scary, you can hear a storm outside. The wind is blowing and the rain is beating against the windows. There is a girl slowly creeping down the hallway of a house. You know what's going to happen. The murderer is going to come out from behind her with a really big knife. She'll scream. He may or may not kill her. Oh sure, that's a little scary, but you add some creepy music and the experience is so much scarier. A sudden burst of music timed to match the very moment the audience sees the murderer will make me jump every time, even though I already knew it was coming because the creepy music told me so. This is what life needs. Musical cues as to what is going to happen. Think about how many lives would be saved if the music from Jaws started playing when there were sharks around while you were playing in the ocean. As soon as you heard it you could swim right back to shore, all safe and sound.
--I don't think anyone can be scared of Salted Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes--
This is the view I had from our driveway the other night. My dad used to sing me a song about rainbows being sent from heaven. I always think of him when I see one. I guess we don't always realize when our lives are inspired by music.
I didn't expect to have tears filling my eyes when I read the beginning of this post. How I went from laughing about Jaws to crying about rainbows, I'll never know.
ReplyDeleteI love this post.
I also wish I had a soundtrack following my every move. It would certainly make those boring moments a lot more exciting!
ReplyDeleteditto amy. I sorta choked up at the end, and it wasn't on cupcakes. BTW, Sarah loved your cupcakes. She said they were very good and had a unique flavor! Win!
ReplyDeleteWow, your comments are like a family gathering...I was just thinking about you tonight, hoping your last day was everything you hoped it would be...mostly I'm hoping you're not feeling sad and crying...even though it is the end of an era...it's also the beginning to a new one...I loved the picture of the rainbow, and all of things you shared with it. I would have cried, but I was trying hard not to, seeing as how my nose is already unbreathable. I miss hanging out with you, it's like a got a tiny taste at the beginning of the month...and now your gone...cue music...
ReplyDeleteHey, Mal. Thanks for letting us in on the soundtrack theory. Love it! I will try to listen closer! Love you! Aunt JoAnna
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