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We’ll drag the streets with baggage of longing to be loved or destroyed.

So good. @moonsofmars #moonsofmars #stayinla #takemetothemoonsofmars #goodmusic #livemusic #hotelcafe (at Hotel Cafe)
This is happening right now!! @moonsofmars @thehotelcafe #thehotelcafe #moonsofmars #stayinla #takemetothemoonsofmars (at Hotel Cafe)
This is me playing with the A Beautiful Mess App. I took this photo when my love and I were in Denver, CO at a place called Daniel’s Park. It was really beautiful up there. I want to be more committed to writing (isn’t that the most noncommital statement right there?) So in the upcoming weeks before I graduate I want to take the time to write, to express what I’m feeling, so it doesn’t stay locked up inside of me until I word vomit onto the people I love. I need to reflect on the past four years of my life. I need to recall the times God has been faithful. He has always been faithful and he won’t stop now that I’m graduating. UCLA has definitely been a safety net. Whenever I messed up, hey at least I was still attending a super sweet, prestigious university. In a way, I’ve definitely identified myself as being a UCLA a student the past four years. It’s really scary to think that I won’t be able to cling to that anymore. It’s good though. I need to find my identity in Christ no matter where I am. I also need to be renewed and refreshed. My sis sent me a link yesterday to the daily devotional My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers and wow was yesterday’s devotional really convicting. This is what it said:  “If we give way to self-pity and indulge in the luxury of misery, we remove God’s riches from our lives and hinder others from entering into His provision. No sin is worse than the sin of self-pity, because it removes God from the throne of our lives, replacing Him with our own self-interests. It causes us to open our mouths only to complain, and we simply become spiritual sponges— always absorbing, never giving, and never being satisfied. And there is nothing lovely or generous about our lives.” Wow, this resonates with me so deeply. I’m pretty sure I’ve been wallowing in self-pity for a while now. And my poor friends and boyfriend has been receiving a lot of my negativity. Praise the Lord, that His mercy is new every morning, without which I could not stand. Lord, please forgive me and give me grace to change and grow. Transform my self-pity into something good. Help me to receive the riches that come only from you and may they bring so much joy and peace.  
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You make my soul sing, even while you sing to it melodies I’ve been waiting my whole life to hear.

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Sit me in an empty road with trees and all things green lining its sides. I’d like to lay there for a while with you and ponder life. Maybe hold your hands and stare into your eyes.

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Let me ink a love letter onto your skin.
Until my love is coursing through your veins.

I win at life because this stud is mine. Thanks #drewandkathryn wedding for contributing this gem to society. @yousaiditchewie
Sunday afternoon study spot. (at Caffe Vita Silverlake)
Moons of Mars: An Intoxicating Mix of Emotion and Sound [Or Maybe I’m Just in Love With the Drummer.]

Tonight was Moons of Mar’s premiere show at Molly Malone’s Irish Pub in Hollywood. Who is Moons of Mar’s, you ask? Moons of Mars is a talented duo comprised of brothers Giovan and Mario Polanco, joined by Jacob Allen on the drums, Max Mitchell on keys and Phil Schorr on electric guitar. The brothers are Los Angeles natives, who have been writing and performing together for the past 13 years. Their Facebook bio reads that they are “rooted in indie rock and a love for hip-hop beats, pop melodies, and electronic music” and tonight’s show combined all of those elements into a really rad sound. The Moons of Mars theme was also played upon through rad display moon drawings shown through canvas, which cast a dreamy ambiance over the Irish Pub.

As an music lover and avid show-goer myself, I must say it was quite an impressive performance for their first show. They packed out Molly Malone’s. [Okay, maybe its was 50 of their closest friends, but to have that many dedicated friends must say something about their character, am I right?]  This character shows through their heart-felt lyrics and especially Mario’s passionate performance as the lead vocalist. His smooth vocals mixed well with Giovan’s and sounded even better than their recordings. Giovan hit the guitar riffs and chords with precision and skill. The talent of the rest of the band was unquestionable, as well. Their sound was so mesmerizing that you don’t even realize how good it is until the next band gets up to play. Your ears just know that you’re listening to something good and you just… enjoy it. I know I did.

Of their songs, my personal favorites were songs that they have posted on Sound Cloud, I Want You Here (Giovan’s acoustic guitar sounded unreal good) and Stay In LA. Not only are they really good songs that resonate with me, but my favorite songs are ones that I can sing along with. So do yourself a favor and go download these songs for FREE (!!!) at moonsofmars.net and be at their next show! There’s certainly more to come.

So maybe these are guys are my friends and maybe my boyfriend is the drummer, but these guys are talented and they’re going to be big! You heard it here first.