stars

i’m really grateful that i get to live in a city where clear summery nights= stars… and many of them, at that. stars are so intriguing. and today i got an extra special surprise because as soon as i left my house and looked up at the stars, I SAW A SHOOTING STAR! those are really crazy, if you think about it. in order to see one, it’s all up to chance. imean, what are the odds that i would look up at the sky at that second among millions and billions of seconds, the odds that it’d be a clear night, and the odds that there’d even be a shooting star? i dunno, i just think it’s a really lucky thing.

as soon as i saw that shooting star i was like OMG make a wish! and, of course, the first things that came to mind were college acceptances. so i made a wish about getting into a good college. haha… and then a few minutes later i was like WAIT I take it back! and i made a new, hopefully better, less superficial, wish and wondered, “did that count?” before i caught myself realizing that wishing on shooting stars is not like. forreal. haha.

anyways, back to stars. so there’s this one star that is my favorite star. it’s one of the bigger stars and it’s always by itself in the huge huge sky. and the part i love best? it literally twinkles! i dunno if it’s a planet or not because i've heard that bigger twinkly stars are planets… but i’m kinda a science noob so i guess i'll never be sure… but yea, this star/planet always kinda makes me smile because it seems to shine so many different colors. blinking reds blues whites and purples. i always imagine a planet far far away where everything is just in bright neon lights. think times square on steroids.. and all over the planet. every day's just like a dance party! and if i get closer they have huge signs that you can see from space that blink messages like “COME JOIN THE PARTY!” hahaha i have no idea how i imagine these things… but wouldn’t that be interesting?

i also always wonder if God placed the stars specifically. like, did he intend on making shapes or are constellations just pretty bullcrap? the mere fact that each and every star was made intentionally is pretty crazy though. kinda like the fact that each and every PERSON was made intentionally… but i digress.

and i dont think actor/actresses should be called movie STARS. they definitely do not do them justice.

anywhoo, i shall leave you all with this beautiful rendition of Yellow by Coldplay, covered by Jem. it doesn’t really have much to do with stars… but it’s really pretty lol.


the song that actually does remind me of starwatching is Stars by Switchfoot. i lovee this song! here are some lyrics:

"Stars lookin at our planet watching entropy and pain
And maybe start to wonder how the chaos in our lives could pass as sane
I've been thinking bout the meaning of resistance, of a hope beyond my own
And suddenly the infinite and penitent begin to look like home

I've been thinking bout everyone, everyone you look so empty

But when I look at the stars, when I look at the stars,
when I look at the stars I see someone else
When I look at the stars, the stars, I feel like myself"