Julia and Julia, talent, and more.

Today I watched the movie Julie and Julia and I LOVED every minute of it. In a way, it inspired me. I am not too sure how it inspired me, but I think I might find out soon. The whole I idea of somebody taking what they love and making a success out of it by something as simple as blogging after every meal they cook is fascinating to me. Maybe I can take photos for every bike ride I go on, or maybe I can just take photos of my every day life...or maybe I can just write about my everyday life. All I know is that I want to write and maybe inspire people with the things I write. I mean, I am majoring in Journalism, and that is not only because I want to write, but, mainly, because I want to inspire.

Today I had a conversation with my brother about people and talent. For some reason, football was on in my house (which is odd), and we talked about how football players are nothing like musicians. For example, the NFL will not just take any football player, they will only take TALENTED football players, which is a good thing. As for musicians, there are many 'artists' prancing around that have no talent whatsoever. I mean, c'mon, Miley Cyrus, seriously? My brother is a musician and I believe he has that 'it' factor people talk about. I have heard that only 1 in 1 million get as famous as Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, or even Michael Buble'. I have also heard that 1 million people move to L.A. every MONTH because they want to be famous. ONE MILLION PEOPLE EVERY MONTH! How ridiculous is that? All I know, is that my brother is 1 in a million, and I am not just saying that. He has that 'it' factor and I have no doubts in my mind, at all, that he will be as big as Stevie Ray Vaughn or Joe Satriani. No kid like that, with that much passion, goes undiscovered, especially coming from a background like ours. I am happy to be from the family I am from. It is a bit dysfunctional, but every person in my family, including my parents, are creative and passionate about their views and hobbies in life. My family is not bland and I am very proud of that. In fact, saying this modestly, I think we all have that 'it' factor--when we set our minds to something big, we are nothing short of successful.


My talented, 16 year-old brother, Tieshow. Photo by Micaela S. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34112947@N08/)