<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91776005551388020</id><updated>2011-07-07T22:24:46.659-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hold Back Your Thoughts.</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nikirapsis.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/91776005551388020/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nikirapsis.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Niki♥</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02582508740161560283</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_08ZnWEg5SIc/R_EvtRudKJI/AAAAAAAAAA0/s8VekPHhzTk/S220/n1328640292_30059880_6099.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91776005551388020.post-5679401513804283393</id><published>2009-07-23T20:30:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-23T20:36:59.317-04:00</updated><title type='text'>And this song keeps playing in my head;; A reminder of what I love;;</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This song, by one of my favorite bands, My Favorite Highway, has an &lt;em&gt;amazing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;song called "You're Making It Come Alive". Read the lyrics and you'll see why they are such a superb band. Add them on myspace (&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/myfavoritehighway"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;www.myspace.com/myfavoritehighway&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;), and buy their new EP, up on iTunes now. You won't regret it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003333;"&gt;I've finally come to realize that we are all the same&lt;br /&gt;If there's nothing left to lose then there's every to gain&lt;br /&gt;All the paragraphs and pages you could write could not contain&lt;br /&gt;It is curious and careless and it's flowing through my veins&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The fear of growing old, and doing what you're told&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can't disguise a heart while it's breaking&lt;br /&gt;You hide behind the smile you're faking&lt;br /&gt;It's all about the the chance you're taking&lt;br /&gt;Oh, and you know that you're making it all come alive&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your life is so damn comfortable then why do you complain?&lt;br /&gt;A reflection in the alcohol you're pouring down the drain&lt;br /&gt;Just because you paint a picture doesn't mean it fits the frame&lt;br /&gt;This is my West Coast intervention and I'm getting on that plane&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When all of your mistakes are keeping you awake&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can't disguise a heart while it's breaking&lt;br /&gt;You hide behind the smile you're faking&lt;br /&gt;It's all about the the chance you're taking&lt;br /&gt;Oh, and you know that you're making it all come alive&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sun is setting and it's ending 'cause you're letting it go&lt;br /&gt;Forgetting everything you already know&lt;br /&gt;And it all goes to show that you're moving to slowIt will end up changing you, it will end up changing you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Life flies by so you have to embrace it&lt;br /&gt;Forget the past 'cause you cannot erase it&lt;br /&gt;So live the dream, and learn to chase it&lt;br /&gt;And when you can almost taste itIt's all come alive &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003333;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003333;"&gt;&lt;33&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/91776005551388020-5679401513804283393?l=nikirapsis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nikirapsis.blogspot.com/feeds/5679401513804283393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=91776005551388020&amp;postID=5679401513804283393' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/91776005551388020/posts/default/5679401513804283393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/91776005551388020/posts/default/5679401513804283393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nikirapsis.blogspot.com/2009/07/and-this-song-keeps-playing-in-my-head.html' title='And this song keeps playing in my head;; A reminder of what I love;;'/><author><name>Niki♥</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02582508740161560283</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_08ZnWEg5SIc/R_EvtRudKJI/AAAAAAAAAA0/s8VekPHhzTk/S220/n1328640292_30059880_6099.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91776005551388020.post-2543696087824081860</id><published>2009-07-08T16:48:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-08T16:55:04.046-04:00</updated><title type='text'>PART TWO!;;</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663333;"&gt;As I sit here, watching Top Chef, I've come to the realization that I lead a very, very boring life. I mean, I would think I was the coolest person in the world if I could make HALF of the stuff on this show.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#663333;"&gt;Ha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#663333;"&gt;I can barely cook mac-n-cheese without putting too much butter/milk in it. Soupy mac-n-cheese is a nerd bomber, folks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I'm becoming sidetracked. I really really want to promote some of my favorite people in the world. The Cab, The Maine, Push Play, and My Favorite Highway are not only amazing musicians, but they are fantastic human beings as well. Not only do you need to check out their myspaces, but you definitely need to follow them on Twitter! (Also found on their myspaces). Alex DeLeon of The Cab is full of inspiration and amazing thoughts, while CJ Baran of Push Play is full of food and craziness. If anyone is reading this, you need to check them out. Yes? Fantab. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#663333;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;The Cab: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/thecab"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;www.myspace.com/thecab&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;The Maine: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/themaine"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;www.myspace.com/themaine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;My Favorite Highway: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/myfavoritehighway"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;www.myspace.com/myfavoritehighway&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;Push Play: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/pushplayrox"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;www.myspace.com/pushplayrox&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#663333;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;Oh. And if you're going to add people, make sure to add the MA Push Play Street Team. We give awesome updates. :) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/mapushplayst"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;www.myspace.com/mapushplayst&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#663333;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663333;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;3 K thanks, lovebugs!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;xox&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#663333;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#663333;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/91776005551388020-2543696087824081860?l=nikirapsis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nikirapsis.blogspot.com/feeds/2543696087824081860/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=91776005551388020&amp;postID=2543696087824081860' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/91776005551388020/posts/default/2543696087824081860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/91776005551388020/posts/default/2543696087824081860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nikirapsis.blogspot.com/2009/07/part-two.html' title='PART TWO!;;'/><author><name>Niki♥</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02582508740161560283</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_08ZnWEg5SIc/R_EvtRudKJI/AAAAAAAAAA0/s8VekPHhzTk/S220/n1328640292_30059880_6099.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91776005551388020.post-3406691976596942220</id><published>2009-07-08T16:41:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-08T16:42:46.008-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Take My Hand;;</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#003300;"&gt;AND FOLLOW ME ON TWITTTTTER!! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#003300;"&gt;twitter.com/nikir619 I have some pretty rad updates, if I do sayso myself! ;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/91776005551388020-3406691976596942220?l=nikirapsis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nikirapsis.blogspot.com/feeds/3406691976596942220/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=91776005551388020&amp;postID=3406691976596942220' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/91776005551388020/posts/default/3406691976596942220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/91776005551388020/posts/default/3406691976596942220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nikirapsis.blogspot.com/2009/07/take-my-hand.html' title='Take My Hand;;'/><author><name>Niki♥</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02582508740161560283</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_08ZnWEg5SIc/R_EvtRudKJI/AAAAAAAAAA0/s8VekPHhzTk/S220/n1328640292_30059880_6099.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91776005551388020.post-2664319517873835969</id><published>2009-04-18T20:16:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T20:28:35.955-04:00</updated><title type='text'>It's Been Awhile;;</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:78%;color:#663333;"&gt;It's been like, 6 months since I've updated this...which seems appropriate for some odd reason.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over the last few months, so much has drastically changed in my life that I can officially say that I odn't mind change. I mean, last year was a huge turning point for me. As I look back now, I see that the person who started the arguments, ignored the friends, and gossiped over the pety things really wasn't me. College should be so much more chill than that, and although I wasn't the only one who contributed to the drama, I can definitely claim that I would've been happier had I just &lt;em&gt;shut up&lt;/em&gt;. This year, I've still kept the close friends I loved last year, and made new ones that make the stressful days more easier to bear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've also learned to live life so much further. The road leading to happiness is so full of bumps and dead ends that sometimes you &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; need a GPS to give you directions back to the main road. It's definitely not always easy, but I would not know how to drive without my best friends in the back seat singing along to the road mix with me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;xoxo&amp;hearts;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/91776005551388020-2664319517873835969?l=nikirapsis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nikirapsis.blogspot.com/feeds/2664319517873835969/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=91776005551388020&amp;postID=2664319517873835969' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/91776005551388020/posts/default/2664319517873835969'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/91776005551388020/posts/default/2664319517873835969'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nikirapsis.blogspot.com/2009/04/its-been-awhile.html' title='It&apos;s Been Awhile;;'/><author><name>Niki♥</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02582508740161560283</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_08ZnWEg5SIc/R_EvtRudKJI/AAAAAAAAAA0/s8VekPHhzTk/S220/n1328640292_30059880_6099.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
