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2008-02-20T22:59:00.000-08:00

I was just writing a folk song that started off like this....

you sound like the moon.
.... that's to say you don't say much.

it's random and mellow. i think i like it. but anyways. it's even though it's always easier to just post a lyric, i'll give a brief update on life.

-no longer sick ( it ended up being about a week. i'm grateful thats over.)
-writing lots
-singles on saturday... josh and i are playing acoustic and ben is drumming. it's going to be Neil Young style worship. I'm psyched. we're even thinking of doing the double mics for stereo like back in the 60's but that might be over the top.
-looking forward to NA. looking forward to whitecastle. looking forward to not sleeping for a week.
-really wanting to lock myself in a hunting cabin and write/record a sad acoustic driven folk album.

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2008-02-11T12:02:00.000-08:00

it's been awhile but i'm at home sick today so i thought i'd post. ]]

i just watched a film called "The Longest Day" and it was one of the longest films i've ever watched, but it was reasonably impressive considering it was made in the 50's i think.

and i just (finally) registered for NA. cheers.

2008-01-14T11:16:00.000-08:00

i don't think i've ever seen this in january before.

definitely not in vancouver. i don't know how to take it. i expect every winter to be 8 months of rain. yikes.

2008-01-01T10:10:00.000-08:00

happy new years.

that is all.

2007-12-19T23:56:00.000-08:00

i keep posting song lyrics... maybe it's because i have nothing else interesting to post about. anyway, me and a couple friends were jamming at the church office tonight and we wrote a song. it's sort of rock/disco song about being lost in space. the lyrics are pretty bleak but i was just trying to picture being lost in space, and that would be pretty bleak.... like jail without parole.......don't try to read into it or you'll be lost as well. haha.

The 7Up is falling up
I'm at the end of my rope
Home already far away
Now is getting farther
Farther, farther

The food is gone and CO2
Is forming in my plastic space suit
Hope is slim that they will come
And now I’m drifting farther
Farther farther

I’m sick of gravity, gravity
Please release me,
Please,
Release me,

Captain please just let me be
I’m sick of all your patronizing
I know that time has run out for me
I’m sitting here just waiting
Waiting waiting!!!!!!!

It’s coming
It's coming
It's coming
Coming

I’m sick of gravity, gravity
Please release me,
Please,
Release me,
Hope is so far away, far away
Please release me,
Please,
Release me,

weird lyrics but i actually really like them when combined with a groovalicious beat and some 80's alternative riffs.

2007-12-04T22:54:00.000-08:00

i don't really intend to be forever posting song lyrics.... but they make an easy post. they would make an even easier post if i wrote some songs that were understandable at a glance-but i don't write that many songs of that sort. this song is one that i wrote last night. it's based off a quote that i heard somewhere sometime by someone who's name i can't recall, who said something like "if the sky was a dark blanket covering the universe you could imagine that the stars were just tiny holes where the light of heaven shines through'. so the song is basically about feeling a bit hemmed in by this world and wanting to catch a glimpse of the life to come. anyways. it's a bit more whimsical or even wistful than stuff that i typically write but i was in the mood so whatev>

looks like tonight
is just another night
snow falls in chaos
upsetting life's symmetry

it's sort of eery
how silence follows me
i wish i could run
through the clouds to the sky
where a part of you
shines through
a part of you shines through

maybe sometime
life will start to rhyme
in patterns that don't
take a genius to comprehend

the skylines a wall
the broadways like a hall
i wish i could run
through the clouds to the sky
where a part of you
shines through
a part of you
shines through

familiar pathways
through this awful maze
power is out take the stairs
up to floor nineteen

through the window
above the evening glow
i'll look through the sky
all the stars filled with fire
because a part of you
shines through
a part of you
shines through

stream.of.thought.weird.

2007-12-03T16:27:00.000-08:00

strange things can happen when you're sitting in the back of your car parked in the garage, lightly strumming a guitar and randomly humming words that come to mind. this song is the product of time spent in the fashion that i just described:

do you ever
feel like you're a beaver
trapped beneath a pile you chewed yourself
cross and lonesome
playing texas hold 'em
all or nothing has come to nothing now

did you feel so bad?
when you weren't so sad?
did you feel so sad?
when you weren't so bad?

mom and pappy
think that you've gone crazy
and might just turn you in to the Fuzz
so here's to hoping
you'll ever stop moping
vitamin B and C
won't help you now

did you feel so bad?
when you weren't so sad?
did you feel so sad?
when you weren't so bad?

woooooooooohoo! woooooooooohoo!
it's not so bad, but you're so sad

woohoo!

this.is.the.end

2007-08-20T09:33:00.000-07:00

my blog is officially finished. it's been good. it's been fun. but it's time to finish it.

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2007-08-14T10:06:00.000-07:00

Uh oh. bad news.

http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/

2007-08-07T21:39:00.000-07:00

We would see Jesus; for the shadows lengthen
Across this little landscape of our life;
We would see Jesus, our weak faith to strengthen
For the last weariness, the final strife.

We would see Jesus, the great rock Foundation
Whereon our feet were set with sovereign grace;
Nor life nor death, with all their agitation,
Can thence remove us, if we see His face.

We would see Jesus; other lights are paling,
Which for long years we have rejoiced to see;
The blessings of our pilgrimage are failing;
We would not mourn them, for we go to Thee.

We would see Jesus; yet the spirit lingers
Round the dear objects it has loved so long,
And earth from earth can scarce unclasp its fingers;
Our love to Thee makes not this love less strong.

We would see Jesus: sense is all too binding,
And heaven appears too dim, too far away;
We would see Thee, Thyself our hearts reminding
What Thou hast suffered, our great debt to pay.

We would see Jesus: this is all we’re needing;
Strength, joy, and willingness come with the sight;
We would see Jesus, dying, risen, pleading;
Then welcome day, and farewell mortal night.

2007-07-26T11:02:00.000-07:00

my respect for the musical talents of Stevie Wonder just skyrocketed.

watch Stevie go crazy on the drums.

WARNING> only musical geeks will be able to endure the whole thing. if you're not into music you can go watch TLC or do whatever people who don't appreciate music do. haha. umm that last part was a joke i think...

2007-07-18T09:17:00.000-07:00

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It's been a while since i've posted. i've been busy.

this psalm has been really affecting me of late:

63:1 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands.

5 My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
6 when I remember you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
7 for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.

9 But those who seek to destroy my life
shall go down into the depths of the earth;
10 they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
they shall be a portion for jackals.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by him shall exult,
for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

i listened to a great sermon by matt chandler (get the podcast. its the first message in the "Heart Matters" series) which addressed this Psalm, and his main question was: why do we not have the passion and desire for God that these guys had? it's a heavy question. dig into it.

2007-07-09T11:30:00.000-07:00

it's been a fairly long time since there was a new post here. recapping everything that has happened between the last post and this one would be a long and laborious ordeal, so i'll just briefly recap:

-Celebration: highlight of the summer. and mostly everyone knows what goes down at a celebration so i don't really feel like i have to explain the sweetness of it.

-Vacation: golf, sunburn, muddy water, stars, bugs, cows, jumping photo series, scooters, tim hortons, Korea, starbucks, and so on...

maybe i'll do a more detailed post later...

2007-06-28T15:22:00.000-07:00

ok... i'm going to keep the blog going. i'm not going to switch to Xanga because there are a few things which i feel i can be justified in hating....er...umm...strongly disliking, a few of them being Windows, Xanga, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

so josh is coming home tonight, ceelebration starts tomorrow, vacation is after that. it's going to be a busy couple of weeks. i'm really excited for celebration, and i can't wait to see what God is going to do...

speaking of celebration (and to make this post a little longer), here are the lyrics to a song that my dad and i wrote for celebration:

(verse one / pre-chorus)

Before time You looked on us with favor
Predestined us in love
To be Your precious ones
Sacrificed Your Son to pay our ransom
Death exchanged for life
Because of Jesus Christ

Bought with a price
We will glorify
Our Savior and Lord

(chorus)
Jesus
This life is for You, All about You
To You be the glory
Jesus
This life is for You, All about You
To You be the glory

(verse two / pre-chorus)

Our desire is to reflect you glory
In everything we do
O Lord it’s all for you
May your name be in all praised the nations
By every tongue and tribe
Exalting Jesus Christ

Bought with a price
We will glorify
Our Savior and Lord

The theme for celebration is "It's All About You" so rather than bringing back and (re)over-hashing that slightly antiquated Paul Oakley gem we decided to write a new (and more upbeat) song with sort of the same theme.

2007-06-25T11:24:00.000-07:00

is this blog lame? i was wondering today. is it worthwhile to keep one? i don't know. i've had a blog for a pretty long time. but if it's lame anyways then maybe i'll stop. there are probably better ways to spend my time.

2007-06-21T16:33:00.000-07:00

bill murray has called twice today. not the bill murray in the photo above, but some other bill murray who happens to sound just like him. weird.

2007-06-20T09:31:00.000-07:00

i didn't really explain in the last post, but the office was (and still is) shaking because of construction across the road. apparently they are building a new "cultural center". now don't get me wrong here, i'm not opposed to remembering the city's cultural roots, i'm just opposed to the sensation of constant shaking and loud hum that we're getting in the office.

i thought about picketing the construction site, but i didn't think that that would be particularly useful, or that it would serve the workers... but it got me thinking.... i really want to start a cause... not really seriously, but a funny cause. for example, i could campaign to save something that doesn't need to be saved because it isn't endangered, but unfortunately the NA folks already used that idea with the wheel.

so i'm not sure what to start a cause for... this is the best idea i've thought of yet: Liberate the Alpacas!

it's probably not practical, but that means that it fits in perfectly with every other environmentalist campaign.

anyways.... give me your thoughts.

Oh... one more thing, last week sean and i recorded a new version of the old hymn My Jesus I Love Thee. feedback is always cool, so if anyone wants to hear it just send me an email and i'll email it to you. if you don't have my email it;s on my profile thing.

2007-06-18T11:51:00.000-07:00

just a few minutes ago here in the office everything started shaking. one thought came to mind: what if it is "The Big One"? It wasn't the big one (obviously, because i would probably be dead if it was), but it prompted me to think about what i will do when the big one actually does come. For those of you who don't know about the big one, read this:

There are two scenarios for Greater Vancouver, says the National Earthquake Support Plan (NESP), a study into the region's earthquake preparedness. The first is the most likely: a moderately strong 6 to 7 Richter-scale quake, similar to the ones that hit San Francisco and Los Angeles in the past decade. This would produce significant damage and deaths in Vancouver. Since the 1989 San Francisco quake, a lot of engineering work has been done to upgrade local bridges and dams against seismic hazards. But little has been done about the vulnerability of older, masonry-walled schools, hospital buildings and brick structures like those in Gastown and Yaletown. Some could collapse. Even in a moderate quake, soil liquefaction would likely break the dykes along the Fraser River and the Georgia Strait foreshore, producing widespread flooding. Similar soil liquefaction would also likely affect many structures on reclaimed lands, especially those built on the periphery of False Creek, the Arbutus lowlands, the riverbanks of the Fraser, Sea Island and the Burrard Inlet waterfront all the way to Port Moody. Landslides and underwater slumpages would drop shoreline houses and port facilities. Power, gas and water systems could be affected for days.

The second--and less likely--NESP scenario, based on an 8.5 subduction quake in the Lower Mainland, would produce severe destruction within 100 kilometres of the epicentre. Many buildings would fail. Liquefaction would likely damage the airport, the Fraser Valley dykes, the Massey Tunnel and those bridge supports sunk into loose valley soils. Western sections of the Fraser Valley would flood. Up to 45 per cent of Vancouver's schools would suffer moderate to total collapse. Tsunamis and underwater slumpage would damage shoreline facilities, producing almost inevitable chemical spills, fires and mass evacuations. The death toll would be in the thousands.

The reality is that when it hits, a major earthquake in the Greater Vancouver area would be a disaster. Most wood-framed homes would ride out the shaking with little serious risk to their occupants. Modern structures, including all highrises and office towers, would remain standing. The old and vulnerable water system would inevitably fail. Gas mains would break and fires would follow. Sections of bridges, port facilities and old masonry-walled buildings would collapse. Train lines, roads and electrical distribution systems would fail. Loose objects within offices, factories and homes would be hurled around. Cornices and chimneys would fall. Glass would fly. Many people would die. Earthquakes search out the most vulnerable sections of a structure. And the Vancouver area has many older buildings that have never been tested in a great quake. The longer the shaking lasts, the worse it will be--as small initial structural failures grow exponentially as the vibrations continue. Someday this will happen here. Nothing can protect Vancouver from things that go bump in the night.

-Some random website trying to make people freak out...

yeah, so basically some really large earthquake is scheduled to destroy Vancouver as we all know it within the next couple hundred years, which means it could happen tomorrow.

I decided that I have only one emergency plan: to run screaming out of whatever building I'm in (i don't think getting under the desk like they taught us in school will help if the building collapses.).

2007-06-14T14:02:00.000-07:00

I've decided to start a photo series on my blog with sean and the truck... haha. I'm sure he'll enjoy that. Check out his hair in that second picture... after a few days of urban camping (essentially being homeless...) it wasn't doing so good. This is retaliation for him saying that i look "special" in one of the photos that i posted a while back. unfortunately i can't disagree with him, so my only other option (other than saying "your face is special!" but that joke is getting old) is to post some funny pictures of him.

2007-06-13T09:20:00.000-07:00

i guess no one was all that enthused about the last post... haha. oh well. if none of you thought that was funny then i guess i have a lame sense of humor, but at least one other person was amazed.

hmm... so... it seems like when i have the time to post i don't have much to post about. i really feel like going golfing. if anyone feels like golfing this week let me know.

i have a soccer game on thursday night (take note of that sean. i know. it figures.((inside info))) which is unfortunate because i had other stuff planned and because my legs are in the most painfully sore condition that i can recall feeling within recent memory.

pic: sean (after being abandoned on the prairies.)

2007-06-12T10:34:00.000-07:00

all your base are belong to us!

brilliant. watch it here.

2007-06-10T22:04:00.000-07:00

Shout for joy to God, all the earth;
sing the glory of his name;
give to him glorious praise!
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.
All the earth worships you
and sings praises to you;
they sing praises to your name.”

Come and see what God has done:
he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
He turned the sea into dry land;
they passed through the river on foot.
There did we rejoice in him,
who rules by his might forever,
whose eyes keep watch on the nations—
let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

Bless our God, O peoples;
let the sound of his praise be heard,
who has kept our soul among the living
and has not let our feet slip.
For you, O God, have tested us;
you have tried us as silver is tried.
You brought us into the net;
you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
you let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and through water;
yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.

Come and hear, all you who fear God,
and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
I cried to him with my mouth,
and high praise was on [1] my tongue. [2]
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
But truly God has listened;
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

Blessed be God,
because he has not rejected my prayer
or removed his steadfast love from me!
_psalm 66

be amazed at what God has done.

2007-06-06T15:02:00.000-07:00

new header...

everybody should download the NA sermons. they're free.

2007-06-04T22:13:00.000-07:00

just got back a little earlier tonight from the studio in kamloops. we finished the final vocals, and now all that remains is editing, mixing and mastering. the dog in the picture is charles. he's not my dog. i don't even really like dogs, but i like charles. he's really dumb and happy.

and on a more serious note...

one of my favorite hymns.

thy way, not mine O Lord
however dark it be
lead me by Thine own hand
choose out the path for me

smooth let it be or rough
it will still be the best
winding or straight it leads
right onward to Thy rest

Lord take my cup and it
with joy or sorrow fill
as best to Thee may seem
Lord choose my good and ill

not mine, not mine the choice
in all things great and small
be Thou my guide, my strength
my wisdom and my all

-horatius bonar

i was thinking about this hymn, and it reminded me of Ecclesiastes 3:11 which says "He has made everything beautiful in it's time," and i was thinking about the way that God leads us, sinners with nothing good or beautiful in us, choosing roads that we wouldn't choose to take, sending trials that we wouldn't choose to face, and through it all shaping us into something that reflects His glory. i want to write a song about that now, but it's a bit too late. i need some sleep.

2007-05-30T14:55:00.000-07:00

back in kamloops recording. i've been pretty ill the last few days, but hearing the album start to come together has distracted me from it a bit. it's sounding really good. we're recording all the electric guitar parts today, and a few acoustic guitar parts.
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here are a few random things that i've been thinking about the last day or so:

kamloops is my second favorite place in the world.

the third pirates of the caribbean movie is one that no one should see.

fast food can do nasty things to your stomach.

i want a kayak.

i want it to be the weekend.

when its 84 outside i start looking for water.

when its 87 i pretty much melt.

later>

2007-05-24T09:23:00.000-07:00

sam walked downstairs this morning, turning on all lights and then paused in front of me. "joe, your hair is black..... where did you get new hair?"

2007-05-16T22:50:00.000-07:00

Steve and I climbed that rock on saturday. My legs are still sore. I was just looking at a website that said that the hike is supposed to be "a brisk 45 minutes to the top" but i'm not sure what kind of caffeinated beverage they were on at the time. it took steve and i about 1.5 hours i think. that is the longest it has ever taken me. i think it has something to do with fast-food and a desk job. it was a good time. pretty much everything that could've gone wrong with my plans did go wrong, but the setbacks eventually caused us to reach the top at sunset which made the view pretty much overwhelmingly beautiful. I was reminded of the psalms where the psalmists talk about creation reflecting the glory of God. Being up there and seeing that instantly caused me to want to worship.

Apart from that escapade, not much has been going on. Mom, Als, and the two buggers are still away, and the house is annoyingly quiet without them all. Guitars are all over the house, there are amps and effects pedals in the living room, the stove hasn't been used in days, the laundry room has lost all purpose apart from being the doorway into the garage, and over all, i'm not too big on the atmosphere, so i hope they'll hurry up and come home.

2007-05-11T00:22:00.000-07:00

I was just sitting here trying to write and it isn't working. I've decided that trying to force lyrics out of my head just doesn't work, so I decided to post instead. This afternoon Sean and I went and rode bikes (complete with mostly flat tires and uncomfortable seats) around a lake that is about an hour away from my house. There were no cougers, the fish weren't biting (or at least they weren't for the one unfortunate fellow that I asked), and the great path had been covered up with gravel to make it more city-dweller friendly, but it felt good to get out and breathe the mountain air.

((note: the picture isn't from tonight, but it is from another nice spot about 40 minutes away.))

If I could have a pet>

2007-05-09T15:01:00.000-07:00

And his name would be Glen. Just because thats at funny name for an alpaca.

2007-05-04T17:32:00.000-07:00

Lots of writing, guitar playing, singing, and so on. It's been a pretty sweet time. A great group of guys, and a great bunch of songs. We're recording a bunch of them tomorrow (just ghetto recording) and then patrick and i are hopping back on a plane and coming back west. I have to say, Maryland is much nicer in the summer than the winter. nice warm weather. it actually feels like summer.

2007-04-30T10:49:00.000-07:00

One more day. On wednesday my dad and I are headed to the east coast. we're going to be at the motherchurch (covenant life) at a songwriters retreat. i like traveling.

2007-04-20T18:34:00.000-07:00

some recent photos...

2007-04-18T20:27:00.000-07:00

I don't have too much to say, so here's a song that I just wrote a few minutes ago...

Verse:
Lord You hold my life in Your sovereignty
And I accept the plan that You have for me
When this journey's goal is obscured by night
When my heart would fail, Jesus hear my cry

Chorus:
Let Your strength be shown in my weakness
Let Your grace be known when I fall
Teach my heart to rely on Your promise:
That You'll never let me go
You will never let me go

Verse 2:
Christ You bore the wrath that was meant for me
You sought my wayward heart and You set me free
You put me on the path that would lead to You
But how I need Your grace to follow after You

Chorus:
Let Your strength be shown in my weakness
Let Your grace be known when I fall
Teach my heart to rely on Your promise:
That You'll never let me go
You will never let me go

2007-04-16T01:33:00.000-07:00

off to kamloops to do some recording in my cousin's studio. should be good. should be fun.

2007-04-13T00:50:00.000-07:00

Lately I've been struggling with legalism. I've been trusting in my own works to find merit in God's eyes, and I've been frustrated to find that, for the hundred billionth time in my life, I can't do it. I can't. I couldn't today, I won't be able to tomorrow or the day after. I won't ever be morally capable of gaining some sort of merit in God's eyes. My best deeds are stained with sin, and they can never atone for the things that I've done. The question that I've been struggling with is: Why do I do it? I'm like Paul doing his monologue on the connection between our minds and our hearts in Romans where he says:

For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. 16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. 17 So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? (Rom. 7:14-24)

There is a disconnect between my heart and my mind. In my mind I say "I know that all that I have to do is trust in Christ's death," but in my heart my sin continues to rage against such a surrender.

Thankfully there is hope. In response to his own question in verse 24, Paul exclaims "Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!". There is hope. It is in Jesus Christ and his work on the cross. That is the only hope.

(sorry for that long monologue of my own, but I was feeling encouraged and felt like doing a serious post on my blog...)
((i was browsing through some of the archives for my blog and found this little poem thing that I wrote and posted up quite a while back. as far as poetry goes, i don't really like it, but it fits in with the post, and it is written in a very similar manner to the way that my mind functions, as far as the logic goes...))

what would life be like if I,
loosened my prying grip to rest,
in faith on One who's promise never fails,
who's love can surely keep me through the test?
this life, where in my strength I can't prevail,
i long to cast myself on Him and yet,
my will is not so easily subdued,
restless it cries, "I can yet succeed",
and won't rely on grace, though it is free.
yet where is rest if not in Him?
or hope, if not within His wounds?
life is only found beneath His cross,
and joy runs freely from that fount,
Oh teach me Lord to bow,
my heart, my hope, and will,
Oh teach now me to lean on grace,
Oh teach me to be still.
this path would be a easy climb,
if I would only trust,
that Your own hand will guide me safe,
that You know what is best.

post?

2007-04-11T07:48:00.000-07:00

i am guest posting for joe. and i am out of ideas. so. joe i love you

als-

Hindsight is 20/20

2007-04-05T18:32:00.001-07:00

2007-04-05T08:18:00.000-07:00

New (real) post coming soon.

2007-03-28T23:23:00.000-07:00

:Send Out Your Light and Your Truth:

43:1 Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause
against an ungodly people,
from the deceitful and unjust man
deliver me!

2 For you are the God in whom I take refuge;
why have you rejected me?
Why do I go about mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?

3 Send out your light and your truth;
let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy hill
and to your dwelling!

4 Then I will go to the altar of God,
to God my exceeding joy,
and I will praise you with the lyre,
O God, my God.

5 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.

::truth is beautiful::

2007-03-25T21:53:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you just have to go where the road takes you. Photographic recap of the roadtrip.

((some of them are my pictures and some of them are sean's))

2007-03-21T10:31:00.000-07:00

Road trip begins today. I'm just guessing that it will be really cold. Next post probably won't be until monday>

2007-03-18T23:19:00.000-07:00

Sam is cool. Railroad tracks and old bridges are also cool.

lights and arrows.

2007-03-16T22:38:00.000-07:00

2007-03-15T16:58:00.000-07:00

I don't know why, but blogger isn't letting me upload pictures right now.

the really lame thing about posting scarcely is that when you do post you have a lot to say, and no more time to say it than usual.

here are some of the things that are going on: My dad and I are doing a cd through sovereign grace, steve and I going on an alberta road trip next week, and......umm.....josh came and left, beth and her mom also came and left, and I've been writing a lot, and trying to think of good arrangements for songs.

I really wish the pictures would work. maybe i'll try again.

sam and I went driving today, and I took some pictures of him.

hmm... isn't working. there must be some kind of bug in the system.

I'll post them later.

2007-03-03T23:38:00.000-08:00

I went snowboarding today. Matt and I really thrashed up the mountain. We grinded some rails, took some jumps, ate some powder, twisted some limbs in directions that they were never intended to be twisted, and ended up back at the Festiva some seven hours (give or take a few) later feeling really sore. This is a lame post. I realize that. But I really need to sleep now.

2007-02-26T00:08:00.000-08:00

5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings [1] and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God, 6 and before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.

Revelation 4:5-6

I wrote a song from this verse. I want to try writing songs from specific books in the bible. I think that would be a productive thing to do.

2007-02-19T22:23:00.000-08:00

16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name. 17 “They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 18 Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him. - Malachi 3:16-18 -

2007-02-17T10:49:00.000-08:00

I just got back from soccer practice. It was the first one of the year. I'm thankful for the opportunity to get back into shape, but the process of doing so isn't pleasant. Thankfully this practice was more technical and there wasn't a whole lot of hard running.

Now I'm at home eating waffles and drinking a coke.

I don't know where the rest of the family is. they could've left a note or something. gosh!]]

2007-02-13T13:03:00.000-08:00

I've become a really lame blogger of late. Actually, almost all of the people who run the blogs that I go to have become lame bloggers. It must be an epidemic. Unfortunately excuses are lame, and I've decided that if I'm not going to fairly regularly post on my blog, I'm not going to keep it going. However, because my blog has been up and running for over a year and i would be sad to shut it down, I'm going to do a month long test to see if I can start posting a bit more regularly. If the test goes well, I'll keep the blog. If it doesn't then I'm going to shut it down.

i'm watching U2 live in Chicago right now. the edge rocks. i think his toque has magical powers. haha.

I'm off to school in an hour. peace.

Till Kingdom Come

2007-02-05T14:12:00.000-08:00

Sean and I made a movie. EEEEEEY.

The west is great.... let's separate!

2007-02-01T01:24:00.000-08:00

Who needs Canada?

More posts and hopefully a documentary to follow.

2007-01-24T13:27:00.000-08:00

"Yo, Yo, Yo, what up Joe?"

There's this one client at work that greets me with that on the phone every couple of days. haha. I always laugh. Can't help it. I just do.

I've been sick for the last couple of days. Nothing really cool to report other than that. . . . . .

2007-01-21T22:58:00.000-08:00

2007-01-16T01:00:00.000-08:00

so here i am at 1:00 in the morning, writing my essay that's due tomorrow, thankful that 24 was taped for me. I don't have tons to say. life has been busy, I have to finish my essay for tomorrow, I work tomorrow morning then have a class at lunch. On wednesday I work half a day and then have classes, and I have a 8 page short story due for thursday.

On top of all that busyness, I get to lead worship at youth on friday. It's not a bad thing though. I'm pretty excited. I really enjoyed doing it last time and it'll be fun to go at it again and smooth out some of the cracks from last time.

On one final note to the guy in the photographs: Come back to the Motherland you hoser!!!

MY winter adventure....

2007-01-11T00:22:00.000-08:00

The "MY" is capitalized because i'm copying sean, who also had a winter adventure, and happened to post about it first on his (really good, unlike mine) blog. Just so no one mal compris (misunderstood). With my explanation out of the way, I'll begin.

It started out like any normal day. I woke up a bit too late and quickly realized that I would need to rush in order to arrive at work somewhat on-time. As I ascended the stairs the typical melodies of the morning rather rudely greet my ears. Sam is running (stomping) across the hardwood and Kayla is screaming at a frightfully high pitch at something.... I couldn't tell if she was happy or sad at any rate. The only difference to note about this particular morning is that there is well over a foot of snow outside. My face fell as I realized that there was an even greater need to rush my routine, but I shook this troubling thought of and got to it. When I left home it was 8:10AM. When I reached 200th Street, the traffic was stopped dead. It took me an hour to get from my house to the highway, and for anyone who does not know the area, or does not live in the area, it should only be a five minute drive. Traffic in Langley was utter chaos, but once I was out in Aldergrove it slackened a bit, and the commute-stress-level returned to average levels.

ok-----now skip ahead to 2:30PM....

I have to leave work now in order to (hopefully) get to a class on-time. It has been snowing all day, and (in Abbotsford at least) it is pretty much a white-out. It takes just over an hour to get back to Langley (about double the normal time) and I reach the campus only to hear that all the evening classes have been cancelled. "Hmm....", I thought, "what to do now....."

I decided to go home. The only problem with that plan was that there wasn't a single road open in Langley by which you could get to my house. Cars were inching their way up, only to start sliding back down because of a lack of forward momentum. I tried a few times (unsuccessfully), and then parked and tried to think of what to do. I was all uptight. I'd been in the car too long. I'd been fighting the weather without any result. There was only one thing to do: Go to the mall.

The mall was basically the only place in Langley where the traffic wasn't too bad. Most people were feverously trying to get out of the city, so the mall turned into an unlikely fortress of solitude. (haha). I hung out for a bit and bought some jogging shoes.

Now I was ready for the final push, the climax of this epic tale of wintery weather woes. I got back into the car and proceeded to pound the steering wheel and shriek incoherently for five minutes to psych myself up. Then I drove one of the few roads that were open and leading up the hill. I pulled over to the side of the road and planned my move. I waited for all the cars to drive up and then slide back down in rejection, and then, when all was clear, I gunned it, picked up as much speed as I could, and burned up that hill without and issue. When I got to the top I pulled over again and shrieked and pounded on the steering wheel in my moment of triumph.

that's my winter adventure. pretty crazy....

iPhone

2007-01-09T23:04:00.000-08:00

I know. I'm a geek. but I've been waiting for this day for a while. I'm going to stop before I start gushing in the language of nerds.

check it out at www.apple.com

2007-01-07T21:57:00.000-08:00

/././././././ A new post. And it hasn't been 2 weeks since the last one.

Starting school this week. On tuesday. It's been a long time since I've been in a classroom. I'm excited. Should be good.

2007-01-04T22:39:00.000-08:00

New 2007 garden gnomes for sale...... yes..... I know..... It's creepy.

Well it's been a long time since my last post. I've been busy. Deal with it. I've been busy.

This is something I've been thinking of lately: "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to and end."
That wouldn't be a very radical statement if someone was to just make it up, because it might not be true, but the amazing thing about it is that God was the one inspiring the prophet to write it, therefore it's absolutely true. The other amazing thing about it is that God is not speaking of love as we define it. Human love changes, wavers, and is about as fickle as a Vancouver Canuck fan, because it is a feeling. God's love isn't just a feeling, but an inherent personal quality of His. His love is a part of His being, therefore while God remains, His love remains. I've been profoundly affected by this recently because I realize that my affection for Him has been far less than what it should be, but this is the amazing part: My affections for Him do not, will not, and cannot change His affection for me, nor alter His purpose in saving me to bring Himself glory.

2006-12-23T22:25:00.000-08:00

Josh and I went and took photos in Abbotsford..... and it's almost Christmas..... just in case anyone forgot.....

2006-12-17T22:44:00.000-08:00

Verse 1

In the desert place,
You have proven lord,
You are faithful,
You are faithful,
You shower grace on grace,
I find my strength within Your Word,
You are faithful,
You are faithful,

Chorus

You have been faithful again and again
And Your promises have never failed
You have been faithful again and again
And you steadfast love will never change,
You’ll never change,

Verse 2

And for all my years,
On this journey’s road,
You’ll be faithful,
You’ll be faithful,
All my storms and tears,
Will teach my heart that surely, God
You are Faithful,
You are Faithful,

2006-12-16T14:42:00.000-08:00

This guy is a lot of fun./

2006-12-14T01:39:00.000-08:00

I know, I know, I haven't posted in quite a while. The problem is that after you stare at a computer screen all day, that's not really what you want to do when you get home. I wish I had a good picture to put on or something. As for a lighthearted or funny post, that would be hard to work up because I'm not funny, I'm just odd, and oddness can't be worked up on demand any easier than funniness from a really lame not funny person. It's almost 2:00 in the morning. I'm burning this DVD that has been a major struggle to finish. It really should have been done a month ago, but with busyness, technical difficulties, and my own dumb mistakes, it has taken so long. finally tonight it will be finished. I was thinking about going to sleep and just getting up a bit early to finish it, but anyone who knows me well knows that I probably couldn't tell you what country I'm in first thing in the morning. My brain just doesn't function. So right now I'm writing a post to pass time and appease all you post-a-holics who have time for good posts....with pictures......and some level of reasoning that I can't possibly posess at this time of night......... Oh well. i have a sore throat. i feel sick....... I found this gross looking stacked soft taco thing on the counter in the kitchen, and being hungry, I heated it up and ate (half of) it. It was one of the most disgusting things i've tasted. I would probably rather eat vegetables of any sort. Hmmmm.... now that raises a valuable question. If it was worse than most vegetables that I don't like, and I still ate half of it.... that kind of just shows my willingness to eat anything that is dripping with grease and preservatives, and shows my stubborness when it comes to the more natural food groups.

I just watched a bruce lee movie. It must have been from the 70's. It was amazing. It was a biographical film about himself. He stared in it. So it wasn't like a documentary... it was like a real movie of Bruce Lee's life. Amazing. The overdubs on the audio were all at least 2 seconds off. The plot never changed: Bruce would travel to some new place and beat up anybody who challenged him. I think it must have been filmed on 16mm, but the quality was almost as bad as a good 8mm. It was hilarious. The dialogue. The overdubs. I watched the whole thing, start to finish. The funny thing is that they could have got through the whole plot in 10 minutes, but the film was about 2 hours long. So basically they were just replaying the plot in different locations. Seattle, San Fransisco, LA, Hong Kong, Thailand, and then back to LA.... it was truly inspiring....(not). But probably the funniest thing about the movie is that he predicted an early death for himself, so he put that in the movie too. I think in the movie it said that he died at the age of 35, and in reality he died when he was 33, although he also added to the movie that some people think that he faked his death and just left the public life....... hmmm..... sounds fishy to me. So basically Bruce Lee probably isn't dead, he's probably just a 67 year old man who's beating up any young punk that gets in his way in the backwoods of China.

yeah. and with that-I'm done

The Grinch who (wishes he could) steal "commercial christmas".

2006-12-04T21:49:00.000-08:00

My heart must need to grow a few sizes if you're using the remedy set down by that classic film about another grinch. I don't like christmas lights, christmas trees, or christmas cards. I abhor christmas films, (secular) christmas music, Santa Claus and seasons greetings. It has nothing to do with what christmas is actually about. It's just another sick case of North American commercialism. Traditions are made into advertisements, and the mystery of God becoming a man is eclipsed by chubbiness of an old man in a red suit. For these reasons, the "Christmas Season" that most people really get into doesn't really thrill me all that much anymore-in fact, it's pretty sad.

2006-12-01T17:53:00.000-08:00

now we're soarin', flyin' (....i'll spare you all by not inserting the rest....)

I'm no longer sick.

it's friday and so far i've eaten less than my regular portion of junk, so I plan to consume some artificially generated food tonight.

2006-11-29T19:46:00.000-08:00

Sick. the word says it all.

2006-11-25T23:09:00.000-08:00

This is amazing. Watch the video. You'll be encouraged.

http://www.worshipmatters.com/

Alpine Adventure.

2006-11-25T17:25:00.000-08:00

Today steven and I courageously faced hordes of angry drivers and drove to cyprus mountain. we went snow shoeing....without snowshoes. We were exploring in the name of exploration. It was cold. We were unprepared. We had touques and big coats, but no gloves or or snow pants or boots. Personally I was sporting some converse and jeans. After doing some spin-outs in the parking lot we headed for the woods. We struggled to the top of a hill, up to our waists in fresh powder. It was so cold. SO COLD. After we reached the top of the very steep hill, we trudged around the woods for a bit and then went back to the hill and i tried to start a small avalanche by jumping and rolling down it.... it didn't work. then we drove home.
It is snowing. RIGHT NOW!

2006-11-24T07:04:00.000-08:00

2006-11-21T23:24:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I was thinking of an away message for my gchat. I had the songs from the wizard of oz stuck in my head all morning, so I decided to (in a minute and a half or less) write an aussie punk song about the wizard of oz.

I think there might be wicked witches,
Somewhere over the rainbow,
oooooh yeaaaaaaaaaaaah,
And metal men, and talking lions,
that chill with scarecrows,
yeaaaaaaaaaaah,

Oh somewhere over the rainbow,
somewhere over the rainbow,
someday, oh somedaaaaay,
I wanna go,

Oi!!Oi!!Oi!!

You gotta fight the flying monkeys,
Somewhere over the rainbow,
ooooooooh yeeeeeeaaaaaahhhm,
And the little guys who say they're wizards,
Really they're just trying to get rid of you,
Oh yeeeeeeeeeeeeahhhhhh,

Oh somewhere over the rainbow,
somewhere over the rainbow,
someday, oh somedaaaaay,
I wanna go,

Oi!!Oi!!Oi!!

hahahahaha. that's the non-serious section of my post. here's the more serious side. i'm trying to re-train myself to be writing deeper lyrics again. For quite a while I was really into getting good melodies for my songs and I barely cared about the lyrics. I'm trying to correct that, and write more thoughtfully. this isn't really a song, I never put a melody to it, it's more like a prayer. I sort of like it.

take my heart lord jesus,
take it and reign supreme,
strengthen my weak affections,
and point them, lord, to thee,
oh guide my faltering footsteps,
till faith has gained it's sight,
and in the morning's glory,
I will see you, jesus, my delight,

2006-11-20T22:23:00.000-08:00

planning a big post on creativity.
i need to organize my thoughts better, so right now isn't the time to do it.
for now, anyone who thinks that they are creative watch this video and be humbled....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Ny5BYc-Fs&mode=related&search=

2006-11-19T17:26:00.000-08:00

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey.
rocketman.
tonight.

"if I were the king, of the foresssssssst! I'd ough, and I'd raough, and I'd rouhahahahahaha!!!!!"

preparing myself for much laughter.
out.

P.S> I'll come to texas ricky. one day../

2006-11-16T18:39:00.000-08:00

First picture: me (please don't bug me about the self portraits.... josh does far more of them.)
Second picture: my desk at work. the ugly computer soon to be replaced by a gleaming 20inch iMac.

Life is really interesting for those who pay attention. Most people don't. I don't most of the time. Thus I will write on this short, lame post (except for the pictures) that nothing interesting has happened to me recently, which is a lie because interesting things have happened to me, but I haven't noticed them. Unfortunately. I'll be working on that. out.

2006-11-12T14:09:00.000-08:00

Hey.......!
I just got the cable for the camera. Finally I can actually put some pictures on.

2006-11-11T01:33:00.000-08:00

My favorite time of year....

But just so I don't confuse anyone, I didn't take that picture today. Or even this past year or the one before it....wait....maybe the one before. haha. it's raining constantly here. flooded streets.... some guy out in the country caught a salmon that was swimming up his street.

out.\
oh. wait. blow up the picture by clicking on it. it looks better and you can see the snow better.

2006-11-09T21:11:00.000-08:00

I just went and bought a sweater from the gap.

it's green.

that is the most interesting thing that happened all day.

2006-11-06T20:06:00.000-08:00

Ah.
no time to post.
I'm such a dumb blogger
a dumb, dumb blogger
I don't use time when i have it
and i try to post when i don't have any.

fdasjkfjkdskjlfdjklfsdkdfssdkfjlfkjlsajkldfsaklsdfjasdfkljdfjslsdflkjasdfkljafds;lkj!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-11-02T07:46:00.000-08:00

I didn't sleep last night. There were such long periods of exporting and rendering and such that I watched Saving Private Ryan (for creative inspiration, and because it's a long movie...), cleaned my room, posted on my blog, checked and replied to emails, did some reading some praying, some writing, and some quiet guitar playing until 4:00 am. After four, all the exporting was done and I started working hard on the DVDs. They're still not done, but almost. It was a long night. A long day. Now I'm going to work in a little bit. AH. I need to sleep tonight. Definitely.

BUT....I discovered something really helpful yesterday. Those little starbucks drinks that they sell in jars are good. and they're cheap. they taste like melted ice capps. So I'm going to stock up on a bunch of those and just chug 'em throughout the day.

2006-11-01T23:09:00.000-08:00

I'm sitting here at 11:02 pm with another all-nighter looming in front of me and I want to think that this is a very bad thing. I want to say that it really stinks that there is some unknown error in my file that I've tried to export several times without success. I want to believe that it's bad luck that when I went to clear some disk space I happened to delete several files from the movie, and because of that I have to re-capture much of it and do a little extra editing. I really want to. I really, REALLY, want to say "bad luck, this stinks, I'm mad". But somehow I can't, and that's a really good thing. First of all, when compared with what I deserve, I'm really doing well.... no little man dressed in red poking at me through the flames with a pitch fork.... and acceptance and fellowship and a relationship with the eternal God, and not eternal separation from Him. That's one reason to be glad in spite of my predicament. And secondly, i know that He is working all things for my good and His Glory. He knows what the issue is, and the fact is that what might seem like an extremely fruitless waste of time to me, is actually a test, and an opportunity for me to grow in Godliness for His glory. I'm really grateful that He showed me that.

2006-10-31T08:19:00.000-08:00

Last night I went to guitar lessons. At my teacher's house you wait in this room off to the side until the person who is getting lessons before you is done. There was something new about the room today. There was rabbit in a cage on the floor. I stuck my finger in to pet it and it bit me. No wonder it was in a cage.

an explanation of "rad"

2006-10-27T07:15:00.000-07:00

Rad,
An abbreviation of 'radical'--a term made popular by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Still primarily used by people on the West Coast who find words like 'cool', 'awesome', and 'tight' to be tired and overused; 'rad' is generally considered to be a much higher praise than the aforementioned superlatives. Also used as a general expression of awe.

"Those are some rad shoes."
"Oh, RAD."

Yes. It's true the days of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are over (....well at least I thought they were over until I just recently saw that somebody decided to make a movie......) but the popularity of words cycles like the popularity of certain fashion trends. What was cool in the 80's (for some reason unknown to me) is cool again (minus the bright pink short-shorts guys, and we should be thankful for that....). Even though Rad most likely dates back to the early 90's I think it's about time it resurrected from it's temporary grave and again overtook those other sorely over-used superlatives. Josh and Steve are helping to make this a reality. Join the Rad Revolution. Rad is going to be a rad word once again.

By the way, I put that picture in because it is rad.

this blog has lacked color of late....

2006-10-24T22:32:00.000-07:00

So I'm posting pictures.
These were from a while back.

this picture just popped into my head. don't ask why. but I'm in the mood for writing humorous nonsense.

Turtles are crawling from holes in the ground,
Where insects and wriggling creatures abound,
As they turn their questioning faces about,
They ask if indeed they are on the right route,
And I say, "keep going, I'm sure you'll find out."

First of all, turtles don't live underground. moles do, but turtles don't. So I don't know why I thought of them coming out of the ground. If you're wondering where they were going, don't worry, they said they were headed for tennessee, and I told them to keep going south until it gets hot and then turn right. I'm sure they'll get there fine.

2006-10-24T17:46:00.000-07:00

it didn't work. I don't know why. I posted this morning and it's not there.

I need to echo what josh said on his blog. time is an issue. a real one. but I've been convicted that God gives enough time in a day to do what needs to be done, and it's my fault that I don't get things done. I take away the time that I could have by spending too much time on things that don't need to be done.

so... speaking of which I need to go edit a bit.
out.

identity-part 1

2006-10-18T23:05:00.000-07:00

what do you find your identity in?
how do you try to define your identity?

honestly. I wouldn't mind hearing.

2006-10-17T19:47:00.000-07:00

Due to a lack of battery power, I'm going to have to type fast. Therefore if this makes less sense than it should, please forgive my rushing, and just try to understand it.

Now, the battery's about to die and I won't actually get to write it. maybe later. hahaha.

whatever.

2006-10-13T23:03:00.000-07:00

Notice the new things saying that you can sign into blogger with your google account? that's because google owns blogger. They are taking over the world. They already have maps, searches, movies, pictures, a religion (seriously. the church of google), and tons of other seriously useful junk. Except for the church of google part. it's not useful, but then, google doesn't actually own it...they're not affiliated.

I got G-mail today. I figure: "why fight'?. You can't beat it so you might as well join it. And my hotmail is bugging me with dumb ads and junk. So for those of you that have my hotmail, I'll soon be sending you my G-mail address. i'm not going to put it here because then I'd get tons of spam.

peace out.

(as I write this google will most likely purchase a small country, but rich in natural resources. Googleland. hahah .joke.)

2006-10-09T09:40:00.001-07:00

does anyone else know what pickleball is?

if you don't you should learn about it.

it's a great game.;

but it's been quite a while since I've played.

i want to play again but I don't know where to find a court.

if you know where one is, tell me. I'll teach you how to play.

it's a really rad game.

out.

2006-10-08T12:58:00.000-07:00

As much as I really like florida, I want to go home. And that reminds me of a M. Bubly song, but I'm not going to post it (a sigh of relief goes out from the guy readers and unhappy wail from the gals.,.;... haha.)........ yeah. florida has been great, the people are great, the theme parks are pretty good ((if you're older than ten Sea World is better than disney)), there are ghetto hotels, and there are nice ones.

we went to metro life church this morning and dad led worship. it went really well. got to see some friends from a ways back.

but at the same time I miss the north. I don't know why I love the north, but I do. even though vancouver is pretty far south for canada, when you come this far south you begin to realize that you love the north.

so I put that picture on because kayla is cute as always, and because it was taken in the winter. out.

2006-10-04T14:45:00.000-07:00

no pictures. bad posts.

MAN!

I'm a bad vacation blogger.

the truth about the pictures is I don't have a USB cable.

not much other interesting news.

\........
sorry.

out.s
]

Oh man..... it's hot. and it's like 11:00 at night.

2006-09-30T19:49:00.000-07:00

So this is fall in the sunshine state. I'm all for the sun, but I sure wouldn't mind them turning down the humidity.

More posts will come (at least i'm thinking so unless the place we head next has no wireless.)) and they will have pictures. I don't have one on this post because I hardly took any today. soooooooo.......

yeah., anyways....we're in daytona. I think that's just for tonight and part of tomorrow. After that we head back to Orlando.

out.

2006-09-28T22:21:00.000-07:00

well......tomorrow vacation starts.
it will be fun I'm sure.

2006-09-27T22:36:00.000-07:00

here's an interesting thing that I was thinking about today: People are really good at talking. We're really good at making conversation (well, some of us at least//..... meaning not always me but sometimes.......maybe....yeah.....whatever), talking about whatever we like, or bashing what we don't..... but this is what occurred to me the other day: people these days (including me) are terrible at saying anything of importance. I don't really know why either, but if you listen to yourself and really try to gauge the worth of what you're saying I'd bet you'll find that you don't say much that really means anything. again, I don't know why..... it's weird though, now that I've noticed.

2006-09-27T19:20:00.000-07:00

Since that last short post was so popular and because I don't have any time anyways I'll do another short one.

yes, got the iPod.
steven!
joseph!
maxwell!

those are the nicknames. no one should add to them or take away any one.

umm....

I'm really busy. I haven't yet eaten dinner.
my guitar needs fixing or else replacement.
I'm thinking replacement.

tele?
les?

I don't know.

ok.
I need to go back to editing if I'm going to finish by tomorrow.

2006-09-26T07:13:00.000-07:00

high school musical.............Oh my goodness.

2006-09-25T07:28:00.000-07:00

So Steve and I are alive. We made it back. We ate Nandos. It was a good trip. Very long. But good. This week is going to be brutal. I'll try to post on stuff every once in a while but won't have much time. Just so you all know.

2006-09-23T12:34:00.000-07:00

Steve and I are biking to white rock. It's many miles. no sidewalks. big hills. it'll be a workout. i probably won't make it back.

if I don't, keep my blog going. if I do, I'll post about it later.

out.,

2006-09-19T22:07:00.000-07:00

such a good song someone should bring it back again.

I will sing of my Redeemer,
And His wondrous love to me;
On the cruel cross He suffered,
From the curse to set me free.

Sing, oh, sing of my Redeemer,
With His blood He purchased me,
On the cross He sealed my pardon,
Paid the debt, and made me free.

I will tell the wondrous story,
How my lost estate to save,
In His boundless love and mercy,
He the ransom freely gave.

I will praise my dear Redeemer,
His triumphant pow'r I'll tell,
How the victory He giveth
Over sin, and death, and hell.

I will sing of my Redeemer,
And His heav'nly love to me;
He from death to life hath brought me,
Son of God with Him to be.

so good.

2006-09-19T06:35:00.000-07:00

There's a scheduled outage at 4:00 today for anyone who didn't know. haha.
I had something I wanted to say. I think it was important. I can't remember what though.
So I'm going to go to work, have my starbucks, have my buck-a-slice pizza, then come home and if the outage is over I'll try to remember what I wanted to say....

2006-09-17T20:06:00.000-07:00

I just ordered a 30GB video iPod. 3-6 days.......can't wait.

this came about because my green jurrasic park edition iPod mini breathed it's last a couple of weeks ago, I've been missing it, and because the new video iPods got bigger batteries, apple is selling the old ones for less than an iPod nano. cheap. so I ordered one. I'm definitely looking forward to getting it.

I got to play E-guitar in church today. In fact, we had 2 e-guitars. that was a cool experience. Patrick said something about having 2 ADD electric guitar players, I laughed. I couldn't help myself. I was ready to rock.

and just to make this a somewhat serious post here's a song I wrote this week. i don't know for sure what I think just yet, but I like the melody so.......

Verse 1

Looking through the past,
Time and time again,
You’ve been faithful,
You’ve been faithful,
When hope is fading fast,
You give strength to run again,
You are Faithful,
You are Faithful,

Verse 2

When my love grows cold,
I will wait for you,
For You are Faithful,
You are Faithful,
You make me overflow,
With joy and wonder at Your truth,
For You are Faithful,
You are Faithful,

Chorus

From everlasting,
To everlasting,
You are Faithful and true,
Though my grip fails,
Your hold prevails,
You’ll never let me go,

Verse 3

Throughout all the years,
On this long, long road,
You’ve been faithful,
You’ve been faithful,
All my storms and tears,
Have taught, and proven surely, God
That You are Faithful,
You are Faithful,

cheers.

2006-09-15T06:35:00.000-07:00

I was so busy yesterday. Work was busy. Calls never seemed to stop, people never stopped giving me things to do.....it was good. then I came home grabbed a quick lunch and then ran to the church office and spent the rest of the night recording two songs that I wrote. it was funny. I sang, played acoustic guitar, played electric guitar, played bass....(I don't have a clue how to play bass but if you have rhythm it's not too difficult), and got the computer to play drums although I recently discovered that I can (sort of) play them too.

Now I'm going to have another mocha, answer a bunch more calls and start it all over again. except that tonight I'm (possibly)going bowling. should be fun.... it could get a little crazy as I'm a terrible bowler.....oh well.out.

The great dilemma.

2006-09-13T18:58:00.000-07:00

I like coffee, sort of.....I don't absolutely adore the the taste, but I love the mental stimulation it gives....to be able to think clearly in the morning is well worth the price of a white chocolate mocha. But here's the dilemma: Now I want that kind of alertness all day, so I want to drink multiple coffees. But there's no way I can afford multiple mochas so I'll either have to settle for the unthinkable (cheap coffee), or find some other option. Any ideas?

oh yeah almost forgot. I got my glasses today. maybe I'll get pictures....