Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Long time

It's been a long while since I have sat down and taken the time to write.

Right now, I am sitting in class wishing I wasn't here.  Luckily there is wifi and all we're doing is watching Romancing the stone.  I wanted to write my dear Kati a letter but it is too dark with the lights down to write legibly.

I have my Visual Aesthetics class next, that should be interesting.  Turned in my demonstrating lighting project last night.  Some of the photo's are on facebook.

I don't have much to say.  No emotional issues popping up to deserve a long winded post.  I miss my lady friend.  I wish God would have it another way, but I know this is what he wants.  It's hard, but I know we are both going to grow so much through the pain.

At the end of the tunnel there is a bright bright beautiful light.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Judgements

There are two things right now that I could talk about.  One the fact that I am an extremely judgmental person and I hate that about myself, or God and Kati.  I feel that right now the second is too personal to share with complete strangers on the internet (if any complete strangers actually read this I would be very surprised, but the possibility still stands).

A little background on why I am even bringing up my judgmental tendencies.

Every sunday night from 8-9ish Biola has what is called a Singspiration, or Spo I believe.  From everything I have heard this is an awesome time of worship, and it was.  I believe from the bottom of my heart that worship does not depend on the band, who is singing or anything besides myself and God.

But.  And holy crap that is a big but.

I am a musician and a techie.  I notice everything; the tone of the singer, the rhythm of the drummer and the ability of the guitarists.  And with good bands and worship leaders I can usually tune the technical aspect of music out of my mind and focus on God, but mediocre bands or terrible bands really really distract me.

The sad thing?  I know that I am doing it.  I know when I am standing there singing and not worshipping and judging the people on stage.

Today I stood there and I listened to the drummer play.  I thought to myself many things about his ability and his heart and something struck me.  God does not care to what tune we worship, just that we do it.  I hate that I do this.  I hate that I can so easily be distracted from the worship of God by something so unimportant

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Lyrics of the NETSD, Jesus paid it all

Jesus paid it all by Elvina M. Hall, 1865 (public domain)

I hear the Savior say,
"Thy strength indeed is small;
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
Find in Me thine all in all

Jesus paid it all,
All to him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

Lord, now indeed I find
Thy pow'r, and Thine alone,
Can change the leper's spots
And melt the heart of stone.

And when before the throne
I stand in Him complete,
I'll lay my trophies down,
All down at Jesus' feet.

(just a note, there are more verses, but these are the most commonly sung today)

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Unexpected confidence

It has been a big day.

I received an unexpected letter from Kati and I realized something.  The passion involved with the time spent writing a letter is beautiful.  With this in mind I have decided to pursue writing to her as much as I can, often I hope.  I don't want to put a schedule on it cause I know I will fail there, but I do plan on making it a habit.

Tonight's communion service in front of Metzger hall was really cool.  Very emotional.  Parents saying goodbye to their children.  Many tears.  Yes, I cried, and no it wasn't because my parents left and I won't see them for quite some time.  I cried because God is so good to me.  His grand scheme has led me to a school that will stretch me and grow me and love me like nothing I could imagine.

I had two complete strangers pray for me, and not just "give Ryan a good life" prayers.  These were heartfelt prayers that spoke to who I actually am and what God has in store for me.

I know God wants me here, but I have no idea what he wants me to do here.  Dr. Barry spoke on walking in faith today.  That God will carry us to completion because he loves us.  That Biola is committed to helping us grow spiritually and academically.  What hit me most was his comparison between Certainty and Confidence.

God calls us to be confident, but never certain.  We will never know exactly, but we can walk with faith.  In fact the latin root of confidence is con- (with) and some other thing which I have forgotten which means faith.  My bad.  My mind runs like a train and sometimes skips stations.

Anyway, tangent aside, I am stepping out in confidence, in faith, that I am supposed to be here and not at home, where it is comfortable.

Friday, August 22, 2008

Lyrics of the NETSD, Hold fast

Hold fast by Mercy Me

To everyone who's hurting
To those who've had enough
To all the undeserving
That should cover all of us
Please do not let go
I promise there is hope

Hold fast
Help is on the way
Hold fast
He's come to save the day
What I've learned in my life
One thing greater than my strife
Is His grasp
So hold fast

Will this season ever pass?
Can we stop this ride?
Will we see the sun at last?
Or could this be our lot in life?
Please do not let go
I promise you there's hope

You may think your all alone
And there's no way that anyone could know
What you're going through
But if you only hear one thing
Just understand that we are all the same
Searching for the truth
The truth of what we're soon to face
Unless someone comes to take our place
Is there anyone?
All we want is to be free
Free from our captivity, Lord
Here He comes

Leaving

I have been so busy lately and haven't gotten around to posting anything of substance.  Sad, and I am sorry, but today I have something, and hopefully tomorrow I'll have more, etc.

Today, in 2 or so hours, I leave for Biola.

This has got to be one of the hardest things I have ever done and surprisingly not because I am leaving my family.

One of the things I realized after taking Kati home last night was that if she had not come into my life this summer I probably would have blown everything and everyone off a lot more and disappeared into college without a second thought.

But now, now I know I am coming back.

It's weird, cause I know I'm going to miss it, but I think the thing I will miss the most is the comfort here.  My life really hasn't changed that much for the past 6 years and now everything is changing.  I don't think I'm as scared as I should be.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Lyrics of the NETSD, Must have done something right

Must have done something right by Relient K

We should get jerseys
Cause we make a good team
But yours would look better than mine
Cause your out of my league

And I know that it's so cliche
To tell you that everyday
I spend with you is the new best day of my life
And everyone watching us
Just turns away with disgust
This jealousy
They can see that we've got it going on

I can not wait for a new improved way
To let you know you're more to me than what I know how to say
You're ok with the way this is going to be
Cause this is going to be the best thing we've ever seen

If anyone could make me a better person, you could
All I gotta say is I must have done something good
You came along one day and you rearranged my life
All I gotta say is I must have done something right
I must have done something right

Maybe I'm just lucky
Cause it's hard to believe
That somebody like you'd end up with someone like me
And I know that it's so cliche
To talk to you this way
But I'll push all my inhibitions aside
It's so very obvious
To everyone watching us
That we have got something real good going on

I can not wait for a new improved way
To let you know you're more than I know how to say
You're ok with the way this is going to be
Cause this is going to be the best thing we've ever seen

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Tickets

Well, bad news, I got a ticket today.  One of the weirdest things ever.

First off, I was in the total wrong.  The light was yellow, I thought I could make it, it turned red before I entered the intersection, I said screw it.  Next thing I see is 2 biker cops behind me.  Sigh.

What pisses me off the most is I have no one to blame but myself.  I hate being pissed at myself cause I have no way of getting rid of me.  There is no escape.  Sigh.

So my options are traffic school, pay the fine, or take it up with the court.  Now I probly could argue that I was within so much of the intersection and such, but with 2 cops against me I have no hope, and really I wouldn't believe myself.  Traffic school sounds like the best option, it's my first ticket and I can do the stuff online apparently.  I really don't want to have to pay, I am pretty sure my insurance will go up.

My dad mentioned something about losing our insurance.  He kinda ticks me off cause he is in no way encouraging.  I mean really, I get my first ticket and the thing you pretty much say is, "Crap, you may have made life more difficult for me." (Ryan's slightly embellished paraphrase)

There's nothing I can really do about losing the insurance.  The reality, I won't need it on my truck while I'm at Biola because I am not taking it with me.  It doesn't help that I have no idea what our insurance even does, or how I am tied to it.

I really hate being mad at myself.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Friendship

Friends are something that die hard.  They're something to cherish and love, they stick closer than a brother in hard times.

But.

They're also a pain in the butt.

Especially when said friends do not know when to let go, or how to actually be a good friend in return.

I have changed a lot in the past month.  Some things have come into perspective, my priorities have changed and to top it all off I am leaving in 3 weeks.  Scary stuff.  I am not going to see most of my high school friends for a long time.  It will take work on both parties to keep in touch and perpetuate the friendship past the trials of high school.

(Disclaimer, I was going to name some people.  I desperately love these people and I am good enough friends with them that I have a good idea what their motives, thoughts and feelings are.  I want the best for them.  I decided, code names are in order for their future social safety)

(I lied, I am not going to go into the gory details...tonight anyway)

Some of my friends just have no idea how to be a friend.  IE, I'm tired of doing all the work to sustain a friendship that will probly end when I leave for college.

There is really nothing left that I can do, it is no longer in my hands.  I don't really want the friendship to end, but I'm tired of investing in something with absolutely no return.  It's not like this has only been going on for a month or so.  I'm talking about all school year.

Sigh, all I can do now is pray and wait.  Lame.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Fear

Holy cow I have been afraid the past week.  I have a few reasons why, but last night at 2 AM I came to the realization that my fears are largely unfounded.

I am afraid that I am going to lose my lady friend.  There is absolutely no evidence for this, my mind is creating these ideas, because I have found something that I never want to lose, but I know that it is a definite possibility.  Some things just are out of my hands.

I am afraid I am going to ruin my future.  Now this may be well founded, I have issues, but the reality is life so far has equiped me well I think.  In no way am I prepared, but I have been given the necessities to survive.

I am also afraid God is going to take away the things I love.  And he might, but I know that he has only the best in store for me and even though at the moment it may seem like hell his plan is grander that whatever I see in front of me.

I have nothing to fear but fear itself.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Wild at heart

I've started reading Wild at heart and at the moment I am on chapter five.

I don't know what it is about this book but it really makes me want to get out and do things.  The things that every man wants to do, but maybe never does.  I want to learn to farm.  Both sides of my family have huge invested interest in agriculture.  My dad although a computer techi has worked on a farm and ranch.  It's one thing that I regret.  I have grown up missing something that almost calls from my heritage.  The outdoors, the animals and everything that goes along with relying on God to provide through nature are something that I have not truly been exposed to and I have no idea how I will ever gain this.

I want experience.  Truly, farming is not my passion, but it is something that I find represented in my father that he never passed on to me.  I have learned music, technology, math and many other things in his shadow.  Never have I learned them from him, but with the idea that he has something that I want.  I get the feeling that he has never given it to me.  That all the things I love, all the things I know how to do and all the things I want to do with my life have come from my own ability or someone besides my father.

John Eldredge talks about about the wound that a father gives to his son.  He mentions the idea that most men have this innate reaction to their fathers.  That they do not want to be like them.  I have said to myself before that I will never be like my father, but I know for a fact that even though my father has many things that I want.  Unfortunately I feel like it is too late for him to pass them on.

I want so desperately to be like him and different at the same time.  I want what he has, but I want to improve where he has failed.  I want my own life, I want my wound healed, I want to be God's man, but most of all, I want to be wild at heart.

I want to be unpredictably dangerous.  Not the kind of dangerous that destroys, but the dangerous that changes lives.  I know for a fact that Jesus never killed anyone, but he did force people to reevaluate their ideals.

I am again going to enter the trapping world of school, finance and work in a month.  I pray that I will not be bogged down by the pressures of this life, but set free through chaos.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Lyrics of the NETSD, Gone

Gone by Switchfoot

She told him she'd rather fix her makeup
Than try and fix what's going on
But the problem keeps on calling
Even with the cellphone gone
She told him that she believes in living
Bigger than she's living now
But her world keeps spinning backwards
And upsidedown
Don't say so long, and throw yourself wrong
Don't spend today away
Cuz today will soon be

Gone, like yesterday is gone,
Like history is
Gone, just trying to prove me wrong
And pretend like you're immortal

She said he said live like no tomorrow
Every day we borrow
Brings us one step closer to the edge
Where's your treasure, where's your hope
If you get the world and lose your soul
She pretends like she pretends she's immortal
Don't say so long
You're not that far gone
This could be your big chance to makeup
Today will soon be

Gone, like yesterday is gone,
Like history is gone,
The world keeps spinning on,
Your going going gone,
Like summer break is gone.
Like saturday is gone
Just try and prove me wrong
You pretend like your immortal

We are not infinite
We are not permanent
Nothing is immediate
We're so confident
In our accomplishments
Look at our decadence

Gone, like Frank Sinatra
Like Elvis and his mom
Like Al Pacino's cash nothing lasts in this life
My highschool dreams are gone
My childhood sweets are gone
Life is a day that doesn't last long

Life is more than money
Time was never money
Time was never cash,
Life is still more than girls
Life is more than hundred dollar bills
And roto-tom fills
Life's more than fame and rock and roll and thrills
All the riches of kings
End up in wills we got information in the information age
But do we know what life is
Outside of our convenient Lexus cages

She said he said live like no tomorrow
Every moment that we borrow
Brings us closer to the God who's not short on cash
Hey Bono I'm glad you asked
Life is still worth living, life is still worth living

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Diseased

I have a problem.

Not severely life threatening, but it definitely affects me in ways I do not understand.

I get depressed.  Now the first time I heard of people getting depressed regularly, or when it was first mentioned as a problem people might have that won't go away, I was skeptical.  I mean really, people who just get sad for no reason over and over without any obvious trigger?  Poppycock.

But the reality is, depression is a problem.  One I only half know how to deal with.  I don't really have a clue what it stems from and I don't really like to think about it, but sometimes it just hits me.

Take today for example.  My lady friend and I have a lovely breakfast at Panera.  Thats probly the second time that we have been able to get away from people we know in public and just hang out.  It was loads of fun.  My day is going great and then around 2 o'clock I get hit by this wall.  Major joy sucker, and it isn't the first time this has happened to me, where my day is going great and I just crash.

The best way I have found to deal with depression is take my focus off of me.  The last thing I need is pity in those moments because that will only make it worse.  I need to shift my eyes from my wallowing wretch of a mud heap onto something bigger than myself.

The radio in these times is a wonderful way to be blessed.  When the song choice is left up to God he sends me exactly what I need for that moment.

It also helps to sing your heart out at the top of your lungs, so if you saw a guy who looked like he was insane driving a red pickup around 5:50 today, I'm sorry I startled you.  Get over it.

And so now, at 7 PM, I am perfectly fine.  Strange how God works eh?

Lyrics of the NETSD, Hey Jude

Hey Jude by The Beatles

Hey Jude, don't make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her into your heart, 
Then you can start to make it better.

Hey Jude, don't be afraid.
You were made to go out and get her.
The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you will begin to make it better.

And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain,
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that its a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.

Hey Jude, don't let me down.
You have found her, now go and get her.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.

So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin,
You're waiting for someone to preform with.
And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do,
The movement you need is on your shoulder.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Lyrics of the NETSD, Daylight

Daylight by Remedy Drive

Has everything you've counted on
Left you right here with no warning
Have your dreams become invisible
Wait with me dear till the morning
Light will make the night burnout

Hold on
Daylight is coming
To break the dawn
Daylight is coming

The brightest stars are falling down
Is hope lost in the black skies
The darkness must precede the dawn
Wait with me here till the sunrise
Wait, your night will soon fade out

Hold on
Daylight is coming
To break the dawn
Daylight is coming
Daylight is coming

Shock value

Muse, April 28, 2008

I am a shocker.  I like to shock people.  I love to see the surprised, doomed look on people's faces when the unexpected comes.  I have a few accomplices in my war on the mundane.  Coleton sings in Calculus, Suzanna eats bugs and Spencer, well Spencer just disappears during group photos.  But what motivates us besides the immediate pained expression?

Is it the joy of the moment, the fact that no one, including ourselves, knows what is coming next or is it fear?

I really settle with the later.  I, no everyone, fears.  We all crave the acceptance from someone and surprise is just a way of grasping for a little signal, a laugh or a smile.

So next time I surprise you withe something equally random, be prepared and share the love.

Everyday I dream

Muse, April 28, 2008

I dream.  I really do.  I can't even tell if this is a problem or not.  I just drift off, lose focus and disappear into my own reality.  It's actually pretty fun, who else can go "save (insert female here), save the world" besides Link or Hiro?

Unfortunately reality does not support such fantastic dreams.  Reality is stuck, unchanging.  Kinda creates a boring world right?

Hah, now there I have you.  this world is anything but boring.  I can't even breathe for more than 10 minutes without randomly stumbling somewhere I do not belong.  So what's the real point of TV, books, comics, video games and movies?  Obviously it's an escape from reality, but with reality just as painful and exciting as what people can dream up, why settle for nothing less than both?

As the crow flies

Muse, April 3, 2008

Recently while driving to Night of the Stars the inhabitants of my Astro Van described me as lost.  Now I've driven downtown before, but I don;t know the street names or general location of anything besides the Courthouse, Chukchansi Park and the Hospital.  I find my way mostly by memory and area recognition.  I knew exactly where I was, but not where I was going.

But here's where the conflict lies.  I had to fight a basic carnal instinct of males everywhere.  I asked for directions.  I admit it, I failed my maile brethren everywhere.  I confess it will be a long road of recovery but I am sure I will be able to pick my pride out of the dirt and dust it off.

I could have printed directions off of Google, Fresno Christian could have better advertised the locale of the event (we had trouble finding the dining place even though I knew where the Wilson theater is) or I could have driven with more knowledgeable companions.  Being under the influence of testosterone pretty much removed all of these options.

Luckily I had my handy dandy cell phone.  I called and I got, well, I got nothing.  My admission of failure was met with little to no help.  I don't blame my dad, but he's a lot like I am.  He had to be there and see the streets, buildings and hobos.

Eventually I found it.  I made the turn, looked over my shoulder and saw the glorious sun setting over a parking spot across from Wilson Theater.  So next time you know exactly where you are but no idea where you are going, don't worry.  Eventually the destination will be found.

The end is just beginning

Muse, April 1st, 2008

Night of the Stars is over.  The awards have been doled out and the seniors actually did well for themselves with five trophies this year.  Being so involved with this year's production definitely cut down on my homework and free time, but I thought it would get easier now that it's over.

Unfortunately it seems that this last big push won't end till May 23.  I would really love to have less stress but most of my workload and problems stem from school-related activities.  Our journalism competition ends Friday and I have a hardcopy deadline on Friday along with the next piece of our senior project.  On top of all of that I have yet to start my SlickRock competition commercial which is due on Thursday.

Not to sound arrogant, I have really brought all of this down on myself, but I know that other students have the same problems right now.  For seniors college is looming, for other students sports and extracurricular activities and on top of everything finals will appear quickly and suddenly.

I don't want less work.  All of the things I need to do are necessary, but the last thing I need is more.  I am sure I could organize everything in a tight schedule so that I get everything done on time, but where would the fun in that be?

Movie woes

Muse, March 20, 2008

Fresno Christian has an annual tradition that really, lets just say, it forces a courageous few into a week of hell.  I would name those at fault, but I really have no idea who they are.

I know that Night of the Stars was moved back a couple months to give everyone more time to work on their movie, but the reality is that it did not happen.  Every year the movies get put off till the last minute.  That is just how this whole movie thing works.

We have passionate people, but no one is getting paid.  This is a highschool production of big budget films.  The sophomores are remaking Forest Gump which won 6 Oscars and earned 667 million dollars worldwide.  The juniors are remaking Back to the Future which grossed 416 million dollars.

With such big undertakings someone is sure to fail, but the point really isn't an amazing movie.  The point is to make fools of ourselves.

This is why this year the seniors picked Clue, well, it really isn't, but Clue is a movie that most people haven't seen even though it will be easily recognizable.  Our cast is under very little pressure to preform like the actors and actresses in the original.  Unfortunately, this does not give them the inherent ability to act, but it's jut a NOTS movie so I'm not worried.

What really worries me is the fact that our movie must be done by Wednesday and we are no where near done filming.

Peer pressure

Muse, March 14, 2008

A lot of this post will be in response to Suzanna Quiring's post When Titanic meets As the World Turns.  The majority of her post centered around the idea that boyfriend and girlfriend relationships in high school are next to meaningless.

On one hand I agree, the potential for these relationships to last through college is very slim.  Not impossible, but college does things to people and usually the couple will not attend the same college.  College plus a long distance relationship does not equal smooth sailing.

But on the other hand, the peer pressure caused by relationships is mostly self inflicted.  I really do not desire a girlfriend right now.  Highschool, preparing for college, NOTS and my friends consume my life.  I can hardly find time to do my math homework much less make time for a serious relationship.

I have removed myself from this self-infliction by acquiring a certain mindset.  Suzanna says that "A boyfriend or girlfriend makes us feel accepted and appreciated," but I don't think this is healthy or even necessary.  Relationships drive lives and if acceptance and appreciation can not be found from those around us something is wrong.

Now does this mean if someone came along that I would immediately turn them down?  No, because relationships drive my life deliberate thought would have to be put into this.

My speech in AcaDec definitely helped me understand a piece of this.  If we as humans are so prone to assume that people can read our minds how can we hope to have a successful relationship?  Communication is key and being able to communicate well only comes from practice.  Now, I am not advocating dating so that people can get "practice" in for marriage, but having healthy relationships with many people is necessary.

This is where I agree with Suzanna, dating for the title of boyfriend or girlfriend or anything like that is a waste of both parties time.  However, I have many meaningless relationships with people that I have never dated.  I'd list some but I don't want to make these people cry.

Nots

Muse, March 12, 2008

Night of the Stars is coming up and the seniors still haven't started filming.  I admit, this is somewhat my fault, but the reality is that seniors are stinking busy.

No matter who I turn to for acting, everyone is busy and so I fear that we might not have a movie this year.  No, I lie, we will, but it may not be as pretty or timely as we had hoped.  If worse comes to worse we will just show the actual movie.  No, I lie again.  We'll watch something way more exciting, like The Lord of the Rings or Stardust.

And so, I am sure everyone will be surprised that fateful Saturday night because absolutely no one knows what is going on.

Thank you teachers

Muse, March 1o, 2008

Working for The Feather has taught me many things, some unimportant, others life changing.  One of the big things I have gained sitting next to our editor-in-chief is a certain sort of empathy.  I can now say with some authority that being an English teacher is extremely difficult and the same goes for all sorts of teaching.

How do you grade a paper or assignment correctly without coming across harsh and demanding?  How do you effectively deal with someone who is extremely ignorant but thinks they can do everything?

The answer to these questions can only be learned through experience and wisdom.  So thank you teachers for putting up with ignorance and bad attitudes to teach the teachable and even those who adamantly refuse to admit that they want to be at school.  And unfortunately, just because I am bringing this subject up does not mean I am not included in this "list of ignorance."

Muse

During my stay on The Feather staff as Layout and Design Editor my senior year I took up a blog titled Muse.  I am going to attempt to transfer these blogs over to this blog one by one.  Maybe I'll get through all of them today.

March 7, 2008

Beginnings

Blogging, a combination of a journal and a published work.

So a little about the title and the category.  A muse is a mythological spirit/god that gives people ideas for creative art.  There are muses for music, painting, writing and acting.  The works.  It's also a band.  Musing though, is deep concentrated thought on a topic or subject.  We'll see if that actually happens, if I can stay on one topic for very long.  Beginnings on the other hand connotes a dawn, a birth and the creation of something new.

It is the beginning and even though we or I are halfway through the school year, this is the beginning of a wonderfully eccentric blog.  Expect nothing and you will receive much.

I've heard that I'm supposed to ask questions and search for responses to my blog but really, I don't care.  I will be overjoyed if I get responses but the fact of the matter is that this is not for a grade or for anyone reading this.

I don't yet know what this is for but by the end, I am sure something interesting and hopefully life changing will have happened, either that or terribly excruciating.

Monday, July 21, 2008

I am tired...

of wanting to say things to people, to hold a conversation, but not being able to because of an abundance of unwanted "eavesdroppers."

Now I know in my heart that people aren't eavesdropping intentionally at least, but in my head it is impossible to find a quite crowd.  Those public places where it doesn't matter what you say because no one cares.

Take for example a starbucks.  I swear more under the table deals, secret conversations and illegal transactions take place in starbucks than any other place in the world.  Coffee shops are a spy's paradise.

Unfortunately I do not at the moment have the freedom to steal said people away to a quiet respite surrounded by unknowing multitudes, but that day will come (maybe next week) where we can escape from the prying eyes and the all too ready ears.

Just an FYI, churches are not this place.  More gossip happens under the roofs of God than any other place.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Lyrics of the nothing else to say day, A Beautiful Collision

I think I'm going to shorten that to NETSD.

Basically, instead of every wednesday having Lyrics of the Week, I am going to have lyrics of "whenever I can't think of anything better to say about my life that I haven't already said".

Today is that day.

With that, I proudly present Lyrics of the NETSD.  Today's song is A Beautiful Collision, by David Crowder.

A Beautiful Collision

The heart breaking makes a sound
I never knew could be
So beautiful and loud
Fury filled and we collide

So courageous until now
Fumbling and scared
So afraid You'll find me out,
Alone here with my doubt

Here it comes, a beautiful collision
Is happening now.
There seems no end to where You begin and there I am now
You and I collide

Something circling inside,
Spaciously you fly
Infinite and wide,
Like the moon and sky
Collide

Here it comes, a beautiful collision
Is happening now.
There seems no end to where you begin and there I am now
You and I, collide

Just a personal note on this song.  I used it in my Salutatorian speech, and I thought it was awesome, mostly, cause it was the shortest speech that night.  Mwahaha.  And I speak pretty fast when on stage.  Not exactly a comfort zone.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Birthdays

Normally, I really detest my birthday.  I am not into gifts and I have no idea why this is.  I kinda think that most people see birthdays as a way to rip people off, or just get gifts.  And I don't like this.  My birthday is not a chance to get stuff from people.  I think this is the same reason I don't really like Christmas that much.

But, today was one of the best birthdays I have ever had.  Not cause I did anything special, or cause I got stuff from my family.  I did get some sweet stuff, but the thing that made my day did not happen till 9:14.

I am so blessed.

It is...

3 in the morning on my birthday and I just saw The Dark Knight.

Why do I get the feeling today is going to go downhill before it goes back up?

Rollercoaster is an understatement.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Change

Nothing has changed.  Same as yesterday, I have no clue how I'm going to make it through the next week and a half, I don't understand women, I don't know what I'm supposed to do for the rest of my life, I don't know what God is trying to tell me, I don't know how I am going to pay for college and the list goes on.

I am kinda sad Kati and I won't be going to see Music Man together, but more important things have come up.  There will always be more musicals to see.

I am more and more doubting my ability to discern what is best for me in the moment.

I think I am beginning to see a pattern here and I don't like it, cause it's gonna be hard to kick.  Something that will take more than two weeks.  Maybe a lifetime.  Sigh.  At least I know what it points to.

All I need is someone to walk with me.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

1 Thessalonians

I've been reading first Thessalonians, yes the Bible *gasp*, and I don't get it.

In chapter 2 Paul basically says that he was not trying to screw them over with lies and treachery.  He builds the case that his motives were pure and that he lived before God not men.  It definitely seems like he's admonishing the people who live in Thessalonica for doubting him.

But in chapter 3 he says that the churches faith and perseverance had helped to strengthen him and give him hope.  That their conduct had given him encouragement.  If this is what he is saying, and it is, what is the point of chapter 2?

I don't understand.

Lyrics of the week

It's Wednesday and with today I start a new tradition, the Lyrics of the week, which will hopefully update every Wednesday.

Deliver Me

Deliver me out of the sadness
Deliver me out of the madness
Deliver me courage to guide me
Deliver me Your strength inside me

All of my life
I've been in hiding
Wishing there was someone just like You
Now that You're here
Now that I've found you
I know that You're the One to pull me through

Deliver me loving and caring
Deliver me giving and sharing
Deliver this cross that I'm bearing

Oh, deliver me

Spanish 2

At Biola my schedule says I have Spanish 2 every day from 8:30 to 9:20 and I can't seem to get Spanish 2 at Fresno Christian out of my mind.

That was one of the worst classes I have ever taken for one reason.  My teacher was terrible.

Now yes, she'd probly cry if she read this, but she had no authority in the classroom and I would be willing to tell that to her face.  There was no control, we did whatever the heck we wanted.

Unfortunately I did not learn very much Spanish.

I really hope this changes at Biola, because the thing I hated the most was not Spanish itself, which I blamed for everything, but the class, the teacher and the other students.  I really want to actually learn something in this class and maybe even have a working knowledge of spanish such that I can effectively communicate using it.

We can all dream right?

Tired

I keep describing my state to people as emotionally tired.  I don't even know what this means, it just sounds painful.  Haha.

I think it's a combination of riding the emotional rollercoaster of life and me depriving myself.  It's strange how easy it is to hurt myself and I'm not talking physically.  I don't understand how movie characters can sew their own wounds up.

No, I'm talking forcing myself to commit to situations, deals, plans, my future, and God despite the pain involved.  It's also weird how my mind tries to forget the pain even though it can't.  I also dreamed for the first time in weeks last night.  Strange stuff.

I am also really enjoying David Crowder's Sunset and Sushi cd.  He has such a unique style, I love it.

My friends need to start getting up earlier...

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Biola classes

So I got my schedule for my first semester at Biola.  Unfortunately I have a class every day of the week at 8:30 to 9:20.  I get the feeling I might accidently miss some of those.  Sigh.

Monday
Spanish 2- 8:30 to 9:20
OT History and Literature- 3 to 4:15

Tuesday
Spanish 2- 8:30 to 9:20
Art of Storytelling- 10:30 to 1:20
Visual Aesthetics- 1:30 to 2:45

Wednesday
Spanish 2- 8:30 to 9:20
First Year Seminar: CMA- 11:30 to 1:10
OT History and Literature- 3 to 4:15

Thursday
Spanish 2- 8:30 to 9:20
Visual Aesthetics- 1:30 to 2:45
Foundations of Christian Thought- 3 to 5:50

Friday
Spanish 2- 8:30 to 9:20

That's a lot of stuff.  17 units and 6 of which are pure Bible classes.  I am excited though, and extremely glad I passes all my AP tests.  I don't think I will need to take a single math class and I am not sure about English.

On a totally unrelated note, if YOU are reading this, and YOU know who YOU are, consume the bananas.  They will go bad by the time I can retrieve them, and I don't want them going to waste.

Arenas

Arenas did not go very well yesterday.  Carson and I went 5-5 so I think our rating went up a little, but were still in the 1350s which is meh.  We finally did 3s with Allyourbase, which was pretty fun.  I think we went 3-7 so we lost more than we won, but it was our first time so I'm not too disappointed.

I think I bring the teams down a little, because as a druid I have about 20 abilities I can use for pvp in caster form.  This doesn't even include my ability to go into bear and bash, or into cat and attempt to stun someone.  I need way more practice getting used to chain cycloning someone while keeping roots up one someone else while also dpsing and healing.  I can see how natures swiftness would be an awesome spell to have, an instant 4-6k health would probly devastate the other team.  Unfortunately I find my treants too useful to respec.

I think well get about 300-375 points from our 3s team.

Unfortunately with all the stuff Carson and I have going on I am not sure when we will be able to do 2s or 3s again.  It's kinda going to be a crazy week, and I already miss, someone.  Hah.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Long day

It's been a long day, but I made it, and I got an hour two left of stuff I wanna get done.  It's crazy how when we people make a commitment we try to find ways to rationalize breaking it.  It's even worse when the pain is self inflicted.

But, we grow through pain and trials.  There is just something that need to be done, need to be thought out and need to be pursued.

I wanted to play drums today and learn a few chords on the guitar, but neither of those happened.  And now I have people sleeping next to my room.  Humbug.

Will be doing arenas soon, hopefully Carson and I can get our rating up.  Moonkin/warlock is kind of a weird combo.  We have good cc and good damage.  He can't do much burst dmg and my heals are meh, but the more we play the better we should get.  As of now I think our biggest problem is communication and anticipating what the other person is going to do.

Yesterday

Sometimes I just don't understand why I do things, or who leads me to do them, but yesterday had to have been one of the most stress-filled, gloriously painful days I have had in a long time.

God reminded me of everything yesterday, what I have left behind and what I need to relearn.  I'm basically forcing myself for 2 weeks to focus on him and not many of the other things around me.  This is going to be extremely difficult, I don't want to grow complacent in my relationship with God or people.  I'm remembering things that I wish I had not forgotten, ever.

My junior year was probly the closest to God that I have ever been and my senior year was just meh.  Last week at the Father's House pastor Jeff talked about revival and I am so glad I took notes.  I needed to hear that very badly, to remind me what God has done for my life in the past and where he wants me to be.

I don't know how I am going to make it.  Which is perfect, cause I know in my head that I can't make it on my own, but I don't understand in my heart yet.  I think yesterday showed me a picture of what I can do to myself.  How I can ruin things.

I remember talking to Kati before she left for camp about how the week was going to be insanely hard and that she said I would survive just fine.  But then, as now, I didn't want to just survive.  I want my life to thrive, to leave a legacy, and I think this week is the beginning of that legacy.

Yes it's gonna be hard, and I'm going to hate some of it, but I need it.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Laziness

IS PURE EVIL.

I really should have gone to work today, but now it's no longer worth the drive and such.  Humbugger.

I don't want to say I'm lazy, but holy cow, I don't wanna go anywhere right now.  I don't know what it is, I was fine yesterday morning at 5.  Maybe that is what did it to me.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Understanding

Understanding is a confusing thing.  I don't understand what is not explained, but I can infer truth from my surroundings.  Unfortunately this only sometimes works with people.  Emotion is not something to be understood, because emotion is always changing.  It is the most unpredictable part of humanity.  Even the most logical person will fall to emotion.

But what about things that transcend emotion?  Love, hate, trust, faith, and commitment do not rely on emotion to work.  Many will argue that love is an emotion, but true love continues when the lust is gone.  Hate is something that may leave, just like love, but it is not fleeting like anger.  Trust, even thought it can be broken, and move beyond the pain of deception.  Faith, the belief in something unseen at the moment, does not rely on anything but itself.  Commitment by definition is something that is committed no matter what and I don't care if I used the word in the definition.

These things can be constant.  Strong emphasis on can.  Humanity is constant in one thing, their ability to fail.  So if we fail so flawlessly, what the heck is the point?

I think that Abbi is the point, even if she doesn't know it.  Hi Abbi!!

Jeff

I recently stumbled upon youtube videos of this amazing guy named Jeff Dunham.  Holy cow, he's amazing.  Beware he cusses, but look him up.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Video

I love movies, I love editing them, critiquing them, but (there's always that butt that just gets in the way) I hate exporting them.

It never works like I think it should.  If I it in the timeline, thats how it should work.  If the quality is amazing in Final Cut, it should be amazing when I export it.  I don't understand why there are like 16 different export options for one video.  Shouldn't it be universal?

Now I understand that each one of these probably has some distinct and useful purpose, but I sure don't see the necessity of so many options.

I think one of the main problems is that I have never been taught how to export stuff and what everything actually means.  I have a vague idea of what goes on, but I have only ever been taught editing and such.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

I am...

tired...and taking the day off because I have no ideas...

deal with it...

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Time

Time is not passing as fast as I would like.  It has been 45 hours doesn't seem so long on paper, but holy cow.  I want it to end, to be over, to rejoice again.  It is weird how poetic being vague is.  I really hope that my letter gets to it's destination on time.

In other news, Backpack Steve may have something wonderful in his future.  I am not at liberty to go too far into details, but if all goes according to plans, and he's not a total idiot, I think he will be very happy with the outcome.  I don't think he has any idea what is happening right under his feet though.  Kinda wish I could be there to see the look on his face when everything comes out in the open.  Mwahaha...

Monday, July 7, 2008

Poetry

Poetry is an interesting thing.  Each word matters, each little detail that may seem insignificant adds or detracts from the meaning as a whole.  Very interesting medium nothing like novels.

As things have gotten more strange with my life I have begun to write more poetry.  I am blessed, cursed, broke and all that jazz and it all helps me to write from emotion.  Poetry is not dry, it is written from feelings not facts which is why it is so different than novels.  A poem can take 12 seconds to write, read or understand or this same poem can take months to perfect, consume or illuminate.  It is a strange thing poetry.

Because it flows from emotion poetry refuses to follow rules.  This aspect of being open and vague helps each reader to make poetry their own.  Their lives and perspective change the connotation of words and therefore the meaning as a whole, because each word relies on all the others to survive.

So try it out.  Write your own poetry and let your emotions run wild.  Or bottle up and explode on someone.  Thats fun, and I speak from experience here.

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Daylight

Daylight is coming.  On the rays of the sun it soars.  Crushing and covering all with its beautiful, life altering hue.

And Remedy Drive, well they just rock.

Pangs

I feel it, deep inside, and it's something I have never felt before.  I don't know how to say it, but the pangs are tangible.  It's like I've lost a piece of myself that only will come back sometime other than now.  How emotionally crappy this is.

I think that in the next months I will begin to understand, but I am not sure.  I've never been in this place before.  This serene glade.  I like it here, but I smell fear on the wind.  The future is uncertain and something big and dark is coming.

Friday, July 4, 2008

Proof

More poetry...titled Proof

I sit alone
in this cold dark world
a kind of myself
wondering
and contemplating
the inevitable fall
of my mind to insanity
oh people say I come so close
and I see things so far away
but who can truly know
if the mind is in control at all
for when I see
the majesty of nature
and the beauty that sits next to me
where can I find refuge
from the indisputable
fact that
I live
and yet I am not in control
for I have given that right to
someone of greater worth than I

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Undead

A poem I wrote a few years back about Undead...titled...Undead.

People say that undead don't exist
but I say different
Everyone I talk to says I'm crazy
that undead are just scary monsters made up for cruel jokes and to get your kids to go to bed
They say in their stand off superior way that the living dead are a lie
but as I walk through my school I see the truth
The undead are everywhere
looking back at me
I see the signs of such tragedy and this terrible atrocity
Soulless eyes staring
Lifeless and empty bodies wandering through life
Who can come and save them from the body of death?
What hero will return life to the lifeless?
Who will revoke this terrible curse?

Dearest Molly

I am sorry, but I must bid you a heartfelt farewell.  I love you very much, but circumstances pull us apart yet again.  During my journey I shall write, I promise, but do not fear if I am not heard from for many weeks.  No matter where I am my heart will be thinking of you, and wishing it was closer.  No matter what perils I come upon I will strive to return to your side, such that the pain of my departure shall be like a breath on the wind compared to our reunion.  I will never forget the joyous merriment that was born from our time together.

With love,
Kyanr

Expectations

I think that I need to learn to have no expectations.  It will make life easier for everyone, but mostly me.  No expectations lowers the bar so much that anyone can jump over it, even donkeys with no knees.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Future employment

Randomly today while looking at an amazing art site, Sons of the Storm, I came across a link to the Blizzard employee hiring page.  My first reaction was holy crap.

Why, I thought to myself, would Blizzard, a huge gaming company, need to hire so many people, there are like 25 job listings there?  After browsing through them I came to the realization that Blizzard isn't going to hire anyone, which I like in a company, if I was working there I would want them to hire competent people and not just anyone off the street.  What bothered me though was the requirements, almost every position demands 5ish year experience in said field.  Now I understand that game design is a very hectic sometimes painful career, but really 5 years?  The game industry has barely been around for 20 and half of the people that want to get into game design have only been thinking about games for 15ish years.  How will it be even possible for hopefuls to get into this industry?

But I pressed on, forging through the data and the text and came to what I call, the "why you really want to work for these people section."  To me, the time off seems a little short, I mean 9 days of holidays and 3 weeks vacation?  I guess thats a month and christmas, and I think my ideas of vacation have been screwed by attending school.  And sick leave just seems to me like a thing that you can't control, meh.

But then I really found the gold.  Blizzard is an awesome company not because they make great games, but because they care so much about their employees.  I'm sure the pay is good and the work is fun, but really, all the benefits just stack up.  It makes me wonder why other companies don't invest in their employees more.  Seems to me, the more money you put in, the more money you'll get in the end.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Contrastic

Contrastic
Adjective
1. Extremely contrasting, giving new light to an idea, situation, belief, etc.

Noun
1. A metal band that broke up in 2002.

Yes, it's a word I swear.  You know, like bombastic.  And I've never heard the band before, so I can't recommend them on good conscience.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Today

Today has been pretty meh.  I hate work, and my jaw is sore from pool basketball, which is weird cause I don't remembering getting hit in the face.  These are the reasons I did not post till now, and the reality is I don't really have much to say, it's weird.

I stinking love matt and his videos.  He's also a really cool guy, so go watch his videos and shoot him an email.  Unfortunately even though it may sound like it I've never met the guy.  My loss.

I'm still playing Wow.  You can hit me up on Archimonde.  Kinda getting bored with it.  I'm tired of looking for pug Kara runs and never getting past the first boss.  At the moment I'm feral, but...well I may go back to Moonkin, so much better for pvp and I can still raid that way, and I'm searching for a guild that actually raids, west coast raid times.

In the future I will try to avoid Wow on here cause, well, I don't really like blogging about it, but I had no ideas.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Relations

At first, with the title I was going to talk about public relations and how California is basically the most socially diverse segregated state in the US, but then I decided to save that thought for later.  Instead I'm going to explore some of my ideas about dating.

Just a moment of truth, I have never dated anyone outside of a school event so I am not speaking much from personal experience, more of what I see occurring and how I think the world works.

History on "dating", which more or less will first require a definition shall be the start.  By wikipedia dating is.  Basically the purpose of dating is to find your mate, and not your best pirate friend, although those are nice, the point is to get hitched at the end.  I kinda like this plan, little Ky's running around and terrorizing the world kind of gives me a warm feeling just above my stomach, kinda like when the waffles go down, hmm.  Yummy.

History lesson time.  Dating didn't use to exist!  Gasp!  Shock and awe, I'm sure all of you knew this, but get over your smartness, this is my soap box.  Parents used to set people up, and basically force them to get hitched, arranged marriages. I'm not sure why this is exactly, but by and large this worked, I mean, were all here today aren't we?  Somewhere along the line this all changed.  Now we have mostly adolescent dating, and adult marriage.

First off, we all know that teenagers hormones are raging, its how it works, and it used to be that said teenagers would be married before or during their college years, very early by todays standards.  This was either because parents didn't want to have to deal with insane young adults that can't control themselves, it was time to get hitched or the economy needed more workers.  It's probly a mix of all of these but the thing is that modern teens are missing something because they have to wait to get married till much later in life.

Teen marriage is mostly put off because formal education is deemed more important than emotional or relational stability.  Education is not the problem because learning is important, but it should come after personal well being.

This all said, the modern teenager attempts to resolve his instability by dating.  Unfortunately this is also used as an expression of social status (have you ever met a 5th grader who is dating? it boggles the mind).  So college is seen as the end all by many who didn't for a many number of reasons date in high school.  I am in this line of thought.

College won't free me, it won't find me a wife, but what I hope it does is relieve the pressures of high school to maintain social appearances.  There are quite a few amazing girls that I would never have been able to date because of who they were socially.  Did I mind, not really, but was it a problem, kind of.

High schools purpose is not social interaction, high school is basically a prison of learning.

So what am I going to do?  I'm going to break the freaking mold.  Couple weeks here and I am going to ask one of those high school girls on a...well it's a thing, appearances still get the best of us I am afraid.  Will anything come of it?  Who knows, do I care?  Not really, I'm more worried about having fun.  So by definition, it's not really a date at all is it?

Note:  Courtship has been left out of this not because it does not apply, but because it deserves a post on its own.  This post may or may not happen.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Webcomics

I am an addict.  I admit it, I love webcomics.  They are everything entertaining; funny, dramatic, colorful, artistic, moving.  Through my reading of comics I have found that the best comics have great characters.  It is these characters that drive the world, storyline and humor.

In a recent development I along with the great Nad have decided to begin a webcomic.  He will artist and I will author.  As author the one thing I need to do is come up with an original amazing character.  Well maybe not totally original, but amazing.

I would somehow like to incorporate a platypus into the comic, sort of a Hobbes like character, imaginary or not, but an offset of the main character.  I want him to be a bit reserved, kind of the voice of reason to the antics of the main character, someone who will hold up the main character falls, but is not all perfect.  He needs a fear, or some deficiency.

The main character, I have no idea.  I want him to be an eccentric, but semi socially challenged, his friends are close, his enemies, well I haven't thought that far.  He swings on emotion, but deep down hes got a smidgen of wisdom that only appears in times most unexpected.  We shall see where this leads, I need to brainstorm ideas.

Advice would be awesome.

Monday, June 23, 2008

Dear

Dear imaginary readers, yes your imaginary...mostly becaust I haven't bothered/remembered to post in over two months and therefore I can safely assume that you gave up reading long ago, I have returned.

My first order of business as newly appointed head of blogging for Leader of the Pack is to apologize for my lack of posting, hopefully I shall be able to create a rhythm and post quite frequently.

Second item on the agenda, remind all of you that the outdoors are a wonderful place when viewed face to face.  From the inside of car windows the outdoors only leave a fleeting impression of the wonder of life.  Please, get outside and get off Wow, I'm looking at you Ellie.  And by the outdoors I mean vistas!  Not just any crapy old vista either, but the real thing.

I am off for now, but I may soon return with more yummy goodness.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

I have not...

I have not posted in FOREVER!!!

and I'm not really ashamed because things of great importance have come up.  Particularly because THIS stinking movie is taking all my time.  I'm also not complaining, I love our class and this movie, BUT COME ON!!!

ANSWER YOUR DANG PHONES!!!  End capslock.

I mean really, I need to contact like 20 people every day and if one of them randomly doesn't get my message and doesn't show up, we are very much screwed beyond reason.  We are very much screwed beyond reason, but that is besides the point.  Having only started filming this week we are doomed, but doom isn't that bad when everyone is going straight to hell with you.

Meh.  The moment of truth is friday.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

More movie goodness

So, I had an amazing topic in mind at 7 this morning, but...well...time passed and my mind moved on and I lost it.  I'm sorry that my priorities are not in the right place.  My faithful few readers...meh...I kid no one...no body reads this thing, but I am getting off the point, topic, thing, I lost this amazing subject that I was so willing to talk about earlier and I am reduced to this.

Rubbish I say, who needs inspirations when there is such thing as Apple and movie trailers.  Another Pixar film comes out this June and I can't wait.  I love movies, they are full of story telling and entertainment.  I love it.  But there is a problem with movies in Fresno.

Movies in Fresno are stinking expensive and I, the jobless poor man who desperately needs work, but doesn't really have time at the moment, do not have the money to pay for a 10-11$ movie, especially when I can rent one for 5 bucks or buy it on iTunes for 3.  It really is a scam, and I hate getting scammed and ripped off.

So in reality my options for seeing all of these movies that I want to see are waiting till they get released on DvD, get a job or steal the money from hobos.  Unfortunately stealing is not likely to happen and really I kinda like hobos, I mean hobo-mode has served me well thus far.

Thus I must get a job.  Sad stuff, growing up, but it must be done.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Stupid people

In my other blog I talked about how to deal with ignorance.  Really it's all about stupid people.

I don't like being stupid.  Now, the reality is that I really am not stupid, but that does not mean that I can't seems stupid or come across as an idiot when I am misinformed.  I am a very factual person so when the facts and logic fail me I resort to, well, I have nothing left to resort to so I lie and BS things until I find the truth, which may or may not happen.

So, stupid people.  What's wrong with being stupid?  Being around stupid people seems to lower my intelligence.  It also seems to waste my time.  But the one thing that stupid people do effectively well is provide me with a little more funny in my life.  Stupid people, although completely ignorant and oblivious,  have a tendency to, well, be stupid.  This stupidization of the mind forces them to rely on their natural reflexes and unadorned ability and although this can be extremely painful, it can also be very rewarding.  Both for the idiot behind the action and for the normal people that happen to be near the "funny."

Fortunately the reality is that stupid people will eventually kill themselves off, either literally or figuratively.  I say good riddance.  You will be missed, but we have comedians for a reason.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Waldo

You remember those awesome books?  Where's Waldo?  Well, I found something better.

Daylight

So it's 10:30 right now, and tomorrow is daylight savings.  It really should be called daylight losings.  Who invented this crap thing?  Oh well.  That's my lame excuse for not having a post today, hopefully tomorrow I'll have something real.

Friday, March 7, 2008

May...

May is going to rock so hard!!!

Holy cow I am psyched.  Now, I was gonna talk about milk, but I saw this little goodie a little bit ago.  AWESOME!!!  I mean...KABOOM!!!  sigh...it's so beautiful.

AND...then there is this!  I can not wait for May.

Movies are amazing, I love them so much.  They are a crazy mix of story telling, acting, entertainment and hilarity.  This is one of the reasons I want so bad to get into this industry.

Ok...milk...I was gonna talk about milk.

Milk is amazing.  I'm not talking goats milk, or...other milk...but the tried and true COW milk.  Why is milk amazing?  For one main reason.  It has byproducts.  Now unfortunately the first thing I think of when I hear byproducts is meat.  Hotdogs, sausage and chicken nuggets.  But these nasty creations of man are not what I refer to.  I mean...give me the MEAT!!!  But were talking about milk and meat and milk...they don't go together.  What is the milk byproduct of the gods?

Ice cream. That lovely gooey, flavorful, cold and delectable treat.  For this reason and this reason only is milk amazing, because ice cream is made from milk.  Not only does ice cream totally sweep the desert floor, I mean, ice cream goes with everything, but it is all-american!  Wait no...I lie...oh well.  Too bad really, but I guess us americans just can't improve the awesomeness anymore than we already have, go figure.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Introductions

This is not a "normal" post.  Please bear with the author.

It's the beginning of the end for some and the end of the beginning for others.  I think this is how I will categorize the majority of the people I'm going to talk about or type about in this first introductory  post.

The question is who to start with, because in describing others I will be able to more accurately describe myself.

By decree we shall start with Steve.  Steve is a very interesting person, I wouldn't say that we're on the best of terms, I can be a little overbearing, but on the other hand I am pretty sure I can count on this gimp.  Speaking of gimp, Steve broke his leg/tore something in his knee playing soccer so send condolences to...um...tell me and I'll pass em on I guess.  Steve is cool, even tempered unless his filming ability is insulted and all around a great guy, most of the time, but Steve and I are not best friends so we continue.  Steve also goes by the name "Backpack Steve" which may or may not be explained later.

Again by decree, I think that the last person on the list will be the person decreeing these even though they don't know what they are doing, Shannon.  Shannon's my littlest sis' who, well to put it frankly, annoys me a lot.  I am pretty sure this is not her fault and I love her dearly, but man, we can go at each other pretty good and she's almost 8 years my younger, crazy.  She's spunky, spontaneous, she wants her way and she's not afraid of anything.

I'm getting the feeling that this is going to take a while.  Oh well.

Hopz. or Hoppers being plural.  The crazy bunch of  people I'm pretty sure I could call my second family.  No idea why.  The five of them; Carson, Nad or Daniel, Josh, with their parental units Jeff and Laura, live pretty much in the middle of nowhere.  Too bad really.  Surprisingly the decreer is not the last on this list, but the main man himself, Carson.  Since this is an introduction to all the people I know, I've decided to stop writing so much about each person.

The Hoppers bring us to our next person, dear little Eleanor.  Why?  Well cause Carson and Ellie just happen to by dating at the moment.  Who would have guessed my best friend and my very good friend would be going out, wonder how that went down.  Ellie is short, committed and a little little.  She recently became a WoW addict thanks to yours truly.

Kara, Kara, Kara.  Some people are attuned for Kara, but this is not what I'm referring too.  Kara is kind, very trusting, one of the "best" people I know.  She wins at life.  Everyone loves her.

Bingman.  Kind of a weird name now that I look at it.  No idea where it came from, his ancestor must have dropped a rock on a man's head and that head, being quite hollow, went *bing*.  Bingman is eccentric and crazy but underneath his fun loving character I am sure he actually cares about something.  First name Jonathan.

Kristen is my littler sis', but not the littlest.  She hates conflict, is an amazing baby sitter so if you need someone...well...I can hook you up.  She thrives on people, but almost refuses to step out of her comfort zone.  I think that as we go we'll find that everyone is a walking ironic conundrum.

I wasn't going do bring this up quite yet, but what the heck it's the internet.  Lindsey is the amazing girl who is going to Night of the Stars with me.  Don't ask me how that happened, I'm pretty sure I got the better end of that deal, but more on all of that later.

Coleton and Sean just go together.  They are very sarcastic sometimes, very funny, but when you need them the most they will be there for you.

Mary and Jenn, my two amazing editor's that I could not live without.  I'm pretty sure I have accidently insulted them too many times to count and I am deeply sorry.

Andrew Biehler, saxophone and music extraordinaire.  Also amazing friend, but no longer a bachelor, traitor.

We can't forget Claire, she's just so...clairy...google claire and the feather and you'll see what I mean.

My amazing parents will not yet be named because they deserve a post all to themselves.  Also note that this is not a complete list, it is just who was mentioned to me during my writing and who I thought of.  More people will be talked about, but these are the people that came to mind at the time.

Oh, and my name...well...it depends how you look at it.  I've been called Kyanr, Ryan, Ry Ry, Ky, Bones, the list goes on, so...pick one.