No comedy tonight. That's over for the year. I got into the political theory class I was on the waitlist for. So my ideal schedule has come true. MWF, 8:30-10 Shakespeare. 10-12 Renaissance Political Theory. 12-2 Modern Chinese Politics. Then TR, 12-2 Philosophical & Ethical Issues in Law. English 308, and PLSC 362, 430, and 467. I am graduating in a year. Heck yes.
Hearing stories of Mr. West's desire to go to Law School, but drastic change of plans because of his bride to be, then becoming a teacher, which he vowed never to become, have given me great encouragement. This is exactly the way I see my life panning out right now. Having a plan, that I know I probably won't follow through with, and a plan Z, which is really the plan all along. Now all I need is a bride to be to make me not want to give up my life to the allegedly torturous demands of the legal profession.
Thinks I need prayer to not be anxious about, but still have the grace to put my talents forth for to receive more grace in hopefully having them granted, or get shown a better way: Money making opportunities this summer. Continuing to work on becoming all about my Gospel purpose. Not in that order. This so I can be a fit servant at church this summer wherever there's need. Financial aid for next year to get cleared out smoothly. Money making opportunities next fall.
I'm going to become a permanent resident of Bellingham as early as September 1st. And after next summer's graduation I'm going to be totally unanchored. This is intimidating, exciting, terrifying...lots of things. Anything could happen. Anywhere. Most of all it's exciting.
This is going to be a wild ride yes? I want to pack up and get far away. Maybe internationally. Step out on my own in faith. Far away, yes...Peace corp maybe? TESOL? Hitchhiking? Taking all of these Asia courses....hm. Something, before more school. That's for sure.
matt
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Hi Mom & Dad
I love you!
I've been having nostalgia spells throughout the day. Everyone's been gone all day except me. Senior year was great right? Yup. Freaking awesome. There isn't much more I could have asked for. I also made William Byrd Suite and Lincolnshire posy the soundtrack to Me, Matt, and Aaron's game of Settler's of Catan last night. That might be contributing to this.
A couple of my lovely facebook friends posted a link to an article about a band I'm not particularly inclined to listen to. It was also pretty disparaging to the christian music scene. In defense of it, here's number...something. "Forgiven" By Sanctus Real. Matt Hammitt is not Jon Foreman, or Matt Thiessen as far as penning lyrics, but he is honest (an over used word in music criticism), relevant, and full of the gospel. Forget Spirit 105.3 you...dunder heads. Martha Hadley, Mike and Matt. Whatever.
I watched a lot of office clips from earlier seasons. More nostalgia. Gah.
I've been having nostalgia spells throughout the day. Everyone's been gone all day except me. Senior year was great right? Yup. Freaking awesome. There isn't much more I could have asked for. I also made William Byrd Suite and Lincolnshire posy the soundtrack to Me, Matt, and Aaron's game of Settler's of Catan last night. That might be contributing to this.
A couple of my lovely facebook friends posted a link to an article about a band I'm not particularly inclined to listen to. It was also pretty disparaging to the christian music scene. In defense of it, here's number...something. "Forgiven" By Sanctus Real. Matt Hammitt is not Jon Foreman, or Matt Thiessen as far as penning lyrics, but he is honest (an over used word in music criticism), relevant, and full of the gospel. Forget Spirit 105.3 you...dunder heads. Martha Hadley, Mike and Matt. Whatever.
I watched a lot of office clips from earlier seasons. More nostalgia. Gah.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Three for One
Eh. Did I actually say this was going to be a tried and true daily thing?
The progression in the chorus of this song reminds me of Spyro the Dragon. "Cover Me" The Everglow by Mae has to be one of my top...dozen CD's
I'm not going to link "Speaking in Tongues" by the Elms. The only video I could find was first off, way embarrassing given a striking resemblance to one Justice Beaver, but more importantly abridged the song way too much.
I like to sing, I think, more than I like to do anything else in the world. To just. Belt it. This is a good belting song. A lot of their songs are just out of reach for me, or barely in a screeching reach. It's part of why I like House of Heroes so much I think.
The progression in the chorus of this song reminds me of Spyro the Dragon. "Cover Me" The Everglow by Mae has to be one of my top...dozen CD's
I'm not going to link "Speaking in Tongues" by the Elms. The only video I could find was first off, way embarrassing given a striking resemblance to one Justice Beaver, but more importantly abridged the song way too much.
I like to sing, I think, more than I like to do anything else in the world. To just. Belt it. This is a good belting song. A lot of their songs are just out of reach for me, or barely in a screeching reach. It's part of why I like House of Heroes so much I think.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Lay 'em Down
This is one of my favorite vocals ever.
"Lay 'em Down" from NEEDTOBREATHE. For some reason they insist on all-caps-ing their name, with no spaces. I don't quite get it. Or get it at all actually.
I love that this song is kept to three minutes. I think that's what held down a lot of tracks on The Heat.
"Lay 'em Down" from NEEDTOBREATHE. For some reason they insist on all-caps-ing their name, with no spaces. I don't quite get it. Or get it at all actually.
I love that this song is kept to three minutes. I think that's what held down a lot of tracks on The Heat.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Frisbee is cool
I always want to title Sunday posts, "Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!" I think I've avoided that so far...
Went to church all by my lonesome. I was a few minutes late. The front row, as I guess is a universal protestant church norm, was totally empty though, so I found my spot there. I think my toe-nails are as long as they have ever been...dang...look at those things.
Nic and Bill stopped by and graciously invited me to their game of ultimate frisbee. This thing is telling me I've spelt frisbee wrong. But it doesn't offer any suggestions. Could I really have gone all these days misspelling frisbee?
I said yes for once. And I didn't regret it. I had one glorious moment where I caught a..."touchdown." but for the most part was far from among the more productive members of my 7 man team. I was probably actually the...worst. There were two girls on my team too. Yes. That does indeed mean something. But it's ok. I'll chalk it up to me being a relative stranger to most of the folks. Nic's a really cool guy.
We played for probably around two hours. It was a pretty good workout. Made me feel better about ignoring my alarm to go running this morning.
You know what else? CCF was really pretty good on Friday. My opinion of that group hasn't been given a chance to fully develope. Mostly because I haven't given them a proper chance I think. Probably a negative effect of me living off campus and my roommate being a high school friend. I am inclined to follow what he does, without going and experiencing much on my own.
Lack of confidence, anger, cynicism, lust. I think those are my big four vices. It's good to know what they are I think. Specifically. More than just that broad I'm a sinner acknowledgement. Not that that is expressly incorrect though. I might add gossip on there as a fifth. Five is a nicer number.
Lack of confidence totally can be a sin newbs. Because I'm more than a conqueror!
Mom says I'm 5 or 6 years out from having a fully developed set of people skills. Happy Mother's Day lol.
I'm making progress though! So that's good. I hope I don't lose ALL of my quirkiness in the process though.
Today I don't think law school is for me. We'll see what I think tomorrow.
The Passion of the Christ was on what I can only describe as the "Jesus Channel." We get that and not Tennis Channel? Not that a Jesus Channel isn't awesome (ok. I haven't seen a good one). But...They're usually angled towards the more mature (and more vulnerable/wealthy) Anyway, I wound up watching the last 90 minutes or so of that. There's some interesting artistic(/catholic?) liberties taken with the Bible, but it's a solid passion play. I waxed lachrymose every 8 or 9 minutes probably.
I desperately need to do laundry after two weeks. It's the smell...Only 5 weeks until summer. Which. I'll we'll make the most of it. And I certainly won't be anxious in anything, or grumbling and complaining about everything now will I?
#7) This is very nearly the perfect song Sara. I don't care what you say. Is there a better song to blow your vocals chords up with in 4 minutes or less? No. Well. Maybe "Your Song."
"God Save the Foolish Kings" Not exactly the reason I love House of Heroes. I actually think...their real sound is elsewhere. But this is a flipping great song still.
Went to church all by my lonesome. I was a few minutes late. The front row, as I guess is a universal protestant church norm, was totally empty though, so I found my spot there. I think my toe-nails are as long as they have ever been...dang...look at those things.
Nic and Bill stopped by and graciously invited me to their game of ultimate frisbee. This thing is telling me I've spelt frisbee wrong. But it doesn't offer any suggestions. Could I really have gone all these days misspelling frisbee?
I said yes for once. And I didn't regret it. I had one glorious moment where I caught a..."touchdown." but for the most part was far from among the more productive members of my 7 man team. I was probably actually the...worst. There were two girls on my team too. Yes. That does indeed mean something. But it's ok. I'll chalk it up to me being a relative stranger to most of the folks. Nic's a really cool guy.
We played for probably around two hours. It was a pretty good workout. Made me feel better about ignoring my alarm to go running this morning.
You know what else? CCF was really pretty good on Friday. My opinion of that group hasn't been given a chance to fully develope. Mostly because I haven't given them a proper chance I think. Probably a negative effect of me living off campus and my roommate being a high school friend. I am inclined to follow what he does, without going and experiencing much on my own.
Lack of confidence, anger, cynicism, lust. I think those are my big four vices. It's good to know what they are I think. Specifically. More than just that broad I'm a sinner acknowledgement. Not that that is expressly incorrect though. I might add gossip on there as a fifth. Five is a nicer number.
Lack of confidence totally can be a sin newbs. Because I'm more than a conqueror!
Mom says I'm 5 or 6 years out from having a fully developed set of people skills. Happy Mother's Day lol.
I'm making progress though! So that's good. I hope I don't lose ALL of my quirkiness in the process though.
Today I don't think law school is for me. We'll see what I think tomorrow.
The Passion of the Christ was on what I can only describe as the "Jesus Channel." We get that and not Tennis Channel? Not that a Jesus Channel isn't awesome (ok. I haven't seen a good one). But...They're usually angled towards the more mature (and more vulnerable/wealthy) Anyway, I wound up watching the last 90 minutes or so of that. There's some interesting artistic(/catholic?) liberties taken with the Bible, but it's a solid passion play. I waxed lachrymose every 8 or 9 minutes probably.
I desperately need to do laundry after two weeks. It's the smell...Only 5 weeks until summer. Which. I'll we'll make the most of it. And I certainly won't be anxious in anything, or grumbling and complaining about everything now will I?
#7) This is very nearly the perfect song Sara. I don't care what you say. Is there a better song to blow your vocals chords up with in 4 minutes or less? No. Well. Maybe "Your Song."
"God Save the Foolish Kings" Not exactly the reason I love House of Heroes. I actually think...their real sound is elsewhere. But this is a flipping great song still.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Numba Six
Just to catch up. If this list was in any kind've order, this would be top 5 material. And yeah.
Meant to Live. I bet you didn't know this was on the Spiderman 2 soundtrack.
Meant to Live. I bet you didn't know this was on the Spiderman 2 soundtrack.
Cinco
I originally had a different song picked for today. But. I decided I wasn't sure it was good enough. But this one for sure is
"Surprise" from Jars of Clay. Dan Haseltine is almost as good a poet as Jon Foreman. But...he's less consistently good I guess. This song...is great. And proof that Jars in the last decade was better than Jar in the 90s despite what most people say.
"Surprise" from Jars of Clay. Dan Haseltine is almost as good a poet as Jon Foreman. But...he's less consistently good I guess. This song...is great. And proof that Jars in the last decade was better than Jar in the 90s despite what most people say.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Number 4
Get used to seeing Relient K and Switchfoot showing up on this list...I wish they'd go on tour together again.
"More Than Useless" represents everything that makes Mmhmm, lyrically and musically, my SECOND favorite cd of all time from anyone. The instant relatability and effortless flow. This is a crispy song. A crispy album. Jake and I were discussing how Thiessen is so practical and explicit with his verse. Maybe too much so. But dang it he makes up for it with that...flow. That incredible wit. His playfulness. And heck, sometimes I want/need to be spoon fed.
"More Than Useless" represents everything that makes Mmhmm, lyrically and musically, my SECOND favorite cd of all time from anyone. The instant relatability and effortless flow. This is a crispy song. A crispy album. Jake and I were discussing how Thiessen is so practical and explicit with his verse. Maybe too much so. But dang it he makes up for it with that...flow. That incredible wit. His playfulness. And heck, sometimes I want/need to be spoon fed.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
# Three
I'm a song/day behind. It's been difficult to post regularly for whatever reason.
Jake was listening to this song yesterday. His twenty-second birthday is Thursday February 9th, 2012. Lucky dog.
"Let That Be Enough"
Lyrically, Jon Foreman's on the top of his game here. This song has some of the best metaphor and imagery in any of his work, but it still winds up being so straightforward. It's awesome.
Jake was listening to this song yesterday. His twenty-second birthday is Thursday February 9th, 2012. Lucky dog.
"Let That Be Enough"
Lyrically, Jon Foreman's on the top of his game here. This song has some of the best metaphor and imagery in any of his work, but it still winds up being so straightforward. It's awesome.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
"Still, she's got a lot of spirit..."
Whaddya think?
Song #2: "Forget and Not Slow Down." It's the height of Relient K musically and lyrically so far. Just a great song. For jamming with the windows down, for waking up, for exercise...for thinking?
This is kind've a stalk song that I knew was going to be on this list, whereas with Love Affair I just kinda stumbled upon it and remembered its awesome (yes, possessive its).
Song #2: "Forget and Not Slow Down." It's the height of Relient K musically and lyrically so far. Just a great song. For jamming with the windows down, for waking up, for exercise...for thinking?
This is kind've a stalk song that I knew was going to be on this list, whereas with Love Affair I just kinda stumbled upon it and remembered its awesome (yes, possessive its).
Monday, May 2, 2011
Hot 100
Inspired by myself, and maybe subconsciously by Tommy's amigo's 100 days of music, I'm going to do a song everyday for the next 100 days or so, slowly creating a list of my favorite 100 songs. They're all going to have to have words, and they're not going to be classical. It's going to reflect my life and my tastes over the last 10 years or so. I'm going to be posting every song here with some thoughts. I started another blog where I'm going to be posting more..."content"ish things, where I'll include different analysis and more polished crap.
Anyways, the first song is "Love Affair" by Copeland. These will be in no particular order but the order I find them on any given day. Maybe I'll create and alphabetical index. Suffice it to say this will be the greatest playlist of all time bar none. Of course.
Anyways, "Love Affair" (and all of Eat, Sleep, Repeat is filled with them) has one of the most instantly memorable melody's I've heard in its chorus. The instrumental interlude is stinking awesome. The intro piano is the same. The actual poetry is about (to me) stolen innocence, heartbreak, and of course hope! It's one of those songs I found a few years ago and tried to naively fit into my experience. Modern reader syndrome as Dr. Margaritis would say. There's a lot good in appreciating something...objectively (most overbroad, vague, understatement ever).
...and I just figured out Copeland is now defunct as of last year. Too bad...hate hearing those things. Mae went recently too. Ahh well.
As far as recent news is concerned, Dane Burgess pointed me towards this: "Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; lest the LORD see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him." (Proverbs 24:18-19). Dane actually only put up the first part, but, as Matt Dugan pointed out, the second verse brings the focus back where it belongs in all things. Vengeance is the Lord's. Justice is the Lord's. So that's where I am on that.
Reading some disheartening news about John Ellis (of Tree 63) fame, I wound up looking up Tree 63's namesake Bible passage, Psalm 63, again. at the end of Psalm 62 I found what is now one of my favorite verses for sure, "One things God has spoken, two things have I heard: That you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving."
Anyway, Today was good. We watched Kim Jongilia in Class today. I got to say I'd seen it before. So I guess that's good for my fragile connection with Dr. Parris. It's a sickening video. Makes you realize how pointless all that "never again" post WWII rhetoric is. I'd encourage people to watch it. I'm still struggling myself to think of what can be done. What I can do.
Anyways again. Today. Got out of bed at 7:48 after ignoring my 7 am alarm. Went to class looking alright though. Did a lot of dishes. Did a little studying.
Oh yeah! Me, Matt, Jake, Aaron, and Christian signed the lease on our house for next year. A soberingly large commitment. I've got to get my finances straight for next year. The landlord, Alex, and his wife (?) seem like they're going to be awesome people. and I know my roommates are going to be awesome people. The house is in the Barkley area, just down the road from Greg & Steph, and Shiloh & Theresa. Now that we're actually geographically inside the Barkley area (we've been attending the Barkley Gospel Community for Redeemer) I'm hoping we can really start to get involved in the community. It's a big 5 bedroom place...for a pretty good price I do believe. Lots of space to host GC or w/e community events we'll surely be putting together. Matt and I are already planning on doing Wednesday Night Worship the way Jake and he remember it last year. Acoustic and intimate and all...it's going to be awesome to be around all these awesome peeps.
Jake and I had a wonderful talk Sunday night. Alleviated a good deal of tension. and. Yeah. General excitement in that largely clandestine area of my life. But not really.
The board is set. The pieces are in motion...
I ate the biggest burrito I've ever seen after church Sunday. We went to this place called "Casa Que Pasa" and man...that thing was the size of a new born baby I swear. Fried potatoes was the trademark ingredient. and it was stinking awesome. Definitely going to be come a repeat visitor.
I received the highest score on our 311 midterm it turns out. At least the objective portion. That was nice and affirming. I think I'll be alright.
Also. Lodrick and Matt spent 30 seconds staring in awe at my biceps/arms in general. That's right. I am the most awesome guy you know...sheesh. I really need to shed ~15 lbs though. (that didn't sound too jerkish did it? Ya'll know me.)
I think my sleep debt from my all-nighter last Thursday is almost paid in full.
Currently Listening: Copeland's Eat Sleep Repeat, Sanctus Real's Pieces of a Real Heart.
Anyways, the first song is "Love Affair" by Copeland. These will be in no particular order but the order I find them on any given day. Maybe I'll create and alphabetical index. Suffice it to say this will be the greatest playlist of all time bar none. Of course.
Anyways, "Love Affair" (and all of Eat, Sleep, Repeat is filled with them) has one of the most instantly memorable melody's I've heard in its chorus. The instrumental interlude is stinking awesome. The intro piano is the same. The actual poetry is about (to me) stolen innocence, heartbreak, and of course hope! It's one of those songs I found a few years ago and tried to naively fit into my experience. Modern reader syndrome as Dr. Margaritis would say. There's a lot good in appreciating something...objectively (most overbroad, vague, understatement ever).
...and I just figured out Copeland is now defunct as of last year. Too bad...hate hearing those things. Mae went recently too. Ahh well.
As far as recent news is concerned, Dane Burgess pointed me towards this: "Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; lest the LORD see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him." (Proverbs 24:18-19). Dane actually only put up the first part, but, as Matt Dugan pointed out, the second verse brings the focus back where it belongs in all things. Vengeance is the Lord's. Justice is the Lord's. So that's where I am on that.
Reading some disheartening news about John Ellis (of Tree 63) fame, I wound up looking up Tree 63's namesake Bible passage, Psalm 63, again. at the end of Psalm 62 I found what is now one of my favorite verses for sure, "One things God has spoken, two things have I heard: That you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving."
Anyway, Today was good. We watched Kim Jongilia in Class today. I got to say I'd seen it before. So I guess that's good for my fragile connection with Dr. Parris. It's a sickening video. Makes you realize how pointless all that "never again" post WWII rhetoric is. I'd encourage people to watch it. I'm still struggling myself to think of what can be done. What I can do.
Anyways again. Today. Got out of bed at 7:48 after ignoring my 7 am alarm. Went to class looking alright though. Did a lot of dishes. Did a little studying.
Oh yeah! Me, Matt, Jake, Aaron, and Christian signed the lease on our house for next year. A soberingly large commitment. I've got to get my finances straight for next year. The landlord, Alex, and his wife (?) seem like they're going to be awesome people. and I know my roommates are going to be awesome people. The house is in the Barkley area, just down the road from Greg & Steph, and Shiloh & Theresa. Now that we're actually geographically inside the Barkley area (we've been attending the Barkley Gospel Community for Redeemer) I'm hoping we can really start to get involved in the community. It's a big 5 bedroom place...for a pretty good price I do believe. Lots of space to host GC or w/e community events we'll surely be putting together. Matt and I are already planning on doing Wednesday Night Worship the way Jake and he remember it last year. Acoustic and intimate and all...it's going to be awesome to be around all these awesome peeps.
Jake and I had a wonderful talk Sunday night. Alleviated a good deal of tension. and. Yeah. General excitement in that largely clandestine area of my life. But not really.
The board is set. The pieces are in motion...
I ate the biggest burrito I've ever seen after church Sunday. We went to this place called "Casa Que Pasa" and man...that thing was the size of a new born baby I swear. Fried potatoes was the trademark ingredient. and it was stinking awesome. Definitely going to be come a repeat visitor.
I received the highest score on our 311 midterm it turns out. At least the objective portion. That was nice and affirming. I think I'll be alright.
Also. Lodrick and Matt spent 30 seconds staring in awe at my biceps/arms in general. That's right. I am the most awesome guy you know...sheesh. I really need to shed ~15 lbs though. (that didn't sound too jerkish did it? Ya'll know me.)
I think my sleep debt from my all-nighter last Thursday is almost paid in full.
Currently Listening: Copeland's Eat Sleep Repeat, Sanctus Real's Pieces of a Real Heart.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Bryan Beale
was my band teacher for three years at Central Kitsap Junior High. Everyone always gives band teachers an inordinate amount of flak, compared to other teachers, who still get their own hefty serving of grumbling. Me (and my lovely sister) along with a few more level headed people I know understood that they are people too, and usually extraordinary people. Mr. Beale was one of those extraordinary people. He was a great band teacher, who left the world yesterday morning when he was struck by an SUV that ran a red light. He was enthusiastic about music and education. He was a goofball with a lot of moral substance. He played trumpet pretty darn well. He thought I was a good kid. He put up with a lot and accomplished more. I was able to be a part of what I think was some quality music making with him, and during my time in his class I got my first taste of the awesome years I had ahead of me in music. And I'm really thankful for that.
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