albino blueberry...

here's a list (in no particular order) of five things that you should look up if you get a chance

1. Kidrobot's Dunny
Randomly, I got one of these awesome Dunny figures for Christmas. I happened to get this one dunny (bunny) that looks like a thief and comes with a money bag (pictured). I started looking for them online and they're cheap but what's cool are the designs that you can find. Most of them are just plain cool lookin.
Kidrobot Dunny Series 3

2. Cary Brothers
You have to listen to this Indie rocker, nashville native. You may have already heard him on both the Garden State and The Last Kiss soundtracks... or have even seen him perform on the awesome show Scrubs. If you can only check out one song, you have to listen to his song, "blue eyes"... and "honestly"... (I know I said one song but... you just gotta hear him out.)
Great sound.
Cary Brothers Official website

3. Augustana
While we're on the topic of music, you might as well check out this band. Their music is nice to listen to... in fact you should watch their video for their single Boston, which also happens to be my favorite Augustana song.

4.Book of James
This was the book we finished last semester in my bible study. This book is majorly applicable for daily life and its hard to just put this one book away. It covers trials, faith, the tongue, wisdom, reliance on God, boasting, and more. It was an interesting book to go over and I suggest you read it atleast once, if you already havent. And probably my favorite verses from James...
Speak and act as those who are going to be jusdged by the law that gives freedom, because judgement without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgement!
(2:12-13)

5.www.clearification.com
I heard about this website from some friends at Pour Cafe in tuscaloosa. It was made by the comedian Demitri Martin. The main feature of the website are a series of 6 webisodes about Demitri going to the Institute for Advanced Personhood. However the best part of the website is listening to all his "thoughts" while in the menus (or choosing which one to listen to by clicking on 'thoughts' in the menu bar). His 'thoughts' are pretty much jokes you would hear in stand-up comedy but it's like he's personally talking to you. It's hilarious go check it out.
http://clearification.com/






If you look any of these up I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
If you got any questions just talk to me.

remember to breathe...

i dont know if you know about all the Bellevue controversies... if you are from the memphis area or know someone from memphis you might have heard about it. in context with this post it doesnt matter if you know about the scandals or not. i would point you to a website but all i've heard or read has been generally biased one way or the other.

at this time there are a lot of problems and accusations, a lot of it has been stirred up by angry people or by the grapevine and so it's hard to know what the truth is and what was just a rumor. one thing i have noticed when i hear people talk about the scandals and the people who may be involved, all they do is complain and say, "[this or that person] should leave the church/resign"

I have yet to hear from one person, "we should help [this or that person]"... if some of the allegations are true, then yeah there has been a lot of stuff that is totally inappropriate. However I dont think kicking them out or making them resign will really solve anything... sure we'll get new people and bellevue will be restored to it's pedestal (slight sarcasm)... it'll just be a temporary solution to a secondary problem. i think as Christ followers we should really invest our time in the lives of everyone... that even goes for anyone who has wronged us personally or the church.

I think we are forgetting how we are sinners just like everyone else. just because they were in the church administration doesnt make any difference. they are broken people. i'm a broken person. I hope people would help me. we should help them. If i ever understand the whole situation (not just hearsay) and i get the opportunity, i will do my best to help out or point in the direction of someone who is more qualified. Maybe stronger accountability is needed, i dont know, but whatever it is... i want to help.

at this time let's lift up this problem to Jesus. He has conquered the world and is in control of all of this. Let's pray for Bellevue, it's members/administration/leaders and that through all of this Christ is glorified and through His will, let's show the world what it's like to be Christians even when things may seem chaotic.

that's what i think.

if you lived here you'd be home now...

It's nice to come back home after you've been away from it for so long. Honestly I havent done anything incredibly productive while i've been here... I mean, i've done some fun stuff, i've hung out with my much-missed friends, drawn a little bit, taken some pictures, played some nintendo, watched scrubs (i'm on the 3rd season now... it's so funny)... but you know - i havent even thought of preparing for school or for anything. It's nice to be back home... to always have some food in the fridge or in a cabinet... to have a big warm bed ready for naps.

OK, home isnt perfect. there are many things that i wish i could forget... but all of that doesnt matter. Things here used to be regular and routine... and though i like being at college, it's a great feeling to be back... to remember those days.

To me being home is like watching old reruns on TV. Everything seems so familiar but no matter how many times i've seen it, i wouldnt dare change the channel.

Speaking of channels, nintendo released their weather forecast channel for the nintendo wii. It's pretty cool. If you have a wii, you should update it when you get a chance.

I'm no superman...

I dont watch that much tv. I also rarely get hooked into series... so what this means is that for me to say that this show has gotten me hooked means that you gotta see this show. Of course i'm talking about the show... Scrubs



I caught a few episodes while studying for my exams and I could not stop laughing... it actually was a bad distraction HOWEVER I started to watch the series from the beginning and i'm on the 9th episode of the 1st season and it has been such a joy to watch. Most of the jokes are very clever and these characters are really interesting to watch.

The theme song is short, but I got a hand on the full version of Lazlo Bane's Superman... it's such a catchy song. I suggest you find it. BUT incase you cant, you can watch the low quality music video for this song...



The theme song really fits very well with the shows general mood. It's pretty light-hearted but all of the characters have some kind of obstacle that is getting in their way. They are no superman--they cant save every life, they are going to make mistakes.

It's a really funny show and most every episode leaves you with a warm feeling inside. Find it on your local listings and check it out.

you'll be given love...

Bjork is really weird... however she has some really enjoyable songs. The song that I want you to go listen to right now, is Bjork's All is Full of Love. Though I don't really agree entirely with this song, there's def. some cool lyrics and the sound of the song is very soothing. It's def. worth checking out even if you dont like Bjork.

All is Full of Love
You'll be given love
You'll be taken care of
You'll be given love
You have to trust it

Maybe not from the sources
You have poured yours

Maybe not
From the directions
You are
Staring at

Twist your head around
It's all around you
All is full of love
All around you

All is full of love
You just ain't receiving
All is full of love
Your phone is off the hook
All is full of love
Your doors are all shut
All is full of love

All is full of love...

My favorite part of the song is:

You'll be given love
Maybe not from the sources
You have poured yours
Maybe not
From the directions
You are
Staring at

i think that's a pretty true statement. we as fallen people put our lives into many different things and a lot of the time they arent the things we should be loving. I'd say that the only right place to put our love into is trying to be more like Christ and following Him through all our trials and upsets. And by loving Christ, our love IN Him will then spread to the other areas of our lives and then we can love people by showing others God's love.

so anyways, i'm going to put this song on my radioblog soon... so you guys can check that out when it gets there... or listen to the song by some other means. You can also watch the video by clicking the "play" button below. Warning: the video is a tad sketchy...

can't say I'm sad to see you go...

I've got pretty much three more days until I'm done with the semester. I've just got to make it through the last days and i'll be home on Thursday. i guess we'll see if i make it.

I will summarize what you've missed since my last entry:

• study, study, study...
  
• I got my nintendo wii and the game Red Steel. It's a lot of fun, but because of school I havent really had the opportunity to play much...
  
• I started up drawing again during my breaks...
• the weather has been cold and windy... it's felt so good.
• i'm not so bad at poker...
• i made wassail... mmm.. wassail = Christmas in a mug
  

I guess that's about it... not too exciting but still...

I've been really busy with studying however I was able to get an awesome day off this past friday. Well, I studyed in the day time, however that night Calvary had a progressive dinner. It was so good, we had just about every appetizer you could think of at one house, then we had the main course at the seller's house--dinner consisted of lasana, salad, bread and some apple cider! We then went back to the FLC center for desserts and again it was all very good. I did a lot of well-needed socializing...

THEN after that I headed over to Deuce-One for their Christmas party. A great party with cookies, a bon-fire, apple cider, and fun. I met a lot of cool people and talked to some old friends. I broke out my camera since i havent been able to take pictures for awhile...

so friday was pretty much the best day ever.

or well, close to it.