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I'm Not Going to Harvest My Hair This Autumn

2011-09-24T12:48:00.000-06:00

So it's the second day of Autumn today, and I thought I might point out a few things in light of it. 1) The weather is cooling down (although it's still feels hot). 2) The Halloween virus hit the super markets, and now you can buy large packs of candy made specifically for Halloween and costumes/decor. 3) My hair is possibly the longest it's been in nearly two years, and the logical thing to

Taste the Rainbow

2011-08-18T20:50:00.000-06:00

So I was musing about the retro apple decal I have placed over the Apple logo on top (back?) on my laptop (you know, the one that lights up for all to see when you're using your Mac so that, in case any one missed it, you own a Macintosh computer). It occurred to me that some people might take me for a homosexual because of the brightly lit rainbow decal. I don't really think I should worry

Concerning Something I Read on the Interweb during the Adolescent Hours of the Morning

2011-05-14T17:08:00.000-06:00

Yesterday morning, after I had come back home from doing my overnight shift, I read a story online about an Italian woman who had been raped back in the '90s and how the court would not convict as guilty the man who assaulted her because the woman was wearing skinny jeans (which were presumably "sexy," although I don't know anything about jeans being sexy. They've always seemed more practical

Some Afterthoughts from 2010

2011-04-24T19:30:00.000-06:00

I didn't listen to that much new music last year in 2010 because I was so let down from the experience of trying to keep up with new music during 2009. In 2009, I found it to be a trying experience because I was checking out all this new music, yet so much of it wasn't that good. By the end of that year, I didn't even want to think about making a list of the best albums that had come out. That

This Past Week (It was Holy Week.)

2011-04-24T18:55:00.000-06:00

Tuesday was my dad’s birthday. He turned 59. He was 35 when I was born, so if you take 59 and subtract 35 from it, the result will yield how many years old I am. Well, I’m not quite 24 yet, but in May I will be. In typical beat boxer fashion, I taught one of my eighth grade students how to imitate the sound of vinyl record scratching. It was funny to listen to her

2011-04-15T09:46:00.000-06:00

Spring has been upon us for almost a month now, and with only three weeks left of student teaching, I'm anticipating Summer. Well, perhaps it's not that I'm anticipating Summer so much as I'm anticipating the break, which starts mid-Spring.I plan on boarding myself up in my room and erotic and recording some music with my guitars and microKorg synth! It will be wonderful.

Update on Slow Runner's Damage Points

2011-04-12T17:35:00.000-06:00

I said that I would get back about my feelings toward the new Slow Runner album, Damage Points. Well, I really, really like it--so much so that it's moved me to go to their concert at Stubbs on the 24th of April (Resurrection Day). My favorite songs, by the way, are "Damage Points," "Strange Days," "Devil Moon." Check it out. It's extremely good! Look forward to my thoughts on the new TV

Review: Damage Points

2011-04-03T15:33:00.000-06:00

Michael Flynn, Slow Runner's singer, held an interview with the album here. It's pretty zany, but it can give you a little insight into the nature of the creative thought of the band. Now, after having listened to the Damage Points, I have to admit that I don't think it has the kind of attitude it displayed during its interview. Alas, relationships something or someone has with a

Little Bird

2011-01-06T17:00:00.000-07:00

When I watch Imogen Heap perform "Little Bird" on her Ellipse tour in November 2009, the most sublime serenity swept over my heart. It was as if the entire state of being wedge between a thousand other fanboys and fangirls had obliviated and it was just me and Ms. Heap facing each other alone in a completely black room in which light radiated from we two beings. She was of course playing on

iMusic, uMusic, he, she, itMusic

2011-01-05T14:48:00.000-07:00

eMusic has truly set the plates spinning. Things used to be much simpler when their selection was clearly limited to mostly independent music. With their recent shift to bring mainstream music at a more affordable price than iTunes, the difficult conundrum of where to go to get music has arisen. eMusic now has practically everything iTunes has, yet this is not always the case. If I want

"Ah, Vanka's gone to Petersburg/And I'll not wait for him--"

2010-12-02T12:33:00.000-07:00

I'm reading about Ivan Fyordorovich Karamazov right now in The Brothers Karamazov. I imagine he wears very small spectacles and has long hair and a very long, philosophical beard. You see, Ivan Fyordorovich is a proud 19th century Russian intellectual, and I guess they probably would have looked a particularly homogeneous back then. Consider, for example, the gowns and caps we wear when we

"Just nineteen, a sucker's dream: I guess I thought you had the flavor."

2010-10-25T21:08:00.000-06:00

I really like Placebo, but I probably shouldn't since I strictly oppose the outlook they convey in their music, which, of course, is not completely contained in one statement and changes slightly (and sometimes radically) from record to record. I'm not really comfortable with androgyny, nor do I identify with the many references to drug culture Placebo makes, but the reason why I enjoy listening

Damien Rice Reaches to the Deepest Recesses of my Soul

2010-10-24T08:15:00.000-06:00

sleep don't weep sleep don't weep my sweet love your face it's all wet and your day was rough so do what you must do to find yourself wear another's shoe or paint my shelves there's times that i was broke and you stood strong i think i found a place where i .. sleep don't weep my sweet love your face it's all wet 'cause our days were rough so do what you must do to fill that hole wear another's

2010-09-29T18:25:00.000-06:00

Where we come from the British Isles I do not know But I'm white or told I'm so but she's an ethiopian scorched by Pheobus Apollo the son of Zeus comparativists compare him to Jesus, but No, No, "Know yourself." That's much too much an undercooked egg

Guitar

2010-09-17T15:37:00.000-06:00

The guitar is definitely one of the "coolest" instruments that we know of in our culture, which is the reason why so many guys take up "playing" it. It's no secret that if you go to a coffee shop, bar, or college ministry on a given evening, you will find some schmuck strumming away in feigned consternation as he attempts to draw unsuspecting young women to him through this 'cool' instrument. In

Top 3 Food Pairings

2010-09-16T15:24:00.000-06:00

3. Soda with pizza 2. Eggnog drank through Oreo straws 1. Reece's Puffs floating in vanilla soy milk

You hain't failed me yet; you won't fail me ta come.

2010-07-28T17:41:00.000-06:00

I'm a rapscallion and a profligate, and yet I think I can satisfy my Father's hatred of my sin and wickedness by providing him with a decent recompense for my nice, little, tidy works to help my fellow man out. Am I wrong! Self-justification: it's the disease of this age. Mankind's stiff neck, I think. I once heard you say that it's like dirty rags--my righteousness, that is. That would leave me

Hair yesterday; gone today

2010-07-28T17:09:00.000-06:00

One of the best things about having a receding hairline is that it helps you realize the futility of the vainglorious god of style. God sacrificed that strait short so that I'd turn away from futility. It's better this way.

An Epic Tale Full of Grace, Love, and Revolution!

2010-06-25T14:55:00.000-06:00

So I finally finished reading Les Misérables. Man, it took me a long time to finish that book (six months, actually)! It is so epic in its scope, beginning with the development of a minor yet necessary character (Monseigneur Myriel Bienvenu)and culminating with a powerfully strong literary scene involving the man whom he impacted. Everything that happens in-between is very dense, complex, and

2010-06-17T08:31:00.000-06:00

It's getting a little hot again here in what I call the Big T, except this year it's also humid. Yuck! What the duck is up, Big T? Treat us a little better, pweese! We will bake you cookies! :)

Jesus...Sweet, Sweet Jesus

2010-03-14T21:14:00.001-07:00

Making Merry—And Pippin Also!

2010-01-17T20:54:00.002-07:00

I'll drink to that, too, you cute little hobbits!

Ketching Up. Squeezing Hard.

2010-01-17T20:06:00.004-07:00

Wow! It's been a while since I last posted something. But this indeed happens often, I realize. I'll go for a while without writing, then write, then neglect to write for an extended period of time. Consistency would be nice, but I don't that I should expect that of myself. Nevertheless, my intention is to post more regularly from now on. I've been trying to read more since I've lived in San

"Money...It's a Drag."

2009-10-04T08:26:00.002-06:00

The only cash I have on me is in the form of coins, which makes for an interesting time when I dump them in my pocket. I imagine that these quarters, dimes, and nickels are all the paterfamilias of currency. I imagine that they are actually worth something--a lot, in fact! The clinging against each other as they fall in my pocket makes me think of the way the shekels of ancient Israel or the

2009-10-04T08:20:00.000-06:00

have I got a long way to run

Sweet Deals, Pickle.

2009-04-18T23:24:00.003-06:00

My Tori Amos collection in my iTunes library nearly takes up a whole gig. That's a lot of Tori. Also, I went to Hastings today and found Boys for Pele for $7.99 and Tales of a Librarian for $5.99. When I checked out, Pele came out to only $4.99 and Tales for $4.50--both new. That was unexpected and quite delightful. I'm looking forward to her new album coming out in May. I love spring album

Cherry Professor Pepper

2009-04-16T23:08:00.003-06:00

I got Cherry Dr. Pepper on my gray t-shirt and tan cords this evening. Man, that sucks, you know. Cherry Dr. Pepper is probably one of the last drinks I'd want to spill on my clothes. Milk is the last.Yesterday, I made my poetry professor laugh, which I think is probably one of the hardest things to do in life. She had a take a word and just write about it. I wrote about "warmth." I wrote, "Warm

Holes in Memory

2009-04-05T22:46:00.003-06:00

Shoot, man! Yesterday was my brother's birthday, and I forgot to call him. I don't deserve a call from him on my upcoming birthday.

Kingdom of Lust

2009-04-05T22:40:00.003-06:00

I bought a vinyl for a girl one time but shouldn't have, so I never ended up given her the vinyl. But I'm not crazy about it, and I've lost the receipt. I would have rather bought the Portishead vinyl for their self-titled sophomore release--that's where it's at. I say I made a mistake out of rash behavior, but I'm cooled-down and like being that way. Doves are coming out with an album tomorrow.

2009-01-18T15:28:00.006-07:00

I rediscovered a most wonderful beer yesterday--Sam Adam's Black Lager. I had a sip of it for the first time when Nathan came to town this last summer. We went to HEB, and I bought a six pack of Honeymoon, while he got a pack of the Black Lager. I remember him letting me have a sip of his stuff, but I had already had two beers prior to the taste-test, so the normal reception of my taste buds

On Lesser Preferred Vinyls

2009-01-18T15:17:00.004-07:00

I have this vinyl that I bought at Hastings about a month ago. I'm not sure why I bought this particular vinyl, for, you see, there was another one that I liked better for a lower price. I still have the receipt and have been meaning to take it back to exchange it for a cooler one, but I don't know if I'll ever get around to doing this because I've been thinking about it since I first bought the

A7

2008-10-20T22:17:00.001-06:00

I sure do like A7. I used to not--you know, a little to bluesy. But I've come to a point in my life where I've really grown to appreciate this particular chord. I suppose it's a reflection on my own maturation. Perhaps...

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2008-10-16T19:23:00.003-06:00

Which Radiohead song are you?2 + 2 = 5You can scream and you can shout, it's too late now because you have not been paying attention. And apparently you`re not very good at math. All hail to the thief!Click Here to Take This QuizBrought to you by YouThink.com quizzes and personality tests.I'm not sure I agree with this quiz since the questions the creators ask are completely stupid and irrelevant

Frosti

2008-09-28T19:56:00.003-06:00

When I was in charge of the radio station at camp this summer, I would let the campers in my block class (the two hour activity block for the oldest kids) choose DJ names for themselves. Without shame, I'll admit that most of the names were kind of stupid. Some examples are Direct Input (d.i.), Snow White, I Love Rascal Flatts, Wii-mote, and the Daredevil. My favorite DJ name, though, was DJ

Autumn's Cornucopia of Dreams: potentially less heat and frappuccinos

2008-09-22T16:53:00.002-06:00

Today, September the 22nd, is the autumn equinox. In celebration of this blessed day, we are going to eat pizza. I might even smoke my pipe.

The Hippopotamus by T.S. Eliot

2008-09-14T13:39:00.000-06:00

The broad-backed hippopotamusRests on his belly in the mud;Although he seems so firm to usHe is merely flesh and blood. Flesh-and-blood is weak and frail,Susceptible to nervous shock;While the True Church can never failFor it is based upon a rock. The hippo's feeble steps may errIn compassing material ends,While the True Church need never stirTo gather in its dividends. The 'potamus can never

Sweet Surrender

2008-08-30T17:57:00.000-06:00

it doesn't mean muchit doesn't mean anything at allthe life I've left behind meis a cold roomI've crossed the last linefrom where I can't returnwhere every step I took in faith betrayed meand led me from my homeand sweetsweet surrenderis all that I have to giveyou take me inno questions askedyou strip away the uglinessthat surrounds meare you an angelam I already that goneI only hopethat I won't

Weird Fishes Live - Radiohead

2008-05-21T19:07:00.003-06:00

I know I haven't posted anything in a while, and to simply fill up space with a music video may seem lame. However, this is not a lame video, for it is amazing.

Vaka - Sigur Ros

2008-05-08T23:44:00.000-06:00

Coffee Shop Stop

2008-05-07T17:55:00.003-06:00

Well, today was my last day to work at the Barnes and Noble Café in Tech's Student Union building. I'm supposed to work their next year, but who really knows what next year holds. Maybe I'll be the lead guitarist of a band called the Iron Tree Roots. Maybe not. Maybe Barak will say something extremely detrimental to his campaign and be pushed way behind in popularity. Maybe not. Nevertheless,

The Deluge

2008-05-05T23:55:00.003-06:00

I can hear the blessed pitter-pat, pitter-pat of rain outside my window. I can feel the the rumble of the lightning's thunder. And I can beat box in five different modes of gibberish...but I wish I could.

"Caught A Lite Sneeze"

2008-05-04T18:15:00.002-06:00

Caught a lite sneeze, caught a lite breezeCaught a lightweight lightningseedBoys on my left sideBoys on my right sideBoys in the middle, and you're not hereI need a big loan from the girl zoneBuilding Tumbling downDidn't know our love was So smallCouldn't stand it at allMr. St. John, just bring your sonMy spire is hotAnd my cells can't feedAnd you still got that Belle dragging your footsI'm

Finals, Vinyls, and Prince Caspian

2008-05-02T16:22:00.004-06:00

Well, I don't have any more finals until Monday, and even then, there is only one. So what am I to do with myself until then? Should I study for the rest of today and all of tomorrow? Probably so, but I know I'm not going to. This break presents itself as time for me to read, get back to the guitar, or contemplate extensively why I still have a cold. Aren't colds supposed to go away after two

CQ

2008-04-30T19:03:00.002-06:00

Well, I haven't listened to this recording in a while, but I've picked it up recently. This is actually my friend Nathan's band. I'm not actually sure if it's a band either, since it Nathan and his friend Jeremiah. Anyway, I forgot how much I liked it. It's so fresh and honest; it's some of the only modern praise music I truly enjoy. They didn't sacrifice their talents at writing music to make

Wal-Mart...Ugh

2008-04-28T14:52:00.002-06:00

I went to Wal-Mart today because I needed to get a couple of new tires for my car. Each wheel was a mere $45, which is such a great price. But is it such a great price?I don't really like to go to Wal-Mart, neither do I like its lack of aesthetics and how that lack of aesthetics seems to perforate all of America. I understand that Wal-Mart does a few good things for our society, such as offering

There There - Radiohead

2008-04-26T10:40:00.003-06:00

In pitch darkI go walking inYour landscapeBroken branchesTrip me as I speakJust because you feel itDoesn't mean it's thereJust because you feel itDoesn't mean it's thereThere's always a sirenSinging you to shipwreckSteer away from these rocksWe'd be a walking disasterJust because you feel itDoesn't mean it's thereJust because you feel itDoesn't mean it's thereThere ThereWhy so green& lonely?

When the Weather Outside Is Frightful

2008-04-23T19:25:00.003-06:00

Today, it was overcast outside and seemed as though rains were going to fall. That sounds wonderful. But wait! This is Lubbock — I nearly forgot. The weather is so backward here. It's usually extremely dry and dusty, and on the one day it isn't, we don't even get to see the full fruition the change was supposed to bring. Instead, it just felt muggy, and at the same time, the sun was shining. It

Since She Is Going To Be My Wife

2008-04-22T14:32:00.000-06:00

What (James) Bond Girl Are You??? (great pics) Vesper LyndYou are Vesper Lynd, played by Eva Greene. You are the latest of the Bond Girls, and James Bond's intellectual superior (you are smarter than him). You are a little weird and emotional, but that's ok. You are deceiving towards the end of the movie, but you are still loyal in the end.Take this quiz!Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz |

5 Reasons Why You Should Listen To Radiohead

2008-04-22T13:31:00.002-06:00

5) They released an amazingly brilliant record without the backing of a major record company.4) Six consistent releases of pure musical bliss.3) Their songs speak for a generation tired of globalization and ultra-consumerism.2) The song "Where I End and You Begin."1) Their unique sense of composition: interesting time signatures, polyrhythms, great melodies and harmonies, elements of jazz,

Top 5 Coffee or Espresso Drinks

2008-04-21T20:56:00.003-06:00

5) Vanilla Latte (Iced)4) Latte (unadulterated by any sugary sweetness)3) Americano 2) Vanilla Latte (Hot)1) Black Coffee (light or medium roast.)

2008-04-21T15:12:00.000-06:00

This is slothy. He wants more friends. Can you give him yours?

2008-04-21T15:10:00.000-06:00

fat, chubby, rotund - it matters not how you refer to this little fellow.

2008-04-21T14:37:00.002-06:00

:: : I'm so tired of school...and my daily routine...and crappy habits. I starting to "feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread," as old Bilbo once said. I'm just waiting for this school year to come to its end, and maybe then I'll be able to relax a little, write some music, and read good books more frequently. I'm just so

Perotin

2008-04-16T21:52:00.002-06:00

I am very much in love with Perotin's "Sederunt Principes." The beauty, complexity and spirit of this music is something musicians in the Xtian rock industry need to be pitted against. Maybe then, people will realize how much "musicians" like Barlow Girl suck. It's just a thought.

Harvest Moon

2008-04-11T12:22:00.002-06:00

I think of all the games I played on the Nintendo 64, Harvest Moon may have been my favorite one. You could plant crops and then sell them, make friends with the townspeople, and lay some action down on the sweet honeys in the town (of which there were only five). And when I think about it, the crop planting and harvesting was totally environment-friendly. You dig a few patches in the soil, plant

Fake Plastic Trees

2008-03-04T16:04:00.003-07:00

A green plastic watering canFor a fake Chinese rubber plantIn a fake plastic earthThat she bought from a rubber manIn a town full of rubber plansTo get rid of itselfAnd it wears her outIt wears her outShe lives with a broken manA cracked, polystyrene manWho just crumbles and burstsHe used to do surgeryFor girls in the 'eightiesBut gravity always winsAnd it wears him outIt wears him outShe looks

"New Grass" - Talk Talk

2008-01-11T14:52:00.000-07:00

Lifted upReflective in returning love you singErrant days filled meFed me illusion's gateIn temperate streamWelled up within meA hunger uncurbed by nature's callingSeven sacraments to songVersed in ChristShould strength desert meThey'll comeThey comeLifted upReflected in returning love you singHeaven waitsSomeday Christendom may comeWestwardEvening sun recedentSet my resting vowHold in open heart

Top Ten Two Thousand and Seven

2007-12-31T14:27:00.000-07:00

10. Kurr, AmiinaAmiina is the femme string quartet that plays strings on many Sigur Ros songs. Paired with Sigur Ros, they help create a musical experience that is completely organic, yet complex and wonderful. Without Sigur Ros, they still know how to write good music, albeit different music. It's kind of hard to explain how it's different, but they aren't quite as bound to the sound Sigur Ros

Stardogs

2007-12-31T10:13:00.000-07:00

This holiday season I realized something. Uh...what was it I realized? Well, could it be that I finally had a revelation that christmas has become unnecessarily commercialized? Could it be that I have finally settled on the truth that I really don't like red wines as much as I was telling myself I did. NO!!! It was neither. I'll tell you what I realized: + If you don't quite understand

foreignors

2007-12-07T21:40:00.000-07:00

At the Barnes and Noble Café where I work, there is a crazy woman who comes in very often. She's about 5'4", where's glasses and has really thin, stringy hair. She also talks funny, as you would expect any eastern european to talk. When she places an order, I always have to try really hard not to laugh. If she is buying an apple, for example, she will with a sort of guttural urge, "I'll take diss

Winter Wonderland (Not a Theme Park)

2007-11-27T20:02:00.001-07:00

Since it's starting to get cold outside, I think it's appropriate to share some of my reasons why I don't like chilly temperatures. But don't worry, for this will not be a complete bashing of winter. There will be some reasons why I like winter to counter the reasons why I dislike it.3) I get cold easily, which apparently isn't very normal for my gender. In my house, one of my roommates likes to

"Don't Let Them See Me Like This" ~ Slow Runner

2007-11-10T22:00:00.000-07:00

YouStuffed all full of tubesAll our friends prefer to callIt's easier on youNot to have to see them allDon't let them see me like thisDon't let them see me like thisI won'tI'llBe right down the hallBuying cokes and choking upI'd rather you not knowI've already given upDon't let them see me like thisDon't let them see me like thisI won'tYou're weak and needled armsThey must feel like useless

Ye Olde Top Ten Coolest

2007-11-06T20:39:00.000-07:00

Sometimes, I dream dreams that are very strange to me when I wake up in the morning. But...I can never remember anything 10 minutes later...the actual dream itself, the feelings that it gave me, what the dream may have meant. Maybe that's a good think. Does anyone ever wake up not remembering their dream but still bearing the emotion that they had in their dream? It happens to me sometimes.

Brilliance

2007-11-01T08:12:00.000-07:00

Radiohead–Wow! In Rainbows–Wow! What can I say about their new album except that it proves that Radiohead is still completely capable of writing amazing music, even after such phenomenal releases such as Okay Computer, Kid A, and Hail To the Thief. In Rainbows presents a collection of new and innovative songs that are pretty stripped-down in production, which has given it a minimalist reputation.

2007-09-27T12:16:00.000-06:00

I've begun to notice just how tired of caring about image I've become. Everyday when I wake up and decide what to put on, the pressure is always on how will others percieve me through what I'm wearing. As a result, my identity is not completely in my own perception of myself any longer, but rather in an illusion given to me by others but presumed by myself to be my very own. Yesterday, I ran out

2007-08-21T07:22:00.000-06:00

I like cranberry juice, but cranapple is a blessed union of juices that totally outdoes any other.

"Debra" aka "I Want To Get With You (And Your Sister Debra)"

2007-08-16T17:09:00.000-06:00

I met youat JC Penny.I think your nametagsaid, "Jenny."I coldstep to youwith a fresh pack of gum.Somehow I knewyou were lookin' for some.Like a fruitthat's ripe for the pickin'I wouldn't do you like thatZankou Chicken.'Cos only you've got a thingthat I just got to get with.I just got to get with youand you know what we're gonna do.I wanna get with you(Oh girl)and your sister.I think her name's

Fotography

2007-07-07T14:34:00.000-06:00

I want to be a photographer hobbiest so bad, but I don't even own a camera. But it's such a cool hobby. The images that you can take in with a camera and never let go-priceless. The vines that climb up the oak tree that is planted firmly by the back door to the back yard—how can I really describe it while still doing justice to what that image really is. That's why I like photography so much. It

Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls

2007-06-02T22:16:00.000-06:00

Today in Hastings while I was checking out the music, my friend told me that, "as a medium, music is bad." I knew from the onset of what he was about to say that I totally disagreed with him, but I responded with an "mmmhmm." The "mmmhmm" was meant to inform him that I didn't want to converse with him, but he proceeded to keep talking about how music is a bad medium and why. I didn't want someone

2007-05-21T20:49:00.000-06:00

Sugar cookies and lollipops can give you a stomach ache, if you eat too many. The same goes for hamburgers and hot dogs, but they do not have the bad reputations that sugar cookies and lollipops do.I don't actually want to liberate sugar cookies and lollipops; I just wanted to point a discrepancy in the conventional thought of americans. Also, I can't think of anything meaningful to write about.

Off To Camp

2007-05-20T15:20:00.001-06:00

I'm about to leave for the Texas Lions Camp to do some lifeguard training.A few things:1) I'm really tired.2) I love Keane.3) I still want to learn how to rock out so hard that opposites will switch. The south will become north, the vegetarian will eat meat, and gamers will go outside and plant herb gardens.Peace

Too Humid

2007-05-02T13:34:00.000-06:00

34 minutes agoa moderate downpourleft an uncomfortable humiditybecause they always do,they always doand It's making me sweatjust like you doand I'm remindedI'm already the late onebecause I'm always the late one.

I'm So Ready

2007-04-18T18:27:00.000-06:00

There's roughly two more weeks of school left. This is a good thing. I'm so ready for a break, especially one that lasts for 3 months.If you came to this blog in hopes of finding some post that is tied to the impending doom of global warming, you came to the wrong place.And if you came to it to see a nicely formatted and designed web page, you came to the wrong place.But...if you came to this

2007-04-14T09:43:00.000-06:00

This video made me laugh a little when I first watched it.

2007-04-14T09:17:00.000-06:00

Here are some fun facts about yours truly:I'm philisophically challanged.I enjoy good music.I like a nice game of chess—as long as the person I am playing is not very good.I'm getting tired of school projects.I like the summer, and I like it more the closer it gets to me.

When the Cold Gets Old

2007-04-11T22:52:00.000-06:00

The weather here in sunny Lubbock is always an interesting subject for me to write about. I feel like I never have anything to say on this poor, malnourished blog. But wait! What's that?! The weather in Lubbock is acting strange again. Oh boy, I have something to write about and thus, give substance to emptycdwallet.So here's what I've noticed about the weather, lately. For the past 4 or 5 weeks,

2007-03-28T14:54:00.000-07:00

I think that one of the most beautiful things in life is green, wet grass. You know what I'm talking about: how the spring rain completely saturates every blade; how the saturation makes fields and pastures look like marches. It's been raining a lot in Lubbock lately, and surprisingly, I am quite pleased when I walk out the door and see green lawns and feel moisture in the air. The winter was so

a music video "enjoy the silence"

2007-03-16T21:26:00.000-07:00

my spring break(out)

2007-03-16T20:53:00.000-07:00

Spring Break 2007 was a spring break that occured during the year 2007. I spent most of it within my house in Kerrville. It was good for me because it took my mind off school and the all the crap that comes with it. I had a lot of time to relax and enjoy myself. Because I had so much free time, I was able to make some keen observations about my about my surrounding environment. Here are just a

2007-03-05T17:06:00.000-07:00

Wow, just what I needed.

2007-03-04T23:16:00.000-07:00

Here are the top 10 most romantic songs in my iTunes library. This is just my opinion. They are in no particualar order as of right now, because I don't want to take the time to sort them out.Recycled Air ~ The Postal ServiceYou Could Be Happy ~ Snow PatrolChasing Cars ~ Snow PatrolWe Might As Well Be Strangers ~ KeaneSleep Don't Weep ~ Damien RiceAccidental Babies ~ Damien RiceCattelya ~ The

2007-02-28T18:35:00.000-07:00

I got into another pointless argument with one of my friends, recently. I made some comment about how certain guys try to prove their "machismo" by being obsessed with football and going hunting. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a particular problem with either sport, but I do get annoyed when "what is manly" is defined in such narrow terms. Then something happend. My friend didn't seem to want

This Is Funny.

2007-02-21T14:44:00.000-07:00

This Is What Happens When I Have To Write a Paper for My Technical Communications Course.

2007-02-15T10:22:00.000-07:00

According to Wikipedia:"A gnome is a legendary creature characterized by its very small size and subterranean lifestyle. According to the alchemist Paracelsus, gnomes are the most important of the elemental spirits of the classical element of earth; they move as easily through the earth as humans walk upon it, have conical hats, and the sun's rays turn them into stone. In other traditions, they

2007-02-04T22:47:00.000-07:00

I've really gotten tired of blogging. It's not that exciting anymore. Maybe I'll have some more inspiration to do it in the future. Anyway, today was the superbowl. I don't pay much attention to football, but I did catch that the colts won. What does this information do for me? Nothing really. What does this information do for avid football fans? It either elates them or crushes them. I've never

2007-01-03T21:18:00.000-07:00

This is Clark Gable. He was an actor that played in movies from the 1920's to the 60's, though he was more prominent during the 30's and 40's. He is best known for his role as Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind.The Postal Service has a song titled Clark Gable. That's the real reason for this post. I just wanted a shameless excuse to increase awareness for The Postal Service, because they deserve

sloppy, slovenly sloths

2007-01-03T20:59:00.000-07:00

As you may well have noticed, there is now a picture of a sloth on emptycdwallet's sidebar. Don't be disturbed; the more you look at it the less freaked out by it you will be. It is a little bit of a strange picture, but the sloth is very cute.Personally, I've always liked sloths. They rank in the top three of my favorite kinds of animals. I think most people don't think about them because

2006-12-21T13:51:00.000-07:00

I watched a show last night on TLC about instances in the ER that rarely happen and seem to go untold. Hence, the program was rightfully named "The Untold Stories of the ER." The show phased in and out between three different stories. Each story had its very own doctor who explained the event that he saw was a part of. My favorite story was about a woman who was brought into the ER naked with

2006-12-14T17:47:00.000-07:00

Here are my top ten favorite radiohead songs. They are in no particular order and not very much thought has been put into it. So here's my list as best as I can present it in a short amount of time:-"Where I End and You Begin"-"Climbing Up the Walls"-How To Disappear Completely"-"Fake Plastic Tree"-"Myxomatosis"-"Let Down"-"Everything In Its Right Place"-"Exit Music (For a Film)"-"The National

2006-12-05T19:07:00.000-07:00

Here in this photograph I was documenting the life of the wealthy aristocratic canine. It seems so wrong that in this day and age there is an ever increasing chasm between the dogs on the street and the ones that live so comfortably with loving masters who dote on them and take good care of them. This is America! This is the land of opportunity! But no! Only a handful of dogs are ever able to

2006-11-29T17:39:00.000-07:00

You know what pisses me off? The fact that Wal-Mart is starting to implement Subway as the new fast-food store in its stores. Basically, Wal-Mart is unwilling to admit that it is a big nasty megacompany that distorts beautiful land by building its ugly, albeit convenient, stores. Wal-Mart knows that there are many people out there who are disappointed with it---the way it treats it's "associates,

2006-11-15T00:07:00.000-07:00

It's 1 o'clock in the morning here in my bedroom in ye olde Lubbock, TX. I'm drinking an IBC root beer while listening to "Trains to Brazil" by the Guillemots, who incidently, aren't that good. I can hear the tremendous winds howling by window as they speed through the small section of space between our house and the neighbors'. I am now listening to "You're It" by Halloween, Alaska, which

There are two things you should know about me.

2006-11-15T00:05:00.000-07:00

1) Octopi have eight tentacles, and2) I like IBC Root Beer ...a lot.

2006-11-04T14:52:00.000-07:00

I've got a picture---a really cool looking picture. I've got a Jesus picture on the green wall of my bedroom. It's only 6" x 5". It's not very big. It's humble. It's gentle. I like it because the portrayal of Jesus Christ in this picture is not very representational. It has an abstract quality that intensifies the humble posture of His body and the solemn look on His face. It reminds me of how

2006-11-03T09:08:00.000-07:00

"She Has No Time"If you haven't heard of Keane, you should check this beauty out. If you have heard of Keane and never heard this song, you should check this beauty out. If you have heard of Keane and have checked this beauty out, I hope you are swelling with emotion as you read this.

Why Not Try to Possess Some Mystic? It Will Make You Feel Cool to Yourself, and You'll Be Healthier, More Positive, and Better at Decision-Making.

2006-10-05T20:55:00.000-06:00

I realize that a lot of people like to express and even pour out their feelings in their online journals/blogs. I don't think I put to much of my inner feelings on my blog. To do so would mean that I'd be showing my humanity before an audience I'm not too sure I would really be comfortable doing that with. Nonetheless, I hope that my little blog here lacks no depth, which can be hard to conjure

This is Buddy

2006-10-03T13:53:00.000-06:00

Yeah, he's cute but he's not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree. Nonetheless, no one ever expected dogs to be very smart anyway. Sometimes I get irritated with Buddy and my roommates think that I hate him, but that's not true. I love Buddy; it's just a tensioned love because he doesn't understand that I don't like him constantly jumping on and biting my legs. We let Buddy get away with too

Something that's taken for granted

2006-10-02T19:48:00.000-06:00

Flossing. Let's face it, folks, only a small number of Americans actually floss on a daily basis. I'm not in that minority. The person reading this probably isn't in that minority. I wish I was in it. I wish you were in it. And here's why: Everytime I go to the dental-hygenist for the semi-annual cleaning, my gums are always left in an uncomfortable pain because she (because dental-hygenists are

Pale Like White

2006-09-03T14:42:00.000-06:00

"It felt like rainThat fell againDown on meIt felt like rainThat touched my faceAnd I can't believe itLike rainI can't believe itNo, I can't believe itThe things You saidseem to find their way into my headAnd I regret my waysYou never leftRemind me once again so I won't forgetYou're never far awayIt felt like rainThat said againThat it's okayPale like whiteI close my eyes'Cause I can't believe it

"When you look at, there can be no hesitation. There cannot be a close second to you."

2006-08-14T20:49:00.000-06:00

I'm beginning to get tired of this long hair. It's starting to get in my eyes. It's a well-known fact that eyes don't take well to foreign objects entering into them. Hair's not an exception. In fact, I don't even know how girls cope [ha ha... a shameless reference to Copeland, a rock band that I like heaps] with it, but they do. And this cues in a little bit of an insight. There's a reason why