So yesterday was Turkey day and in 29 days it will be Christmas. BAM! SO EXCITED!
Can't wait!
Anyways. I'm thankful for many things. I'm thankful that my heart is beating and my lungs are breathing. I'm thankful that I have experienced all of the things I have. I thank God for those oppurtunites so much, knowing they are just the beginning. I'm thankful for the second chances.
Now moving along. I LOVE CHRISTMAS MUSIC. Oh, yes, that is almost an understatement about how amazing it is. Go check out the Happy Christmas 5 from ToothandNail Records, and while you're there, be sure to get Once A Year by Poema. Lovvveeee it! Great great great great music!
Speaking of Poema, their music video 2 AM is on MTVu's Freshman thingy whatever, and you should really vote for them to win!
http://www.mtvu.com/category/music/the-freshmen/
Go vote a million times!
Oh by the way, Speaking of Christmas, Rocky Loves Emily's American Dream is now out in Hot Topic's Nationwide. $5 says it's a great stocking stuffer. The EP is a dream. If you don't feel like going to Hot Topic, it's also available on iTunes and Amazon.com.
I probably sound like neverending advertisement. I've been told that quite a few times by people. Hahaha. Music is my thing, sorry I don't have much else to tell you about!
Friday, November 26, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
I Still Can't Believe You're Gone
My teacher died.
On November 7th 2010.
I'm going to miss him.
Getting over the fact that he is gone is easy.
Getting over the fact that we all are going to die.
Isn't so easy.
I'm not as scared of living life without my loved ones as I am of living no life at all.
Mr. Herr was a great man. He taught me great things. The most valuable lession that I learned from him though was this:
You never know when you're going to go out. No one is invincible. Live your life to the fullest and do what matters.
Mr. Herr always had a life lesson or value to everything he did. Even in his death he taught us all a lesson.
Thank you Mr. Herr. I'm going to miss you. You are our Phantom of the Opera.
"I'll remember you like yesterday. I still can't believe you're gone. I'll remember you like yesterday. And until I'm with you I'll carry on. So long my friend, so long." ~Jon Foreman
On November 7th 2010.
I'm going to miss him.
Getting over the fact that he is gone is easy.
Getting over the fact that we all are going to die.
Isn't so easy.
I'm not as scared of living life without my loved ones as I am of living no life at all.
Mr. Herr was a great man. He taught me great things. The most valuable lession that I learned from him though was this:
You never know when you're going to go out. No one is invincible. Live your life to the fullest and do what matters.
Mr. Herr always had a life lesson or value to everything he did. Even in his death he taught us all a lesson.
Thank you Mr. Herr. I'm going to miss you. You are our Phantom of the Opera.
"I'll remember you like yesterday. I still can't believe you're gone. I'll remember you like yesterday. And until I'm with you I'll carry on. So long my friend, so long." ~Jon Foreman
Sunday, November 7, 2010
.s.i.x.t.e.e.n.
yeah that's how old i am.
right now i am so tired. and so bored. my parents are at a party thing for church so i am home alone doing homework. blah.
last night/this morning i went to a concert for my birthday of course. and it was off the hook. not literally like "omg amazing greatest show ever" because it wasn't. but when i say off the hook i mean the guys were totally nice and sooo sweet!
i accidentally ended up selling merch during their show. i don't care i only know 1 song. i found one of their eps in their money box so the lead singer was like "oh this is old take it" so i did. haha.
yeah.
that's all i've got to say.
i lied. it really isn't.
the band was totally chill and really nice. and yeah i know i said that. but i had to say it again. they were some of the sweetest people i've ever met, and i can't wait to see them again.
i think i'm done now. yeah i'm done now. (:
right now i am so tired. and so bored. my parents are at a party thing for church so i am home alone doing homework. blah.
last night/this morning i went to a concert for my birthday of course. and it was off the hook. not literally like "omg amazing greatest show ever" because it wasn't. but when i say off the hook i mean the guys were totally nice and sooo sweet!
i accidentally ended up selling merch during their show. i don't care i only know 1 song. i found one of their eps in their money box so the lead singer was like "oh this is old take it" so i did. haha.
yeah.
that's all i've got to say.
i lied. it really isn't.
the band was totally chill and really nice. and yeah i know i said that. but i had to say it again. they were some of the sweetest people i've ever met, and i can't wait to see them again.
i think i'm done now. yeah i'm done now. (:
Sunday, October 31, 2010
All Hollow's Eve.
Yeah man. I went there. I didn't put "Halloween" in the title. I try to be different (but I've always been the same). Secondly I only titled it that because that's what today is. October the 31st.
Anways, I feel like throwing it out there that I never got to go "trick or treating" or go to a "costume party" or any of that nonsense. Ok 1, I'm a Christian and if you look up the history of Halloween, it has some not-so-great stuff to it. 2, You want to dress up like an idiot, to take your kid around to get free candy & have nightmares for the next 3 months, and then complain about cavities be my guest. 3, I'm not dissing Halloween, I'm just saying it's not as kid-friendly as it looks.
Oh yes, my 16th birthday is in 1 week. I'm so excited. No big party for me. Just going to a little joint to see a not-so-famous band play a concert. RockyLovesEmily. Go check 'em out. Yesterday I got my first piercing too. I'm a total WIMP when it comes to pain, and it didn't even hurt. So freaking proud of myself. I'm also so embarrased because when I was sitting in that big black chair I was freaking out to the piercer. Haha. Yea.
I have to go get ready for a party now.
Anways, I feel like throwing it out there that I never got to go "trick or treating" or go to a "costume party" or any of that nonsense. Ok 1, I'm a Christian and if you look up the history of Halloween, it has some not-so-great stuff to it. 2, You want to dress up like an idiot, to take your kid around to get free candy & have nightmares for the next 3 months, and then complain about cavities be my guest. 3, I'm not dissing Halloween, I'm just saying it's not as kid-friendly as it looks.
Oh yes, my 16th birthday is in 1 week. I'm so excited. No big party for me. Just going to a little joint to see a not-so-famous band play a concert. RockyLovesEmily. Go check 'em out. Yesterday I got my first piercing too. I'm a total WIMP when it comes to pain, and it didn't even hurt. So freaking proud of myself. I'm also so embarrased because when I was sitting in that big black chair I was freaking out to the piercer. Haha. Yea.
I have to go get ready for a party now.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Seperate We Are One
I took the PSAT's. On part of the information section it asks you about your religion. I didn't know what to put.
I didn't know what to put.
1. I believe that Christianity is not a religion. It's an ongoing relationship with Jesus Christ. Loving your friends isn't your religion, it's a relationship between you.
2. I don't belong to a denomination. I believe in the word of God. There is no style, tradition, culture, or practiced rules that I follow other than what is in the Bible.
They provided no space that just said "Christian", they were all different denomination or sects. Why can't we just love God, why does it have to matter how we go to church? Why does it matter how we serve him? I was outraged by this.
We are all individuals, but though we are seperate, we are still one. So why does it matter?!
Since I don't belong to one set, I put "other." These rules and regulations are of this world, and not the other. I'm not of this world. I am an"other" person, an "other" type of Christian, I belong to an "other" world.
I didn't know what to put.
1. I believe that Christianity is not a religion. It's an ongoing relationship with Jesus Christ. Loving your friends isn't your religion, it's a relationship between you.
2. I don't belong to a denomination. I believe in the word of God. There is no style, tradition, culture, or practiced rules that I follow other than what is in the Bible.
They provided no space that just said "Christian", they were all different denomination or sects. Why can't we just love God, why does it have to matter how we go to church? Why does it matter how we serve him? I was outraged by this.
We are all individuals, but though we are seperate, we are still one. So why does it matter?!
Since I don't belong to one set, I put "other." These rules and regulations are of this world, and not the other. I'm not of this world. I am an"other" person, an "other" type of Christian, I belong to an "other" world.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Split Second Stars
This is an essay I wrote in English Class. We had to write about a quote that we lived by or one that struck us as striking. (:
"When raindrops hit the ground for a split second they look like stars." - Rob Bell
Rob Bell wrote a book based off this quote. The book changed my views on life, creativity, & suffering. Every time I read the book, it makes me revaluate the beauty that comes from pain, the creativity that comes through suffering, relativity that comes through the commonality of loss, & the growth that comes through struggling.
When I say that this changed my life I really do mean it. People so often associate rain with sorrow, gloominess, darkness, bitterness, lamentations, mourning, & even death at times. This quote defies all of that & defines the appearence of rain in a new light. The quote says they glisten like stars. I have never found someone who would deny the beauty of a twinkling star in a black sky; so no longer is rain being associated with things that are ugly; it is being associate with things that are pretty. This has affected my outlook on pouring rain. Though at times it depresses me, I remind myself of glistening stars, & my mood changes.
Now that I try to think positively on rain, I realize so much more. Rain purifies. It washes away things from the ground that could be possibly harmful, like chemicals & pollution. If you watch rain fall on a dirty car, washes away the dirt. In movies like Braveheart, it washed away the blood stains. In this sense the rain rids things of the old & filthiness, to replace it with something new & clean.
Rain is a necessity for growth. Trees, flowers, grass, crops, & plants all require rain to grow. Not only is rain needed to grow, but it is needed to survive. I really got myself thinking this time. Rain is thought of as "sad & unpleasant," but honestly it is for the better good & growth of our planet. Maybe, just maybe, we need to be "sad & unpleasant" at times in our life, to grow, to change, to become a better person, & to come out standing at the end. Again, maybe we need to be "sad & unpleasant" to survive. Communication is a key to survival, & to be human. Being "sad & unpleasant" is something that everyone relates too. Everyone can relate to loneliness, sadness, sorrow, loss, & being uncomfortable. Maybe there is an allegorical rain that is necessary for us as a race, to thrive.
The theme of Rob's book, Drops Like Stars, is creativity & suffering. Every time I see rain now, or think about of rain, I automatically think of this book. One part of the book talks about shattering the box. You all know the box, it's the reference that most people use to account for being creative or not. Rob said you need to shatter the box. He says the truth when he says that thinking outside of the box is still thinking inside of the box, because your basing your potential to the limitations of the box. If you really want to be creative you have to shatter the box, & eliminate its walls & standards in your life. That quote itself hit me hard.
I shatter the box of stereotypical rain & opened myself up to a new paradigm of rain. I foud a way, reason, & purpose to change my opinions on things. Shadows prove the sun shines, and life is proof of rain.
The End.
"When raindrops hit the ground for a split second they look like stars." - Rob Bell
Rob Bell wrote a book based off this quote. The book changed my views on life, creativity, & suffering. Every time I read the book, it makes me revaluate the beauty that comes from pain, the creativity that comes through suffering, relativity that comes through the commonality of loss, & the growth that comes through struggling.
When I say that this changed my life I really do mean it. People so often associate rain with sorrow, gloominess, darkness, bitterness, lamentations, mourning, & even death at times. This quote defies all of that & defines the appearence of rain in a new light. The quote says they glisten like stars. I have never found someone who would deny the beauty of a twinkling star in a black sky; so no longer is rain being associated with things that are ugly; it is being associate with things that are pretty. This has affected my outlook on pouring rain. Though at times it depresses me, I remind myself of glistening stars, & my mood changes.
Now that I try to think positively on rain, I realize so much more. Rain purifies. It washes away things from the ground that could be possibly harmful, like chemicals & pollution. If you watch rain fall on a dirty car, washes away the dirt. In movies like Braveheart, it washed away the blood stains. In this sense the rain rids things of the old & filthiness, to replace it with something new & clean.
Rain is a necessity for growth. Trees, flowers, grass, crops, & plants all require rain to grow. Not only is rain needed to grow, but it is needed to survive. I really got myself thinking this time. Rain is thought of as "sad & unpleasant," but honestly it is for the better good & growth of our planet. Maybe, just maybe, we need to be "sad & unpleasant" at times in our life, to grow, to change, to become a better person, & to come out standing at the end. Again, maybe we need to be "sad & unpleasant" to survive. Communication is a key to survival, & to be human. Being "sad & unpleasant" is something that everyone relates too. Everyone can relate to loneliness, sadness, sorrow, loss, & being uncomfortable. Maybe there is an allegorical rain that is necessary for us as a race, to thrive.
The theme of Rob's book, Drops Like Stars, is creativity & suffering. Every time I see rain now, or think about of rain, I automatically think of this book. One part of the book talks about shattering the box. You all know the box, it's the reference that most people use to account for being creative or not. Rob said you need to shatter the box. He says the truth when he says that thinking outside of the box is still thinking inside of the box, because your basing your potential to the limitations of the box. If you really want to be creative you have to shatter the box, & eliminate its walls & standards in your life. That quote itself hit me hard.
I shatter the box of stereotypical rain & opened myself up to a new paradigm of rain. I foud a way, reason, & purpose to change my opinions on things. Shadows prove the sun shines, and life is proof of rain.
The End.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Dreaming About Providence
My life is incredible. The fact that God would place a dream in my heart & allow it to become true just blows my mind.
Before I continue this I would like to thank Abandon, Abandon Kansas, Kiros, Hyland, The Almost, House of Heroes, Uprise Festival Staff, & whoever I'm forgetting.
Anyways last week my mind was blown away. Oh dear Lord, I don't know where to start! I guess I can't say much, but God has his own timing. Sometimes you'll be surprised about how soon it will actually, so keep faith, & don't give up on hope. I probably had one of the most defining moments in my life last Saturday, & I promimse I will never forget it. Once you see the crowd from the stage, you can never forget it. Watching thousands of people interact at one time. It's crazy. You've all seen the pictures, & think "Oh wow that looks cool." Once you've seen it in real life, it's not "just cool" anymore. I know last week was just one of the few baby steps, on my road of life, but if that was just a baby step, what is a real step going to be like?
Keep dreaming.
Before I continue this I would like to thank Abandon, Abandon Kansas, Kiros, Hyland, The Almost, House of Heroes, Uprise Festival Staff, & whoever I'm forgetting.
Anyways last week my mind was blown away. Oh dear Lord, I don't know where to start! I guess I can't say much, but God has his own timing. Sometimes you'll be surprised about how soon it will actually, so keep faith, & don't give up on hope. I probably had one of the most defining moments in my life last Saturday, & I promimse I will never forget it. Once you see the crowd from the stage, you can never forget it. Watching thousands of people interact at one time. It's crazy. You've all seen the pictures, & think "Oh wow that looks cool." Once you've seen it in real life, it's not "just cool" anymore. I know last week was just one of the few baby steps, on my road of life, but if that was just a baby step, what is a real step going to be like?
Keep dreaming.
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