Dreadlocks

I have finally gotten my dreadlocks. I am stoked. They are pretty puffy and sticking out all over the place now because they are brand new but they should within a week after my first wash calm down a bit and lay more flat. until that time I am going to have them pulled back a good bit. but thats comfortable so thats ok. I have dreads! It is just so exciting.

Competitiveness

So why is it that people get so competitive over the littlest and smallest of games? Sure being alittle competitive isn't bad, sometimes it helps you play better but when you lose why is it such a big deal? Whats the purpose behind getting upset over a game being lost? During the game that is slightly understandable but after the game is over there is no reason to be upset because there is nothing to be done. The score is set, the game is over, and you lost. What do people think to accomplish by getting upset after a game? Maybe they expect the "ref" to say to himself 'you know that kid is right, the game shouldn't have turned out that way, so I will take it upon myself to erase the score of the other team.' is that what people expect? All I am wondering and I guess getting at is that I think it is stupid to be upset about losing a small stupid game such as musical chairs, or dodge ball, or tug-of-war. It doesn't accomplish anything and it sets a bad example to other people. I think I am resolved to not get upset over stupid pointless games, and even not get upset during games period. That would be so wonderful, if everybody enjoyed playing and didn't care about the rules and logistics and it being "fair" but just enjoyed getting to play a game. Not all competitiveness is wrong, just at certain times it is alittle pointless to become competitive and upset. That's all for the day folks.

John Butler Trio

Alright here is a musician for the world to enjoy. This group is an amazing bunch of musicians. John Butler is Australian and he plays along side one of the best drummers I have ever heard and an upright bass player. Together they form a band that people should not miss out on. Check it out www.purevolume.com/johnbutlertrio Enjoy the beautiful sounds and wonderful lyrics. Also he has an amazing guitar solo called Ocean on youtube for you to go and see.

Well this week has pretty much just flown by. Last Friday seemed like it was just yesterday. Last Friday I spent my morning helping out at the ESL camp and then the rest of the day I went to the smoothie shop to just chill with Janel and Mindy. That was pretty fantastic, a whole bundle of fun. We played scrabble and after I spelled the word 'Quota' the tide was turned in my favor and no one could stop my incredible letter combining abilities. And now it is Friday again, except this time it did not yield a wonderful scrabble game. Today I did nothing but sit around and chill at home. Besides the ESL camp in the morning. Soon, as in around and about one week, I will be getting my dreadlocks. This will make me happy, I have been dying to get them and finally I have acquired the money to get them. Joy.

So just sit back and relax. Enjoy it while you still have it. Don't look back on life, man and only see tragedy 'cause, you can be better than that. Let it get the better of you. What could be better than that? Life's not about what's better than. --John Butler Trio

Rice Planting

Well this morning I went rice planting. It was alot more fun than I thought it was going to be. I figured it was going to be ridiculous boring or alot of work and I wouldn't really get to see the fruits of my work. But when the time came to be done I had realized that I really enjoyed it. I had also came to the notion that it was pretty therapeutic. I mean it was really great, as long as I wasn't worried about the blood sucking leeches. Which, don't do like me and believe everything you hear, there were none of. An experience to go down in the books as a good one for sure.

Music is an amazing thing. I have always be an admirer of wonderful music, of piano, guitar, violin, bass, flute, and many other wonderful music making pieces. I have just I guess been realizing how much I love music and making music. It is especially wonderful making music with the best of friends. Making music with your best friends is amazingly great. There is something about that that is just soothing to the soul. We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.

Quotes

Here are some of my most favorite quotes of all time. They are from lyrics, speeches, and just common everyday sayings. Enjoy.

"if ever you come near I'll hold up high a mirror Lord, I could never show you anything as beautiful as you"

"Isa ruhu-lah 'alaihis-salat was-salam"

"A glass can only spill what it contains"

"before my doubting eyes the Infinite appears in time-the Unquestionable is questioned but makes no reply"

"open wide my door, my door, my Lord(open wide my door)to whatever makes me love You more"

"if she comes circling back we'll end where we'd begun like two pennies on the train track the train crushed into one"

"God is love and love is real"

"This is love: that you would die for me"

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent"

"If I’m going to help you, I must make it very clear, brother that I love you but certainly I hate your sin"

"Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart"

"Sweet Jesus, I need you, forgive me this sin, not hookers or heroin, gamblin' or gin. It sounds so ridiculous but I just can't lick this. I need a miracle, someone to help me help myself. Someone to help me help myself."

"There's always trouble so tell yourself again that help is on the way and safety abounds, that safety abounds."

"Red and yellow, black and white are precious in his sight, but who does he root for in a fight?"

"We are mere children of history, no purpose or place. We have no great war, no great depression. Our great war is a spiritual war, and our great depression is our lives."

"They do not see what lies ahead when sun has failed and moon is dead"

"Christ is not a fashion fleeting away"

"Brothers and sisters..."

"Indeed"

"It's true they did not move me, my heart was hard and tired. Their perfect fire annoyed me, I could not find You anywhere"

"I still want to trust you"

"Oh, what good is it to live with nothing left to give. Forget, but not forgive and not loving all you see"

"Don't answer life in a bullet proof vest with the windows all closed"

"I fell in love again"

"When you're happy I am too and when you're sad I'm with you"

"Emotional attachment is not a threat"

"We live in a beautiful world"

So yea, these are some of the quotes that have just stuck with me when I heard them. Quite a few of them are from song lyrics so I am not quite sure if that counts as a quote but I am going to say that it does.

Movie thoughts

Well I have been thinking about movies a good bit lately. I have been just thinking about why I watch certain movies for entertainment. I don't necessarily mean me only but people in general, why do we watch the movies that we do for entertainment? Why is it that we watch movies filled with murder, lies, hate, revenge, deceit, and all around sin. Why do we entertain ourselves on the very things that Christ came and died for? I know it is fun to watch a movie such as Oceans 11 or The Italian Job, where there is an impossible robbery committed and gotten away with. But why do we find that entertaining? Is it the fact that we know that we could never do anything of the sort for real? Do we secretly fantasize about committing things of the sort, but we know that we would never really do it? That is what I have been questioning my self on. I am not saying that it is a sin to watch those kinds of movies, but all I want to know is why do we? that's all, just some movie thoughts.

Lets be the perfect Christ followers and wear christian shoes

Do you ever feel like Christianity is so dressed up? Read this article and you will understand where I am coming from. http://cola-leicht-trinker.blogspot.com/2007/07/be-winner.html

Now, what on earth do shoes have to do with Christianity? I mean is it really about the shoes being christian? What makes the shoes christian? what makes the pants christian? What makes the bags christian? Doesn't being christian mean that you are a Christ follower? Because if that is the meaning (and we are going to say that it is) then how do shoes become christian? If I am not mistaken Christ did not wear shoes and if He did they were most likely small cheap-o sandals. So my thinking is why would I want christian merchandise? I think that my faith is going to be based on my heart and my attitude and how I act, not what I am wearing. I don't want people looking at my outward appearance judging if I am christian. I don't them to look at my shoes and think to themselves "oh yea he is definitely christian. Look he has prayer hands and the words 'blessed' on his shoes, he must be christian." I want them to look at my attitude and the way I act and how I live out my life. If people can't see that I follow Christ through my daily acts and how I choose to live my life then something is wrong. It just distresses me to see all the "christian" products on the market. People go to a music store and see that a band is in the christian section and won't even pick it up. That is terrible, why does christian music have to be looked at as so different from secular music. From what I have seen and listen to, it is not much different from secular music. The lyrics are different sure, but the music side of it is better, the producing is fantastic, there is no real difference and it makes me sad to see that people won't even go into the christian section of music to look for Cd's. It actually makes me sad that we have to make a difference between the two. Why can't Pedro The Lion, Coldplay, and Sufjan Stevens all be sold on the same shelf? Why must there be a distinction between them? Within christian music there are distinct differences between worship and rock and indie and...etc. Why? Worship should come from the heart, so who is to say that Norma Jean is any less worship than Steven Curtis Chapman? If I was Martin Luther I would post a thesis on the church doors. These have been just some thoughts in my mind.

Today is the day

So today I have finally gotten (yes gotten is a word) a blog site. I have been strongly opposed to getting a myspace and therefore have refrained from all types of blogs, but today I have now gotten a blog spot. This is the first post. Today is the day!