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August 10, 2011
I was talking to a close friend about the way I tend to see the world. For a person with an upbeat, fun personality, I sure am a “glass-is-half-empty” guy. This has always bothered me. But I don’t know how to change it. When I look back over my life thus far, I see different..read more |
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March 16, 2011
I truly hoped it wouldn’t happen… but my blogging frequency is already waning. In between these posts real life is happening. And this blog suffers. But, if any of you are still there to listen, I’ll catch you up on a little of what’s been happening: I’ve been co-producing a project. The band’s deadline was..read more |
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January 21, 2011
So, throughout the day today I sent out messages on Twitter, letting people know that anyone who leaves a youtube comment on my new video will receive a free download of my entire video bundle. Then, tonight, around 1am, I again stumbled upon this: This is not a commentary on the war going on in..read more |
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January 11, 2011
dys·to·pi·a a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding. Read the article at this link, then come back: a_brave_new_dystopia This puts into words the general feeling I live in. For better or worse, it characterizes where I’m often at emotionally day-to-day. I’ve come to the point that I don’t necessarily fear..read more |
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January 6, 2011
I awoke this morning with a fire in me! It’s amazing. I tend to stew in worry. I’ll complain and complain, but nothing changes, for obvious reasons. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not stupid. I realize that things won’t change unless I do. But, I find it hard to continually pick myself up and keep..read more |
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December 7, 2010
Today I found a poem on the list of TIME’s 100 greatest poems of all time. It struck me as so simple. And I liked it. Although, I don’t know why I was drawn to it. Here it is: This Is Just To Say by William Carlos Williams I have eaten the plums that were..read more |
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I just saw an interview from a few years ago with a recording artist named Derek Webb, and was inspired by something he said. “…The job of an artist…is to look at the world and tell you what they see…there’s a unique perspective and unique voice that every artist has. I think the hardest work..read more |
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Because YOU are here… I’ve seen it written many times in other blogs that people have a hard time beginning one. I’ve also noticed that many people have a hard time continuing to write one. I get it. To put up your thoughts for the world to see feels conceited. As I write blogs, sometimes..read more |
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There’s something about controversy. We like it. This is obvious because whatever is controversial we tend to focus on. Maybe it brings out the competitive side of us when someone disagrees with one thing or another. Jeff, the director of my video I just shot, called me over for some early previews of the editing..read more |
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November 16, 2010
The concept of celebrity is an interesting one. The ways that someone becomes a celebrity are widely varied. And in popular culture, the reason someone is called a celebrity rarely has anything to do with the person themselves. I read a great article written by Jon Foreman of the band Switchfoot. (You can find it..read more |