Aglet

I lost an aglet on my shoe today...........

Nelson, Hawk

On this last Tuesday I backed up all of my laptop files and then reset it to factory settings because a stupid virus had somehow found its way on Hawk Nelson(the laptop's name) and infected any Internet browser I tried to open. Everything is fine with Hawk Nelson now though and the files are all back on and I can continue blogging. Unfortunately as I said in the previous post that I could take pictures again because the camera was fixed, but it ran out of batteries and now I am out until I pick up some more so the pic blog is still on hold.


On that same Tuesday that I had fixed my laptop, one of my favorite bands named Hawk Nelson (what the computer is named after) came out with a new CD called "Live Life Loud". My laptop is actually named after the band because so many people get it confused as someones name, even to the point of the band putting out shirts saying "Hawk Nelson is my friend".

I decided to go to my local Best Buy since it seemed to have the lowest price in the area for it. As I looked under the new releases I found that it was not there or under the Hawk Nelson nameplate that had their other albums in that spot There was even a sale tag for the new album sticking out of the shelf. Finding nothing, I asked an employee if he knew if there were any in stock. He checked and found about 5 copies but as he even searched himself he could not find the album anywhere, even in the Christian music area. After he gave up on looking for about 7 minutes, I was about to leave when I had one last idea. I looked under the H section and then followed by the word Nelson. Sure enough, I found that 5 copies of the new CD had been placed under Nelson, Hawk as if it were someones name. I found this very amusing but I still took all the copies and the nameplate and stuck it were the sale tag was under Hawk Nelson. I also got to leave the store with that CD which I can say is pretty awesome and I like the whole 3D cover idea!

Camera is fixed!!!!

Hey there! I just accidentally fixed my digital camera today so now I will try to get my other blog of pictures back up again soon. After having my lens come out of the camera and then back in again saying that there was a "lens error". Frustrated I grabbed the lens when it was sticking out and twisted it slightly and apparently that fixed the problem because it started working immediately after that. That just saved a bunch of $$$ on repairs!


In other news in my life I helped drain the pool in the backyard today and make the ants VERY, VERY, VERY MAD! Also it got so breezy today I got to wear a long sleeved shirt, yay for fall! I'm also going to Disneyland tomorrow to celebrate Annabel's b-day which should be not very crowded since pretty much every school in the area is back in session and Summer is ending. Should be able to get a bunch of rides/shows in and probably fireworks! On yet another off-topic topic, I will be recording and putting up the Tenth Avenue North Cover up soon, I just need to get around to it.

Failure is a blessing in disguise

Iv'e had a roller-coaster Summer this year with it's events that brought ups and downs. I'm looking forward to a better rest of the year though. Starting off my Fall with the college classes, I am still turning in applications in various places for a part-time job. These include anywhere from Vons grocery store to Starbucks Coffee to Lighthouse Christian Bookstore. I haven't turned in the last one yet but I am really hoping/praying that I get that one! Prayers would be nice!

Throughout the Summer there have been a very high amonunt of events that have happened to me but I will just say a few of them. I went to the movie theater many times, a lot of them being free films. The joy of knowing about Chloe and Rain, only to find out a few months later about their return to heaven, also the events and feeling that came from that. I went to a few concerts over this Summer as well. I practiced guitar and learned a ton of new songs. I put in a lot of bike riding time and traveled new places, even taking trips that ended being about 16-miles round trip. Put in 3 weekends in a row of camping trips at the end of June, with two being on Staff for the B.S.A. NYLT Training. I went to the beach a few times over the season and also had much cool-off time with our pool in the backyard. I found out that there actually might be people who read this blog!(If you are out there and I don't know you are reading this, please leave a comment. The most important thing I did was that I saw that I can't hold on to anything here on earth, God is the only one who stays stable and knows what he is doing.

I can't believe that the holiday season starts in about 2 months! This year will be over before I know it but I want to use it to the best I can.

A few posts back I posted a two short songs that sample what I can play on guitar. I have a few songs in mind to post in the future as a cover(By Your Side-Tenth Avenue North, 1,2,3,4-Plain White T's) but if anyone has any ideas, just let me know. I am still trying to write some of my own stuff and I have got 1 song that I think is coming along pretty well. I have some others but I still have to figure out how to put music to those.

Yay!

I got a new autographed Audio Adrenaline cd cover in the mail today from a site called www.newreleasetuesday.com! If you can't see the picture here of it or don't know what cover it is, it is from their last studio album called "Until My Heart Caves In". I starting to realize that I am getting quite the collection of autographed music items. I have the following autographed items so far. Jars of Clay-"Long Fall Back To Earth", Stellar Kart-"We Can't Stand Sitting Down", Addison Road-"Addison Road" A piece of paper signed by the members of Hey Monday, Friday Night Boys, The Golden State and Stereo Skyline. Also a Relient k concert ticket signed by Runner Runner (opening band). I'm trying to get Relient k, Hawk Nelson, and Jeremy Camp autographs next.

Happy Birthday Annabel!

Two songs by request on Facebook. Twinkle Twinkle and Happy Birthday. If have a request please leave a comment!

Buddy Holly-Weezer

In honor of yesterday's 50's night(and the fact that I talk and post music often) I thought that I would post this video up here. Very cool however it is that they did it.