Song of the Month

Song: The Problem
Artist: Downhere
Album: Ending is Beginning


There's got to be some reason
for all this misery
A secret evil corporation
somewhere overseas
They're pulling strings,
arranging things
It's a conspiracy

Or what about the ones who
shape the course of history?
What if we petitioned for one
grand apology?
I'll write to my prime minister
You, write your president

Everybody's wondering how
the world could get this way
If God is good, and how it could
be filled with so much pain
It's not the age-old mystery
we made it out to be
Yeah, there's a problem
with the world
And the problem with the world
is me

Some will say the devil
and his legions
They put us in a headlock
of submission
But they lost all power over me
A long, long time ago

And since I was a kid you know
I've caused a lot of hurt
And no one ever taught me how
to put myself first
It came so very naturally
But I'm not a prodigy

So I will look no further
than a mirror
That's where the offender hides
So great is my need
for a redeemer
That I cannot trust myself

No, I cannot trust myself
I dare not trust myself
So I trust in someone else

The sooner you can sing along
The sooner you can sing this song
The happier we'll be
The problem with the world is me

Well...

Well...okay.

It's been a while since I've updated, I suppose, though not as long as some other breaks between posts I've had.

As of the 11th, Brandon and I are back to school at Stark State. This semester, we're taking College Composition and Computer Applications together on campus, and I'm taking Anatomy and Physiology online.

Youtube Tonight (12/23/09)

Three videos tonight, instead of 5. Not because I favorited any less videos, but because it slows the blog down to have so many instances of Youtube on it. :)

Baptist monks? Anyway, this is pretty cool, I thought. :)


Il Devo's rendition of Amazing Grace. Very, very good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE_W_dSxa0I

E. S. Posthumous's track "Unstoppable". E. S. Posthumous, for those who don't know, is a producer of movie trailer music. You may recognize this piece of music as the track played i nthe Sherlock Holmes trailers...or you may not, but it's in them. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS-BQuORKc4

2009: Year in Review

A little premature, I'll admit. But I've got time, and I want to do this.

This year has been pretty exciting for me, though the second half of it seemed like a lot less than the time that actually passed. The last five months, especially, since graduating and starting college, have seemed like weeks...

Anyway, the highlights:

January:
- Ushered in Volleyball as a weekly observance for Brandon and I. Tuesday nights are very much looked forward to!
- We met the Bashaw family for the first time after a long online friendship!

February:
- I turn 18! ...But I don't feel any older...

March:
- Not a happy event, but we bid our friends the Gillilands 'farewell' as they move to Colorado.

May:
- We went down to Southern Ohio and met the Bashaws for lunch before all going to observe as Mike Thorn works as AC on a film project, Summertime Christmas.
- We go to our first ever Western wedding as Rob and Renee tie the knot!

June:
- June 4th, the long awaited day comes, and with it, the premiere of Bashaw Productions' film, Spy Guy: The Not-So-Secret Agent! Lots of fun seeing the film for the first time on the big screen, and spending time with the Bashaws afterward!
- The 6th! Another wedding, this time Ben and Brianna! We played Ultimate after the ceremony and reception, I played barefoot and with my dress pants rolled up to the knee. :)

July:
- Farewell ceremony for the 447th MP company. Abby leaves for more training.

August:
- I finish High school and Brandon and I begin our first semester of college

October:
- After receiving the letter from Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill, Mommy and Daddy and Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill begin almost a month of correspondence leading up to...

November:
- Meeting and spending a weekend in Virginia with the Sherrill family!
- The Arlington Ultimate Tournament!

December:
- The 13th, The fall semester ends!

SoundtrackGeek Tonight?

I came across the most wonderful website tonight...soundtrackgeek.com!
And due to some of the picks I found there, instead of Youtube Tonight, I'll simply post some songs! Please enjoy!

A track from Sherlock Holmes! I like it, but I'm not sure yet...I want to hear the rest! It'll be out the Tuesday after next! Yay!

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I have not heard this one in a while, but it is really beautiful. Maybe I ought to buy this one...Anyway, Joyeux Noel.

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And Disney's The Christmas Carol...I'm really liking the sound of this one! Very Christmas Carol-ish, and suitably dark at the end for leading into the scary parts. :)

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Update

Well, ...well.
It's December, but of course we all know that, right? :)
We are getting ready for participating in a living nativity tomorrow, and guess who I'm going to be! I will be re-playing the role of Joseph (I played Joseph in our homechurch Christmas Pageant last year, too).
Of course this time around, I don't have to talk, I just have to stand there and look concerned. :)

Go White Lightning!

Saturday is the big day! The Ultimate Tournament at Arlington has been much looked forward to by all players (well, at least by this one :)), and it is nearly here!
And come Thursday, team white, or White Lightning, will be ready!

Here is our team image:


Ka-chow! :)