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late [27 Sep 2005|12:07am] [ mood | creative ] [ music | me ] I did like all of the words that people suggested yesterday and I will use them at a later time. Today though, I have to post a word said by Kristen Ritchey just because I’m going to see her today. The Word of the Day is…. Crookways Yea she just put “crooked” and “sideways” into one word. I made fun of her until I messed her messed up word up by accidentally saying “Cockways” because I was thinking of “cockeyed” plus “sideways”… yea mine was definitely more to laugh about. Today I will go to Tuscaloosa just for tonight. I will return for opera practice and Boys choir wedding performance. That’s all for 9:30 pac 1 comment|post comment

Thursday? Long? what? [22 Sep 2005|03:06pm] [ mood | enthralled ] [ music | Queen ] Hello Somehow this morning 8:30 looked like 9:30 on my clock so I definitely went to my 9:30 class an hour early! Laugh at me all you want but it was fun… I ate breakfast at the cafeteria and drank coffee with some old high school friends. Choir went slow today. It felt like no one wanted to be there. We practiced 3-4 songs and they all seemed sooo loooong. Today I’m gonna start something to do on every day’s blog. I’m starting the word of the day post. It will look something like this… The Word Of The Day is….. Colloberate I think What Chris Carter meant by this was “collaborate” but this word is funny because it sounds like people communally clobbering something. Right? I ironed my shirt today. My father would be proud. However, I did not brush my hair. I never brush my hair. Amen. Peace. post comment

The time is here! [22 Sep 2005|12:41am] [ mood | lazy ] [ music | Anything but country ] Yes, That’s right! It’s time for my “things that I’ve noticed lately” segment. Things that I’ve noticed lately: I no longer have “scruffy” I now have hair on my face Matt’s blogs are more interesting lately I have a new comforter on my bed I take more naps I’m wearing eyeglasses I don’t drive much at all Music is my life I’m meeting a lot of cool people Al’s is an addiction I’m not the only guy who likes Johnny… Depp that is Jessica Alba is hot! I need to burn my ping pong table I have a trash taking out problem I’ve been seeing less of Stephen Han Krista has strong legs Jecca is fun… especially with Greg around Katie Mo is loud and not afraid to hit back Bob Seger in Matt’s car… good times Matt and I managed 24 games of bowling last Tuesday I love Lucy I’m on the right track… I think People change Fran doesn’t blog anymore grr. That’s all for now. peace post comment

I smiled all the way home [21 Sep 2005|09:57pm] [ mood | creative ] [ music | Foo fighters ] Ah… I went to every class today. I was on time and I mostly paid attention. Clap for me. Today as I left Birmingham Boys Choir rehearsal, Mr. Berg asked me “Don’t I have the greatest job in the world?” Of course I replied “Yes… you do!” He then said “I think I’ll keep it for about twelve years more, then I’ll give it to you. Is that ok?” That made me so happy. I know that it is what I want to do and I’m glad that he sees it in me. Even funnier he asked me if I would keep a spot on the payroll for his son David… haha. Maybe all of my dreams will come true. Ah! I got a new comforter for my bed and it is calling my name! I’m off to bed. peace post comment

Music and Love [18 Sep 2005|04:15pm] [ mood | content ] [ music | The John Mayer Trio ] Last Thursday in choir we talked about the meaning of the hymn “If I Could Help Somebody”. We talked about how we need to feel the message behind the words so that we can sing it with emotion. Many of the choir members in the blog world used their posts to describe what the song means to them. It was nice to see that people were open to sharing their feelings, especially people that I see almost everyday. The aspect of the song that I focused on while we were discussing the emotion was the soft part before the giant crescendo on THEN MY LIVING! Dr. Copeland told us to think of something beautiful, something wonderful while we were singing the pianissimo part. I thought of those beautiful moments with my little cousin when he was a baby when he would fall asleep in a little ball on my chest while I was watching tv. Then I think about the place that I want to run off to when I’m all “growed up”… New Zealand. I think about my dream of living on a New Zealand beach on the second floor of a surf shop that my beautiful wife and I own. We work in the surf shop by day and in the afternoons I practice with my New Zealand boys choir. I think about being completely comfortable in my skin and in how I look because I know that someone loves me just the way I am. Mostly, I think about my beautiful girlfriend. I think about how sweet we can be to each other when both of us are in the worst moods. I think about how much I love her family and her friends. I think about how she can hang out with my friends without me and be perfectly happy and comfortable. I think about when she sees me, how she smiles so big that it hurts. I think about how big I smile when I realize that she can be just like my little cousin when she puts her head down on my chest. I love her. That’s all there is to it. Then… THEN MY LIVING! The giant crescendo reminds me of people rejoicing in the fact that God gave us LOVE. All of the emotions that were felt during the pianissimo section are emotions of love that was given to us from God. He loved us so much that he wanted us to be like him, In His Image and Likeness. Therefore we can love, modeling the way God loves us. The loud part screams to me “Thank you God for giving us love; we will love in order to serve You”. I think that I was not the only person that felt that way on Thursday because we actually sounded pretty good and I think that was because people were putting feeling behind their singing. I’m glad that we have a choir that loves. We have a choir that loves music and one another. I love my friends and I hope they love me. Amen post comment

Woa... this is weird [14 Sep 2005|10:07pm] [ mood | curious ] [ music | Im singin to myself... for homework ] This brings back so many weird memories... I remember how to work this thing. For those of you who might see this pop up... i still have a web log but it is www.cjosof.blogspot.com I think i will start posting here and there... only if i get some comments on this blog. This brings back sophomore year all the way peace 1 comment|post comment

3EB [14 Oct 2004|07:40pm] [ mood | anxious ] [ music | duh! ] Can I Graduate, Can I look into the faces that I meet, Can I get my punk-ass off the street, I've been living on for so long, Can I Graduate, To the bastard talking down to me, Your whipping boy calamity, Cross your fingers, I'm going to knock it all down, Can I Graduate, Echo fading, We can't let go, She goes walking by in slow mo', Sell your Heart out for a buck, Go on, Fade out, Before I get stuck. Talking to somebody like you, Do you live the days you go through, Will this song live on long after we do, Can I Graduate. Can I look into the faces that I meet, Can 1 get my punk-ass off the street. Won't die on the vine I want to knock it all down, Can I Graduate, Echo fading, Candle blow, Did you flash out long ago, Cross my fingers, I don't know someone poked you down below. Can I Graduate, Can I get my punk-ass off the street, Can I look into the faces that I meet, I'm not waiting here for you to die, Will this song live on long after we do. 1 comment|post comment

bush04? hmm... how bout Josof04... yea! [12 Oct 2004|10:47pm] [ mood | complacent ] [ music | i dont know what complacent means! ] Lay me down! Make me understand why. UGH... why do I have to stay here. Am I helping someone else because I'm only delaying myself. Is it conceited to say that I'm better than this? I really don't care anyway. Paradise is really not that far away. I can go, just give me that day. Ill arrive and always want to stay. Im hanging on this little thread be unexpected PeaceDeenieRage post comment

the sky is crying [10 Oct 2004|08:36pm] [ mood | indescribable ] [ music | SRV... thats all I have to say. ] Some people just need to find themselves. I understand that. When you try every option before finding the right one, thats ok. When the options that you try are actually other human beings... thats not ok. Some people could get upset or even hurt. Take notes... dumbass. You know who you are. You really pissed me off today. I was being nice. You lied to me and then showed up all innocent-like. Fuck you. on a lighter note.... A song stuck in my head: I'm the one for you. Cuz I know all the dirty things you'd like to do. I'm the fear in your eyes. I'm the fire in your thighs. I'm the sound thats buzzin 'round your head. post comment

Love soon... [10 Oct 2004|12:40pm] [ mood | contemplative ] [ music | mi guitara ] I know you've been swarmed, I read your complaints, you're needing someone older. And though I've been warned to live day by day; ther'es something taking over. Did you expect to kiss me one time... while lookin at me with those same eyes, ever again? So come on and face it, it's time that we say it. You can cross the line whenever you want to, Im callin it love soon. Close your eyes and waste some time if you have to, Im callin it love soon. It's not about you now... Its what we are. Your mother complains that you need a man; you haven't mentioned me yet. And all of your friends, dont know who I am; Iv'e been you best kept secret. And I understand I wasnt part of the plan. A dollar short a minute early, but I'm your man. So common and face it. It's time that we say it. You can cross the line whenever you want to, Im callin it love soon. Close your eyes and waste some time if you have to, Im callin it love soon. It's not about you now... Its what we are. Lets bypass the bullshit, and move on because the minute hand moves faster than we think it does. And by no fault of yours, and by no fault of mine, the bottom line is layin in the bed that we've been playin in tonight. I'm callin it love soon. It's not about you now, It's what we are... post comment

busy [09 Oct 2004|09:47pm] [ mood | cranky ] [ music | i dont wanna!!!!!!!! ] i took the SAT today... i didnt really have to but my mom insisted. o well. then i came home and passed out... no really, i did. woke up at 330 in time to be at work at 4. I stayed there until about 930... and here i am now... im home and im exhausted. tomorrow mass at 8 worship service at 10 till 12 1 lunch with friends 2 sing at st. vincents around 430 ... im gonna see Friday Night Lights after that... MYO after that... probably pass out agian before school the next day I really really wanna just run away to Auburn. that would be so great right now. \ my back hurts and Im probably gonna wake up agitated tomorrow... ugh. take me away. 1 comment|post comment

my party [27 Sep 2004|08:47pm] [ mood | chipper ] [ music | "Happy Phisics test to me.. happy phisics test to me..." ] its my party and ill cry if I want to... ------------------------------------------ My parents just threw me a party. (me, them and my sister) just because I made a 110 on my physics test. whooo hooo!!!!!!!!!!! we ordered pizza drank wine had ice cream (ben and jerry's) and gave me "presents" these presents consisted of: a napkin (for my pizza) a spoon (para mi huevo) y pictures from homecoming oh what a party PLR 2 comments|post comment

crush [26 Sep 2004|09:07pm] [ mood | calm ] [ music | la cucaracha ] crazy, how it feels tonight crazy how you, make it all alright. ---------------------------------------- its funny, not too long ago i thought i was completly lost. Now I find myself sure that I'm heading in the right direction. Is this just a coincidence....? or.... Is it her? Is it me with her? Is it me around her? for her? what is it about her? that makes me feel more secure now about myself that makes me sure that I'm not making a mistake. Not a mistake with her but in anything. why does she even care? why am I so lucky? what am I doing right? am I doing anything wrong? I guess I dont know. ---------------------------------- If I jump on 65 and start driving southbound I'll eventually end up in mobile.. right? then i can drive west to texas. then south to mexico motherland what if I went down 280 to auburn...? how do I get from auburn to mexico? remind me to draw a map im too tired to be staring at a computer. PLoveR post comment

Semper Fi [26 Sep 2004|02:41pm] [ mood | contemplative ] [ music | poooop ] I think I could be a Marine. eh.. maybe its not for me. Sergent Montgomery will not stop calling me. He thinks that I'm a "stud" and that I'm what the Marine core needs. Yea right... he just needs to meet a recruiting quota. He told me that I would be a "badass" in the core. Is that the goal of a United States Marine? I think that the Marines that I met yesterday were full of themselves and thats just not me. PLRage 1 comment|post comment

28-25... i lose [24 Sep 2004|11:08pm] [ mood | pissed off ] [ music | anything angry ] John Carroll Catholic High School lost their homecoming game tonight. I had nothing to do with it. Don't point fingers at me or ask me what happened bcuz... I wouldn't know. I just sat on the sidelines at my senior homecoming football game. 6... again i'll say 6 sophomores started tonight instead of seniors. Some of these seniors, like me, bust their fuckin ass at practice all week to get a certain position. But then, rejected we are when it comes to game time. I can understand 2 weeks ago when I didn't play bcuz of an injury, but this is too far. There is way too much that I could be doing, way too much money that I could be making, way too much time that i am wasting, wasting it by being a practice dummy for other teamates. Im sick and tired of it. I love the game of football... ask anyone that knows me, I'm crazy about it. This is not football. This is not a team. Im SO FUCKING ANGRY RIGHT NOW. My back hurts. My pride hurts. I just sat there while tons of my old friends, who have gone to college already, watched as I did nothing. Coach thinks that I'm not as capable as I used to be, that is before I shattered my elbow. Bullshilt! I can play just as well as my teamates and I want to... so bad. The team... I mean.. the group of guys on the field together made so many mistakes tonight. I refs made the worst calls. I'm so embarrased. I must have looked like an idiot in my clean uniform on the sideline. We lost. It sucked. peace love and RAGE! post comment

20 min [23 Sep 2004|08:04pm] [ mood | blank ] [ music | morning view cd... it helps to go back once in a while ] twenty... thats how many minutes i spent thinking about what to write before i typed the word "twenty". thirty... thats how many minutes i spent on the phone with a marine corps recruiter just an hour ago. one... how many hours i spent at smoothie king today when i wasn't even on the schedule one and a half... thas how many hours long the funeral mass, that i attended today. was. los lonely boys... how far is heaven?... i'd say 2 hours in traffic... strait down 280... number 911. I guess no one reads my blurty bcuz no one attempted to answer my ? from yesterday. o well. I just ate hot wings at hooters... does it make me less of a man for the simple fact that i just dont like going there? The girls always hit on me and my friends say that I'm lucky... I gave one of them a fake phone number today. It just does nothing for me. Thats all I have to say about that. The following is a segment from my convo with Sergent Jones with the marine corps: SJ: How many children do you have? Me: none SJ: How many children do you have that you don't claim? Me: zero SJ: Ok... How many children does "she" say that you have? Me: NONE SJ: Now when you say none... you mean....? Me: none whatsoever NEXT QUESTION! I think he was trying to be funny... but he wasn't. He followed the same protocol for how many times I had smoked marijuana. O what a conversation it was! Blahhhhhh!!!! I think I've said enough. Weagle weagle weagle..... ( you finish the rest ) post comment

number 2 [22 Sep 2004|10:30pm] [ mood | artistic ] [ music | my deenie's song ] This is proof that I can stick with something for more than one day. Today was a slow day, but now it's making its close. My great uncle died so i had to go to his wake tonight. It was sad but sweet. He was in the air force, and was a pretty important person, so they had an American flag on his casket. Also, they had pictures of him in the back of the church from when he was younger.... I hope some teenage boy admires me when I'm dead like I admired him tonight. anyway... this is homecoming week at my school and suprisingly... i have participated in both of the first two dress up days. I was suprised that I had enough time to even think about what to wear. But o well. question: is it only a southern thing that girls should not wear white pants or shoes after labor day? If anyone knows the answer please let me know. nEEEXT Andrea read my blurty, I feel special. thanks andrea, it made my hour to get your message. Im going to homecoming with my old friend Jackie Roche... I know we'll have fun, we always do. Alex Dent and Laura Noblitt are going to eat dinner with us a mi casa, por que its more relaxed. I miss my Deenie! War Eagle Ala-who? 1 comment|post comment

a year later [21 Sep 2004|09:37pm] [ mood | creative ] [ music | my own ] I can not believe that i remembered my password to log in to this thing. wow. its been over a year since the last time that i typed in this box. No one will notice but ... o well. I think that im a completly .... no wait ... scratch that... I think i have changed since then. this is a good thing. but i hope my entries are still just as random and insightful as andrea's. maybe tomorrow i will write something more interesting. its feels great to be an auburn tiger 1 comment|post comment

suffocating...but not really [07 Sep 2003|12:05pm] [ mood | busy ] [ music | MY GUITAR: playing ... Message in a Bottle ] well this is weird.. .havent done this in forever... its almost like a one sided conversation because i know that noone will ever read this because .... they just dont anymore... life is hectic and theres no time for this... i practicly had to schedule time to get online and do this today. i hope everyone out there is doing well... i am ... im glad to be busy its just everything is different but good.... I MISS ANDREA soooo much... just thought u should know... but thats about it... im out freedombeautytruthlove peaceloverage 3 comments|post comment

uh kal aie la lele la [18 Aug 2003|08:34pm] [ mood | content ] [ music | my guitar ] ive been sooo busy with school... its crazy... i havent been able to keep up with this blurty and all that crap. summer was such a big break... i didnt actually realize it... school is goiin pretty well so far though.... im actually doing all my work and STUDYING! wow never thought that would happen did ya? I am president of honors choir and I made mixed ensemble... so im excited about that. uuummm I have the most wonderful person in my life... she makes me sooo happy and is everything that ive ever wanted... so right now everything is lookin up.. and i like it... i like it alot. post comment

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