Logan and the babble fish

‎30 Day Song Challenge day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone:

2011-09-06T12:40:00.000-07:00

Somebody was playing this song at my friend Benji's graveside. Though it isn't what the song is about, the lyric "One Thing I Can Do Nothing About" really hit harder that day.

30 Day Song Challenge day 04 - a song that makes you sad

2011-09-05T22:04:00.000-07:00

Super melancholy song from the fantastic Irish film "On The Edge"

‎30 Day Song Challenge day 03 - a song that makes you happy

2011-09-05T21:57:00.000-07:00

This song has been a favorite of mine since I was 13 and heard it the first time.

Then a few years ago I went to go out on a first date with this girl. I hadn't seen her in a couple years and we didn't know each other super well even then, so I was a little nervous. I got to her door and when she invited me in I could hear this song playing from her room. And that was it. I was hooked. :)

‎30 Day Song Challenge day 02 - your least favorite song:

2011-09-05T21:50:00.000-07:00

I wouldn't subject you to a video of "Wake Me Up Before You Go", or a video of Ke$ha, or Lady Gaga, so here is something that gets the message across in a more entertaining manner.

‎30 Day Song Challenge day 01 - your favorite song:

2011-09-05T21:44:00.000-07:00

A favorite song is an impossible choice in my opinion. This song, however, is definitely in my top 10.

30 Day photo Challenge...revisited. 3 of 3

2011-09-02T23:39:00.000-07:00

DAY 21: A PICTURE OF SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU COULD FORGET

I really like Tom Hanks, and I think he did a decent job, but he is not at all what I was picturing when I read Da Vinci code, and now every time I read a Robert Langdon book I picture Tom Hanks with a serious lack of sideburns.

DAY 22: A PICTURE OF SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU WERE BETTER AT

I want to be better at a lot of things; guitar, photography, making an honest living in ways that don't fill me with the desire to splatter my brains across a previously undecorated cubicle. But i have spent more time trying, and failing to learn to draw than anything else.

DAY 23 A PICTURE OF YOUR FAVORITE BOOK

The entire Harry Potter series is superb! Changed my life! Other candidates were The Historian, The Robert Langdon (Da Vinci Code etc)series, and A Christmas Carol

DAY 24: A PICTURE OF SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU COULD CHANGE

So, I've had this Cavalier for years. It's a great car, runs great, all that. I've also been trying to sell it for years unsuccessfully. All I really want is something bigger that suits my needs, and something that is more my style. An SUV, a Van, pretty much any pre 80's volkswagen. Please buy my cavy.

DAY 25: A PICTURE OF YOU ONE YEAR AGO

I'm pretty sure this was almost exactly a year ago. (On march 29 '11)

DAY 26: A PICTURE OF SOMETHING THAT MEANS A LOT TO YOU

This is Gilligan. He is like family to me. Sometimes people ask "Do you still have that sweet little volkswagen?" which I always think is a silly question. I would NEVER sell him.

DAY 27: A PICTURE OF YOURSELF AND A FAMILY MEMBER

How about the Whole family? Actually, we're short one and a half babies.

DAY 28: A PICTURE OF SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF

One of my biggest fears is being a wage slave/office drone/nameless cog/ etc etc. It's actually a phobia. I have panic attacks in job interviews, the room feels like it's changing proportions and rotating. It's a problem.

DAY 29: A PICTURE THAT MAKES YOU SMILE

and laugh...and laugh and laugh. The longer you look, the funnier it gets.

DAY 30: A PICTURE OF SOMETHING YOU MISS

The two things I regret parting with more than anything else; My Pirates of The Caribbean themed 68 VW beetle "The Black Pearl". The day I bought it it was yellow and it ran. 45 minutes later it was half charred, and and the engine was seized. I rebuilt the engine from instructions in a book, redid the interior, repainted,wood paneled, and fully customized it (hand carved shift knob, animated cd display with scenes from the ride, Film logo car emblem, and other film and ride memorabilia throughout. Sadly I had to part with it. #2 my sweet little honda scooter which I also repainted, hand painted the pixar birds on, tuned up, and loved to pieces, but money was tight and it still needed more...I should have sold my kidney.

30 Day photo Challenge...revisited. 2 of 3

2011-09-02T06:44:00.000-07:00

DAY 11: A PICTURE OF SOMEONE YOU SEE YOURSELF MARRYING ONE DAY

I'm sure I am missing a few, but these are my celebrity crushes as far back as I can remember them, which was 7th grade.

DAY 12: A PICTURE OF SOMETHING YOU LOVE

Shave Ice from this particular place are about as close to a little slice of heaven as I can imagine.

DAY 13: A PICTURE OF YOUR FAVORITE BAND OR ARTIST

I have too many favorites for this one, so I thought I would post my favorite artist that I discovered in the last year. Pomplamoose. They are so great! Look them up on youtube. My favorite is either "September" or "Mr. Sandman"

DAY 14: A PICTURE OF SOMEONE YOU COULD NEVER IMAGINE YOUR LIFE WITHOUT

I could never imagine my life without Disney Parks, or Disney movies, and I could never imagine my life without Harry Potter. Therefore, I couldn't imagine my life without Walt Disney or J.K. Rowling.

DAY 15: A PICTURE OF SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE

a. I want to become the world's leading expert on something, probably Atlantis
b. I want to Scuba dive with a Great White Shark
c. I want to be nominated for an Oscar, but I only want to win it if it's for music. I have no interest in a grammy.
d. I want to travel the world surfing

DAY 16: A PICTURE OF WHERE YOU WANT TO LIVE YOU OUT YOUR DAYS

So, I have this dream of someday having a house that looks just like the haunted mansion on the outside. I usually imagine this in Maine, but I'm not sure why cause Maine is probably way to cold for me, and I've never even been there, so probably somewhere else.

My other dream is to have a one room shack on a beach somewhere that secretly has a massive basement.

DAY 17: A PICTURE OF YOUR FAVORITE SUPERHERO

I think for theme song alone Tiny Little Superguy wins this one.

DAY 18: A PICTURE OF YOUR BIGGEST INSECURITY

My biggest insecurity is my bad posture. Which is ironic since poor posture is the number one sign of insecurity.

DAY 19 A PICTURE OF YOU WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE

note: awesome mustache, snazzy dresser, and faux hawk way before its time...me to a T.

DAY 20: A PICTURE OF SOMEWHERE YOU'D LIKE TO TRAVEL TO

Bruges. Europe in general actually.

30 Day photo Challenge...revisited. 1 of 3

2011-09-01T16:50:00.000-07:00

Remember how I started the 30 day photo challenge, and it was on day 1 for 6 months? I actually did it on facebook, so here's what it looked like:

DAY 1: A PHOTO OF ME WITH 15 FACTS:

1. I've wanted to be a Musician, an Actor, or a Writer since I was in early elementary school.2. I love Yoo-Hoo, can you tell?

3. I believe in Sasquatch, Aliens, Ghosts.

4. I hate how I look clean shaven.

5. I think "Toxic" may be the best produced female pop song in music history. No Joke.

6. I've never had a nickname that stuck very long, but my favorite has been "the Hippie"

7. I've remained friends with all my ex's and I get really mad when people act like the people I'm dating shouldn't allow that to go on.

8. I love Vintage Cars, Music, and Clothing.

9. I think there's something spiritual about places where the ocean and the land meet.

10. When I'm around people with Mexican accents, I can't stop myself from speaking with one myself, and I usually don't notice till it's too late.

11. I have driven my dream car since 1999.

12. All I really want out of life is to travel, eat well, surf, and play music.

13. The idea that one must wait till after Thanksgiving to Celebrate Christmas ticks me off.

14. Oreos are my Achilles Heal.

15. I think talented creative women are super sexy. (check out that owl hat my girl made!)

DAY 2: A PICTURE OF YOU AND THE PERSON YOU'VE BEEN CLOSE TO THE LONGEST

OK, this one would actually be my family, but that was too easy. I have a lot of friends I've been really close to at times, and a lot that will always be really important to me, but I think Bob has been with me more consistently and longer than about anybody. He's helped me through a lot of rough times and has had a lot of influence on my outlook on life.

p.s. I know the photoshop job sucks.

DAY 3: THE CAST OF YOUR FAVORITE SHOW

I had a hard time narrowing this down. Other possible options would be "Dead Like Me", "The Wonder Years", "Friends", "Leverage" and "Lie To Me".

DAY 4: A PICTURE OF YOUR PERFECT DAY

I wasn't sure if they meant a perfect day you've had, or hypothetical perfect day, so I kinda did half and half.

A. The most successful party I ever threw, hundreds and hundreds of people came. B. Our little vw club.
C. Photo outings with Katrina D. Scuba Diving in Hawaii with my dad.

DAY 6: A PERSON YOU'D LOVE TO TRADE PLACES WITH
This one was easy. Jimmy Buffett lives the life I want to live. He is a rock star in a genre he created. He has a huge fan following that throw insane parties before, during, and after all his shows. He owns a restaurant chain, a hotel, and various other things. He's written best selling novels. He's produced films. He lives his life sailing and flying and playing music with no shoes on. That is a good life.

DAY 7: SOME PLACE YOU'VE TRAVELED TO

This is in Oceanside California. I wanted to put Hawaii or Mexico, but those photos are in a box somwhere.

DAY 8: A PICTURE THAT MAKES YOU LAUGH

I took this photo of my nephew when he was a newborn. Since then his training has been going very well. We think he'll start training with Pai Mei later this year.

DAY 9: A PICTURE OF THE PERSON WHO HAS GOTTEN YOU THROUGH THE MOST

This one was also pretty easy. Jyllian and I were best friends for a long time before we dated, dated a long time, and have remained great friends since. We've been through everything from breaking ( and rebuilding) cars, to losing loved ones together. We've had a lot of fun, and when things weren't she helped me though it.

DAY 10: A PICTURE OF THE PERSON YOU DO THE MOST FUN STUFF WITH
This one was supposed to be "... the person you do the most messed up stuff with" but I don't do a lot of messed up stuff so...Katrina and I do all the fun stuff. We've been to disneyland, and the fair, and rock climbing, and hiking, and to VW shows, and on photo adventures, and body surfing, and built forts, and all sorts of other groovy stuff. She's a blast.

I'm still here

2011-08-31T15:43:00.000-07:00

Ah blogging...just like most things in my life I get really into it for a while and then I totally space it. Since it's been nearly half a year, I thought maybe I'd update!

So...this update will be brief and picture heavy, since the view is what I love most about what's changed in life. In may Katrina and I decided to move to Saint George, Utah. It's about 45 minutes southwest of Zion National Park, and smack in the middle of a bunch of state parks and other beautiful landscapes. We both got jobs at Golds Gym, where I'm working as a personal trainer. Since we moved, we basically work, hike, take photos, and cruise around in my VW Thing.

Kayenta...the first of many places we accadently found.

Zion National Park

Red Cliffs

Also, we found some great Shave Ice places, but sadly they are all only open on Saturdays!

30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 1 - A picture of you with 15 facts about yourself.

2011-03-04T22:16:00.000-08:00

1. I've wanted to be a Musician, an Actor, or a Writer since I was in early elementary school.

2. I love Yoo-Hoo, can you tell?

3. I believe in Sasquatch, Aliens, Ghosts.

4. I hate how I look clean shaven.

5. I think "Toxic" may be the best produced female pop song in music history. No Joke.

6. I've never had a nickname that stuck very long, but my favorite has been "the Hippie"

7. I've remained friends with all my ex's and I get really mad when people act like the people I'm dating shouldn't allow that to go on.

8. I love Vintage Cars, Music, and Clothing.

9. I think there's something spiritual about places where the ocean and the land meet.

10. When I'm around people with Mexican accents, I can't stop myself from speaking with one myself, and I usually don't notice till it's too late.

11. I have driven my dream car since 1999.

12. All I really want out of life is to travel, eat well, surf, and play music.

13. The idea that one must wait till after Thanksgiving to Celebrate Christmas ticks me off.

14. Oreos are my Achilles Heal.

15. I think talented creative women are super sexy. (check out that owl hat my girl made!)

Happy New Year to me!

2011-01-12T10:23:00.000-08:00

Captain's Log 1-11-2011
The new year has come, which means time for resolutions, but more importantly, time to account for last year's goals. Goal #1: Get in shape (like every year before since I was 6)
Technically I failed before I succeeded. I started at 180 lbs (in my before pics). I worked out until my gym membership ran out in March, then I slacked. Eventually I hit 190 lbs. I started working at it again in September, working out daily and eating better. By December 29th I'd cut my weight from 190 to 170, and my waist from 38" to 32.5" These photos are taken one year apart to the day:

I haven't fit into those shorts since 2005

I still have a long way to go, but I'm in the best shape of my life and I'm pretty pleased about it. Forgive my bragging, but I'm stoked!
Also, I made another goal a few years when I started taking yoga to be able to stand on a stability ball, so not technically this year's resolution but:

Trust me, it's not as easy as it looks.

As for this year's resolutions:
Get back up to 180 lbs, but with less than 7% body fat.
Get an artist manager for my music.
Get a booking agent.
Start a band.

Best and Worst of 2010

2011-01-03T14:25:00.000-08:00

Best Movies:

Red - Old people have never been more funny. This is a spy comedy at its best.

True Grit - I don't usually like the Coen Brothers, but this one was great!
Inception - This movie is what can happen when a studio throws it's money at the right projects.
Toy Story 3 - Toy Story, the THRILLER. Never has a monkey been scarier.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - A rare movie that really lives up to it's hype. Quirky, funny, and unique.

Honorable mention: Tangled, Karate Kid, and Tron Legacy

"I freaking love Toy Story!!!"

~~Disappointments:~~

Killers - Nothing like the trailer. We were so disappointed that we snuck into another movie after, just to get our money's worth...which brings us to...

Prince of Persia - Really not that bad, but nothing special either.

Iron Man 2 - I really liked it, more than most people, but it's a typical sequel that isn't as good as it's predecessor

Dear John - Blah, Channing Tatum is great, and therefore needs to be in better movies.

The Last Airbender - Didn't see it, and won't bother. As far as I'm concerned this is like Hitchcock making a Pokemon movie.

Best Albums:

Angels and Airwaves - Love (one of my favorite albums ever)

Taking Back Sunday - Live From Orensanz

Pomplamoose - Tribute to Famous People

Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns
Logan Kendell - One Man Band of Gypsies (well...it's my best album anyways. Go buy it!)

Best TV Series:

Dexter Season 5 (I know I said I'd never watch again after the end of season 4, but I'm so glad I did)

House Season 7 (So far it's been awesome, although loosing 13 and replacing her with the annoying new chick was a low blow)

Worst things about this year:

Kesha, The continuation of Twilight mania, and the over use of the phrases "Best. ______. EVER!" and "I know! Right?" in movies, TV, and in real life.

Looking forward to most next year:

Cowboys VS. Aliens

"Love" the film by Angels & Airwaves

Rango

Cars 2

Pirates of The Caribbean 4 (not real hopeful, but I'm sure I'll Enjoy it.)

Best and worst of 2009 (mostly in movies)

2010-12-30T23:50:00.000-08:00

I started this best and worst list in January, but never got around to finishing it. So here it is, a year late.

Best movies:

5. District 9 - I actually didn't really like it, but I can't deny that it was a fantastic film!

4. Avatar - Yes it's Pocahontas, yes it's Fern Gully, Yes it's better than both, and yes it's the most visually stunning film EVER.

3. Star Trek - I almost went out and bought a car horn that played the original Star Trek theme after this movie.

2. Princess and The Frog - Made me cry more than any other movie ever, including Lilo and Stitch.

1. Sherlock Holmes - Guy, Robert, Jude, Rachel, and Mark, a dash of steampunk, and a spectacular wardrobe...Recipe for AWESOMENESS!

Disappointments:

5. Terminator Salvation - I liked it, but Christian Bale was definitely the weak link here.

4. 2012 - It was really entertaining, but way too ridiculous

3. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - I didn't expect much, it still didn't deliver.

2. Angels and Deamons - I love Tom Hanks, but not as Robert Langdon. Dan Brown books don't

seem to make good movies.

1. Where The Wild Things Are - The monsters were awesome, the story was pointless, the kid was

WAY to old to play that part, or be acting that way, and the vocalist of

the music SUCKS! Too annoying to be a big people movie, too deep

to be a kids movie, and to quote everyone who's ever critiqued a

Michael Bay movie "Buy a tripod!"

Underrated (in no particular order):

5.17 Again - It's funny, the story is good, yeah its been done before but it was still fun!

4. Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs - The monkey is funny enough to get this movie on the list.

3. Monsters VS. Aliens - Uniquely animated and hilarious.

2. The Men Who Stare at Goats - There really aren't enough feel good hippie movies

1. Whip-it - You really can't go wrong with Ellen Page. Drew Barrymore gave her most entertaining performance to date, and did a great job directing.

Overrated: (in no particular order)

5. The Lovely Bones - Ok, I'm not gonna lie, I didn't watch the whole thing, but what I saw was worthless!

4. Where the Wild Things Are - Despite all the above listed things, film snobs everywhere loved it.

3. Imaginarium of Dr. Parnasus - Heath Ledger's real last movie, Dark Knight, was phenomenal. This movie was like watching bad CGI and a lousy script throw up on a really talented cast.

2. Crazy Heart - Love Jeff Bridges, and he did a good job here, but the story wasn't worth sitting through.

1. Hurt Locker - Best picture? are you kidding? I don't even understand how this film made it out of pre-production.

Discoveries (movies not released this year, but that I discovered this year):

5. Reign Over Me - Adam Sandler was great in this movie.

4. The Green Mile - Superb!

3. Shawshank Redemption - Really Good!

2. Rocket Science - Little known, absolutely awesome film!

1. Let The Right One In - I watched this movie 3 times in one week! It is a spectacular Swedish film. The director of Cloverfield is currently working on ruining it for his american remake (update, he finished it, it's called let me it, and i probably won't ever give it a chance).

Best New Book:

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Best New Albums:

John Mayer - Battle Studies

The Used - Artwork

Muse - The Resistance

Fun. - Aim and Ignite

Zee Avi - Zee Avi

Worst thing that happened in 2009:

Lady Gaga

Oh baby it's CHRIIISTMAS, All OOOOVER, Again

2010-11-26T17:04:00.000-08:00

I'll get around to a real christmas blog when I have internet, but in the meantime, here's some ideas for me.
Voice Box

Camera
A Resonator Guitar
Toy Story 3 Blu Ray
Sherlock Holmes Blu Ray
Up Blu Ray
Monsters Inc Blu Ray
I also would like a leatherworking kit, (for making mountain man type coats and boots)
A 5 string banjo
a pare of cowboy boots (I like either one or two tone leather, or gator skin! if their cheap) I wear 10-10.5

A novel idea: Supporting someone elses cause does not always mean it's your cause.

2010-10-15T23:29:00.000-07:00

I support a lot of causes that most of the people I associate with do not. This doesn't often result in serious arguments or fights as you might expect. Usually what happens is we each state our position on the topic and then the discussion is over. However, it almost inevitably results in another phenomenon, almost every person automatically begins to question whether I support said cause because it applies directly to me. Here are the most common examples:

I voted for ONE democrat: "You are a Democrat"

I hate political parties. Most people think they are being patriotic by supporting their party, but the founding fathers unanimously agreed they were a dangerously bad idea. Washington called them "The greatest threat to the freedom of our nation" and Jefferson said " If I could not go to heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all.". This is how I feel. They are an unnecessary evil that people mistakenly believe is necessary. I voted for Obama because I liked his position on things like alternative fuels, health care, and education (The jury is still out on if he'll live up to my expectations), and because I believe McCain is an evil puppet who's election would have inevitably lead to the reopening of the draft. I also voted for Bush because John Kerry is a slightly bigger moron. The point is I am NOT a democrat, nor am I a republican, no matter who I have or will vote for.

Yes Wii Can!

I support whole heartedly the legalization of Marijuana: "You stoner!"
Not once ever in my life have I consumed Marijuana. I don't even hang out with many people who do. Yet my support of legalization of Marijuana seems to automatically align me, in most peoples minds, with every type of illegal drug use. So let me clear that up to.
I don't smoke pot. I simply recognize that it is essentially harmless. When, ever, in your whole life or the history of the world, have you heard of someone dying from a marijuana overdose, or getting high and beating their wife and kids? NEVER! If you have you have heard false propaganda. Yet the majority of drug busts you hear about are pot farms. The logical conclusion, I think, is that marijuana is an easy out for the authorities. A way to look busy while never taking on the more important and difficult task of busting hard drug dealers. It is a complete waist of resources and tax dollars. The war on drugs should be focused on dangerous drugs that take lives every day. So why is it illegal? Because it is an effective alternative pain killer (not to mention safer than most over the counter pain killers), it is one of the most promising alternative fibers for cloth and paper, and (this is why it's illegal) it is so easy to grow that it could never be regulated and therefore TAXED! I'll stop there cause I could go on about this one for days!

I support Gay Rights: "Are you GAY?"
NO! I am not gay, I have never been Gay, I could never be gay! If I were a woman I could definitely be a lesbian, but as a man it's strictly straight for me and that will never change. This photo should clear up my own personal feelings toward being gay.

Compare and Contrast

I support the government keeping its nose out of places it doesn't belong. If a person of age and mental capacity to make decisions for themselves wishes to do something that will not hurt or effect anyone else directly then they should be able to do as they wish. Further more I don't think religion and politics have any business crossing lines. If two adults wish to marry each other I don't think the government should have any say in the matter! I don't believe your sexuality generally effects your abilities as a soldier. I think that homophobia (I hate that word, I don't think anyone is really phobic about it) will be the thing future generations look down on us for the way we look down on the racism and sexism of previous generations.

Glad we could clear all that up.

Things That Rock

2010-09-16T02:03:00.000-07:00

10 Things That Rock

10.Cartoons from the 80's and 90's

In contrast to basically everything else from the 80's through the mid 90's, our cartoons were awesome back then! Heman, Xmen, Duck Tales, Rugrats, Talespin, Cartoon Planet, Dexter's Lab, Johnny Bravo...modern cartoons pale in comparison.

Where Christopher Nolan gets his ideas

9. iPods, Nooks, Audiobooks and Netflix instant watch.

I have always dreamed of having a library full of books, shelves full of movies, and stacks and stacks of CDs...until I started moving. I'm so happy to see things all going digital! I could keep an entire room full of stuff on one hard drive! It's amazing! I still dream of someday having a library full of leatherbound books but other than that I am going to keep as much stuff on my computer as possible.

Because this room would definitely look better with a bookshelf full of dvds right?

8. StumbleUpon

Let's face it, refreshing facebook get's old pretty fast, but what else are you gonna do all day at work? Enter StumbleUpon.com. Basically it randomly sends you to sites you might like, you say whether you like them or not, and it adjusts its suggestions accordingly. I can and have easily spent hours stumbling. Give it a try...but probably on a day when loosing track of time is not an issue.

7. Proactive Treehuggers

There are basically three kinds of environmentalists, the annoying kind that are really outspoken and want us to go back to the days of living in trees and flinging poo, the kind that want the planet cleaned up, and do the easy stuff like using energy saving lightbulbs, and then there are the proactive tree huggers, these are the people who are going out and finding solutions to our environmental problems for us, like finding cleaner energy sources, or little microscopic creatures that eat plastic. Someday we'll all...severely under appreciated what these guys did for us.

6. Walt Disney

As with the "things that suck" list, I had a lot of things run through my head while I was thinking of things for this list. Disney Parks: I could go to a Disney park and not ride a single ride and still have a fantastic time, so add the rides and I have a super ridiculous awesomely fantastic time, and I never get sick of it! Then there are Disney Movies, no one does animation like Disney. NO ONE! Add Pixar to the equation and you have a team that has yet to have anything but epic wins as far as I'm concerned. Walt Disney the man: I can't think of a soul who has done more to fuel the hopes of dreamers everywhere. The guy came from nothing, gave everything, and changed the world all in an unfortunately brief lifetime.

5. The late 60's

It's hard to imagine that the things that happened in the late 60's actually happened. The strongest youth movement in the history of our nation, an absolute revolution in the way movies are made, and some of the most amazing and influential musicians of the 20th century. I would give anything to go back in time and go to Woodstock.

4. Unexplainable Phenomenon

I am a total believer! Big Foot, UFOs, Atlantis, to a lesser degree telepathy, etc.. I'm also intrigued by mysteries like the crystal skulls, and how the Sphinx was built. There's so much cool stuff in the world that can't be explained, and that's what makes it so great! A little mystery gives life flavor, so why not a little fantastic mystery? (sorry this video is backwards)

3. Great Concerts

There's an energy that permeates the air at a great concert that you won't experience anywhere else. Sure, you could try to say it's just the smoke and lights and high volume, but you'd be wrong. Whether it's a stadium show with tens of thousands of screaming fans or one superb musician on a street corner, a great performance can move you unlike anything else.

2. No Fail TV Series

There are, and have been SO many great TV series. I've been seriously addicted to 24, Lost, Friends, L.A. Ink, House M.D., Heroes, Dexter, Prison Break, My Name Is Earl, Lie To Me, Leverage, and Chuck. Some of them, like Lost, Heroes, and Prison Break, started out AWESOME and then by their third season just became unbearable. Others, like House M.D., Lie To Me, and Chuck, have always been great and hopefully always will be. But very few are like Friends, perfection from day one till the final moments of the final episode.

1. Old Biker Dudes (especially with big beards)

Because in the end, this is all I really need out of life.

Things That Suck

2010-09-07T23:35:00.000-07:00

10 Things That Suck

10. The Tiki Room at WDW's "New Management"

I love the original Tiki Room! It's so fun and happy. I think that the only way to improve it would be to update the electronics and make the robots movements a little more fluid. So what did Walt Disney World do ? They added a cheap audioanamatronic Iago and Zazoo, who pop up and outright insult Walt's original dream. Item 1289 on the list of things that would make Walt role over in his grave, next to the half hearted effort that was put into Disneyland's version of Splash Mountain, Disney being responsible for launching the careers of Brittany Spears and Miley Cyrus, and...basically 90% of the things Michael Eisner did as CEO.

9. Shuffle on the iPod

23388. That's how many items I have in my iTunes. My favorite playlist has 911 songs on it. So you would think that putting it on shuffle would give me a pretty good variety right? NO. My iPod will play the same band sometimes as often as 5 times in a row. And as far as that playlist goes, It basically repeats the same 50 songs, no matter where I start it. There are loads of songs on that list I've never had it shuffle to, but almost every time I turn it on I will hear the Glee cast recording of Don't Stop Believing, Nicest Thing by Kate Nash, and Lua by Bright Eyes. All great songs but I would occasionally like to hear "Forever in bluejeans". Also has anyone else noticed their iPod shuffling in a strange pattern? Sometimes its cool, like when I'm working out and it decides to randomly select all motivating tough guy music like "Eye of the Tiger" "My Hero" and the The Theme from Flashda...I mean...Knight Rider. But sometimes I swear my iPod thinks I'm gay. "Oh you want some music? ok I'll play you some showtunes, then some bee gees, oh you have ONE Barbra Striesand song out of 23388 songs? PERFECT! This will usually happen when I have friends over.

8. Moving
Here are some things that look more fun than moving:

And here is what I learned from the experience:

7. The Electric Piano

The A Bomb didn't cause as much irreparable damage as the electric piano. It is the epitome of cheesy. When was the last time you tried watching a movie from the late 70's to early 90's? It's so hard to ignore the crappy music. There is some really superb music from that time period that would be timeless if it was just played on an acoustic grand, but instead everybody decided to go electric and now their music is stuck in the unquestionably dated black hole of crappy 80's music. The best example I can think of is Les Miserables. If that soundtrack was performed entirely by a live symphony and real acoustic pianos it would be timeless, but the more time goes by the closer it gets to becoming a bad cliche. In case you are not convinced, observe the following:

6. Utah (excluding southern Utah)

While thinking of things to put on this list a lot of things went through my mind. Utah drivers: No where on earth will you find a bigger bunch of jerks than on a Utah road. If you want to merge, they will cut you off, if there are four people in front of you driving slowly, the guy behind you will still tailgate you like it's your fault. If you want to drive in the fast lane, someone will inevitably be going the speed limit or slower to try to make some kind of point. Utah Weather: In the summer it's dry and arid, In the winter it's cold and wet. Utah People: I like a lot of Utah people so don't be offended if you live there, but the majority get a thumbs down from me. Almost everyone there is of my own faith, LDS, but the most vocal and visible of the Utah mormons make us all sound like a bunch of close minded, red neck, religious nuts. A large number of Utahns are also pushing for an Arizona like immigration law, racist dooshes. Oh yeah, and then there's Utah's high taxes, and then the fact that everything closes before 10 pm...so eventually I just decided to go with Utah in general.

5. Kesha

Making being a trashy whore trendy.

4. Bands that are awesome releasing a crappy album/Sequels that ruin the original movie

I made these two one to keep my list at an even 10. It's a heartbreak we've almost all experienced. You find that album you love, you have it on repeat until your significant other threatens to leave you if they hear it one more time...at which time you have a serious debate with yourself about the which means more to you. Then you hear that said awesome band is FINALLY coming out with a new album, you go out and buy it at midnight on the release day, you pop it it and THEN...blah...or worse...ugh. It's like finding out that the 10 you've been dating for a year used to be a dude. You know you enjoyed it at the time, but now everything is ruined.

Examples of this are:

Brand New - Epic Win - Deja Entendu

Epic Fail - Daisy

Midlake - Epic Win - The Trials of Van Occupanther

Epic Fail - The Courage of Others

Ever seen Smokey and The Bandit? If not you are totally missing out. The Bandit is one of the most personable characters you'll ever see. The kinda guy every guy wants to be like. So I bought the sequel without having ever watched it, and in the sequel, for some reason, all of the sudden The Bandit is a total prick. It took me years to forget that enough to enjoy the original like I used to.

3. The 80's then and now

Why!? WHY WHY WHY!? Basically everything sucked in the 80's. Can you believe that there was a time when people used to wear spandex leggings, or mom jeans, and listen to crappy synth heavy pop music...oh wait...THEY'RE BACK! How could we let this happen?! It's proof that the worst parts of history will always repeat itself. When will we learn?

Acceptable_________________Unacceptable

2. Glen Beck

Ever since I voted for Obama my family thinks I'm a Democrat, or a liberal, or various other labels. On the contrary, I'm very apposed to political parties and Glenn Beck epitomizes why. The guy is a complete idiot. The ratio of fact to bull $#** that comes out of his mouth ought to be enough to keep even semi intelligent people from listening to anything he says, but they do because he is such a vocal proponent of the things their party stands for.

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c

Back in Black - Glenn Beck's Nazi Tourette's

www.thedailyshow.com

Daily Show Full Episodes

Political Humor

Tea Party

1. Terry Jones

Sure, you could hate him for his plan to burn the Quran on September 11th, or for claiming that Jesus would have done the same, or for the 10,000 other things he's said and done in the last week to establish himself as the America's biggest *#*$. I hate him for one more reason. For stealing American Chopper's Paul Sr's Mustache!

Sure, it might not seem like a big deal, but when was the last time you heard someone say "charlie chaplin stache"? It only takes one idiot to ruin a good thing.

One Man Band of Gypsies

2010-09-05T16:01:00.000-07:00

It's finally here! I finished writing all the songs for my new album on may 13th, and went directly into recording it from there. I released it on August 27th. I'm really happy with how it turned out and I hope you'll check it out.

Click this link for iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-man-band-of-gypsies/id387478701

Click this link for CDbaby.com: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/logankendell2

If you'd rather have a CD copy click this link for Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/One-Band-Gypsies-Logan-Kendell/dp/B0041T4X9K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1283725027&sr=8-2

Personally I would prefer that you purchase the digital version of the album because a. It's cheaper for you b. They don't take as much of the profits c. Going digital is much more environmentally friendly as it produces less waste and requires fewer resources to produce.

Stuff is only stuff

2010-08-20T19:35:00.000-07:00

I have come to realize something that upon realization begins to annoy me more and more and more.

Advertising ruins EVERYTHING!

I've always been super annoyed by tv commercials, not because they interrupt my viewing experience, but because they are SO annoying! They are always significantly louder in volume than whatever I was watching, and they are almost always extremely stupid, making me feel like the entire human race has the sense of humor of the average Jr. high class.

Then they decided to ruin the Internet. Remember when popup adds started? You'd just be innocently browsing the web at 32kbps and then suddenly you've got a screen full of porn ads! Thank goodness our browsers have done all they could to put an end to that! So things went back to normal, which meant 3/4 of the page you were visiting was taken up by ads and the other 1/4 was the thing you actually meant to be viewing. Then came the page redirect ad. You know the one, you click a link, and before you get to see that page you are sent to some random advertisement which, if you are lucky, has a link that says "skip this ad" in 6 pt font.

Recently, though, things have become OH so much more annoying! How many times a week do you jump because suddenly a page yells "CONGRATULATIONS YOU'VE WON..."? How about when you are scanning an article, using the mouse as a reading guide, and then you hit a magic word and up pops some random bubble in the middle of the screen, blocking your article with an ad, and if your very unlucky, it will be a video ad that is super loud. Lately I've been most annoyed by the side column video ads. The most obnoxious of which won't let you pause or mute until at least the first video is complete. Most people aren't aware of this, but all video ads are supposed to have mute button, and are not supposed to start playing until you click something according to the the international standards of internet advertising etiquette.

It's not just the internet either. Remember when you would go to a movie, and before the movie there were movie trailers? I love movie trailers. Ok, so there still usually are, but there's usually only a couple. For a while theaters were doing movie trivia until the trailers started, which I thought was cool, but now you get 30 minutes of local ads, 15 minutes of national ads, and 5 minutes of trailers. Theaters are already in trouble, they really should learn now NOT to drive away their patrons.

What pushed it over the edge was magazine ads. I recently subscribed to a bunch of different magazines. I almost can't stand reading them because of all the stupid ads! First of all there are the subscription cards. I ALREADY SUBSCRIBED! Then there are the regular ads. I understand the need to sell advertising, but articles should take up the majority of the magazine, not ads. But what really is driving me nuts is this new cardstock ad thing they are doing. If you don't know what I'm talking about, the advertisements are made of paper about 20 times thicker than the regular pages, so if you're just flipping pages you inevitably land right on the advertisement, so then you have to flip back to find what you're looking for! OH, more specific to health and fitness magazines, there are the bogus article ads. These are ads that look like an actual article, they make them look real interesting, but if you read it its just common knowledge stuff ending with "do all this and take our pill and you'll have a six pack tomorrow!" bloody scam artists!

Advertising is so in your face all the time! We've gotta find a way to make it stop because it is completely out of control. I would really like to know how little of the time we spend awake that we are completely free from some kind of advertisement. I think the number would sicken us if we were aware of it.

I'm begging you to make my dreams come true.

2010-07-24T00:02:00.000-07:00

Captain's Log: July 24
Big news! My first single from the new album is available on iTunes! The New album also officially has a title "One Man Band of Gypsies".

As of today the bonus disc looks like it may be scrapped, but I've finished 10 of the songs for the album and I'm close to done with several more, I'm also considering throwing some of the bonus material on the main disc.

bdit bdit bdit bdthat's all folks!

Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire

2010-07-17T21:43:00.000-07:00

Captain's blog: July 17

The first mate has informed me that now that I've updated the blog I must keep it current.
There are some current events I failed to mention in my last post, mostly because there weren't photos to go along with them.

I was hired by the LDS church last month to compose some music for some videos on their new site, www.mormon.org. The videos with my music are under the "Our Values" tab and are: Peter's Roof, Why Mormons do family History, and Humanitarian Aid. In the future there will be several more videos there with my music as the soundtrack. That was very exciting and hopefully I'll be getting more commercial music jobs soon.

Katrina and I also got real jobs...but then I got to the first day of work and they sent everybody home and told us not to come back unless they called...which they haven't.

The last 24 hours have been pretty great. Last night a bunch of friends came over and we roasted marshmallows in the back yard, then this morning we all met up at a classic VW car show, This is Jeff & Mandi's sweet Beetle that was in the show. After the car show we went and saw Inception.

Lastly and most excitingly, a couple months ago I started recording my new album, which is probably going to be called "Brave New Shore". This is my first full length album since 2002 and it will be available on iTunes. The music is quite different from my old stuff, and I'm really stoked to hear how it all sounds in the end. I should be posting some samples in the next couple weeks and possibly will release a single on iTunes as a teaser. Right now I'm looking at 16 songs on the main album PLUS a bonus disc with some unreleased tunes, acoustic and alternate versions, and covers. If you want to be kept up to date on my music there are several ways to do it: Follow this blog (go click the follow button on the right) or
for Facebook users

or you can join the mailing list at Reverbnation.com/logankendell and I'll send you email updates.

In closing, check out this sweet guitar I built!

Well hello there. It's been a long long time.

2010-07-14T12:47:00.000-07:00

Captain's Log: July 14th
It has come to my attention that I've been remiss in my blogging duties. The following blog will bring you up to speed, more or less. Starting where we left off:

November 2008, the whole family takes a Thanksgiving trip to visit Jen & Dave. We spend the whole week in southern California and have a fantastic time and wish we never had to go home.

December 2008: Back in Utah it's freezing cold, so I try to make the best of the situation by covering everything I own in Christmas decorations. The electric bill costs more than the house, Christmas ends, lights come down, depression sets in.

January 2009: I get bored with my shaggy hair and cut it into this wicked sweet mohawk. Chicks dig it.

February 2009: I am hired by UVU to compose the feature length symphonic score for "Nosferatu" I compose, arrange, and record an hour and a half long score, and then run sound during the production. We take the show to the Kennedy Center American College Theater festival where we take 5th in the nation and my team wins best design ensemble. When not running the show I have a great time playing in the sun and the rain, meeting new people, and eating the best California omelet for breakfasts uvu's money could buy. We spend the whole week in southern California and have a fantastic time and wish we never had to go home.

March 2009: After several awkward first dates I decide to practice dating by taking out people I know instead. I call up an old friend and coworker from best buy, Katrina, who has also recently become single. First date goes great, second date goes great, and then we are together! This photo shows us at the Festival of Colors at the Hare Krishna Temple.

May 2009: Katrina's friend gets married in San Diego, so we take a road trip. My family happens to be staying in Oceanside, so we meet up with them too. We spend the whole week in Southern California where we all have a fantastic time and wish we never had to go home.

July 2009: Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince is finally released. Katrina and I go to the midnight showing, in full costume of course. Katrina dresses up as Belatrix Lestrange. I go as Harry Potter in his punk rock college years. My costume is full of both Harry Potter and punk rock references that very few people fully appreciate.

August 2009: My family takes a family vacation to Oceanside for Shanda's graduation. We spend the whole week in southern California and have a fantastic time and wish we never had to go home.

September 2009: I change my look and decide to send myself off to college to try to gain a little knowledge. Unfortunately I discover, as the song says, that they don't teach what I wish to learn.

October 2009: I go to work on the farm for a few days while on a break from school . I get to photograph this beautiful sunset.

October 2009: Kim gives birth to her second little boy, Jonah. I win the award for most awesome baby photo of all time.

December 2009: I am cast as a Mariachi in UVU's production of Much Ado About Nothing, which is set in revolution era Mexico.

February 2010:
I finally get around to recording the song I wrote for Katrina, and decide to film myself in the process, thus launching the first video on my Youtube channel, youtube.com/user/Logankendellmusic

April 2010: Katrina and I have been dating for a year now! Things are going fantastic. The only problem is that we are haunted by this song everywhere we go. She tries to say it's our song. It isn't. I record this video for her as a joke. Also, I cut my hair.
It is gross.
Then I cut my hair again.

May 2010: We take a trip to visit my mom and sister at the new house in St. George.

June 2010: We take another trip to St. George with Katrina's Brother, his wife, and their baby.
This time we go on a pretty intense hike.

June 2010: As Katrina and I both have June birthdays, and were smart enough to sign up for lots of restaurants birthday clubs, we get lots of fancy food for free.

July 2010: Katrina and I build a sweet fort in my living room to watch movies in. I decide to give it a beach theme so we can pretend we are in southern California having a fantastic time and wishing we never had to go home.

All I Want For Christmas is You...and some other really cool stuff.

2009-11-29T19:10:00.000-08:00

Dear Santa,
I've been good...mostly. :) At least good enough to deserve some of this stuff.
(in no particular Order)

iPod classic 160 gig, any color
Nintendo Wii
Sewing Machine

Wii Games:
Guitar Hero World Tour Band Pack
Wii Fit
Rock band (1,2, Beatles, Lego)
Raving Rabids
an extra bass guitar for guitar hero or rock band
Extra controllers and Nunchucks

Blu Ray Movies:
Disney and pixar (except Cars)
Star Trek
Iron Man

Clothing:
White Van Husen French Cuff shirts (NOT button collar) (16 1/2 - 34/35)
This Suit
These Shoes
Button Suspenders
Black and Brown Socks
Overcoat
This peacoat

Upholstery starter kit

Sincerly Logan

Better Than The Original Vol 2: Books To Movies

2009-11-02T22:59:00.000-08:00

In our second volume of "Better Than The Original" we'll cover films that were better than the books they were based on. Considering the fact that it's midnight and I have the swine flu, and also that this topic has very few examples, this list will be a short one.

Borne Identity - After starting to read this book I was amazed it was made into such a suburb trilogy.

Forrest Gump - I only read a little of this book, but that was enough to tell that it didn't compare with the absolutely amazing adaptation.

Golden Compass - The book was pretty good but lacked a single likable character. Although, the movie would have been better if it had followed the books story more closely, particularly where chronology is concerned.

Lord of The Rings - Oh man people are gonna be pissed at me for this.

Pride and Prejudice (LDS Version) - This quirky little film is the only Mormon comedy I can stomach. It's cheesy but endearing and the only version of this story in which Mr. Darcy is likable enough for me to be happy about the ending.

I am Legend - I still don't really know if I think this one was better. They are really so different that they can't be compared, but despite page after page after page of emotional narrative in the book, Will Smith's performance was much more emotionally effective. However, the book is definitely worth the read.

and now...rosebud.

Back in Utah

2008-11-05T00:36:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody. To start with, you may have noticed that I deleted my "Why I am voting for Obama" post. I did this because now that the election is over I think we all need to work hard to try and overcome some of the partisanship that has been eating away at our nation for so long. Moving on.

Since my last post the biggest thing that has happened is that I cut my hair!

This is the before, with my lovely stylist Brittany. I go clear to St. George to have her cut my hair. I won't let anyone else (but me) touch it.

I also moved home to Idaho for October to work in the harvest. That is always great fun and I had a blast with all my friends and new friends up there. No one was really sure why I left when it was all over...neither am I.

I have done some new recordings and will be doing a lot more in the coming months. The holidays are my busy season :). Speaking of which, traffic at LostBoysRecords.com has been growing at a steady rate the past few months, actually it has tripled every month for three months now! I'm really excited about this because I'm not even advertising! Its all word of mouth. Anyways if you have any suggestions of what Christmas songs I should cover this year I would appriciate them. So far the only song on the upcoming list is a cover of Ron Sexsmith's "Maybe this Christmas".

I also am getting back into photography full swing. I am working on getting set up to do it professionally. Like Kim I will do portraits and Engagements, but my goal is a career in Model photography and Professional Headshots. If you know anyone looking for any of the above, send them my way.

Halloween was good. My costume wasn't great this year, I was Johnny Cash. As was Jyllian's Roomate's Boyfriend. After Jyllian's Party we went to Nosferatu at UVU. It was one of the most impressive productions I've ever seen.

That's about all for me right now. Dracula kinda hit a wall and so I am turning to some outside help to help me complete it, but the music will still be all me.

till next time!

A brief update

2008-08-08T22:43:00.001-07:00

Hey anyone who reads this! How goes it? It's been over a year since my last update so I thought it may be time. :) Here goes-
Since my last post I moved home to Idaho to work on the farm for a while, harvest was a blast as usual. Jyllian came up and drove truck this year and really enjoyed it. Then I ended up staying for about 4 months longer than I had originally planned. In March of 08 I moved back to Orem, into my own little place. I love it here. It's a two bedroom house (half of a side by side duplex) which I have all to myself. To answer the common questions, yes I love it, but yes on occasion it gets lonely, but not enough for me to desire roommates. Jyllian and I are not officially together anymore, but are never really apart either. I worked at a web design company for a while, but last month that went south and I decided it was in my best interests to jump ship. It was a very tough decision, but I knew it was the one I needed to make, and i have not regretted it in the least, despite the financial challenges it has presented.

In other topics, music is going well. Logankendell.com shut down for a while, but is back up, but in the mean time I started Lostboysrecords.com, where from august '07 through May '08 I posted a song every week for free download. They are all still there so go check them out! I stopped posting new music in May to work on a new album. No release dates at this point but I am looking forward to it. It will be my most possative release to date. To those who are familiar with my work, yes I know...That's quite a switch. Anyways, the site has seen a steadily growing following since its launch in March. This month I have actually had three times as many visitors so far as in previous months, so I'm excited about it.

My writing career has been on hold for about a year due to a lot of distractions (full time jobs) but my recent imancipation has freed me up to pursue that goal. I completed a Short musical screenplay a year ago and It is being prepared to go into production locally. I'll post the finished video here. My next project probably my most intense one, a large scale full lenth stage musical. This project has been my Unicorn for 2 years. Wish me luck.

Oh, The Black Pearl (The Beetle) sold. sad day. But i did get a message from the owner stating "Great job on the engine. we drove it 750 miles none stop at 85 mph and got 35 MPG and had no problems" This made my day.

So here's some more fun pics: My costume for Harry Potter midnight showing last year.

I suprised Jyllian by showing up in Canada Last Year.

I can't leave anything as it is. Here is my Laptop after I painted it.

These are from Halloween, we had two parties, so I had two costumes.

Jyllian's Photography Skills, I love this one.

East Bound and Down...

Midget (Gavin) making cookies ( my nephews and neice are cuter than yours...deal with it.)

Ready for Ski season! For the doubters, I would say this beard made about a 100% difference in my warmth on the mountain. Its coming back next season for SURE.

The Beards last moments :( Pretty impressive though huh!

"That's a good lookin woman you got there McCascle."

Hangin out with Darcy from Pride & Predjudice. He's a cool guy!

Jyllian and I campin with a bunch of friends last weekend. It was super fun except the 3 hour failed hunt for the hot pots.

Bittersweet

2007-03-03T16:48:00.000-08:00

They're here! Finally! You can all see pictures of the mysterious Beetle I've been working on for almost a year now! Today was a bittersweet day for me and Jyllian. I finally finished pedro enough to take pictures of him. It's so exciting to see him this finished. The sad part is today is also the day I listed him on Ebay. I have put alot of work into my little pirate ship. But at least in the end I can say I am proud of my work. Hopefully some shopper on e-bay will be equally proud of it! so, Lets look and some of the things I've done, shall we?

Ok here is Pedro before (by the way, if your wondering where the name pedro comes from, there is a disney cartoon called Saludos Amigos in which there is a short cartoon about a South American Mail Plane named Pedro, and this car sounded exactly like him when I bought him.) This picture doesn't do a very good job of showing his condition. His paint was cracked, He didn't run, and he had rust bubbles under the
paint.

I decided if I'm going to collect VW's I better know how to Fix 'em myself, So I rebuilt the Engine myself! (with help from Dad, Jyllian, Kevin, Mario, Pete, Constantine, Juan, Chava, etc. etc.)

I also decided to paint it myself and put wood paneling on it. I had my doubts for a while, but i'm pretty happy with the results now.

I figured while I was tearing everything apart I may as well Redo the interior

I'm
pretty sure I'm gonna be pretty down the day they come to take The Pearl away. Jyllian and I went out for one last cruise in it today. It's

amazing how well it runs. He hits 90 MPH with no effort at all! and thats going uphill! Jyllian was sad that I have to sell him too, after all, she stayed up countless nights with me working on the engine.

It was so exciting seeing it with the custom eblem I had made for it! That was kind of the finishing touch. I wish I could finish it completely so you all could see it in person. Oh well, this is as close as you get I guess! Here's some more pics of the finished product. Leave me some

comments and tell me what you think!

Christmas Time Is Here!

2006-12-18T15:59:00.000-08:00

So, Despite the fact that i seemed to be cursed by some strange curse that makes everything I touch turn to disaster, I'm still very excited for Christmas!! I've been doing lots of things trying to get into the Holiday spirit! Decorating my apartment being one of them! Last year I made a rad Wreath with a Parrot on it and a sign that said "Mele Kalikimaka", so this year I opted to make it a tradition to make a custom Wreath every year. So here is this years creation . Yes, That is the Black Pearl. Here are some more shots of my festive place!

I also started a Chr istmas Charity Drive on Myspace called the Buy Some Christmas Spirit Drive.

Basic Idea being if your too lasy to go out and do something nice for people, you can come here and make a donation which is then devided evenly between Unicef, The Red Cross, and Toys For Tots. We raised around $115 from various anonymous donors.

One of the funnest things I've done started having Christmas Pajama Movie Night every sunday night at 9:00 at my apartment. Week one we watched Elf, Week two was Muppet Christmas Carol, This week we had to move it until tuesday(tomorrow), and we are going to have a marathon: Charlie Brown Christmas, The Original Grinch, Frosty The Snow Man, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, and Mr. Krueger's Christmas. Last week before we had movie night we went to SLC to see the lights at Temple Square, Which is one of my favorite things to do at Christmas.

Jyllian and I went to Idaho last weekend to see Shanda in The Nutcracker, which was great! I won't lie. I'm not a fan of Ballet, and I think the Nutcracker is deffinately the result of bad acid, but Shanda's current Dance Company makes it enjoyable and I have never been more impressed with Shanda's Dancing.

Jyllian and I did some Christmas Recording this year as well! We did a Duet, an island version of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (right click links to Download), and yes, that is me playing clarinet. I also did a Peeves cover of "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" Featuring Jyllian on backup vocals. We're quite proud!
Well, I hope you all have a great holiday season! Merry Christmas!

Courtesy of Chef Messy:

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Hot Chocolate, Egg Nog be NASTY

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
Mostly wraps them in the same paper your family uses, then to save time, he just sets the big ones out.

3. Coloured lights on tree/house or white?
I have to disagree with jenny, Multi colored strands are awesome but ONLY if its the big old school bulbs! otherwise they gotta be one color or clear with one color.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
Only on years I'm not gettin any. This year I have a hot Girlfriend!

5. When do you put your decorations up?
As soon as I can after halloween :D

6. What is your favourite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Mom's Christmas Eve Beef Stew!

7. Favourite Holiday memory as a child?
Santa Called me once and asked me to ask my dad to leave some hay out the the reindeer, and as a thank you present he left me a special gift and a letter! (the gift was a shaving kit, which i allready needed at 7.)

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
When i was 8 found a box of presents from santa about three days before christmas, I chose to beleave that santa was phsycic and knew a storm must be coming on christmas and gave my parents the presents to set out.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Yes, Pajamas and our home made gifts.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?
The Cowboy ornaments My Uncle Paul left to me when he passed this year, Small White Lights, Big Multi Colored Lights, Candy Canes, and some little kids craft ornaments Jyllian and I decorated.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?
Love Snow, HATE COLD!

12. Can you ice skate?
I Try, Everyone else laughs

13. Do you remember your favourite gift?
When my mom told me I was going to have a little sister. This Year's Disney trip is a close second.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Just the whole christmas spirit! The fact that most people are a little happier! I also love the movies and the music! and The Christmas Food.

15. What is your favourite Holiday Dessert?
Pumpkin rolls, and Ginger Bread Cookies

16. What is your favourite holiday tradition?
Sitting around in my PJ's watching Christmas movies and playing with my new Toys!

17. What tops your tree?
Right now, and really funny looking owl named Archamedes, but I'm searchin for the perfect star. (which will probably not make it on the tree till next year.)

18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving?
Giving, but I love making Christmas Lists!

19. What is your favourite Christmas Song?
Silent night is the best ever, But specific songs, "Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives,
"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby, "Yule Shoot Your Eye Out" by Fall Out Boy, "The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" by InMemory, and Anything From Jimmy Buffet's "Christmas Island" album

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
Depends on the Flavor!

21. Do you still send paper Christmas cards?
mmm, no.

22. What do you do with the gifts you won't ever use?
I return them and unlike Jenny, this happens to me ALOT! I'm not talking about
things i just didn't really want either. I sometimes think that a certain relative of ours forgets there are any boys in the family while shopping, its the only explanation of why i have recieved things like a "Kathy" desktop calendar, The Movie "Anywhere But Here"

23. Who is the hardest person to buy for on your list?
Ugh, I'm the worst at Christmas and Birthday Shopping. The Stuff I buy NEVER gets opened! Seriously! I buy people the movies that two days earlier they called their Favorites, and Six months later they are still in the wrapper! Hardest though i would say is Mom. Dad's getting tough as he gets older though!

24. Do you know anyone who was born on Christmas day?
Jimmy Buffett!

25. How long after Christmas until you take down your decorations and tree?
When My Roomates start to Complaign :)

Tis the Season to be JOLLY!

2006-12-10T14:00:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everybody! It's been about a month since my last blog, and loads has happened. Mostly having to do with "The Curse of the Black Pearl" which is the name that has been given to my amazing bad luck, which as far as we can tell mostly started with the purchase of the Beetle I turned into the Pearl. For example, In early november I was robbed for the fourth and fifth times in a year.
Luckily I got a short and very welcome break! And it seems as though the Disney Magic is strong enough to counter my cursedness. We went on a Family Vacation to Orlando. IT WAS AWESOME! I'm just a big kid, so I loved everysingle minute of it! Disney Parks are about as close to my Idea of heaven as I think exist on earth. (Especially after 8pm!) and the weather was PERFECT! ok, well for me i could have handled it a touch warmer, but it was warm enough for me and not too hot for anyone else, so PERFECT! I went on Splash mountain twice, Small World twice, The Haunted Mantion twice, Pirates...five times, and every other ride I wanted at least once (except Mr. Toads Wild ride, which has been replaced by the Winnie the Pooh Ride, which thankfully is just as good if not better than Mr. Toad). I even loved the Parades and Shows this time! I just sat and fantasized about working for Disney the whole time. I had a life Changing experience at MGM Studios where I saw an amazing Biopic of Walt Disney which has led me to a pretty sure decision about my future. So, if anyone has any info on good film/animation Schools, I would be happy to hear it! Anyways, I would like to take this moment to thank my whole family for an AMAZING family vacation. Thanks Dad & Mom for taking us! I can never repay you! and thanks to Jenni (and anyone else) for planning it!
Sadly the Magic cannot last forever. The Day after I got home Jyllian and I went to pick up the car I found for her at the Auction. We were both really excited at how nice it was. Then within 10 miles the Transmition started acting up, or not acting at all. We left it in Salt lake and headed back to provo. I spent the next few days trying to figure out how to solve the problem, eventually deciding i would take it back to the auction, sell it, and take the hit. The hit came in a much more unexpected way, at about 80 mph. As we were taking it back to the auction, Me driving the Saturn (the broken car) and Jyllian driving my Kia Behind me, suddenly i heard a crunch and looked into my mirror just in time to see the Kia flying straight at me. As soon as I got stopped I ran to the Kia to get Jyllian, who (as much as she denies it) was pretty in shock, though pretty calm for being so. She was taken to the Hospital by ambulance with Leg, Neck, and head Injuries, all of which apear to be minor as of yet. I had minor neck and back injuries as well. She had been rearended by a third driver who apperantly didn't see our hazard lights. He is allright as well thankfully. The Kia is unquestionably totalled as there is basically nothing left behind the driver's seat. The Saturn is fixable, but not worth it, and the third car is also totalled. Luckily we're pretty sure the fault is his, because his car was worth about twice what jyllian's and mine car are worth combined! Strangly the thing I am saddest about is that The Lilo and Stitch statue/picture frame I bought Jyllian in Disneyworld didn't make it. I'll Put more pictures of the car's and stuff on here soon.

One final quick note. Christmas is coming and I need to know what ya'll want, cause if I don't I'll shop my way, which is to find things I think you MIGHT like, which tends to end with movies staying wrapped for YEARS! Here are my two Amazon lists. Don't forget to change the sorting order to "By Priority"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2THHJ95WE5049/ This one is most up to date
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/225EDL4J6ITYP/ This one has slightly more variaty.

Long awaited update!

2006-11-01T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hey there everybody! Happy Halloween! So its been a Long time since I set this up and I have done NOTHING with it. So here is updates:

Basically here is my life right now; I am living in Orem, UT, I sell used cars, and I am about to become a substitute teacher again. I am dating a hot Canadian named Jyllian. I am in the process of narrowing down what I want to do with my life. I have it narrowed down to film and music, focusing on Screenplay writing, Directing, Score composing, and songwriting and recording. I bought a beetle in may, it exploded and I have spent the last few months rebuilding it, making a sweet custom VW, The Black Pearl. Ever seen the movie Money Pit? And in case anyone wondered from the pictures, yes...I am getting fatter.

so on to more recent news:

I finished rebuilding the engine for The Black Pearl back in Late July, and took it for its first over the road trip at the beginning of October. It runs GREAT! I got it over 90 mph uphill! Not bad for a '68 Beetle! Now if I could just get the rest of the car put back together I'd be in business!

Things are going good with Jyllian, but we had a bit of a tragedy recently. On the 10th Jyllian's older brother and my friend, Jordan, passed away unexpectedly. It's been a really rough few weeks. I pretty much lived at the Petrie's home for a week, then we all went up to Cardston, Alberta, Canada for the funeral. Despite the awful reason for going, it ended up being a pretty nice trip. Canada was beautiful. Its too bad it such a bloody long trip up there, I'd go more often!
Even if just for the candy! Just so's ya'll know, Canada's candy is only about a million times better than ours.
This was our road trip group, me, Jyllian, Joel, and Jyllian's cousin, Dave.

What do you do with all this empty space when nothing you have to say is about this picture?

It was so insanely windy that you could stand on the edge of this hill and hold your coat up like a parachute and fall forward and the wind would not only hold you up, but sometime even push you over backwards! Which is good cause if you fell forward you would fall off the cliff and die. These pictures are all near Watertown.

Back in provo Jyllian and I have been getting into all the holiday Festivities for Halloween. Jyllian even won us tickets to got to the Haunted Forrest for answering the following question: Why did people originally dress up on Halloween? Answer: So the spirits of the dead who arise on Halloween wouldn't recognize them as being human mortals and wouldn't try to steel their bodies. Pretty cool eh? Here's the pumpkins we carved. Mines the one with brains falling out. Cute eh?

Jyllian's is the one that looks like President Hinckley :) Not on purpose.

A note: if your looking for a good scary movie for Halloween, The Wickerman and American Haunting are both really bad choices, avoid like the plague.

So our costumes pretty much rocked this year (again)!

Well, They rocked except for the fact that I couldn't eat any of the food at the parties cause my teeth would have broken off, and Jyllian couldn't walk, or sit, or move. But we looked rad!

Sunday night Jordan's best friend's Jim and Jewels came for dinner at the Petrie's. Jim (DJ Koppertop) is pretty huge in the club scene, Jordan was their babies Godfather. Their baby was hilarious, everytime I would put my arms in the air and grin she would do the same thing and giggle like crazy, even if she was bawling she would stop and do it, I miss having babies around (no, that doesn't mean I want any of my own any time soon!)

So as a final note, ya'll probably only have a couple days left to see Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D, Don't Miss it! Anywho, that's a basic update about my life to date. Hope you enjoyed, now that I'm up to date maybe I'll update this more often!

Welcome to my blog

2006-07-02T22:59:00.000-07:00

Hello all! So, I am on myspace, and figured that's all the blog I would need, but as it would turn out, my family is semi myspace illiterate (except my little sister), so I have decided that for them, and all you mislead anti myspace people's out there, I will start a blog, so now I can keep my family, friends, fans, and netstalkers, all more updated about my life. So there you have it. My first blogspace blog. Enjoy! For anyone curious, click any of the four highlighted myspace Links, they each take you to a differant one of my four myspace music pages.