Friday, April 30, 2010
winding down II
I keep thinking about how my life in my parents house and as a kid, is coming to end all so quickly. I've merely dreamt about this day. I've always been excited. Always Stoked on the new lessons i would learn. All the choices i'd have, opportunities, fun. Not that i haven't had fun, I mean i've had a blast. My parents have always been really trusting, and i've always ben the guy to take responsibility for my own actions. Yet i've learned that i don't know everything. i learned at a young age. I'm not scared to ask for advice or questions about life. MY parents have always been there, and always able to answer, or help. Now, even after years of excitement, i'm terrified, of being on my own. I've always been comfortable, always surrounded by people that love me, and that i love. In my parents house or not. I have always been surrounded by amazing people. Now i'm going somewhere with so much diversity that not everyone close to me is gonna like me and vice versa. I'm terrified of it. Who knows? maybe i will get along with everyone, but my chances are slim. I guess i'll have friends twenty minutes away, but i know no one that's going where i'll be. Everyones gonna be new. I just have faith, and trust that God will put me in the right place. I know he will. However, i am stoked to learn more about music, and everything that has to do with my major. It's gonna be great. For now, just like every other day, i live one day at a time, I might glance to the future, but try not to worry, yet. But i know, there wont be anything to worry about even in the future, and if there is.. i'll try not to. life's a ride, don't waste your time waiting in line. stop worrying. get out there and make your dreams reality. Screw everything. keep your priorities straight. and go for it.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Winding down.
Ah finally winding down.
After thirteen years of schooling, graduation is creeping up!
I'm excited beyond belief, I didnt really think about hoe this was all gonna exactly happen. But it's finally almost here.
Last few weeks in this town, and with these people.
Crazy thought. I'm ready to move on to my next chapter in life however.
College is gonna be a blast.
I'm ready to finally grow up.
After thirteen years of schooling, graduation is creeping up!
I'm excited beyond belief, I didnt really think about hoe this was all gonna exactly happen. But it's finally almost here.
Last few weeks in this town, and with these people.
Crazy thought. I'm ready to move on to my next chapter in life however.
College is gonna be a blast.
I'm ready to finally grow up.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Jazz
Jazz is something that I have just begun to become a huge fan of. I've always enjoyed it. But really only when i saw it on tv r something of the sort. When i went to Atlanta this winter break I got the opportunity to see a live blues/jazz band as i ate some amazing ribs at a small joint in the wonderful ATL. I have never experienced jazz till then i believe. Getting to see their emotion and hearts spilled out on that stage that was more like a really small corner in a small room. It was perfect. I could see how much they loved their instrument and what they were doing. It reminded me of why i loved music, how i could release everything out on to some chords, cymbals and drums. It's so much to comprehend about it I cant explain the feeling at the moment. maybe after a few more hours of listening to miles davis i can come back here and attempt to state how it makes me feel, for now, it's bedtime
Friday, February 26, 2010
Procrastination
Procrastination... Everyone does for the most part.
It's a teenagers worst habit. Most of us do it.
It's so great to do, to just push everything to the side and forget about it and not stress.
Then it comes up....
And everything hits you ten times harder, stress, how hard it is, how much you have to do, and how many assignments you have to do. So we start and finish it all the night before, which makes for a long sleepless night, and a paper half as good as it should have been.
Procrastination is a horrible habit, and the outcome sucks.
It's a teenagers worst habit. Most of us do it.
It's so great to do, to just push everything to the side and forget about it and not stress.
Then it comes up....
And everything hits you ten times harder, stress, how hard it is, how much you have to do, and how many assignments you have to do. So we start and finish it all the night before, which makes for a long sleepless night, and a paper half as good as it should have been.
Procrastination is a horrible habit, and the outcome sucks.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Repetition
Lately, I've been thinking about the repetitiveness in my life.
It's crazy how many things i've done over and over again.
In school it seems like every week we do the same thing over and over again.
I understand the repetition is supposed to help you learn understand to help you learn and get something done.
But after a while that tasks looses it's meaning.
Like our economy, We (America) printed so much money that now our money isn't worth much. And now we're in a recession and in debt.
So does repetitiveness help much after a while? i stand in the middle. I know it helps but i need change. just like any great musician will change up their style in an album to keep people wanting to come back and for more. No one wants to buy an album that sounds exactly like the preceding one. Yet in repetition there is something learn and you do become good and efficient at the process.
It is time for change however, tired of doing the same thing over and over again each week with a different title. i know the process. it's boring now. i'm not learning it's just something i do because i have to. mMy hearts not in it. It's time for change don't ya think?
It's crazy how many things i've done over and over again.
In school it seems like every week we do the same thing over and over again.
I understand the repetition is supposed to help you learn understand to help you learn and get something done.
But after a while that tasks looses it's meaning.
Like our economy, We (America) printed so much money that now our money isn't worth much. And now we're in a recession and in debt.
So does repetitiveness help much after a while? i stand in the middle. I know it helps but i need change. just like any great musician will change up their style in an album to keep people wanting to come back and for more. No one wants to buy an album that sounds exactly like the preceding one. Yet in repetition there is something learn and you do become good and efficient at the process.
It is time for change however, tired of doing the same thing over and over again each week with a different title. i know the process. it's boring now. i'm not learning it's just something i do because i have to. mMy hearts not in it. It's time for change don't ya think?
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Foooood!
So.. in case you don't know me.. I freaking love food.
Favorite thing in the world for sure.
All of it! Except fish.
I enjoy making it too! It's a fun thing to do.
Food is definitely in my favorite things to do list.
Just in general it's great.
SOo coool that i'm making a how to make an omelette pamphlet!
I'll give you one if you'd like:)
Would you be interested in buying clothes with my name on it?
Tell me and.... i'll make some and have it for sell at cafe press :)
Favorite thing in the world for sure.
All of it! Except fish.
I enjoy making it too! It's a fun thing to do.
Food is definitely in my favorite things to do list.
Just in general it's great.
SOo coool that i'm making a how to make an omelette pamphlet!
I'll give you one if you'd like:)
Would you be interested in buying clothes with my name on it?
Tell me and.... i'll make some and have it for sell at cafe press :)
Friday, February 5, 2010
2/5/10
Well i had a crappy sleep last night but.... i guess thats how it goes.
My Dad has always told me that you can't always make everyone happy.
You can't help everyone do what they want, just can't. If you could there would be no hunger, no hate. There wouldn't be homeless. There's just so much that wouldn't be. Just like there wouldn't be a lot of bad stuff, however, there wouldn't be a lot of good stuff. Sometimes executive decisions have to be made even if they hurt someone. When your working as a group not everyone is perfect. No one's perfect actually. but you gotta make things happen. You need the right people with you that you can mesh together perfectly and make it happen even if you lose some of the most talented people, and sometimes, sadly friends. It's just all about drive. Going in the direction you wanna go in and making it happen. In the end being honest to yourself and not trying to make something happen when you can't all be one just makes for a very hard bumpy road with lots of curves. Always just have your goal in sight, always in mind. Let that encourage you, make, and take you.
I hope you understand what i'm talking about if not... hit me up sometime and i'd love to just talk to you.
-jon
My Dad has always told me that you can't always make everyone happy.
You can't help everyone do what they want, just can't. If you could there would be no hunger, no hate. There wouldn't be homeless. There's just so much that wouldn't be. Just like there wouldn't be a lot of bad stuff, however, there wouldn't be a lot of good stuff. Sometimes executive decisions have to be made even if they hurt someone. When your working as a group not everyone is perfect. No one's perfect actually. but you gotta make things happen. You need the right people with you that you can mesh together perfectly and make it happen even if you lose some of the most talented people, and sometimes, sadly friends. It's just all about drive. Going in the direction you wanna go in and making it happen. In the end being honest to yourself and not trying to make something happen when you can't all be one just makes for a very hard bumpy road with lots of curves. Always just have your goal in sight, always in mind. Let that encourage you, make, and take you.
I hope you understand what i'm talking about if not... hit me up sometime and i'd love to just talk to you.
-jon
Thursday, January 28, 2010
12/28/10
I just got done reading "The Things They Carried" By Tim O'Brien.... Probably one of my top ten favorites i've read.
The book was incredible. Based on Tim's life in the war at vietnam. It consisted of all his war stories and his buddies, how they had fun together, and died. The upbringing and the downfall. Throughout it all he talks that as an older man he goes to sleep and thinks and writes about back when he was younger. He relives some of the most epic nights of his life and writes about them. He writes how no true war story is true and how all fake war stories are real... Trip huh? Go read the book you'll understand what he means ... it's insane how some of the most terrifying parts of stories are the true parts and the little things are what just makes it sound better. Anyways.. he ends the book with the sad story of his first love and how as a 9 year old his first love dies from cancer. and how he saw his first love's dead body. His first real dead body. I'm not even gonna lie on the internet.. I'm an enough to admit that i teared up reading it. such a powerful story. I began thinking.. if he remembers his childhood and teenage years so well, does everyone? He mentioned how him or his friends regretted stuff, they did, did not do blah blah blah blah. I hope when i get old i can write or tell stories of how i lived my life to the fullest and did what i felt was right and was a great positive influence for my peers and generation! like i said before my favorite quote says... "Life is a ride, don't waste your time waiting in line."
The book was incredible. Based on Tim's life in the war at vietnam. It consisted of all his war stories and his buddies, how they had fun together, and died. The upbringing and the downfall. Throughout it all he talks that as an older man he goes to sleep and thinks and writes about back when he was younger. He relives some of the most epic nights of his life and writes about them. He writes how no true war story is true and how all fake war stories are real... Trip huh? Go read the book you'll understand what he means ... it's insane how some of the most terrifying parts of stories are the true parts and the little things are what just makes it sound better. Anyways.. he ends the book with the sad story of his first love and how as a 9 year old his first love dies from cancer. and how he saw his first love's dead body. His first real dead body. I'm not even gonna lie on the internet.. I'm an enough to admit that i teared up reading it. such a powerful story. I began thinking.. if he remembers his childhood and teenage years so well, does everyone? He mentioned how him or his friends regretted stuff, they did, did not do blah blah blah blah. I hope when i get old i can write or tell stories of how i lived my life to the fullest and did what i felt was right and was a great positive influence for my peers and generation! like i said before my favorite quote says... "Life is a ride, don't waste your time waiting in line."
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Life's a ride, Don't waste your time waiting in line.
All my life i've met people, and have talked to people everyday. I've seen/met/hung with all kinds of different people from your school nerd to tech geek or tech genius to musicians to your jock to deuche bags i mean anything you can think of i've probably been there. I've been able to see them grow into great things or nothing or even become less than what they were are or could have and can be.
I'm soo tired of people just getting lazy and taking easy way outs. Everyone was made and built to do something in this world. Everyone is needed to make this world function. from the plumbers to the rich inventor dudes to the government peeps.
EVeryone has something to do. So when people say they have all the time in the world.. i disagree. We don't! Times running out every second stop doing nothing with your life and do something. i'm tired of people just giving up and not doing anything. We gotta live life, Do something with it. We can't just wait and see someone live it for us. it's our job to live our own life. It'd our experience. You can't go to an amusement park and watch someone ride it for you and say you had the same experience they did.
So go do what your destined to do. go fulfill your dreams. don't let someone do it for you because the truth is.. they can't.
I hope i said that the way i thought it.. :/
I'm soo tired of people just getting lazy and taking easy way outs. Everyone was made and built to do something in this world. Everyone is needed to make this world function. from the plumbers to the rich inventor dudes to the government peeps.
EVeryone has something to do. So when people say they have all the time in the world.. i disagree. We don't! Times running out every second stop doing nothing with your life and do something. i'm tired of people just giving up and not doing anything. We gotta live life, Do something with it. We can't just wait and see someone live it for us. it's our job to live our own life. It'd our experience. You can't go to an amusement park and watch someone ride it for you and say you had the same experience they did.
So go do what your destined to do. go fulfill your dreams. don't let someone do it for you because the truth is.. they can't.
I hope i said that the way i thought it.. :/
Thursday, January 14, 2010
influences (random blog)
Influence- the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
Influence: Everyone has at least one.
There's someone you desire to be like. Could be your mom, dad, brother, uncle, cousin. or..
Your boss, that famous artist, blah blah
EVERYONE has one. Whether you know it or not.
It could be good or bad however. not all of us choose the right role model.
I believe that an influence should be a positive person who is or is going towards a place that you wanna be either in work, the world, or just life in general.
If you can't name an influence right off the back, go find yours.
And study what, and how they got to where they're at.
Influence: Everyone has at least one.
There's someone you desire to be like. Could be your mom, dad, brother, uncle, cousin. or..
Your boss, that famous artist, blah blah
EVERYONE has one. Whether you know it or not.
It could be good or bad however. not all of us choose the right role model.
I believe that an influence should be a positive person who is or is going towards a place that you wanna be either in work, the world, or just life in general.
If you can't name an influence right off the back, go find yours.
And study what, and how they got to where they're at.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Goodbye '09 Hello '10
So a new decade begins.
'09 was fun. '10 is gonna be bigger and better.
Um my last few weeks if the year was great.
I accomplished a few goals as well.
My band went to the DFW area and recorded a single with an amazing producer. I learned a lot about hardships and just kinda trying to bring good things out of bad things.
Throughout the year i made new friends and realized that i lost a bunch as well!
And i don't think it's a bad thing. I'm happy with where my life is right now.
It's going great.
So to end the year i spent new years eve in longview texas which was the half way stop for me and 89 other people as we went on a road trip to join 21,000 other people in atlanta at passion 2010.
A conference for seniors in high school and college students.
It was amazing to see that many people in a city for the same reason.
It was even cooler to see the streets flood with people around my age in under 20 degrees weather. it was intense.
THe experience was amazing from what i learned to what i saw and heard. I'd write it but.. i'd rather just say it in person. You can see my emotion that way. But the past month has definitely changed my life.
So i'm about to really begin the year 2010. So many things to accomplish, i'm excited to see the outcome.
'09 was fun. '10 is gonna be bigger and better.
Um my last few weeks if the year was great.
I accomplished a few goals as well.
My band went to the DFW area and recorded a single with an amazing producer. I learned a lot about hardships and just kinda trying to bring good things out of bad things.
Throughout the year i made new friends and realized that i lost a bunch as well!
And i don't think it's a bad thing. I'm happy with where my life is right now.
It's going great.
So to end the year i spent new years eve in longview texas which was the half way stop for me and 89 other people as we went on a road trip to join 21,000 other people in atlanta at passion 2010.
A conference for seniors in high school and college students.
It was amazing to see that many people in a city for the same reason.
It was even cooler to see the streets flood with people around my age in under 20 degrees weather. it was intense.
THe experience was amazing from what i learned to what i saw and heard. I'd write it but.. i'd rather just say it in person. You can see my emotion that way. But the past month has definitely changed my life.
So i'm about to really begin the year 2010. So many things to accomplish, i'm excited to see the outcome.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Flood Life. Part I
12.08.09
Well..
Today's a pretty great day. I'm on schedule with everything. Nothing is lagging Thank God.
Um I've got a few shows that i've booked coming up soon. I have one tomorrow that I booked, it's gonna be pretty big i hope there's gonna be 6 bands! Craziness i know but.. Everything should be under control and it should all happen really smoothly.
There's gonna be two full bands. Then two acoustic bands. Then two poets! So it's gonna be all over the place. I'm stoked though. I'm good friends with the tour manager and one of the poets. The rest of the guys are pretty big. So i'm stoked to meet them and to become friends with them hopefully. My Dad asked me the other day why i booked shows that my band doesn't even play in. So i said well.. To get connections. Whatever friends i make now could be really valuable friends when my band goes on tour and i have to book it. Well not just for that but it would be good to have friends that are in the business that van help us out once we begin our careers.He simply said "I'm proud of you son." I walked to my room and was pretty humbled. So i picked up my guitar and wrote some pretty great acoustic stuff which will help me with the next couple of concerts we're having. We have two concerts in Carlsbad the next few weeks which will serve as benefit concerts for us so we can get money to go to Dallas later this month. The reason why i'll be doing an acoustic solo set is because i have learned and seen that the more band you have on set list the more you can charge and people will still come, and the more money we charge and don't have to give to someone, The more money we get to keep for ourselves! Greedy you may think, but i think not! It's just good ole' show business. Plus we have and will do concerts for free in the area, We just need to get what we deserve for our trouble. I never get any pocket money for myself when i book shows so if i can at least get money for my band which will in turn mean less money from my pocket to the bands gas tank then i think it's great! Anyways we do have two concerts in carlsbad the next two weeks which we might be over-playing it but guess we don't have to do another show there for a long while afterwards. So that's a little bit about Flood life. I'll get back later and tell you guys a bit more about what's up. What exactly is flood life. Thanks, Check out my band at www.myspace.com/floodthecityband
Well..
Today's a pretty great day. I'm on schedule with everything. Nothing is lagging Thank God.
Um I've got a few shows that i've booked coming up soon. I have one tomorrow that I booked, it's gonna be pretty big i hope there's gonna be 6 bands! Craziness i know but.. Everything should be under control and it should all happen really smoothly.
There's gonna be two full bands. Then two acoustic bands. Then two poets! So it's gonna be all over the place. I'm stoked though. I'm good friends with the tour manager and one of the poets. The rest of the guys are pretty big. So i'm stoked to meet them and to become friends with them hopefully. My Dad asked me the other day why i booked shows that my band doesn't even play in. So i said well.. To get connections. Whatever friends i make now could be really valuable friends when my band goes on tour and i have to book it. Well not just for that but it would be good to have friends that are in the business that van help us out once we begin our careers.He simply said "I'm proud of you son." I walked to my room and was pretty humbled. So i picked up my guitar and wrote some pretty great acoustic stuff which will help me with the next couple of concerts we're having. We have two concerts in Carlsbad the next few weeks which will serve as benefit concerts for us so we can get money to go to Dallas later this month. The reason why i'll be doing an acoustic solo set is because i have learned and seen that the more band you have on set list the more you can charge and people will still come, and the more money we charge and don't have to give to someone, The more money we get to keep for ourselves! Greedy you may think, but i think not! It's just good ole' show business. Plus we have and will do concerts for free in the area, We just need to get what we deserve for our trouble. I never get any pocket money for myself when i book shows so if i can at least get money for my band which will in turn mean less money from my pocket to the bands gas tank then i think it's great! Anyways we do have two concerts in carlsbad the next two weeks which we might be over-playing it but guess we don't have to do another show there for a long while afterwards. So that's a little bit about Flood life. I'll get back later and tell you guys a bit more about what's up. What exactly is flood life. Thanks, Check out my band at www.myspace.com/floodthecityband
Thursday, December 3, 2009
12.3.09
Ah. I love my life. These past few weeks are weeks that could have possibly stressed the heck out of me. Yet, thanks to thanksgiving break, AND.. a Snow day :) Much of that potential stress has been relieved, even though most of it will probably come back to me in the next day or so. I made this blog for my digital media class. But I've been tempted to make one anyways so.. I guess i'll just make this my legit blog site. I'm not sure what i'll blog about but i'm sure i won't do it much and i promise i won't bore you!
Peace
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