Home-Owner

Here we are. It looks a little like we bought a sign or a hill that has a sign on it. Rest assured that there is a home that comes with the hill and sign. More pictures of that later.

Tapes, The

The Tapes have been quite enjoyable lately. I've been listening to it pretty much since I got it. Nothing has pulled me away from it. Yes, I have the new Notwist album and that will eventually take my attention. I have been supplementing my listening with some Sufjan lately. I think I have gone too long without listening to Mr. Stevens. But, back to the topic at hand.


I enjoy every song on this album. I would be really interested in a whole album that follows "A Silver Song" sound. I especially like "A Flickering Flame." The "You are the Light of the World" is a good reminder and charge to everyone. The album has taken a lot work and time to put together and the sound is very satisfying. Nice job guys!
Visit www.michaeledwardsmusic.com/ to pick up a copy.

Hey...Man

So I thought I was gonna post some of my favorite lyrics from mineral songs. Here goes. Disclaimer: I'm not down. I do miss my wife. Mayo keeps taking her away from me.


I only hope that you could be proud of me.

How blessed we are.

When I was a boy I saw things
That no one else could see
So why am I so blind at twenty-two
To the hope that is all around me
Filling up this room

Sometimes I read and reread
The birthday card you sent me

The humble and righteous and meek
Are teaching me who's will to seek

I wouldn't mind if you took me in my sleep tonight
I wouldn't even put up a fight
I wouldn't care if you took it all away today
I'm sure I wouldn't even miss the pain

How will I drink from that stream
How will my heart sing your praise
How will I lay down in green grass fields
When my soul is so afraid to
Rejoice.

I wanted to tell her how beautiful she was
But I just stared

With my arms out like a scarecrow

Hot Dog

This is the best thing about a 12 hour drive (other than the destinations).

I placed my stigmata on your hands

1 Year

Today, January 6, marks one year since Nealey and I had started a journey together. It has been an amazing year filled with new and exciting experiences. My love for Nealey has been confirmed over and over. We are truly a three ply cord. Lord, we ask for more amazing time together.

Kill your hope

Dead

This stuff

Rare? Is Safari rare? At least they aren't Nazi enough to say that I must immediately change my browser in order to view and edit my fantasy football team.


I thought Sportscenter was better than this. How can you put "SportsCenter Minute" and then have 2:10 listed as the time? This is like the old insult that kids used to use: "Your Mom is so dumb, it takes her 5 hours to watch 60 minutes". Yeah, SportsCenter, your Mom...

Evangelism Songs

I think there was a comment on the Pseudobook Review that mentioned "Fake Empire" being the evangelism song for The National. The song that converts the listener to being into the band. I just wanted to get some thoughts on other bands evangelism songs. I'll throw some bands out there but, feel free to mention bands that I don't.

Arcade Fire - ?

Belle & Sebastian - ?

Death Cab for Cutie - ?

The Decemberists - ?

The Fire Theft - ?

The Get Up Kids - ?

Gloria Record - ?

Mineral - ?

Sunny Day Real Estate - ?

The Notwist - ?

Pedro The Lion - ?

Radiohead - ?

Starflyer59 - ?

Sufjan Stevens - ?

Youth Group - ?

Let me know your thoughts. Answer any or all. I have my picks. I'll let you know if we are on the same page.

School Thus Far

School has been going really great so far. Classes are not overwhelming yet. Other faculty and staff have been an awesome blessing. I must say that I am truly blessed to be here at Schaeffer.

A typical day (not a typical day)

Enjoy

Turn signals

Have you ever sat in your car waiting for the left turn arrow to send you on your way? Have you ever, by chance, caught the view the turn signals of the cars behind or accross the intersection? The lights all blink at different rates! Okay, I can understand different makes of cars blinking at different rates, but I have seen the same make and model of car blinking at different rates! Madness!! Let me know what you think.

BTW, I am now faculty at Schaeffer Academy. A K-12 classical Christian school. I will be teaching Calculus, Geometry, Pre-Algebra and some other possibilities. Praise God.

Interview: June 29, 2007

Tonight I have my second interview with Schaeffer Academy. This one is with the whole board. There will be 6-8 people there. Schaeffer Academy is a K-12 Christian school that uses a Classical Education style. A lot of it is adapted from Dorthy Sayers. She wrote a "short" essay titled "The Lost Tools of Learning". In that essay, she discusses what this thing called the Trivium is. The Trivium is: Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. All three of these areas are to be stressed in every subject. That's right, Math and Grammar.

So, I say this to ask you to pray. Not that I get the job, but that God would have what He wants to happen. Pray that it can be clear that if this is my position, that it would be obvious. Pray that it is 100% in His hands.

Apoc.

Here it was.

You can obviously see the world was about to end.

Nealey

This is my wife. She likes coke. (Not Cocaine)

23

May 24, 2007. I turn 23 years old. Today I expected to wake up, take a shower, read Bruce's sentimental blog about Kevin, and go to work. Well, only three of those four things happened. To find which one didn't, just check Bruce's blog.

When I look back at my 22nd year, there has been a lot that happened. Graduating from college, wrapping up youth group at Grace Brethren, playing shows with my best friends in the world, practicing so many hours in the studio wanting it to never end, learning so much about myself, learning so much about Nealey, and of course entering into a wonderful journey together with her. 22 was huge. I can firmly say it was the best year of my life. I just pray that each coming year will out due the previous year. Since 22 was huge, I know God is even bigger, and 23 will be more amazing than I know.

I'm in a Band...

What can I say?

The Plan is Huge

Jesus, you are holding me up today.

December in April

Nealey and I thoroughly enjoyed over an hour and a half of Decemberists last night. They were great. Very tight, very enjoyable, very entertaining. I was really happy that they played a bunch of their older stuff, not just stuff off of Crane Wife. Included were: Billy Liar, Sixteen Military Wives, Mariner's Revenge Song, The Tain, The Island, Yankee Bayonet, O Valencia, The Perfect Crime 2, Shankill Butchers, The Crane Wife 1, and others. On Yankee Bayonet, the lead singer of My Brightest Diamond sang the woman's part. It was a lot of fun.

Get into Couch

Here is the new couch Nealey and I just got. It was a lot easier to buy it than to get it up three flights of stairs.