I know this is coming a little late, but I wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I hope you had a great time and got to see your loved ones. I hope we all can remember why we celebrate Christmas and take that message to heart.
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How I Felt This Week
Wow these last few months have been rather excruciating for me… and I mean that in the most positive way imaginable.
Does your life ever sometimes just feel like too much to handle? Mine does. And recently it’s been overwhelming me a lot. Luckily this week I think I hit rock bottom and have begun to claw my way out. Thursday night I got a blessing and yesterday I had a few realizations, as well as some needed conversations, status checks, and heart to hearts. Sorry to anyone my blueness has affected.
I felt devoid of life… like I was slipping away into blackness. So, to commemorate the occasion, I got creative. This is what I came up with: a visual representation of how I’ve been feeling lately, especially this last week. I hope you enjoy, and I hope you don’t feel this way. If you do, listen to some good music and make a decision to knock it off, turn around, and start clawing your way out.
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What is truth?
In my opinion, truth is the way things are. There is only one truth. Everyone may disagree on what it is, but that doesn’t mean there are multiple versions of it. The earth, for example, was created somehow. It was created once and in only one way. We may never know the truth of how it was created, and we may all disagree on it, but there is a truth. And there is only one truth.
In my mind, the search for truth should not be consumed with tearing down other beliefs. Truth should stand on its own and persuade people of its veracity by the pure fact that it is there. And dwelling on why something is wrong is not searching for truth either. If it is not truth, then why dwell there. Look somewhere else for the truth.
On a related topic…
I have always said that true religion and true science are the same thing.
In fact, the purpose of both religion and science are the same: to find truth. They approach their search for truth in different ways, but each still focuses on finding truth.
And because there is only one truth, if they could both uncover the truth, they would both support the same truth and therefore each other. That’s why I say true religion and true science are the same thing. For more on this topic, you can read my post titled “Truth In Fiction – Volume 1″.
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Happy Halloween!!!
I know it’s a few days late for Halloween well-wishing, but I wanted to show you all of my costumes. Yes, I had more than one. This year I dressed up three times in two days.
At work on Friday the 30th, my sister (who also works with me) wanted to dress up like cheerleaders. So, I was the stunt partner and she was the cheerleader I dropped. As you can see from the following pictures, I dropped her multiple times…
Halloween 2009: How to dress like a cheerleader
Halloween 2009: Dressed in a cheerleader costume
And in case you were wondering, those were both of our original high school cheerleading uniforms. (Hers from her freshman year and mine from my sophomore year–yes we still both fit into them 
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On Friday night I went to a huge dance called Midnightmare. It was pretty awesome and a ton of fun. This time I decided to dress up like a skater. It wasn’t that glamorous but it was fun. I wore a friends clothes; he is a skater and helped me dress exactly the way a skater would.
I didn’t realize all that went into dressing like a skater. I had to do the following: the shoes had to be tied exactly right, not all the way to the top so the tongue of the shoe is exposed; the pants have to be behind the tongue of the shoe (so it can be seen) but can’t drag on the floor; you have to be able to see the back of the shoe, and if the pants are too long you can roll them up one small time; you have to sag your pants so your boxers can be seen; you have to tie a shoelace around your waste for a belt and let the two loose ends hang so they can be seen beneath your x-large shirt with the tall tee underneath it. On my head I wore a Dirty Ghetto Kids hat with cool new white headphones that had to cross the hat perfectly above the button on the top. Here is what I looked like as a skater:
Halloween 2009: Ty is the INnOut guy, Aaron is the Injun, I am the Skater
How to dress like a skater
And of course I have to include a picture of me tearing up the dance floor at Midnightmare…
Halloween 2009: How to dress and dance like a skater
On Saturday the 31st I dressed up as a goth. For this one my friend Jenny helped me out. I basically just did what she told me: I wore all black with a black studded belt, painted my fingernails black, and put on light foundation on my face, some type of powder, and then eyeliner around my eyes… Boy was the eyeliner hard to remove at the end of the night. Anyway, here are the pictures…
Halloween 2009: Me as a goth
with the trenchcoat
At the Pandemonium Circus Barn Party I went to Halloween
So these were my three costumes this year. Pretty exciting…
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This is what happened yesterday when I was working. I was in the middle of showing one of my employees what to do on a project we were working on when my computer started thinking really slow and I got the first notification of a security risk to my computer. Then I got another one. That’s when I called one of my tech guys to come and look at it. While he was trying to fix it my computer just freaked out and started going crazy. Luckily my quick reflexes allowed me to grab my cell phone and capture the pandemonium This is what my computer screen looked like. This would be hilarious if it hadn’t been my computer and if it hadn’t kept me from working the entire day…
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Sean Favero Being an Artist
I have a good friend named Sean Favero. He is an artist. I suggest you check out his blog and his website to see all of the cool projects he’s got going on.
And if you like cool t-shirts, you need to check out this link… He invites guest artists to design t-shirts that are pretty sweet. If you like them I suggest that you get one to help support him and his featured artist.
Anyway, just thought I would pass on something I think is pretty sweet. Hope you enjoy
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I decided that my new album will represent the pinnacle of my artistic expression to this point in my life.
Since starting to write lyrics and music for the album, I have realized a few things. I decided that for it to really be as good as I want it to be I have to have a clearly defined concept. I need to know what I’m saying and craft my expression carefully.
I’ve realized recently that art is all about making decisions. I used to think that decisions limited my artistic expression. I have since realized that making choices provides clarity and freedom. Once you know what is beneath the surface of the stone, it is so much easier to release it.
My original concept was light and dark. I love the idea of the contrast between the two. I still may try to include a little of this in my album (maybe as the theme of one of the songs) but this will not be the overarching concept.
Instead, I have decided to write about life.
There is a book that I recently read. The point of the book was how beautiful life (and human life specifically) can be. There was a phrase that I think I got from the book. It is ‘choosing life in all its glory.’
That is what I want to write about. Life. I think life is beautiful. I am so glad I am alive, and I want to share the joy and the pain of life. Without one we would never understand the other.
This album will be a portrait of life the only way I have seen it–through my own eyes.
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I recently went to New York City to help my sister move apartments. While not my first time there, it definitely had some of my most memorable New York City moments. Carrying mattresses, desks, and other random household items through the financial district (by Wall Street and Broadway) was definitely one of them. The others however all had to do with the historic sites I was able to visit.
First things first, I visited my sister at work. She’s an Associate Producer with National Geographic. Here we are in her office:
Me and My Sis at her Work (National Geographic TV)
The first historic place I visited was the World Trade Center plaza. The big empty space behind me is where the twin towers used to stand. It’s crazy to think that only two buildings took up that entire space, and that they fell…
Where the Twin Towers used to stand
The following morning my sister and I went to Liberty Island. While on the way, I came across this monument titled “The Sphere.” I cried.
The Sphere Monument in NYC Battery Park
It was originally a monument to World Peace at the World Trade Center plaza. The remains of this monument were salvaged and placed in Battery Park. Below is the plaque that describes the monument. There was also a flame in front of the monument that isn’t pictured.
The Sphere Monument Description in New York City Battery Park
When we arrived to buy tickets to Liberty Island, there was no one in line. It was 8 am on a Friday morning–the perfect time to buy tickets to and visit the Statue of Liberty. We were early enough to avoid the huge line, but not too early to stand in line with the early birds (who were all already waiting inside to get on the ferry). We got on the first ferry out to the island. I took a lot of pictures.
My Sister and me in front of the Statue of Liberty
As we got closer to the Statue of Liberty, my sis took a picture of me and Lady Liberty.
Me and the Statue of Liberty
She is such a beautiful statue. I seriously took about 100 pictures of her. Here are some of my favorites…
Lady Liberty
The Statue of Liberty
My Favorite Picture of The Statue of Liberty
After climbing up into the Statue of Liberty and all around the base and taking a bazillion photos, we hopped back onto the ferry and headed back to NYC. I can see why the idea of The Statue of Liberty had such an amazing effect on the people coming to America. Below is one of the quotes I saw in the museum of someone who had recently arrived in New York early last century.
Quote Inside the Statue Of Liberty Museum
Overall this trip was a lot of fun. I was really glad to be able to see my sister and also many of the historic sites in New York City. As a final picture, this was one I took somewhere on 6th Avenue (I think). I put the camera on a mailbox and had it take the picture of us. My sister kept telling me the camera would get stolen, but I had faith in the good people of New York City that they wouldn’t take it. Plus I figured I could run as fast as any of them.
My Sis, Me, and Lyle somewhere in NYC
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Okay, maybe there’s something wrong with me… Does anyone else think this video is hilarious and super inappropriate? I couldn’t stop laughing.
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Blogging is fun but also very time consuming.
Lately I’ve decided that if I’m going to continue blogging I need to change it up a little. I’m going to focus on music. I’ll still write about my life and other stuff that’s going on, but it will be less frequent.
I’ve announced a new album, and I’ve begun writing a lot of new music. I think I’m going to blog about the songs I’m writing and show you bits and pieces of them as I bring them along. I will also put up videos and even have downloads at times.
Music is one of my favorite forms of expression, and I feel like I’ve got a lot to express. Hopefully this change will be one you enjoy.
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