After seven years, I think it's just about time to let my Livejournal go. My creativity has moved on to other things and no one (except you, Brianna) reads this anymore. I'm pouring everything about my [lack of a] love life in my real, personal journal, and there's just not much more to say here anymore.

I want to keep my LJ up at least as long as ( Read more... )

Not much has changed since writing a month ago. Still working the same job, still have the same goals.

Recording Overcome's full-length album begins three weeks from today. We're still scrambling to tighten up a couple of our songs before we go into the studio. Our practices mostly consist of our guitarist and bandleader, Jason S., going over ( Read more... )

I'm considering summer pretty much over by this point. I was fortunate ("blessed") to have the opportunity to get certain things done which I'm very happy about. Overcome played four times between the end of May and beginning of August, two of those shows being at Cornerstone Festival in Illinois. I started school and am just over halfway done ( Read more... )

I'm returning to school.

Six months ago, coming into this new year (and this new decade), I decided that I would stop trying to pick one kind of pursuit. I wanted everything. The band thing has certainly been a huge blessing and is working out. But I also really wanted to get back into school, and also get cracking on paying off my debt. Well, ( Read more... )

My son's curiosity has been loosed upon the world like a starved monster breaking out of its cage. The past few weeks Joshua has been asking me (and his mother) about everything. Why is the sky blue? I describe to him some basic principles of light and how the earth's atmosphere filters color. Why are there so many different Bibles? I explain ( Read more... )

The show at the Stronghold in Chino, California, last Saturday, May 22nd:

We fit our gear into a rented U-Haul trailer and rode out in our bassist's four-door truck that was a bit too small for five grown men. Throughout the drive, Jason Stinson got everyone pumped by playing a plethora of metal anthems from such bands as Metallica, Anthrax ("I AM ( Read more... )

Ahhhhhhhhhh!

The past couple of weeks have been a time of prayer, confusion, focus, falling in love, being heartbroken, and excitement. A lot of [spiritual, emotional, physical] movement happening, and to come.

In short, I got back in touch with Crysten, my one-time Valentine's date from last year. Things began and ended quickly and we haven't ( Read more... )

We (Overcome) finished recording our 3-song demo this past weekend. After ten years of playing guitar, I finally got my first real opportunity to be involved in the recording process. I feel like that should have happened at some point a long time ago. Some highlights:

We recorded at Arcane Digital Recording, which is a studio run out of a guy ( Read more... )

I've been waiting all day long for an opportunity to sit down and write about some very exciting happenings going on.

It seems as if my dream of being in a recording band is coming true.

I played guitar and bass for Grace Community Church for two years (November 2007 through November 2009) and worked with three full-time worship leaders, the last of ( Read more... )

Life has been rather quiet lately. I should be thankful, but too much time alone in my studio apartment makes me antsy. Understanding I don't have to, you know, do anything, but feeling almost guilty for not getting things done. I strung up Christmas lights in the apartment, but in small phases over three days. I'm journaling a little bit, and ( Read more... )