[SupaNova]

Originally Posted by Jeremy

Flack you!
Well, I think it depends. I do enjoy certain work to some degree, but sometimes when you pull the kind of hours I have been on things it gets to be a little too much. It's cool though. I've accomplished a lot and this week has been good.

Watch your mouth geezer

Right, I didn't mean that in a workaholic sense, just that I imagine it must be nice to wake up every weekday knowing that you have some sort of constructive goal to pursue throughout the day. Yeah, overworking yourself would really, really suck.

heh.
Actually, the first Christian I know of coming from the folky side of things to do this was Jeremy Casella, who you probably haven't heard of. I have one of his CDs that I like quite a bit. It was more traditional. I didn't get the last one that has the electronic elements, but it has been out for a long time now. Actually, I just saw that it released in 2007. So you see, he was ahead of the game. That CD is called "RCVRY".
I'm actually listening to some tracks on his myspace page right now, and thinking maybe I will end up grabbing this after all. There is a lot I like about this guy's music. Check out his myspace here. Of course he has a website too, and I'm thinking you're smart enough to find it on your own.

A man ahead of his time. And, consistent with all CCM trends, the little guy's pioneer efforts to Christianizing a genre will be no doubt overshadowed by whatever sort of electronic concoction Mercy Me or Third Day or whoever comes to market with down the road

I haven't listened to Casella's myspace yet, but I still plan on it.

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
I am okay with some electronic elements in my music these days.

I hope you're still saving a place for that "My Little Pony" colored picture.

I still haven't had the chance to play a Wii, but I know I'd like Punch-out since I liked the NES version.

I like a little bit of electronic influence in my music too, I am realizing. I would really love to get my hands on some similar music to the new Jars' (and apparently Webb's next) album. Acoustic rock complimented by a dash of electronica is a very interesting combo.

....Sure I'll save a space for it.

I definately think you'd like the new one, it's very reminiscent of the old Punch Out!!. Actually, every character from the NES game (except for Mike Tyson and his cracker counterpart) makes an appearance and there's a lot of fun callbacks for longtime fans. Mac even dons the infamous pink hoodie in a few training montages

[SupaNova]

So I've been trying to read the Harry Potter books recently. I think I picked up on book #3 back in, like, March or something. Read that one in about a week, started #4, promptly forgot about book #4 for about a month, then started reading again a couple weeks ago, finished it last night, and promptly started reading #5 a bit before going to bed. I still don't think Rowling is that great of a writer, but she's certainly started crafting a pretty deep, intriguing story from what I'm reading right now. And now that I'm finally reading the books, I kind of have to smirk at all of those complaints getting stirred up a few years back. I mean, the surprising appearances of blood and corpses don't get a mention, the mild profanities get glazed over, but everybody's up in arms over the silly little magical spells? Despite where their hearts might be, overly conservative parents cease to amaze me sometimes


Been listening to this Birch gal rather frequently as of late, and I still haven't quite decided if I'm going to pick up her album yet. There are a couple of songs I could honestly listen to on repeat 24/7 and then a lot of songs so far that are having to grow on me. She's definately got a killer voice though. Hmmm...conundrum, perhaps?


Went to a wedding yesterday, and it dawned on me that I can't even remember the last time I went to a wedding where I even personally knew the couple of honor, let alone cared about them (well, my mom's second wedding excluded becase...it just doesn't seem like the same thing). The groom was a friend of a friend. I've only breifly talked to him once...maybe twice since I've been coming up here. I had never even seen the bride before yesterday, and it's quite unlikely I'll ever run into her again. It was another one of those sharp reminders that I'm a stranger in these parts, that I'm really not a part of the community and that I'm pretty much alone when it comes to most things socially inclinded. It all really makes me want to move away and start a new version of my life somewhere, but the damn job market is preventing any sort of dramatic change at the moment. And in the grand scheme of things, well, I know deep down that this dry season is not such a big deal, but it's a bit difficult to hold to what little comfort that thought brings from in depths of the valley.

Hmmmm, conundrums abound, so it seems.

[gg7]

Originally Posted by SupaNova

Right, I didn't mean that in a workaholic sense, just that I imagine it must be nice to wake up every weekday knowing that you have some sort of constructive goal to pursue throughout the day. Yeah, overworking yourself would really, really suck.

Yes, it's a good thing. However, it's also a good thing to have weekends where you wake up knowing you can do whatever you want. ha...well, for the most part. It's all about balance I'd say.
Goals can be set for pretty much any day though, of course.

A man ahead of his time. And, consistent with all CCM trends, the little guy's pioneer efforts to Christianizing a genre will be no doubt overshadowed by whatever sort of electronic concoction Mercy Me or Third Day or whoever comes to market with down the road

I haven't listened to Casella's myspace yet, but I still plan on it.

Yeah. ha.
Come to think of it though, The David Crowder Band has been using electronic elements in their music for quite some time too...and they are a band that can sound folksy sometimes from what I've heard. That guy has to be one of the most unique looking dudes on the planet.

I definately think you'd like the new one, it's very reminiscent of the old Punch Out!!. Actually, every character from the NES game (except for Mike Tyson and his cracker counterpart) makes an appearance and there's a lot of fun callbacks for longtime fans. Mac even dons the infamous pink hoodie in a few training montages

Nice!

I wish the myspace page would load so I could hear this girl. I guess it will eventually. ha. Apparently she is one of those with one bazillion different things to load on her page before you can hear her music.

[SupaNova]

Originally Posted by Jeremy

Yes, it's a good thing. However, it's also a good thing to have weekends where you wake up knowing you can do whatever you want. ha...well, for the most part. It's all about balance I'd say.
Goals can be set for pretty much any day though, of course.

Mmhmm. Weekends are a necessity, absolutely.

Yeah. ha.
Come to think of it though, The David Crowder Band has been using electronic elements in their music for quite some time too...and they are a band that can sound folksy sometimes from what I've heard. That guy has to be one of the most unique looking dudes on the planet.

Ha, funny, I really enjoy the David Crowder Band a lot. They're one of the few CCM bands I still keep tabs on regularly. Their major label debut was pretty rocky, but since then, they've managed to balance the organic and inorganic elements in their music spectacularly well. Really, I think everything they've done from Illuminate onward is really worth checking out, even B Collision (the folkier recording).

FYI, I'm currently listening to Mr. Casella, finally I like what I'm hearing so far. He reminds me of somebody...I just can't put my finger on exactly who at the moment

I wish the myspace page would load so I could hear this girl. I guess it will eventually. ha. Apparently she is one of those with one bazillion different things to load on her page before you can hear her music.

Heh, yeah. I hate myspace pages like that. Well, I really hate myspace, but since it doesn't feel like there's going to be a Purevolume revival any time soon, I just have to grit my teeth and deal with all the locking up and kicking my browser off the internet ocassionally.

And I've decided that I'm going to pass on her album. Listening to the handful of myspace songs has given off the foul impression that the majority of the album is going to be her crying over some stupid boy and failing miserably to channel several legends of soul and mid century Americana music. There's definately the potential there for an amazing sophmore effort though....



Still trying to figure out which direction the compass is wanting to spin towards right now. Life is a frustrating bore sometimes.

[Gustin]

Hmm... I somehow missed your return... not quite sure how that happened!

I got to see Jeremy Casella open for Phil Keaggy once. He was awesome. I talked to him for a while afterwords as well. VERY cool guy.

I also have to agree that David Crowder is pretty much one of the only ccm bands I pay attention to nowadays. They balance electronic elements and rock elements better than any Christian band and most non-Christian bands. I love pretty much everything they've done.

I will agree that I'm getting sick of a lot of the mainstream throwing a simple drum loop at the beginning of the song and thinking they've done something incredible though... Hopefully the trend will die soon and we can get back to the innovative artists...

[beanbag]

sometimes compasses don't know which way they want to spin.

[gg7]

Originally Posted by SupaNova

FYI, I'm currently listening to Mr. Casella, finally I like what I'm hearing so far. He reminds me of somebody...I just can't put my finger on exactly who at the moment

Probably that one guy that you heard that one time playing that one song.

Heh, yeah. I hate myspace pages like that. Well, I really hate myspace, but since it doesn't feel like there's going to be a Purevolume revival any time soon, I just have to grit my teeth and deal with all the locking up and kicking my browser off the internet ocassionally.

I finally got that page to load though, while I was doing something else. She has a cool kind of sound. I agree she has a good voice too.

Maybe they can rent purevolume's player. I finally found one social networking thing I think I could actually handle. Twitter. All to the point, no crap as best as I can tell.

Originally Posted by Gustin

Hmm... I somehow missed your return... not quite sure how that happened!

You're not the only one. I'm not sure how long this blog was open before I saw it. ha.

I got to see Jeremy Casella open for Phil Keaggy once. He was awesome. I talked to him for a while afterwords as well. VERY cool guy.

Awesome.

[SupaNova]

Originally Posted by Gustin

Hmm... I somehow missed your return... not quite sure how that happened!

Gustin! No worries friend. I'm still thinking that most people still don't realize I've started a blog again, heh. Such is the digital way of life. Or something. Yeah, totally.

I got to see Jeremy Casella open for Phil Keaggy once. He was awesome. I talked to him for a while afterwords as well. VERY cool guy.

Sweet, man! I almost saw Keaggy perform once. I say almost, because he was suppose to play at this guitar show in Dallas a few years ago, but he never showed up. Some moron who had the distortion cranked up to eleven (so as to rival his gutteral screams, I assume) never got off the stage like he was suppose to.

I also have to agree that David Crowder is pretty much one of the only ccm bands I pay attention to nowadays. They balance electronic elements and rock elements better than any Christian band and most non-Christian bands. I love pretty much everything they've done.

They really do, the band is just plain terrific. By the way, were you aware that they have a new album coming out in the fall (an informative little electronic letter told me so this morning). Church Music. It drops 9/22, apparently. I'm looking forward to it. Whatever it turns out to be

I will agree that I'm getting sick of a lot of the mainstream throwing a simple drum loop at the beginning of the song and thinking they've done something incredible though... Hopefully the trend will die soon and we can get back to the innovative artists...

Ha, indeed. It seems like most of those artists are trying to straddle somewhere between being fun and being stupid...usually falling in that latter quality, unfortunately.

Well, I like to think that the truly innovative artists are always around, despite what trends Fall Out Boy or Katy Perry deem to be "in" at any given moment. You just have to be willing to roll up your sleeves and dig through the dirt a bit in order to find them

Originally Posted by Sabrina

sometimes compasses don't know which way they want to spin.

Thanks. You've been terribly encouraging ...... (no, really)

Originally Posted by Jeremy

Probably that one guy that you heard that one time playing that one song.

Oh yeah! That's it! Forgetful Jones!!!! Thank you O one who's mind is still sharp as a tact!!

I finally got that page to load though, while I was doing something else. She has a cool kind of sound. I agree she has a good voice too.

Maybe they can rent purevolume's player. I finally found one social networking thing I think I could actually handle. Twitter. All to the point, no crap as best as I can tell.

Yeah, her voice is rather lovely. However, I finally managed to listen to the full album today via means that would make Jack Sparrow proud and I think I'm going to pass on it. Like I said, she's got potential, but she's not quite there yet. She's suffering from something I like to refer to as Norahjonesitis: she is a pretty young girl with a lot of talent who shines for a few flickering moments throughout the album, but an alarming level of musical blandness backs her soulful pipes and holds aforementioned diagnoised record back from being a masterful, solid piece of music. Essentially, the sum of Bible Belt buckles a bit in light of a few individual tracks.


Twitter is....interesting. I mean, it has it's uses. Webb is running his savenger hunt via a crpytic Twitter account, and so far so good. However, I'm not sure too many people really want to know every single little minute detail about someone else's day. For instance, I really don't care to know that Xtreme47@lol went out to buy a carton of milk two hours ago or that Cutegrrly53X0 is currently crying into her Lucky Charms for (likely) unsettling reasons.

You're not the only one. I'm not sure how long this blog was open before I saw it. ha.

What can I say, I'm still ironing out a few dents in the advertisment department





Church tonight was decent enough. They started a new college age/young adult class this summer, and looks like it's going to be about as good as the last one I went to (which was decent enough). One of the best teachers in the church is leading it though, so that is always a big fat plus.


In more paramount news, I received one of those mythical blank UCs from the Cabong (famous in song & story). Now I just have to decide whether I should be boastful or terrified by this occurance.

[beanbag]

well, you know me. I am the queen of empty encouragement.

[gg7]

Originally Posted by The one who gets down with hairy plants

Oh yeah! That's it! Forgetful Jones!!!! Thank you O one who's mind is still sharp as a tact!!

No worries, mate.

Yeah, her voice is rather lovely. However, I finally managed to listen to the full album today via means that would make Jack Sparrow proud and I think I'm going to pass on it.

You stole a ship just to hear it!? Wow.

Truth is, I very very rarely buy an album. There's a ton of stuff I like enough that I can listen to it. Which means I'd spend way too much money on music that I wouldn't get my money's worth out of because it wouldn't be something I'd want to keep coming back to over and over again. I don't think there's anything wrong with that throw away kind of catchy music. It's enjoyable. However, I like to buy the stuff that speaks to me somehow....for the most part.

I actually got a Twitter account, but just so I could enter a contest to win a guitar mostly. ha. I agree that some of the stuff on there is kind of silly. I don't need to know if someone is buying a carton of milk, unless maybe I'm stalking them. However, it also doesn't have the boat load of garbage that I've seen on other sites. At least it's to the point and I don't have to look at some 800mb graphic of a spinning puple monkey to get see what someone has written.

I'm glad the church group seems like it's going to be decent.

In more paramount news, I received one of those mythical blank UCs from the Cabong (famous in song & story). Now I just have to decide whether I should be boastful or terrified by this occurance.

Both.
Blank uc'ing is an art that some have tried, but few have mastered. I can properly harness the power of the blank UC, but I think Tim is still the grand master.

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Our motto is simple: We keep you alive.

(and yes, a very special UC to the person who has any idea what that's from )

Originally Posted by Her Majesty, Beanbag

well, you know me. I am the queen of empty encouragement.

Nah, you're more like the Ducthess of heck of! encouragement. Besides, aren't you already the Queen of tediously lengthy myspace surveys? I imagine some big head honcho out there would frown on you trying to take two Queen titles for yourself.

Originally Posted by Jeremy

You stole a ship just to hear it!? Wow.

Yeah man. I contracted out a few hillbilly pirates in the area and we raided someone's houseboat on a nearby lake because that album was blaring out of their portholes. We probably could have been nicer about it. In hindsight, it probably wasn't necessary to make them walk the plank (yes, life perservers were provided)

Truth is, I very very rarely buy an album. There's a ton of stuff I like enough that I can listen to it. Which means I'd spend way too much money on music that I wouldn't get my money's worth out of because it wouldn't be something I'd want to keep coming back to over and over again. I don't think there's anything wrong with that throw away kind of catchy music. It's enjoyable. However, I like to buy the stuff that speaks to me somehow....for the most part.

Yeah, I am typically the same way. There's a lot of stuff I can listen to, but I mainly buy albums that I'm pretty confident I'll be able to listen to over and over again without getting sick of them quickly. Sure, there's nothing wrong with that throw away kind of pop; I just won't be paying anyone money just to listen to it repeatedly

I actually got a Twitter account, but just so I could enter a contest to win a guitar mostly. ha. I agree that some of the stuff on there is kind of silly. I don't need to know if someone is buying a carton of milk, unless maybe I'm stalking them. However, it also doesn't have the boat load of garbage that I've seen on other sites. At least it's to the point and I don't have to look at some 800mb graphic of a spinning puple monkey to get see what someone has written.

I'll be very pleasantly surprised though if Twitter doesn't start attracting the same grotesque levels of e-garabage in the next year or two. I mean, FaceBook use to be a rather minimlist pursuit....

Both.
Blank uc'ing is an art that some have tried, but few have mastered. I can properly harness the power of the blank UC, but I think Tim is still the grand master.

Ha, indeed. I get chills up my spine just thinking about that little white space in my UC list.



.....oh, I C what U did down there





I went ahead and bought a couple books on Amazon yesterday. One is titled UnChristian, which is the book we're studying from in that new class. For the sake of brevity, all I'll say is it's research about what Americans of all age brackets think about the modern American church and why Christianity is plauged by such negative connoations by our culture. I'm buying it partially out of curosity, but also because I'm not entirely clear if we're even going to actually study by using the book in class, so I kind of just want a better understanding of what the heck we're suppose to be talking about in there. Plus, I also just need some new spiritually inclinded works to read.

And the other is the first volume of a series called The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It's another graphic novel by the same gifted Brit who wrote Watchmen, among other books. I've been looking for another GN forever that might fit my interests, so I'm taking a chance on this one. And for nine bucks, I figure I can't go too horribly wrong.


.....and yeah, nothing much else worth bringing up at this point. There's a graduation to go to tomorrow night, but I'm honestly not looking forward to it right now. Hmm.

[beanbag]

you should read the Irresistible Revolution. the author came and spoke in chapel a few years ago, and a lot of what he talked about is covered in more detail in the book. it's really thought-provoking, and really good though. there are some things I am not completely sold on, but he does say in the preface that he wants the book to be thought-provoking and stir up the church.

also, I can take as many queen titles as I want!! I used to have a keychain in jr. high that said "queen of the bad girls." so NOT me, but my friends thought it would be funny to get it for me. and I thought it would be funny to use it, so I did.

[gg7]

Originally Posted by SupaNova

Yeah man. I contracted out a few hillbilly pirates in the area and we raided someone's houseboat on a nearby lake because that album was blaring out of their portholes. We probably could have been nicer about it. In hindsight, it probably wasn't necessary to make them walk the plank (yes, life perservers were provided)

haha. Nice work.

I'll be very pleasantly surprised though if Twitter doesn't start attracting the same grotesque levels of e-garabage in the next year or two. I mean, FaceBook use to be a rather minimlist pursuit....

Is that even possible though? I mean you have to be subscribed to someone's account to read what they say....unless maybe someone takes the time to go down through it doing the @yourname here thing to spam. I don't know. It just seems with the current setup there aren't as many avenues for the e-goobers to go down.

Ha, indeed. I get chills up my spine just thinking about that little white space in my UC list.

Ah yes. It's all part of the experience.

.....oh, I C what U did down there

You are quite the observant one, and I was counting on that.

I've never heard of the first book you mentioned, but I know a movie was made out of the second. I didn't see it though.

I am very confused by that last UC with the red square beside it that you sent.
Maybe I'll figure it out as I read a little more on CGR.

[Small]

So League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was a disappointment to me. P'raps I expected too much, p'raps my mind is to small, but Moore came across as shallow and horny.

[luvinjesus]

Originally Posted by Small

So League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was a disappointment to me. P'raps I expected too much, p'raps my mind is to small, but Moore came across as shallow and horny.

I could've told you that it sucked.