Song Suggestion Sunday TWO

As it is Sunday again (I think), I figured it was time for Song Suggestion Sunday… since it’s…. well, Sunday. I’ve been putting this off all day due to being a little under the weather, but I decided that I can put it off no longer. So I pulled myself away from the game I was playing and here I am!

I wracked my mind for what song to ‘suggest’, as I’m rather low on music I can listen to that I haven’t tired myself of, or something that’s uncommonly heard of. So I picked the one song that probably most every Christian music fan has heard.

‘Hero’ by Skillet.

I would give this whole big summary about it, how awesome it is, what it’s about, but all I can really come up with is I know a friend of the wife of one of the ‘heroes’ in the music video for the song. Which really isn’t anything spectacular, I guess… but hey.

I’ve been listening to this song alot lately, more so today to try and come up with something more than ‘It’s AWESOME!’ and still I draw a complete blank. It IS awesome, but of course there’s more to it then that. And who wants to dive in depth to a song anyway, right? It’s for listening, not debating.

That’s my excuse, and I’m sticking to it! *shifty eyes*

At any rate, if you haven’t heard the song, I strongly suggest that you check it out. It’s hard rock, so if you’re into that, it’s certainly for you. And if you’re not into hard rock… well, you might want to try Rebecca St. James instead.

So, that’s the song suggestion for today.

Peace, love and Hawkins

‘I’m just a step away, I’m just a breath away, losing my faith today(falling off the edge today) I am just a man, not superhuman(I’m not superhuman) someone save me from the hate, it’s just another war, just another family torn(falling from my faith today) just a step from the edge, just another day in the world we live, I need a hero’

Yesterday, Today and… Monday?

It it Monday? Or Tuesday? After checking the calendar… I’m still not sure. It seems like it might be Monday, but then I think that was YESTERDAY and realize that it’s Tuesday… but I guess everyday’s just feeling like Monday now. It happens.

So here I sit. Eating Skittles. With rain pounding outside. And a Pepsi that’s going hot. You could say I’m bored, or you could say I have nothing to do. Or you could say both. Which would be true.

After playing the Graphics Game with my Twinny last time (which was EPIC fun) tonight seems like a real bummer. I’ve tried making a video, aside from the one from the contest, and no inspiration’s come. So I sit here. Trying to find a game to play to keep me occupied until I can find ‘Finding Nemo’ on Youtube and watch it.

And now I’m trying to come up with a proper topic, or at least something to ramble about, since I’m probably going to make absolutely no sense.

After sitting here and staring at this thing for about an hour, with many thoughts running through my head, you would think I would have a entire page full. But noooo, everytime I try to type the sentance just pops right out of my brain and runs away with the spoon. Or the dish. Or the little laughing dog. I’m not sure which.

Sleep sounds incredibly wonderful… but I think I’ll go write something instead. Or try. Try is the operative word.

Peace, love and Hawkins

‘We are not that different from each other, we just want somebody to discover, who we really are when we drop our guard, love has got to start with you and me, We’

Waiting For Lunch Takes Patience

And indeed it does. My stomach’s currently trying to eat me. O.o

I write this as I wait for my mother to get out of the shower so we can go somewhere and get something to eat, grab some things from Wal-Mart and then pootle off to pick my dad up from work so he doesn’t have to walk or take a bus. Not that he’s LAZY but we live out in the middle of nowhere, and he works in town. So. Long walk. LONG walk.

This one’s probably going to be a ramble, I forwarn you now, because I have nothing but an RPG in mind at the current moment. I suppose I could tell you about that. But I won’t. Because you’d think ‘Oh, wow, they watch alot of soap operas!’. Which we don’t. We just like writing them.

Anywho, as I finished ‘Chosen’ (by Ted Dekker), I decided to pick up ‘The Oath’ (by Frank Peretti) now. I started it last night, and I have read it before, hence the reason I picked it up again. It keeps me on the edge of my seat, no matter how many times I read it to know the ending. Frank Peretti is a genius, and there is no doubt about it.

I’ll probably read the Veritas Projects next. Or at least ‘Nightmare Academy’. That’s my personal favorite, and I hope he decides to write more. And I’d be thrilled to find out if he already has or intends to.

I’m going to start aiming to post something once a day now. I don’t know how long I’ll keep that up, if I will at all, but I think it’s worth a shot. Even if it is just little random rambling tidbits that no one will ever read.

And at any rate, I do believe my mum is almost finished, so I must head off before she decides to drag me away from the computer. Even though I’ve been waiting for her to get out. The circle of life, I suppose.

Peace, love and Hawkins

‘Hold on to the world we all remember dying for, there’s some strength left in us yet, hold on to the world we all remember fighting for, there’s some hope left in it yet, ARISE and be all that you dreamed, all that you dreamed’

Contesting Distraction

So here I am, on a lazy Sunday afternoon, working on a video project for a contest a dear friend of mine is hosting. So far I have a rousing 17 seconds complete. It’s a good thing I have just a little less then a month, or else I’d be in deep trouble. Or at least not entering the contest.

On a down note, my internet connection and computer have decided to completely turn against me and make my life difficult. After barely getting into wordpress (if any of you are actually reading this, you’re probably groaning that I actually DID manage to get in) and just getting by with feeding my horses onf Howrse(very fun website, I suggest it), I’m ready to throw it out the window beside me, which would lead it to a nice hard concretey death. If it didn’t ruin my granddaddy’s truck in the process.

On a plus note, I found Edmund Pevensie’s theme song! And I’m totally addicted too it! If you’ve never heard of the Christian group Red, I suggest them. And if you have and not heard ‘Faceless’… don’t feel too guilty. The CD doesn’t even come out until February.

I found the song on iTunes, and being a big Red fan, I of course bought the single, unknowing whether it was good or not. I was completely blown away by how epicly AWESOME it was. After listening to it for the second or third time in a row, I paid close attention to it to see if it would work as a video project. And guess what? It does! I’m currently using it for the contest I’m in and so far, as I can tell, so good. Though I still have over three minutes to go and I hope to over-effect it and pray I don’t totally mess it up. I’ve done that once or twice.

Anyway there’s my ‘song suggestion’ for the week, if you’d like to call it that. Maybe I should start such, and then I’ll get more reader’s. Though I highly doubt it, it would be kinda nice. So we’ll see how that goes!

‘Song Suggestion Sunday’. If there’s anyone out there, please comment. It would totally make my day.

And yes, if you haven’t figured it out by now, I am a big music freak. But I’m also a teenager with rocker parents, so what exactly would you except but anything less?

Now it seems a headache arriveth, so I shall end this lovely little rant hear, go watch a movie and hope it goes away with the help of a little hot chocolate. Or tea. Honey vanilla, to be specific. Another suggestion right there. Camomile, Honey and Vanilla tea. You can get it at Wal-Mart. I’m not much of a big tea drinker, except sweet tea, but that stuff  I absolutely LOVE.

And now August Rush, one of the best movies ever, is calling my name. Or maybe Transformers… yes, Transformers! (I have a very hard time making up my mind…)

If you read all of that, whether you understood any of that, or cared or not, grab a cookie from the plate on the table. They’re chocolate chip this time.

Peace, love and Peretti

‘Shadows growing in my mind, ones I just can’t leave behind, I’m not strong enough to pay this ransom, one more monster crawled inside, but I swear I saw it die, can You save me from the nothing I’ve become? I’ve been in this love, and laid it to rest, and now I’m one of the forgotten’

It Goes On and On

I write this taking a break from GIMPifying a few pictures. I’ve been doing so for the past hour or so, and I can’t see. So after doing a word puzzle or two, and texting a friend (who I’ve been texting all day, but that’s besides the point…) I decided to type up a blog on a subject that’s been bugging me.

These freaking ‘Copy and Paste’ things.

You know what I’m talking about. They fly around on Facebook, or through e-mails. Some are friendship related and if you don’t send or post, you are not a true friend. Some are about faith. If you don’t send or post, you are not a Christian.

I really don’t mind these stupid ones that really have nothing to do with anything but football, or some random show of some sort that a person who was bored or stoned out of their ever-loving minds thought up. It’s the ones that question my loyalty or faith for something that I don’t even do in the first place.

I’ve never sent an e-mail on, and I’ve never copy and pasted one of those as my status’s, save for maybe once and if I did I was tired beyond recognition, or bored out of my mind.

From some people, I’ll get the typical ‘why didn’t you send this’ or ‘why didn’t you post this’ and it feels like they’re doubting me because of that. It annoys me to no end.

Also, if it’s about something that can be helped, I’d rather not be posting about it when that really does nothing. Especially when it’s an issue that pretty much everyone knows about already. If there’s something I can do about it, I will, but reposting a message to people who won’t get up off their butts even if they HAD the chance isn’t exactly what I call ‘helping’. So why do it? That’s why I DON’T.

And about those that say ‘Post this or you’re not a Christian!’. Just because you post it doesn’t mean you’re a Christian, and just because you don’t doesn’t mean you aren’t. If you’re going to post or send something like that, post a scripture that might inspire instead of put down. It’ll go much farther in the long run, especially if someone who isn’t saved catches a glance of it. A copy and paste they would most likely ignore completely, if not scoff at. But a scripture might catch their attention, or at least stick in their mind at a time that it would.

Anyway, I suppose that’s all that’s on my mind for now, which is a good thing. And I do believe supper is calling, now that I finally have something of an appetite again. If not that, then it’s back to the graphic making!

Also, if you’ve read through that, or any of my earlier posts, you can take a cookie from the plate in the middle of the room. They’re sugar cookies. With frosting. In your favorite color. Mwaha.

Pip pip, cheerio, God save the Queen!

‘Then I see Your face, I know I’m finally Yours, I find everything I thought I had lost before, You call my name, I come to You in pieces, so You can make me whole’

Put The Knife To Your Enemies Throat

A lazy day comes when there’s nothing to do. Your father doesn’t have to work, so he cleans a hamster cage. Your grnadfather returns from a road trip, takes care of a few things, and then settles down into his recliner only to fall asleep watching old Western movies. As for you mother… well, she’s on the computer playing a game she’s just determined to win. Yes, today is one of those days.

I decided last evening that I needed something to read. I’m waiting to borrow the third ‘Warrior Series’ book from a friend of mine, so I need something to read in between. I was reading Lord of the Rings, and as exciting as that is… it just doesn’t hold my attention. J. R. R. Tolkien was one of the greatest writer’s of his time, of ALL time really, but I am far more enthralled with C. S. Lewis. Since my seven in one edition of the Chronicles of Narnia is nearly about to fall apart, I decided I’d read ‘The Lost Books’ series by Ted Dekker.

A fascinating work of penmanship if I’ve ever seen it. But then it’s Ted Dekker.

I’m one of the biggest ‘Dekkies’ you’ll ever meet. I own almost all of his books, and have read all but three of those. ‘Blink of an Eye’, ‘Blessed Child’ and ‘A Man Called Blessed’. As I don’t want to start anything I haven’t read until I finish the Warriors Series, I decided to go with The Lost Books. The first Ted Dekker books I ever read.

Honestly, it was that serious that got me so addicted to his books. I finished The Lost Books in little time. Quickly read ‘The Circle’ (though it’s technically ALL the Circle) and then moved on to The Paradise Novels’. All of which bind together so intricately, I had to stop and wonder if this really wasn’t somehow a history book. Of course, I know it wasn’t, but it’s good to wonder sometimes, isn’t it?

And as the book seems to be calling my name, I can simply hear it, I shall end this Ted Dekker ramble here and wish you all a blessed day.

Peace, love and Dekker

‘The trouble with truth is it never lies, and the trouble with wrong’s that it’s never right, so I rest my head under Your light, the trouble with peace is it never fights, and the trouble with love’s that it’s always bright, I wanna walk to the edge of it tonight, and I fall down’

Got Snickaloaf?

Long story short, I’m a big Tim Hawkins fan. There you go. GOODBYE!

Just kidding.

Where to begin? You can find out ‘about me’ in the ‘about me’ collum, as I won’t go into detail here. I won’t go into detail THERE either – this IS the internet, after all – but you’ll be able to find out more.

I finally gave into the urge to create a blog, and still I don’t know what to write. I guess I can just vent about life and my crazy cat that refuses to sleep when I decide too. As a result, most posts may come in the a.m. hours when she’s keeping me asleep.

I don’t know if I’ll keep this thing up and running or not. I may forget about it entirely, or I may post daily. Or I may post daily for a month to a week and then forget about it entirely. But you can bet your top dollar that most posts will be random and ranting, or showing a link to a video and/or picture that I’ve made. Or a story.

This isn’t my first blog. I share about three RPG blogs with a dear friend and unbiological sister/twin of mine. I also have my character bio blog (which needs updating…) and an unbeta-ed fanfiction blog of stories that I have written (mostly Narnia related) and they either have been un-edited and posted in a hurry to show a friend who will not judge the sloppy work, or unfinished, possibly to never BE finished.

But I’ve never had a PERSONAL blog, so I decided that I’d give it a shot, and here I am. Take it, leave it. Love me, hate me. I am who I am, and I’m not going to change.

I’ll probably end each post with a quote from a song I’m listening too, or something that inspired me. I’m a big Christian music freak, so expect alot of Disciple or Fireflight.

Peace, Love and Hawkins

‘So we sing a lullaby, to the lonely hearts tonight, let it set your heart on fire, let it set you free, when you’re fighting to believe, in a Love that you can’t see, just know there is a purpose, for those who wait’