Today I went and bought some groceries, because water just doesn't fill you up like solid food does. While I was shopping I remembered that Nathan sent me a link to cookie dough cupcakes and thus the project of the day began. I'm a simple man so I simplified the recipe and just used boxed mixes; yellow and chocolate and then topped them off with a chocolate butter cream frosting. I'm not sure how these will taste but they do look good and seem to be super moist.
Also I have been listening to The Decemberists all day and will continue to do so.
There are not a lot of bands that can put me in a great mood by singing about murder, suicide, and hooker moms, but The Decemberists do it so well.
I really need to block Ebay... I may have just "invested" a little more into paintball.
I've been becoming more of a jerk lately.
Last night I roundhouse kicked a freezing Juan... It was funny... He didn't laugh, or talk to me after that.
Today during paintball I lit up two guys who politely asked me to surrender... They really should have just shot me... just saying.
But it was nice of them not to and shooting them was a dick move...
I apologized... It's all good now.
At least they got a good story out of it.
Today while paintballing my teammates kept shooting me in the back. I guess that's what I get for playing up front on a team of mostly 10 year olds. Still though, kinda bummed me out being the only one trying to accomplish things and then getting shot by my team.
blah blah blah, I'm a jerk and that's too bad for everyone else.
I'll try not to be one.
Yeah yeah, everybody thinks I'm going crazy
but they're wrong, cause I've been crazy all along
believe me, I haven't lost my mind
there simply isn't one to find
and it's not like I'm mad
I'm just insane
all the doctors want to put me away
I guess they want to dissect my brain
They can take my neural pathways
but these visions will remain
and they can slice off both my ears
but these voices will still scream
View the world in a different light!
Lose yourself and you'll be alright!
Find some truth and hold on tight!
And Love the Lord with all your might!
Feeling pretty bored with my life at the moment..
I keep going through the same cycle everyday. I work, I eat, I play video games or watch movies, and then I sleep. Being sick has made me lazy I used to want to run 10miles a week, but it's hard to run when you can't breath and with the risk of making the cold worse it's not worth it... This cold weather has been an extreme bummer as well it's April 17th and it's been snowing all day. I need to hike and camp and build bonfires, longboard, paintball and have some misadventures. I gotta lose some weight and feel great again, but I have honestly given up trying. I pig out on pizza and ice cream all the time and after a month of sickness any muscle I ever put on is gone and I'm just replacing it with fat....
blah blah blah
I got sick on march 20th and I am still sick and or sick again. For awhile I felt better, but I fear that paintballing on Sunday (sprinting, sliding, gun fighting/getting lit up) may have worn me out pretty bad and allowed this cold to strike super hard again. Now I am pretty congested and mucus is running out my nose or being coughed up. I've been getting about 3,000% dv of vitamin C and my immune system should be running at max capacity. And yet, the sickness rages on. I know what you are thinking, why don't I become a doctor so that I can cure it? Well as we all know it takes 8 years of schooling to learn to battle the common cold, and I would die before the end of it.
There are certain bands that I don't ever get sick of. I can listen to their albums over and over and over again and never tire of the tunes. So here is a small list of bands whose albums I could listen to on repeat all day.
1. La Dispute "so fill your heart with what's important and be done with all the rest"
2. Tigers Jaw "Today I needed a break, my friends are climbing mountains and I’m drowning in lakes"
3. As Cities Burn "unless you can part my ribs like the sea, and make stone beat, then there's no hope for me"
4. Zebrahead "It's out of my hands, But stuck in my mind, In time I find my spine is crooked in design"
5. Johnny Flynn "I've been drooling at some mangy scraps of bread, and these hungry voices make a lot of noise inside my head"
6. Frightened Rabbit
"Let's call me a baptist call this the drowning of the past, she's there on the shoreline throwing stones at my back"
7. Five Iron Frenzy "Five Iron is stupid and you are if you like them also"
I wouldn't make a playlist of these bands together because that would be weird, but I could pick one and listen to them all day. The lyric quotes are pretty random by the way.
I for one had an amazing day.
It started out just like any other Sunday. I woke up late and Nathan and I rushed off to Mission Hills for church. The sermon was really good and a lot of people including myself needed to hear it.
here is an audio clip that they played.
"Does it matter to you at all... The Church, is now married to the world?"
We need to genuinely care why Jesus wept. We need to genuinely care about our friends and families. We need to pray...
After church we headed over to Tokyo Joe's for some lunch.
When we got back to the apartment I loaded up all my paintball gear and headed out to Paintball Adventures field.
The owner was a really cool guy and he seemed pretty excited I brought three markers out that happened to be older than most of the kids playing.
The weather was nearly perfect.
Despite being a bit rusty and playing against a guy who owned an Empire Axe I played reasonably aggressive and had a ton of fun.
And yes, there are 9 more where that came from.
I guess you shouldn't run at a guy who has a marker worth more than all of your gear...
After paintball I headed back to town and met up with Nathan and some of his friends. They had some sweet Cajun hookups and we enjoyed eating crawfish, sausage, potatoes and it all tasted amazing.
Now I just have to clean and put away all my paintball gear until (hopefully) next week.
Depending on the weather, tomorrow I may get to go paintball. I can't wait to make mistakes and get lit up... I am seriously excited to get some nice welts. I need to forget about how expensive it is or how tired I am going to be the next day and just enjoy life... Weather permitting. I wonder how I'm going to do with 2 cheap/used markers from Ebay that I have never shot before and not really playing for like 6 years... This could be interesting.
On a side note the bands I saw this last week were:
The Ghost Inside
Stick To Your Guns
Stray From The Path
Rotting Out
As I Lay Dying
The Devil Wears Prada
For Today
THE CHARIOT
Excellent week.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Easter 2013 marks the 2nd year Nathan and I woke up and went to an
Easter sunrise service at our church. Smaller turnout this year and we
were able to sit near the front and it was a pretty great service. After
that we went to a breakfast buffet and I ate a lot of french toast and
five different kinds of pork. Then I took a nap, because waking up at
6am is just crazy.
Next was The 2nd Annual Unsactioned DICK'S Easter Party In The Park. It was a blast.
I made funfetti and Kahlua cupcakes, but there was also a lot of food.
And we played some games.
Yard Pong is a lot more competitive than it looks.
volleyball was pretty brutal.
All in all it was a great Easter.
We are reminded of several things: Jesus defeated death so that we
could be saved from it and place our faith in Him, and we should always
wear sunscreen when we plan on playing in a park all day.
