Alright ... I started this blog in an attempt to have a place to post my writings. When I hit some writers block, I switched this over to an update site for Cody and I. Now that my writers block is gone (hopefully), I'm switching this back to a writing blog, mmkay?
I have created a new blog for updates (webbchronicles.blogspot.com) So, if you have been checking this site solely for updates on our crazy life, please refer to the new blog.
I also have a photo-blog (sepiatonelovin12.blogspot.com). If you are interested in reading my attempts at being a writer or viewing my photographs, please let me know via comment or email (alexithymia12@gmail.com) before February 1, 2009.*I will be making these two blogs "by invitation only" affective February 1, 2009* This is just to make sure I don't get plagerized, not that I'm too worried that someone would want to steal my stuff. My writing will commence at that point in time.
Thank you everyone!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Like them or not, they're talented!
My little brother has succeeded in corrupting me further when he introduced me to Avenged Sevenfold. The first I heard from these young men was Bat Country from their City of Evil album that was released back in 2005. My first impression was that it was a pretty catchy tune, but I didn't expect to hear much more from these guys in the future.
When my little brother decided to pursue playing the guitar around the same time, he was doing really well and had been learning Avenged Sevenfold songs to show off when I came home from college. On our Denver trip earlier this year, him and I decided to play the listening-to-each-others-cd game and he, of course, chose their self-titled album which had come out last year. The point of this story is...
I really like them.
Not everyone will feel the same way, I realize this. But the thing you have to admit, at least, is that they are pretty talented. Synyster Gates (the lead guitarist) has turned out to be quite the powerhouse when it comes to his creative and fast moving solos. M. Shadows is a pretty talented singer, and aside from the occasional screaming in their music, he has some great range and does things with his voice that I didn't expect with this type of band. They are all pretty talented, and I'm just ... impressed.
Now, album music is all fine and good, Felicia. But do you expect us to believe that these guys can actually play live and sound good? Good question. I was sceptical myself. They are pretty darn good live, people. I mean, singing is hard. Especially if you have to sing loud like these guys. Shadows belts it like there's no tomorrow, to be completely honest. And the other guys sing too, so that means there are beautiful harmonies on the album and live. If you know me, you know I love harmonies. They make my heart happy and give me warm fuzzies.
Moral of this story is: like them (the type of music they play, them personally, etc.) or not, these boys are talented! Period. And I just want to thank my little brother for keeping his older sister up-to-date with what the kiddies are listening to these days. Keep in mind, he is 6 years younger than me. I would highly recommend going to youtube and listening to this band, especially Almost Easy, which has a really cool harmony in the bridge.
Tchussy!
When my little brother decided to pursue playing the guitar around the same time, he was doing really well and had been learning Avenged Sevenfold songs to show off when I came home from college. On our Denver trip earlier this year, him and I decided to play the listening-to-each-others-cd game and he, of course, chose their self-titled album which had come out last year. The point of this story is...
I really like them.
Not everyone will feel the same way, I realize this. But the thing you have to admit, at least, is that they are pretty talented. Synyster Gates (the lead guitarist) has turned out to be quite the powerhouse when it comes to his creative and fast moving solos. M. Shadows is a pretty talented singer, and aside from the occasional screaming in their music, he has some great range and does things with his voice that I didn't expect with this type of band. They are all pretty talented, and I'm just ... impressed.
Now, album music is all fine and good, Felicia. But do you expect us to believe that these guys can actually play live and sound good? Good question. I was sceptical myself. They are pretty darn good live, people. I mean, singing is hard. Especially if you have to sing loud like these guys. Shadows belts it like there's no tomorrow, to be completely honest. And the other guys sing too, so that means there are beautiful harmonies on the album and live. If you know me, you know I love harmonies. They make my heart happy and give me warm fuzzies.
Moral of this story is: like them (the type of music they play, them personally, etc.) or not, these boys are talented! Period. And I just want to thank my little brother for keeping his older sister up-to-date with what the kiddies are listening to these days. Keep in mind, he is 6 years younger than me. I would highly recommend going to youtube and listening to this band, especially Almost Easy, which has a really cool harmony in the bridge.
Tchussy!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
a rough draft of a possible story?
"Hello?"
"Hey, Kate?"
"Yeah, who is this?"
"It's Michael. How are you doin'?"
"M-Michael? Wow... I'm good. H-How are you?"
"I'm great, Kate. Listen, I'm moving back to town here in a few days. I was wondering if you might be able to meet somewhere and catch up tonight."
"Oh, sure! Moving back to good ole Franklin, huh? I mean, that sounds great. What did you have in mind?"
"Well, how about we meet at the coffee shop and go from there?"
"That sounds wonderful," Wonderful? Really?! "Uh, what time did you want to meet?"
I could hear that smile in his voice, "How does 6:30 sound? Then we can grab a bite too."
"That sounds great. I'll see you then, Michael."
"Okay, see ya."
Click. In the course of the phone call, I had managed to open every piece of mail on the table. Catching my breath, I began to calm down and absorb who had just called me. Michael. Michael Boyle. I caught the smile on my face in the mirror in the bathroom and quickly removed it while inspecting my appearance. My color was looking a little better, now that the days were getting longer. I had been getting more sun and didn't look quite as pasty. Lack of sleep the last few nights hadn't helped the hint of grayness beneath my eyes, but that was nothing a little makeup couldn't fix.
Oh, who am I kidding? I haven't had a decent nights sleep for years! How can I show my face with Michael...he can see right through my facade.
Remembering back, I could recall every conversation we'd had on the back of his old green Ford pickup. Every crush that had been discussed, every evil teacher out to get us. I had shared everything with Michael. He was my best friend. But I would never have admitted that my heart jumped at the sound of his voice. Or the fact that no one had been able to understand me like he had. Admitting those things would be risking the perfect relationship I'd had with him, and that was not something I was prepared to do. We'd both been interested in history, but differed in my musical endeavors and his defensive spot on the varsity soccer team. After graduation, we had headed off in different directions and continued emailing and calling for weekly updates. Weekly updates changed to monthly, monthly turned to once a semester, and then stopped altogether. There was no "falling out" or disagreement. It was just understood that we were busy and that we would catch up "next week". By the time Ambrose and I had decided on a date to be married, he had moved out of his dorms and his parents said he had moved in with a girlfriend. Not wanting to interrupt, I had just sent his parents an invite, assuming they would inform him, and called it good. Now, after six years of nothing, Michael had tracked down my number to drop back into my life again.
"Hey, Kate?"
"Yeah, who is this?"
"It's Michael. How are you doin'?"
"M-Michael? Wow... I'm good. H-How are you?"
"I'm great, Kate. Listen, I'm moving back to town here in a few days. I was wondering if you might be able to meet somewhere and catch up tonight."
"Oh, sure! Moving back to good ole Franklin, huh? I mean, that sounds great. What did you have in mind?"
"Well, how about we meet at the coffee shop and go from there?"
"That sounds wonderful," Wonderful? Really?! "Uh, what time did you want to meet?"
I could hear that smile in his voice, "How does 6:30 sound? Then we can grab a bite too."
"That sounds great. I'll see you then, Michael."
"Okay, see ya."
Click. In the course of the phone call, I had managed to open every piece of mail on the table. Catching my breath, I began to calm down and absorb who had just called me. Michael. Michael Boyle. I caught the smile on my face in the mirror in the bathroom and quickly removed it while inspecting my appearance. My color was looking a little better, now that the days were getting longer. I had been getting more sun and didn't look quite as pasty. Lack of sleep the last few nights hadn't helped the hint of grayness beneath my eyes, but that was nothing a little makeup couldn't fix.
Oh, who am I kidding? I haven't had a decent nights sleep for years! How can I show my face with Michael...he can see right through my facade.
Remembering back, I could recall every conversation we'd had on the back of his old green Ford pickup. Every crush that had been discussed, every evil teacher out to get us. I had shared everything with Michael. He was my best friend. But I would never have admitted that my heart jumped at the sound of his voice. Or the fact that no one had been able to understand me like he had. Admitting those things would be risking the perfect relationship I'd had with him, and that was not something I was prepared to do. We'd both been interested in history, but differed in my musical endeavors and his defensive spot on the varsity soccer team. After graduation, we had headed off in different directions and continued emailing and calling for weekly updates. Weekly updates changed to monthly, monthly turned to once a semester, and then stopped altogether. There was no "falling out" or disagreement. It was just understood that we were busy and that we would catch up "next week". By the time Ambrose and I had decided on a date to be married, he had moved out of his dorms and his parents said he had moved in with a girlfriend. Not wanting to interrupt, I had just sent his parents an invite, assuming they would inform him, and called it good. Now, after six years of nothing, Michael had tracked down my number to drop back into my life again.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Let's move forward!
"I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our good will and earnest effort to find ways to come together to find the necessary compromises to bridge our differences and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherited.
Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans. And please believe me when I say no association has ever meant more to me than that." -- Sen. John McCain
--
He may not have won, but I was very impressed with his concession speech. It was very eloquent and humble. I have been pretty disappointed in some of my acquaintances these past few days; disappointed in their reactions to the election, disappointed in the hateful remarks I've heard, and disappointed in their inability to act as the United citizens our forefathers dreamed we'd be. I hope and pray that the Lord will help us move on and work towards a better America. We are so lucky to live here and enjoy the freedoms we have.
Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans. And please believe me when I say no association has ever meant more to me than that." -- Sen. John McCain
--
He may not have won, but I was very impressed with his concession speech. It was very eloquent and humble. I have been pretty disappointed in some of my acquaintances these past few days; disappointed in their reactions to the election, disappointed in the hateful remarks I've heard, and disappointed in their inability to act as the United citizens our forefathers dreamed we'd be. I hope and pray that the Lord will help us move on and work towards a better America. We are so lucky to live here and enjoy the freedoms we have.
Monday, October 27, 2008
a close call..
A close friend of ours father (Bart) was involved in a semi rollover on Friday night. I'm unsure of all of the details, but Bart had to swerve to avoid hitting a car (full of scouts, by the way) that had cut in front of him to turn left. He rolled, and because he wasn't wearing his seat belt, was ejected through the windshield. Not wearing his seat belt actually ended up saving his life, because he would've been smashed by his dash had he been in when his truck landed. We went to visit him Saturday and he told us the first thing running through his mind while he truck was swerving out of control:
"Please God. Take my life, but please don't let me kill them.."
Luckily, no one in the other car was injured. They stopped to make sure he was okay and wait for the ambulance. He was life-flighted to a hospital in Salt Lake. It looks like he fractured two ribs, a pretty big gash on his forehead, scrapes and bruises all over, and is having a hard time keeping comfortable (understandably). Cody has known this family (and has pretty much been part of it) since about 5th grade. Remembering Cody's rollover accident back in 2004 was unavoidable.. As we entered Barts hospital room, the first words out of Barts mouth were, "Cody, I don't want to hear it, because I remember seeing you in the same place!"
Bart got us laughing and crying the whole time and I can't help but feel so grateful that his life was preserved. He's got a lot of recovery ahead of him, but he understands how lucky he is. I've become very close to this wonderful man, and I hope to have many more years of his jokes. I love you's were exchanged as we left, and I couldn't help but get teary-eyed just thinking about him. Cody has thought about driving commercial vehicles with Bart, and even though I might warm up to that in the future, Cody said before we left, "Well, Bart, thanks to you I don't think Fe will let me drive one of those rigs.." And I replied instantly, "NOPE!"
Yet another experience to help us realize how fragile life is..
"Please God. Take my life, but please don't let me kill them.."
Luckily, no one in the other car was injured. They stopped to make sure he was okay and wait for the ambulance. He was life-flighted to a hospital in Salt Lake. It looks like he fractured two ribs, a pretty big gash on his forehead, scrapes and bruises all over, and is having a hard time keeping comfortable (understandably). Cody has known this family (and has pretty much been part of it) since about 5th grade. Remembering Cody's rollover accident back in 2004 was unavoidable.. As we entered Barts hospital room, the first words out of Barts mouth were, "Cody, I don't want to hear it, because I remember seeing you in the same place!"
Bart got us laughing and crying the whole time and I can't help but feel so grateful that his life was preserved. He's got a lot of recovery ahead of him, but he understands how lucky he is. I've become very close to this wonderful man, and I hope to have many more years of his jokes. I love you's were exchanged as we left, and I couldn't help but get teary-eyed just thinking about him. Cody has thought about driving commercial vehicles with Bart, and even though I might warm up to that in the future, Cody said before we left, "Well, Bart, thanks to you I don't think Fe will let me drive one of those rigs.." And I replied instantly, "NOPE!"
Yet another experience to help us realize how fragile life is..
Monday, October 13, 2008
update-ish
I guess I should update...It's been a while! Not much has happened recently in my life. The investors came to work a little while ago, so we had to have a clean office and where business casual...blah blah. LOL We should keep the office clean anyway, but wearing business casual was actually pretty fun. I do love hoodies and jeans, but it's nice to play dress-up every once in a while.
We are thinking about selling our house here pretty soon. We want to get into a cheap apartment and save for a down payment on a nicer house for a year or so...But we'll see how that goes. We tried to sell our house around last Thanksgiving, but that didn't go so well. Even if we break even, I'll be happy..I just don't want to lose anything. The problem with our house is that it can't grow with us. If we wanted to add on another bedroom, it just wouldn't work because the property is so small. But living here has been a good experience for us. We had a little debt scare earlier this year, and that taught us to pay better attention to our finances. Cody has gotten a much better job, and since I got a raise, we feel more comfortable with getting a nice house. Preferably in Spanish Fork, but we'll see.
I'm playing the scrapbooking game with my best friend this weekend for a gift for Cody (SHHH!) and I'm so excited! I have a lot of materials, thanks to my job at Xpedx. But I've never had time or the patience to actually sit down and do it. She is beyond excited to help me, so I'm giving her something to look forward to as well.
Even though it's a little boring, I love my life. I am so blessed to live with the things I have, love and be loved by the people in my life. There's always something else I want, but everything is good for now. 4:30 pm and all is well! Slow day at work, obviously...Boss-man is out for a dentist appointment today and there isn't any mail going out. Holiday = lazy day!
Tchussy!
<---spoils from Cody's candy run in the German stores up north!
We are thinking about selling our house here pretty soon. We want to get into a cheap apartment and save for a down payment on a nicer house for a year or so...But we'll see how that goes. We tried to sell our house around last Thanksgiving, but that didn't go so well. Even if we break even, I'll be happy..I just don't want to lose anything. The problem with our house is that it can't grow with us. If we wanted to add on another bedroom, it just wouldn't work because the property is so small. But living here has been a good experience for us. We had a little debt scare earlier this year, and that taught us to pay better attention to our finances. Cody has gotten a much better job, and since I got a raise, we feel more comfortable with getting a nice house. Preferably in Spanish Fork, but we'll see.
I'm playing the scrapbooking game with my best friend this weekend for a gift for Cody (SHHH!) and I'm so excited! I have a lot of materials, thanks to my job at Xpedx. But I've never had time or the patience to actually sit down and do it. She is beyond excited to help me, so I'm giving her something to look forward to as well.
Even though it's a little boring, I love my life. I am so blessed to live with the things I have, love and be loved by the people in my life. There's always something else I want, but everything is good for now. 4:30 pm and all is well! Slow day at work, obviously...Boss-man is out for a dentist appointment today and there isn't any mail going out. Holiday = lazy day!
Tchussy!
<---spoils from Cody's candy run in the German stores up north!
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