Road trippin'.

Some nice scenery and a few good angles from the passenger seat of an '09 Jeep Liberty.


"Drive through tree."


You could have driven through it, if you drove a vintage Volkswagen.



Sunset on the northern California coast.


In between these two pictures, we stumbled upon the Jenner Inn, spent the night, and had an amazing time.
My dad and I had an spectacular dinner, I had some fantastic dish called a Mango Mai Tai Poki. It was a spicy marinated sushi with mango salsa, served in a martini glass. Totally classy.
And our waitress/hostess was a total fox. She was easily the prettiest girl I've talked to in 6 months, and totally my type. 'Tis a shame I'll never see her again.

.... Or Will I?




I think my dad and I scared the girl in this picture.
We pulled off so I could get a good shot, and parked somewhat near to her, before we realized she was alone.
Then my camera battery died, so we were just sort of sitting there... and she got out of there right quick.


Aww, it's me and the pooch.







Alcatraz at 55+mph.


Golden Gate Bridge.

Songs that quite possibly label me as a pansy-boy.

I think the title clearly states what this is all about.
I decided to make a small list of songs that I like, that could easily label me as a limp wrist if you were to meet me while one were playing.
There could be more... this was what I felt comfortable sharing. Enjoy the pink player.

River of Dreams - Billy Joel
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Collide - Howie Day
Chasing Cars - SnowPatrol
500 Miles - The Proclaimers
Romeo And Juliet - Dire Straits
You Were Meant For Me - Jewel
One Headlight - The Wallflowers
Love, Me - Collin Raye
Uninvited - Alanis Morrisette
On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men
Foolish Games - Jewel
Unbreak My Heart - Il Divo
Run Away Train - Soul Asylum
What if God Was One of Us - Joan Osborne
Meet Virginia - Train
Loving Her was Easier - Willie Nelson (written by Kris Kristofferson)
Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla
Say Goodbye - Dave Matthews Band
Hyperballad - Bjork
Gravity Rides Everything - Modest Mouse
In the Lost and Found (Honky Beach) - Elliott Smith
Such Great Heights - Iron and Wine
The Girl Is Mine - Michael Jackson ft. Paul McCartney
One Week - Barenaked Ladies

And thus we see...

So, today was a day of awakening for me...
I realized that the minor inconveniences and dramas that I have faced in the past week, have all been very strong learning experiences.

Lessons in patience, lessons to deal with my vanity, and also with my pridefulness.

I learned a lot this week about listening to the promptings of the Spirit... I could have saved myself a great deal of trouble, by acting on what was felt.

Also, as my want to serve increases, I find that I must focus more diligently to fulfill my purpose.
I totally lost sight this week of the victory that is right in my grasp. I got caught up in worldly turmoil for the first time in 6 months, and in less a few days, I lost my path for a bit.

Soundtrack of my life.

Inspired by my sister's blog, I decided to think up a good list of songs in my life that I just will never forget.
Many are from a life that I have left far behind, but precious memories none-the-less, some are new memories, that I hope will last for a long time to come.
In no particular order:

Pearl Jam - Black
Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly
Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
Radiohead - Scatterbrain
Beck - Debra
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Beck - Nobody's Fault But My Own
Primus - Southbound Pachyderm
Dean Martin - Standing on the Corner (Watching All the Girls Go By) I could only find the Four Lads version... but you'll get my drift.
Van Morrison - Moondance
Modest Mouse - 3rd Planet
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wildside
G. Love and Special Sauce - Rodeo Clowns
Tool - Forty Six & 2
Reverend Horton Heat - Big Sky
Bad Religion - Broken
Busta Rhymes - Extinction Level Event
Green Day - She
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Roni Size -Brown Paper Bag
Bob Dylan - Boots of Spanish Leather
Johnny Cash - Understand Your Man
Waylon Jennings - Don't think Twice It's Alright
Willie Nelson - Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
Bill Whithers - Lovely Day
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
The Beatles - Happiness is a Warm Gun
The Who - Love Reign O'er Me
Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World
Rush - Tom Sawyer
James Brown - It's a Man's World
The Streets - Dry your Eyes
Sage Francis - Bridle
Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?
Radiohead - High & Dry
R.E.M - At My Most Beautiful
Procol Harum - Whiter Shade of Pale
Deathcab for Cutie - Summer Skin
Otis Redding - Cigarettes and Coffee
Elliott Smith - Junk Bond Trader
Liam Lynch - United States of Whatever
Flaming Lips - Are You a Hypnotist??
Deathcab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Weezer - Say it Ain't So
The Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
Radiohead - My Iron Lung
Bob Dylan - Baby Let Me Follow You Down
Johnny Cash - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
Johnny Cash- Frankie's man Johnny
Willie Nelson - Loving Her Was Easier

If you helped to make these songs special, thanks for the memories!

I was told there would be a test later...?

So, I'm joining the rest of the world... I'm exposing myself to the world around me, and I will now blog outside the box. I was stuck in a comfortable rut, for some time... now I must get my wheels back on the road and make up for lost time.


Besides, my narcissistic cravings were not being gratified elsewhere, so I figure it may help to be where blogs become searchable by Google.


So, I have been enthralled by listening to Bob Dylan lately.
This isn't my normal sort of musical obsession, either... this is a complete and utter awe of his words. The man is just incredible.
Don't get me wrong, he had his moments of complete and absolute nonsense, but most of his songs were fantastic.
And I have noticed on the few albums I have, that the majority of his 'popular' songs, were some of the most unimpressive songs on the album.

It just reminds me of when I was a little kid, and my sisters and I would hide my dad's Dylan cassettes running and screaming, "YUCK!!!! Bob Dylan! Gross!". My dad chuckling, and telling us one day we'd like him... that one day we'd appreciate his music.

Well, it took 20 years... but he was right.

I know I can bring myself to write beautiful things, but not like this... and surely not this many.