bassman

Today was insanely musical for me. i woke up at 5:30 and got to church at 6:30 to rehearse for the services. we started the services and were done by about 12:00. i counted and i logged over three hours of playing time at church. then i went to band practice at 12:30 and we played until 3:30. so thats another three hours of playing time. then i went to a practice for a party that im playing at in november and played from 5:00 to 8:00 with a half hour dinner break. so that another two and a half hours. 3+3+2.5= 8.5 hours. 8.5 solid hours of plucking strings with the same two fingers. you have no idea how glad i am i have calouses on those fingers; my fingers arent even sore from today. my left hand is a bit cramped because i went nuts in the services and band practice and played too fast. haha. at least its my left hand. and my shoulder hurts from hanging a guitar on it all day. the 8.5 hours was just the time i played. there were probably about two extra hours besides that where i stood there with my guitar on my shoulder listening to our worship director. so my whole body is sore from playing bass guitar. wierd. I just felt like writing about this because i cant think of other days when i played that long. today was one of the best days i've had in a long time.

(Cd's are still coming. Chris wants to get them done really bad also. he promised a bunch of people at his school cd's, so he has a stake in this too. it will be worth the wait. there will only be 5 or 6 songs, but they will sound very good i think.) pretend like you care that you have to wait for your CD and make me feel cool. i would appreciate it. haha.

ps. the broncos are awesome. 49 to 21 win over the eagles. thats a victory against both super bowl teams, for those of you that didnt notice that before. we are material.

nothing t'all

umm. yeah. about the CD's. they're still coming. we are definitely still going to get those to out to you guys. they just are going to take a bit longer than expected. i will let you know in a few weeks about when to expect them. sorry dudes. they're still coming, so dont worry. i know everyone was panicking... haha.

for everyone who goes to AHS, wait until you see me tomorrow. its going to be awesome. losing bets can indeed be fun.

lately, I have been disgusted with the worldliness i see everyday (no, this is not about myspace. haha.) Everywhere you go, people are consumed with themselves. I got so fed up. i prayed about it and the first thing that happened as soon as i stopped thinking about my self-righteousness was God saying, "look how easy it is to see faults in other people. where are your own?" it seems like more often than not, God is sarcastic with me when He teaches me a lesson. i tried arguing with Him. that didnt work. I have been fleshly and wordly. bottom line. how humbling... you go a week looking down at everyone else and thinking, "boy im glad im not like that," and then God says, "let's talk about you first." oops. i lose.

"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"

so now im going to remove my plank.

fuball

umm. we're still working on the CD. haha. we'll be done someday. dont worry, it will sound amazing. we didnt think we would get drums done, but it turns out we can mix them in using vocal mics on an extra track. so thats good for us.

so this is about the fuball game today. we got there really early and so I had a chance to watch the kickers and punters warm up. for those of you who dont know, i had planned on being a kicker and/or punter in high school. however, i never went through with it. but while i was watching, i realized that im just as good as most of them. im a dork. why didnt i play football? it made me mad and so i practiced after the game. i havent kicked in three years, but i made a 35-yard field goal and a 40 yard punt with a four second hangtime. tight. i've got like 7 months before next season. in 7 months im fairly certain i can build back my leg strength and consistency. so the plan is to get back in kicking shape like i was a few years ago, surpass my PRs, and be the starting kicker or punter on the varsity football team. heck, i'd take second string too. haha. what do you guys think?

Musack

on thursday and maybe friday too, my band is recording some of our own stuff. since we own the music, i can legally burn CDs of it. sooooooooooo, if anyone would like a CD of our original music, that would be sweet. definitely leave a comment that says, "nathan, i would love a CD with your awesome music." they're quite free. if you ask for one, you wont be disapointed and it would make me feel really cool. thats right. its all about me.

coach campbell

WTF mates? coach campbell, how is your record at 6-1? Because you've been carried there by your all-american players. look what happens when they're injured. you lose.

Chapparal was an easily winnable game. its quite simple. your star running back is out so the burden leans on the defense to make the plays. the defense cant make the plays unless you let them. its not that hard. when playing a team that has, literally, no passing game and rushes every down predictably, there are a few things you dont do. You dont play zone defense with a stuffed secondary. you dont need four flipping DBs on two or three recievers. especially when they are thrown about five total passes in the game. especially when their game plan centers around a running game. chaparal predictably set up a running game, you can ask connor. i told him in the car on the way there that chaparal would run the ball. with that easily foreseen, it seems obvious that stopping the running game would be the best plan. i can tell you right now that zone defense with 4 DBs will not stop a star running back. you play man defense. you play man on the recievers with your corners. you blitz with your safeties. you blitz with your linebackers. you blitz blitz blitz. with only one man on each reciever and blitzing with everyone else, do the math. thats two uncovered blitzers every down flying into the line if scrimmage. In essence, by playing with coach campbell's plan, we played two men down on each defensive play. we had two DB's on double coverage on reveivers who were never going to get the ball anyway.

two uncovered blitzers is how you stop a star running back. yes i know it sounds incredibly reckless. one man on each reciever! its insane. but its not really. especially when one of your cornerbacks has six interceptions in as many games. especially when only five passes were attempted anyway. especially when half of those attempted passes hit the ground before reaching the reciever. its terrible. chaparal was the most extreme running team i have ever seen in my life. they literally rushed more than nine times out of ten. why, coach campbell, would you play four zoned DB's against a team like that? why? if you play with the blitzers, you stop the run. if you stop the run, you win the game. its that simple.

did that make sense? im sorry if it didnt. i really needed to rant. this was more for me than everyone else. haha. if you did understand what i said, please tell me what you think. seriously. i would love to know if im just being an idiot. dont hesitate to just say, "nathan, you're an idiot."

roller coasting

so i should say something about homecoming. it was cool. i had fun. it was a good time to just let loose and do whatever. if anyone did not have fun, tell me, and i will yell at you.

so the real point of this post is about life. life is a huge roller coaster, spiritually i mean. its insane; it really is an adventure. so this is what i wrote this morning. Pretty much this is a picture of my life. sorry for the dramatics. haha.

Oh Lord, hear my cry. Why has this foe risen again?
How many times must I be struck down to the ground before Your hand finishes what I cannot?
You said, "Go into the brimstone." So for the sake of Your name I went where few have dared go.
What have I found but this enemy?
I have passed through the brimstone as You commanded, only to arrive at the fire.
Will I be chased through the fire as well?
Oh Lord, my body is broken from this journey, my bones are weary of being struck upon the rock.
But if You command me so, I will pass through the fire, hindered by the pursuing evil.
The fire will scorch my skin, and lick the wounds handed me by my foe.
Lord, you know my plea: strike down what has thus far destroyed me; take away this evil.
I will continue on the path you have commanded.
If You permit it so, the fiend will follow me even here, as it has already.
When I have emerged from the fire, bloodied by the evil, I will collapse upon Your doorstep.
Your ever-loving hand will gather up my pieces into the House of Many Rooms.
There I will arise anew at your feet to hear, "Well done, good and faithful servant."
Lord, such an acclamation is what I long to hear from my Beloved Savior.
Amidst the fire will I do battle with the evil foe to bring glory to Your name, for You are the Most High God.
For You I ventured into the brimstone, for You I have fought this evil, and for You I will delve into the fire while pursued by my foe.
Only by Your strength are such things possible.
Lord, you bandaged my feet when I walked through the brimstone; You lead me through it's maze.
How many blows from my enemy You have sustained for me I do not know.
And Lord, when I dive into the fire, followed by this evil, I know that You will be with me.
For such is Your love.
Your glory exceeds time and into the Heavens.
Your strength sustains me.
Your power turns my lament into a declaration of Your holiness, which is, which has been, and which will be forevermore.

So this is me and jake and connor and mike and kieran on our way to the partay last saturday night. we were supposed to dress up like a moneybags. whatever that is. so we threw this stuff on. connor was going to post our picture but he has to finish the film so i decided i would post my picture instead. arent you proud connor? 

This is me since you couldnt see me in the other one very well. im sure you were all horrified when you couldnt see me as well as every one else. haha. actually this is a sorry excuse to give myself another picture since this is my blog and i can do whatever i want. yeahyah.  

gross?

so today i experimented with my wet hair and found that i can put it in a pont tail. yeah. its not long enough to be a real pony tail, but its getting there. i was very proud. i bet everyone cares a great deal....

yesterday was our talent show. it was cool. props to alex for his flipping abilities. that was cool. there were some sweet instrumentalists. im regretting not getting my band in there. we would have so much fun. maybe we'll do the prom talent show.

here's a random nothingness. this morning i was shaving and i cut my thumb with an electric razor. wow. who does that? apparently i do. haha.

thats pretty much it. except i would appreciate prayer. i mentioned a little while that God was working me. its hurts so good. haha. but prayer for strength and persistence would be greatly appreciated. theres so many little things God can pull on you.. they just add up and nip you in the bud. thanks a ton dudes.