Finally Finished.

The tat is finally finished!! I have another appt. Aug 1st. I am going
to turn this into a complete half sleeve.We decided today that were
going to do a Japanese style Dive underneith this. That way the cloud
background can continue down. Pretty Stoked.

I love tats.
Tats are the shiz!! "thats for you Justin!!"

Tattoos

So I have to admit I have gotten pretty addicted to tattoos in the last year or so. I have been working on the same tat now for almost a year and today is the final session. The shop that I go to is absolutely disgusting and extremely unprofessional but yet I keep coming like an obsessed girlfriend. My tattoos artist has either cancelled or forgot my appt now 3 times in a row but I dont even care. I love his work and I love tattoos so it doesn't bother me. Its kinda sucky cause even if I was mad I wouldn't say anything. Ticking somebody off that us about to permanently mark your body is not a good idea. I will put a pic up later tonight and show everyone the final product. I'm sure it will be nasty he amazes me every time I'm in here.

Panera Bread Rules!!!

8 Things I love about Panera:

1. Unlimited Coffee
2. Their creamer is unusually good
3. They have Organic Sugar that tastes amazing at the end of your drink
4. Fast Internet
5. Comfortable Chairs
6. Great Bagels
7. Great Atmosphere
8. To take a break from working you can listen to some great old people gossip

Foosball Champion!!!

So I posted the first 3 games of my finals match at the Waterloo Iowa Border wars. You can check it out here.

Border Wars...

So this weekend will be my first big tournament in foosball. It is called border wars and it's a pretty big deal. I will keep everybody updated on games and such here.... I will try and have some video of matches and such. I am pretty pumped cause I ended up getting paired up with one of the best guys in Iowa. We will see what happens.

Selah Jay update...

So my first three months of being a dad are over and fatherhood is moving into a whole new dimension. Me and the wife have started a new thing of letting Selah fall asleep by herself rather than holding her until she falls asleep. The result is complete misery while I listen to my angel cry for 42 minutes straight feeling abandoned and neglected by her terrible parents. It's getting better though. I refuse to have a spoiled brat although she's well on her way. (bind it) She has started to roll over and sit up by herself. I think she is going to be very advanced in motor skills. She is doing everything very fast and she is extremely strong. I am loving being a dad more and more as time goes on. She's at the point now that when she hears my voice she almost smiles immediately. It makes me melt every time.

SICK DAY....

So today I had a sick day. 1st one in a heck of a long time. I am a little frustrated that I went the whole winter with everyone and their brother sick around me and I don't catch a thing, then when the nice weather hits I catch something from who knows where. It's alright though God is faithful and I'm already feeling a ton better. I think I prolonged my healing by not slowing down my daily activity. Today I finally just sat around and did nothing and I'm feeling about 75 percent better.

Some personal remodeling...

So I have been struggling with some stuff lately. I have kinda felt like a failure in a lot of aspects of life. I know that it is just the devil fighting me but I am definitely more to blame. I have this stupid habit of when life gets too complicated or too busy I kind of shut down. I have decided that I am not going to let this set back get me down or slow me down but I am going to push through or "plow" as my dad would put it. I am going to take a step back and spend a lot more time with my savior. I think I am going to go through the book of Psalms simply because it's an easy read and David is amazing. Im kinda tired of getting myself into these predicaments, maybe I should stop huh?

Just Thinking....

Do you ever stop and think about your relationship with people??
People that you are supposively close too. You hang out occasionally
yes but it seems to not be a priority to them or you because there is
always later. This is what I think most of the people I associate with
think. Its not a bad thing but its not me either. I am the type that
could stay up talking till midnight about "who cares" every night. Yes
I need my alone time but I love people. People fascinate me. When I
meet someone I have a overwelming obsessin with asking them the
awkward question everyone is thinking, and I usually do and get in
trouble for it. I meet an occasional friend who is like me and its
always a refreshing time in my life. They bring something different to
my life. I wish all my friends were this way. I would love to get to
know them on a deeper level.

I don't know maybe I'm weird.

Does anyone else think this way?

1st Video Blog...Im Back

Foosball..

So as most of you know I have a new obsession with foosball. It's kinda funny how it has all worked out because I was unusually obsessed with the game when I was a young kid as well. I used to sit in my basement practicing foosball by myself not knowing there is actually professional foosball. I play every thursday night in tournaments with some pretty good players as well as good friends. I also practice with a few pros and semi pros on Sunday nights. They are getting ready for a big tournament where you bring 8 players from each region. I actually have a chance to be one of those 8. I have only been playing competitively for about 7 months and I'm doing pretty well. I think its my obsessive attitude towards everything I do, a great man once told me "if your not first your last" and I took it to heart. For those of you who don't understand how foosball can be professional or you've never seen a professional foosball game here is a link of the top 2 players in the world playing eachother.

Small Group Party...

This weekend was another extremely busy weekend as usual. My day off consisted of laying tile for a friend and having a small group party for our Kingdom Youth Church ministry. The party was a huge success. We started out going to buffalo wild wings and eating. I made it a point not to make it very ministry specific but just make it fun and relational. I think the kids got a lot closer and realized you can have a good time w/out drinking and talking about women. Not to mention I got a call from a parent who was basically in tears over what small groups had done for her child. I love ministry!!! Their is no other job for me. Lord Willing.......

Crazy Life..

So life is a little crazy right now. I feel like I have so many things going on I literally catch myself doing not enough in almost every department. My job is obviously super important to me being that it's Kids Rock. Kids Rock is what I'm paid for and I love it to death but there is just so much more that is on my mind everyday and I don't feel like any of it can be replaced. I am constantly working on Kids Rock but I am also a musician, a big part of KYC (Kingdom Youth Church) a Husband, a father, an athlete, someone who loves to work out. I feel I am doing a pretty good job at managing almost all of these but there are a few that are suffering. For instance, working out has been extremely week and must pick up the pace. Music is one of my biggest passions if not the biggest. I practice a couple times a week and play live three times a week. I play a lot but it never feels like enough. I really need to put in some serious down to business practice time on the old bass. I have a dream of someday coming out with a bass solo cd that people can listen to and enjoy whether they are a musician or not. "hard to find these days".

So anyway here is all the mumbo jumbo I am constantly juggling in my mind and I am getting better at prioritizing. I need to replace myself in a few areas and I'll be good to go.

Embarrassing Moment....

So I just turned my computer on here at Panera and decided to listen to some music while I work. I looked through my playlist and couldn't find anything I wanted so I went to the iTunes Store. I found the new Leona Lewis cd and decided to give it a quick listen. I listened to the 30 second sample quick of "bleeding love" and I couldn't hear it real well, so I turned it all the way up. It was kinda quiet but I could hear it good enough to listen to a few more songs. I got about 4 songs down and realized that my headphones were in my ear but not plugged into my laptop. CRAP!!! I looked up and had 3 or 4 people looking at me grinning. That Sucks!!! Big athletic football player jamming to Leona Lewis. I am such an idiotes!

Dont Make Me Mad Dexter

Dex made me mad and I took care of business.

Life Update...

I am officially not playing softball on the traveling team this year. I believe I just made a wise decision due to way too many hobbies and an accidental child "jk".

Wednesday Night

So every Wednesday night for those of you who don't know I serve in a
kick arse youth monistry called Kingdom Youth Church. I play bass on
the worship band as well as serve in the creative behind the scene
stuff. This week is pretty exciting because we broke another
attendance record of 174 teenagers. Its amazing what God is doing.
These are not your typical rowdy teenagers. These teenagers bring
their bibles, serve in the church, are involved in small groups and
are making a mark on their high schools. I know that God has so much
more then anything we've seen. I ask all that when you read this you
say a prayer for this ministry and the leaders that are involved. I
believe this ministry has a chance to start a revival. Souls Souls
Souls.

I'm Stuck..

So I am in a situation in my life where I really don't know what to do. This summer is approaching extremely fast and I have some decisions that need to be made. As of right now I am committed to way to much and something has to give. I am supposed to play on two softball teams Monday and Tuesday nights, plus weekend tournaments. I am supposed to play a show every weekend with my band. I play foosball thursday nights plus some out of town tournaments. Plus I put in about 50 hours a week in ministry. "Something has got to go". The only problem I am having with letting something go is that I am going to extremely disappoint someone no matter what my decision. I am leaning towards softball but I don't know.

Crazy Sunday

So I have had one crazy weekend. It went something like this. Friday
night gig with "tri" till. 1am. Saturday morning operation renovation
till 430 then off to a wedding till 9 then ghost hunting till 430am
then church at 9am. Holy cow I'm tired and craving a bluray. Disturbia
Bly-ray here I come!

Josiah

Ghost Hunting

So to conclude my mini series on Ghost Hunting. I can officially tell
you that I do not believe In Ghosts. Evil spirits yes simply because
the bible says they are real. Last night while it was fun and an
experience I'm glad I can say I've had, was a complete waste of my
life. I'm a believer on paranormal but as far as peoples spirits being
trapped here or something. Doubt it! We got some hood footage for
church so it should be pretty funny.

Josiah