...who in the world?

I don't really have anything to say. So here's a photo of me springing off of Mike's back.

Cheers!

Currently Listening to:
Rikk Watts - November 27, 2005 (Mark Sermon)

I'm wide awake, all the more reason to go to bed.

I've been up since 4:30 this morning...
I'm gonna go to bed.

goodnight.

the dan...the donald...the danold.

Today was one of those days where I came to work really ambitious about getting a whole slew of work finished. Needless to say... despite all my efforts... It didn't happen. (I know, I know, this is a reacurring pattern in my life.) But in all honesty, I really did have the determination to work like I do when I only have 3 hours left to finish a Theological research paper. Unfortunately, my day had plans of its own. I ended up stuck in meetings from 8am-2pm. Why can't the day call me up in the morning and say, "Hey dannyboy, it's 'Tuesday calling,' I've decided to screw up your entire day! Forget about being productive today, cause... it's not going to happen! It's never going to happen! Muahahahahahahahaah!" *Click* I wonder what a day of the week calling me would sound like? I assume it would be the same voice that's recorded in those electronic dictionaries... or maybe the voice of William Shatner! The Shat would most likely be the voice for 'Friday.'

In all honesty, the meetings weren't all that bad. In fact, I felt really good about being at work for a change. I felt like I was accomplishing something today. Eventhough I accomplished absolutely no real work at all, I felt like the conversations I had in the meetings were really quite meaningful.

My good friend Dan Donkers and I were talking about how he met Donald Miller. Both Dan and I have such high esteem for Mr. Miller. We both find his work remarkably intelligent and warm-hearted. I asked Dan, "What was meeting Donald Miller like?" He responded with how he was the type of guy that he wanted to befriend. I haven't even met the guy, but through reading his writings, I think I would come to the very same conclusion. I too would love to be friends with Donald Miller. In fact, if I ever do meet him, I would want to give him a CD of music he should listen to while he writes his next book. I think the CD would include the following:

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - (The entire self-titled album)
Wilco (Various tracks from Kicking Television and A Ghost is Born.)
Broken Social Scene - You forgot it in People
Elton John (Some of his earlier stuff)
Nick Drake - Bryter Lyter
Mojave 3 - Spoons and Rafters and Excuses for Travellers)
The Appleseed Cast - Low Level Owl Vol 1 & 2
Bedhead - Exhume
In Medias Res - Of What Was
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde

That's a good start I think. I'm pretty sure all this music just might overwhelm him.

currently listening to:
Counting Crows - August and Everything After

...are you mineral?

I can't get over how awesome all the awesometown sketches are. Take forexample, the "Just2Guyz" rap. There aren't a lot of things funnier than two uber-nerdy guys singing about how good they are at partying. This rap is so hilarious on so many levels. For instance, the part where Jorma is says "Friends are everywhere" and the video shows a bunch of different rooms in a house, but the only person in all those rooms is Jorma, who by the way isn't doing anything remotely fun in any of the rooms. So genius!

If you haven't seen this sketch, you definately need to check it out: http://www.thelonelyisland.com/just2guyz.html

So why the new blog?
I wanted to continue the betavision blog, but I just couldn't do it. I guess I felt I needed to start something new. I just couldn't identify with most of the writing in that old blog.

I think I will use this blog to write simple ordinary events that take place in my life.
I've also been thinking a lot about photography. And by a lot, I mean, maybe about 60 percent of consciousness is spent on thinking and reading about photography and Digital SLR cameras.
So I'm hoping to start posting some pictures I've taken on this blog as well.

currently listening to: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!