Published Poems

My two poems "Big Empty Rooms" and "Decorate" are featured in this August's issue of The Scrambler. Check them out!

The Scrambler

Song for Today- a general barrage of songs denoting a dance partay in my head.

Out of Order

We were waiting for our flight to Denver in the Vegas airport when we decided to grab some food. Every trash can in the food court was overflowing, except of course the one that was out of order...



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Song for Today-Copeland- "Pin Your Wings"

Dreamcatcher

I need to write more often... Thus I will post a link to a video, that will resolve this...

Three Man Force- "Dreamcatcher"


Song for Today- All Time Low- "Weightless"

Finally, the Tattoo Talk

Maybe it's the craze of a fad? Maybe it's just a rather basic point that makes sense? Maybe, probably, it's the perpetuation and wide reach of tattoo doc shows?
It has become commonplace doctrine that tattoos must must must have meaning to be significant or appreciated. Once a sign of rebellion and individuality, now tattoos are a sign of "fitting-in-ness"; everyone who is everyone has or wants one. Mind you, I find this exciting, as we shall all decorate our bodies up, mar or scar the skin, look exhilarated in the coming down...
I bring this wonderment up because around half the time I am asked by someone to see my tattoo, it is followed up by what does it mean... This alone is a justifiable conversation piece, but I've noticed it solely occurring since TLC's tattoo docs hit prime time. What is being slowly uncovered here is our endless drive for meaning and symbol. Yes, I see what this means...but what does it really mean... Yet I think the appreciation of art and beauty alone is enough justification as to what the meaning of the tattoo is. What better way to express that love than to let someone else create original artwork on your body, that will endure. True, your input need be heavily weighed and respected, but every minute stroke of the piece need not mean something profound and soul-defining for the wearer.
If nothing else, the tattoo documents the experience. No matter what the ink displays, the senses, the emotions, of the time in your life when the piece was done are wrapped into that ink, time capsuled there forever. Even if it may be a regrettable piece, there's a story as to why it happened. People always argue why get something unless it is of profound meaning as it will be there the rest of your life. But, I say think to that, read a good cliche proverb about the journey, not the destination. The tattoo tells a story, whether or not it is profound. Though in searching through everything surrounding and leading up to letting an artist permanently create on your body, I highly believe you can find something there to make meaning...


Song for Today- PlayRadioPlay!- "Some Crap About the Furniture"

Volleyball

Well, They Got the General Idea

Decided I had to submit this picture to Failblog when I found this written in the athletic equipment store room where I work.

Song for Today- Fall Out Boy- "The (Shipped) Gold Standard"

A Podcast I Was On, Deserves a Look and a Laugh

I felt I had to share this video because it's a good one and worth a laugh at me. So at the beginning of last fall I began working with a reporter for the school newspaper to film brief podcasts to promote the Student Activities Council and our events. The one that is currently up is the introductory one that we filmed. The edits are random as is the clip order. I think the best part though is that the camera was left running between takes and those cuts where I'm shaking my arms or thinking were left. It's a laugh, take a look...

Student Activities Podcast

The Playoff Picture

I rarely watch NBA games, but have been habitually watching the playoffs this year because of Orlando and Denver. These two teams seem a new concept for the NBA- teams with stars, of course, but not made up of the penultimate superstar that scores 50+ points shooting on every other possession. Orlando and Denver play like a team and rely on the logistics of the offense and defense to create. 

And now as I watch the finals, I see Kobe Bryant in and out take the ball, hold it, and either score or miss then complain that he was fouled. I by all means respect him as a player and am inspired by his drive, love, and tenacity for the game and pure competition...but...it's boring. There's no sport in the game when, if somehow the Lakers could figure out how to keep three to four of the opposing team's players distracted, they would only need two players on the floor-one to pass the ball in to Kobe, and then he alone could do what he habitually does to score in and out. 

This is where my love for college basketball comes from I think, as Coach K puts it, "the fist"; five guys working together as fingers to create the more powerful fist, the fist which wins games as a collective of the team's effort. That's why teams like Orlando and Denver are fun to watch, but have less marketability when it comes to the shoes, the clothes, the merch. Lebron tried to do it, but his big man just wasn't as tall as Gasol to catch and put in that occasional miss. Everyone hyped up the potential Kobe and Lebron match-up, and in essence if that finals scenario went down, might as well have paid to just watch the two play one-on-one for 48 minutes.

Superstar players like Kobe wow the fans night in and night out, are guys you want on your team for the clutch situations, and are first on the list to represent our country for the Olympics, but I feel in the end when players like these are craved for in match-ups, they are better suited for boxing or tennis, something nice and individual.