Soundtrack to Your Life

Spontaneous post.

I'm sitting in a hotel room and One Republic "Good Life" just came on my itunes. There's alot in life that seems to encapsulate the moments and times in life that are memorable. I don't think much can capture the mood, the feeling, the memory of those times then music.

Whether its a roadtrip, a mission trip, a period of school, a girl, music reminds us of those times. They bring to the table a eternal bookmark that can place us back in those shoes.
You'll remember her name, the way you felt when you would see her, the high of that winning season, the nights walking out on the promenade in France, the times sitting out late at night tossing jokes into the night, late night talks on the front porch swing, how God touched you through those people...You'll remember your life, as it should be remember.

In the moment. Let music touch your life.



Valkyrie Missile


Angels and Airwaves


Running the neighboorhoods every morning south of Caltech, Pasadena CA. Summer 2007!

Liking Seattle (updated)

I like talking with the ducks at greenlake.
I like driving the I5 bridge and seeing a mountain range on either side.
I like running the burke-gilman to Gasworks and sitting on the wall.
I like driving the west seattle bridge on a sunny day (its looks like you are driving into the sky at one point)
I like my room, you should too.
I like the Arboretum and jumping off the freeway into the water.
I like mount Si on a clear day.
I like the ferries and the islands.
I like the five weeks of cherry blossoms.
I like my church.
I like swimming across greenlake after a long run on a hot day.
I like warm summer nights with any of the following...
....Long walks singing to an ipod
....Sitting on a roof checking out the stars
....driving nowhere with the windows down
....hunting puddles
I like Skipping rocks at golden gardens
I like finding random cool restaurants
I like biking to the market on a Saturday morning, buying lunch then catching the Bainbridge ferry for the day
I like looking over the rail on the Aurora Bridge
I like school play grounds and going on their slides
I like driving to work on a beautiful sunny day - downtown Seattle rising over the horizon - a sea plane passes overhead and lands in Lake Union
Compline at St. Marks on a Sunday night

more to come

Invictus

I'll keep this short and sweet...hopefully.

I'm in China right now and I just finished the novel Invictus. I'll admit I choose it because I had watched the trailer for the movie. However I want to take the time to emphasize how remarkable a story this book tells.

Being born in America in the mid-eighties does not render me the proper perspective on humanity at large. Indeed my understanding of the world was limited to the quaint peaceful American life granted me in the Pacific Northwest. However, that being said, it is with the utmost importance and enthusiasm that I recommend this book.

Life in South Africa, prior to the mid-nineties was not quaint and peaceful by any means. Apartheid rule in South Africa dictated every aspect of racial segregation and discrimination throughout that country. The reality that racism was prevalent in modern society confounded me. What more, the man of Nelson Mandela, what he did, how he did it, and the manner in which it came to fruition, is beyond comprehension and simply remarkable.



And it is a true story. Mandela revolutionized revolution. His revolution did not destroy the enemy and start from ground zero, no, he united his country. He upheld black aspirations for freedom and equality while addressing white fears and indeed redeeming them in the eyes of the world. Mandela united a country on the brink of war. I realize this sentence may not hold a tremendous weight in the mind of a secluded and ill-educated person, much as I was before reading this book. However, this story, what is represents, holds the utter most fascination and respect for humanity that I can remember feeling.

Please take the time to read this book. If you were ever looking for a inspirational book that touches the very heart of our humanity. This is it.