February 2012
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Fortune Cookie Message of the Day
You are an artistic person - let your true colors show.
On the Carousel with my 3-year old niece
Me: Does the panda bear have a name?
Isabelle: No.
Me: Maybe you should give it one.
Isabelle: Okay.
Me: What are you going to call it?
Isabelle: (thinks really hard) Grasshopper!
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“You can take everything I have.
You can break everything I am,
like I’m...”
– from the song Skyscraper by Demi Lovato
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I hope I'm making the right decision.
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“There been times that I thought I couldn’t last for long,
but now I think...”
– from the song A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke
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Fortune Cookie Message of the Day
Smile. A frown keeps others away.
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 23
I am thankful to be a teacher.
I may not have a credential, but being a teacher is much more than having gone through a program and receiving a paper. As far as I’m concerned, teaching is a gift. It is one of the most underrated professions out there. I could go on and give you clichés about how teachers help shape the future, but the truth is that the good ones really do make an impact.
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January 2012
13 posts
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“Too late. My time has come.
Sends shivers down my spine. Body’s aching...”
– from the song Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
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“And I’ll praise You in this storm
and I will lift my hands
for You are...”
– from the song Praise You in This Storm by Casting Crowns
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“I’m sinking slowly, so hurry, hold me.
Your hand is all I have to keep me...”
– from the song All You Wanted by Michelle Branch
Sometimes, the only way to stop yourself when...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 22
I am thankful for the opportunity to work on “Legally Blonde: The Musical”.
I’ve been fortunate enough to work with Rancho Buena Vista High School for the past few years assisting with their spring musical. This will be my 5th year that I’ve been with them and my 2nd year as the Musical Director of the show. I’m excited to begin working on the show because we will be...
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“How come the only way to know how high you get me
is to see how far I fall?...”
– from the song Heartbreak Warfare by John Mayer
“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of...”
– Robert Kiyosaki
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“If you wanna make the world a better place,
take a look at yourself and then...”
– from the song Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 21
I am thankful for the opportunity to play at the House of Blues in March.
I know that this post is way overdue. You should see my journal. It’s a lot worse, but I digress…
I don’t think that it’s really hit me yet. I’m going to be playing at the House of Blues. That’s one of those places that I aspired to play at, but it always seemed so out of reach....
December 2011
5 posts
30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself →
A couple of my friends posted this on Facebook and I wanted to pass it on. The article starts:
As Maria Robinson once said, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Nothing could be closer to the truth. But before you can begin this process of transformation you have to stop doing the things that have been holding you back.
Click on the...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 20
I am thankful that the San Diego Chargers are winning again.
I am a diehard Chargers fan. I’m not one of those people who claim to be a fan when it looks like the team is heading for the Super Bowl and then jumps off the bandwagon when things start to derail. The recent years have been some of the most frustrating. We seem to have all the talent, but then something always goes wrong.
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Jam Session
Me: I wish you were here so we could just do a jam session!
Scott: I know! I've been itching to play music with people lately!
Me: Versus playing music with animals?
Scott: Hahaha or by myself!
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Yes. I suppose that playing with yourself would have been the more logical conclusion.
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different...”
– Albert Einstein
Right After These Messages
Hey everyone. Sorry I haven’t been posting lately. Life has just been a little interesting to say the least. I know that I haven’t completed my 30 days of thanksgiving yet. I’ll be resuming shortly. Just so you know… I’ve missed you.
November 2011
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 19
I am thankful for surprises.
Not knowing the future can often be a scary thing. However, it can also be a very exciting thing. A few months ago, the group that I had been working with for “Testify: On Tour” threw me a surprise birthday party. It was our final rehearsal before the tour kicked off. I was thinking about the work that had to be done. I didn’t know that I was going...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 18
I am thankful for family get-togethers.
Not everyone looks forward to spending time with the relatives, but I do. I think about movies where families are portrayed having awkward dinners filled with drama and tension. We’re not like that at all. We get together several times a year including Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Every gathering is filled with tons of...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 17
I am thankful for my health.
Two years ago, I had reached a point where I was extremely unhappy with how I looked. I had gained a lot of weight. I wasn’t eating right. It was really starting to take its toll on me. I decided that I needed to make a change. I convinced my dad that we should run a 5K. It was a crazy idea, because I don’t consider myself a runner. However, it gave us a...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 16
I am thankful for hot chocolate.
I think I may be developing a new addiction. It has been starting to get a little chilly here in Southern California. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a chocoholic, but I’ve never really been one to drink a lot of hot chocolate. It just started a few days ago and now I think about it all the time it seems. It just really hits the spot.
I’m not...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 15
I am thankful for my manager.
I had the pleasure of meeting Nicki about a couple of years ago when I started directing the OMMS choir that I talked about a few days ago. Her daughter, Katie, was in that choir and Nicki was one of the parent volunteers who helped out. As rewarding as that experience was, we definitely had our struggles with the program and I think that it brought us closer...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 14
I am thankful for Hyrule.
I’m going to sound like a total geek right now. Today, the latest game in “The Legend of Zelda” series was released today and I purchased a copy. There was a time when I was all about video games. I haven’t really played much this year and I’m sure that my Wii has felt pretty neglected. Well, that’s about to change.
“The Legend...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 13
I am thankful for Disney movies.
Actually, that probably goes for all things Disney, but for this entry, we’ll just focus on the movies. There will always be a part of me that will stay forever young. Tonight, “Up” was on TV. It wasn’t something I had planned on watching, but once I knew it was going to be on, I watched it from beginning to end. It may be one of the more...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 12
I am thankful for Fridays.
I mean… Who isn’t? I remember how I used to look forward to Fridays as a kid because ABC used to air a block of programming called “TGIF” which included shows like “Full House” and “Family Matters”. There I go talking about TV again. Fridays are awesome because they symbolize the end of work and the beginning of fun.
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 11
I am thankful for fortune cookies.
Today, I received this fortune and it seemed like a lot of things went right. You may think it’s coincidence, but don’t underestimate the power of a fortune. Some may look at them as a form of entertainment. I see it as rules to live by. They’re magical like leprechauns. When I don’t know what to do, I open a fortune cookie.
I’ve...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 10
I am thankful for DVR.
I watch too much television. I know it. I always have. Come on… I just wrote a post about how addicted I am to game shows. There’s so many shows out there. How is one person supposed to keep up?
I love my DVR. I love that I can watch all of my favorite shows whenever I want. Sometimes, I’ll be so busy that I’ll miss a show for a few weeks. I just...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 9
I am thankful for the Old Mission Montessori School Choir.
Earlier tonight, I ran into a former co-worker of mine. He runs the music program for the Old Mission Montessori School. When I worked as the full-time Music Director of Mission San Luis Rey Parish, we often worked together on various things.
Up until May of this year, I helped out the school by leading a school choir that would sing...
Not talking about the problem and pretending that...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 8
I am thankful for game shows.
To say that I am a game show fanatic would be an understatement. When I was younger, I wanted to grow up and be a game show host. I’ve been watching “The Price Is Right” for as long as I can remember and I finally went to a taping of the show last December.
I’m just obsessed. I love shows like “Let’s Make a Deal”,...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 7
I am thankful for all of my friends who have ever performed on stage with me.
When I first released the CD, I wanted people to hear my songs the way I had intended. I knew that it would be difficult to do that with just me, so I formed a band to accompany me in the live shows. LPSEVEN has gone through a lot of changes in the past few years, but one thing has always been constant. It has always...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 6
I am thankful for everyone who has ever supported my dream.
To anyone who has ever purchased my CD, come to a live show, watched one of my YouTube videos, liked my Facebook page or told someone about my music, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I can’t even express what your support means to me.
Earlier today, I was at church and a lady approached me. She had come to a...
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30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 5
I am thankful for freedom.
Today is Veteran’s Day, so I wanted to take a moment to thank all those who have served and continue to serve in our military. My dad served proudly in the U.S. Navy for 20 years. It allowed my parents to come to the states shortly before I was born. It also greatly helped in paying for my college education.
I am extremely fortunate to live in a country where I...