Sharp disaster in a fresh new coma

SHOW

2005-01-21T22:09:11Z

show this upcoming wednesday

9 o clock
burbon street bar and grill
2765 Clayton Road
8 dollars
bel air acedamy, team hate, alexic, others

680 north
ca 242 pittsburg/concord
clayton road exit towards concord
continue on sunset ave
bear R on concord blvd
turn R on parkside dr
bear R on the alameda
turn R on clayton rd
end at 2765 clayton rd concord on the R

hope to see you there kbye

SHOW FRIDAY 14TH

2005-01-10T06:31:55Z

THERE IS A SHOW THIS FRIDAY 14TH AT THE DANVILLE GRANGE

FIRST IN FLIGHT
RUN FOR IT
ALEXIC
AND MORE..

6 OCLOCK
8 DOLLARS

COME SUPPORT US.

make sure to tell the front door that you are there for FIRST IN FLIGHT WOOOOOOOOOOOO.
but you dont have to say the wooo part.

WE HAVE TWO NEW SONGS FOR YOU TO HEAR. MAKE SURE TO COME.

build_a_bridge @ 2004-12-14T19:06:00

2004-12-15T03:11:45Z

I heard that the phrase "X-mas" wasnt just a way to shorten the word. Its to block out the name Christ so we dont offend anyone.

Christmas...

hmm... i wonder why it has the word Christ in it...

oh wait...

its cuz its JESUS'S BIRTHDAY.

This holiday has been deformed by the Earth and I can't help hating the holidays.
I hope I can do my best to celebrate Christ's Birthday with the other people who understand what the day is all about.

PLEASE READ THIS

2004-11-26T04:07:13Z

There has been a lot of things going through my mind lately. I was reading my book just now (Mere Christianity) and I felt God tugging on me to write about all these things into my journal of hope that someone may be effected possitively by them.

I don't know exactly where to start, but I guess if I start with my troubles, there might not be trouble sorting through my thoughts and organizing the line of how they come out..

I have been majorly brought down by Satan lately, not that he's to blame. I should say that I have been brought down by my own disobedience to God lately. I have been giving in to earthly nature and shutting him out, going on about my own agenda, leaving him with none of my so over-deserved attention. I think I would like to say that my attention to him would be so unnecessary that theres no reason for me to exist, but that's not true. It's not true in the aspect that my body and actions, even though being so completely worthless without obedience to the Lord, could be made worth out of BY the Lord. My attention to him could be helpful to the world around me and I am called to give that help as long as I am stuck here away from my real home (heaven). I am nothing, I am a mere speck of sand on the beach compared to the ocean, that is, God. I am dried out and thirsty because I haven't been praying and I haven't been reading any scriptures. I haven't even tried to contact the Lord in any way. At least not in any way that has replenished me to a good amount. Also I have found that since I have been weak towards a couple things out of disobedience, that also I have grown much weaker in many other things because of the starting disobediences. It's a domino effect that just keeps me feeling spiritually hungry and emotionally unstable. I am constantly called by God, "Alex put down your skateboard, your remote, your guitar and listen to me. Drop your agenda so that I can give you strength. Drop your agenda so that I can give you strength to ask me to give you strength." I haven't been making it a point to seek the Lord and let him make worth out of me.

I read about this part in my book where the author says there is a part inside of us that is self-centered and when we are exploited to the good news and the demands that God gives us for the worlds sake, that part of us fights God with all its might because God wants to kill that part in us. This happens all over and the part of me that God delights in, really is sick of the world being like this. I am sick of being selfish. I am sick of reality shows that feed the world unhealthy entertainment (cheap drama, sex, and lies). I hate that we find these things so entertaining. I hate that we are naturally drawn to feed on other peoples pain in order to pacify our own pain. I hate that we cannot just do what God wants us to do, what he PROMISES will take care of our pain. He tells us to seek him, to not worry about anything, but instead pray about everything, but we are too stubborn for even that...

My mother has just recently accepted God into her heart and I am so proud of her and so happy that she will be making it to the finish line someday, but I have not given her the best support in our home. I have been lazy with going to church with her. I have been lazy in talking to her about God. I have been lazy with grabbing her hand and pulling her along in the race we are both in. (the race where we are not supposed to be competative, but be mutual supports to our brothers and sisters who are in the same group of lanes). My mother is the strongest woman I know and she deserves a son that cares about and appreciates her much more than I do. I love my mother, but I also wish that I loved her to the point where my eyes would flood every time I thought that maybe she might not make it home.

I have been trying to write this song for the band, but never find the words to finish it. It's about how we pretend to be stupid, how we pretend like we can't even hear God. I say in the song that the way we create major flaws are by disobeying the human law that God gives us without having to learn it. He gave us the law when we were begotten by our parents. The song is actually called Not as Stupid as I Wish to be.

I have also been writing and song for the band or maybe even just for myself, but if it was just for myself, I would be acting selfish not to share it with others. It's called From a Distance.

just because you watch from a distance, doesnt mean you cant see the worlds catastrophes
you're down here lending a shoulder lending a hand
but our blindfolding actions keep us from crying on it, from holding onto it
because we cant grip the reasons for your every demand

You're everything
You're everything to me

I have come, I have been given birth to serve, to worship
And I realize I was not meant for this world
Press on. Press on. Take on what you've been dealt.
And encourage your family to continue the march

Father humble me, father teach me the steps to take
Father to take faith and let you give strength so i can reach the surface
Father I admit you can take care of it, you won't hesitate
Father I disobey and run away, but you let me come home. You let me come home.
And it gets across that I was made by you and for you

I
=====
I
I

Anyways... back to my thoughts lately...

I also have been thinking about this. I read peoples profiles online and see all the rabble about BFF's and BF's and GF's and how dearly people hold other people. I think this is good. I think it's great to care this much about others. I also thought about how often I see this happen with "best-friendships" (more often with girls than boys and the majority of people could aggree, but thats besides the point):
a group of kids will often hang out, watch movies, go shopping, have sleepovers, etc always always together for a period of time and claim to be "BFF's" - best friends forever - but then be close to the opposite later on in the year after they have told many people that "oh I can go to them about anything at anytime and they will just help me and give me advice and be the best friend ever and I love them so much and we will always be there for eachother, blah blah blah and so on." God knows we have all done this before -and if you haven't ever done this, you rule- but it doesn't change the fact that this act arouses great anger within me. We throw around claims to be best friends and completely reliable to another person forever and ever, but then fall short of this claim. It's thrown around just as much as the three seemingly simple words that almost always end up hurting a heart or two (I love you). I wish we could all stop relying SO much on other human beings for comfort, friendship, and advice. I have even put way too much reliance on my girlfriend and my friends to help me when I have everything I honestly need right with me (Bible, God, the Holy Spirit).

Another thing that has me thinking...

Today is thanksgiving and soon is Christmas...
Thanksgiving is a time of obviously giving thanks. The thought runs through my mind that, aren't we supposed to be always thankful and giving thanks of the things we already have. Why do we have a holiday to specialize in that as if one day a year is enough thanks to cover everything.

Christmas is a controversal holiday to me. Christmas has transformed into something that is completely opposite to what God would want. It has transformed into a holiday where everyone ends up stressing about buying things, grocery shopping, and being with family when they don't enjoy their families much in the first place. I know that this holiday has made people feel the need to be fake and act jolly when they are nothing but in such stressful times. I wish Christmas was a day to say "Hey Jesus. I know that we don't know when you're real birthday is, but Happy flipping Birthday Jesus. You are so awesome for doing what you did almost 2005 years ago and I can't wait to be with you someday." I also wish maybe we could stay in and enjoy family if we wanted to, but more importantly, reflect on Jesus Christ and his life (just as we always should anyway) and not worry about buying things for other people, because I actually believe we are already spoiled with gifts that God has given us.

(note that this entry may not be how you feel, but this is where I am coming from)

I guess I will just close up the entry with saying these things.

1) If you have found Christ. Awesome. Do whatever you can to seek Him in all things. Don't waste your time being sorry for yourself after falling over your own bad choices. If you fall, God has given you the ability to GET UP, BRUSH IT OFF, AND KEEP MOVING. This doesn't mean to ignore the fact that you made a bad choice. God will always help you if you seek Him with a heart that really wants his help. (note: you will find things that you cannot take on by yourself. Everyone needs the help of God because he knows how to take on anything. Let him teach you how.

2) If you haven't found Christ. That's ok. Don't get discouraged if you haven't made it there yet. He's there and I promise that he loves you, want to be with you, and wants to help you. It takes a certain amount of time to find Him, or in a sense to cleanse your heart so that you can see him right in front of you, but any amount of time is worth waiting for the Lord to be visible.

3) If you haven't found Christ and you really could care less about finding Christ. I must say I know how you feel. I was once just like you. I even hated God. I hated the thought of Him because he is so powerful and he wouldn't approve of my behavior. He still doesn't approve of most of mine and everyone elses behavior because of the fact that we are naturally sinners. But I really honestly don't know how to say anything more meaningful to say this, but choosing God is the best choice I have ever made.

I don't know how to get it through to people who don't want anything to do with God, but just think about this.

I'm not getting paid to tell you about God. I'm not getting anything out of it. The reason why I tell people about God is for THEM to get something out of it. Hopefully eternal life and love from God.

I wish I could do more to help you.
I am broken right now and I hope you learn from my experience.
I will talk to anyone who wishes me to.

build_a_bridge @ 2004-11-08T20:40:00

2004-11-09T04:38:54Z

THERES A SHOW ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19TH AT THE REFUGE IN CANYON CREEK

7-7:30 This May Never End
7:45-8:15 Run For It
8:30-9:00 First in Flight
9:15-9:45 SFM

show starts at 7
5$

directions from 680N
take crow canyon exit
turn right onto crow canyon
turn left onto camino ramon
take a right at the T intersection at the end of the street
its on the left at the end of the street

in other news...

jon and i drove behind tower records and stopped by the dumpster and there happened to be some guy in the dumpster and he looked at me like he was really confused and i said, "hey whats up?"
so he just looked at me with the most dumbfounded face possible and then shrugged. so i drove away
we named him Dumpster Diving Dan

build_a_bridge @ 2004-11-03T14:24:00

2004-11-03T22:34:24Z

SHOW THIS FRIDAY THAT YOU SHOULD GO TO BECAUSE YOU WOULD BE A BETTER PERSON IF YOU DID.

ITS GONNA BE SWWEEEEET ACTION

7:00-7:30 = Vintage
7:40-8:10 = Pain of Exhile
8:20-8:50 = Scared Alice
9:00-9:45 = First in Flight
*The admission charge will be $5

The funding from the show will go to charity.

build_a_bridge @ 2004-10-28T22:25:00

2004-10-29T05:24:56Z

bad news....
the pastor of the church in stockton's appendix burst and he is in the hospital.
pray for him
and due to this, the show will not be happening on the 6th of november
it will be postponed utnil january

build_a_bridge @ 2004-10-27T19:12:00

2004-10-28T02:09:44Z

.:FIRSTS:.
First job: Safeway
purchased CD: Probably Hanson or the Spice Girls
First funeral: never been
First and current piercing/tattoo: Ear/ Ears and lip
First credit card : never because the Government would have to hunt me down and break my knee caps
First true love: dunno. everytime i have been "in love" with someone, i was sexually involved which clouds my perception on true "love"
First enemy: Satan even though I didn't know of him
First big trip w/out family: Is out-door ed. a big trip?
First musician you remember hearing in your house: Michael flippin Jackson
.:LASTS:.
Last big car ride: Disneyland trip, but it was in a bus, not a car.
Last kiss: Megan flippin Koidal
Last movie seen: Dreamcatcher
Last beverage drank: Pepsi
Last food consumed: Otis Spunkmeyer Cookies... amazing
Last phone call: I'm on the phone right now with my lovely gal
Last CD played: Watashi Wa. The Love of Life
Last annoyance: Hearing my girlfriends little brothers yelling in the background of the phone call
Last soda drank: Pepsi...
Last shirt worn: A red Hurley shirt
Last website visited: My journal update site
.:YES OR NO:.
You keep a diary?: golly... i dunno. whats the difference between a journal and a diary
You like to cook?: when i don't have to get out a lot of stuff in order to make it
You have a secret you have not shared with anyone?: yes
You believe in love?: i'm in it right now and my perception is finally clear so I know for sure
.:DO YOU...?:.
Have a crush?: yah
Want to get married?: I would love to
Get motion sickness?: nopers
Think you're a health freak?: haha!!!!!!!!
Get along with your parents?: i get along with my mom great but my step dad is a 9 year old in a 40 yr old body so sometimes i need patience with him
Like thunderstorms?: who doesnt?? so exciting
.:CURRENT:.
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color: Dark brown
Birthplace: I didn't know a birthplace could ever change... but Livermore
.:FAVORITES:.
Number: 7
Color: Blue
Day: Saturday
Month: any month in spring
Song(s): I'm pretty sure this question is impossible to answer in my case
Season: Spring
Drink: Dr. Pepper or Wild Cherry Pepsi
.:PREFERENCES:.
Cuddle or Make out: Cuddle
Chocolate Milk or Hot Chocolate: depends on the temperature of where i am
Milk, Dark, or White Chocolate: Milk
Vanilla or Chocolate: Vanilla
.:IN THE LAST 24 HRS, HAVE YOU:.
Cried? Not full on, but today when I realized how many people at my school are trapped into the belief that smoking weed and drinking is cool, I got really really sad for some reason and felt teary eyed.
Helped someone? I helped Zac learn some riffs on guitar
Bought something? i bought lunch at school
Gotten sick? sick of Village High School
Gone to the movies? no
Gone out for dinner? i didnt eat but i was with people who ate at Taco Bell
Said 'I love you'? yes
Written a real letter? no
Talked to an ex? yes
Missed an ex? no
Written in a journal? ahhh! i am right now
Had a serious talk? if you defined serious, i might be able to answer
Missed someone? yeah i miss Megan
Hugged someone? no
Fought with your parents? maybe bickered
Fought with a friend? maybe bickered
.:WOULD YOU EVER:.
Eat a bug? i would rather have a burrito honestly..
Bungee jump? heck yes i would
Kill someone? it probably wouldnt get to that, but if anyone tried to harm my wife or kid/s
Kiss someone of the same sex? pretty sure i've done it, but we never got the money offered to do it
Have sex with someone of the same sex? ew?
Parachute from a plane? yeah
Walk on hot coals? whats in it for me
Go out with someone for their looks? no.
Be a vegetarian? no
Wear plaid with stripes? yes
IM a stranger? yes
Sing Karaoke? yes
Get drunk off your @$$? no
Shoplift? i've done it before
Run a red light? got a ticket for it
Star in a porn video? no
Dye your hair blue? i did once with a can of temporary hair dye
Be on Survivor? heck yes
Wear makeup in public? sometimes i wear eyeliner
Not wear makeup in public? sometimes i do
Cheat on a test? i did it once
Make someone cry? i've done it once
Date someone more than 10 years older than you? no way jose
Stay up all night? done it

build_a_bridge @ 2004-10-24T21:11:00

2004-10-25T04:29:44Z

SHOW THIS FRIDAY

Fighting Jacks
Down and Away
A Friends Streaming Tears
First In Flight

7 PM - 10 PM

5 bucks

2281 Plummer Ave, San Jose CA 95125
HIGHSCHOOL AGES ONLY :/ ..sorry... if you want to try to get on our guest list for overagers, contact us
BRING YOUR HIGHSCHOOL IDENTIFICATION CARD

DIRECTIONS:

take I-680 S towards san jose
merge onto I-280 towards downtown san jose
merge onto CA-87 S
take the ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY exit
merge onto ALMADEN EXPY/CR-G8 S
take the CURTNER AVE ramp
turn SLIGHTLY RIGHT onto CURTNER AVE
turn LEFT onto PLUMMER AVE
end at 2281 PLUMMER AVE SAN JOSE CA

and here are some directions for coming back to pleasanton..

DIRECTIONS COMING BACK
1: Start out going NORTHWEST on PLUMMER AVE toward MINARDI AVE
2: Turn RIGHT onto CURTNER AVE.
3: Turn LEFT onto UNIFIED WAY.
4: Stay straight to go onto CA-87 N
5: Merge onto I-280 S
6: Take I-680 N toward SACRAMENTO

hope to see you there!!!!

NEW SHOW UPDATE!

SHOW ON THE 6TH OF NOVEMBER!

SHOW IS AT 7

COST: TWO DOLLARS PLUS A CAN OF FOOD... WE ARE RAISING FOR THE HOLIDAYS
1905 QUAIL LAKES DRIVE, STOCKTON, CA

DIRECTIONS: take 580 East towards STOCKTON
Take I-205 East towards tracy/stockton
Merge onto I-5 N
take the MARCH LANE exit
take the ramp toward UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC/DELTA COLLEGE
merge onto W MARCH LN
turn LEFT onto GROUSE RUN DR
turn RIGHT onto QUAIL LAKES DR
end at 1905 QUAIL LAKES DR STOCKTON CA

build_a_bridge @ 2004-10-11T22:31:00

2004-10-12T05:31:22Z

SHOW ON THE 29TH OF OCTOBER!!

Fighting Jacks
Down and Away
A Friends Streaming Tears
First In Flight

7 PM - 10 PM

2281 Plummer Ave, San Jose CA 95125
HIGHSCHOOL AGES ONLY :/ ..sorry...
BRING YOUR HIGHSCHOOL IDENTIFICATION CARD
it will probably be around five bucks im thinking. we arent sure yet

DIRECTIONS:

take I-680 S towards san jose
merge onto I-280 towards downtown san jose
merge onto CA-87 S
take the ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY exit
merge onto ALMADEN EXPY/CR-G8 S
take the CURTNER AVE ramp
turn SLIGHTLY RIGHT onto CURTNER AVE
turn LEFT onto PLUMMER AVE
end at 2281 PLUMMER AVE SAN JOSE CA

hope to see you there!!!!

NEW SHOW UPDATE!

SHOW ON THE 6TH OF NOVEMBER!

SHOW IS AT 7

COST: TWO DOLLARS PLUS A CAN OF FOOD... WE ARE RAISING FOR THE HOLIDAYS
1905 QUAIL LAKES DRIVE, STOCKTON, CA

DIRECTIONS: take 580 East towards STOCKTON
Take I-205 East towards tracy/stockton
Merge onto I-5 N
take the MARCH LANE exit
take the ramp toward UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC/DELTA COLLEGE
merge onto W MARCH LN
turn LEFT onto GROUSE RUN DR
turn RIGHT onto QUAIL LAKES DR
end at 1905 QUAIL LAKES DR STOCKTON CA

more info soon to come

shows

2004-10-11T06:27:26Z

we have four shows coming up
we also have gained an extra guitarist

we dont know when we will be ready to play as a four piece though
hopefully soon

here are show dates for First In Flight

october 29th - some all girl catholic school in san jose
november 5th - danville vets hall - 400 hartz ave.
november 6th - stockton
november 19th - danville - The VenU

im not sure about all the information yet. i will have to gather it and post it. IM me if you want to know anything

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Megan is in oregon right now. I miss her so much. I think knowing how far she is from me makes it worse.
Luckily i stole her cute cow sock to look at when i miss her though. it makes me smile

build_a_bridge @ 2004-09-17T22:25:00

2004-09-18T05:22:24Z

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DO NOT OPEN THIS LINK! IT'S A VIRUS!
Please, post this in your personal journal and in your communities, even if it's off-topic for the community. This is very important.

build_a_bridge @ 2004-09-11T23:41:00

2004-09-12T06:37:36Z

The show last night was awesome. We had a lot of fun.

We have another show coming up in two weeks which should be SUPER sweet.

Its going to be at East Bay Fellowship Church in Danville
The VenU is what they call it.

starring
Shop 11 Phoenix
Only For The Day
My Heart Collapse
First In Flight
Never Sleep Again
Guns of Autumn
DDS

September 24th, 9 PM until 12 AM

Five dollars for a ticket.
If you want a ticket, you need to contact me, david merritt, or kyle tredway.

That night, you bring your ticket to a booth and they give you a wrist band.

Its going to be a JUMPIN part fools.
But please if you go, don't bring any drugs or alc.
If there are any disturbances or issues, they might not let bands play there anymore which would suck horribly for local bands.

The address is 2615 Camino Tassajara

Take 680 North
Take Sycamore Valley exit
Take a RIGHT on Sycamore Valley
Go down aways and the street turns into Camino Tassajara
Then I think you take a left on Sherburne Hills
You will most likely see a sign for East Bay Fellowship Church so you pretty much cant miss it anyways

Let me know if you want a ticket

side note
I frickin love the crap out of my girlfriend

build_a_bridge @ 2004-09-09T21:28:00

2004-09-10T04:25:32Z

I know that I am weak.
I know that I am lazy.
I know that I am infested with bad thoughts.
I know that I am overflowing with sinful nature.
I know that I am nowhere near perfect.
I know that I am nothing without the grace of God.
I know that I am not worth a single crucifiction.
I know that I am pat on the back receiver for some people who pretend to care about me.
And I also know that I am loved, cherished, saved, listened to, given answers, and being waited for when I am broken into a million pieces by God.

This may sound foreign to some people, but it is what I know to be truth.

For a month or so, I have been feeling lost, broken, spiritually weak, and too lazy to bring myself out of this low, sinful, worthless stage.

I find myself being sick of a lot of things.

_Myself
_My weaknesses
_Not having patiences after I built a lot of sometime ago
_Distance from God
_Not being home. (not the home that im at right now. i mean HOME)
_Feeling alone
_People who pretend to care
_People who straight up let you know they DONT care
_People hurting people
_People not protecting people
_Not getting enough rest
_Not seeing the girl I love
_Not seeing my mother enough
_Trying to juggle all important things in this life that I am stuck with living until I make it to heaven.
_Not being filled with love from to show to other people. I hate not wanting to love people
_Not being with my Creator

I am worthless, but God makes worth out of me. Praise him for this among other things that show HIS worth.

Jesus you died for me and I realize that the day you were being whipped and torn into a puddle of red love for me, I should be paying the same price. It should have been me. Why did you do this for me. I'm sick of not knowing the answer. But as a friend told me, you don't want me to come to you with all the answers because its not what you are about. You want me all mixed up and seeking you to find peace. You want me to come to you to find calmness when I've been drowning in a rough and raging storm. Lord I don't know the answers, I admit. But I know you will give me answers when I give you my bad habits and selfish desires. When I am strong enough to let go of my worldly habits, you will give me answers and wisdom and a closer grip on your hand.

God you are the ONLY thing that is 100% reliable and completely in love with me.
Thank you.
Thank you for being the one waiting there for me to stop being stubborn and let you hold me.
Thank you for waiting for me to set aside my stupid agenda to cry on your shoulder and let you know why I'm not happy and why I feel insecure.
Thank you for always ALWAYS being true and always ALWAYS showing up when I call you.

...this is me right now...

I did not write this entry for sympathy and attention. I actually don't like attention given out of sympathy.

I also wouldn't like it if you commented telling me you will pray for me or that you care to show everyone else that reads this journal that you are kindhearted. This is why I am going to disallow comments. If you care enough about the person that I am and the things that I go through, then you can contact me by some other way privately.
Remember, only if you care.
If you don't care, don't worry, neither will I.

ice cream you scream

2004-09-08T05:25:13Z

today was pretty sweet
i hung out with christina after school
we went to loards, then the mall, then her house to eat popsicles, then she dropped me off at home

shes cool

then i went to zacks to beat jurassic park on sega genesis and i DID IT

i am allan grant

and from now on when something is cool, we are going to say "that was so jurassic"

get the fad goin/

then i went home and fixed my horn problem by taking the horn fuse out

ive figured out that Northstar is my favorite band

build_a_bridge @ 2004-09-04T02:00:00

2004-09-04T09:06:33Z

Runaway Tim
First In Flight
Scared Alice
HMS/ Bishop of Souls

Canyon Creek Church (The Refuge)
Friday Sep. 10th
7 o clock
5 bucks

chill with us

heres directions

Take 680 North
Get off on CROW CANYON
Take a right on CROW CANYON ROAD
Take a left on CAMINO RAMON
Take a right on FOSTORIA WAY
There will be a church on the lefthand side at the end

build_a_bridge @ 2004-08-31T23:18:00

2004-09-01T06:17:50Z

First In Flight has a show on Friday the 10th at CANYON CREEK CHURCH

we will most likely be playing with some sweet bands

come chill with us. we would love to see you there.

here are directions

take 680 North
get off on CROW CANYON ROAD exit
take a RIGHT when you get to the light
Take your second LEFT
then go down the street until you can only go left or right
GO RIGHT
go down the street and you will see a parking lot on your left and thats the church

more info should be up soon about the cost and what time and bands and whatnot

Whatever I feel like!... Gosh!....

2004-08-03T07:43:30Z

Allie, Kyle, Margaret, and I went on a double date tonight to chili's and then to see

NAPOLEAN DYNAMITE

in pleasant hill..

frickin awesome

see it or be square

For I Am Artie: describe me in one word....:

looktotheclouds: mexican

cityisgrand: i think it takes more than one\
cityisgrand: but i might say
For I Am Artie: just gimme a word
cityisgrand: uplifting

talespyn03: chip
talespyn03: aha no I got it
talespyn03: tushy
For I Am Artie: why
For I Am Artie: tushy?
talespyn03: cause of your big butt, and softness lol

Summur Gurl 121: rad
Summur Gurl 121: that word reminds me of you

Krooked DLX: halarious

qtkel918: lame
qtkel918: :-D

dROCbrngsThEMosh: kablam

tENDerFOOt cT: beautiful
tENDerFOOt cT: :-*

trisha was like: alex

and to all those who were not up at this hour...

describe me in one word if you are able to...

and for those of you who dont like me.
just insult me orginally...

this meaning anything other than the word gay

build_a_bridge @ 2004-07-24T00:24:00

2004-07-24T07:20:17Z

my friend steven broke his back in three places, is paralyzed from the waist down, and is going into surgery tomorrow. please anyone who sees this, please pray for his health and regaining ability in his legs. the Lord will heal him if we ask him to.

i love how it says the subject is optional but i cant stand leaving it blank

2004-07-22T07:08:48Z

so i guess not a lot has happened lately but i guess i feel like rambling on about things ive been thinking about.

ive been having weird feelings lately and im not sure what God may be telling me. I get feelings of being nervous or scared that I can't handle something. I need super prayer from my fellow believers. Please and thank you.

I'm feeling spiritually dry right now. I am so busy that its hard to make time for the Lord. I feel so frickin crappy about it because I should be so busy with the Lord that I hardly have any time for anything else. I'm so selfish.

I am trying to pray more while I'm at work driving around. And a praise is that when I talk to God, its beginning to feel way more comfortable than ever to express myself. I try not to have a ''hidden agenda'' with the Lord and not hide things from him that he can already see and it seems to help me pray more in depth. I need to read more though. I started reading Mark but have only read about 5 chapters. When I am done with that book, I will have read three books. I love the way I feel when I surrender reading time for the Lord and read about the J mans life.

David got a tattoo and its pretty frickin rad. I love David so much.

I want to get the Stripes Gum Zebra tattooed on my hand so people will ask me for gum all the time. I don't know which recreational sport I want him to be doing yet. Maybe pogo stick jumping?

I want to play another show very soon

We need to make:

First In Flight t shirts
cds
stickers
pins
fans

etc

Megan is a sweetheart and shes leaving for Washington for a week on Friday. I'm gonna miss her bunches cuz shes a cutie.

For I Am Artie: hey there
annonymous: hey
For I Am Artie: you know who this is, right?
annonymous: yes
For I Am Artie: okie
For I Am Artie: how are you?
annonymous: im good how are you?
For I Am Artie: im alright
For I Am Artie: ya know we never got to hang out
For I Am Artie: and i wanted to
For I Am Artie: i never got to find out who you really are or anything
For I Am Artie: im disappointed
For I Am Artie: it always seemed like you were too cool to hang out with me
For I Am Artie: or talk to me
annonymous: sorry my phone just rang
For I Am Artie: alright
annonymous is away at 11:48:12 PM.

why do i get that same exact conversation with the same people over and over again. makes you think...

houseboats is coming up...
im excited but i think i am going to try and spend a lot of time with just God on the trip

i dont know how much i will be participating with the group fun.

GOSH WHY DO I FEEL LIKE CRYING RIGHT NOW?!

I FEEL LIKE CRAP! LOOK AT ME WHINE ABOUT SOMETHING I DONT UNDERSTAND!

maybe i need sleep. maybe i need to drive somewhere and think. maybe i need to just shut up and click the update button

PS
im gonna stop shaving just to bug Megan with my attempt for a beard

woot

2004-07-14T06:48:33Z

guess whos birthday it is in about 5 minutes...

birthdays are weird. i dont really care that im 17 now, and i dont really want people to buy me stuff because its an obligated gift giving so i feel bad if i do get stuff.

tomorrow im having dinner with my family, kyle, megan, and hopefully allie.

im playing pokemon right now, it rules

David you should probably get some sleep

2004-07-07T23:02:25Z

havent updated in a LONG while

lets see...

random events..

two month anniversary with Megan. it wasnt anything too special. we both were planning to not say anything on that sunday and then try to make eachother feel bad for 'forgetting' our anniversary, but Megan cracked first. We are so silly. She makes me happy. So happy.
Thanks for this wonderful oppourtunity Lord.

I need to read the bible. I havent finished Revelation and its bugging me cuz its such a weird book. At least I had a great conversation with God the other day. It rocked my day. I love the Lord.

Last night was crazy.

Ok so it was me, david merrit, david wesburg, brian goett, and my cutie friend andrew. we drove out to fremont to explore the woods. I'm scared of the dark so it wasnt as fun for me as it was for big brave david merrit who is fearless. (yeah right)

we drove to this crazy guys house where he had an airplane from the war upside down in his front yard and a couple bunkers off to each side. As we were taking a picture of the plane. We heard someone whistle and I got scurred and sped away.

Then we walked down this scary road with trees all around us pitch black. When we got to the top of the hills, I took a picture of the city and it was beautiful.

We left and got scared because we couldnt see anything but darkness on the way back. David acted brave again.

We went to New York Pizza where Kyle met us and some guy started talking to us about Religion/eating animals/relationships with animals. He was drunk.

We dropped off Davy, Andrew and Brian and Kyle and I stayed at Davids house where we antagonized him beyond any comprehension unless you were there. Ask me about it in person and I would be happy to make you laugh with the story. We also went to Safeway to get Jello, Cocoa Puffs, and some soda.

Then in the morning Kyle and I went to get Donuts and came back to get some rest. I lied to my boss about having a family emergency to get out of work for the day and now I'm sitting around waiting for Maddi to get here so we can go to Quiznos.

Peace

the only struggle worth struggling

2004-06-24T06:59:42Z

soooo

i know its been a while since i have updated

let me try to give everything in a nutshell
as best as i can

-Megan and I had a first month anniversary including McDonalds and watching the Power Ranger Movie (yes!) I like that girl a wholllle lot

school got out

FIRST IN FLIGHT is having a show at Canyon Creek Church in San Ramon on the 25th

i went with Joshua to do worship on a houseboat trip for a church in San Diego. I had a blast and i had tons of time to be in the word which i feel has shaped my heart a lot.

i finished Every Young Man's Battle

soooooo helpful. I think I may have this wall knocked down so I can finally have a growth spurt with the Lord

I think my boss might take the radio out of the car at work so I'm gonna bring my own speakers into work if he does cuz hes a jerk.

i am tired.

im totally stoked about this band that kyle and david and i are in

supppper excited to witness out in the bay area
get the love spread

i just want to say that i love God

the life of a believer is a huge struggle
but its the only struggle worth struggling
ask any believer

lep in the hood and im up to no good

2004-06-01T05:17:50Z

soooo

last night, brian and i spent the night at davids again

hot tubbing naked once again

but no tuna melts this time :(

we watched battle of shaker heights

really cute movie

then we watched Leprechaun: in the hood

frickin soooooo gangsta

hilarious

then today i saw a movie with Megan and her family and ate dinner with them

i spent a good amount of time talking with Megan in her room today. I really like spending time with her. We get along so well and time just flies by with her. Its incredible how lucky I feel to have her in my life. We were talking about before we even knew eachother how she used to always obsess about me and call me the "culprit" whatever that means. She is so weird and its so funny that I ended up dating the same girl that called me that and I didn't even know it was the same girl. Shes so weird. I love it.

I love practically everything about her so far. Nobody makes me laugh like her and I love experiencing things with her and learning about eachother and about things in general. I'm so very blessed.

I am feeling broken by Devin's words. But its a good thing.

Its as if my arm has been broken this whole time and he broke it to put it back in place to heal correctly. I'm learning from his lesson and I love him for caring enough to share, even though he pisses me off.

im out

aahbughjee

2004-05-29T08:02:37Z

ohhhh man

i accidentally fell back asleep after i woke up this morning and turned off my alarm. so i guess i have a four day weekend and i dont have to work on monday

soooo

i went to work and it was good because terry left early and Aaron rules when things are run by him.

I went to Megans and we had fun cuz shes cute and i like her tons

then i went to daveys house and we had some savage boxing matches!

first round:

Davy VS Brian

Davy was the victor!!!!!!

second round:

Alex VS Andrew

Alex was the victor!!!!!!

third round

Davy VS Alex

Davy owned me pretty hard in the first match, then i owned him a bunch of times in the face with everything i had, i made him bleed at the mouth and gave him a concussion. he forfeited.

i was the victor!

then andrew VS brian

we dont know who won because they kept starting over

so we went to safeway and bought some strawberry milk and some delicious brownie bites covered in powdered sugar

then we left a sewing machine on some kids porch

then i brought them home and i went home and im talking to my favorite little girl in the whole world

peace