Hey

Man it's been quite awhile I've probly lost the two or three people that used to read this blog. I haven't had internet in awhile that is why I've been away. Hey did anyone see Kanye West on tv, blasting the president? I thought it was awesome so poetic on many levels. Life is humming away. I will try to post more consistently. Peace

Electronic Music

Here is a great site to learn all the different styles of electronic music and some of it's history. just clik on the huge Ishkurs guide to electronic music 2.5 pic.

Check out my friends blog

This is my friend Dean's blog, interesting stuff to think about. Had our Enochs Path gathering tonight, very excited to start this machine up again. Party in Ionia at Chad and Melody's, Fri. at 7:00 come one come all. BYOB;) Radiohead is in the studio working on a new album, yyyyyeeeesssssss, here is a cool blog directly from the band keeping us all updated on the latest developments www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/ Life is humming along at the moment but I feel some impending tragedy, or something disorrenting on the horizon, I don't know what it is but while life seems to be going quite nicely I feel sort of guilty for it going so well and anticipate some drama to call me back to reality. Alergies are crazy right now I just need a bucket that atatches to my face for my nose to drip into. (any inventors out there) I'm currently loving electronic music, I have been since the late ninties, but the last year has really offered up some sweet beats. night time peace.

new sounds

check out MF Doom aka Viktor Vaughan. His rhythms are dope son! Diggin the new Gorillaz "Demon Days". other than music life is pretty ordinary and bland. I've started working on my album, look for it in 2006! Peace

I'm famous!!!!!

Hey just to let everyone know I'm famous now. I was on the verge before but now it is totally for sure. Why you ask? Because I appear in the Mates of State DVD. Yes the anonyingly cute, husband and wife indie duo, has released thier DVD and me and my friend Jason appear in one of the shots looking really cool!!! So pick up the DVD and see for your self or I have a copy and would gladly lend it to anyone who doubts, the fact, that I'm really well known now. I apologize if I can't be seen with a lot of you who read this blog, simply because I don't want to tarnish my reputation with any "unsavory" characters. I'm having a party on Fri. at Beaners in Grand Ledge where you may all kiss my feet and look at me in awe and wonder. I would thank you for reading this blog but I know you have nothing better to do and my ego simply won't allow it. Peace

yo yo what the dilly bitches

Hey I'm at a coffee shop right now with me new roomates, having a grand ol time. Couple new updates for anyone who is interested, our "church" group is going to be a mars hill "arm" in the Lansing community. This is sweet news and I'm very pumped about it. Also for anyone who is interested in things theological, we'll be starting our theology at the pub shortly. Hope things are well with people. My veggy diet is going good so far, except for the two chocolate bars I bought the other day I'm eating very healthy, in case you care, and yes I realize this is a runon sentence, and yes I realize I didn't hyponate runon or spell hyphonate right but I've had a few drinks and care very little. Peace brothers and sisters.

Rahzel was wicked!!!!!!

Hey sorry I haven't posted in a while I don't have internet quite yet cuz I'm in the middle of moving. Rahzel was friggin, off it, he is got a one man hip hop group in his mouth. He is on bjorks new album doing beats with his mouth. Crazy! Other than that I should be moving in with me friends this week. On a strict veggy diet again. I was getting quite puggy. We'll see how this diet works out. OH and no milk too? Cut my coffee down to one cup a day. It's really bruttal! thats it

Rahzel

Gearing up to move...new stupid church people..etc

Hey all of america that reads my blog, like all the time. New CD's to check out that I am diggin, Royksopp- "the understanding", Deep Dish- "George is on", Jamariquai- "Dynamite" (funkin sweet). I'm starting to pack up to move out of my apt.....sniff sniff, tear. There is a couple new stupid church people podcast so check them out stupid church people.com. Other than that I'm done with the hot weather thank you, come winter I'm ready. Chad did you get your ibook yet? the prices just dropped so your in like flint. I rented two sean connery james bond films, "thunderball" and "never say never...something" anyway they were both the exact same plot (terroists hijack nuclear bombs), and the same setting (health club), same sinarios (getting assaulted at the health club, making sweet love at the health club etc.) same shots (grabing fruit out of a bowl), it was really stupid. I love 007 but come on man, and they're so funkin long too! That's it for this installment peace

Life is cool

Uh I don't really have anything intelligent to say, but I wanted to at least write something, as not to disappoint my milllions of avid readers. So here is my insiteful comment for the weak(week) get stronger, you'll live longer, blah blah man I got nuthin. Saw charles and the chocolate factory yesterday I was very hungry when it was through. thats it. Peace

My bro and sises

Great book about the theology of Evolution!!!!!

I'm reading this facinating book right now and it is perty sweet. So check it out especially all you up tight fundys. I was just reading some of my previous posts and my god, I can not punktuate, or spell to save my life. But like I said in a previous post it is simply because I am too postmodern for the rest of the world:) Nothing really interesting going on in my life at the moment other that my wine and cheese party goin on this evening. I've latley been kinda gearing up to move out. On that note let it be known that I hate moving. It is such a hassle. I move on average every 6 months and the one thing I appreciate is that every time I move I lose approx one tenth of all my stuff, either cuz I don't want to move the damn thing, or I just forget, or throw it away on accident. I look at it like my tithe:) Oh and in older news I don't think that I mentioned that I got a Sony PSP. (Chad I bet your ssssssoooooo jealous :) ) It is the best purchase of my life better than food. I mean even the Bible says you shouldn't live on bread alone.............and when you can't afford bread, because you bought a sweet ass PSP, somehow the pulsing electronic soundtrack of Ridge Racer is louder than the growls of your bellly. Oh and sorry for all of the obscenities and misspelled words.

Cheese Fricken Party!

Como suple Vuh, all you french bitches! I'm having a wine and cheese party on sun. at 5pm and everyone is invited. It is to be a simply marvalous event, hosted my myself and my good friend Sara D. Good times are guaranteed by all......and if you notice your not having a good time then you can drink more:) Anyway other than that, my new anouncements thus far are that I'm going to be moving in with a couple swell friends of mine until I can find a house to purchase. Looking for something under $100,000 close to US127, any suggestions let me know. Went to my dad's bible study the other night and got ridiculed for not believing we're going to heaven when we die. That was interesting, especially when one of the guys read the verse in I think I Timothy about not believing in strange teachings. And then I brought up the fact that he was twisting the Bible around and back in forth it went. But it might have done some good, afterwards one of the guys that wasn't talking at all comented on how this was the first nonconforming bible study they've had. I'm such a heathen:) O well, sorry for being honest and asking questions. Peace

Hello again

Hey another exciting, heart racing entry. First some random stuff.....the new Sony PSP is super cool if you have one you are very blessed (yes I'm still obsessing over it), then......I'm really in a bind in my mind....ooo that's good (ya'll can use that rhythm) in regards to whether or not I should go to college, or just take a bunch of classes in areas that I want to study, mainly theology type stuff. I've been thinking about degrees within the ministry. I just can't justify getting into debt thousands of dollars just to feel "equipted" to do ministry. (and by the way I misspell stuff on purpose, that's how postmodern I am, if you don't like it then YOU use spell check.....damn it!) Why can't I be a "minister" and be respected as a person without the $40,000 piece of paper? Thats all for now cuz I'm getting kicked out of the coffee shop. Peace in my heart, please God

Another exciting post

Hey one and all and welcome to another riveting blog entry by me. News today is that I decided to stay in Lansing and go to school rather than Grand Rapids.....reason? Because it is so much cheaper for one and for two I got an offer from my employer I coulnd't refuse. I'm still interested in the "ministry", but the question is to what capacity. I've been thinking a lot lately about the whole "religious system" (here it is in quite a long digression; Graduate high school, dick around for awhile "feel" "God's call", go to collage, get into massive amounts of debt, go to seminary, get into more massive amount of debt, graduate, get "employeed" by a "church", and spend the rest of your life providing religious goods and services to the masses of "consumer Christianity") and how that compares with just "being" the church in everyday life. Caring for the poor, helping your neighbors, gathering with friends to discuss theology over beer, and mucho other stuff is what I think I would like to do. Now how to go about it is the other question. I realize there is space within the contemporary church structure for "pastors", "priest's" etc. to change things but I don't think I'm domesicated enough to be one of those people, God bless'em. Anyway that's whats on me mind. If the one person reading this has any advice I would gladly accept. If there is no one reading this then, God please e-mail me your thoughts on this subject. Well until next time, "kick the tires and light the fires"

stupid church people

hey check out these podcasts! really good stuff!!

God is real!!!! In case you didn't know and want to take my word for it.

I've got a pretty funny story that I have to share with you all. This past weekend I was up north on our lake in a little town called Lewiston. It was night and we were having a bonfire in front of the lake. My family decided to call it a night and go inside for bed, while I decided to stay out and enjoy the beautiful night. I'm sitting in the chair admiring the black sky and lake, looking up at the stars and finally say to my self, "self you should lay on the ground so you can get a better view of those awesome stars". I thought this was a pretty good idea, so I lay on the ground and I"m having this really spiritual moment looking up at the stars watching a comet, and just talking to "god". Then I get frustrated and tell "god" that I wish I knew if "he" was for real or what like how am I supposed to just believe "he's" out there and "he" loves me blah blah blah.....so I say "god" if your real you have to show me I mean give me a sign, show me something really cool, show me the stars all lining up saying "HELLO MIKE" or something. And then all of a sudden I feel this wierd tingling in my pants, first on my legs and then around the "holy of holy's" and then instead of tingling I feel itching and slight pain, and it becomes apparent to me that my pants are filled with ants. So I go inside and inspect the situation and sure enough ants have filled my pants. At that moment I felt really close to God, He is really has got a sense of humour. I doubt God all the time, but it's times like this that "knowing" He's around, isn't as important as our interaction together. I told God that He got me good and went to bed smiling myself to sleep:)

Happy Independence Day

Had a lovely two day weekend up north with my parents and sister. The 3rd was absolutely beautiful, a perfect day. Other than that life continues this week as usual. Well thats about it. I don't really have anything else to say but wanted to post something so you don't think I forgot about this thing. Peace

dreams/reality; Case in point

Ok weird thing. Last night I had a dream of this girl, Kristin, that I went to England with last year. I dreamt that I went over to her house and talked with her and her parents. Today I took my lunch break early for no reason and went to the book store. While I was reading a book I hear someone say, "Mike", "hey Mike". And who is it, but Kristin's mom! Very weird. This type of shit happens all the time, and it has no meaning other than coinsidence I quess. Anyway my sis graduated from Douglas J Salon today and I'm very proud of her. I'm on my way out the door right now so peace party people!!!!!!

between faith and fantasy

Where am I? Who am I? this is the question that has been on my mind the last couple mornings, in those waking minutes between dreams and whatever this is. It seems to me that I have been so bent on making my faith logical or proving to myself why I believe what I believe, that I have forgotten how little is truely logical. I've been reading the bible and really getting caught up in the stories of our great God and the people he loves, and what a whore the people he loves are.....none the less he loves anyway. These stories seem real to me, just as my life seems real to me but I have such a loose hold on it all. Imagination and fantasy are harder than you thing to seperate from reality. I find freedom here in loosing my fake control on my world and leaving it up to my dreams.....to God's dreams.