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• Who are you?
• Are we friends?
• When and how did we meet?
• Would you kiss me? Where?
• Give me a nickname and explain why?
• Describe me in one word!
• What was your first impression of me?
• Do you still think the same?
• What reminds you of me?
• If you could give me anything what would it be?
• How well do you know me?
• Would you ever meet up with me?
• Are you going to put this on your journal and see what I say about you?

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There was terrible controversy over this song...sadly. Chris was just trying to have a little fun and got hammered by the legalist Christians...poor guy. But that song...

Oh man...


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A page in my report....

Lots of good research on my report....

Eliminated my opponent in intermural raquetball tourny and moved onto next round....

Enjoyed fellowship with lots a fantastic cool Christian guys from my college at a BBQ...

Played a Digeree Doo...



It's been a good day. ]]> ~odditea http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/8575337/ http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/8575337/ Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:16:25 PDT

Bree, I'm betting you're the only one reading these...so...I hope you're enjoying! lol ]]> ~odditea http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/8555691/ http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/8555691/ Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:27:03 PDT
A dear friend of mine wondered where her imagination had gone; as she grew, it seemed to slip away. Yet she is as creative as ever... I sigh and wonder where my passion has gone. Who are we, such feeble men? I do not doubt that my passion remains buried within my soul. Yet in this moment of weakness, I believe that my passion is gone. Return to me, my soul, so that I may comfort thee and set you free... Free to release your passion upon my world and decimate this foul fog that clouds my mind. This cloud that dims my thoughts, slows them to a furiating staleness... It is maddening...

So strange is my heart, my mind, my soul... Fourty minutes ago I was playing with a computer program, completing an entertaining questionaire. Now I writhe in self-pity? No, this is not self-pity. This is release. This journal is not for you to read and to pity. Do not pity me. I am filled with friendships, hopes, dreams, and the promise of eternity. There is no need for anything but enlightenment when reading this writing. Simply a glimpse into this struggle that more people than I endure. This is merely a small excuse to return to the joy and sorrow that release brings to me.

Release... I still have yet to release my soul... Still far too much to endure. This life full of responsibity. No time to grieve, no time for anything... Caught in the middle of my soul...and my life. "My Life." This cruel facade. I burn with the desire to do what my soul shouts to do. Yet, here I die, pleasing the world. Since when have I worried about pleasing the world and doing what is ultimately expected of me? Like a plague, this expectation contaminates... People only want what is best for me. And what they think is best for me is a good education, then a good income, and then a good home and family. I want the education, I want the home, and I want the home and family. But what people don't understand are my views of the world. They are upside down! To me, good is not Ivy League. To me, good is not a six figure income. To me, good is not a large home, a beautiful wife, or behaving kids. To me... Good is the experience that brings education. Good is the joyfilled work that brings the income. Good is the loving wife and God given children that makes the steel and wood a home. This all may sound like it came from a Hallmark Christmas card, but who really lives this and feels these words resonate throughout their soul? Who has let themselves become slave to the expectations of this world? Me and ME.... I am torn within.

Yet, my life is filled with people who love me. I am a strong, healthy, and fortunate young man. There are few people who would say I have not been blessed throughout my life. I just wish there was someone who could explain why I deserve it. One of the hardest things I have had to do, is understand that God loves me no matter what. Unconditional Love. I have accepted it, and I move on. I move along His path. He trims me to be the garden that will put forth the ripest fruit it can bear. I have much trimming and sewing to be done, but the water continues to flow. I love the Lord and all that He has done for me. Thank you Lord, for my life. It's always to You that I return. Through everything. Wherever this life has taken me, I am always returning to you. This keeps me going. Knowing that I can always Return... I Return to You... ]]> ~odditea http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/8554946/ http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/8554946/ Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:50:17 PDT
1. How does the world see you?
"Desperado" The Eagles (o_0)

2. Will I have a happy life?
"Lyin' Eyes" The Eagles

3. What do my friends think of me?
"For You" The Calling (Lyrics: "I'm there for you..."

4. Do people secretly lust after me?
"Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" Andrew Lloyd Webber 'Phantom of the Opera' (the song really has nothing to do at all with a question like this...)

5. How can I make myself happy?
"Fallin' Upside Down" Rascal Flatts (hahaha....yeah, that'll either give me happiness or give me brain damage)

6. What should I do with my life?
"How Bad Do You Want It?" Tim McGraw ( Lyrics: "Be careful of that wild wind son, sometimes it don't let go..." )

7. Will I ever have children?
"The Pinnacle" Kansas (hmmm...)

8. What is some good advice for me?
"American Girls" Counting Crows (*laughs* something about the girls in this country, huh?)

9. How will I be remembered?
"Flight of the Wild Geese." Celtic Flutes 'Lifescapes'

10. What's my signature dancing song?
"Gifts and Curses" Yellow Card 'Spiderman 2 Soundtrack'

11. What's my current themesong?
"Oklahoma-Texas Line" Rascal Flatts (i do miss those two girls...)

12. What do others think is my current themesong?
"The Mirror (Angel of Music)" Andrew Llyod Webber 'Phantom of the Opera'

13. What shall they play at my funeral?
"Bless the Broken Road" Rascal Flatts (man, a little morbid, but i'm dead anyways...why should I worry?)

14. What type of men/women do I like?
"What Was I Thinkin'?" Dierks Bentley (yikes...)

15. How's my love life?
"Hard Candy" Counting Crows (Long lasting or causes cavities??)

16. My dreams are?
"My Immortal" Evanescence

17. My death will be?
"Carry on Wayward Son" Kansas (Lyrics: "Once I rose above the noise and confusion, just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion, I was soring ever higher..."

18. This year will be?
"Angel of Music" Andrew Llyod Webber 'Phantom of the Opera' (this could mean many things...)

19. My mind is?
"Track 7" Lord of the Rings 'Return of the King' (*laughs*...I don't know the name of this song and neither does my computer...i'll try the next song....)

Next song= My Mind is? "Swimmin in the Sea" Gaelic Storm (lol...more like it)

20. What is my destiny?
"Witchy Woman" The Eagles (oooohh boy....)


So that was fun!! We'll give it another go in a few weeks when I have more of my CDs on my iTunes. There were only 1/3 of all my CDs for iTunes to choose from. So next time there will be more of the CDs I usually listen to! Thanks for tuning in! ]]> ~odditea http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3890986/ http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3890986/ Mon, 22 Nov 2004 07:15:21 PST ~odditea http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3853582/ http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3853582/ Tue, 16 Nov 2004 22:14:56 PST
*commence journal entries*....

October 25, 2004 11:55am

Survived Homcoming week. Yeah, as I walk away from that week I think to myself, "I've never had a longer 5 days in my entire life." I came out of the week with minimal injury. A lashing headache, a small black eye due to a minor broken nose, and many scrapes and bruises that I'm sure I'll feel a week or two from now.
I can't complain too much though because now that it's over, I'm proud that I accomplished as much as I did.

*font change* (color: blue) Use your imagination.

...Hmph, there's an unfinished journal entry if I never saw one... I wonder what broke the rhythm.

November 16, 2004 5:15pm

My my my... it's been quite a long time since I've wrote in this bad larry hasn't it? Well, what have you missed? Not much... HA! That's a lie. I've actually broken my nose one more little time. I'm proud of that. That's 3 recorded breaks within 364 days. Evil Kinevil eat your heart out.
I would actually say I've gone through quite a few changes in the past month, physically, emotionally, spiritually. It's funny how we seperate the three of those. I'm one person and yet I have 20 million different aspects of my psychy that I have to keep track of and tend to. Not to mention mentally... Can't forget the mental aspect of things. I suppose it's to be expected that human beings are going to be more than a little complicating, especially when you consider the fact that we're created in the image of God, inside and out. To think, we're just a sample of God's intriquite infinity. There are aspects of the human mind that we're unable to even tap into. Don't quote me on this, but I think it was that we only use %17 or so of our brains for our basic motor skills and emotional stuff and thought/memory. There's still that other %83 we don't even touch. Is it possible that the other % that we can't seem to use could contain all the answers to all the problems in this world? Did the famous people who came up with these incredible, lifesaving, world changing inventions/discoveries just simply have more access to the human brain? It's possible, even likely, but still just only a thought. Maybe a thought many others have had? It's possible, even likely, but still on a thought. How far does it go? I like the idea of not knowing. Just a blissful unbothered mindlessness that's untouched by the facts of life. I enjoy worshiping that way. Just spending one of my many days in a mindless joyful stupor. If nothing else, it makes for an entertaining day for my friends. They get to see me make obscure observations on everyday things and get to experience a few unexpected compliments like, "Your ears are amazing! They really give you a striking appearance." I like to think that God wants us to mix things up a bit. Give life on earth a bit of Pizzaz! But I really think that He enjoys that raw and thoughless unconditional love that comes out of us every now and then. It's pure and seems to be untouched by any kind of motive except the simple fact of being love. There's no expeted "Thank You." in return, or the satisfaction that "I dun good." or even "stored treasures in Heaven." This kind of love is the love that nobody really reads about or talks about, but would surely starve without. The kind that comes unbeknownst to the receiver and leaves with just as little notice. This is a love that can only be reached through you. I can reach it, but only through me. You can reach it, but only through you. There is no motive, no expectation, and no return, only a silly kind of love that makes the world a better place. It really doesn't take a lot of effort to find this kind of love in the world. You could find it any day of the week, just simply look into the heart of a cradle and you'll find a human being full of this raw love, unconditional, and unexpecting of any return. This is my kinda love... ]]> ~odditea http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3824051/ http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3824051/ Sat, 13 Nov 2004 09:17:26 PST ~odditea http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3729009/ http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3729009/ Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:00:05 PST
Our Hope

None have failed to wonder why
Why it is that mortals cry
In the day and in the night
A feeling that we can not fight

Shadows creeping over us
Settle like a sheet of dust
Mourning we don’t understand
Grasps us in it’s gruesome hand

Many say it starts with love
The endless feeling from above
And though we can not call it fair
The cloth of love begins to tear

Desperation fills our soul
And just like that we don’t feel whole
Nothing could begin to say
How we felt those dreadful days

But do not fret not all is lost
It’s just this life’s butt ugly cost
All will pass and soon you’ll know
That this was meant for you to grow

Cause in your heart you know what’s right
It’s from your heart that comes the light
And once you open up your soul
You’ll soon begin to see His goal

It’s crystal clear and full of hope
It clearly starts to help you cope
For in His Word there are no lies
And from His Word good thoughts will rise

And all at once you’ll know He’s true
A true that’s like the sky is blue
So crisp and pure like Northern Lights
A being of beings to end all fights

So if you ever start to fall
Just keep in mind that God sees all
He’ll pick you up and set you free
To wish upon the stars you see

But don’t forget to say a prayer
I really think it’s only fair
To take a sec and let God know
It’s cause of Him that we will grow


I know you've seen this before, but it seemed to take on new meaning when I thought of the two of you and what you're going to be going through. Great things never end. Never will. ]]> ~odditea http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3720422/ http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3720422/ Sun, 31 Oct 2004 22:00:09 PST


~Matt ]]> ~odditea http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3690854/ http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3690854/ Wed, 27 Oct 2004 22:52:34 PDT ~odditea http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3641642/ http://odditea.deviantart.com/journal/3641642/ Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:14:39 PDT ~odditea