Following Him

5:33PM - Me Bashing The GAY Scene EVERYONE READ!!

So I went to Pistolita last night and Bride Ordained played...they did good...but it made me relize it made me relize this:

The scene is a load of crap...it is probably one of the stupidest things someone could be involved in. It is some fake world where everyone is living a fake life with their dyed hair which usually look rediculous and their gay clothing. But the look I don't mind too much. It is the whole metallity of it. Eveyone swears they have more "scene points" then the next person. The more you smoke the cooler you are, the more shows you attend the cooler you are...and the worst of it all, the more people you know the cooler you are.

Everyone in the scene is living a fake life. No one genuinely goes to shows for the band, they go to shows because of the people they are going to see there. They could care less if a band with talent (which most hardcore band lack) is playing or not. They just have to look cool

And the whole gay hardcore dancing. I can understand having a little fun but why do people take it so seriously? I'll tell you why everyone hardcore dances, it is because the bands they are dancing to suck so much that they have to do something to keep their minds off of it. ALl of the gay fights and these stupid crews that are forming are so rediculous. Why don't we just start a freaking fight club or something?

Now people who don't know me might be reading this and be like oh man I'm gonna kill this kid. But what you don't know is that I have been attending shows since the old krikorian. Most of you probably don't even know what that is because most of the people who are in the scene now are newbies who have made shows something they were never meant to be. Shows were meant for kids to go see some band they liked and to see some friends. No to look cool, see crappy bands with no talent and kill a few people by hardcore dancing. It is so stupid.

I'm sick of it all. Anyone who feels this way and I know you do, post this to all of your friends maybe some scensters will learn how stupid they are.

9:26AM - CRAZY DRIVE

So I'm hanging out in Alpine with some friends and I left at about 1130 and I had to take my friend Jenn home because she is grounded from her car currently. I took her home and from there I had an option to get on the freeway or take the back root from alpine to dehesa by my school. Well I took the back root and I really actually didn't know how to do it. But here is my drive:



I am actually really glad I took a wrong turn because I had an extra 75 miles and an hour of sweet pleasent solitude in my car underneath the most beautiful stars. I just wish I had my camera it was the best freakin drive. I am going to do it again sometime.

7:05PM

So I'm reading a new book and there was an odd but very cool illustration in it. It read like this:

Do you know how natives catch monkeys in our forests? Well the natives hollow out a coconut and put a hole in the shell just big enough for a monkeys paw to fit through. Then they drop a pebble into the shell. Soon enough a curious little monkey comes up and shakes the coconut, peers inside, and then shoves his hand inside the coconut gripping the pebble but then he relizes he cannot get his hand out of the shell unless he lets go of the prize. But the monkey will never let go. It is very easy to catch someone who acts like this.

Are you holding on to something that is keeping you from freedom??

8:25PM - The Heavenly Man

So when I returned home from Brazil this summer I picked up a book my friend told me I should check out. It is this book called The Heavenly Man by Brother Yun. It is about this man (Brother Yun) who goes under great opposition in the field of Christian Ministry during the Communist Days. This is his testimony about what totures he went through and all of the miraculous things God did for him. I Highly reccomend this book to everyone. This book opened up my understanding of God's wonderful and powerful love. Go get it it only costs like 11 bucks at the Family Christian Book Stores.

4:59PM - God is Great

LOOK AT GOD'S BEAUTY!!!!!!






I'm goign through kind of a tough time right now but it's ok...if you guys could just pray for me I'm not really gonna go into detail but everything is ok so don't really worry.

I was looking at these pictures the first is of summer 2003 and the last 3 are from Brazil. I was just reminded of God's beauty and how awesome he is.

"What's the best thing you can do with your life? Why would you do anything less?"

4:36PM - My day with the Chula Vista Police

So I'm sitting in portuguese class and this black guy who is kinda slow is sitting behind this girl who sits next to me in the class. The black guy thinks he is a chick magnet and hits on every girl in the class and today it was the girl next to me. He is kinda slow so his idea of hitting on a girl I gues is to ask her for money so he constantly is asking her for money over and over and over again for like 10 mins and finally she turns around and says please be quiet I am trying to learn. But he didn't listen and kept asking and asking and I turned around and said 'hey man quit bugging her.' And he flipped out. The teacher had to stop class and tell everyone to leave except me the black guy and the girl...after a while of him yelling the professor told me and the girl to leave and when I do he told me he was gonna find me and kick my ass.

So when I walk outside the whole class is standing there because they didn't want the guy to freak out and hurt someone so they were watching out. As I was leaving this guy Mike who is in the class told me to come with him and he would help me file a report against him so if something hapened it would be alright and nothign would happen to me. So we go to the cop station and as we're talking all of a sudden the black guy is behind me. The cop talks to him and then comes over and is like if he did threaten you we need a whitness which is your teacher so next time you have the class ask her if you woul dlike to file a report. And I was like 'that's cool but I don't want to get jusmped when I'm walking to my truck' so he said it's cool and walks me to my truck

Crazy crap happens when you go to a ghetto college. Pray for me...thanks

1:40PM

Craziest thing ever...So I have been stressing hardcore over the last 3 weeks since I've been backf rom Brazil because I wasn't sure how I was going to pay off my remaining 900 dollar balance and I get a call today and the secretary at my church tells me I only have $67.94 left. My balance last week was $770. So somehow in the last 7 days, 700 dollars got paid for and I have no clue how. It is totally God. I was so scared I wasn't gonna get it all in but I did. I'm so happy.

So I meet with the missions council at my church tomorrow evening to see if me and a few selected people can go back down to Brazil for the entire month of July and start the youth center because the kids are off for he whole month of Juuly. So pray for that becuse we are asking the church to fund the trip for us. It will be awesome if we get to go.

4:15PM - GOD IS AWESOME!!

SO I found a Portuguese class yesterday at Southwestern community college. I found out that the classes were TTH 130-345 and I get out of school at 1230 so it was perfect. I called Southwestern and they said since the semester had already started I had to crash the course first so I went and I attended my first college class. It was intense and she almost never spoke English but I got through it. My mom also had a friend who was from Brazil so she is going to tutor me after my classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I'm gonna be speaking Portuguese classes someday!!!


So you guys might be wondering why I want to learn Portuguese so badly. So here it is:
Since my second trip to Brazil I have decided what I want to do with my life. After high school I am going to go to the Southern California Bible College and Seminary and get my Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies. After that I'm going to take about 2 years and get everything together (Wife, money, packing) and move myself to Brazil to become a full time missionary. What I plan to do when I get down there is to work with the youth and open up a recreation center in a town where some other missionary schools are. This is my plan now all I need to do is have time go faster. I'm so excited!!

6:56PM - So many things to write about

So first off my past few days have been awesome...hung out with some friends I haven't in a while...it was awesome hanging out with you Marisa even though I had to dye bang bang's hair...it looked purple I hoped he kept it like that for the show in hollywood tonight.

I have been in C2:8 once. It is seriously the best thing ever. The second you walk in they start evangelizing to you. It is awesome. I would love a job there but everyone person and their mom has applied there. Oh well. God is picking the right people to work there good job Kyle and Katy and good luck to everyone else who has applied.

My senior schedual is the classic senior schedual. Easiest ever. I have College Prep Stats, Multimedia (no homework!!), and office asst. EASY

PRAYER REQUEST!!! I see my vice principle about placing me in a portuguese class someplace so I can learn portuguese for when I move to Brazil. Please just pray that the lord will provide an open seat someplace for me. Thank you

God Bless

Current mood: Full Of God's Love

8:14AM

So I have officially decided I'm not going to judge things before I actually see what it is...like Pistolita for instance...I always said they sucked because everyone in the band did but I went to their show last night and it was really good. Yah...

Just a new revalation. I've also found out a lot of stuff about Bride Ordained since Ive been out of the band and that has only been like 2 days so that is pretty quick...and it doesn't sound good I feel kinda bad

2:41PM - Bandless

So...a lot happened yesterday...the biggest thing is I'm not in Bride Ordained anymore. If you ask some people they'll say they kicked me out but if you ask others they'll say I quit. Both is true. I have been thinking of quiting for a while because of school and stuff but I wasn't going to quit this early. I was thinking of quitting during the next semester or if things were going good then not till college but oh well. They wanted to kick me out because of my writing style, which is funny in itslef, and because I guess I don't move around enough on stage so it's over. It was fun, good luck with your guy's shows coming up. And I don't want people being all like oh I'm sorry you're not in the band anymore because I'm kinda happy...it is a relief.

So I officially denounce my faith to the hardcore scene...FINALLY

Current mood: relieved

6:53PM

So I haven't updated in a while...Brazil was awesome...if you wanna go see pictures go here http://www.nichollsfamily.net/Michael/Gathering/Brazil2004/brazil2004.htm and click on the people and it will show you the pics they took.

Also we have shows coming up...one next week on the 26th wih some bands at ground zero and one on the 15th of Sept with Haste the Day...go here http://www.epicentre.org/concerts/index.html if you want to see the whole line up...we're playing with murder my love...GAY but oh well. Someone should make some fliers for us that would be cool.

God Bless

1:52PM

Yah so I leave for Brazil tomorrow...I'll be back on the 12th. It is a missions trip so pray for me if you would like. I'm going to miss everyone while I'm gone but know that I love you all and I will be back. And check out these pictures from our show on that one thursday at Ground Zero.

( Bride Ordained )

Current mood: excited

Current music: Me Without You

11:39AM

Yah so a lot has happened...Vegas sucked although the Blue man group was good...hardcore prom sucked but we did still get paid. BEen hanging out with friends...I love Danielle Brent...we might have found a drummer...I like him he's cool. Yah that's about it. I leave for Brazil on Monday


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10:48PM

Well I'm leaving for Vegas for a week then my parents are flying me back on Friday for the show...so I'll see you guys there. You better all go to the prom show it is gonna be good.

God Bless

10:47AM - Show

wow the show was pretty good last night...there was a great turn out...BO is getting pretty big it's awesome. Sean kinda messed up on Arms a few times but it was OK...we still like him. I slipped on the cables and smacked my shin on the drum riser that hurt. All the guys from Pistolita came and Justin talked then into playing which was good...it might help on the drummers ego that he played for only like 30 people it was still a pretty good show though...they're talented guys.

Well I leave Sunday for Vegas and I won't be back tll Friday afternoon the day of our show so see you all there hopefully.

God Bless

Current mood: exhausted

Current music: sigur ros

1:20PM

I AM 27% EMO! Hmm.. I should stop listening to Dashboard Confessional.... enough said... Now that I stopped looking at my shoes, I know how the real world looks. Take the EMO test at Fuali.com

5:02PM - SHOW

so that is our show...oh and Pistolita might not be playing anymore because they are too prideful and think they are better than this show...anyways the money is going to a missions trip so come support and see some good and diverse bands. I now hate Pistolita more.

8:12AM - Yesterday was not my day...

Oh my gosh...yesterday. I woke up got ready and picked up Danielle from school then we went to Brendan's house...As we were leaving I tossed my keys to Danielle and they went down the huge gutter. We had to open the manhole and took a wire hanger attached to a huge rope thing and I got them out. After that we filmed our music video. Oh my freaking gosh. I did the guitar throw like 4 times and the last time I did it the whole strap screw ripped out of the bottom of the guitar and it flew like 15 feet away and broke. My 800 dollar Gibson Les Paul is broken. I'll post pictures later but I was really depressed.

But the whole day I was with danielle and we went out to dinner with my family and the whole day was really good except for the whole day was really bad. It was weird but oh well. I told my dad and he was pissed but he said I could use one of his guitars because he has like 20. Oh well everything happens for a reason right?

CAUTION: DON'T DO THE GUITAR THROW A LOT OF TIMES IN A ROW UNLESS YOU WANT A BROKEN GUITAR.

Current mood: confused

Current music: Taking Back Sunday

11:10PM - 4th of July!!

Wow this fourth I had to work but it was still awesome...I worked up in camp pnedleton and all I did was sit around and watch bands play. The first band was this band called Cage. they were way metal and it was pretty freaking good. they just got back from Germany where the played a big festival with Alice Cooper and Children of Bodom and lots of other bands. Then the other 3 bands were bands plder people would like but oh well. All I had to do after that was set up a projector and a screen and I was done. HUGE fireworks show. It was awesome.

Tomorrow I'm hanging out with Danielle for a bit...it's our 10 months on Tuesday!! Then I'm goign back down to Chula Vista to hang out with my friends...i'm spending Monday and tuesday night there and most of Wednesday there then thursday is my birthday and I'm probably gonna spend most of it with Danielle. My week is gonna be so fun. YES!!! I LOVE LIFE!!