January 2010
WHY CAN'T I...
MAKE GREEN DAY GO AWAY?!?!?!?!?! UHG! NO LIKE! =(
Y2K+10
coolhandluke:
Ten years ago as it turned midnight and everyone waited to see if the world was going to blow up, I was in Columbia, SC sitting in the van praying with Joe Creep, Jason, and Brandon. We had just played a show and we decided we wanted to be alone for the beginning of Y2K. We sat in the van taking turns telling funny stories from the past two years as a band. Then we prayed for a...
“This is a magical little town…I just witnessed part of a deer skinning,...”
– Quote from a text msg I just received from my youngest, while she is visiting a small, RURAL town with a friend! =)
2,009 Things I'm CERTAIN you want to KNOW ABOUT...
…heehee…just KIDDING! =)
“I rant, therefore I am.”
– Dennis Miller
More FAV Things I found during 2009...
Archer Farms Organic Fair Trade Espresso Beans =)
Mangos…both the fruit and the Vegan Friendly eatery/live music venue in the heart of Houston’s Montrose District (all the awesome people go there!)
Pumpkin Cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory! YUM!
“Thrifting”…don’t laugh…I had NEVER done it before!
Lipton Mandarin & Mango Green Tea ‘to...
December 2009
Our New Friend, Blu-Ray...another FAV Thing of...
…he makes MOVIES SPECIAL! =)
Barcelona...another FAV Thing of 2009! →
found these guys by accident when we went to see Copeland last time they were here…they’re extraordinarily TALENTED!
Where The Wild Things Are...another FAV Thing of... →
Knit Picks...another 1 of my FAV Things of 2009! →
Nineball...1 of my FAV Things of 2009...and... →
found these guys by accident when we went to see This Beautiful Republic last May! We LOVE THEM MUCHLY!
“Only bands are using MySpace. It’s like if the only people who bought...”
– The Autumn Film
640-125 →
JUST ORDERED this yarn! =)
10 Words You Need to Stop MIsspelling by The... →
“(+07): tonight is going to be epic. can you pre-book an ambulance?...”
– textsfromlastnight.com (via xokelsey)
NINEBALL MERCH SALE
koreyshrum:
Grab a T-shirt or CD at our online Merch store! ALL SHIRTS ARE ON SALE! $10 LAST of the “Nineball” shirts :) HTTP://NINEBALL.BIGCARTEL.COM ///We here at The Llama Family Fun Asylum took the op to STOCK UP! We <3 NINEBALL!!! =)
“We should meet abuse and harshness and hostility with humble forbearance. Human...”
– Mohandas K. Gandhi
Drummer dead at 28??? SAD! →
According to The Orange County Register, AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer James Owen Sullivan (a.k.a. The Rev) was found dead at his home on Monday (December 28). He was 28 years old.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
– Aristotle
““To Appreciate. What a beautiful verb. The dictionary tells us ‘to...”
– My dear friend and brother, Jim wrote the above in his daily love letter to me and our other loved ones today. I like it a lot! “LOVE”…”APPRECIATION”…”FRIENDSHIP”…these seem to be the recurring themes of our day here at the Llama Family FUN...
“This is one of the most beautiful miracles of love: It gives a power of...”
– C.S. Lewis
The Soloist... →
I really, really, REALLY LOVE this movie! Watching it right now with my hubby and our new friend, Blu-Ray…all of whom I am most grateful for. Let’s all be FRIENDS…REAL, LIVE FRIENDS! =)
“…every person has an artist inside that is plotting to get out”
– http://www.deanwilliamsart.com/bio.html
Holidays...
The holidays are wonderful times of togetherness…sometimes too much togetherness…for families and friends. They’re times of reflecting, and of MISSING people too! Right now, I’m MISSING a BUNCH of people…a WHOLE BUNCH who I haven’t seen or heard from in a while. Just wanted to write that down…doesn’t make me MISS THEM less…just feels good to...
Lessons Learned From "Saving" Others
This week, I learned a BIG LESSON, that was painful for more than just me…when I try to “save” others from the negative consequences of their own actions…I’m NOT really “helping” them at all. It can be SO VERY HARD to figure out where that blurry line lies, between serving someone and enabling them…between laying down your life for another and...
“it was a beautiful let down
when i crashed and burned
when i found myself...”
– Beautiful Letdown, by Switchfoot
