.. It is such a sweet thing to experience. Athletes feel it all the time; many people who perform, or participate in high energy events feel "adrenalin rushes" as well. I'm pretty sure everyone has experienced atleast one adrenalin rush in their life so there's no need for me to explain what it's like. But this weekend was a pretty adrenalin filled weekend-it was an eventful weekend.
Friday brought our first AWANA leader's meeting to kick start the new year of AWANA. I personally look forward to this upcoming year of AWANA because I get to take on a new role of being a Sparks leader instead of the old games director. So yes, I sort of demoted myself, but I was getting bored and tired of doing games, therefore, this will bring some real cool experiences. I'm also looking forward to getting to know these children individually instead of just seeing them during games time.
Saturday also kick started a new year of a couple things: teaching guitar and Fantasy hockey! I am very excited for the new season of NHL if you haven't noticed yet =D As far as teaching guitar goes, I'm not too sure what I feel about it yet. Teaching guitar is always fun, but it's a difficult task to do. Being talented does bring challenges in that you have to find out what makes sense to you naturally but not for other people. I also am needing to find some new material to teach my kids. However, I still get paid an awesome amount for practically "babysitting" their kids for a couple hours. Later on at night during Saturday, we did our hockey pool drafting! I was so pumped for this event because I put so much hard work into my researching player projections and stuff like that. I'd been waiting for this time of day for the last few weeks and it was awesome!
So being the loser I am, here's how it went down for me: I was pumped. I clicked open the live draft room to find that I am drafting at third spot in a twelve people pool! Smack dead on I was right where I hoped I'd be. Fourth would have been a pretty decent spot as well, but I'll take what I got. Right away I knew I would end up with Malkin as AO and Crosby are given first and second picks. Malkin is a great pick as he will most likely end up with 50 goals this year, give or take a few. So I had my draft all planned out and all that stuff, of who I would pick in which round. But of course, like all drafts are unpredictable, I had to adapt. After an hour or so of intensity and being pissed because people stole my players, here's who I was so fortunate to pick up:
1st round - Evgeni Malkin
2nd round - Henrik Lundqvist
3rd round - Thomas Vanek
4th round - Mike Green
5th round - Paul Stastny
6th round - Petr Sykora
7th round - Mark Streit
8th round - Alexander Semin
9th round - Martin Gerber
10th round - Maxim Afinogenov
11th round - Sam Gagner
12th round - Joni Pitkanen
13th round - Phillipe Boucher
14th round - Fabian Brunnstrom
15th round - Karl Alzner
16th round - Ales Kotalik
17th round - Michael Ryder
Clearly, this was a very high risk draft for me. My two sketchiest picks are obviously with Brunnstrom and Alzner as they have never played a game in the NHL and are not even guarenteed a spot on their respective teams. The single mistake I did make with these two are picking Brunnstrom instead of Stamkos. I believe I also made the mistake of picking up a defenseman one round too late. My top two defensemen, Mike Green and Mark Streit's season can go either way-boom or bust. Hopefully it's the former. All in all, I think I did a pretty good draft and came in within the top drafters, so I'm pretty satisfied.
Today, as in Sunday, was pretty cool too. We had our exciting annual CPP meeting which made me fall asleep a couple times. Afterward we had our "rematch" of the adults versus kids soccer game. As expected, adults came out on top! We, as in adults which totally makes me feel old, went up 6-1 just to have the kids score five unanswered goals to catch up just to have their hearts broken by the one and only, scoring the winning goal =D
Hopefully I have a good week ahead of me. I really am not enjoying school that much. However, I am trying to choose to put my attention on anything but the negative so I can get by easier.
Just thought I'd throw this out there: you can do anything you set your mind to as long as you let God work through you and in you.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Music
mu·sic
–noun
1. An art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
So I'm taking music in university. I've been classically trained on the piano for about twelve years, and now that I think of it, it was prison to be stuck in a classical way of doing music. The University of Alberta also teaches music with a very classical way of approach, and I can't say I'm liking it very much. I do have to admit for it being a little early to complain, but I do have my reasons-just hear me out. When I first quit piano and allowed music to work through me on the guitar instead of having myself work through music, it was so liberating. It was a very free way of learning and getting better at music for me. Now that I have to come back to being taught music, following all these rules, and stuff like that, I'm not enjoying it all that much.
I liked the idea that I got to grow in music through the different styles and methods that I got to encounter with just my guitar or piano at whatever the pace I wanted. This might be a little confusing, but thats okay, I understand. I had just recently began thinking about my view on music and I haven't been able to find the proper words to describe it to anyone else just yet. Music, to me, should be very free and done in a very leisurely way.
Music is a form of art that the entire world experiences on a daily bases. Music is a form of expression that people use to release emotions or feelings that they feel towards a subject of matter. I think the best way to learn more about music is by dwelling in it. Be sucked into music for a good chunk of time and you will come out learning alot. As I am supposedly on pace to becoming a music major, I am forced to think about this now. So I don't know if other people can relate the same way I can, but I just don't feel right taking music courses and being "taught" music again. I'm not even close to what you might call a music legend, but I do believe I have some sort of an ability that not too many people possess. Maybe it is because I have this ability that I can learn from music the way I do and do it so freely and with joy.
As I am still new to this, I cannot say that these beliefs are set in stone for me, so please don't judge me based on this little "rant". So if you're trying to find the point I'm getting across here, let's try this: Instead of learning music, we should learn from music. Make any sense? Haha. Also, this is a purely biased point of view towards classical music. Perhaps I'll go try the music program at Grant Mac which is supposed to be way better.
Keep on rockin' to it, please don't stop the music. The world would be a miserable place without music.
–noun
1. An art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
So I'm taking music in university. I've been classically trained on the piano for about twelve years, and now that I think of it, it was prison to be stuck in a classical way of doing music. The University of Alberta also teaches music with a very classical way of approach, and I can't say I'm liking it very much. I do have to admit for it being a little early to complain, but I do have my reasons-just hear me out. When I first quit piano and allowed music to work through me on the guitar instead of having myself work through music, it was so liberating. It was a very free way of learning and getting better at music for me. Now that I have to come back to being taught music, following all these rules, and stuff like that, I'm not enjoying it all that much.
I liked the idea that I got to grow in music through the different styles and methods that I got to encounter with just my guitar or piano at whatever the pace I wanted. This might be a little confusing, but thats okay, I understand. I had just recently began thinking about my view on music and I haven't been able to find the proper words to describe it to anyone else just yet. Music, to me, should be very free and done in a very leisurely way.
Music is a form of art that the entire world experiences on a daily bases. Music is a form of expression that people use to release emotions or feelings that they feel towards a subject of matter. I think the best way to learn more about music is by dwelling in it. Be sucked into music for a good chunk of time and you will come out learning alot. As I am supposedly on pace to becoming a music major, I am forced to think about this now. So I don't know if other people can relate the same way I can, but I just don't feel right taking music courses and being "taught" music again. I'm not even close to what you might call a music legend, but I do believe I have some sort of an ability that not too many people possess. Maybe it is because I have this ability that I can learn from music the way I do and do it so freely and with joy.
As I am still new to this, I cannot say that these beliefs are set in stone for me, so please don't judge me based on this little "rant". So if you're trying to find the point I'm getting across here, let's try this: Instead of learning music, we should learn from music. Make any sense? Haha. Also, this is a purely biased point of view towards classical music. Perhaps I'll go try the music program at Grant Mac which is supposed to be way better.
Keep on rockin' to it, please don't stop the music. The world would be a miserable place without music.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
My Current Passion
I don't remember the last time I was so excited for a new season of hockey. These last couple weeks for me has been extremely slow in terms of waiting for hockey to start. I bet the next couple will be just as slow or even slower. As a right-minded Canadian, who doesn't look forward to a new hockey season?
I'm looking forward to seeing how the Oilers will play this year. Dang, Gagner is gonna be so pro. Really looking forward to this.
I've also been real hyped about the start of a new Fantasy Hockey season. I tried it out the first time last year and it was a blast! Although, I wished my results might have been better, haha. But I'm definitely geared for it this year, I've been doing my research (=
So to all you hockey apathetics, you're missing out on the second greatest game on earth!
The good old hockey game, is the best game you can name. And the best game you can name, is the good old hockey game.
Yay! So dang excited, haha. Well that's my post for today (=
I'm looking forward to seeing how the Oilers will play this year. Dang, Gagner is gonna be so pro. Really looking forward to this.
I've also been real hyped about the start of a new Fantasy Hockey season. I tried it out the first time last year and it was a blast! Although, I wished my results might have been better, haha. But I'm definitely geared for it this year, I've been doing my research (=
So to all you hockey apathetics, you're missing out on the second greatest game on earth!
The good old hockey game, is the best game you can name. And the best game you can name, is the good old hockey game.
Yay! So dang excited, haha. Well that's my post for today (=
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Just a Little Bit
I may have crossed the line.. Just a little bit.
Hey people who creep my things! That's right, I've started a blog. Actually, I've been meaning to start one for a while now. The only thing that held me back was that I thought it was really stupid and that I'd end up like alot of other people who have absolutely nothing to blog about other than.. hiccups or something.
But hey, things change right? I've started university for just about a week now, and this curbside prophet's got alot of things on mind. Actually, I usually have something to say to almost everything, I just don't say it. Now that university has started, my world has just began to expand and I feel I should keep track of myself and see how insane I can be.
So starting today, I'm going to attempt to record my life.. on the internet. When I put it that way, it kind of sounds pathetic, haha. If you find my notes on Facebook interesting and a good read, you might find one out of ten or so posts on here similar to that. Why you might ask? The only reason I had those notes posted up on Facebook is because I literally could not hold it within myself. I had to get it out into the world somehow and Facebook was about the only place, so I did it. With this blog however, I'm going to be writing about just about anything and everything I come across now that a new chapter of my life has began. Kind of like that corner store you find just a few blocks down your house that you go to for your daily needs and stuff; Every typical thing you might find in a blog about a person will appear here.
Maybe I'll start tomorrow, I don't really feel like writing about what's on my mind just yet. I also hope everyone that's just began university is enjoying it right now.. I really do, because that's not exactly the case for me.
.. Okay one story. Last night I had a dream. Now, before I go any further, I am terrified of bees and bugs of that type, okay? So I had a dream, I was in the car with my mom and brother. It was a beautiful summer day and I had the window down. Along comes a bee, and it's a huge one. So I start closing the window, but it comes in.. I start freaking out slightly just to see the bee fly back out. *Phew* what a relief. Like, two seconds later, the bee flies back in and I get even more creeped out this time. I took off my seat belt and ran to the back row of seats. Next thing I know, I'm cornered into the edge of the car with the bee coming straight at me. This scared me so bad that I wake up. The second I notice I'm awake, I find myself dashing out of my bed towards the door out of fear. I had no control over this movement, wow. It was like a reflex, or a twitch, where I just darted out of my bed holding my blanket. I have never experienced this before, proud to say =D And based on a past experience, I checked my bed to make sure there was no bee, because for a split second, my dream may have escaped into reality based on the buzzing noises that a bee can make, haha. The End!
Peace out.
Hey people who creep my things! That's right, I've started a blog. Actually, I've been meaning to start one for a while now. The only thing that held me back was that I thought it was really stupid and that I'd end up like alot of other people who have absolutely nothing to blog about other than.. hiccups or something.
But hey, things change right? I've started university for just about a week now, and this curbside prophet's got alot of things on mind. Actually, I usually have something to say to almost everything, I just don't say it. Now that university has started, my world has just began to expand and I feel I should keep track of myself and see how insane I can be.
So starting today, I'm going to attempt to record my life.. on the internet. When I put it that way, it kind of sounds pathetic, haha. If you find my notes on Facebook interesting and a good read, you might find one out of ten or so posts on here similar to that. Why you might ask? The only reason I had those notes posted up on Facebook is because I literally could not hold it within myself. I had to get it out into the world somehow and Facebook was about the only place, so I did it. With this blog however, I'm going to be writing about just about anything and everything I come across now that a new chapter of my life has began. Kind of like that corner store you find just a few blocks down your house that you go to for your daily needs and stuff; Every typical thing you might find in a blog about a person will appear here.
Maybe I'll start tomorrow, I don't really feel like writing about what's on my mind just yet. I also hope everyone that's just began university is enjoying it right now.. I really do, because that's not exactly the case for me.
.. Okay one story. Last night I had a dream. Now, before I go any further, I am terrified of bees and bugs of that type, okay? So I had a dream, I was in the car with my mom and brother. It was a beautiful summer day and I had the window down. Along comes a bee, and it's a huge one. So I start closing the window, but it comes in.. I start freaking out slightly just to see the bee fly back out. *Phew* what a relief. Like, two seconds later, the bee flies back in and I get even more creeped out this time. I took off my seat belt and ran to the back row of seats. Next thing I know, I'm cornered into the edge of the car with the bee coming straight at me. This scared me so bad that I wake up. The second I notice I'm awake, I find myself dashing out of my bed towards the door out of fear. I had no control over this movement, wow. It was like a reflex, or a twitch, where I just darted out of my bed holding my blanket. I have never experienced this before, proud to say =D And based on a past experience, I checked my bed to make sure there was no bee, because for a split second, my dream may have escaped into reality based on the buzzing noises that a bee can make, haha. The End!
Peace out.
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