I still can't beat this song on Hard

Check this out, this kid is only 8 years old...or at least was only 8 when he made this video. I can't beat the song on hard, and he's doing it nearly perfect on expert.

The World as it could have been

Ever wonder what would have happened if Lucifer had been satisfied with his position in heaven? (those of you who do not believe in the biblical series of events leading up to the fall of man, including the fall of Satan himself, stop reading here.) (Those of you who do not believe in the fall of man also stop reading here)
Imagine if when we thought of archangels instead of thinking "Michael and Gabriel" we thought of Lucifer and Pooches. (Editors note: Pooches was the second highest archangel in heaven when Lucifer rebelled, and was one of the first to be swayed to the dark side. As punishment for his rebellion the Lord had his name stricken from all of history, just like Xerxes said he would do to Leonidas, but obviously failed.)

You see, the world would be a very different place without a Satan. Most believe that if it weren't for Satan we would still be in the garden of Eden. We would all be living in a paradise where nobody would grow old, there would be no diseases, no one would be overweight, everyone would be naked. The kind of place where your girlfriend's mom was as hot as she was.
I have my theories about this, would we really have been there still? After all, Adam and Eve blew it pretty quickly, how do we know in the thousands of years that have passed from then till now that a fruit would not fall from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, where the wind would carry it and make it roll next to an apple tree, and Eve would take it and eat thinking it to be an Orange. Sounds far fetched, but it could happen.

Imagine if that had been the case, and we were thrown out of Eden, but there was no Satan to tell us to build towers of Babel or watch American Idol. What would we do? Where would we be as a species? Would we have been conquered by aliens? Would there even be aliens since there would be no fallen angels and therefore no nephilim which EVERYONE knows are aliens?

These and many other questions you may spend time pondering, but allow me to save you the trouble of thinking, as I have already done it for you. Indeed, why should anyone think of something unless it is something that has not been thought of before. If a thought has been thought, and a problem solved, why should one solve it himself when he could google it and find the answer without ever having to work it out on his own?

The answer to the question posed is that we would be exactly as we are now, the only difference being there would be no towers (indeed no building more than two stories high), and obviously no one would watch American Idol.
There may be a few other minor changes of course. Rock and Roll would need a new icon, most likely they would take a goat.
Wicca would be a course in college, and it would be the art of making Wick for a candle.
Stonehenge would also likely look quite different, probably not the shape, or the design, or even the materials used (massive rocks) but it would probably be painted a cheerier color.

As for religion, I don't think it would change much. Man turned it's back on God without too much help from Satan. If we managed to do it (for a second time) with Satan's help a good 2000 years ago, I'm sure we would have done it by now without his help.

What this means is that the crusades could have continued as they always did. (Jesus vs. Mohammed, God vs. Allah. That's like Clark Kent Vs. Superman, they're the same thing, except one wears glasses.{If you were wondering who was who, God is Superman and Allah is Clark Kent because Allah wears glasses}) So really when you break down those wars Satan didn't have anything to do with it, that was all our fault.

In fact when you look at pretty much everything in the world today it's hard to see the work of Satan. I mean it's one thing when something is obviously due to Satan's intervention, like the creation of Ghost Rider, but very few things fall under that category.
Most things in this world are messed up because of ourselves, and our own stupid mistakes, and the sooner we stop blaming our problems on Satan (and George W. Bush........Mofo) the better off we'll all be.

Oh, and this whole "don't blame your problems on the Devil" thing, goes double for God. Seriously, leave the dude out of it, he's got his own problems to deal with, what with paying for Jesus' private therapy sessions after that whole crucifixion thing.

So if you've ever been curious at how the world would be without Satan. Now you know.

VOTE DEMOCRAT!!

Not an Update

Well nothing new is going on with me, so if you're looking for juicy details about my life you've come the wrong place.
But I will say that things are doing good, life is fine and dandy. I still don't have a job yet...a little bummed about that, but all good things come to those who wait, so I'm patiently waiting. I've come to the conclusion that there's not too much I can do about what happens in my life, as far as the bigger things anyway, so I've decided to just let the chips fall where they may and enjoy myself in the meantime, so if you've had any questions to ask me about myself, I hope that works as an answer for you.
If you didn't care about it, then why are you reading my blog? HAH! Yep, gotcha there.

In other news, my brother just got an XBOX 360 complete with Halo 3 and borrowed Guitar Hero 2 from a friend.

Beat Halo pretty quickly, it's pretty cool, multiplayer is great as always.

Guitar Hero is proving to be a new addiction, as well as being fun for the whole family. My finger's haven't had such a good workout since I started trying to learn to type at 120 WPM. It also makes me feel just a tiny bit sad that I never learned to play guitar for real, because if the real thing is as fun as this, then well I missed out.

Anyway that's about it for me, if you've got anything you'd like to say leave a comment, if not then this is the part where you stop reading.

Life Lesson #431

Feel like messing with your computer's BIOS? Don't.

You might find that you're computer will suddenly shut down and not turn back on.

(Lesson's learned)
1. It's not smart to mess with things you know little about.

2. Turning off the power to your computer and then taking out the CMOS battery on you're motherboard will reset you're BIOS to factory settings thereby fixing anything you may have messed up as you were messing with the settings.

Yeee Haw!

I got my Driver's license. YES! And about time too. Just thought I would let you all know that. By the way, this counts as an update.

Cruise Part 2

Well I was thinking of not even posting this, because I got a lot of flak for going on a cruise last year. (Something about wasting the Lords Money) But it looks like for the Fiesta home Cruising is becoming an annual event. So I'm leaving today, in a few hours, for San Diego, California, which means (as close as we can tell) "A whale's Vagina". Scholars maintain that the actual interpretation has been lost for thousands of years.

Anyway, the cruise ship leaves tomorrow, January 13th, at 4:00 P.M., and it goes to Cabo, Mazatlan, and Puerta Vallarta. So wish me luck, and Godspeed.

On a side note, I've been hearing a lot of complaints lately about Windows Vista. Many people are shouting the praises of XP which is getting service pack 3, and going on about how terrible Vista is as an operating system. My answer to that is simple. I use Windows Vista and it works fine for me, but if you need further proof of how kick-butt it is simply log onto any computer with Windows Vista installed, click on the "Start Menu" and go to the tab on the side that says "Games". You will notice there, that any game you have installed on your computer will appear as an icon in the folder. The cool part, is that the icon is actuallythe box art for the game. See, didn't I tell you it was awesome??

Sorry

I'm not the kind of guy that usually writes sappy posts, and I don't think I'm gonna be starting that trend any time soon, but if I'm known for anything I would like to say it's unpredictability. I know that's probably not true, most ppl can read me like an open book, but hey as long as I'm convinced in my own mind.

Anyway back to the issue at hand. I just wanted to apologize. To everyone. Everyone I've ever talked to, everyone I've ever met, everyone I've ever known. I'm sorry for all the crap you've seen from me. I'm sorry that you've had to give up so much of your time putting up with me. I'm sorry that I'm so selfish. I'm sorry for being annoying. I'm sorry for being so proud. I'm sorry for being as loving as I should have been. I'm sorry I made you angry. I'm sorry I made you cry. I'm sorry I made you bitter. I'm sorry I tore down your faith.
And to the one in particular, the one who I've let down the most, the one who really truly cares, the one that's given the most to me, that I've given the least to in return. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I was angry at you. I'm sorry I blamed you. I'm sorry I lost faith in you. I'm sorry I stopped speaking to you. I'm sorry I turned my back on you.

I want to thank you for not giving up on me. I want to thank you for not giving me more than I could take. I want to thank you for making me the way I am, for teaching me patience, for teaching me humility, for teaching me perseverance, for teaching me rising above.

I want to thank certain individuals in particular for putting up with me. I want to thank certain people that made me feel like they loved me, in spite of myself. Despite the fact that I'm an obnoxious ginger kid with nothing positive to say and a bleak and cynical outlook on life. Despite the fact that I'm a wet blanket, that I tear down more than I build up, that I sow disunity more than love, thank you. Thank you for not giving up on me. Why you haven't is a mystery, you could've taken the easy way out and just ignored me, but for some reason you still choose to love me, and for that I thank you. The more I get to know me, the less I like me, but for some of you have known me for a pretty long time, and for some reason you can still put up with me. For some reason you still hug me and smile, and your face lights up when you see me. For some reason you make me happy, for some reason you understand the different trials I go through and you make it seem less significant. Don't know why, but you have.
I wish I could name particular names here, but I know none of these people would want me putting their names in lights. If you take the time to read this blog, one of those people is probably you.

Thank you.

FRICKEN' 'TARDED BLOG!

STUPID BLOG!

Whoaaaaa!

Wowww....You know that feeling you get when you know something is seriously wrong with your life, but you don't know what it is.

Meditate on this I will.

Look it's a new post!

I think my problem with posting in the past is that I have been trying to tell everyone stuff that has happened recently. Instead I should just be rambling on about nonsense, whatever it takes to make the mob happy.
Another problem I think I have with my blog is that I don't post enough pictures.

Rambling off what's happened over the last few months should be enough, but no, like any good mob you all want a story. You want to squeeze my brain and juice it for every last drop of wit and inspiration that you can pull out of it.
The fact is that the reason I don't post often is because posting involves writing, something I've been avoiding for the past year or so.
Back in the day I used to write alot. It used to be one of the things I enjoy. I guess I still enjoy it, but not nearly as much. Nothing cool enough to write about. The only thing I'm really, really, knowledgeable about is me, and who wants to hear about me? I don't even wanna hear about me. HEY LOOK ANOTHER PICTURE!!!!


What I do want you all to know is that even though I never write on this dead and dying blog, I still want to feel connected to the world in some way. I still want everyone to know that I have a voice, even if I rarely use it.
(Ok I was trying to sound deep there, didn't quite come across right)

Some people say I need to just start doing more, start reaching a little higher, to which I respond with pictures like this...


As you can see by that picture I'm reaching quite high. Ok so maybe they were speaking metaphorically, I can never tell the difference. But those rock climbing pics are kinda cool, how bout a few more??

Well that's enough for pictures. I've gotta go shower, but look! I posted pictures!!!

New Stuff

Guess what ya'll? I got me a new computer. Desktop, paid 400 for it, but I have a bunch of accessories for it that aren't really mine but that I can use for it. Like dual monitors, speakers, mouse, keyboard, desk, swiveling chair on wheels. All that Jazz. It's pretty nice. These are the specs.

Windows Vista

AMD Athalon64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+ 1.91 GHZ

1 GB RAM (Will soon upgrade to 3 GB's)

160 GB Hard Drive 7200 RPM's

nVidia GeForce 7600 256 MB Graphics card

450 Watt Power Supply

In other news, I also made a new music video while Ben was visiting. I can't really put it up because Phil is in it and his mom doesn't want me posting video's online if he's in it. But if you want to see it leave a comment and ask me.
Oh ya, it's called "Wildcats".

Been Busy

Been busy. Alot to do. The YA's all left for the XD. Still don't have my new computer, can't post pictures. Don't worry I should get it soon.
Considering taking down this blog. It's kind of lame sometimes, especially when you spend hours writing a particuarly long post, and only get 2 comments.
My younger brother is coming to visit for a few weeks, trying to get him hooked up somewhere in the Family.
Other thoughts...attempting to learn spanish (don't have much time though). Fluxuating between drinking and not drinking coffee, making me always tired and on a downer.
Had insomnia for the past 3 or 4 weeks, getting 3-5 hours of sleep a night and then trying to work for 8 hours is not easy, especially when it's consistant.
Getting tired of not having a ministry, need to do something I enjoy. This is why I need to get my computer, wanna start working on something productive that I actually want to do.
Pray for me, I have no drive, forward movement is such a difficult thing for me. Apotheon and Lethargy keep pestering me.
I've done something productive lately though, I've been re-writing a few songs (Finished re-writing "Death Music" now called "Stem's Music", working on "Diplomat". No title yet.) Dinner time, I'm hungry, going now.

Guess who's back? Back again! Jesse's back! Tell a friend!

Whoo Hoo! It's terrible! I feel so sad! I'm back from the FDTP. Yes I needed to get back for alot of different reasons, but it still just feels bad to leave all my friends behind. Now i'm not gonna fart around with my own words about the camp. Let me tell you just what it was all about in the words of the JT Board.

FDTP 2007 for North America/Mexico/Central America

Creel,Chihuahua,Mexico
July 16th to August 15th

Who was there? 56 Attendees (36 girls/ 20 boys) 22 Staff

75 Classes, Workshops, and Study Times (note from Jesse: At 1 and a half hours for each class that translates into 112 and a half hours of classes which were mostly word based)

30 Evening activities, Game nights, Dance nights, ect.

2 hours of sports every day from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

3 Excursions (including a sleep in and a full day off) to:
Divisadero Copper Canyon View (The Copper Canyon in Creel is 4 times larger than the Grand Canyon, I'll put a picture up);
Valley of the Monks (where we did rappelling and Rock Climbing, I'll talk more about that later);
Hot springs (The water was very warm and there were some awsome rocks to climb, although not with harnesses so it wasn't technically allowed);
Cuzarare Waterfall (Don't know the exact details but it was like 100-200 feet high, i'll put pictures of this up also).

Other points: It rained almost every day, and we had to wash our clothes by hand.

Now I'll go into more personal details about the FDTP and if you stay long enough to read the entire post you'll be treated to some pictures!! YAY!

Ok well for starters this was my first time in Mexico. About 20 teens from the states drove to the border in the Wordstock bus and spent the night in a campground on the American side. I was part of this group. The next day we crossed the border in a motor home, which we had also taken, and the group seperated. Half of us drove to Creel in the motorhome (I was with that group) and the other half went on a bus.
As I said before it rained almost every day there. Other than that the weather was really nice. It was cool in the mornings and evenings, warm/hot in the afternoons and because of the altitude there wern't alot of annoying bugs or anything. By the way the altitude was 7500 feet about sea level, just incase you didn't know.
My team consisted of 8 people who some of you probably know.
Peter Story (Team Shepherd)
Phil (from Guad; He had to leave halfway through the camp)
Phil Edson
Mike Paone
Nico (Clara's younger brother)
Eric
Mark
Me

I can hardly explain most of it so i'm only talking about some of my more favorite points. One of which was the rock climbing. (Editors note: If your name is David Paone or Benjamin Bruni you may be highly interested in these next few paragraphs)

Rock climbing was on the agenda every day for get out, but quickly died down as not too many people had the guts or the desire to climb every day.
Out of the 56 attendee's I was one of the maybe 3 or 4 enthusiasts. I didn't go every single day but I went enough and did enough to make a name for myself.
The rocks we were climbing wern't very high, but since I have never climbed on actual rocks before and with all the proper gear it was still definetly exciting. I learned all the terminology, learned how to climb properly, and learned how to lead climb.
There were about 5 different climbing courses and 1 bouldering course. They ranged in difficulty and we each started on easy ones. I quickly found that for some reason I was better at this sport than most, as I could climb up and come back down in the time that most people had only gotten halfway. I didn't find it hard, although sometimes coming down was scary. The reason for this was because in order to come down you have a person (called a belayer) who lets you down. It's not dangerous but if the belayer spaces out and lets go of the rope then you go falling down (this happend to me on one occasion).
The first day I went climbing I dislodged a rock and nearly fell because of it. The rock was about a foot wide and almost hit my belayer and a few other people below. From that point on I started playing it a bit more safe and going slower. After a while I got better at it and I did every climb a few times. Only a handful of people made it up the hardest climb, thankfully I was one of those few.
Once we started getting better at it and less people started coming our instructor let us try out lead climbing. This is where you go and set the rope up. The danger in this is that if you fall, instead of only falling a few inches before you get stopped by the rope, you fall several meters to the last place you've clipped in.
I started out by lead climbing the easiest one and found it to be pretty easy. I continued on and finally I was challenged to lead climb the hardest one. (Nobody else except the instructor had lead climbed the hardest one. One of the staff had tried but fallen and the instructor had to finish the climb)
Although the instructor (Tony) assured me that I would probably fall, I told him I'd like to give it a try anyway. I did and by the grace of god I made it all the way up, hooked up the rope, and didn't fall. I didn't fall a single time on any climb, thank you Lord. Afterwards I went back up a second time and took the rope down. I have some pictures of this I'm gonna put up.

There was also a Volleyball tournament which I entered. My team ranked 2nd place (we were 1 point shy of first place). Other than that there were the usual sports. I would write more but I still wanna upload pictures and it's super late, so I'm going to sign off now. Love you all, hope to hear from you soon!

GAH!!! I'm sorry, I'm going to save this post and post it later. I just realized that my CD of pictures is actually a DVD and this computer has a CD drive and not a DVD drive so it can't read my CD.

(Disclaimer) After about a week of this being a draft and me looking for a computer with a DVD drive, and time to post, I've come up empty handed. So no pics. Sorry. Here's the post tho.

See you in a month!

Hey everyone, I don't think too many people even read this blog because I rarely ever post, but I am here to say that I am not gonna post for an even longer period of time. I am going to the FDTP which is going to be held in Chihuahua, Mexico for a month. Including travel time I will be gone for about 33 days. The camp is a training camp for 17 year olds to become disciples. Anyway gotta run. See you all in a month!