The Rising |
I sold my car tonight. I watched it roll away, and bid it farewell. Thirteen years ago, I helped a friend out by loaning him some money, and I needed collateral. So, he made me a deal; the money for h...
Posted by Brent Miedema on Fri, 30 May 2008 07:19:00 PST |
Inspiration |
So I've been playing guitar for a while, and singing as well. I play music, I read music, I write music, and most of it is songs in a few select genres. It's no secret that I received a Minor in Music...
Posted by Brent Miedema on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:15:00 PST |
Moving on |
I found myself having a very peculiar discussion today. I was alone, just me and Odin. I explained to him that I have never had such a fulfilling relationship with any deity as I have had with him. To...
Posted by Brent Miedema on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:50:00 PST |
Career choice |
Last night, I competed in the first round of a karaoke contest. We started with thirty contestants, and after a few laborious hours, we were reduced to about twenty. The next round is in two weeks, wh...
Posted by Brent Miedema on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:25:00 PST |
Becoming |
I have spent a lot of time lately in reclusion. Much of my life in the last year has been spent considering the whole of my life. It has never added up to as much as it has at this very moment. There ...
Posted by Brent Miedema on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:23:00 PST |
Lyrics to Patent Leather Christmas |
Have yourself a patent leather Christmas, be it black or tan.
From now on our buckles will be radiant.
Have yourself a patent leather Christmas, keep your leather oiled.
Nothing's worse than seeing ha...
Posted by Brent Miedema on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:18:00 PST |
I got tagged! |
Once you've been 'tagged', you have to write a blog of 10 weird / random facts/ habits/goals about yourself. At the end choose 10 people to be tagged , listing their names and WHY you chose them. Don'...
Posted by Brent Miedema on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:15:00 PST |
Becoming |
I am a pretty regular person. I hold a job, I own a house, I have a loving wife, a cat, great roommates, credit debt; the usual stuff that comes with life. I also have low self esteem, so after 36 yea...
Posted by Brent Miedema on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:40:00 PST |
Finally progressing |
I have been a musician for a long time now, and you guys all know that. This Christmas will mark 27 years since I first got a guitar. Every Christmas, I call the guitar and say "it was x number of yea...
Posted by Brent Miedema on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:27:00 PST |
Date |
I had a date tonight. I went out with a beautiful woman I haven't seen in so long. She was wearing clothes I'd seen her wear before, but somehow tonight they hugged the curves that I liked to see. We ...
Posted by Brent Miedema on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:05:00 PST |
