open eyes, ready mind, and eager spirit

About Me

im karl... some call me the don, or bofus, or karly (thanks daniela lol) or karlito, but im really simply just karl.... and although im simply karl there is nothing simple about me lol.... im an intellectual, i have the tendancy to over think, but that is because i have a lot going on in my life.... i work for a church office right now as the office administrator and music director and asst youth director.... i work hard for what i want.... never had anything handed to me before....i have worked alot of jobs before.... im a photographer, videographer, digtial and print media guy, i was a cook for 7 years, computer fixer upper, funny man (i did stand up comedy for a while) musician (which is what i do now) and alot of other things...believe it or not i am puerto rican... i look just like my puerto rican mother who is from san juan... but my last name is yost cause my dad was born in germany.... so im a germarican... loli love my work and i love even more to have fun...i have some of the greatest friends, and two of the best friends in the world.... check them out they are my top two friends on myspace and im proud to say they are ENGAGED now!i once was engaged... i have been single now bout 9 months or maybe longer... and after that i know what i want from a relationship and yes i am looking to find that one special person.... and if you would like to know what that is just ask me and ill tell you!im an open book and dont lie... lying just leads to more lies and then you dont even remember what you lied about to begin with....im simply me... and if you want to know more here i am!anything else you would like to know just ask... i am an open book!!!

My Interests

i figured everything has to go on a top 10 list so here it is1. god 2. eating 3. music (writing and playing and singing) 4. girls lol duh 5. food network 6. cooking 7. chillin with the peoples 8. card games 9. myspace lol 10. lakewood new life church

I'd like to meet:

bobby flay

Music:

i love everything and anything just ask me...but another top 10 and it will change from time to time lol1. typecast 2. remembering venice 3. red jumpsuit apparatus 4. chevelle 5. underoath 6. flyleaf 7. secondhand serenade 8. dashboard confessional 9. brandon carter (reppin hop church) 10. disney sing alongs and line dances lol

Movies:

yet another top 10 lol1. the replacements 2. nacho libre 3. the ladies man 4. spaceballs 5. the goonies 6. the princess bride 7. the longest yard 8. first sunday 9. fried green tomatoes 10. extreme days

Television:

food network and american idol lol

Books:

the bible, the purpose driven life, some comic books, tv guide, anything dr suess, anything found in a hospital waiting room (spent a lot of time in those, tv guide, most things john maxwell, i dont read much i am not going to lie but usually the things i read are random and far apart but well rounded.... so.... yeah....

Heroes:

my dad and sometimes myself, pat king and manny matias-- ive have seen these two guys change and they prove to me anyone can become more then what people say they are

My Blog

no holds bar...

ive come to the conclusion in my life that there is definately no holding back.... we are called to be creatures of faith, both blind (or child like faith) which is believing in that which we cannont ...
Posted by open eyes, ready mind, and eager spirit on Thu, 08 May 2008 11:56:00 PST

all that remains of my serenity (poem and thoughts)

find me a piece to this puzzle that matches this heart no conflict to the ever present and always still look past the illusion of what man has done to me and see truly see that i was built by a carpen...
Posted by open eyes, ready mind, and eager spirit on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:23:00 PST

quicker than a speeding bullet....

god is kinda.... awesome to say the least but i think he is faster to respond than superman last night or early this morning-- which ever you call it.... i wrote a blog about my prayer resquest for th...
Posted by open eyes, ready mind, and eager spirit on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:14:00 PST

a few things that have crossed my mind....

well where to start how bout the beginning... its going on almost 6 months since amanda left and since i have been working for lakewood new life church....i have been contiplating a lot about my life,...
Posted by open eyes, ready mind, and eager spirit on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:00:00 PST

to all the ladies in the house tonight... can you feel it?

well the fact of the matter is this... it really doesnt matter what you look like or even how you act... it really is about who you are as a person and whether or not who you are is the person ...
Posted by open eyes, ready mind, and eager spirit on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:33:00 PST

faith like that... by jonah 33

"Faith Like That"I have read about the days of oldAbout the men who followed YouAnd how they saw the supernaturalAnd became the chosen fewSo I come before You nowTearing off my earthly crownsFor this ...
Posted by open eyes, ready mind, and eager spirit on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:04:00 PST

i miss (random thoughts)

i was thinking today that i miss somethings like when you are 5 and a simple im sorry fixed everything when life was easier when your mom picked out your clothes when come overs were in style when peo...
Posted by open eyes, ready mind, and eager spirit on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:22:00 PST

to whom it may concern and to those who it doesnt as well...

sorry to anyone who thought that last blog was about them... it is really about one person and one person alone.... i had a falling out with a friend who said i was more family and brother than best f...
Posted by open eyes, ready mind, and eager spirit on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:48:00 PST

wardrobes, lamp posts, and lost worlds (new song)

i lie awake, then asleep, but reality has become the nightmare and dreams are my reality, the past will speak like a sunday morning sermon coming from a man in a three piece suit, and the words undres...
Posted by open eyes, ready mind, and eager spirit on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:45:00 PST

character v. reputation.... which matters?...

i had the opportunity to talk with an old friend from nyack today... and we talked about her boyfriend who was one of my best friends at nyack... he has a long and dark past but has come out of it... ...
Posted by open eyes, ready mind, and eager spirit on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:23:00 PST