Time to Post!

So I was coming home tonight when all of the sudden, my left brain told my right brain to write a blog post on my seldom-used blog. You know when that happens? No... Not really? Ok...

Now into the interesting stuff.... If you haven't noticed, I am very awkward. Let's look over some of the most awkward moments of these 17 and 1/2 years. Now some of you who really know me might say," Justin! You've been alive for only 16.97534247 years!" To that I respond thank you, and most of all very accurate! (By the way, I welcome this kind of accuracy. My Physics and Math teachers do not. Unfortunate.) I also say that my first awkward moment occurred when I was in the womb. Way back in the year of 1992.

It was the booming nineties. A time where the dot com era was so far away, nobody would ever believe that there would be a place where one could show how insecure they were by the number of cyber-friends they had. Euro Disney had just opened and nobody was there. Clinton and Monica were still on the campaign trail, making love while Hillary worked on molding her hair. This is a random video I found on a website. Of the entire year of 1992, they chose my birthday to commemorate this year.

My parents found out that they were having another baby--a girl. Nicole, her name would be. Ah yes, Nicole is a fine name for a girl--if it's a girl. So while my mom was having the kid, she thought it was a girl... Until she got handed the child and it was a boy. (I'm still working on the theory that I was switched out for some other baby. That is if I can get my P.I. Gene Parmesan to get me some info.) Anyways, that was awkward. So, those who say I was born awkward have always been right... I guess.

I cannot think of any more awkward things about my life at the moment, so we'll pick up and switch subjects. (Can you do that? Is there such a thing as blog etiquette?) I want to go back to things that happened the day that I was born. Here goes! BOOM! I have a big one. Nobody can beat this! The first book was published on my birthday. So who cares if you share a birthday with anybody, I was born 540 years after the Bible was published. (Side not, I share a birthday with T-Pain!) Johnny Carson won an Emmy... Just thought that you might want to know. Ok, I've run out of funny. This was a truly uninspired blog post.

Music Taste: The Goulash of Flavor

I have written about 50 first lines to this blog post, but I'll spare you the undoubtedly boring task of reading them. In essence, I was trying to say that people keep on egging me on to write, so write I will.

Today (mostly the past hour) I have been thinking of blog topics that can explain who I am. I thought about a blog post of Apple, Disneyland, and Food. None of these really were what I wanted to talk about. So I looked on the desk and there was a CD. I knew what I should write about right then: music. Music is powerful stuff. Like the Pope or Arnold Schwarzenegger, music can change your attitude or even tell you that you are indeed a "girly man". The singing part of music was invented by the cavemen, and yes, it did go like this-

After singing was nailed, music came next.

Bach, Beethoven, Wagner; these names might sound familiar but have little relevance to music itself. No, it wasn't until 1987 that music had it's first legend. As the 80's were dying down and there was little hope that there would be a single that could top the charts, Rick Astley broke into the scene and produced this gem.

Later in life, this song would gain popularity with the "RickRolling Phenomenon".

Now that we are done with the history of music according to me, I will tell you of my favourite music. (PS- If you are reading and still know what I'm talking about, congrats! Again you've won absolutely nothing!)(PSS- Notice that I used the British instance of favorite. I'll do that sometimes!)(PSSS- Don't read anything after this.)(PSSSS- You're still reading! I've got you now!)(PSSSSS- Keep reading.)

Collective Soul

Let me just say that I leave my music tastes to my friend Jordan. He introduces me to music and I expand on what he shows me. I first heard of Collective Soul because Jordan kept playing this song.

I then took that song and kept listening until I got to where I could listen to it all day. Then, I found a whole bunch of Collective Soul on my computer and soon, this was my new favorite song.

Why Pt. 2 (Video) - Collective Soul

I now enjoy a multiplicity of their music.

Van Halen

Like any respectable person, I needed to have a little more than just rock in my musical diet. (Remember, this is all about musical taste? Look at who just made an analogy!!!) I turned to Jordan and he disappointed. Showing me this song, I started to like the band and have been stuck on rock ever since.

Who couldn't like that delightful riff?

That's enough to prove the point that I like music.

I also enjoy the Beatles, but this post has taken far too long for me to write so I will sum up with a final sentence. Ok, it might be more because I want to rant about something like Geraldo Riviera.

Photo Reference

Also, DANGER!

His mustache is said to be 5X stronger than his actual strength. I'd believe it. Really.

Alright, I have this to say. I have a pet peeve when people use the wrong instance of the word "there". Like this week, I signed a contract in work that said "All employees are required to keep there work area clean." This annoys me as I have had to know the difference for over 9 years.

Anyways, stay classy........ Internet????

My First Post

As I can find nothing to blog about on my first post, I thought that I would start out with a picture introduction. Here goes....

This first picture explains a lot about me. (P.S. I'm the one in the green) I love sleep. I have a great dog named Lucky who also loves to sleep.I also have a brother, Nate, who loves to sleep as well. Moving on.

This is my father. He's a great guy and I love him very much. He's just... Out of the ordinary. Exhibit A-

My dad picking up twine at our ranch is a common practice. He's cited the activity as being "Relaxing" and "Less trailer trashy". Last week he went down and got a whole truck load of twine. I dare say that he had a heyday. (No pun intended)

Ah yes, exhibit two is a curious practice of being very OCD. View, if you will, how everything is in order, and if your eyes are good enough, then check out how the cereal goes from smallest to largest. Very funny if I do say so myself.

This is my mom who I love very much as well. She has a great ability to smile even though everything is going wrong. The picture above is a great example. My dad gave her this as a joke and she really liked it. Actually, I'm not sure...

This is her at Christmas. Although Halloween is her favorite holiday, she seems happier at Christmas. That would be why I included two pictures of the holiday instead of one.

This is my mom about two years ago. She really likes to wear that hat and has done so since 2006. I don't think she fails to put it on any time that she goes outside.

This is my sister, Lizzy and her family. The blondish brownish child is Andrew and the dark haired one is Jaxson.Although these pictures are over three years old, I think this best sums up the relationship between Andy and J. It makes me laugh every time I see it.

This is my other sister Kristin. (By the way, a special thanks to her for providing the pictures!) She really loves this whole "self portrait" thing. Let's take journey through the many faces of Kris, shall we?

Droopy-eye Kristin.

Camper Kristin.

Sunglasses Kristin.

I loved the idea so much that I tried it out!

Very serious!

This is my brother Nate. You might remember him from the first picture above. Nate loves the outdoors. This is him up in the Olympic mountains last year.
This is him climbing up rocks down by our ranch.
This is him really climbing rocks a few years ago. He's a real mountaineer!

And at long last there is me! I enjoy Apple products, Disneyland, and a good glass of milk with pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. Please stay tuned to my blog to see if I actually write anything after this post. Plus, if you have made it this far down the blog post, you have won the prize of absolutely nothing. You just wasted five minutes, but I do hope you enjoyed the journey as much as I did!

P.S.- A special thanks to Kris for the pictures again.

+ P.S. to my family- Don't take offense to this, I wrote it in good humor and I love you all! :)