- To own a artist retreat/camp (acts as a hostel for musicians and artists passing through or needing to record, work, paint, write...etc in isolation) in the summer, functions as a competitive art camp for underprivileged kids.
- To have photos, reviews, and feature published in Rolling Stone
- To have a song I wrote charting on the radio.
- To have a fashion editorial published in a Conde Nast publication.
- To publish a poem in The New Yorker
- To publish a collection familiar essays
- To publish a book on modern theology
- To REALLY learn the guitar (as opposed to 5 chords I know now)
- To be in a touring band
- To document a touring band
- To live overseas (6 months or more)
- To pick the music for a major motion pict...
jan 25 2010 ∞
sep 10 2011 +
 Music I discovered in 2009
- Tom Lehrer: Quirky humorist + awesome rag-time piano (mid-century) = awesome satire and great songs.
- The Village Green: Kinks infused contemporary alt, lots of "oooohs," and "Ahhhhs."
- NeverShoutNever: Melodic power-pop with well constructed melodies, unabashedly romantic and introspective lyrics, and indie sensibilities.
- The Dry Spells: fem retro rock laden with heavy drumming, simple acoustic folksy instrumentation, and multi-layered harmonious vocals that harken back to chants of monks mixed with the presence of 1960's melodies and story telling.
- St. Vincent - Singer/Songwriter making highly textured and heavily experimental indie folk-pop with cool yet emotive vocalization and bluesy yet accessible tonaliti...
dec 18 2009 ∞
jan 29 2011 +
dec 26 2009 ∞
may 5 2011 +
SLR's and DSLR's
- Canon 40D
- Nikon "Nikkormat" 1965 FT
Lenses
- Canon 50mm F1.8 Prime
- Canon kit Lens (28-135mm Zoom)
- Nikkor Telephoto Zoom 300mm F/4.5
- Nikkor 85mm F/1.8
- Nikkor 50mm F/1.4
- Nikkor Macro and Micro extension lens mounts
Point and Shoot
Flash and Lights
- Canon speedlite 580 EX II
dec 24 2009 ∞
jan 29 2011 +
- Brant*
- K-dub*
- Mac*
- Goff*
- Griggs*
- Abigail
- Frank*
- Andrea T.*
- Ben T.*
- Holly M.*
- Casey W.*
- Ricky R*
- Johnathan*
- Twone*
- Nicole*
- Wes (weird Wes from HSU kissed outside Evans street house)*
- Anthony P.*
- Jay W.*
- Melissa T.
- Miranda*
feb 4 2011 ∞
dec 14 2012 +
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- "Cozy" spaces
- Casual sex
- colored toe-nail polish
- dusting
- putting away the dishes
- small cars
- Louis Vuitton luggage
- Flying
- Roller Coasters
may 29 2011 ∞
may 29 2011 +
Personal Chronology:
- Dec 1984- Born in Clearwater FL
- 1986- April 1994- Lived in Alaska (age 2-9)
- 1994-1995 09 3rd/4th Lived in HSV
- 1995- age 10 4th/5th (birthday party at Maws, moved to Arkadelphia)
- 1996- age 11 5th/6th
- 1997- age 12 6th/7th (March 1 Tornado, Jeru's Wedding)
- 1998- age 13, 7th/8th (Twin Rivers Apt)
- 1999- age 14, 8th/Fresman (Twin Rivers Apt)
- 2000- age 15, Freshman/Sophomore (Move to Cutler House, Won State Champ, Jemimah Married)
- 2001- age 16, Sophomore/Junior (Private school/Public School)
- 2002- age 17, Junior/ Senior
- 2003- age 18, Senior/ Freshman (Graduated; Went to UCA- Dropped out)
sep 25 2010 ∞
sep 25 2010 +
- subscription to Lynda.com
- sessions with Joey
- Polaroid camera and film
- any photo gear, digital or vintage
- Subscription to any music, fashion, art magazine (except Rolling Stone because I already have it)
- Donald Miller's NEWEST book
- Sally Mann's "Immediate Family"
- Gift certificates to Amazon.com, Apple, Hobby Lobby, or Best Buy (seriously, this would rock)
- pretty much any cool looking old books
- Any Kurt Vonnegut
dec 10 2009 ∞
jan 29 2011 +
- Bon Iver: Skinny Love
- Radiohead: The Morning Bell
- St. Vincent: Actor out of Work
- Frown Pow'r: A List of Things I Own
- The Format: Dog Problems
- The Format: Career Day
- Regina Spektor: Chemo Limo
- The Killers: All These Things That I've Done
dec 26 2009 ∞
jan 29 2011 +
- Superfluous
- Waffle
- Discombobulate
- Apropos
- Spluge
- Menagerie
- Spork
- Spoodle
- Cantankerous
- Splendiferous
- Pariah
- Cleve
- Gruesome
- Machiavellian
- Didactic
- Abstruse
- Hosenpfeffer
- Kismet
- Slosh
- Shmamered
- Whimsy
dec 11 2009 ∞
dec 14 2012 +
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A list of my 25 favorite bands of all time. Not artists or singers or writers, bands only. Completely subjective, and in order (likely to reorganize frequently)
- The Beatles
- The Lovin' Spoonful
- The Format
- Queen
- Rilo Kiley
- Radiohead
- Spoon
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Muse
- The Killers
- Weezer
- Dixie Chicks
- Outkast
- Nirvana
- The Black Keys
- Pomplamoose
- The Shins
aug 16 2011 ∞
aug 16 2011 +
- Books
- Hiking trails
- Smiles and laughs
- Grandpa Sweaters
- Indian food
- Old keys
- Colorful shoes
- Chocolate
- Tea
- visible-breath weather
- beaches
- English Bulldogs
- Bull mastiffs and Great Danes
- Good coffee
- Hats
- Glasses (especially Sunglasses)
- Peeling paint off my fingers
- sleep
- Twinkle lights
- accents
- cameras
dec 5 2009 ∞
may 5 2011 +
- Jeremy Cowart
- Guiliano Bekor
- Guy Bourdin
- Melissa Rodwell
- Annie Lebvowitz
- Sally Mann
- Joey Lawrence
- Jay Riley
- Arshia Khan
dec 16 2009 ∞
jan 29 2011 +
- Rachel Goodrich
- Band of Skulls- Think Kings of Leon with a little Killers and a dash of Muse
- Duck Sauce - Fun Dance/Synth
- Tobacco - also great dance/synth
- Girltalk- The best in mashups
sep 25 2010 ∞
jan 29 2011 +
- Screenplay: Ernest Hemingway Is Dead- A dark comedy about what would happen if Ernest Hemingway were reincarnated into the body/life of a cowardly, burnt-out, strung-out, young screenwriter who cannot seem to get his career or personal relationships in order.
- An art project about numbers. Numbers like the dollar amount our government spends on helping young adults pay for college, numbers of people in the U.S. that go hungry every day, just numbers. "These United Stats"
- Darfur Awareness Day- get all college media to print or broadcast a story on Darfur, all high school history teachers to offer extra credit to students who write a letter to their congressmen about the situation. organize blog coverage, twittering, and facebooking about it. Some sort of simple visual key, like wear a certain c...
dec 15 2009 ∞
may 11 2011 +
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