Answers! :)

Ohai.
All the people that I wanted to participate... did so. :)

And thus... answers!
And since we all know the band, I shall tell you the title and the album it comes off. :)

1. "Earth Invasion," Alien Youth.
Only Smitty gained this one. I wasn't surprised, for certain reasons... ;)

2. "Sometimes," Awake.
One off the new album! I expected netsirK to get this one. :)

3. Title Track, Hey You, I Love Your Soul.
I didn't expect too many to get this one, or any off Hey You. But Smitty, of course I did.

4. "Promise Blender," Skillet.
Smitty came close. I'll give it to her. :)

5. "Energy," Collide.
This is one I pretty much expected all to get... :D As it is newer but not as new as Awake.

6. "Best Kept Secret," Invincible.
Very good! Most of you gotz it rite!

7. "The Older I Get," Comatoes - I mean Comatose.
I thought this would be a freebie. Everyone has this CD.

8. "A Little More," Collide
Again, very good!

9. "Coming Down," Hey You, I Love Your Soul.
I highly suggest checking out this song, at least in a clip. It's beautiful!

10. "Believe," Awake.
Another one I expected netsirK to get. :)

11. "The Thirst Is Taking Over," Alien Youth.
No one got this one! :O Amazing! Those lines were actually my favorite of the whole song.

12. "I Can," Skillet.
Smitty got this one. :) I expected as much.

13. "Locked In A Cage," Hey You, I Love Your Soul.
Another one I expected Smitty to get.

14. "Come On To The Future," Invincible.
My latest song. :) Smitty, of course, got it.

15. "Dead Inside," Awake.
And apparently, netsirK did not get the expanded version of the latest album. I can't help but wonder how Smitty, got it, though... ;)

And viola. Fin.

Questions? Comments? Challenging arguments?

CZYA

Skillet Game!

Ohai.

You know that game-shuffle thing, where we list lyrics and you guess the song?

It's the Skillet edition of this game!

Prepare yourselfs. ;)

15 songs... ;)

1. And where will you run? Come with us if you want to live.

2. I want someone to hurt, like the way I hurt.

3. I'm gonna love when you hate.

4. On the road to faithfulness, I sometimes forget your name.

5. And I'm surrounded. You overpower me...

6. You're the evidence that demands our belief.

7. I was sitting there, waiting in my room, for you...

8. Don't suffocate day after day, it's building up.

9. I saw peace on a white horse riding.

10. You thought you knew the truth, but you're wrong.

11. I want to taste it, I need to taste it...

12. Can the grace of God cover me this time?

13. Keep the hammer out of my reach.

14. Can you feel it? Unstoppable power.

15. Put Your mouth on mine, and bring me back to life.

Happy guessing! I purposely made this difficult. :)

CZYA

Hey... you...

Ohai.

We interrupt this Saturday to bring to you all a Skillet report.

Today, I bought a CD of theirs.

Hey... You. I love your soul.

Tell me if you has the CD, or any tracks from it, and if you like em. So far, it sounds kinda like their debut in terms of Coopah's vocals, but the sound otherwise is really... downright cool.

And then the other Skillet-related mention.

I was digging into JfH's contest archives.

I went into ol' DiBiase's very first mention of a Skillet Concert (FallOut 2003... he sounded very piteous of himself, but you'll have to read it yourselves to see that)... and there was this one mention that I found insanely funny...

"To pump the fans up, they opened with their rousing 'Kill Me Heal' from their 2001 Alien Youth record, followed by 'Best Kept Secret' from their 2000 release Invincible. And while he would hate me for even mentioning this, it was actually borderline cool to watch guitarist Ben Kasica miss his guitar solo cue which lead Cooper to halt the song and insist it be done right as he admitted "This is my favorite part of the song!" before belting out the lyrics 'Let it out!'"

Yeah.

It was funny! You have to admit!

;)

Has a good Saturday.

We now return you to it.

CZYA

Landrum

Hai.

Follow-up post on Landrum here. And no, I'm not sending it from Landrum. ;)

Is mainly photos. :D

Mah 3 iPods. :D Sadly, I probably won't use mah Shuffle anymore, since it was slowly growing senile. :P ;)

Screenshot of Landrum on his first connect to a computation device. If you need a better look, click the photo. :)

Landrum syncing to my computah.

Landrum in action - Portrait mode.

Landrum in action - Landscape mode.

And finally, Landrum in Landscape mode, featuring the Whispers in the Dark music video. Nice silhouette of Cooper... very unexpected. :D

Good day to you. :D

CZYA

TAAAAAAAGGGEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH

Skittles tag! :D

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Scarlett O'Hara, Gone With The Wind
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Umm... today. Sometime today.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Kinda-sorta.
4 has been removed due to a lack of interest in lunchmeat.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? O.O Whai would I have any at this age?
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? P'raps. Depends on what other person I was being.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? Nooo... really? Nooo...
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yah, unless they've been suctioned out of my mouth without me knowning.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? YAAAAHHHHSSSS. MAYBEH.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Cap'n Crunch. The the breakfast of newsboys fans! They don't serve that in the bad place, y'know.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Who says I tie shoes at all?
It seems that 12 has gone missing... hath anyone seen it?
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? CHOCOLATTE.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their faces. I NEVER forget faces.
15. RED OR PINK? RED. Because Pink is... ew. My apologies, Verja.
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Well, I can't say teeth anymore... I'll say that I'm painfully, painfully shy and socially awkward. I HATE THAT.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My friend... who died... of a tumor... last July... RIP. :'(
18 has been removed due to a lack of interest.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? My pants are light blue. My shoes are invisidble.
20 has disappeared beforehand as well. If anyone finds it or 12, please return it to this URL.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The video I have posted below. ;)
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Scarlet. No der. XD
23. FAVORITE SMELL? Car gas!! And onions, for some strange reason. :P
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My grandmother. Before that, Hannah. :D :D :D
25 has flown the coop as well. I insist, return it to this URL at once for mandatory inspection.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? bloopers. *copies Katie's answer*
27. HAIR COLOR? Red. :D
28. EYE COLOR? Blue, hazel, or green. It depends.
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Noooo, I love my vision. :) Besides, putting anything in my eyes would bother and unnerve the HECK out of me.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Pizza... :D
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Comedy!! XD
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Uh, um... Don't remember.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Same color as my pants.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Autumn. But Pete's wife is kewl, too. :)
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Both! In physical form and in Hershey's form. XD
I just found out that number 12 has been out dancing with 36. They refuse to return, and I would appreciate some help getting them back. Oh, and 37 and 38 have been abandoned due to a lack of originality.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Mah B-I-B-L-E.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Laptop. XD
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? A blue screen. SERIOUSLY! XD
42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)? Uhhhh... the stupid sounds bus drivers make on their radios. XD
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? newsboys.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Jacksonville, Florida. :(
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Multiple.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Somewhere... out there...
47 has been shooed off because it was annoying me, and Skittles has removed 48 due to irrelevance.

I hereby tag Guitargirl and annoy WildWeazel and the rest of her other blog viewers. XD
And I also leave you with this:



CZYA

Saturn Has A Ring Around It...

Many moons know this to be true!

Yes, netsirK, I know you don't think much of "Saturn," but I think it's growing on me. XD Anyone have 44 cents to put on my iTunes account? Anyone? JUST 44 CENTS!! XD I want it!!

I mean, how could you not love lyrics like...

Heaven has a ring around you,
The angels sing a song over you,
Heaven has a ring around you,
If you don't see it, know that it's true!

:)

And the video... is really pretty... ish. :) the way Cooper looks in this video makes me associate "Saturn" with the first episodes of Bibleman... what? Can I help that with that haircut and those glasses, he looks like Willie Aames?

See for yourself. Except for netsirK. She showed it to meh in the first place.


Well, no matter what you think, I like it. Yes, the lyrics don't match their lips for the majority of the video. :( It kinda bothers me, but what can I do about it?

And what makes the song really pretty is how Cooper sings it, with this high voice I never thought any man, let alone John Cooper, could have accomplished.
It just gives the song this sort of... sentimentality, if you will.

Oh, yes! One more thing.

I know, it isn't clear. It's the amazing lop-sided school bus!! The wheels are level with the ground, but the chassis (or shell, or whatever the 'eck it's called) isn't!!

And thus, I close.

CZYA

Hmm...

Suddenly...
I felt my eyes
Pouring tears on me of liberty!
And I realized I was one
Who needed love and setting free!
My brother here, my sister there,
And the banquet host, His empty chair!
Forgiveness came, and sweet relief
And then I saw why He invited me
Tonight!
-- PC3, "Banquet Table (Part 3)"

You fall on your knees,
You beg, you plead,
"Can I be somebody else
For all the times I hate myself?"
Your failures devour
Your heart in every hour
You're drowning in your imperfection!
-- Skillet, "Imperfection"

Never reaching what I want to reach,
Never being who I want to be,
Blaming me when I fall and fail,
All my dreams, splintering,
Under my fingernails.
-- Skillet, "Fingernails"

And would I wash my hands again?
Would I deny my Savior when,
He hung Himself in public square?
Did not my silence put Him there?
-- newsboys, "God Is Not A Secret"

You want to, You want to
Soak my heart in gasoline,
Light a match and consume me,
Soak my pride in gasoline,
All of You and none of me.
-- Skillet, "Gasoline"

Sigh,
Let's be blunt.
I'm a little distracted,
What do You want?
Headaches and bad faith
Are all that I've got.
First, I misplaced the ending,
Then I lost the plot.
-- newsboys, "Lost The Plot"

Will you forgive?
Will you forget?
Will you live what you know?
He left His rights,
Will you leave yours?
You don't understand it,
Let it go.
-- newsboys, "Let It Go"

When all is said
And all has come undone
Restore the promise I made
When I was young,
Now unto Him who can keep us from falling,
Present us faultless before His glory, and
...
Breathe, oh Breath of Life,
Breathe on me,
'Til I'm resting in You.
-- newsboys, "Breathe (Benediction)"

Now you're probably wondering why I posted a whole bunch of song lyrics here. Well, because I felt I needed to do so.
It's a long story to be honest. See the lines of the last song I posted... the ones in bold? That sums up what happened to me recently pretty well.

And then my youth leaders swamped Facebook and are making me feel guilty, and as a result, I won't be on Facebook for a while.
I even disconnected my Twitter from my Facebook, so my "tweets" shouldn't update my FB status anymore.

And I did some other things... that I'm not disclosing here... yeah.

So I need prayer. Yes, prayer would be nice. :)
And there's something missing from this post...
There we go. :)

CZYA

Gasoline

Don't be frightened or confused when watching this video... this IS Skillet! Just... old-school Skillet. Back when Cooper's voice was noticeably higher. He doesn't have the grit in his vocals just yet... back in '96. :P

"Gasoline," so far, is my favorite off their self-titled album.
Yup. That's the cover. A skillet. "We... were... named... after a frying pan."
:P

The one thing I love about the song itself is that weird sound that I think John is making around the beginning and in some other parts of the song. What? I like it.
As for the video, the camera just does not give Cooper any time with it! Like, maybe a second or two, with the rapidly changing frames, and the strobe it looks like they're using... well, it just makes it look more fast-paced.

But I love the video.
What say you?

CZYA

:P

Hai, all.
I'ma talk about something random...ish.

If you didn't know, I watch the TV show Hannah Montana. I actually like it, somewhat. I have two episodes that I really like.

One was a season two episode called "Cuffs Will Keep Us Together." To be honest, I only like it for the Jackson subplot. See, Jackson's being really, really bad, and Robby Ray gives him the silent treatment for the majority of the episode, and Jackson thinks Robby Ray's gonna give in real quick, but when he goes through with what he promised, Jackson starts getting frantic. My favorite part of that whole plot was when Jackson finally shapes up at the end.
"I'm just a kid, but I'm a kid who misses the sound of his Daddy's voice!"
Always hits me in a soft spot. :)

My other favorite is a season three episode called "Killing Me Softly With His Height," where Moley (sorry, Miley) is dating a boy named Connor. And his actor, Ryan Pinkston... he looks like a miniature JOHN COOPER!!!!!!!

This is what li'l Pinkston looks like:


And we all know Cooper looks like this:

Haha, I love this photo.
But if this photo doesn't convince you, how about this 'un?

Don't they look a lot alike?? O.O :P

And that's pretty much it. I wanted to get it off mah chest.

CZYA

Breakdown

Everyone's playing the songie game again... I WANNA PLAY IT AGAIN! :D

Using mah playlist at the bottom...

If someone says, "Is this okay?" You say?
Liquid -- Jars of Clay
O.o This question always seems to evoke an awkward answer. But for some strange reason, this one might actually fit. "This is the one thing that I know." XD

How would you describe yourself?
Say Goodbye -- Skillet
O.O Wow. Describes how I feel about Paul leaving...

What do you like in a guy/girl?
Healing Rain -- Michael W. Smith
No comment.

How do you feel today?
Better Than Drugs -- Skillet
This was definitely worth that chuckle it caused me. XD

What is your life's purpose?
Holding Onto You -- Paulipops
Good purpose. Bad artist choice. :'(

What is your motto?
My Deliverer -- Rich Mullins
Oooh! Good choice! :D :D :D

What do your friends think of you?
Do Not/All Over Me -- John Reuben/The Benjamin Gate
Hmm... >:)

What do you think of your parents?
Gone -- tMac
Gone crazy, you mean? :P

What do you think about very often?
More than Useless -- Relient K
Wow... that's actually pretty accurate...

What do you think of your best friend?
Flood -- Jars of Clay
Hmm... interesting answer... :)

What do you think of the person you like?
Forever Man -- nb
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. XD XD XD

What is your life story?
(pleasebealwayspleasebealwayspleasebealwayspleasebealways...)
The Orphan -- nb
Ooh! So close! The original message is slightly off... but the way I interpret this song, it totally fits! :D

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Open Wounds -- Skillet
O.O Nooo! I don't wanna be estranged! :( :P

What do you think of when you see the person you like?
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything -- Relient K
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! XD XD XD XD

What will you dance to at your wedding?
Undeniable -- Mat Kearney.
Not a bad choice at all... still isn't as good as Breakfast, though. :P :)

What will they play at your funeral?
Everything Glorious -- David Crowder*Band
Okay, then...

What is your hobby/interest?
Sea of Faces -- Kutless.
:| Makes no sense. :P

What is your biggest fear?
Those Nights -- Skillet
Nooooo! :(

What is your biggest secret?
Collide -- Skillet
Whoa. :D :D Best. Answer. Ever. :D

What do you think of your friends?
Alright -- VOTA
O.O They're not alright! They're better than that!!

What will you post this as?
Breakdown -- Relient K.
Nice. :P

And I guess that's it. That was fun! :D I'ma play "Collide" again. :P :P :P

CZYA

The New Year Lock-In

Hai.
In all my excitement for the new year, I totally forgot about telling y'all about this lock-in.
So here we go.

When we first got there, we saw this little dog running around the garden inbetween the second and third buildings (I might get a picture sometime. ;) ). I wasn't sure where she came from, but she must've belonged to someone inside because someone was looking for her.
When I went in, the gym was populated. I quickly put my stuff down and filled Hannah in via text about what was happening, and other things. Then I noticed the same dog and learned it belonged to one of our youth leaders; I later learned her name was Lilo.
First off, Rusty pulled us all together and we started group games. First was sack races. That one, I managed to bruise up my big toe and cause half my left foot to be sore for the rest of the night. The spoon game I was grateful to sit on the sidelines for. But then there was the third game -- the four-legged race. I hated the three-legged race as is, so this one was nearly murder; I'm glad I wasn't in the middle. :P
Then we broke apart for the most part. I went upstairs and watched as the rest of them were having problems setting up Rock Band. :P And once they had finally set up, I was just about anywhere. As this was happening, Rusty was everywhere, prodding people about being in the talent show -- including me. And then he said something that shocked me... "You're a good singer."
Verja, whenever you get back, I think we made a breakthrough. However, I'm wondering why it took him this long to notice.
Anyway, soon we were all relocated to the youth room -- in the middle building -- for the talent show. By this point, I was seriously considering being a part of it, and some of the others were urging me to do it, too.
At around midnight, we went out and celebrated the new year with fireworks. Or, to be more accurate, roman candles. Very fun. During all this, I tugged Rusty aside and asked him if it was too late and he said no -- which was good. Of course, we ran out of time and I never got the chance. It hurt, but I did get over it.
When we got back, we ate -- mainly lasagna and hot dogs, both of which I hate. So I had to deal with an empty stomach for a little bit, but I didn't really care.
Then we went back into the youth room for a dance-off. However, I didn't participate. Why? Because Hannah was testing her cellphones, and I answered the first test call. :D It was tough to hear her through most of it, because they were pumping the music pretty loud -- and some of the others were trying to get Lilo to do some tricks nearby; quite loudly, I might add. But it was great.
We talked until the building got eerily silent, and I realized they had went back into the other building. So I hung up and went back as well; after telling Hannah via text that the second call came through, they started the group games. First was an awesome that I think was called "Undercover Christian." 'Twas awesome.
The game involves four "cops." Each one was given a slip of paper -- three say "cop," and one says "undercover Christian." The rest of the people are Christians. It was completeleh dark and we had to find a spot to hide in until the undercover Christan invites us to the "church," a random room in the building. But if we get caught by the cops, we had to go to another random room, deemed as the "jail." We couldn't get out of jail until another Christian came and got us. When all the Christians are in jail, they lose -- if they're all in church, they win.
I had an awesome hiding place that was not discovered at all. :) I was quite proud of myself when I wasn't discovered by two "cops" that came in... >:) but that also meant I knew nothing of where the church was, the status of the other Christians, etc. But one thing where I did have an advantage -- I was one room away from where the jail room was. >:D The Christians that were captured were lamenting about how the others were all already in church. They sent the cops down there to see -- that was my chance. Once the last cop left, I sprinted out and caused a jailbreak. :D :D :D
Sure, I got captured, but we quickly got out and went to the church.... the girl's bathroom. :O Yeah, awkward.
Then we played Sardines. I HATE SARDINES. 'Twas too dark! >:(
Then they played the cop game again -- I was starting to get sleepy, so I stayed in the gym and took photos. :P :P
And THEN we played a game involving running around in a big ol' circle and people were starting to drop like flies. That was when we went into groups of girls and guys -- guys went into the youth room, we went into the nursery.
We had fun in there. We played a little game called "Chubby Bunny." That involves stuffing your face with marshmallows and trying to say the phrase "chubby bunny." Everyone was laughing. Then they played "telephone..." a little game that involves whispering a phrase into a neighbor's ear and seeing how it contorts itself. XD
Then they were playing around and I started nodding off for a few seconds every so often. Then we got ambushed. By the guys. With Silly String. O.O That stuff smells terrible; and there was a lot of it at this lock-in. The rest of the time involved cleaning up and leaving. :( Booie.

'Twas great, all in all. And this be a long, long post. I should find a way to reward you, should you read it all. :)

CZYA

Hai.

I got a Skillet song stuck in my head yesterday (and I kept playing it... and playing it... and playing it... XD)... and it made me think about something.

There are even CHRISTIAN songs that might get misconstrued and get kids in trouble. Take the Skillet song that got stuck in my head, for example.
The song? "Better than Drugs."

O.o
And if you sang the chorus alone in a public place... well, it equals trouble.

It reminded me of an OLD newsboys song... "In the End."
The song mentions beer! XP
I bet this song and "Sing Aloud" cause Peter to cringe and have nightmares at night.

There was my random topic for the day.
And this, too...
The original caption was "you wonder what's going through his head when he makes a face like this."

I know the answer to that!
He was thinking of "Taste and See." And the video, with the overload of red... and lime colored visor... and rapping... XD

CZYA

WHO THE 'ECK IS FUNNIER?!

I commented on netsirK's blog today... and it inspired this blog's topic today...

WHO IS FUNNIER: Peter Furler OR John Cooper (don't say Paul -- Peter is funnier than Paul, admit it. XD)

Well... John is great with puns and such...

Ben. "Did you take that from one of the toilets in the venue, or is that brand new?"
Scotty. "I took it from one of the ones at the venue."
John. "Dude, I bet that makes you feel like crap." *makes a stupid face as he laughs at himself*

Meanwhile, Peter is absolutely ready for anything you could possibly throw at him. Case in point --

Peter. Gee, you're talkin' a lot.
Paul. Well, I heard that for every 274 words, you lose a calorie!
Peter. Well, you aren't talking enough, then.

So...
Which of these two do you think is funnier?!
Pete?
John?
COMMENT!! XD

CZYA

More Skillet!

"SUICIDE! SUICIDE! SUICIDE!" XD XD

This is my all-time favorite Skillet podcast -- this is the one where I got the John Reuben-bathroom thing in the previous blog. XD And how nice, John even introduces himself for all who don't know. XD

It's kinda sad, since most of the podcasts only feature Ben and Jen (Ben Kasica (sp, netsirK?) and Jen Ledger), and each time, I'm like, "WHERE IS JOHN?!?!?!"

Because John rocks. Like, out loud.

And so does THIS podcast!!

Wow, what a pass. XD

It's a toilet seat head! XD

CZYA

Random Skillet Quotes

Haihai.

This is my first blog on Dude! Everyone must applaud. XD

And to kick that off, I'm gonna list some funny Skillet quotes. Mainly Cooper quotes. And by Cooper, I mean John Cooper -- see, since I know two famous Johns (not including any in the Bible, mind you), so I'm just gonna call him Cooper. Much like netsirK calls him Mr. Cooper. But I can't stand formalities, so I'm gonna go plain ol' Cooper.

"We're here, uh, just being really awesome together. Am I right?" - Cooper.

*is doing absolutely NOTHING* "This is what we do backstage; we just go crazy." - Cooper.

"Hey, Jen, who's your favorite lead singer/bass player in the rock band?" - Cooper.

"Oh, snap! Change the tanks." - Cooper.

"Just finished the DVD shoot. We think it went good, but I hate hearing myself sing live." - Cooper.

"Eating candy, drinking waters, watch this right here..." *pours water on face* - Cooper (again).

"I got one more thing to say -- rock and roll ain't noise pollution." - Cooper (AMEN, MAN!)

"WHAT ARE WE DOING?!" - Cooper.

"I don't have snot smacking in my mouth" - Cooper.

"Dude, I bet that makes you feel like crap." - Cooper.

"Finally, John Reuben comes out, and sits down -- he had a notepad. We think he was writing music in the bathroom." - Cooper.

"We're hanging out here with Lacey from Flyleaf; she's eating a little too much... now she's eating a dirt bar." - Cooper.

"I'm not trying to show my muscle, they just pop out everywhere." - Cooper.

"Well, I'm one of those songwriters... everything I hear goes through my John Cooper filter of of what I like and what I don't like..." - Cooper (who else?)

And finally...

"So you're probably wondering where the name comes from. We were named after a frying pan. No, no... here's the real story... we... were... named... after a frying pan." - Unknown Skillet member, probably Cooper.

XD Have fun with that!

CZYA

Open Wounds

All of you who seem to have something against JOC, I'll talk to y'all later.

Right now, I wanna point out something.

netsirK sent me a Skillet song called "Open Wounds." Now, this song rocks. A lot. And I looked at the album review on JfH for the album it's on (Collide), and whoever reviewed it (DiBiase? Can someone see? My school blocks JfH) said this song didn't have any spiritual meaning; it just addressed John Cooper's (for all non-panheads, that's Skillet's frontman) estranged relationship with his father.

Well. I beg to differ.
JfH does have a reputation for being wrong in some places. This is one of those places.

I found a spiritual story here. Think about what I'm gonna say, I implore you.
In my mind, this song is [still] about an estranged father and son... but the father is God. In my mind, the "son" has become angry with God and keeps blaming Him for everything, and he's convinced that God hates him and He can't do anything to stop his pain. And God puts up an interesting arguement... "How could you love Me/when all you ever gave Me/were open wounds."
And by that, I mean that God is likely implying the "son" has always been this way, and all he keeps doing is adding to Christ's scars ("open wounds").

Have you ever thought of it that way, netsirK?

I was shocked when JfH said something like that. Goes to show you can find a spiritual message in any song.

CZYA

TAHHGED

I's been tagged again. :D I love these. :D
15 RANDOM THINGS YOU'RE NOT ASHAMED TO SHOUT TO THE WORLD

1. I am a Christian. Obviously.
"You say that you believe it, then live it, and walk it, and breathe it, and talk it, and dream it, recieve it." -- Paul Colman Trio, "Live It!"

2. I am a walking encyclopedia of newsboys information. Most of you already know this, but it's gotta be said. If you want a complete walkthrough of Peter's life, I'll recite it out to you all the way! Hopefully, this won't come back to bite me when I meet him.

3. I can't stand Casting Crowns. Thousands of apologies to Soul Skittles and Rusty, but really, we can live without hearing another CC radio single! I can't stand coming into my mother's car, or into youth group, for that matter, and hearing a song by them. It gets old!

4. I LOVE rap and hard rock. Many apologies to Verja and Guitargirl here. I get this from my mother -- I LOVE rap music, but secular rap hoovers, let's face it. Thank goodness we have Christian rappers (as well as Christian hard rockers) out there! Go FF5! Go tMac! Go Skillet! :D :D :D

5. I'm extremely shy and reserved in real life. Be glad you know me here, cuz if I met anyone of you in real life on the street before any of this happened, I wouldn't pay attention.

6. I love the evening and the pitch of night. I brought this up with Jess last night. I HATE Daylight Savings Time, and LOVE night. Especially if there's a full moon out. :D

7. I have a LOT in common with Peter! I'm serious here! One thing is that we're dog lovers... and here's the semi-creepy coincidence -- We both have two dogs. The older one for both sides is male and they're both kinda up there in age (Peter's is older, though), and the younger is female. And to finish off the coincidence, my dogs are both Chihuahua mixes and Peter's are both Poodle mixes (I believe). Yeah, it's weird, I know! We're both born in September (24 hours apart! *squee*), we love to read, we enjoy music (OBVIOUSLY!!!)... there are more things, but I can't think of 'em.

8. I love TV Classics. Dang, TV just got worse with age! The best shows are shows that have LONG been canceled or finished running. Shows like M*A*S*H, I Love Lucy, Hogan's Heroes, Full House... I could go on.

9. For the most part, my youth group is infuriating. Luckily, no one from there reads this blog. XD But really! They don't agree with anything that I enjoy! They shun the nb as if they were yesterday's news! >:( That doesn't fly, at ALL. And then they passively shun me from whatever they're doing -- which is why I hate socializing hour there.

10. I HATE Halloween. And yet we celebrated it anyway this year because my sister gets everything she wants. >:( It's waaaay to pagan for any Christian in their right mind to celebrate.

11. I dislike the pagan side of Christmas. Shunning aside all that Christmas originally stood for, the pagan mates came up with the traditions of trees, Santa (though I do LOVE Inflatable Santa. :D). And they even came up with pagan songs like "Jingle Bells" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." When will it end?? Don't write xmas. Put CHRIST back in CHRISTmas.

12. Adoration has to be the BEST Christmas song EVER. I love it! Sparrow Records was a fool not to have accepted it as such!

13. Just as I love rap and hard rock, I also love soft worship songs. Hey, I told you I'm all over the place! The late Rich Mullins, Jars of Clay, Caedmon's Call, Brandon Heath, Phil Wickham... I could definitely go on.

14. I can't think of anymore. XD

Darnit, all the peoplez have already been tagged. :( Oh, well.

CZYA

Here They Be

:D It's Phil's new video! Pink Elephant. It's hilarious.
And I found Phil in the video, too! Can you find the elusive Phil?

And before I show you that other video, I wanna direct your attention to my blogroll.
Notice anything... I dunno... new??

Verja, I know, will love it. Owan might, too, who knows. It's a blog by Charlie Lowell (of Jars of Clay) called "Advent Poems." I learned of it via his Twitter updates. :D He has like 82 followers!! :O
But reading his blog of acquired poems just might be worth your time. ;)

And now... the moment half of you have been waiting for... the latest Skillet song I've come to love...


Savior! ;)

CZYA

>:(

Boo.
I had some videos to show you, but I can't get to their embeded things. >:( I hate my school system.

One was Phil Joel's new video (PINK ELEPHANT!), and the other one was my new favorite Skillet -- "Savior." The beginning of the latter is quite sad. :( But it gets better. :D But I won't give away any details.

Oh, well.

But I can get onto the What You Ought To Know website! If you don't know what that is, see Soul Skittles' blog. ;)
They have the coolest shirts. One is PERFECT for Tim Taylor. Y'know, Home Improvement? XD

I love "Savior."
It's imitate Soul Skittles day! Just kidding. I just wanted to imitate her. XD

Nothing else here.

CZYA

>:(

Well... last night was delightful (NOT!).

I try to get on my Dad's computer... after like 10 minutes, all of a sudden... I can't get into Gmail. >:( And if that isn't bad enough, Facebook chat decides it wants to act up, too, and so I get fed up (what else do you want me to do? I can't talk to anybody! :P) and just give up.

UPDATE ON SWAMPIE... my aunt can't fix him on her own. :( But she does have a friend (presumably in California. :P) who might be able to help me out.
Meanwhile, I noticed that Swampie's battery was not only still working, it was dying. >:) So I let him die. >:D Maybe it'll help, who knows.

I'm just glad I can still update Twitter from my cellphone.

Speaking of my cellphone...

I bought [another] ringtone the other day. Whenever someone calls me... the song plays!

What's the song?

Guess.

TWO HINTS!
1. It's by Skillet
2. The full song is in my playlist. ;)

CZYA