Congrats Junior and Shannon Figgins!!

New reading

So I am reading a new book with my small group through riv called Death by love. The book is written by Mark Driscoll which I have super high hopes for. I have also learned that even though I can multi-task many things, working and listening to a audio book on itunes is not one of them.

Im back!

So its been awhile! I dont even know who is still out there, but I mark this day new! In doing so I will be sharing thoughts on a book I just started reading and also for posting my new Fav's photo's by myself and by black tie photography.

This is what I saw driving down the road today

This is a Logo design I did for a friend about a year ago. I wasnt sure if he was ever gonna put it on his fleet of work vans until I drove by one yesterday.

My crazy day was made better by this photo I took on a drive through Dimondale

Go Rams

It was 1996, my senior year in highschool when I was part of the Holt wrestling 96' state wrestling championship team. Most of you know this cuz I brag from time to time. Well this weekend Holt goes back to the finals (nothing new to us) to try for another title. Im wishing my rams well, perform, be a champion, provide the big match, and we will see you tommorow.

"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi

Out with the old??

So I post my Taylor T5-C guitar on craigslist this morn. If anyone is interested or knows of someone who maybe go here. http://lansing.craigslist.org/msg/1059907383.html

I dig this

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

Point. Click. Shoot

So today I went on my first "photowalk" and I think I'm hooked. Here is a link of some of my shots.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35858976@N03/

Christian's road to the 2008 State Championships!

Back to Life, Back to reality

So I made a handful of new year's resolutions this past January 1st. To get back in shape, be a better husband and dad, to eat healthy and be a more locally minded individual (thank you mister Brandon Foote). Also I have wanted to get back to the old me a bit with art and music being something that defines me.

In two months I have lost 20 lbs, started doing more artwork (recently designed a new tattoo for my sister), have a strong desire to learn how to do large stained glass art pieces, and am even going on a photo walk with Mike Lilly this weekend. Things are going well the only missing part is I have to get writing music again. Movin on.

Ha!!

So its been so long since I have used this I was barely able to get into my account. But I'm back for all you that are interested in the life of Lenon James.