Thurrrsssday (Yes I realize which day I wrote this is)

Good Evening, actually Morning, Ladies and Gents!

I'm really tired but I'm gonna write a short blog before I go to bed. So today I cleaned out my closet, a few skeletons, nothing too terrible. I also cleaned out my desk (with the shelves and such.) Those two things were so messed up, it took me all dang day!

A bonus was finding some pictures from my senior year of highschool photography class. I loved that class, and the teacher was one of my favorites. That being said, I pretty much sucked at developing, so I apologize in advance for these poorly executed pictures:

***Also, for some reason Whenever I put pictures in a blog, they look fine when I preview them, but then i actually look at my blog when its posted, the pictures are cut-off from the right, as you can tell with all of these pictures. Theyre not supposed to be cutoff like that, I'm not THAT bad at framing. Anyone have any ideas on a fix?***

This was our "Drawing with light" assignment. Two Jerms are better than one.



Forsaken on the Stairway to Oblivion. Actually its just Spencer lying down on the steps by the MHS pool.



I believe this was our Juxtaposition assignment. This elf worries me.



Still Life assignment. This is what I used to be about. well sorta. You'll notice the Five Iron, Relient K, and Roper stuff, the glared-out Best of Will Ferrell DVD, a picture of Kristin and I (we were dating at the time) and my Bible, among other things.



Portrait assignment. Spencer was yet again my subject.



Last but most certainly not least we have the Texturing assignment. I believe it was taken through a tissue. I could be wrong. Anyway, I like it because it makes David look like part of the tree; some pretty sweet camoflage.



Yep. In the evening Doug came over and we watched an episode of Heroes. (I bought Heroes season one at Target for 19 bucks!) We were shortly joined by Cassie, and we watched another one. Josh also came over. After a while Cassie left and we were joined by Anna, her sister. Tim also came over a bit later. We watched the musical episode of Scrubs, then episodes 3 and 4 of Heroes, and a short Comedy Central sampling of comedians video I got for free on iTunes. Fun times were had.

OK im going to die from exhaustion so that about wraps of this latest edition of Jerm Gone Wild. (Did I mention I'm really tired?)

It's New Years Eve...

Hey everyone. I have not updated this in a while. I figured it was time. Christmas was amazing, got to see my family, some of which I have not seen in quite a while. I managed to buy all the presents for under 60 dollars! That was good because of my rough financial situation. (lousy paycheck and ticket fine from october occuring at the same time) I'm very satisfied with the gifts I received. I got a new bike! Needed one of those. Others included gift cards, clothes, some books, all great things. Also, its been great spending time with my buddies who are all home for Christmas break.

So its New Years Eve again. I'm looking forward to spend the entirety of the night with some of my closest friends. I'm not gonna say 2007 was a good year. Actually, it wasn't a bad year either. Like any time, it had its ups and downs, and somehow I managed to come through each one unscathed. I'll tell you one of the best things of the year was meeting my niece Aimee for the first time when she was born, and subsequently watching her grow.

***EDIT*** I can't believe I didnt put this in here when I wrote this. Definitely the 2nd best thing this year was my trip to Europe!!!!! I spent a lot of time in England and France, something I thought I wouldn't be able to do at least until I was my parent's age or around. I saw lots of beautiful places such as castles, towns, and the Eiffel Tower to name one! So yea, that was a HUGE thing for me. Why in the world did I not think of it the first time I wrote this blog?? Silly me. ***END EDIT***

Also awesome was becoming better friends with Doug, Tim, and Josh. I know I've mentioned that in another blog, but it was definitely one of the highlights.
Oh, and if you're reading that and thinking, how come he doesn't mention me? Trust me, if you're my good friend, I think about you all the time, and I greatly value our friendship.

School was definitely better for me this last semester than the previous two. Better grades, got to hang out with one of my best friend, Scot, and I got a whole lot closer to Justin, another good friend. etc. Just in general, I enjoyed going to school. Sort of a new feeling, hah.

All things considered I believe (and obviously hope) 2008 will be a fantastic year for me. I will be attending Fresno State in the fall, sharing an apartment with Scot and possibly Kevin. Definitely some changes. For instance, my brother Josh is moving out to an apartment in a couple of days, because he's getting married on Feb 23. So the first half of the year it will be me and my parents in a house that will no doubt seem a lot bigger.

What would a blog about New Years Eve blog be without some discussion of resolutions for the new year? I actually have some serious ones this year! In reality, there just things I should have always been doing but this year and the years I have not done so well.

Heres to...

...excercising. (Now that I have a bike I actually plan on doing this daily if I can)

...giving up soda (I already started this with Justin and Scot and now Doug a month ago, slated to stop March first, but I'm going to see if I can go longer!!!)

...considering myself better than no one...

...living not for myself but for God.

..learning to choose Joy over Happiness, that I may have Joy in God and what He has done and promised me, rather than basing my mood on the circumstances of the day, hour, or even minute.

I hope that 2008 is blessed year for all of you. May your damaged relationships be repaired, may your hopes and dreams come true, and may you never take anything for granted.

I now leave with you some words that seem relevant, at least to me. Heres 'New Years Eve' by Five Iron Frenzy:

"It's New Years Eve and I'm full of empty promises, I half pretend to keep this time, just like last year. The band is loud and I'm wandering the shadows, wishing I was never here. I persevere. A crowded room, these whitewashed tombs, they raise their glasses high, they kiss the past goodbye.

This New Years Eve, I'm waiting for tomorrow. My heart is on my sleeve, and yes I still believe, this New Years Eve, will turn out better than before, I'm holding on, still holding out, until they close the door... on me.

It's New Years Eve and I feel my insecurities, are haunting me like ghosts, this sinking quicksand. And then with thunderous praise and lofty adoration, a second passes by, yet nothing changes. I hate my skin, this grave I'm standing in. Another change of years, and I wish I wasn't here. A year goes by and I'm staring at my watch again, and I dig deep this time, for something greater than I've ever been, life to ancient wineskins. And I was blind but now I see.

This New Years Eve, something must change me inside, I'm crooked and misguided, and tired of being tired. This New Years Eve, I'm waiting for tomorrow. My heart is on my sleeve, and yes I still believe, in You."

Prince Caspian!!! (New Narnia Movie)

Here's the first trailer for the new narnia movie, Prince Caspian, set to come out in May. I hope its as good as the book was.


Looks pretty good I say.

Long Time No Blog!

I figured it was due time to post. I'ts been a while.

Lets see...Thanksgiving Vacation was fun and...interesting in some aspects. Ask me how it was interesting if you're wondering.
All the family came over, Aaron and Eryn, Brandon and Amanda with Aimee, Grandpa and Grandma D, Josh, Breeann. It was great seeing all of them. Aimee is getting so big! She's about 6 months old now. She can clap now, its amusing.

Here's a pic of her in mid-clap:


Josh had his 23rd birthday on Tuesday (the 27th). I went to Hot Topic on Black Friday with Kevin and got him a shirt. Actually this shirt:


Thats Christopher Walken as The Continental, a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live. Good buy i thought. There was special going on, so I was able to get a T-shirt of my own, I got a Darkwing Duck T-Shirt. Pretty Rad.

Lately I've been spending a great deal of time with Doug, Tim, and Josh Thomason. (And Brad too!)
I mean, Ive been friends with these guys for quite some time, except Brad, but its only these last couple months we really started to all hang out toegether. These guys are great, I can talk to them about anything... and they keep me in line, especially Doug and Tim. So thats one blessing God has given me recently.

Yesterday I was at school, and mind you, I was really excited about the next night (tonight now) because I'm going to see Motion City Soundtrack, Mae, and Anberlin in San Francisco. Justin was telling me how he's eeing Relient K and Switchfoot with Julia and Jamie that night (last night) and he offers me a free ticket! Apparently the ticket he bought for a friend from work, and the friend canceled! Obviously I said yes.

So yea, last night I went to San Jose with Justin, Julia and Jamie to see Ruth, Relient K, and Switchfoot. It was amazing, great, and wonderful. (Thought I'd throw in another series of 3)

It was the 6th or 7th time I've seen Relient K. They played 'In Love with the 80s', but for the intro to it they played 'Head Over Heels' by Tears for Fears, and that cover was amazing. They also played a song off their Christmas album, it was Sleigh Ride. For this they brought out blow up lawn decoration snowman, penguin, polar bear, and a Christmas tree. They even had snow machines up top on the lights that made it snow during the song. It was scrumptralescent to say the least. One of the best parts of their set was when the played the Office theme song! They had a Jim look-alike come out on stage, dressed like him, and he played this instrument, I forget what it was called but it looked like a piano/flute hybrid. Matt thiessen sang a couple of lines about scranton, Micheal, Dwight, Jim and Pam...then they broke out into the full fledged song. Here's a video of them doing the office tribute at another show. The sound quality isnt all that great for this video, but here it is:

Towards the end of their set they played Sadie Hawkins Dance. Before they started that song though, they brought out 4 kids from the crowd, one kid who could play guitar, and the others to sing along with them on the last part of 'Sadie Hawkins Dance'. Another good show by the RK.

It was the first time I saw Switchfoot, and I was impressed. They put on one heck of a show. I mean, I've heard their popular songs, and liked them, but I never had or listened to any of the whole CDs. Now I will.

For me, probably the best part of the night was towards the end of Switchfoot's set, whn they played a song they made along with Ruth and Relient K called 'Rebuild'. It was the theme song to to the tour, which a percentage of proceeds go to Habitat For Humanity. The bands also volunteered along the tour to build houses for Habitat for Humanity. Pretty cool. Anyway, for this song, 'Rebuild' , Ruth and Relient K joined Switchfoot on stage to perform the song. I don't think I've ever seen a better performance of any song by any band on stage in all the concerts I've been to. Which is a lot. Anyway, you can download the 'Rebuild' song by going to this page on Switchfoots website.

I'll be putting up pictures (and a little video) of the show on my myspace shortly, just waiting for Julia to upload them first. We were pretty close, say 6 or 7 feet from the stage, so we were able to get some good shots. Oh, we met this guy Ken while waiting in line and he hung out with him during the first half of the show. He's from Australia, and around my age, on his way to Canada, and wanted to stop in California so he could catch some bands he likes in concert. He ended up being a really cool guy, and get this, Hes going to the San Fran show tonight, the same one I'm going to! I hope I see him there again.

So yea, thats whats been happening with my life; I'll update you guys on how the MCS-Mae-Anberling show went tonight in a day or two.

-Jerm

The Office is closed until further notice.

Yep. Another favorite show affected by the strike. Watch this.


oh and the new season of 24 (season 7) is gonna be postponed till after the strike as well. Even though they have a lot the season already filmed. It was supposed to be starting in January...not anymore.

sad face.

Hollywood Writers Strike.

Freakin a man. What at first made me midly annoyed is kinda pissing me off now.

Ok first things first. I believe writers should get a bigger cut of the profits from shows and movies and what not. Especially movies. but since the studio execs arent bugding, no deal was made, the studios are all freaking out. I mean, can't they find decent temporary writers that would be overjoyed to write for these popular shows?

In my earlier blog, I mentioned how NBC canceled the spin-off of Heroes, which was Heroes: Origins, a highly promising spinoff. But now that the strike is pretty much official, theres worse news!!!! Instead of the normal season run, theyre making the season finale for December!!!! Thats half a season theyre throwing away. thats potentially 4 months of shows that are thrown away.

You don't like Heroes you say? Well you better believe other shows are gonna be affected in similar ways. Were talking The Office, 30 Rock, etc. I'm hoping SNL will be spared from harm, but im not sure... Be prepared for a buttload of Reality shows next season, as you don't exactly need writers for those.

Hopefully, a deal is reached somehow during this strike, or else I will be watching significantly less amounts of T.V.

Which I guess could be a good thing for my health, bad thing for my enjoyment.

*******************UPDATE

So I did a little more searching and found out the writers are actually on strike to get a bigger cut of the profits made from DVDs, and also the potential profit the internet brings in. Hmm. interesting.

Also. looks like the office might be in trouble. sadface to the max. :(
look at this link- Closing the office?

Madness? THIS IS MY BLOG SPOT!!!!!!

Yay. November is here!!!!

Halloween was fun last night. Worked 11 to 5, then our neighbor Josephine took me and Josh out to In N Out and ice cream from Mickey D's. Its kinda like when we were little. We appreciate it though.
After that I went to Andrew's and Bridget joined us. We just hung out, went to Sicily's, and watched T.V. at his house. At around 8 45 ish I went and met my brothers at Aaron and Eryns house in Modesto. We were all there for about half an hour, Brandon had brought Aimee with him. We left Aarons a short while after. Brandon with Aimee, Josh and Breeann, and I decided to drive over to our grandparents house for a bit and visit. FINALLY before I went back to Modesto I stopped by Scots for a little while.

So busy but simple halloween.

I came across this preview for Sweeney Todd.
This is movie looks great! Its adapted from a stage musical, Ill be seeing it.

In other news, NBC has canceled the upcoming spinoff of Heroes. Its not official yet, but its a pretty sure thing. Heroes: Origins was supposed to air during the break in the regular Heroes season. However, with the upcoming writers strike happening in Hollywood, NBC pulled the plug!!! I'm pretty ticked about this.


My parents come home saturday!!!! I'm looking forwards to nice home cooked meal. and to see them of course. haha. Thats all for now. peace out homies.