Just me and my music

It's so fun having a hobby. I just got done with 2 new songs. one is called "Carry On" and the other is called "There 4 U". you can listen to them at facebook.com/tallensmusic. go check 'em out!!!!

2010 Night Practice

2010 Night Practice

Halo: Reach Campaign Trailer - The Battle Begins HD

Some call it an addiction. I call it a GREAT way to kill time. I am a gamer. The kind that some call sad with my countless hours of button mashing and deafening surround sound. We all have imaginations. We all like to hide away in a new world one way or another. For some its reading about the romantic interactions of two individuals as they fight the world around them. Others like to hide behind a sword and buckler as they fight against hordes of the unknown or menacing known. Books have been taking the time of people for a long time. I understand the importance of reading and the benefits that follow. I also know that too much sleeping is not healthy. That's why I don't read a lot. However the stories and universes written, drawn up, and given soundtracks in the game world allows me to enjoy the imaginative fantasies that I have in my mind. May it be a warrior of the sword or a lost soul trying to find it's way through life to be remembered. I LOVE GAMES. Above all games though I love the world that Bungie has created with HALO. I have played all the games. I have read the Graphic Novel. I have read the chapter novels, watched the movies and have collected the toys. ( Still collecting). I love the Halo Universe and I am STOAKED to get my hands on the new installment in the Halo franchise. Halo REACH is going to be epic and sadly to say Bungies "SWAN SONG". They are moving on to new pastures and that makes me sad. But hey I have enough HALO to last me a while. Not to mention a few more books I have to read. SEPT 14th where are you? I'm ready to take out some Covies' with a handful of sticky plasma gernades and a full charged armor lock. LET'S DO THIS!!!1

And then there was 1...more.

I have been a Lakers fan as long as I can remember. I didn't want to be on the great MIKE HYPE I was in love with Magic Johnson. I saw an Article in 94 or 5 about some lil black kid that grew up in Italy that was supposed to be a great inspiration to basketball. I remember thinking how AWESOME it would be if he went to L.A. LO and BEHOLD the GREAT L.A. Lakers Signed the young and WHO KNEW great Kobe Bryant. Here it is 14 years later KOBE the MVP of a back to back Championship win. CONGRATS L.A.... CONGRATS!!!!

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Happy Anniversary!!!!!

Today is my 6 year Wedding Anniversary. We have had a long and fun ride. And it's nice to know that the real ride hasn't even started. Our Marriage so far is just like the begging of the really long line to that reallllly cool ride that you have been waiting your whole entire life for. I love it. And I can't wait for the really cool music coming out of the speaker over our head to cut off and hear the lady's voice telling us to hold on cause it's going to be a crazy ride. I love being married. If you don't... Ohhhh well that's your selfish problem..... PEACE

Shoreline... You have just been Disconnected.

I am tired. I'm supposed to go running today but you know what? I'm not. I am LAZY. I had a good day at work today. The jobs weren't that difficult and the work wasn't hard. HOWEVER... the people of shoreline are quickly about to find themselves being labeled as snobs. I know as a representitive of a company that provides service I am there to do my best to honor there request. The problem is they expect me to go waaaay above and beyond my abilities to provide them with home networking configurations that they didn't request. Or even worse set up there home theater systems to provide them with the "perfect" tv experince. Sorry folk can't help ya. Here's a tip. Call the geek squad. This cable guy is out.

That is one DELICIOUS apple

Now this is how you bring sexy back. Soon I'm going to be a proud owner of the new Iphone 4 and will be able to get rid of my 3g. My wife's phone is amazing. She has a sexy white 3GS and I am excited to have a fast phone like her. It'll be nice to have an idea for a beat or a song in my head and be able to pull open my recording apps quickly and efficently. I'm excited to have a video chat with my friends and family, I'm excited to have the ability to recored HD video clips. And I REALLLLLLLLLLLY love the fact that I am eligble for an upgrade so It won't cost me an Arm and a LEG. Apple I'm not your biggest fan. But I LOVEEEEEE the Iphone.

Pizza Monster

Ohhhh she never stops eating. This is Chantel at a Birthday party for Some friends of ours. She ran around nibbling on that pizza for well over an hour. She'd get mad whenever you tried to take it from her. Melanie did eventually mange to talk her into throwing it away.

Some people shouldn't help you move.

So Mike JOKINGLY told Melanie That he'd probably break her dishes... And he did. LOL!!!

Identify one thing you are holding back from the lord and give it to him.

***I wrote this back in Aug.***

Music. That was the first thing that I thought of when bishop Pace
asked that. I have been so selfish with my music. My potential is so
great and I had drawn the biggest writers block since 1999. A vail that wasn't lifted until I gave my heart to the lord and put my life in
his hands to receive his guidance and blessings.

The blessings came as an abundance of songs, poems, and thoughts that
shared my true feelings and emotions. Those blessings are now gone.

I am selfish. I glance at a scripture or two a week off of my iPhone.
My thoughts evolve around video games and I lose myself in them.

It is said that songs (in the right frame of mind and the right
thought) are prayers. And that is what I wanted. I want to write a
beautiful prayer that will be felt and heard for years to come. But I
am alone. My lack of study and diligence has left my soul empty. Not
my soul as in my spirit but my soul as In my music. The block has
stopped me. The vail has me covered.

So I am going to take the bishops challenge. And what I'm going to
give him is my time. My time of study. My time of hope. My time of
faith.

It's OFFICIAL!!!!

We have signed a 2 year lease to rent a duplex in the Edmonds area. It's going to be nice to have a little warm home and a fenced in yard on a dead end street. Where there will be no worries as to where in the world our lil girls are. The house is old but it is in good condition. And as funny as things happen The family that is moving out just happens to be L.D.S. But not just any L.D.S. family but that of David Grinder. We didn't know it until after we had contacted the landlord about the place. But anyways I'm sad to see him leave but it'll be alright they are still in our stake so I can still stalk him. LOL! Anyways we move in Monday Nov.1st :)

Moving

I used to hate moving. After the mission I've come to realize that moving is a great way to start over. Throwing out all the things you haven't used since the last time you moved and getting rid of the things that you necessarily don't want. Even better with this move that we are about to partake in we not only get to move into a new Ward but we are in a new stake. And I am soooooo excited. So long LYNNWOOD you are outta my life... for now. I Cant't wait to get on a new sleep schedule and start doing things that we should have been doing along time ago. Like Family Home Evening for starters. I think I'll have Melanie do the lesson for the first 6mos. Why? 'cause I'm lazy LOL

Juliana is a crazy wordsmith.

The other day we were driving home and I was singing Ne-yo's "So Sick." Juliana pipes in during a breath and says "DADDY!!! Where did you hear that Ridiculous song?" And I'm thinking in my mind..." Really? Ridiculous? Where'd she get that word at the age of 3." Kids will be kids and their vocab will grow.

A poem for Jewell

The wind just got a little colder
even though it's a summer breeze.
They're in shorts and shirts cut at the shoulder.
I'm outside in a long sleeve.
It's hard to say I'm wonderful
with you heavy on my mind.
I'm think back to when wonderful
was our perfect state of mind.
The smile that could light up a room.
no matter how big or how dark.
I miss jumpin down the balconies after you
while we all played tag 'til dark.
I miss the excitement in my body
when we'd all get together.
The happiness high, The laughter loud
no matter the season or weather.
I remember a scavenger hunt with Pat
and you and Bonnie had us out for sometime.
And at the end we came back with flowers
singin' "It's so hard to say goodbye."
The irony is that the song is so real.
Every sentence every word is true.
And I wish we had the time
to sing it one more time for you.
And we KNOW this isn't a final goodbye.
And we KNOW this isn't the end.
So know that every tear we cry
is only cause we miss our friend.
You, Jacque, Tisha, and Chantel.
All mean the world to me.
Your examples set in stone in my heart.
Led me to my eternity.
The four cornerstones I chose to place
in my soul to understand girls and my heart.
the four examples I left as a mentor
to help my love re-start.
So thank you for giving memories
of what a daughter of Zion should be.
Now I am happily married
For time and all eternity.
Without people like you to pass through our lives
and lead us on our way.
I don't think we'd ever have the time
to enjoy the sunny days.
So be happy to know God loves you.
you're his daughter and well blessed
And you'll always be in our hearts .
And forever you will be missed.


I love you,
Jewell...and thank you