Thursday, April 21, 2005

[[-[WELCOME TO MY WORLD]-]]


Welcome To my site!
Here you will find my life as I live it. To your left is some information about me. Below that is a poll that I update every once in awhile (please vote). Below that there are two links, One is my guestbook that I would ask you to sign every once in awhile to let me know what you think of me and/or the sight. Also there is a photo gallery with pictures of friends, family, and some pictures that I have taken with artistic intent.
My posts are free to all to read. I do however request that after you read them you leave a comment about what you read. It's not too time consuming, just click on the comment link at the bottom of each post to bring up the commenting menu. Then fill in the information and post it, it's that simple! I then read them and respond back to them in that same place so check back there often.
I thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoy your stay.
God Bless!

Here I Am @ 8:43 PM |

[[New site.]]

Due to our recent popularity I have built a site for my band "MileHigh". If you want to check us out go to...

www.milehighmusic.blogspot.com

Here I Am @ 8:36 PM |

[[Recording Over?]]

Well I must say that my musical life has been quite exciting recently. I did finally finish recording "Drown" and it sounds great. If you would like to listen to it you can go to either of these two links to hear it.

www.isound.com/music/milehigh
or
www.purevolume.com/milehigh

The song is downloadable at the isound site if you click on the blue box with the white arrow. If you have trouble finding it look in the middle of the page just down and to the right of our logo and it's right there.
Well just when I thought that I ran out of recording time I got some more! We played at "Battle of the Bands" and got first place. Because of that we won three more hours of recording time! So as soon as I can pay for the three to four hours more that I'll need to finish another song (a song takes us about 6-7 hours) I'll have another recorded song! We are really excited and are now getting ready to play at a young marriage retreat in May.
That ISOUND website is really nice because it hosts your music on their site so that people can just surf by genre and find bands that they like. When a band starts getting enough attention record companies start listening and then sign those bands that they want to have. So it's a win win situation. You get exposure and if you rock hard enough you become famous. I have actually been kind of excited because they rate all the bands on the site based on listener approval, sound quality, talent, and how many people visit your site often. There are 6,000 bands on that site. I have been watch us climb the charts over the last week. In our first week we went from last place (because we were new) and then we climbed all the way to #387 in one day. Then over this last week we have moved from #387 all the way to #95 and we are still climbing. I'm so excited that we are on the top 100 list because those 100 bands are the ones the recording companies look through. Not that I think we would get signed and famous or anything but it's nice to know that there are recording companies listening and possibly thinking about wanting us.
So yeah music has been exciting. I'm gonna go now so I'll update in a day or two so see you then. This site is going to be more of a journal now with updates on my life and what it's like when you only have a month of high school left ect. So yeah check back every day or two and I'll have wrote about what I have been up to.
Late,
-Pat

Here I Am @ 7:51 PM |

Thursday, April 07, 2005

[[Recording! I'm SOOOOO CLOSE!!!!]]

Hah I thought that I would have those CD's out by now but alas I ran out of time for mastering the CD last time so I have to wait until monday to get the final version of Drown. I did successfully record vocals, which was by the way very fun. Anytime you can sing/scream into a $2500 is considered a good day in my books. So when that comes out I can start showing it off to people and seeing how everyone likes it. I hope that people like it anyways..... Well that is my little update on recording so later!

Here I Am @ 9:56 PM |

[[Posting!]]

Gosh!!! I guess I don't post enough! Mrs. Walley over here has no patience! Lol I'm just kidding of course! Well I'm going to try to update more now... I've just been really busy lately with various choir trips ect. So I think I can update now... So THERE!!!

Here I Am @ 9:54 PM |

Friday, March 25, 2005

[[Recording almost done!]]

LOL well we are almost done with our recording! I still have to record vocals and then we have to final-mix and master the CD so that it sounds awesome. Now it already sounds good without all the ear-candy but I'm imagining it all done and I'm excited. So if you want a copy I need mailing address' so that I know where to send these. So either leave it in the comment box or email me it (Mom I don't need our address ;p) So yeah it'll also be on the internet for those of you with cable or DSL to listen to within a few days. The rest of you will have to wait for a bit until I can send them all off.
Also we took some pictures of us in the studio that I'll be posting here as well soon!

Here I Am @ 8:41 AM |

[[So like 18 soon...]]

So I turn 18 in like two weeks... That's an odd thought. I'll be a legal adult but I have that funny feeling that nothing is going to change. I'll still be me, still being to be told what I have to do and when and who I can hang with. I mean does the eighteenth birthday seem a bit over rated? I know that the only difference will be that I can be tried as an adult and I can buy cigarettes. Now I've never done illegal stuff and I don't want to smoke. So what do I accomplish here!?! I'll have been breathing for 18 years and everyone I talk to says "yeah you're going to be 18 that's soooo cool!" But honestly what difference is it. LOL I mean seriously if you don't have money (which unless you have worked/become famous) you can't do anything different! You can't do anything special really... Since parents have the money you have to still obey the same rules. Now another thought what should a eighteen year old be allowed to do? For example if I went up to mom and said "Hey I'm going to the movies with Steven I'll be back at 10." She would look at me like I'm crazy. Now for a minor I can understand that, but even if I was 18 I think the reaction would be to say no. Now I view myself as someone that is responsible enough to, at age 18, say that and no one to think any different about it. By no means am I saying I shouldn't have to listen to my mother when I'm eighteen, I just want to experience life with fewer strings attached and make my own mistakes and learn from them rather than be told I did this and that wrong. Am I off the chart here? I don't know but lately I feel like I'm a bird in a cage that has the ability to open his cage and fly out the window and see what the world is like, but knows that since his food and shelter would be compromised he doesn't try to go. Now I'm not saying that I want to run away in that little analogy. I was trying to say that I want to have an open cage so that I can explore when I want to (spend time with friends, leave the house for a few hours, go see a movie) but not have the mother upset with me.
So I know pretty much exactly what everyone of your comments will be. The adults will probably say it's a natural thing for teenagers and mom is probably having some separation anxiety. My friends will probably agree with me. They have these freedoms and are just as responsible as me (if you say that they have bad parents I swear I'll ban you from this site because that is not true. They have very smart and very understanding parents who have raised there kids very well so don't feed me that crap) Another thing I am just kind of pondering here. This is not meant to be a bash my mother time. Even though I don't agree with how she is treating/raising me now I still love and respect her as I should. So what are you guy's thought on the matter? How should you treat a 18 year old who is not perfect but far from bad? Should I have those freedoms. If you'd rather post silently email me patrickrussell2@hotmail.com but I'd really prefer that you talk in here so that you guys can add onto what others have said. So yeah leave comments on the matter.

Here I Am @ 8:07 AM |

Monday, March 21, 2005

[[Fun!!!]]

So do you have the quickest finger in the west? Try this out! In the left hand margin below my poll, click on start and then whenever you see the square change colors click stop. Then report your time EXACTLY (all the numbers) in the comments section of this post. So a reaction speed tournament is what I'm proposing. After you post your comments I'll record the results and delete the comment so that no one cheats! The game ends on friday and I'll post the results! enjoy this random bit of goofy-ness.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!

Here I Am @ 8:15 PM |

Sunday, March 20, 2005

[[Stupid Joke // PUN]]

So I was doing the dishes and all of the sudden this joke popped into my head!
"What do you call it when a pirate turns off the sound on the TV....

"Mutiny!!!"

HAHAHA!!! I think that it's funny! Please comment your thoughts.

Here I Am @ 8:05 PM |

Monday, March 07, 2005

[[Life Lately]]

So how is life...
Well for me life has been pretty good for me. Tiff and I have now been dating for almost 25 months. So that is exciting. (I like how I say 25 months instead of 2 years and a month... It just sounds longer to me) We are doing great in case you guys were wondering. We had a very good date the other day. We went to the park after church and walked around for awhile. Then we and sat on a blanket by the creek and relaxed for a little bit. After a few hours of relaxing at the park we went back to my place and ate dinner and watched a romantic comedy. Tiff had to leave before the movie was over sadly though... We did have a wonderful day together though. We haven't had one of those nice all day long kind of dates in awhile...
Anyways we weren't able to record last Saturday because the guy that is recording us was busy. We got re-scheduled to this Friday so that's when we will be recording! Hmmm.... Spring break is starting next week. A full week and a half this time! Way cool! I dunno what I am going to do though. Usually your senior spring break you party and drink and pass out all week.... I'm not into that kind of thing so I'm at a loss as to what to do... I'll probably rent video games and horror movies and sit on my butt... or I'll get a job... So if anyone comes up with any cool ideas for spring break let me know!
Well I guess that is all there is for now so later all you guys!

Here I Am @ 4:17 PM |

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

[[Recording]]

After the long wait it is time! I am going to go record in the studio this Saturday! I have had to put it off for a few weeks because of various interuptions... But no more! I am recording all of the instruments this weekend and I will record the vocals and master the CD next time. I am going to be recording "Drown." We have played this song live and it is rather popular wherever we play. For those of you who have my acoustic CD it is the last track on the CD. The way the song is actually played is much more intense. Distorted guitars and driving drums ect. So this is a song to crank up in your car and scream along. Actually there is only two screams in the song and they are in the background... Believe it or not screams can be presented VERY artisticly. Believe me I do not usually like screams in songs but I found a way that it is actually effective and for this song perfect. So I may or may not have the screams... I depends... I don't know if I can pull it off... We will see...
Anywho! So to catch up those that don't check in very often....
I am the lead singer and lead guitar guitar player for the band "Mile High". There are three members. Tiffany Reynolds (My girlfriend and bass player) Isaac Reynolds (Tiffany's Brother, My best friend, and the drummer) and of course me! I finally made our logo. It looks like this...

Pretty neat huh? Well I think it looks cool... The one thing that I am having trouble with is creating a symbol... You know the little symbol that most everything has? Like "Linkin Park" has the graffiti style "LP." Some bands use the initials of their band name... others us a shape to represent them. I dunno I'll figure it out. Well I'm out!
Late!

Here I Am @ 8:50 PM |

Monday, February 28, 2005

[[Youth Camp]]

Well I am very exhausted... I am back from my weekend trip to Camp Davidson. I went to run sound for the band "lovesentletters". They were an awesome group of guys and were amazing instruments of God. Oh and did I mention that they sounded really good too? I talked with "J" The lead guitarist and Justin the drummer for a little bit on Saturday night and I really enjoyed talking and playing guitar with them. Justin had a guitar that I just about drooled on... It was amazing! I don't know how it played but it sure sounded great. Of course just hearing that guitar made me want a nice guitar too... I guess I need to save up huh? Hey! Or.... all you relatives could pool together and as a graduation present... Haha... Yeah.... Right.... I tell you what though! I am going to get a nice guitar before I play anywhere else... The one I am going to get (in a billion years) is a Paul Reed Smith (PRS) McCarty Model. Black (of course) with gold hardware. This is what it'll look like....



Ahhh.... Sweet perfection... I must say however that due to the expense I won't be getting one for quite some time.... Oh well... I can dream can't I! Well anywho I'm off track and It's getting late. Good night all and God Bless!

Here I Am @ 9:30 PM |

Saturday, February 12, 2005

[[The Car From Hell]]

So you remember that car that cause Tiffany so much trouble? Well it is gone now. It no longer is in their possession. They sold it to the guy that hit them! So now he is driving the target car!

Here I Am @ 5:12 PM |

[[Version 2.0]]

Welcome back! Yes you are in the right place if you are looking for Pat's World! I changed the layout and updated a lot of parts to my site so that it would not only be more entertaining. But also more visually pleasing as well. Besides the new template there is a Tag-Board, which is kind of like the commenting system that everyone seems to ignore. It is just a place to talk about stuff. Watch your language though because it'll do horrible things to your computer if you swear! Actually I think it just overides you post with a *bleep* but whatever! I added some other neat things so check around and see what you find new!

Here I Am @ 5:06 PM |

Monday, February 07, 2005

[[Last Warning!]]

To those of you who are family... and to those of you who are friends... I need your pictures (or tell me you don't want to be on the site) If you don't send them to me soon... then I'll have to dig up the most goofy looking picture that I have of you on my hard-drive and post it! So you have been warned. Send me those pictures! Or else! So yeah get sending! If you need my email address look in my profile at the top right hand corner of the sight and click on the picture of me. It's in that profile on the left hand side. Thank you guys!

Here I Am @ 10:01 PM |

[[Ups and Downs]]

So life is looking pretty good for the next week and a half. I am about to start professionally recording "Drown". I have a two year anniversary with Tiffy and her 18th birthday. Also I get the house to myself this weekend because Mom, Larry, and Dav are going on a trip with their youth group. I am staying home to take care of animals and taking some well deserved rest.
So yeah things have been looking up. Today though I did have quite a scare... I was walking home for lunch and I saw Tiff's car... it was obviously in a accident and my blood ran cold. I saw some of Tiff's family trying to tow the car and I didn't see Tiff. I had remembered seeing ambulances earlier heading that way and I freaked. I was afraid to ask. Isaac however came over and said that they got in an accident, he said that someone wasn't looking and pulled out of a side street and T-boned them. I asked if Tiff was hurt and he said no. Quite a wave of relief there! I was really worried. I talked to her and she is okay, thank God!
So I have had some ups and downs recently!

Here I Am @ 8:51 PM |

[[Cassie!]]



Ahhh!!!
Someone has possessed my sweet lovable Cassie! Well I think that this picture shall we say catches her bad side... So to those of my friends who say my dog is ugly... This is the face she made when I told her that you didn't like her!

Here I Am @ 8:41 PM |

Monday, January 31, 2005

[[Fun info!]]

~*~*~*~ Have you ever~*~*~*~
1. Kissed your cousin? No... I wasn't born in Alabama!
2. Ran away? Almost
3. Punched somebody? Yes
4. Had surgery? Yes
5. Broken someone's heart? Yes, about a hundred middle school girls at camps when my band plays.
6. Been in love? I am now.
7. Cried when someone died? No
8. Wanted someone you knew you couldn't have? Yes but in the end I was glad that I couldn't
9. Broken a bone? Nope I drink my milk!
10. Done something stupid in the past 2 weeks? Don't we all?
11. Lied? I am human.
12. Skipped School? I used to pretend to be sick a lot.

~*~*~*~ WHICH/WHAT IS BETTER/BEST:~*~*~*~
13. Coke or Pepsi? COKE!!!
14. Mint or Cinnamon? Mint!
15. Chili or soup? Mmmmm... Chili!
16. Flowers or candy? Candy
17. Scruff or Clean shaved? I do have a gotee
18. Hot body or good mind? Tiff has both but I feel in love with her personality.
19. Blondes or Brunettes? Blond
21. Tall or Short? 5' 4" Short?
22. Pants or Shorts? Pants

~*~*~*~WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX:~*~*~*~
23. What do you notice first? Their eyes
24. Last person you slow danced with? Tiffany
24. Last person you fast danced with? Tiffany
25. Worst Question To Ask? I dunno....

~*~*~*~THE LAST TIME ~*~*~*~
26. Showered? 2 hours ago
27. You kissed someone? This morning
28. You bought something? Today

~*~*~*~WHAT IS (your favorite):~*~*~*~
29. Cereal? Lucky Charms
31. Best thing that has happened to you? Christ and Tiff
32. Color? Blue
33. Movie? Meet the Fockers
34. Band? Crossfade
35. Juice? Orange
36. Car? BMW Z3
37. Ice cream? Chocolate with brownies
38. Drink? Mountain Dew
39. Season? Spring
40. Breakfast food? Egg sandwich
41. Song? "Cold" or "So Far So Good"
42. Favorite food? Lasagna
43. Makes you laugh? Tiffy
44. Makes you smile? Tiffy
45. Can make you feel better no matter what? Tiff
46. Has a crush on you? I wonder...

~*~*~*~OTHER STUFF:~*~*~*~
47. Do you have a crush on someone? Nope a relationship is not a crush
48. Favorite number? 3
49. Gives you a funny feeling when you see them? Tiff (Butterflies... Two years and still...)

~*~*~*~DO YOU EVER:~*~*~*~
50. Sit by the phone waiting for a phone call all night? No, I don't need to, I'm usually on it
51. Save msn conversations? No
52. Save emails? Sometimes
53. Wish you were someone else? I used to, but I'm me, and that's all I need to be now.
54. Wished you were a member of the opposite sex? NO!!! I'd miss things... ugh and periods! no thanks!

~*~*~*~BEST:~*~*~*~
55. Hairstyle? Ed Sloan (from Crossfade) same as my haircut but he looks better in it.
56. Cologne? Obsession
57. Perfume? Mmmm! Tiff's
59. Clothing item you own? Leather Coat
60. Book? My Bible

~*~*~*~ HAVE YOU:~*~*~*~
61. Ever fallen for your friend? Yes (Tiff)
62. Cussed? Yes
63. Cheated in school? No
64. Been in love? Answered this already... yes
65. Used someone? No
66. Broke something? I broke my watch today
67. Cheated on someone? No
70. Done something just to make someone mad? Yes
71. Drank? Yes weddings, special occasions
72. Done something you regret? Yes

~*~*~*~WHO'S THE LAST PERSON YOU~*~*~*~
73. You gave advice to? Isaac
74. You talked to in person? David
73. You talked to on the phone? Mom
74. You hugged? Tiff
75. You instant messaged? Dad (right now actually)
76. You called? Mom
77. You ate dinner with? Family
78. You yelled at? Along with a CD!

~*~*~*~OTHER INFO~*~*~*~
79. Eye color? Blue or Grey depending on the day
80. Zodiac sign? Aries
81. Night or day? Night, unless I'm taking photos
82. What is the color of your hair? brunette
83. Have tattoos? Nope
84. Have piercings? Nope
85. Have a boyfriend/girlfriend? Yes
86. Own a web-cam? No
87. Own a thong? God no!
88. Ever get off the computer? Yes
89. Like to read? No
90. height? 6'
91. Last CD you bought? Crossfade
92. Last movie you bought? 24 series #3

~*~*~*~HAVE YOU/DO YOU/ARE YOU????~*~*~*~
92. Stolen anything? Yes a toy frog in 2nd grade
93. Smoke? No
94. Schizophrenic? NO! YES I AM! NO YOU'RE NOT! UH HUH!
95. Obsessive? Not really
98. Panic? Yes
99. Love anybody? This is the third time this has been asked... Yes!!!
100. Favorite thing to do? Play guitar/Piano, Sing, Record, RC Cars...
101. Birthday? April 10, 1987
102. Full name? Shaun Patrick Russell II

Here I Am @ 5:00 PM |

Saturday, January 29, 2005

[[Patriffany]]


For those of you hopeless romantics out there... or those who are curious about how Tiffany and I got to where we are today. This is the story of how we met and got together.
When I moved to Saint Helens I had acquired new friends and my family was trying to find a local church to join. We visited several churches but without much luck. I asked if we could try a church called Sunset Park because I had a friend that went there. So we visited there to see if we liked it. My family did and we decided that we should start coming to this church on a regular basis. The following week at youth I talked to Tiffy for the first time. Now back then I was pretty full of myself and I walked up to her and said.... "I want to know your name."
Now last I checked you should ask for a name not demand it. But I was different then. She told me that it was Chuck.... and I believed her... Well like most of the other girls in youth group Tiff had the "new guy" crush on me. She however did an extremely good job of hiding it because I didn't know until she told me a few months ago. While I thought she was very pretty I thought that she was too quiet and obviously not into boys yet.
I started dating a girl that was kind of a wild one. She wasn't a Christian and after six months with her I lost the little amount of faith in God I had to begin with. We were only dating for the hugs and kisses part of dating, not the love and commitment part. I went on a trip with the youth group to Denver, Colorado to go to IYC (International Youth Convention) There I realized things about my life that were empty and hollowed out from a decade of wasted years without God. I gave my life to Christ and started following him.
When I got back I was a completely different person. A young man with integrity and purpose. I broke up with that girlfriend and I somehow knew that in time God would show me where to go next. I soon discovered that whether she talked or not I had a huge crush on Tiffany.
Tiffany has a hard time opening up to people and has only made three friends in her lifetime. (one being me.) When she does open up though the bond is one of the most strongest bonds ever. She had two girl friends and at a sleepover before IYC they discussed boys and what kind of people they would never want to date/marry. Now guess who the example was... yep you guessed it... me. They new that I was dating for the touchy stuff and decided to never date guys like me.
Tiff was having a particularly bad summer that year... both of her friends moved away in the same summer. I felt awful for her. She was devastated. She had no one left. So I thought that I would try to at least be her friend so that she would at least have someone to talk to when she needed someone.
So I went to work! I was already well trained in the art of being a gentleman so I decided to try that. I did everything I could for her. I held open doors, I gave her my coat when she was cold, Carried her instruments, ect. Slowly over the course of several months I showed her that I had changed and that I wasn't the same person that she thought I was.
And then one day it happened! She invited me to her birthday party! I was soooo excited! This was the first time that I knew for sure that she was showing a definite interest in me. We flirted back and forth all that day with snow, actually cotton but we threw snowballs at each other all day... I was stunned and might I add giddy as a school boy. So I knew that she liked music and invited her to a classical piano concert that weekend. She said that she'd love to go with me.
On the ride home I was enjoying the ride home when all the sudden she attacked me with a snowball/Cotton ball! Being the crafty person I am a grabbed her hand and said that I had better keep her hand out of trouble. She just smiled and said okay.
Well that's how we started dating. It's a goofy story but now two years later we're still together and our relationship is stronger than it was yesterday, but not as strong as it will be tomorrow.

Here I Am @ 3:19 AM |

Friday, January 14, 2005

[[Sorry about the updating....]]

I would love to update my website but alas.... I cannot! I am grounded from the computer so I can't update the site right now.... So those of you who actually take the time and visit this site. Do not worry! On the 21st of January I will have updated the site a lot and hopefully will have music on it and various other additions.... I have to use a computer at school so I can't really update very well because it is a mac-in-trash! I hope that you understand and forgive me for the lack of recent updates. Thank you!

Here I Am @ 2:06 PM |

Thursday, December 16, 2004

[[My Youth]]


Here's the other picture of me when I was 7...

Here I Am @ 7:21 AM |

[[My Youth]]


Ahhhh..... Precious memories.... Well this is me at 7. I hope Tiff doesn't see these. She gets all twitterpated when she sees me as a little kid. I don't know why. I had dorky glasses and stuck out my tongue but.... whatever. Thanks Dad for the trip down memory lane.

Here I Am @ 7:19 AM |

[[Happy Birthday!!!]]

Today is my cousin Meg's and my brother David's birthday today. Meg is now 17 and David is 16. Oddly enough Meg's brother Robert , my cousin of course, was born on April 10. Exactly like me! So it works like this... (for those visual people)


In my family (let's say it is 4/10/2005)

I turn 18 and my cousin Robert turns 19

Today David turns 16 and Meg 17

So in two differnent families we have the same birthday with the Wally's kids being one year ahead of the Russell kids!
Anyhow I'm of track. Happybirthday to the both of you!

Here I Am @ 6:47 AM |

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

[[New commenting system!!!]]

Hey thanks to the help of Ex Mea Sententia I have now added Haloscan to my site! If you wish to post look just look for the comment box next to the trackback one! You can now comment with your name. Thanks Ex!

Here I Am @ 10:33 PM |

[[Steven, Steven, Steven......]]

Well today I had I very funny moment! My good friend Steven has one of the worst cases of forgeting things. Today he realized something... we were in youth group when suddenly he yelled out... "Hey Christmas is this month!" Now I'm not one to judge but... Steven there were Christmas decorations in the main display at wal*mart in SEPTEMBER!!!! Hello! Where have you been buddy? Well I must confess... It has seemed kind of low key this year... Or is that just me?
Here is my dilima.....
(READER WARNING!!! THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS OPINIONS BASED ON PERSONAL BELIEFS THAT LIKE IT OR NOT I HAVE. IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BY THIS. GOOD! IF YOU AGREE BETTER!)

Okay so here we go....
(a little background information...... every year at Christmas our senior class goes out and gets a Christmas tree to decorate and display in the commons..... last year our new principal said that if we had a tree it had to be called the giving tree because the chrismas tree was intruding on other religions....)
So anyway, I was walking to class one day and the hallway smelled very much like a fresh cut Christmas tree because we had just erected a monsterous 25-30 foot pine tree in the commons. When I entered class I said these words "Wow that is a huge christmas tree out there!" My teacher looked at me and said "Patrick you can't call it a christmas tree." I was shocked! So me being the comedian I am I told my instructor....
"Do you like Valintines day?" The teacher said "Yes." I replied...
"You demand that I say "Happy Holiday's" to you so that I don't offend you. But when Valintines day comes around everyone says happy valintines day. No one goes "OOPS DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE!" I kept going.... "So the only reason it offends you is that the word CHRIST is in CHRISTmas. Fine, but look at what Christmas is. It is a time of giving to others. Santa Claus (Saint Nicolas) did exist, he was actually a catholic saint who would give to families that were in need around this time of year." I continued.... "Christmas is about giving to those you LOVE and have COMPASSION for. It's the one time of the year where people start giving and not taking. We are less selfish, we used to be more kind at this time of the year but we've lost it. We used to say MERRY CHRISTMAS!! To everyone! We didn't care about what religion they were. We did it because it was GOOD for america." I concluded. "Christmas is a time of giving. you can tell me that I can't call it a Christmas tree and I'm fine with that. I'll call it a giving tree because I believe with every bone in my body that on December 25 a child was GIVEN to me and the world and then GAVE his life for mine. So you're right it should be called a giving tree. But in reality you can't tell me not to call it a Christmas tree. Why should I be sensative to your "religion' (or lack there of) and let you trample over mine. So Merry Christmas! And if you have a problem with my opinion, I could care less."

So, fellow men and women of Christ stand up! For once stand up, People in China are being put in jail and killed for having A PAGE of the bible! And you wont even say Merry Christmas? Say MERRY CHRISTMAS! BECAUSE IT IS!
thank you.

Here I Am @ 9:35 PM |

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

[[IMPORTANT!!!!]]

Okay I have just noticed that you guys may have a problem posting comments. So if you are going to post a comment... (by clicking the comment part of a post) You have to be a member of blogspot to post a comment with your user name. However if you write who you are in your post then I will know who sent me that post. So please either use the guestbook or write your name in the comments you make. Thanks a million!

Here I Am @ 2:44 PM |

Monday, December 13, 2004

[[Finished CD!!!]]

Hey just letting you all know that I finished! I'm done with my acoustic CD "not my home" I'm excited! Just thought that I would share that with you! I'm hoping put the music on the site so that it plays as you browse! So look forward to that!

Here I Am @ 8:20 PM |

[[New Stuff!]]

Okay so here are some new things that I want to tell you about. I have added a site counter to see how many people visit my site. I also added a poll so you guys can cast you votes and share your opinions. I will post the results every friday. There are also some other new things here so look around!

Here I Am @ 5:09 PM |

Sunday, December 12, 2004

[[Sunset]]


Here is a picture that I took of the most beautiful sunrise of my life. I hope you enjoy the picture, just imagine what it was like to be there!

Here I Am @ 4:25 PM |

[[Wedding Bells]]


Congrats to Chris and Adrian on their wedding. It was fun and I hope that you two make a happy couple for as long as you live.

Here I Am @ 4:21 PM |

[[Future CDs!]]

Hey just letting you guys know that I am currently working on two CD's right now. One is an acoustic CD that I recorded at my church and I am almost done with the final steps of mastering it. The other is one that is in the preparation stages of recording at my house with my band "A Mile High." Isaac is currently getting ready to start work on the drums so that Tiffany can lay down a bass track and I can record guitar and vocals. So be looking forward to some new rock soon.

Here I Am @ 1:45 AM |

[[Christmas Warning!]]

So Christmas is coming..... Have you done your shoping? My fellow men this is directed at you! .....I guess I have no room to talk I haven't been shoping for last years Christmas yet.

Here I Am @ 1:44 AM |

[[Isreal Trip]]

Let's see I have returned from my trip to Isreal alive and unharmed. I had a lot of fun taking pictures there... (I will post some at a later date)
No I didn't see any bombs go off nor hear rifle, tank or any other weapons. I was however at the wailing wall on the day Arafat died... bad idea....

Here I Am @ 1:34 AM |

Friday, December 10, 2004

[[Welcome]]

Hey welcome to my blog! This is just starting so it may take some time to build. But enjoy your time seeing what it is like in my world!

Here I Am @ 2:14 PM |

[[ I Am ]]

Name: Patrick Russell
Birthday: 4/10/87
Age: 17
Nicknames: Pat, Peder, Kaptrick, Darling...
School: St. Helens High School
Contact: patrickrussell2@hotmail.com

[[ My Favorite... ]]

Food: Pizza
Drinks: Mountain Dew
Hobbies: Guitar, Singing, Writing songs
People: God, Tiffany, Family

[[ My Least Favorite... ]]

People: Liars, Hypocrites
Things: Loneliness
Food: Peas

[[ Music's Playing ]]

Artist: "Linkin-Park"
Song: "Numb"

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