Friday, August 28, 2009

BRINGING MAN BACK

I'm bringing man back.


there has been too much of this:(you need to enlarge the pic to gain a true appreciation.)

and this:


(this shirt is what's known as a "deep cut v-neck." apparently the original v-neck t-shirt didn't show enough of a man's delicate collar bone, thus the need for the "deep cut" version.)

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand this:


sorry, but it's lame and unmanly.
i'm afraid i don't understand the drive for a man to dress and style himself after a woman. men are not pretty, were not meant to be pretty, will never be pretty, and should not try to be pretty. we should let women wear clothes that have become the norm for them and we should stick to what we know.


so how will i bring man back?

first i'll be examining pictures like this:would robert duvall be caught dead having a beer with the any of those nerds?

how about bear grylls? does he wear chick pants?

negative, he wears man pants.

how about some grizzly adams?

the dude hung out with a bear.

what have i learned from these pictures? first, a man needs to be dirty. occasionally cleanliness is acceptable, but we shouldn't go overboard with cleaning products or good-smelly stuff. next, every day clothing should accentuate manliness, which means it should be basic and functional. facial hair, though not necessary, is clearly the direction in which to err. each of these dudes wore boots. just sayin, toms and all other shoes with wussy soles won't get you too far in the realm of manliness. lastly, no hair styling products.

my goal is to bring man back. in order to do so i will take several vows:
i vow not to shave my beard off for the entire school year unless it is into the form of other facial hair such as a mustache.
i vow not to use hair styling products such as gel or wax
i vow to wear flannel at least once a week, once i get some flannel.
i vow to wear boots twice a week.
i vow never to wear a v-neck t-shirt.
i vow only to wear pants made for men.
i vow to carry a knife in order to cut things.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

the end of another summer

i'm currently sitting in my living room waiting for my roommate joshua to get off the phone with his dad so we can watch the movie "the wrestler." i've heard good things about it.

i realize its been a while since i last blogged. chelsea keeps reminding me that i haven't updated this in a few months. oh, "who is chelsea?" you must be asking yourself (though i very much doubt anyone is reading this that doesn't know about my girlfriend and favorite person on the planet, chelsea calcatera.) this summer has been one full of events, and most if not all of those events are directly resulting from one much larger event.......................chelsea dating this bum named dominick.

to briefly sum up my girlfriend to any who have not had the pleasure of her acquaintance; she is lovely.that's one of my favorite pictures.

i don't want to get all gushy on the blog, so i'm keeping it short. she's in colorado right now and i miss her like whoa.

anywho, she wants me to blog, and she's right, i need to get back on the wagon. its been a wonderful summer even though i remained in fort worth...for obvious reasons. along with chelsea there have been other really good things. for one, i am the worship leader at bethel fellowship, my odd little baptist church. i've come to love leading worship and i'm enjoying every sunday. i hope to gain more insight into what worship is about in all its facets. i truly want to learn leadership in this area; how to care for the congregation and be sensitive to their needs for worship.

this morning i met with adam crawford, worship leader for cityview church in keller, tx. cityview is a 4 yr old church plant out of the village. adam has been there as their worship leader the entire time i think. he and his wife tabor, who are both good friends with chelsea, are very talented. the dude is great. i'm encouraged in my leading at bethel after having breakfast with him. most of all i'm excited to have another good friend with the same heart for ministry.

school starts thursday, two days from now. summer has come to a close, though this is a school year i am truly looking forward to.