10/31/05 (12:00 AM) -- Happy Halloween! [Music:
"Thriller" by Michael Jackson I Mood: Tired]
Happy Birthday Mark Lee!
Happy Halloween!
10/30/05 (12:00 AM) -- Busy [Music:
"I Wanna Be Sedated" by The Ramones I Mood: Busy]
Happy Birthday Rachel (Underwood) Moffitt!
10/29/05 (12:00 AM) -- Gone [Music:
"Gone" by *NSYNC I Mood: Gone]
Happy Birthday Joe Arellano!
Happy Birthday Stephanie Martinez!
#2 Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State
@ 6:00 on TBS!
The
Levi Smith Band (Levi Solo) performs at Hastings in
Lubbock, TX @ 3:00 PM!
10/28/05 (12:00 AM) -- Busy [Music:
"Hard Workin' Man" by Brooks & Dunn I Mood: Busy]
Busy
10/27/05 (12:00 AM) -- Busy [Music:
"Tennessee River" by Alabama I Mood: Busy]
The
Levi Smith Band performs at Ground Zero Coffee House (East New
Mexico University campus) in Portales,
NM @ 7:00 PM!
10/26/05 (12:00 AM) -- Busy [Music:
"Mountain Music" by Alabama I Mood: Busy]
Busy
10/25/05 (01:30 AM) -- Reflection Is Bliss [Music:
"Sticks And Stones" by Tracy Lawrence I Mood: Normal]
Hey y'all. I know, it's been a while. The
last week has been pretty busy. I had tons to do last week which
made time very scarce. Things have now eased up a bit, which is
cool. The weekend was pretty crazy too. I totally knew we were
going to kick the crap out of Tech, Top 10 ranking or not. They're
still Tech! Sorry, but I just knew it wasn't going to be
close. And of course I was right. I also found out something
that was pretty crazy as well. Life is nuts sometimes. There
are times when you just gotta sit back and laugh, even when things aren't
very funny. I am starting to really appreciate time when I get to
relax and just digest things, kinda like right now. Reflection is
bliss. Anyway, that's all for now. Talk to y'all later. -- Michael
10/24/05 (12:00 AM) -- Busy [Music:
"Texas Tornado" by Tracy Lawrence I Mood: Busy]
Happy Birthday Allison White!
10/23/05 (12:00 AM) -- Busy [Music:
"Back To Good" by matchbox twenty I Mood: Busy]
Happy Anniversary Brian & Mari (Gonzalez) Ramos!
10/22/05 (12:00 AM) -- Gone [Music:
"Gone" by *NSYNC I Mood: Gone]
#2 Texas Longhorns vs. #10 Texas Tech Red
Raiders @ 2:30 PM on ABC!
10/21/05 (12:00 AM) -- Gone [Music:
"Gone" by *NSYNC I Mood: Gone]
Gone
10/20/05 (12:00 AM) -- Busy [Music:
"Skin" by Rascal Flatts I Mood: Busy]
Happy Birthday Mark Bueno!
Happy Birthday Rosaura De Los Santos!
Texas Exes October Thirsty Thursday @ 6:00 PM: Water Street
Oyster Bar (upstairs) in Corpus Christi, TX; Doc's MotorWorks in Austin, TX!
The
Levi Smith Band performs at The Sidecar Pub in Houston, TX @
10:00 PM!
10/19/05 (12:00 AM) -- Busy [Music:
"Lonely No More" by Rob Thomas I Mood: Busy]
Busy
10/18/05 (12:00 AM) -- Busy [Music:
"Mr. Brightside" by The Killers I Mood: Busy]
Busy
10/17/05 (01:00 AM) -- Blah ... [Music:
"This Is How A Heart Breaks" by Rob Thomas I Mood:
Tired]
Happy Birthday Priscilla (Sendejo) Cardiel!
Happy Birthday John Garcia!
The
Levi Smith Band performs at Cool Bean Coffee Co. in Temple, TX @
7:00 PM!
Yes, I am still pissed at that USC/Notre Dame
game. I totally don't even want to talk about it. Let's just
say, at this point, I now want USC to win out so Texas can kick the shit
out of those bastards in the Rose Bowl. That's right, Texas will
beat the crap out of the Trojans in the National Championship.
Moving on ...
My weekend was okay. We killed Colorado which was
fun. The Cowboys won, as did the Astros. I pretty much tried
to get caught up on things. I really didn't do anything
special. This week is going to be long. I'm not really looking
forward to it. And since I don't have much else to write, I'll end
this here. Hope everyone has a good week. Talk to y'all
later. -- Michael
10/16/05 (12:00 AM) -- Busy [Music:
"Holiday" by Green Day I Mood: Busy]
Busy
10/15/05 (12:00 AM) -- Gone [Music:
"Gone" by *NSYNC I Mood: Gone]
Happy Birthday Nicole Cunningham!
Happy Birthday Terry Reyna!
Happy Birthday Alana Veselka!
#2 Texas Longhorns vs. #24 Colorado Buffalos @ 2:30 PM
on ABC!
The
Levi Smith Band performs at The Station in Corpus Christi, TX @
9:00 PM!
10/14/05 (12:00 AM) -- Busy [Music:
"Close Enough" by The Levi Smith Band I Mood: Busy]
The
Levi Smith Band performs at The Bean Counter in
Abilene, TX @ 8:30 PM!
10/13/05 (01:00 AM) -- My Epiphany [Music:
"Epiphany" by Staind I Mood: Productive]
Happy 4th Anniversary Molly Cox & Husband!
So I got a lot of letters from people asking about the
"moment of clarity" I described the other day. Lol, I
wasn't quite sure why that prompted so many inquires. Since it did
though, I'll further explain as best I can ...
After Texas beat OU on Saturday, obviously it was time
to celebrate that night. The night got off to a late start for a
number of reasons. When it did though, two people were still reeling
from Friday night, and another was just plain tired, all of which decided
not to venture out. So it ended up just being two of us. There
was a lot to do that night, but since we got off to a late start, the
choices were then slightly limited. Anyway, long story short, we
ended up in downtown Dallas at the Texas Exes function only to find out
that it was already packed in. So we decided just to hang at another
place a few bars down. We sat in the outdoor patio area in the front
of the bar that faces the main strip. It was cool to just relax,
hang out, down a few choice beverages, people watch, etc. There were
a lot of crazy people out that night. It was cool though, it felt so
good to have won earlier in the day. Everyone had on their Burnt
Orange with pride.
At one point, she went to the restroom and I stayed
outside at our table outside. That's when something just hit me, of
which I can't explain. I was sitting there and the weather was
great, slightly chilly but not too cold. It was just enough to where
you needed something extra on, but not so much that you were freezing
without that something extra. The street was closed off to traffic
and people were walking all through it, most of which were Texas
fans. People of all different kinds were walking to and from each
direction. Across the street from me was a bar that had a band doing
a great over of Willie Nelson's "Whisky River". On the
roof of that bar there were people dancing to the music. Towering
behind that bar, and in direct view of my eyeshot was the Bank of America
building. It's the building with green light lining all the sides,
the same building that housed the fictional Ewing Oil in the TV
show Dallas. The building is easily the tallest and most
recognizable of the sprawling Dallas skyline. It was a very clear
night with no haze. The stars were bright, and I surely was deep in
the heart of Texas. Well, deep in the heart of metropolitan Texas at
least.
It was at that moment when something just came over
me. For some reason I was taken in by the moment. I closed my
eyes, tilted my head back and just sniffed the night air. I took in
a good deep breath, and then opened my eyes and let it out while looking
up at the stars. It was like the world was still moving, but in my
little circle, things had stopped and allowed me to take a step back and
observe all that was going on around me. It was like I was
completely content. It's like I was able to slow reality for a bit,
and think about how all things lead me to that moment in time. It
sounds weird, I know. But that's how it felt. It was like
everything life had thrown my way, it all lead me to that chair, with that
person, in that setting, on that day.
In my opinion, it was an epiphany of sorts. It was
like I was able to release all things negative, and only keep in the
positive. It was like I was able to, for that specific moment at
least, just stop and appreciate life. I didn't have a care in the
world. The only things that mattered were being in a nice setting,
being in good company, having good conversation, and just enjoying life
for what it is worth. I was at peace, and it felt great.
When she returned from the restroom, I didn't say
anything about what I had just experienced. I just turned to her and
smiled to greet her as she sat back down at the table. We continued
on with our night and had fun in the process. I'm not quite sure why
such a moment happened that night. I guess a number of things could
have contributed to it. Things we were talking about that night,
things currently going on right now, decisions I am currently pondering,
things that have happened in the past during this time of year ... perhaps
a combination of those as well as other things could have assisted in my
moment of clarity. Whatever the ingredients were though, I was very
grateful because I hadn't felt at peace like that in a long time.
Just thinking and writing about it puts me at peace again. It takes
me back to that moment all over again. That was my moment of
clarity. That was my epiphany in the truest definition of the word;
a comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive
realization. That was when life slowed for a moment and allowed me
to achieve a better sense of clarity as to what it all should mean.
Thanks for the questions about it. Writing about
it made me appreciate it all over again. -- Michael
10/12/05 (05:30 AM) -- Getting Caught Up [Music:
"Caught Up" by Usher I Mood: Normal]
It's early, I know. I have to get caught up
though. Talk to y'all later ... -- Michael
10/11/05 (01:00 AM) -- #2 Texas 45 - OU
(sucks) 12! [Music:
"Smooth" by Santana feat. Rob Thomas I Mood: Tired]
Happy Birthday Shareen (Larmond) Edwards!
The last few days have zoomed. Boy was it a great
weekend though! Texas puts a beat down on OU! The Astros win a
classic against the Braves. The Cowboys throw it down on the
Eagles. I honestly can't remember a better sports weekend! OU
weekend 2005 is now done and it was a good one. It had a cringe
moment or two, but it was MUCH better than last year, which totally
blew. Recapping ...
After I left campus on Thursday, I watched the Astros
lose (damnit) at Fox & Hound on 4th St. with Larry & Hunter.
When the game was over I left to The Big D for OU weekend. It was
easier to leave that night rather than deal with the traffic on I-35 on
Friday. I didn't get to Dallas until late, but it was cool because I
was talking to friends and bumpin' music the whole way up. When I
finally got to Dallas, it was way late, but that didn't restrict from
continuing the night and having fun. Sleep didn't beckon until very
late ...
...which made Friday morning kinda though, but it was
cool. I had an errand to run in the morning, talked to Gabe and
wished him a "happy birthday", and then relaxed until the
night's festivities. First it was to the Texas Exes stuff, then
tried to hang out with friends, then went to meet other friends, and then
on to another friend's place to hang out with the group for the
night. It turned out to be a lot of fun. We stayed at the
location until close, and then stole a cab from someone to go home.
Well, technically, I think we stole the cab. But the other dude
started mouthing off to the cabbie, and so the cabbie decided to get out
and start yelling back. They totally almost got into a fight which
was pretty funny. A foreign cabbie vs. a drunk Sooner ... it was
funny. Needless to say when that was going on, I shoveled everyone
into the cab and by that point the cabbie was so pissed at the original
person that he gave us the ride instead. He then proceeded to risk
all of our lives by driving as hazardous as possible. I thought the
point of a cab was to get home safe? Nope, not in that case at
least. We made it back to my friend's place in one piece so that was
cool. We then hung out there and had more fun until way late.
Friday (and early Saturday) was a blast. Great times. There
are rumors that someone might have fallen on their ass (which might
have been funny as hell), another person could have chose a
pole to cozy up to, someone else perhaps was reaganing
her/his drinks rather than downing them, and also it might have
been the case that someone else perhaps killed the floor when Michael
Jackson came on. Those are all just rumors though, which can be
neither confirmed nor denied. Suffice it to say, it was an OU
weekend Friday night at it's best.
The game was awesome. We snapped the streak!
We kicked their ass! 45-12 ... take that Sooner bitches! Vince
Young looked great, as did Jamaal Charles and our defense. And boy
did Rhett Bomar suck ass. I know he is just a freshman, but he
totally sucks. If he is the quarterback of the future for OU,
they're in trouble. When the game was over there was rest, then
dinner, and then out again to celebrate. We meant to hit the Exes
deal again, but didn't get there in time. So we hung out and people
watched for a little while which is always fun.
Something interesting also happened that night. I
was there at an outdoor patio area of a bar/restaurant with good
company. We were talking and having a good time, laughing at all the
drunk people making fools of themselves. We listened to the good
live music that was playing. At one point, I just looked up and took
in the nice chilly air and saw the big green light-trimmed Bank of America
building that is prominent in the Dallas skyline, the same building that
was Ewing Oil in the TV show Dallas. I don't know, it was
just a good feeling. It was like at that moment, I was
content. I can't explain it, but it was just fun. I have no
idea why a moment like that sticks out so much; it was like I was able to
stop, take a step back, and allow life to breath into me. It was
like I was able to look at all that life had thrown my way to that point,
and see how it all brought me to that point in time. As Jules from Pulp
Fiction would say, it was a "moment of clarity". I
have no idea why that happened, of all times during OU weekend, but it was
a nice feeling. It brought a smile to my face.
After we hung out there, we then did the late night food
thing before heading home to hang out more. Like Thursday and
Friday, it was another late night, but probably the most fun in terms of
genuine enjoyment. After that, sleep called and Saturday
night/Sunday morning was done. I didn't get to make to the annual OU
weekend party some friends always throw, but I still had a great time
nonetheless.
Of course it's been a game of catch up since then.
I was SO close to getting that Inbox of e-mails done ... but now I am WAY
backed up again. I'll work on that this week though. Hopefully
I'll make some headway soon. Until then though, thanks to those who
keep in touch and I'll get back to y'all as soon as I can. OU
weekend was tons of fun. To those involved, thanks for making this
one a good one. -- Michael
10/10/05 (12:00 AM) -- Busy
[Music: "Caught Up" by Usher I Mood: Busy]
Busy
10/09/05 (12:00 AM) -- OU Weekend!
[Music: "Gone" by *NSYNC I Mood: Gone]
Gone
10/08/05 (12:00 AM) -- OU Weekend! [Music:
"Gone" by *NSYNC I Mood: Gone]
Happy Birthday Joanna Garcia!
#2 Texas Longhorns vs. Oklahoma Sooners
(SBC Red River Rivalry) at the Cotton Bowl in The State Fair of Texas in
Dallas, TX @ 12:00 PM on ABC!
10/07/05 (12:00 AM) -- OU Weekend! [Music:
"Gone" by *NSYNC I Mood: Gone]
Happy Birthday Gabriel Rodriguez!
Dallas Texas Exes TX/OU
Bash Before The Clash in Dallas, TX!
TX/OU Weekend Bigass Party at The
West End in Dallas, TX!
10/06/05 (02:00 AM) -- The Streak Ends This
Saturday! [Music:
"Lights" by Journey I Mood: Tired]
I don't think I'll have time to write tomorrow or
Saturday, so my annual TX/OU analysis and pick are coming a day early this
year. This year's game really boils down to one major factor ...
Quarterback. The defenses will both play tough. The offenses
will click when they need to. The difference this year, and like
most of the previous years, will come down to who is behind the center,
and more specifically who has more maturity at that position. For
the first time in a while, Texas finally has the edge.
Rhett Bomar is improving, but he isn't in the same
league as this year's Vince Young. OU has killed us because they
believed they could win, while we hoped we could. The 2005 Vince
Young, with Rose Bowl and Ohio State victories in his belt, now knows he
can win, and that will transcend to the rest of the team. The loss
of 2004 QB Jason White is too big for OU to overcome. It will be a
close game. But this year, not even shitty play calling by Greg
Davis and Mack Brown will hold us down. Vince Young will find a way
to win and will further cement his legacy in the process. The streak
ends this Saturday. With a 31-21 Texas win, look for Young to be a
VERY close second to Matt Leinhart in the Heisman race by weekend's
end. -- Michael
10/05/05 (12:00 AM) -- Busy
[Music: "Smooth" by Santana feat. Rob Thomas I Mood:
Busy]
Happy Birthday Priscilla (Gonzales) Iden!
10/04/05 (12:00 AM) -- Tired
[Music: "Long Day" by matchbox twenty I Mood: Tired]
Tired
10/03/05 (01:00 AM) -- E-mails, E-mails,
E-mails [Music:
"Separate Ways" by Journey I Mood: Tired]
Hey y'all. Thanks to everyone who got in touch
with the birthday wishes. They are appreciated. The weekend,
Thursday included, was a lot of fun. I'm glad Texas won too. I
was a little nervous about the game, just because Mizzou can sometimes be
tough, but we won it pretty well. Annnnd now on to TX/OU
Week!!! Dude, I can't wait for this coming weekend. All signs
point to us taking care of the Sooners pretty easily. I am still
nervous though. I guess I won't be cool until the final
whistle. I am feeling confident though. This is our
year. We're runnin' the table damnit ... book it!
Even though it's OU week, the week itself will be long
which is something I am not looking forward to. This is also just a
tough time of the year for a few reasons. In any event, I hope
things are going well with everyone. I am trying to work on the
Inbox when I can, hence me on the computer right now. I do see the
light at the end of the tunnel though! At some point I am going to
be completely 100% caught up with e-mails and responses and stuff.
Then again, the more I write on this, the more time I am not spending on
the Inbox. In light of that, it's time to finish a few more quick
ones. Talk to y'all later. Bye y'all! -- Michael
10/02/05 (12:00 AM) -- Gone
[Music:
"Gone" by *NSYNC I Mood: Gone]
Happy Birthday Katie (Sutherland) Hoover!
10/01/05 (12:00 AM) -- Gone [Music:
"Gone" by *NSYNC I Mood: Gone]
Happy Birthday James Jones!
#2 Texas Longhorns at Missouri Tigers @ 11:00 AM on ABC!
