Someone I know who will remain nameless asked me to write a poem for them with the subject being Dancing in the rain. So, I thought I'd just share it with everyone.
One time I looked out upon the nightsky
I saw the blue moon and a fading light’s cry
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The rain was falling down ever so gentle
But thick as a fog just after it settled
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It seemed oh so beautiful, so clean and so pure
It came from the heavens, of this I was sure
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It was then that I saw her, under the moon wane
Dancing her heart out, a flower in the rain
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She seemed so content, a child as it seems
With hands stretched out wide, so lost in her dreams
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The smile on her face, made my breath go away
I’d never seen peace, been portrayed in that way
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As tears filled my eyes, at the life that I saw
She turned to look at me, and beckoned me on
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I walked out to meet her, there drenched in the rain
I didn’t care why, my heart was not sane
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My love held my hand, and looked into my eyes
She didn’t seem fazed, in the least bit surprised
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She asked me if this one time I’d give the chance
To do something crazy, she asked me to dance
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I laughed for she had never asked me before
I’d wanted this always, than anything more
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She wanted to dance, if I didn’t mind
I grabbed her so fast, not to lose any time
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I’m glad it was raining, cause’ then I could cry
With love like this here, undeserving am I
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As rain poured down hard, time seemed to slow
The cry of our hearts seemed to drown out the flow
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If you haven’t known it, then I can’t explain
To dance with my precious one . . . to dance in the rain
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Album cover
So, many people are interested in the album I'm working on. Nothing special and it's going slowly, but yes, I'm working on an album entitled Something Worth Living and Dying For by my band S.peed O.f S.ound. Yes, it's just me, but I liked the name so . . .
Anyway, here's my album cover. I took the photo myself and edited it myself.
If anyone's interested, I have a purevolume account which has one of my songs on it, because all the others I put up don't get played for some reason. http://www.purevolume.com/micahlangelo
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Super Size Me, a McDonald's Story
So, I'm not sure who saw the documentary Super Size Me, but I was pretty impressed and surprised at some of the things I saw. The basic story is showing how bad fast food is for you and how it affects the whole nation while a guy, the filmmaker, goes for an entire month only eating food and drink from McDonald's. The guy started as a perfect conditioned guy and ended with a very damaged liver, 30 pounds heavier, headaches, depression, twice as much risk of diabetes, heart disease, and a host of other things.
Some of the very interesting facts is that:
1. America is the fattest country in the world(everyone knew that though)
2. 60% of the people in America are either overweight or obese
3. A four-year old will see 10,000 ads or commercials for candy, junk food, or fast food. That means that if the same kid ate every single meal with his parents for a year and the parents gave him good food and ate good food themselves, they would only show him a good example a 1,000 times, as compared to the 10,000 times they see it on TV, Billboards, and in stores.
4. Most public shools get their cafeteria food from major junk food companies and don't care if the kids choose only the worst parts of the food choices. The paradox is also that to get their food from healthy and natural manufacturers costs NO MORE THAN THE JUNK FOOD COMPANIES.
5. Much fast food contains a certain processed chemical that produces a drug like effect that causes addiction making you wanting to eat more and more.
6. Only 6 items on the McDonald's menu do NOT contain sugar, those are fries, mcnuggetts, hash browns, coffee, water, and diet coke. Even salads and condiments such as ketchup and dressings contain high amounts of sugar.
7. If you eat a McDonald's a mere once a week for a meal regularly, your risk of heart attacks, diabetes, and liver failure DOUBLE.
8. On Manhattan Island, which is only 13 miles long, has 83 McDonald's in it.
9. Originally, what is now the kiddie-sized, was regular, and the now small-sized, was the large size for a drink. Also, McDonald's used to sell only one size fries and that was what is now the kiddie bag sized.
10. A teenager that drinks one standard-sized coke for lunch everyday will, by the end of the week, have drunk enough pure sugar to fill a liter-sized coke bottle almost full. The guy doing the experiment by the end of the month had eaten over 30 pounds of pure sugar.
11. 90% of all McDonalds do not contain nutrition charts or carry-out nutrition booklets where as almost every other fast food place comes with them standard.
12. Kids in school that eat nutritional and well-balanced meals greatly increase they alertness, attention span, and ability to stay in shape. Fast food and junk food carry chemicals that makes you feel drowsy, bummed out, depressed, and wanting to just do nothing. It basically makes you STUPID.
13. McDonald's in 2001 spent 2.1 billion dollars in advertising, Pepsi spent over 1 billion, and Hershey spent 200 Million, where the leading nutrition company in it's BEST year spent a mere 2 million, which is 100 times less than just one candy company.
14. McDonald's recieves more customers in one day than the entire population of Spain.
15. Every health expert or doctor will say that any person should go to fast food places either not at all or extremely rare because of the unhealthyness of the food.
16. McDonald's target audience is, you guessed it, the kids, with their comercials, tv shows, cartoons, playplaces, happy meals, and free toys with kiddy meals. No other fast food restaurant has an indoor playground or a tv show.
17. McDonald's is the only fast food restaurant that has no alternative to the very unhealthy french fries they sell. (Burger King: Onion Rings, Wendy's: Baked potatoes, KFC: mashed, potato wedges, etc.)
18. 72% of all McDonald's customers are, by McDonalds standards, heavy users(one visit a week), and 22% of them are Super Heavy Users(more than three or four times a week)
19. Nine weeks after the premier of Super Size Me, McDonald's eliminated the Super-Size addition of the menu realizing the absurdity of it, but yet they said the movie had nothing to do with the decision.
These are just some of the interesting facts I can remember, but it really makes you think.
If you can, STAY AWAY FROM FAST FOOD!!!
p.s. Sorry James. =)
Some of the very interesting facts is that:
1. America is the fattest country in the world(everyone knew that though)
2. 60% of the people in America are either overweight or obese
3. A four-year old will see 10,000 ads or commercials for candy, junk food, or fast food. That means that if the same kid ate every single meal with his parents for a year and the parents gave him good food and ate good food themselves, they would only show him a good example a 1,000 times, as compared to the 10,000 times they see it on TV, Billboards, and in stores.
4. Most public shools get their cafeteria food from major junk food companies and don't care if the kids choose only the worst parts of the food choices. The paradox is also that to get their food from healthy and natural manufacturers costs NO MORE THAN THE JUNK FOOD COMPANIES.
5. Much fast food contains a certain processed chemical that produces a drug like effect that causes addiction making you wanting to eat more and more.
6. Only 6 items on the McDonald's menu do NOT contain sugar, those are fries, mcnuggetts, hash browns, coffee, water, and diet coke. Even salads and condiments such as ketchup and dressings contain high amounts of sugar.
7. If you eat a McDonald's a mere once a week for a meal regularly, your risk of heart attacks, diabetes, and liver failure DOUBLE.
8. On Manhattan Island, which is only 13 miles long, has 83 McDonald's in it.
9. Originally, what is now the kiddie-sized, was regular, and the now small-sized, was the large size for a drink. Also, McDonald's used to sell only one size fries and that was what is now the kiddie bag sized.
10. A teenager that drinks one standard-sized coke for lunch everyday will, by the end of the week, have drunk enough pure sugar to fill a liter-sized coke bottle almost full. The guy doing the experiment by the end of the month had eaten over 30 pounds of pure sugar.
11. 90% of all McDonalds do not contain nutrition charts or carry-out nutrition booklets where as almost every other fast food place comes with them standard.
12. Kids in school that eat nutritional and well-balanced meals greatly increase they alertness, attention span, and ability to stay in shape. Fast food and junk food carry chemicals that makes you feel drowsy, bummed out, depressed, and wanting to just do nothing. It basically makes you STUPID.
13. McDonald's in 2001 spent 2.1 billion dollars in advertising, Pepsi spent over 1 billion, and Hershey spent 200 Million, where the leading nutrition company in it's BEST year spent a mere 2 million, which is 100 times less than just one candy company.
14. McDonald's recieves more customers in one day than the entire population of Spain.
15. Every health expert or doctor will say that any person should go to fast food places either not at all or extremely rare because of the unhealthyness of the food.
16. McDonald's target audience is, you guessed it, the kids, with their comercials, tv shows, cartoons, playplaces, happy meals, and free toys with kiddy meals. No other fast food restaurant has an indoor playground or a tv show.
17. McDonald's is the only fast food restaurant that has no alternative to the very unhealthy french fries they sell. (Burger King: Onion Rings, Wendy's: Baked potatoes, KFC: mashed, potato wedges, etc.)
18. 72% of all McDonald's customers are, by McDonalds standards, heavy users(one visit a week), and 22% of them are Super Heavy Users(more than three or four times a week)
19. Nine weeks after the premier of Super Size Me, McDonald's eliminated the Super-Size addition of the menu realizing the absurdity of it, but yet they said the movie had nothing to do with the decision.
These are just some of the interesting facts I can remember, but it really makes you think.
If you can, STAY AWAY FROM FAST FOOD!!!
p.s. Sorry James. =)
Monday, June 23, 2008
Awesome pic!
This Human Statue Of Liberty 1918...AWESOME !! Just had to share
I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists! This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918. It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge in Iowa. EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!! What a priceless gift from our grandfathers...
I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists! This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918. It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge in Iowa. EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!! What a priceless gift from our grandfathers...
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Graduation, Sunburn, and Old friends.
So, over the weekend, I spent some time with really good old friends. When I told this to Evan, one of them, he joked speaking in an old voice and saying, "Oh yes yes, I haven't seen them old boys since 1968." Funny Evan. =) But Evan could do this cause' it was his graduation which was the reason for my staying over at his house. And on top of that, the party was at the beach. Which is why I got an awful sunburn especially on my feet. I wasn't the only one though, Emily, Evan, Katrina, and a few others suffered from the rays. It was a wonderful day though, We swam, and ate, and played games, and walked around, and swam again, and crawled over rocks, and played guitar, and swam again. The water was a bit cold but not too bad and very salty. It was awesome at how many friends I saw again. Many didn't come to my graduation so it was nice seeing them again. I definitely will be trying to see them more when I get my car which I'm looking for. Over all, an 11 out of 10 time. Pretty tired right and applying some aloe vera to my burns. Fun, fun, fun. God is good.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Lost in a room somewhere . . .
Lights go down. . . . the music fades.
Alone in the dark . . . forgotten
No light, just four bare walls
All the same.
The glowing florescent ground in a dark green.
Just glowing enough to see my bare feet
Pins and needles on my skin
A rush up my spine
The air is thick . . . so thick
Holding on a little longer.
For no reason at all
I'm lost
No one will find me
But I like the darkness
I cling to the silence
I love it here
Alone
In the dark
Lost
Alone in the dark . . . forgotten
No light, just four bare walls
All the same.
The glowing florescent ground in a dark green.
Just glowing enough to see my bare feet
Pins and needles on my skin
A rush up my spine
The air is thick . . . so thick
Holding on a little longer.
For no reason at all
I'm lost
No one will find me
But I like the darkness
I cling to the silence
I love it here
Alone
In the dark
Lost
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Father's Day
. . . I will dance with Cinderella . . . This phrase would bring feelings of sadness and happiness to anyone familiar with Stephen Curtis Chapman and his family. No doubt that on this day he is feeling particularly sad at the death of his daughter and I felt an urge to pray for him and his family today.
Also, I know of people who have lost their fathers and grandfathers and on these days it can only remind them of their loss. Though some will react to it differently, today will be a time of sadness for many.
It reminds me once again that nothing in this world is certain, nothing is consistent, . . . nothing is sound(to quote Jon Foreman). That is why on this day, we thank God for our Fathers that are still living and are grateful for the time we have with them. But also, it should remind us of a much more important truth. The truth of our Heavenly Father. Throughout everything he was, is, and will be with us. Through life, death, hardships, struggles, pains, joys, and even in the life hereafter. None of these we can say for certain that our earthly fathers will, and even if their are, we can't say they will do thing right, or give us the perfect encouragement and peace that only God can give.
Now is a day to look on our true Father and realize that this should be a day about Him, in true celebration.
Also, I know of people who have lost their fathers and grandfathers and on these days it can only remind them of their loss. Though some will react to it differently, today will be a time of sadness for many.
It reminds me once again that nothing in this world is certain, nothing is consistent, . . . nothing is sound(to quote Jon Foreman). That is why on this day, we thank God for our Fathers that are still living and are grateful for the time we have with them. But also, it should remind us of a much more important truth. The truth of our Heavenly Father. Throughout everything he was, is, and will be with us. Through life, death, hardships, struggles, pains, joys, and even in the life hereafter. None of these we can say for certain that our earthly fathers will, and even if their are, we can't say they will do thing right, or give us the perfect encouragement and peace that only God can give.
Now is a day to look on our true Father and realize that this should be a day about Him, in true celebration.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Consecration
Imagine, being the center of attention. Coming from all over the world just to perform for people. To grace them with your prescence. To talk to them and give them the time of their lives.
People nowadays are worshipping people. We are born-worshippers, we have to worship something, but the things we choose are so meaningless. Think of actors, musicians, famous people. We worship them. They are just humans, unworthy of praise.
Now, imagine being one of those people yourself. Being a famous actor or actoress; a musician that travels all over the country, a politician, or a world-renown scientist. How would you respond? Being worshipped? It's a big problem with many famous people who are christians nowadays. We should try to do everything the best of our ability but yet, we shouldn't be "gracing them with our presence" but rather "God should be gracing them with our presence"
What are you doing if you aren't being a witness?
People nowadays are worshipping people. We are born-worshippers, we have to worship something, but the things we choose are so meaningless. Think of actors, musicians, famous people. We worship them. They are just humans, unworthy of praise.
Now, imagine being one of those people yourself. Being a famous actor or actoress; a musician that travels all over the country, a politician, or a world-renown scientist. How would you respond? Being worshipped? It's a big problem with many famous people who are christians nowadays. We should try to do everything the best of our ability but yet, we shouldn't be "gracing them with our presence" but rather "God should be gracing them with our presence"
What are you doing if you aren't being a witness?
Monday, June 9, 2008
Face of a Grandfather Clock
Stands for centuries, looking down
Everyone looks up upon his face
He sees all that comes before him and answers all who come before him
The inner heart turning constantly
unwavering
unstopping
Then . . . .
Came the flood
Waters rage and destroy his house
He is swept away in the currents
The great waters carry to deepest jungle
No light to shine, no hearth to warm
No one to gaze upon his face but the birds
Now he is home to insects and rodents
Still . . . yet still he turns unwavering
Broken and battered
Rusted, splintered, cracked
But still unwavering
Vine and branch engulf him
He becomes heart in the forest
Waiting . . . waiting still
Through the trees, men come
Cutting and burning, sawing and clawing
They come upon his face
There in the ground
They circle around him
Staring and stalking, gazing and galking
His hands move, they have not stopped
They remove him from his new home
Take him back to their camp
and use his face to kindle their fire
Everyone looks up upon his face
He sees all that comes before him and answers all who come before him
The inner heart turning constantly
unwavering
unstopping
Then . . . .
Came the flood
Waters rage and destroy his house
He is swept away in the currents
The great waters carry to deepest jungle
No light to shine, no hearth to warm
No one to gaze upon his face but the birds
Now he is home to insects and rodents
Still . . . yet still he turns unwavering
Broken and battered
Rusted, splintered, cracked
But still unwavering
Vine and branch engulf him
He becomes heart in the forest
Waiting . . . waiting still
Through the trees, men come
Cutting and burning, sawing and clawing
They come upon his face
There in the ground
They circle around him
Staring and stalking, gazing and galking
His hands move, they have not stopped
They remove him from his new home
Take him back to their camp
and use his face to kindle their fire
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Southern Style Chicken and Miracles
So, sitting here with my laptop on my lap(irony there) I was munching on the new McDonald's Southern Style Chicken Sandwich and thought I'd write a blog.
All I can really say is something very unoriginal; I love my God.
I know I say this a lot and alot of people say it, many not even meaning it, but I truly do. How can I help but love Him?
My dad told me an amazing miracle story today that I never really heard before. Our family has such great stories.
My mom's first pregnacy died during childbirth. This was devestating of course, but while my mom was 6 months pregnant with my brother Jonathon, she felt the baby inside her convulse for about two minutes then complete stillness and silence. Now, mothers can tell when a baby moves and she knew that this wasn't just kicking, it was convulsions and convulsions are siezures that happen before death.
The baby was then completely unmoving for hours and hours afterward which never happens after 6 months of pregnancy. She was crying when my Dad came home and she told him what happened. It was then that my Dad felt a boldness come from the Holy Spirit.
He went over, laid his hand on my mom's womb and said, "In the name of Jesus Christ, I command Life into this baby!"
Within twenty minutes, my mom felt the baby move again. Now, needless say, my Dad doesn't claim for sure that the baby had to be dead, but I myself believe that God performed a miracle that day just like He did on my mom's birthing of my brother.
The pregnancy lasted over 90 hours and both my mom and my brother should have logically been killed. The imbillicle cord crumbled apart into dust in the doctor's hands because of a massive infection. They both lived and at the end, all the doctors and nurses were in tears from joyous awe at this miracle. They were dumbfounded at how this could happen, however, my Mom knew and wasn't surprised at how God did it.
What a miracle huh?
Maybe you didn't think much about it when I said it the first time so I'll say it again:
I love my God.
All I can really say is something very unoriginal; I love my God.
I know I say this a lot and alot of people say it, many not even meaning it, but I truly do. How can I help but love Him?
My dad told me an amazing miracle story today that I never really heard before. Our family has such great stories.
My mom's first pregnacy died during childbirth. This was devestating of course, but while my mom was 6 months pregnant with my brother Jonathon, she felt the baby inside her convulse for about two minutes then complete stillness and silence. Now, mothers can tell when a baby moves and she knew that this wasn't just kicking, it was convulsions and convulsions are siezures that happen before death.
The baby was then completely unmoving for hours and hours afterward which never happens after 6 months of pregnancy. She was crying when my Dad came home and she told him what happened. It was then that my Dad felt a boldness come from the Holy Spirit.
He went over, laid his hand on my mom's womb and said, "In the name of Jesus Christ, I command Life into this baby!"
Within twenty minutes, my mom felt the baby move again. Now, needless say, my Dad doesn't claim for sure that the baby had to be dead, but I myself believe that God performed a miracle that day just like He did on my mom's birthing of my brother.
The pregnancy lasted over 90 hours and both my mom and my brother should have logically been killed. The imbillicle cord crumbled apart into dust in the doctor's hands because of a massive infection. They both lived and at the end, all the doctors and nurses were in tears from joyous awe at this miracle. They were dumbfounded at how this could happen, however, my Mom knew and wasn't surprised at how God did it.
What a miracle huh?
Maybe you didn't think much about it when I said it the first time so I'll say it again:
I love my God.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
As for me and my house . . .
Now, at the time of my graduation and a new step in my life, people have been telling me many things. Many say to keep the faith and to not be wavored by the temptations of this world of which I'll be experiencing more in college and on my own. Some tell me that now is a time to just do what I want and to have fun. Some tell me now is the time to work all the more harder while still others say I should just wait on the Lord and let Him open the doors. It occured to me more and more that some of the encouragements I received were very important but it showed how the world's low standards have affected everyone. I know for a fact that I'm saved and I will never forsake my Jesus, but yet if I'm not kept on gaurd then I'll be in more danger. I'm more worried about what I can do for others in witnessing and making the right decisions rather than worries about falling to temptations. I see how even christians can conform and even though the temptations are great, I consider keeping faithful a given. We should be discouraging sin, not falling to it.
I tried to think of how to tell others and myself this and how to be ready with an answer for anyone in this matter. It came to me as I thought of a verse I'd heard a million times and it has now become my motto. No matter what this world says is right or wrong, no matter who tells me to live the way they do, no matter how others around me, even so-called christians, act and conform to this world, "As for me and MY house, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD!!!"
No matter what others do or say, I will serve my God unashamedly and uncompromising! AMEN!
I tried to think of how to tell others and myself this and how to be ready with an answer for anyone in this matter. It came to me as I thought of a verse I'd heard a million times and it has now become my motto. No matter what this world says is right or wrong, no matter who tells me to live the way they do, no matter how others around me, even so-called christians, act and conform to this world, "As for me and MY house, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD!!!"
No matter what others do or say, I will serve my God unashamedly and uncompromising! AMEN!
Sunday, June 1, 2008
New Post
Hey, sorry for all you adoring fans for not doing a new blog sooner. Well, for one thing, I'm using my laptop and was having trouble figuring out the internet thing, still can't access wireless yet. Also, I've been very busy getting ready for my Grad. Party. It was soooo awesome! To think I didn't even want one. Well, I cried . . . like a baby. It was really touching to hear all my siblings, which have never been all together for a decade, and my parents talk about me and my life and bless me and encourage me. I truly am sooo blessed to have such an amazing family. Some people couldn't make it and I missed them, it would have been nice for them to be there, but God knows best. And I love Him.
I was pleased with the grad. money. Not sure if this is improper to tell, but I received all together $660 for my graduation. Much more than I deserved and it's going to be used for my education and God's glory.
Anyway, God bless and I will be trying to write on my regular schedule again.
I was pleased with the grad. money. Not sure if this is improper to tell, but I received all together $660 for my graduation. Much more than I deserved and it's going to be used for my education and God's glory.
Anyway, God bless and I will be trying to write on my regular schedule again.
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