Here is Young Beatz. He is about to face-off against the visiting teams "jazzy" drummer...I cant wait to see how brushes and fancy simmering snares match up to SICK NASTY BREAK DOWNS FROM THE WILD JUNGLES OF AFRICA.

..and here is the crowd

As we journeyed to new orleans for a special once a month gathering, we decided to grab some 'ye old college inn', which looks like a hole in the wall place, but after walking you realize its incredibly fancy. Yes, fancy. And what about the 'once a month gathering'?

www.himni.org

amazing! and I had no clue my homeboy Greg was preaching.. What a great night of worship, scripture, and fellowship with friends in the Big Easy..

Our LSU percussion ensemble, Hamiruge, had the extraordinary opportunity to perform with two incredible percussionists... Dr. John Parks, percussion professor at FSU.. and vibraphone virtuoso Anders Astrand.. whom both are pictured above playing the last movement of the concert. Incredible.

So, even though this pic is over a week old...what you see here is Tyler and I purchasing healthiness at our local walmart neighborhood market. Suprisingly, it has lasted and we've actually been eating this stuff. I think we've found the path to real food.

As the evening rolls on, the competition is even more fierce. The teams struggle to find the bait of choice in hopes to catch the infamous "monster bass"

The pink worm is gettin' em! Just took the lead!

The setting sun, white-capping waters, and the sound of the half-dead troller motor skimming through the sea... all sounds of the first annual Bass Master Classic fishing tournament here in St. Francisville. Ok, so it's not a real tournament, but the sights and sounds are real...

Jordan, Phil, and I have been enjoying our first day of Spring break with a little skeet shooting, pistols, rifles, and a nice little bass fish in the pond. So far, we're tied at zero.

thats a cow tongue!!!!

we have arrived in Monroe...after a long drive and some pizza, we've made it..

sound check soon, more to come!

the scene here? percussion ensemble midterms... the blur? that's Dave rippin it up.

though this picture of my drive into baton rouge features a heap of buildings and man-made items...I couldn't help but notice the showcase of God's beautiful handywork in the sunset. As awesome as the sun is...the Lord is even more faithful than the morning. (credit to p. wickham)

so..its not the best of reasons to be road trippin, but nonetheless, we iz. we are making the northbound trek to Atlanta, LA to visit with our pastor and his fam. hopefully things won't get all SUPER SPIRIKAL yaa mean!

Time to take a quick journey back in time to camp fuego...
Here we have Keven and Storme enjoying a healthy balanced breakfast which includes a biscuit, cocoa puffs, and milk (entire food pyramid).

A common favorite study break pit stop for tyler and I is tha' deuce C's. (CC's coffee). We decided after an intense hour of studying, and Tyler's "study nap"...it was about time for a moke...

here is a vivid picture of geology class. the pen and paper you see? That's me being studious.. the two computers??...thats Dustin and Dylan playing Tetris. You tell me who is studious.

this is my reading buddy, his name is confidential. all you need to know is that he's the coolest kid ever.

OK...so I just figured out that I can blog from my phone...(oh dear)

so basically you won't know what to expect anymore, b/c I can now take pictures of random things, and email them to the ole blog. Could that ever come in handy? ABSOLUTELY. Let's say I'm in Circle K buying a Red Bull, and this crazy guy comes in and starts robbing the place. *SNAP* I now have his picture. So I go into a small corner, hide, and then immediately post the criminal's picture onto my blog. Then you see the blog post and automatically know to call the Police. See, blogging is important. Especially via phone.

the smart one,
thomas

aight... so we posted up in ROY band ya heard me...and I got ma boy L-BOZI on the blog needed a pic.. so I had to slap a fat one on it YYAAAAA

tyler enjoys doing homework at the 247 with the "open door" vibe happenin.

probably the most boring class ever. and the earth is NOT 436 million years old...stop guessing

Lee Greenwood..

so far, all of my blog layouts have been DOO DOO. I am trying to find something cool, no luck. Hopefully it won't be so much of an eye sore soon!

check out this excerpt from John MacArthur on "Abiding in Christ"....

go ahead and open to John 15 ..

What does it mean to "abide" in Christ?

Jesus defined "Abiding in Christ" when He likened Himself to a grapevine and believers to its branches: "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me" (John 15:4). That picture illustrates the vital union existing between Christians and Jesus Christ.

The word "abide" basically means "to remain." Every Christian remains inseparably linked to Christ in all areas of life. We depend on Him for grace and power to obey. We look obediently to His Word for instruction on how to live. We offer Him our deepest adoration and praise and we submit ourselves to His authority over our lives. In short, Christians gratefully know Jesus Christ is the source and sustainer of their lives.

Abiding in Christ evidences genuine salvation. The Apostle John alluded to that when he referred to defected professors who "went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, in order that it might be shown that they all are not of us" (1 John 2:19).

People with genuine faith will remain--they won't defect; they won't deny Christ or abandon His truth. Jesus reiterated the importance of abiding as a sign of real faith when He said, "If you abide in My Word, then you are truly disciples of Mine" (John 8:31).

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what a vivid picture of the relationship between Christ and His children? The Vine and the branches... look out for more to come...