To Whom it May Concern

Da da da.. da da da da da da! Da da da... da da da da da da! Da da da da!

Please sing whatever random song of epicness comes to mind with the onomatopoeia up there. In a complex interval, so it sounds like the sound of minds being blown. Or Chariots of fire.  Kapow! Batman. Whoohooo! And Robin! Boooo.... Fine! Make like Christopher Nolan and keep him out of the franchise! Yay!!! But what about George Clooney? He can't be happy! Except for he robbed all those banks successfully... With Matt Damon... And we all love Matt Damon. 

Wow, this title sounds like I'm about to say something of immeasurable importance. Which of course.. I am.

the website formerly known for hosting my band's various thoughts has been changed. it is no longer www.newyearproject.com. And is now www.thepassingfaces.blogspot.com. Yay! the link is in the doodlydoo. Or the sidebar. And you may have to refollow, since blogger has issues with such things. Like the rest of you! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... ha ha ha ha... HA? No i wasn't laughing at you, I was actually laughing with you! Because your laughing right? Of course you are. Why wouldn't you be? Isn't the world funny enough for you? Of course it is, says I. The pirate. I mean... moving on....

And..

I WENT TO HOMECOMING YESTERDAY AND HAD A BLAST!!! 

even though I drove sort of insane. But they shouldn't have asked a mildly insane person to drive! eh?

so who's the insane one? The fool or the fool's who ask him to drive?

But seriously, homecoming was an incredible experience and It's definitely going to be a cherished memory. Alisha, the girl I went with, is awesome. Totally awesome. Beyond the fabric of awesomeness.
For reals :).

So... go, venture, find, discover... the band's blog once again. It's got a super cool background! And about such things, I couldn't lie. I'm incapable of lying about band information. Im serious! They made me sign a contract. And EVEN though I tried to burn it multiple times.... Apparently it still applies because I signed it. Curses.

So! Go venture, find discover...wait.. we've already been here before. I mean... I have at least. YOU, on the other hand, might be one of those poeple that don't read the whole thing, and skip to the bottom. In which case, this is your first time hearing this information. Hi, I'm Kason, how are you? Good. Now... Doodlydoo Time! That's a great word. Go to my band's blog!  Scroll, Scroll, and Away!!!!!

The Storm

The sailor had been away from home for such a long time, the very idea of returning home to see his family made immeasurable joy swell up in his heart. As he returned from his last port onto his small sailboat, the journey ahead seemed so much more hopeful. This time he was going home.

As he looked at the horizon, he imagined his return home. He imagined his kids, now much older than when he left, running to him and embracing the return of their father. He imagined his wife, watching from the shore as he pulled into port. And her eyes gleaming just as bright as they always had. He looked down at his compass. "You'll bring me back home" he mumbled to the tiny object that held the pathway to his familiy. "You'll bring me back home"

Days passed as he steered the boat home, but the compass he always kept in hand. He pressed it close to his heart, and he looked on the horizon with all the hope in the world.

But as he was looking on, he felt a little drop of rain fall onto his shoulder. He swiftly turned his head to see the fateful spot of water that rested on his body. He thought at first that it was nothing, only a sprinkle, and continued sailing home.

But the rain soon came down faster, and the wind started to blow. He grabbed hold of the sail to keep it on the course, but the storm soon overpowered him. The rain pelted his body, the wind wrecked havoc on his little sailboat, and the man was frantic with fear. He could not see anything past the rain and storm, and only held dear to his little compass, close to his heart. He felt that if he held onto that, it would be like holding his family. Holding the way back home.

But the storm only got worse. The boat began to dramatically rock back and forth, and the man lost his balance. He held onto the compass with all his might as he fell, but he lost his grip as he hit the floor. He watched as the only thing that held the way to get back to his family, fell from his hand and was lost in the raging sea in front of him.

The storm continued to rage on, but the man lost all the hope he had once been so filled with. The sailor sank down to he bottom of the boat, and curled himself up. The tears ran down his face, because he knew he was lost at sea to die. The compass was the only thing he knew could take him home. He began to think of ways to end the agony quicker. He prayed as hard as he could for God to take his life from him.

He looked over the side of the boat, and saw the dark blue waters. His only thought was to jump now. To end the pain now, and jump into the dark abyss that lay before him. Not one other thought entered his head, as he slowly pressed his weight toward the water. He was going to take his own life.

But he jumped back as a flash of light went across his eyes. He looked around, and saw nothing. He looked again, nothing. He thought it was simply his own mind playing tricks on him. He put the thought behind him and again looked at the water. And again the light flashed! He looked around with more focus, and saw a beacon of light shining repeatedly through the storm. Through the rain, clouds, thunder and lightning, a lighthouse shined in the distance.

The hope that was once in his heart, was once again there. The storm was pushing him towards the shore, to that shining light on the hill! He stood up once again, and thought of his family. Of holding his kids again. The land gradually and gradually got closer until he could swim to shore. He jumped from his boat and swam to the shore. He ran through the sand until he reached the grass, he ran through the grass until he reached the house. His house. The house that for so long he could only go to in his dreams.

He opened the door to his home, and saw his family. His kids ran up to him and jumped on him, as his wife's eyes gleamed, just as he had remembered. He smiled the biggest smile he could and ran and kissed his wife. He held all of them close to his heart, and vowed in the same heart to never again let them go.

As he was holding his family, tears ran from his eyes as he thought of how he had returned home. The wind still blew outside. The rain still poured unbearably. But heard those sounds, he only heard the sound of a friend. He heard the sound of unbelievable love. He heard the sound of the thing that he once hated, but now loved with all his heart. He heard the sound of the love of God. He heard the sound of the storm that had brought him home.

Hope

Sometimes you hope more than anything that you could tell someone that everything is going to be okay.
And that they would believe you.
You start to hope that if you pray loud enough, they might hear you.
That they might know that you love them.
Your head sinks into your knees, when you lose faith.
And you beg in between tears
That they might hear you
Until the words no longer come, and you fall asleep hopeless.

I know that you know what you know, but do you know what you think you know? no?

You know how you know I know (wow that sounded cool) that my life must be all right?
The most stressful thing going on right now is I keep freaking losing in Cube Field. Dumb black part. Gosh dang it. And it's not like I haven't gotten to the pink before, cause I have! I've even gotten to the second little colorful ditty! (I know... I know.. thank you, thank you.) But that black part is giving me stress! UGHHHHHHH!!! If that little diamond shaped icon, doesn't squeeze through the next miniscule gap i ask it to.. I will be very much upset. very. much. upset. AHHHHH!!! I am going to find every single diamond shaped icon in the world and destroy it! DESTROY IT! but then my poor mouse would die... and that would be sad... You know, I better not play cube field during or anytime near the Grammy awards. It'd probably kill me. Yep. That is all.

Home

It could have been when I saw Paulie, and screamed so loud as I could. And he played "A Day In the Life" and me and Ty almost fainted.
It could have been when I saw Inception, either time it was. And Alisha was poking her nose, and I was dumbfounded, and Mckay and Ty's minds were blown
It could've been when I went to San Francisco for the first time, and fell in love with the city. And saw Steven Tyler and Aerosmith way to close for comfort.
It could have been all the summer seminary, with Bro. Anderson of course. Who's always going to be one of my heroes
It could've been when I went up to Idaho, and spent time with My uncle Todd.
It could've been Ty's party, when I played the fugitive for the first time. (and did all the shopping)
It could've been tonight, when I saw that shooting s tar. And Cat and Nate and Curtis were all jealous, because they couldn't find one.

It could've been Waterloo Sunset, that wonderful song. That never will leave me, and will carry me along.
It could've been Salem Pond, my favorite place to write. It could've been that smile, that I know gives off a light
It could've been the songs, that Ty's genius has written. It could've been the music, or the joy of simply living.
It could've been the idea that this summer is unending. It could've been the the joy I have, in knowing I'm never stuck pretending
It could've been the wonder I felt, just gazing at the sky. And knowing that God is listening, to every laugh and cry.
Wherever the feeling came from, I never felt alone. All this summer I've felt a feeling, that no matter where I am, I'm home.

Not Too Far Away

It's interesting what you learn, when you just give yourself up to it for a while.

I spent the last few days in Idaho, spending time with my family. My Aunts and Uncles and Cousins, and My Uncle Todd of course.

I look up to My Uncle Todd in many ways. He's probably the person I want to be most like, when I get older. Him and My Dad.

I also played with my cousins, who are just little. Still little enough to believe in there own imagination.

I wonder why we give up innocence so fast. Like it's nothing to hold onto.. We try and grow up so fast. And then we spend so much time feeling empty, because we aren't ready to.

It felt good to recapture some of that feeling that we give up so quickly.

I also saw stars like you wouldn't believe there. The night sky was lit up so brightly, it was incredible. And I saw fields of grass that seemed to go on forever. And old houses that always find me thinking of what they were like so long ago.. When perhaps they were the nicest house there was.

Some of the things I saw, inspired me musically a lot. I will hopefully be writing many songs over the next few days. But the inspiration to hold onto innocence that I found not too far away... Is something I will cherish for a very long time.

It's interesting what you can learn.. When you simply open yourself up to it.

Of The Heaven

Float on a cloud with me

Float on a cloud with Me and forget.

Me and You, Together.

My Perfect Friend.

We Sat Among the Stars

My Funny Friend and I

And Wondered At The Light

That Reflected From the Sky

We Told Each Other Stories

From Far Away and Near

Some Made Us Laugh and Smile

Some Made Us Cry to Hear

He Told Me Of Adventures

He Told Me Of His Home

He Told Me Of The Heaven

That He Had Wandered From

I Listened, So Intently

So as Not to Miss a Smile

He Told So I Could Comprehend

And Lay Along, A While

He Taught Me About Happiness

And Goodness, and It's Light

He Taught Me About Shadows

He Wandered Through the Night

He Taught Me How to Overcome

To Learn, To Persevere

He Taught Me That Loving Joy

Doesn't Mean You Can't Shed a Tear

He Told of Wonderful Places

He Had Walked Along His Way

He Told Me Of The Light

And How To Make It Stay

I Listened Hard, Bewildered

At His Wisdom and His Love

For All He Sees Around Him

And All The Worlds Above

I Saw a Twinkle In

His Eye as We Came Down

From the Sky Above

And On To Solid Ground

I Asked Him Could I Learn

To Love and Live Like You

He Said It Would Take Time

But For Now, Take What I Knew

He Said He'd Be To Teach Me

And Tell Me Stories Once More

And Let Me Smile and Laugh

But Not Till The Next Night O'er

So He Told Me His So Long

And I Said My Good Bye

And I Walked Back To My House

And Opened the Door With a Sigh

But Now The Stars Seem Brighter

As My Friend And I Were There

Among The Lights In Darkness

So High Up In The Air

He Would Be There Again

But I Still Don't Know When

So I'll Dream Really Hard

So I'll Be Ready Then

To Float On The Cloud

Among The Stars Again

And Listen to The Stories

Of My Funny Friend

The Days are Just Packed

Although Life is not easy

So filled with regret

It is taking a nap in a tree

Or watching the sunset.

It's truly laughing with people you love

Or reading a book you can't put down

Or helping someone who needs it

Or dancing all around

Or singing as if no one can hear it

And laughing when they do

Or getting under a blanket

And look at the night's sky view

It's the memories you never knew

Or thought that you would make

It's loving the unexpected

And learning from your mistakes

It's the wonderful sound of music

That life tends to give

It's learning how to love

To accept, and to forgive

It's never been so easy

No, not quite

But why do we see the darkness

When all around us is light?

Always Smiling

Dancing all around the house to "All My Friends". Watching Radiohead Live. Having a Water Fight. Eating Hamburgers. Laughing at McKay, just about every second. Laughing at Ty attempting to say "Massage". Reading War and Peace, for as long as I can handle Pierre and Andrey. Enjoying new music. Writing New Music. Texting Daina, and letting her make me laugh and so happy. Staying up till two in the morning with my cousin. Rocking out to The Crunge. Letting The Rain Song take me away. Letting The Orb trip me out. Staring at the stars, and laying on the cold grass. Swimming at my dad's house, and letting him kick my butt in water basketball. Staying up late every night, and texting McKay about.. smoothies. Movie Hunting with my sister. And simply enjoying wasting time.

This is summer :)

But i still haven't seen the bridge...

Where is that confounded bridge? :)

Goodness I love summer.

And Led Zeppelin.

And Life

Always Smiling :)

Ain't So Hard

The feeling of feeling nothing almost hit me.
The feeling I hate most of all..
The complete emptiness. Like nothing matters.
And then The Rain Song, by Led Zeppelin came on.

The song reminds me of sitting in the bottom floor of Booth Bros, waiting for Curt to let me in to his room to teach me guitar. It reminds me of sitting on my bed, in my old condo, so long ago.. And listening to Led Zeppelin. And being so awestruck. It reminds me of when every sentence I said mentioned Led Zeppelin. It reminds me of feeling warm in coldness.. It reminds me of that summer, when it felt like everything was certain. It reminds me of "Mothership doesn't do justice".
The song reminds me of when everything was simple between friends. And it reminds me of when everything became that way again. It reminds me of good times, and bad times, but it reminds me of overcoming them to.. Because this song.. and Led Zeppelin.. has been in my heart for so long.

It reminds me of what my dreams are. It reminds me of what music can do.
It reminds me of who I want to be. It reminds me of the light, and how it went away.
It reminds me of how I got it back.
The Rain song reminds me of many things..
And it teaches me many things.






So much in a song...:)
That the feeling envelopes me
And I don't feel so empty
I feel life :)