tmuka's Xanga

what?!

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:08:08 GMT

I just got an email from xanga that they missed me. seriously. no, i'm not kidding. how did they know i havent posted since last year??? oh yeah. the date is on my last post below. hmm. sooo... what did i miss? what did you miss? hmm. yes. those of you in the know already know abitof.info about us... true.

Breaths & Lips

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:56:52 GMT

Sweet!

Lets cook!

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:28:45 GMT

If i've got some extra time this week i think i'll whip up a batch of this...

Doin it for you!

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 13:23:01 GMT

Yeah, it's been a while since my last post... married life has been awesome, my birthday of course was super fly... this post is more for me than anyone, since i found this video of da bears from the '85 superbowl... The crazy thing is my elementary buddies and I re-enacted this performance for a talent show in school... not sure if there is video of that or not, so for now, just enjoy the original...

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:40:59 GMT

Yes, that’s right you math whiz people out there, today is the official one month anniversary of our marriage!!! Thank you Alison for making me the happiest man alive :) I knew marrying you would be awesome, but this is just so ridiculously incredible beyond any expectation! Thanks to everyone too for the special birthday wishes on feb. 3, my 25th birthday. Somehow even a milestone birthday seems dim after the surreal brightness of our wedding!

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:19:54 GMT

Once again my friends, it is time for me to break my xanga silence and announce to you the most joyous, most exciting, most profound, most celebrated event of my entire life. An event that marks the end of my life as a single man, and the beginning of a beautiful thing i've come to know as married life...

Yes, i am now a married man.
January 7th, 2006 marks the beginning of a whole new era in my life. I could not have asked for anything more perfect than that day. The ceremony was special and my bride Alison was a princess in her gown. The snow fell gently against the dark sky making the exit from the church feel hollywood style magical. The reception was the best I've ever seen. The cake was tasty, the music was happenin, and best of all, the guests made the night a huge celebration success. I can not even begin to express my gratefulness and thankfulness to everyone for everything. I am so blessed!

Friday, August 05, 2005

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 04:39:27 GMT

It is my pleasure to break my longtime xanga silence to announce the most amazing event of my entire life. Alison Marie Schwartzenberger has accepted my proposal of marriage tonight, August 4, 2005!!! This makes me the happiest, most excited, and most blessed man on the entire earth!

Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:51:51 GMT

Dave has inspired me to post again.

Hi

Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:34:52 GMT

I Think I might enter this guitar face making contest...
Plus, all submissions will automatically be entered in the Guitar Face Sweepstakes to win scores of additional prizes, including iPOD digital music players.

then divine nature could get some press :)

Thursday, July 15, 2004

Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:41:01 GMT

i saw a man die today
he lay motionless on the dry earth of the construction site that will someday become a wallmart
i wanted to cry and i wanted to look away but i couldn't.
i couldn't move and i couldn't turn away. my eyes just locked on his motionless body that looked as normal as yours or mine, except that he was dying and i wasn't.
i couldn't figure out what happened to him, what powerful force sucked the life from his body.
the firetrucks came, the paramedics came, the police came.
some of the other workers paced anxiously, perhaps awaiting some kind of reassurance that this man would breathe again, that his heart would remember to start beating again...
the firefighter pumped rhythmically, relentlessly trying with his hands to push the fleeting bit of life back into the man.
more minutes passed. my eyes still locked unmoving on the scene in front of me. like a moviegoer watching, only this time the intense drama was harshly real and no credits would roll. and i couldn't help but ache deep inside of myself for the family whose husband and father wouldn't be coming home for dinner. if he had only stayed home today the world around him wouldn't have come crashing down crushing the life out of him.
a reminder not to take life for granted. a reminder to live each day to the fullest. a reminder to take nothing for granted. a reminder that pain and death aren't just created for our entertainment, that they are more real than anything and can change everything in an moment...
its a reality check. for me the check cost nothing, for others, it cost everything... i wont forget the images of his unresponsive body and the way the ambulances drove slowly out of sight. i'll remember this reminder that life is precious... i wont forget that
i saw a man die today