celebrate

i am twenty one years old today.

Philippians 2:1-11

(1)Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, (2)make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. (3)Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; (4)do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. (5)Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, (6)who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped (7)but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. (8)Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. (9)For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, (10)so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, (11)and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

facebook vs. twitter

first it was melodramatic
then blogger
then myspace
then facebook

the only reason all of those were so much fun and resourceful was because at one point everyone had one. there really is nothing too special about facebook. no one reinvented the wheel with designing it. it is useful because 95% of my friends have one. myspace could have still been awesome but it quickly became too creepy and is now only used to follow my favorite bands.

the future is now twitter. people are still hating on this program because they are too scared to fully take the plunge into something new. trust me, it is worth it. i thoroughly enjoy it. the only reason it is not as cool as facebook is because only about 15% of my friends use it. that is not nearly enough people saying awesome statements in less than 140 characters to keep me around for the long haul. yes, t swift, hayley, and chadball will entertain me for now but my friends, you have to step up. join twitter. say funny things. say srs things. follow me, and i you. and together we shall take over.

http://twitter.com/jaxonadams

i leave you with a haiku that i just wrote in one minute, because they are fun and i do not have to show off my poor rhyming skillz.

facebook is the past
twitter is now the future
and you smell like cheese

iPad

it sounds weird just writing that. saying it is even more awkward. i feel like im iPod with a Minnesota accent. no offense to all my friends from there. i ruv roo all.

http://gizmodo.com/5458382/8-things-that-suck-about-the-ipad

Then and Now

2006:

i guess i used to have a jawline. and surf everyday. wetsuit tan.

2010:

Colton Harris-Moore

Teen at large. Mind=blown. Planes. Really?! Planes. Read Article


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122630422

the story so far

i like pop punk
i like house shows
i like bands that name themselves after nfg songs

The Story So Far-Live from James Liberato on Vimeo.

interestingggg.....

Fireworks - Detroit

been waiting for 6 months in anticipation for this video. love this song. so much. hope you like it too. bikes galore!

Tops of 2009

Top artists by plays:
1088 Alkaline Trio
1011 New Found Glory
971 Blink 182
700 Crime In Stereo
575 Tegan and Sara
522 The Startling Line
489 Have Heart
474 The Juliana Theory
465 Brand New
465 Saves The Day

Top tracks by plays:
84 Matt and Kim - Daylight
81 Alkaline Trio - Nose Over Tail
71 Alkaline Trio - Help Me
64 Jimmy Eat World - Work
64 Alkaline Trio - Cringe
64 Alkaline Trio - As You Were
63 Crime In Stereo - Bicycles For Afghanistan
60 The Starting Line - Leaving
60 Blink 182 - First Date
55 Crime in Stereo – Everything Changes/Nothing Is Ever Truly Lost

My Top Albums of 2009:
Matt and Kim - Grand
Owl City - Ocean Eyes
New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
Passion Pit - Manners
mewithoutYou – It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright
Fireworks – All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion
Set Your Goals – This Will Be The Death of Us
Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything To Nothing
Polar Bear Club – Chasing Hamburg
Title Fight – The Last Thing You Forget
Morrissey - Years Of Refusal
Tegan and Sara - Sainthood
Taylor Swift - Fearless (Platinum Edition)

Best Shows I saw in 2009:
Kings of Leon
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Decemberists
The Gaslight Anthem
The Murder City Devils
Of Montreal
M83
Hockey
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
Fleet Foxes
Explosions In The Sky (2)
Girl Talk
mewithoutYou
Death Cab For Cutie
Gwar
Earth Crisis
New Found Glory (3)
Crime In Stereo (3)
Polar Bear Club (2)
Set Your Goals
Have Heart (3)
Cold War Kids (2)
Matt and Kim
Final Fight (3)
Graf Orlock (3)
Terror
Owl City (2)
Blacklisted

Worst Shows I saw in 2009:
Passion Pit
Grizzly Bear
Gwar
Lewd Acts (2)
Tegan and Sara
Animal Collective

Reunions I want in 2010:
At the Drive-In
The Smiths
Neutral Milk Hotel
Tarkio
Operation Ivy
Descendents

Breakups I want in 2010:
Underoath
Fall Out Boy
Haste The Day
Taking Back Sunday
Coldplay
Green Day
Panic At The Disco
The Mars Volta
Nickelback

done and done

i have completed my first semester of my junior year of college. now i shall sleep, read books i wanna read, and watch countless movies.