Heeey Folks....

I just want to first thank everyone for their prayers/concerns for my father. Finally, after a week, he's doing way better than he was. I tell ya, the days after his surgery were very frustrating & nerve wrecking for us all, but he's been getting better every day. So I thank you all....Krystle, my friends, & co-workers for being there for me. There really is power in prayer. I've always been a believer in that, and God didn't let me down. But he did, through all this, made me more aware than ever, that our loved ones won't be here forever. Not saying that anyone is going to die soon, but he just made me realize that I can't take for granted the time my loved ones have here. Thanks again.......

And I have to say, I saw The Dark Knight twice already. Opening night at Midnight, and Saturday. And yes, this movie deserves all the hype it is getting. It is THAT good. And yes, Heath Ledger stole the show as The Joker....

This is the best Comic Book movie EVER! And that's saying something. Because I loved Iron Man, & I always had a love for Spider Man 2 the most, even though I loved them all....Part 3 they didn't get quite right though. But Heath's portrayal of The Joker really displayed, even moreso than Jack Nicolson's, showed how psychotic and sadistic The Joker really is. You know it's good when you're just waiting for the next clip of when they'll show The Joker. Awesome plot, and all the players in this movie were great. And good job to Aaron Eckart too as Harvey Dent/Two Face......

I loved how this movie made you have empathy for him, even when he turned into Two-Face. I would see this movie again & again. I hope you all get a chance to see it. To tell you the truth, if they ended the Batman movies right here, I wouldn't be mad. B/c I don't want them to ruin what greatness this movie has accomplished. I don't want them to get stupid with it like the Batman movies after Batman Returns..well to some, they got stupid WITH Batman Returns, I liked it though.

Well that's all people. I rarely post anymore so I'm glad I'm writing one today. Till next time...Peace, Love: Let's Keep it UP!

The Status on my Father

To say that this past week has been a bit stressful would be an understatement. My dad had his biopsy last Tuesday, which went successful. The doctors said that there was nothing cancerous found, and that they feel really good that what ever it is, they will be able to treat it. It was until last Friday, that my dad started having problems. He tried to take one of his pills and he started having spasms. It seems like he's choking when it happens. And ever since then he's been complaining about not being able to swallow. I think one problem is that the day after the surgery, he started eating regularly as if he didn't have surgery. His throat was already sore due to the surgery & the fact that he had tubes down his throat. He even ate tortilla chips the day after his surgery which I think irritated his throat even more. Every time my dad tries to even drink water, he start those spasms.....

...my mother took him back to the doctor Sat, while I was at work. My brother met her there. My father told them about not being able to swallow, he tried to drink water there, and he started the spasms again. The doctors were saying they believe a lot of it is mental, and his nerves as well. And they were saying that there's not really much they can do. They said whenever he have the spasms, to start coughing to open up his throat passage. And by mental, they think he's convincing himself that he can't swallow.......

......it's been nearly 4 days now, and my dad still hasn't eaten or drunk anything. And it's getting to the point where it's frustrating us all.....my mom, my brother, and me. And don't get me wrong, I believe without a shadow of a doubt, my dad will be able to swallow soon. And I have great friends and co-workers who've been praying & just amaze me with their concern. And I hear alot of them say it's going to be okay, don't stress out. And I believe that. But let me say, it's one thing to say that, but to not see what we (My mother, brother, & myself) see. Trust me, you would understand how I feel, if you saw my dad during his spasms, it's not easy to stand there. It would really get to me seeing him like that, but I think God is helping me be strong & to be more of a motivator to convince him that he can swallow....

.....I asked him this morning could he swallow without actually taking anything down like water or food, & he told me he think so. Then he told me, "I don't know what's wrong Paul, I don't know if I'm afraid to or what". Which makes me think it is that. I thought to myself today. The last time he ate food was before that incident last Friday night where he couldn't take his pill. And I think ever since then he's afraid to trying to swallow....I don't know...I just don't know what it is anymore. I just want him to be able to swallow again. He has gone for days without taking his medicine, not to mention he's a diabetic. I just want God to have a resolve to this.

Well, this post is pretty lengthy and I wanted to type more but that's it for today. I'll try to keep you all informed on what's going on.

Till next time....Peace, Love: Let's Keep it UP!

Hey folks, or folk I should say...depending on how many people read this. I had a pretty fair weekend. I picked up my bro to go see The Hulk on Sat....

It was off the chain! How the 1st one SHOULD have been. This one seem to get a lot of influence from the TV show. Me & my bro even caught the song they played on the TV show, that sad, depressing song, they played it in the movie. If you guys don't know how it sounds like, or can't remember it, here's a guy playing it perfectly on piano....

Is that song sad or what?! I love it though. But yeah, back to the movie, Marvel delivered once again. That's 2 good movies in 1 summer. And they are just soooooo setting up for a Avengers movie. The fight scenes in this movie are just tight! Comic book brought to life basically.

For today, I started the day going to Church, my brother wasn't able to make it. But we all ate with my dad for Father's Day. I'm really praying for him. Last week when he went to the doctor, there was spots found on his lungs. Tomorrow we're going to find out what is wrong, and if he will or will not need surgery. He's been using oxygen tanks since last week. I've been praying constantly. I was even worrying today about tomorrow. But God, in his way, always bring me back to what matters, which is...don't fear tomorrow. I can't. I can't allow myself to worry about something that has not yet even taken place. And even then, I have to remember that God is in control. No matter what. So if anything, I just ask that you guys keep him in your prayers as well.

Till next time....Peace, Love: Let's Keep It UP!

And the Korn train seems to be at it's end....

Everyone that knows me, knows that I am a Korn fanatic. I love them;they were the ones that spark that lil interest in picking up a guitar. And since 05', it seems as if the ride with Korn could end at any moment. It started when Co-guitarist, Brian "Head" Welch, left the group to give his life to Christ, which I was so happy about. To have a member of Korn become my brother in Christ was awesome. Of course alot of die hard Korn fans don't think that way, and just basically turned their backs to him. More concerned about him being with the group, than with his life. B/c it's obvious if he did not leave when he did he would have died. Seeing that he was addicted to meth & was really killing himself.

Now we have David Silvera, the drummer of Korn.....

Who's been on a hiatus goin on a year now. He wasn't on the last record at all. He's been spending time with family and giving more attention to the 2 restaurants that he have, a sushi bar & a steak house. Well, a few days ago, I went on a site that I get all Korn new from, & it "seems" as if he's started a new band called Satellite Syndrome, with the vocalist being Jonathan Davis (Lead singer of Korn), half brother Mark Chavez. Now, this hasn't been confirmed, but if this is indeed true, that would be really messed up. B/c to me, that would mean, that whole hiatus talk was some bs. Now I see it as 2 things, either the hiatus was just a cover up & Korn knew nothing about it just as the fans didn't, oooor Korn knew something all along & just didn't want to say anything. The only thing that gets me is that, during all this time, David never gave a statement or anthing to let fans know what was going on, why he was leavin, nothing came straight from him. It was always from Korn what was going on. I do think that is owed to us. I would be a lil bit cool about whatever he decided to do, if he would just be direct with the fans. If he didn't want to be with Korn anymore, I would just wish he say it. I do hate that he's not with the band. I think that every memeber added an element to the sound. And David definitely had a signature sound, that was rock/hip-hop/funk based.

You know, when I 1st got into Korn, I never saw them as a band that would break up. I realize that now though. That rarely does a group stay together, and if so, sometimes it's not fully. It seems like everyband had a member leave one time or another, or a band just break up completely.

Well, I don't think we'll see Korn like this anymore....

Till Next Time...Peace, Love: Let's Keep it UP!

I had a good day today. Went out walking early this morning on the track with my best friend Art. His girlfriend Tina, & her kids joined us a little bit in it. We're going to try and do this every week if we can. It was fun, just getting exercise in. It went by so fast b/c we were talking the whole time. It was relaxing, and Tina kids are just funny they were running around us and holding our hands while walking. The youngest one is still calling me, "Uncle Paul"..lol.

Then me and my brother took my mom to go see the new Indiana Jones, b/c she didn't see it when we 1st saw it. I thought it was good. It's cool to see that Harrison Ford still has it.....

....Saw the big fight last night at my bro's. Sid, our friend Donnies, and myself watched our boy Kimbo go against James Thompson last night.

 Kimbo is my boy, but after watching last night, & though he won, it is very apparent that he is not quite ready yet for the mixed martial arts. They were both pummeling each other in the beginning, but Thompson was giving it to Kimbo not too long afterwards. But it was the 3rd round, when Kimbo laid a hit on Thompson's Ear (because his ear was like inflated), which busted and Kimbo took advantage landing some good hits there afterwards. Yeah, this fight stirred much controversy, with most people declaring Thompson the winner, which in all honesty, he would have had his ear not been busted. I'm happy that Kimbo got the win, but he needs to step his game up for real now, if he wants to continue with the mixed marital arts circuit. Here's video of the 3rd round.....

Till next time....Peace, Love: Let's Keep it UP!