Come see live music at La Grange in Dallas, TX. I am playing an acoustic set along with a couple of my close friends Brandon Johnson and Devin Parrish. Show starts at 8pm. $5 cover.

Schedule:
Devin 8 PM
Jeremy 9:15 PM
Brandon 10:30 PM

I will be playing originals and a couple of cover tunes.

Speak to me so soft, so loud,
When morning light is breaking through the cloud.
Once faded now is seen
With clarity and love for me.

And now you’ve made this journey with me.
I want that same road to be,
Paid by love and paved with grace.
I always want to see your face.

As we’re reaching for the sky,
Growing closer in this life
Your love is all I need to breathe

Once defeated now we stand
Like soldiers bound to this command,
Claiming hope and claiming peace,
And by our love a victory.

Complacency was getting thick.
Never focused on each other, just a fix.
Come carve your name across my wrist,
Cause this skin is yours to do what you will.
And I will. And you will.

I remember how I used to be – so far from you,
And now you are my breath of life.
I find comfort in our daily conversations,
You are my breath of life.

This talk of mediocrity,
Simply said, is really motivating me.
I’ll fill my plate with thoughts of you,
Because I’m sick of eating garbage again.
And I will. And you will.

I remember how I used to be – so far from you,
And now you are my breath of life.
I find comfort in our daily conversations,
You are my breath of life.

If you are into iphone photography, Hipstamatic is one of the coolest camera apps. The camera acts like a real camera in a few ways. Firstly, you choose different films, lenses, and flashes – which all give you different looks depending on how you match them. Also, you can choose to use the flash or not (which is really a fake flash that flashes internally, not on the exterior of the phone). You can see a dramatic difference in flash verses no flash. Also, I love that you never know what your picture is going to look like until it is developed (just like real photography). You really have to download the app and try it for yourself. I would much rather show you my pics from yesterday than talk about it…

Things are moving fast here at Janimation. We are rendering out some beautiful work in the 3D and motion graphics worlds. Our Flash work is looking stellar, too. It’s exciting to be a part of the talent in this place.

I potentially brought in a really big client that we are pitching next week. If we get the job, I’ll tell you all about it. The client should be happy with our idea, and if so I can’t wait to see the final product. I am so excited, but I can’t say anything about it!

This week is E3 Expo in Los Angeles. We are showing some killer work and networking like crazy. I wish all my fellow Janimators success and safety while traveling up there. I’m also feeling mildly jealous about the weather you are basking in…

If you have time, check out the Janimation Facebook page and become a fan!

My wife and I have been married 7 years today. We have been through a ton of struggles, good times, bad times, joys, pains, issues, dilemmas, happinesses, loves, hates, births, deaths, cities, places… I can’t say that things have been perfect everyday, but I can say that I would do it all over again with her, and am looking forward to the next 70 years together!

Man, I do not have time to blog at all! This is insane. It’s probably a good thing that people don’t come here to actually read anything, because I am so incredibly busy with work at Janimation. I am so happy in my new job that I love how busy I am. For the first time in a long time, I am leading a lot of awesome projects from sale to delivery. This is an incredible fit for me both culturally, as well as artistically.

I like the convenience and experience of riding the TRE and DART in Dallas. I love that I can save gas mileage, wear on my car, and avoidance of accidents. Cool stuff. I hate. I hate. I hate the time it takes between trains in the evening. I hate the nazi DART “police / rent-a-cops” who gave me a ticket because I did not have the correct fare and ticket. These bastards heard me tell them that my ticket had been checked by other officers who never told me to get a different ticket, and still gave me a $75 ticket. This is a rant. Nothing more.

Haven’t had time to blog much lately. A couple of weeks ago I was laid off from my job of 3 years. After the lay off, I was slammed trying to get my sites and portfolio together, plus make a resume that did not suck. Trust me, that was tough! After working 2 weeks contract at Janimation, they offered me a full-time gig. I am super super excited about this place. The talent at this place is inspiring, and the level of work is fully awesome. I am grateful to them for bringing me on. I’ll post some new work soon. in the meantime, check out Janimation.

Meet Hal. He looks to be in his 60’s. His face and skin show signs of wear. You can see that his eyes tell many stories.

This morning, I see him from across the room. In a group of young and old modern day people, he stands out to me. As my eyes are moving around the circle of men, I find myself staring at each man’s shoes wondering what story they tell. I am questioning where each man works, as I notice that all the shoes are different.

Hal’s shoes are comfortable working sneakers. “He is on his feet a lot,” I think to myself. His faded jeans, flannel shirt, and ball cap oddly accompany his long straw-like mane and facial hair. “Why does this man stand out to me?” I think to myself seconds after I make eye contact with him “Why did I notice him?”

Moments later, I adjourn to a table where our group meets. I am the first one in the room. I sit down and eagerly check email while listening to a guitarist strum and sing with a crackling and mellow southern tone. The blur of a person catches my eye, as I hear a voice ask, “can I sit here?”

Hal sits down directly across from me at the table. We introduce ourselves, and I watch as he fumbles through handouts and flyers on the table between us. I notice his hands – they show signs of wear. I briefly study the wrinkles, cracks and scars as I think about the hard work he has done throughout his life. Then I see the tiny white flecks scattered across his hands, and embedded under his fingernails. Hal is a painter.

During our meeting Hal offers brief opinions, and shares that he joined us today because he is trying to open up more, and wants some change in his life.

Change. We are all there for that reason. Taking turns, we all share. I discuss a painful circumstance, and talk about a change going on in my life. I speak of a door closing and a new one opening. I talk about how the door closing is filling me with grief because of the people who are still in that room. I talk about how I need to embrace the change, and forget about the reasons.

Hal offers me a dollar. He reaches across the table with the folded bill and tells me that my situation is a gift. He says that sometimes gifts are handed to us, and all we have to do is reach out and take them.

Hal is a simple man. He is a normal person, who completely changed my perspective and life today.

Do you ever feel like an Indy car driving in a school zone? Like you’re running errands and missing the big race? Here, you have this high performance car, yet you are driving it a tenth the speed it is supposed to go… I feel like this a lot.

I think we all go through this: potential being wasted. Do you feel like you want and need more? Do you feel like a Ford Focus with a Ferrari engine? Do you want more?

Succeed. Fuel your engine with potential and drive to victory. Focus on the things you’re good at, and be better than anyone else at them.

Have the desire to succeed. Make your abilities better every single day. Drive to win. Don’t focus on the trip to the race, focus on the race. Pass the cars slowing you down. Get back on the track, and win the race.

Social media has been around and very effective for the past few years. We have seen the successes of MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and Digg. What makes these successful? What ultimately leads to their demise?

We all use social media for different reasons. What do you use if for? What do you want out of social networking?

(Your comments are valued and appreciated. Thanks.)

Recently, I got on Amplify.com which is an awesome social media tool. I use it to do mini blogging and it updates my twitter, facebook, linkedin, and newly added posterous account. Unfortunately, my blogging on this site has started to lack because of it! Oh well. Amplify is pretty awesome. Also, it is pretty amazing that it’s on WordPress. Check out my social media pages and if you are on any of them, please add me! I will add you back! Cheers!