Rand Rambles

I just had to post this…

Smoking… not for relaxation. Impersonating… Santa Claus! WHAT?!

Awesomeness!

Are you a hipster?

What if there was Facebook… in the beginning…

To see other hilarious Facebook crap check http://www.lamebook.com one of my favorite sites to waste valuable time. (FYI: some of them have strong content)

NBC is adding a new comedy to their already strong Thursday nights. The series is based on the movie “Outsourced” which I just watched this past weekend. If they manage to get some great writing this could be a hit, the storyline seems to be solid. Check the video below. Funny stuff!

That you are where you are supposed to be?

That you are doing what you are supposed to be doing?

That you are living your life how it is meant to be lived?

That you are for once comfortable in your own skin?

That everything is gonna be alright?

That you are loved no matter what happens?

Today I went on a short drive and I got that feeling, I felt good. I am coming to several realizations in my life lately and it makes me happy. Yes, I know that I cannot be complacent, the fact that I am feeling happy will not prevent me from going after what I want and have established goals. But… inside of me, there’s this area that for the longest time felt bound and now, it doesn’t anymore.

I love God, there has been so many things he has brought me through and even in this new season of my life I cannot help but marvel at how great and loyal he is. I also realize that we tend to make God according to how we want him to be, sadly that leaves us with our own limited version of God. God is better, greater and more awesome than whatever we can try to portray him as.

Storms, difficulties, pain and rejection will come, and when those appear I will stand, being who I really am and trusting in the loving God I know.

For the last couple of days i’ve been thinking about my brother Danny a lot. Danny’s life has been more difficult than mine in many ways, he hasn’t made the best decisions and those decisions have brought pretty difficult consequences.

When people ask me how many siblings I have I always say five, even if four of those are not from my same mom and dad, like Danny is. I believe even through that there is a special bond with Danny because of the fact that we were close when we were being raised and experienced a lot of the same things, good and bad. Sadly, many of those things had a larger impact on his life since he’s older than me and had a better understanding on what was going on.

Every time I hear Elton John’s song Daniel I can’t help to think of Danny, not only because of the name, but the lyrics just connect:

“Daniel my brother you are older than me. Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won’t heal?”