New Website

Hey followers, I have a new website and it is more Jon.

New Blog, New Website, New Attitude.

http://web.me.com/jon.black03/Site/Home.html

Enjoy, Follow, Listen, and Browse around.


JB

Episode 2

Katie Farmer has joined me on the Curious Case of Jon Black:The Podcast.

My microphone was not working and I didn't know it until I finished, so sorry for my weak vocals.

JB

Guest Wall

So GA, Joe Spady, Dain and I have created a guest wall for the apartment! Whenever you stop by you must sign our little wall of weird so there is proof of you being in our pad!

Love you all thanks for the emails about the misspellings and such. Makes my day to see my errors:-)

Okay though I am tired and off to bed, making podcast #2 tomorrow so the best is yet to come.


GOOD NIGHT MOON


JB

Dr. Pepper Bar

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Found a Dr. Pepper Bar and an amazing new glow in the dark necklace.

JB

Momentary Thing

"After so long on the wrong side, everything I had and I wanted is gone!"

Music is a huge part of my life. Some of my favorite moments in life revolve around the song that was playing on the radio or my iPod while I was experiencing a moment that I wouldn't forget.

I am one of those people who needs their music for just about everything. In high school if you were to see me walking in the halls you'd see my white headphones attached to my ears. I was a drifter through those halls because I wouldn't be paying attention to anything except the song that was playing at that moment.

It's been a long time since i've been able to focus on my music and my old desires of making my own album. I remember study hall my freshmen year I would spend that time writing and brainstorming ideas for songs. Things that were personal and meant something and would be good to hear.

One of my favorite things in life is when you hear a song that is describing your mood. You hear that song and get goosebumps, because you are thinking wow this song is describing me perfectly. You then think that the song was written for you or that you were meant to hear that song at that exact moment.

I am a person who believes that all things happen for a reason. I believe that I was supposed to hear 155 at the beach this morning and that God knows why it moved me the way it did.

I am only looking forward to what happens next with my music and Gods plan.

JB

Can't Think of A Posting Title For This One

I was reading the book Fight Club yesterday and if you haven't read it, it's twisted. Well the stories unnamed narrator has a this problem where he goes to support groups for random diseases so he can feel better about himself. He can't sleep at night because he is depressed and the medications he has are not working, so he came up with another way to feel better about his life. His favorite one that he goes to is testicular cancer, because when he goes there he hugs the crying men and goes home and sleeps well.
While I was reading this I began thinking from the narrator perspective. What if I was at my whits end with saddness and nothing made me happy? What if the only way I ever found happiness for only a short period of time was when I left support groups for termanilly ill people?
As twisted as it may be, I empathized with this unnamed narrator. I began feeling sorry for his monotonous lifestyle and battle with depression.
If only there was that one character in the book that said "You know what you need? You need Jesus." Ok that would ruin the plot of Fight Club and make it not as good as it is, but still. I felt obligated to jump into the story and hand him my Bible.
If only...


~JB~

New bedroom

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This is my new room for the summer! Comes with a kitchen and private bathroom too!! It's pretty legit!! I am thankful to GOD for giving me a time away from Huntington Hall!! Hope all is well, I'm gathering ideas for Episode 2 of Curious Case of Jon Black: The Podcast so expect that sometime in the next couple days!! Pray I get a job if you love me!! :-)


JB

Dad

So my dad is pretty legit!! He's on YouTube!!! I love my dad, he's a great father to have and I am blessed beyond belief to have Richard Black as my father. He is coming out here in 2 weeks to visit so I am super stoaked for that!!! I know he'll want to go to our relatives house and chill or even go get Pizza at BJ's. My dad has always been there for me and he is the Person of the Day!!! One of my favorite memories of my dad was taking us to ToysRus as young kids around christmas time and we would window shop and he'd get ideas on gifts for us and things like that. I remember one christmas I specifically wanted the Digimon World Game for Playstation and I told my dad I wanted a Playstation just so I could play that game. Well Christmas morning came around, our dad picked us up from our moms and as we are about to enter the house he says "Jon look!" and I peak through the window and on a tv set is the Digimon World Video Game intro playing and I began to freak out!!! Yeah thats my dad:-) well while you are all praying send a prayer up for my dad, the person of the day!

JB

EPISODE 1

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PODCAST

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Blogging from iPhone.

So I got my new iPhone 3G today and purchased this new application called blogwriter. I was very happy to know I can update my blog now from my iPhone and do it without having to be on a Wi-Fi network. :-) I am loving my new iPhone, it has yet to be named and I am going to have your help!! Watch out for the big news compng up this next week, also I have a suprise for you all but the best is yet to come!!

-JB

Royen Kent

Royen Kent is the Person of The Day!!! He is not a subscriber but he's Royen, he's kind of special! (ninja) Royen and I met in the fall of last year and had 2 classes together. We had Stage Management and Foundations of Theatre Arts. Both classes with David Pecoraro, the big cheese in technical theatre. Well Royen and I have become better friends this semester than last semester. One of my favorite memories of Royen Kent so far has been the final of Stage Management, Me, Royen, Katie Farmer, Aaron Wheeler, Brandon, James Valdez, JDR, and Candice were all in the computer lab being loud and pissed off because we were there at 12am still typing up our prompt script that James Valdez said he'd do on his own but neglected to do so. Well Candice and I were pissed off and were snapping at people and such and I remember Royen was afraid of me and didn't speak to me at all until the next morning because he didn't want me to bite his head off for uttering even one word. (sorry.) My first impression of Royen Kent was Godspell, and having everyone in the cast come out and speak their monologues and then all of a sudden Royen comes down the stairs and begins singing Prepare Ye'. I was blown away by his talent and still to this day I am blown away at All The Good Gifts God's given to him, he's got talent and when he makes it big on Broadway or Chicago or wherever he ends up, i'll be sure to see his show!!! So while you're praying today, shout one up for Royen Kent, the person of the day!

JB

We Used to Be Friends

Along TIme Ago We Used To Be Friends...

I remember this song was one of my favorites before I even begun my Veronica Mars phase of life. This song hasn't really done much for me in life except remind me of Veronica Mars/LARSEN FAMILY/Tara/The OC/Kansas City Trip/The Leaving.

The song itself is poppy and sounds like something that would be on The OC, in fact it actually was. But thats not the point, the song nowadays means so much to me. Lately the close ones have moved on and left me out in the open to find shelter on my own and bouncing back from that is a hard, long and tedious process.

It sucks to think about things relating to this because you are either happy or they strike a nerve and you become saddened. I mean there is only so much a person can do to try and fix things and leaving it at that is what I've had to do. Thinking about the loss though is something even more saddening, cuz in the end what was 3 years as apose to 3 weeks? 3 weeks of happiness and excitement? Whose to say one should out weigh the other, nobody can answer that but me and thats the sad part.

How do you fix them? How do things go on from here with whats happened?

I had someone try to help and it ultimately failed and the other person was decent; but not themselves. I knew that, and I know they knew I could tell. So I was faced with embracing the awkwardness.

Along time ago we used to be friends, what happened to us?

Jon

Spot Experience

I was sitting at my spot and was watching the waves crash down, when all of a sudden my iPhone began playing the song "Across the Universe" from the Across the Universe Soundtrack and as I looking out on the waves crashing down the song began to end and fade out with that huge ending with the Oregon blasting it's final note and I got this feeling of safety, and security. Something that I haven't felt in a long time. It was nice too feel that again, I also had this huge ephiphani today while watching August Rush. August runs off and the people who are looking for him are like well if his father (being god) takes care of him he'll be alright because it is all apart of his plan. I don't know why but I had this huge emotional response to that part in the movie and I was overwhelmed with emotions and then scattered off to my spot and here I am back from a nice 45 minute break of thinking and reflecting and I can honestly say, I feel safe again...


JB

Sorting Hat Results

The sorting hat says that I belong in Hufflepuff!

Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot, and treat them just the same."

Hufflepuff students are friendly, fair-minded, modest, and hard-working. A well-known member was Cedric Diggory, who represented Hogwarts in the most recent Triwizard Tournament.

 

Take the most scientific Harry Potter
Quiz ever created.

Get Sorted Now!

I WANTED TO BE IN GRIFFINDOR SO MY NEMESIS COULD REALLY BE KATIE FARMER BUT SHE MANAGED TO SCREW WITH THE SORTING HAT AND MAKE ME A HUFFLEPUFF.

JB

MOM

MY MOM IS THE PERSON OF THE DAY ON FREAKING MOTHERS DAY!!!! She is lucky I don't post Mother's Day by blink-182. My mother pushed me out and exposed me to this great thing called life 20 years ago. She has been there for me since the very beginning and held my hand through all of the rough times, she was there for me when I was in need and even though we haven't been as close as we used to be she is my mother and I love her with all my heart. One of my favorite memories of my mother is on mothers day forever ago and we went to outback stake house. Well I can't tell the rest of the story but I'll begin another one. My mom and Ali Cooper were sitting on the Coopers boat and they were looking at the moon. My mom and Ali were both amazed at how big the moon looked and how close it looked too. Well the moon turned off and they began to freak out. Turns out it was the lightbulb on the coopers boat that they were looking at all along. My mom and I have been through a lot together and lately she has been taking care of her own mother. When you are praying today pray for your own mother on her special day. And also send a prayer up for my mom as well, cuz today all mothers are the PERSON OF THE DAY!!

JB

Until We Meet Again

It's the end of my freshmen year here at Vanguard and as I sat down at my computer to write this I looked around my desk and opened up my binder filled with stuff that I had gathered of the course of this year and was reminded of the year and the many memories that came with it.

I found my program for Pride and Predjudice and then was reminded of how I was an Usher for that show. Katie Farmer and I were ushering and that was when we found the golf cart with the key still inside the ignition and well you can imagine the kind of antics we got into with that. Katie Farmer and I drove it around the Maintence area behind the theatre and while we were driving Mike Dye joined us. He asked me to see how fast it drove, well Katie was in the passenger seat and I was driving, I hit the gas and begin to floor it, Mike shouts slam on the breaks, so i hit the break with all my might and Katie Farmer goes flying into the windshield of the Golf Cart and falls on the floor. Mike Dye and I joined her on the floor, dying of laughter.

I found many more sentimental pieces of paper or programs or scripts from scenes I was apart of. Well throughout it I began remembering how scared I was when I got to Vanguard. I was home sick all first semester and I was in a relationship at the time and I had to juggle doing work and shows and school all on the same plate. Eventually it seemed like the semester took forever but it really went by pretty fast.

I remember the 1st theatre major meeting and I saw all the upper classman and I was given a piece of paper telling me who my theatre mentor was. I remember opening it and reading Aaron Campbell's name and going "oh, hey, another Campbell as my mentor? Thats kind of coincidental." I also remember sitting infront of Tristan and Royen and I thought that they were the coolest people in the world. Yeah not gonna lie, now flashforward and I'm friends with those two Macgoobers. I also remember meeting Katie Farmer for the first time. She and I were sitting in the heath building and we began arguing the same stance on whether boys had the XY gene or something like that. We both were actually arguing the same point. It was kind of funny.

I remember the beginning of this semester and thinking that I wasn't going to come back this semester because of my financial situation. I applied for loan after loan and got denied and I remember having my account on hold for like 1 month and having to sneak into the caf. I had them approach me many times asking me to leave and I'd just sneak back in. I had a spit out with my financial aide counselor one day and made the receptionist feel bad too. I hated myself that day. Sorry Shinese. and for misspelling your name.

I remember my good friend Joe Spady and I would sit in the elevator with chairs and a book offering advice to people who wanted it and pressed the buttons for them. I remember the first time I met Joe, a year ago I came to see Millie at the Lyceum and I took a tour and on my tour I was introduced to Joe because he was there working in the costume shop and showed me the dressing rooms and green room and theatre and I was like, "Whoa, this is pretty small." I will never forget that first impression of the Lyceum either. Or my first Impression of Sue Berkompas. I auditioned that same day for the program and while singing my song I broke a chair. She hasn't let me live that down yet.

I remember half way through this semester I was going through trials and tribulations. I was saddended by the loss of my friendship with my best friend, I was having to say goodbye to my family dog of 14 years, I was missing important events back home, and it felt like my world was crashing down on me. I felt alone and felt no one cared. Well I know now that instead of feeling like I needed to turn to a certain person, I needed to turn to god. That's what I did, and so far I'm here aren't I?

Friends are those people you can turn too when in need, or hang out with and laugh over Snout Woman's constant creppyness (Check-Mark), or beard scratch with. This year has been full of relationship changes as well as changes with me. I am not the same Jon Black that I was when I arrived to Vanguard at the end of August.

This year was a turning point in my story, some could say that the last couple chapters have been real page turners because they wouldn't know what would be happening next. This last chapter is coming to a close and well I have never been good at goodbyes. At my high school, the motto there is Until We Meet Again.

I got a blog so I could begin letting go, begin new, but what I didn't really do was those things. I didn't listen to myself when I said "Stop and Think, rather than acting on impulse." I know the right things to do but sometimes my impulses get the best of me.

To Whom It May Concern:

For those of you this year who had to see me at my worst, SORRY :-P

For those of you who helped me in my times of need, the times I needed some to listen to me, THANK YOU

For those of you who trusted me, let me be your confidant, I'M GLAD I COULD BE THERE FOR YOU, YOU HAVE MY NUMBER IF YOU EVER WANT TO TALK

For those of you that have problem with me, or have bitterness or hate towards me, I'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR THE TIME TO COME WHEN WE CAN BE FRIENDS AGAIN

For the friends I've made this past year, and probably will not see for a long time, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

JB

Masks

"the masks we wear are sometimes necessary; but in the end, they only weaken us."
~Jon Black~

Life is Beautiful

JB

Kingman Mais

Kingman Mais is the person of the day. Kingman went to high school with me and he graduated my year. Kingman was a football player and he was also in my acting class my senior year, I met him when I was doing the football manager thing my senior year. Kingman was always nice to me on the sidelines and off them too, which is why he was my favorite football player to chill with. Kingman moved to Flordia after graduation and became a firefighter in Plantation. One of my favorite memories was when Kingman came to my birthday party and we played musical chairs and broke my mothers wooden chairs she uses at the dinner table because Kingman is so strong and knocked people out of the way to get a seat. While you guys are praying today send one up to Kingman Mais, the person of the day!

JB

Lucas Moore

Lucas Moore is the Person of the day!! Lucas is my room mate next year, and he is one of good friends!! Lucas and I met during It's A Wonderful Life, he played my younger brother Harry Bailey, and I was young George. Lucas is now a Theatre Major and he is a Sophomore going on Junior. So he is considered and "Upper Classmen!" He hasn't subscribed to the blog but I made an exception when I came across this picture on Facebook and laughed. One of my favorite memories of Lucas was going up to the cast list for The Fantasticks and me Zach Simons and Lucas began jumping up and down because we were in the show. Or randomly going to deluxe and buying Zach's new coat! But yes, when you are praying today, send one up for Lucas Moore the person of the day!

Rachelle Johnson

Rachelle Johnson is the person of the day! Rachelle is like me, she is from Colorado. Rachelle is a Sophomore Theatre major here at Vanguard. She and I have been friends for a while now and I am sad to have to see her go. She will not be joining us this next year and we all pray and wish for her return. She is amazingly talented and has gods light shining through her. One of my favorite memories of Rachelle has been playing sardines in the theatre and we couldn't find her for 30 minutes. All that time she was hiding under a box right next to us. Last night was theatre banquette and my goodbye was a dance to her favorite song from Godspell "Day by Day." Farewell my dear friend, and like my high school says Until we meet again. So when you are praying today Shout Up one for Rachelle Johnson, the person of the day.

JB

Erin Larsen

Erin Larsen is the person of the day!! She and I have been friends for 3 years now and she is one of my closest friends. Back in the days of the Fantastic Four it was me, Aaron Luckenbach, Daryl Caudill and Erin Larsen. We were the 4 that always hung out, we would go to the retard swing and chill or go TP Laura Semin or Whitney Semin or even go streaking. My all time favorite memory of Erin Larsen is acutally a tie. Its between the time we went streaking and she ran into the barbed wired fence, or the day of Joseph Smith's Graduation Party and we went and saw Knocked Up and she was on Vicodine. She said some crazy things and I kept laughing at her. Oh i miss my sister, her family adopted me as their son because it is all girls and no boys, until they met me. I miss Erin so much, she and her boyfriend Jared are happy together out there in Nabraska!! Hope the weather is Nice. Now when you are praying today send one up for Erin Larsen the Person of the Day.

JB

May Day

Today is the beginning of a new month. That means a fresh start. Everything that happened in the past stays there! Don't bring it up unless needed. Don't hash out at people, live in the now instead of the then.

Words of Wisdom for the Day.


JB