I’ve just got one class today from 12:00 to about 2:00 and then I’m going souvenir shopping!!! Ryan Palomo… I’ll find your shirt!

Wow! I just took a nap, and when i woke up i thought I had slept through to the next day and had missed my last class. it was scary! I thought, “Man, I didn’t want to miss the class I had today.” Then the longer i thought about it i realized I wish i had slept through till tomorrow because that would mean it’s less than a day till i’ll be home. All things considered, it was a wondful nap! So thanks a bunch to all of you guys that had some ideas of places to look into… I’m excited to get home and start. I’m packing today!!! Well I’m starting anyway. I guess i should go do that. I really don’t have anything to report, but I just wanted you to know about my little nap excitement. have a great day!

Now all I’ve got to do is find some places to start gigging… if you can help me out in that department, let me know!

well hey there again… I just put the live version of my song on my myspace… It says that it is processing now, so it should be up by the end of the day! Check it out!

Well hey guys… I’ve got a lot to talk about. i got the cd of the concert today, but it was all one track! One hour and four minutes. I think I’ll work on splitting it up tomorrow and i should have it ready tomorrow night! So, I’ve been in Boston for a while and I’ve noticed something. A lot of people really love nature, or people, and I like them both. But something I’ve noticed is that there is nothing that makes me smile quite as much as seeing a guy and a girl that are in love kiss. Not a sloppy, lustfull one, but the kind where they after having smiled and shared a good laugh, kiss for a split second and smile again. that kind of kiss is born of something different than other kisses. It’s not one of lust but of something completely different, just complete joy in being around the other person. now i don’t claim to know people’s motives, but there’s something about a smiley kiss that just makes me smile. Now in other, less cheesy news I’M GOING TO BE HOME IN THREE DAYS AND TWELVE HOURS!!! YAY!!!!… goodnight all!

Hey guys and gals… I’m just sitting in a really good burger place by Berklee called City Kitchen… its pretty rockin’! I’m getting ready to have some buffalo “fingers” and a bacon cheeseburger. Well I thought I was going to have the new recording of my song on my myspace today, but I’m not sure that that’s going to work out… We’ll see by the end of the day! But I promise I’ll get it out there as soon as I can… well, I just thought I’d let you know and by the way, check out the new Ben Folds CD… it’s sweet! (Songs for Silverman)

Read my last entry, and then check out my sweet new links module on the left… see you later!

Whelp, Lets backtrack a little bit. I went to Walden pond on Thursday after my aunt and I had failed in our first attempt the week before. For those of you who have forgotten, Walden pond is the place where Henry David Thoreau developed a lot of his philosophies. He lived in a cabin there, away from everything so that he could gain an understanding of nature and himself. For a guy who probably did not believe in Jesus, he did a good job of understanding morality and personal responsibility. We walked all around the pond (probably 2 miles), which was more like a small lake, and visited the site where his house had been. It was good fun.

Then today, glorious Saturday, my aunt and uncle and I went to Maine! It was sweet! I had my first whole lobster and it was really good. They probably caught it sometime this morning so it was rockingly fresh! We had fun walking along the rocky cliff of a shore… It’s crazy because all of the vegetation goes up to the edge! Here are some pictoras.Oh yeah… the temperature was only 73 and I got cold in the shade. It was wonderful!

PS – ode to the perpetual loss of my facial hair.

I grew you out so I could feel like a man
You were really neat
I felt like a big kid
And I happily cut you off
during a happy, yet fateful, conversation
It took like an hour because you got really big and stopped being patchy
But now you are gone
and it makes a certain someone happy
maybe I’ll see you next summer
goodbye, good sir.

Love you guys!

I learned this tonight. I should never try to figure out the future. It’s the destroyer of Faith and rest… I’ve realized something, and the thing that I’ve realized is that I’ll never figure anything out. Life is supposed a mystery. Rest in God is the only life. “The warrant or ground of faith is the divine testimony, not the reasonableness of what God says, but the simple fact that he says it. Faith rests immediately on, “Thus saith the Lord.” ” – Easton’s 1897 Bible Dictionary (From Dictionary.com).

Well hey there… I was just reading this random guy’s profile. He’s in the army and this is what part of it said. “I also hold a very strong belief and personal conviction in living for God even though I don’t seem to succed very often. Personal character and integrity are very important to me. ” It’s really cool. We never really succeed, but in our weakness He is strong. We are very dependent whether we like it or not… Well anyways, I played at that concert deal last night and it was flippin’ awesome. The arrangment (cello and a marching thing with the brushes on the drums) was incredible and I’m so thankful that God has allowed this song to progress so much. One of the sonwriting staffers helped to make my song more concise and before then most people thought my song was kind of dumb. But last night it seemed like everyone was really feeling it, like relating. After I finished and I walked backstage, this one guy goes, “f-yeah, dude, f-yeah.” Its so cool that people who need to hear this stuff (not because of what I’ve written, but because of what it’s about) are hearing it, and they like it. Whenever I tell people that a song I’ve written is in light of my relationship to Jesus Christ, no one has gone, “you suck!, or don’t push your faith on me!” They still like it. Whoever started the idea that you can’t be a band/songwriter, talk about Jesus, and be listened to by lots of people was really shortsighted and didn’t live in freedom. I talked to this goth girl that goes to Berklee for college and she was really really cool and supportive! I love sharing the Love with people, you know? There’s a difference because there’s a purpose for talking to people. Also, my family came!!! I love them so much! They are the best ever. Jimmy and I hung out at the park and you can go to his xanga for a pictorial review. It was cool. He helped me write music and he’s responsible for any musical progression I’ve ever had. He’s the best and is going to be a rediculously good producer and engineer. Well in one my classes today I played a new original and the teacher liked it so that was fun. I’m really excited and I’m getting the ball rolling on my website. Well, Berklee recorded the concert last night and they’re going to give all of us songwriters a cd of it in our mailboxes. I’ll try and put the file up here for download when I get it. Love you guys. I love you. Oh, here are some new pics! click on any pic to make it bigger!

a lovely little girl

two thirds of a family

Yay!

A beautiful subway entrance

Yawkey way

By the way… myspace.com/davidchalk