R.I.P....

I've had this blog for a long while. I have come to both love and hate it during its time. As of right now, something has happened to me while on vacation. I've left Coachella early and taking my time going home. Life always has different things for you. It's just handed me my next move to take.

I feel no need to keep this blog going.

It'll be left up though. Maybe to be discovered somewhere down the line...

Thanks to any and all readers I've had. It's nice to know that someone read my words. Take care, God bless.

- Schuyler Deal

Calm Before The Show...

pre-day 1 to Coachella. i'm in my tent and ready for bed. the day was good. a long stretch from Phoenix to Cali, but nice nonetheless.

security scanned my camping pass and it came up invalid. that was scary scary. much thanks goes out to the lady who let me through anyway.

i'm really here. in the flesh. i'm excited. i miss my honey bee though. next time she'll be with me. Next time...

well, that's it for now. gotta save my phone juice. much to do tomorrow. this is schuyler at Coachella 2012 signing off. g'night everyone. sweet dreamzzz...

War Pony Is Sleeping...

i'm in Flagstaff. i'm tired. i'm going to bed. i'm on my own. i'm happy.

tomorrow is the final leg to Coachella. i'm ready. so ready...

My Direction Is West...

my great adventure starts tomorrow morning. off to Coachella i go. i'm looking forward to an awesome time and have high hopes for wonderful memories.

God watch over me as i travel. i ask for journey mercies.

stay tuned to this blog. i'll do my best to update every night. dig it...

In Just A While...

i'm at dads washing clothes. the weather is bad here in oklahoma. still, despite that and my sore stomach, i'm still terribly excited about my trip to Coachella next week. i'm leaving on Wednesday. its going to be a lllllooooooonnnnnnggggg drive...

i'll be trying my best to update my blog during the trip and concert. i'll mostly be upping pics to instagram. it looks to be a fun time i hope. :p

April 8th, 2012...

I take a lot of things for granted. One thing I surely do is forget God's mercy and grace. I've been dealing with my own personal issues without his help. That cannot be done. I've been getting more and more involved with worldly nature. That is not good. I've been struggling to come to terms with my own personal self. It's askew and not easy to straighten. I let impure thoughts plague my mind. God lives in me. I shouldn't let him be near such troubling stuff.

Today is Easter Sunday. The most important day in our lives. God died on the cross for us. He took all our sins. There is no way we can pay him back for what he did. We are not worthy. I am not a good Christian. I try my best most of the time, but fail to carry that fact. God has had mercy on me since I was born. Through a wealth of dysfunctional family life, (a parents divorce, domestic violence, lies, hate), to me almost killing myself back in college, God has shown me mercy and has protected me. He has let me go through hardships in order to learn and become a man of something he see's fit. I am still here and still living, but all of that couldn't have happened without God's mercy and the sacrifice Jesus made when he died on the cross.

This is Easter Sunday. The most important day of the year...

A Time Of Reflection...

this will be Easter weekend. its an important time to remember the meaning of why God died for our sins. there's no shame in admitting my Christian faith. i mean, if you've ever paid any attention to this blog you'd probably have figured that out by now.

anyway, this weekend will also be a stickball retreat. if everything works out, me and kristy may be going down south to Broken Bow for the Jim Thorpe games. it looks to be an exciting time i hope. i'm just glad there will be people i know there. oh, and we will also be hitting up a powwow in Ada, so good times!!!

Baked Potato, Sweet Tea...

me and kristy are washing clothes. no, not the most amazing thing ever, but something to be done. this has been a good weekend and i just wanted to say that. i mean, how often do those happen??? me, kristy and her little sister when up to Stillwater to play stickball. that native american traditional sport has become something i've become enamored with. i love it!!! and being me, i love to love. i need love in my life. love of all things...

oh, and one last thing like all the last things i mention. kristy has gotten me into the show, Parks and Recreation. where have i been all this time??? that show is fantastic!!! its almost like The Office, but in its own self-contained world. pretty refreshing to find that little gem.

It Stinks, Thumbs Down...

Enter The Void sucked. cool special effects, but not so great a story. i even felt a little sick after watching it. that mostly came from the awful sex scenes.

Irreversible was an independent movie that thrived on its own personal self. Enter The Void felt like a re-hash of an idea already used by the same director. just this time it looked more cool and neon-like...

i hope The Hunger Games more than makes up for it.

Take A Trip Trip...

uh, wow. it feels like forever since i've written on here. hmm...at the moment i'm finally getting around to watching this movie called Enter The Void. it's by Gasper Noe. the guy who made Irreversible. (that one is hard to watch...)

anyway, me and kristy are going out of town this weekend to dallas. it'll be good to escape okc again. things are tiring here...

yep, yep, yep...

Thunder Up Ya Punx...

its close to midnight here. me and kristy just got back from playing basketball at the church. it's becoming a new thing for me and i'm starting to really love it. i actually made a few points!!! ha ha

speaking of basketball, we're both going to see the Oklahoma THUNDAAA play tuesday!!! we haven't been to a game since the playoffs last year. i'm quickly changing my lifestyle and becoming someone who appreciates life more often. for so long i've been a shut-in; one who stays away from others and wishes to not be involved. anyway time has moved on, seasons have changed and i'm much older. so old that i can feel it in my legs and feet, back and sides, head and shoulders. blah blah blah...

oh, and we're watching The Office right now, me and kristy. its good to share something i love with someone i love.

i'm full of total CHEESE!!! :^P

Warrior Pride, Frito Pie...

this is a special weekend here in oklahoma. the Anadarko Warriors are playing in the high school state championships. tomorrow is the big house. the state fairgrounds. i'm excited of course. there's something about seeing natives reach glory. sports is perhaps one of the best since its for the love of the game, and also because its pure.

oh, and i think sushi is on the menu as well, so hooray for raw fish and rice!!!

aww, and one more thing. i'm going to start writing for scene point blank now. i've been given the opportunity to show my writing in a new location and i'm stoked!!!

Stop Whispering, Start Shouting...

me and kristy are seeing radiohead tomorrow in dallas. the excitement is brewing. this will be my second time witnessing them live. first was back in the summer of 2008. i didn't have the best occasions, but for brief moments things became good. catching radiohead in person was one of those blips in my life that stands out. i believe my chances are better this jog because i'll be with someone very special to me and we'll both get to share the experience. God is good.

B'dubs Is Da Best...

i scraped my left leg and knee last night playing basketball. it was fun though, so bloody body parts aside, the event was worth the pain. i'm currently eating lunch with my dad at b'dubs, or buffalo wild wings. i think i'll get a cookie after I bust face on these here wings.

Seashell By A Lakeshore...

lake draper has seen better days...

Indian Hills Road, 2008-2012...

I took a drive to that sacred place where I'm still stuck. That time was special, never to be forgotten by me. The can we drank out of is still there. It's place hopefully permanent. I scanned the horizon, remembering the animals running through the night while the sky was black like black. I sat under a small tree, its shade penetrating my emotions. The wind blowing through my short hair. I spilled my seed on dry, rough ground. The grass was green and soft. Alone and in the comfort of love, I shared a moment like no other. I came back, searching for that place and it still stands. Life has evolved to unfathomed levels, but the land still stands. I'm alone at the present time, deeply thinking, pondering. What is it that God has led me through??? Am I really out of the fire of New Mexico??? Did my soul splinter there; forever to be placed in one spot??? I don't know these answers that I still search for. My life has tumbled to expectations I never knew would happen. Tradition and life, one after the other. I pray for forgiveness and insight. I pray for patience and understanding. I pray to live in peace and move on. God willing...

You Have Five Minutes...

i just watched the movie Drive. it came out sometime last year and was a sleeper hit. i'll go ahead and say right off, that this was perhaps Ryan Gosling's best performance besides his role in Half Nelson, which was heartbreaking. i did some quick studying and have now come to find out the film is a sort of a noir piece. than makes sense since its a rather slow build type of film. very intense and worth all the time it took to reach its climax. its the kind of movie i enjoy more than others. you know, those long, zombie pace types that climb to some sort of conclusion, or nothing at all??? yeah, those kinds. Terrance Malick is king of that choice when it comes to film making. i'm always inspired by good art, and Drive is a film worth your time...

Green Chili And Chocolate...

wait wait wait...did i just come back from a vacation still intact??? hmm, i guess so...

taos new mexico has always been a nice place to visit. my favorite place to visit in that state. the ski trip i just had was great. good times with family and travel cohorts. the food was good too. green chili is awesome indeed. what better time than now to celebrate life by making good memories??? i say, "right here, right now!!!" i'm blessed to have had this opportunity in those wonderful mountains. the air was fresh and chilly and the snow pure and clean. i wish it lasted longer. too much of a good thing i guess..

Turn To The Right...

a ski trip is happening this weekend. me and kristy will be hitting the slopes of new mexico. taos new mexico to be exact. it looks to be a fun time, but i can't shake the feeling of nervousness. i haven't been back to NM since college graduation. i sort of wrote that place off. regardless, i'm glad kristy will be there to have my back in case things get weird. not that i'm expecting it to...

Nothing Much To Say...

its cold out today. oklahoma weather is sneaky...

tonight is the church valentine banquet. i'm in charge of making sure the youth kids are helping with the meals and showmanship. it looks to be a great time i hope.

aww, and it seems that my dad just bought a new truck. hmm...i'm not shocked. this just means that he can't say one word to me about anything that i pay for, or do. blah blah blah