I sent the tune of Sometimes I Wonder to Jeremiah, and he created this arrangement. For those of you who don't know, I wrote the basic tune (And lyrics, but you can hear those) And Jeremiah wrote the acompaniment and created this sound file. Isn't it beautiful? If that doesn't work... go here... http://www.archive.org/details/SometimesIWonder

Here's to Jeremiah!

This is my own picture from seventh grade...

And this is one he sent me... but it's a little too dark. Not the best picture. (No offence, of course.)

You are TOTAL AWESOMENESS. (Despite what Sam says about some girl in Morgan.) Thanks for being such an awesome friend! You're always great, funny, random, and someone I can trust. I hope you know you can trust me.

(One day late... Oh well)

Heyo, All! I hope you all had an absolutly wonderful Christmas! I know I did, spending time with all of my family. I had a great time. I got a bunch of great gifts. I feel bad I wasn't able to give more. Maybe next year...

I got some pretty cool things, though. Kayleen made me a pillowcase with flames and dragons on it. Spencer made me a pencil holder with a ton of long words on it. (With suprisingly short definitions...) And Robby made me a Gamemaster J.T. t-shirt. It's awesome.

I also got something totally unexpected... Unlimited Texting! Starting next Monday. I was totally surprised when I opened that. Thanks Mom and Dad!

And something totally awesome, if maybe a little expected...
(Drum Roll.........................)

I FINALLY GOT A WII!

That's right, the Norris's finally have a game system that they make games for. Thanks, Santa!

Well, I've got to go hang out with my cousin and my aunt and uncle. I'll see you all later. Here's hopes to a fabulous Winter Break!

Have you ever stopped to think, really think, about the words to these Christmas songs? Have you ever taken away the pretty music and just thought about the pure poetry of the lyrics? I've been doing it lately, and the words just keep hitting me, impacting me. Why is it that I find these poetic words more meaningful then others? I'm not quite sure. But here's a few Christmas songs to think about. Read the poems, and forget the music for a moment.

O Come, all ye faithful!
Joyful, and Triumphant!
O Come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem.
Come and behold him
Born the king of angels!
O come let us adore him,
Christ, the Lord!

God rest ye, Merry Gentlemen.
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day!
To save us all from Satan's Power
When we had gone astray
O, tidings of comfort and joy!

Christmas Bells!
Those Christmas Bells!
Ringing through the land!
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man!

What child is this
Who, laid to rest on Mary's lap, is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
And shepherd watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ, the King!
Whom shepherds watch and angels sing:
Haste, Haste to bring him laud, the babe, the son of Mary!

Hark! how the bells, Sweet silver bells,
All seem to say, "Throw cares away!"
Christmas is here, Bringing good cheer
To young and old, Meek and the bold!
Oh how they pound, Raising the sound,
O'er hill and dale, Telling their tale!
Gaily they ring, While people sing
Songs of good cheer, "Christmas is here!"

Christmas time is something special
Something that just warms your soul.
Something that fills you with peace
And always surrounds you with joy.
Sounds of Christmas, oh how joyous
Hear them everywhere you go.
Silver bells, their pretty ringing
Christmas songs, their wondrous sounds.
Friends surround you, laughing, smiling
Rejoice in their beaming joy
The feeling you get when giving
Is the brightest in the soul.
May we feel the joy of Christmas
May we laugh and love more now
Sing the praises to the highest
Happy Birthday, to my Lord.


I felt like writing a Christmas poem. So I did, just now. There's my improv, how do you like it?

Anyways, I'm having a great Christmas week so far. Just wanted to share my joyous activities.

Monday, I went to West Jordan High School for their Choir Concert, which Kat is in. So are a few of my friends that I know from being friends with Kat- Emma, who I didn't actually get to see, and Sam, who I met at a region dance. She's a really good dancer. Anyways, the concert was beautiful.

Speaking of beautiful...

Ha ha. I wonder what she's going to think when she sees this... "Jarom's such a dork..."

Last night, I went to Hillcrest High for Aerin's Choir performance. It was absolutely beautiful. Aerin has the best singing voice of anyone I can think of. Dagget, I wish I had remembered to take my camera to that... then I would have pictures of Aerin and Steph, two of the best friends in the whole world! I LOVE ALL OF YOU!

Hello, all you non-existent readers. I'm waiting for the Gel for my Cell Model to harden a little so we can stick in the organelles, and working on a Croatia paper, and I thought I should do a post. Ug, I know way more about Croatia then I ever wanted to. But I was looking at the countries we have when it hit me... If I don't get on the Security Council representing Croatia, I'll have to do something similair to this again on whatever other country Stucki gives me. :P

So... yeah. I've been doing so much homework lately, and I've felt really stressed. The wierd thing is that randomly during the day or on certain days entirely I'll just have this wave of gloom. It's like this dark feeling in my heart that just makes me mellow, and I can't shake it because there's no sunlight. (I know that's a lame excuse... but the other day I had it, and then the clouds moved and the sun shone down, and it totally disapeared. It was awesome. I love the sun.)

You can see the results of these such days by looking at this poem I wrote during one of them: http://gamemasterjtpoems.blogspot.com/2009/12/gloom.html. I actually wrote one half while I was feeling down, and then the second half when I was feeling better.

Well, through this whole thing there have been a few really great friends that have helped me through. I was thinking about them, and most of them already have their own tributes, like Mandi, Kat, and Paige. But there is one that I haven't done.

Here's to Rachel! (Yes, another Rachel. I know 5 of them. ^_^ )

Thanks for being such a ball of sunshine when I can't see the sun. Thanks for being my friend. Thanks for giving me hugs when I really need them, and not even thinking twice about it. You may be trying to prove to me that you're really mean, but more often then not you're just too nice. ^_^ Thanks for everything!

Number Two- Here's to Raechel!

Thanks for being a great friend. You're a really nice, really sweet, and really intellegent person. Thanks for being my friend when I think I'm going to die of boredom. ;P Thanks for being such an awesome person. I really enjoy being around you and talking with you! Remember that you can always find a friend in me. You're the best.

I'm working on fixing my Qs, but I thought that I should really post. Plus, I have some great friends and I felt like I needed to do a tribute to them. So here's two great friends of mine.

Number One- Here's to Paige!

I've known Paige since 1st grade, but I never really bothered becoming her friend until lately. Funny how you discover just how nice people are in ways like that.

Thanks, Paige. You're such a nice person, and you're really a spiritual giant. Thanks for your smile, it's helped me more than once. Thank you for just being a good person. Always remember that I'll be here for you whenever you need anything.

So, November ends and I stop posting? Really? Stupidity. :P That's me.

Monday night, we went to Temple Square with the Michaelis's. It was fun. I decided I was going to mess with Photoshop today, so I used some of the pictures I took.

I've been wanting to do this for a long time, too. Take a picture of myself, and mess with it a little, and make it look really nice. I just have issues with that. So I finally just kicked myself and said "Jarom, you have to stop thinking you look like an idiot every time you see a picture of yourself." I messed with a picture of me to see what I could do. Here's the result:

Have a good day, everyone!