i know it’s been a long time, but i figured any time is a good time to add some pics of the children. plus, jackson’s birthday is tomorrow so i figured now would be good to show how much he’s grown.
more after the break
this song is by the killers.
the killer’s new album, sam’s town, is a fast grower for me. i have to admit that i haven’t given their first album, hot fuss, much of a listen. oh, i’ve heard the hits and a few other tunes here and there and i really have liked what i heard but for whatever reason, i haven’t dived into it like i know i should. so, when i heard that they released a 2nd album, i bought it on principle but figured that i wouldn’t really listen to it much. luckily, i was wrong. this album is fast growing on me to be one of my current favorites.
i have no clue how this stuff happens, but somebody found a song that i recorded and blogged about it. judging by the title i believe he’s an elliott smith fan (am i right?). anyway, it’s kind of cool how the internet works that way. i’ve been thinking about re-recording that song. i play it a bit differently now than i did when i recorded it and i think it sounds really cool. a little more full, with a couple of guitars and some harmonies. anyway, i just thought whole blog thing was weird.
so, i got the urge to redesign the heller family.org. and as you can see, redesign, i did. i really like th new layout. it’s very clean and will integrate video and music MUCH better than our old site. clicking on pull over on the right will open up a navigation and search menu that should help you get around. it may take me a little bit to get all of the videos working correctly. i’m starting with the newest ones and working backwords. i may not be able to get the comments from all of the stories copied over however. anyway, i hope you enjoy the new site. contact me if you have any problems making it work for you.
jana and the children have left me for spokane. it was really sad to see them go and has been hard to be away. i still have 4 more weeks of training here before i get to be there with them. i made this little photo-video collage to celebrate our time here in auburn. i hope you enjoy it. the first song is by the racontours and the 2nd one is by band of horses. check them both out. i’ll add links to the songs later.
yes, you heard me. the heller's are moving for the 8th time. is that crazy or what? i've actually been offered a job with a company called eliot management group, and we'll be moving to spokane, wa.
we're pretty stoked as it's a great job and we'll be by my family which will be fun. the boring part: EMG is a credit card processing company and i will be managing the spokane office. it's truly a great opportunity and we feel very blessed. i start in spokane on september 18th and am training up until then. we'll probably be renting out our house so if you know of anyone that wants to rent a killer house in auburn washington, let us know.
this, of course, also means that lakeland furniture warehouse is no more. that was a bit sad for me as this has been my baby. through good times and bad, it has been the thing that has helped us get through. i didn't have a camera and wasn't able to take any pictures of my last days, but i filmed a few things with my crappy cell phone video camera. all the videos are probably going to play at the same time (sorry), but they're only about 7 or 8 seconds long, so as soon as they're done, just hit play on each one individually to check them out.
i almost didn’t post this movie. i thought it was pretty good but when i showed it to jana, she informed me (after a few moments of silence) that it wasn’t one of my better pieces. so, i sat on it for a couple of weeks and am deciding to put it up regardless. how do you like that, jana?
some friends of ours have created a new childrens show called “yo gabba gabba” and lily is bonkers for it. the show is SO good. hopefully it will get picked up by someone. here is a clip of her watching it.
here’s some pics of lily and jackson that are really good (admittedly, i’m a little biased). jack’s really yucking it up for the camera.
these songs are by casiotone for the painfully alone.
from the artists website:
“Casiotone for the Painfully Alone is the musical alias of 28 year old American film school drop-out Owen Ashworth. Ashworth began making music in 1997 after he realized that song-making was a far more cost-effective means of storytelling than film-making.”
this guy seriously is incredible. with just a keyboard and his voice he can convey some pretty heavy emotion. while his songs definitely are somewhat bummed, i feel it still has that, “things aren’t working out so well, but i’m going to keep trying until i get it right” feeling. hopeful, not hopeless.
