Goodbye Old Friend

For everyone out there who likes Ask.com as much as me, Jeeves has been retired. The corporation has decided that Jeeves, as a mascot, limits society's views on the company. Personally, I enjoyed the creativity of Jeeves' outfits during holidays and special occasions, but I guess that's just not enough for the business world. I can't wait to see what new and exciting symbol will fill Jeeves' shoes. Adios amigo

Mr. Brian

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WCQR Rocks My Ears Off!

For everyone in Greene County, I have fantastically awesome news! WCQR has been granted a new frequency 93.7 FM, and now we can all have a good clean Christian radio station to listen to with the top Christian hits. This has been my favorite radio station for years, but it's been one of those stations that you have to position the antenna perfectly and the moons of Saturn have to be in alignment before you can get clear reception. But we can now kiss those staticy days goodbye :) You can read the whole story, and listen to WCQR online by clicking here.

A Carson Newman Starry Night

For the past little while, I've been working on a new painting which I like to call "A Carson Newman Starry Night". It was inspired by and based on Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night" but it has my take on the picture.
As you look at this painting, you can see some of the details that I've added. I'll see if I can explain them to you. If you look at van Gogh's original work, you can see that he portrayed a small town encapsilated with an abundance of flowing stars and sky. Some people portray this as a way of showing the awesomeness and protection that God is showing over the town. I am definitely one of those individuals. This is one of the main reasons that I wanted to base my painting around this particular work. My painting is showing how God is protecting all of us in our small town campus.
As you'll notice, I didn't put all of the buildings of Carson Newman in the painting. This is partly because if I painted all the buildings they would be so tiny you couldn't tell what they are, and also because I wanted to focus on the areas that mean the most to my friends and I. The columns made it into the picture because they symbolize the center of CN. They show the beauty of the campus and they represent the togetherness of campus. Alumni is there due to the fact that it's the coolest dorm in the world and it's where I live. It also represents the feeling of home. First Baptist Church represents the strong Christian atmosphere of campus as well as the presence of God all around campus. The library behind FBC represents all of the knowledge and learning here at CN. I also put the math building at the bottom because that's where most of my classes occur.
The light blue building towards the middle is the Blackberry Patch. This represents the fun and randomness we all have here at college. You will also see Taco Bell and Walmart signs along the sides of the picture. These again represent the fun times we've had here, plus these are two of the places every CN student spends lots of money. The SAC is also on the picture to show off our athletic sides :)
There are a few more key areas to our college career including the Isle of Heron, Chicken Island, and Mossy Creek Caves. You can also notice that Brian the fish is swimming near the Isle and there is a blue heron flying over the island as well. (sorry if you can't exactly see them due to blurriness)
As you look towards the sky, you'll see stars. Like the campus, these aren't really in any particular locations exept for a few. I put Orion's belt and the Little Dipper in the picture because I can always spot them in the sky. Also there is a solitary shooting star in the upper right of the painting. Originally, I was planning to make the sky have no clouds in the picture at all so the stars would stand out a little more, but I decided that the sky couldn't be perfectly clear because nothing and nobody is perfect.
I'm sure there is more symbolism, but that's all I can think of at the moment. I hope you enjoy "A Carson Newman Starry Night"!

Mr. Brian

Thanks to Shawn for the use of his super cool camera :)

Happy V Day!!!

Happy Valentines Day!!! I know alot of singles out there feel kind of down when it comes to Valentines Day (cause I'm one too) This post is for everyone out there in the same boat as I am :) It's also for all of my family and friends as a simple way to say I love you all!!! I hope everybody has a wonderful day and a fantastic week.

Mr. Brian

Peanuts Hey Ya!

After looking at some random videos on Google Video, I ran across this version of Outkasts "Hey Ya" I hope you all enjoy. Click here

UMBERTO ECO!!!

After a couple of weeks of serious Italian monk mystery, the 535 page novel has finally come to an end. It was long, it was rough, but for those of us who read it, we now have a lifetime of inside jokes to share :) I just thought I'd let everyone know that we completed UMBERTO ECO!!!