Conan

Thinking back upon the last ten years or so, Conan O'Brien has been a part of my thinking and laughter. He was always on when I came home from hanging out and worth suffering through the half hour of "Mad About You" that preempted him for years on Utah's NBC affiliate. He was a writer on a show I watched almost daily growing up, the Simpsons, along with with another fave, Saturday Night Live. If I was to very pick someone to represent me in the late night world, Conan would be that person.

I like making people laugh, it's almost a gut reaction to most of life's situations. Likewise, I am grateful to Conan for the laughter he has given to me. In case you didn't watch his last episode of the Tonight Show, here are his parting words:

I can never thank you enough for your kindness to me and I’ll think about it for the rest of my life. All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism — it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.

Thanks Coco.

-Jake

Dear Abbey

Hey everyone.

In case you didn't know, my band just finished our new EP Dear Abbey. I thought I'd share it with you. Let me know what you think!



Jake

PS- Jess is the reason track number 3 "This Time" is on there. It was one of the first song I ever wrote. I just realized today that I would have been in 9th grade when I wrote it and that was 10 years ago. Wow.

Music Video

I made this for a class last semester. My teacher loved it, I thought you all might like it too.

Christmas Was Good

Well, Christmas is technically over in like 25 minutes but it's okay, both Jess and I have had a very nice holiday this year. The most memorable part was watching my niece Hailey open up a box containing a bottle of ketchup and some salsa. She said that's what she wanted for Christmas (I'm not sure if she was joking at the time or not) and so her parents complied. I wish I could accurate describe the joy that was on her face and in her voice as she her little arms wrapped around the Christmas condiments but I can honestly say that words just can't do the moment justice.



Thank you to everyone for their generosity, kindness and time. We just couldn't be more blessed.

Merry Christmas!

Love- Jake

Holiday Cover: Away in a Manger

So I'm doing a cover a day the holiday break and Jess helped me out with one of the songs. We actually did this in primary today for sharing time. Jess was great.



To see them rest of the covers go to http://www.youtube.com/TheSweaterFriends.