The Daily Mikeirvian

Monday, July 20, 2015

New Painting – “Confederate Flag”

In the wake of people trying to say “Ban the confederate flag!” I decided to paint a painting of it just to tell the American government to back off and quit trying to tell us what we can and can’t do.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Don’t Recognize Myself These Days

I do not know what to say or think on things currently. I do not know how to take my success I have been given. There are so many emotional thoughts going on through my brain. Growing up, I was never a part of anything. I was always bullied, and the last one chosen for anything. Lots of times I even sat out during PE class and read a book because of constant harassment. I was a very quiet, shy, and introverted person. And when people in high school would pick on me just for fun, I wouldn’t know it because of how bullied I was when I was younger. Yes, I felt like a total loser growing up. I didn’t even go to my own prom. I graduated high school in 1999 toward the bottom of my class, and then went straight to work after graduation. Working a dead end grocery store job that barely paid for anything, and then going on to a dead end night shift job at Walmart where it felt like the movie “Groundhog Day.” Other jobs I would have would have the same effect. I would go to work, and then come home, and the next day do it over again. Nothing very exciting. I was constantly depressed because I felt there was something more to life than just that. I had desires of running my own business and doing media work but didn’t see any way or chance how. I just felt lousy as a human being. I just felt like a lonely retail stocker that wasn’t important.

My life has been changing these past couple of years (especially this last year) and I just don’t know what to think about it or how to handle it. What my life is like now is not the Mike Irvan I know, and don’t get me wrong – I am 100% proud of myself for what I have accomplished in my life the last couple years. I just don’t know how to deal with it or take it. For the first time in my life I feel successful and for the first time in my life my dad told me he’s proud of me. My last semester at Northark College I made the Dean’s list, I took a test one of my teachers suggested I should take and ended up 2^nd place in the state of Arkansas for that test, which allowed me to go to the National PBL Conference in Chicago this last week. I didn’t even go to any of the PBL meetings so didn’t consider myself a member, and I was shocked I got 2^nd place in the state competition. I don’t win at anything. So I was able to go to a major competition event for the first time in my life, and felt like I was a part of something. I felt accepted as part of their team. It was an amazing experience. I even got a chance to go on the stage to sub for somebody else which was pretty cool, and I also got to finally go into the Sears tower, and walked onto the ledge – which was intense! It was amazing!

And on top of that, a couple of great people from church hired me to do video work for their production company. I am now accomplishing things I have always wanted to do, I just never saw how. I can’t even recognize this new Mike Irvan. I now feel like I’m apart of things that are important and not doing the same old depressing grind.

God got a hold of me a couple of years ago, and my life hasn’t been the same ever since. I just wish certain people I’m close to in my life who I love dearly would be proud of me for the accomplishments I’ve made in my life instead of just ignoring me because of other mistakes I make in my life.

“I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me.” – Philipians 4:13

“Life Moves Pretty Fast. If you don’t stop to look around for a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Handi-Capable Auditions Held in Jacksonville, FL

Handi-Capable is a brand new show for folks with disabilities who have a talent. If you are handicapped and have a talent, please come audition for us. We’ll be taking auditions at The University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday, June 13^th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. For more details, please visit http://handi-capable.us/uncategorized/jacksonville-florida-auditions/ or call 417-319-4624.

Sunday, May 31, 2015

‘Handi-Capable’ talent contest to hold Arlington auditions | Star-Telegram.com

By Robert Philpot

dfw.com

Posted 3:13pm on Wednesday, May. 20, 2015

Ronnie Hurst likes to joke that the photo of him and Rachael Lynee Burns is the “beauty and the beast” photo, then cracks, “but she’s not that bad.”

But she is the beauty, with the pageant cred to back it up: She was crowned Miss Texas International 2014 on March 16, 2014, and she has earned several other Miss Texas International and Miss Texas Galaxy honors since 2010.

She’s also a ballet dancer. Hurst is her manager, a guy with more than two decades of management experience in the entertainment industry, including a stint in the ’90s managing Elvis tribute artist Michael Wroughton, producing dinner theater shows, and writing, directing and producing a show in Branson, Mo.

To read the rest of the article, please go to Handi-Capable’ talent contest to hold Arlington auditions | Star-Telegram.com.

Handi-Capable

This is a new program that is great and needs to be out there! It’s a talent show much like American Idol or America’s Got Talent but showcasing handicapped folks. There are several folks out there who are talented and have disabilities and end up getting discriminated against in the entertainment world because of being handicapped. This is wrong! You don’t have to be perfect to be talented. If you have a disability and have a talent, this show is for you! For more details, please visit the show’s facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Handi-Capable/1551772668408525?fref=ts or check out their website at http://handi-capable.us/ to see where they will be holding auditions at! You can also view a short three minute clip explaining what this show is about by visiting https://youtu.be/STHl5XGCtok. Please help spread the word about this amazing show!

“You Don’t Have To Be Perfect To Be Talented”

Very Excited!

Just got back home from our trip to Texas, and I have to say that I'm so excited to be on board with Magic Mirror Productions. I really love the concept for The Handi-Capable show and what it's about and I'm glad to be a part of it. These are dreams that just seemed unreachable to me only a few years ago. It's amazing what can happen to someone once God gets a hold of you! I don't recognize me nor my life these days. I just graduated college with my associate's degree in digital media, made the dean's list, and a fantastic christian couple willing to give me a chance to work in media production. I don't take any credit for any of this. I give God the glory for it all. Phillipians 4:13 and 4:19 "I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me.” ; "But My God Shall Supply All Your Needs According To His Riches In Glory By Jesus Christ."

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Verse of the Day, May 23, 2015

“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God freely and graciously declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. ” – Romans 3:23-24

Friday, May 22, 2015

Quote of the Day, May 22, 2015

“Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” – George S. Patton

©The Wilkow Majority

Verse of the Day, May 22, 2015

“So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.” – Ephesians 4:25

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Made The Dean's List

I can't believe I made the dean's list this year! that's awesome! it's amazing what happens to your life when you choose to put God first. I feel so blessed. God is good! I need to make sure I do my best to not let all this go to my head to where I end up sounding like a braggart. To view the complete list, visit http://www.northark.edu/news_events/default.aspx?id=339

Saturday, May 9, 2015

God Deserves The Credit

I feel so blessed right now. I'm just an introverted person who kept to myself a lot. Just a simpleton who doesn't know too much. Sometimes I still feel like that. If you would have told me 3 or more years ago I would graduate with my associate's in digital media and with my small business management degree, I would have laughed. When I first signed up for college in 2012, I still wasn't sure what to think. However, because of certain circumstances that happened in spring 2013 I decided to get right with God come fall 2013. He's changed my life and blessed me in so many ways, and sometimes I wonder - where do I rate? what did I do to deserve this? I don't deserve any of what he's blessed me with. I still have my faults and struggles, but he's blessed me still and all my prayers aren't answered, but some have been. I'm blessed with a 2nd chance: I had an oppourtunity at 17 to work as an intern in media, but blew it - but he has put people in my life that are giving me that 2nd chance. I know I probably say too much about it at times, but I just feel so blessed right now and appreciate Wayne Hicks and Kathy Hicks to give me a chance. I also help out with activities in my community. I'm doing things now, I never thought I would ever do. Some may think I should take all the credit for accomplishments I made the last couple years, but I give all the glory to God. God is who changed my life. Philipians 4:13 - "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." I'm definitely looking forward to what He has in store for my future. Stay tuned for pictures from graduation, coming soon.

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

You Are Worth Something

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Won 2nd Place In State Competition

If you would have told me a couple of years ago I would have won 2^nd place at a state competition, I probably would have laughed at you. I never win anything, let alone a state competition. Last semester one of my teachers advised I'd take a certain test which would help on a resume. A few weeks ago I took the test, and thought I failed it. Come to find out I won second place in state! Now I get to compete at the national level in Chicago in June!

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Senseless Cop Shootings

Ok, here's how I feel on these stupid cop shootings: apparently another black person got shot and killed by a cop in South Carolina. The cop got fired and put in jail. Should these cops use lethal force? Probably not. They have tasers for a reason. However, with that being said - they doing their job and what they are trained to do. They are trained to get a suspect to stop at any means necessary. This cop told this suspect to stop but instead of stopping the guy ran from the cop so the cop shot him! I'm sorry, but whether you did something wrong or not, if a cop (or any authority for that matter) tells you to stop YOU STOP! quit blaming cops for what they are doing. regardless if it's wrong or right what they are doing, that's not the point. the point is if a cop tries to stop you THAN YOU STOP! use some common sense people! If you stop when told, than these senseless shootings wouldn't be occurring!

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Verse of the Day, April 07, 2015

“Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people.” – Ephesians 6:7

Monday, March 30, 2015

Arkansas Passes Privacy Bill That Could Kill Street Photography

One reason I've been a little leery about taking photos of those I didn't know:

Arkansas Passes Privacy Bill That Could Kill Street Photography

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Verse of the Day, March 28, 2015

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.” – Matthew 24:35