Member Since: 11/29/2005 11:17:49 AM
Last Seen: 5/10/2008 8:54:07 PM
Books: Lord of the Rings, Beowulf, Grendel, Edgar Allen Poe, etc.
Music: Jars of Clay, Jeff Buckley, Jeremy Enigk, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Fire Theft, Stars of Track and Field, Burlap to Cashmere, Sixpence None the Richer, The Beatles, Poor Old Lu, Robert Miles, U2, Spiritualized, Starsailor, Unwed Sailor...
More Music!: Godspeed You Black Emperor, Sigur Ros, Coldplay, David Gray, Delerium, Ozma, A Silver Mt Zion, God is an Astronaut, Explosions in the Sky, mewithoutYou, This Will Destroy You
Age: 22
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Happy birthday dude!
Noel
ILUV_JEN
hi iluv-jen is her invite you 2be my friends... seeyahhh.... thankzz///
shawn
have a good day
Scoots
Hey - you need to add the COMMS tag to your page, so people can send you invites and scthuff...
Scoots
Sry I didnt' get anything posted about that charity - I was out moving PV sites over to Chicago most of the last 2 weeks (still have a lot of work to do). If it would still help to post something, LMK.
Lazybones
cool blogs, except there's no friend request button ;)
Noel
nice layout ......
TRUE_HUMAN
Hi bro..
shawn
i have never used that.and know nothing about that
TRUE_HUMAN
this blog is cool.
Have a nice day
Lazybones
cool layout. You ever read anything by Orsen Scott Card?
Noel
nice blog
Scoots
Thanks for the comm...wait a minute, you a biatch!
=D
Scoots
Fixed that field problem - thanks for the heads up, I'd never have noticed it myself.
Unknown
Alright Mister, it was just my opinion. Some thoughts that were running through my head at the time! What you say makes since... Okay? Damn. ---I have never read TDC. Have you?
Scoots
Sup Elf, haven't seen you around in awhile. Things are starting to pick up around here...
00pjessica
GREAT WAY OF REFERING EASTER TO RESSURECTION SUNDAY!!!
Scoots
And it is good.
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| Personal: A Host of Things |
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It's been so long since I wrote... well, anything at all that I can't help but feel the desire to sit down and write about... well, anything at all. To say that I want to write about "anything at all" may at first appear to be a willingness to babble -- as if rambling on about any old subject would appease me, but I assure you (and myself), that is not the case. To be frank, so much has happened since the last time I sat down to expound upon my thoughts that I could speak about pretty much "anything at all" and have it be a relevant discourse related to a portion of my life. I've had emergency medical situations, ongoing regular medical situations, relationship disappointments, friendship disappoints, generic disappointments, job enthusiasm, job demoralization, heights of joy and happiness, depths of sadness, personal discoveries, new friendships appearing, old friendships falling away, spiritual reawakening, spiritual failures... where does one start in all of this? Am I egotistical enough to think that I can surmise this in a way that anyone else would possibly want to read it? Both interesting questions; ones I won't bother with for now. I suppose writing itself is the goal in all of this; whether or not it makes sense or anyone reads it is wholly irrelevant to me personally (though I invite you to stay along for the ride; perhaps it will benefit you in some way). To be frank again, my mind keeps leading me to want to write in detail about the spiritual things related in categorical fashion above; however, I will hold off on that lest any of the other categories become a distraction in the meantime. I think I will touch briefly on the medical issues first, as I don't want to go into terrible amounts of detail (for your sake more than my privacy's sake -- I've never been inclined to privacy myself, usually to my own detriment). In any case, in early February I had to be taken to the hospital from work; I had experienced a brief heart palpitation followed by an elevated heart rate (160 at one point [for those of you who didn't spend significant portions of your time watching a host of hospital shows on TV at one time or another, it's generally preferable for one's heart rate to be between 60-100 beats per minute as an adult]). To make this long story short, the cardiologist I saw determined that my episode was caused by a rather severe case of acid reflux. This makes sense to me as I've lived with horrible indigestion for quite a while now -- at times so bad I was unable to sleep for most of the night. I was placed on an acid reducer as well as heart-rate medication to prevent another incident. My stomach issues improved but not completely. A couple of weeks later I saw a gastroenterologist who put me on an additional acid reducer and scheduled both an ultrasound and an endoscopy. Since then I have had both tests done (the latter of which was a miserable experience for me personally that I won't relate here, but to say I made the experience far worse than it needed to be would be an understatement) and both have come back negative for any issues, thank God. I am continuing to follow up with the necessary doctors at this point to complete the clean bill of health. In addition I am on a diet in an attempt to lose the substantial amount of weight that makes up the "over" portion of my being "overweight." I am down about 20 pounds so far, but there is a long way to go. While no more need be said of my medical issues I do offer this -- a plea to anyone else who has struggled with their weight to deal with it, as soon as possible. I understand how difficult it is (trust me, I do), but there is no better time to begin to care for yourself than now if you aren't already doing so. If you are doing so, keep it up -- you get a gold star; though, you may have to track me down to receive it. :) The next few categories revolved around various types of inter-personal and personal disappointments. Detail will again be spared here; this time not for my sake, but for the sake of those involved. While I feel no hesitation in broadcasting much of my life to the greater internet population (as most of them don't give a hoot and a holler anyhow), I do not feel the liberty to do so with others' lives. I will say this -- friendships are terribly frail, and the people you have them with are even more frail. It is both an effort and responsibility to strengthen and nurture friendships, and I have learned not to take this lightly. I suppose some combination of: the medical issues discussed above, the disappointments and the spiritual aspects of my life have made me appreciate my friendships so very, very much. If you are one that I count as a friend reading this, know that I love you very much, and I hope that I've told you so recently. If not, it is a simple and silly oversight on my part! That being said, I suppose the most difficult part of these kinds of disappointments is when others do not live up to the image we have of them. Some would put the blame on the image more so than the person; I would suggest that this is unfair as the person is often primarily responsible for creating the image (though I readily admit that there are cases where the image is wholly undeserved). Unfortunately, the older I get the more frequently I have seen my images of others broken and marred by their actions in reality. Sometimes this means minor alterations to my artwork; however, there are times where the ending representation is wholly different than the original. It is during the latter times that the idea of unconditional love becomes the most ridiculous concept in the entire world. After all it is one thing to love that which conforms to our expectations of it, but to continue that love when the object thereof falls woefully short of our expectations? The ability to do so is truly inhuman, and this understanding all the more underscores the amazement one has when reflecting upon God's unconditional love toward us (can you see the transition here? I am sure you can, but we are not quite there yet!). I am by no means making the claim to fully possess or understand or be capable of unconditional love, but to the extent I have been allowed to show it to others and have had it shown to me I can assuredly reflect on its incredible and difficult qualities. I suppose the job area comes next in the list... the whole concept of this "working phase" of life is so new to me that I hardly feel qualified to comment on much of it at all. Really, I am still learning to deal with the ins and outs of having a full-time job -- dealing with the changes, the struggles, taking the good with the bad and on and on and on. I had never seen myself as someone who would fit in well working at a large company; yet, here I am working for one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. There are certainly a lot of aspects I struggle with -- being merely a small piece of the puzzle, so interdependent on the other pieces, at the whim of those above me -- these are merely a few areas; however, the benefits, security and opportunities afforded me I would trade for just about nothing right now. All in all, it has been a wonderful experience thus far; one that I hope continues for quite awhile. Though I am not quite where I would like to be long term, I do believe that I am picking up valuable experience and knowledge, and that I will be in a good position to find my way to a situation more suited for me personally. Working in a customer service role has opened up quite an interesting can of worms. I am not a "people person" per se, but I do believe I am able to deal with people well; it's just that generally I choose not to! Unfortunately I am not much in a circumstance where I can make that choice. Even so, I am trying to learn all that I can from it and will see where it takes me. Well I do believe I may have overlapped some categories! Friendships have already been covered above indeed, and personal discoveries are just that! They are personal and will remain so -- more for my inability to expound on them in a beneficial way to the reader than for the desire for "personal space" as it were. (As an aside, in case you were wondering, I've been listening to Norah Jones while writing). It seems that this leaves us free to move on to the spiritual aspects of my little note here. I know that some of you will have the initial reaction of running off to some other ridiculous corner of the internet, but if you have come this far do continue! Perhaps if nothing else you will find it interesting. (I've switched to Nina Simone now as Norah's work is complete here -- I guess I am in the mood for soothing jazz-esque music this evening). There is really so much I could say from a spiritual perspective; I am hard pressed to pick an area to focus on. That being said, I will not exhaust your patience (especially those of you who are but begrudging me a few more moments of your time!). Really, there is a story to tell -- somewhere in the midst of the medical turmoil and interpersonal issues, the Lord grabbed quit the hold of me. While I have been a Christian (of the born-again, non-Catholic/Mormon/JW/etc. etc. type) for quite a long time -- I suppose about 16 or 17 years now -- and have grown up in church, my life has not always been one of dedication or the pursuit of a close relationship with my Creator. I have a feeling that most, if not all of you, are well aware of that. It is a rut that is easy to slip in; the reality of God and the importance of fellowship with the same can become mere compartments of an existence without any special place in that existence. For some this leads them far away from God -- into all sorts of obvious and open sin (drinking, drugs, partying, impurity, bitterness, pride, the list goes on); however, for others the affect is much more subtle -- though just as deadly. I fell into the second category: contentment for mediocrity breeding degradation of the conscience leading to ultimately a lack of concern for the greater things of God. To top it all off (and this is the first time I have discussed this at all), the fight with questions and doubts eventually came to fruition. It was something of an ugly battle; though, not terribly long as I remember. In all seriousness (and here is where we may surprise some of you), I was no more than a few bad ideas and conclusions from walking away all together. It is not a stretch to imagine a step into complete athiesm from my mental position at the time. It is frightening and sobering to think of the end of such an event. While some may take this as a sign of the frailty of spiritual belief, I see nothing but the depraved nature of man, desiring freedom from his Creator, lashing out in disbelief at the condition of the world around him. How can these things be? What loving God would allow this? It's all fairly ridiculous, but, indeed, "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools," (Romans 1:22) and again, "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts," (Isaiah 55:9) and yet again, "... the thing molded will not say to the molder, 'Why did you make me like this?' will it?" (Romans 9:20c) or, "For when they maintain this [The denial of Christ's return], it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water," (2 Peter 3:5 - comments mine). Indeed, how foolish to reject the knowledge of the living God! As frightening as it is to consider the possibilities had I been left to my own devices, it is ever more exhilarating to consider the boundless love of God that has kept and sustained me even as I questioned its very existence. Yes, "Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!" (Romans 11:33). Truly would I urge you to consider the existence of the Almighty -- if God exists (and He does), His very existence demands a response. If you have never done so, it is of the most crucial of things to make peace with Him. This peace can only be brokered by faith in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ's sacrifice and resurrection: "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast," (Ephesians 2:8). If you have already put your faith in this sacrifice as pardon for your sins, the existence of God demands a response from you as well. What will you do with this gift of faith? Will you follow Him whole-heartedly and do all that you can to walk with Him, or will you allow contentment for mediocrity to lead you down the slippery slope away from Him? I would plead earnestly with you to take seriously the reality of the existence of God and to react with all love and devotion towards Him who first loved us. All of that having been said, I will belabor the point no longer (for which those of you who are still reading I'm sure are thankful). I honestly don't know if anyone will read this at all, but I have felt better writing it. If anyone has the desire to discuss anything with me, do contact me in some fashion as I am always ready to do so! All the love I can muster, T "...to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, {be} glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen," (Jude 1:25). (0) Comments |
| Sleep in Sounds |
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No goodbyes Another night Lick the wound Sleep sound Sleep in sounds Hold Hold it over Oh, darkened head How is it Where we are Another shadow Oh so shallow Feel a chill Down spine Broken angel I miss your pain Let the blood So pretty in red Spattered or soaked Couldn't want You anymore than then Couldn't want You anymore Once more Crisscrossed The sonic repose You and I Sleep in sounds You and I Once more (0) Comments |
| Merry Christmas |
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Just wanted to wish everyone a merry Christmas real quick. Hope everyone has a happy, healthy and safe holiday!
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| IMPORTANT: Child's Play |
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So, Christmas is coming up, and I'm sure a lot of us have at least some fond memories of the holidays as kids. The thing is, it's a lot harder to make fond memories as a kid when you're spending your days in a hospital room due to a pretty bad illness. Unfortunately, this happens to a lot of kids all over the world. The guys at Penny-Arcade have started a charity to attempt to make the holidays a little bit brighter for these sick tykes. The charity is called Child's Play. If you visit the site, you'll see a few maps with some controllers which represent the hospitals involved in the charity -- mostly in the US with some in Canada, Australia, the UK and one in Egypt. Clicking the controllers (in most cases) will bring you to an Amazon Wishlist for your hospital of choice where you'll be able to purchase things ranging from books to batteries to video games and have them shipped directly to the hospital (Note: Child's Play is accepting PayPal donations only for the Egyptian hospital). You can also donate directly through PayPal with the money going directly to the Hospitals.
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| Nintendo Wii |
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Gotta' take a minute to express my love for the Wii. I camped out from 10pm Saturday until 7am Sunday to get it -- was a lot of fun. Everyone there was pretty cool, and no stupidity took place at all. Anyway, the console is amazing. The Wiimote is truly a piece of innovation, and I can't wait to see where we go from here. The pack-in game, Wii Sports, is so much fun! I played with my father for a couple of hours last night, and we both had a blast. There's just something so cool about your motions affecting what goes on in the game. Also played Zelda for a bit...amazing so far, even only an hour in. The motion controls really add something to it, for sure. It's fun swinging your sword around. ;) I've really gotta' give Trauma Center some praise, though. I never got in on the DS version, but the Wii version is unbelievably fun. I played it for around two hours straight today, and enjoyed every minute of it. It's pretty difficult, too. My only complaint so far is for some reason Donkey Kong (bought a virtual console game) won't display on my tele. Will have to look into it. (0) Comments |
| Testing! |
 Testing new pics site (my desktop)! (2) Comments |
| To the World and You |
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Five to twelve in digital Moon ascending with the time Twist the pen to spill the ink Fail again to explain Movements of mine Left with a plea to the world Don't break my heart Again Up to half past twelve Think the moon stood still Wishing thoughts could do the same Shifting through six billion All to come back to you Left with a plea to the world I shouldn't have to give To you Three and two ohs Saw the moon descend with my mind Knees on the floor Head in hands on the sheets Heart is on the world To whom I plead tonight Don't break my heart Again Who unlike you I can excuse For breaking my heart Again (0) Comments |
| New Guitar |
Hey, everyone. Been awhile; how are all of you crazy kids doing? As the title says, I got a new guitar purchased with the proceeds of my presents for graduating uni (Bachelor of Science in Networking and Communications Management). Got the Epiphone Les Paul GoldTop 56, generic image follows:  Batteries in my camera died, so I can't take a picture of mine yet, but that will do for now. Has a pretty sweet sound for a sub-$1000 axe. (0) Comments |
| Music: gy!be |
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15 minutes of ecstasy. (0) Comments |
| Writings: The Man on the Curb |
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Hollow eyes looking up from the ground "Change?" slurs upwards to my ears Pity's rising from my heart For this life so torn apart How could, despondent, he come to be By what neglect or tragedy And can my three dollars really cure The injustices of this world Is this suffering so necessary When all around is excess How can we constantly ignore Those destitute and poor Why is it him Why isn't it me Why can't I do more Or why can't I ignore Like everyone else And go my own way Why do I care That life isn't fair To this man on the curb To the man on the curb (0) Comments |
| Someone, Somewhere is Intelligent! |
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Glory, glory! A federal judge has struck down the warrantless wiretapping program done by the NSA. We'll see how long this lasts before GWB and cronies find some way around it, but at least it shows that a judge somewhere is up for doing the right thing.
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| Writings: Everyone Here Knows More Than Me |
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With my death-cold finger tips Still haven't come to grips I don't understand Passed on this, so grand Tell me How much was it true You're beautiful And everyone here knows it well How could I let you Go Sunshine's coming down You're still coming around I won't deny I can't keep this lie Truth is I still wonder You're beautiful And everyone here knows it well Only hope he knows it Too You're beautiful (Your sunshine's coming down) And I know it all to well (Wish I could hide away) How did I let you Go How did I let you go (0) Comments |
| Personal: Interview and Concert |
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A brief update on recent events for anyone who may be interested...I'm bored at work and need something to do. =) Yesterday I had an interview for a Junior Sysadmin job over in NYC. Everything that could've went wrong that afternoon trying to get there did. First, as I'm walking up the stairs to the light rail station *whooooosh* there goes the light rail! So, I wait 20 minutes for the next one putting me quite behind schedule. In any case, it finally arrives, and I make it into Jersey City. From here, I have to get on the PATH train over to 33rd street in NYC. Of course, there is exactly ONE, tiny sign pointing you in the proper direction of said trains, and naturally, I missed it. After wandering for a bit I found someone to ask and the kind gentlemen directed me in the proper way. From there the story is boring, as a blind baboon could navigate itself in NYC. I got to the interview a bit late, but that was not much of a problem. Overall the interview went well, and I was able to answer most of the questions they had for me technical wise. I interviewed with three different people. They said I would hear back from them and may have to come in again next week. We'll see what happens...I'm not sure that this job is exactly what I'm looking for, and I'm not sure I want to travel into NYC every day. I am enthused about tomorrow! I am heading to the North Star Bar in Philadelphia to see the Great Jeremy Enigk (formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate) in concert! He is my absolute favorite musician ever. I feel like a school girl getting to meet Lance Bass before he admitted he was gay. I'll definitely make a post either tomorrow night or Sunday about the concert. Maybe I will even have some pictures. Hope everyone out there in NB-land is well. :) (0) Comments |
| Writings: For Her |
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Another night Passing by this city like Her eyes passed by me tonight Another fight Within me to keep her Held inside my heart And she knows that I love her Just like she knows that the sun will rise tomorrow But does it matter? Here again This place of endless dreaming Replaced by conscious doubting Again Say to me again Say you love me And she knows that I love her Just like she knows the promises I made to her Can I keep them? And does it matter? If one heart holds on While one never held to anything at all Oh does it matter? And she knows that I love her So assuredly she never stops to question this Can I ever say the same for her? (0) Comments |
| Writings: Surviving the Lions |
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Tried to run the razor again A mile through the largest vein Uncontrollable urge, this To ruin everything I need so much Could you survive If your heart had been thrown To the lions as many times as mine Tried to destroy us last night I can't explain these tendencies I won't even stop to try Nevermind trying to stop Would you last If you were forced to fight For something you're not sure of Do you care When I tell you I love you Or is it just something else That doesn't matter To you (1) Comments |
| Dark Days |
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I plopped into work this morning. As usual, I began to poke around the various websites I visit every morning in an attempt to stave off doing anything productive. All was well to begin with -- I laughed at Able and Baker, snickered at Real Life, smiled and my friend's message board and sighed at CNN. Then I went to slashdot. The headline at the top of the list caught my attention, "President Bush Blocks NSA Wireless Tapping Probe," and I clicked on it for an explanation. As I'm sure most of you know, it was uncovered some time ago that the National Security Administration, by order of the President, was performing wiretaps on American Citizens making international calls to "suspected terrorists." While this may seem like a thing a government fighting terrorism would want to do, there is a problem -- notably a pesky little thing referred to as "The Constitution," and more specifically the Fourth Amendment thereof. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. These wiretaps were being performed without a properly issued warrant from a federal judge -- a practice which clearly violates the aforementioned Fourth Amendment. The question is: who authorized the program? Was it President Bush? Another high ranking official? We may never know -- at least not in time to do anything about it. As the story above says, the President has refused to grant security clearance to officials of the Office of Professional Responsibility -- an office of the executive branch created for the express purpose of investigating highly sensitive incidents such as this. As American citizens, we can not continue to allow this government's totalitarian behavior. Some have argued that in a "time of war" the President should be given more latitude in his actions, and this is true; however, at no time is the President above the law, nor are we currently at war. The "War on Terrorism" is a creative phrase, but our Congress (the only body able to declare war) has not declared war on anyone or anything. Furthermore, do we wish to tell our government that it, by perpetually maintaining a state of aggression against overseas foes, may ignore the Constitution bought and paid for with the blood of men who died to get away from such practices? Remember, the Constitution was written and created in a time of war. It is not to be casually ignored no matter what situation this nation and presidency find themselves in. Others have said that, "If I am not doing anything wrong, then I have nothing to fear." This is not the point. Our system of government was created with regulations as well as a series of checks and balances to ensure the liberty of the people. The government exists for the protection of the people -- not the subversion of the same. If the President feels that to ensure that security he must violate the Constitution then let him -- but he must be willing to pay for his actions. It is that there are consequences for the violation of law that stops one from breaking that law except under most dire of circumstances. I am saddened, and I am scared. I am mostly a political conservative. I am an extremely conservative Christian. I am both of these things, but I do not believe this somehow bestows upon me a duty to hail the republican party and support any man who professes the same God I do. It is our responsibility to ensure that the responsible system of government instituted by the founding fathers of this nation remains intact for the benefit of both those of us in the present as well as future generations. To step in line with our political party du jour, or to have some kind of false sense of support required by religion is not the answer. May God save America and may we all wake up before it is too late. (1) Comments |
| Writings: This God-forsaken Town |
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There's the same old cars With their signals in a trance There's a woman on her phone Yelling at her lover, I suppose There's another night passing In this God-forsaken town And I'm still waiting She's cold and she's distant Just as much as ever She's got my heart on a string Dangling it over the fires of hell She's 800 miles away now From this God-forsaken town And I'm still waiting Fourth row back on the end In a dirty old blue chair I can still see her here Faking a smile at me From behind the piano at our church In this God-forsaken town Where I have waited And I will be waiting Forever if need be (1) Comments |
| Meh... |
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Someone please tell me there exists, somewhere, a woman without serious issues. I think I'm a magnet for whack-a-moles.
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| Writings: Tonight, Tomorrow (The Never) |
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You know tonight, I'm lonely here Without your love to keep me Keep me hanging on And I'm thinking about your smile How it would leave me feeling whole So I don't know If I can wait until tomorrow Cause what if tomorrow What if tomorrow never ever comes You and I This tempting fantasy I and you If only this could be If you can, excuse this lonely heart And all the scars it carries So very deep inside Please forgive these promises Oh, all of these promises and lies That it speaks when Too afraid to speak of hopes Speak of hopes and dreams Just in case tomorrow never comes (0) Comments |
| Comments, Ruby on Rails, Domain, Tomorrow |
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Okay, I fixed my template to allow for comments on the profile it self and not just the blogs. I don't think it's going to look very nice since it will extend for awhile. I'm wondering if Scoots ever adapted the suggestion to be able to limit the number of comments to be displayed? That would be peachy. :) Next up...Ruby on Rails -- wow. Wow, wow, wow. I took a few hours this afternoon and set all the necessities up on my iBook (Ruby, Rails, LightTPD, MySQL and their dependencies). I'm utterly blown away by what you can accomplish in only a short amount of time and with only minimal coding. My webhost (DreamHost -- see next paragraph for more) supports ruby applications, so hopefully as I get to working with it I can get some examples up for you to see. I purchased a domain name and hosting package through DreamHost a couple of days ago. I won't give the domain yet since I've done nothing with it as of now. So far I've got to say it's been a positive experience. I chose them because of their RoR support, and the fact that I had a code for $97 off didn't hurt one bit either. So, we will see where that goes. Tomorrow expects to be a wonderful day. The crew and I are heading to Liberty State Park here in New Jersey and having a BBQ. I bought one of those portable grills today for the occasion. For anyone wondering, Liberty State Park is the park where one can reach Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. It's right across the harbor from New York City -- very, very nice. (0) Comments |
| Boring Classes, Drama, and Guitars |
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So, I'm almost done with my bachelor's degree (B.S. in Networking and Communications Management). I only have about 8 classes all total left. Some of you may know what this likely means -- my technical courses are behind me. I am left with electives and management courses for the most part. Right now I'm sitting in a management course which seems just like every other management course they've made me take here. I'm so bored I almost feel physical pain. It being awfully nice outside isn't exactly helping, either. Right now, he's going over how to use MS Visio to crate drawings for documentation purposes. This would be fine if we hadn't already gone over this a thousand times before. Next semester I should be down to two elective classes. I'll attempt to take both of them as on-line classes and take a nice break. Will probably cut my work hours down, too -- especially since I'll be trying to find a full time job. In any case, I'm meaninglessly bantering right now -- what boredom will do to a person! I guess life hasn't been quite boring enough lately. Entirely too much drama around here. I haven't been playing my guitar in awhile. I guess I've just been to busy and haven't been home much, but I miss it. I still want to get my hands on one of those BOSS pedal boards, but they're quite expensive. I might try and get a used one -- an older version, probably. I'm too underpaid to afford all the stuff I want. Hopefully that'll change in not too much time. I'll cut this off here. Have a good day, internet land. :) (4) Comments |
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Why do websites feel the necessity to have ads which play sounds and start doing so *without* my approval. Interrupting me whilst I'm trying to listen to Godspeed You Black Emperor! is not going to sell me anything! *shakes fist in air*
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| ...And a Happy New Year |
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Yeah, yeah I know. My last post was Merry Christmas and now a Happy New Year one. I'm boring, sue me. It's currently about 5pm here -- waiting to go out at around 5:30 for a nice get together with friends. Hope you all have a safe and happy day. :-D
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| Merry Christmas |
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Just wanted to take a quick moment and wish everyone out there in inter-web land a Merry Christmas. God bless and have a good New Year as well. :)
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| Music: The Cure |
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I just feel the need to make note that The Cure's album Disintegration is one of the greatest creations known to mankind. Was in a crappy mood tonight, so I threw that baby in. It's some kinda' awesome, and extremely fun to try and play the littles riffs throughout the songs by ear (if one plays guitar like myself). That's it for tonight's Public Service Announcement. Now go listen to some Cure.
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| Templateness |
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Just working a bit on a template: http://users.newblog.com/Elfstone You'll see there is still some stuff missing, but it will get there eventually. There also seems to be an issue with the ad stuff getting hidden behind the page...not sure how I can fix that, if I can at all. (4) Comments |
| And more snow... |
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The nice weather dumped another 5 or so inches on us over here in NJ. Thankfully by the time I woke up (at 11am -- days off are nice) the sun was out and shoveling was significantly easier. I hate the winter.
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| *Pokes It* |
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Woo. It is blog.
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