Dangerous Business

As you can tell from the title, this week has been very interesting. I started an internship with Kyle over at Blizzard Digital, makin’ websites. That’s been going pretty good. It’ll give me a way to pay off college, if I ever get around to that. Hey, need a website for your party on Friday? I’ll make it… 50 bucks. Or something. haha

Noelle contacted me yesterday, and we’ve been chatting a little. That’s probably the most interesting thing from this week. We’ve gone about three years without saying anything to each other, and now we’re actually talking about getting together for coffee. How things change.

I’m only two months from being twenty-two. That still freaks me out every time I think about it. I shouldn’t be that old! Kids born after 9/11/01 shouldn’t be eight years old! It’s freaky times, man. The world is coming to an end, I know it. Kids are aging too quickly. That isn’t normal. Or something.

Anyway, I don’t have anything else to say. I just figured I should say something. Since it’s been a while. Toodles.

To quote the most defining literary work of our time,

Cinnamon Teddy Grahams are so good that they will likely be banned in the future USSA. This will be the final catalyst which will cause several states to secede, and bitter civil war will ensue. A decisive battle will be fought at the Nabisco plant in Chicago, Illinois.

Thank you Clint Blizzard, for this most amazing piece of art.

Well, the past couple of days have been pretty awesome, weather-wise. However, my body apparently thinks it’s time to catch a cold. I had a sore throat for a few days, and now that that’s gone, I have a stuffy nose and a slight caugh. Why does this have to happen? The best time of the year, and I get sick for it. That’s just great.

I started reading Lord of the Rings the other day, once again. I am not planning on reading all of it, just the first section. My favorite parts… Which is from the begining all the way to Rivendell. It was nice to be back in Hobbiton for a while, all peaceful and very autumnish. I read up till the Gross of Hobbits. Man, that’s such a great book. (sigh)

I’ve also fallen in love with the Dubliners once again. I am seriously thinking about ordering one of their CD’s. Maybe I should ask for it for my birthday or christmas, since that is coming up before too long. Goodness, that’s a scary thought. I’ll be 22 in about a month and a half. (sigh)… Does anyone out there have any suggestions for something I should do for my birthday? You know… since you’re supposed to do something for your birthday, or at least that’s what I am told.

This Saturday I am going to be either riding a motorcycle (with a cold in the cold), or I’ll be in the car with mom so that I can take pictures and stuff. Not sure how it’s going to work yet. Anyway, it should be pretty fun though. Chili cookoff, music, motorcycles, all types of cool stuff.
Unfortunetly Rachel and Lauren aren’t going to be able to join me, so not as much fun as it could be… but still.

Then that night, Rachel wants me to come to Berry for the Marthapalooza. Not sure if I will or not yet… That would either put me getting home really late, or spending the night there. We’ll see…

Well, I am going to go now. So, have fun kids!

I don’t know what it is about blog that I start them, do very well with updating them for a couple months, and then nothing. It’s like I completely forget that I have them at all. I imagine part of it is laziness. Not feeling like writing down everything that’s going on in my life right now.

Of course part of it is that I am still unemployed. Not having any good stories to share about my experiences at work is not conducive to a good blog post. That shouldn’t stop me though, because I have plenty of other things that I could be writing about. So, I guess I’ll just write about those things this time. Maybe. If I can remember them all.

Well, for starters I just got back from Pigeon Forge, TN. with all of my family and friends. It was particularly awesome, since we were camping. Most of us anyway (looks at Kyle and Clint). Jim Leslie and myself slept out under the stars all weekend. It was a really nice weekend for it. My only complaint is that the second night, we put up a canopy and dew collected on it and started doing chinese water torture on me in the middle of the night.

We went to Dollywood on Saturday and had a pretty good time. The “kids” and adults pretty much spent the entire time in oposite ends of the park, as near as I can figure. At the end of the day we met back up with them, and the girls, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie, and my father went roller-coastering. Kyle, Clint, and I went off to the other end of the park to the musical instrument store, and then went and got funnel cakes. Yum.

On the way out of Dollywood, Clint and I bought Rachel a baby sippy-cup, to everyone’s delight. It was pretty hillarious.
After that, 6 of us piled into Kyle’s Jeep Wrangler and drove around Pigeon Forge for about and hour, trying to find our way back to the campsite. It probably wouldn’t have been so bad, had we not been trying to avoid the classical car show (and had I not piped up and said I thought I remembered the way). We passed a couple cops, all without seatbelts, and lap sitting going on in the front seat. Awesome times.

I know that we did a ton of stuff that made us absolutely bust with laughter, but of course I can’t remember any of it now.
I do remember one of the funny things we did was… Kyle, Clint, and myself hid under the Jeep (laying on the ground), and waited for the girls to come walking by to scare them. When they finally did, Kyle and I were pointed the wrong way, and Clint didn’t act. So, we just were “chillin’” under the Jeep for a couple more minutes untill they shined a flashlight under the Jeep because they thought my shoe was a duck.

Anyway… Something else pretty neat going on right now, is that I am working on a script for a short film/movie to show at church or Elevate. I have the youth pastor’s backing, and he gave me some ideas for it. I still need to talk to our Sr. pastor about it though. It’s going to be a pretty big project, but hopefully with the Church’s help, I’ll be able to do a lot of things that I normally wouldn’t be able to. I am already starting up character designs and trying to figure out feasible special effects shots. Might even have to do a couple of prosthetics for scars. Goodness…

However, I am getting ahead of myself. I still need to finish the script. At least the youth pastor said he would help me with it, once his schedule clears up a bit. Which would be a couple months most likely. Why do things have to always be so complicated?

Letsee… What else… Ah yes, I started the application process for Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. I still need to go over to Dalton state here in town and see what all they want for the application process. I went onto their website, and I swear they purposefully don’t want you to figure out how to do anything on it. It’s crazy.

Okay… that’s it for now I think. Tah tah!

It’s been so long since I have made any posts. I should feel ashamed of myself, however I am not. So, all two of you are probably not wondering what’s going on in my life right now. So, of course I am going to tell you. That is, I’ll tell you if I can figure it out myself. It’s a little bit confusing at the moment.

So, at the moment I am still out of a job. However, I am starting to do a couple things with my life, because I am getting seriously sick of sitting around. Like, seriously serious.
So, I have been doing a couple things with the church (designing and building a website, designing shirts, and other stuff). I have also recently started a script for a movie that I want to do in junction with the church for the youth group. I am not sure how I am going to get it all accomplished, but maybe it’ll come to something.

Really, that is about all that’s going on. Man, my life is not all that productive right now. About as productive as a pile of poo… steaming, and that’s about it. Not moving, at least to the naked eye. Wow. What a great annalogy. (Raises eyebrow.)

So anyway… to give me a little bit more filler, I am going to do this survey from Nikki’s blog. You don’t have to read it, it’s likely not going to be all that interesting anyway. Not to mention I do so many of them, that you probably know all the information already. How sad.

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If you knew you could not fail, what would you do?
I would be a writer and director, I do believe. I would love to write books and screenplays, then make them into movies. Man, so awesome.

What is your zodiac sign?
Saggitarious, or however you speel it.

Do you want to learn another language?
Gaelic of any and all sorts would be pretty sweet. Then no one could keep up with my conversations (in the States). It’s hard enough for them already.

5 things you can’t live without:
God, sustanance, sleep, friends, books.

Do you have any siblings?
I wish I did. Maybe life wouldn’t be so lonely.

If you could plan your ultimate vacation, where would you go?
Where WOULDN’T I go?

What mountain would you want to climb someday?
In a perfect world, I would say that I would love to climb Everest. However, I don’t know as if I will ever get around to it. Wouldn’t that be so amazing though? Standing at the top of the world. Any direction you look, you just see the uninterupted vastness of God’s glory and creation.

Say something to the person who tagged you:
Sup! I imagine I’ll talk to you tomorrow, however if I don’t, I’ll see you Thursday.

What do you think has been the greatest invention in your lifetime?
The internet, of course. Thanks Al Gore, you’re the best.

What kind of magazines do you read?
Covert Side

What’s your occupation?
Occupation? You mean, like a job? That’s a good one.

What’s really creepy?
According to a lot of people, I am. However, they change their mind once they get to know me. I’m a charmer… har har.

Who is your celebrity crush?
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhm… To tell you the truth, I have no idea. I know there was someone, but I don’t remember who it was. I told Nikki not all that long ago… maybe she’ll leave a comment with who it was, if she remembers.

What’s your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
Well, my last one was Time Travelers Wife. However, at the moment I haven’t been able to put down my bible. It’s got so many great and inspiring stories in it. Which, a lot of people wouldn’t really view that as a good answer. So, other than that… I really am not into a whole lot right now.

What are you listening to right now?
Well, I was listening to Lara Ruggles myspace page a few minutes ago. I’ve been listening to a lot of Jars of Clay lately, though.

What are you most excited for?
I dunno. I guess I am looking forward to this weekend pretty good.

What websites do you always visit when you go online?
Facebook, DIII, and sometimes Twitter. I go a ton of other places too, but not every time.

What was the last thing you bought?
Stuff for dinner today, by not with my money. Mom sent me to the store for it. So, the last thing that I personally bought was a bowl of chili the other night at Wendy’s. Last thing that wasn’t food was, gasoline. Before that, some new pants at Wal*Mart.

What’s the closest you’ve come to becoming a pop star/winning an Oscar?
I have starred in several movies from Thirsty Dog Productions.

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Well, seizure!

Man, I hate it when I screw up royally but don’t even realize it till someone says something about it… then it hits me, and I realize just how much of an idiot I really am. Of course, by then it’s too late. The damage is already done, and everyone knows your an idiot by then.

On a more cheery note, Rachel is back. Yay!

I wonder why the Church cries for revival, but doesn’t do anything about it. They aren’t willing to get out of their comfort zone. It’s time to get uncomfortable. I am guilty of the same thing, but why have we gotten so complacent? Why …have we allowed sin to crawl into the very heart of what we hold dear? Christians sitting in their pew on Sunday morning, to look the part, then right back to wickedness by 3:00?

We need to shake the foundations, rattle some cages. Yes, people in the church might get offended, they might ask us to leave the church… but are we so afraid of that, that we won’t say what needs to be said?

Look at the apostles, they were beaten, stoned, even killed for saying things that others avoided. We should be taking inspiration from them. Don’t be afraid to commit yourself to God. This isn’t a time for pansies!

If you are threatened with your life, to stop serving the God who made ALL things, is he not big enough to take care of you?

Get off your pew, and jump around, Christians! Make some noise! You serve a mighty God! Why do you sit quietly? Are you afraid of being looked at as a crazy person?
Imagine what God is looking at you as, for not getting excited about him!!

Let us rise up! The time is approaching for a renewing of strength. I will not be silent! He is a mighty God, and he is worthy of all my worship, and of yours.

Stories, exactly 100 words long. We had a pile of about 30 words in front of us, and we just took a word or two that stuck out at us, and used that as the inspiration for a drabble. There were some pretty interesting things that came out of it. Apparently they did the same thing last week, I wish I had remembered to go.

Anyway, here are my drabbles.

River Angel

She sat on her rock in the middle of the river. Always waiting for her knight to come. It was promised at her birth. That was thirty-two years ago, and still she waited.

But wait, what was this noise? A clank of metal, the crushing of leaves. Had the day finally come?

Indeed it had, the knight stood before her. He removed his helmet and looked at her, his eyes shining in the afternoon sun. He slowly walked forward, and cupped her face in his hands.

Tears fell down her cheek.
This was the start. Finally, it had come.

Sleep Cook

“WHAT ARE YOU DOING?” I awoke with a start. I had a knife in my hand. Surprised, I dropped the knife and stubbed my toe. Bouncing up and down on one foot and yelping. I just barely missed stepping on the knife.

“WELL?” My wife asked impatiently. I looked around, having no clue what the hell was going on.

Apparently I had been sleep walking, had made my way down to the kitchen, and then started cooking. This was awkward.

I looked adoringly into my wife’s eyes, and said as calmly as I could, “It looks like I’m making breakfast.”

Well, it’s official.
I have finally joined “My Twit-Face”. It is a trully sad day…

Myspace
Twitter
Facebook

I haven’t been posting anything. I haven’t been letting the void of the interwebs know what’s going on in my life. However could I have let this happen? My loyal followers wish to know what I am up to! I can feel it!

Worry not my young apprentices… I am not dead. Yet.

That is all, class dismissed.