Dangerous Business

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!

After two years of working for Lamar Lance, today is my last day.

So, I am going swing dancing in Atlanta on Friday night again. It’s been since before Christmas since I last practiced at all. I hope I don’t make a complete fool of myself. Because I think that this time I am going to try dancing with more than just one or two people. I am going to force myself to walk up to a complete stranger and ask to dance. I think I am going crazy.

I should really see if I can find some good looking clothing before I go though. If I remember right, the last time I went in a polo shirt and khakis. If I can swing it, this time I would like to go in something a little dressier. Be it a blazer, or what have you. Of course the shoes might be a problem, but I’ll have to work on it.

If I was really lucky, I could find a fedora or something before Friday. That ain’t gonna happen though, if I had to guess. I keep thinking about going over to the Faith, Hope, and Love across the street and see if they have anything that would work. Since Lord knows I can’t afford anything right now.

Why does every hobby that I pick have to cost so much? Dancing doesn’t cost much after you get into it… but the start up is kinda pricey… Trying to find nice clothes and slag. Sheesh. Of course the horses were really expensive. Be it money, time, blood, sweat, tears… Yeah, I like expensive things.

Alright, so I gave my cell phone number to a guy at work. That was not a smart idea. He’s the type of guy that is always outgoing and all that slag. He has to be talking to someone at all times, I swear.
So here I am at the lumber counter… he’s outside, probably 200 feet from me, and he calls me to chat. Mmm-hmm.

Alright, so he has been trying to convince me to go to Blue Ridge at 6:30 in the morning to work out with him. Uh… I think I am going to pass. He’s been getting on my nerves about it though. I don’t know what to do.
I am not even working out with my best buds lately, because I need to go to the doctor. That will only put him off for so long. After I go see the doc though, he’ll be on me again. Even though I told him I didn’t want to go up there.

He’s also been trying to convince me to go bowling with him. Or at least come “see how real men bowl”. He’s on a league, so he can bowl pretty good. Of course my average of 90 or whatever, is an embarrassment…
That I might do, but I don’t do that very often either.

Anyway… What else can I talk about?
Rachel is off to college now, so home life is going to be slow again. While she was home between being out west and going to school, the Blizzard’s and I went over to her house and watched a movie. Sarah was there too, so that was pretty cool. We wound up staying up and rough housing till about 1:00 in the morning. We probably would have stayed longer but I didn’t want to get them into trouble.

It’s nice that from what it seems… both Sarah and Rachel get along good with Kyle and Clint. Sarah and Kyle just need to stop being so quiet.
Yeah Kyle, I’m talking about you.

So… here at work, things are getting scarier. Slowing down ever more. Even when things seem to be picking up for a moment or two, you realize they were just faking you out.
They have decided to close the doors on Sundays, as they weren’t doing enough business. They finally listened, I can’t believe it!! There are rumors going around that there’s going to be another layoff in a couple weeks though. A separate rumor that it might be someone that has something to do with paint, which would be either Jeff, Paula, or myself. We’ll see how that goes.

Anyway, I really should get back to work. Now that I have typed over 700 words.
And you read them all. Sucker.

I guess it’s time I made an actual update, instead of just posting a little meme. Though I am not sure what to post about. This past week has been pretty boring.
I did go shooting with Earl yesterday, and shot the civilian version of the G36. That’s really been about it though, what can I say?

The regional guy at work is finally gone for a couple months. He left Christmas week and won’t be back until sometime in February, I guess. That’s nice… don’t have to contend with him looking down his nose at me.
Letsee… The managers left today to go to a couple gun shows. I still think they should have taken me along. Aaaaaaand… I guess that’s it.

Jeez, I am dull.

Here I am at 11:00, still waiting to go to work. I am not scheduled to go in until noon. I swear they like to waste half of my day, just because they can. I guess I could have gone and gotten a haircut this morning, but I didn’t think about that until just now. It’s just crazy going in so late though. I think I would much rather work open to close a little more and have an extra day off. That would be kickin’ rad.

But no– Here I sit, twiddling my thumbs and thinking about random stuff. I start thinking about the movie script, then randomly wonder how Rachel is doing out in Jackson Hole, then about Sage, back to the script, then about lunch. Will the torture never end? Ah well…

So, my gun permit should be here today. Of course, I fully expect the lady at the probate court really didn’t know what she was talking about. She was a nice bubbly lady, and told me it would be here within 10 days. That might normally be true, however we have several holidays hitting here this week. There’s no telling when it will get here.

This is crazy. I am about to go out of my mind with boredom. I need something… Anything!! None of my regular haunts on the internet have anything new. Mugglenet, Theonering, Daireem, Diablofans… Nothing. It’s a conspiracy, they want me to go mad as well. I knew it.

Anyway, I guess I will go find something for lunch and meander to work a little early.
Talk atcha later, homeslices.

Okay, so I didn’t make it back after that last post to tell you what I did that evening. Or several of the days after that, for that matter. So, I guess I should finally fill you in on the proceeding days after my last post.

So for starters, that night the Blizzard’s joined me for a dance out by Rachel Leslie’s house, that she was hosting. They even danced a little bit. They both did really good, actually. Clint a little better than Kyle, but I don’t think Kyle was trying as hard as Clint was.
So, I danced for about three and half hours. Learned several new dances that I can’t remember. Including, but not limited to: the foxtrot, the waltz, the cha-cha, the tango, and a few new moves for the swing. I do have to say that swing is still my favorite for the moment, but the waltz could easily knock it to second. There is something that just looks and feels impressive about the waltz, even if you have no idea what you’re doing.
Rachel and I were the only ones out there dancing for about the last hour of the party. Everyone else was worn out, but we had a good time.

That was Saturday night. On Sunday night, the Blizzards and Rachel came over and we shot guns and hung out for about seven or eight hours. It was something like 11:30 when they all left, if I remember right. We shot a whole lot of rounds. I, of course, shot my new gun. The accuracy is questionable at the moment, but we’re working on it.
We got a few pictures, and quite a bit of footage of everyone shooting. So, I’ll see if I can post some of it at a later date.

The HK-91 knock off was the best part of it. It’s not supposed to be a sniper rifle, but it works as one. Kyle has a bipod and a scope on his. So, we were able to snipe some pumpkins… That was a blast. Literally.
I think that, and the little .22 handgun were the most fun to shoot. If we do that again any time soon, I think I might try to shoot my .40 with one hand. Probably not a good idea, but I think I can do it.

So, today I am at work until at least noon. Which it is unlikely that we’ll get out of here that quickly. It’s more likely to be 2:00, which we have permission to leave then if it’s really slow. 4:00 if it’s not. Which, it’s a little hard to say at the moment. It’s not really a good crowd coming in, but it’s not dead either. All I really have to say is, “Who the HECK comes in on Christmas eve to buy lumber?!”… The answer is, “Quite a few.”
Retards… buying lumber, so I can’t go home early… *Pout.*

And I said, I don’t care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I’m, I’m quitting, I’m going to quit. And, and I told Don too, because they’ve moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were married, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn’t bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it’s not okay because if they take my stapler then I’ll set the building on fire…

Alright, Milton… I’ve got to go… Yeah, alright. Okay… See you now. Bye.

Edit: I was informed the HK-91 is not a “knock off” which implies negativity. It’s a clone, which is much better.

So, I am taking five days off from work, this week. I have gone all year without using one vacation day, so I took it all at once. Having my birthday off is rather nice.
I was saving it for when the filming for our movie was still on schedule, so I could take it off for shooting. That of course didn’t happen, so it has just been sitting around.

So, yesterday was my first real day of it. I had half the day on Monday off, because I covered for someone and got some overtime, so they asked me to leave early. So yesterday evening, what starts happening? I start getting a little sick. Yep.
Haven’t been sick all year, really. Take a day off, and BAM.
They must have poisoned me before I left work, hoping I would have a horrible week off. And it’s the one type of sickness that I can not STAND… Sore throat. Argh.

I have had a pretty good couple days so far though. Yesterday, I spent all day talking on messenger. Then I got an itch for coffee, and went to Starbucks. Met up with Rachel, and we hung out for a while. Then I came home and talked on messenger again.
It’s been a really nice and slow vacation so far. It was a little boring earlier, till I turned on some music.

Alright, I am headed off to clean up my room before youth tonight. It should be interesting tonight, we’ll see. I think the four teens who went to Africa over the summer, are going to be there talking about their experience. I have already heard it once or twice, but it should be cool.

Later…

Today at work I had the most interesting conversation with a fellow at work. It was technically a series of conversations, but none-the-less…
We were talking about spiritual warfare, Satan, heaven, and spiritual gifts, pretty much every time we saw each other throughout the day. It was nice to be able to discuss that openly at work, and not have to fear about someone getting onto us about it.
There was another guy who was not a Christian (as far as I know), that was listening and started asking questions too. So, maybe God answered my prayer of being able to be a light to those in my workplace.

We had one of the regional supervisors get in on the conversation too. He argued that there absolutely would not be animals in heaven. I wanted to ask him how exactly he knew, if he had God’s telephone number, or something.

He was going on about how the whole point of heaven was for us to worship God, and that animals can’t worship God, so why would they be there?
I know we will be worshiping God, but… I have a hard time believing that God wouldn’t have things there for our happiness as well. Animals make people happy… why wouldn’t God put his creations of joy for his people, in Heaven?

He also said that I was crazy, because I thought I remembered something about Jesus coming back on a white horse in the end times. He was quite derogatory towards me when I said that. I get the feeling he doesn’t like me.

Anyway… it was still nice, being able to talk about it.

Edit: Aha… Here it is…
“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.” — REVELATION 19:11