Wrapping up.

Well...

I guess its been a long time since I have posted a blog, or journal of any sort for that matter. This year has been very busy, and perhaps I have been very lazy. I remember a long time ago when I could crank out at least seven of these a week. I guess that was probably back in the bad old days, when we had statistics. But enough about the writing, thats like breaking the fourth wall.

Well, I have decided to stay in Las Vegas for the summer. I'm going to be doing wedding photography. Which I guess means that I should really design a site or something so that I can see respectable. Hmm...

Chau

Back to Storybook

Hey!

A lot has changed in my life since I last wrote in storybook. Or even here!

Well, for starters I am a first year at Sin City Master's Commission. Which is pretty crazy. Sometimes it seems like too crazy a thing to me. But so far it has been really good, and I am happy with it.

First off. Its tough. So tough. Too tough.

This way of living can drive you crazy sometimes. You aren't really meant to survive it on your own. Living like this, at this standard, you must have God. You can only fake it so long. Fake it 'till you make it.

This year I am crafting a legacy, setting down the foundation for every year to come. I am setting the pace for every kid who rolls in here. Am I running fast enough? Am I setting the bar high enough? Probably not. No, I am not. Definitely not. I need to push further. I need to wear myself out in pursuit of Christ, so that when I pass the baton, I'm not ashamed of how far I've run.

I need to push deeper with Christ. I need to bust past all my inhibitions, I need to let go. I continually come back to Tim, when really I want to give him away and surrender that "self" to Him. But I seem to continually give up on myself, I seem to find the easy way out. I need to push for strength. I need to push for endurance. I need to push for God.

What is MCDQ?

Master's Commission doesn't quit....

I won't ring that bell...

I wonder if these are one in the same? Handles that directors hand you to help you up the ladder.

I think I know what MCDQ is/was. But in keeping with that spirit, I can't talk about it.

Well...


I could basically vent forever on here. But I actually have to make a scripture study happen. I don't really feel tired at all, but thats ok, I should still start on it.

(Let It Be)

Gotta Love

...that the "new" blog that this directed to is now more defunct than this one...

The End is Near

Well Kidz...

It has finally happened. I have finally decided to shut down this blog. It may be revived again some day, if I feel so inclined... But I don't think I will. Because... I am opening a new and different blog. I will be limiting my opinions and views at the new blog, and will condense my writings down to be just stories. Not emotional filled drama's, not random tid bits of news. Just small writings about my day to day life. No insight, no view through the lookers eye. Not what I thought about it. Just little stories.

It has been a good run, thanks for the 329 posts kidz.

Check it out at "As Life Occurs"

The End is Here

Finally!

Hey Kidz

Check it! Look at what the people at Odeo have done! I absolutely love the crew there, they work so dilligently on all these good ideas. As though Odeo wasn't enough, they have gone and made Hellodeo! Which is just a small app and service for putting video on the internet. Now, it isn't all "You Tube" style, but I am still plenty excited to see where it goes.


I am hungry... Somebody come and feed me...

Growing Up, Growing Old

Life has been more abundant lately. It has been so good lately. I wish I could never leave these days behind. But I also know that I already have, in the same way that I know they will come again one day.

I have had such a good last two weeks. Each and every day of them has been spent with Kalyn Maki and Amos Nimmo. They have quickly become my two favorite people. Each day has been bright and joyous. We have done so much in so little time. I know I talked a bit about it already, but needless to say that it got even better some how. It seems like our spirits have become so intimately close. It is astounding how spending quality time with good Christian people can make you love God so much more. Or what I mean to say is, when I see God reflected in his children it makes me want to seek his face all the more. And I have.

Do you ever wonder if his name is on your lips enough? I do. With all that I say and do, am I honoring him? I want to, but I am not sure that I am. I need to. I will.

Pray with me about my brother Peter, My friends Kalyn and Matt, my aunt Ester and lastly but certainly not least, my future.

-Thanks

Arrrrgg!

I would move out of my house simply to obtian a better connection to the internet! I mean seriously, it takes me 45 minutes just to check my mail lately. I have to try like 85 bajillion times just to see my inbox. I don't know what googles problem is, but they had better fix it. Yahoo comes up in a snap, but gmail, google and blogger all take a month! I love their services, but if they start to become unrelaible I will have to leave them for someone a little more pleasing.

*sigh*

I was going to upload some pics of Matt and Andrew pimping the metro, but alas, you will have to wait until my lappy is some place happier!

Check it!

Under the Willow Tree

I wrote a poem. It is kind of about my late relationship. I've seen her lately, so it is kind of a timely poem. It is a tad weird for her to be around. While it still hurts to see her, it probably isn't healthy to keep that sort of pain to yourself. I decided to write about it. Between that and chatting with God about it, I have been feeling much more positive.

Under the Willow Tree

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1. My pool of tears grow

2. Under the willow tree

3. My pool of tears grow

4. These eyes cannot see

5. Where is my broken love

6. Under the willow tree

7. So I cry to heaven above

8. Wishing I knew the answer

9. Where is my broken love

10. Gone is my graceful dancer

11. Oh, my heart is weak

12. Wishing I knew the answer

13. Tear upon rosen cheek

14. Smile turned to sorrow

15. My heart is weak

16. Desperate want of tomorrow

17. My pool of tears grow

18. Smile turned to sorrow

19. My pool of tears grow

While the Cats Away...

So check it! My parents are gone out of town, I suspect that tons of wild and crazy things will be happening. It's already started off with quite the bang. I dyed my hair black! I really like the way it looks, and it is only for a little bit, although if I like it I can always dye it again. Surprisingly the hair dye I used made my hair seem softer, which I thought was weird. We also lowlighted Kalyn's hair black. It looks pretty stylin! Check this awesome pic of Ari and I kickin' it!

Pretty "teh" rockin' awesome, eh? In the picture I have a faux hawk! Ari has this really effective pomade and hair wax. I need some... So I can have fun more often. I guess you can pick it up at Walgreens... Say, I saw these really cool argyle shoes the other day, and I really need new shoes. So I think maybe tomorrow I will pick them up. And a studded leather belt, because I kinda want one. Although, they are perhaps too expensive for me to desire.

I have been hanging out with a lot of lady likes in the last couple of days. Yesterday it was just Amos and I against the horde. And by the horde I mean Sara, Ari, Beth and Kalyn. And tonight it was me versus Sara, Ari, Melissa and Kalyn. We built a fire and ate smores. Then we played twister on a trampoline, and then again inside. We also sat on a dock and just talked. Hehe, lastly we threw a medicine ball at each other and said our favorite whatevers. It was all good fun! I guess Kalyn works the evening shift this week so it will undoubtabley be tons of late night fun!



K... Time for me to rolio like I got polio!

The Man!

If you've been hanging around me lately, you know that I am waging an all out war against "The Man!" Now, while the man has many minions (Sara! Blake! Amos!), they will never stop The People's Revolution from taking place! The People will never cease to protest The Man's tyrannical oppression of our God given rights. While The Man may very well want you to believe that resistance is futile, through the actions of covert agents, The Man's terrible resources are being syphoned away each and every day. Daily our supply of riot rocks grow, as The Man's supply of guns and ammunition dwindles. Soon The Man's army will crumble in on itself for no other reason than the fear that The People's Revolution strikes into it's heart.

People Unite! Together we fight with Proletariat might!

Whoo!

Wow the last couple of weeks of my life have been a blast. I have been on a hang out binge with Matt Z, Kayln, Amos and Kali. It has been tons of fun. We have watched nearly ever classic that we can think of. That means: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Princess Bride, the Goonies, Extreme Days and countless minor classics. We've played football, bocce ball and volley ball. We've hung out to ever hour of the night or morning. We've been to the playfront, to the board walk and to everyones house. We've partied, we've snuggled, we've taken long walks at dusk. We pranced in the grass and romped on the floor. But most importantly we've all had a good time.

We planned a canoe trip for the end of this month, and it is shapping up to be something terribly exciting. I am kind of the navigator, which is fun. It looks like it is going to be tons of fun. Although it can't be too hardcore because we have more newbs that expierenced people coming with. Can't blame people just for being newbs though. Gotta give it a go sometime don't they?

Sigh

My Ex-Girlfriend is back from Texas. It has made me make an "Akwkward Turtle" dozens of times. Her parents were in a car crash yesterday, so we talked today. I don't hate her. I don't wanna fight her, but at this point I perhaps just don't like her. (thats a song... kinda...) I've decided that I don't wanna get back together with her for a myraid of reasons. Some personal, some practical. I forgive her for what happened, but I just don't need think it's time for me to date again yet.

Ahh... Relationships, the joy and sorrow only they can bring. Right now I am just enjoying watching other peoples grow and blossom. I think in fact that I find this much more enjoyable than the foibles of my own personal relationships.

Well, it is late, and I do need to do Devos before bed.

This weak...

And this weak the trend was to stay out until 3am...


So yeah, I've been staying up late and sleeping in a bit (think tenish). It has been for teh roxorz... but I think I am getting sick of it. It just isn't that fun to be up late and do nothing. I think I am going to abstain from hanging out that late for a while. It is unfortunate though, because some of my friends jobs are pushin' their hang out time later and later into the night. 'course a lot of peoples that i would love to be hanging out with can't be out that late. 'specially the youngsters.

ahh... The joys of being a college aged kid. It is pretty sweet. I mean, I work, go to church and then just hang out. Actually, its the same as the other nine months of the year, just no school. I will probably be picking up a ton of hours in the weeks to come, so it won't really be a big deal in being out of school.

I've been spending some time playing my 360. It is pretty sweet! I can't wait for the real tittles to come out for it. Like Brothers in Arms, Halo 3 or half dozen other ones that I am anticipating. Its looking pretty swank.

I have been listening to tonz of music lately, like Five Iron, Reliant K, Spoken, Children 18:3, Ghoti Hook, Brave Saint Saturn... and many many many more. mmmm... sooo good!

You know what I need??? The strong bad dvd/cd it is teh roxorz, ftw!

Check you jive cats later!

Busy With Awesome

Awwwww YEAH!

So Check it, I have been hangin' out so much lately! Since I got of work this week I have hung out a TON! And it has just been teh rockin my soxorz off! I lurves it like Batman lurves black tights...

Yeah, I've been hangin' out with cute girls a bunch with my buddy Matt (who is totally a 90 on the WWWOOOAAAHHH scale) and the subject of dating has been hanging on the periphery of our conversations. So, being me... I went and grabbed Bible about it. I am really interested in seeing how this all plays out. Now there isn't a dating out come in this for me, mind you, but it still looks like it will be interesting to watch unfold.

Oh, yeah... I FINALLY found a reason to use facebook. The event system on it shows much promise. I don't know if any of my friends would use it though, being as though everyone is all hooked up in the hizzouse with cells. Word of mouth usually seems to be plenty of power to bring the crew together.

I have felt exceptionally funny lately. So much so that I have thought I was going to have to seriously do something to help someone breath. Did that make sense? Imma guess it did. But seriously though, I have had such a rocking awesome time laughing and making others laugh latley. I have loved it, it was "teh" gapezors. (just so you know, a gapeing mouth means love from now on.) Haha, I almost killed Matt with laughter while he was drinking water.

E3

Check it!

E3Insider.com
1up.com
teamxbox.com
gamevideos.com

The game videos website is especially usefull

Well, have fun!

Chau

Injured

Well, it finally happened. My lappy has sustained injury. I kind of thought it would (hence the purchase of warranty). My brother Peter used it some when he was here last and was complaining about how it wouldn't play DVDs, something that it had no problem with in the past. And then today my sister broke off the left shift key. And unlike normal keyboard keys, I can't seem to just pop it back on.

Sooooooo I am going to bring it in to be serviced as soon as school is out.

Chau

*sigh*

I am so tired of school. Tired of babies. Tired of being a youth leader. Tired of work.

I need a nap!

I wish I could tab in paragraphs. There should be a button on the editor. Or at least they could turn the editor into a true WYSIWYG editor. That would be nice. I wish there was one of those for the template editing. I mean, google could do it if it wanted. It would sure reel in more of a user base. Heck that sort thing could help lure away the unwashed from MySpace.

*sigh*

Elder Crack

Hey Kidz!

Yeah, I got my system and all the jazz... Oblivion is phenomnal. I have actually gasped while walking around, just because of how beautiful the landscape can be. The flowers, the grasses and the smoke are all superb. W00T! However, I should be totally honest and say that the frame rate does stutter now and again. But that really doesn't bother me, considering most of the load times are gone, or if not gone, then reduced.

*sigh*

I am enjoying it. I needed a break.

Core Vs Pro

So...

This morning I traded in my xbox and games and controllers. The whole lot. All my phat lewt. Well, everthing that I didn't want. I got 78 dollars for it all in all. Pretty good if you ask me. I was trading in things that were just junk to me. Some of the items fetched less than a dollar, but others turned out to be worth much more than I had even hoped.

Well, I didn't really think that this was much of a question, until I learned that the "pro" or "premium" version was out of stock. Plus, the bundle I was thinking of getting turns out to contian aprox. 80 dollars worth of junk I don't need. I may perhaps get a core basic bundle. But I am just not sure if that is exactly what I want. One of the reasons I object to getting the core system is that it contains no media remote, or hd tv cables (not that I will have a hd tv anytime soon). However, on the other hand, if I do buy a core basic bundle, it comes with the remote, which I would love.

Hmm... decisions to make...

'glish

Rawr! Here be pirates!

Sorry... Just felt like "saying" it.

Soooo.... Here I am, its 2pm and I am sitting in Mr. Kapkes CompII class. He handed out notebooks, so now every student can surf the net and play solitare. Which is exactly what most students do. I haven't had much of a chance to work on my final for the class, because some of my much needed source materials haven't arrived yet. Which is kind of depressing because it is a 8 page paper that is worth 65% of my grade.

ACK! my notebook is forcing a restart on me!

List...

Since I have been thinking more or less about the 360, I've decided to make short list of mamsy pamsy "I want"ish nish. I'm not saying I am going to buy these things, or that I even need them... But if anything you can say that I am browsing.

• Call of Duty 2
• Far Cry: Instincts — Predator - Xbox 360
• Gun - Xbox 360
• Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
• Perfect Dark Zero Limited Collector's Edition
• Quake 4 - Xbox 360
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — Collector's Edition
• Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote
• Xbox 360 Play and Charge Kit
• Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter
• Transfer Kit for Xbox 360

Like I said before, I don't plan on buying all this junk. Just a list of wants, not needs.