christmas break excitement
+got an accordion for christmas. played it tonight in church with wes and scales and kyle. an awesome instrument but man is it ever tough to learn.
+went to see royal noise brigade last night. tight as ever and a fun show. got a song dedicated to me. good times.
+hit a deer tonight. most fun ive had in a long time. cops came to get the deer...took a real live police report. damage to the deer: broken leg, a little confused. damage to the prizm: dented front left fender, unable to open driver door all the way. character given to the prizm: tough to top what it already has, but it was given even more. now 3 of the 4 doors do not work properly. how awesome is that?
+disregard my top 5 albums of 2002. i like too much music to give a top 5. but those 5 cds are indeed good.
+happy new year. goodnight.
Monday, December 30, 2002
Tuesday, December 24, 2002
top 5 albums of 2002
there are three disclaimers to the following list:
1. i am by no means an extensive music listener...therefore, this is MY top 5 albums of 2002.
2. i dont have my cd racks here with me...so this is all by memory.
3. this is subject to change depending on what i get for christmas and how good it is...
here we go:
5. Project 86 - Truthless Heroes
i will be the first to admit that the production and music in general on this album comes nowhere close to their last album, drawing black lines. but the message and approach of this album is something bold and risky, something that very few rock bands dare to attempt, and thus, they deserve the #5 spot. http://www.truthlessheroes.com
4. Denison Witmer - Philadelphia Songs
i finally picked up this album at his show at TU, and since have not ceased listening to all of his albums. again, this one is not quite as good as his last few, but he is nonetheless an amazing song writer with the most catchiest of melodies ever. not only have i not stopped listening to him, but i have not stopped singing his songs, either.
3. Element 101 - More than Motion
there was lots of hype around this album, and i was so excited when erica sent it to me in the mail...just ask the guys..i was flipping out. i must admit, i was a bit disappointed at first. this album is not very palatable at all. but when you listen to it more and more, you realize the amazing creativity and originality that was put into it, and it becomes an amazing record. another natural, not to mention amazing, progression for the band. too bad they broke up without me seeing them live in the past 3 years.
2. mewithoutYou - [A-->B] Life
Wow. Wow. another hyped up band...i saw them in the spring before the record came out and i was so disappointed..i thought they were terrible. i gave the record a chance just because of all the hype and wow. a creative piece of post-hardcore, again, doing something creative that most bands cant pull off very well. this is another record i have listened to nonstop the second half of the year. their live show has improved, especially when you know the music ahead of time, and they are one of the best live bands ive seen in a long time. plus they're from philly so i have to reprazent or something like that.
1. Pedro the Lion - Control
another album that leaves me speechless. he's done it again. david bazan is pretty much the most creative and thoughtful rock musician in the music world today...and dang that's a bold statement. a concept album with a bold message...creative, powerful music. this was the album i couldnt stop listening to the first half of the year.
honorable mentions: twothirtyeight - you should be living, damien jurado and gathered in song - i break chairs, brandtson - dial in sounds, coheed and cambria - second stage turbine blade, im sure theres others....
i hae a feeling this will change..i dont think this was the top five i had when i was thinking in bed this morning...im out of here.
there are three disclaimers to the following list:
1. i am by no means an extensive music listener...therefore, this is MY top 5 albums of 2002.
2. i dont have my cd racks here with me...so this is all by memory.
3. this is subject to change depending on what i get for christmas and how good it is...
here we go:
5. Project 86 - Truthless Heroes
i will be the first to admit that the production and music in general on this album comes nowhere close to their last album, drawing black lines. but the message and approach of this album is something bold and risky, something that very few rock bands dare to attempt, and thus, they deserve the #5 spot. http://www.truthlessheroes.com
4. Denison Witmer - Philadelphia Songs
i finally picked up this album at his show at TU, and since have not ceased listening to all of his albums. again, this one is not quite as good as his last few, but he is nonetheless an amazing song writer with the most catchiest of melodies ever. not only have i not stopped listening to him, but i have not stopped singing his songs, either.
3. Element 101 - More than Motion
there was lots of hype around this album, and i was so excited when erica sent it to me in the mail...just ask the guys..i was flipping out. i must admit, i was a bit disappointed at first. this album is not very palatable at all. but when you listen to it more and more, you realize the amazing creativity and originality that was put into it, and it becomes an amazing record. another natural, not to mention amazing, progression for the band. too bad they broke up without me seeing them live in the past 3 years.
2. mewithoutYou - [A-->B] Life
Wow. Wow. another hyped up band...i saw them in the spring before the record came out and i was so disappointed..i thought they were terrible. i gave the record a chance just because of all the hype and wow. a creative piece of post-hardcore, again, doing something creative that most bands cant pull off very well. this is another record i have listened to nonstop the second half of the year. their live show has improved, especially when you know the music ahead of time, and they are one of the best live bands ive seen in a long time. plus they're from philly so i have to reprazent or something like that.
1. Pedro the Lion - Control
another album that leaves me speechless. he's done it again. david bazan is pretty much the most creative and thoughtful rock musician in the music world today...and dang that's a bold statement. a concept album with a bold message...creative, powerful music. this was the album i couldnt stop listening to the first half of the year.
honorable mentions: twothirtyeight - you should be living, damien jurado and gathered in song - i break chairs, brandtson - dial in sounds, coheed and cambria - second stage turbine blade, im sure theres others....
i hae a feeling this will change..i dont think this was the top five i had when i was thinking in bed this morning...im out of here.
yesterday was perhaps the most profitable christmas shopping trip i've ever had. i only went in one place where i didnt get something. all the other places i went i went right in and found what i wanted and walked right out. traffic was bad...but manageable. i beat most of it because i went early. so all in all the christmas present situation looks positive after all.
good to be home...just hanging out...seeing a lot of erica and wes and dale. playing saxophone in the christmas cantata tonight. although i have a terrible attitude about it, and when it comes down to it i would rather be sitting in the audience, i must admit i do kind of enjoy playing saxophone again...especially with nate diehl on french horn right next to me.
merry christmas ho ho ho.
good to be home...just hanging out...seeing a lot of erica and wes and dale. playing saxophone in the christmas cantata tonight. although i have a terrible attitude about it, and when it comes down to it i would rather be sitting in the audience, i must admit i do kind of enjoy playing saxophone again...especially with nate diehl on french horn right next to me.
merry christmas ho ho ho.
Thursday, December 19, 2002
Wednesday, December 18, 2002
ive been a posting fiend this week...my apologies to those of you who cant keep up.
ive talked before about getting older...and i was just thinking...and you know what that means...
part of growing older, and being a music lover, is all the bands you like start breaking up...so when you listen to cd's its kinda like a sentimental legendary kind of thing...granted, none of the cd's i own are anything close to legendary...but you talk about bands and stuff and its just kind of like this nolstalgic feeling.
ok, i dont know what im saying. but i miss the dingees...plankeye...fold zandura...element...ghoti hook... . . . . . .
ive talked before about getting older...and i was just thinking...and you know what that means...
part of growing older, and being a music lover, is all the bands you like start breaking up...so when you listen to cd's its kinda like a sentimental legendary kind of thing...granted, none of the cd's i own are anything close to legendary...but you talk about bands and stuff and its just kind of like this nolstalgic feeling.
ok, i dont know what im saying. but i miss the dingees...plankeye...fold zandura...element...ghoti hook... . . . . . .
the students at taylor university have pulled a pretty big fast one on the administration here...we've definitely got the upper hand...
during finals week, we have like 10 study breaks a day. these are never very fun, but it is a good excuse to get free food and eat a lot. but yeah, the week is filled with these things called "study breaks." everything shuts down too..take the admissions office, for example. they have no visitors this week so that their student staff can focus on finals. so, the administration actually believes that we study! HA!
so then it just turns into the most relaxing week of the year where everyone screws around and eats free food they stole from the study breaks.
we've got them right where we want them....
during finals week, we have like 10 study breaks a day. these are never very fun, but it is a good excuse to get free food and eat a lot. but yeah, the week is filled with these things called "study breaks." everything shuts down too..take the admissions office, for example. they have no visitors this week so that their student staff can focus on finals. so, the administration actually believes that we study! HA!
so then it just turns into the most relaxing week of the year where everyone screws around and eats free food they stole from the study breaks.
we've got them right where we want them....
Tuesday, December 17, 2002
God really knows how to get straight to the point sometimes...
zeal (zel) n. Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance.
fer·vor (fûrvr) n. 1. Great warmth and intensity of emotion. 2. Intense heat.
zeal (zel) n. Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance.
fer·vor (fûrvr) n. 1. Great warmth and intensity of emotion. 2. Intense heat.
wow
why have i not listened to elliot before? man oh man! too bad their tour with fsf and the beautiful mistake is not coming to the midwest.
furthermore, ester drang is so incredibly amazing. now they are signed to jade tree and will blow up and i'll have to give up on liking them being the indie elitist that i am.
why have i not listened to elliot before? man oh man! too bad their tour with fsf and the beautiful mistake is not coming to the midwest.
furthermore, ester drang is so incredibly amazing. now they are signed to jade tree and will blow up and i'll have to give up on liking them being the indie elitist that i am.
personality switch, and the real world...
+there are lots of times where i wish i wasnt the big obnoxious idiot that i am and i wish i was a mellow, quiet, mysterious, shy enigma. lots of times i catch myself being really mellow...not getting excited...talking kinda like eyore but not because im depressed, just because thats the mellow guy i wish i was...and just when i think ive got it mastered i run out to the lobby and start doing the shorby shuffle while singing pink's "get this party started." i suppose it's a hopeless cause, all in all. but it doesnt hurt to pretend every now and then.
+the math final was easy yesterday. it took me 40 minutes. i think im ready for my bib lit final today, should be a piece of cake. now i just have to get working on my computer project. i would tell you that i was considering skipping that project all together because if i got a zero on it i would still get a B in the class (according to my calculations), but since my prof is known to visit my blog every so often, i wont tell you that. hi angie! :)
+tonight the floor has a little pool party somewhere. free arcade games, free pizza, and swimming. woo. so i'll get to endure all the comments about the size of my nipples.
+did i mention im going to haiti for spring break?
+there are lots of times where i wish i wasnt the big obnoxious idiot that i am and i wish i was a mellow, quiet, mysterious, shy enigma. lots of times i catch myself being really mellow...not getting excited...talking kinda like eyore but not because im depressed, just because thats the mellow guy i wish i was...and just when i think ive got it mastered i run out to the lobby and start doing the shorby shuffle while singing pink's "get this party started." i suppose it's a hopeless cause, all in all. but it doesnt hurt to pretend every now and then.
+the math final was easy yesterday. it took me 40 minutes. i think im ready for my bib lit final today, should be a piece of cake. now i just have to get working on my computer project. i would tell you that i was considering skipping that project all together because if i got a zero on it i would still get a B in the class (according to my calculations), but since my prof is known to visit my blog every so often, i wont tell you that. hi angie! :)
+tonight the floor has a little pool party somewhere. free arcade games, free pizza, and swimming. woo. so i'll get to endure all the comments about the size of my nipples.
+did i mention im going to haiti for spring break?
Monday, December 16, 2002
Saturday, December 14, 2002
+there is not much worse than having the desire to be artistic, and not doing anything with it. i want to make something with my hands...make a present...write something beautiful...or make some good music...and i cant do anything with it. so instead i just surf the web and write on my stupid blog. what a waste. listening to saxon shore doesnt help. maybe i should teach myself how to actually play the harmonica.
+i just thought of the time when we were at paashauses and brian becker was playing "again i go unnoticed" and i played the spoons and laughed. that was fun.
+i just thought of the time when we were at paashauses and brian becker was playing "again i go unnoticed" and i played the spoons and laughed. that was fun.
raise the roof
+it's been a good couple days thus far. the kind of days i wish i wouldve had more of this semester. oh well.
+thursday night travis yoder and i hung out in the union til 2. that was very nice.
+friday was the last day of classes, and then just about all of morris..and all of campus for that matter..went to the basketball game. we killed them. a bunch of us went to subway, and then watched a movie, and it was fun.
+today i slept til 12:30. woke up, showered, went to lunch, and went to the basketball game. the fans were pretty sparse, but we were effective. the morris guys got in the other teams heads quite well. we got this one guy so flustered..he got a technical, missed shots, and held the ball as the clock ticked down - not realizing how much time was left and that they had a valid chance to win the game. he was pretty upset. for all you basketball players that read this (and i know thats quite a few), never acknowledge the jerks on the sideline...once you do..it's all down hill.
+tonight i'm in a very ambitious artsy craftsy mood...but have no idea what to do with it. i have 8 more christmas presents to get, im sure i could make something for at least one of them..but i'm stumped.
+raise the roof has nothing to do with anything except for the fact that the other day i kept saying it in math for teachers and everyone laughed at me.
+goodnight.
+it's been a good couple days thus far. the kind of days i wish i wouldve had more of this semester. oh well.
+thursday night travis yoder and i hung out in the union til 2. that was very nice.
+friday was the last day of classes, and then just about all of morris..and all of campus for that matter..went to the basketball game. we killed them. a bunch of us went to subway, and then watched a movie, and it was fun.
+today i slept til 12:30. woke up, showered, went to lunch, and went to the basketball game. the fans were pretty sparse, but we were effective. the morris guys got in the other teams heads quite well. we got this one guy so flustered..he got a technical, missed shots, and held the ball as the clock ticked down - not realizing how much time was left and that they had a valid chance to win the game. he was pretty upset. for all you basketball players that read this (and i know thats quite a few), never acknowledge the jerks on the sideline...once you do..it's all down hill.
+tonight i'm in a very ambitious artsy craftsy mood...but have no idea what to do with it. i have 8 more christmas presents to get, im sure i could make something for at least one of them..but i'm stumped.
+raise the roof has nothing to do with anything except for the fact that the other day i kept saying it in math for teachers and everyone laughed at me.
+goodnight.
Friday, December 13, 2002
Kyle: "You know what I was just thinking? I'd be a really annoying girl. Think about it. I'd be so critical and nit-picky of everything. And we have certain words for girls like that. If I were dating me, I'd be like, 'MAN, why is this girl so picky?!?' I'd be so annoying!"
Nate: "What makes you think you aren't an annoying guy, then?"
Kyle: "Well....uh.....I guess.....Guys can get away with some things a lot better than girls can."
Nate: "What makes you think you aren't an annoying guy, then?"
Kyle: "Well....uh.....I guess.....Guys can get away with some things a lot better than girls can."
Thursday, December 12, 2002
coincidence? i think not.
first of all, read this. 10 SUREFIRE ways to find a date for the holidays. it's funny because it's vague. it's like...."do stuff to get a date...and you'll get a date...if you do stuff."
second of all, kyle and my new favorite past time is reading the horoscopes and make sense out of it. we're even thinking of starting to write them...
here's tomorrows:
"you might do something, and you might like it, but you might not, cuz you you might. something might make you mad and then you'll be upset but that might not happen at all but it might anyway. someone will talk to you. you'll go outside and there will be weather. you might eat food. but then again you might not. this is all true."
first of all, read this. 10 SUREFIRE ways to find a date for the holidays. it's funny because it's vague. it's like...."do stuff to get a date...and you'll get a date...if you do stuff."
second of all, kyle and my new favorite past time is reading the horoscopes and make sense out of it. we're even thinking of starting to write them...
here's tomorrows:
"you might do something, and you might like it, but you might not, cuz you you might. something might make you mad and then you'll be upset but that might not happen at all but it might anyway. someone will talk to you. you'll go outside and there will be weather. you might eat food. but then again you might not. this is all true."
music to sleep to
i recommend that you all go buy unwed sailor's stateless cd, put it in your stereo, turn all the lights off, and fall asleep. i did that for both of my 2-hour naps yesterday and there is nothing better. i promise. and two 2-hour naps in one day is pretty good in itself.
speaking of unwed sailor...they are coming to taylor in march along with ester drang (who just got signed to jade tree...great googly moogly) and dension witmer. goooood golly miss molly what a show! nate and i are begging to open...here's hoping.
ok, it's seriously time to fold laundry.
i recommend that you all go buy unwed sailor's stateless cd, put it in your stereo, turn all the lights off, and fall asleep. i did that for both of my 2-hour naps yesterday and there is nothing better. i promise. and two 2-hour naps in one day is pretty good in itself.
speaking of unwed sailor...they are coming to taylor in march along with ester drang (who just got signed to jade tree...great googly moogly) and dension witmer. goooood golly miss molly what a show! nate and i are begging to open...here's hoping.
ok, it's seriously time to fold laundry.
the most wonderful time of the year..... . . .
welp, it's thursday. wednesday was my big day and from here on out i have decided i can get away with doing absolutely nothing at all. i'll have to study for my finals eventually, but that can wait. i have done so much of nothing today and it feels darn good.
i did do some laundry. i squeezed 4 or 5 loads into about 3. i was out of underwear and have been out of undershirts for quite a long time, and was into my holey sock collection, so i figured it was time.
so, it's christmas time, eh? it seems like every year the season gets busier and busier and less and less special. in chapel the other week a professor and his 3 young kids did a little special christmas reading thing and i could totally remember what those little kids were probably feeling. christmas used to be such a special, magical, exciting time of year. and now, it's december 12th, and i'm like, "oh crap..christmas is just 13 days away. i havent even thought of what to buy...blah blah blah..." it's just a chore sometimes and very unexciting. not even that, you just dont realize it's here until like the 24th, and then all of a sudden it's done. and when you were a kid, any present you bought, the recipient would totally fake it and pretend like it was the greatest present ever and it wouldnt really matter to you or that person. now you're expected to put thought into it and buy a GOOD present. us shorbs just dont have it in us. us shorb men think a lemonade squeezer is the best christmas present ever, and apparently we're wrong.
oh to be a kid again.
although i suppose it's the same with a lot. i dont like being old just because im cynical and jaded about everything.
i want to be innocent and excited again.
i suppose reese roper says it pretty well when he sings,
"only you can make every new day seem so new."
sometimes i wish it was that easy...i wish getting to that point was as easy as it sounds...
and those are my reflective thoughts of the day. time to fold some laundry.
welp, it's thursday. wednesday was my big day and from here on out i have decided i can get away with doing absolutely nothing at all. i'll have to study for my finals eventually, but that can wait. i have done so much of nothing today and it feels darn good.
i did do some laundry. i squeezed 4 or 5 loads into about 3. i was out of underwear and have been out of undershirts for quite a long time, and was into my holey sock collection, so i figured it was time.
so, it's christmas time, eh? it seems like every year the season gets busier and busier and less and less special. in chapel the other week a professor and his 3 young kids did a little special christmas reading thing and i could totally remember what those little kids were probably feeling. christmas used to be such a special, magical, exciting time of year. and now, it's december 12th, and i'm like, "oh crap..christmas is just 13 days away. i havent even thought of what to buy...blah blah blah..." it's just a chore sometimes and very unexciting. not even that, you just dont realize it's here until like the 24th, and then all of a sudden it's done. and when you were a kid, any present you bought, the recipient would totally fake it and pretend like it was the greatest present ever and it wouldnt really matter to you or that person. now you're expected to put thought into it and buy a GOOD present. us shorbs just dont have it in us. us shorb men think a lemonade squeezer is the best christmas present ever, and apparently we're wrong.
oh to be a kid again.
although i suppose it's the same with a lot. i dont like being old just because im cynical and jaded about everything.
i want to be innocent and excited again.
i suppose reese roper says it pretty well when he sings,
"only you can make every new day seem so new."
sometimes i wish it was that easy...i wish getting to that point was as easy as it sounds...
and those are my reflective thoughts of the day. time to fold some laundry.
parting is such sorrow. nothing sweet about it. although, i guess it hasnt really hit me yet. 11 hours is a long way away.
on another note, remind me never to let my daughter wear t-shirts that say the following, both of which i saw in my 4th grade class today:
"i know, i know, i'm gorgeous."
"why do boys like smart girls? opposites attract."
pop culture. gotta love it.
on another note, remind me never to let my daughter wear t-shirts that say the following, both of which i saw in my 4th grade class today:
"i know, i know, i'm gorgeous."
"why do boys like smart girls? opposites attract."
pop culture. gotta love it.
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
open house turned out better than expected. the theme was indiana jones. the lobby was an airplane crash site turned into an exhibition, complete with a real live truck and motorcycle. my hallway was a jungle leading to a rope bridge over real live standing water leading to a middle-east town. kyle and i had a fully functional snake charmer hut. considering that 5 of the rooms did absolutely nothing for our hallway, things turned out quite nicely. the middle hallway was a jungle complete with real live straw huts leading into the temple of doom complete with fully functional booby traps, a big talking head, and yes jamin, a cardboard skeleton too. the other hallway was a thick jungle leading into a cave. a fun time was had by all.
originals night was pretty rough. we'll leave it at that. but fun nonetheless.
i went to bed at 4 and woke up at 7:30 and went to my 5 classes and gave presentations in 2 of them. that was interesting.
tonight is erica and i guess most likely wes' last night in indiana. that stinks.
soundtrack:
explosions in the sky
interpol
im out.
originals night was pretty rough. we'll leave it at that. but fun nonetheless.
i went to bed at 4 and woke up at 7:30 and went to my 5 classes and gave presentations in 2 of them. that was interesting.
tonight is erica and i guess most likely wes' last night in indiana. that stinks.
soundtrack:
explosions in the sky
interpol
im out.
Tuesday, December 10, 2002
dang, three posts in a matter of a half hour. this is sick.
i just wanted to say that this blog thing is pretty weird. every now and then it just kinda hits me and im like "what in the world am i doing?"
half the stuff i write in here is supposed to be private. if someone were reading it over my shoulder i'd be all embarrassed and kick them out of my room. but then i post in on the world wide web for anyone to read...from my best friend to my professor to a stranger living in mongolia. pretty weird.
and maybe a lot of the stuff i should be keeping private.
oh well.
me and my big mouth and my inability to communicate with others on a personal level. what can i do.
i just wanted to say that this blog thing is pretty weird. every now and then it just kinda hits me and im like "what in the world am i doing?"
half the stuff i write in here is supposed to be private. if someone were reading it over my shoulder i'd be all embarrassed and kick them out of my room. but then i post in on the world wide web for anyone to read...from my best friend to my professor to a stranger living in mongolia. pretty weird.
and maybe a lot of the stuff i should be keeping private.
oh well.
me and my big mouth and my inability to communicate with others on a personal level. what can i do.
sometimes i just realize how much of an idiot i am.
+nate and i are playing at an open mike night tonight. we are playing an older new song, a new "jam" song (phish is one of our biggest influences), and he is playing a new song on his acoustic. i will say this: it is a wonderful thing to sit in a dorm room and have one of your best friends completely blow you away with their creativity. and then to be privileged enough to be a part of it. it is something that makes you momentarily forget about the classes...the finals...the people in the hallway being jerks...your temporary depression...your lack of sleep...and life in general. there are very few other places i'd like to be than being swept away by music.
+this morning erica and i went to cracker barrel for breakfast. and it was good.
+today i have to give a tour for the first time in a long time. no thanks.
+this morning erica and i went to cracker barrel for breakfast. and it was good.
+today i have to give a tour for the first time in a long time. no thanks.
chris from twothirtyeight says what i was trying to say yesterday a lot better than i ever could...
"...on my way to work i saw an old lady dragging a trash can down her driveway. she looked like she was already dead and i thought to my self "i've already lived a third of my life". it kind of stuck with me the rest of the day. the other night we drove home from louisiana and got into town at about 5 in the morning. it was freezing cold outside and there was this guy standing in the median selling newspapers. he was acting like he just won the lottery. i thought to myself, "what does he have to be so happy about." it's these little moments of clarity that come out of no where. flying through the fog kicking and stabbing; gone in seconds.
i'm caught up in the hum and motion of the day. the changing of monies, overnight fed-ex and take out food that gives you gas. you forget how to enjoy a bike ride, or talking to a neighbor for 5 minutes, or just sitting in a chair in the sun.
the god of the great and powerful is also the god of the still and quiet and he may require us to find him there first."
www.twothirtyeight.com
"...on my way to work i saw an old lady dragging a trash can down her driveway. she looked like she was already dead and i thought to my self "i've already lived a third of my life". it kind of stuck with me the rest of the day. the other night we drove home from louisiana and got into town at about 5 in the morning. it was freezing cold outside and there was this guy standing in the median selling newspapers. he was acting like he just won the lottery. i thought to myself, "what does he have to be so happy about." it's these little moments of clarity that come out of no where. flying through the fog kicking and stabbing; gone in seconds.
i'm caught up in the hum and motion of the day. the changing of monies, overnight fed-ex and take out food that gives you gas. you forget how to enjoy a bike ride, or talking to a neighbor for 5 minutes, or just sitting in a chair in the sun.
the god of the great and powerful is also the god of the still and quiet and he may require us to find him there first."
www.twothirtyeight.com
Monday, December 09, 2002
it's one of those days. im in a bad mood, really tired, and just sick of being busy...hating how time flies by and i get caught up in all the stupid stuff...wanting to forget school and other commitments and do some quality stuff with friends instead...probably about 70% of things we do in life dont really matter at all, and yet they become a big deal...eh..whatever...
sorry this is depressing.
i will miss erica when she goes back to pennsylvania.
sorry this is depressing.
i will miss erica when she goes back to pennsylvania.
Saturday, December 07, 2002
whats up everyone.
the week is over..it went by fast..and all in all, it wasnt as stressful as i was expecting.
the big penthouse christmas open house is tuesday night, which means preparations began last night. this will involve several late nights and perhaps a few class skippings if i decide i can afford any. the theme is undisclosed until the night of...but this place will be transformed into another world.
i am already pretty sick and dont know if i can handle not getting any sleep this weekend.
last night i ran sound for local boy wonder josh garrels. he is amazing. acoustic hip hop kind of stuff with an absolutely amazing voice like no one else. it was a pleasure getting paid to listen to him. i wish he'd consider marrying me. thats a joke. but i am in love with him.
time to go finish up a writing for teachers project...finally...
taylor people: penthouse open house, tuesday night, 7-11, be there or else.
the week is over..it went by fast..and all in all, it wasnt as stressful as i was expecting.
the big penthouse christmas open house is tuesday night, which means preparations began last night. this will involve several late nights and perhaps a few class skippings if i decide i can afford any. the theme is undisclosed until the night of...but this place will be transformed into another world.
i am already pretty sick and dont know if i can handle not getting any sleep this weekend.
last night i ran sound for local boy wonder josh garrels. he is amazing. acoustic hip hop kind of stuff with an absolutely amazing voice like no one else. it was a pleasure getting paid to listen to him. i wish he'd consider marrying me. thats a joke. but i am in love with him.
time to go finish up a writing for teachers project...finally...
taylor people: penthouse open house, tuesday night, 7-11, be there or else.
Thursday, December 05, 2002
Wednesday, December 04, 2002
NERDVOMMIT: how's the christmas season treating you?
PUNKERPX6: rough man
PUNKERPX6: some lady yelled at me today for licking my finger to get the plastic bags apart so i got pissed at her
PUNKERPX6: and told her that there are more germs in the money she's handling so to just back off
NERDVOMMIT: you didnt get fired did you?
PUNKERPX6: nah
PUNKERPX6: she deserved it
PUNKERPX6: rough man
PUNKERPX6: some lady yelled at me today for licking my finger to get the plastic bags apart so i got pissed at her
PUNKERPX6: and told her that there are more germs in the money she's handling so to just back off
NERDVOMMIT: you didnt get fired did you?
PUNKERPX6: nah
PUNKERPX6: she deserved it
Tuesday, December 03, 2002
-this morning my alarm was set for 9:15 and i woke up every 5 minutes from 7:45 to 9:15. i thought i'd be awake and ready for my day, but it's one of those days where you are too tired to do anything but sit there and stare at the wall.
-everyone be sure to check out jamin's inpsirational blog at http://shorbownsmysoul.blogspot.com
-let me add to my comments of yesterday by saying the pride is just as crappy as insecurity is...probably because pride is 9 times out of 10 a cover up for severe insecurity. there are 2 kinds of insecurity: the type that is displayed by depression and the type that is covered up by a facade of cockiness and arrogance. something to think about.
-it is bitter cold today.
-oh! i wanted to post this the other day and forgot. on the way back to school i saw a huge billboard in my town that made me chuckle. it's just a big picture of a woman's face and it says in large print, "i was embarassed by my spider veins." it made me laugh pretty hard. guess you just have to see it.
-time to get started on some work or something. is it really 12:45 already?
-everyone be sure to check out jamin's inpsirational blog at http://shorbownsmysoul.blogspot.com
-let me add to my comments of yesterday by saying the pride is just as crappy as insecurity is...probably because pride is 9 times out of 10 a cover up for severe insecurity. there are 2 kinds of insecurity: the type that is displayed by depression and the type that is covered up by a facade of cockiness and arrogance. something to think about.
-it is bitter cold today.
-oh! i wanted to post this the other day and forgot. on the way back to school i saw a huge billboard in my town that made me chuckle. it's just a big picture of a woman's face and it says in large print, "i was embarassed by my spider veins." it made me laugh pretty hard. guess you just have to see it.
-time to get started on some work or something. is it really 12:45 already?
you have one new message.
so, i came back to my room, to hear the following message in a whispered, somewhat automated, and very spooky voice:
"This message is for Nate Shorb.
We are calling concerning the size of your nipples.
We would like to do a feature on your nipples for the Echo this week.
Please give us a call."
never a dull moment in room 438. well that's not true, but this was exciting. almost as exciting as kyle getting a prank call from what sounded like a girl at 1 in the morning last night.
so, i came back to my room, to hear the following message in a whispered, somewhat automated, and very spooky voice:
"This message is for Nate Shorb.
We are calling concerning the size of your nipples.
We would like to do a feature on your nipples for the Echo this week.
Please give us a call."
never a dull moment in room 438. well that's not true, but this was exciting. almost as exciting as kyle getting a prank call from what sounded like a girl at 1 in the morning last night.
Monday, December 02, 2002
the canyon of inferiority
in 6th grade, we learned about it from Dr. Dobson. he called it the canyon of inferiority. we liked to make fun of it back then.
now, i am realizing that insecurity is probably satan's biggest and most successful conspiracy yet.
it is amazing the things people do to feel accepted and to justify themselves on the scale of coolness.
take me for example, i have a blog to make myself feel special. until nobody posts comments and then i become depressed again. ok that part was a joke but the rest of this is serious.
a few years back insecurity was a huge struggle for me. until erica and a few others knocked some sense into me, and, even more, i just got plain sick of it. it is a pretty draining personality trait to have.
in the big scheme of things, the approval of others matters an incredibly small amount.
there is nothing more relieving than sitting back and relaxing in the security and identity of Christ, and not caring what anyone else thinks of you. forget the clothes, the cds, the friends, the homecoming crown, the sweet hot-red geo prizm in your driveway, the number of buddies on your buddy list and the counter number on your blog...they dont mean a thing.
you are who the creator of the universe intended you to be and there is nothing more comforting than that.
just relax.
in 6th grade, we learned about it from Dr. Dobson. he called it the canyon of inferiority. we liked to make fun of it back then.
now, i am realizing that insecurity is probably satan's biggest and most successful conspiracy yet.
it is amazing the things people do to feel accepted and to justify themselves on the scale of coolness.
take me for example, i have a blog to make myself feel special. until nobody posts comments and then i become depressed again. ok that part was a joke but the rest of this is serious.
a few years back insecurity was a huge struggle for me. until erica and a few others knocked some sense into me, and, even more, i just got plain sick of it. it is a pretty draining personality trait to have.
in the big scheme of things, the approval of others matters an incredibly small amount.
there is nothing more relieving than sitting back and relaxing in the security and identity of Christ, and not caring what anyone else thinks of you. forget the clothes, the cds, the friends, the homecoming crown, the sweet hot-red geo prizm in your driveway, the number of buddies on your buddy list and the counter number on your blog...they dont mean a thing.
you are who the creator of the universe intended you to be and there is nothing more comforting than that.
just relax.
Sunday, December 01, 2002
the trip back
a half hour into the trip this morning we hit a huge accident - all four lanes closed - two hours of sitting.
the traffic in western PA moved at about 20 mph.
we made good time besides that..without the hold ups we wouldve made it in like 10 hours or less.
fun was had by all. kind of.
time to get this week started.
i think my counter busted so start writing comments so that i know you have visited and that this blog has a purpose and it'll be fun for everyone almost.
im an idiot.
a half hour into the trip this morning we hit a huge accident - all four lanes closed - two hours of sitting.
the traffic in western PA moved at about 20 mph.
we made good time besides that..without the hold ups we wouldve made it in like 10 hours or less.
fun was had by all. kind of.
time to get this week started.
i think my counter busted so start writing comments so that i know you have visited and that this blog has a purpose and it'll be fun for everyone almost.
im an idiot.
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