Updates from April, 2008

  • confessions of a party crasher

    nic 9:43 pm on April 18, 2008 | 0 Permalink | Reply

    listen: that poem from the other day was written by emily dickinson, not yours truly. i simply forgot to credit her. silly.

    also: at the request of the indefatigable kony kim, i now officially tag her to respond to the weird chain-mail-forwardy-type post. as i said then, i would tag others of you, but then you won’t respond, and i will cry in my sleep.

    it has now been officially 2 months since i have been gainfully employed. more than that, even.

    ——

    i’ve always been one to come late to the party.
    i didn’t sprout a chest hair until after my 18th birthday.
    didn’t kiss a girl until i was in my 20s. i didn’t even WANT to kiss a girl until then.
    couldn’t drive on my own until well after my seventeenth birthday.
    never had a girlfriend until i was 20.
    didn’t see a lick of porn until i was 19. didn’t want to again for a long while.
    there are a number of other examples. but i think you get the point.

    and somehow, at 23, i’m married, own a home, and am having my quarter-life crisis a little more than a year early.

    some guys have all the luck. i just have the heebie-jeebies.

     

  • Tagged by Mel

    nic 8:57 pm on April 15, 2008 | 1 Permalink | Reply

    10 years ago: i became a man. 13 years old. and i was one skinny-ass teenager. ahh, to be young again.

    Things on my to do list today: um…get a job. and watch that 70s show.

    What
    would I do if I was suddenly became a Billionaire? um…quit my job. and watch that 70s show.

    Three of my bad habits: i’m addicted to the internet. i’m also way too sedentary. and i’m too sarcastic.

    Five jobs I have had:
    videographer.
    radio news intern.
    janitor.
    camp counselor.
    online survey taker.

    Five things people don’t know about me:
    i have a waffle iron scar on my arm from when i was 4 years old or so.
    my septum, it deviates.
    i stopped getting zits when i stopped washing my face with acne cream.
    i really wish i was extremely busy. i like being extremely busy.
    i fully believe i will make a terrible father.

    i’d tag some other people, but i think i’d just feel bad when the people i tagged didn’t do it.
     

  • maybe i haven't a purpose

    nic 10:30 pm on April 14, 2008 | 2 Permalink | Reply

    what if you have no purpose in this life?

    i’m being serious here.

    look, we happen to believe that we live forever. FOREVER. that’s a long time, y’all. and in case you haven’t noticed, there are a lot of us.

    isn’t it possible that a few of us are created for a purpose that won’t be realized until after the new heavens and earth are revealed?

    i mean, i’d like to believe that God has this huge master plan for the limited amount of time that he allows the earth to exist, and he assigns every single one of us a role.

    but somehow, i just don’t think that’s true. certainly, there’s a master plan for the old earth. and yes, we all have a purpose for existence. i’m just not sure that the two coincide on every instance.

    i guess what i’m getting at is this: maybe it’s not such a big deal what we do here. there are so many mindsets to get lost in: i’m going to “save the sinners”, i’m going to “change the world”, i’m going to “be successful”, i’m going to “live life to the fullest”. and certainly none of those things are bad ideas in and of themselves.

    i’m just concerned that we get too caught up in them. and we just end up disappointing ourselves.

    or maybe it’s just me.

     

  • i'm alive and thinkin'

    nic 11:22 am on April 13, 2008 | 0 Permalink | Reply

    as lightning to the children eased
    with explanation kind,
    the truth must dazzle gradually–
    or everyman be blind.

     

  • say goodbye to hollywood

    nic 2:42 pm on April 10, 2008 | 1 Permalink | Reply

    hollywood died in my arms yesterday.

    she’d been having epileptic seizures over the weekend. we took her to the vet and he prescribed some seizure medication.

    less than 24 hours after she started her meds, she had an extremely bad seizure that lasted for several minutes. she rolled around on the couch, almost as if trying to find a position to stop the pain. i held her as gently as i could while still preventing her from rolling off the couch. her heart started beating fast, at a speed more appropriate for an animal half her size.

    then suddenly, without warning or any yelps of pain, the seizure was over. and she stopped breathing.

    denial: i called the vet. “what can i do?” “nothing, she’s gone”.
    anger: stupid vet and his stupid prescriptions.
    depression: i keep getting flashes of her face just after she died. she was still looking at me, those sad, pathetic, “you-don’t-feed-me-enough-table-food” eyes.
    acceptance: not quite, but soon i’ll be ready for another.

    four out of five, i guess.

    all this just 5 weeks after finally getting her back.

    i will miss that dog. thank God there are dogs in paradise.

    goodbye old friend.

     

  • i don't hate my family

    nic 6:47 am on April 2, 2008 | 2 Permalink | Reply

    that was an april fools joke y’all. i was trying to think of something that would guarantee some clicks.

    if you haven’t clicked on the link from last post, please do. especially if you’ve never been rick roll’d before…

    also, all the other link are perfectly legitimate and link directly to mp3’s of music on my server. take what you want…

     

  • FREE! My Music!

    nic 3:21 pm on April 1, 2008 | 2 Permalink | Reply

    Thanks to those that have supported my silly musical endeavors over the years. But since I haven’t sold a copy of either of my albums in nearly 3 years, and because I believe that recordings of music have lost most monetary value anyway, I’d like to make the following available, for free.

    First off, my never-before-heard song Why I Hate My Family.

    And now for the rest of my work, in downloadable MP3 format…

    newest stuff:
    Fall Princess
    gravity
    sparkling stars

    from “and i break”:
    [aagh! i can't find it on my computer right now...i'll get these up soon...]

    from “get real”:
    Before I Do
    Little Big Time
    Friendly Funny Guy
    Hypocrite
    Mask Parade
    Upside Down Inside Out
    CoffeeCoffeeCoffee
    Sibling Revelry
    Sometimes Love
    Waiting For Eternity
    Snuggle Close / Lullaby

     

  • Prepare for your mind to be blown

    nic 6:27 pm on February 16, 2008 | 0 Permalink | Reply

    no, not because i’m writing again. but because of this:

    http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/92

    this guy debunks just about everything you assumed about the worldwide “distribution” of poverty, health, life expectancy, whatever. definitely worth 20 minutes.

     

  • wii numbers and guitar hero iii

    nic 7:10 pm on January 23, 2008 | 3 Permalink | Reply

    to all my gamey friends (and potential gamey friends):

    my wii # is 3082.9582.7449.7410
    my guitar hero friend # is 4038 4748 2744

    anyone gots a number or two to share with me (i’m looking at you, Cam)?

    p.s. you can also find me at kongregate.com as pfostpfilms.

     

  • my family on christmas

    nic 6:40 pm on December 31, 2007 | 3 Permalink | Reply


    pretty sure this is the first “setup” full-family shot we’ve had since the wedding.

    this kind of stuff makes my mom happy. 
    enjoy.
     

  • nic 1:21 pm on December 17, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply

    Ron Paul supporters wait(?) 6 million dollars yesterday. That’s incredible. It’s even more incredible that people view John McKane(?) as the oldest candidate currently running for president. I think Ron Paul beats him by like 12 years. listen

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  • nic 10:25 pm on November 27, 2007 | 1 Permalink | Reply

    i believe in relationships.

    i believe that you are not judged by how much you have, or how much you accomplished, or even by how much you’ve given. i believe you are judged by how much you have invested in other people’s lives.

    i believe that everyone needs, at their very core, someone to listen to them, know them, and love them anyway.

    and, of course, i believe that white chocolate is not really a chocolate at all, but a delightful masquerade.

     

  • 9 Reasons You WON'T Vote for Ron Paul

    nic 9:41 pm on October 28, 2007 | 2 Permalink | Reply

    Whether or not Ron Paul wins the Republican nomination, there are a lot of people who aren’t going to vote for him. Here’s some reasons you might not:

    1. You want to wake up a winner.
    Lets face it. In America, we really like to win. I think a lot of people will be paying attention to the polls right around the time it comes to the primary voting, and they’ll vote for the most currently popular candidate. A lot of people vote the odds, not the issues.

    2. You feel entitled.
    Americans who feel entitled to free food or free medical coverage or pretty much anything that the government will give them in exchange for quality, service and a little portion of their freedom will certainly not vote Ron Paul. Dr. Paul tends to attract people that feel entitled to things like liberty and life and free markets and stuff.

    3. You feel moral obligations to other, less fortunate countries.
    As far as I can understand what these people believe, I can respect their decision not to vote for the Congressman from Texas. Unfortunately, they are misguided into believing that moral obligations are fulfilled by a people’s government, rather than by the people themselves.

    4. You like kickin’ ass around the world.
    Admit it. You get high on war. You can’t wait to hear that we’ve gone into Iran. You just wonder why it takes so freeking long.

    5. You feel America is God’s country.
    For some reason, a lot of people have made the following mathematical assumption:
    liberty = good = God,
    God’s command to go into all the world = War on Terror
    These same people do very little about the continued Regime of Terror against unborn children in our own country.

    6. You are pro-abortion.
    I completely understand, then, why you won’t be voting for the good doctor.

    7. You think that Government Bureaucracies do a pretty darn efficient job.
    How do you argue with the person that thinks the government is doing a great job?

    8. You think the Government should spend more.
    I’m not kidding. I’ve actually heard people espouse the idea that the government still isn’t spending enough of our money. Education, war, drugs, prostitution, medicare, social security, the list goes on and on. People still believe (!) that if you throw enough money at a problem, it goes away.

    9. You think that solutions to the world’s major problems can be summed up in 30 seconds or less.
    Ron Paul may not be the clearest debater of the major Republican candidates right now (though part of that is the fact that he doesn’t get nearly as much time as they do to make his case), but I’m honestly a little wary of people that make any of these issues seem like 30 second issues (*cough*Mitt Romney*cough*). Here’s the first section of what I would consider to be closer to a real debate on a real issue.

    I’m sure I probably haven’t changed your mind about who you will vote for in your state’s upcoming primary, but hopefully you’ll give Ron Paul a second glance. If I have made some sort of impact, visit http://www.ThisNovember5th.com for a way to help.
     

  • memphis musings part II

    nic 10:46 pm on September 20, 2007 | 2 Permalink | Reply

    so recently i kinda decided that i hate memphis.

    but i’ve had the chance to think that over a bit, and i’m not sure its quite true.

    here’s the breakdown: i’m in memphis, working at a job i don’t fully understand. we don’t have offices yet, so i work from home for now. the only other person in the company is my boss. we’re kind of a long way from everything: long way from our offices, long way from our first sale, long way from a clear direction. and yet i’m supposed to be developing a marketing plan.

    also, we don’t have a church. at least not one that can match the wonder that is Christ Community Church in Jackson. so i miss that. every week.

    amy and i have seen A LOT of each other lately. which isn’t bad in itself. in fact, its shown us that we can coexist in a situation all by ourselves and not drive each other absolutely insane. i still enjoy being with her, even now. but still, being in the house all the time, and only knowing one person in an entire town is kinda tough.

    i’m rambling. sorry.

    THE POINT:
    it’s not that i hate memphis. it’s that i miss my friends so damn much. i’m homesick. i even miss the people i didn’t know that well, like BJ and alice and jared (don’t know why i picked on you guys…sorry).

    and this is especially hard because there’s no one around to gloss over the homesickness. i can’t cover up the pain by just meeting a bunch of new people.

    ok, this is longish, and i know nobody really reads this stuff anymore anyways, but for what its worth: i really miss you.
    i miss my dear friends matthew and nick brown. i miss the wilkinsons.
    i miss the denkers and the atkins and padelfords and the williams and the williams and the williamsons.
    i miss chris, and the garners, and natalie, and J.P., and aaron hardin.
    i miss the guthries and the beards.
    i miss craig. and ben hickey (i know, i know, he’s “the hickeys” now).
    i miss certain people whose names i could never remember or never actually learned (gosh i’m sorry about that).
    i miss the music, and the occasional pizza night that i would attend, and definitely the mexican nights.

    heck, while i’m at it i might as well go even farther back: i miss tyson and brandon. i miss lucas. i miss my brother. and then there’s jeremy and melody, jenna, jenni……and dessi and allison the asian and wilhelm and—-

    you know this could go on. and hopefully you get the point.

    what is life but a series of fragile connections and intense longing?

     

  • telephone pictionary

    nic 11:11 pm on July 23, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply

    Happy Go Lucky on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

    my friend Luz posted this on her blog today. it’s a round of “Telephone Pictionary”, and i think it might be my new favorite game. for groups. besides nerts, of course.

    anyway, before you click on the link, let me explain the game.

    1. someone writes a short sentence. anything. they pass it to the person on the left.
    2. that person draws a picture, accurate as possible, of the sentence.
      1. the drawer then folds the paper from the top, covering the original sentence but not the drawing.
      2. he then passes the paper to the left.
    3. the next person looks at the drawing, then writes a sentence describing it.
    4. he folds the paper down over the picture, then passes it to the left.
    5. and so on.

    if you have several people playing (more than 5), the results can be pretty hilarious, apparently. ok, you can go look at the image now.

    also: we finished moving out of our apartment in jackson. there’s something nice about finally finishing something. even if you have to vacuum.

    vote for the constitution. vote for ron paul.

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