Hey there all. Long time again. Ha! Life's been full of crazy times. Along with those times includes some exciting events in Jessica's and my life.
We are married!!!!!!!
I'm sure a lot of you (if anyone still reads this) will have questions. I would be more then happy to answer them for you. Just ask.
Outside of that lets see. Jessica finishes massage school in a month. She is very excited about that. I will be finished with school soon but not soon enough. Still trying to find a better job within the company I am working for.
Just a quick update for now.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Where has the time gone.
So I'm alive. Most of you know that because I talk to you in RL. But wow, I should update more. Life lately has been consumed with work, school, and wedding planning. Those three things combined lead to a whirl wind of adventures and tiredness. But I enjoy it all. Well, work is getting to me a bit, but that's ok. I happen to have an interview today for a potential a new position that would be right in line with my degree so hopefully that will work out. School is good. I am learning so much. I enjoy what I'm learning and am eager to put it to use. Wedding planning. Its actually coming together quite nicely I think (but then again, i'm just the groom, what do I know.) Jessica and I are actually coming to Portland next week to work on some wedding stuff.
Free time lately has been spent in a couple of ways (I know you are asking when I have free time with those other 3 things on my plate but I do have some). I have been engrossed with Lord of the Rings Online, thanks Molo. It is an incredible game and I love almost every minute of it that I play. I also have made some more friends here so I get to spend some time with them. One of them scored free tickets to the Cubs game tomorrow and I get to go. YES! and the Cubbies are in first!
Well I think that wraps this update up for now. Hopefully it will be not as long between the next one.
Free time lately has been spent in a couple of ways (I know you are asking when I have free time with those other 3 things on my plate but I do have some). I have been engrossed with Lord of the Rings Online, thanks Molo. It is an incredible game and I love almost every minute of it that I play. I also have made some more friends here so I get to spend some time with them. One of them scored free tickets to the Cubs game tomorrow and I get to go. YES! and the Cubbies are in first!
Well I think that wraps this update up for now. Hopefully it will be not as long between the next one.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Meme. I suppose I'll do this too.
1. What time did you get up this morning?: 7:00am the first time and 8:15 the second
2. Diamonds or Pearls?: Diamonds I suppose
3. What was the last film you saw at the theater? 300 and what a great movie it was
4. What is your favorite TV show?: Of all time? I don't know, I really enjoy Fresh Prince and House.
5. What did you have for breakfast?: Coffee and multigrain crackers
6. Your middle name?: Murphy, its a family thing
7. What is your favorite cuisine?: Steak I suppose but I really enjoy pizza too.
8. What foods do you dislike?: Strawberries
9. Your favorite Potato chip?: The kind I can dip in salsa
10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?: The new Dream Theater, they are so damn good
11. What kind of car do you drive? 06 Hyundai Elentra hatchback, the fiance loves it
12. Favorite sandwich? Chicken Club probably
13. What characteristics do you despise?: dishonesty
14. Favorite item of clothing?: I love shorts
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Egypt
16. What color is your bathroom?: White and towel colored
17. Favorite brand of clothing?: I probably would say Express or Banana Republic
18. Where would you want to retire to? Where my wife will be
19. Favorite time of day: When I'm not at work
20. Where were you born? Portland, OR
21. Favorite Sports to watch?: Soccer
22. Who do you least expect to send this back? Everyone
23. Person who will respond first?: No one probably
24. What laundry detergent do you use?: The on sale one
25. Coke or Pepsi?: Coke, pepsi can kiss my . . .
26. Are you a morning person or night owl?: I so the night owl. I hate mornings
27. What size shoe do you wear?: 9.5 for the most part, really depends on the brand
28. Favorite animal?: Otters
29. Any news you’d like to share with everyone?: I'm engaged if you didn't already know.
30. What did you want to be when you were little?: Soccer player
31. Favorite candy bar?: Butterfinger
32. What are your favorite childhood memories? Playing sports
33. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? Powerwasher, Cookiemaker, Campus Security, Front Desk Rep, Guest Services Rep, Auditor King, Collector, Customer Service Rep, Customer Service Advisor, Walking Coach
34. What is your favorite color?: Timberwolve Blue
35. Nicknames: Drapes, DD, Murph
36. Piercings?: No
37. Eye color?: Hazel
38. Ever been to Africa ?: no but i'd like to go
39. Ever been toilet papering?: Absolutely, it's great times
40. Ever loved someone so much it made you cry?: Yes I have.
41. Ever been in a car accident?: 2 fender benders.
42. Favorite restaurant?: Red Robin and Changs
43. Favorite ice cream?: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
44. Favorite flower?: Tulips
45. Disney or Warner Brothers?: No preference either way
46. Favorite fast food restaurant?: Panda Express or Taco Bell
47. What color is your bedroom carpet?: Beige I think.
48. How many times did you take your drivers test?: Once and aced it
49. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? My dad.
50. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?: Best Buy I guess.
51. What do you do most often when you are bored?: Play video games.
52. Bedtime? Whenever I go
53. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? Jessica and Jed
54. Last person you went to dinner with?: Jessica, Adam, Alexander, and Jimmy
55. What are you listening to right now? Sportscenter
56. Do you have a hobby?: Yes
57. Lake, Ocean or River(s)?: All of the above.
58. How many tattoos do you have?: Nine and i want more
59. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?: God
60. How many people are you sending this Email to?: What email?
61. Who sent this to you and what is something you didn’t know about them? No one, bummer.
62. What materialistic thing would you ask for if you had one wish to make? Enough money to not have to work
63. When was the last time you cried?: Today when I found out my aunt made it thru her surgrey ok.
2. Diamonds or Pearls?: Diamonds I suppose
3. What was the last film you saw at the theater? 300 and what a great movie it was
4. What is your favorite TV show?: Of all time? I don't know, I really enjoy Fresh Prince and House.
5. What did you have for breakfast?: Coffee and multigrain crackers
6. Your middle name?: Murphy, its a family thing
7. What is your favorite cuisine?: Steak I suppose but I really enjoy pizza too.
8. What foods do you dislike?: Strawberries
9. Your favorite Potato chip?: The kind I can dip in salsa
10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?: The new Dream Theater, they are so damn good
11. What kind of car do you drive? 06 Hyundai Elentra hatchback, the fiance loves it
12. Favorite sandwich? Chicken Club probably
13. What characteristics do you despise?: dishonesty
14. Favorite item of clothing?: I love shorts
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Egypt
16. What color is your bathroom?: White and towel colored
17. Favorite brand of clothing?: I probably would say Express or Banana Republic
18. Where would you want to retire to? Where my wife will be
19. Favorite time of day: When I'm not at work
20. Where were you born? Portland, OR
21. Favorite Sports to watch?: Soccer
22. Who do you least expect to send this back? Everyone
23. Person who will respond first?: No one probably
24. What laundry detergent do you use?: The on sale one
25. Coke or Pepsi?: Coke, pepsi can kiss my . . .
26. Are you a morning person or night owl?: I so the night owl. I hate mornings
27. What size shoe do you wear?: 9.5 for the most part, really depends on the brand
28. Favorite animal?: Otters
29. Any news you’d like to share with everyone?: I'm engaged if you didn't already know.
30. What did you want to be when you were little?: Soccer player
31. Favorite candy bar?: Butterfinger
32. What are your favorite childhood memories? Playing sports
33. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? Powerwasher, Cookiemaker, Campus Security, Front Desk Rep, Guest Services Rep, Auditor King, Collector, Customer Service Rep, Customer Service Advisor, Walking Coach
34. What is your favorite color?: Timberwolve Blue
35. Nicknames: Drapes, DD, Murph
36. Piercings?: No
37. Eye color?: Hazel
38. Ever been to Africa ?: no but i'd like to go
39. Ever been toilet papering?: Absolutely, it's great times
40. Ever loved someone so much it made you cry?: Yes I have.
41. Ever been in a car accident?: 2 fender benders.
42. Favorite restaurant?: Red Robin and Changs
43. Favorite ice cream?: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
44. Favorite flower?: Tulips
45. Disney or Warner Brothers?: No preference either way
46. Favorite fast food restaurant?: Panda Express or Taco Bell
47. What color is your bedroom carpet?: Beige I think.
48. How many times did you take your drivers test?: Once and aced it
49. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? My dad.
50. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?: Best Buy I guess.
51. What do you do most often when you are bored?: Play video games.
52. Bedtime? Whenever I go
53. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? Jessica and Jed
54. Last person you went to dinner with?: Jessica, Adam, Alexander, and Jimmy
55. What are you listening to right now? Sportscenter
56. Do you have a hobby?: Yes
57. Lake, Ocean or River(s)?: All of the above.
58. How many tattoos do you have?: Nine and i want more
59. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?: God
60. How many people are you sending this Email to?: What email?
61. Who sent this to you and what is something you didn’t know about them? No one, bummer.
62. What materialistic thing would you ask for if you had one wish to make? Enough money to not have to work
63. When was the last time you cried?: Today when I found out my aunt made it thru her surgrey ok.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Angle 73
In angle 72 I discussed ones ability to speak freely to others in regards to what they think. My friend Molo discussed with me the fact that you have to look at this idea from a couple of different angles. From the Eastern perspective speaking ones mind is considered rude and offensive. From the Western perspective people do this a lot but they do not know how to do it without causing harm or hurt to the people the deliver their message to. What I suggest is that we as people take a blend of both perspectives. We must understand that the message we are giving maybe be harmful, rude, and seem offensive. What we must strive to do is to know the person so well that we can deliver the message without doing anything of those things. We must deliver the message with tact and come to the person in a sound mind. If we are able to accomplish that then our message will be received more likely with open arms and given good thought to from the receiver instead of being just brushed aside.
Ua Lava
Ua Lava
Friday, June 08, 2007
The Path: Angle 1: The beginning
Ua Lava = Perfect Simplicity
This is the strive. Life, in a simple form that is lived to Perfection. Is this easy. Not a chance. Is it attainable? Possibly. Why would I does this? Because I believe that being in this state of being accomplishes a lot of things in life as well as prove to be a surviving method for this life. Does perfect simplicity mean not having possesions. Absolutely not. It means not having an over abundence. It means being content with what you have. It means not taking for granted what you have. It means thinking that no matter who you run into in life that person could possibly teach you something that you do not know. It means never thinking that you are too learned to learn something new. It means treating those around you humbly and graciously. So this is the goal. This is the meaning. The path will be examined. 360 angles of the Path.
May they all be approached from Ua Lava.
This is the strive. Life, in a simple form that is lived to Perfection. Is this easy. Not a chance. Is it attainable? Possibly. Why would I does this? Because I believe that being in this state of being accomplishes a lot of things in life as well as prove to be a surviving method for this life. Does perfect simplicity mean not having possesions. Absolutely not. It means not having an over abundence. It means being content with what you have. It means not taking for granted what you have. It means thinking that no matter who you run into in life that person could possibly teach you something that you do not know. It means never thinking that you are too learned to learn something new. It means treating those around you humbly and graciously. So this is the goal. This is the meaning. The path will be examined. 360 angles of the Path.
May they all be approached from Ua Lava.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Angle 72 of the path now available
Some of you may be wondering were the "path" that I'm refering to is coming from. Partly it is from 2 different books I've read. One being called Xenocide and the other being called Book of Five Rings. They both talk about the path in completely different ways but the concept interests me so here I go.
One of my favorite comedians when I was growing up use to tell a story about people who came up to him and asked him if he thought that God had a sense of humor. He went on to say that the first repsonse his brain had was "have you looked in the mirror." Now that in itself is extremely funny. But it has also lead to another thought. He never said his first thought to those people. Now I understand it may have been a little harsh, but why do we as people do so much self censoring. So many times we don't say what we are really thinking or what we really believe because of what? Are we afraid of how another person might take it or react to it. And if it's the truth we shouldn't be backing off of it at all. Can the truth hurt? Absolutely, but lies can hurt even more down the road.
But then again this is a view from angle 72.
One of my favorite comedians when I was growing up use to tell a story about people who came up to him and asked him if he thought that God had a sense of humor. He went on to say that the first repsonse his brain had was "have you looked in the mirror." Now that in itself is extremely funny. But it has also lead to another thought. He never said his first thought to those people. Now I understand it may have been a little harsh, but why do we as people do so much self censoring. So many times we don't say what we are really thinking or what we really believe because of what? Are we afraid of how another person might take it or react to it. And if it's the truth we shouldn't be backing off of it at all. Can the truth hurt? Absolutely, but lies can hurt even more down the road.
But then again this is a view from angle 72.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
The smarts of my friend Ryan
So my friend Ryan posted this on his blog on Myspace and I thought it was a great idea. So with his premission I am reposting it here to see what everyone else thinks.
Like a lot of folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me.
I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as they see fit. In order to get that paycheck, I am required to pass a random urine test, which I have no problem with. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test.
Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check, because I have to pass one to earn it for them? Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sit on their ass. Could you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?
Like a lot of folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me.
I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as they see fit. In order to get that paycheck, I am required to pass a random urine test, which I have no problem with. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test.
Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check, because I have to pass one to earn it for them? Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sit on their ass. Could you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?
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