I decided that I wanted to waste time to watch some Oilers fail today, so I turned on the game. Sportsnet loves to be low budget so they play the same commercials over and over; these commercials are garbage commercials, too.
If anyone is awake during these boring commercials, you'll come across one of the most poorly constructed advertisements ever. This commercial starts off with a background voice saying something cheesy about big questions needing to be addressed, and here are my take on the answers to one version of the commerical:
1) Are we running out of oil and gas?
Unless you've had your face shoved up someones ass for the last twenty years, you will know the answer to this one.
2) Why aren't we doing anything about the rapid climate changes?
Because apathy is a dick. We "citizens" of this earth are really horrible people, including myself. We tend to have a selfish view on life in the sense that "if it doesn't benefit me, I don't need it." We're not doing anything because the global climate changes aren't bad enough that it affects people to a certain severity, therefore no one really cares enough to act on it. By the time it does take its toll, it will be game over
3) Why use oil and gas when there are other alternatives?
Money. Money runs the modern world. You have money, you're set; you don't have money, tough luck. Oil and gas is cheap because it's easy access. Other alternatives are expensive and isn't the easiest to produce.
Just thought I'd give my take on what really NEEDS to be common knowledge amongst people.
.. And it's really awesome how life can be so miserable after just a couple things, that don't go your way, happen. I will go to bed singin' the blues once again tonight.
Hey look, it's April! Since when did this happen?!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Starved
Some of you may or may not know, I am a huge fan of RPG games. I've loved them ever since I was too young to even know what the purpose of them were. I think the first thing that caught my attention with these games is the really really cool weapons some characters have. Chrono Cross was probably the first RPG that did me in. Before that game, it was all about Mario games for me, because those were the only ones I ever got to play. I really loved racing games as well, but not so much anymore.
So now that I think I'm old enough to be able to play these RPG games properly, they have become my only incentive to gaming. I am not a big gamer at all, but when there is a good RPG that is available for me to play, I will do it. However, the problem is that I've been following the Nintendo consoles for most of my life, and we all know how crappy the RPGs are for Nintendo, so I've never really had the taste of the RPG world as much as I would've liked. Thanks to my cousins, the only time I was able to play some of my favorite RPGs was at their houses. The most surprising thing about me as an RPG fan is that I have never ever finished an entire Final Fantasy game. I came pretty close on a couple of them, but never did I beat that final boss and watch the credits roll. And since the Wii has come out, I have been incredibly RPG starved over the last few years. While the Gamecube was still hot, I had a few pretty awesome games that I played, but I've grown out of those ones. So since the Wii has only had one legit RPG, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, my gaming life has just died off completely, also to note that that game was a let down to some sort.
Well, like the economy, things don't stay down forever; there is hope! I have been working really hard to narrow down my options on how I can revitalize my RPG crazed ways again. I have discovered that Final Fantasy is a good path to follow, given that there will be over 13 of them pretty soon. So therefore, I ended up with the Sony Playstation. I have convined my dad to get a PS3, the only thing is when we'll get it. Then, after we get it, I will purchase all the Final Fantasy's I can get my hand on, and beat them all!
My order of playing will start with Chrono Cross, because I never beat this one and it's still arguably my favorite game, and Final Fantasy IX. Why FF9? Because this was the closest I've come to beating a Final Fantasy game excluding the major letdown Crystal Chronicles for the Gamecube. Then after that, I might go after the popular ones such as FF10 and FF7, but it will have to wait and see because I'm sure there are other fun RPGs that came across the Playstation console.
Man am I excited to be playing again. I even went as far as buying a Final Fantasy IX today, it should arrive within a couple weeks (= And I also must mention that FF13 looks really good.
Now to actually go out and buy that PS3.. Hopefully by the end of April.
So now that I think I'm old enough to be able to play these RPG games properly, they have become my only incentive to gaming. I am not a big gamer at all, but when there is a good RPG that is available for me to play, I will do it. However, the problem is that I've been following the Nintendo consoles for most of my life, and we all know how crappy the RPGs are for Nintendo, so I've never really had the taste of the RPG world as much as I would've liked. Thanks to my cousins, the only time I was able to play some of my favorite RPGs was at their houses. The most surprising thing about me as an RPG fan is that I have never ever finished an entire Final Fantasy game. I came pretty close on a couple of them, but never did I beat that final boss and watch the credits roll. And since the Wii has come out, I have been incredibly RPG starved over the last few years. While the Gamecube was still hot, I had a few pretty awesome games that I played, but I've grown out of those ones. So since the Wii has only had one legit RPG, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, my gaming life has just died off completely, also to note that that game was a let down to some sort.
Well, like the economy, things don't stay down forever; there is hope! I have been working really hard to narrow down my options on how I can revitalize my RPG crazed ways again. I have discovered that Final Fantasy is a good path to follow, given that there will be over 13 of them pretty soon. So therefore, I ended up with the Sony Playstation. I have convined my dad to get a PS3, the only thing is when we'll get it. Then, after we get it, I will purchase all the Final Fantasy's I can get my hand on, and beat them all!
My order of playing will start with Chrono Cross, because I never beat this one and it's still arguably my favorite game, and Final Fantasy IX. Why FF9? Because this was the closest I've come to beating a Final Fantasy game excluding the major letdown Crystal Chronicles for the Gamecube. Then after that, I might go after the popular ones such as FF10 and FF7, but it will have to wait and see because I'm sure there are other fun RPGs that came across the Playstation console.
Man am I excited to be playing again. I even went as far as buying a Final Fantasy IX today, it should arrive within a couple weeks (= And I also must mention that FF13 looks really good.
Now to actually go out and buy that PS3.. Hopefully by the end of April.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Self-inflicted Jetlag
I am so professional that I can induce jetlag to myself without having to fly halfway around the planet. Actually, truth is, that since we had our little annual 30 hour famine thing at church, many of us did not sleep during the night. Let me begin with that.
So shortly after AWANA, all the kids started to leave, the older generation started to leave, and the ones left over at church were the ones that were taking part of or joined with the 30 hour famine event. It was a lot of fun and I purposely made sure I was wearing black on the day of it, because I knew we would be doing events where it was pitch black; pretty smart, eh? So lots of us ended up staying up for the entire night until early Saturday morning when people started to come to church again. I haven't done an all nighter in a few years so it was pretty difficult for me to keep my eyes open by the time it got to 7 or 8 in the morning. I had a lot of fun and I hope everyone else did too. I think the only thing that surprised me was that when we played sardines, no one could find me. I sat there in a pretty obvious spot thinking people would find me in no time, but everyone just walked right past me and I got bored. I almost fell asleep, thank goodness I heard Phil say the game was over, or I really might have fallen asleep in that corner. Other than that, it was the typical get together over night kind of thing.. I watched about 2 minutes of Twilight and I couldn't take the movie; it was just that awful. Later at around 3 or something, we watched Bolt, and it wasn't too bad.
So then I went home later that morning at 9 ish and I fell asleep on my bed around 9:30 and slept for a few hours. I woke up because I was hungry, so I ate lunch, then I got tired again at around 3, so I went to bed again. Then I woke up for supper, haha. I love the automatic internal alarm I have for meal times. So then after supper, it felt like the day was just getting started for me, which was pretty weird seeing that the sky was getting dark. So I decided to take advantage of my energy and I managed to duke out the second half of my essay! I must admit, I did not expect that my essay would be finished by Sunday morning. Mind you that it is still a horribly written essay and I won't get more than 60% on it, but it's better than not doing it, which is what I considered doing a week earlier.
Later in the day of Sunday, a few of us gathered at a friends house for a birthday party; it was also pretty fun. Wii shopping had never been more fun to me, ever. Maybe it's because I've never done Wii shopping before. But I think they should put Chrono Trigger on it, then I'd buy it on my Wii for sure!
Well, a few things on my mind before the week starts: I love how the Oilers are in 10th place now, Tavares, here we come! All the grade school people get spring break; I want spring break; but I cannot complain as I only have a week and a half of school left. This should be an interesting week coming up ahead as we get to look ahead to another hockey game next Saturday night!
Now, I gotta get to bed a little earlier to get rid of this jetlag, haha.
So shortly after AWANA, all the kids started to leave, the older generation started to leave, and the ones left over at church were the ones that were taking part of or joined with the 30 hour famine event. It was a lot of fun and I purposely made sure I was wearing black on the day of it, because I knew we would be doing events where it was pitch black; pretty smart, eh? So lots of us ended up staying up for the entire night until early Saturday morning when people started to come to church again. I haven't done an all nighter in a few years so it was pretty difficult for me to keep my eyes open by the time it got to 7 or 8 in the morning. I had a lot of fun and I hope everyone else did too. I think the only thing that surprised me was that when we played sardines, no one could find me. I sat there in a pretty obvious spot thinking people would find me in no time, but everyone just walked right past me and I got bored. I almost fell asleep, thank goodness I heard Phil say the game was over, or I really might have fallen asleep in that corner. Other than that, it was the typical get together over night kind of thing.. I watched about 2 minutes of Twilight and I couldn't take the movie; it was just that awful. Later at around 3 or something, we watched Bolt, and it wasn't too bad.
So then I went home later that morning at 9 ish and I fell asleep on my bed around 9:30 and slept for a few hours. I woke up because I was hungry, so I ate lunch, then I got tired again at around 3, so I went to bed again. Then I woke up for supper, haha. I love the automatic internal alarm I have for meal times. So then after supper, it felt like the day was just getting started for me, which was pretty weird seeing that the sky was getting dark. So I decided to take advantage of my energy and I managed to duke out the second half of my essay! I must admit, I did not expect that my essay would be finished by Sunday morning. Mind you that it is still a horribly written essay and I won't get more than 60% on it, but it's better than not doing it, which is what I considered doing a week earlier.
Later in the day of Sunday, a few of us gathered at a friends house for a birthday party; it was also pretty fun. Wii shopping had never been more fun to me, ever. Maybe it's because I've never done Wii shopping before. But I think they should put Chrono Trigger on it, then I'd buy it on my Wii for sure!
Well, a few things on my mind before the week starts: I love how the Oilers are in 10th place now, Tavares, here we come! All the grade school people get spring break; I want spring break; but I cannot complain as I only have a week and a half of school left. This should be an interesting week coming up ahead as we get to look ahead to another hockey game next Saturday night!
Now, I gotta get to bed a little earlier to get rid of this jetlag, haha.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Change
Change is a good thing; I've decided to try to brighten up each of my posts from now on by adding a picture that might be describing what I am feeling or what life has been like prior to the post.I will admit that I am someone that isn't too fond of big changes. When things work out, I wish that they stay the same way forever; when things don't work out, I kinda hope that the world will end because there is no end to the failures. Therefore, I am currently in the "fail" state where things don't seem to be working for me, and coupled with my laziness and inability to do my essay, have chosen to use this Homer picture to represent it. Just to elaborate a little more so you can relate better to it, it is the feeling of garbage. Feeling like garbage doesn't need to be elaborated upon because everyone knows what it's like, so that's my description about the picture - pretty awesomely described, eh? Another reason why I am trying to do this picture thing is because I, myself, need to go through some changes to become a person with a better work ethic; and all these big changes come from the little everyday things, so I will force myself to find a picture to put in the beginning of each post... Because it requires effort okay!
On the topic of change, it also brings me to talking about the 30 Hour Famine that is coming up. I am a strong believer in this event because, not only is it extremely attractive, it really allows us to have just the little taste of what it's like in poverty. Normally, when people ask me to sponsor them, I will do it without hesitation - if I have the money, that is. One of the biggest things I am thankful for is food, because everyone takes for granted the amount we have to consume. I wouldn't call myself a big eater, but a frequent eater; I eat very frequently, usually something every 15-20 minutes. I believe that everyone should sit down in their bed everynight and give thanks for their basic needs. Even if people are doing the famine just because their friends are doing it, I applaud them. Due to my metabolism, I could NEVER stand 30 hours of fasting. This is the reason why I don't do the fasting, but I will always be there to support you guys through the whole process.
However, one thing I think that we can work on is the activities we are doing during the fast. We have access to TVs, computers, games, etc., while others don't. So even though we're not eating, we have a lot of things that can keep us distracted from food. For anyone that actually takes this event seriously, I think it could be nice if you shut off all your electronics to go along with the fasting, because it is then that you will see just a little more than the "no food" policy. But in the end, we're in Canada and we are fortunate enough to have these things, so I am afraid to say that I will be joining in these activities as well.
For everyone that is fasting, I wish you guys the best of luck when it starts at 6:00am tomorrow; it will be a blast and I will do my best to laugh at you guys while I eat some delicious good eats. Just kidding.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Kryptonite
I have one, you have one, he has one, she has one, everyone has one; you know what I'm talking about. I'm talking about kryptonite, the achilles heal that belongs to everyone. Every superhero we crave and drool over has their weakness. We all know that Superman fails when he comes near kryptonite, and we all know what venom, soon to be carnage, did to Spiderman. That reminds me, the next time I need a username to sign up for something, it will be something that relates to my superheroes.
I am trying extremely hard not to be miserable about my English research paper; however, it hasn't worked out the way I wanted to. The only thing that isn't allowing me to do well on my paper is my kryptonite; yes I have a really lame kryptonite, and that is laziness. But year after year, my laziness gets the best of me and I can't put good effort into things that I do - more specifically school. My laziness is so bad, that I don't have a work ethic at all. Just take a look at this moment, right now; I am writing a blog entry instead of doing my research paper. To cut myself some slack, though, I am really struggling on what I want to write about on this paper. I did not read deep enough into the novel to be able to recall, by memory, all the events that happened so I could come up with something. I could go on and on about how I am having trouble with this essay, but that would just bore the hell out of the few people that actually read this.
So, back to my kryptonite. Many people tell me to just get off my butt and get to work, but it's really hard for me to do that. The laziness I possess isn't a "don't feel like doing it" kind of laziness; mine goes far beyond any procrastination that everyday people experience. I know everyone has something that is similar to my laziness. Think about it, what is the one weakness you possess that you just cannot seem to overcome, no matter what? I am talking about the one aspect in your life that when people tell you to just correct it, your response is, "I wish it was that easy."
Well, you're only as good as your weakest part, and laziness absolutely KILLS me. If I was a harder worker, I would be spending a lot less of a time writing about these things that I fail at.
I am trying extremely hard not to be miserable about my English research paper; however, it hasn't worked out the way I wanted to. The only thing that isn't allowing me to do well on my paper is my kryptonite; yes I have a really lame kryptonite, and that is laziness. But year after year, my laziness gets the best of me and I can't put good effort into things that I do - more specifically school. My laziness is so bad, that I don't have a work ethic at all. Just take a look at this moment, right now; I am writing a blog entry instead of doing my research paper. To cut myself some slack, though, I am really struggling on what I want to write about on this paper. I did not read deep enough into the novel to be able to recall, by memory, all the events that happened so I could come up with something. I could go on and on about how I am having trouble with this essay, but that would just bore the hell out of the few people that actually read this.
So, back to my kryptonite. Many people tell me to just get off my butt and get to work, but it's really hard for me to do that. The laziness I possess isn't a "don't feel like doing it" kind of laziness; mine goes far beyond any procrastination that everyday people experience. I know everyone has something that is similar to my laziness. Think about it, what is the one weakness you possess that you just cannot seem to overcome, no matter what? I am talking about the one aspect in your life that when people tell you to just correct it, your response is, "I wish it was that easy."
Well, you're only as good as your weakest part, and laziness absolutely KILLS me. If I was a harder worker, I would be spending a lot less of a time writing about these things that I fail at.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Life Is Wonderful
Life, I must say, is pretty awesome. Outside of the stupid research paper, concert review, and exams I have to do, I really cannot complain about anything in my life. I also like how things happen in my life where they start out completely unrelated, and then end up coming together and making me think, "oh! that's cool".
So, anyways, I had been sort of sick over the last week and it really makes me appreciate the good health I have. It seems a lot of people take good health for granted because we live in a clean city liked Edmonton. I was talking to a friend and then out of nowhere she mentions that she wants to get sick but can never do so. Hmm. That really allowed me to see that many of us really do take our health for granted, and that it almost seems "cool" to be sick.
This lead me to thinking one thing: it usually takes one to know the other. For example, it takes being sick to know what good health really is; it takes failures to know what success is; it takes up to know what's down; do you see what I'm getting at? There's no end to what I'm saying. Jason Mraz's "Life Is Wonderful" really put it all into perspective for me, and I encourage anyone to listen to this song because, not only is it great, it helps you understand what life is all about. This is exactly the way God likes to work, and I give full props to Him for inventing this. It takes us falling, usually many times, before we can truly understand what God can do. If we were always happy, got what we wanted, and lived a good life, then we would never have the need for God, and that's just not cool. This is why I live life the way I do: happy and free of worry - almost. Whenever we're down, people get so caught up within themselves by crying, acting depressed, talking about yourself, blogging about it, etc., that we make it seem like the world is coming to an end; I don't see it like that anymore. It is all about where you choose to put your attention when things like these happen; instead of pissing people off by bringing the world down with you, you turn to what you learn out of it and how it can be taken positively. That's why, when you see the gas prices go up, that's when you think to yourself, "well, I guess I get to ride my bike!" - if you fancy bike riding, that is.
I guess you can take this for what it is to you, I'm not trying to indoctrinate everyone into the mentality of "don't worry, be happy" because that's almost impossible to do when life happens. Worrying can be a good thing, if you choose the good worry over the bad worry, then that is where you see how wonderful life is.
So, anyways, I had been sort of sick over the last week and it really makes me appreciate the good health I have. It seems a lot of people take good health for granted because we live in a clean city liked Edmonton. I was talking to a friend and then out of nowhere she mentions that she wants to get sick but can never do so. Hmm. That really allowed me to see that many of us really do take our health for granted, and that it almost seems "cool" to be sick.
This lead me to thinking one thing: it usually takes one to know the other. For example, it takes being sick to know what good health really is; it takes failures to know what success is; it takes up to know what's down; do you see what I'm getting at? There's no end to what I'm saying. Jason Mraz's "Life Is Wonderful" really put it all into perspective for me, and I encourage anyone to listen to this song because, not only is it great, it helps you understand what life is all about. This is exactly the way God likes to work, and I give full props to Him for inventing this. It takes us falling, usually many times, before we can truly understand what God can do. If we were always happy, got what we wanted, and lived a good life, then we would never have the need for God, and that's just not cool. This is why I live life the way I do: happy and free of worry - almost. Whenever we're down, people get so caught up within themselves by crying, acting depressed, talking about yourself, blogging about it, etc., that we make it seem like the world is coming to an end; I don't see it like that anymore. It is all about where you choose to put your attention when things like these happen; instead of pissing people off by bringing the world down with you, you turn to what you learn out of it and how it can be taken positively. That's why, when you see the gas prices go up, that's when you think to yourself, "well, I guess I get to ride my bike!" - if you fancy bike riding, that is.
I guess you can take this for what it is to you, I'm not trying to indoctrinate everyone into the mentality of "don't worry, be happy" because that's almost impossible to do when life happens. Worrying can be a good thing, if you choose the good worry over the bad worry, then that is where you see how wonderful life is.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Detour
A few days back, I had something on my mind that I wanted to write about that might have been worth writing about, but today, I decided to change my mind and write about some random stuff that really is not worth your time reading.
I personally think that global warming will GG us all within 25 years. The weather is so disgusting with all the extreme temperature changes and random dumps the sky likes to take. No one can escape from the way the weather patterns change; a change of almost fourty degrees in less than 24 hours is not healthy in any way. The rapid changes in weather is gonna breed all this new crap of bacteria and we're all gonna be sick. Then, eventually, an insane epidemic is gonna arise because of all this change in weather in a short time, then it's GG. All hell will break loose and we'll be panicing as a human race, and then blah blah blah...
Welp, speaking on the topic of rapid weather changes and how it'll make everyone sick, I have been sick-ish for about a week. It is a legit cold that never really got to me because I did my best to limit the symptoms to just a bad cough. What I really don't like is how when you are legitly ill, you ask for permission to hand in homework a class late, just to have the professor tell you, "sure, if you have a doctors note, i'll take it." What the heck is this bullcrap? It is a freakin' common cold, and there is no need to see a doctor for this! We all know that a cold limits your activity severely but nothing can speed up the recovery other than fluids, sleep, and rest. There is no need to see a doctor and waste time just to get a freakin excuse letter. So, I stayed home for a couple of days and I guess I will be getting a 0% on one of my music assignments because I did not make a trip out to the doctors just to tell him to write me a note saying that I had a cold so I am excused to not handing in my homework. In all honesty, there is no need for seeing a doctor unless your illnesses get serious, because what's the doctor gonna do? Give you some cough or runny nose medicine and tell you to rest more; I could tell you to do that and I don't get paid anything.
One last thing, there is no way possible for me to describe my disappointment in the Oilers as of recently as well as most of this season. So, for the first time in my life, I am no longer supporting the Oilers to make a big push into the playoffs. The only thing that will allow me to change my mind is when Craig MacTavish gets fired or releaved of his coaching duties. It is so brutal to watch a coach fail so miserably to fully utilize a strong team in front of him. And normally, the Calgary Flames are the third last team I would EVER cheer for, but I am cheering for them to go deep into the playoffs just to express my frustration.
That is all.
I personally think that global warming will GG us all within 25 years. The weather is so disgusting with all the extreme temperature changes and random dumps the sky likes to take. No one can escape from the way the weather patterns change; a change of almost fourty degrees in less than 24 hours is not healthy in any way. The rapid changes in weather is gonna breed all this new crap of bacteria and we're all gonna be sick. Then, eventually, an insane epidemic is gonna arise because of all this change in weather in a short time, then it's GG. All hell will break loose and we'll be panicing as a human race, and then blah blah blah...
Welp, speaking on the topic of rapid weather changes and how it'll make everyone sick, I have been sick-ish for about a week. It is a legit cold that never really got to me because I did my best to limit the symptoms to just a bad cough. What I really don't like is how when you are legitly ill, you ask for permission to hand in homework a class late, just to have the professor tell you, "sure, if you have a doctors note, i'll take it." What the heck is this bullcrap? It is a freakin' common cold, and there is no need to see a doctor for this! We all know that a cold limits your activity severely but nothing can speed up the recovery other than fluids, sleep, and rest. There is no need to see a doctor and waste time just to get a freakin excuse letter. So, I stayed home for a couple of days and I guess I will be getting a 0% on one of my music assignments because I did not make a trip out to the doctors just to tell him to write me a note saying that I had a cold so I am excused to not handing in my homework. In all honesty, there is no need for seeing a doctor unless your illnesses get serious, because what's the doctor gonna do? Give you some cough or runny nose medicine and tell you to rest more; I could tell you to do that and I don't get paid anything.
One last thing, there is no way possible for me to describe my disappointment in the Oilers as of recently as well as most of this season. So, for the first time in my life, I am no longer supporting the Oilers to make a big push into the playoffs. The only thing that will allow me to change my mind is when Craig MacTavish gets fired or releaved of his coaching duties. It is so brutal to watch a coach fail so miserably to fully utilize a strong team in front of him. And normally, the Calgary Flames are the third last team I would EVER cheer for, but I am cheering for them to go deep into the playoffs just to express my frustration.
That is all.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Serious
You might be thinking to yourself, "hey Nathan, why so serious?" I say, because this is some serious business that we're talking about.
Well, actually, first thing I figured today is that I am in need of an acoustic guitar. I have my electric, which I don't think I will ever get rid of, but I realized that I will need one an acoustic before I go out to pursue my life. Not only will it probably be needed for bible college, but for more of a leading purpose as well. I am not someone that is skillful enough to be able to sing and play lead guitar at the same time; it just doesn't work like that. This is just a case of my wishful thinking, but I am going after a Taylor, haha.
Okay, it's business time. I do not understand how some people, some church regulars, people that have made declarations of their faith to Christ, believe that school is important enough that it is worth skipping church for. I just don't understand the logic behind it. School is so important that you would rather do that instead of worshipping your creator, your saviour. Church only lasts a few hours each week, and school or work usually takes up the rest of it. Out of however many hours there are in a week, all that is being asked is a few of them to go to church instead of doing your school work. I just do not believe it; I can't understand why you would even consider skipping church to do homework or study and it drives me mad. I may be overreacting, or I may not be, but it really offends me to find out that someone is skipping church to stay home to "study". Where in the world did it cross your mind that school should be placed before God?
If you're at home but still take the time to do some reflection or devotion or something of that sort, then it's still fine, but I highly, highly doubt that most people who don't go to church do that. I understand that procrastination is a dick and we usually find ourselves guilty of not doing the work required to be able to go to church on sunday and be able to go home afterwards and have enough time to do the rest, but that is our own fault and we should pay the price for it. I never have all my work done by Sunday morning, but I know my own faults and I suck it up and still go to church and deal with the lack of time later.
It makes me really angry, and I cannot seem to translate it all into words, but I am not pointing at anyone specific, it is just something that I've seen multiple times and it drives me crazy each time to see someone skip church so they can finish their homework or studying. I am sorry if I have offended anyone, but I am just speaking my mind, and I need to get some anger out before another boring week starts =D
It's another new week, here goes nothing.
Well, actually, first thing I figured today is that I am in need of an acoustic guitar. I have my electric, which I don't think I will ever get rid of, but I realized that I will need one an acoustic before I go out to pursue my life. Not only will it probably be needed for bible college, but for more of a leading purpose as well. I am not someone that is skillful enough to be able to sing and play lead guitar at the same time; it just doesn't work like that. This is just a case of my wishful thinking, but I am going after a Taylor, haha.
Okay, it's business time. I do not understand how some people, some church regulars, people that have made declarations of their faith to Christ, believe that school is important enough that it is worth skipping church for. I just don't understand the logic behind it. School is so important that you would rather do that instead of worshipping your creator, your saviour. Church only lasts a few hours each week, and school or work usually takes up the rest of it. Out of however many hours there are in a week, all that is being asked is a few of them to go to church instead of doing your school work. I just do not believe it; I can't understand why you would even consider skipping church to do homework or study and it drives me mad. I may be overreacting, or I may not be, but it really offends me to find out that someone is skipping church to stay home to "study". Where in the world did it cross your mind that school should be placed before God?
If you're at home but still take the time to do some reflection or devotion or something of that sort, then it's still fine, but I highly, highly doubt that most people who don't go to church do that. I understand that procrastination is a dick and we usually find ourselves guilty of not doing the work required to be able to go to church on sunday and be able to go home afterwards and have enough time to do the rest, but that is our own fault and we should pay the price for it. I never have all my work done by Sunday morning, but I know my own faults and I suck it up and still go to church and deal with the lack of time later.
It makes me really angry, and I cannot seem to translate it all into words, but I am not pointing at anyone specific, it is just something that I've seen multiple times and it drives me crazy each time to see someone skip church so they can finish their homework or studying. I am sorry if I have offended anyone, but I am just speaking my mind, and I need to get some anger out before another boring week starts =D
It's another new week, here goes nothing.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Contestant
Today was a pretty eventful day, and since I have nothing better to do right now, I will recap on my day. I think that although today is just another day, my life is boring enough that even the smallest things that happen can be deemed worthy of writing about.
Who cares about school, skip right to home. I could hardly hold my excitement in, in regards to watching O'Sullivan and Kotalik play, but before we get there, there is other stuff. So I had my interview with AIA about the summer coaching job I applied for. This is my second phone interview and it was a pretty good one. In my life, I have done two job interviews over the phone, and not a single face to face interview, yet. I must say though, that the answers I was giving wasn't the greatest I answers I could've come up with. And to all honesty, I don't think I will be getting this job as it is a competitive position this year from what I hear. But, I will be open to anything and just wait and see whether of not I will be coaching this year.
Then I taught guitar, and I must say again that I am no guitar teacher. If you do come across this, please do not ever again refer people to me to teach someone guitar. I simply cannot teach. You are better off spending five extra bucks at a place that has actual guitar teachers. However, I must keep to my commitment and teach till the middle of May. I honestly hope that I have not ruined anyone's guitar career by having to learn from me, because I simply can't teach. I don't have the ability. But, I love working with kids and I guess that is the only reason why I am still doing it.
Afterwards, I was utterly disappointed by the Oilers, once again. It was nice to see Kotalik click with Hemmer and O'Sullivan being aggressive on the forecheck, etc., but I am still frustrated by our inconsistency. Good on Gagner for getting two goals. I cannot wait for the day that Mactavish loses his coaching job.
Thank goodness it's friday tomorrow.. HELLO WEEKEND.. almost.
Who cares about school, skip right to home. I could hardly hold my excitement in, in regards to watching O'Sullivan and Kotalik play, but before we get there, there is other stuff. So I had my interview with AIA about the summer coaching job I applied for. This is my second phone interview and it was a pretty good one. In my life, I have done two job interviews over the phone, and not a single face to face interview, yet. I must say though, that the answers I was giving wasn't the greatest I answers I could've come up with. And to all honesty, I don't think I will be getting this job as it is a competitive position this year from what I hear. But, I will be open to anything and just wait and see whether of not I will be coaching this year.
Then I taught guitar, and I must say again that I am no guitar teacher. If you do come across this, please do not ever again refer people to me to teach someone guitar. I simply cannot teach. You are better off spending five extra bucks at a place that has actual guitar teachers. However, I must keep to my commitment and teach till the middle of May. I honestly hope that I have not ruined anyone's guitar career by having to learn from me, because I simply can't teach. I don't have the ability. But, I love working with kids and I guess that is the only reason why I am still doing it.
Afterwards, I was utterly disappointed by the Oilers, once again. It was nice to see Kotalik click with Hemmer and O'Sullivan being aggressive on the forecheck, etc., but I am still frustrated by our inconsistency. Good on Gagner for getting two goals. I cannot wait for the day that Mactavish loses his coaching job.
Thank goodness it's friday tomorrow.. HELLO WEEKEND.. almost.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
D-Day
.. For the NHL, that is.
Today was the much anticipated NHL trade deadline day, and sucked in by the hype, I was very excited to see which players were going to be dealt and where. At the end of the day, it is rather bittersweet of a feeling to be sitting here with the current Oilers' roster. I am very, very sad to see Erik Cole go back to Carolina. Cole has what our team needs, but I guess it just didn't work out in the end.
I woke up this morning and I was all ready to be watching the first half of the deadline coverage only to see that there was barely any movement other than the Leclaire for Vermette trade. I am pretty disappointed by now, but just as I leave the house to go to school, the trades start popping in. However, even through all the excitement, I am left empty with the Oilers not seeming to do anything. After my final class, an hour after the deadline, I get an alert that tells me the Oilers have acquired Patrick O'Sullivan in a three team trade involving the 'canes and the Kings. Right then and there, I knew Cole was gone. I must say that I am a huge fan of Cole and it is because of the person he is. This guy deserves the best success in the world because he is too good of a guy to be treated as anything less than first class. So seeing that it seemed we only got O'Sullivan from the trade, I wasn't all that happy about it.
It is later on that when I am on the bus on my way home that I see we had also picked up Kotalik. Seeing this made everything better. Can you believe that I actually almost fell out of my seat because I saw this?
Now that all the hype and buzz has come to an end, I am extremely excited to see O'Sullivan and Kotalik wear that Oilers' jersey and go out there and kick some butt. I have a sense that Gagner or Hemsky could click VERY well with Kotalik. I also see O'Sullivan being that solid all-around top 6 player that we need to help Horcoff out a bit.
Other than the failed-to-live-up-to-expectations trade deadline, I don't have much else to say since I am back to my regular boring loser of a life over the last couple weeks. I am kind of sad that Fields Day got cancelled this year because we are the only church that signed up for it (LAWL), but I think some of the kids are more sad than I am because I get to sleep in and the kids can just get up for the saturday morning cartoons like usual.
The only other thing I can say about the last couple weeks is... FML (=
Today was the much anticipated NHL trade deadline day, and sucked in by the hype, I was very excited to see which players were going to be dealt and where. At the end of the day, it is rather bittersweet of a feeling to be sitting here with the current Oilers' roster. I am very, very sad to see Erik Cole go back to Carolina. Cole has what our team needs, but I guess it just didn't work out in the end.
I woke up this morning and I was all ready to be watching the first half of the deadline coverage only to see that there was barely any movement other than the Leclaire for Vermette trade. I am pretty disappointed by now, but just as I leave the house to go to school, the trades start popping in. However, even through all the excitement, I am left empty with the Oilers not seeming to do anything. After my final class, an hour after the deadline, I get an alert that tells me the Oilers have acquired Patrick O'Sullivan in a three team trade involving the 'canes and the Kings. Right then and there, I knew Cole was gone. I must say that I am a huge fan of Cole and it is because of the person he is. This guy deserves the best success in the world because he is too good of a guy to be treated as anything less than first class. So seeing that it seemed we only got O'Sullivan from the trade, I wasn't all that happy about it.
It is later on that when I am on the bus on my way home that I see we had also picked up Kotalik. Seeing this made everything better. Can you believe that I actually almost fell out of my seat because I saw this?
Now that all the hype and buzz has come to an end, I am extremely excited to see O'Sullivan and Kotalik wear that Oilers' jersey and go out there and kick some butt. I have a sense that Gagner or Hemsky could click VERY well with Kotalik. I also see O'Sullivan being that solid all-around top 6 player that we need to help Horcoff out a bit.
Other than the failed-to-live-up-to-expectations trade deadline, I don't have much else to say since I am back to my regular boring loser of a life over the last couple weeks. I am kind of sad that Fields Day got cancelled this year because we are the only church that signed up for it (LAWL), but I think some of the kids are more sad than I am because I get to sleep in and the kids can just get up for the saturday morning cartoons like usual.
The only other thing I can say about the last couple weeks is... FML (=
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