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Name: neil
Country: United States
State: Arkansas
Birthday: 5/12/1984
Gender: Male

Interests: well, music obviously...and i write a lot. i dont have one big hobby really, its more like a bunch of little ones. either way, i keep myself somewhat occupied most of the time.
Expertise: hum...hard to say. i cant think of anything that im better at than anyone else. no matter how good at something you are, theres always somebody better. id say music, but i know plenty of people that are better musicians than me. i guess it would be more along the lines of 'good ears'. i feel that i can recognize sincereness and good music when i hear it.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Real Estate

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Member Since: 12/17/2003

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Wednesday, February 23, 2005

	...so i got a scanner for christmas, and now i've finally gotten around to scanning some of the pictures ive taken: r>
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Friday, November 12, 2004

Currently Playing
Greetings From Michigan the Great Lake State
By Sufjan Stevens
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...Boston is where he is. A friend of mine from high school, and still a friend to this day. few people have influenced me as much as Michael has. as i know him, he is exceptionally bright, thoughtfull, and full of emotion for everything and everyone around him. we dont speak much, but when we do, it is always memorible. we have always shaerd similar views on many subjects, politics included. the other day i got an e-mail from my bostonian friend concerning the recent election. amidst all the noise about the whole ordeal, his seemed to stand out to me--maybe because i have so much respect for him. maybe because i feel the same way. in any case, this is what he wrote:

It's quiet in Boston today.

After the chaos and revelry following the Red Sox's victories, the
silence that reigns in the city is deafening. The mood around the
country is mixed, with some people basking in the re-election of
George W. Bush, and some feeling the weight of another four years of
the same.

What in the world happened? Exit polls, major pollsters, news agencies
were predicting the same thing: President Kerry. The truth emerged in
nightmare fashion during the course of the night, however: Bush was
winning Florida, and looked solid in Ohio. The more numbers came in,
the more solid the President looked.

Say goodnight, John. It was good knowing ya.

While the dust settles from this epic battle between the Senator from
Massachusetts and the "plain-folks" President, the pollsters and
pundits are all scrambling to figure out just what, in fact, happened.
It seems pretty clear upon consideration, and William Saletan of Slate
had part of it when he said it was the simplicity of Bush's message
that carried the election: Fight terror, stay the course.

Arguably, however, it wasn't just the simplicity of his message. It
was the directness. Bush made his positions clear, even if how he
arrived at those positions was more than a little shady. His position
on Iraq, for instance, was very clear: stay the course. What he didn't
talk about was why we HAVE to stay the course: because Bush led us
into an unnecessary war, which is now a mess.

It may not be politic to say that, but just now "politic" is a bit
distasteful. So let's go a bit further. What we have now is a
President who has been farcical, divisive, secretive, and dishonest -
but he's simple. The people understand him. People LIKE him. People,
against all reason, seem to TRUST President Bush.

Here's the hard part. Here's the thought that is blanketing Boston,
and pervading all the "blue" states. Now, we have to come together.
The people have chosen George W. Bush, and those of us who find that
decision distasteful have no choice but to deal with it. We have a
responsibility to do what the President himself cannot: we have to
work with the other side. For the sake of our nation, for our
children, for the world, we have to do our part to reach across the
aisle.

It WILL be hard work, Mr. President. Cleaning up the divided mess
you've created is serious business.

We don't have to like it, but that's the hand we've been dealt. And
all across the nation, like here in Boston, people are looking at
those cards in silence, shaking their heads.

Four more years.

--
Cacticus Tacticus Vexatius Optimus Maximus
"I'm not a Jelly doughnut, but I am a Roman."

...there ya go...makes sense to me.

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Seven Swans
By Sufjan Stevens
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Nov. 2, 2004
1:25 am

i am cold and hot at the same time...this happens to me every year. i get thrown into a strange binge of introspection...i think it's harder on my friends than it is on me. some people make resolutions on new years--i do it when the trees finally decide to sleep and there is less daylight to distract me. ill stay up late searching for a shred of myself in a new song or ill clean and re-arrange my room, 'cause maybe if i think about it hard enough, i can re-arrange myself too. if school were a job, i would call in distracted.

i need something new and beautiful and sad and angry and powerful and naked...and i find peices of these in music--the only thing that i ever allow to completely consume me. or do i swallow it instead? ...then my ears would be my mouth...my soul would be my stomach...and ill deficate my own sad attempt at self-expression, which somehow on the way out has lost it's meaning...

*sigh*...well...i guess i feel better...
time for bed.

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Thursday, August 12, 2004

man...what a summer. i now have two weeks left before i head back to the 'boro. one week of work, and one week of insane hurry up and get every last minute thing done before i leave time. : ) im definately ready to go back, but of course, there are always a lot of things im gonna miss....even if sometimes it dosent seem like it, three months is a significant amount of time....definately long enough to change a person. i hope that this summer has changed me for the better...ive certainly had plenty of time to contemplate my *other* life in TN....well....i guess its time for my first lists.

significant events of the summer:

1. scoring a kick ass job at the camshaft plant

2. finally having the time to play my guitar till my blisters had blisters : )

3. mountain biking with my uncle ken...(why the hell did i do that?)

4. passing a drug test mandaited by my employers, finally proving to my skeptical parents that no, i dont do that any more...

5. TICKFEST, 2004! WHOO HOO!

6. playing music with harley, who i have discovered might be the person i have the most in common with here at home...

7. taking lots of pictures, and kristen winning first place on her portfolio i took for her state pagent.

ive also discovered that my friends smoke way too much pot....i think that may be what has changed the most about me this summer...i dunno....i just know how crazy smart they all are, and i wish they would do more with what they have. of course, i guess i could say the same about myself and everyone else on the planet, so i guess ill shut up. i dont wanna be that guy....

and oh yeah...the dave situation......*sigh*...where to begin. dave has been one of my best buddies since jr high. weve always had our differences, but we learned from each other. we always seemed to be on the same level, and we always had a good time. there's not much in this world that i would trade a person like dave for. but anyway...after the incident with dave moving out of the ithica house where he lived with my HS friends mike and chris, who i am equally as close to, it broke up the original crew....i miss the days when we all hung out together....

and finally, things i will miss when i go back to TN:

1. my partner at work, johnny....possibily the nicest guy on the face of the earth. i never expected to meet someone like him in a camshaft plant, but he has guided me this summer (weither he knows it or not) at work, and has been one of the best role models ive ever had. ill miss you johnny, and i hope to work with you next summer.

2. my parents. as i get older, i realize more and more how much my parents mean to me, and how much they do for me. i only hope i can be as good of a parent someday.

3. my sister. ...as much as i hate to admit it. : )

4. michael. i will definately miss michael...a lot...i wish i could take him with me.

5. friends. you never find friends like the ones you grew up with....i dunno if thats a good thing or a bad one..: )hehe...

6. the farm. ahhh...ill miss the peace and quiet..i wasent meant to live in noisy places. and where else do i have a 355 acre playground?

7. arkansas sunsets. ...they just arent the same in TN.

8. cali. the coolest dog in the world....i wish i could have a pet at school...

9. MY PRIVATE BATHROOM!

10. fooooood!! oh MAN im gonna starve.....

anyway....i guess thats it for now....more and more intresting at a later date.

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Sunday, February 15, 2004

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There's Nothing Wrong With Love
By Built to Spill
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well helloooo.....long time no write...i know. well, so far it's been a good semester. winter can be very depressing, but now that its about half over, the promise of spring is very uplifting. i was really excited about all my classes and teachers, but i can see now which ones are gonna suck...and by that i mean which ones ill actually have to work in. and the ones that i wont learn anything from. but overall, i hope ill be able to pull my gpa up or at least keep it on the level.

returning to the present (or at least closer), today was a good day. tori came over and we cooked breakfast in my room. then sat on our asses all day. it was kew....even though we didnt do a friggin thing...i really enjoy tori's compay, and i hope she enjoys mine as much. i consider tori a soulmate--she's one of those people i never wanna loose touch with. ive been realizing a lot lately who those people are in my life.

i started reading "mere christianity" by c.s. lewis tonight at judo's. i only had time to finish the preface, but it was intresting. i liked it and hated it at the same time.... i think maybe lewis is just a really good writer....he could describe cow shit and make it sould delicious.

but anyway...three tests on monday...much studying to do tomorow...ill try to keep in touch.

this is for YOU

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