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This is it

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:41:27 GMT

So, I think my xanga days have come to an end. I was never really faithful to xanga. I didn't post on a regular basis. I have made it to New Orleans and I am two weeks into seminary. Things are going great. My classes are good, roommates are cool, and I am starting to learn my way around. Life is good. However, the seminary internet does block xanga. I don't really get to any other internet source often enough to make it worth my while to keep this thing going. So, goodbye xanga. You have always been there even when I wasn't most of the time. For that I am grateful. Maybe one day we will meet again. Until then, I have found someone new...

www.theseminarian.net

I leave in 2 days.

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:41 GMT

I think my math may have been off somewhere. Ha ha! I didn't update for a couple of days either. I went to Chuck e Cheese on Friday night. You know...where a kid can be a kid. I think that's it anyways. So, I got to be a kid again for a night. It was good fun. Got to play some skeeball. Which was great. That was my going away party.

Saturday was good also. Got some Shotgun Dan's with the guys. That brings us to today. Which is Sunday. I was the last one out of church today. Never done that before. There was a lot of good bye's and things such as that. I'm going to really miss that church. It's going to be difficult to find a church just like that in New Orleans. Tomorrow will consist of packing and getting ready to leave out early Tuesday morning. It's almost time. I'm am so ready.

Day 5 (6 days to go)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:51:16 GMT

I found out today that the seminary internet blocks xanga. It used to block xanga anyways. My contact wasn't for sure if it still did. So, sad times when I get to New Orleans. These could actually be my last posts.

Yesterday was on intresting day to say the least. There is this girls from church that I went on a date once. Nothing ever really developed from it. No big deal. All of a sudden though she has taken an intrest in me again. Hmm, Did I not tell you I was leaving!?!? We hung out yesterday. Went to the zoo. That was fun. The zoo here has been and is going through some pretty major changes. I haven't been in several months. The last time I went there were still many things closed. It was much better this time and most of the things had been reopened. It did rain on us a little. But, not to bad. After the zoo concluded we went to have a picnic. Now, this was no ordinary picnic. We had a picnic on a sailboat, on the lake. Just, wow! That is all I have to say about that. All in all it was a good day. Now I have nothing planned for Thursday. This may be a good day to check some things off my to do list.

Day 4 (7 days to go)

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:48:24 GMT

It's day four, and am I tired yet. No! Why am I not tired yet? Well, because I really haven't done that much. Last night I went to a concert on the river. Which was awesome. I had a previous post on here about things I wanted to do before I left and that was on the list. So, Check, on that item. The main act was Paramore. They were amazing. There bass player did a back flip over the guitar player and never missed a beat. Pretty sweet! There were also three other bands that opened for them. All but one of them were really good. So all in all it was a rather good night.

Tonight, on the other hand. I don't know. Tonight, the zoo and a picnic while watching sailboats. I don't know?

Day 3 (8 days till move)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:16:45 GMT

Monday, It's a big Monday (in the word's of Petray). Actually come to think of it everyday was a big (insert day here). All leading up to a BIG weekend, yep, big weekend. Anyways, so today I went to the dentist. Oh yeah, that was exciting. I ate some lunch at Zaxby's with Luke and Jamie. Yep, Zaxby's again. It's good stuff people you need to try it, and if you don't have one then you need to get on. Tomorrow is the paramore concert. Which is cool because I believe going to a concert down by the river was on my list of things to do before I leave. So, check that one off. Yeah...rockin!

Day 2 (9 days 'till move)

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:12:16 GMT

Wow, I'm 9 days away from moving from home. It really is crazy to think about. So today was pretty none productive. Which, is how I wanted it. It's Sunday, my day to relax. I went to church, ate some lunch and went back to church. I did however, go to Zaxby's after the service tonight. We have college and singles service on Sunday night and afterward we all go to Zaxby's but I don't usually go. I decided to go and had a pretty good time. There are big days ahead. I promise.

Day 1 (10 days 'till move)

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:53:00 GMT

Ok so last night Elise had a bunch of BCMer's over her apartment. So, basically I just hung out with them. Getting to know them over the past year has been incredible. At one point in the night Elise and I were joking around and realized we had an incredible amount of inside jokes for just knowing each other for about a year. I'm glad I had the chance to see everyone one more time before I left.

So, today I went out and took some pictures. I haven't been out in a while due to the 110 degree temperature. But, I decided to endure and came out with some pretty good picture. I stayed out for a little long though. Got dehydrated and felt sick the rest of the day. So that concluded the major portions of day 1. May not seem exciting to you but I had fun.

Too Much Stuff

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:21:52 GMT

I have lived in several different apartments in the last several years. I have also seemed to gain a lot of stuff. I'm not really when I got all this stuff. I think it may have grown slowly enough that I did not notice until now. I have had stuff in a storage unit for the past few years. At one point I moved from an apartment alone into an apartment with 3 roommates that was already furnished. I put my stuff into storage and haven't used most of it since. So, I am going to seminary in about 3 weeks. I still don't have the need for the stuff because I am going to live in a furnished apartment at the school. So I have been trying to go through everything and get what I need to take with me to the seminary. I've been just buying things as I need them. Even if I know I have it in storage just because it is easier to do that than to try to find it in all the boxes of stuff. That needs to stop though. I think I may be stretching the money quite a bit at seminary. I need to get things organized so I don't have to buy stuff I already have. I have enough stuff to fill a two bedroom apartment. I need to get rid of some stuff. At least I think I do. I've been trying to weigh this on a financial scale. I pay about $100 a month on storage fees. I will be in seminary for the next 3 years. So, that is a total cost of $3600 for the next three years. In which time I will need to furnish and apartment again. I pretty sure I couldn't furnish and apartment for that in three years. It's so much stuff.

The Office

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:36:48 GMT

So I just got a new job. I have been training and working from 7a to 5p. I have enjoyed it. Except for the getting up really early part. I am working at a security monitoring station for a national communications company. I set and monitor cameras, let people in locked doors, dispatch security officers, grant access rights and a bunch of other stuff. I do all this in a 24 state area and I do it from a small room in Arkansas. It is quite technologically advanced. It's pretty cool. But the room is among a sea of cubicles and workers. It all makes me feel as though I'm on an episode of The Office. It is quite strange. Next week I start my normal schedule which is evenings. It should be better. I won't have a the workers there. Just the cubicle farm. So, I guess this is my little taste of corporate America. It's not bad really. I could see it getting old after a long extended period of time.

To do list:

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:05:35 GMT

As summer is really getting good and started I though I would make a list of things I would like to do this summer before leaving the state. I remember at times hating this state and thinking there was nothing to do here. It's just not true. I have grown to love it here. So much so that I really do not want to leave. So with that being said there are a number of things that I would like to take in this summer before I go to New Orleans in August. If I can find the time that is. So here it is in no particular order.

Camping - I love the outdoors in this state. You would be very hard pressed to find a state with better state parks. I'd say it's probably impossible. You won't find a state with as many state parks to enjoy. So, I want to go camping at least once maybe a couple of times. I have to do my end of summer spiritual camp before I leave to because I don't know where to camp in Louisiana.

Take in a concert at the amphitheater - There is nothing better than an outdoor concert on the river. I mean really. Usually better in the fall when it is a little cooler in the evening, but I will settle for one in the summer to. Since I won't be here in the fall to take one in.

Travelers baseball - I have been wanting to see a game all season. I have yet to go into the new park in North Little Rock. I love the whole experience of just chillin and watching a game.

Shrimp Boil - I have been craving one of these lately. I don't really know why. Just a decent group of friends hanging out having some food. Sounds like a good time.

West Little Rock Starbucks - I know your thinking, "Starbucks you can get that anywhere!" I have this connection with the Starbucks in West Little Rock. I've done a lot of thinking there. Had a few dates there. Done a lot of homework there. Chilled with friends there. Done a lot of writing there. Really, if I wasn't at the BCM you could probably find me there. I really spent many nights there just drinking coffee and relaxing. So, it's kind of important to me.

Juanita's - I would like to take in a concert. This place probably started my love for concerts. Especially local music. Do I still want to play there, of course I do. But this may never happen. I do really want to take in a good local band there some night.

Lunch at that place in the Heights - Sorry I can't think of the name right now. But outdoor lunch dinning with girly food. I still like it. I like the area it's in and the quaint charm that it has. I must have lunch there before I leave.

So, there is the list. Now I just need some time off work.

EDIT:

So I had to come back and add just one more. I really don't know why I forgot about it since I was talking about it just before I wrote this but here it is

Hazen - Yes, Hazen. A very small town in Arkansas. When I have something I need to mentally work out I drive. Hazen became the place I drove to. It was just far enough away that by the time I got there and back I usually got some clarity on the situation. Of course, I can't forget about T-Ricks and the overnight guy that worked there. That guy was crazy. He was always in a horrible mood and hated his job. I liked that guy for some reason. Anyways, so yes Hazen rounds off the list.