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Name: Nethaniel
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Interests: My Jesus, My Family and My Writing...in just about that order
Expertise: Nothing, to be honest...tho I'm supposed to know something about writing being that I have a BA...studied the Bible for 2 years and am still recovering...wouldn't say I'm an "expert" persay but if you wanna discuss I'm always up for it...help me find some answers to many questions I have


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Thursday, November 30, 2006

Currently Listening
Our Newest Album Ever!
By Five Iron Frenzy
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My Introduction into the "REAL WORLD" and a dead deer

what up peoples...this entry is rather long and not witty or funny like my usual...you've been warned....

it's been a very long and rainy past couple months...i've hidden myself away from the world in attempts to mask my depression and for all those who know me well, it takes alot to get me down...but God is and forever will remain faithful, it's only that I've never come against so much trial in a short period of time.  School is over and for the first time in my life I am in charge of what I do.  No one's ever blatantly tried to manage my life, but I've always done what's expected, and thus far school has been what was expected.  I'm a graduate, an Alumn.  What does that mean exactly?  Nothing aside from the fact I've attended classes and worked janitorial jobs the last 4 years.  

In May i graduated and started at Fed Ex Ground, in my mind the modern slave drivers of the postal industry...it was a "temporary fix" all the while still living and taking care of  The PAUL (For those of you who don't know I've lived and taken care of paul who is confined to a wheel chair for the past 2 years)  It's my good deed that I sometimes regret in all honesty.

In June I killed my car...slid my perrywinkle blue spirit into a ford f-150....

In July I turned 22 and went full time at fed ex, selling my soul for an extra hundred a week....borrowing cars every other day to get to hell

In August i got a place over in dillsburg only a little while off from Messiah...still borrowing cars, mostly Adia's (those of you who don't know her, you're missing out)

In September I got a new car kinda...Adia gave me her's under the condition I give it back when she returns from studying abroad...I killed that car too...slowed down to quick on the 78 and got rear ended, slid into a garder rail and snagged by a tracker trailer...thank God i'm not dead though sometimes i wish i were, heaven just seems like it'd be such a nice place...oh yeah and to top it off my most recent relationship failed around the same time though it very well may be entirely my fault

Now for October...I had free rental car at the start of the month...it served me well...I even took it up to Michigan to see the niners take on the lions, a good escape, took my mind off the fact i'm still working at fed ex and can't find a job anywhere...so yeah I get back and all at once i'm reminded how bad my life is going right now....i kill the rental too...killed bambi in the process...that makes my tally 3 cars and one deer...

But God is faithful and is teaching me despite it all to remain positive....a few weeks ago I landed a temp job with Cure international working on the development of an inventory database which was fun and made me feel alittle better about where my life is headed, it's good to do something aside from loading boxes, use my head alittle. 

Here's where stuff gets alot better.  This week I landed a job with a hotel management company over in harrisburg (i'm not going to go into detail with this cuz it'll probably bore you), it deals with accounting and some pr work and if for nothing else it'll give me some very valuable office experience and get me off my feet...fed ex is hell.  I think i'll quit fed ex entirely but i may hold on to it a bit longer just for some extra money....funny how the things you hate, if you have it around long enough, you grow dependant on.

The last few months as much as I may deny it i've avoided people friends and family, I've tried to hide away in a corner during homecoming, stopped xanga and facebook, stopped emailing and following up, stop calling all because I was and still am scared to appear a failure(this is one of those blatently honest moments so don't think me a prideful person).  Pride very well may have been the issue and it still may be.  I don't know, i believe if for nothing else these past months may teach me patience and point out aspects of my character that aren't all that desirable.  I am tired but blessed to be alive.

PRAY FOR ME...

That I find time amidst my busy days and nights to begin writing again...i've written hardily anything in my free time and it's always been a release and a passion. 

That this new job would be a start to a great career or at least give me some needed experience that might aid me in my journey down the "road of life."

In a years time I plan to return to New York, pray that I'd be able to discern when the time is right, if any time is right at all.

Pray that I be stronger....I believe the only reason i'm now starting to come online and reconnect with people is because of my current change of events as far as employment is concerned...i feel it's wrong of me and pretty rediculous that i act in such a way...I wish I were a stronger individual who didn't feel the need to hide the fact he's not satisfied with his profession or life for that matter...i want to be stronger, whatever that may mean and not be so inwardly focused.

Thanx friends

 


Monday, April 24, 2006

Currently Watching
King Kong (Widescreen Edition)
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King Kong Should Have Pockets

It's been quite a while since my last post.  I thought to try and explain myself, tell you of how stressful it's been trying to finish strong in class while preparing for graduation, but I realize-as this is xanga-no one likes to read long elaborate blogs so i'll leave it at this: it's been really really busy. 

Instead of the typical "Metaphor of the Week" I wish to comment on something very important.  An observation I made, and opinion I've formulated during my leisure, which I would like some feedback on.

My leisure time has not been spent on xanga, as is obvious, but focused elsewhere, on sadly enough, television.  I do love television, though it can be brain-numbing, it provides such a very necessary escape.

Yesterday I had the not so great honor of watching King Kong, as it just recently came out on DVD.  I'm sure most people have seen it but I hadn't yet, got mixed reviews and thought it wouldn't be worth spending a night at the theatre. 

My harshest criticism was not of the sub-par acting or the awkwardly placed musical soundtrack, but was primarily reserved for the unrealistic nature by which Ann (who I keep on calling Jane) never is killed by Kong.  She should of at least suffered some severe whiplash after being shaken, tossed, squeezed and thrown about by Kong.  I honestly think the movie would have been more believable, hence better if King Kong had some pockets...make him more like a Banjo Kazooie or Donkey Kong, with at least some clothing.  At least something that resembled pants with pockets.  That way when Kong needs to run about and fight some random T-Rex's he can just tuck her away in his pockets.  It'd be sweet, that way her screams would be muffled too, because I'd have to admit, the whole damsel in distress thing was a bit annoying. 


Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Currently Watching
Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition)
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I came across this really awesome video off of Home Star Runner.  You've probably seen it already, but check it out (enjoy my fellow English Majors).

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail64.html

[this post has been revised since origninal because of my friends dirty minds]
Now, as for business...I normally stick to Metaphors every week but I got inspired and thought instead I'll devise a "Saying of the Week"  Here goes:

"Change is good until it spills out of your pockets and onto the floor...then it's annoying and you'll have to pick it all up, one coin at a time..."





Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Currently Gaming
Gran Turismo 4
By Sony Computer Entertainment
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The Age of the Penguin-Man

This reflection brought on by "The March of the Penguins"

The King penguins are womens desired 2.0 version of the 21st century man, and I'm not quite sure if I like that or not.  Let's evaluate it's implications.  All that women want today can be learned from observing our little icy friends.  They roam care-free till they need to find a mate, and fight, sometimes even to the death for her affection.  They do not necessarily restrain themselves nor women to the traditional gender roles imposed upon them, as they are secure enough in their manhood to nurse a child (an egg) to its maturity.

They are both versatile and cute, though I hope this doesn't mean cuteness must be equated with masculinity but hey...I often wish I were a penguin, just don't think I could nurse a child to maturity, but hey whatever, penguins are cool, if I were one I could be chubby and my mate would find that desirable, maybe I could even waddle and it be considered sexy...that'd be sweet.
         


Saturday, March 04, 2006

Currently Gaming
Halo 2: Limited Edition for Xbox
By Microsoft Software
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A Spring Break Straggler

Another year at Messiah and another depressing first week of March.  Everyone else across the nation is on springbreak having a good time (endulging in both good and morally questionable activities).  It's again the case that Messiah does not offer it's students springbreak till mid-march when all the fun is over.  Now, they mask it in innocence, "we don't mean to rob you of a springbreak with all your friends from home, we just suck and don't know how to schedule break," but I firmly believe it is all a coverup, a conspiracy if you will.  Messiah wishes to keep it's students from any and all fun over springbreak.  I got back home and all my friends already returned to school, my family is annoyed because they expected me home a week prior like everyone else, and so I suffer a lonely break with an annoyed family that's taking care of me, the spring break straggler.

What do you think?



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