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Laugh Out Loud

2012-01-20T14:36:00.000-08:00

I always thought "lol" was a very dumb way to express how you feel
I still feel this way

But these gifs truly made me laugh out loud
Only when mentioning these moments can you truly say that you've "laughed out loud"
I call this: My life

This is how i feel at work, all day every day

This is how I feel when I think i'm done with work for the day and then my manager emails me more stuff with about 30 minutes left

This is physically how my day feels like...

In the world of accounting, this is how you feel when you've made one "tiny" mistake

Desean Jackson, in this case, is the weekend.. mocking me and making me sad

And this.... is me every Saturday morning!

Take it easy

This Blog has been blocked at work

2012-01-05T19:55:00.002-08:00

Apparently my blog is a security threat and I am no longer allowed to update this page at work anymore.....
Nice
Be afraid GDIT, be very afraid.......

A new year means i can now make resolutions that no one will remember by the end of this upcoming year...
Although by putting my resolution on here... you can't really forget ....
Anyways..
My goal by the end of this year is to successfully say that this year was better than last year...
If I succeed then.. woo hoo... if not.. at least last year was awesome!

To look back at last year.. it was actually pretty eventful, not sure how i'm gonna top last year...
I got a job, went to cali basically for free, and went to Thailand...
Thank you LORD for 2011!
He has been so faithful, how can i not live a life of worship?

I recently started having back spasms.. when i tell you it is quite possibly the worst feeling in the world... i am not exaggerating... and this is coming from someone who has watched 3 entire episodes of Jersey Shore in one sitting....
Nothing makes you feel older than having a back injury...
Along with knee injuries... and you just lose all motivation to do anything... which is exactly what i did for 2 weeks...
Went to a youth retreat during this time looking to relax and worship
Worship was possible... relaxing was not
Whether it was making sure my kids were up and about, or making sure our skit wasn't embarrassing (failed attempt)... i wasn't able to get any kind of rest...
But at the same time, it was all so familiar.. it felt... right...
Can't explain it
God is good...

I recently started watching Studio 6o on the Sunset Strip
Pretty good show.. only lasted one season.. but still, pretty good
I love watching a show within a show... an inception of sorts in a TV kind of way
It's about what goes on "behind the scenes" of a show very similar to Saturday Night Live
It tries to make you think that this show is "real" and "raw"
It doesn't for me, but what i really enjoy about this show is the dialogue and chemistry these people seem to have
For me, the story can be stupid but if it has dialogue that's either insightful or comedic.. sign me up...
That's why I love Gladiator... more than the action... when Russell Crowe busts out in the:
I AM MAXIMUS MERIDAS, GENERAL OF THE
FELIX REGIMENT OF THE ROMAN ARMY AND
SERVANT TO THE EMPEROR MARCUS
AURELIUS!
I AM FATHER TO A MURDERED SON AND
HUSBAND TO A MURDERED WIFE AND
LANDLORD TO A MURDERED WORLD -- AND
I WILL HAVE VENGEANCE IN THIS LIFETIME OR THE NEXT!
after Commodus asks who he is ....I cry
(sorry about the caps lock, i like the dramatics of this quote)
And yes.. i realize this may be more of a "monologue" but Commodus does ask maximus who he is.. to be fair...

or anytime anyone speaks in Pulp Fiction
or when Neo meets Morpheus for the first time
and that's what Ellen Page is so endearing in Juno

Anyways... yea.. this is the year of watching great TV

I don't think that's where i was heading with this.....

I was also watching Parks and Recreation and realized that Andy Dwyer would probably be one of the most amazing people to be friends with
I think of Chris Cooley when I watch Andy Dwyer on P&R

Something i've realized while watching all this TV is that I watch way too much tv....
Shocker, yes
But not for the reason that you think
I love that TV melts my brain cells and will eventually be the reason I'm 300 pounds and alone for the rest of my life
It's the fact that TV gives me unrealistic expectations of life....
Because of TV i'm lead to believe that in a club, i am expected to know all the moves to a choreographed dance in order to fit in with the hippest crew..
yes.. i said hippest...
or that by simply being a sub-par actor who gets maybe 2 jobs a year can afford a nice apartment in the middle of New York
Or that i could get away with being a serial killer, if i'm serially killing serial killers..
Nice life

Don't get faked out ladies and gentleman
Live life according to a different standard
Insert religious quotes... here

Orange Soda is a gift from God

Sports will eventually be my downfall
I already have a jersey curse.. i'm afraid of what's next
My body has been worn down
99% of the teams i cheer for fail
God is telling me something....
Something about.. worshiping idols i think....
Naw... that can't be it... can it...?

I'll think of something better for next time....
Until then.. think of good topics for me...

Tebow Vent

2011-11-23T09:09:00.001-08:00

Tebowmania is striking the nation right now and I love it!

Admittedly I am a huge tim tebow fan, I love his game, he just simply gets it done!

I love the interview he had with Skip Bayless the other day, it challenged me as a follower of Christ and he was talking about football

But more than anything I felt bad for him, not because I’m a fan of tim tebow, but because no player should be THAT scrutinized my his own coaches and his GM

It’s one thing to tell Tim to his face that they don’t trust him, it’s a whole different ball game when you’re telling the whole world.

That’s why john fox went from being 12-4 in 2008 to being 4-12 in 2010, you lose the trust of ur players and you lose team

John Elway is on a whole different level

Tim Tebow is doing something a quarterback with “all the tools” couldn’t do, and that’s win with what was given to him

John Elway simply refuses to acknowledge someone who is helping his organization do what they’re paid to do which is WIN

When an organization is losing, I can see why GMs and coaches would go down that low road of chastising players and deflecting the blame on to others

This is just pathetic….. how big is your ego that you would allow yourself to bring down a guy who is doing so much for the team, because he wasn’t the guy YOU selected (Fox and Elway)

Yea you guys didn’t select him with your draft pick, nor did u choose him as the opening day starter, but give props where props are due

Kyle Orton is a decent quarterback, at the very least… the past 2 years he’s thrown for over 3500 yards and 20 touchdowns.. by no means a bad qb….

Yet he wasn’t winning with literally the same group of guys that tebow is winning with, and he doesn’t even have Brandon Lloyd……

There’s something to be said about that… I just don’t kno where to start….

I’m not saying tim tebow will be an elite player, but I just don’t think his work ethic will allow him to be a mediocre player in this league

The greatest players in football were not always the super-athletic or the most orthodox players, they tended to be the ones that just simply wanted it more than you

Jerry Rice, emmitt smith, peyton manning, tom brady…. These players were known for their work ethic and it paid off…

There’s a saying where hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard… hello albert haynesworth

Just wanted to vent about the broncos organizational method… if they’re trying to motivate tebow by what they’re doing, they’re geniuses… but if not… fox and elway are FOOLS

2011-11-21T11:19:00.000-08:00

Ghetto spongebob

The only thing that made me laugh on a monday.....

haha

Thai yurd

2011-11-14T12:06:00.000-08:00

This past week was probably the worst week to be a fan of sports.
First you have the Sandusky incident, which is by far the worst.
Then you have the passing of a legend in Joe Frazier.
Then you have the lockout… still……
Then you have manny vs marquez… filled with controversy….
Then you have Wilson Ramos getting kidnapped, which thankfully ended with him being rescued
And then you have the redskins losing

Sooner or later you start to think about where the line is between sports and life…
Or is life about sports? Or sports about life?
I have no idea.
To be quite honest, sports is a heavy part of my life
That’s why, although shocking, it doesn’t move me in ways where people who aren’t too involved in sports would react.
For instance, the redskins losing, as numbing as it has become, still hurts in ways that people who aren’t associated with the redskins, football, or sports could understand.
I hate that I get so upset when people say “it’s just a sport”
But it’s the truth, I do get upset… and ultimately, it is just a game
Billions of dollars are spent on this game though, and people’s jobs are in this game, and friendships/relationships are built from this “game”
Many of the friends I made in school and church were through sports
If I didn’t play or care about sports, I know that I would probably have a whole different set of friends, leading to different life paths.. so ultimately.. sports is a huge part of life… to me at least
I don’t kno why I had to explain myself.. but it’s something that’s been on my mind recently
I’m not gonna lie to you, I love sports. I love how, like anything else, it can teach you about life.
That’s all….

Sunday, I met Sun’s (my sister’s fiancé) parents for the first time.
Unfortunately I was unprepared for this meeting.
They called me around 5 to meet them for dinner
At the time, I was helping a friend coach his youth group football team, so I hadn’t bothered making myself “presentable.”
Fortunately I had a sweater in my car
Unfortunately I was pretty grizzly… in the facial area…
By the true grace of God, there was a CVS right next to the restaurant we were meeting at
2 dollars later, I had a razor in my hand and I quickly ran to the restaurant bathroom
Cleanly shaven I get to the table and start eating
I start feeling my face start to bleed and realize that a 2 dollar razor was probably not the best idea for someone who had quite a bit of facial hair
So for the next 20 minutes I’m wiping my face with this RED napkin (thank God), trying to dry the 3 cuts I had on my face
Regardless, we’re all enjoying dinner and none are the wiser about my ninja shaving skills
Or so I thought….
My sister and sun immediately know that I shaved in the bathroom and tells my mom, in jest
My mom in turn tells sun’s mom and dad, and we all have a good laugh
At me

My next sneaker purchase:

Game over my friends

Which leads to the top 5 most beautiful shoes of all time
In no order:

1.) Air Jordan xii flints

So nostalgic, makes me want to cry
These were the shoes I wanted more than any other growing up… so when I got an original pair about 7 years after they came out, I didn’t even care about the price of the shoe, I just had to have them… they remind of a time when ball was truly life

2.) Jordan xi concords

Beautiful, there’s not really much more u can say about this shoe, it’s just …. Beautiful….
This was the shoe that Jordan just absolutely dominated with, 72-10, need I say more?
I didn’t really care for these shoes, but someway somehow, they became a holy grail

3.) Foamposite ones

The shoe that started it all for me… if I can ever find a pair for a reasonable price I will not hesitate

4.) Penny 2

I have a retro pair of these that have yet to leave the box… one day I will wear them… and dance

5.) Grant hill 2

Fila?!?! Yes… back then Grant Hill was the man, and these shoes were basically the most awesome things on the planet at the time

Yes.. all these shoes were released in the mid-90s
Yes.. I am a very nostalgic person
They definitely don’t make em like they used to

That’s all, forreal

2011-11-10T11:46:00.000-08:00

I just recently read an article that made me think hardcore about life priorities and all that good stuff.
Now, I’m not a big “sob story” kind of guy, I think they’re kind of lame to be quite honest with you, but man this story was so well-written and just so honest I had to tell people about it.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7207167/ncb-kansas-jayhawks-center-thomas-robinson-used-basketball-help-tragedy-espn-magazine

I can’t lie, I shed a tear reading this article because you could literally feel his pain, yet at the very same time, can’t even begin to imagine the pain he had to endure.
I have much respect for Thomas Robinson, even though I’m not a big rock chalk fan, he is someone I will definitely be keeping tabs of.
It’s people like this that help you forget how corrupt many people in this business, yes I said business… even in the college game, are.
For every Mike Beasley, Renardo Sydney, Kwame Brown, etc., there is a Thomas Robinson who refuses to waste his GOD-given talents and actually take advantage of the gift that’s been given to him. He’s found purpose.
And ultimately, isn’t that what we’re all searching for?

We always say, man if I were in such and such’s position, I would do amazing things.
If I could just dunk the ball, I would be in the NBA and I would show people how to be responsible with their money and how to act like an adult, and give all the glory to God! And so on and so forth.
Child please, you can do that now.
Serve, be a mentor, love on those around you. You don’t need a superstar podium to show how to be a follower of Christ. Start with 1. See how that works out.
Col 3:12 tells us we’re HIS chosen people, holy and dearly loved.
The audience of One is enough
Don’t simply look for how to look good in front of millions, get deeper.

I’m so torn about this Joe Paterno thing
On one hand, PSU did the right thing… for sure
On the other hand, you feel for him.
Show’s how fleeting celebrity is.
JoePa is a legend… this situation, no matter how little or how much he was involved, is that one drop of oil in an otherwise clean glass of water. No matter what, it’s there, and it rises to the top.

I am not a big fan of Harrison barnes, but I hope he comes to the wizards

Work goes by a lot quicker when you have something to do…… hahaha
The cubicle life is not as bad as I imagined.

Crap, got work to do.. see ya

Hump de bump day

2011-11-09T10:30:00.000-08:00

Please don’t get used to this… but lately it’s gotten to the point where it’s either I do this, or I fall asleep
And thanks to 2 cups of the French roast k-cups… sleeping is not an option… especially before lunch time
Don’t get me wrong, when there’s work…. There’s WORK.. but when there isn’t, all we can do here is wait for the auditors to send us our next project.. so we wait… and wait… and sleep… and wait…..

I used to almost never drink coffee unless it was Pumpkin Spice Latte season.. and even then.. it was a once a week gift to myself if I did something awesome.. like homework.. or finish something…
But now… we’ve upped the dosage to about 5 times a week…. This is not good…

When I was in thailand, I would kill about 4 cups of instant coffee a day.. especially in the beginning when we were fighting the jet lag….
And when I got back.. it was k-cup after k-cup….
Now it’s just become a habit….i can feel myself becoming addicted

So lately, my interactions with people have been transforming from casual to business-like (obviously I blame my workplace)
Previously, and remember this is only face to face…. I will never change on gchat… haha :
Friend- Hey what’s up
Me- Yoooo whaddup; the sky; what’s crack a lackin (ok I’ve literally never said that before, but you get the idea)

Friend- Hey, want to go eat?
Me- Foo, of course

After 8 months of working with people a lot older than me:
Friend- Hey what’s up
Me- Hello good sir

Friend- Hey, want to go eat?
Me- Indubitably

Obviously it’s not those exact words, but again.. you get the idea
My interactions have gotten more business-like…. Is that a good thing?
I have no idea

Even in email interactions with my coworkers and managers I have started to sound strange….
I literally never use the term “lol”
But my manager said something that I’m pretty sure was intended as a joke and I replied “LOL!”
I felt like sucha tool….

Joe Paterno needs to be FIRED
You can’t let him be able to leave on his terms… this is something where u really can’t claim ignorance… if you aren’t part of the solution you are indeed part of the problem
And joepa… in this case, you could have done a lot more and you didn’t… simply put…

Insert awkward transition right…… here:
Holiday season is upon us
Makes you think of all there is to be thankful for
And then you think about all that you don’t have and get angry
Just kidding
This is why fall is so nostalgic… you start thinking about the past year and, while looking forward to the new year, you can’t help but to think about how much has changed…
Makes me realize how grateful I need to be in all circumstances
Last year at this time I didn’t have a job or a fully functioning car, for instance
Now I have one of each
I’m spoiled I tell you
Fall also makes you realize how alone you are
HAHA just kidding… kind of

I’m learning the importance of praying in all circumstances.. I think it’s a good way to really stay in tune with my creator
Thanking Him for the good times and the bad, praying for others, praying for yourself
It’s like they always say “I’m too busy NOT to pray”
It’s making more sense to me
It’s helping me to love as well
I think one of the most important aspects of this life is to love Him and love His people
So simple to say
So hard to do
And surprise, surprise, this is where prayer is especially important
Let’s WORSHIP Him… Every day in every way… that’s what my Beamerball bracelet says anyways…….
In everything we do, let’s worship… even by reading this blog let’s be intentional in worshipping Him!!
That is all

Insert awkward transition 2 right….. here
So there’s this mixtape out called “Brooklyn. Chicago. London.” It’s a mixtape featuring Jay-Z, Kanye, and Adele
It’s pretty good, it’s basically all I’ve been listening to
Way better than that trashy Watch the Throne crap kanye and jay did…. Horrible, horrible cd in my opinion

Outside of that, I’ve been listening to Pandora at work, it’s good to have variety
I highly recommend the onerepublic and adele playlist
As well as the Backstreet Boys one.. haha..guilty pleasure I can’t lie

LET’S GO HOKIES!!!

Lazy Monday

2011-11-07T11:36:00.001-08:00

THIS NBA LOCKOUT IS STUPID
Please, get it over with
The NFL is great and all, but in the end we all know that basketball is king.
It makes me sad to think that we may miss a year of seeing lebron, wade, blake, durant, rose, Dwight, wall, and other stars during the key years of their careers
I’ve said this over and over again but…..
WE CAN’T WASTE THIS KIND OF TALENT!!
It’s frustrating to think that we’re missing out on a sport that we love because of money issues… and not because there’s a lack of it but rather, because people don’t want to share it.
Great lesson we’re teaching the world

It’s a great time to be a Washington sports fan!
Just kidding.. kind of
The skins are playing like the skins (Matt Barkley!! He already rocks the red and yellow, why not burgundy and gold?)
The caps are playing well, although you always wish the great 8 would stop playing like a little girl and start taking over like he used to…
The wizards are undefeated for the 2011-2012 season so far!! They probably won’t lose a game in November!
The nationals have one of the richest owners in baseball… so…. Within the next 5 years they will be one of the most dangerous teams in baseball.. you heard it here first
The hokies… play GT this week… LET’S GO HOKIES!!!
DMV stand up!!

Switching gears…..
Few things in life upset me more than going through a drive-thru.
That is all I want to say about that

One of the greatest things about Fall is the weather
It makes living in Virginia a lot more bearable during these times…
People seem livelier by the prospect of the heat finally going away and pumpkin spice latte season arriving
Yesterday was one of those days that you kind of wished just wouldn’t end… weather wise
Fall is such a nostalgic season
One of my favorite memories of fall is during thanksgiving when I get to go to my uncle’s house
It’s the only time I ever get to see all of my family
To me it’s simply good enough just to see them
I’m not very talkative with my family… it’s always small conversations here and there, but there’s always a moment where I realize this is familia… I love that moment, I can’t explain it, but there’s just always some moment where I’m really glad that I’m there and not anywhere else
I’m not a very good son, brother, nephew, grandson, but I’m so glad I have this family
I know it’s not thanksgiving yet, but I am very thankful for my family
They’ve been way better to me than I have been to them
And isn’t that what love is all about
I was reading an article about this Rwandan man who forgave a man who killed his brother, that they now consider each other “friends,” and one of them said something that really made me think: Love is the weapon that destroys all evil
Not the most eloquent statement but it gets the job done
It’s at least something to think about

I watched Inception this weekend for the first time since I saw it in the theaters
It was as mind-numbing as the first time
Got me thinking about awesome movies

Forrest Gump- GREAT movie, brings out all the emotions you’d want in watching a good movie, you laugh, you cry, you get angry, and you smile. tom hanks tore it up. People always bring up the fact that pulp fiction should’ve won all the awards FG did… to them I say, SUCKERSSSSSSS……

Remember the Titans- Legit movie, brings out many of the same emotions from Forrest Gump.

Usual Suspects- I hate movies with twists…I don’t kno why.. (and yes I understand there is irony in that considering I was a huge WWF/WWE fan for so long… ), but this movie…. Wow… the twist of all twists….

Zoolander/She’s the Man- These two movies… no matter what I’m doing, if it’s on, I drop whatever I’m doing and watch… no matter how far into it you are

Life is Beautiful- GREAT movie, it’s up there with FG… great story, brings out every emotion, brilliant balance between comedy and tragedy

Gladiator- You will be entertained…..

Thai yurd…..

New Beginnings

2011-10-27T11:15:00.000-07:00

What a lame title, deal with it
So i moved offices today and thought it would be fun to update the people on the roller coaster that is my life
and by roller coaster i mean the kiddie pool that is my life
yet another lame attempt at entertainment, i'm on fire!
Anyways, I’ve moved from an office into a cubicle, which means I’m moving on up!
Or probably quite the opposite…. I feel like Milton from office space
If they steal my stapler I’m burning this place down!
Just kidding, I have two anyways… and they’re both automatic!

Today I got my first free meal from this company, and only because a meeting was canceled, so like the scavengers that we are, we ran down and took all the free food and drinks we could find
Unfortunately we didn’t go down fast enough
My winnings: Half a sandwich, a cookie, a bag of sunchips, and a diet coke
You’re probably thinking “that’s not bad”
And you’re probably correct
But I went down with dreams of filling my fridge with piles of sandwiches and chips galore with a cookie mountain that I could take advantage of at all times of the day
Ugh, the crust is so stale

Went to a wedding a few weeks ago in Kansas City
I’m telling you, people are so friendly as long as don’t live on the east coast
Weddings are very bittersweet
On one hand, you’re friend found a friend that they are going to spend the rest of their life with, they’ve officially declared that they no longer eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and watch tv shows by themselves ever again if they don’t want to, how lucky!
On the other hand, you begin to wonder if you will spend the rest of your life eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and watching tv shows alone in the basement of your parents house
I’m talking about no one in particular… just saying

Now that I have a cubicle I’m free to do whatever I want without fear that my coworker will see what I’m doing and judge me
So expect more updates and life lessons
HA just kidding

I recently got a new phone after 2 years with my precious blackberry tour
The last week that I had my phone I suddenly got super nostalgic and sentimental about not using my blackberry anymore
It was like that How I Met Your Mother episode where Ted gets sentimental about a relationship that had literally been destroying him.
This girl was basically ruining his dreams of becoming a great architect with a signature building. They constantly argued, never seeing eye to eye about anything. Yet when he knew he had to break up with her, he suddenly became nostalgic and sentimental about the moments he had and was second guessing his decision.
That was EXACTLY how I felt about my Tour. After I preordered my new phone, all of a sudden this rush of sentiment ran through me like… what the frack are you doing?!?!?
I was reminded of all the great photos I had taken with my phone, how it saved me from wanting to quit my job, and the endless conversations I could have with my friends through my phone. I really think I talked more to my friends through my phone than I did with physical interactions. Embarrassing? Absolutely.
Eventually though, I snapped back to reality and began cursing at my phone again after it restarted on my for the 3rd time in 2 hours, having to wait 15 minutes each time for it to reboot.
My new phone is cool.. not as cool as everyone told me it was going to be… but cool nonetheless…. I’m not a very big apps guy, I just wanted a phone that let me talk to people, whether it’s through gchat, texting, or actually voice calls…. The other stuff is just extra….
I was not meant to have an iphone…. Hahah

This NBA lockout needs to end NOW!
I have two friends that now work in the bidness (as we like to call it)
I would like to see them do what they do, especially the new ballboy, I heard he’s trying to Rudy it up for the Wizards!

Here are my favorite NBA players to ever play the game.. starting 5 edition (90’s and up… because lets face it… I never got to see anything before then)
1.) SG- Jordan… simply the greatest… most entertaining… most dominant
2.) PF- Tim Duncan… the greatest power forward to ever play the game… his game was so pretty… by far the most underappreciated SUPERstar of our generation… people only see the 4 championships and think he’s good only because he won.. no it was much more than that… he was supremely skilled on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball, hyper-competitive, he got it done day in and day out… people are always looking for flash and that wow-factor… people always said kevin garnett was better…those people are dummies…
3.) SF- Grant Hill…. The ken Griffey jr. of basketball… had a great pedigree.. coming from Duke and all…. His game had no flaw.... his game was so pretty that it was winning beauty pageants…. He could do it all… if it weren’t for injuries, we would have been talking about him and not kobe as the next great one..
4.) C- Hakeem Olajuwon…. The defensive wizard… for a guy who was 7 feet tall… he moved like he was a small forward…. He moved so fluidly and with such agilty… there may be another shaq (Dwight howard) but there will never be another hakeem… NEVERRRRRR
5.) PG- How could I go with anyone but Jason Kidd here? Grant Hill, but the pg version.. another player who could do it all, his court vision is unmatched up to this very day… he was not that athletic, he couldn’t shoot at the beginning of his career (Ason anyone?) But he’s still relevant.. he just won his first championship… crazy…..
Bench-
- Chris Webber.. the greatest passing forward of our generation…he was SO much fun to watch.. but the anti-duncan… wasn’t a finisher, I think that timeout in the ncaa championship really messed him up for life…
- Lebron… kind of in the same boat as Webber.. can’t be the one that finishes.. but man is he fun to watch!
- Ray Allen… the greatest shooter EVER… his jumper is prettier than grant hill’s game… and that’s actually saying a lot
- Deron Williams… simply love his game… he’s a bulldozer who knows how to play and make those around him better
- Shaq… he was sick, no way around it.. he irks me because he had such a HUGE weakness and it was something he never truly got better at… (free throws) and I kno that’s petty.. but something about him, it was fun to watch him dominate… he made it look so easy… I don’t know.. it was a love/hate relationship with him…..

Well that was fun… kept me busy …

Enjoy

Championship

2011-06-13T07:19:00.000-07:00

Dallas just won the 2011 NBA championship

This is truly a bittersweet symphony

Dirk won, Lebron lost

Kidd won, but so did ... Deshawn stevenson......

WHY!??!

O well
Lebron choked, there's no way around it, even for a Lebron fan
But to be quite honest, a lot of the blame has to go on Eric Spoelstra
That was quite possibly the worst coaching job i've seen in a long time during playoff basketball
He just couldn't adjust to anything Rick Carlisle threw at him....
There was absolutely no desperation on the part of the Heat and the blame needs to be on the coach, there's just no way around that

Dirk and Kidd definitely deserved a ring, and i'm glad caron butler won one too

That is all

Sorry with the updates, i'm at work and truly bored..even though i have work to do.. soo...... see ya

Blah Blah Blah

2011-05-18T19:00:00.000-07:00

Man, it's been awhile
Sorry

Just finished watching American Idol
Haley Reinhart can SING
That's all I really wanted to say about that

Wizards got owned by the lottery
It's ok, we won when it mattered (John Wall sweepstakes)
Man, i would pick john wall over ANY of the top 3 picks... combined..
Exaggeration? Perhaps, but I say what I want to say
Haha

Thailand...
I can't believe I'm doing this again...

Through it all... God is still good
Gotta finish the race that was started

Sorry such a lame update.. but that's life...
I promise a better update soon... just wanted to let y'all know i'm still alive... somehow.. hahah

I suck at predictions

2011-03-25T12:07:00.000-07:00

Ok
Well one day after that awesome wave of fearless predictions
Two teams are already gone from my final four
Everytime a school that I follow falls in the tournament I always get so sad for the seniors
Having been a senior myself many many years ago, I'm stuck thinking about how much it must suck to realize that it's all over, that there's no more second chances for them
Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith were great seniors... can't believe Kyrie is the reason they lost... yes.. i said lost... even though he scored like 28 points.. he messed up the chemistry.. although you can't deny talent.. Kyrie will be a great NBA player... another prediction right there....haha

So from my office, there's a nice view of Oak Marr's golf course
I am by no means a fan of golf... you could actually say I'm not a fan at all...
But I was watching some folks play... it was actually very interesting
I don't really have a good idea of how they're playing, but something about golf just seems... peaceful
It made me think about what's going to happen when I'm 28 and no longer able to play competitive sports because I can't run on a bad knee and bad back and bad shoulder and so on....
(another prediction? i hope not....)
What am I going to do to keep myself busy without basketball or football?
I have no idea... these are just my thoughts while I wait for my yabba dabba doo moment and get the heck out of here

There's quite a bit more dead time here than I had imagined

Beloved

2011-03-24T06:28:00.000-07:00

I absolutely LOVE that word
Beloved
You could say the word beloved is beloved by me
But then you would punch me in the face

We are commanded to love God and love His people
It's supposed to go hand in hand
Loving God is supposed to lead us inevitably to loving His people
I think that's where our hearts get confused, we try to love with our own capabilities
We trust that we can love someone with our own heart's strength
That's where we start to burn out and get tired of things
Our hearts are not capable of loving someone the way the Father is capable of loving
So when we try to do it on our own, we're left with resent or apathy because we eventually get tired

It's all about changing perspective
To love one because they are your friend or family is superficial
To love someone because they are His beloved, just like you, is a change that I'm trying to understand and comprehend
John 3:30 is basically the best explanation to what i'm trying to say i guess
He must become greater, I must become less
In all things I'm trying to let that happen
It's hard, because I want to change the world, i want to be part of that revolution
I can't be sitting here in an office all my life
But I have to trust that God's plan for my life is greater than what my plans are for my life
How cliche, but how true

I try to love

I still have SOOOOOOO much to learn

It's hard when I try to... when I try to... (ok I was trying to put emphasis on "I" by capitalizing it, but I realized it's already capitalized to begin with... so just catch my drift and move on)
My office mate farted the other day
I came back from the bathroom and it smelled horrible
He didn't make eye contact or offer a what's up like he usually does....
I wanted to punch him
But I didn't
At that moment, it felt impossible to love him
How fickle our heart is when we decide to control it

Anyways, I bring this up because I was at a retreat this weekend and I was pretty blown away
Love, unfailingly, was in Goshen, VA this past weekend
There was one moment that made realize how little I know about what love is (still..)
We were welcoming a brother into the family, this beloved brother of mine
And the love surrounding him that morning was something I can't say with words
So let me draw you a picture
But you can't see this picture because I'm drawing it on my desk
Anyways
Yea basically, love God and let God take care of it from there
I dare you
I double dog dare you

Also
The NCAA tournament is upon us
Go Duke!
My final four consists of duke, kansas, ohio state, and wisconsin
Duke vs kansas
Duke wins!
So far so good
I like putting my sports stuff on here and seeing how wrong I was like a year later
I love making predictions

The corporate world is SOOOO overrated
I have an office which is cool
And i have a view of Oak Marr's golf course
Those are the only perks
I just sit and do whatever other people tell me to do for the sake of making money for themselves
And then i realize i hate golf... and life moves on

Friday Night Lights was probably one of the greatest TV shows
and now it's over
makes me sad
Really loved the characters
and the leadership of Coach Eric Taylor
and his relationship with his wife
That is all
WATCH IT!

Golden State of Mind

2011-03-03T18:38:00.000-08:00

Recently went to a conference in California
Radicalis
All in?
Simple as that
Are we willing to let God do His thing... or thang....?
Can we really love beyond what we think we're capable of?
We are asked to do 2 things in this world
Love God
Love His people
Why do people make things so complicated?
I don't know, but I'm willing to find out

Please take me back!
I promise to behave myself!

I've been deeply moved
Even though it doesn't seem like it

I also don't hate beaches as much anymore...
Although I still refuse to go to an East Coast beach

Some way... some how... I will go back home

Some song suggestions:
Stones- Barbarossa
The whole freakin Adele CD (21)
The whole Lupe CD was actually pretty bearable (Lasers)
The whole Amos Lee CD was very bearable as well (Mission Bell)
Didn't you know- Phene
Last Rain- Boyz II Men
Boy With a Coin- Iron and Wine

Check out William Fitzsimmons and Ernie Halter... good stuff

Aftermath CD (Hillsongs) is rediculous

Syllables- Eminem

A new year already?

2011-01-18T13:40:00.000-08:00

It's crazy that 365 days goes by so quickly
It drives me crazy when I realize that each day I'm getting one day closer to... death
Such a grim outlook yea? Sure... but I mean, it's truth... kind of
When I think about this past year... it's filled with memories... good and bad i suppose
But memories none the less.

When i think of 2010, i think about the theme of this past year: Changed lives
I look at older brothers and see their lives changing in the blink of an eye
One of them had a child, one of them got married!
Some people found direction in their life (seminary and grad school)
Some people found new jobs, new soul-mates, and/or new mates
Some people even dropped everything and traveled the world
So many folks had life-altering changes occur in their life in 2010

I feel like the older we get these types of occurrences will be more frequent and if we don't sit back and celebrate them, it'll be gone before we know it
To really celebrate and find joy in the amazing things that are handed to us, is to give thanks to the one who provides such gifts
Receiving a gift of any kind is a thousand times better when you are grateful and realize you don't deserve such an amazing gift as opposed to receiving a gift that you felt that you deserved, or earned

Isn't that how we're supposed to live this life?
Grateful?
Thankful?
Nothing in life is guaranteed... except for one thing... death (sorry, i promise i'm not crazy or emo)
Life in itself is a gift, to say that your life sucks and being ungrateful is selling yourself short of being able to use that gift and having the best time possible
I'm sure many people have a lot to be ungrateful about.. I feel you.. 2010 was not the greatest year for me
As everyone else's life was changing.. mine was staying the same
I had one of the most crushing moments of my life the past month..
It would have changed my life.. i truly believe it.. if anything, it would have given me direction..
When i got news of rejection.. it made me mad..like i deserved that position...
So I sat and stewed about it for about 3 days.. just sulked and became frustrated at life.. at God.. at everything...
I finally got over it... I'm not gonna sit here and say that it was some life-altering "God moment" where His voice just boomed over me.... honestly, i think it was just time to get over it
But these days i'm just constantly reminded of the promises that God has for me
The theme that I came up for my senior kids bible study was Jeremiah 29:11-14

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”

For me, more than anything else from these verses, the word that gives me purpose is the word HOPE
Man, seriously, the solution to all our problems
At least that's what I think
To truly believe that a better day will come, at this point, is all I have
Whether today was a good day or a bad day, to live with HOPE is what keeps me going
That tomorrow has a chance to be better than today
Even if your day was awesome.. He has bigger and better plans ahead!
That's what we should all be anticipating

We could all use a win once in awhile
To those who can't see a better day.. to those who refuse to even think better days are possible..
Just try giving hope a shot
What have we got to lose?
More disappointment?
More sadness and anger?
Sure, but isn't that what hope is all about?
This past year, I've experience almost nothing but loss...
Believing that in spite of all these losses... that a win is coming?
It's like being a Redskins fan (keep your comments to yourselves please... haha)
We lose... a lot.... like... A LOTTTT
But what happens?

And all of sudden we're Super Bowl contenders!

And then we lose again.....
and again....
and yet...again....

But behold... hope again!

(Jim Zorn)

6 and 0! woo hoo

and then we lose...
again....
and again....

I could obviously go on and on here (Haynesworth, McNabb, Shanahan, Bruce Allen....etc....)
But yet... we still believe we're just one break away...
I think there was a quote out there that defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result....
Sorry.. that's besides the point... haha
What I'm trying to say is... Hope, to me, is believing that a better day is coming... that an Andrew Luck is headed our way to save the day.... obviously my hope is not in man.. but in the One who can truly bring about my reason for Hope!

Well that's what's been on my mind lately

There are many luxuries to being unemployed..
Including being the one that gets to do slave work for people because they know you probably have nothing better to do....which is true 99% of the time
If you have some money... you have time to go and get awesome food from awesome places
You also have a lot of time to knit, learn a new language, meet new people
I have done absolutely none of those things

I do have a lot of time to just sit...
I watch a lot of TV...
And that was before I stopped working so... imagine now.... hahah

Other than that... there really are no luxuries....
I was only working long enough to pay off a lot of my credit card bills and school loans... i think the only thing i was really able to buy was my MBP and my glasses.... other than that.. I'm just simply trying to survive...
I really am blessed to have a family that supports me through all this....truly... the bright light in the midst of all the gloominess that has been surrounding me...

Woo hoo

The Heart of Life- John Mayer
The best song I've heard in a long time...

Orange you glad I didn't say banana?

2010-12-06T19:21:00.000-08:00

Feels good to be a Hokie
But I would tell you that regardless of whether or not we were so amazing
ACC champs! Woohoo

Makes you really think about what it takes to be successful
We lost to a top 5 team, and we also lost to a bottom 5 team in the same year, actually, the same week
Yet, we've determined that our year was a success...
This leads us to the conclusion that it's not how you start but how you finish
We always say that
And now more than ever it holds true
Not only in sports, but also in life

More on that later I guess... i just really started to get bored HAHA
And by later i mean my next post...

Tek it E C

Victory!

2010-11-04T21:13:00.000-07:00

There are few things in life that feel as good as feeling victorious

Crucifictorious anyone?

Haha... anyways
Yes, after tonight's victory over Georgia Tech, there was a feeling of joy that is almost incomparable to any feeling there is
Over the top?
Perhaps
But as I write this, all I can think about is the pain and despair that Georgia Tech has brought to me/us (Virginia Tech) the past few years and the relief that a win brings

Joy should come easier than that
I think recently a lot of joy has passed me by simply because I refuse to acknowledge it
I've taken for granted so many things that can bring me joy because I have basically taken joy for granted
It's so simple to just sit back and smile, to feel the joy of having that next breath of life, to have that next cup of coffee, whatever floats your boat
We've simply forgotten how to find joy in ALL things
We've become numb to how Great our God is.... and how much He desires for us to find joy in all of His creation

When's the last time I was able to just sit and enjoy all that He has to offer?
Being "jobless" right now, it's so hard to find joy in the little things
But honestly, it's because of those little things, that help me know that Big Things are ahead..
I challenge you to start finding joy in all things, whether it's victory, whether it's loss, whatever it is...
I used to feel so stupid when people told me I could probably sit by myself for hours and not be bored.. like that was a bad thing
Nowadays, I WISH i could just sit in silence and be totally happy
In this ADD world, we need to be entertained 24/7, we need information at our hands in less than a minute.... and when we aren't satisfied by what's in front of us, it's on to the next one
MTV gives us "reality" shows and we watch by the millions
We start to believe that what we are watching is the way all life should be... we begin to think that we have to live our life like Jersey Shore, or Real World, or heck, even the Office
Life is romanticized to the point where people have lost all reality of life
Irony at it's finest here ladies and gentleman

It comes down to simply finding joy in the simple things
The way that trees turn maroon and orange every football season (haters gonna hate)
The way hot chocolate melts away the cold
To constantly seek a rush is to constantly seek disappointment when we can't find it
To even seek joy in man's victory guarantees disappointment at some point

The pursuit of happiness overwhelms us, that's what we are constantly after
No one seeks sadness
Yet, that seems to be the result we tend to get when we seek selfish and worldly things yea?
There's only one solution yea?
Romans 12:12

It feels good to beat Georgia Tech, but that joy will be gone eventually and it will be replaced by something else that may eventually give me joy.... like this Milky Way bar I'm staring at that I'm sure will give me joy too... but that too shall pass, and then what? This Blowpop? Sure! and then what?
See my point?

Grab hold of real joy my friends... the temporary stuff is not worth it.
Find joy in all aspects of your life, it'll make your next step worth taking

With that being said, I will be extremely joyful if the Hokies can win a National Championship sometime soon.....haters gonna hate

Reminds me of those dancers we saw in Vancouver our last night out...there were these people just dancing in front of their home... we walked by and said good job... they must have been hearing negative things all night because all they said to us was "haters gonna hate"

I feel you hombre

I miss Vancouver... i miss the people.... i miss the japadogs...
I think people like the feeling of missing things... not like missing as in like u miss a basketball, or ur dog is missing, but like they enjoy the feeling of having something worth missing
I think that's how I feel about Vancouver, and other places
I've put all the emotions that I feel on these kinds of trips and put them on a pedestal because I know that I will never experience that exact moment ever again...
So sad..
But I'm over it...
Starting.....now
I mean ... NOW
Maybe tomorrow?
Ha... just kidding... I'm SOOO over it...for the most part.... hahaha

Let's laugh out loud at least once a day

Life is not a TV show

2010-10-25T19:57:00.000-07:00

Life is not a TV show
As obvious as that sounds, it's a little more complicated than I had originally believed
Times have been tough these days and perseverance has been lacking on my part, and ironically, it's through these times that I'm realizing more and more how completely ridiculous it is compare our lives to TV and vice-versa.
Every show has an introduction to the plot of the show, and then there's the climax, and then there's a conclusion at the end. In that way, yes, life is kind of like a TV show, but that's about it.
We are all born, live life, and then pass away. That's where the comparisons end.

Finding a new job has been difficult, to say the least. It's my faith in the Father, that keeps me motivated and not in Korea....
It's through this time that I really thought i was on a TV show of some sort.. a Truman Show kind of story (yes i know the Truman Show itself was a movie, but it was about a TV show...)
I felt like the story was going to be about me finding a job after going through different trials and tribulations, and after going through all of that, after having learned the "lesson of the day" that i was on my way to a happy ending... or death...whichever came first
But it's not that cut and dry
I'm reminded of an episode of scrubs (yes, i understand the irony of perhaps this whole blog)
A comedy writer is diagnosed with cancer, the hospital needs money, and all these other problems occur, we are then taken to a dream sequence, where the man who has cancer actually doesn't because they had accidentally gotten the names mixed up, the hospital gets the money they're looking for by having a talent show where the exact amount of money needed is the prize money, and of course, they win.
Reality then sets, and the man still has cancer and passes away, the hospital can't come up with the money so they have to let go of someone, and to get away from his problems, JD ends up just watching TV.
This episode is one of my favorite episodes of Scrubs.

What i'm trying to say is, so many times, i try to look at my life as a tv show, and so i convince myself that at the end of it, as long as i've learned a lesson, the show is over for the day and everyone goes home happy.
I don't think life works that way, definitely not that easily

I think a lot of us WANT our lives to be a TV show, a drama, where we can be the hero, where we can be the victim that wins at the end, where we can be that girl or guy who ends up with "the one"
We seek these things because our life is the complete opposite of what "life" should be on TV
I've caught myself believing that I was the good guy, that in the end, I'm gonna get the girl, i'm gonna get that happy ending, that i'm gonna get that crucial life lesson that makes me figure out the solution to that days problems and worries.
And then reality sets, God is not creating a TV show with our lives, there is no live audience watching our every step if i simply walk off stage
God has a plan for us to live out, we are to be a part of His will, not the other way around (whoa... life lesson... or is it?)

I feel like if my life were a TV show, i think i would have figured it out by now.

I think i broke the record for most times in a blog using the word "TV"
haha

Had a very encouraging lunch with a good brother today.... much needed time of hearing good words of wisdom and encouragement... need more of those in life...

Take care

Autumn

2010-09-15T06:54:00.001-07:00

Who calls it "Autumn?"
I sure don't, but then again, i don't have the eloquence to pull it off
If i call it "Autumn" i'd probably come off as a pretentious UVA student.. haha suckers...
I only mention this because it's FINALLY starting to feel like fall, the only time VA is a more desirable place to be than almost anywhere else...
Football season is upon us, the weather is getting a whole lot nicer, and it marks a "new year" of sorts for students and working-folks alike....
January is technically when we celebrate a new year, but for me, it starts in September.
September is such a hectic month usually, my dad and sister have a birthday, for the first 22 years of my life it's when school is starting or about to start, then there's all the other September birthdays, and 9/11, and football season
But in the midst of all the craziness, there's something calming that comes from celebrating so many different things
I am grateful for all these things and I look forward to the challenges that lie ahead of me

These are the thoughts that have been stuck in my head for the past 2 hours..
Thank you

A New Dawn

2010-08-26T07:05:00.000-07:00

Welcome back!
That's mainly for me. I'm gonna try to write a lot because something's wrong with my space bar and i'm trying to ease it back into working mode.
Hopefully this works.

This past week I was up in lovely Vancouver, B.C.
The home of Pastor Abe and his new wife Soo... Han? haha weird
It was a great wedding, one of the only places where so many different types of "love" are on display
Love between man and woman, between man and friend, between man and family, and between man and God
Where else are you going to be able to be in presence of so much love?
Anyways, yeah, this wedding was pretty sweet, Pastor Abe and the gang were so hospitable and welcoming in spite of the immense amount of stress i'm sure was surrounding them throughout that week
This week made me extremely fearful of marriage
But at the same time, I think one of the most memorable moments that I had this week was listening to all the speeches that were given (especially Pabe's brother Dan)
The central focus of family just felt so right to me listening to Dan and Soo talk about family and how they were all getting a new sister or brother, it was awesome
You can't fake that kind of excitement

Vancouver is such a nice city, great food, nice people, crazy environment
I tried Japadog for the first time and it was delicious.. 7 dollars delicious? not so much... u make it 3-4 dollars, it's probably one of the greatest creations ever
Actually had a lot of japanese food (sushi, ramen, Japadog)
Canadian people are so nice, u bump into someone, they're the ones saying sorry
I was told that there once was a pigeon on the road, and a man was turning into said road, and instead of continuing on, he brakes and starts honking at the pigeon to get off the road.. haha, that's such a fun story to imagine happening
Canadians are nice, but they are crazy.... one time we were walking the streets of granville, and we see these 3 people dancing on a balcony, we see them and start waving.. all they kept saying was "haters gonna hate"
I absolutely agree

I wish i had been more active with my camera, unfortunately i thought it would be more of a hassle so i just kept it in the room
Speaking of which.. our hotel was sick... the Pan Pacific had such a nice view.. even from the side... it was amazing to see how many people we could stick in there.. hah it was like a clown car..

i've come to the realization that my space bar is probably never gonna get better, just need to wear it out...
Gotta love the MBP.. it has been an integral part of my life
I can't ever go back to PC
Yes, i said it....
Crap....
I'm a sell out
O well... well worth it

Finding good music has become more and more difficult
I hate having music that you can find on the radio on my ipod, i find it almost pointless
It's like visiting China and having McDonalds for dinner... yea it's familiar, and you can't go wrong with it.. but really? mcdonalds... in CHINA? get my point?
Unfortunately, it seems like less and less good music is becoming available and we are stuck listening to the same ol song over and over again....
Music just seems to be getting more and more repetitive... I honestly couldn't tell you the difference between a lot of "musicians" today... kid cudi, b.o.b., taio cruz, flo-rida, they all sound the same to me now...and that's just one genre...
Just like me, more and more artists are selling out to pop.. which is a shame when u consider why, you hope, many of these artists went into the business in the first place..

I can't lie though, that new Nicki Minaj song (Your Love) is BOMB
I think it has to do with the sentimental feeling i get whenever i hear that Annie Lennox song in the background (no more i love you's)

Congrats to all those who are getting married.. wow..

Futbol

2010-06-18T15:35:00.001-07:00

Just what do say to this picture?
I for one HATE the Lakers, i respect Kobe, but i cannot stand for him or any other laker except for Shannon Brown..
It absolutely kills me that this fool has 2 more championships than Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, John Stockton, and JJ Redick have combined..... man...

On a brighter note, World Cup has started and i could not be happier about waking up at 7 in the morning to watch those games! Even waking up at 5 or 6 would be acceptable
Thank God it's at 730 at least tho!
Man seriously, something about the World Cup just brings joy and excitement. The teams united by their country, it's something more than money and pride and I, for one, think that is beautiful

Sports have a certain beauty to it that just gets me so addicted.

That's all i wanted to share

See u all later

Summer Sunshine

2010-05-24T16:41:00.000-07:00

I used to love hearing that song for some reason, it's so girly, and so... not manly... yet.. so refreshing...
The lyrics are so stupid, and yet so catchy, like all pop songs ingrained into our heads (tell me why, ain't nothing but a heartache....)
Made me really miss the innocence of being a child, singing along to songs that made no sense at the time, but when u look back at in now, mortify you because of the vulgarity of the song... for instance, there was a song called "c'mon ride the train"
I loved that song, it was so fun to pretend i was riding a train at the end of the song when they said "ride that choo choo"... i'll let u figure out what "riding the train" means to the "artist" that wrote this song.....made me sad
TV shows have so much sexual innuendo that just totally goes over your head until you're about 15-16.. don't even get me started on Home Improvement......tim allen was a perv

Nowadays, every word spoken by an adult is dissected for every possible meaning....
Michael Scott ruined it for everybody... that's what she said has totally changed the way we interact with each other...
I admit i take part in this little game, am i proud? no... but that's just the way life goes...

John Wall or Evan Turner?
I have NO idea... kwame brown or shane battier? believe me, it's about as similar as that scenario.. albeit the outcome may totally be different

Why do people always get so enraged when someone tells them to "chill" ??
Whenever someone tells me to chill or relax, i want to punch them in the face... but at the same time, i always think about why such a statement was ... stated...
There needs to be a comeback for the word chill that will make the user feel just as bad.....
I will figure something out

ok, i'm done with my rant for today...

April

2010-04-14T06:30:00.001-07:00

It feels good to see this again!

Next up: Virginia Tech National Championship!!!!

and then.....

Back to the glory days!

It's been a pretty good month, sports-wise
This was the first Duke championship that i could truly celebrate. The first 2 championships i was too young to appreciate, the 2001 team was special but that team you just KNEW they were going to win (J.Williams, Boozer, Battier, Dunleavy Jr., Nate James, and .... DUHON, i mean c'mon who was gonna stop that?!! Maryland? Child...... PLEASE), this 2010 though, honestly i wasn't sure how good this team was.
They were fairly inconsistent until about january.. but even then, i feared that their lack of interior athleticism was going to hurt them... i'm sorry for ever doubting you Zoubek.
There, i said it.

That's Colt Brennan by the way. I truly believed he was the future.....kick holder......
Now Donovan McNabb is in charge of that jersey, good for him.
I'm gonna hold off on football analysis until the summer, just because i'm lazy and i don't use this thing much

One thing i've noticed about myself is that when motivated, i am able to do a lot of different things.
Unfortunately, motivation does not come easily
I feel the need to challenge myself. If i continue on the same path that i am on right now, i will be 40 and still be writing a blog and talkin about sports... which i wouldn't mind.... if i were getting paid to do it...
So here we go... motivated to improve my life, as well as the lives around me... starting.........................................NOW
Each . represents a week from the day i posted this blog
Haha, just kidding

I love listening to the radio sometimes because i feel like most radio DJs have the gift of gab
Hearing people talk about anything and everything, mostly irrelevant to our daily lives takes my mind off things (mainly) driving
I have come to enjoy some of the songs that they play on the radio, until they start overplaying the song to the point where u've actually memorized all the words to a song without having ever read the lyrics... crazy....i think all school books should be made into songs... if our calculus formulas were taught over a timbaland beat with justin timberlake providing the hooks, i mean... there are probably millions of people who would totally buy in to that...
i'm learning calculus... yup!
im tryna find, the derivative... yup!

and so on, i apologize by how rediculous that was..... and yes i spell it rediculous.. if u don't kno why... just ask....

but yea... i think all people our age are looking for a "get rich quick" scheme that they believe will take them to the top
People think of so many creative ways to make money it's not even funny anymore, it's inspiring yet saddening...
This pursuit of happiness through money and power is what got us into this mess, how are we gonna be any different than those before us?
I clearly don't have a solution to any such problems, but i mean... the solution can't be in continuing to be like those that have come before us right? To love and in return be loved is the true pursuit of life yea? and everything else should just fall into place...
Iono, i think that's one of the things that i've learned throughout the months
If i were simply looking for a career path that made me rich, i'm sure i would have stuck to business school, but i kno God had a different purpose for my life... that's y i still sit here patiently waiting for His calling.... some say i'm being worthless, or that i have to accept the realities of this world, but i can't, i'm all in baby!
If God is for me who can be against me?

anyways

I have allergies, they suck, but these allergies have given me cold symptoms... which totally suck...i always cough and there always seems to be something in my eye...
This is what i get for always mocking those who had allergies...
To those i offended by always taking a deep breath through my nostrils, i apologize, what goes around seems to come around.. or that's what justin timberlake told me... or us.....

ALLERGIES SUCK

that is all

Enjoy this weather, we only have about 2-3 weeks of GREAT GREAT weather in Virginia before it gets gross.. and then we have fall!!

Shutterbug

Happy New Year!!

2010-01-01T14:19:00.000-08:00

It's the new year!!

2009 went by way too quick

But it's all good, i'm glad it happened the way that it did...

I think about all that's happened in the past year and realize just how blessed i really am

I got my first job

I got to travel all across the states! (Jack Stack!!)

Meet some new people

Sleep

Read

I don't know, i feel like there's so much more that I could have done

But in the end, it's about learning from our mistakes right?

I think this past year was a lesson in hope

Being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see

I think as believers, there's too much focus on what we can do, on how we can better ourselves, how it's on our shoulders to make ourselves better.

Or in other words.. The Lord helps those who help themselves....

If that were really the case, there'd be a lot more helpless people out there...

For instance, I've been "hoping" for a full-time job now for a little bit now

But the more i think about why i seek that kind of job makes me realize how worthless it seems

The pursuit of happiness lies in the fact that we do things in life that make us feel... alive

What makes me feel alive?

And i'm not talking about alive in the reckless sense, but rather, alive in the way that makes us feel like all things are possible

I believe that God will provide me with something that will make me feel alive

I'm not looking to be a millionaire, i'm not looking for stature or fame or anything of that sort

My selfish desires make me want those things, but in the end, those things are so temporary....

It's hard to think about my future and wanting those things, and perhaps those things aren't that bad.. but if that's simply the only things that we desire.. i think that's when we start hating our job, it's when we start getting angry and it's then that we start questioning who we are as people

I don't do new years resolutions, simply put, i don't want to... haha

But something i've learned in the past months is this: seek happiness.. get on that pursuit of happiness

I want that to be the goal that i set, not only for the new year, but for the rest of my life

To please Him

True joy comes from the Father

The Joy of the Lord is my strength

p.s. The redskins suck!!

But... there's always next year!!!

Here are some songs that will cheer you up!!

Usher- I love you 2

30 Seconds to Mars- Hurricane, This Is War

Wale- Attention Deficit (the whole cd)

Anything and EVERYTHING by the cast of Glee!!

Fall

2009-10-22T12:13:00.001-07:00

It seems to me that lately it has been extremely difficult to find anything to write about, hence the 2+ month long hiatus from this wretched internet tool.

I don't know what pulled me back into this thing, but it just seems that i have been in a mood to type. About whatever.

Unfortunately there seems to be nothing to write about so i am stuck here

The one profound, epiphany you could say, i've had is one that breaks my heart

I think God doesn't want me to like sports

This is half joking, but half serious

I can honestly say that one of the biggest joys in my life is sports, and if you've ever met me, you could probably figure that out in about 20 seconds.

Anyways, this last weekend, was probably one of the most devastating weekends, sports-wise

The Hokies lost to an inferior Georgia Tech team, costing us any shot at a national title

The Redskins lost to an equally inferior Kansas City Chefs, yes i wrote chefs (snickers commercial, great googly moogly), at HOME....

Have no gods before Me... word up, i totally get it

But did You have to do it in such a HURTFUL way?

I now hate Georgia Tech with a passion not felt since i remember being lied to for the first time in my life

That is now 2 states that i will refuse to ever move to (Cali is the other, curse you 400 dollar ticket for taking a right on a red light.....)

The Boston College game doesn't even register in my mind any longer, i realize had we made it to the championship that year.. we would have gotten ROCKED by an LSU team that killed us the first time around....

But this year, we win out, we play either Florida (who almost lost to an alright Arkansas at HOME), Alabama (who we only lost to by 10 despite our offense not being even close to how we're playing now), or Texas... i mean c'mon.. they beat a team that lost their Heisman-Winning qb, by 3.... 3!!!

This one hurts a lot more....

Have y'all been watching Glee!?! What a great show!

Well, mainly the music

Well, just wanted to let y'all know i'm still alive!

So Cold- Chris Brown

Glee Soundtrack- Glee Cast

Do You Remember- Jay Sean

Addicted- Sean Kingston

This Is Us (CD)- Backstreet Boys

August Rush

2009-08-15T21:49:00.000-07:00

Can't believe that it's already August!

Mid-august at that

I can honestly say that this has been one of the most productive summers of my life

I got to travel

I got to go on missions

And so on

I even took pictures of most of these things

Unfortunately i am a lazy, lazy man

As i get older i realize that there is still much left to do

I've still got to go on a journey across the world

I told myself once i got to the the Great Wall of China, that i was not done seeing these "wonders of the world"

But since then i have not seen any more of these things

But that is up to me

I also want to jump off a plane with a parachute on my back

I'm told that having a list like this is called a "bucket list"

Horrible movie by the way, i never thought 2 such amazing actors could make such a horrible movie, the acting was done well, but the story line was just too... bland

Anyways, yes

I have a bucket list

But i will not share most of it because if i do not complete said list, i will disappoint no one but myself

Hahaha i can do whatever i want

Football season is about to start!!!

I am so happy

Fall is my favorite season, if not just for football, but also because the weather is by far the best during this time!

I honestly would love to move to a place where it was fall everyday, but unfortunately that is impossible

Luke 1:37

Anyone with even a half ounce of knowledge about football could tell you that the redskins looked pretty bad this past week

But, i tend to look on the bright side of things, which leads to constant amounts of sadness, but that's a different story

Anyways, the redskins looked horrible

Just horrible

BUT

There are a few things that i believe are good signs:

1.) The offensive line HAS improved (obviously that's not saying much, but hey, it's something!)

2.) We have something special in DE orakpo, but nothing that special in LB orakpo

Just look at this monster!!

3.) We also have something special in jeremy jarmon

4.) We have a young defense mixed with some key veterans, our defense will be fine, D. Hall and Laron Landry are who i'm counting on in the secondary, any producting from carlos rogers will be a plus, the same goes for Horton, or doughty, or smooty, or whoever is our other safety

5.) Jason Campbell has turned into a pretty decent leader, and what i mean by that is that in the huddles, no one is leaving the huddles early, and he's constantly encouraging his teammates whether it be a high five, a pat on the helmet or booty, and he's constantly talking, not yelling, he seems to have a better attitude, i'm sure it has something to do with him needing a new contract soon, but whatever, i'll take it

Everyone is going back to school

Weird

That used to be me

Now i'm just another person trying to get by and become an adult

Enough complaining

Just wanted to talk about redskins football

AND HOKIE FOOTBALL!!!!

Sept 5th ladies and gentlemen, the tyrod taylor show goes nationwide

Remember the name david wilson

Ryan Williams is a given

LET'S GO

HOKIES!

Finally!

2009-07-30T21:07:00.001-07:00

Man.. it's seriously about time that the Red Sox got some crap for their players using PEDs.....

Im so glad "Big" Papi and Manny got caught... if one player goes down they all should go down...

I was so tired of the abuse that the Yanks were getting, mainly for A-Rod, but now.. now the tables have turned

At least A-Rod came clean, and now people don't mention it as much.

But Ortiz was an advocate for getting rid of players who used steroids.... and manny.. o man.. manny.. of COURSE he used steroids...

Going back to Mr. Ortiz.. how ironic that even 5 months ago he was the one leading the charge for one year bans for those who got caught using steroids.. where were u 6 years ago when u were hitting 30+ home-runs whereas these days you're lucky to hit 20 in a season

all i can say is.. what goes around comes back around

Let's just all hope that Ken Griffey Jr. and Albert Pujols NEVER use steroids

Or else baseball is ruined forever

and i mean FOREVER

ok well not FOREVER, but for a long time..

at least for me.

VICTORY!

2009-07-27T20:30:00.001-07:00

So obviously Mr. Roger Goodell was reading this blog the other day when he decided to let the REAL greatest show on turf back into the NFL.

Mr. Goodell, i applaud you for giving this man a second and third chance.

Your reward shall be more ratings and much more fan support from yours truly.

I have to really believe that mike vick will come back and be on his best behavior

I don't think you'll find a better football/life mentor than Tony Dungy

Let me tell you, i HAVE to believe that Vick will come back better than ever

That guy was the main reason i went to Virginia Tech (THE FOOTBALL)

Ok, well, not the MAIN reason, but it made a huge impact on why I was so excited about becoming a Hokie

I've never for one second had any regret about going to Virginia Tech over the other schools that accepted me, God placed me there for a purpose and i believed it

Please tell me WHY the yankees are tearing it up

Forget that, i'll tell you why

The yankees are a veteran team

They don't really start trying until it starts to really count... the second half

This team is filled with veterans (pettitte, jeter, damon, and posada to name a few)

They have superstars in sabathia, teixiera, and a-rod

And they have the Sandman.. mr mariano, the man with the nastiest pitch in baseball

Of course it would all come together rite now as they get ready to make a run at the playoffs

The summer is so boring when it comes to sports

There's not olympics rite now, there's no world cup rite now...

Sportscenter is filled with baseball highlights and WNBA highlights... i mean c'mon....

REDICKULOUS

So i've had a lot of time to think about what i wanna do with the rest of my life..

My plans aren't laid out completely in front of me like it is for someone who wants to be a doctor or lawyer or accountant..

I've prayed so many times for God to open up doors to lead me in the direction that He ultimately wants

I feel like i'm deaf

I have such contradictory desires..

I want to go out and do work

But in the back of my mind, there's always that selfish desire to live out a life where i can be comfortable and not have to worry about money

I kno it's either one or the other, it can't be both

To those who say, why not both?

I can't

Helping others requires being selfless, but if i live a selfish life, that lavish lifestyle i know in the end i'm gonna end up being selfish

I need to have no excuses, no way out i guess...

I have such a short attention span, i'm starting to get concerned that i can't focus

That was such an awkward way to end my story

O well

FREE MIKE VICK

2009-07-23T11:49:00.000-07:00

I believed this cause was worth an update

My main homie Mike Vick is a free man..

I say let him play

I understand the multiple stupid things that he did, but he paid for those mistakes

The PR hit would probably be an understandable reason.. but he is well worth the risk...

He's not stupid, he'll make sure to be on his best behavior.. he's not a ri-tard like pacman jones....

Also, my left middle finger is really swollen and hurts when i bend it

My right knee hurts from being clipped on tuesday night

I have a partially torn rotator cuff on my right shoulder

Both my ankles can be sprained at any moment because the ligaments around my ankles have been stretched out from multiple ankle injuries

My right pinky is still jacked from Joe Im hyperextending it... ligaments are loose

Welcome to my world ladies and gentlemen

But God is still bigger than any injury

Summer Lovin

2009-07-20T20:34:00.000-07:00

O my.. what a summer it has been!

I can confidently say that this has been by far the most productive summer i've ever had!

And that definitely is a great thing..

Here's the summary

Job

Mac

Retreat

Urban Hands

Football

Blackberry

haha... when i put it like that, it doesn't sound very exciting, but it was!

I guess i can start off with the job thingy

For the first time in my life, i found a job

and a pretty sweet one at that!

For 3 months (May-July), i was able to travel across the west coast working as a business analyst for a government contractor

I got to travel to places i have never been to in my life

These places included Denver, Co., San Francisco, Ca., L.A., Ca., and Kansas City, Mo.

Woo hooo

More than anything else, i was just really grateful for the opportunity to go out and see the west coast, except for vancouver i had never been even close to the west side of this country

West Virginia was definitely the furthest west i had been (and even that was by accident, freakin getting lost on the way to blacksburg....)

I got to experience life on the west coast, and i can't lie, i thoroughly enjoyed it!

I could definitely see myself living there for a certain amount of time.. not LA, but any of those other places.. wait... it's a no to KC as well.. sorry

In that short amount of time that i was out there, i felt so alive, i know that sounds cheesy, but i mean... who cares

There was so much to do and see, i felt like a kid who just discovered cable t.v.

It was just me, my rental car, and a GPS, and i was off!

The only regret i had this trip was not doing enough in Cali

But i guess there's always next time!

I purchased my first mac this summer

I believe that's an accomplishment in itself

It was too pretty to pass up.

Don't judge me, i did what i had to do

It's significant because of my stand against the Apple brand... yes i had an ipod, but i was forever against the computers... haha

That's all i have to say about that...this laptop rocks!

I also purchased a blackberry.. the tour to be exact and i have to say... well worth it

I kno i sound materialistic, and i promise i'm really not, well.. kind of hahah.. but yea

The power that the blackberry has over the iphone is redickulous

I'm not gonna argue about which one is better, because honestly, it's pretty even to me, but let's just say.. Verizon for the win!

So i'm on a flag football team for our church (SNL)

It's fun playing with people from your church

It's also not that fun playing with people from your church

There's so much unnecessary pressure when it comes to playing this game

Perhaps most of that pressure is from me

Up until i started playing in this football league, i was not very competitive

Yea cheering for teams i got competitive, but when i played a sport, i just wanted to run around so that i could eat whatever i wanted and not get a heart attack at the age of 25 (so far so good!)

But yea, win or lose, i just really wanted to play to hang out and be around the sports environment...

But lately i've become so infatuated with winning that i start to mentally have a meltdown

I'm always scheming ways to improve on offense and trying to figure this and that out..

I mean that's kind of cool, but i'm not played to play this sport, i joined because i wanted to play football, not because there's some prize at the end for winning it all

I've realized i don't like the mindset i've been having when i play, my pride is like HUGE, whether in defeat or victory

In defeat, i get so angry at myself for being so "stupid" or whatever

In victory, obviously i get big-headed because we won....

But the past 2 weeks, i've had time to analyze this and realized that my pride is a goliath in my life

I want to win so that i look good

Like the victories were all because of ME

Forget that

David was a servant, a shepherd, he gave all glory to HIM and the victories came to glorify the Father

My prayer has been to have the heart of a servant, that win or lose, all glory goes to the Father, that i would be grateful simply for the opportunity to go out there and play

My shoulder and pinky have been sore for the past few months, it was good to rest it a little bit this past week! Please pray for my physical health, i'm breaking down like the walls of jericho

But anyways, i believe in the sports ministry so much

God can use this simple sport to bring people together under His name, there's so much power in that

This summer's KCPC retreat theme was "Poiema" or God's Workmanship

This retreat was bomb yo, from the Mr. T look-alike contest to the lollipop dance, it was an uplifting 3 days

I was really encouraged by just how powerful our God is

He really broke some walls down this summer, kids were able to worship freely and comfortably, i think

One thing that really stuck with me was about being His masterpiece

It's amazing to realize that we were each individually created by Him

Created for a purpose that was not our own, but for His perfect will

I know God is not finished with me yet and that encourages me because i realize how many times i've failed

Urban Hands 09 has been the most recent trip that i have taken

All the way over in Washington D.C.

What a journey it was

Being the only Asian group, you always wonder how you're going to fit into a place filled with different groups

My fears were relieved when i realized just how quickly a game of ninja or some other group bonding game can bring people together

By the way, i HATE that ninja game, it hurts my head just watching that game, and seriously, how do you lose in that game?!?! You can stall for as long as you want... just yell out your name for a long time, i was so amazed that people were losing left and right

Anyways, yea, it was a blessed time where instead of just serving the students, i had the opportunity to serve WITH the students

It was a humbling experience, one which i hope will constantly be remembered

The word that God was pouring into my heart this week was the word beloved

I had no idea why, i rarely ever used that word, but as i was praying for each member of our group, that word just kept pouring out of me

God was telling me that each child there was His beloved, that no matter what burdens they carried, that no matter how far they felt they were away from Him, that they were still His beloved! That Jesus' death on the cross was for THEM, that they were worth every single second of pain and suffering that He endured for us, that He has no regrets

The only thing about summer i don't appreciate is the lack of sports

Baseball is cool, but out of the big 5, it's number five behind hockey, and believe me, i love my hockey

I understand that baseball is America's pastime or whatever, but still, it doesn't bring the excitement that every other sport brings, at this point, every game is not cutthroat, there is no desperation in every game, you lose one game, you still have 161 games left, even at the halfway point you have about 80 games left....

Don't get me wrong, baseball isn't a crappy sport, it's just not as exciting from game 1 to game 12 like football and soccer is, and to a certain point, basketball and hockey

Anyways, i'll see you guys later, take it easy

Kate plus 8

2009-06-22T21:01:00.000-07:00

In lieu of today's "surprise" announcement that jon and kate are getting divorced, i thought i would chime in

It's kind of sad

and by kind of i mean extremely sad

I actually got into jon and kate plus 8 this past week, hahaha

I was in Kansas City all week and obviously there is nothing to do there except eat bbq food and watch t.v. in the hotel....

So in my hotel there are only a few interesting channels, there was obviously espn, there was some channels that fresh prince of bel air and some movies, and then there was TLC... yes..

I had actually heard of this show only because there are a few people in my life who are pretty into the show.... so i sat down one tuesday night and just watched an episode from season 4, i think it was about some yard sale they were having for cancer awareness or something, that led to another episode, and another, and then another.

Next thing you kno, i'm lovin this family

Those kids are so freakin lovable man...

Jon is an idiot, kate is not much better.....

Makes me kind of sad for these kids.... had there not been so much attention surrounding this family, who knows where the relationship would be right now, the kids don't deserve to be this exposed, especially at such a young age

Seriously, i feel like these parents were exploiting these kids to further their own agendas, whatever that may be......

Saving themselves by saying that their number one priority was their kids... i'm pretty sure TV life messed them up, as it does many celebrity couples

Now that it's summer there's really not that much to watch on TV

everything is basically a rerun of the previous year, sports is at a minimum, and it gets really hot outside...

I hate the summer

I can't stand the beaches because of the sand, and salt water dries out my skin like no other...

I hate humidity

Hm.. this makes me sound like a child

Well well well

Seriously, if albert pujols is ever found to have taken steroids

i will hate baseball for the rest of my life

I still believe in baseball, there is still hope out there: poo-holes, josh hamilton, evan longoria, ryan braun and others

But seriously, if pujols ever gets in trouble, i'm gonna cry, and burn all my baseball caps... yes.. i said caps

I must comment on the real madrid signing of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka....

It makes me really really sad....

One team has signed one of my all-time FAVORITE players of all time (Kaka) and one of my all-time HATED players of all time (ronaldo)

I don't kno what to think about this team... obviously they are now the favorites to take over alll that is the league of champions.... and if they somehow get mr. ree berry... i will explode with rage.. if mr. ribery is going ANYWHERE i am hoping it is to the blues of chelsea....

Cristiano was bought for a transfer fee of almost 131 millions bucks....newcastle, a soccer TEAM, is trying to be sold for 150 million...priorities...

So lately i've been playing this game, it's actually really stupid but it humors me.

Ever morning i place my glasses somewhere, put my contacts on and go to work,

i come back home do my thang, whatever that may be for the day, and then i put my contacts away

This is where the game begins, me being the awesome memory man that i am, i am unable to find my glasses because i never put my glasses in the same place

I search high and low until i find them and then i am elated when i am able to see again

It feels like a scavenger hunt

With a reward of sight!

I just bought a macbook pro, i am now cool rite?

I thought that once i bought it, my life would be changed, so far, i'm stuck using my old laptop because work requires i have some stuff that only works on windows xp

But starting next week, i will be in the transition phase.. kind of like my life

Whaddup there's some deep thoughts for you rite there

So i got to thinkin about my favorite burgers of all time

and it goes a little something like this:

1.) Shake Shack's- Double Stack (fried portabella mushrooms stuffed with chedda for the win)

2.) Hamburger Hamlet's- Hickory burger (onion rings in a burger for the double u)

3.) In n Out's- Double Double with grilled onions (freshness for the dub)

4.) Westport Flea Market's- Market burger (good overall burger ftw)

5.) Tie Ray's Hellburger's - Diablo style and Good Stuff Eatery's- Spike's 5 Napkin (local flavor for the win)

special shoutout to Carytown Burger's- Barnyard Brawl (chicken tenders inside a burger with tater tots on the side!!!) This would have made it on the list had i not almost had a heart attack after eating this burger.. granted i had like 5... just kidding just 1

I know that i put down like 7, but really, can u blame me? i've had such good burgers i wanted to share them all with you

Enjoy a good, no, great burger this summer, u will not regret eating any of the burgers i have suggested, and when you have a burger this summer i want you to think of me, and laugh, because u just thought of me... creep...

Stronger- Mary J. Blige

The One- Mary J. Blige

Roses- Mos Def

Be Worried- Nas

Same Song and Dance- Eminem

Shawty- Moonie

i've been on a music slump lately, but that first song, stronger, by mary j. is money.

Enjoy life my friends.

What the What?

2009-06-09T13:22:00.000-07:00

So i've been working now for the past 2 weeks and it's been pretty awesome

I've been traveling like i've never traveled before

The past week i was in Denver, Seattle, and San Francisco

Before this past week, i had never been to the west coast, well, vancouver, but yea, it's been pretty wild

It's given me a lot of time to think about what i want to do with my life

And still i have nothing

I've been praying a lot more, and the more i pray, the more i realize how much there needs to be more of Him and less of me.

I think that i've kind of been avoiding thinkin about my future because the more i think about it, the more i realize that i am growing up... what the crap.

I have so much time on the plane and what not that i've been trying to read a book every trip

Last week i read an autobiography about Josh Hamilton

That guys story is insane!

He went through so much redicklous stuff that i could never imagine what it must have been like for those around him, he KNEW what he was doing to those around him, but he just didn't care

Man, but God redeemed him. What a relief.. haha?

His story was crazy, but then he hit 28 home runs in one round at the home run derby and had a pretty good year last year

Cool

This week i re-read The Catcher in the Rye

It's quite possibly my favorite book

It just seemed to real

I don't kno how to explain it

Holden Caulfield lives the way that i live

I think i stopped caring so much about life a long time ago

I play the hand that i am dealt

That's life

God is good

So the lakers and magic are playing for the NBA chamionship

I hate kobe

But i can't hate his game, he is definitely still the best player in the NBA

Definitely better than LeBron, and not just because i hate lebron more.

Kobe legitimately makes those around him play at his level, Pau Gasol was good when he was with the grizzlies, but he's even better now, lamar odom is the only person who i've noticed has declined in the past years, the other role players are still solid players, who will suck when kobe retires or they leave the team

Lebron on the other hand has not made anyone better... Mo williams was good with the bucks... he got slightly better with the cavs.. which better have happened with all the open looks he gets... delonte is trash, z was an allstar before lebron got there, now he's a role player who has declined SIGNIFICANTLY

I'm just saying...

With that being said.. here are my top 5 top players in the nba (obviously this is going to be biased)

1.) Tim Duncan

2.) Deron Williams

3.) Caron Butler

4.) Shane Battier

5.) Ray Allen

good times

Starstruck- Lady Gaga

Heartless- The Fray

Music- Fat Joe

that's all for now... just wanted to say hi from anaheim!

Have You Met My Friend Joe?

2009-04-14T20:09:00.000-07:00

So this is round two of a tribute to my friend Joe Im

He is an interesting fellow

I've known this man for about 22 years

I'm pretty sure i was the one that gave his parents the idea to name him Joseph Tom Im..

He is about 5'7, dark, with racoon eyes from his D-bag days of UVA

This is my free advertisement because as of 4/14/09 he is STILL single

I tried to tell him that i have about a 4 person fanbase, but he still wanted the free ad.. so here it is

This man has dreams of being in Spain so that he could live life as a heathen, kind of like a man that we know now as Jonah

But God has bigger plans for him than Spain

It is to change this world (one state at time, starting with Virginia)

Anyways

He is 23, single and ready to mingle and jingle.. holler at him, his bank account number is 1010128$$$$$$

if u want to check how much money he is

which i'm sure is close to a million by now

If you are someone who wants a chance at being part of Joe's inevitable transformation into a Pastor... by all means, let me know as soon as possible so he can't run away to Tarshish.. sorry i mean Spain... o wait.....

He recently kind of made-up with our other friend Sam Lee, it was a touching moment to see them hug it out like real men...

If you have read this far.. and u are of the female gender... please, contact me, u obviously are interested rite?

Anyways

It just hit me that it's April... i have been a college graduate for more than 10 months now

wow

It's almost time to grow up yea?

I'm sure i still have a little time

I saw an old friend of mine today while we had our flag football game... we got to talkin about what's been up and he asked me what i was gonna do... i immediately responded that i was trying to be a teacher

And that got me thinking... because previously i had shared with someone that maybe the teaching this wasn't for me...

As i've stated many a times before.. my goal is to become a principal.. or try to find another way to impact the children of this world..

I feel like being a teacher is simply a means to an end... that i would only do it so that i could become a principal...

I'm not sure i have a passion to teach.. i'm just not good at that...

i don't know.. pray for me please

Moving along...

As i was driving home from Annandale tonight... i thought about making a top 5 list

so here's my top 5 list for today:

5 songs i could listen to all day for the rest of my life.. in no particular order:

- Apologize- Timbaland w/ OneRepublic

- So Close- Jon McLaughlin

- Forgot About Dre- Eminem, Dr. Dre

- Dear Life- Anthony Hamilton

- Sabotage- Beastie Boys

Man.. i just saw this video from Britains Got Talent about this lady named Susan Boyle

Dang, no joke, that was the closest i've come to tearing up from a reality show...that probably doesn't sound like much.. hahha...

She surprised me more than Paul Potts

Her reponse to the judges' comments is what got me... She REALLY seemed shocked that they thought she was great

Honestly, u really can't her singing a lot, there's too many cheers while she sings.. hahah.. but from the parts i heard.. yea she definitely sounded good

It always gets me when people don't realize how good they really are, i think it makes me sad that they don't have people around them who would encourage someone who obviously has such amazing God-given talent, i mean why else would they be so shocked rite?

Seriously, watching that video, they were showing all these people who were judging her before she even sang a note, including simon cowell... but by the middle of her performance, he had both his hands under his chin just gazing in awe...

There's a lesson here somewhere.. something along the lines of quitting the hate and learning to love and encourage...

NBA and NHL playoffs about to start!!

Let's start with the NBA..

It clearly looks like there are going to be only 4 teams that are serious contenders

They are : Denver, LA, Cleveland, and Orlando

I actually only say Orlando because they are the only team that has consistently given the Cavs problems this year.. they simply cannot stop Dwight

Denver has been playing awesome basketball since Chauncey got traded back to Denver

LA has Kobe.. need i say more?

Cleveland is where it gets interesting... this truly is a team where if LeBron gets injured.. they are done without a doubt....they get destroyed every game and it will not be pretty... and that could perhaps be a concern... every playoff team except for cleveland has a viable number 2 player

Don't give me this crap that mo williams is a star.. PLEASE... Mo scores about 12 points a game if LeBron is out... and that's if he's being guarded by me... i'm just saying...

I'm talkin LEGIT number 2's...

Boston has 3 legit players, Orlando has 3, shoot, even the wizards have 3, LA has kobe and pau, which combined is like 3 and a half.. Denver has 2 and j.r. smith... spurs have duncan and parker.. and if they had manu i would have said they were champions...

But yes.. mo williams is NOT a viable number 2 guy... he just really isn't.. i'm sorry

My prediction for the championship ring?

Why NOT the denver nuggets?

They're my wild card..

As for the NHL, i will not bore you will the details too much

The caps look good, no, dare i say, GREAT

I think they are my favorites to either lose in the first round or get to the championship.. they look really good, i mean u have seasoned veteran sergei federov, who has now played a full season and knows what to do to win games...alex semin, and the GREAT 8! You've also got one of the greatest scoring defensemen in the game in Mike Green, we've got good players everywhere, laich, backstrom!, kozlov, fleischmann... the only problem is.. mr jose theodore and simeon varlemov, theodore has never lost in the first round.. woo hooo.. but that was years ago.. varlemov is still young... i think they're the favs in the east... as for the West... if the sharks can get by the ducks, i think they're the favs to not only win the west, but the whole freakin thing

they look awesome rite now...

ok i'm tired...

Let's go CAPS!!!

Slapa da bess

2009-03-26T07:17:00.000-07:00

So this past weekend i saw I Love You, Man

It was pretty hilarious

It's basically about a dude who's about to get married

It's when he's trying to choose his best man that he discovers that he has no best friend

So in his pursuit to find a best friend, he goes and meets different people until he finds someone who he thinks is "the one."

I thought this movie was really good, although it does have a few uncomfortable moments... which were actually really funny..

I recommend you go watch it

Played in a flag football game the other day (tuesday)

We won!

Man.. i have not played football in a while....

I played defense for the first time in my life.. hahah..

I am truly the most injury-prone man

I got my sternum hit really hard trying to catch a ball and then ended up rolling over a dudes dead...although i feel he shoulda felt more hurt than i did...

And then i got multiple scratches from diving to get flags on the turf (yes.. i kno.. but the scratches kind of hurt...hahaha... i probably shouldn't have mentioned this)

And then my knee got hyperextended by a dude who landed on me as i landed on the field after a pass deflection...

Overall, a fun game, we won, had fun

The first round of the NCAA tournament has come to an end.. and suprisingly.. there have been no real upsets...

Every 1, 2, and 3 seed are still available..

The lowest seed (12) is a team (arizona) that should def. be a higher seed than when they came in.. i mean they have 2 players (jordan hill and chase budinger) who could potentially be a lottery pick, let alone first round picks....

Anyways.. i'm gonna stick with my pick of oklahoma as champion...

So, you know what that means...

Oklahoma is NOT going to win.

Sorry.

But as i mentioned before Blake Griffin has been a complete Monster

yes.. i capitalized monster.. because i felt like it

Well the time of reckoning has arrived

My dad is trying to make me sign up for some job in Korea...

KOREA!?!

Dah.... i do NOT want to go...

But i feel like i owe it to my parents to go...

I figure 6 months in the motherland would do me some good.... i guess...

I guess i could go.. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

I do want to go out of the country for a little bit.. but korea just seems to .. easy..

I think God has placed in my heart to go somewhere... i was just hoping Korea was not that place..i eventually do want to work with children.. i believe that is what God has shown me in the past few years.. but.. i didn't think the opportunity would come so soon...

I'm freakin out here ladies and gentlemen...

I used the word "I" about 1090 times in the past paragraph

Interesting...

If you read this.. please pray for me... pray for discernment.. pray for courage... pray for whoever i may encounter anywhere i go, that my faith would hold strong..

holy crap... everything is so.. significant....

anyways.. lately i've been on this long rap phase.. and the only songs i've been finding have been of the rap orientation..

Yayo, Sugar - Flo-Rida, his songs are just so freakin catchy..

The Reason- Saigon.. money

Quit While You're Ahead- Classified...look it up

Lost (remix)- Coldplay

later

All good things come to an end

2009-03-09T19:02:00.001-07:00

What does that title mean?

Does it mean that this blog is coming to an end?

Hardly, i have only begun

The weather is getting warm

You would think that this would be cause to celebrate

But it actually kind of sucks

I like it cooler than i like it warmer

My body doesn't adjust well to the transition between cold and warm

For the next 2-3 weeks i will probably be constantly sick for a day as the weather continues to figure out what it wants to do with it's life

So lately i've been sleeping on my couch

Not because my bed necessarily sucks

But because i seem to sleep better on a couch for some reason....

Strange

But ever since i started sleeping in my bed

I am starting to remember my dreams better... or at least my dreams have been getting more and more vivid (memorable?)

Anyways, the first 4 days sleeping on my couch, i had 2 dreams about being in California and i woke up smiling both times... weird.. because i have never even been to Cali, although i do hear the weather is pretty nice over there.. that i would not mind

Although being around all those hippies would not be the funnest thing....

I've also had strange dreams

I had a dream that i woke up and i started to hear music while someone kept telling me about the Capitals, and then i woke up.... that was by far the strangest

Guys... the next 20+ days is probably the greatest 20+ days out of the year....i truly believe that

For the next few weeks, we embark on a journey that leads us to a promised land of upsets and cinderellas

An adventure where only the strong survive and people believe in miracles

Yes ladies and gentlemen

It's almost time for March Madness!!

I'm pretty excited for this years march madness... forreal

There is no clear favorite team that is a lock to win, it could be UNC, UConn, Pitt, Oklahoma... seriously.. any team can win

My early choice for the championship is the Blake Griffin led Oklahoma Sooners

They have the best player in the tournament..

Yes, Blake Griffin, the hands down favorite to win the Naismith, Wooden, Kim Player of the Year awards...

This man is goin to terrorize this tournament

And hopefully he will soon become a Washington Wizard so we can go watch him play a few times

and besides, they're coached by that man you see in the picture, Jeff Capel, how can u go wrong with a Blue Devil on the sidelines?!? (please no jokes..)

Anyways, if not Oklahoma, it may quite possibly be Pittsburgh

DaJuan Blair and Levance Fields are 2 of the biggest hearted players in the college game now

Duke will not lose in the first 2 rounds

That's all i can guarantee for now

I don't usually like talkin about Duke Basketball, but man.. i read about Nolan Smith today on ESPN.. it was such a good read

Duke next year looks good.. Nolan Smith, Jon Scheyer, Singler + Henderson (please God), Elliot Williams, Ryan Kelly, and the Plumlee brothers

Zoubek will be worthless

Ok that's enough on Duke

So yea, the tournament is back

woo hoo

Along with the warm weather comes the nasty little bugs

Crap, i refuse to play football when there are mosquitoes and such tryin to get some of my precious blood

Will i man up?

We'll see

Finally joined a flag football league

This picture basically sums up what's gonna happen to anyone in my way...

Yup

Now the question is which player am i talkin about?

Will i be ken hamlin (blue) or donte stallworth (white)?

My answer is neither

I shall be that hand behind stallworth

because we can't tackle... instead, i shall be tryin to grab flags.. duh.

I am currently enjoying the new Fray CD

as well as Flight School - Kanye West

and Nuff Respect - Bone Thugs

and My Thought Process - Lil Wayne

Have you met my friend Joe?

2009-02-10T21:16:00.000-08:00

This right here ladies and gentlemen, is my friend Joseph Tom Im

He is turning 23 in about 9 days

He is single, he is available

Joseph enjoys long walks on the beach, he enjoys cooking, he was an econ/spanish major from the University of Idiots, i mean virginia.. same thing

Anyways, yes, if you are between the ages of young to old, this man is for you!

Call 571-315-1513... ok i'm just kidding that's not his number, but if you are intrigued by this man.. let me know

Well yea i just wanted to update just to let y'all know about this man

The biggest news so far from a sports perspective in the past month, other than the steelers winning yet another super bowl, is the fact that one of my favorite baseball players just confessed that he used steroids from 2001-2003

To say i was devastated would truly be an understatement to what i really felt

But you know what, it didn't really really suprise me, i think the majority of baseball players have cheated at one point or another

That's not to say that what A-Rod did was right, just to say that i'm not suprised

I also can't blame the dude, what he did was selfish and downright wrong, but he really was under probably a great deal of stress and didn't know how to deal with it the right way

It's slightly understandable that he felt extreme pressure to live up to probably the biggest sports deal in the U.S., 250 mill for 10 years is no joke

If Albert Pujols comes out and he gets in trouble for Steroids, i am going to quit following baseball

It's actually kind of sad when we realize that sports heroes fall

But at the same time, im sure there are plenty of people who revel in the fact that these celebrities are human too

Michael Phelps smoked pot, A-Rod used steroids, Chris Brown hit Rihanna

These guys are arguably the best at what they do

Alex Rodriguez is considered one of the best baseball players ever (and honestly i still believe that), phelps is only 23/24 and he has like 12 gold medals, Chris Brown is one of the best entertainers rite now

For me, this kind of sucks, i understand that there is a considerable amount of pressure to perform at the highest level, but i hate realizing that these people are human too, i've always had the perception that these athletes are super human, that they are looked up to for a reason

It killed me to realize that Jordan was an a-hole, when Marcus Camby was found with Marijuana, i nearly gave up on him, when Vince Carter came out and said that he played only when he wanted to near the end of his raptors tenure, i lost all respect for him

And don't even get me started on michael vick

Seriously, i'm really glad i have God

Who better to look up to

The more i live, the more i realize how important friendship is

nothing more to say, just know

The best show that i've been recently watching is this show called How I Met Your Mother

Amazon was selling the dvds for 15 bucks each so i bought all three seasons

anyways, this show is amazing

The characters on this show are so funny, and seems very relateable to a certain point

We all know a Barney, Marshall, Ted, Lily, and/or a Robin in our lives

It's hard not to cheer for these guys

This show has so many moments of just pure awesomeness, from barney's baller status, to the fact that Ted Mosby says I love you on his first date, i could go on forever

but yea, this show is hard not to like, it's funny, the ladies are beautiful, and life lessons are learned

So the latest TV shows i've been keeping up with include, How I Met Your Mother, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Chuck, Eli Stone, and Dead Like Me

I am amazed at how TV has truly just taken over my life

I really am starting to get concerned about what's going to happen when i start working

There will be a certain time that i have to be up everyday, rest will be at a minimum, and i will begin to start to hate people, and i don't want that

Work life scares me, especially because i have never had a job before

I told myself and many of my friends that i would begin to work when i was in 11th grade, when i had a car, 6 years later i still have not fulfilled that promise

The real world scares me, i don't think i'm ready, i still feel very unprepared for what is ahead for me

The one thing that i told myself i would never do is work in a corporate building, i always believed that i was meant to move around, which i guess is why i'm doing all the sitting i can while i still have the time to, so we'll see how this works out

truly one of the greatest shows i've ever watched is Friday night lights

I think of it because tonight, i was on the rooftop of phil's apartment, it was freakin sweet, you could see D.C. and all the surroundings, it was really nice

but anyways, yea, this show has everything you would want in a show, football action, the comedy, but also the drama

It's a perfect blend

My favorite character on the show is Matt Ceracen the QB1, his life is so tragic, but he deals with it, although not always in the best ways, but still, he never really gives up for too long

Coach Taylor is definitely the best character on the show, the father figure in everyway possible

I promise you this show is legit

Don't have many music selections for you

although i suggest the new Fray CD

it's very similar to their first CD but with some different stuff added

i enjoyed it thoroughly

See ya later

Suit Up

2009-01-29T06:52:00.000-08:00

Well well well

It appears i have made my triumphant return to the blogging game

sweet

Well nothing much has happened since the last time i updated, except that EVERYTHING has happened since the beginning of december...

well not really

Winter break was awesome this year

All my buddies were back from every which way, it felt like home again

and this time it wasn't me that was coming back..

It's weird not being back at school

I feel like a child again being here at home

I love my parents, i really do, and i'm really blessed that they are so cool about everything or i may be somewhere on the streets by now..

It feels weird not having to really take care of myself

I don't ever have to cook (i didn't really cook at Tech either, but i mean.. i had to find ways to get food), here i tend to say no thanks to food because my grandmother is constantly making food.. hence i now am heavier than i was in college, dah.

I actually just made myself a grilled cheese sandwich.. except it wasn't grilled but toasted...

btw.. a toaster oven is probably one of the greatest inventions EVER

I never have to worry about laundry

I never have to worry about the bills and what not..

I feel so spoiled..

I probably am...

Thank you God

I actually went on 2 retreats this winter break, one as a counselor and one as a student

The first retreat was about Healing (KCPC)

The second about Fear and anxiety (CCPC)

How depressing right?

hahaha

But yea, i was really blessed by both retreats

but more so by the CCPC retreat.. mainly because it was cool meeting other people and i was actually able to learn a few things..

Sandy Cove is the nicest retreat center i have ever been to.

It was sweet having individual beds and it was nice having food that doesn't go through you like laxatives..

I felt like i was a rehab all over again, did i say all over again? i mean... i'm sure that's what a rehad center looks like..

But i do have to say, for such a nice place.. i mean.. the basketball court was a joke...

If i wasn't in fear of tearing my ACL, i was avoiding running into the volleyball players 2 feet away

Oh well, no complaints here

Sorry to go back to it, but i'm actually really glad to be back home, although i may seem like i don't like it, only cuz i miss Tech a lot....

But yea, it's been kind of refreshing to be around people in such different environments

I do miss the closeness of people, but that comes with time, and i have definitely carved out friendships back at home with some great people

have i mentioned that i am Blessed?

I drove by my old high school a few days ago and it looks so different

and then i got to thinking about the "good times" that i had at W.T. Woodson

I remember having those breakfast sandwiches that gave me the runs without fail right after 2nd period, thank God for breaks.. and i guess thank God for doorless stalls.....

There was a time when there were these two girls who got in this huge cat fight in the cafeteria during lunchtime.. it was funny because i saw everything develop so slowly in my head, they talked, some one literally said "oh no you didn't" (just like on TV!!!!) and then they started grabbing each other's hair, one girl punched the other in the gut and there was screaming and such... and then once the fight was over and they were being taken to the office... one girl comes up to me with a fistful of hair and asks me to throw the hair way.... i was not able to eat lunch that day.... and if you knew me in high school.. i was not one to skip a meal... EVER.....but that was one of the only times i was not up to eating... i think i just sat there and cried or something for the next hour....

I also remember making the dumbest excuses ever, thinking i was slick, but looking back on it.. they were really stupid....i remember telling my teacher that my sister accidently deleted one of my biology homeworks, he laughed and said, "so you didn't do your paper did you?".. i sat there thinkin how the heck did he know? that was my freshmen year by the way...

there was also this one time i told my teacher i was allergic to onions so i couldn't participate in a group project, he made me write a 10-page paper about onions and their impact on the world... by the time i realized it would have been a lot easier to just participate in the project, i was already researching onions....i think the paper took me like 3 days.. the project took about 3 hours.....idiot... that was my sophomore year.... my junior year, i remember i was in my calculus class thinking about ways i could avoid taking a test until the next day, so i picked my nose until i was bleeding... and i was like , i think i need to go to the nurse, i'm bleeding everywhere, she freaked out and i went to the bathroom... i tried to stay in there as long as i could.. i got back thinking they already started and i would have to take the exam tomorrow..unfortunately this class was an hour and 15 minutes long... i was gone for a good 10 minutes.. i had to take the exam... seriously, i was an idiot... i made myself look like an idiot for bleeding and then i only stayed in the bathroom for 10 minutes.. although it seemed like i was gone for a good thirty-forty minutes.... i don't remember anything about senior year..

So i sprained my ankle last night playing basketball.. and then i sprained it even worst slipping on ice... THIS IS WHY I HATE SNOW. and people laugh at me when i tell them that.....not only does it make you unnecessarily wet, but people get hurt when that snow turns into ice.. my mom broke her wrist last year slipping on ice, i messed up my ankle, and i'm sure many more people have hurt themselves on ice.. this is not a vent session, but really, what good is snow, other than for people to get out of school? exactly

Snowboarding is overrated... i went with some youth kids to Whitetail on monday.. i just don't understand the hype.. what's so exciting about going down a hill, standing up on a piece of plastic? especially doing it over and over againg for 6 hours.... i just don't understand.... i guess the excitement of potentially breaking bones and getting concussions gets them up in the morning.... so while these kids were snowboarding.. i got to watch Allen go from a boy to a man on the bunny slopes that day...beat that....yup.. that's what i thought

I am on the verge of getting a new laptop

I'm scared, because i am about to join a cult...

Apple is not cup of tea, but i refuse to deal any longer with viruses and "not responding" notices...

or i may just get Linux (gasp!)

But i do know one thing for sure

I will never EVER purchase a sony vaio...i guess i would be going from one overpriced object (sony) to another (apple)

I believe in the power of YES.. i mean Mac....having a mac will make me instantly trendy! i will then desire to become as eccentric as possible, i will begin to assume that non-Mac users are idiots, having a Mac will allow me to believe that i am truly better than you..SWEET

Now i just need a way to purchase this MBP....

The NFL playoffs have come and gone, the cardinals and steelers play to determine who the best team was in the NFL this year.. i believe the steelers will win..BUT, I REALLY want the cardinals to win..but i am kind of torn, i think Mike Tomlin is one of the good people out there.. i hate B.Ro, but Tomlin kind of makes up for it... i also don't like hines ward...i think he's dirty...but then i love polamalu.. he's got heart..

on the cardinals side, larry fitz is probably my favorite receiver in the league, he's got the skills to make him an elite player, but he's so humble about it.. there's no crazy celebration after a TD, there's no showboating on first downs.. that's what's up...and i want kurt warner to succeed, i hate matt leinart.. that fool does not deserve to play football.. he's like ron artest.. without the intensity....

i think this game will be a shootout.. cardinals have the advantage on offense but the steelers have the advantage on defense.. i think it'll come down to which QB makes the least amount of mistakes.. more than any defensive play or special teams, it will come down to which SuperBowl winning quarterback will carry his team to ring number 2

There's no point in talking about the NBA

other than to say that the wizards suck this year..

but Timmy D is playing out of his mind rite now.

so is Lebron, i'll give it up, he's tearing it up rite now.. i really think in the playoffs he'll be even better which is kind of scary to think about...

Caps rock

enough said

music:

Without Reason - The Fray

You Found Me- The Fray

How Deep is Your Love- The Bird and the Bee

Again & Again- The Bird and the Bee

When the Money Goes- Jay-Z

Return the Favor- Keri Hilson

Super Human- Chris Brown

Circus- Britney Spears.. hahaha don't judge me..

I'm at War- Sean Kingston

Be a Man- Boyz II Men

Going On- Gnarls Barkley

Misses Glass- Leona Lewis

Forgive Me- Leona Lewis

Trust- Keyshia Cole

Promise in the Dark- Keri Hilson (repeat)

Can't Sleep

2008-12-05T21:56:00.000-08:00

Took a long nap today at around 5

can't sleep

thought i'd update

forgot a november update so this makes up for it i hope

it's been a pretty relaxed november and even december

not much has really happened, and i understand how blessed i am that i can say that

Me and phil coached a youth flag football team from about august till thanksgiving

i think that was one of the hardest things that i have ever had to do (involving youth kids)

luckily we are champions so we don't get crap for messing with this so-called dynasty

honestly, the main thing for me was fixing their attitudes about football,

they're so cocky because of how they've won it for the past 4-5 years

i mean, with a church this big, you would hope that you would be able to put up a team that's competitive, especially with all the "resources (players)" that we have simply because our church is so large

i mean i look at the team we played in the championship, they were basically playing with 6 players (1 had a hamstring injury) both ways and they still played really really well

whereas we had 25+ kids and they were basically fresh all day, even though they claimed to be tired...

this team was good, but really, i think losing a game would have given them something to talk about

o well, maybe next year

it reminded me a little of my life, in the sense that i'm so "used' to being a Christian, that i get cocky in a sense, listening to sermons, i catch myself thinking that i could finish that sermon, or he/she could've said this or that, etc.

the hunger is not there 100%

i need to get hungry

besides football, nothing much has really happened

i really want to play more football, it soothes me

i've been playing basketball a little more these days

it's been pretty fun

still, i miss my first love

but nobody plays, it's harder to find a good game of football

it's getting colder and colder

i'm gonna miss fall

we had a good run

i hate winter

i want to move to a place where they only have fall weather

that would be better to me than cali weather

i still have not been out to cali

there's so many people we could be visiting

but because i am a broke worthless man, i just sit at home and look at pictures of what could be

i feel like fall is the primetime season for relationships

whether it's the dating relationship or the friendship relationship

something about this weather makes people want someone in their lives

*advertisement*

there is a secret singles club consisting of 4-5 gentlemen who seek more people to suck into their group so we, i mean they, can have cool roadtrips and such

i kno all of you are interested

speaking of which

i don't know what the hype is about people who are always seeking girl/boyfriends

if it happens, it happens,

at least that is my mentality

iono tho, that may be also the reason that i am single

but no complaints here

it weirds me out when i find out that peers of mine get married or are engaged

i'm looking at a wedding invitation and i'm realizing that it's not for my parents but for ME

i kind of don't know what to say or do

i'm excited for him, i think they went on their first date using my car and ipod

hahaha, awesome, i should get some kind of thank you gift

but yea, more and more people around my age are getting married, or courting

gross

the thing i think about for newly married couples is this:

what happens the first time the husband or wife takes a nasty dump

and then the other walks in

do they like embrace the smell realizing that it's husband/wife, or do they go in the opposite direction and like the relationship is never the same?

also, the thing about marriage that freaks ME out, is sharing the bed,

if any of you know me, although i may not care about sharing most things, the bed is a sacred object to me

it should be yours and yours alone

i'm not saying that man and wife should get seperate beds, but... i don't know, i don't kno if i would ever be able to handle that

i say this also for their protection, i love moving around while i'm sleeping, whether it be before, during, or after sleep

having someone next to you restricts what i naturally love to do, which is move around

i guess we'll have to get a shaq sized bed, iono, we'll see what happens if it ever comes down to that (me getting married)

honestly, i would rather sleep on the couch or on the ground than share a bed, even it they are a close friend, i'm all about personal space

that's also probably a bad thing about me,

if you are too close, i'm movin around and such

i don't kno why

i'm also not very good at eye contact, i think it's because as a little kid, i was taught that if you start into a dog's eye long enough they will attack you, and in that way, a human may do the same thing

it's just habit i guess

and also the covering of my mouth thing

i had a friend in elementary school who had braces, he was so self-conscious about those braces that everytime he spoke, laughed, whatever, he would cover his mouth, thinking that was a stupid thing to do, i too did it to mock him and to show him how redickulous he looked

unfortunately, i am now stuck 12 years later doin the same freakin thing..

my childhood was filled with redickulous things

i still remember one of the first times i was ever lied to

i was about 7, and i was riding in a car with my sister and 2 of my boys

these boys were younger than me (one was only 1 year younger and the other was 2)

i had a toy bear that i dearly loved, i still remember the bear, it was sherbet gree and had plaid overalls, i'm sure it was ugly but i LOVED that bear, it was my best friend

well this boy, let's call him, dave, had my bear, because i took this bear everywhere i went apparently, and he was playing with it, and i'm guessing because he wanted to see if my bear could fly, held my bear outside the car windom, i was like noo (think Darth Vader after he finds out natalie portman is dead), but he told me "trust me Andy, i'm not gonna drop him"

literally three seconds after i see the bear flying

i just sat there realizing that i had just lost my best friend

and also, that someone had said one thing, and something else had happened

it was a psychological blow, and to this day i still remind this "dave" guy that he threw my bear out the window

ever since then i could never look at bears the same way, nor can i trust people, but that may be from watching too much t.v. as a kid (like WWE, where people turn on each other every other month...)

i also remember saying "you suck" for the first time to an adult,

the next few weeks after that seemed very fuzzy from what i can remember....

there were so many adventures as a kid, i wish i could remember them all

seriously, being a kid at KCPC was probably the greatest thing ever

there were trees everywhere, bushes everywhere, it was a big church so you kno there were kids everywhere, i mean what more could you want?

in my group of friends there were plenty of different personalities

the majority were those who played sports, whether it was football, basketball, soccer, and so on

there was the kid who constantly did the dangerous stuff, mainly burning stuff and climbing stuff

there was always a new kid that we had to pick on and basically "initiate"

there were the nerds that we picked on, but no1 else was allowed to pick on

and so on and so forth

it's cool, because i have friends who i've known my whole life

like literally 20+ years of my life, and i'm "only" 23

and there's no sign that i won't know them for the next 20+ years

i think that's so cool

like i know i don't always see these friends of mine, but i guarantee that when you put us back into a circle or something, it will seem like there had been no time lost

it's seriously like a cheesy movie or something

my goal is to become the next "where the hell is matt?" guy

it'll be "where the hell is andy?" but probably with a cooler title

if you don't kno who or what that is, it's basically a dude who goes around to different countries and does a dance in that country, and he's doin the same dance at all these different random spots

like he'll do it in front of the san francisco bridge, or in front of the eiffel tower, or some spot in india, australia, etc.

how cool is that?

and he freakin got PAID to do it

by Stride.. of all groups

but yea, that is my goal in life

to be paid to travel and do awesome things

(wherethehellismatt.com)

it's weird, i haven't been this nostalgic in a while

well that's a small glimpse of my life

gotta wake up for morning prayer in a few

cool

promise in the dark- keri hilson

kids- MGMT (sick group)

I'd rather be with you - Joshua Radin (m.v. is pretty money)

Rainman- Jamie Foxx

Changes- Common

Give up your guns- Royce da 5'9

Cringing- The Dream

after tonight- Justin Nozuka

It's almost time for the holidays

2008-10-29T22:34:00.000-07:00

What's up
I just realized how close we are to the holiday season!
it really is the best time of the year
everyone is back from school
people are just generally happier (probably cuz they know that they're getting a gift)
the only thing i dislike about these times is the traffic that occurs everywhere i go
but besides that
it's the beginning of a new year
yes, i know for me the new year started when i graduated from school and got sucked into the real world
but i'm gonna go ahead and wait for the new year to officially consider myself an adult

i guess thinkin about
i have many things that i wanna do from here until next year

1.) Find a job
This one i don't really care for, but for my parents sake, i feel i should, just so my parents don't have to keep answering to those dummies who constantly ask them if i've found a job yet......

2.) Find a hobby
I've realized that video games can only go so far
I refuse to learn any more chords for the guitar
so that leaves me with nothing
i will make that something into nothing

3.) Try to zero in on what i want to do with my life
My goal in life is to be a principal
But in order to become a principal, i must become a teacher
so that is what i'm thinkin about workin on rite now
P.E. teacher seems ideal yea?

4.) Work on my shoulder
My shoulder has been giving me problems for the past 2 years
something is wrong with my rotater cuff
as well as the ligaments around it
but luckily i am some kind of robot and i can still move it
i refuse to do nothing about it
i will figure out a solution

5.) Visit Tech more
I visited my alma mater this weekend
it was one of the best decisions that i've made in a while
it was so good to see my kids again
it was also amazing to hear Pastor Q speak again
that man is a legend in my books
even though i didn't go to a hokie game or experience home place
it was still one of the best times, probably cuz i got to hang out with a lot of awesome peeps

and lastly
6.) I want to become a legend
My whole life, i've been nothing but basically worthless
no more
whether it be a football legend, ping-pong legend, cursive-writing legend
whatever
i want to become awesome at something, i think it'd be pretty cool to be able to be do something that's pretty amazing.
iono
we'll see what happens

so the Phillies won the World Series
good for Charlie Manuel
he deserves it
the Phillies have waited a long time, not 100 years long, but still long
i really hope the cubs never win
they've become so consumed with the "curse" that they've really come to believe that their team is cursed
that's why they don't try harder in the playoffs
they don't have the heart and mental game to push themselves to another level, because in their minds, the curse is bigger than their team, which is stupid and foolish
and for that
the Cubs will forever be losers in my books
At least the Red Sox fought hard when they played to break their "curse"
they constantly came out and said that the team was bigger than any curse
i hate the sox with a passion
i hate them more than i hate sand
and i am a man who truly hates sand
but i can't knock their hustle
Yankees for life

went to a wizards game tonight
we really really really need Gilbert
blatche will be solid
so will Caron (as always)
antawn will be streaky
my guess for the championship.. realistically? i think it's gonna be the celtics again
i don't think KG and PP are players who will be satisfied with just one
they're like kids who have just had candy for the first time
it was sweet and delicious
now it's time to gorge and get fat
so to speak

i have saved the best for the last
the redskins have looked pretty solid to this point in the midseason
our schedule looks interesting for the 2nd half
many difficult home games, but games that we can win
i believe that 3 teams from the nfc east will make the playoffs again
will one of those 3 be dallas?
who knows?
i do
they WON'T
holler

people wonder what i do with all this free time that i have
i think
honestly, i think a lot
about random crap
but i also have come to realize a lot of things

my family freakin rocks
yea they give me grief about finding a job, but really, they've been pretty patient and understanding
i really am thankful for that
my sister has been helping me like crazy to find a job as well, she's pretty cool i have to say
my parents have been MAD calm about me finding a job, they're also very supportive, and make me do a lot of slave work, but no real complaints here
my grandma is awesome, i know she loves me, simply put
and last but not least, my homie baxter, he has been my best friend through all of this

while i've been on this "break," i've watched many tv shows and listened to many good songs
T.V. shows that all of you must watch:
Eli Stone
Chuck
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia

no joke these three shows will change ur life

I've also seen the Guitar Hero commercial with Kobe Bryant about 10 times
it's hilarious
A-rod and M. Phelps kill it at the end of the commercial
haha
but kobe is, as always, the star

listen to:
John Legend- This Time
Kanye West- Coldest Winter
Lady GaGa- Starstruck
Jedi Mind Tricks- Godflesh
seriously anything by Amos Lee
Live Your Life- Royce da 5'9 version, so much better than T.I.'s version no joke

enjoy

Showtime!

2008-10-07T22:25:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my monthly update
I've basically been pretty worthless for the past month, i haven't done much, but i hope to soon end all the worthlessness, i have finally started looking for jobs
....
kind of..
i'm more willing to go to interviews and such now...
haha

as for any crazy updates in my life
none

The Redskins on the other hand..
freakin AY
the offense is productive, the defense is holding up, and our special teams isn't too shabby
honestly we look good, but it's hard to be confident in this team
and i only say that because our point differential is so low..
if you look at past champions in any sport, the teams with high point differentials are usually up there, if teams are blowing out other teams consistently, it shows that they are more legit than a team where the point differential is lower usually means that the team tends to get lucky more than they are good
now i'm not saying that the redskins are lucky, but, as much as i believe the skins are in an elite class, i can't put my guard down until we've won the Super Bowl

with that being said
i think Clinton Portis is the early season MVP
that dude has been a workhorse since day 1
although we traded a lot (and i mean ALOT) for him
in the end, we didn't get as badly shafted as i had originally believed

baseball has been a disaster for me all season long.
first of all, the yanks aren't in the playoffs for the first time in like 14 years..
what a freakin shame... even yanks haters must admit, it's not the same without them...
although the rays actually look like a baseball team this year.. wow
i think the red sox-rays game is going to be closer than people believe, these guys did not back down to the red sox this year, and in the playoffs, anything can happen.. although i fear experience may win out in this case...
the dodgers and phillies matchup is actually pretty exciting
i want to see a manny vs. the red sox matchup for many reasons, these reasons include:
i hate the red sox with a passion, which actually led to me liking the yankees, despite popular belief that i became a bandwagon fan..
anyways.. yea, seeing the red sox lose to the dodgers and joe torre and manny.. brings joy to me
speaking of joe torre, he is another reason i want the dodgers to win
that man deserves all the good things that have come his way
dealing with the steinbrenners (hank and george) takes much juevos and patience
and he's a players coach, he's not a power hungry manager like many out there, he's a good guy, i'm really sad that he got screwed over here, but i still love the dude, he was a great manager for the Yanks and brought back this once proud franchise to the elite team that it is now

i hate bud selig
he screwed over the astros this year
how convenient that in the middle of a hectic wild card race, during the hurricane, they are asked of all places, to play in milwaukee, against the cubs, whose fans are merely an hour away from there
hm...
and mind you, at this point the astros had been on a HUGE tear since the all-star break..
home field advantage is important in sports, and the astros having to play at "home" in milwaukee was just... redickulous (yes i still spell it this way and always will)
hm.. wait a minute, u say bud selig is still connected to the brewers? oooo.. and who made the wild card?
the brewers you say?
how ever did that happen?
bud selig, and believe me, i'm not the only person that believes this: you are the worst commissioner in sports today

sorry i had to vent about the stros being gayed this year...

moving along.
Capitals.. stanley cup 2009 baby
wizards.. nba championship.. someday!!

i realize that the more and more i sit and do nothing, the more and more i get tired...
i need to do something with my life
and i'm pretty sure i say this all the time..

Church life has been pretty hectic
Being the JG slave has it's ups and downs.... many ups.. few downsand in no way am i complaining
but overall it's been a very humbling experience, and it will continue to be so
i have no plans of being a pastor, but seeing these pastors in their elements
it's pretty interesting
being a pastor is more than just speaking on sundays and leading bible studies
you are invested in these students
you believe that God is going to work in each and everyone of these kids
it's hard to see so many fall away or not care
it takes a toll
all you can have is faith i guess
hebrews 11:1 rite?

breathe

listen to:
can you love me- Brie Stoner
come down- Brie Stoner
You Don't Know Me- Ben Folds
Through My Eyes- The Game
Coming Down- D.O.E.
Love Remains the Same- Gavin Rossdale
Halo- Pussycat Dolls (i kno.. i kno..)
Anything by Album Leaf and Amos Lee

until next time.

Friday Night

2008-09-05T18:53:00.000-07:00

Well here i am on a friday night

I mean what else would i be doing instead?

yea...

well this week was by far the least productive week i've had in a while.. i'm guessing like 22 years ago when all i would do was poop, eat, and sleep

wait..

include browsing the internet and here i am 23 years later.. nice life

well at least i put myself available to work, it's a good first step

the week before, i was able to go to NY/NJ to hang out with my homies sam, raymond, and wes

it started off with a journey to Atlantic City, lo and behold... i had lost my wallet on the way TO New York, so i didn't have any money or ID... tight.. i really don't think God wanted me to gamble...can't blame Him..

but our team collectively won like 400 bucks... and that's because one of us lost 100 bucks..

so it was a pretty successful night!

hahaha

thanks to the riches that God provided our team, we were able to go to Six Flags.. New Jersey style.. basically free of charge

i will tell you this.. i went to Busch Gardens and had a GREAT time

this was just as great!

the lines were long, but the wait was SOO worth it

There's this ride called the "El Toro" it was definitely the best roller coaster i've ever been on.. and the best part was that it was a WOODEN roller coaster.. no flips no fancy stuff.. just plain speed.. it was SICK

Then we rode on the tallest roller coaster probably in the world, it was 450+ feet high

The main thing about that ride, besides the height is that it goes from 0-120 mph in about 3 seconds

The Nitro was next....it's Apollo's Chariot x100.. it was awesome

We rode the Medusa, which was another excellent ride

We then proceeded to wait another hour and a half to ride the toro again.. it's SOO MUCH better at night..

Besides six flags, we had some pretty good food

Diner food is delicious

Grease Trucks... just.. go and try... i was very impressed.. although i thought i was gonna have a heart attack at any minute

Pat's cheesesteaks... consistently good..never dissapointed

Shake Shack.. greatest burgers dude.. seriously.. it was delicious.. well worth the wait as well

New York is where it's at.. haha

when i got bak home to Nova.. i was severely dissapointed by the fact that i had to drive again...

another dissapointment was watching the Redskins play

it was kind of gross

o well

there's 15+ games left to play

i believe!

so i've been thinkin about what i want to do with my life

at this point..i'm leaning towards being a teacher

of life perhaps

a gym teacher would be awesome

or some kind of sports marketing teacher

i've got it figured out if it ever happens

Teach for America?

Peace Corp?

this is kind of exciting actually.. there's so much left to do... being an adult has it's perks

although i really miss the Hokie Nation

i should be at activities rite now, and then going to sleep early cuz i would have a ministry meeting

i will not miss those tho, i can't lie...

but everything else

makes me so nostalgic

but i will recover

football season is officially here

this year will be different

i will not be as consumed.

mainly cuz i almost have no choice

haha

o well

serving in JG is going to be tough

i already kno it will

but i want to see what God has in store this time

so just .. bring it

haha

i guess with all the free time i now have i will try to frequently update this site

holler

wait, here are some songs that everyone must have/listen to:

like father, like son - Gym Class Heroes

Against the Grain- Akon

Over the Edge- Akon

My President- Young Jeezy

Can't Find the Words- Karina

The Love We Got- Karina

enjoy life!

Wow

2008-08-20T20:34:00.001-07:00

Many a things have happened since my last update

China

First concert

Busch Gardens

China was an unbelievable experience

but i mean, how could it not have been yea?

I wish i could express in words how awesome China was

God is faithful

even when we are faithless

i'm just gonna leave it at that

I went to my first concert this year

it was AMAZING

Busch Gardens was so fun

Rode the Gryffon 3 times

Alpengeist 2 times

The Loch Ness Monster messed up my neck

Overall a great experience

Good times with great people

The rest of the month has been spent saying goodbye

Pete, Danny, college kids (including grad students), Brian, soon Sam Chang
i mean really?

i JUST got bak home and they're all leaving

altogether at that
Forget it, i'm moving to cali too

I'm gonna miss Tech

the more and more i talk 2 people about Tech, the more i'm saddened by the fact that i will be returning in the fall

graduating is overrated, stay in school as long as you can

i hope i don't get depressed this year

I'm sure God has bigger things planned out for me

I'm so excited for Hokie football this year!!

It's the year of Tyrod Taylor

sorry Glennon, you had you're chanced, and then you CHOKED

The same goes for the Redskins

I believe

25-0

Jason Campbell, it's all on you (no pressure)

I'm about to bust a Peter Pan

cause there ain't no way that i'm growin up

hahah

if y'all are still reading this:

lift up a quick prayer for China and N.K.!!

sweet

Life comes at you quick

enjoy it while it lasts

i promise i will make the most of this year

and i promise i will make more of an effort to update this thing

unfortunately i am a boring boring man

o well

China

2008-07-06T07:03:00.000-07:00

Off to China in about 24 hours
Can't wait!!
Pray for us, we're gonna need it

Heard the new Nas CD
it's really good
He's lyrically brillant
The production isn't too bad either

Life is good

good day- Nappy Roots
America- Nas
Testify- Nas
Make the World Go Round- Nas
Fried Chicken- Nas
Cookie Jar- Gym Class Heroes

that's about it
enjoy life

Welcom

2008-06-13T07:06:00.000-07:00

What's up
Life's been pretty good since i graduated
I've been taking summer school (public speaking)
I've been preparing for China
and I've been pretty worthless
Yesterday i went to 4 graduations
redickulous (yes, i still spell it redick-ulous)
anyways
i already started missing the VT life
it's almost depressing to realize that i will never be going bak as a full-fledged student
so sad

I can't believe i'm goin bak to china
it's gonna be quite an experience
preparing for this trip has been MAD hectic
and hard
and i hate running
i will never learn to love this "jogging" or "yogging" it might be a soft j
i'm getting too old for this, hahah

i'm kind of glad that the lakers may lose
again
it's the lesser of two evils (celtics)
kind of like kobe, i'm not a big fan of kg
again i respect his game
but
i just hate the fact that he gets so intense during the game but is unwilling to finish out the game but rather try to let his teammates finish it out for him, i don't understand that
he's a great player, but his intensity does not match the need to kill it in the end
i don't kno y that bothers me so much, but it does...

the super bowl, the ncaa championship, and nba finals all had teams that i hate... except memphis
i think derrick rose was the most talented player in college basketball this year
as a Freshman none the less..
i believe he'll be better in the nba than michael beasley, rose just wants it more

i'll talk about the skins later, once i catch up on all the summer stuff

here's some songs that everyone must listen to:
Nas- Hero (sick)
The whole N.E.R.D. cd
Robin Thicke- Magic
The whole Usher cd is pretty decent
Birthday Girl- The Roots
yes

Graduated!!!

2008-05-12T18:27:00.000-07:00

It's over ladies and gentlemen
it's been one HECK of a ride

More on what i'm gonna do with my life once i figure it out
thanks to all for their love and support

Closer

2008-04-29T09:48:00.000-07:00

As my time at tech comes closer and closer to an end
I realize just how much closer i am in having to "grow up"
Sweet

I know how i always say how i'm sad that it's almost over
but i really mean it
i guess it is important that i do move on though

i always talk about the same things

Yesterday was my last day leading the freshmen homegroup
it feels like it was just yesterday these kids were put under the responsibility of 4 random (yet chosen) leaders
who knew that God was going to do the things that He was going to do within this group!?!
geez
i'll really miss this bunch
they grew up SO much
there were times in the middle where i was so lost and confused in the direction that we were going
but man thank GOD i'm never in control!
dah
words can't express what i feel for this group
i'll miss you all
as i was praying for the freshmen last night, it was so hard knowing that it was over
but i know God's not finished with them yet, whether or not i'm here
good stuff

i can't keep writing

Almost Over

2008-04-07T20:58:00.001-07:00

Dang yo
I'm almost finished with school
It's been fun this past month
i'm really gonna miss this place
and i'm pretty sure i've said this about 1000 times
but i really mean it

By the way
i called Kansas winning the whole thing at the beginning of the year
holler
i feel good about that one..

Nothing much has happened since my last update
haha
sorry

but as soon as i find something awesome to write about
i will update
thanks

here's some good songs to listen to:
Leona Lewis- Take a Bow
Leona Lewis- Whatever it Takes
Leona Lewis- Better in Time
Leona Lewis- I Will Be
Rick Ross- Luxury Tax
Rick Ross- Speeding
Rick Ross- Maybach Music

that's about it for now
enjoy

Life after Death

2008-03-11T11:54:00.000-07:00

Had a conversation the other day with a rap enthusiast about just music in general
It's always enlightening to hear other people's perspectives on music
the main question i wanted to know was what makes music good?
Why do people enjoy certain songs?
The lyrics i understand, but the song itself
How is a song catchy?

at the same time, isn't that why music is so great?
it brings about so many different emotions and it's not cut and dry, there are different genres and all that other stuff
it's awesome

Rap is rap
i'm not sure what it was like in the days of run-dmc or public enemy or those "old-school" rappers
but i do know that those guys laid the foundation for the greatest rappers of all time
it's just like the NBA
the old school ballers like dr. j, jerry west, wilt, they laid the foundation for the greatest players of all time: jordan, magic, duncan, bird, shaq
crazy
our generation experienced probably the greatest era of rap and basketball
coincidence?
iono
with that i also know that we are in a generation where rap and basketball have evolved into style over substance
in a generation where someone like soulja boy and antoine walker are allowed to be in their respective occupations
i'm sad
rap needs Biggie back
2pac.. eh... overrated

speaking of overrated
saw 10000 BC
HA.. what a joke of a movie
those fake blue eyes were the only things that made it interesting
there were moments when the graphics were crazy
there were other times when it felt like i was watching a movie from the 90s
i mean c'mon

almost done with school
i'm gonna be an alumni
probably for the last time
who knows?

God is good

people you need to get these songs:
the light 2008- Common
say- John Mayer
hip-hop saved my life- Lupe Fiasco
say (all i need)- Onerepublic
a-punk- vampire weekend
pocketful of sunshine- Natasha Bedingfield (hollerrrrr)
court and spark- Herbie Hancock
river- Herbie Hancock
hope- Jack Johnson
slow dance- John Legend
anything by michael jackson (25th anniversary)

Life

2008-02-21T09:49:00.001-08:00

I always tend to update when i'm in my theories class
i think it because i'm the only one with a laptop and i feel obligated to seem like i'm taking intense notes

i can't lie, this semester, i've learned A LOT
whether it be about wine, sociology, LIFE

i'm almost done with school
how redundant

Summer School
DAH
but i will deal with it like i deal with everything else
with Faith

i think i'm gonna start taking more pictures,
i have this camera, and i have all this empty space on my harddrive
i mean.... c'mon what else am i gonna fill it up with?
There are only so many Office episodes and Scrubs i have on DVD
so im just gonna start clicking away
i hope

Being a senior is no fun
I have to keep up because if i don't i risk not being done with school, so there's more pressure now that say... if i were a sophomore...
Sometimes i think about what would have happened had i come to tech as a freshman
and then i laugh because my 2 years at home taught me a lot about myself
i wouldn't trade those 2 years for anything
i became more independent and i hope wiser
Why am i bringing this up?
i don't know
i think it's because i'm going back home
i'm hoping for more of what i experienced the first time around
but i know it can't be the same

sorta sounds like when i go on missions trips
i remember going to Mexico for the first time
it was amazing.. i really learned a lot from Rev. Sam
the 2nd time around... it felt really weird... i lost focus of my purpose there and instead tried to just play the whole time...i learned from that experience as well
China was HOT... my favorite experience
2nd time around? i will make sure i'm better prepared, i'm not expecting the same experience... i'm expecting an experience.. i'm going as a servant.. simply put

whats with this weather?
it's warm.. then cold.. then i get sick
i actually kind of like having an excuse to not do stuff
hahaha
just kidding.. not really..
i actually am only referring to not going to class

holler

Sick

2008-02-06T21:29:00.000-08:00

I hate getting.. sick...
i had to watch the superbowl by myself in my bed
my roommates all had places to go so they weren't home
my t.v. was messed up so FOX was fuzzy...
and every once in awhile i'd change channels cuz it was kind of giving me a headache
so i'd watch a little america's next top model
which is a great show by the way
don't judge me
with that
i have to say, the Giants pulled off something very impressive
Patriots really dissapointed
eh
although, Eli Manning, now HE was impressive down the line, but i don't know if he will ever escape his brother's shadow

Conan o'Brien needs to replace Jay Leno NOW

Duke beat UNC
Kyle Singler is the real deal

Got my Shiraz ready
Got my 360 ready
Got my Rockband ready if necessary
and i have my Campus Legend ready
this is gonna be a great weekend
i hope
i just want to relax and not be sick
is that too much to ask for!??!

what should i do?
about anything?
holler

Welcome

2008-01-22T09:54:00.000-08:00

So i'm back at school again
awesome
It's my final semester, and it's killing me
whenever people ask me how i feel
i tell em it's a bittersweet feeling
I want (have) to leave, i've spent my time here well i think,
God has blessed me tremendously in my 3 years here, i've met many people whom i will not forget
i love the people here
i love the football enviroment
i love the college life
but
seriously, i mean i know i need to move on
i can't live this kind of life for too long
i really am not ready for the "real world"
but at the same time, i mean, if not now, then when?

i find myself wanting to just play football and have good food
but therein lies the problem...
there seems to be no desire at this time to do something really productive

Pleasing HIM
that's our goal isn't it?

I'll see you guys later

New Year

2008-01-01T09:07:00.000-08:00

It's the new year!
Thought i'd just write a little something for those loyal 2 viewers
It's been an interesting year i have to say
It all began with accepting an invitation to go to China
i can't believe that was almost a YEAR ago
since then, many things have happened that have pretty much changed my life
4/16 was a very sad time, more so for my community than myself, but nonetheless, it was still very emotionally draining... through it i loved Tech even more
Then China
OMG... where do i even begin?
Ni Ni Ni
Rain Down
Hans
Gladiator
Squatty Potties
the waking up every morning at 5
Experiencing tru FAITH
bao ze
Rap session
Waking up lenny every morning at 5 (whoops)
Random walking around the hood
basketball with chinese dudes
UNITY
oY
living LIFE

if i go on any longer, i think i'd cry

but yea
actually, those are the 2 most memorable moments of this year
o well
i'm sure God has many more things planned out for me
i'm pretty excited

But, i think i'm going back to China guys

holler

Welcome to the Good Life

2007-12-09T15:36:00.000-08:00

Life moves at a very fast speed
Wasn't expecting school to end so quickly
don't really know if what i'm doin rite now is productive in any way
but still
i don't kno y
i STILL am not worried

let tomorrow worry about itself

There's so much to think about
my life is in His hands
what else is there to say?
i'm excited!
holler

2 weeks

2007-11-27T06:50:00.001-08:00

2 Weeks left till my last semester in the Land of the Hokie
i'm a little sad

Thanksgiving weekend was very relaxing
I get so happy whenever i'm home, although when i'm there i wanna go bak to school (sometimes)
Football was being fed to me all weekend
The Dynasty (ies) again won it all

I'm inspired

So thankful for so many things:
School
Friends
Family
Football
Warmth
ESPN
Korean Food
Sushi
Music

there's much more
but this is only a 30 minute show

yea
just wanted to let people know that i'm still alive
holler

Sean Taylor u will be missed

Thanksgiving!

2007-11-16T10:49:00.000-08:00

As i sit in my last class before break
i got to thinking about all the things that i'm thankful for
it was a good time for thinking
i should be paying attention to this teacher

this break seriously could not have come at a better time
i was beginning to die a little on the inside

can't wait to go home and get some FOOD

yea
Servants Retreat
soon
Pray

I bow to You in my brokenness
In your freedom i will live

Lonely

2007-11-13T23:48:00.000-08:00

I'm at torg rite now
it's pretty lonely, it's just me and some indian dude
don't want to work on my project
but it must be done!

God give me strength!

My laziness finally came and nipped me in the booty
NI

Football
Fall
Freshmen HG
this is what my semester has basically consisted of
these freshmen are cool
i love em

I need to start sleeping earlier

Hebrews 11

goodday

Scarface

2007-11-08T23:49:00.000-08:00

Scarface was on tonight
i remember watching it for the first time when i was in high school
i still remember hearing SO MUCH about how it was the ULTIMATE movie
about how "inspiring" it was for all gangsters
believing that i too was a gangster
i went out and bought this movie before i even watched it or heard any reviews
i really had no idea what the movie was even about
all i knew was that "gangsters" had this movie
it also came with this SWEET poster
that poster made me feel gangster

after watching this movie though
i was heavily dissapointed the first time i watched it, i think i actually fell asleep for a little i think
but tony montana
truly rags to riches
all he had in this world was his word (i think he also said something else, but.....)
very determined
after watching it the second time, although it was VERY bloody, it actually got better
i understood a little better y he did the things that he did
his affinity for the "f-bomb" was a little disheartening

this movie made me believe that if i really wanted something
i should go and get it
how unfortunate that at this point, what i really want is for the Rock to come back to WWE
i mean what could i possibly do to make it happen?
perhaps i'll email vince mcmahon

i also want people to stop yelling at each other
some world peace perhaps

i don't understand y i stay up this late
but this thing is a stress reliever no doubt!

ni ni ni

i'm excited for the holiday season
i really enjoy this time of the year
people start getting a little more friendlier
the weather, although a little cold, brings moments of nostalgia
and pumpkin spice latte for everyone!
starbucks is the devil
but man... how can u go against the pumpkin spice latte?
had the gingerbread latte today
tasted like burnt cookies
a little upset to say the least

any warm drink would be good rite now

i like writing at night
it makes me think

i miss china
looked over some pictures over the weekend
man..those truly were some GOOD times
God really is doing some great things over there!

say hello to my little friend!

hahah
Hans..
i still remember twinkle twinkle little star
with that performance he became the superstar

i still remember the devotionals
crucial
His presence was SO thick in that small little room
it was overwhelming!

i still remember rap sessions
i miss our tape recorder
i hope someone there found it and learned to speak english through it
hahaha

i still remember the best talent show i've ever been a part of
God is a Girl?

i still remember our awesome trips
to the great wall
to kaifung
everywhere
those pictures are so vivid in my head

man.. truly one of the most blessed times of my life
thank you LORD

the return???

ni

Football

2007-11-08T09:19:00.000-08:00

We won last night!
Honestly, that's not sayin much, but football is football and we get to keep on playing

Football or futbol?
iono
but Chelsea has been on a roll lately!
how unfortunate that mr Petr Cech is out for a month
but it's all good
however, i'm pretty upset with the playing time that my boy Shevchenko gets, he's a top 50 player of ALL TIME
i'm sure grant could give him SOME time to play yea?

i'm SO SAD RITE NOW
this writers guild strike is dricking ALL OF US
mainly because they stopped producing The Office for now
that means no new episodes
what to do?

this is the final stretch before the end of this fall semester
it's been a good year
my "presidency" ends this saturday
i have to say, it's pretty sad
but i'm excited for the new president
great guy

i'm still VERY unsure with what i want to do with my life
any suggestions?

God is love
rev. run
no.
Andy Kim

School

2007-11-06T09:30:00.000-08:00

Whoa
School is almost over
yay?

As we speak, i am in class
this is awesome

just thought i'd say hi
who reads this?
hahah

worthless

i'll be back

School?

2007-10-30T23:31:00.000-07:00

So lately, i've been feeling REALLY REALLY tired
of school
of papers
of ... stuff
there is a solution to all this
Surrender

holler

My life is simply...ooh ahh

as Carrie Underwood once said
Jesus take the wheel

God is love
Rev. Run
I mean, Andy Kim

Life

2007-10-28T23:16:00.000-07:00

What is goin on?
Boston sports is making me upset
I have given up on xanga
this is a little cooler

Can't sleep
so i decided to update this thang

Been thinkin a lot about what to do with my life
it's actually pretty interesting
can't say yet what i'm gonna do, but i know it's gonna be AWESOME!
i've also been thinkin about what to do this summer, yes i kno, already?
i have to
i need to start thinkin ahead a little
China is definitely an option
I'm gonna have faith
Hebrews 11 baby

This weekend, sports was my downfall
First BC beats VT
then Patriots beat the Redskins
and THEN the worthless Red Sox beat the Rockies
i hate the red sox, more than i hate any other sports team (except the Cowboys)
the only thing that i can appreciate is that Chelsea won this weekend!
and my homie Andriy Shevchenko scored!
i can wear my Shevchenko jersey with pride this week

this fall weather is amazing
i'm really happy that i get to experience this time of the season here at Virginia Tech
it's my last semester here, it's actually a little depressing, but at the same time, i'm excited to see what's going to happen next
even though we lost, this thursday night game reminded me about what is so GREAT about Virginia Tech, the family atmosphere here at Tech is incredible
i don't think i could have experienced anything close to what it's like here if i had chosen to go to Michigan or UVa.
i have no regrets!

i'm gonna miss tech
i kno it's a little soon to be thinkin about it
but i kno once i'm home, i'm gonna be SO SAD that the ride is over

i've been so busy lately, it's actually pretty crazy
i can say that in the past month, i've had some kind of meeting everyday of the week
mondays have been freshmen hg and football
tuesdays it's homegroup meetings
wednesdays it's officer's meetings
thursdays it's prayer meeting as well as officer's prayer meetings
fridays it's large group
saturdays it's been ministry meetings and JMU
sundays it's another homegroup meeting

crazy yea?
it's all good
i can't do it on my own
thank GOD
He's been teaching me so much
i have good people around me as well

miss my homies back at home
there are those random moments of nostalgia and i think about the good ol' days
from Allstars to Mexico to China
i think everyday, there's something that brings me back to one of those things
it's probably because i'm more aware of it now
like i always see news about China now, it's always interesting to watch

this blog thing is actually pretty cool, it's like a grown up version of xanga
i feel a bit older now

speaking of old, i'm sure i'm hurting a few people's feelings when i say that I'M getting old
but i am
it's not fun waking up in the morning with back problems, although i definitely blame it more on my bed than anything else
i'm almost 23
when i was in high school, i thought that once you were past 21, the prime of your life was over
i was an idiot back then
at least i hope i was an idiot
i'm JUST entering perhaps the prime of my life rite?
i still need to fulfill the few things that i want to do in life
including:
skydiving
visiting outside the U.S.
meet the Rock
etc...

i'm gonna try to sleep now
but i will try to update this a little more later

Xanga?

2007-10-19T10:36:00.000-07:00

This is not xanga
But i went to Bernie's site
and was inspired
Interesting.....