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Equilibrium
By Christian Bale, Sean Bean, Taye Diggs, Emily Watson
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
21-Mar-2006
Man, I'm out of it...
I'm officially someone I never wanted to be. I've reached the point where I can't stop moving or I'll fall asleep. I'm so tired. Sleep is a waste of time, because no matter how much I get, I wake up even more worn out than when I went to sleep. I think my subconscious is about to explode.
One with the Trees
Jessica put together a hike to Picket State Park for last Saturday. I've been on campus so long, I wanted to get off so bad, so when she told me about the trip, I jumped at it. We met Ben and Levi in front of Benson Hall at about 08:30 and drove the two and a half hours out there. We hiked/explored for about 4 hours before getting back on the road and heading home.
Our first loop was a compilation of the lake trail, hazard cave trail, and natural bridge trial that came out to somewhere between 3 and 4 miles long. We had lunch in the cave (glad I thought of making a slew of sandwiches that morning before we left). We also took a break at the bridge to climb around a bit and lay in the sun. When we got back to the car, we looked around the lake where we started and then drove up a little ways to the trail head of the 10 mile loop. We hiked about a half a mile to a mile in to find a waterfall and then we got a lot of photos around there and did some climbing in the algae and such (very dangerously slippery, much fun was had). We then backtracked to get to the car and back to Nashville before 18:00 so I could have time to get ready for dancing.
I would rate the trails at easy because there isn't nearly as much up and down as I've seen in the past, and our routes were short but beautiful. You can add a few more segments onto the loop we started out on to make it longer and a little more challenging if that is your cup of tea. I would recommend the park to anyone who is interested in a good day hike. We are gonna try and go back in a few weeks to do a day loop around the 10 miler or even an overnight trip if we can work that out over a long weekend.
I'm officially someone I never wanted to be. I've reached the point where I can't stop moving or I'll fall asleep. I'm so tired. Sleep is a waste of time, because no matter how much I get, I wake up even more worn out than when I went to sleep. I think my subconscious is about to explode.
One with the Trees
Jessica put together a hike to Picket State Park for last Saturday. I've been on campus so long, I wanted to get off so bad, so when she told me about the trip, I jumped at it. We met Ben and Levi in front of Benson Hall at about 08:30 and drove the two and a half hours out there. We hiked/explored for about 4 hours before getting back on the road and heading home.
Our first loop was a compilation of the lake trail, hazard cave trail, and natural bridge trial that came out to somewhere between 3 and 4 miles long. We had lunch in the cave (glad I thought of making a slew of sandwiches that morning before we left). We also took a break at the bridge to climb around a bit and lay in the sun. When we got back to the car, we looked around the lake where we started and then drove up a little ways to the trail head of the 10 mile loop. We hiked about a half a mile to a mile in to find a waterfall and then we got a lot of photos around there and did some climbing in the algae and such (very dangerously slippery, much fun was had). We then backtracked to get to the car and back to Nashville before 18:00 so I could have time to get ready for dancing.
I would rate the trails at easy because there isn't nearly as much up and down as I've seen in the past, and our routes were short but beautiful. You can add a few more segments onto the loop we started out on to make it longer and a little more challenging if that is your cup of tea. I would recommend the park to anyone who is interested in a good day hike. We are gonna try and go back in a few weeks to do a day loop around the 10 miler or even an overnight trip if we can work that out over a long weekend.
I Heart Trees!
Monday, March 20, 2006
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
14-Mar-2006
Depression is when you are too busy to remember it's the second year anniversary of your father's death.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Bad Day, Week, Month, Year, Life...
So, this is getting terribly routine. I'm sick again.
Nothing bad, just a really painful ear infection. They don't let
you skip class for that. I've had it since last Thursday.
That explains a little if you've run into me and I've been
irritable. Sorry. I'm not mad at you.
There's other stuff too. I talked to a good friend of mine for a
little while last night. We talked about something that was
becoming an issue and got it all worked out. So, I'm encouraged
about that.
I'm just not happy. I don't know what it's gonna take. I'm
so depressed here at school that I have to get away and it still takes
all my energy to find something good to focus on. I don't have
enough time to occupy myself with positive things, so I'm dropping
another class. Tennis starts up this week, and I need the
exercise and the time in the sun, so I'm dropping HOP1 (wish I could
still sit in on the lectures, I want to talk to the professor about
that).
I'm really stressed out and I know exactly why. I'm graduating in
two months, and I don't have any details for after that. I like
to know where I'm going before I get there, and unfortunately, life
doesn't work that way. I have no job lined up for sure (I do at
least have a few leads and one opportunity for sure). I don't
know where I'm going to live. I don't know if we are going to the
Ukraine or not.
Tangent: All I really do know is it's taking forever for 11:00 to get
here so I can get the Adobe Web Development package I ordered a few
weeks ago from the mail room when it opens.
Well, I filled out a review of the university and how well they
fullfilled their mission statement. Needless to say, I'm less
than pleased with the image of Christ this school claims to
portray. But I have hope that with time, new leadership will be
able to make the needed changes and that this institution will be a
good example of the Christ we strive to follow.
Ok, mail room opened (I was talking with friends). I'm gonna eat lunch now. Updates to come...
Nothing bad, just a really painful ear infection. They don't let
you skip class for that. I've had it since last Thursday.
That explains a little if you've run into me and I've been
irritable. Sorry. I'm not mad at you.
There's other stuff too. I talked to a good friend of mine for a
little while last night. We talked about something that was
becoming an issue and got it all worked out. So, I'm encouraged
about that.
I'm just not happy. I don't know what it's gonna take. I'm
so depressed here at school that I have to get away and it still takes
all my energy to find something good to focus on. I don't have
enough time to occupy myself with positive things, so I'm dropping
another class. Tennis starts up this week, and I need the
exercise and the time in the sun, so I'm dropping HOP1 (wish I could
still sit in on the lectures, I want to talk to the professor about
that).
I'm really stressed out and I know exactly why. I'm graduating in
two months, and I don't have any details for after that. I like
to know where I'm going before I get there, and unfortunately, life
doesn't work that way. I have no job lined up for sure (I do at
least have a few leads and one opportunity for sure). I don't
know where I'm going to live. I don't know if we are going to the
Ukraine or not.
Tangent: All I really do know is it's taking forever for 11:00 to get
here so I can get the Adobe Web Development package I ordered a few
weeks ago from the mail room when it opens.
Well, I filled out a review of the university and how well they
fullfilled their mission statement. Needless to say, I'm less
than pleased with the image of Christ this school claims to
portray. But I have hope that with time, new leadership will be
able to make the needed changes and that this institution will be a
good example of the Christ we strive to follow.
Ok, mail room opened (I was talking with friends). I'm gonna eat lunch now. Updates to come...
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Saturday, March 4, 2006
Thursday, March 2, 2006
2-Mar-2006
Time for a Toy
I'm gonna get a new cell phone. I'm thinking of this one:
So, It's got some nice specs: T-Mobile's SDA
Okay... Yeah. Been wanting an MP3 player, but when I went out
shopping today, none of the stores had the ones I had read up on.
Then, while I was still in Best Buy, a friend called and reccomended I
check out the SDA and the MDA. I'd love the MDA, but the price
isn't worth it for me. I'm not really going to be using it for
too much business, so the SDA would be enough. I can buy a few
gig mini SD memory cards to hold music on and then, whola, MP3 player
and cell upgrade all in one. Thing is, to get the best price, I
would have to extend the commitment for 2 years, and I think I might
want to split off my cell over the summer from the family plan so I can
pay my own bill and get some extras down the road, like unlimited data
transfer and such. I'm gonna talk to mom about it tomorrow in the
car.
We're driving down to Florida. I'm gonna see some friends I
haven't seen in over 14 months. It's time to catch up. And
go to the beach. I'm gonna have a tan again! We'll see how
that goes. Heck, if I get bored, I may just remote in and do some
work while I'm on break. I already have to take care of taxes and
two big homework assignments.
Well, I'm gonna go to sleep so I can get up in the morning, clean the
apartment, pack, and leave at a decent hour. Catch you all on the
other side. Not sure if I'll have internet, so no promises on
updates
I'm gonna get a new cell phone. I'm thinking of this one:
So, It's got some nice specs: T-Mobile's SDA
Okay... Yeah. Been wanting an MP3 player, but when I went out
shopping today, none of the stores had the ones I had read up on.
Then, while I was still in Best Buy, a friend called and reccomended I
check out the SDA and the MDA. I'd love the MDA, but the price
isn't worth it for me. I'm not really going to be using it for
too much business, so the SDA would be enough. I can buy a few
gig mini SD memory cards to hold music on and then, whola, MP3 player
and cell upgrade all in one. Thing is, to get the best price, I
would have to extend the commitment for 2 years, and I think I might
want to split off my cell over the summer from the family plan so I can
pay my own bill and get some extras down the road, like unlimited data
transfer and such. I'm gonna talk to mom about it tomorrow in the
car.
We're driving down to Florida. I'm gonna see some friends I
haven't seen in over 14 months. It's time to catch up. And
go to the beach. I'm gonna have a tan again! We'll see how
that goes. Heck, if I get bored, I may just remote in and do some
work while I'm on break. I already have to take care of taxes and
two big homework assignments.
Well, I'm gonna go to sleep so I can get up in the morning, clean the
apartment, pack, and leave at a decent hour. Catch you all on the
other side. Not sure if I'll have internet, so no promises on
updates
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