NJ State of Mind

I'm still in New Jersey, and I'm enjoying myself thoroughly. Just got back from church today...two services. It was dope; I heard some stuff that I needed to hear...remembered some stuff that I thought.



...I haven't forgotten you all though. Staying with Liz this long is definatly going to be interesting though. I haven't cohabitated with anyone before, definately not this long. It's cool though; but it's like a preview of what it could be like to be married to her. It's nice. I'm still waiting for a response to the job offer, but I was able to sell those Supras I won at the DunkXchange though...that was super dope. I don't have a whole lot to say tonight, but I'm sure I will in the morning.


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The Garden State

So I flew out to New Jersey last night out of the blue...of course my flight was delayed, but the take off was spectacular. I'm gonna be out here until like, November 4th, so I'll have plenty of time to blog starting Monday.



BTW, still no word from the big V yet...




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Last Day

...for a few things. I'm not sure how often I'll be able to blog anymore due to the lack of internet at home...and for the fact I don't have a job after today...but other than that, I'm fine. Today is about the slowest day I've ever had...I've watched like, six episodes of Family Guy, a Paul Mooney comedy special, and random episodes of House.


...and don't think I'm not downloading as much as possible right now. I've loaded up my thumb drives...yeah, I said drives, with movies for my iPod. Hopefully, I'll be behind a computer soon so I can keep the checks rolling in...for those of you that pray, please keep me in your prayers, and I'll be back as soon as I can.


I'm waiting to see what the tide brings in.


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Random Quotes

I have nothing else to do...enjoy!


"I had a stick of CareFree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality."

"Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!"

"An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience."

"I like to play blackjack. I'm not addicted to gambling. I'm addicted to sitting in a semi-circle."

"I recently took up ice sculpting. Last night I made an ice cube. This morning I made 12, I was prolific."

"I think foosball is a combination of soccer and shish kabobs."

"I want to get a vending machine, with fun sized candy bars, and the glass in front is a magnifying glass. You'll be mad, but it will be too late."

"I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, "You're gonna have to move, you're blocking a fire exit." As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammible and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit."

"My sister wanted to be an actress, but she never made it. She does live in a trailer. She got halfway. She's an actress, she just never gets called to the set."

"The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall."


-Mitch Hedberg

Swagger Like Puff?

For real, this sucks...but it's funny listening to him trying to sound like the people that are really on the track...check it out if you dare:


http://www.zshare.net/audio/1899438976dbcfa5/


Here is the real one if you've never heard it before...I know it isn't an official video, but it is entertaining...




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The Wackness

One and a half days left before the big kiss off with the company I'm working at now. It's cool though, I understand; I mean, it does make me feel more justified with all the liberties I've been taking with this job as of late...because, honestly, it is completely ridiculous to look forward to going to work so I can watch an episode of Dexter I missed because I don't have Showtime...

But life is funny that way. I just watched 'The Wackness' here at work...it was pretty good. I found the Sundance submittance dvd online...basically it was about the summer of a lower middle-class 17 year old Jewish boy that went to school with rich kids set in the mid '90's...btw did I mention he's a weed dealer that loves A Tribe Called Quest and Biggie? It talks about his first crush, first real kiss, first time, first heartbreak...basically everything you go through from 15-18...but for him, it all happens over one summer. It was a dope film, and if you are into indie flicks, I suggest you check it out.

I'm not going to go into how I related to him in some way, but really...anyone can find parallels in their own lives when they were around that age...and the soundtrack really helped, because when I went through some of that stuff, that was the music that I was listening too...

I guess I am going to relate this to me...there is this one quote in the movie that goes something like this:

"Know what your problem is, Shapiro? It's that you just have this really $hitty way of looking at things, ya know? I don't have that problem. I just look at the dopeness. But you, it's like you just look at the wackness, ya know?"

I mean, it's not a deep quote, but it is so true...no matter how hard I try, I focus on the wackness...and there is no point in doing so. I mean, with all the dope stuff going on around me, and all the dope stuff that I have experienced...why not focus on the dopeness? The wackness will happen, and it can't be stopped, but if it's focused on, you'll lead a miserable life. Gotta strive for the dopeness...


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Henry Poole is Here

I know it's been a while since I've blogged about something for longer than a couple of lines...so my last ten minutes at work are going to have to hold you over for a while.

Just to start off, I never heard of this movie before I downloaded it today, and it's slow...like independent film slow...but overall it has a good ending...


...what's the point of what I just said? The movie is about Faith; and that's been my biggest deal for the past few weeks.

Faith in the fact that I will have permanent employment somewhere, faith that everything will be ok, faith in the fact that I am currently making the right decisions, faith in myself...Faith in God. It can be tough. Essentially you are believing in something that you can't prove physically...and even though I see the physical evidence that God exists, some don't...and that's what the movie was about. The guy in the movie, Luke Wilson, did not believe...even until the end...and even though I do believe, and I have faith, I don't want to be the person that, even though I see all the proof, I don't thank him for what he has done, and will continue to do, in my life.

I don't know where I'm leading this post, but I want to say this right now:

I know that no matter what door opens, and where it opens, I know that one will...and even though it may not be what I expected, planned, or even guessed...I know that I will be fine, I will be more than fine...I will be. And so will my family, and my friends...and everyone who needs. It will work itself out, because that is the only way balance can be achieved...because God is peace...and you can't have peace unless you have order...and you can't have order unless you can provide for yourself...a way will develop, it's just up to you to see it...even when it isn't there yet.


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Three Days...

...is all I have left for this job. My manager said that they wouldn't let him keep two people on payroll for one job longer than one week...makes sense I guess. I called my temp agency, and they have something in the same area for about the same amount of money...so I guess it isn't THAT bad...we'll see.


As for now, I'm trying to milk their modem for all I can get, but there isn't much out there right now that I want to download...what a shame.



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The Waiting Game

...and GO!

Yeah, I'm waiting...that's all I can really do right now, wait and see. I'm still working at the job with the lazy coworkers, even though they've hired my replacement already...and the women here are still bickering about crap...same story, different day...


...as for me; I'm alright. I mean, there isn't a lot I can do right now other than what I've been doing...watch movies/tv shows and answer the phone...and when something new becomes available, I download it and see if I like it...that's about it...I don't talk to my friends on the phone, no idle chit chat with the two "women" in the department that insure their chairs don't float away...just in my own little world.


And it is still nice.


It could be a lot worse, and I don't even want to venture into what those possibilities are...but yeah. I'm maintaining...


I'm starting to do some investing at the moment...which is interesting. I'm not completely in the dark of what moves I should be making when the economy is in a downfall, so I'm really interested in doing some solid wealth building...it's gonna be really exciting to see what happens...


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I QUALIFY!!!

Finally through all the misplacement hoopla, I've recieved notice that I qualify for a position...now I just have to wait for them to make me an offer, and give me a training date...


I'll do a real post after I finish watching 'Death Race'...




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Faith

I know the overall tone of my blog has changed, and I also know that I've been neglecting my fellow bloggers lately...I still love y'all!

...but I have just been going through some changes...all for the positive though. I just started to realize some things about myself that I didn't like, and I understood that the only way for them to change was for me to change...and that's what I'm doing...changing. I'm changing how I look at things, the way I process things...and it feels so good. Even though I'm not that young, I feel like I'm growing up...my attitude at work has changed toward my coworkers and the callers...it's nice, it's really nice. I wish I did this years ago, I'd be much better off if I did.



I'm new to this in a way, so bear with me, but I read this today, and it helped me a lot...hopefully it'll help you too.


"Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the LORD your God spoke concerning you has failed; all have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed."

Joshua 23:14


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