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"I'm sorry I'm not sorry"
--James Bond, Casino Royale

M kind of sent me

I viewed Casino Royale this past week and it was pretty much awesome-core. Then I came across this train of thought and if you don't want vague spoilers don't read the next paragraph.

So Bond has a basic mission to stop terrorism really. And to do that he has several smaller type missions. Basically we've going after the following: some bomb maker dude, then a middle type man on some other continent, after which leads you to a terrorist banker who needs money, hence a poker game at the ritziest place ever and then you find yourself chasing after $150 million.

You can read now.

The connection is that as people we've got specific things and goals to do and go after. We've got the basic idea of what the end of the means is supposed to be but the job is never actually done. One thing leads to another. Clues are left behind. Targets change. Allies change. Allies may or may not exist even. Life is just something that happens whether you like it or not. And we have to deal with it. It's not the job that's important. It's something else... For everyone it's different. But something has to be done. Our job is never done. We've all got things to do. Make the best of it. You know how it goes. Time to start things from scratch now.

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New Mix

"I don't care if Monday's blue..."
--Friday I'm in Love, The Cure

guess what the requirement is






This mix will only include bands that have [or hopefully still do] had awesome rocker hair! You get the idea. This will be a rad mix

Lemme 'splain

"No, we're talking about Really cool brain surgery."
--Dr. House

No, is too much, lemme sum up

Ah, the year of 2006. Well, this year has had some good times and some, well you have two guesses. So let me go over a list of this years best:

Spiritual:

Dad in Heaven
The Lord Himself
Scriptures
prayer
church
tough lessons taught
Got a lot of help from above this year
Mom and Dad
all my family

Multimedia:
PC Slimfast
Speakers
internet capabilities
gmail insta-chat

Movies:

Disney Robin Hood
Flight of the Navigator
Fern Gully
Goonies

Music:

Hellogoodbye
The Academy Is...
The Cure
Matisyahu
theme songs galore
80's rock


yeah, this year has been something else. Merry Christmas, Boxing Day, New Years, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah. I've got a resolution to be a better all around person, to be a person more educated about my actions, to avoid temptation, and to think things over before doing. We'll see.

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Things to avoid these next couple of days

"And someone else got hit by a cow."
--Kersina's claims

really

Yes, the Christmas season is in full swing with it's might hammer of glory and destruction. Tis the season for many things. Families are getting together, friends are going on a last hurrah from school. For retail corporate honchos life is beatiful as they're rolling in more benjamins than you shake a stick at. For those lowly retail peons, life is a freaking nightmare. Let's face it, we american christians go insane at this time of year. I am amazed what people are capable of when it comes to frantically looking for what they procastinated to get earlier. The day after requires more audacity than you can imagine to at least survive. Returns, sales, traffic and all the crazies elbowing you in the face. It's a scary day.

However, I can not underestimate the power of family and tradition. People have the power to make this Christmas day perfect for those around them. A calm day. A day to focus on the most important things in life. It's a good day.

I myself due to circumstances will not be traveling much this year. However, I will make the best of where I'm at. I am going to take time to consider the miracles and blessings of the birth, life and death of our Lord. I'm hoping this might make me a better person. Each moment I have can be something special. I'm doing what I can.

actual list

Okay, so now I'm actually letting you know what to avoid from now until probably the fourth of January, ahem:

Wal-Mart
University Parkway near State St.
University Mall
the BCF [I will love you forever on this one]
Deer running across the street while you're driving near home
Most large animals at that
Most if not all Greek and Roman gods
Ice swimming
ATM machines
Theft
Pandora's Box
A plaster bust of Burt Reynolds

Idea Man

"I just bit your finger of love......awkward!"
--Teenie

Not always a genius



I think I've finally discovered it. I'm an idea man. I work so much better with ideas and theories than anything else really. I am excellent at creating all kinds of elaborate plans [granted, mostly about girls] and they're all amazing. However, when it comes to practice, my plans never work as well as I hype them up to be. You can ask a lot of people I know, I've had quite a few ideas. There are these date ideas, "get to know you" ideas, this girl totally wanting my bacon forever ideas and so forth. You get the idea. Then we get into how I am going to bring these ideas to pass. Turns out most of these should never happen. Because when they do happen, people freak out, other things that I did not plan happen, everyone feels awkward and then we all recluse doing other things. Weird....

I've realized that my ideas have had their consequences as does everyone else's. Not all ideas are bad. Not all are good either. Good or bad, either one will work depending who you are idea-ing about. Some ideas have been proven to work for many people. One such idea is [as it was put last night and hence will become a favorite phrase] whoring out cookies. There are a lot of guys who like baked products and girls will provide [don't ask me why I like this sentence]. So basically, ideas can lead you places that you may or may not want to go in the end. These ideas could lead you to a Manatee Thriller Make-out or maybe the near complete destruction of your soul. Heck, some ideas have gotten peoples married. None of this has worked for me very long so far.

Also, I often times I come up with ideas due to conversations that I've had with people. Other times, people will just tell me what I should do [hint, hint, Eileen!]. My ideas will vary upon who I am in most contact with, how I'm feeling, your mom, etc. Then I'll get on these kicks and there's no stopping me. Yeah, it's weird. These kicks will lead me to a lot of thinking. Many times I just play around with the idea and do nothing. But there are times when I've done something i.e. a letter to Sandra D., an art project, a dress up date, trips out of the state [I can guarantee pretty much at least one more] and the likes. I actually think, that I don't do anything anymore with at least one or two ulterior motives. So, I guess buyer beware. Anyways...

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Traffic School

"And that's who we have driving on the roads."
--Officer Janda

Monday spent well

A week ago Monday I was unable attend the Home Evening for the week. I was required by law to be somewhere else attending Traffic School. Well, I got a speeding ticket and to take care of things so that my record would be clean, I went to said school.

I get to the courthouse with a few minutes to spare. I get a good seat near the front. I wasn't sure what to expect. The Officer got up said a few things in introduction. Turns out, traffic school was a lot of fun. He showed a few boring general slides of course. But then there were other slides and videos of some really humorous stuff. Mostly showing that people are capable of being idiots. A couple of Leno or Letterman videos. Also some game show videos where the contestants had the cumulative IQ of cement. Really, I was reminded about a lot of the laws and had a good time. That's something that doesn't really happen going to Home Evening. And I didn't even miss Home Evening. I'd rather go to traffic school. Not saying that I want to get more speeding tickets, but it was a lot better than the alternative.

Definition

"You look less stoned than you did yesterday."
--Sarah

Linguistically

Phonetics and Phonology. Understanding how, when and why sounds are made and understood in a language really. Rules are developed and followed. Rules are played with and changed. Definitions and concepts of rules are pondered. Explanations are made. Somehow, individually, thinking, impossible, eh? One thing I've learned:

minimal pair
–noun Linguistics.
a pair of words, as pin and bin, or bet and bed, differing only by one sound in the same position in each word, esp. when such a pair is taken as evidence for the existence of a phonemic contrast between the two sounds.

[Origin: 2006]

Truly speaking, the troubles are found in timing and placement. I want to do case studies but I do not know the plausibilities of how to do such.

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Other Combinations

"If you can drive a Bentley, then drive a Bentley"
--Bro. Johnson

Conversion process

I traded 1210 for 182. This is equivalent to:
4550 Lincolns
910 Jeffersons
455 Roosevelts
91 Kennedys
45 Susan B. Anthonys and a Kennedy
45 Sacajeweas and two Washingtons
4 Hamiltons and 7 Washingtons
Not far off from Grant
2 Jacksons, a Lincoln and a Kennedy
22 Jeffersons, 1 Washington and 50 Lincolns
182 Washingtons
Millions of combinations
750 Lincolns, 160 Jeffersons and 300 Roosevelts for 182 Washingtons.
In other words, I've got laundry money.

Dear Santa Clause

"That would be the easiest Christmas present ever!"
--Nicole

My Worldly Christmas List

As the years have gone by, my Christmas wish list has certainly been revamped. I find that there's not a whole lot that I really want. This is pretty much what I got: I need to find a subtle way to tell my parents that I want a printer/scanner/copier shin dig for my computer. I could certainly make use of that [Unlike Flippin who said "Screw the printer!"]. I also wouldn't mind a split payment to help purchase the entire Calvin and Hobbes Collection thing. If you didn't know already, the Calvin and Hobbes is my favorite comic ever. So, that would one of greatest things ever. I could always go for some more DVD's. I don't have an exact list of movies that I want, so you can surprise me.

On other thing I want would be to get out of town. At least for a day or two this season. I have one good idea. That would be my Christmas present to myself. I'd be really okay with that.

And....