The Life of the Nickness

I'm not going to Alpha or Mosaic this week. I probably won't go to church on Sunday either. I am totally going to miss it–and I wish there was a way for me to go, but I don't want to 'infect' anyone, and if I push myself too hard everyone knows I'll just stay sick.
I am very sick and need to get better, and that means lots of bedrest.

I hate the fact that I have to force myself to go to work through this, but if I value my job I have no other choice.

I will be staying off of the computer until at least Monday(from past experiences the computer usually sucks up ALOT of my time)

I still feel like crap. I'll leave email/AIM up incase anyone wants/needs to tell me something, but don't count on me responding.

Please keep me in your prayers.

If you want/need to talk to me, call me at 703-901-4730. As much as I need to re-visit my hermit days so I can get better, it would still be awesome to hear the cliche “get well soon” from a few of my friends.

I love you all.
See you y'all in a couple of days!!!

Yesterday was awesome. More on that later.
I feel like crap.
I woke up drowning in a pool of my own phlegm.
Nasty, you say? Yes, I thought so too.
Plus all my other symptoms are worse than before.
And now I get to go to work for 12 hours.

Yay me.

I'm about to go to bed, I feel really bad. Lets see–symptoms include: sore throat, head/neck pain, joint pain(in both my arms, muscle pain(in both my arms) as well as extreme fatigue. It's a major challenge for me just to sit here and type this out.

On another note, a new episode of House came on tonight. Yay House! That show rocks. I tried to get into Bones(which comes on right before it) but every time I see David Boreanaz I can't help but see Angel. Oh well.

I missed the Nissley bible study AGAIN tonight–I've been sleeping all day(since I got back from my errands) and only woke up about 8:40pm.

On that note–my errands today went by fast! I deposited my check, went to MAG and picked up my book for my Berean University class; Hermeneutics. Then I went to FCS, said hi to Laura, and bought 61$ worth of books. Perhaps sometime tomorrow I'll share the titles with you, at the moment I am too tired to do so.

I'm supposed to take my sister out to lunch and a movie tomorrow; spend some quality time bonding with my soon to be married sibling. If I'm lucky enough she'll even decide to come to the Mosaic Core Bible study with me tomorrow night(and then ofcourse I'll talk everyone into going out to dinner afterwards) That is, ofcourse, assuming that I feel better and that I actually attend.

I need to go to bed now. I've spent too much time updating already.
One more thing before I go: So far, my new Lj game seems to be a hit, however(just a hint now) no one has been 100% correct yet. Hehehehehe. This is fun. You can only submit your answers once, so for everyone who hasn't done so yet–take a good look and see if you can figure it out!

Tally Ho, goodnight, buenos noches, and all that jazz,
-Nickness

Well, Lets see–where should I begin? I think, for this entry I'll just post my 'news' in a somewhat quick and easy to read bulleted list.

***I found out that someone thinks I look just like Jeff Albertson off the Simpsons. Don't know who that is? Wow, neither do 95% of Simpson fans. It just happens to be the actual name of the guy who everyone knows merely as “Comic Book Guy” (his name was only mentioned once in the entire series, so I don't blame you if you didn't know it.) So yeah… someone said I look just like him. I'll add that to the list along with Ron Jeremy(famous porn star) and Kevin Smith(famous actor, directer, and writer) Just for laughs, I've gone and made my icon for this page the Comic Book Guy himself!

***I just got home from watching Monday night football at Laura's house. It was Redskins vs the Cowboys. I haven't seen a football game since 2000; when I watched half a Vikings game in Minneapolis. Yup, I am SO not a football fan. I look at the screen and see a bunch of insanely paid guys chasing a ball up and down a field. BORING! But at least the fellowship was fun! It was Laura, Connie, Josue, and Jessica(Jb's girlfriend) And we ordered pizza and wings. And Laura saw the moon. And there was this dog wagging it's tail at a tree that was growing up to the moon. And it was so beautiful, the moon's beauty shining down on Laura. And somewhere, that same moon was shining down on Jonathan(laura's friend/more-than-a-friend-but-still-just-a-friend friend) and so she HAD to call him and share with him how her heart just melts whenever she gazes upon the wonder that is the moon of their love. Muwhahahahaha. I'm evil, aren't I? Seriously though–I could get used to Monday night football as long as I don't stare at the tv for too long.

***Tomorrow(err…I mean today in like, 9-10 hours) I have to go to MAG to pick up the books for my Berean class. I completely forgot about it(I thought they'd send out a notice reminding everyone when it started but they didn't) So I'm already 2 weeks behind. Grrr. I can catch up though. I also have to deposit Jb's check for 350$, and make my way to FCS to say hi to Laura and buy some books.(I've been in a book buying/reading mood lately)

***I've deleted ALL the music on my computer. Instead, I'm now slowly burning the Audio Bible I bought a few weeks ago. Once it's all complete, I'm going to put as much of it as possible onto my iPOD mini. I might even buy Laura's regular iPOD for 150$ so I can have the entire thing on one iPOD. *smile* I love the Bible.

***I have to be up early tommorrow because Ingrid is coming. Yay for a clean house! (Speaking of which–I gave Laura back her copy tonight, which means I need to go out and buy my own sometime soon!)

***I think I'm going to head to bed. I'm still not feeling well(although I haven't been phsyically sick in like, 10 hours–my head and neck have been hurting and I've now developed a very sore throat) Stupid Ebola Virus! If I'm going to get it I want a pet monkey first!

Well well well. Welcome ladies and gentlemen, to the first installment of 12 Facts! Heres how to play: I'm going to list 12 facts about myself. 10 of them are real, and 2 of them are lies. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to read through them and see if you can pick out the lies. Then comment on this entry with the numbers you think are the lies. I'll have a prize for the winners…..

Ready? Ok!

1. When I was younger I got my foot stuck in the toilet so deep that my mom had to call the police and fire department to get it out.

2. By the time I was 22, I had been married and divorced.

3. I lived overseas for seven and a half years.

4. Before 10th grade, it was my dream to either attend James Madison University, or Oxford University. I was accepted into both, but chose to go to NCU in Minneapolis to follow God's call on my life.

5. Whenever I get the urge to dye my hair, it is always red–I have never died it another color.

6. I had a heart attack less than a week before my 19th birthday

7. I love greek, but I've spelled my favorite greek word wrong for the past 6 years.

8. My nickname in college used to be “One-Foot”

9. I'm currently working on memorizing the books of the Bible, starting with the Pastoral Epistles

10. My favorite phrase in the world is not “cool beans”, it's “what up homes?”

11. I've lied to you all. There are more than just 2 lies in this game.

12. Through my entrie life, I have had 4 dogs. 3 of which have died of weird diseases, leaving only 1–Tiffany

So there you have it. Have fun guys!

So.. Good morning everyone! (good morning charlie! LOL)

It's about 9:30 and even though I am awake, I feel–like crap. My head and neck hurt. I wonder if I need better pillows? I'll have to do some online checking. Anyways, In case you didn't know(and how could you, seeing that I didn't post about it) My tv/dvd/vcr/computer hook up is all set up! Yay! It looks totally awesome, the next thing on my list of things to do is connect my stereo to my computer. Hehehehe the work is never done. But it looks awesome. You should come over to my house between now and Thursday morning and take a look at it. I christened it by watching the remaining House episodes. yes Laura, You can have it back as soon as I see you. Man, House is awesome! Makes me wanna go ruin my leg and hate people, just so I can have the sarcastic, witty remarks. Plus he's got a hot doctor girl who's in love with him. Ahhh House, you are my idol.

Moving along–today I'm home by myself, and I don't have too many things I have to do. Laundry is one of them, as well as going to the bank to deposit the check Jb gave me for my PS2. Hmm… maybe I'll even vacuum my room. But other than that, I'm totally free. Grr. I either need more friends who don't work on my days off or I need to be more creative and figure out things to do so I don't get bored.

I just turned on the TV. At 10:00 I'll watch 7 Days on SPike(it's about a guy who can go back in time 7 days) but right when I turned it on M*A*S*H was on. Anyone remember M*A*S*H? WOw, that was an awesome show. I think I've seen every episode. Syndication–Could the American people live without it? I think not.

Well, It's a new day, which means I need to go take my Ginko Biloba (yay for memory pills!)
Watch for my new Livejournal game later today.

I'm about to go take a shower. I would have done it earlier today, except dad had the power off in the whole house trying to fix something. Grr.
After that Mom and I are going to go price shopping for a new tv. Thats right. Jb's new BIG tv has stolen my heart. So I'm gonna go get my own (along with a dvd/vcr combo player, ofcourse) So… for all you people who haven't come over to my bedroom lately to watch movies–fear not! The next time my patented movie night occurs, we will watch our movie in awe of the mighty 32inch television! (Yes, I know it could be bigger, but that's the largest my entertainment unit will hold)

Ahhh. The day started a wee bit rough, but I can tell that it's going to shape up nicely. So day, day 1 of four is looking good.

–Oh! Jb just came in and said he's gonna pimp out my new tv(as soon as I get it) but connecting my stereo system AS WELL as my computer to it. Oh yeah. It's a shame Jb isn't single anymore, I'm sure there are some mad women-folk out there that would fall for his way hott pimpin' skillz. Xzibit, watch out!

Until I'm free from work for 4 whole days! Thats right ladies and gentlemen–the Nickness is NOT doing any overtime this week! And, to make today even better–tonight is Mosaic AND Laura is bringing me the season premere of House! Could the day get any better?

Ahh–I've made a few lifestyle changes–I'll tell you more about that in a later post, along with a new Livejournal 'game' I've decided to steal and make my own.

Heres hoping you all are having an awesome, God blessed day!

-Nickness

And to make it all worse, I'm sure Megan is really mad at me right now. Seeing as how I just called in; she did not sound happy on the phone.
I know we're very short of people, but I had no choice–I'm very very sick. The toilet and I have become best friends overnight. Please, everyone pray for me. I feel like I'm dying.
and it's taken me 30 minutes to write this.

It's not even 10pm yet but I'm way tired. Very unusual for me. On a completely random note–I feel bad/guilty, cause I didn't go to the Nissley Bible study tonight.

The tile in the kitchen/bathroom looks really good(if you have no idea what I'm talking about then you didn't listen to my phone post!) Hopefully all the work will be done soon so we can have back full access to our house and kitchen. Hmm. I should have taken some before/after pictures to post on here. Oh well, I suppose 'after' pictures will work just fine. Look for them in a couple days.

Laura came over for a couple hours today while I was babysitting my house(well, really babysitting the tile workers) and kept me company. She introduced me to House and to Scrubs. Both 'medical' tv series, one drama and the other comedy. Both really awesome. She left season one of both series' here, so I'll be watching them in between work, church, and sleep.

I'm really glad I went out a couple of weeks ago and bought new clothes–because of the tile being done, our clothes washer and dryer are out of commission. And I forgot to do laundry before they started working. Thank God I have enough clean clothes–I really did not want to have to use a laundromat(not that theres anything wrong with them) or beg one of my friends for use of their machines.

I'm about to go to bed. Before I go, I'll post another Sinfest comic for you all to marvel at; but I really wanted to share a music video of sorts I came across on the web when I was going through the Mosaic Forums. It's a really great feel good song, and the video is pretty unique(at least, I think it is) I shared it with my brother this morning and he really didn't like it, but I'm sure you all will be more open minded. Make sure your speakers are turned up and then click here to watch the JCB video!

Man! I hate how the Lj phone post doesn't give you any warning before it cuts you off!
Darn it!
Well, as I was saying, going through Melissa's car really took me down memory lane, but when I tried to borrow some of my old Cds she wouldn't let me! How cruel is that? LOL. Maybe it's all for the best though.
Anyways, the tile guys just arrived, so now it my cue to get off here and make sure they don't try to steal Tiffany.
I'll write more later!

I've had a few people tell me in real life that they perfer it when i post quick, short updates because it's less to read…

so here's my update.
I work today. I'm on a break right now
After work is Mosaic.

I can't wait!

I'm tired, but I know as soon as work ends I'll be hyper again.

Neurotically Yours: Episode #068: Foamy's Rant V
You know what pisses me off? You know, when you're having a conversation with someone, and for some reason, you get on a particular topic. In this case, let's say… the topic is… nuts. Don't you hate how the other person usually has to make some dumbass sexual comment creating some kind of lame-ass pun based on your legitimate topic of conversation? Let's say you say something like “I'm not sure I like those nuts, they leave a weird taste in my mouth.” Then the other person, in usual dumb ass fashion, just has to say something like “Uhh, you don't like the nuts in your mouth? Hehehe.” And then he or she giggles like an idiot for a half hour because they think they made a clever joke out of your topic of conversation. These people need to be killed! I'm sick and tired of people warping simple topics into something perverted. And God forbid if you're a woman who gets caught up in some kind of twisted wordplay like this. Before you know it, everyone at school or work is getting on your back because you made a comment about a large ball. It's unnecessary, it's stupid, and it just shows that you're thinking with your sexual organs rather than your brain. This being the case, someone should glue your mouth to your butt, so they may illustrate the fact that you truly, indeed, suck ass.

Next topic; drunk people! You know, the type of asshole who always has to get shitfaced on the weekend and go staggering around, patting you on the back like you're his best friend, when all you really want him to do is get in his car and drive home recklessly. I'm sick and tired of some incoherent asshole who smells like a case of malt liquor all of a sudden talking about the philosophy of life while trying to pick up some woman at a bar. Nice. And what's worse, those fucking dolts who go around and actually tell you how fucked up they got the night before; like they deserve some type of award for falling face first into a patch of tomatoes in your backyard at four AM in the morning. And don't forget, “friends don't let friends drive drunk.” Screw that! As far as I'm concerned, give 'em the keys rev up the engine, and let 'em go sailing home with a bottle of taquila in their lap. One of three things will happen.

1: The cops will pull them over and end up having to beat the shit out of them, just because this fucker is in a drunken rage and refuses to turn off Neil Diamond's “They're Coming to America”.
Number 2: They'll wrap themselves around a telephone pole and either be killed or paralyzed. Cruel, you say? Well, so is inflicting your drunken stupidity on the rest of the world, so be ready to pay the consequences. Asshole.
Scenario number 3, my least favorite: They make it home okay and pass out on the lawn with their motor running, while the radio is blasting some dumbass metal song from the mid-80's that no one wants to hear anymore. But at least it gives 'em a chance to try again next week.

So if you're a drunken moron or an idiot who has to manipulate legitimate conversations to get a cheap thrill for your libido, please feel free to get together with one another on the weekends, drive around drunk, make all the twisted sexual comments you like. And I'll just watch from the local diner window as they scrape your body off the pavement with a fucking spatula. Get out of our fucking lives, your moronic assholes. Your existence is useless, and you're dragging down the collective intelligence of humanity. Don't like what I have to say? Here's the keys and a bottle of Crack Daniels. I'll see you tomorrow. But hopefully not.

You will all feel the wrath of my nuts! I SWEAR!

Wow. Once again it has been ages and ages since I last posted. My fan base must all be dead by now. Or, at least walking with granny sticks and smelling like BENGAY®. Yuck. BENGAY®. That stuff only smells cool when your fevor is so high you think you've died and gone to hell. Wow. Hell smells like BENGAY®. That's definitely my number one reason to be a Christian.

And with that note, **reads last post so I don't repeat myself** On to the post!

It's been a week since I posted. I do apologize for the delay, lately my life has been a combination of busy-busy-busy and sleep-sleep-sleep. That's right folks–For the past week I've been sleeping like never before. It's actually pretty annoying, if you ask me. I'd much rather be happy and hyper and high(on life, that is) than tired and lethargic and sleepy. Man oh man, I think from now on I'm gonna force myself to stay up as late as possible to try to retrain my body on how it should be sleeping. (IE, go to sleep at 2am, and wake up between 6am and 7am) Ahhh, now that's the life.

I should break down my post into days and tell you all what's been going on, but I don't really feel like doing that today. I think I'll just highlight the cool stuff that I can remember…first and foremost, we're still going through James in the Wednesday night Mo Bible study. I'm not quite sure what we're doing in the Men's Thursday night CORE Bible study, as last time we all just sat around and played video games. It might not matter much anyways, unless they decide to change the night we meet–starting this Thursday, Alpha has my attention. I still need to find out when the weekend away will be, so I can make sure to take off of work for it.

Something else that's cool is I discovered a new online comic. It can be found at Questionable Content Dot Net and I should warn everyone out there…it's not for the faint of heart. So if you do click the link please, no bad comments about it. I know it's bad. But it does have it's funny moments. Just like Sinfest. Which reminds me, I need to find another 'user friendly' sinfest comic to post for you all.

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Whoops! I just found out I'm gonna go see Transporter 2 with Josue, so I gotta leave. I'll finish this post when I come back