the stars have aligned!

Well lets seee...this week, all that the dining halls were serving was shit, so I restricted myself to powerade and yogurt, but today Tortilla Fresca reopened and I was able to eat dining hall food once more. The second good thing that happened was that after reading a worthless books for my paper, I found one that gave me all the information I needed in 28 pages. So now, I tell you about it rather than typing the paper.

Vacation is almost over and exam week is almost upon me. This is a signallying of the end of freshman year, which is kinda scary in one way, and kinda exciting in another. I dont feel like explaining that.

Well I am bored now so I will leave you with that short, boring entry

Noodle out.

I RETAIN MY SOUL!!!!

So as many of you know, for fun sometimes I got to the uber religious christian chatrooms and make an annoyance of myself, try and question what they think or just talk to them. It can be quite interesting, and being rather bored as I am from break and all, I chose to do this tonight. I also decided take down some quotes that I found quite hysterical (although as a warning, it is 3 AM, and it could just be that I am tired.

So the first quote went something like this:

ClarkKent - If Jesus is only lord of the earth then why are Angels encamped around the throne singing Holy is the Lamb

Basically my response to this is that if Jesus is lounging around his dads throne and the angels are there, they wouldnt be singing praise of shortstack there unless God told them to. I mean, I dont know for sure because I have never met the guy, but from what I hear, God can be pretty intimidating and if he tells them to singe 'holy is the lamb' then they damn well better be singing 'holy is the lamb' I mean Jesus is pretty important to christians and while he is powerful and whatnot, he isnt all powerful, whereas God is. Plus God could always make a few more angels for himself if he felt like he was no longer the center of attention.

On another note, how would it feel to be born and then find out that your Dad wants you to die for a lot of people? I would be pretty pissed.

So I was thinking for a while after these Christians told me that the only way one could find salvation was through Jesus, even before Jesus existed. I found this kinda strange and decided that maybe there was some sort of grandfather clause that says that if you died before Jesus died for you, then it was ok and your soul would be redeemed anyway, but apparently all Jews ( and everyone else) who died before that event, bowed down before the son of God before God had a son...its kinda funny to think about.

software - Zashonel, you need to get a hold of truth.....and get saved.....your church is an apostate church....spawned from the evil one to undermine the truth of scripture....come out from amomng

This comment came after I was asked which church I attend. I told them that my mom attends an episcopalian church. Apprently my mom belongs to the liberal church spawned of the devil that believes in equality for people who hold different beleifs and sexual tendencies..somehow it seems to me that if this is the devils work, why wouldnt I want to join God. Plus I think I could find a fair number of pissed off christians who would be pissed off if they heard that statement. Oh well, they are entitled to their beliefs.

seeking more - going to church doesnt save you any more than being in a garage makes you a car

This last one is apparently the reason that belonging to a church is bad. And the number of churches you can belong to is pretty damn limited as these people seemed skeptical about even the catholic church. It also seemed funny to me how they kept insisting that all you needed to be redeemed was a personal relationship with jesus...no matter what you did because we ware all sinners. For some reason this seemed a little general, but I tested the waters a little and it seems like I could kill half the people on the world or say, kill 6 million Jews, but if I was willing to bow before Jesus, I could get into heaven...no strings attatched, which seemed a little strange, but I guess its technically possible.

ClarkKent - You don't get it Zash.... even if there was a perfect churhc... if you don't have a personal relationship with the Father you're on your way to hell man

For some reason I think that these people have their wires a little crossed...esspecially when it comes to deific hierarchy. I think in most peoples books, God stands at the top, not Jesus, but to these people , THE ONLY way you are getting salvation is through Jesus, and apparently I could be like drinking buddies with God, but when it comes time to be admitted into heaven, JESUS is gonna make HIS FATHER not let me in. Anyway, I just wanted to point out that in most societies, sons usually listen to, respect, follow and sometimes even fear their fathers...not take over the family business from the ultimate power in the universe.

elgreco - Jesus said, "I AM the Way, THE Truth, and the Life."

I just found this funny as a response to me saying that there is truth outside of God...something that I firmy beleive. Basically if Jesus said this, I only have one response: he was a cocky bastard and no wonder they crucified him....I might have done the same becuase a statement like that would just piss me off. I think Jesus, whatever his merits was a deprived child who needed constant attention from everyone else and always wanted to be the center of attention.

Peace - thank you for your kind words, Zashonel,

This one was one of my favorites (me being Zashonel). The funny part is that I wasnt being all that nice. I got into an argument with them about how Allah, Adonai and the one they believe in are all the same thing, got accused of being a Muslim, and then one of them said that he was going to leave because he was tired of repeating himself, and I agreed that I was getting tired of repeating myself and that I was leaving. Having said that, I told them that they should go on a crusade or something, and apparently this was a compliment in their eyes...I am not sure if they understood that I didnt mean a theoretical crusade with words and conversion, but rather the kind where you get a whole bunch of people together, put a cross on your cloak and go to the middle east with your swords and spears. I guess the funny part was that I didnt mean it in the nicest way at all...or anything I said. I taunted them on occasion, was a smartass and basically talked circles around them for the stimulation of talking about the bible, but on the crusades department, I wonder if they knew that the christians usually got their asses kicked, got sick or died in any number of other methods. I think they should read up on it a little before they agree to go. Oh well.

Noodle out.

PS If someone wants to play chess or frisbee, I would really appreciate it. I also need to start writing my paper. Fuck.

VACATION!!!

First, as was brought to my attention last time, the Prince of Egypt was not Disney, so I apologize for that. Second, it is rather scary, but the actual classes for the first semester of freshman year in college are finished. This means that 1/4 of college is over, not counting grad school, it is a really scary thought, but its true.

Anyways, I now have a week off for Pesach, so I guess that this is good...a time to catch up on sleeping. Tonight as the last night a lot of people were around, Ryan, Lynn, Nomi and I went into Boston, went to random places and good some good pizza (well pizza and pasta for dinner). It was good times, and I have to go back at least once this vacation because Richard Burlew, the author of Order of the Stick is going to be at Pandemonium bookstore on Wednesday, which is something that I absolutely adore, so I will be trying to go meet him and possibly get an autograph.

Anyway, I know that this is really boring, but it is 3 am and I am really bored so I am gonna go now and possibly go to sleep.


Noodle out.

PS: Formation

DISNEY!!!

First I would like to apologize to anyone who was offended by my statement that girls were dishonest, but I beleive that Jeremy summed it up correctly when he said that it is more of an accurate stereotype that isnt true for everyone. I also didnt mean to say that all girls are habitual liars, what I meant was that girls are often contradictory, hard to understand and often hid certain things. Such examples are girls who mention that all they want is a nice guy and then only date assholes and girls who like someone, but let the chance go by because they dont want to be the one to say anything. For gods sake, if guys have to go out on a limb with the chance of failure to ask people out, girls should too.

Anyway, it is now about 3 AM, seeing as I blew a lot of time talking with Nomi and Lynn tonight when I could have been doing other things like downloading and watching Disney movies, which I proceeded to start doing as soon as I got back at 2, so long story short, it is now 3 and I am watching the Prince of Egypt and Moses is one lucky mother fuckerr seeing how close he gets to being eaten by hungy hungry hippos on the Nile.

I find it amusing how Disney made a distinct point to site where their information came from--the beginning of the movie is a warning saying that there is creative license and that it is a story adapted from the story of Exodus and where that story can be found. This is far more than any recent movie like King Arthur or Troy did. Hmmm. Spotlights in ancient Egypt. Brilliance.

Today during my history class, I came up with a special equation, everyone needs to pay very very close attention to it. English Pikemen+Longbowmen=Dead French Knights. All you mathy people might esspecially like it. This is the closest thing to real math I come to these days, and honestly that is pretty close to physics seeing as it has all the letters and stuff. Here is another: me=dork. Oh, and in the hundred years wars, the English were the ones who got smart first--the Frenchies had a big army with lots of knights, but the English learned how to cheat and then they kicked some French ass. The French were also stupid. I dont mean that they are stupid, although I am sure they have their fair share of stupid people, but they were stupid or were at least being stupid.

So yeah, I want my games to get here along with my ipod because I want music and I definately want games to play over break when there are gonna be like five of us here.

I think that the Egyptians had the uber encyclopedia. I mean they had volumes upon volumes upon volumes, you only needed to find where to look and where to go and then boom! you find what you are looking for in full picture. It is also interesting watching Disney as an adult, because they make Pharoah out to be almost human and remorseful that he had to order the death of the Hebrews. It is kinda interesting to watch, and while on one hand he is a human, and I dont care who you are, death of babies isnt the most wonderful thing when given the chance to talk about it, but on the other, he is Pharoah, and in the end if you are raised to see someone as inferior and/or worthless, then the death of children is far less. I dont know, I am inclined to say that Pharoah would have felt slightly remorseful or at least thought about it, even just as a statesman, but the idea of sacrifice for the greater good is important, but on the other, I can just as easily see him as a heartless tyrant who cares nothing for slaves with the rape and death of said slaves to be meaningless. There are distinct examples of both---the Romans often cared far more for their slaves than some of the others, with the slaves having a certain degree of loyalty to their masters, but then you have American slavery, where slaves are property and can be beaten and treated as nothing, the slaves wanting to get away. Regardless, I am curious as to which the truth was.

Maybe this search for truth is the historian in me who just wants to know. Then again the historian in me wants both to know and to be able to make a time machine (you hear me, science people, I need your help and this is the one time I will admit to this) so that I could go back to talk to people to find out what they really think, and to see how things really happened. Damnit, science needs to hurry up so I can go watch some of the major battles happen and watch important events.

By the way, the sheep at the well is the best character in the Prince of Egypt. Spitting out the water after Moses drinks it is pure brilliance. Jethro is cool too, but the sheep definately tops him, and the face it gives is cool. And damnit, Now I want some strong, confident woman to be a jerk to me only to fall for me while I am a sheperd for her fathers flock. Ok, this is getting bad, and I wonder how good watching this movie is for me. Now I want to go back to the Sinai during the reign of Ramses in Egypt, just to fall for a girl while tending her fathers flock, having years pass, including our marriage while her father does a voice over singing. Wow, I think living in a disney movie would be cool. Well as long as I dont have to be one of the suckers who gets made a fool of.

God also appears in the form of continual flame...I wonder if that really works in DnD. Using the spells continual flame and ghost sound (or more advanced spells of the same nature). And a high bluff check. It would just be fun.

Anyways, thats all for now.

Noodle out.

PS: Is it wrong to want something to start with someone even though there are four days of class left and but three weeks left?

Josh gets to sound pathetic...

Alice in Wonder is done!!! I am so fucking happy you wouldnt believe it. No more lugging my computer all over campus, no more being stuck in Schwartz HOORAY!!

Scrubs is a great show. It is fun and interesting and talks about important things in a good way. Its interesting to watch and keeps me from thinking about things. Things that I dont want to think about, but do anyway.

Wow, I am such a dork. Baseball, DnD, basketball, history etc. Maybe that is part of my problem, but maybe not. I dunno, but I am a dork.

I HATE SOME THINGS!! I REALLY REALLY REALLY HATE THEM! And I wish things would change, but they wont, so hopefully I will either be at work all summer, be playing DnD or playing disk and just never have time to think. Either that or I need an off switch for my brain. I know that I do this too, but sometimes people take things for granted and dont realize how lucky they are. My example is relationships. I recently have been helping some friends of mine through rough breakups and in some ways they just didnt realize how lucky they really were when they were involved with people. I know that when I find someone I can be with I will need to make a point of cherishing every moment together and every day that we are in a relationship. Granted, I know when I find someone, I will be basically dedicated to her in every way I can think of and basically her wish will be my command (within limits and not so far that I am mindless), however pathetic that sounds. It will just end up being that way. And then there will be the times that I cant submit to her wishes--like when I am doing something totally spontaneous for her or when I am playing sports or something.

The old fashioned gentleman, the knight in shining armor. If it took going to war to defend her honor, then thats what will be happening. As it happens, the two times I would fight (after I got a gf) would be to defend myself and to defend her, if she needed it. If she could take care of herself, then she can take care of herself, but if she needs help, I am there. If anyhting that she needs is within my means, then she is going to have it.

My back hurts becuase of the furniture, my head hurts from lacking sleep and to much work, my ankle is sore from playing basketball and there is an emptiness within me. I really need to find an isolated field that I can scream and yell in without getting in trouble, waking people up, or being seen. I might end up doing something like that when I get back home to vermont. And I dont want to hear Elvis right now.

Ok I guess that is it. So now two thingsfrom or based on dnd tonight:

Q. How much does Jesus love me?
A. This much. *spreads arms*

Q. Why do chicks dig Jesus?
A. Because he's hung like this. *spreads arms*

ElderNoodle (2:18:08 AM): i swear to god if life was like dnd, it would be an epic feat to speak 'girl'
ElderNoodle (2:18:22 AM): speaking 'guy' comes with common


Noodle out.

PS: Is it really to much to expect honesty, clarity and possibly even bluntness from girl? I mean they seem to expect it from us, cant we expect it back? Or are those words even in their vocabulary?

PPS Yes Yes, I know that I sound pathetic right now.

boo!

I should be getting a new ipod in the next couple days yayayayayayay! I want my new ipod so I can listen to GOOD music at the gym, seeing as it always gets changed from the classic rock station to rap as soon as I enter. Stupid people. Oh yeah, this is also for wandering around campus and sleeping--two things much better with music, but that I have been doing without. Oh well...tomorrow or the next day or next monday. I will also be getting new computer games with this order...time to stock up for summer on games and movies so I have stuff to do in the in between friends time...or when I am not playing frisbee.

So the last couple days have been a little rough for all of the normal reasons, plus the circuit city website is one of the most horribly designed websites ever (my brother could develop a better one and hes a sophomore in high school) I have ever encountered, I think I killed my ankle, I have my last Italian test tomorrow (both good and bad), I have been stuffed up and today was running a fever and have a killer headache...among other things. It kinda sucks, but the end is almost here and it is getting towards vacation (after tomorrow I have one more class in one of my classes and in another I get to be a guinea pig (italian). I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. That is the greatest book in existance. Better than Tolkien...for those of you in BORG tonight, whoever wrote that book is my favorite author, not Tolkien.

Oh well, I suppose that it is time for bed now..hopefully I will fall asleep quickly

Noodle out.

hmmm, Im not very good at updating...

Oh wells. Hellweek for Alice has come and gone, the hell weekend that accompanied it drove me insane and I feel this incredible weight upon my shoulders. It sucks. I feel slightly better today after I finally got to get to the gym and lift wieghts for a while, but not really enough to help.

I got my Indiana Jones hat though and I love wearing it. It is just so cool because it is Indiana Jones, and, even though he is not real, he is my hero. But I will just say it one more time: I HAVE AN INDIANA JONES HAT!!!!!!

One more thing that is weighing me down is that a friend of mine went home this weekend and has seemed very detatched ever since coming back. I am pretty worried about her and I am not really sure what I can do.

I am looking forward to summer coming so that I can make money and then go and play frisbee all the fucking time. Those are like the two things I want to do...well that and goofing off with old freinds, playing a little volleyball, perhaps a few movies, contra dances, blues jams and generally mocking the weirdos/vacationers at the beach. And maybe being asked for pot by vacationers while sitting at the beach doing nothing at all...thats always fun.

In other news, my computer hates me. It doesnt want to download things and when it starts to download things, it shuts down. I hate it sometimes. I also got my gift card so that I can replace my Ipod and I am seriously considering buying a 20 gig harddrive with some accessories, but I am not totally sure yet. Also if I had enough money I would consider getting a 120 gig external harddrive for my computer so that I wouldnt need to worry about so many cds because it would be all there. Lacking that, I might get the 20 gig, a couple accessories and a scandisk or something like that.

Well I am done talking for now. Maybe a 20 minute nap before food. I dunno. Maybe ill just stare into space or try downloading something again. *shrug*

Noodle out.

PS If you live in the US and dont live in the south, I recommend that you read it. Or even if you are a liberal southerner. WARNING: CONSERVATIVE SOUTHERNERS DO NOT READ!! http://fuckthesouth.com/

PPS BTV has about four viewers. (It used to be three, but I am sure that since I first said that, one more person has gotten bored and started to tune in...sorry lynn, I had to)

PPS Is it unreasonable to expect girls to say what they really want and for them to be straightforward and honest about things?

Fucking Bullshit!

I have decided to punch something because blogger and ITS are bullshit and didnt publish a 20 minute analyzation of quotes.

Ill sum it up for you: Im in a shitty mood, not getting enough sleep, listening to depressing music while waiting for my laundry and I just wnat to punch something or break down and cry or I dont know what. Just let it end

Noodle out.

PS: Fuck you

PPS: I hate you


PPPS: Fuck you again

Bullshit is fun...esspecially at 3 am while the laundry is in the drier...

Sunrise can be nice....

I stayed up alll night long writing letters, talking to Lynn, watching tv, and then at 610 today, I went out and watched the sunrise. Unfortunately there were things in the way and my conclusion is that we need to renovate the campus so I can have a place to sit and watch the sunrise without an obstructed view. But anyway, it is now 8 AM and I have decided that I dont like this time. It should be abolished. That and the number 3.

The next time anyone anywhere uses three or the time 8 AM, they are to be executed, plain and simple. I do believe it is things like this that people shouldnt let me be dictator--not that I will oppress anyone, but rather that we would end up in a fucking weird number, calender and time systems. Then there would be old farts sitting on their front porch in their rocking chairs saying "Those were the good old days: the days when the numbers were in order and the day had 24 hours. But they were harder too, we started school at 8 AM, and had to walk to school barefoot uphill both ways, while pulling our little sister on a carriage along with all of her friends and we were whipped for not getting there fast enough. And it was either 200 degrees out or 40 below zero. So you have it easy even if it doesnt make sense."

Well I guess that is all. OH YEAH!!! IT ISNT ALL!! I got an 86 on my last Italian test and I am really really really happy.

now I am done

Noodle out.

PS: Poop




PPS: Penis