Posts of a Random and Odd Nature.

Not too bad.

2009-06-10T02:12:24Z

Your result for Which Woman of the X-Men is Right For You? Test...

Kitty Pryde aka Shadowcat!

You like Kitty Pryde, aka Shadowcat! And as Deadpool put it she's totally getting ripe! Kitty is the quintessential american girl next door and a great girl for any guy.

Take Which Woman of the X-Men is Right For You? Test at HelloQuizzy

Lost Another One.

2009-02-11T06:35:10Z

Well I was just informed that my uncle died today. Though that was left in an IM by my brother with no other information than he died of a heart attack. I'm hoping someone bothers to send me an e-mail or something cause I don't have phone right now.
I have various ways of contacting me and all everyone thinks to do is call instead.
I'm far more likely to get back to someone in an e-mail or some other of the various electronic forms.

jstuder55104 @ 2009-01-05T07:49:00

2009-01-05T13:49:47Z

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Something Stolen, Again.

2008-12-08T03:53:24Z

I took this from cappsize.

Your result for Which Tarot Card Represents Your Higher Self? Test...

The Chariot

5 0Fool, 1 1Magician, 4 2Priestess, 0 3Empress, 5 4Emperor, 1 5Hierophant, -1 6Lovers, 12 7Chariot, 2 8Strength, 4 9Hermit, -1 10WheelOfFortune, -1 11Justice, 5 12HangedMan, 2 13Death, 2 14Temperance, 1 15Devil, 0 16Tower, -2 17Star, 5 18Moon, 2 19Sun, -1 20Judgement and 2 21World!

It is somewhat of a mystery why the Chariot, clearly a card of force and of control, should be of the Water element. But its attribution to Cancer is indeed valid because this card deals heavily with the emotions. Specifically, the Chariot is a card of emotional control; the power of the mind to shape the desires of the heart and direct them to meaningful expression. This is not the emotional control of the Emperor, who totally supresses all of his emotions in favor of logic and reason. The man driving the Chariot knows that his emotions are not to be swept under the rug, but trained and used to his greater good.

The triumph over both positive and negative emotions is often shown by two horses or sphinxes of different colors pulling the Chariot. Though on their own they would run wild and untamed, going in whichever direction they chose to go, here they move only forward. So they still have some power, but this power has now been directed and focused by the man holding the reins. The chariot cannot move without horses to pull it, just as we cannot function without our emotions to drive us. But without the control of the chariot, the horses would run free, just as our emotions can run wild when unchecked and uncontrolled. Balance is needed.

The Chariot embodies the type of discipline that is necessary to gain control over the emotions, and this is why a military symbol has been chosen for this card. The purpose of the harsh conditions of the military is to develop the will and the ability needed to control emotions and put them to productive use on the battlefield. Only through the mastery of yourself can you ever hope to achieve mastery over others and your environment. The wisdom and the glory gained through conquering one's enemies is nothing compared to the self-esteem you build through defeating your fear. Inner enemies are often tougher to defeat than outer ones, and thus teach you much more.

Through the application of emotional force we can learn to achieve our goals and desires much more quickly. For someone like the man on the Chariot, who is in total control of his will and his emotions, almost anything is within his grasp. In the Thoth deck, written across the canopy of the Chariot is the word Abracadabra, which may seem foolish at first glance. What is the stage magician's catchphrase doing here - is there magic involved? No, there is no magic. Abracadabra comes from Hebrew, and it translates roughly to "What I have said will be done" or "As it is said, so it shall be." Nothing embodies the spirit of the Chariot more than this word.

The appearance of the Chariot often shows a need to take control of your emotions and, instead of wasting energy grieving or complaining, use that energy to take action and to make changes in the world. Fear will cripple you unless, like the Chariot demands, you can acknowledge it and face it. Then you can use your fear constructively, for your own purposes. But this type of control is not limited to the negative emotions. In relationships the Chariot often shows how idle infatuation can be transformed into passion and confidence. Through controlling your emotions, the Chariot says, you will eventually learn to control yourself.

And once you have reached that stage, anything is possible! Once you have transcended your fears you start transcending your restrictions until nothing can hold you back from the success you deserve. The Chariot's appearance is often the herald of victory through discipline and confidence, a moment where all opposition lies defeated. Great success and achievements will come to you if you master your passions and believe in the power of your will. Do not let anything distract or sway you from your goals, and proceed with the straight flight of an arrow. Nothing is beyond your ability if you believe in your own power. Abracadabra!

Take Which Tarot Card Represents Your Higher Self? Test at HelloQuizzy

How odd really, considering my last post about emotions and such.

Gun Info and Christmas Musings.

2008-11-19T11:11:32Z

Since Black Friday is fast approaching and some places have the ads up already like BFads.net
I'd just tell all the gun folks I know that if there is a Gander Mountain near you, you may wanna look at their ad, they have a S&W Sigma Series in 9mm or a 40S&W Semi-Auto Pistol for anywhere from 340 to 400 depending on which you get and how much you spend it may also come with a laser sight. I'm hoping someone gets me the one without the laser sight for Christmas, that or multiple someones pool their money and make me happy this year.

Heres a link to the gun that may or may not work for you.
http://gandermountain.shoplocal.com/gandermountain/default.aspx?action=detail&flashbrowse=y&storeid=2489526&rapid=618818&pagenumber=5&listingid=-2090723378&ref=%2fgandermountain%2fdefault.aspx%3faction%3dbrowsepageflash%26storeid%3d2489526%26pagenumber%3d5%26rapid%3d618818%26prvid%3dGanderMT-081127ATS

Mostly Cause I'm Bored.

2008-11-19T11:02:08Z

What military aircraft are you?

F-15 Eagle

You are an F-15. Your record in combat is spotless; you've never been defeated. You possess good looks, but are not flashy about it. You prefer to let your reputation do the talking. You are fast, agile, and loud, but reaching the end of your stardom.

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I almost made it to Doogie Status.

2008-11-18T11:29:18Z

NameThatDisease.com - Name That Disease

Just a Notice.

2008-11-15T01:34:05Z

Just letting everyone know, that if I disappear from the face of the earth it's not because anything bad happened. It's just that I probably had my internet and electricity turned off.
More likely that the electricity will be first to go being that they want 500 in 10 days or less and the cable company wants 600, lets guess which I'm gonna pay first shall we.

So just a heads up is all.

Blatant Thievery.

2008-11-13T10:45:53Z

I took this from two other people, but since I don't know how to do the fancy link stuff I'm just doing the text.

If you saw me in the back of a police car, what would you think I was there for?

Answer me, then post this in your own journal (or, you know, don't) to see how many different crimes you get accused of committing.

Quickie Politic Post.

2008-11-06T03:26:27Z

So here's an interesting thing, yesterday I was talking to my buddy about who we voted for and such like. He asked who I voted for and I refused to tell him so he assumed that I voted for McCain. He illogically thought that if I had voted for Obama I would have just said so and that since I refused to tell him I had obviously voted McCain.
Now don't get me wrong I'm okayish with Obama, certainly more happy then if it had been McCain.
Why is it that folks all think it's their right to know who I voted for? I told him last night that I would tell him nothing beyond voting Yes on the proposition to keep environmental stuff funded.

In the end I may tell who I did vote for, in like a year maybe. If shit keeps going deep down the crapper though I retain my right to having plausible deniability when people start bitching about Obama and I somehow get lumped in with his supporters.

It's odd that I did have a full intention of going in and voting Obama, then my gut kicked in and I just threw caution to the wind and said to hell with it.

Well so much for quick huh.

D&D Voting.

2008-11-04T17:26:36Z

I said this on my Twitter, but it bears repeating.
"I cast vote as a Lvl.25 Citizen. I rolled crit. and gave the ballot a devastating blow."
Yes I know I'm mixing classes and such, bite me.

Halloween thoughts.

2008-10-30T22:51:24Z

So I've got a party to go to tomorrow and still no costume pinned down. I'm figuring on throwing on a few things and going as an undercover BATFE agent or if I can find the fake blood and a few other bits I'm gonna go as a fresh zombie. The agent should be easier to pull off, just need a plastic dollar store police officer set and my regular clothes and I'd be golden. The zombie would be a bit harder because while I have the clothes to pull it off I don't have the fake blood and chewed up limb.

So what do you all think I should do, I'm leaning to the undercover BATFE agent or just a federal agent type guy.

Bacon thing stolen from elsewhere.

2008-10-30T22:46:52Z

Copy this sentence into your LJ if you love bacon with a passion that borders on holy, where you imagine yourself eating strips of bacon out of a bowl made of bacon with bacon bits sprinkled all over it...with bacon ice cream for desert.

One caveat to that though, no bacon ice cream, I draw the line there.

Resignations and Health.

2008-09-22T13:04:56Z

So I had to resign at the Comcast due to have some major vision issues and being unable to get the time off since I hadn't been there long enough. I started having super bad optic migraines at work and at home nothing I was doing was helping and I'm fairly certain spending 8+ hours a day in front of a computer screen with small ass text wasn't helping things. I had a few eye docs take a look and best guesses is that it's going on in the vision center of my brain because there was nothing physically wrong with my eyes themselves. My prescription didn't change so it did help explain why even as early as last year I'd have blurry vision sometimes and if I took a nap or something my eyes would be all good again. I'm on some anti-migraine meds but those only seem to really help the intensified pain that I started getting in the back of my skull on the sides, not anything with my vision. But I've been told to let the medicine work and I will. Next step is probably an MRI or CAT Scan me thinks.

So that's the gist of things here. Here's hoping I won a small fortune over the weekend or really damn soon, cause I could sure use it at this point. Mounting bills are awesome when you really can't work in the profession you trained in, but I'll find something. I always tend to get by, somehow. But if you folks don't see me around as often know that it's because I can't stand to look at a computer monitor.

Vitamins and better sleep= happier me.

2008-06-15T04:04:57Z

So I finally got a somewhat full night of sleep on Thurs. Most of the time lately I can go to sleep at about 8 or 9pm but I'll then usually wake up about 3 to 4 hours later, it's been annoying as hell. Stopped at a CVS the other night and asked the Pharmacist about a sleep aid, I explained what had been going on and he was like "The best thing for you would be some Magnesium and Melatonin." The look on my face was probably priceless. So I grabbed both and also a bottle of Mens specific vitamins. Not cheap at all, but totally worth it. I took the Melatonin about an hour before I went to bed and it basically started kicking my ass about 30 minutes later. Needless to say that when I finally woke in the morning, the light was shining for a change instead of pitch black.

Work has been a bitch this past week, we were on phones all week. I'm so happy to be going back to the classroom on Mon. I finally got around to updating my stats in the Fitness Challenge, sorry Jayman about the lateness on it, I haven't even been on the laptop in over a week and a half now.
Gonna start looking at Gyms come payday, need some better equipment and a bigger variety of it as well.

That's it for now folks, anyone think I should be taking anything else or not taking the ones I'm taking let me know in the comments.

Thanks.

Haircuts and such.

2008-05-17T15:42:38Z

Just got a haircut. It had been almost a year since the last one, I just got tired of having my hair in my face all the time. Feels good, it hasn't been this short in almost three years. The workout is still going good, I keep forgetting to log stuff, till long after I have forgotten what I've done. But for about the past week though I haven't been doing much, got a few tweaked muscles that are being bastards.
Probably going to be joining a gym in the next couple months though. I need more and more varied equipment.
But that's all she wrote.

WOOT!

2008-05-15T15:59:17Z

"That's why they call me, they call me the working man." Cue air guitar solo. Come Mon. I am a Comcast Tech.
Now none of you call me for help.

Gainfully Employed?

2008-05-02T21:15:00Z

I may be indeed gainfully employed soon, I still have to pass the background check and I know I will pass the drug test, unless it pops something weird that is. So ladies and gents you may be reading the service tech who solves your problems, assuming you have Comcast that is. It's damn good pay and a damn good schedule, though if I'd have been smart I'd have taken Fri-Sat off instead of Sat-Sun. But I was asked to pick a preferred slot and that's what I went with. I still have to go through 8 weeks of training classes first and those are 8am - 5pm Mon-Fri.
I'm so glad that this all worked out finally.

Help Please,

2008-04-28T22:49:24Z

So I'm trying to get some better info and nowhere I look can I find it.
My father is an ex felon, he did something stupid in his 20's and regrets it.
I know he isn't eligible to own or carry a firearm but what I am trying to figure is if his felon status prevents me from having my firearm in our home or not. I've tried numerous searches with many different terms but no luck.
The gun would be owned and licensed to me and kept locked up with a combination or lock that only I have knowledge of.
So any one have a clue on this, all I get is stories about ex-cons killing people, not any real info.
Thanks for the help.

General Gun Advice.

2008-04-27T23:52:18Z

So I'm thinking of grabbing this http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/Sig_Sauer_P225_P6_9mm_Pistol.html
But I'm uncertain if it's a good gun or not. I like the price and hoping I get back to working here soon I'm fairly certain I'll be able to grab it up. But since it's an old Police issue I'm not certain on it's reliability, who knows how much or how little it was used. So anyone have any good pointers, or should I look into something different and from a different retailer.

Accomplished.

2008-04-27T23:41:57Z

So today I set out on a specific goal, to see whether I could do 100 reps of my weight lifting workouts. I decided to skip the 20lbs tote because I knew that was gonna break me, it does that after about 60 reps. So I started out with the curls, I was going okay at the 40rep mark, but started to fade at 50 so I stopped for about a 5 count. I then started another set of them hit the 40rep mark again and just faded I couldn't gut out the last 10. Needless to say I was a bit disappointed but for completeness sake I did the last 10 after a quick breather. That was my right arm, the left went much better, I was able to gut out 50reps in two sets.
Unfortunately it went no better for my overhead lifts I did 100 of them, but not in a timely fashion or all together in even sets.

I do feel accomplished though because even though I may not have done them in the greatest fashion I did do 100 of them all, and that was just the beginning of the workout for today. Totaled I did about 250reps I don't know the sets really, I was just doing them till I got wiped out and tired of lifting.

Now to chug water and eat some noodles.

I need better drugs.

2008-04-24T21:18:18Z

So I pretty much ache all over today so I'm taking the day off from the lifting and sit-ups, if I do anything today it's just gonna be some walking around the mall trying to find the poker shop.

I got a job offer today but I turned it down, I don't think I could have handled nationwide travel 70% of the time for jobs. I'll be having an interview next week though, I'd have done it after all the testing and such yesterday but I was afraid the car was gonna get towed.

Does anyone have a good suggestion for some pain reliever that work good for muscles more than anything else, it's kinda a sad state about me that I can't even scratch my back right now without using the wall to push my arm behind my back.

Working out. Uggh.

2008-04-23T22:51:56Z

So I've been working out for the past two days now.
It hasn't been alot but it's definitely been putting a burn and ache in my muscles.
I'm only lifting gallon water jugs but doing 60 curls for each arm isn't exactly easy.
I'm also doing about 20-30 pounds of overhead lifts. I'm not really certain how heavy the Rubbermaid tote is.
Sit-ups have been the killer for me though, driving today making turns was not fun.
Leg lifts have been killing my hips though, but that should calm down soon here I hope.
But there you have it, my workout in a nutshell. If my workout nuts peeps have any pointers or suggestions hit me with them.

The only other thing going on was the testing and application for Comcast today. I think it went pretty well, I could have interviewed today but I was worried the car might have gotten ticketed or towed so I'll be going back for that next week sometime.

Things are looking up for this guy finally.

Talk about Lazy.

2008-04-20T14:07:21Z

Well the last post was months ago now, just been to preoccupied with other things I guess.
I do get in moods sometimes especially now when I'm busting my ass to find work and been striking out all over the place. I finally got a promising e-mail and another promising phone call.
Though now I'm playing phone tag with the lady from Comcast and the guy in the e-mail didn't call at all in the times I specified so far and hasn't responded to my reply.
But here's hoping.

In the mean time I've just been hanging out and doing a whole lot of nothing. I've had the urge to write or draw but it's like I've got a block so I end up saying to hell with it.
I know I need to just do it but again the lazy kicks in and it all just floats away.
The biggest thing I wanna redraw is my tattoo sketch, I lost the original somewhere and I'm none to pleased because it was in a notebook that had some other drawings from friends.

I've been itching to get back to the range, but with fuel costs and not working it's been a not happening thing. I'm hoping to get some cash saved up and start looking for a pistol of my own. What with the way things are turning, it's not gonna be a bad thing, so if anyone knows of someone thinning out their collection or suchlike give me a comment.

I guess that's about all for now.

Seriously, someone kick me in the metaphysical ass next time I take so long between posts.

Moving on Up.

2008-01-09T06:51:17Z

So I finally back in an apartment, after being at the homeless mission for almost two years it's a nice thing to have happen finally.

I'm looking for work, again. Getting tired of the turn over, I liked the last place but they apparently didn't like me. So here's hoping the temp agency gets me a new job or I am gonna move onto another one that will get me work.