Life Under Viper's Rocks

Whew. I’m tired. Ha! I’m downsizing my room quite a bit. Sometime mid-last year, I took down my bulky entertainment shelf and got a smaller one. Today, I broke down my desk and have nothing there, for now. Originally, when we moved, I got all new furniture (the matching ET and desk) and my room was packed. Idk if it’s the Lord showing me that I’m blessed enough or something weird -either way, I like to downsize now and not be cluttered. It’s an accomplishment that I broke down the desk at 2 or 3 a.m. with people sleeping in the house! Haha.

Anywho, now I’ve got my PC near my bed on my nightstand (since I have a flat-panel LCD it fits nicely.) Now I can lay in comfort on my bed and snooze whenever! I’ll have to decide what to do about the open space in my room but I have no clue as of now because I am exhaustively tired and my back’s sore from liftin’, pushin’ and pullin’ stuff.

Well, I best get some Zzzzz’s before work this afternoon. Thanks for reading my blog and don’t forget to checkout Christians 4 Life (for great Christian resources) and LUVR Services (for all your pc/network needs).

MLIC (Much Love In Christ),

Andrew

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There was a show on called Purity Ball which the basic synopsis was that fathers are more involved in their daughters (and of course sons) lives. The goal of the show was to enhance focus on girl’s purity and chaste before marriage. Because I consider counseling as one of my areas of study, I stuck with watching the show. It’s a 50/50 good/bad show to me.

I’m 100% enthralled that fathers desire to (and should be) helping their daughters focus on being abstinent until marriage. It’s a heart-felt show and a sign of hope that more girls now than in the past are striving for purity/chaste/abstinence (whichever you prefer to call it by).

The other half I didn’t realize until I read some comments while looking for a download or purchase of the documentary that it’s a loss of control in a girls life. Not to the extent of being slave-like, but that what most girls are naive or less knowledgeable/skilled in the “control” area of their life…at least they have control over it whether good or bad. With these girls, their father’s “control” the relationship area of their lives, but none the less they have no control over it or it’s at least a big argument or just a never talked suppressed struggle she keeps secret. After the girl marries, the husband is then in “control”.

I’m sure between both sides, girls fit in one or the other and sometimes both areas. I’m positive. I just hope on the negative side I mentioned that it’s not THAT terrible that fathers (and mothers) are deemed “control freaks”. Yes, I’m all for girls being pure until marriage but go about it in a way that you pray and talk to your kids about it and when they’re faced with or tempted later on down the line, they’ll look back and know what’s right from wrong (as this applies to any area we want to teach our kids about doing or not doing).

Thanks for reading, I’d love for you to leave some feedback!

Andrew

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OK. It’s been a while since we’ve last talked. ha-ha sorry.

I recently got a home theater system and it is awesome…the back story is that I’ve been going back/forth with issues of the other theater system I bought before I returned it and got a new one. Either way, my home theater system is sweet. It’s not as great as some people’s but it’s mine and it does the trick. The Lord allowed me to get it and I’m thankful. I just need to be more mindful of my spending and I need to pray that the Lord will guide me in payments for this and my tv and other stuff I have bills to pay on.

I’ve still got no passion back at work. I’ve prayed earnestly and haven’t seen much change.

Christians 4 Life is about to release a new project called Simplicity and we are overly excited to see it revealed! http://christians4life.net

I saw the new Batman movie and it ROCKED!!!!!!!!! Nuff said.

Well that’s all for now, I’m gonna finish upgrading all of the wordpress blogs that I manage and head to bed.

God Bless!

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Of my four possible career fields (music, computers, business mgmt., and counseling), Music seems to now be a tad more dominant. I’ve been practicing a bit more and at first it was rough because my skill was zilch (b/c of lack of practice skills the last 2 or so years), however I’ve built back up to where I was in these last 2 weeks so that’s a big YAY. 2  years of semi-lost skill back in 2 weeks. haha. Anyway, it’s the fact that I only played music that was at my Late Beginner/Late Intermediate ranges…so I spruced up and jumped back into my books that are late intermediate/early(-mid) advanced so that helps.

Anyway, Casting Crowns is awesome so I’ve got each of their 3 CD’s and music folio books on hold at work (till one of the folios comes in on order, hopefully). That way I can add them to my Evanescence collections. haha.

Anyway, gotta go back to work tomorrow. Yay…sure ok.

God bless and have a great rest-of-the-week!

Andrew

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Today was pretty good…

+++Went to church (Cowan Mill [Baptist] Church)

+++Ate at O’Charleys

+++Got some of that ol’ expensive gas

+++Went to wally-world and the dollar store

+++Got home, checked mail, went outside with whole family for over an hour and swam

+++Professionally taught two rugrats how to swim

+++Everyone went in and we ordered and ate pizza and chit-chatted for a while

+++I began teaching the oldest niece how to play piano tonight (we’ll see how this turns out. haha)

+++Now I’m here typing this very blog.

Thanks for reading and have a blessed week!

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So to day I was off from work (the only day this week actually), so I texted a friend to see if she wanted to hang out today. All was well and after a while later we decided to hang out.

THANKS TO THE LORD I was squared away and was in the clear and had nothing to worry about. It was tough and without the Lord I wouldn’t have made it through the day without Him and the faith He gives to me. Also, thanks to my Grandmother for the Old-Fashion Raising that helps me retain my morals and values of life and Christianity.

I felt a tad (very little) closer to her today but no, I’m sure it won’t work out b/c we’re from two different planets (almost literally) so that’s good to know and good that I could handle myself in that kinda situation.

I really never go hang out with friends for much of any reason but it was weird today that I did…hmmm. The Lord only knows (and hopefully will reveal why) I/we hung out today.

For now, gotta head in 2 bed 4 work 2morrow,

Andrew

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Just a random note for me and you to know…

I have been studying up on marital/pre-marital (and family) relationships since working at LifeWay. I won’t go into details on what I’ve learned b/c I can’t remember it all. Not the point.

Part of a male of the general population’s job is to appeal to the female: physically, mentally, spiritually, (characteristically and personality) wise. I’ll be brief when I say that growing up, well…I wasn’t Brad Pitt.

Regardless, we’ll fast-forward to now time. I briefly had a chat with a fellow female classmate from High School who was a little higher up in the “ranks” of HS (special clicks [groups], cheerleading, beta club, fbla, etc. [IDK for sure what she did but you get the idea]). Anyway, whether you know it already, it dawned on me that a not-so-good-looking guy can have a legit relationship with a “high-class” girl, in one of many ways, being conversation.

Not that I want to date her (given the chance, I would), but that just proved my personal study that you just need to be able to condone a decent conversation with a female of choice to be able to strike further relations.

The only things left in my study that I doubt and haven’t figured out are two things: 1 being what I call stubbornness (for lack of a better word) of the female and 2 being a female already in a relationship (a new one, engaged, married, recently divorced, etc.).
Both of these “prohibitors”, to me, seem to be the only things that would keep a single male from having a relationship with the female of choice (who is in one [or both] of these situations).
However, more barriers exist that prevent relationships, but these are all that I can think of at the level of knowledge I have. Now that I know this information WORKS, I can put it to use in the future when the Lord brings about the right person for me.

Thanks for reading this suppose to be quick but turned out long blog. J

Andrew

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Well, once again we had another visit from some people from Heritage Baptist Church. This time is was the Music Minister and I suppose a deacon (not sure). Last time it was the Pastor. Anyway, so we made small talk (like the last visit) and this time I was offered a possible job (with decent money) as the pianist (‘maybe’ the organist)…and I don’t need a degree to do it! So I played an anthem piece (Go in My Father’s Name) for the MM and he seemed to like it…I couldn’t really tell. But I’m sure he was slightly impressed that I offered to play for him (since professionally you should offer a sample [interview] of your services or capabilities). I also told him I like to conduct/lead music, too. So he offered to help me out. I though he was a little rough or mean looking when I first saw him but he’s pretty cool.

So originally I told my folks I wasn’t going to have any musical connections to the church we choose to go to, however if it be the Lord’s will, I suppose I will work for/with the church for whatever reasons the Lord may have.

Well I got the AbRail in mail yesterday but haven’t opened it yet. Sigh. Hopefully it’ll work…to some extent.

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My Life’s been a bit rustic lately…well over the last 4+ months (4 that i remember, at least). Anyway, It seems that I’ve gone down the beat path of becoming lazy. That of which I never wanted to be nor was taught to be growing up. I’ve been suggested to take it “Verrrrrrrrrrrrry little at a time” I konw the advice is good but i’ve tried it and it doesnt work.

My life’s become fast-paced. If it cant be done (or results dont show) quickly, I dont care to do it or  I do it with a lot of carelessness and not to the best that it could be done at.

As stated, i wasnt raised this way and it pisses me off thinking of how i have so much i’ve lost b/c of becoming lazy.

Some examples:

+70+ books on relational studies that i enjoy……..3 of which i have read alltogether
+A $1500 online program about A+ and Network+ certificaiton…wasting away
+A free Cisco Systems, Inc. course that could easily make me more money if I became certified…….sifting away.
+My 4 personal companies have lost prospective clients and my skill levels have dropped b/c i didnt stay up and learn about the growing changes.
+i’ve got a good job that could be better (product knowledge wise) but i’m not doing good at it b/c i’m too lazy to try or do right.

Well that’s just a touch of what i can remember right now. Almost everything is lazy in my life now and i DONT want to be this way. To make it easy for you to understand when I DONT want to be lazy i just become more lazy……IDK its hard to understand.

I just need to know if this is a “me thing” or if it is happening to other teenagers my age or something. Its really going to pull my down to the bottom if i dont change soon or find some solution.

Happy new year,

andrew

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Sunday the 14th the Lord moved me to speak to Ken, our Music Minister @ church and talked for about 2.5 hours that afternoon about work/jobs, logistics and fairness in choir practice, and other stuff. Then, Monday I talked to Jeff, my manager/boss and we talked about havin’ Wednesdays opened up more thru Christmas and the future for church availabilty. He made me realize that its not 100% work’s “fault” that I don’t go to church on Wed. It has mainly been my fault, I’ve been lost to the old routine i use to have. But I went back this Wed. and it felt great! Kudos there to Jeff and Ken for gettin’ me outta my pit in life!!!

All in all since I’ve graduated in May I have been in the next “stage” of my life (which is Work/Job, College, & Career stage). and I’ve kinda “floated” through the past 5 or so months tossin up college…I KNOW ya gotta have college to get pretty much anywhere nowadays but still it was a tossup and the Lord and I needed time to make an just decision.

Well a fellow employee and I were closing the other evening and he mentioned to me Atlanta Christian College (acc.edu) and I’ve always blown it off thinkin it was low level not-so-good-for-much of a college but turns out I’ve set my sights tooooo high and far into and on West GA that I got down and out about my SAT/ACT but truth is they don’t require a minimum score, just that you ‘take’ one or the other. Which I’ve done and that you ahve a 2.5 GPA, which I’ve gotta 3.sumthin. YAYness!

So I’m doin some prayer on this to see if I can get financial aid and if its the right move for me. I was debating on whether I should go for the possible promotion coming up either the end of this/beginning of next year but i was tired of “retail experience” but I’m thinkin it may be the right move to do “IF” I can get it. The pay will definitely bring my worry in my mind about my finances back up to parr and help pay for college and other goodies.

While talkin to another associate @ work we covered lots of topics in our lives such as male temptations, females/relationships and the good ol’ days. It felt good knowin someone was there who related to me on a very similar level. So after we got all that out in the open we realized a cool way too look @ life and our situations: You’re a child for only so long to where you grow up and you are in the “”real world”" and have bills, college, work, etc. Well, looking at marriage/relationships you can say the same concept. You’re only single for so long (Lord willing) so enjoy and embrace it, yes it will hurt and tempt you even more, but once you’re in a relat./marriage then you cant easily go back. So yeah, thats cool to look @ it that way.

Well, I think that’s all for right now. I’m actually happy for once. Sigh, thats a relief. haha. Peace y’all

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