Pass The Brass

“A wise man surrounds himself with friends wiser than himself.”

As I was catching up with a good friend of mine with whom I have not spoken to in some time, I was informed of a somewhat disturbing fact. In truth, it is both disturbing and enlightening at the same time.

I will admit right off the bat that I consider myself a recovering addict from the online video game “World of Warcraft”. Anyone who has ever played it can tell you it has a somewhat addicting nature to it in that it is easy to dedicate tons of time to the game. But World of Warcraft(or WoW as it will be referred to from here on out) has become more than just a simple game. What started off as a Massive Role Playing Game has become a way of life for some.

When I first started off into the world of Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG’s) I picked one that did not require me to pay money just to play it monthly. It made no sense to me to pay money monthly to play a game that you already paid money for just to get the disc. It took some convincing from a few friends and a brother to realize, “Well at least I can play with friends and family on it, so it can’t be that bad.” What I did not realize was what I would find.

When I first began WoW I enjoyed the casual look and feel of the game. In the beginning levels of the game I could play by myself and fare just fine running around these mythical forests slaying demons and the like, but eventually it became apparent that playing in groups was required to get the full effect of the game. This is where the game began to take on a new aspect for me.

My brother introduced me into a group of players that had banded together to form a “Guild” of sorts on WoW and I now had a makeshift family of like minded people to play this game with. WoW just picked up a massive social aspect to it.

Over time I got to know some of the players and the more we played the more we learned about each other to the point where it was more than just “people I played WoW with” to actual friends and sometimes actual family as well. Read the rest of this entry »

I can’t keep silent. I must declare the beauty of my Lord and Saviour! For it is not merely my lips that declare His Glory, but the heavens which are a testament to His greatness. It is but a fraction…barely a glimpse of His presence.

It truly amazes me the conditions I find myself in when I finally receive an ounce of inspiration. Of course, Christ is the ultimate source of all inspiration as He created us in His image…but it’s just the actual state of things in which it comes to me that surprise me. I miss it. I wish I still had that passion I had when I first began this particular journey.

Back in high school, I used to really enjoy walking to school. I wasn’t enjoying the walk because I couldn’t wait to reach the destination, but rather it was the more cliche’ line of “the journey is more important than the destination.” The only reason this held true for me was enjoying sunrise.

I realize some of you are thinking “wait a sec, you went to high school in Kalifornia! Whats so great about those sunrises?” It wasn’t necessarily the sunrises specifically, it was merely the arrangement of God’s Morning Canvas that held my fascination every day I walked to school. Read the rest of this entry »

I just got out of my Promotion Board which recommends me for Sergeant. These last few days were a lil roller coaster of sorts on my nerves. I had been so nervous just last evening, but I spent some time doing something else to keep my mind from exploding and I can’t tell how much better it feels to just walk in there with confidence. Not only do you feel more comfortable, but it plays a huge part on your performance. I have a few people I can thank for really helping me out, but first and foremost the only one who brings me the peace of mind that I have relied on countless numbers of times…

As I was driving around yesterday I was coming around an all too familiar turn in the road just driving back to work, going over all of my studying and things I needed to get done before the board. Just worrying about all of it at once. I can’t go too long like that until my conscience tells me to stop, take a step back and breath. So as I’m driving around this bend in the road I just look up at the trees.

I drive this bend more than 3 times daily and still it took me this long to actually look up at the fall colors of the trees here. A solid gold all around me. I hadn’t realized how beauty can be found in the ugliest of places…in the simplest of forms.

So I thank God for His absolute peace that has saved me more times than I’d like to remember. I give all glory to He who makes all things possible.

Well, work has been pretty heavy this week and it just changed up in that we are rearranging a lot of stuff so I’m gonna be pretty wrapped up in that for a bit. Sorry bout the lack of anything interesting here. I’ll definitely put something up on my next off day. Thanks for teh pay-shence!

Sorry folks, I know I said I was gonna put some stuff on here tonight but I was invited to a friends place for dinner and I can’t turn down steak and potatoes so Ill be puttin’ somethin’ up tomorrow. Until then, enjoy laughin’ at my photos.

I don’t know if it’s a default or a sick joke, but this current theme is….*shudder* Well I think Lurch would say it best. “UUuuuuuggggghhh”.