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| User: | shoebucket (13201) Musings of a Confused Boy
days in the life of Nick |
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| Name: | ShoeBucket | |
| Location: | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| Birthdate: | 1981-07-13 | |
| Bio: | Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skyline and village halls. But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain time we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering - waiting, waiting, waiting for the station. "When we reach the station, that will be it," we cry. "When I'm 18." "When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz." "When I put that last kid through college." "When I have paid off the mortgage." "When I get a promotion." "When I reach retirement, I shall live happily ever after." Sooner or later we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us. "Relish the moment" is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm 18:24: "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today. So, stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The station will come soon enough. Facebook me! | |
| Memories:: | 5 entries | |
| Interests: | 120: a perfect circle, affection, alcohol, american history x, angelina jolie, artist wannabe, being loved, billiards, black and white photography, books, cafés, california, cancer, cello, celtic art, celtic music, charter one, chopin, coffeeshops, coldplay, collegeclub, computers, conversation, cuddling, cutco, dining, eating, edward norton, electronics, facebook, family guy, fencing, fight club, flirting, food, france, friends, gadgets, gaelic, germany, guster, harry potter, honesty, hopeless romantic, hugs, incense, indiana, indiana academy, indianapolis, internet, invader zim, ireland, irish, italy, jason mraz, jay and silent bob, jay quinn band, john mayer, kissing, knights, knives, laughing, lightning, linux, live, local h, lord of the rings, loreena mckennitt, love, loving, massage, matchbox twenty, michelle branch, monaco, monty python, movies, mp3s, music, napoleon dynamite, nickel creek, nintendo, norah jones, nuzzle, oasis, panera bread, philosophy, photography, poetry, purdue, rain, reading, religion, role-playing, romance, sarah mclachlan, scotland, seven mary three, sleeping, sneaker pimps, snuggling, south park, storms, strawberries, supreme beings of leisure, suse, sushi, sweaters, switchfoot, the ocean, the simpsons, thunder, tori amos, travel, vanessa carlton, vector, violin, wine, wisdom, women, writing | |
| Schools: | Frankfort Middle School - Frankfort, IN (1992 - 1995) Frankfort Senior High School - Frankfort, IN (1995 - 1997) Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities - Muncie, IN (1997 - 1999) Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN (1999 - 2003) | |
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| Mutual Friends: | 66: abiejr, akujunkan, ayradyss, beyond_barefoot, blazepoet, boilerbraden, bsuguy03, carla80, chemta, cloudchaser11, compxlicated, daghain, damagg, dimple21, djvirulent, dorkyfaerie, excalibrax, fyrefairy, fyrewired, giggles_0485, giniliz, gposhadlo, great_rambini, griton, gunter, illicitaffairs, insanemasha, jennanicole, jenniferemily, jennyko, jewel12281, kalandaka, kanooka, kaska, kimbyrle, krupptastic, ktangel13, labellekel, ladybug47905, lahrahkill, lakos, lcs1959, leia9879, mandebooks, minerva5, monimeows, necromagus, night0wl, prestonezone, rainfully, regretfulfanboy, rnh, sakti, schwarzemann, shandi, smellycoder, sthparkroomies, stlgirlie, stratert, strong_bridget, teddygraham83, the_e_rocker, tleaving, tphanich, tracydsclick, yakavenger | |
| Account type: | Early Adopter | |
