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floatin' [edited]
Monday. 3.31.15 12:45 am
Wednesday was Mom's birthday, so I've been chilling at home all weekend to celebrate. Other than a pretty sweet sleepover with Ryan and Kyle last night, I haven't really seen any of my friends. Last time I was here, I spent the whole time out with different people so I figure it'd be nice to hang with Mom for a few days.

Also last time I was here, I was visiting with my OTHER friend Ryan (hereafter referred to as R2. [Gosh I've always wanted to say that]). He and I wanted to stop by this place called Palmetto Moonshine on the way back to Georgia, but we missed the exit. I was pretty disappointed, since I've never had moonshine and I wanted to try it out.

Aside; when I was younger, I never wanted to touch alcoholic beverages. They seemed to taste gross and I expected it would bring out the worst in me. (I've proven to have pretty lousy self-control) But as I got older, and especially when I turned 21, I figured it would be cool if I just made sure to drink responsibly. Don't get drunk, don't make habits, just have drinks with friends or relaxing at home. That's the way it's gone. I don't like beer, and I reckon I never will, but for some reason I have a fondness for straight liquor. And since I try to limit how much I drink, I haven't really explored alcohol-buzzed territory because apparently I have a stupid-high tolerance. So that's fun.

I told homegirl that I was sad I'd missed out on the moonshine place, and what did she do? She made me some! Well, she used some recipe that calls for lots of everclear to make something resembling Peach Cobbler flavored moonshine. It's delicious. I was surprisingly touched that she essentially gave me poison with peach slices and cinnamon. Guys I like her a lot. Anyway.

I finally stopped by Palmetto Moonshine on the way here. Cool place. 30 dollar jars of moonshine. Potent stuff. Definitely more potent than the stuff Hannah made. 30 dollars is sort of a lot for a single pint, but I figure it's worth it every now and then.

wheeeee alcohol

wut

Trying to think of a new job I should be looking for. This whole thing with the research lab is cool but it's not really leading anywhere. Mom and Mark were giving me tips today. It wasn't pleasant but I think it was helpful. Maybe.

I'm also looking into the stock market. I have a few ideas for how I could reasonably make a tiny bit of money with it, but I know so little about the market itself and the ways that other people work it, I'm probably just being naive. Still, I've started looking into ways to play with past data and see what I have to work with. Patterns patterns patterns.

Just got my new (from February) glasses adjusted for the first time. Man, what a relief. I didn't realize how much I hated having the stupid things fall down my face.

Recently I've been trying to learn more about how I build my convictions (beliefs, worldviews, habits, rules-to-passionately-uphold) and how I can build more of them biblically. I'm uncomfortable with how much I tend to lean on the convictions of my friends and church. Partially because stealing convictions from others is super fake, and partially because they're generally pretty weak unless I build them myself, for my own reasons. It's a lot to think about. I think it's also related to my difficulties in class; learning new material is hard for me. Especially if I can't put the information into a framework that makes sense to me. Most things fit into similar frameworks, so I get by, but every now and then something just makes no sense to me -cough- thermodynamics -cough-

Oh, and I've been reading this rad series called the Ware Tetrology, by Rudy Tucker. Software, Wetware, Freeware, Realware. It's sci-fi. Deals a lot with the evolution of culture and technology. I really like the way the guy moves his world forward; a seemingly innocuous detail in one book turns into a major plot point 30 years later in the sequel. Sort of like real life, methinks. I particularly enjoy the slang he made up. It's sort of depressing how the characters act sometimes, but I think it's actually pretty accurate, and might be even more so in the future. I'm not referring to the gratuitous sex and drug use, but to the sort of "meh" attitude that everyone has about everything.

No, that's not a good way to describe it...I dunno. It reminds me a little of The Stranger. That's actually a decent comparison, I think.

Oh well. What are you guys reading recently?

If you were waiting for me to refer to R2 again, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

Nightio

EDIT:
Also, this
6 Comments.


That's really sweet of your girlfriend to make you a moonshine-esque drink, although... Everclear... O_O
» randomjunk on 2015-04-02 12:25:51

I keep forgetting that when you scroll down to the bottom, the leaf changes color. . .
anywho, I'm glad you finally got to try out the place you'd been wanting try. Sounds like it wasn't a disappointment. Also, cute pup!
» LostSoul13 on 2015-04-05 02:30:33

re:

Is it though...or does it just make you want to be very...quiet...
» Unicornasaurus on 2015-04-17 03:38:31

Thank you for stopping by my profile to say hello. Nice picture of you and your dog.
» bauhaus on 2015-04-19 12:46:40

Please tell me you have two friends whose names start with D, and that when the second one and the second Ryan are in the same room you refer to them as R2-D2!!!!!!??!??!!!?!?!???!?!
(would that be too much?)

Um. That sounds like a lot of everclear. :S At least you survived! ha
I've gotten used to some beers. Like learning to like black coffee, my experience has been you gotta just keep drinking it until it's not so sucky anymore. Or something. Whiskey is my favorite, though. In soda, on the rocks, whatever!
» invisible on 2015-04-26 05:44:43

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I KNOW! DISGUSTING. We've been sending each other kissy emojis. I need someone to stop me immediately.

Yeah no you guys are great and I love the fact that you're together, because you seem to do great things for each other. I was single when I started feeling that way, so apparently you're not disgustingly cute. Or maybe you are, and I just like seeing you have someone who makes you sickeningly adorable. IDK STEEV
» Unicornasaurus on 2015-05-02 02:41:40

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