The Internet Ramblings of Nick O'Hare

Definitions (and the clarity thereof) are of paramount importance to discussions, and to life. Sometimes semantics get played around with and learning is inhibited, and often times there is no benefit from it. Sometimes... no... a lot of times people are thrown into a tailspin of confusion and conflict all due to word choice and semantics, but in the end, isn't it the physical portrayal of said words that actually matter anyways? I mean, people can say what they want and call things what they want, but in the end, its what they actually end up doing that makes an impact, whether that be good or bad. I guess what I'm driving at here is this: Don't fight over words. If you're going to fight over something, let it be actual action.

On another note, I love being back home in South Florida, even if its only for the weekend. And I love conversation that provokes thought. And that doesn't turn into a useless argument where the sole purpose it to be right, but rather to learn and promote growth.

i apologize if i seemed bitter in that last post, i was..

but tonight was good. i suppose it was a short day, but it really started with church, which was dang good. i had forgotten what it felt like to be excited to go to church, largely because calvary had become (and very much still is) very stale and shallow to me. anyways, worship was so so so good, and the message was in-depth and actually interesting, which was and is a very pleasant change coming from calvary. i mean dont get me wrong, im not bashing calvary, i just dont see growth there. its like their main goal is to get people saved, as opposed to the actual growth of christians. just one more example of how its "all about the numbers" there...  im glad to have gotten away from that whole mess down, to be honest. i mean, i love the people down there, no doubt, but im quite happy to have a new church now.

i dont know why some people even call each other friends.

right, so im sitting here at my job (if you can call it that), and i realize why it pays only barely above minimum wage. i do nothing. i stay awake when the good lord knows i should be sleeping, and i dont really do anything. i mean, i told some ginormous football player to lower his music, but that was about it. i guess soon ill wander the floors making sure everything is good. sitting here makes me realize i should probably look into getting some sort of normal job, preferably one that interests me in some way...

anyways, we had another soccer game tonight, but we lost 1-0. i guess it was impressive considering we had no substitutes while the other had 6, not to mention they were the top ranked team in their division. oh well, it was fun while it lasted i guess...

so today was a day of polar opposites. it started out pretty lame by waking up to hours of studying for a macroeconomics test i was planning on taking later in the day. i went into the test feeling pretty confident, but yet to no avail. i failed that piece with a 60%, which is by no means good. on the bright side, i get 3 extra credit points added to it, but a 63% on a test is still failing, lest we forget. anyways, things went better after that mess, thanks to playoff soccer. we won 3-0 today (first round), which means we have another game tomorrow night at 8:20. i scored once, which is always nice. but yeah, so after that i went to homegroup with ryan and lauren, and there was a lot of good conversation about relationships, dating, marriage and whatnot. probably the best homegroup discussion thus far.

i miss south florida. 

somewhere along the lines, people you thought you were close with turn into jerks. not that i really have a problem with it, but i would have liked to know when that point was so i could have prepared for it. i mean, its sad i guess, but to be honest its not like i cant live without them. and its weird too, cause i dont even feel like i can say anything, even though i used to be able to...

so apparently people actually read my blog. its flattering. 

ok, so today was a pretty good day. i woke up around noon, which is always nice, and went apartment hunting. we found one place which was pretty dope, so i might be living there next year, especially since i royally screwed myself with the towers next year. anyway, so after that i had some dang good barbeque (which i had been craving like woah...) and was off to my soccer game. we lost 5-3, but i had all 3 goals for our team, so i count it as a victory for me. plus, they were the no. 1 team in our division, so yeah...

i havent posted in what seems like a while, but i dont really feel like throwing something up right now. ill have something tomorrow, i promise.

i never knew so many of my friends were giants fans. i guess its just cool to hate on the patriots. im sad they lost, yes, but im more saddened that people cant be true fans anymore...