Top 5 Songs/Artists/Genres To Write Code To

The geekdom series continues with the top 5 things to listen to while coding. I know this seems like an obscure post, but there’s actually a lot of theory around it. You see, geeks (read “coders”) like me need time to “get in the zone.” In other words, we need time to drown out the [...]

Suck Up’s We all Know Them

How to Change the World: The Art of Sucking Up
Check out this article about the best way to be a suck up. It gives you some perspective on how we suck up with out even knowing and how we can totally blow the efforts of our sucking up.
Think to yourself, who is the worst suck [...]

Dark Window Themes? Yes Please.

Never underestimate how much nerd-fu I can bring to the table. The following post is packed full of nerdy goodness.

One of the things I really enjoy about Ubuntu (and most other distros) is the plethora of available themes for the gnome window manager. Being of great geekdom, nothing says “geek it out” like a [...]

College is a scary place.

College is a scary place.
Even though I am only a freshman in college, I have come to realize that college is a dangerous place. Lately the news has been filled with college students being killed, raped, robbed, or having their cars blown up. During fall quarter of this year, I personally knew someone [...]

Relationships: A World View

Sadly I believe this is the world view of relationships. I know many people my age who are engaged or getting married soon and I see this very logic behind some of their relationships. Now am I a hopeful romantic, because I believe there is a lot more to relationships than this. I believe that [...]

The Enquirer – XU grad’s blog helps him live life as soldier

 The Enquirer – XU grad’s blog helps him live life as soldier
Check out this article its about my friend Nate, who was my Young Life leader in high school.

My dog Farts

So my family has got yet another dog to add to our zoo. We now are up to three dogs and two cats. Its a mad house when you walk in the door. I will say however that this new dog, an almost two year old huskie, is absolutely adorable. She is playful and well [...]

All out there

So a few weeks ago my sister mentioned to me that she was really upset because many people around her and people she meets seem to be very vocal against Christians and against a lot of different people. She was upset because she was worried people assumed she felt the same way and that [...]

Late Night Rambling of a Third Shift Worker.

Well as my first post on this blog I thought I would share of the things I have realized while working third shift at a hotel.
1. Looking at the clock is enemy- This is a concept that I have understood my entire working life however with a job like this the clock is defiantly [...]

Best of the Best for OS X

I’ve had some time to get used to using Mac OS X, both at work and at home. I’ve also had a great deal of exposure to a multitude of programs (mostly free) that are available on Mac. I’m going to have a geek moment here and highlight my top 5. Most of you already [...]