Say no to Fear . net

So, the other day, took a fresh breath of air, and then walked into the Blood Mobile, and donated a pint of blood. Stephanie and I donated at the same time, and I came out victorious…. Well we both successfully donated a pint of blood each, but we were racing. I finished filling the blood bag at 6 minutes 10 seconds by my count (the assistant had said it was already full though), and Stephanie was around 6 minutes 27 seconds. Long claims that when he donated earlier, he finished around 4 minutes 30 seconds or something.

Ahh well. Good day none the less. But I did get a new scar, which I’m hoping I can keep on top of and hopefully it will reduce and not be noticeable. Anyhows…

Happy Halloween.

Tim
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If you see signs with your friend(s), or with yourself call the National Suicide Lifeline, Life can be hard at times, but there’s always a future 1-800-273-TALK (8255) http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Just had a friend tell me that his relationship has ended, and didn’t know what he would do. Feels alone and rejected by many of his friends and family. All I can really do is talk with him, to try to convince him it’s not a good thing to be thinking in such drastic measures. It’s hard to really help when they live pretty far away. The Forecast says cloudy, but i look out the window and I see a lot of sun. I hope this is a good omen, and my friend will find his way back.

If you see signs with your friend(s), or with yourself call the National Suicide Lifeline, Life can be hard at times, but there’s always a future

1-800-273-TALK (8255)
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Tim
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To understand what is the meaning?
It is not easy to be a translation.

Had a delicious lunch over at Kaneko Cafe at the Tokyo International University of America yesterday. Nothing like a good ramen bowl on a cold rainy day. Now today the sun is shining between all the clouds. Actually the nice thing about this rain, is when there is a brief moment when the clouds burn away and you can see the sky, it is really nice to see a dark blue clean sky. As if the pollution and contaminants in the air were washed away.

This morning there was an exceptionally good sunrise. Yet again, rain clouds, but a nice break where the shine just shines through. My hope is that this is a sign for a new day, a new beginning for a lot of people.

Tim
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Change is in the air, like winter. Can you smell the wood burning? The weather has been crazy lately. But I suppose it’s pretty mild considering. Work, work has been work. And life has been a little stressful. In general I have nothing to complain about. But sometimes do you ever wonder what life would be if things turned out differently?

I certainly do. I’m one of those nice guys. Part of the whole nice guys finish last which is always unfortunate. But it’s who I am. At least I’m not dead last right? O_o But seriously. I’m thinking I need to volunteer somewhere. Dunno where, but somewhere that makes a difference. I really just need to find something that will challenge me. Push me to the edges. Everything is quite stagnate right now, and even though the job is cake, it’s not allowing me to really grow.

But such is life. Good times are ahead though. My brother is coming home for Thanksgiving. He’s been in Hawaii for a long time, and was recently reassigned to Korea. So this holiday season should be pretty good

Tim
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Well the Seahawks lost today. Actually they were pretty much not even though. No defense whatsoever. However, I suppose the advantage of not following sports too closely, is that it doesn’t really matter who wins, it was still a good time.

A good way to end the furlough weekend. Friday, my furlough day, went out with the gang to portland. Ate at the Macaroni Grill, walked around, visited Floating World Comics, Compound, and a few other places. Quite entertaining. Spent a little bit of time waiting for a table at Portland City Grill. Wasn’t by the window, but at least we had a seat. A few friends came over, and then we hit up Huber’s for deep fried olives, and spanish coffee’s. After that we all made our way to Lloyd Center and watched Paranormal Activity. PA started out slow, and there were a few areas I thought were cheesy, but actually by the time everything was built up, the end was fairly suspensful and kept you on the edge of your seat. But thats an hour to get to the scary 20 minutes Quite a full day of events.

Hopefully more to come. ^_^

Tim
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Oregon does it again. Going from 90* weather to 60s/low 70s pretty much over night. Well Fall is definitely fully in the swing of things, and today, we got a little bit of sun before the monsoon hit. Though in Oregon these puppies only last a few minutes really. Rain can go on for days, but when our monsoons hit, that’s when I seem to find the most relaxation. Always found it peaceful to just think to myself with the sound of rain just outside my window.

And, at least in Oregon, thunder and lightning don’t really come by too often. So today was pretty spectacular for me since I could drive, or just sit by and watch a few decent lightning bolds followed by the roar of Oregon thunder. Though it’s almost gone already, it does manage to relax me.

Tim
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To understand what is the meaning?
It is not easy to be a translation.