So...You have turkey for me?

I know, so did I!
I thought I checked on that yesterday...apparently not :O

You have let me down...No turkey...But, I forgive you :)
haha

I'm not askin' for much :)



SO: How was your thanksgiving?

amazing story, wow, very complex, yet chilling. good work

Thats not my pic anymore.

Well, just know that I am very indecisive. Haha. So I'm more than willing to engage in intellectual conversation and am open to let you use your own discretion to decide on a topic (:

Hmmmmm...this is hard! Seriously, I give you permission to pick whatever! You're the one that wanted the conversation in the first place ;)

Sounds good. What specifically about my beliefs, though?

Hmmm. Hard hitting topics right off the bat. Cool (:
Pro-life all the way. I see abortion as murder, so it shouldn't be an option. I mean when someone kills a pregnant woman they count it as a double homicide...

Yeah I understand where you're coming from. It's so tough, though...like I mean I guess if they couldn't do an emergency c-section [that's what they did with for my mom when she went through that situation; however, the baby died half an hour later she was born]...I don't know. It's a hard topic for sure.

Haha. Santa Claus? What about him? I guess I can start by saying that I never believed in him as a kid.

Well...I think the whole concept that he gives presents to kids has sort of been diminishing as the Christmas season has become so focused around commerce and stores bombarding you with catalogs and huge weekend sales. So I think kids know by now, even through store commercials, that their parents buy them their gifts and they're okay with it. Santa is just another sort of "symbol" of Christmas that people use to decorate their homes with instead of being an active part in it (fictionally, of course).

Hmmm. That's interesting. I mean, maybe it just depends on where you live and cultures and stuff [I live in a very Hispanic area]. Because at least here, based on the children I hang around, the whole idea that Santa is THE main point of Christmas and that's he's some god that brings presents is sort of dead. I'm pretty sure all/most of those kids like presents the most, but they don't really believe that Santa brings them. He's just some random person they inflate and put in their front yard, "take pictures" with [and I'm sure they don't buy that either], or draw on Christmas cards. He's not very important to the kids down here anymore, really.

Oh and yeah, the actual Saint Nicholas story is pretty cool.

Oh yeah I totally understand where you're coming from. You just have to understand that I don't really live in the United States. Haha. Where I live is a little piece of South America. And over there, Santa isn't involved much at all. Actually, most kids receive their gifts on January 6th, which is a holiday in Latin American countries that honors the three wise men/magi. Therefore, here kids don't learn about Santa, so he's not much of a big deal. And as I said, I think commercializing Christmas has also lessened the importance of Santa, because kids are learning who really gets their presents, and they accept it. They've learned to take advantage of this time of year to ask their parents to buy them a bunch of stuff, so they don't really "need" Santa anymore.

Hey, I heard you finished your book!!!! CONGRADULATIONS! and GOOD LUCK GETTING IT PUBLISHED!!!! :) :D

Hmmm...I see that you're homeschooled and that reminds me of a conversation I sort of had with this person once. What are your thoughts on public school?

Oh okay. Yeah, I've been in the public school system for 12 years, I know how bad it can be. They are not the greatest environments to be in, for sure. I'll admit that I did succumb to peer pressure and the need to conform in middle school, which was definitely a rough time in my life spiritually, but I did get over that. God has definitely increased my wisdom and given me discretion. In case you're curious, the other person I had the conversation with was totally against public schools and demands that all Christian parents take their kids out because sending them to public school is a sin or something. They acted like if being in public school dooms your kid for life. Now I understand where they came from, but I think the whole thing about it's being a "sin" is way too extreme. Public school is tough, but I'm living proof that it's not an automatic spiritual death sentence. For me personally, the hardships I had helped to strengthen and mature in my faith. This in turn equipped me to be able to share Jesus with others and see my school as a mission field.

Good, good. So...um...next topic?

A good book about that is Searching For God Knows What by Don Miller, just as a little side note.

Well, I don't consider myself "religious" really. I see religion as this chart and/or checklist that people must follow or they're considered failures, almost. It comes with a lot of pressure to do everything right, and not even because one really wants to, but because they have to. I feel like religion places God [or gods] on some unreachable pedestal where He's looking down on us and telling us how bad we are. That we just have to work a little harder and then we'll be able to get to Him. There's no relationship there.

A relationship is about love, grace, and mercy. It's not about work hard to do good things and deserve God. It's accepting the fact that we can never deserve Him. Therefore, out of love, He accepts us as we are from the start --sinful and broken. We don't have to make ourselves good for Him first. We just have to surrender our sins and HE makes us righteous, through the blood of Jesus. We don't obey His commands out of routine. And although we should fear God and be aware of His power, we shouldn't obey just because we're scared, either. Love is a much greater motivation than fear. That's the essence of sacrifice. So if Jesus sacrificed Himself for us out of love, despite how hard and scary it was for Him, the least we can do to show OUR love is to obey Him. In a relationship, it's not about us getting to God, it's about God getting to us.

Awesome. A consensus (:
Next topic?

Oh that's okay. And you know, you don't need to keep talking to me if you don't want to.
But if you do...what's your opinion on social networking? [Facebook, Twitter, etc.]

Awesome. I've been on those kinds of sites for over 4 years now and although I'll admit that I could be a lot more productive, I don't really like it when people think that I'm another useless teenager that wastes their life on Facebook or whatever. There are some people who just don't get it. They don't understand how people form friendships online. They don't take the "networking" part of social networking seriously. I have gotten to talk to a lot of people that have helped me pursue my graphic design career goal [even though I'm still in high school]. I even got to intern for a website and experiment with music journalism. Social networking doesn't have to be pointless! That's what I wish more people would understand.

Definitely. You want to be a writer, right? [that sounded pretty funny]

Is there a certain genre that you enjoy writing most?

That's a problem i always hate. "If it happens " There is always uncertainty, but you get over that and finish your project with confidence.

You have every right to be! I hope it's a success!! I'll buy a copy, or 16, if ,and when, it gets published. :) (I think that sentence had accessive commas but, oh well.)

I AM PROUD!!!! :)

Merry Christmas!

You too buddy! Enjoy the crap out of it! xD

Thank you kind sir, sorry for the belation (new word) of this comment. I am and have been out of town and have not been checking on my intranets

Glad you liked it!

Thanks alot jack! : D Really glad you like it, i mean if mister awesome writer liked it then it must have been pretty good! : D

Thanks and indeed , naruto ftw ^^

i just felt like commenting. so i did. ok then onward.

love the avatar!

well thank ya!

Hey man! guess who's back!?

Haha really? people have been asking about me? xD
So how are you my man?

Haven't talked to you for a while. How are ya?

Jack! I feel like you haven't been on in forever! :P
How are you?

thanks

Hi! I just wanted to ask... do you like to be homeschooled? Have you always been homeschooled? ...oh, and can I add you as a friend :) ?

thanks ya for sayin' happy birthday:)

Hey Jacky!
How's your book coming along?
How's your life?
What have you been up to?

We miss you :(

Thanks! The contest was fun :D
and I know how long it takes...I'm still on the prologue of mine.
:D

Just so you know, I named your golden silk spider Lila May. That is all. Aside from hello, of course.
mmmk bye

Jack! Long time no chat, so I thought I'd drop by and say hello. So, hello. :)

Funny I am a homeschooler too. And your photo is from Diary Of A Wimpy Kid on poptropicia. :) and good photos

Oh and do you wright books ?