New Best Friend

I think it was about a month ago when Sexy decided he wanted to get a dog, so we went to the Humane Society to see what dogs were there and possibly which one he would bring home. We walked through the building a few times looking at all the dogs and there were so many! It's sad to see so many animals without a home, but we knew one of the dogs would be going home with him.

Sexy's roommate was with us and we all said which dogs were our top three choices and one dog was on all three of our lists, so we got him out to walk around a little bit and see how he warmed up to us. He was adorable and the most chill dog I've ever met. After chilling with him for a while Sexy decided he was the one and brought him home!

The poor dog was nervous for the first week or so, but he's doing much better in his new home and he's so much fun! He is a Chihuahua and Dachsund mix. One ear sticks up and the other one is floppy and he has a bushy tail. He runs really funny, but he's adorable!

The shelter had named him Danny, but we didn't like that name and couldn't think of one for a few days until the little guy stood on his hind legs and hopped a little. I guess Sexy's roommate said he looked like a little joey, so they decided to name him Joey after a baby kangaroo.

I tried to get a good picture of him, but couldn't until he was asleep, so here he is!

Sweetness

I thought you all might like to see the flowers that Sexy gave me over the weekend, so here they are in all their beauty!

Clavinova

Yesterday was a very happy day in my life! My Clavinova was delivered and assembled and boy does it look great! For those of you who don't know what exactly a Clavinova is it is a digital piano. Yes! I now have a piano I can play for hours on end and annoy the hell out of my roommates and neighbors. Fuck yeah!

Anyway, I'm going to be taking lessons and practicing hard so I can get my skill level where it needs to be to perform one day and maybe even become famous because of it! It would be a dream come true. I'll let you know how I progress, but until then you can bask in my future glory.

Delay Continued

Dearest Readers,

Please accept this as my apology for not posting anything for an excessive amount of time. I've had a lot on my plate the last few weeks and am just barely gulping down the first half. I ask that you please bear with me and I hope you will check back to see when my new posts are complete. Again sincerest apologies and I wish you all the best!

With much love,

Nick

Delay

Sorry for not posting for a very long period of time! I've been busy and the last three days I've been sick. So as soon as I get back on my feet I will have a new post! Thanks for reading.

The Facade of Religion

On Sunday, a young man in my parents home ward/church committed suicide. I don't know any details other than he did it when he came home from church and that he'd been suffering with depression. He died Monday night in the hospital. He was a junior in high school. I knew the young man from going to church growing up. I remember always thinking that he looked just like his dad. He was really shy as a little kid and I didn't know him as he grew up since I moved to Salt Lake City in 2005, but from what I remember he was a great kid with a big heart. His death has impacted me more than I could possibly imagine as I'm sure it has many others. I haven't slept well the last several nights because I can't stop thinking about it.

So many questions come to mind as you think of why someone would choose to end their life. What were they going through that could make them feel so hopeless? Did they try to get help? Did they talk with someone?

I've had depression for years and just barely started on medication, but mine has never been so severe that I've wanted to end my life. I can not possibly imagine feeling any worse than I do when I'm depressed, so I can't even being to fathom what someone feels like when they choose to end their life. It breaks my heart that someone could hurt to such an extremity.

Since I've heard of this young man's passing my mind has been racing. My thoughts keep turning to religion and the role it can play in many people's unhappiness, my own included, and the role it has played in conflicts throughout history.

I can't finish my thoughts in this post, but I will in the next one.

Imagine

The words to John Lennon's song have been on my mind a lot. In this crazy world we live in it's hard to imagine the world in this song coming to fruition, but here's to hoping. Imagine.


Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one