Change is what makes the world go round.

So I need to make some small changes in my life that I am hoping are going to make a big impact on how I live and how life is going to flow. Flow... thats the goal of all of this. Things have been a little rocky as of late and I need to get something to work that should bring it from rocky to flow. Sorry if that sounded a little to Zen for some people but thats just how I see it so here we are... The Epic List Of Things Marcus Needs To Change!!!

1. Drink more water: I go through points in my life where I just drink a ton of water. Then, I get really sick of it and stop. I need to start drinking a good amount of water (I'm thinking like 4 nalgines a day) every day, no matter what. I am hoping that this should help me feel better about what I am putting into my body and should jsut be better for me over all.

2. Stop eating sweets: I have been the fucking cookie monster since christmas break. Cookies everyday without a day off. It is just so easy to grab a few cookies when you walk into the dinning hall. That and they taste so good! This needs to stop ASAP because cookies have nothing god in them and I'm sure they have been a leading cause of my weight gain. So, no more sweets. If you see me eating sweets yell at me please.

3. Make more time to relax: I have been so fraking stressed since school started again. I took to many credits and I am over involved at school thus Marcus = no free time. I just need to work on being more productive durring the day so that I can make some more time for myself when my classes and work are over. No more YouTube... its stupid and a waste of time.

4. Start to get gear for my Europe trip: I need so much gear and it is going to cost me a ton. The list so far is a didgital camara, backpacking pack, soft shell water bottles, hard shell water bottes, more fuil tanks, new clothes, new hiking boots, ect.. Yeah I think I might take a $10,000 student loan out to get all my gear and a macbook pro or Imac or both and buy a used jeep.

5. Figure out if I want to be in a relationship before I leave for Europe or not: Yeah, so many people seem to be getting into relationships right now and I know that I really dont have the time to be in one but it sucks when all of your friends are dating / looking and your standing on the sideline. Yeah... thats all I really want to say baout that.

~MPS

I Know.... I suck....

I know that I suck for not posting in such a long time but I have been just super busy as of late. So here is a post. I'm sure it wont be to epic but it should catch people up on what is going on in my life and what I wish was going on. Where to start...

Let me first point out that I have no free time. I knew that my time was going to be limited when I took on 18 credits this term but I would have never guessed that I would have taken on so many side projects. At this point I am doing research / writing two academic papers that are going to be submitted for journal publication. The first is on the development and change of masculinity in Captain America comic books from the 1950's to the present (More to come on this later). The second is just in the research stage right now but a philosophy professor and myself are working on
a paper about the different types of evil that are presented in The Hobbit. This is all work that is outside of my daily homework, which is a task to finish in itself. I am still putting in a good amount of hours at Campus Safety, am the President of ATO ,and the leader of Adventure Club. So yeah, I have no free time. Sorry if I don't return your phone call or IM's or e-mails. I need find time to sleep first.

Something positive that has come into my life is the radio show that I am working on right now called Two Nerds and a Wookie. It is on every Tuesday night at 10 pm through out local Adrian College radio station. For people who care our blog is . I never in a million years thought that I would have so much fun being on the air but the more I do it the more I fall in love with it. That and people tell me I am not half bad on the air so that has to mean something. Just a little hint for what we are going to be talking about next week..well more on that later.

Something I need to figure out is what I am doing during my spring break. I do not want to sit at home like I have for the last two years. I need to get out and do something; even if I have to do it all on my own. My break is Feb 23- March 2nd if anyone wants to do something please let me know so that I can not sit on my butt all week long at home. If it comes down to that I'll prob just stay in Adrian at my apartment.

Ok, so the big news that will involve my research paper and something that we are going to be talking about on Two Nerds and A Wookie next week. THATS RIGHT BITCHES THE CAPT. IS BACK!
Yes sir, I said it all along. Capt. America cant die people. HE IS ALL THAT IS AMERICA! We all know that America is never going to die and thus Capt. America can not die. Best yet, now the Capt. doesn't just have the shield that we have all come to know and love (I have one hanging over my fireplace. Do you?)but now Capt. America is going to have a handgun (I'm sure he shoots hollow points). Now I have to say that I am not 100% sold on the black pants as it makes him look like a waiter at a white house dinner party but its Capt. America. Who am I to tell him what to wear and what not to wear. Copies of Capt. America #35 hit shelves today and I think everybody should go pick a copy us. If you don't then I get to tag you as a communist and we all know what happens to communists (I'll give you a hint. They die).

Well time to go change into my spandex and go save the world.

~MPS

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I hate where I am at right now. Please let me leave and while your at it point the way to a place where I can live out the rest of my days in a house built in a hill.

Not All Who Wander Are Lost
(Who am I joking?)

Sick....

So,
It is the first week of school and I am trying my best to keep up with my classes but I have a cold that just wont give up. It is the kind of cold that students fear. My nose is running 24/7 which bugs the hell out of other students because I am blowing it all the time. Also, My sinuses have been all blocked up so I'm really sleepy and have a hard time thinking in class. I pray that it goes away soon.

Other then that life has been so so. I am in love with most of my new classes but the work load is pretty heavy and because I have to get up at 7 am every morning I try to go to bed by 11. So, I don't get to see my friends as much as I would like. That and life has really taken some interesting turns the past few days. Funny how things work out...

Not All Who Wander Are Lost

A Few Day Catch Up

Ello' Friends,
So I know it has been a few days since I have last posted but I have been a very busy boy (Kinda). Most of my days have been filled with reading, movie watching, shopping, and re-finding my love for the Planet Earth series. I have also been spending more time then usual in the funny little city of Ann Arbor but more to come on this later. So this might be a long one folks. If at any time you choose to stop reading; my feelings wont be hurt (Hell I wont even know).

On Tuesday I watched one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. It involved action, adventure, comedy, and romance in a package that was very well delivered (thats what she said!...damn it). So because of this I have created...

MARCUS' SUPER AMAZING MOVIE REVIEW #1.
Topic: Stardust

Now I need to start this out by saying that I am a sucker for fantasy films. Always have been and always will be. I saw Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of The Ring in theaters twelve times and have been to the midnight release of every single Harry Potter movie to date. So I might be a bit bias.

With that said. The thing I liked about Stardust most was that it was so very well... fantasy movie. From first glance the plot is very cookie cutter. It has a hero who has to go on a journey to save a trapped heroine from an evil witch. I mean that is the bare bones of hundreds of fantasy tales and movies. Yet, Stardust threw in it's own mix and made the story completely fresh.

The hero Tristan is not a noble knight or some great adventurer he is very normal and that is why he is so likable. He makes mistakes, he screws up, and he feels like he could be a real human unlike Frodo or Mr. Potter. What makes him even better is his communication and interactions with the heroine but I don't want to give to much away.

Lastly, this movie does a great job talking about what love really is and points out that many people today probably don't have real love. In fact this movie is so moving in the aspect of eternal love that it gave tears to one of my friends. I will steal one of its quotes to prove my point. In Stardust it is said "My heart... It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it's trying to escape because it doesn't belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange - no fits. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine. " In my mind it hits the target right on.

So if your in the mood for a good chuckle and and good movie go rent or buy Stardust. It will leave you asking yourself "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really...”Do the stars gaze back?" Now *that's* a question.

Ok, so there we have it Marcus Movie Review number one in the bank. It seems that I am on a fantasy kick this week because I just finished the re-reading the first book in the Chronicals of Narnina series The Magicians Nephew. I counted yesterday and this is the first time I have re-read this book since I first flipped through its pages seven years ago. Man, how much more you catch when you are older. This book blows my mind with the amount of philosophical content that C.S. Lewis put into its chapters. And to think that most people think of it as a children's book! I am hoping to be able to pump through The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe later today. These books really are quick reads which is refreshing from the thousands of pages of text books that have eaten my soul the last few years. Moreover, it stimulates the mind in a way that sitting down and watch three episodes of Frasier could never do. So I recommend people pick them up and let their imagination wander for a little while.

Lastly, I have been feeling odd about many things right now. I am starting to freak out about my Europe trip this summer as I have never been away for so long and knowing that I suck at speaking other languages I can see some really bad situations. Yet, I know that this is something that I need to do and that I am probably just over thinking things. Also, in the last few weeks a number of people have asked me for relationship advise. This blows my mind as I am so confused as to what I want now that I have idea how the thoughts in my head would ever help anybody.

That is all for now.

Not All Who Wander Are Lost.

New Years Bash

So New Years was a little different this year. Unlike last year I spent New Years in Ann Arbor this time rocking out with my Nighthawks. The night started out like many of our other gatherings by going out to get something to eat. Bennigan's was our location of choice and I pounded down a classic American hamburger. It was ok, but the service was sub par and for us Nighthawks bad service earns a diminished tip. Looks like someone needs to learn how to pass ice tea with out spilling it on my new Jcrew shirt. After, the meal had been completed it was off to the pad to get out rocking party started. To really kick things off we started doing what we do best. ROCKING OUT SO HARD WE MELTED FACES! Rockband was played by one and by all and our voices were loud and sung to the heavens. At this point the booze the brought out and there much rejoicing. *YAY!* This was excluding Kevin who thinks that booze is a silly thing that fills the gut of trashy men and women. I started out with some classy whiskey on the rocks to match my Northern Highlands outfit. As I drank I noticed that my drumming was getting better and better and then a whole lot worse. Rockband started to lose its touch as we had been playing it for many an hour, thus what better way to pass the time then to record a live album. Kevin and Josh went and grabbed their mandolins and I took on the role of lead vocals. Thinking that if I can score a 98% on Hard vocal on a Bon Jovi song singing in real life much be a cinch! Oh how right I was. Throughout the night we recorded six amazing songs and created a demo tape. If any of you want a copy let me know and I'll see if we can work out a price. Our band name Drunken Marcus and the Hip Hop Band. Now the word "Drunken" needs to be taken with a grain of salt as we were only drinking beer at this point *Everybody knows there needs to be beer at a jam session* and I came up with some pretty sweet lyrics so my mind wasn't that far gone. The night ended with a toast of epic proportions "To Carri Underwood and blondes everywhere! May they roam free and nude." The toast was followed by an epic game of life. Overall, we had an amazing time. I'll see if I can get a slide show up with some more pics. Now its time to go drum it out. Peace Out Boy Scout.

New Years Bash at The Pad

Not All Who Wander Are Lost.