Greetings and salutations!

So Far Away from the Real

I'm very excited that one of my favorite novels, Anne Holm's I Am David has been made into a motion picture starring Jim Caviezel. Check out the official website for more info.

*Story needs one more vote*
*New Japan Pictures*

The Fax

Name: Joseph Anthony Armstrong (Joe)
Birthday: October 7, 1980 (23)
Signs: Libra, Monkey (for those who care about such things)
Place of Birth: Red Deer, AB, Canada
Current Residence: Numazu Shi, Shizuoka Ken, Japan
Profession: Technical Communications Professional
Passions: Writing, Spiritual and Creative Arts
Present Occupation: English Instructor
Post Secondary Attendance: Mount Royal College (B.A.C.)
Family: Father (Wayne Richard-52), Mother (Lousie Marie-49), Brother (Jeremy Paul-19), Sister (Shannon Marie-21)
Best Friend: Dion Roy
Religious Affilitations: Christian (Denomination: N/A, liberal charasmatic/evangelical)
Political Affiliations: N/A, Pragmatist
Favorites:
Food: Pizza, Ramen, Hallah, Mandarin Oranges /Drinks: Coke, Cafe au Lait, Egg Nog
Bands: Skillet, The Benjamin Gate, Linkin Park, Evanesence
Musicians/Vocalists/Composers: Numbuo Umatsu, Andrea Bocelli
Movies (Live Action: The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Hackers, Gattaca, Star Wars, The Passion of the Christ, and many, many more.
Books: The Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien), Left Behind(Jerry Jenkins), The Chronicles of Narnia (CS Lewis), I am David (Anne Holm), The Prince (Machiavelli), The Collected Works of William Blake, and many more
Console: PC/Playstation
Video Games: Myst Series, Final Fantasy Series, Lineage II, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Warcraft, Most games from LucasArts, Halo, Crimson Skies, Kings Quest Series, Soldier of Fortune II, and many more
Websites: www.megatokyo.com, www.mypetskeleton.com, www.johnnyhollow.com, and many more
Other Interests: Computers/IT, Anime, Reading
Sports: Paintball, Skydiving, Soccer
If I Won the Lottery: Conquer the world, Design and build a nightclub, Pay off loans, Purchase a home, etc.
Countries Visited: Canada, USA, Mexico, Italy, Israel, Jordan, Japan
Pet Peeves: Having my time wasted, repeating myself

Something Else

I was standing on a street corner waiting for the light to change, something I did most every day. As I stood there, a shadow passed in front of me, and I looked up into the aged, worn, face of an old man. I caught a far away look in his eyes and I saw myself as a boy years ago, a youthful grin on my face. But then the face I saw began to change. Weighed down by the cares of this world it grew weary and broken, deep wrinkles formed and that youthful smile was replaced with a disheartening grimace. I gasped in shock as I recognized my face was that of the man in front of me. Now he just stood there, staring back into my eyes and waiting for something. I wanted to ask his name, to find out where he had come from, but the words would not come. As he turned to leave he whispered to me, and I knew then who he was. He said his name...was time.

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We have built our world on fantasy. We have come to depend on chasing fantasies of love, hope, joy, success, and fulfillment. Often, the fantasies alone are enough to drive us to continue living, but the possibility that such fantasies can actually be realized, this is what truly moves us, what "gets us up in the morning." There is, of course, nothing wrong with this *S*


With Hope,
Joseph