Staying down in Mesquite for the week of Christmas honestly was a great week for me. Mesquite Nevada has changed quite a bit over the past ten years, once the quick gamblers fix/rundown retirement community, has grown to become just like most cities. New housing developments, shopping complexes, movie theaters, and golf courses have popped up seemingly overnight. But who is gambling in these hard economic times? Not very many apparently; the four major casino's of Mesquite (Eureka, Virgin River, Oasis, and Casablanca) have become three casino's (Eureka, Virgin River, and Casablanca). The Oasis has closed its doors temporarily until the economic crisis has passed.
I spent a lot of time this pass week reading, napping, walking my dog around my parent's community, and listening to my iPod. It was during the latter that I re-discovered how much I love to listen to my music and zone out. If you were to ask my parents they'd tell you that I spent 70% of the time listening to my iPod, even when I was reading and napping. Listening to Genius playlists from my favorite indie songs got me to doing a lot of thinking.
Mostly thinking about how much time I waste sleeping, watching TV, playing Xbox, and amongst other things. I need to start spending more time at home instead of going to the Gateway, Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, and Costco as an "excuse" to get out of the house where I really just end up spending money that I shouldn't be spending because I’m bored. There are plenty of things to do here in my house, plenty of projects, and cleaning that I should be concentrating on. I have a treadmill and enough free weights that I could get in a good gym-esque workout every day, instead of sitting around watching TV downing a sugar filled carbonated drink.
The past week in Mesquite also got me thinking a lot about getting a new tattoo. After getting my koi tattoo I thought that would satisfy me for a while. But over the past week I've been really itching for a new one. I've thought about getting my favorite bible passage, Matthew 16:26, scripted on to my chest, or the side of my chest under my left arm. It's a passage that I love and I should be living. I have other ideas floating through my head that need more thought to them, or certain events will have to transpire before getting them. I know what some of you are thinking that I shouldn't get anymore tattoo's and the ones I do have I shouldn't have gotten. And that is your opinion and one you are justly worth having. But please understand I feel tattoos are a way I can express myself, it's something I do for myself not for others. I love my koi design, it's a symbol and a reminder of the dark year I went through after my mission, the choices I made and the lessons I learned from them.
Now normally I couldn't care any less if people comment to my blog posts but after what I've written in this blog I'm actually quite curious what some of you have to say or think, so I encourage you to comment, even if you wish to leave it anonymous. I'd like to hear your feedback.
-miniSCHOF
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Well for one I think tattoos are stupid for many reasons 1. you can't change them out for a cutter version when your done 2.NEEDLES!!!! 3.NEEDLES!!!
Yes there is always something to do like fix your leaky kitchen sink :)
I know i can't sit and watch a show without something in my hands to keep me busy, so you can learn to multi-task and play games AND work out!! Walking is AWESOME i need to do it more, I used to always walk .. um whatelse was I going to say.. Oh yeah do you have Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVDS?
I'm personally too scared to get any tattoos. I can't even watch needles on TV!
And you were in Mesquite! Shows how much I know. If I would have known we could have done lunch or something. Remember I'm only like 45 minutes from there!
Tattoos...Well I always wanted to get one but decided not to do it. I think it was because I could never change it or remove it later. My brother has a couple, and some of them he wishes he never would have done. And not to mention (from a medical point of view) all of the nasty infections you can get. I have seen so many people come into the hospital with really nasty infections that didn't go away for a couple of months.
I'm glad you had fun over Christmas. It would be fun to get out of Utah for a holiday.
Later!
I have my own personal reasons for never getting a tattoo, but it's mostly because I'm fickle and my tastes changes constantly. Whether you get another tattoo or not, is really up to you, and I have no issue if you do, just so long as it means something to you other than, "Oh, hey, cool! A dragon!" Just promise me you won't get some big obnoxious thing that covers your whole head. lol
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