4 tattoos in one year. ohhh 2009.

since my mother didnt say where my tattoo was i thought i would take a post to show them all off.

First is this tattoo, located on the inside of my left arm. Its for my Aunt Linda who passed away. It reads "viva la vida" for long live life, or live the life.



Second, is my Clockwork Orange tattoo. Im a huge Kubrick fan and this is my favorite movie of his. It reminds me that everyone has a dark side to them, and not to trust peoples outside because inside can always be something much worse.



Third, it my inside right arm tattoo. It reads, "If life aint just a joke then why are we laughing?" This is one of my favorite quotes because of how true it is. We shouldnt take everything so seriously, just remember to have fun and enjoy yourself.



Finally, my newest tattoo. It reads, "Don't Criticize What You Can't Understand" This tattoo has many reasons for being on my body. First its a Bob Dylan quote. Second, its to everyone who wants to slam other peoples beliefs like gay marriage, abortions, transgender people, the whole nine yards. Dont criticize something that you cant understand. Period. Have respect to other human beings. But before i start a huge fight with someone i will just show you the picture and be on my way.



Thanks for reading. Merry ChristmaHaunaKwanzika to everyone.

Oh What a Day...

so class went well today, blah blah blah.

The excting part of my day however, I went and got a SMALL hoddie from old navy, and it fits. boom

and i got my awesome tshirt.


Im now accepting orders if you want one. lol

Jordan

One Step Closer.

So i got my ACT scores back.

GREAT F^@$ING NEWS!

25 overall.
21 English
22 Science
26 Reading
29 Math

yeah beeotch. I scored above average on every test!

so thats one step closer to my place in Cincinnati!

now I'm just waiting for them to process my transcript and what not.

Hopefully i will know soon enough.

Keep your fingers crossed my friends.



With love,
Jordan

Rants about the Butcher Shop. (aka the Dentist)

So today I went to the dentist and noticed a couple things that seemingly got on my nerves.

First, why is it that every time i go to the dentist, im always trying to friendly and yet the nurse will never speak to me until she has 8 different tools in my mouth. all the sudden my awesome jokes and one liners turn into a mix of, "uhhsdjhdskj" and "yehhes." i must say its kinda annoying. why dont you ask me important questions when my mouth isnt being turned into the sequel for "Hostel." Thanks.

Second, if your gonna have your hand all up in my mouth and face for the next hour, how about getting gloves that dont smell like condoms. no offense but as a man, i dont want to be smelling condoms while there is something in my mouth. its just wrong and when i leave im forced to feel violated. how about getting some mint or new car smell gloves. i could live with that.

thanks for taking the time to read. im gonna go try to band aid my gums now.

Jordan

Work, School, and Other Updates You've Been Waiting For.

Hey blogger friends! Long time no talk.

So first and foremost, Work. I didnt get the management job i applied for. Which at the time, i was rather pissed about but now im pretty glad. I realized this is gods way of telling me that i dont need to be staying that the theater, its time for me to move on with my life and start growing up. Things have gotten pretty bad at the theater. a couple of managers have it in for me and are making sure they make my life a living hell, but they dont know me very well or else they would know to just give up. im better then them and i wont take their shit. SO... i started school at Columbus State. Its really easy and just not what college should be. As many of you know i visited my friends in Cincinnati and ive decided to transfer down there. Im taking my ACT in a couple weeks and will hopefully be a student at the University of Cincinnati starting in the winter. I will be going back down there this weekend and talking to them about loans and such so i can get some money to go there. if any of you wanna donate to the Jordans Future Fund just let me know. lol. In other news im down to a slim 182 pounds. which makes the new total of 76 pounds down now. Its an amazing feeling to be walking around in my 32x30 pants and medium shirts. lol

Thank you so much for still reading this. I know i suck at updates. lol.

Jordan.

Time To Answer Questions.

There have been a lot of questions from all you readers about my weight loss so i figured i would take a post to answer all of you. Being that im guessing most everyone has tried to diet you know how hard it is. The fact is DIETS DONT WORK. If you want to lose weight you must first realize that the reason youve gained weight is from a bad lifestyle. There for you dont need to diet, you need to change your lifestyle. The reason my "diet" works is because i changed my lifestyle. I used to eat just for the fun of eating. i would take in an average of 3000 to 4000 calories a day. if i was bored, i ate. if i was sad, i ate. I have no replaced eating with other things. If im bored, i play my guitar, or go see a movie. I even exercise now instead of sitting around on my ass. lol. and Believe me, if you think diets are hard, lifestyle changes are even harder. The fact is anytime you lose weight in a weeks time period, you want to reward yourself, the problem with rewards is however, one reward turns into two, and two to four and so on. until you now trying to work off your reward. The hardest part about my weight loss, is not giving up. There has been so many times where i just want to stop, Chipotle always sounds good. lol But i know how happy i am with my body, and how unhappy i was when i was that 258 pound animal that i dont even know anymore. I cant even explain to you how great of a feeling it is to get onto that scale every week and see a -2 or a -4 pounds. its single handedly the greatest feeling ever. Now i look forward to seeing that scale when a year ago you couldnt have paid me to get on it. I cant tell you the feeling of watching your pants size go down. or watching your shirt sizes going down. i started off wearing XL shirts and size 40 pants. im now a M shirt and a 34 pant and shrinking.

so, in order to try and help all of you i decided to let you in on my secret. If you have an iPhone of iPod Touch, get it out cause you will want to get this app. its called lose it. it tracks your calorie intake and also keeps a chart of your weight loss. its a free app, but remember, using the app is only half the battle. you still need to follow your calorie allowance, and remember to work out. even if its only for 30 minutes a day. just do it. you will thank me later.

-Jordan

Cause I Love to Copy My Mother.

For all you readers of my mothers blog you know she did a weight update with pictures, which i am rather proud of her for doing. so i figured i would do that same. just to show you the progress we are both making.

This is me at my heaviest. This was from last summer when i was weighing in at a handsome 258 Pounds. Holy shit. lol


Its a horrible picture but you can truly see just how big i was.

Well almost exactly a year later this is me.


Almost 60 Pounds lighter and weighing in at an amazing 198 pounds!

I hadnt really seen the change that other people saw in me until i started looking through old facebook photos of me. The change is amazing. Not only did i lose a lot of weight. But i gained a better taste in clothes. lol

Im hoping to shave off another 25 pounds to be exactly where i want to be. FIngers crossed.


Jordan

Pictures From The Creek

Went for a walk at Creekside yesterday and i thought i would show you some of the pictures i took. Enjoy!

Weekend Update.

Hey guys its your favorite every now and then blogger. I wanted to post on here to let everyone know of 2 recent developments in the wonderful world of Jordan Nicholas.

First, i met my first weight goal almost a month ago. for the first time in many years i am under 200 pounds and loving it. Ive spent the past 3 weeks seeing if i could maintain it which after my weigh in today i can tell you that I CAN! So tomorrow i will be starting my diet again to hit my final goal weight, wish me luck.

Second, and this one is big. Im quiting smoking. Yes i know how horrible it is for you and all the reasons i need to quit, but i also know how hard this will be. Everyone in my life smokes for the most part so this will not be easy. I mean you dont get the addiction until you have it. and this is one i want rid of. So as i sit here typing this with my Nicotine gum at my side, i hope for the best.

Thanks for reading still. Sorry i suck at life and never post. Fred misses you all dearly!

Jordan.

Chicago Fred Sneak Peak.

Fred has been might busy in Chicago. I figured i would be nice and show a little sneak of his shananagans.


Fred spends most of his days creeping on people.


This is Pam. a POM bottle. (Fred likes his women curvy.) We met her at a Walgreens and thought she and Fred would hit it off. We were right.


Fred is catching some Z's but he will be back on the town shortly.

in Chicago! again.

Ead and myself are in Chicago for a week. I will post pictures and things as the days go on. as for now we are just seeing the city and enjoying life.

My New Tattoos and a Fred Update.

love it.




Fred is hard at work so keep your eyes here to see what Fred's been up too!

Late Night Thoughts

So I decided to take a break from Fred to blog about me. After all this is The Wonderful Life of Jordan. Thoughts have been racing through my head latly. My 3 best friends are leaving in then next couple of months and it's making me reflect on our time together. I won't use names but I don't think they deserve to know my thoughts. If any of you are reading this than I hope you realize how much I care for you all. And how much you truly mean to me. First. My bestfriend.

The only other guy who ever really got who I am. I honestly have no idea what I will do without you. Your the one person whom I can talk to about everything. We have had a good couple of years and I hate to see it come to an end. I never understood why things always seemed to happen to you as they were happening to me. Whenever I was having girl trouble you were. Whenever I was pissed at my parents you were. But we always got though all of it. Thank you for being there to help me when I needed you. And I hope that everything works out with you.

Nigel, you and I have always been friends. Even though you have always been the love intrest of all my friends I feel like that was just how we could be friends. We havnt always gotten along and even to this day we are still at eachothers necks. But know that you've always been a sister to me. You help me understand the crazy shit girls do. And I help you realize what guys really are. I want you to know that you do deserve a good guy cause you really are something special. Just don't look to hard for him. Cause I'm pretty sure he will be right there by your side once you go to cinci. Take care of my buddy. Cause god knows he will need your help. Thank you for a crazy 4 years. Thank you for being there when I needed you. Even if you didn't want to be there. And finally.
Third, the one that got away.

Ive been thinking a lot about you. More so then either of the other two. I'm so proud of you for everything you have become. Your not the girl I met back in art class 7th grade. Youre all grown up and engaged. I'm writing about you because I can't stop thinking about how much different things are now then how I thought they would be. It seems like yesterday we would come home from school and talk on the phone for hours and hours about nothing at all. I can't even tell you how much I miss that. You were the greatest thing that ever happened to me. But now all I think about is what could have happen if I would have stayed. If I never moved away would things been any differant. But tonight I came to my conclusion. No. Had I not left you and I would not be the people we are today. If I hadn't left I wouldn't have met the people I have and therefore I would still be that kid who thought the world had done him so wrong. There are still times when I wish things had turned out differently but unfortunatly your one of the great ones. And i'm just not good enough for that. We live, we learn, and then we die. I'm just so thankful that I lived with these three. If it wasn't for them nothing would be the same. I wouldn't be the same. So next time you say how great of a person I am. Here is three more you can thank.

-Jordan

Fred Hits Celebrity Status

Cougars love Fred.

The Fred Blog. Part I

This is the beginning to a series of pictures im taking with my friend Fred. Hope you enjoy!


This is Fred.


Fred is going to bring back disco.


Fred gets his music on.


Fred always rides shotty.


Fred is so good that he needs a cigarette.


Fred pumps gas.


Buddha loves Fred.


Fred loves blogging.


Fred gets his tan on.


Fred cant hold his booze.

YAY!

Ive got a tattoo appointment on the 31st!

wooo HOooo!

SO.

my new tattoo is going to be the clockwork orange "A" and have the lyrics "if life aint just a joke then why are we laughing" on the inside of my arm. Im so excited.

Tattoo Ideas.

As you all know i already have my Viva La Vida tattoo and now i want another one of so bad.

Ive got two im thinking about now. The first is the clockwork orange "logo"

and the second are bob dylan lyrics from times are a changin

"don't criticize what you can't understand"


help? or any ideas?

update: i also think having the lyrics with this image of the skeletons kissing would be epic!

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Hello my friends, hello.

Its been quite sometime since i posted on here. so i think its time to play a game of catch up.

First i broke up with Stephanie. Its a long story but it was the best thing ive done in a while and im way way way more happy then i was. Second, ive now lost a total of 36.7 pounds! YAY! I finally graduated from school. Graduation was awesome since i will never have to deal with that place again! Things are going great at the theater. I work 5 days a week all in projection. More to come later.

Much Love,
Jordan

Why Hello Again.

Its been a while since I posted a blog so i thought i would play catch up.

1st. Prom

Prom was awesome im sure you all have seen the pictures since your all my mothers followers. Steph and i had an amazing time. we went to a place called the rossi for dinner which if you live in central ohio you must visit. the food was amazing and it wasnt that expensive.

2nd,

This one is a big deal to me. ive been over weight my whole life. (at least what i remember of it) ive started working out more and i am pleased to tell you in the past month i have dropped 8 pounds. this isnt a whole hell of a lot but im still very happy with it. today however was the most amazing part to me yet. i ran a whopping 4.831 miles today in 30 min nonstop. i have never been able to run more then a min without being way out of breath but i finished my run today in good health. (no heart attack yet).

3rd.

im currently job hunting. unfortunately the theater isnt paying the bills as well anymore. i will miss the theater dearly but i know i will still be there a whole hell of a lot since i am a huge movie nerd.


on a happier note friday is Stephanie and I's 6 month anniversary. =]] it feels like its bee way longer but six months is still a long time for me.


thank you all for still reading even though i abandoned you all for a month+. i promise i will do better.

Jordan.

YAY! My girlfriend is back home!

So when Stephanie came home today she had a surprise waiting in her driveway. i decided to ask her to prom via side walk chalk. she loved it and said yes of course. then wrote me a nice little message back. Im so excited.


PS. My mother got a speeding ticket. it was hilarious.

My life is a boring one when the Girlfriend is out of town.

Stephanie has been out of town for a whole day and im already bored as hell and missing her. I hate when she goes to her grandmas. =/ oh well. you all can leave me awesome comments to make me feel better.

Havnt Blogged in a While.

there has been a lot going on and i have kept you out of the loop. Steph and i's 3 months was yesterday. i made her dinner and we watched a movie. i finally got a new car! its a 2002 Kia Rio. Red five speed. Stephanie calls it fire crotch. I even found someone who would buy the poo wagon. sold it for 500. only a 700 loss but i guess i cant complain. Stephanie got a job at the movie theater were i work. she was so excited to get hours. she gets more there then she does at the job she has worked at for over a year. they all love her there and she really enjoys it. i promise i will post more often.

-Jordan.

PS. For all you blog readers. Apple released a new web browser that loads blogs and other web pages 40 times faster then Internet Explorer and Firefox. You should all try it out. download it now at: http://www.apple.com/safari/

Try it now and if it sucks you can blame me. But i PROMISE you that it will be a great experience for you. SInce i know 80% of you use firefox and internet explorer. I have google analytics just like my mother. =]

More Random Shananagans.

Today my mother and I got interviewed and photographed by the COLUMBUS DISPATCH! Yay I'm famous.

Here is another random thing...

It's harder than you think! Here is what you are supposed to do... and please don't spoil the fun... copy and paste into your own note...type in your answers and tag a bunch of people including me.

Where is your cell phone? Bed

Your father? Westerville

Your mother? Gahanna

Your favorite thing? impossible

Your dream last night? None

Your favorite drink? orange juice

Your dream goal? directing

The room you are in? bedroom

Your fear? loss

Where do you want to be in 6 years? Married

Muffins? sure

Favorite band? MCR

Favorite hobby? movies

Favorite show? FRINGE

One of wish list items? MacBook

Where did you grow up? Gahanna

The last thing you did? This

What you are wearing? uniform

Your t.v.? RCA

Your pets? Dogs

Your computer? MacBook

Your life? Amazing

Your mood? tired

Missing someone? Steph

Your car? Poop

Favorite store? 

Your favorite color? Black

When is the last time you laughed? Today

Last time you cried? hmm

Three people who email you? Mum, iTunes, and MySpace

Three of my favorite foods? mashed potatoes, soft pretzels, pizza

25 Random Facts About Jordan Nicholas

My mother decided to have a 25 facts about herself so i figured i would follow suit.

1. Im a vegetarian.
2. Im 18 but if you have seen me i look way older.
3. I cant remember dates. Including birthdays.
4. At 18 i have already met the girl i wouldnt mind spending my life with. (im such a sap)
5. I am an Apple whore. I have to have everything they make.
6. I drive a 1990 Poo Wagon. Its missing is right side mirror and door handle.
7. I didnt meet my Dad till i was 4 or 5.
8. I only remember details of memories. I cant remember general things.
9. I love film.
10. Im over weight and happy about it.
11. Even though i am a teenage i refuse to party and drink.
12. I refuse to be another teenage stat n drinking or drugs..
13. My iPhone never leaves my side. Even when i potty.
14. In my 18 years of life i have only flown 4 times.
15. I go through best friends like candy.
16. Ive worked at the same theater for 1 and a 1/2 years.
17. Ive know my girl friend for 3 and a half years. It took 3 and a forth to get her to date me.
18. I wear contacts but i rarely take them out.
19. Im named after the guy from New Kids On The Block.
20. I love Hitchcock movies.
21. I play bass. I havnt touched it in a long time though.
22. I have made 2 Films. Neither of them are very good.
23. If you yell at me for too long. I imagine movie villains faces over yours. (i dont know why but i do)
24. I go bowling on fridays. I still suck.
25. I have had three surgeries. I only like talking about 2 of them.

Try this out for yourself. It makes you think about your life. Odd.

-Jordan

Star Trek

As some of you know I am a huge movie nerd. However, I have never been a Star Trek fan. Last year when the movie Cloverfield came out they had a Star Trek trailer on it which ended up peaking my interests. Since then there have been a couple newer trailers but the one that aired at the Super Bowl last night just got me even more excited. I thought i would post it here for you all to see!

-Jordan

Another Awesome Day In Ohio.

I was so excited to wake up and realized that its still just as cold and boring as ever here. Then to top my day, I have to work from 1:30-8:30 cleaning theaters. Screw that! At least all these dumb shifts will pay off when I get that pay check! So, I'm gonna sit here and finish watching Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back before I got to work.

-Jordan

Dinner and a Movie.

Im so excited. Stephanie is making me dinner and we are having a movie night! YAY. lol She even is going full vegetarian for me tonight. What more could a guy ask for. We saw the Uninvited today at my theater. It was okay. I must say it did have a nice twist to it. I really want to go see Taken sometime this week i just work to damn much. Oh well. 

-Jordan

Back In Town.

So our flight was cancelled but we were able to pick another one up. Got home about 3:30 local time. I must say i already miss Chicago. I must say it sucked coming home to 7 or 8 inches. I might put up some pictures later. 

-Jordan

Chicago Day IV (Our Final Day)

This is our final night in Chicago and I must admit I'm not to happy about that. To recap our day for you, we woke up, watched some cartoons, and went to Michigan Ave. Stephanie spent most of her time in the Coach Store drooling over just about every item there (god bless her). Then we went to this place for lunch called Food Life. This place had literally every kind of food you could imagine. It was very very good. Then we went bowling with Kyle and Andrea. Kyle kicked all our asses. Finally to finish our last night in Chicago, we went out for a great dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. Now we are home (obviously) and finished getting all packed up. Steph is taking herself one last bath and i type this all out for you all. With all the bad weather in Columbus right now we dont know for sure if we are going to be able to leave tomorrow but i guess we will find out. 

-Jordan

Chicago Day III

Another fun day so far in Chi-town. We havnt left the house all day except to grab some food. Steph is taking a nap while i type this up. We are going out to dinner at a place called Big Bowl tonight with my sister and brother-in-law. Im pretty excited for that. Other then that is been a rather boring day. Thank you all for your comments and for reading!

EDIT

We went and got dinner with Andrea and Kyle at Big Bowl. It was a neat little place. Steph had the orange chicken and I had a vegetarian curry. They have home made lemonades and ginger ales. Steph had the raspberry lemonade and I had the pomegranate ginger ale. We are sitting down to watch the Prestige. Talk to you all later!

-Jordan

Pictures From Chicago

Chicago Day II

It is all of 3 degrees here right now. Lol. Its suppose to get up to 15 though which I'm kinda excited about. Today I think Steph and I are going to go to the Museum of Contemporary Art and Navy Pier. The Lake is officially frozen over. Lol. Stephanie keeps trying to get me to dip my toe in to see how cold it is. I will post here again tonight and let you all know what has been going on!

EDIT!

So... here is our list of daily activities. 

We:

-Went to the Museum of Contemporary Art

-Went to Navy Pier

-Got amazing cupcakes from the store MORE.

-Met a real nice cabbie 

-Jordan

Chicago Day I

Oh how excited I am to post my first blog!

As some of you might know, Stephanie and I are currently on vacation in Chicago. 

My Mother's boss was kind enough to let us stay in his condo right on Lake Michigan. 

Its quite beautiful and I cant thank him enough!

So far today we...

-Got breakfast at McD's (they are much faster here then they are in Ohio)

-Went grocery shopping

-Spied on the neighbors

-Watched a movie

-Took a nap

Its has been a rather exciting day here as you can see. We are really just getting settled.

I will have some pictures up on Myspace/Facebook by tomorrow night.

-Jordan