Christmas Eve 2009

At home by myself in here chattin' with with Shane on Skype. The fam: Dad, Michelle, Alexis, Frank, Angela pushed out to Waldorf, MD - St. Charles Mall. As I sit here and reflect on the year that was 2009, Christmas, and a new year around the corner I figured I'd chillax and actually write a lil something to commemorate seeing the end of 2009.

You know, a lot has transpired this year. I finished my freshman year of college at RIT, a great milestone in my life; getting through it. Maybe I did not perform as well as I would have liked academically, but I made it through. I know it has been God's presence in my life and his unfaltering, unchanging hand that saw me thru. All in all I still learned so much about myself that year and I know I am on a good path with God on my side.

I had a great summer. Worked with some fine folks from my alma mater; McKinley Technology High School with the Summer Career Pathways; Robotics Engineering. Also got the chance to work with DC-NET and I actually traveled a little venturing to Atlantic City, NJ with Keish, Beaute, Tuan, and Vick. Good times.

The end of the summer saw the return of the school season and the second year of college which hasn't been a cakewalk but is progressing nevertheless. I found a more comfortable, passionate situation for my studying pursuits transitioning from the Networking Dept in GCCIS to the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies (CMS) at CAST. There I look forward to pursuing a B.S. with a concentration in Management Information Systems, Writing Studies with a minor in Music.

All in all I have my health, my family and friends and that's all I need in life [besides God's love]. I've made it another year because God and shown mercy and love on me and my loved ones and for that I am so thankful and gracious. My friends all help me with their lively personalities and their caring spirits. My family is indispensable, and with a new addition, Michelle and the forthcoming baby, we are looking forward to God's continued blessings and love and mercy.

We all struggle you know? We sometimes fall and make mistakes and sometimes it seems like we can't make it on our own, and that's where I believe our family and friends come to the rescue. I know that God places us all in the right spots because he takes care of us through them. He holds us together when we are weak and all I can say is thank you Lord!!! He knows its hard, life is a constant struggle, but it can be made light and easy if we trust in Him and His word.

So as we bid farewell to 2009 I would like to offer my sincerest appreciation, love and gratitude to Him and to all those special people He has placed in my life; you all know who you are. [also YOU, even if we don't know each other, THANK YOU for reading this ;-)]. Here's to life, love, peace, and happiness!!! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!!!

-nolanologY

Frye Nolan

So apparently there is a boot company called The Frye Company which makes fine boots and has a boot named after me; the Nolan...lol [Id say itz a pretty good lookin boot... wouldnt you?] ;-)

WhatAWin!!!!! Cowboys defeat the UNdefeated!!! [9-5]

Click the pic for the highlights!!

Funny

I saw my name on Complex's site referring to Christopher Nolan, the director of THE DARK KNIGHT; just thought I'd shout it out.. ;-)

Iron 2 :: May 2012

aVeryBriefWalkDownMemoryLane | XmasStyle

Loss - Cowboy Update 8-5

lyricSubtract.

...betta get yourself some goals | you niggas better dream | i know the hood raised you | but it's bigger, better things

J. Cole x The Warm Up x 'Losing My Balance'

lyricSubtract.

...girl ur Love is so hard | and it takes me so far | but I don't care I'll go | if I don't make it home |well at least now you know | that for you I'll go...

chrisBrown x Graffiti x 'I'll Go'

Thanksgiving Post (iKnowI'mLate)

Here is the visual recap of Thanksgiving Break. Enjoy!!!

P.S. I was in Brooklyn, NY chillin' with my roommate Edwin and his family. Honestly I had a great time there. I really enjoyed it. Much love and thanks to his family.

encouragement.

"Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.”
- William Faulkner

funnyVidCourtesyOfMyCrazyLilBrotha.

Just sit back and prepare to laugh... ;-)

an insightful txt conversation... [goodVibrations]

An excerpt from a Text Convo with a friend about beauty, self-worth, and confidence

{friend}... i rly[really] don't think its serious though nolan...maybe bc[because] i've been taught to b modest.

{nolanologY} Me 2... I try to be as humble as much as I can.. about all things.. but modesty/humility doesn't have to triumph over confidence and healthy self-esteem... its perfectly cool to know u look good in the skin ur in and acknowledge it [ ]... :-) Ur beautiful just how u r... Flaws[A]nd[A]ll..everyone is if they sit down and really think about it

Cowboy Update - [8-4]

lost to the giants... again!! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!! Hit the star for the dismal loss highlights...lol

lyricSubtract.

"...why did i change the pace? hearts were never meant to race..." - chrisbrown x Graffiti x "Crawl"

Graffiti

Great production. diverse in genre... Chris is a talented dude. despite all he's been through he delivers. not a bad idea to check it out. maybe his best album to date. He he from VA too so.. VA stand up!!!

encouragement.

perspective. its brilliant; it is the lifeblood of uniquity... - nolanologY

Unreal.... but it's Kobe so... uknowhowitgoes

Favorite Song of the Moment

Here is a very uplifting, gentle song that I'm really feelin' right now; it's like the soundtrack to my life right now about self exploration and finding ones way. Take a listen.

J. Cole - Losing My Balance

Wale - Attention Deficit [GO GET IT!!!!!]

Dope Shot

6-3 [I am so mad] Another loss.....*sighs* [hit the star for the jump]

Yahoo! Vid Sgement w/ Ryan Leslie... Check it out

A Win for the Mavs = A New Joyful Blog Post

CB on Wendy Williams

Travis Barker's Artistic Interpretation oF "FOREVER'

Inspirational.. R-Les (JUST WATCH THE VID)

Dope Track by Black Bobby

Rock With Obama - Take a Listen

COWBOYS: 6-2

So we are in first place in the NFC East division, partly in thanks to our 20-16 victory over the Eagles on "Sunday Night"(shameless R-Les plug). Check it out!!!

Another Cool Cosume..09

Best Costumer Ever...09

Transition

My favorite artist out now ( he's been for a while now (besides MJ)) Ryan Leslie just released his sophomore album. It's nothing short of amazing; a real low-key, smooth record. Check it out!!!!

Transition

Halloween 09

A Halloween in review: Here it is folks 09 Halloween, enjoy the pics.....

I was supposed to be Ryan Leslie, although many mistook me for Diddy...hahahaha!!!

Then you have cowboy, Jeff - or Jazzy Jeff as we call him

and finally Aladdin and Jasmine - Ed and Sarah

Cowboys Update

Welp.. we won today... 5-2... baby!!!!

My Mavs Man.... sighs

Well we lost the home/season opener, but hey it's a long season so there's still hope. Would've like an opening win though, but kudos to the Wizards.

Cowboys Update... a good 3 wins and 1 loss later..lol

Well we are sittin' at a good 4-2 now. So I suppose we are doing ok. A good win versus the Falcons last Sunday. Here are the highlights.

Paranormal Activity

One of the most bone-chilling movies I have ever seen. Went to see it on premiere night on the nationwide release. This was a good thriller. I was spooked and very terrified. However it was fun to face your fears and see it all the way through. I'd recommend it. Good Halloween flick.

No Ceilings

JUST GET IT HERE!! WAYNE MAKES HIP-HOP/RAP WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE: CREATIVE, HOT, VIVACIOUS, SPONTANEOUS, ENERGETIC, ENDURING!!!!

Stern Insight & Something to Think About

Here is a video I ran across on Facebook. I found it to be a little interesting. The views Mr. Lewis Williams of iHustle Network sets forth are very convicted and real within him. What do you think about what he says?

Cowboy Update.....1-1

The first loss of the season... *sighs*...

So the Giants got us.. yeah they did... and honestly though I wasn't too mad... my Dad made the usual call/txt antagonizing me cuz the Boys lost but its cool we got Carolina next week.. we'll get 'em under those Monday night lights...

Cowboys 1-0

Check it Out!!!

Just had to stop by to kick off the 2009 season in right fashion. The Cowboys racked up their first win in the season opener against the Bucs... How bout em?

MJ Movie

Hello World.. back here again after some time away. But everything is going ok. Back up here in Rochester, NY. Chillin..relaxin and classin' it up. Work to do... needd to be doing it now truth be told. But I just wanted to stop by and post a trailer for a movie that is coming out soon. I really want to go see it and it is only because it's Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT concert footage. The big series of concerts he was planning on putting on this past July, but was unable to do due to his death. It looks like it's gonna be amazing... and why wouldn't it? It's Michael Jackson....

ReVisit: Went to see the movie like the 2nd week of its release. Great time. I was singin' and and dancing in my seat lol. I went by myself but had an awesome time. Can't wait for the dvd release. Great film.

Family Photos

So the family went out on Dad's birthday, August 14, 2009, to take a much needed, up-to-date, family portrait. It turned out ok, I assume. I had a slight wardrobe malfunction, kinda. but overall I am very pleased with the way they came out. We were mad late however to our appointment...lol...no kidding.. but I mean that's how it goes sometimes.. u know? But in the end, and I hope you all would agree, the portraits turned out pretty good. At least we have a new, modern family portrait ...lol. And we'll have this one to hold us for a few years.

Ipod - So What Im Pressed...

So picked up one of the most multimedia-rich, techno devices I've ever owned - the iPod Touch 2G!! I'm so cised. Well honestly I got it about a month ago but never took the time out to blog about it. I am so pleased with it. The amount of.. just stuff.. one can accomplish with this thing is crazy!!! Really. The apps are powerful and superfluous. When you leverage all the capabilities of the touch it can do some pretty amazing things. I picked up the 32GB flavor but it comes in an 8 & 16GB variety as well. Definitely pick one up if you are looking for an amazing bundle of movie, music, podcast, games, books, and other cool stuff in one device.

I mean i can talk on the phone using the wireless net connect and VOiP. It's banana's!!!

Checkin' In

Hello world. Me again; just checkin' in. Let's see, since my last post about AC, not much has happened. The tooth I got extracted from the rear bowels of my mouth, lol, seems to be healing pretty well. I ran out of the Tylenol-3 the dentist gave me. Honestly, though, I do not know what was in it because it seemed like regular old Acetophenamine to me. I mean it did help with the pain, so in that regard it did its job. And considering the spur-of-the-moment decision to get the tooth pulled, I believe it turned out ok. However I am still taking the Penicillin for infection prevention.

Otherwise work is droning along. The Summer Career Pathways stint will end next week, lightening the workload demand I'll be subject to, which is a good thing. This little 5.5 week long program has been pretty great. I'm enjoying and have enjoyed it. Next week we (the schools participating in the program) are poised to have a mini competition with each school entering their Tetrix robots, their NXT robots, and their websites. I'll post pics/vids from the event so that you all can see the culmination of the program and understand that I really have been at work doing something constructive lol. So anyway just stoppin' by, per say. So I'll catch you guys later.

Photo form: http://www.shooflyaudio.com/images/artists_cd_covers/rg-hello_world.jpg

Atlantic City

So this weekend I went Atlantic City with my friends. It was fun I must admit. Although I had to get one of my wisdom teeth pulled like hours before we departed for New Jersey (a whole other story). It was all good though, I managed; my friends helped make it a pretty fun time regardless. We hit up the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum and enjoyed the nice, warm weather and the boardwalk. It was spectacular. I loved being there and although it truly is a town for those who are 21, at 19, we all found a way to make great fun of the place. I would recommend it to anyone old enough to get up there lol. Here are some pics, above, from the trip.

Pardon the acerbic innuendo from the little candy packages...lol

Boyfriend - Girlfriend

Man I'm sitting here listening to my brother argue with his girlfriend. And I can only imagine what it would take for me to subject my self to all that comes with being in a relationship; at least not right now anyway. I mean when you think about it, a relationship is a job; it's a work of love and takes time to be built. It's emotional and dependent and very much incumbent upon the two individuals. Hearing my two good friends argue like they do sometimes only solicits me to beg the question: Why?

Why put yourself through the rigmarole of the relationship so young? I can't say I have not been there, because in high school that was me. And I really thought I was ready for everything: college, the long-distance relationship thing, all of it. But I think as life's experiences roll on and you begin to see what and why some things happen. I can't say I didn't enjoy being a boyfriend, because I really did, and will in future when time and circumstances permit. However it still, in my youth, is my position that maybe things shouldn't be rushed. Maybe we should all be friends and then continue in that mutual caring spirit. That's not to say that we as the collective whole don't, but sometimes because of sheer physical attraction we can cloud our judgment.

In the end I've found it very fulfilling that I can remain friends, I think and hope, with the girls in my life, and that's it. I do go back and forth with the whole: "well should I date or shouldn't I?" question, and therefore the ambiguity of my actions with them can be misleading. But in the end, for my own sake I try not to get too involved because growing up has afforded me a different view on things and so I now if I first accept and love and work on myself then I can I begin to entertain doing the same for another young woman. It's just the growing up I guess...

Had to Spotlight Myself

So earlier this summer, before work started, my brother Shane, invited me to come do this TechBus seminar with him, for my school. Mind you I attended and graduated from McKinley Tech; not him. But yet he works there with Mr. Kelsey and knows everyone as if he went there. But it's all good. Anyway, beyond all that, some pics were taken and they were posted on McKinley's website; and lo and behold who is that on the right with a striking, imposing angled profile? You guessed it ME. ;) (just kiddin')

That's Chris on the other side.

Just thought it would be cool to post this. It's not everyday that you find yourself on a website; and furthermore for something contributing to the greater good. The TechBus was an initiative funded through a grant one of my former teachers, Mr. A, wrote. McKinley was awarded a $100,000 grant from AARP. The money, in part, has been used to outfit a coach bus with mobile internet access and PCs in an effort to be a mobile training ground for senior citizens with today's newer technologies (i.e. Twitter, Facebook and the like).

Good Music - Lola Maxwell

Hot off the press; one of DC's own; A fellow Techite C/o 07 Ms. Lola Maxwell is dropping her 2nd mixtape. Check it out !!

Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Interesting Progression

Dubai in 1990

Dubai in 2003

Dubai in 2008

When completed Dubai's waterfront complex will be the largest in the world

If you haven't noticed yet, Dubai is one of the most luxurious and extravagant places on earth. Thing is, just 19 years ago this wasn't so. So in the span of literally my lifetime, it has gone from a marginal city to one of the most grandiose Western sentiment. Nonetheless it's something to awe at. I hope I can go there to study or visit, just to be there would be amazing.

Check out this site for more info: http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-GAL1.htm

Michael Jackson

I was/am a huge fan of Michael Jackson. So it hit kinda hard when he passed. But life is what happens for everyone. No one escapes that. But here's little video tribute to the most influential artist, I believe, in my life.

What I'm Currently Reading

Lately I've had a taste for writing and reading - not that I never have whet that tacit appetite - but lately, more than ever, I really have been wanting to write and read. So currently I have a couple of books I'm reading that I would recommend:

Pschology for Dummies

Can You Hear Me Now?

Well for my first, first post... (since the 1st was an intro)

So I am in college, at RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology). I'm home for the summer, you know? Working; two jobs. One as an intern at DCNET, and another as an instructor for a Robotics/Engineering program at a local DC high school (more pics/info to follow on that). But as for now, yesterday we had to deal with a stray bird that found its way into our classroom. Honestly I don't how it got in the building. I didn't even know it was there lol, until it was brought to my attention. Anyhow, somehow my compatriots Jason and Subodh helped to get the little creature. We had to capture it first however. And we managed to do to that by luring it to our trap with french fries; catering by urs truly...lol. Anyway check out this vid I caught of the capture with, of all things, my PC webcam. Enjoy.. I guess...lol

First Post; Introduction

Hello world!! (opportune time to say that) Wassup? Well I've finally given in to the timeless tradition of documenting what life brings your way. I've enlisted in the self-reflective and public soapbox army; the blogger brigade. I've often thought about writing and keeping an actual diary but I never thought I could or would have the desire, discipline and affinity for it. Well now that's all changed. Although a novice, I intend to express myself with candor and articulation; with light-hearted, silly prose; with pictures and video (if possible); but most of all with my true voice and my heart.

I am expecting this to be a fun journey. I am already becoming an avid blogger I believe, even with this, my first public post.

In any event, I've named my blog "Without Further Ado". This was kind of an artsy kinda thing I thought of while scanning the basement of my mind, looking for a cool, catchy name/ concept that I could implement within the life of the blog. I thought about how technically this blog is a worldwide publication. Anyone can access it. It serves as a medium through which I can communicate and speak whether anyone reads it or not. So in that spirit I thought of a performance or a speech where the emcee sets the stage and then introduces the next act or rhetorician . Usually they add some funny aside or make small talk; you know... emcee stuff. But when it's time for the next act to perform all of that must promptly leave the stage. The creativity, intelligence, and joyous energy that the performer or speaker must employ, should command the attention of the audience. And in keeping with that I, Nolan Harris Jr, am presenting my study on Nolanology. Not necessarily my literal study of me; but more or less my thoughts based on observation and living day to day. Any facts presented are facts, not my biased interpretation. But my feelings and thoughts then branch from the perceived truths life has manifested to me. If you can relate, cool. If not, cool. It's just an information inter/ex change. But to wrap all this up, I hope you enjoy Nolanology; all that it entails: God, family, friends and all that there is in between. Enjoy!!!