Blog of Josh Hall » Josh Hall http://sixf00t4.com Peace, Love, and Ambition. Mon, 21 May 2012 16:00:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 My name is Mudd http://sixf00t4.com/2009/05/My-name-is-Mudd/ http://sixf00t4.com/2009/05/My-name-is-Mudd/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 19:03:13 +0000 sixf00t4 http://joshuadhall.com/?p=640
So i get this random newsletter in my email the other day from this summer camp program in Australia.  My initial thought was that it was just spam, but it looks way to legit.  So I go ahead and go through the unsubscribe steps, and just shrug it off.  A day or two later, I get [...]]]>

So i get this random newsletter in my email the other day from this summer camp program in Australia.  My initial thought was that it was just spam, but it looks way to legit.  So I go ahead and go through the unsubscribe steps, and just shrug it off.  A day or two later, I get an email from "Joshua Hall" saying that he’s working to process my unsubscription but couldn’t find my email address in their DB.  Turns out I got my own numerous email accounts mixed up when I attempted to unsubscribe, but that’s pretty funny I just natually ran into another Josh Hall.

This comes a day after Kallie tells me that one of the big doctor’s at her office has a son named Josh and his last name is also Hall.  So Kallie is going to have to explain repeatedly that she is not marrying Dr. Hall’s son, I’m sure.

My curse.

]]> http://sixf00t4.com/2009/05/My-name-is-Mudd/feed/ 0 You’re my cyclops. http://sixf00t4.com/2008/04/Youre-my-cyclops/ http://sixf00t4.com/2008/04/Youre-my-cyclops/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:11:40 +0000 sixf00t4 http://joshuadhall.com/?p=484
Driving back home from DC today, and I got an idea for a cool phrase; Calling someone your cyclops.  You use it to describe someone of the opposite sex that you would definitely be in love with if only (insert reason here.  Here’s an example conversation: You:  Yeah, me and Adrienne have always been the [...]]]>

Driving back home from DC today, and I got an idea for a cool phrase; Calling someone your cyclops.  You use it to describe someone of the opposite sex that you would definitely be in love with if only (insert reason here.  Here’s an example conversation:

You:  Yeah, me and Adrienne have always been the bestest friends, but we’ve just never had the inclination to seriously date.  She’s basically my cyclops.
Other Person:  Cyclops?  What does that mean.
You:  She’s the one-eyed love.  You know, like the one I’d love.
Other Person:  ZOMG, that’s beautiful.  You’re like a genius, Josh Hall.  Can I have 400 of your babies?

something like that anyway.  I think i’m going to write a song about it.  Going to head over to urbandictionary.com and set it up.  USE IT!  LET’S GET THIS PHRASE TO CATCH ON!

]]> http://sixf00t4.com/2008/04/Youre-my-cyclops/feed/ 0 This is just a tribute. http://sixf00t4.com/2007/08/This-is-just-a-tribute/ http://sixf00t4.com/2007/08/This-is-just-a-tribute/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:10:35 +0000 sixf00t4 http://joshuadhall.com/?p=368
Not that I’m all THAT self-conscious about my baldness, but once my receding hairline starts to become a descriptive attribute, I think i’ll be sad.  If I ever heard someone say, "Hey, I’m looking for Josh Hall, a tall, bald guy. etc"  I’m hoping that people will just be able to go with the tall [...]]]>

Not that I’m all THAT self-conscious about my baldness, but once my receding hairline starts to become a descriptive attribute, I think i’ll be sad.  If I ever heard someone say, "Hey, I’m looking for Josh Hall, a tall, bald guy. etc"  I’m hoping that people will just be able to go with the tall attribute as my primary identifier.

]]> http://sixf00t4.com/2007/08/This-is-just-a-tribute/feed/ 2 some day… http://sixf00t4.com/2007/03/some-day/ http://sixf00t4.com/2007/03/some-day/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:05:50 +0000 sixf00t4 http://joshuadhall.com/?p=336
on trying to motivate a friend to run, and she says she’ll be motivated one day… "Why just one day?  Why not two day?" - Josh Hall]]>

on trying to motivate a friend to run, and she says she’ll be motivated one day…

"Why just one day?  Why not two day?"

- Josh Hall

]]> http://sixf00t4.com/2007/03/some-day/feed/ 0 Surprise! http://sixf00t4.com/2007/02/Surprise/ http://sixf00t4.com/2007/02/Surprise/#comments Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:44:45 +0000 sixf00t4 http://joshuadhall.com/?p=330
haha, i’m still laughing at this one. Just woke up and this dream put me in a good mood. so for some reason, we’re going to have a family get together at one of the new casinos out is philadelphia. Not just my immediate family, but aunts and uncles and such too. I have no [...]]]>

haha, i’m still laughing at this one. Just woke up and this dream put me in a good mood.

so for some reason, we’re going to have a family get together at one of the new casinos out is philadelphia. Not just my immediate family, but aunts and uncles and such too. I have no idea what the occasion was, but for some reason, i was going to get there a day before everyone else and just hang out. So i’m in my hotel room, and i’m watching tv, and my uncle jay comes in. It’s about 4am on what i believe to be the saturday morning, and i was expecting him, and just him to drive up by himself and arrive around this time. He goes to bed and he when he wakes up around 10 or so, my cousin adam has gotten there by that time, and the three of us decide to go out to the casino. It’s not an overly nice place, curvy building, high ceilings, entire front is glass windows floor to ceiling and inside is more like an arcade than a casino. There are just some random game like things, with slot machine gameplay aspects to them. We play a few once or twice and keep walking around the place.

We walk past a tall really dark black girl, hair pulled back, and wearing like one of those all black playboy bunny waitress outfits, with black pantyhose, it’s not sexy or anything, just looks like one of those old fashioned waitresses. Anyway, there’s a really small table in front of her with 3 chairs at it. She asks us if we want to see a magic trick and that it costs $5. Uncle Jay seems really enthused and sits down to play/watch the magic show. Adam and I are just going to stand and watch. So, she starts her spiel about asking people to pick a number on a playing card, remember that number and don’t tell anyone. She asks adam to write his number down on a piece of paper and then give it back to her.

so this whole time, i’m meticulously watching her, looking for her to pull out a playing card from her sleeve or make some weird movement or something, like i always do when i see magicians; to try and figure out the trick. By this time, two blonde ladies have come up to watch, on either side of me. So the magician lady is talking about the trick and i’m more focused on watching how she’s shuffling this deck of cards, and when she stops she says, “ok, now it’s Josh’s turn.” So I laugh, nice trick. I’m sure one of these ladies around me probably heard adam or Uncle Jay say my name and they just told her before the trick started. She asks me to look at this piece of paper that adam had written his number on, and with all the other numbers on it, tell me if my number is listed. So i open up the folded piece of paper and there’s about 30 numbers spaced out in a square, some repeating numbers, and i’m scrolling through them and i find number 8. I always chose number 8. So i say, “yes.” and give the paper back to her. Now she’s looking and uncle jay, and she says, “now I told you to remember that number, because you’d need to use it later.” then she looks back at me and says, “infact, we have something that Josh Hall can use later still” and she pauses enough for all of us to chuckle and yeah, i was a little impressed at this point. I’m trying to figure out how in the world she got that much info…Then she says, “Now, Uncle Jay, isn’t there something that you thought he could use later?” And now i’m freaked out, how in the world?!? everyone’s got smiles on their faces, from what i was assuming was the magic trick, and then uncle jay says, “yeah, right over there” and points behind me, back to where we had just come through, and there were about 5 or 6 tables set up, and my whole family was sitting at them. Aunts, uncles, mom, sisters, all of them dressed up and smiling. Uncle Jay says, “I figure you could use your family later on today, right?” So we all go over and i’m laughing and embarrassed and it’s so funny. I tell him that was a nice prank, definitely had me. Everyone was in on it apparently and i had no clue what was going on, i was expecting everyone to show up later at night.

I wish i could say there was an occasion for them to surprise me, but honestly i don’t think there was, it was just a planned family get together at a casino…funny though. This is MY dream, and I’m able to surprise myself. I must keep secrets really well.

]]> http://sixf00t4.com/2007/02/Surprise/feed/ 4 strangers come and strangers go http://sixf00t4.com/2006/12/strangers-come-and-strangers-go/ http://sixf00t4.com/2006/12/strangers-come-and-strangers-go/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:01:55 +0000 sixf00t4 http://joshuadhall.com/?p=311
“To the reacquainted friend I say, “Don’t become any stranger.”" – Josh Hall]]>

“To the reacquainted friend I say, “Don’t become any stranger.”"

– Josh Hall

]]> http://sixf00t4.com/2006/12/strangers-come-and-strangers-go/feed/ 0 from the desk to the chest http://sixf00t4.com/2006/03/from-the-desk-to-the-chest/ http://sixf00t4.com/2006/03/from-the-desk-to-the-chest/#comments Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:05:00 +0000 sixf00t4 http://joshuadhall.com/?p=294
alright, i have a chance to fill you in on everything since the last update. It’s been a busy few weeks. so finals for classes sucked, but i got through them with an 88% and an 84%. kinda sucky about the 88%, because I thought for sure I was going to get an A in [...]]]>

alright, i have a chance to fill you in on everything since the last update. It’s been a busy few weeks. so finals for classes sucked, but i got through them with an 88% and an 84%. kinda sucky about the 88%, because I thought for sure I was going to get an A in that class, but I slacked and i get what I deserve. The 88% is the class with the same professor that I had last semester, that cancelled class 3/8 times, and I skipped twice on my own. This semester, I thought it’d be a little more organized, but it ended up the same thing, I skipped twice and he cancelled three times. pretty ridiculous. but another 6 credits closer to the degree, and that’s all that matters. Now i have a writing class that meets on monday nights from 6-8 for 8 weeks. I –assumed–this week was spring break, just because pitt was on spring break, but just found out on friday that I was actually going to miss my first class since I was going to be in colorado…oops. I emailed the professor to let them know that i was going to be out of town as well of my recent job changes. I’m going to get hurt on the attendance/participation grade, but i should still be alright it seems. I don’t know what I am going to do for future classes with my new work schedule. which leads me to work… So i worked my first week in my new position and i really like it. It’s definitely a challenge, and something new. on my old shift, i was surfing, working on code, IM’ing Colin from the UK, and just random stuff, and still taking more calls than anyone else. Last week i didn’t touch anything but work related stuff, i was honestly busy all night, every night. Now a lot of that is just me being inefficient, taking time to get things right and learning new things, and even doing more than what i’m expected to for now to get a handle of what my job deals with, so it should clear up a bit. I’m definitely excited about it though. I fell terrible that I was only there for a week, then on a week vacation, but what was I supposed to do? The tickets were bought before anything of the job was known. So trip colorado. I barely got any sleep before my flight, i was up all night packing and finishing up school junk. I had figured I would have had time to do that friday afternoon, when I used to work that shift, but I was all screwed. Jordan (my flatmate) dropped me off the airport and i got on the tiniest plane. It sucked, I couldn’t stand up in it and my head almost hit the ceiling when i sat. When i got to Minneapolis, I was planning on just getting online for the 4 hours that I had before my next flight, but I saw signs for the mall of america, so i called deirdre up to see if she knew where it was. Turns out it is only a 10 minute lightrail ride from the airport, so i hopped on. Pretty huge place! 3 stories, a concert going on, roller coasters and other rides, and tons of people. I don’t have my camera with me at this second, or i’d be uploading some pictures. SO I met Chris and Curtis back at the airport and we flew into denver. kev and jordan met me, chris, and his brother, curtis, and we all went out to eat and then drove up to Steamboat Springs where jordan’s boss owns a place that he let us stay in. Sunday, Jordan, Chris, and Curtis hit the slopes, while kev and I went for a hike to Fish Creek Falls, which is apparently the same falls that appears on the Coors beer logo. It was a good time, and just hanging out with kevin is a great time. While we were hiking, kev’s brother drew called me, he had no idea i was out in colorado. I thought that was very funny. One thing i certainly noticed was how hard it was to breath with the altitude! I can’t be that out of shape! after kevin left, we just watched the oscars and went to bed. Monday, we woke up, rented me a snowboard, and hit the slopes after the $75 lift ticket. I’m not going to lie, I sucked pretty bad, MUCH worse than I thought. I think after a few times of getting my snowboarding legs back, i would have been better…but i didn’t get that chance. the second time down the slope, I apparently bit it pretty hard. I say "apparently", because, again, I had a concussion and don’t remember it at all. Curtis and Chris saw me bite it and Chris called for medics while Curtis pulled out his video camera. Good boy:) Chris had time to go down to the bottom of the hill, tell jordan what happened, get back on the lift, and come back down to me and i still hadn’t come out of it. We tried getting the video off Curtis’ camcorder, but fricking sony doesnt have the drivers for it available to download, and i can’t find them anywhere, so, we’ll have wait for him to get it on his own. It’s a pretty funny video of me being totally out of it. So they get me on the board, and i’m slowly coming back. they drag me on a snowmobile down to an ambulance, and by the time i’m on the ambulance, I’m pretty straight and remember everything, and feel fine. I’m thinking we’ll just go to the hospital, make sure all is well, then I’ll be on my way. The thing i regretted most about when i had a concussion at nemacolin was not going to the ambulance, just in case. So i get to the hospital, and they say they want to take a catscan. So i lean up, take off my shirts, and lay back down. And they say they want to adjust my bed up a little. So i lean up again, and all of a sudden POP goes my chest, i fall back, gasping for breath and in terrible pain. It’s almost impossible for me to breath. I’m taking very short breaths. So they want to take Xrays of my chest now to see if i broke some ribs or something. They get me into the x ray room, the nurse helps me stand next to this xray board on the wall, leaves the room, takes the picture, then comes back in and repositions me. She does this 2 more times, and on the 3rd, I start feeling light headed, start losing my sight, and i’m like, "umm, i can’t see, I can’t see anything." she runs back into the room screaming "you’re going to pass out!" and throws me back on the bed. heh. so then they take me in for the catscan and then back to the ER. after a while they come in and say no ribs are broke, but that popped that happened was the cartilage that holds the sternum and ribcage together. It apparently snapped or cracked. They said it’s as painful as breaking your ribs. I’m not really feeling pain, just can’t breath deep and it’s hard to find a comfortable spot. They ended up giving me some morphine even after i told them i didnt need anything for the pain. so after a while, they want to see if i can stand again. after some work, i get my body up so i’m sitting on the bed. I’m telling the nurse it’s really hard to breath and find a place where my chest/ribs feel comfortable. She asked if i was sure i didn’t want anything for the pain. I told her that i think they just gave me morphine. So she says she’s going to go check my chart and leaves me sitting on the bed. about a minute later…I start feeling dizzy, and my sight starts going. I’m like…."nurse? nurse…I can’t see again" some guy comes in and helps me lay down gently, and i feel terrible. very flushed and very light headed. So now the doc is worried it’s something with my organs, my liver mainly. Now, this scared me imparticularly, because about a month ago, i had 2 days where i had gray stool. Gross, I know, but i looked it up on the net and they said it could be your liver failing or something. So i’m officially freaking out like the paranoid person that I am. They take the catscan of my mid section and leave me to drive myself mad with worry for my life in the ER again. about an hour later, doc says all is well, and I try to get up again and i can. So the guys pick me up, and we go pick up my prescription for Lorcet (my cousin adam, the pharmacist, says this stuff is the good sheeeet) and then back to the rental shopt to drop off our crap. I’m in the truck with Jordan, and I feel something under my right arm under my shirt. I say to him, kind of still drugged up, "i think i have something in my arm." So i roll up my sleeve, and wham, the fricking IV hook up thing is still there. This inch long blue plastic cap connected to a tube that ultimately leads to my internal veins. OMG. WTF. TAKE ME BACK TO THE HOSPITAL! Good ol’ curt takes some more footage:) so they take it out at the hospital and i go on my merry way. When i woke up today, I felt like I was beaten by 100 african midgets. I couldn’t get out of the bed because anyway i tried to lift my chest hurt, and anything i tried to do with my legs, my right knee hurt extremely. It hurt a little yesterday, but not enough that I thought it would impede me like it did today. After a long time and struggle, i get my self out and take some mad pain killers. Apparently, this stuff is a narcotic….Did i ever tell you I wanted to be a junkie when i grew up? anyway, pain, pain, and some more pain, and we clean up and do some sight seeing at Garden of the gods and such as we head down to canon, where Jordan lives now. So, here I am, high on narcotics, really tired, wishing i could upload some pics and video. Tomorrow i think we’re going to do some more sight seeing on our way back up to denver to catch our flight at 6am thursday. I’m having a blast, and really enjoyed the natural hot springs we went to last night. Clothing optional. sweeet. So when i get back, I’ll post some pics, and then head back home to do some work at the park for the weekend and then back into the swing of work. joy. and on another topic…when i was up late one night last week, I got on ebay. Bad -financial- decision. I just found out today that I won a $450 bass. oh well. And i was the high bidder on an auction for a 2002 dodge ram, but i didn’t break the reserve. So, I’m not tied into buying it, but it’s mine if i want to contact the seller and work out something. Still undecided about that. it’s not 4×4, but it is 4 door. kelly blue book has the value anywhere from 11,500-13,500, and my bid was 11,800. We’ll see. I think that gets you pretty much up to speed. financially hurting, physically hurting, and hurting in a few other ways that i won’t get into. Nothing out of the norm. I’ll try to get the vids and pics up soon. btw, wrote a new song the weekend before valentine’s for my friend Kim. Josh Hall – Me to You. Enjoy!

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Harry R. Hall, 50, of Daisytown died Monday December 13, 2004 in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh following a brief illness. He was born on February 9, 1954 in North Charleroi, Pa. a son of Byron K. and Theressa Baker Hall. Harry was a 1972 graduate of California High School and a 1976 graduate of Penn State [...]]]>

Harry R. Hall, 50, of Daisytown died Monday December 13, 2004 in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh following a brief illness. He was born on February 9, 1954 in North Charleroi, Pa. a son of Byron K. and Theressa Baker Hall. Harry was a 1972 graduate of California High School and a 1976 graduate of Penn State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. He began his career as a consultant for Stehle Engineering Corp. and later became employed as a Civil Engineer by PENNDOT in Districts 11, 12, and the Central Office in Harrisburg and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission as the Engineering Project Director for the Mon-Fayette Expressway and Southern Beltway Projects before starting his business, Harry R. Hall, P.E. in Brownsville, Pa. Harry had been the owner of Deems’ Park in West Pike Run Twp. and was the founder of the Annual Make-A-Wish Caleb Jay Hall Memorial Rendezvous. He was also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Highway Engineers, Penn State Alumni, co-founder of the Bentleyville Wesleyan Christian School, the current appointed official of the West Pike Run Zoning Hearing Board, a musician, vocalist, golfer, and volunteered his time to many community projects. He is survived by his fiancee Robbie Matesic of Daisytown, four daughters, J’aime Rairigh of Washington, Pa., Serah Hall of Upper Marlboro, Md., Keren and Deirdre Hall both of Daisytown, one son, Josh Hall of Pittsburgh, his mother, Theressa Hall of California, Pa., one brother, Kenneth G. Hall of Oil City, Pa., and Robbie’s three daughters, Sarah Slavic of Moon Twp., and Meghan and Dana Slavic both of Daisytown. Deceased are his father, Byron K. Hall who died June 30, 1977, and his son, Caleb Jay Hall who died January 26, 1990.ll Friends will be received from 6-9pm on Wednesday and from 2-4 and 6-9pm on Thursday in the Greenlee Funeral Home, Rt. 40 Beallsville where funeral services will be held on Friday December 17, 2004 at 10:30am with Pastor John Thomas officiating. Interment will be in Beallsville Cemetery. The Family suggests memorial contributions may be made to: the Harry & Caleb Hall Scholarship Fund, 478 Sunset Dr., Daisytown, Pa. 15427.


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]]> http://sixf00t4.com/2004/12/Good-Bye-Dad/feed/ 0 Top 10 people with the name Josh Hall http://sixf00t4.com/2004/02/Top-10-people-with-the-name-Josh-Hall/ http://sixf00t4.com/2004/02/Top-10-people-with-the-name-Josh-Hall/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2004 01:20:17 +0000 sixf00t4 http://joshuadhall.com/?p=67
10. Josh Hall – The champion Sailboater 9. Joshua Hall – The German Trekky 8. Joshua Hall – The politician 7. Josh Hall – The Canadian Cyclist 6. Josh Hall – The Local 5. Joshua Hall – The Chess Master 4. Josh Hall – The MLB Player 3. Joshua Hall – The Poet 2. Joshua [...]]]>

10. Josh Hall – The champion Sailboater

9. Joshua Hall – The German Trekky
8. Joshua Hall – The politician
7. Josh Hall – The Canadian Cyclist
6. Josh Hall – The Local
5. Joshua Hall – The Chess Master
4. Josh Hall – The MLB Player
3. Joshua Hall – The Poet
2. Joshua Hall – The website design guroo. ( here for the right pic of him)
1. Joshua David Hall – Tennessee’s Safest kid

]]> http://sixf00t4.com/2004/02/Top-10-people-with-the-name-Josh-Hall/feed/ 0 the ramblings of a crazy man http://sixf00t4.com/2003/12/the-ramblings-of-a-crazy-man/ http://sixf00t4.com/2003/12/the-ramblings-of-a-crazy-man/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2003 01:18:07 +0000 sixf00t4 http://joshuadhall.com/?p=24
I just got done watching the movie Love, Actually. What a beautiful movie! It is about the agony of love, and the many faces it has. Wonderful. and something i am really exited about. So now i have another title. Don’t ask me where that title came from though, i have no clue.:) Guess that [...]]]>

I just got done watching the movie Love, Actually. What a beautiful movie! It is about the agony of love, and the many faces it has. Wonderful.

and something i am really exited about. So now i have another title. Don’t ask me where that title came from though, i have no clue.:) Guess that is what they call people that carry around a cell phone. I am so glad to be a part of that. Great people at Touchtown.

I am wondering if i don’t provide enough “nitty gritty” of the “ins and outs” of Josh Hall in my updates. Do you guys find them at all interesting? I usually just say “this is what i did today, this is how i feel about it” but maybe i should let you get into my head more, and just write down anything and everything i am thinking. making this more of a blog.

So i am done with this semester. I really suck with college, i am going to change my major to something to do with business and see how that goes. I hate computer science with a passion.

I went to the last cornerstone of this semester, and had a great time, it was really relaxed. Afterwards, i went out and played pool with my new friend Chris:) he is really outgoing, and he is a leader, like i will be doing starting this coming semester. I am really looking forward to it. There are retreats and stuff we get to go on. The first one being Jan 2-4, where just the leaders go. And the best part of it is that it is FREE! I am really hoping to make some lasting friendships there.

Billy Talent is playing tomorrow at Nick’s Fat City, and i convinced Becky to go down with me. I am so pumped. And get this, Matchbook Romance is playing next tuesday! I am so there! What a time to be alive! and i feel like it too! My mood has been so great, i never want it to stop! but alas, i have to stop typing, this is becoming quite the novel! Talk to me people! and talk to everyone else here too! I want this to be a place where i can spend with all of you. register if you haven’t! And thank you all for making me feel so happy.

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