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Super Powers -- Ideation

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Something Passionate

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Parepidemos (n.) Pilgrim, sojourner, a stranger on a quest in a strange land

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Nicolas Nelson commented on brandon faris's blog post 'Universal Reconcilation?'
Wow, you guys are exploring interesting territory. Sorry I dropped out for a while: tax season comes early for small businesses. Brandon, if you don't mind me returning to the last reply you made to me, I want to address at least one of your points…
March 15
Nicolas Nelson commented on brandon faris's blog post 'Universal Reconcilation?'
I think the "free will" and "rational choice" argument is a bit of a straw man. Our will is bent by sin, and our rationality by rationalizations... but not in a clean, uncluttered abstract way that will eventually be worn down by the relentless and…
February 25
Nicolas Nelson commented on brandon faris's blog post 'Universal Reconcilation?'
Hey, thanks for the thoughtful answer to my first question! Like you, I don't pretend to be an expert in these matters, but about the Thomas Talbott quote. ""No one rational enough to qualify as a free moral agent could possibly prefer an objective…
February 23
Nicolas Nelson commented on brandon faris's blog post 'Universal Reconcilation?'
And how do Parry and Partridge go about doing that? What is the strongest part of their argument? I'd especially like to hear Brandon's opinion on this, since he is our host on this thread, but from this conversation so far, I am able to glean that…
January 26
Nicolas Nelson commented on Dean Sharp's blog post 'Easter Greetings to Emeth the Calormene and all faithful Tarkaan Warriors'
Amen to that, Dean. And I add my thanks to his, Jack.
January 23
Nicolas Nelson added a blog post
After several (um, six?) years, my freelance tutoring & editing business is starting to "succeed". I am making more money than ever before, almost reaching my income goal to cover all my family's basic expenses plus tucking a little away for the fut…
January 23
Nicolas Nelson replied to dale's discussion 'Super Powers -- Ideation'
You are right, of course. I also have Input and Connectedness (and Strategic, Positivity, Activator and enough Relator to show up once). I imagine that having Input as one of my top 3 is one source of my "conversational stamina"-- I'm delighted to…
January 23
Nicolas Nelson replied to dale's discussion 'Super Powers -- Ideation'
Yep, I am strong in Ideation. I truly love ideas and discussing them with others, but it is kind of a lonely theme to have. Most people don't seem to have the stamina to stay focused on one idea for more than maybe three "exchanges" (you say somethi…
December 15, 2009

Profile Information

Introduction
Living in the House of Dreams, but it's far from our dream house!
Name
Nic Nelson
City
Los Angeles
State:
CA
Country:
United States
My VOXTROPOLIS blog
http://parepidemos.voxtropolis.com
My Website:
http://DiaryofanUrbanHouse.com
My other Website
http://WordsmithWritingTutors.com
My other Website
http://tahoemountainhome.com
Mac or PC
Mac G4 tower, 450mhz but hums along just fine thank you
Religious Preferences:
Jesus Himself
Your astrological sign
Hubble
Political Tendencies:
crunchy, bleeding-heart conserva-tarian
What is your "cover" (occupation)?
Writing instructor, family-reunion catalyst (vacation rental property management)
What is your vocation (passion)?
Writing, teaching, biking, starting new creative ventures
What are you working on now (mission)?
A new urban-immersion educational opportunity... details pending
If you could live anywhere in the world, what city would be your "Gotham"?
Los Angeles
What leader from a feature film most reminds you of you?
Uncle Garth, from Secondhand Lions
What leader from a feature film would you be most likely to follow?
Yoda
Favorite Movies
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Secondhand Lions, Pride and Prejudice, Beavers, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Star Wars sextilogy, The Sting, Fistful of Dollars
If you pressed play on your iPod, what song would come up?
Farewell to Monster Island - Daikaiju
Favorite Music:
...legion!
Favorite Artists
Phil Epstein, Bobby Zee, Russell Smith, Don Davis, doSul, Trish Geyling, Graffiti61 (Dominic Massaro), Sandy Owen, John Chilcote, Gypsy Soul, Laurie Anderson, Covington+Covington, Christafari, Daikaiju, Jars of Clay, Art of Noise, OCSupertones, George Gershwin, Tangerine Dream, Temple Yard, Phillip Glass, Joe Walsh, John Chang, Laurie Anderson, Mike Corbin, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry
What book(s) are you reading right now?
Do Hard Things, Genesis, Adventures of Amadou (unpublished ms)
Favorite Authors
Randy Ingermanson, Eugene Peterson, Keith Laumer, Mike Mason, Harry Harrison, Randy Alcorn, John Piper, James Sire, David Weber, Edgar Rice Burroughs... I'd list more if so many of my books weren't all boxed up waiting for me to find shelf space for them.
Favorite Books
Books are like friends; my favorite ones are those speaking with me at the moment.
Favorite TV Shows:
I hate TV. Firefly is worth buying on DVD though.
My Strengths Finder (Gallup) Top 5:
Connectedness, Input, Strategic, Positivity, Activator/Ideation (those last two switched when I took the test a second time)
What's your MBTI?
ENTP
What are your Super Powers (according to you and those who know you)?
"Well, of course you are a master teacher..." -- Hank Voss, tumi.org
What is your given Superhero Name?
Changes every time my wife and I clash our Wonder Twin Rings.
More About Me:
All the water he had drawn
upon his trek
Never quenched his thirst to know
it felt tepid on his neck.
How he longed for cooling spray
to wash the sweat
from his troubled brow...
his troubled brow...

Then one day upon a hill,
there came to him
A man who seemed to know
the path that gleamed so dim.
The path of truth and life
he'd sought so long
was made of water...
of living water...
Relationship Status:
Single

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Nicolas Nelson

Success weighs more heavily on a person than I expected

After several (um, six?) years, my freelance tutoring & editing business is starting to "succeed". I am making more money than ever before, almost reaching my income goal to cover all my family's basic expenses plus tucking a little away for the future (what a thought, eh? Everyone ought to try it). But goodness, it turns out to be...

1. ...a lot of work! Yes, having lots of work means just that. But somehow I imagined that the exhilaration of being hired for so many hours per week would gi… Continue

Posted on January 23, 2010 at 1:55pm —

Nicolas Nelson

Diary of an Urban House

As a matter of fact, I do blog. Just not here, not very often anyway.

Come over to my home where you can hear and see my life a bit better:
DiaryofanUrbanHouse.com

Or visit my occasional canvas of the soul at parepidemos.voxtropolis.com

Over the next couple of months I expect I'll be able to make a whole lotta "private" posts public, dating back more than a year. If things seem slow or spotty when you visit either of those blogs, give it another month and then drop in again.

However, my expe… Continue

Posted on September 4, 2008 at 3:23pm —

Nicolas Nelson

Worship and Mission

So, I'm supposed to be writing a paper about missional worship, worshipful mission, and the connections between worship and mission in church history. The problem is that it is like writing a paper about the joy of having opposable thumbs: I simply assume that worship and mission are intimately connected, that they are two sides of the same coin.

In fact, it is the inherent codependence of these two things that forced Jesus to give two "Greatest Commandments"-- worship, and mission-- i… Continue

Posted on July 20, 2007 at 3:33pm —

Nicolas Nelson

Pinned down by heavy fire

Heavy barrage has pinned me down since February. Some hope of respite next week, perhaps some blog time, and then I'm expecting fierce fighting till end of August. Possible sanctuary for a week on Catalina Island in late July.

Hope you'll hear from me soon.

Posted on May 23, 2007 at 3:01am —

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At 10:02pm on September 6, 2008, Ansus Berkana said…
i'd love to read nathaniel's novel! and i made up so many stories while i was in school! i couldn't have kept track of them, haha
At 8:44pm on September 5, 2008, Lucas McManus said…
ha youre awesome
At 5:47pm on September 4, 2008, Lucas McManus said…
if you were in a feature film i would follow you
At 5:46pm on September 4, 2008, Lucas McManus said…
is anyone gonna sign on besides me
At 3:31pm on June 20, 2007, Ansus Berkana said…
we miss you guys too!
At 12:57pm on June 18, 2007, Rich Merritt said…
Does it matter if it is not fiction? It is more a spiritual guide.

Richie
At 9:17pm on June 14, 2007, Rich Merritt said…
Nic,

I'll respond to you question about my blog entry more tomorrow. However, I feel kinda pumped up that a writing instructor would call that entry "glorious" - I'll take it man! However, I won't take the glory - you know and I know whence it came! :-)

I am writing something that maybe you could give me some advice on. I am attempting a book called - "Trees of Life Dude!". I'll explain more later. :-)

Talk at ya more tomorrow!

RIchie
At 7:40am on June 14, 2007, Rich Merritt said…
Hey Nic,

Just added part II to the blog as requested. :-) Thanks for checking it out!

IHL,

Richie
At 2:01pm on June 11, 2007, M-777 said…
Hey Nic! Thanks for the comment. So what are you up to in LA these days? Maybe you could come up to Thousand Oaks for our big VOX Culture Pub on July 7th?
At 9:01am on June 8, 2007, Alex McManus said…
somehow you adjusted the font colors so they blended in wit the background. you're good now.

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