<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930769854553319495</id><updated>2012-02-16T11:37:40.955-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Nick's REAL Nuggets of Joy</title><subtitle type='html'>Though, surprising as it may be, "Nick's Nuggets of Joy" are not real accounts of my life. Though some are based on real occurrences, the plot of each are usually greatly exaggerated. "Nick's REAL Nuggets of Joy" are all 100% true. They are glimpses into my real funny/whimsical/heart-wrenching life.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Nicholas Diak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872262577114631205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQSJcpocHj8/SuEQaOwgKZI/AAAAAAAAAA4/tuqmVl2YFME/S220/mebigpimpin.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' 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href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/5323820175785412414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/5323820175785412414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas.html' title='Christmas'/><author><name>Nicholas Diak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872262577114631205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQSJcpocHj8/SuEQaOwgKZI/AAAAAAAAAA4/tuqmVl2YFME/S220/mebigpimpin.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930769854553319495.post-1806193025821167105</id><published>2009-11-04T05:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-04T05:30:00.943-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Puppies vs. Bugs</title><content type='html'>If bugs and spiders were cute, would be let them crawl all over us and lick us like we do puppies and kittens?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5930769854553319495-1806193025821167105?l=lumberjacknick.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/feeds/1806193025821167105/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/11/puppies-vs-bugs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/1806193025821167105'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/1806193025821167105'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/11/puppies-vs-bugs.html' title='Puppies vs. Bugs'/><author><name>Nicholas Diak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872262577114631205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQSJcpocHj8/SuEQaOwgKZI/AAAAAAAAAA4/tuqmVl2YFME/S220/mebigpimpin.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930769854553319495.post-4079329707970005429</id><published>2009-10-28T11:08:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-28T11:09:10.968-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Paranormal Activity</title><content type='html'>Paranormal Activity was not that scary......Me sleeping with my lights on tonight has no connection whatsoever...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5930769854553319495-4079329707970005429?l=lumberjacknick.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/feeds/4079329707970005429/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/paranormal-activity.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/4079329707970005429'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/4079329707970005429'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/paranormal-activity.html' title='Paranormal Activity'/><author><name>Nicholas Diak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872262577114631205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQSJcpocHj8/SuEQaOwgKZI/AAAAAAAAAA4/tuqmVl2YFME/S220/mebigpimpin.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930769854553319495.post-473806749113021249</id><published>2009-10-27T20:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-28T11:15:14.919-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tattoo</title><content type='html'>Getting some sweet ink done by Bullet the tattoo artist: $52. Tipping Bullet the tattoo artist to insure he does a great job: $10. The look of complete dumbfoundedment in Bullet's eyes when you say, "Eh, take it off, I changed my mind.": Priceless&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5930769854553319495-473806749113021249?l=lumberjacknick.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/feeds/473806749113021249/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/tattoo.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/473806749113021249'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/473806749113021249'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/tattoo.html' title='Tattoo'/><author><name>Nicholas Diak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872262577114631205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQSJcpocHj8/SuEQaOwgKZI/AAAAAAAAAA4/tuqmVl2YFME/S220/mebigpimpin.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930769854553319495.post-8764407052291699599</id><published>2009-10-25T19:03:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-25T19:03:58.983-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Japan</title><content type='html'>So I got on Google Earth and looked up Japan, and was a little disappointed. I've always pictured Japan looking like Coruscant from Star Wars with an Asian twist. But instead, it just looks normal.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5930769854553319495-8764407052291699599?l=lumberjacknick.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/feeds/8764407052291699599/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/japan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/8764407052291699599'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/8764407052291699599'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/japan.html' title='Japan'/><author><name>Nicholas Diak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872262577114631205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQSJcpocHj8/SuEQaOwgKZI/AAAAAAAAAA4/tuqmVl2YFME/S220/mebigpimpin.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930769854553319495.post-6885124233595532546</id><published>2009-10-22T19:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T19:24:42.430-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Jason Voorhees</title><content type='html'>I've had dreams in the past where Jason from the Friday the 13th movies would save me from Freddy Kruger. Well the other night I had a dream that he was trying to kill me instead. I'm sort of hurt by this, I don't know if we're still friends or not. Though, I must say, he did quickly give up after he couldn't get through a door and went to open up a sporting goods store.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5930769854553319495-6885124233595532546?l=lumberjacknick.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/feeds/6885124233595532546/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/jason-voorhees.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/6885124233595532546'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/6885124233595532546'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/jason-voorhees.html' title='Jason Voorhees'/><author><name>Nicholas Diak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872262577114631205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQSJcpocHj8/SuEQaOwgKZI/AAAAAAAAAA4/tuqmVl2YFME/S220/mebigpimpin.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930769854553319495.post-4899215574591416618</id><published>2009-10-16T21:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-16T21:23:23.417-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Zombieland</title><content type='html'>Seeing Zombieland with a friend and a group of her friends on discount night: $6. Passing on popcorn and soda pop because you're a big cheapskate: $0. Having your friend ask you in front of her group of friends whether or not you like the band Hawthorne Heights to which you reply, "Eh, they're alright. A little overrated," only to have your friend tell you later that her group of friends was Hawthorne Heights: Priceless.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5930769854553319495-4899215574591416618?l=lumberjacknick.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/feeds/4899215574591416618/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/zombieland.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/4899215574591416618'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/4899215574591416618'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/zombieland.html' title='Zombieland'/><author><name>Nicholas Diak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872262577114631205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQSJcpocHj8/SuEQaOwgKZI/AAAAAAAAAA4/tuqmVl2YFME/S220/mebigpimpin.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930769854553319495.post-4418387307446596061</id><published>2009-10-15T16:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T16:16:38.429-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Deal or No Deal</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"&gt;&lt;h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;msg&amp;quot;}"  style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-size:13px;"&gt;&lt;span class="UIStory_Message"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;This woman just became the first person to walk away from the show with only a dollar. If I was her, I'd take that dollar to Taco Bell, tell them that I won the dollar on Deal or No Deal. Buy a taco, and give them the change as a tip. You know, share the wealth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5930769854553319495-4418387307446596061?l=lumberjacknick.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/feeds/4418387307446596061/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/deal-or-no-deal.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/4418387307446596061'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/4418387307446596061'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/deal-or-no-deal.html' title='Deal or No Deal'/><author><name>Nicholas Diak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872262577114631205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQSJcpocHj8/SuEQaOwgKZI/AAAAAAAAAA4/tuqmVl2YFME/S220/mebigpimpin.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930769854553319495.post-943467726891272080</id><published>2009-10-14T16:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T16:16:17.364-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Michelin Man</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFFFF;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  line-height: 20px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="line-height: 14px;   font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "&gt;Okay, once and for all. I'm &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="line-height: 14px;   font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "&gt;publically announcing that I do not like the Michelin Man, and I never have. He just makes me sooo uneasy. I admit that this dislike does stem from my ignorance of not understanding what the hey he is. Is he a mummy? He doesn't look like any mummies I've ever seen. Is he a stack of tires? White tires? Really? The Stay Puff Marshmallow Man's annoying little brother perchance? And I saw a commercial where he was ripping tires from his guts and winging them around. It looked like he was disemboweling himself and throwing his guts at things and people. Wth? I just don't like him, I'm sorry. I wish I did.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; I wish I did.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5930769854553319495-943467726891272080?l=lumberjacknick.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/feeds/943467726891272080/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/michelin-man.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/943467726891272080'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5930769854553319495/posts/default/943467726891272080'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lumberjacknick.blogspot.com/2009/10/michelin-man.html' title='Michelin Man'/><author><name>Nicholas Diak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872262577114631205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQSJcpocHj8/SuEQaOwgKZI/AAAAAAAAAA4/tuqmVl2YFME/S220/mebigpimpin.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
