After spending the night with Sarah and going to bed at 2:30, we woke up "rawring" to go and hopped out of bed. The sun was shining, the birds were singing... No, wait. The moon was shining, the crickets were singing...it was definitely 4:30 in the morning. After thinking I may die in a car crash from falling asleep, me, Sarah and Rachel arrived safely at Northwoods where we were dropping Rachel off at 5:15 to go on the bike trip. It was a rather melancholy morning, both because this was the first bike trip I wasn't going on and because I will be headed for Ukraine by the time all the bike trip peoples get back, so this would be the last time I see them. Грустный день.
Can I just say how awesome Jenna Myrick is? I was on the verge of tears because I'm not sure if I can survive until July 13th without her. I'm so happy she's coming to Ukraine, though. At least I won't have to wait until I come back to see her. That's exciting. She graduated yesterday and she looked so pretty in her red cap and gown. I went to two graduations yesterday, the Chiles graduation to see Rufus and Daniel and the Leon graduation to see Special K and Jenshka. I'm so proud of everyone. And none of the four of you are going away. Hooray! (hey, that rhymed.) That makes me doubly happy.
Anyway, so I was so sad Jenna was leaving and when they finally pulled out at 6:30, me and Sarah went back to my house to catch up on some much needed sleep. But I found when I got home, I missed Jenna. So, I called her. At 6:42. And I said, "Jenshka..." and she said, "You miss me already?" And I said, "Yes...Where are you?" And she said, "Killearn, Calyn." Alright, so I was going through withdrawls, okay? But I love how everyone has cellphones. It's wonderful. I already talked to Todd, Jenna and Pauls tonight. They'll probably be very sick of me by the end of this week. Actually, they're probably already sick of me. Hmmm. Oh well.
Christian Horton, Chris Myrick, and Sappy are also on my list of favorite people. (Not that they weren't before, I just renewed their membership.) They made me laugh so hard at ROC tonight. I love them.
I hope you're all doing something fun and exciting for Memorial Day tomorrow. I think we're just having a cookout or something, but I hope we do something cool. Anyway, have a great holiday tomorrow! Our veterans rock!
Arrivederci!
Sunday, May 29, 2005
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Trust your peelings, Cuke. May the farm be with you.
Alas, my uneventful night which was to be graced with the notion of an early sleep was not to be, for I found myself finishing the last 200 pages of my book about St. Patrick (whose real name was Succat, by the way, and then was changed to Corinthiac, no wonder he went by Patricius) and then, finding myself not nearly as drowsy as I should have been, sat down at my computer checking my mail, and most recently, writing in my blog. Tell me if that isn't the longest sentence you've read today.
Oy gevalt, do any of you have Norton Security, because my idiotic virus protection keeps popping up widows every 10 seconds that say,... wait,... I'm waiting for it to pop up again,...ah ha, that say, "Virus protection is turned off. Open your Norton to resolve these issues." Now, after the first 57 times this popped up, I went to my ever so convenient icon at the bottom of my screen that says, "Norton Security" and clicked it and it says, "Norton Security is enabled." The thing does this all the time, and I've tried to fix it, but the security system is running, it just thinks it isn't. Really makes me wonder how reliable this virus protection really is. Probably not very.
I watched the cartoon that Pauls had on his blog. Hillarious. For those of you who don't read Pauls blog, go to www.storewars.org and watch Cuke Skywalker, Obi Wan Cannoli, Chewbroccoli and Ham Solo battle the farm's evil Dark Tater. It's awesome. Made me wanna go visit the New Leaf Market and get some organic food. Mmmm. Cannoli.
Well, this whole "Norton Security" crap is really getting on my nerves and I'm aggravated with technology right now anyway, so I bid you all adieu. Arrivederci!
Oy gevalt, do any of you have Norton Security, because my idiotic virus protection keeps popping up widows every 10 seconds that say,... wait,... I'm waiting for it to pop up again,...ah ha, that say, "Virus protection is turned off. Open your Norton to resolve these issues." Now, after the first 57 times this popped up, I went to my ever so convenient icon at the bottom of my screen that says, "Norton Security" and clicked it and it says, "Norton Security is enabled." The thing does this all the time, and I've tried to fix it, but the security system is running, it just thinks it isn't. Really makes me wonder how reliable this virus protection really is. Probably not very.
I watched the cartoon that Pauls had on his blog. Hillarious. For those of you who don't read Pauls blog, go to www.storewars.org and watch Cuke Skywalker, Obi Wan Cannoli, Chewbroccoli and Ham Solo battle the farm's evil Dark Tater. It's awesome. Made me wanna go visit the New Leaf Market and get some organic food. Mmmm. Cannoli.
Well, this whole "Norton Security" crap is really getting on my nerves and I'm aggravated with technology right now anyway, so I bid you all adieu. Arrivederci!
The Beach
Today me, Sarah and Jenna went to Panama City to St. Andrew's State Park and it was a lot of fun. I'm really tired, so I'm going to bed now, but here are some pictures:
Aren't we so cute?
Alright, Calyn. Right to ya now.
What a catch!
Now we're tired.
Despite their appearance, these rocks were really comfortable and we fell asleep for a while until some Greek guy started talking to Jenna in a language we didn't understand (we think it's greek. sounded greek. not so sure, though.) and he woke her up because he wanted to get by. Geez, isn't there another rock for you to climb on, dude? There were only like 20 more around him he could have climbed on. whatever. People are odd. Besides, did he think we spoke his language?
Well, I'm going to bed because I'm really tired. Oh, and David, you'll be happy to know I didn't scrapbook at all last night and Jenna and Sarah only did 2 pages. So there. :0) Alright everybody, Arrivederci!
Aren't we so cute?
Alright, Calyn. Right to ya now.
What a catch!
Now we're tired.
Despite their appearance, these rocks were really comfortable and we fell asleep for a while until some Greek guy started talking to Jenna in a language we didn't understand (we think it's greek. sounded greek. not so sure, though.) and he woke her up because he wanted to get by. Geez, isn't there another rock for you to climb on, dude? There were only like 20 more around him he could have climbed on. whatever. People are odd. Besides, did he think we spoke his language?
Well, I'm going to bed because I'm really tired. Oh, and David, you'll be happy to know I didn't scrapbook at all last night and Jenna and Sarah only did 2 pages. So there. :0) Alright everybody, Arrivederci!
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Wakulla Springs!
For old time's sake me and Sarah went to Wakulla Springs today, and it was actually warm. I couldn't remember the last time I went and it was actually warm enough outside that the water felt good. It was awesome. Sarah decided to bring her camera and that we would take pictures because, of the many times we've been to Wakulla Springs, we've never really taken pictures. So, here they are.
Just look at that form.
Sarah was doing a backflip off the railing. Shhh. Don't tell the lifeguards.
And I only got a little sunburnt despite the 95 degree weather. Which is good, because tomorrow me, Jenshka and Sarah are going to the beach as a sort of "Jenna's graduated, Calyn's leaving and Sarah's home" kinda trip we've been planning for a while. It should be great!
I'm tired. Arrivederci!
Just look at that form.
Sarah was doing a backflip off the railing. Shhh. Don't tell the lifeguards.
And I only got a little sunburnt despite the 95 degree weather. Which is good, because tomorrow me, Jenshka and Sarah are going to the beach as a sort of "Jenna's graduated, Calyn's leaving and Sarah's home" kinda trip we've been planning for a while. It should be great!
I'm tired. Arrivederci!
Monday, May 23, 2005
These People Ought to Make You Feel Smart Today
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?
Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever," --Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest
"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff." --Mariah Carey
"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life," --Brooke Shields, during an interview to become Spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign.
"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body," --Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.
"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president." --Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed documents.
"Half this game is ninety percent mental." --Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." --Al Gore, Vice President
"I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix." --Dan Quayle
"We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?"--Lee Iacocca
"The word 'genius" isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." --Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst.
"We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people." --Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor.
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." --Bill Clinton, President
"We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur." --Al Gore, VP
"Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances." --Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina
"If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record." --Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country," --Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC.
"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas." --Keppel Enderbery
Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever," --Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest
"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff." --Mariah Carey
"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life," --Brooke Shields, during an interview to become Spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign.
"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body," --Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.
"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president." --Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed documents.
"Half this game is ninety percent mental." --Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." --Al Gore, Vice President
"I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix." --Dan Quayle
"We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?"--Lee Iacocca
"The word 'genius" isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." --Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst.
"We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people." --Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor.
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." --Bill Clinton, President
"We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur." --Al Gore, VP
"Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances." --Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina
"If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record." --Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country," --Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC.
"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas." --Keppel Enderbery
Another Weekend Bites the Dust
Tonight at ROC we were watching this video called "Rex Kwon Do dating tips" that was a take-off from Napoleon Dynamite that the youth group from Casting Crown's church made and one of the pick-up lines "Napoleon" used made me really laugh. Here it is:
If you were a laser- you'd be set to stunning.
I don't know why I thought that was so funny. It just was.
Well, I just got back from Shannon's house and we went swimming (we being, me, Sarah, Jenna, David, Daniel T., Dan somebody who's last name I don't know, Shannon and Linda) and we played water polo, had chicken fights and played sharks and minnows. It was great. And on the way there me and David sang American Pie and although I think we may have mixed up some of the verses, we made it through the whole thing. It was great. I still don't have my voice back though. I sounded terrible. I hope it comes back soon. I miss it.
Well, goodnight everybody. Mr. Robbin says that if I want to get my voice back I have to get lots of rest. (Ha ha.) So I'm going to try to make an effort to do that. He says I have to gargle with saltwater too, and I wasn't planning on doing that, but after a week and a half I'm getting desperate. Maybe I'll go do that now. Arrivederci!
If you were a laser- you'd be set to stunning.
I don't know why I thought that was so funny. It just was.
Well, I just got back from Shannon's house and we went swimming (we being, me, Sarah, Jenna, David, Daniel T., Dan somebody who's last name I don't know, Shannon and Linda) and we played water polo, had chicken fights and played sharks and minnows. It was great. And on the way there me and David sang American Pie and although I think we may have mixed up some of the verses, we made it through the whole thing. It was great. I still don't have my voice back though. I sounded terrible. I hope it comes back soon. I miss it.
Well, goodnight everybody. Mr. Robbin says that if I want to get my voice back I have to get lots of rest. (Ha ha.) So I'm going to try to make an effort to do that. He says I have to gargle with saltwater too, and I wasn't planning on doing that, but after a week and a half I'm getting desperate. Maybe I'll go do that now. Arrivederci!
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Pictures! Arrrr!
Ahoy Mateys! Today was the first annual Pink Carpet Bible Study retreat! And it was a pirate theme.
All of us in our pirate attire!
More pictures to come later! The scavenger hunt was awesome! We're watching Pirates of the Caribbean right now. Great movie! Have a great night everyone! Arrivederci!
All of us in our pirate attire!
More pictures to come later! The scavenger hunt was awesome! We're watching Pirates of the Caribbean right now. Great movie! Have a great night everyone! Arrivederci!
Friday, May 20, 2005
It's Friday!
Well, my voice is about halfway back. I still can't sing along with the radio though, and that is sad. But today was such a great day. I got a lot of stuff accomplished like calling the airline company (although I had no luck with them), starting to clean up my room (although I didn't finish) develop pictures from when I went to Ireland (yes, I know it's been 8 months. I'm just slow. ), eat lunch with Susan (a lady I went to Ukraine with last summer) and go to the Leon jamboree. (most boring game ever. 0-0. Don't you hate that?) So now that you've seen more parenthesis than you ever thought possible, I will try to leave them out of the rest of this. (think I can do it?)
I'm at the Wirgau's house scrapbooking with Jamie, Ruth, Bakah and Sarah and we were watching Multiplicity, but it's over now. Honestly, I really don't think that movie's all that funny, but somehow when you watch it with Sarah it becomes rather amusing. I think we may go swimming in a couple minutes. But it's thundering outside, so that may not happen. Tomorrow's the 1st annual PCBS retreat. So exciting. Pirate costumes ready, everyone? Arrr! I'm expecting to see some creativity, peoples.
Well, I'm going to go be social now. It's the weekend, everyone! 16 days until I go to Ukraine! Arrivederci!
I'm at the Wirgau's house scrapbooking with Jamie, Ruth, Bakah and Sarah and we were watching Multiplicity, but it's over now. Honestly, I really don't think that movie's all that funny, but somehow when you watch it with Sarah it becomes rather amusing. I think we may go swimming in a couple minutes. But it's thundering outside, so that may not happen. Tomorrow's the 1st annual PCBS retreat. So exciting. Pirate costumes ready, everyone? Arrr! I'm expecting to see some creativity, peoples.
Well, I'm going to go be social now. It's the weekend, everyone! 16 days until I go to Ukraine! Arrivederci!
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Variations on a Theme
I love to read. I really do. I'll sit down and read all through the night and stop and realize it's 5 in the morning and then jump to the next chapter because I only have 100 pages left. But I realized the other day (after finishing This Present Darkness for the fifth time and getting ready to pull out Sherlock Holmes once again) that I've read all the books for all the authors that I really like. And when I go to the library, I always end up getting a book I've already read because looking at titles is rather overwhelming since I have no idea if the author's good or not. And there are a lot of terrible authors out there. I guess I'd rather re-read a book I know is good than waste my time reading a book that turns out to be some second-rate, skim-through type thing.
But I decided I would do my research and said, "I'll go to a Christian book review website so that maybe I can find some good authors there." So, a couple sites all recommended this one author, and I thought, "well, that's awesome. There's another author I can read." So I reserved 2 books by the guy last week at the library and picked them up yesterday.
Fast forward to this afternoon. I come home from northwoods at like, 7, and think, "wow, I have nothing to do tonight. I can read this book." So, I pick it up and start reading. Probably one of the worst books I've ever read. I got to page 124 and couldn't take anymore. I tried, I really did. I think a 12 year old could have written it. Why is that? ("Mediocrity. that's what we strive for.") The first page of the book is all these positive reviews like, "A masterpiece. I highly recommend!" and "Powerful, moving. An excellent read." Obviously these people haven't read the book.
I guess it's just disappointing. I don't understand why Christian fiction has so many issues. I suppose there's cruddy authors on the secular side too, but I hardly ever come across Christian fiction that when I'm done with it, I say, "wow, I'm really glad I spent 6 hours or so reading that. It was definitely worth my time." And the ones that are really good don't spit out books fast enough to keep me occupied. Maybe that means I should just use my time for something else that's more productive. Anybody wanna shout out their favorite authors? I like pretty much anything. Except for law-type books. I like John Grisham okay, but otherwise I don't really like stuff with lawyers and all that. Anyway, give me some ideas on what to get at the library the next time and you'll make a pathetic, bookless girl very happy. I'm going to read Sherlock Holmes now. Maybe the endings will have changed. That would be exciting. Arrivederci!
But I decided I would do my research and said, "I'll go to a Christian book review website so that maybe I can find some good authors there." So, a couple sites all recommended this one author, and I thought, "well, that's awesome. There's another author I can read." So I reserved 2 books by the guy last week at the library and picked them up yesterday.
Fast forward to this afternoon. I come home from northwoods at like, 7, and think, "wow, I have nothing to do tonight. I can read this book." So, I pick it up and start reading. Probably one of the worst books I've ever read. I got to page 124 and couldn't take anymore. I tried, I really did. I think a 12 year old could have written it. Why is that? ("Mediocrity. that's what we strive for.") The first page of the book is all these positive reviews like, "A masterpiece. I highly recommend!" and "Powerful, moving. An excellent read." Obviously these people haven't read the book.
I guess it's just disappointing. I don't understand why Christian fiction has so many issues. I suppose there's cruddy authors on the secular side too, but I hardly ever come across Christian fiction that when I'm done with it, I say, "wow, I'm really glad I spent 6 hours or so reading that. It was definitely worth my time." And the ones that are really good don't spit out books fast enough to keep me occupied. Maybe that means I should just use my time for something else that's more productive. Anybody wanna shout out their favorite authors? I like pretty much anything. Except for law-type books. I like John Grisham okay, but otherwise I don't really like stuff with lawyers and all that. Anyway, give me some ideas on what to get at the library the next time and you'll make a pathetic, bookless girl very happy. I'm going to read Sherlock Holmes now. Maybe the endings will have changed. That would be exciting. Arrivederci!
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Mmm. Chicken Cake.
I went with Lori to find a pirate costume today. It was very exciting. Don't worry, I'll take pictures when we have our PCBS retreat and you will get to see it. I'm pumped. We're having a Pirate theme party and we're going to have a scavenger hunt and watch Pirates of the Caribbean and go to Sonny's. Mmmm. Barbeque. (or, mmm. chicken cake. take your pick. :0) Of course, all of this will be done in our pirate attire. I hope everyone's working on their costumes. Hint, hint, ladies. :0)
I love swimming. I went to the Wirgau's neighborhood pool tonight and me and Ruth and Sarah swam (along with the rest of their fam. No one died. That was good). Anyway, that was a lot of fun and now I'm getting ready to scrapbook. (Yes, Paul. 6:21 is far too early for me.) We started to watch "Lost" tonight, cuz we taped it, but I'm going to have to watch it some other time. That's probably good because I've missed a lot of episodes, and I'd rather wait until Season 1 comes out on DVD and then I can rent them at Movie Gallery. I hate that it comes on on Wednesdays. Grrr. I think next season it's going to be on Thursdays, though. That would be better. Wow, let me pause for a minute. Sarah's talking to her friend J.P. on the phone and she's working hard on a disney puzzle, with...um, 7 pieces. You know the board puzzles that you get when you're little. Well, Sarah has just completed it and I think she's pretty proud of herself. Way to go, Ponch.
So, tried to register for FSU orientation today. I told the girl, "Look, my card says I have orientation on June 8, but I'm sorta gonna be out of the country then, so I need to reschedule." And she's like, "Okay, just register online and change it." So, I go to do that, but I can't because FSU is retarded. I am already sick of this school. Not good. Oh, and then they sent me more paperwork. Paperwork that I have filled out the past 3 semesters that I've been dual-enrolled there, and they want me to fill them out again. Yes, my name is still Calyn Reber. Yes, April 5th is still my birthday. Yes, I am a Florida resident. Yes, I've gotten all my shots. I'm not a puppy. It's ridiculous.
Well, I'm gonna go scrapbook now. Haven't done that in like 3 or 4 months, so that should be good. Only 17 days til I go to Ukraine! Arrivederci!
I love swimming. I went to the Wirgau's neighborhood pool tonight and me and Ruth and Sarah swam (along with the rest of their fam. No one died. That was good). Anyway, that was a lot of fun and now I'm getting ready to scrapbook. (Yes, Paul. 6:21 is far too early for me.) We started to watch "Lost" tonight, cuz we taped it, but I'm going to have to watch it some other time. That's probably good because I've missed a lot of episodes, and I'd rather wait until Season 1 comes out on DVD and then I can rent them at Movie Gallery. I hate that it comes on on Wednesdays. Grrr. I think next season it's going to be on Thursdays, though. That would be better. Wow, let me pause for a minute. Sarah's talking to her friend J.P. on the phone and she's working hard on a disney puzzle, with...um, 7 pieces. You know the board puzzles that you get when you're little. Well, Sarah has just completed it and I think she's pretty proud of herself. Way to go, Ponch.
So, tried to register for FSU orientation today. I told the girl, "Look, my card says I have orientation on June 8, but I'm sorta gonna be out of the country then, so I need to reschedule." And she's like, "Okay, just register online and change it." So, I go to do that, but I can't because FSU is retarded. I am already sick of this school. Not good. Oh, and then they sent me more paperwork. Paperwork that I have filled out the past 3 semesters that I've been dual-enrolled there, and they want me to fill them out again. Yes, my name is still Calyn Reber. Yes, April 5th is still my birthday. Yes, I am a Florida resident. Yes, I've gotten all my shots. I'm not a puppy. It's ridiculous.
Well, I'm gonna go scrapbook now. Haven't done that in like 3 or 4 months, so that should be good. Only 17 days til I go to Ukraine! Arrivederci!
Lessons from Amos
I read the book of Amos tonight. Me and Ruth were looking at a couple verses in Chapter 7 (they're down there for you to read later) and I just wanted to read the whole thing because I hadn't read it in a while and, quite frankly, didn't remember much of it except something about a plumb line and Israel getting destroyed. Here's the basics:
God sent warnings to Israel again and again. Drought, famine, locusts, war, all in an effort to have Israel turn back to God, but they refused. So God was going to bring major judgment on them. All through this book of judgment God was crying, "Return to me, Israel's and I'll forgive everything! "Do what is good and run from evil--that you may live!"
There's a lot of good stuff in the book of Amos, one set of verses that really struck me were verses 21-25 in chapter 5:
" 21"I hate all your show and pretense--the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies. 22I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings. I won't even notice all your choice peace offerings. 23Away with your hymns of praise! They are only noise to my ears. I will not listen to your music, no matter how lovely it is. 24Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, a river of righteous living that will never run dry. 25"Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, Israel? "
I wonder how many times God thinks that of us. I'm sure God rolls his eyes over what goes on in church services all across America.
"A river of righteous living". Is that what describes me? Hmmm. I tend to doubt it. What if I really concentrated on that rather than all the "stuff" I do. How much more fulfilled would I be?
I think what I like most about Amos was he was just an ordinary person. He just followed God's wil for his life and did extraordinary things. Isn't that what we all want? He was simply following God with the simple life he had and God decided that since he was following Him in the small things, Amos could follow Him in the big things too. Read in chapter 7 about what Amos was doing before he was a prophet:
10But when Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, heard what Amos was saying, he rushed a message to King Jeroboam: "Amos is hatching a plot against you right here on your very doorstep! What he is saying is intolerable. It will lead to rebellion all across the land. 11He is saying, `Jeroboam will soon be killed and the people of Israel will be sent away into exile.' "
12Then Amaziah sent orders to Amos: "Get out of here, you seer! Go on back to the land of Judah and do your preaching there! 13Don't bother us here in Bethel with your prophecies, especially not here where the royal sanctuary is!"
14But Amos replied, "I'm not one of your professional prophets. I certainly never trained to be one. I'm just a shepherd, and I take care of fig trees. 15But the LORD called me away from my flock and told me, `Go and prophesy to my people in Israel.'
16"Now then, listen to this message from the LORD!"
Cool. Amos was a shepherd. And he watered fig trees. Not exactly a "world-changing" "exciting" job. Half of his friends he grew up with were shepherds too. And even with his side-job of watering trees, I'm sure he barely paid the bills. But one day, God told Amos, "Hey, go tell my people all they're doing wrong and if they don't listen, I'm going to send nations to take them over and they'll be destroyed" So Amos did. And he was very unpopular. Things were going pretty well in Israel. But they were terribly corrupt. People were greedy, worshipping idols, taking advantage of each other, ignoring God's laws. They had corrupt leadership, were oppressing the poor and had largely neglected God. And God was sending major judgment.
While I was reading, I realized something. You know, I read a lot in the Old Testament and people are always dying, and God's sending judgment cuz they're not obeying him, and it just seems like a viscous cycle over and over. But in the last chapter, God really explains why he sends judgment. It's not just to be mean.
11"The time is surely coming," says the Sovereign LORD, "when I will send a famine on the land--not a famine of bread or water but of hearing the words of the LORD. 12People will stagger everywhere from sea to sea, searching for the word of the LORD, running here and going there, but they will not find it. 13Beautiful girls and fine young men will grow faint and weary, thirsting for the LORD's word. "
God really, really, really wants us to long for him. Not just passively sit in the knowledge that he died for you, blah, blah, blah. Imagine if people fainted because they needed to read the Bible so bad. Sounds crazy, huh? But there really are people in the world, people I read about in other countries in places like Vietnam and China who die every day because they would rather die having read God's word than live without it. God doesn't send judgment because he's sick of you or is tired of you or doesn't feel like forgiving you. He sent judgment on Israel because they wouldn't listen to anything else. There was no other way for God to get their attention. Israel knew about God. They'd all heard the stories of their ancestors crossing the Red Sea and the plauges on Egypt and Joshua and Jericho and David and Goliath and every other Old Testament story me and you have heard in Sunday school. But like a lot of us, the Israelites wanted to do things their own way and follow the nations around them. country peer pressure, I suppose. So, read the book of Amos if you get a chance. I think it's one a lot of us skip or skim over. But it's really good. Good night everyone! Arrivederci!
God sent warnings to Israel again and again. Drought, famine, locusts, war, all in an effort to have Israel turn back to God, but they refused. So God was going to bring major judgment on them. All through this book of judgment God was crying, "Return to me, Israel's and I'll forgive everything! "Do what is good and run from evil--that you may live!"
There's a lot of good stuff in the book of Amos, one set of verses that really struck me were verses 21-25 in chapter 5:
" 21"I hate all your show and pretense--the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies. 22I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings. I won't even notice all your choice peace offerings. 23Away with your hymns of praise! They are only noise to my ears. I will not listen to your music, no matter how lovely it is. 24Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, a river of righteous living that will never run dry. 25"Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, Israel? "
I wonder how many times God thinks that of us. I'm sure God rolls his eyes over what goes on in church services all across America.
"A river of righteous living". Is that what describes me? Hmmm. I tend to doubt it. What if I really concentrated on that rather than all the "stuff" I do. How much more fulfilled would I be?
I think what I like most about Amos was he was just an ordinary person. He just followed God's wil for his life and did extraordinary things. Isn't that what we all want? He was simply following God with the simple life he had and God decided that since he was following Him in the small things, Amos could follow Him in the big things too. Read in chapter 7 about what Amos was doing before he was a prophet:
10But when Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, heard what Amos was saying, he rushed a message to King Jeroboam: "Amos is hatching a plot against you right here on your very doorstep! What he is saying is intolerable. It will lead to rebellion all across the land. 11He is saying, `Jeroboam will soon be killed and the people of Israel will be sent away into exile.' "
12Then Amaziah sent orders to Amos: "Get out of here, you seer! Go on back to the land of Judah and do your preaching there! 13Don't bother us here in Bethel with your prophecies, especially not here where the royal sanctuary is!"
14But Amos replied, "I'm not one of your professional prophets. I certainly never trained to be one. I'm just a shepherd, and I take care of fig trees. 15But the LORD called me away from my flock and told me, `Go and prophesy to my people in Israel.'
16"Now then, listen to this message from the LORD!"
Cool. Amos was a shepherd. And he watered fig trees. Not exactly a "world-changing" "exciting" job. Half of his friends he grew up with were shepherds too. And even with his side-job of watering trees, I'm sure he barely paid the bills. But one day, God told Amos, "Hey, go tell my people all they're doing wrong and if they don't listen, I'm going to send nations to take them over and they'll be destroyed" So Amos did. And he was very unpopular. Things were going pretty well in Israel. But they were terribly corrupt. People were greedy, worshipping idols, taking advantage of each other, ignoring God's laws. They had corrupt leadership, were oppressing the poor and had largely neglected God. And God was sending major judgment.
While I was reading, I realized something. You know, I read a lot in the Old Testament and people are always dying, and God's sending judgment cuz they're not obeying him, and it just seems like a viscous cycle over and over. But in the last chapter, God really explains why he sends judgment. It's not just to be mean.
11"The time is surely coming," says the Sovereign LORD, "when I will send a famine on the land--not a famine of bread or water but of hearing the words of the LORD. 12People will stagger everywhere from sea to sea, searching for the word of the LORD, running here and going there, but they will not find it. 13Beautiful girls and fine young men will grow faint and weary, thirsting for the LORD's word. "
God really, really, really wants us to long for him. Not just passively sit in the knowledge that he died for you, blah, blah, blah. Imagine if people fainted because they needed to read the Bible so bad. Sounds crazy, huh? But there really are people in the world, people I read about in other countries in places like Vietnam and China who die every day because they would rather die having read God's word than live without it. God doesn't send judgment because he's sick of you or is tired of you or doesn't feel like forgiving you. He sent judgment on Israel because they wouldn't listen to anything else. There was no other way for God to get their attention. Israel knew about God. They'd all heard the stories of their ancestors crossing the Red Sea and the plauges on Egypt and Joshua and Jericho and David and Goliath and every other Old Testament story me and you have heard in Sunday school. But like a lot of us, the Israelites wanted to do things their own way and follow the nations around them. country peer pressure, I suppose. So, read the book of Amos if you get a chance. I think it's one a lot of us skip or skim over. But it's really good. Good night everyone! Arrivederci!
Monday, May 16, 2005
I asked Kenley to make up a good title, but he no longer knows how to be spontaneous and funny, and so I am without one.
I still have no voice. This is getting irritating. At least I can still whistle.
So, I was looking at Homes and Land today (the Real Estate magazine. We were at Kenley's. If it's not Motor Trend, what else would we be reading?) with david, Lori and Kenley, and we were talking about how stupid people are for paying $600,000 for a freaking lot just because it's in Bobbin Brook. I mean, come on. A Lot! No house. Just the lot. I could do a lot of things with 600,000. Like buy North Dakota. 2 acres in Bobbin Brook does not seem like a good way to spend that money. Mr. Scott says we need 400,000 for the AIDS orphanage. I'm thinking, build the AIDS orphanage, and you'll still have 200,000 left over to purchase 1/3 of North Dakota. you know, the Dutch bought Manhattan Island for $24. They got a pretty good deal on that one. Those Dutch are thrifty. I mean, now you can't even buy a hotdog in Manhattan for that.
We played Taboo again tonight. I beat my record and got 17! It was very exciting. We decided that the pink cards are indeed harder than the blue ones. And me and David spraypainted cereal boxes that I'm making into X-boxes that I can blow up and run over for our "Partnership for an X-box Free America" commercial. It's going to be beautiful. At least let me take my anger out on a cereal box. What was funny was I went and got the cheerios box from kenley's kitchen, and I was like, "yeah, this is about the right size for an x-box" and on the side of the box it said "Win a free X-box! Details inside!" Go figure. It's everywhere. It has overtaken america one home at a time. destroying families, relationships and the hook-ups for our DVD player. How I despise it.
Kenley painted his office toupe tonight. They say toupe is very soothing. Or at least Brad Pitt and George Clooney do. I don't know if I agree with that, though. I will say that the fumes that are all over this house are not very soothing. I have a headache. I'm going home. Arrivederci!
So, I was looking at Homes and Land today (the Real Estate magazine. We were at Kenley's. If it's not Motor Trend, what else would we be reading?) with david, Lori and Kenley, and we were talking about how stupid people are for paying $600,000 for a freaking lot just because it's in Bobbin Brook. I mean, come on. A Lot! No house. Just the lot. I could do a lot of things with 600,000. Like buy North Dakota. 2 acres in Bobbin Brook does not seem like a good way to spend that money. Mr. Scott says we need 400,000 for the AIDS orphanage. I'm thinking, build the AIDS orphanage, and you'll still have 200,000 left over to purchase 1/3 of North Dakota. you know, the Dutch bought Manhattan Island for $24. They got a pretty good deal on that one. Those Dutch are thrifty. I mean, now you can't even buy a hotdog in Manhattan for that.
We played Taboo again tonight. I beat my record and got 17! It was very exciting. We decided that the pink cards are indeed harder than the blue ones. And me and David spraypainted cereal boxes that I'm making into X-boxes that I can blow up and run over for our "Partnership for an X-box Free America" commercial. It's going to be beautiful. At least let me take my anger out on a cereal box. What was funny was I went and got the cheerios box from kenley's kitchen, and I was like, "yeah, this is about the right size for an x-box" and on the side of the box it said "Win a free X-box! Details inside!" Go figure. It's everywhere. It has overtaken america one home at a time. destroying families, relationships and the hook-ups for our DVD player. How I despise it.
Kenley painted his office toupe tonight. They say toupe is very soothing. Or at least Brad Pitt and George Clooney do. I don't know if I agree with that, though. I will say that the fumes that are all over this house are not very soothing. I have a headache. I'm going home. Arrivederci!
Saturday, May 14, 2005
My fingers have no idea I lost my voice
Quote o' the day: "Grandma's dead! Oy Gevalt!" Oh, Yiddish with Dick and Jane. So funny.
My voice has flown far, far away. It has instead been replaced by a muffled croak and squeaks any time I say more than two words at once. Oh well. It has provided countless hours of entertainment for Diane, Lori, Tamara and Nicole. I'm just sorry for the 7th and 8th grade girls I'm supposed to be teaching tomorrow in Sunday School.
Training in Gainesville. Hmmm. More on that some other time.
We got back at 7:30 and decided we wanted to go swimming. So it was over to Todd's house where we were joined by Sappy and Drew and a very angry yellowjacket. We were too smart for him, though. (the yellowjacket, that is.) Diane and I sang/croaked a moving rendition of "my heart will go on" and "you're my inspiration" medley. We were practicing for the Cheesy Love Song fest we might be having. I'm afraid Mrs. Laurie didn't find it quite so...inspiring. In fact I believe she said we ruined the songs. Tamara and Lori thought it was good, though. Good as in "Good Night, that's hideous!" or "Good gracious, Shut up!" but, good, nonetheless.
Speaking of good, I should get a good night's sleep tonight to make up for the 4 hours last night. And so I bid you all adieu. Arrivederci!
My voice has flown far, far away. It has instead been replaced by a muffled croak and squeaks any time I say more than two words at once. Oh well. It has provided countless hours of entertainment for Diane, Lori, Tamara and Nicole. I'm just sorry for the 7th and 8th grade girls I'm supposed to be teaching tomorrow in Sunday School.
Training in Gainesville. Hmmm. More on that some other time.
We got back at 7:30 and decided we wanted to go swimming. So it was over to Todd's house where we were joined by Sappy and Drew and a very angry yellowjacket. We were too smart for him, though. (the yellowjacket, that is.) Diane and I sang/croaked a moving rendition of "my heart will go on" and "you're my inspiration" medley. We were practicing for the Cheesy Love Song fest we might be having. I'm afraid Mrs. Laurie didn't find it quite so...inspiring. In fact I believe she said we ruined the songs. Tamara and Lori thought it was good, though. Good as in "Good Night, that's hideous!" or "Good gracious, Shut up!" but, good, nonetheless.
Speaking of good, I should get a good night's sleep tonight to make up for the 4 hours last night. And so I bid you all adieu. Arrivederci!
Friday, May 13, 2005
To Todd, Pauls, Ruth, Shandra, Mr. Jim and Lori (the rest of you can read too :0)
Okay, I have to get up and go to Gainesville in 5 and a half hours, so this is going to be quick. (I'm so glad I took typing in highschool. Best class I ever took. Ever. More on that some other time.) Shoutouts to the following people who reminded me of how much God loves me today:
Todd- You are the light king! (Or maybe the only one that I'm aware of. You're at least royalty of some kind.) And thank you so much for lunch and sacrificing your busy day to help with the stage. It looks great. See you in 6 hours...
Pauls- You are on my list of most awesomest people in the world. If I ever publish a magazine (that would be after I take over the world and turn all the stop signs to yield signs and abolish speed limits and garlic bread) and I have a most awesome people list, you will be on the front cover. (You may have to share the front cover with a couple other people, but it will only be a few.) You are sooooooo AWESOME! (i use awesome for lack of a better word. I'm still waiting for the better word.)
Ruth- You are SO encouraging. You don't know how much you made my day, even though I only got to see you for a little while. You give the best massages in the world. Really, I know no one who does them better. It's amazing. I love you so much!
Shandra- Only you, Shandra, can say just the right thing at just the right moment to make me feel better. And you can make the copy machine work, which is, in itself, a miracle.
Mr. Jim- What can I say? It's like God said, "The northwoods youth group needs major help. I mean, Calyn can barely check her email. I'm going to make a special person just for them and send him to them to help them with all these really cool things that involve technilogical words and phrases that most of them don't understand and equiptment that has Japanese names and touchscreens and things that are not words at all, but just a bunch of numbers and letters thrown together that mean something. Like M3F or GF63 or something." So God put together the perfect person and "Poof" there was Mr. Jim.
Lori- You're my bestest the Lori ever! Master of masking tape, duct tape (noticed I spelled "duct" correctly) , and packing tape, you awe us all with your exceptional sticking skills. PVC pipe bows to your will and king-size sheets cower in your presence... Okay, I'm done now. I don't know what I would do without you. I would probably die. Or if I lived, I would have no memory, and so I would probably die shortly after that. I'd probably forget to breathe or something. Although, I'm thinking we both might die, because I think we may have definitely gotten way high on spray paint fumes today. (Am I allowed to say that? It wasn't on purpose, I promise. I want no nasty emails or letters. ) Who would remind me to set my alarm or brush my hair or all the tiniest details of my TCC planner (that thing is so cool...not.) that I forget to look at!?
Y'all are so great! I'm going to bed! Sleep = very yes. Arrivederci!
Todd- You are the light king! (Or maybe the only one that I'm aware of. You're at least royalty of some kind.) And thank you so much for lunch and sacrificing your busy day to help with the stage. It looks great. See you in 6 hours...
Pauls- You are on my list of most awesomest people in the world. If I ever publish a magazine (that would be after I take over the world and turn all the stop signs to yield signs and abolish speed limits and garlic bread) and I have a most awesome people list, you will be on the front cover. (You may have to share the front cover with a couple other people, but it will only be a few.) You are sooooooo AWESOME! (i use awesome for lack of a better word. I'm still waiting for the better word.)
Ruth- You are SO encouraging. You don't know how much you made my day, even though I only got to see you for a little while. You give the best massages in the world. Really, I know no one who does them better. It's amazing. I love you so much!
Shandra- Only you, Shandra, can say just the right thing at just the right moment to make me feel better. And you can make the copy machine work, which is, in itself, a miracle.
Mr. Jim- What can I say? It's like God said, "The northwoods youth group needs major help. I mean, Calyn can barely check her email. I'm going to make a special person just for them and send him to them to help them with all these really cool things that involve technilogical words and phrases that most of them don't understand and equiptment that has Japanese names and touchscreens and things that are not words at all, but just a bunch of numbers and letters thrown together that mean something. Like M3F or GF63 or something." So God put together the perfect person and "Poof" there was Mr. Jim.
Lori- You're my bestest the Lori ever! Master of masking tape, duct tape (noticed I spelled "duct" correctly) , and packing tape, you awe us all with your exceptional sticking skills. PVC pipe bows to your will and king-size sheets cower in your presence... Okay, I'm done now. I don't know what I would do without you. I would probably die. Or if I lived, I would have no memory, and so I would probably die shortly after that. I'd probably forget to breathe or something. Although, I'm thinking we both might die, because I think we may have definitely gotten way high on spray paint fumes today. (Am I allowed to say that? It wasn't on purpose, I promise. I want no nasty emails or letters. ) Who would remind me to set my alarm or brush my hair or all the tiniest details of my TCC planner (that thing is so cool...not.) that I forget to look at!?
Y'all are so great! I'm going to bed! Sleep = very yes. Arrivederci!
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
He интересно, sorry.
New development. Kenny Chesney has married Rene Zellweger. Oy gevalt. I suppose this is old news for those of you who found it out yesterday, however, for those of you who don't have time to bore yourself with Hollywood romance, there it is. I have to say, I was pretty surprised.
I really have nothing much to say today. I didn't do anything of consequence that I can think of. Took Bailey to the vet, went to the church, went jogging, oh, I went to Lake ella with Pauls, Aaron, Jenshka and Lori and we interviewed people about Hollywood and Love (hence the interest in Kenny and Rene.) After that we went to Taco Bell, which is quite possibly my second favorite place in the Western Hemisphere. (Although, don't quote me on that, because I'm really tired and probably will think of some place I like better in the morning.)
Oh, for those of you that don't visit Diane's blog and never saw the Nintendo Acapella group, here's the link. It's very awesome.
I hope everyone's having a great day! One more day for Tamara, one more day for Nicole, 6 more days for Jenna, 6 more days for Special K and then your summer will be here! Oh, and only 24 days until I go to Ukraine! That's less than four weeks. как интересно!
Well, goodnight everyone and Arrivederci!
I really have nothing much to say today. I didn't do anything of consequence that I can think of. Took Bailey to the vet, went to the church, went jogging, oh, I went to Lake ella with Pauls, Aaron, Jenshka and Lori and we interviewed people about Hollywood and Love (hence the interest in Kenny and Rene.) After that we went to Taco Bell, which is quite possibly my second favorite place in the Western Hemisphere. (Although, don't quote me on that, because I'm really tired and probably will think of some place I like better in the morning.)
Oh, for those of you that don't visit Diane's blog and never saw the Nintendo Acapella group, here's the link. It's very awesome.
I hope everyone's having a great day! One more day for Tamara, one more day for Nicole, 6 more days for Jenna, 6 more days for Special K and then your summer will be here! Oh, and only 24 days until I go to Ukraine! That's less than four weeks. как интересно!
Well, goodnight everyone and Arrivederci!
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
So, would you rather be the eagle or the weasel?
May 11th is:
Salvador Dali's birthday
The day John D. Rockefeller
and Bob Marley died
1330- Constantinople (Istanbul) becomes new capital by Roman Emperor Constantine for Eastern Roman Empire
1751- 1st US hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital)
1916- Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented
1955- Israel attacks Gaza
1959- Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends
Quote o'the day- Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines" - John Benfield (Wisely spoken.)
Wasn't today a beautiful day? I meant to go running, but I'm afraid it just didn't happen. I watched this movie about Attila the Hun on the history channel (random, I know), but it was really good and turned out to be nearly 3 hours long and then I had to go to the library to recheck-out Romeo and Juliet for Cameron (the 60s one, NOT the Leonardo DiCaprio one, which is disgraceful, by the way. ) and shortly after that, Pink Carpet Bible Study started. Leah and Amanda and Lerah weren't there, and they were missed. But Kristin Ramsey came back and me, Jenshka, Special K and Callie were there and we talked about some really good stuff.
We read through Acts 15, a very good chapter if you've never read it. There's some good things to discuss in it. We talked about handling conflicts and the difference between real truth and good intentions. Often times I think we get confused when we're trying to figure out if intention merits a good enough excuse for things. I suppose it depends on the subject at hand.
Last night, Ruth and I met at Hopkins Eatery (GREAT place if you've never been. Best sandwiches I think, ever.) and then went over to Lake Ella and walked around. We had a really good time. I love Ruth. We're doing a book together about Abraham and becoming God's friend by Henry Blackaby (sp.?) and it's good. He always asks really convicting questions and makes you think about your answers. Definitely not the "fill in the blank" type.
This whole blogging thing has gotten rather depressing. No one updates. (minus Todd and Mr. Scott who, I have to say, are pretty faithful. ) Or when they do they discuss something which I already discussed with them 3 days ago. Or a week ago. I really do like reading what's up with people. I guess everyone's not the blogging type. Bis dahin. (that was for you, Lori.)
Oh, and Tamara and Lori- the adjective form of "viscosity" is indeed viscous. And you can even say "viscousness." That sounds kinda weird, though. The "viscosity of a substance" sounds better than the "viscousness of a substance", don't you think?
24 days until I leave for Ukraine. Boy am I ready. I can't wait to see everyone there. I have to say I'm incredibly envious of Mr. Scott because he gets to go to Nigeria next week. I want to go to Africa so bad. If somebody told me I could hop on a plane and go tomorrow, I would. I can't wait until him and Isaac talk about the AIDS orphanage and stuff. So exciting. I'm signing up now, Mr. Scott.
Well, it is really late and although I'm not tired, I should at least attempt to go to bed. I'm taking Bailey to the vet tomorrow. (or today, rather.) Fun, fun. Bailey just loves the vet. I think he's always scared I'm not going to be there when he comes back out. Poor traumatized little thing.
I'm going to go finish the last 30 pages of the novel I didn't finish during "jury duty" yesterday. I read 225 pages of a book. And that was not including the 3 hour "lunch break" they gave us. I can't believe it took them 8 and a half hours to decide they didn't want me on the jury. And you definitely need 30 people to pick 7. Because, chances are, there's going to be at least 23 people who can't do it, right? (note the sarcasm.) Colossal waste of time. Oh well. It was an experience. And they can't call me for another year. At least that's what I hear. Bonne nuit, Guten Abend, Spokoiniy Nochi, Goede Nacht, Buenos Noches, Good Night, whichever you prefer. Arrivederci!
Salvador Dali's birthday
The day John D. Rockefeller
and Bob Marley died
1330- Constantinople (Istanbul) becomes new capital by Roman Emperor Constantine for Eastern Roman Empire
1751- 1st US hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital)
1916- Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented
1955- Israel attacks Gaza
1959- Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends
Quote o'the day- Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines" - John Benfield (Wisely spoken.)
Wasn't today a beautiful day? I meant to go running, but I'm afraid it just didn't happen. I watched this movie about Attila the Hun on the history channel (random, I know), but it was really good and turned out to be nearly 3 hours long and then I had to go to the library to recheck-out Romeo and Juliet for Cameron (the 60s one, NOT the Leonardo DiCaprio one, which is disgraceful, by the way. ) and shortly after that, Pink Carpet Bible Study started. Leah and Amanda and Lerah weren't there, and they were missed. But Kristin Ramsey came back and me, Jenshka, Special K and Callie were there and we talked about some really good stuff.
We read through Acts 15, a very good chapter if you've never read it. There's some good things to discuss in it. We talked about handling conflicts and the difference between real truth and good intentions. Often times I think we get confused when we're trying to figure out if intention merits a good enough excuse for things. I suppose it depends on the subject at hand.
Last night, Ruth and I met at Hopkins Eatery (GREAT place if you've never been. Best sandwiches I think, ever.) and then went over to Lake Ella and walked around. We had a really good time. I love Ruth. We're doing a book together about Abraham and becoming God's friend by Henry Blackaby (sp.?) and it's good. He always asks really convicting questions and makes you think about your answers. Definitely not the "fill in the blank" type.
This whole blogging thing has gotten rather depressing. No one updates. (minus Todd and Mr. Scott who, I have to say, are pretty faithful. ) Or when they do they discuss something which I already discussed with them 3 days ago. Or a week ago. I really do like reading what's up with people. I guess everyone's not the blogging type. Bis dahin. (that was for you, Lori.)
Oh, and Tamara and Lori- the adjective form of "viscosity" is indeed viscous. And you can even say "viscousness." That sounds kinda weird, though. The "viscosity of a substance" sounds better than the "viscousness of a substance", don't you think?
24 days until I leave for Ukraine. Boy am I ready. I can't wait to see everyone there. I have to say I'm incredibly envious of Mr. Scott because he gets to go to Nigeria next week. I want to go to Africa so bad. If somebody told me I could hop on a plane and go tomorrow, I would. I can't wait until him and Isaac talk about the AIDS orphanage and stuff. So exciting. I'm signing up now, Mr. Scott.
Well, it is really late and although I'm not tired, I should at least attempt to go to bed. I'm taking Bailey to the vet tomorrow. (or today, rather.) Fun, fun. Bailey just loves the vet. I think he's always scared I'm not going to be there when he comes back out. Poor traumatized little thing.
I'm going to go finish the last 30 pages of the novel I didn't finish during "jury duty" yesterday. I read 225 pages of a book. And that was not including the 3 hour "lunch break" they gave us. I can't believe it took them 8 and a half hours to decide they didn't want me on the jury. And you definitely need 30 people to pick 7. Because, chances are, there's going to be at least 23 people who can't do it, right? (note the sarcasm.) Colossal waste of time. Oh well. It was an experience. And they can't call me for another year. At least that's what I hear. Bonne nuit, Guten Abend, Spokoiniy Nochi, Goede Nacht, Buenos Noches, Good Night, whichever you prefer. Arrivederci!
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Three Diet Vanilla Cokes, Two Movies and One Unused Frisbee
I never understand why we cancel ROC on Mother's Day, because it seems like everyone' s just bored on that Sunday anyway. Plus, there was choir practice today, so it wasn't like people could do anything. Oh well.
Me and Lori were bored this afternoon, so we went up to movie gallery and were going to rent National Treasure, because we still haven't seen it, but it was all gone. So, we got the Manchurian Candidate (the new one because I like Denzel Washington) but I really didn't like that movie. It was this psycho-thriller-sci-fi-scary-stressful-violent film and everybody died and it was really, really sad. Then I went up to the church cuz we were supposed to play frisbee after the bike trip people got done with their practice, but the only people who stayed were me, Jed, Erin and Anna. Not really enough to play a good game. So I confiscated Jed and me, David, him and Lori watched Ocean's Eleven at Lori's cause David had never seen it. Poor unfortunate soul. He's been Ocean's Elevenized and heartily agrees that the first one is better than the second one, now that he's seen the first one. No contest, peoples. I was incredibly disappointed with the new one. But watching a great movie like ocean's eleven made up for watching the other one this afternoon.
So, jury duty tomorrow. I'm number 19 and Dad's number 20 (how the heck we got picked on the same day, i really don't know.) Not really excited about that. Our chances of not getting picked don't look so good when you're in the top 20. grrrr. Let's just say they're guilty and all go home. I have no sympathy for people who break the law. It'll probably end up being some really boring case of tax fraud or somebody suing somebody. (And believe me, if they're suing somebody, it had better be for a good reason or I'll be very angry.) So I'm going to go to bed cuz I've gotta leave at 7. I thought this was summer. meh. arrivederci!
Me and Lori were bored this afternoon, so we went up to movie gallery and were going to rent National Treasure, because we still haven't seen it, but it was all gone. So, we got the Manchurian Candidate (the new one because I like Denzel Washington) but I really didn't like that movie. It was this psycho-thriller-sci-fi-scary-stressful-violent film and everybody died and it was really, really sad. Then I went up to the church cuz we were supposed to play frisbee after the bike trip people got done with their practice, but the only people who stayed were me, Jed, Erin and Anna. Not really enough to play a good game. So I confiscated Jed and me, David, him and Lori watched Ocean's Eleven at Lori's cause David had never seen it. Poor unfortunate soul. He's been Ocean's Elevenized and heartily agrees that the first one is better than the second one, now that he's seen the first one. No contest, peoples. I was incredibly disappointed with the new one. But watching a great movie like ocean's eleven made up for watching the other one this afternoon.
So, jury duty tomorrow. I'm number 19 and Dad's number 20 (how the heck we got picked on the same day, i really don't know.) Not really excited about that. Our chances of not getting picked don't look so good when you're in the top 20. grrrr. Let's just say they're guilty and all go home. I have no sympathy for people who break the law. It'll probably end up being some really boring case of tax fraud or somebody suing somebody. (And believe me, if they're suing somebody, it had better be for a good reason or I'll be very angry.) So I'm going to go to bed cuz I've gotta leave at 7. I thought this was summer. meh. arrivederci!
Why My Mom Is The Best Mom In the Whole World
So on the video that those of you who go to northwoods will see tomorrow, I hardly did my mom justice. Video cameras frighten me, and I'm afraid they bring out the worst side of myself. I mumble, stumble and can't think straight. (I don't want to hear any smart comments that I'm always like that or I will pummel you.) So here are the thoughts that escaped me at the time of Mr. Jim's filming:
*She still speaks spanish to me despite the fact that I really don't remember it anymore. Especially when she starts spouting off her "Shut your mouth before I shut it for you cuz you have no brains in your head and you don't know anything" speech that she loves to jump into when she's frustrated with someone. It's awesome.
*She still calls pizza places for me because I hate talking on the phone. (She calls other places too, but that one comes up a lot.)
*She's soo funny.
*She's sarcastic (I love it.)
*She washes Bailey. (If she waited until I did it he'd look like the creature from the black lagoon right now.) (and since she takes care of bailey, that makes up for killing my fish. Yes, I still remember.)
*she's always buying me random fun things and hiding them in my room and my purse. (Except E.T. He was NOT fun.)
*She's friends with all my friends.
*We like the same music. (because we're awesome!)
*She knows where she was and how old she was when every cool song in the 70s and 80s came out. (although she can't remember what she had for breakfast... but that's okay.)
*She has no short term memory (which means I can say that she said (or didn't say) anything and she won't remember. Oh the things I could get away with. "But mom, you told me I could paint my room neon green!) just kidding mom, you know I don't do that...or do you?...
*She re-did my room while I was in Ukraine and it's the bestest room ever.
*She actually missed me while I was there and wrote me emails every single day. (I got twice as many emails from her as everyone else combined. She's the only thing that kept me from crying some days. Well, that and Oleg making fun of Daniel's inferiority complex.)
*She makes the best stuffed bell peppers in the world
*She keeps our house from falling apart. (and our cars, and our yard...)
*She's the EBay master. you know the song, mom, sing along: (to the tune of I want it that way)
A used ... pink bathrobe
A rare ... mint snowglobe
A Smurf ... TV tray
What I bought on eBay
My house ... is filled with this crap
Shows up in bubble wrap
Most every day
What I bought on eBay
Tell me why (I need another pet rock?)
Tell me why (I got that Alf alarm clock?)
Tell me why (I bid on Shatner's old toupee?)
They had it on eBay
I'll buy ... your knick-knack
Just check ... my feedback
"A++!" they all say
They love me on eBay
Gonna buy (a slightly-damaged golf bag)
Gonna buy (some Beanie Babies, new with tags)
(From some guy) I've never met in Norway
Found him on eBay
I am the type who is liable to snipe you
With two seconds left to go, whoa
Got Paypal or Visa,
what ever'll please ya
As long as I've got the dough!
*She likes Crystal River. Mmmm, yum.
*She feeds all of my friends when they're hungry. (Jesse, Jenna, Sarah, Bekah, Lori, James...)
*She adopted Lori
*She tells it like it is
*She doesn't put up with crap
*She tells me when she thinks guys are hot (although I do not always agree... she has pretty good taste, though. :0)
*Beauty and the Beast is her favorite movie. (Followed by Lord of the Rings, but that might be because of a certain someone...)
*I can tell her anything.
*She knows how to fix everything. (especially when she has "the tool", right, jenna?)
*She discovered "the tool"
*She's really smart.
*She's probably the most generous person I know.
*We sing songs together in the car
*She's so cool and awesome and great and special and she's the best mom EVER!
I love you mom!
*She still speaks spanish to me despite the fact that I really don't remember it anymore. Especially when she starts spouting off her "Shut your mouth before I shut it for you cuz you have no brains in your head and you don't know anything" speech that she loves to jump into when she's frustrated with someone. It's awesome.
*She still calls pizza places for me because I hate talking on the phone. (She calls other places too, but that one comes up a lot.)
*She's soo funny.
*She's sarcastic (I love it.)
*She washes Bailey. (If she waited until I did it he'd look like the creature from the black lagoon right now.) (and since she takes care of bailey, that makes up for killing my fish. Yes, I still remember.)
*she's always buying me random fun things and hiding them in my room and my purse. (Except E.T. He was NOT fun.)
*She's friends with all my friends.
*We like the same music. (because we're awesome!)
*She knows where she was and how old she was when every cool song in the 70s and 80s came out. (although she can't remember what she had for breakfast... but that's okay.)
*She has no short term memory (which means I can say that she said (or didn't say) anything and she won't remember. Oh the things I could get away with. "But mom, you told me I could paint my room neon green!) just kidding mom, you know I don't do that...or do you?...
*She re-did my room while I was in Ukraine and it's the bestest room ever.
*She actually missed me while I was there and wrote me emails every single day. (I got twice as many emails from her as everyone else combined. She's the only thing that kept me from crying some days. Well, that and Oleg making fun of Daniel's inferiority complex.)
*She makes the best stuffed bell peppers in the world
*She keeps our house from falling apart. (and our cars, and our yard...)
*She's the EBay master. you know the song, mom, sing along: (to the tune of I want it that way)
A used ... pink bathrobe
A rare ... mint snowglobe
A Smurf ... TV tray
What I bought on eBay
My house ... is filled with this crap
Shows up in bubble wrap
Most every day
What I bought on eBay
Tell me why (I need another pet rock?)
Tell me why (I got that Alf alarm clock?)
Tell me why (I bid on Shatner's old toupee?)
They had it on eBay
I'll buy ... your knick-knack
Just check ... my feedback
"A++!" they all say
They love me on eBay
Gonna buy (a slightly-damaged golf bag)
Gonna buy (some Beanie Babies, new with tags)
(From some guy) I've never met in Norway
Found him on eBay
I am the type who is liable to snipe you
With two seconds left to go, whoa
Got Paypal or Visa,
what ever'll please ya
As long as I've got the dough!
*She likes Crystal River. Mmmm, yum.
*She feeds all of my friends when they're hungry. (Jesse, Jenna, Sarah, Bekah, Lori, James...)
*She adopted Lori
*She tells it like it is
*She doesn't put up with crap
*She tells me when she thinks guys are hot (although I do not always agree... she has pretty good taste, though. :0)
*Beauty and the Beast is her favorite movie. (Followed by Lord of the Rings, but that might be because of a certain someone...)
*I can tell her anything.
*She knows how to fix everything. (especially when she has "the tool", right, jenna?)
*She discovered "the tool"
*She's really smart.
*She's probably the most generous person I know.
*We sing songs together in the car
*She's so cool and awesome and great and special and she's the best mom EVER!
I love you mom!
Saturday, May 07, 2005
It's Time For Another Game Of...
Guess that tune! Okay, now this one's a little bit tricky. It might take y'all a while. Remember
Lauren/Michael- 2, and Lori- 1. Arrivederci!
Lauren/Michael- 2, and Lori- 1. Arrivederci!
Friday, May 06, 2005
I Found It!
It was on Jenna's blog. The original "The Last Two Days in 50 Words or Less":
filed the music
ran to Post Office
Praise and prayer night
Wendy's with Stringers
Worked for Kenley (for pay of course)
Lots of stamps
Called Ukraine Called Ukraine
Got through
Talked to Roma
3 hours of sleep
Brunch with Leah
Dad had surgery
Saw Shandra
Drama practice Productive
Jenna's House
---------------------------So ends the 50 Words--------------------------------------------- So you see, i was very busy and was not very near to my computer. And i left out many important things so as not to make it over 50 words. Oh, and Pauls, I left your card at the church! all the precious poetry! We made so many awesome videos last night! Mr. Jim is the most bestest. You know, there should be words better than "awesome" and "great" and "wonderful," because we use them for too often and those words do not hold that much weight when you're trying to really say how (*insert really special word here) something is. Like, why don't we say, "Mr. Jim is legendary, or stupendous? Why are we so limited to using the same words over and over? There should be some words that we save for really great circumstances. So, that's y'all's job. Come up with some really great words for me. That would be (*insert special word here)! Arrivederci!
filed the music
ran to Post Office
Praise and prayer night
Wendy's with Stringers
Worked for Kenley (for pay of course)
Lots of stamps
Called Ukraine Called Ukraine
Got through
Talked to Roma
3 hours of sleep
Brunch with Leah
Dad had surgery
Saw Shandra
Drama practice Productive
Jenna's House
---------------------------So ends the 50 Words--------------------------------------------- So you see, i was very busy and was not very near to my computer. And i left out many important things so as not to make it over 50 words. Oh, and Pauls, I left your card at the church! all the precious poetry! We made so many awesome videos last night! Mr. Jim is the most bestest. You know, there should be words better than "awesome" and "great" and "wonderful," because we use them for too often and those words do not hold that much weight when you're trying to really say how (*insert really special word here) something is. Like, why don't we say, "Mr. Jim is legendary, or stupendous? Why are we so limited to using the same words over and over? There should be some words that we save for really great circumstances. So, that's y'all's job. Come up with some really great words for me. That would be (*insert special word here)! Arrivederci!
NOOOO!!!
I just spent, like, forever writing this post, and when I pressed "published" it all disappeared. It looked much like this-
The Last Few Days In 50 Words Or Less
(these don't count)
filed music
ran home
praise and prayer night
Wendy's with Stringers
worked for kenley
(for pay, of course)
lots of stamps
called ukraine
called ukraine
got through
talked to roma
3 hours of sleep
Dad had surgery
brunch with leah
saw shandra
drama practice
we were productive
jenna's house
-----------End of 50 Words-------------------------------------------------------------------
So all the rest of the stuff, y'all will just have to live without, because it looks like this:
Arrivederci!
The Last Few Days In 50 Words Or Less
(these don't count)
filed music
ran home
praise and prayer night
Wendy's with Stringers
worked for kenley
(for pay, of course)
lots of stamps
called ukraine
called ukraine
got through
talked to roma
3 hours of sleep
Dad had surgery
brunch with leah
saw shandra
drama practice
we were productive
jenna's house
-----------End of 50 Words-------------------------------------------------------------------
So all the rest of the stuff, y'all will just have to live without, because it looks like this:
Arrivederci!
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Congratulations To Lori
Good job, the Lori. You guessed it. Now we have:
Lauren/Matthew - 2
Lori- 1
I have to say lori was at a slight advantage. This is our theme song. But it is still so awesome.
Aight, everyone. Sing along:
They're Pinky and The Brain
Yes, Pinky and The Brain
One is a genius
The other's insane.
They're laboratory mice
Their genes have been spliced
They're dinky
They're Pinky and The Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain
Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain
Brain.
Before each night is done
Their plan will be unfurled
By the dawning of the sun
They'll take over the world.
They're Pinky and The Brain
Yes, Pinky and The Brain
Their twilight campaign
Is easy to explain.
To prove their mousey worth
They'll overthrow the Earth
They're dinky
They're Pinky and The Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain
Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain
Narf!
Lauren/Matthew - 2
Lori- 1
I have to say lori was at a slight advantage. This is our theme song. But it is still so awesome.
Aight, everyone. Sing along:
They're Pinky and The Brain
Yes, Pinky and The Brain
One is a genius
The other's insane.
They're laboratory mice
Their genes have been spliced
They're dinky
They're Pinky and The Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain
Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain
Brain.
Before each night is done
Their plan will be unfurled
By the dawning of the sun
They'll take over the world.
They're Pinky and The Brain
Yes, Pinky and The Brain
Their twilight campaign
Is easy to explain.
To prove their mousey worth
They'll overthrow the Earth
They're dinky
They're Pinky and The Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain
Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain
Narf!
The Day I Almost Died
This morning me, Lori and James met at Waffle House (they don't just serve waffles, you know) at 8:30 to have breakfast (what else would we be eating at 8:30?). James ordered the "Big Breakfast"( what a joke). This coming from the man who never eats because he doesn't like food and forgets to eat and has pants that fall down because he refuses to put his belt past the 3rd hole because then he will have gotten too skinny. (I don't really think it works that way, but we won't tell him. ) Anyway, he ate a couple bites of his many items and when we blessed our food, James prayed at the end, "And God, help us not to die today, Amen." Can we say... morbid? I'm not sure he actually blessed the food or not, but he made sure to mention we shouldn't die. Call it a sixth sense, call it the Holy Spirit, call it James, but it's uncanny how things like that tend to make sense later on at the end of the day.
So James and I hopped in my car with the better gas mileage and bigger sun roof, kissed our best, The Lori, goodbye and tore off down Monroe. (James driving, of course.) We made it in record time reminiscing about past drives to Wakulla Springs and remembering all the times Sarah and James raced down that road (quickly, fastly, safely, right?), or when we biked down it, or when we wondered if there were cops waiting in the woods for us to go by, and we got there and it was kinda chilly so we played frisbee with my awesome light-up frisbee that I got for my birthday, although we didn't need to light it up because it was light outside already. (It's still awesome, though.) We got some nice sand spurs in our feet and stubbed our toes on the cement and got thoroughly warmed up and ran up to the high dive. Then we played the game that everyone who's been to Wakulla Springs plays. You stand on the high dive and stare off and think about how cold it's going to be for like, 15 minutes until you finally decide that it's boring just standing up there so you jump off. There were some nice English people up there with cool accents that we were listening to, so we weren't in a hurry. You know, the typical tourist kinds in khaki shorts, sunglasses, with binoculars around their necks and a camera with lens the size of a smaller NBA player.
You know, the kind that kinda look like this. (except with a camera and binoculars. Use your imagination. I couldn't find a good image.)
So, there we were, about to jump in, when the English guys say, "ey, loo' a' tha' aligatowr". (You know, the English don't pronounce their "t"'s at the end of words, only in the middle. For those who were at Jenshka's birthday party, you might remember, "Is tha' a queen an'?!")
The alligator was about 6 or 7 feet, probably more like 7 and it was swimming around really fast over on the other side of the big expanse of spring. Not that he was that close at the time, but usually they're so lethargic during the day, so I thought it was strange that he was so hyper. It's like he drank too much coffee this morning, or something. So we watch him for a minute, and then I got bored, so I was like, "James, let's jump in." And he was like, "Calyn, it's cold." So we played the game for a while longer and listened to the english accents and then the alligator started swimming, quickly, I might add, towards the high dive. Well, he was still a good 30 yards away, so I wasn't too worried about it, and I was about to jump in. But I was also fascinated because i'd never seen an alligator swim fast like that before. I mean, he was going somewhere. So, soon he wasn't so far away anymore and me and James were debating jumping in. I really, really wanted to jump in, but I decided at the last minute (with my feet on the very end of the ledge) that I'd wait until he went away. Right as I stepped back from the edge, a 7 foot alligator comes up out of nowhere right next to the rope! Not 3 feet from where I would have landed had I jumped!
Picture me being fangoriously devoured by this. Not Pretty.
So I suppose Alligator One was upset with Alligator Two for something because he obviously didn't want him around. Maybe Alligator Two stole his girlfriend, or called his momma a mean name or drank his smoothie or something. i'm not real familiar with Alligator Conflict, so if anyone is educated in the area, enlighten me. I'm just glad I didn't jump. Although James said he would rescue me. Or...what was left of me. Definitely would have been closed casket. Eeeewww.
But don't worry, all was well because we didn't see them after a few minutes and jumped in the water to a chorus of little kids (or ankle-biters, as the English people called them) screaming from the boat for us to jump in. No worries, kids. Backflips for all.
Oh, and don't tell Mrs. Debbie Wright about this, because she won't let Jesse come with us anymore. And don't tell my mom I didn't put sunscreen on and I got a sunburn. Crap! She reads my blog!
So James and I hopped in my car with the better gas mileage and bigger sun roof, kissed our best, The Lori, goodbye and tore off down Monroe. (James driving, of course.) We made it in record time reminiscing about past drives to Wakulla Springs and remembering all the times Sarah and James raced down that road (quickly, fastly, safely, right?), or when we biked down it, or when we wondered if there were cops waiting in the woods for us to go by, and we got there and it was kinda chilly so we played frisbee with my awesome light-up frisbee that I got for my birthday, although we didn't need to light it up because it was light outside already. (It's still awesome, though.) We got some nice sand spurs in our feet and stubbed our toes on the cement and got thoroughly warmed up and ran up to the high dive. Then we played the game that everyone who's been to Wakulla Springs plays. You stand on the high dive and stare off and think about how cold it's going to be for like, 15 minutes until you finally decide that it's boring just standing up there so you jump off. There were some nice English people up there with cool accents that we were listening to, so we weren't in a hurry. You know, the typical tourist kinds in khaki shorts, sunglasses, with binoculars around their necks and a camera with lens the size of a smaller NBA player.
You know, the kind that kinda look like this. (except with a camera and binoculars. Use your imagination. I couldn't find a good image.)So, there we were, about to jump in, when the English guys say, "ey, loo' a' tha' aligatowr". (You know, the English don't pronounce their "t"'s at the end of words, only in the middle. For those who were at Jenshka's birthday party, you might remember, "Is tha' a queen an'?!")
The alligator was about 6 or 7 feet, probably more like 7 and it was swimming around really fast over on the other side of the big expanse of spring. Not that he was that close at the time, but usually they're so lethargic during the day, so I thought it was strange that he was so hyper. It's like he drank too much coffee this morning, or something. So we watch him for a minute, and then I got bored, so I was like, "James, let's jump in." And he was like, "Calyn, it's cold." So we played the game for a while longer and listened to the english accents and then the alligator started swimming, quickly, I might add, towards the high dive. Well, he was still a good 30 yards away, so I wasn't too worried about it, and I was about to jump in. But I was also fascinated because i'd never seen an alligator swim fast like that before. I mean, he was going somewhere. So, soon he wasn't so far away anymore and me and James were debating jumping in. I really, really wanted to jump in, but I decided at the last minute (with my feet on the very end of the ledge) that I'd wait until he went away. Right as I stepped back from the edge, a 7 foot alligator comes up out of nowhere right next to the rope! Not 3 feet from where I would have landed had I jumped!
Picture me being fangoriously devoured by this. Not Pretty.
So I suppose Alligator One was upset with Alligator Two for something because he obviously didn't want him around. Maybe Alligator Two stole his girlfriend, or called his momma a mean name or drank his smoothie or something. i'm not real familiar with Alligator Conflict, so if anyone is educated in the area, enlighten me. I'm just glad I didn't jump. Although James said he would rescue me. Or...what was left of me. Definitely would have been closed casket. Eeeewww.
But don't worry, all was well because we didn't see them after a few minutes and jumped in the water to a chorus of little kids (or ankle-biters, as the English people called them) screaming from the boat for us to jump in. No worries, kids. Backflips for all.
Oh, and don't tell Mrs. Debbie Wright about this, because she won't let Jesse come with us anymore. And don't tell my mom I didn't put sunscreen on and I got a sunburn. Crap! She reads my blog!
Time for another game of...
...Guess that tune! This one might be a little too easy, but it's so awesome I just had to put it up here. Who can beat our champions Lauren and Matthew???
Monday, May 02, 2005
Back in High School
The college student with no life now went to Leon High School to eat lunch with Special K and Jenshka today. It was a lot of fun. We ate on the grass and it was sunny and pretty and then Jenna said, "Hey, why don't you come to my last two classes with me?" So I went to chorus and then I went to Melodears practice, which was much like chorus just with a smaller group. I had so much fun. I got to sightread really hard music, which was cool (although not pretty) and I got to meet all of Jenshka's really awesome friends. Oh and in melodears practice, their teacher, Miss Hall, arranged a version of the spice girl's Wannabe song and jenna's second alto partner wasn't there, so I got to sing along, and that was exciting. Fun stuff.
Then I came home and chilled out for a while and then met Ruth at Lifeway where we picked up a Bible study we're going to do together by Henry Blackaby and some other dude about the life of Abraham and becoming God's friend. It looks really cool. And I got the new Chris Tomlin CD, which is really good. I'm listening to it now. I like it.
Well, I'm going to attempt to go to bed early (i.e.- before 1:00, that would be good.) and I'm going to try to be productive so I will leave you all now. Me and James are going to breakfast tomorrow and then, drum roll, please... Wakulla Springs! Love it. I can't wait. I love water.
33 days until I go to Ukraine!!! Arrivederci!
Then I came home and chilled out for a while and then met Ruth at Lifeway where we picked up a Bible study we're going to do together by Henry Blackaby and some other dude about the life of Abraham and becoming God's friend. It looks really cool. And I got the new Chris Tomlin CD, which is really good. I'm listening to it now. I like it.
Well, I'm going to attempt to go to bed early (i.e.- before 1:00, that would be good.) and I'm going to try to be productive so I will leave you all now. Me and James are going to breakfast tomorrow and then, drum roll, please... Wakulla Springs! Love it. I can't wait. I love water.
33 days until I go to Ukraine!!! Arrivederci!
Sale in Strongbadia
In the spirit of garage saling, Homestar Runner has a very appropriate new StrongBad email. Be sure to check it out. Go to the ever so awesome homestarrunner.com and click on New Strong Bad email. They have the essence of the garage sale down. Arrivederci!
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