Currently Reading Los Cinco Lenguajes Del Amor: Como expresar devocion sincera a su conyuge (Five Love Languages, Spanish edition) By Gary Chapman see related

One of these pics was a first date.

EDIT:  My new number is 330 968 7149.

Over spring break last year, John, Daniel, and I made silly videos for our missionary friend Amber.  We're pretty slow at publishing our work...I think the third video is just random rather than being a mockumentary on life in Southeast Asia.

Bringing the immigrant back to the homeland

hi! I've been in florida for 5 weeks and I'm coming back.  I'm bringing Melanie with me.  She doesn't know that yet muhahaha.  But, now she does, cuz she's typing this.  j/k  I got stung by a herd of jelly fish and went into anaphalactiuc shock.  Let's pause here while I spell anaphalactic for Melanie.  "Anaphylactic."  I didn't really go into shock though.  We went to see the revival in Lakeland, which was really neat.  Ya know how every church has a loony person or 2, they were all there, but so was God...so it was all good.  I also worked down here-- one week for 95 hours.  The south is like a different country and Melanie's grandparents fit in really well, too well.  I think synaptic transmission is quicker in the north.   The child in these videos is neither mine or Melanie's. 

Currently Reading As For Me And My House Crafting Your Marriage To Last By Walter Wangerin see related

Randomness

     




As part of his birthday present, I made a new despair poster for John and gave it to him in a frame, compliments of Walmart.



On a more serious note, I've been growing wicked sideburns.  I mean, these babies are like half a foot long and tapered to a point.  My patients are seriously using their call lights less since I started growing them.  Sadly, I'll probably shave them this week as Melanie's coming for her spring break, and wicked isn't on her list of admirable attributes to be displayed by one's fiance.  Maybe she'll let me keep one of them...
 
Happy Easter!

Me and my Saviour (he was helping TBN raise funds).  Also pictured is a picture of Jon Kalmukos graduating and a squinty-eyed gospel singer.

Sepia mode.  Or an overabundance of chlorine gas.

melie and niko make a joint entry

Currently Listening Mute Math By Mute Math see related

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The church flocks to the altar, hands lifted high in praise to Jesus.  The worship leader signals the lead guitarist and they start to sing the chorus again when the drums stop.  The leader whirls around, but the drummer is gone!  The bass player has vanished too, but the congregation hasn’t noticed yet because they’re really into the worship.  His trendy clothes are lying next to his guitar, could it be—no, it couldn’t, because the pastor is still standing in his spot, eyes closed and arms spread toward heaven, and the sanctuary is almost as full as it was a minute ago.

Sometimes I wonder if we’re heading in that direction, so caught up in the latest lingo or style that we’ve eviscerated God out of our faith without even realizing it.  It’s a scary thought.  The differences between nonChristians and Christian seem to be less pronounced every year, which I think is why church membership is decreasing in many parts of the country—we’re irrelevant.  Nowhere is this more apparent than the glamorous lives of Christian elite, who’ve even attracted the attention of Congress because of their ridiculous payrolls (and double standards).  I think the worst thing they do is excuse their behavior with random verses, which is supposed to be the response of unbelievers to avoid feeling convicted.  Case in point--  http://www.fireinmybones.com/  

On a lighter note, I put up some of my motivational posters on a site where you can buy them from me (www.ninjitsuknifer.deviantart.com).  heh heh