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New Job, New Blog

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:26:47 GMT

Hello friends. As many of you know, I recently began my first full-time ministry job at the Eastridge church of Christ in Rockwall, TX. Although I see many current trends as silly and irrelevant, I've decided to "keep up with trends" in the case of minister's blogs. Thus, I will no longer be posting on this xanga site, and this journal will be shutdown in about a week or so. Please check out my new 2 blogs @ the following:

Minister's Corner -- a place where I can post my thoughts and impressions on doing ministry; updated almost every day and always open for your comments and impressions.

Walking Commentary -- my (hopefully) daily Bible commentary primarily for my own purposes, but aways open for your comments and thoughts as well.

**Remember, the advantage of a Blog is that you, the reader, do not need to have an account with them to post your thoughts on my posts. Feel free to comment anytime.

Thanks, loyal readers, for all your comments and thoughts over these past years at Harding, whether here on xanga or on my old livejournal site. It's been a blast, I hope you'll join me in the new world of Blogs.

Signing off,
superinternguy

O Canada...again!

Sun, 20 May 2007 04:20:56 GMT

Wow, finally, an update. Here I am, back in Canada again! Here's a summary of our mega road trip, from Dallas, TX to Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada in 5 days.

Day 1: Plano, TX to Hays, KS
Distance: 542 miles
Drive Time: approx. 9 hours
Highlights:
-Stopped in Moundridge, KS for a gasoline stop; it was a Mennonite community, and both people filling up their cars next to us were obviously Mennonites. I didn't even know they drove!
-Tried to go and see the World's Largest Prairie Dog, but it was closed. We think it escaped and ate everyone. Hence, it was closed.
-Gella's Brewhouse and Restaurant for dinner in Hays; they brew their own root beer and creme soda there- fantastic.
-We rented "The Good Shepherd" and watched it that night. Excellent movie.

Day 2: Hays, KS to Parachute, CO
Distance: 535 miles
Drive Time: approx. 9.5 hours (due to winding mountain roads)
Highlights:
-beautiful mountain scenery...nuff said
-driving through Eisenhower Tunnel, the longest mountain tunnel in the US
-stopping and finding great deals at Sports Authority in Silverthorn, CO (such as a North Face jacket for $60)
-excellent handmade pizza in Eagle, CO at Pazzo's Pizza
-hiking for an hour at a pull-off in Colorado...beautiful views

Day 3: Parachute, CO to Idaho Falls, ID
Distance: 538 miles
Drive Time: approx. 8.5 hours
Highlights:
-Visiting Battlement Mesa retirement community, near Parachute...it was freaky and full of old people
-more beautiful mountain scenery
-stopping in Salt Lake City, Utah (we drove clear through Utah today) and visiting the Mormon Temple Square, HQ for the Mormon Church...it was very beautiful and everyone was very nice
-our nice hotel room in Idaho Falls, right next to the falls and jogging trails, and with an outdoor heated pool
-Brownstone Brewhouse and Restaurant, for more excellent food
-watching Lost, next to last episode!

Day 4: Idaho Falls, ID to Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Distance: 536 miles
Drive Time: about 8 hours
Highlights:
-driving through beautiful Idaho/Montana territory, complete with snow-capped mountains in the distance and rolling green valleys in the foreground
-crossing the border into Canada and acting innocent :)
-getting "All Dressed" Ruffles chips (not available in America) right after crossing the border
-driving through the smallest town any of us had ever been in and trying to get gas, right before crossing the border...a US Border Patrol truck was driving around inside it

Day 5: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada to Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
Distance: 540 km (about 324 miles)
Drive time: about 6 hours
Highlights:
-stopping in Vulcan, Alberta and visiting the Star Trek visitors' center, complete with Enterprise bridge mockup
-visiting the Royal Tyrell Museum and their amazing dinosaur exhibits, #8 in the world, complete with 2 complete Tyrannosaurus skeletons
-making it to Brian's house!!

Total Distance driven: approx 2,475 miles
Total Drive time: approx 42 hours
States Driven Through: 7 (Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Montana)
Countries Driven Through: 2

All in all, a fantastic trip! All for now, time for bed...

See pics from the trip here:
Canada Road Trip pictures on Facebook

Time Keeps on Slippin, Slippin, Slippin...

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:56:17 GMT

8:50 Wake Up to alarm clock sounding for the 6th time
8:51   Roll out of bed
9:00   Chapel
10:00 Study for classes @ the front desk
11:00 Shower
11:30 Visit a guy on my hall currently in the hospital
12:30 Dairy Queen
1:00   Class
2:00   Class
3:00 Mentor Group
4:00 Various errands around campus
4:30 Meet @ the guys' apartment
4:45 Leave for Little Rock
5:45 Get fitted for wedding tuxes in Little Rock
6:45 Dinner @ Shorty Small's
8:00 Head back to Searcy
9:00 LOST
10:00 Front Desk work
11:15 Head out for a run
11:59 Arrive back @ the dorm
12:05 Check mine and Brian's halls
12:30 Shower
12:53 Update xanga
1:15 Some reading?
1:45 sleep

8:50 Wake up and start the whole thing over again

See, now I know why I'm so tired. I always wondered where my time went...

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:17:10 GMT

New Queens: Spring 07

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:23:12 GMT

We, the men of Delta Chi Delta, are so honored to have Becca Wiebe (top) and Bethany Yarbrough (bottom) as our newest queens! We know they will bless all of us with their Christlike attitudes, encouragement, and amazing personalities.

And in other news...

British Hospital Rolls Over on Hot-Cross Bun Ban

Disrespect In The Virtual Age

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:27:23 GMT

[the following is copied directly from the explanation of a video on www.youtube.com. Yes, this is for real. Make of what you will. I just found it...weird.]

"World of Warcraft or otherwise known as simply, WoW is one of the most popular and successful computer games in history. It is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game that 6 million people pay $10 -15 per month to play. This type of popularity creates a sample size that is large enough to reflect the forces that control it. In Layman's terms, with this many people playing this online game at any given time human nature tends to get a stronger representation.

The first "reality" check was a bug that caused a plague to outbreak and affect people's characters in certain cases instantly killing any player below a certain level.

The second "reality" check was when this group of Warcraft players otherwise known as a guild interrupted a memorial service. Apparently, some dude dies in real life who is a popular WoW player. The people in the game think it would be nice to have a memorial for the player so they log into his account, take the character to a lake, and set it up for everyone to come pay their respects.

A bunch of dudes decide this would be a great time to ambush everyone so they run over a hill, kill the dead guy's character, and then wipe out everyone who was there to show their respects. They filmed the whole thing and put it on the net for everyone to see. "

Playing Catch Up...

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:32:43 GMT

My weekend at home was really nice. I think I really needed the recharge, away from school with its papers and projects. Friday night my flight was delayed 2 hours, from 8 pm to 10 pm, and I didn't make it to the house until around 1 am. Storms can really cause problems. My flight back, however, was really great. I met some really nice people at the airport. In the terminal I chatted with a middle-aged man named Ben and his father-in-law Tom. They were really nice, and had a lot of nice things to say about the Church of Christ when they heard about my interview with Eastridge. They hunt all over the world, including South America, Canada, and Africa. On the plane, it was a completely full flight, and I sat next to a man named Marty and his 11th grade son David. They were returning to Little Rock from Houston, where David had just finished up his Eagle Scout badge. Marty and I started talking about running when he saw me reading Runner's World, and we talked about his first-and only!- marathon and all what a sense of accomplishment he had even now. It was a great flight...God blessed me with great people to share with!

Today was the club track meet on campus. Considering myself a fairly good runner and in good shape, I did something really stupid...I signed up for the 1500m dash. See, I forgot that 1500m is just short of a mile. And I forgot that I'm used to pacing myself over 3-5 miles, not 1 mile. I have never run so hard, for so long, and felt so out of breath...in my life. Worst part? I lost track of my laps and crossed the finish line thinking I still had one more to go...I was pacing myself too slow! Anyway, it was a lot of fun out at the track for about 3 hours.

Tonight Andrea and I were talking about the significance of smell. We walked through Stevens lobby, where neither of us had been since practically freshman year. The distinct smell of that lobby brought back memories of math tutoring, Nertz, and freshman girls' open house. We started talking about other smells that bring back lots of memories. Here are some of my tops:

1. The dorm at Iron Springs Christian Camp: the Big Room, and the Guys' Side, a combination of cologne, body odor, and outside gravel and grass.

2. The cafeteria at Iron Springs: a combination of cleaning products, fruit punch, and camp food like hot dogs, square pizza, and scrambled eggs.

3. Armstrong Hall: a distinct smell all its own, every time I go in I am overwhelmed with memories of freshman year.

4. Fresh varnish on wood: reminds me of my first night in my loft bed that my mom and dad built for me..it had so much varnish on it I had to sleep in the living room!

Feel free to add your favorite smells and the memories they bring up to this post.

Weird Yet True

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:25:42 GMT

Not much to write tonight. I'm at home in Texas, which is really nice. I had lunch with my grandparents and my aunt and uncle today...it was so great to see them. I'm home because tomorrow I interview with Eastridge for one of their new associate ministry positions. I'm really excited about it! I'll fly back into Little Rock tomorrow night and be back on campus around 11:30, hopefully.

So, the reason for today's post title:

1. I watched "Deliverance" with my mom tonight. A definite classic, it was strange yet cool to watch it with her.

2. We finally got DVR for our TV at our house, so I played with it all day :)

3. Once again, Ohio State will face Florida for the national title, this time in basketball. Incredible...I'm gonna hafta root for Florida on this one (sorry Mags)...2 titles in one year, I say go for it.

That's about all for tonight.

40 Things College Admissions Forgot to Tell You About College

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:11:33 GMT

-I never thought a list this true existed, but here it is. Everything on here I can relate to 100%, and it was created by a student at Western Oregon! For all your college kids out there, this one is for us... (I've bolded the ones I truly agree with)

Quarters are like gold.
Two meals a day is standard.
Road trip whenever possible.
Going to the mailbox was never an ego booster/breaker before.
You will begin to nap again.
Your bookstore bill will almost equal tuition.
Squirt guns = stress relief.
E-mail becomes your second language.
College students throw paper airplanes too.
You never realized so many people were smarter than you.
Western Europe could be wiped out by a horrible plague and youd never
know,
but you can recite last weeks rerun of Seinfeld verbatim.
You will never rent more movies in your life.
No one is too old for video games.
The health service nurses are there because they couldnt make it in a
real
hospital. Never, ever forget that!
Care packages are right up there with birthdays.
Campus is only clean for family weekend and freshman orientation.
It was never more inconvenient and depressing to get sick.
Nothing you want to register for will be open.
Beware of the freshman 15.
Be creative in the dining hall.
Classes: the later the better.
You are no longer thankful that fire alarms are here to protect you.
Disney movies are more than just classics.
Asleep by 2:30 AM is an early night.
Cereal makes a meal any time of the day.
New additions to food groups: Jolt Cola, Ramen, and Pizza.
ATMs are the devils advocate.
Duct tape heals all wounds.
Pro Wrestling is suddenly cool again.
Keys have never been so important, yet you seem to lose them even more.
Showers become less important, sleep becomes more important. (sad but true)
You will eat anywhere that is a buffet.
You realize college is the ideal lifestyle, except for those pesky
classes.
Procrastination is an art form.
Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires.
The only time to dress up is when all your jeans are dirty.
Youll eat anything if its free.
College football is the coolest thing on the planet.
Cartoons are for all ages, especially Scooby Doo.
No matter how hard you try . . . You are never alone

Who Knew?!

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:52:10 GMT

Star Wars Horoscope for Aquarius

You can be cruel and torment people who disagree with you.
Deep down, there is a peace-loving, friendly side to you.
You have a knack for inflicting pain on people and use your intellect during battle.

Star wars character you are most like: Darth Vader

What Is Your Star Wars Horoscope?