Currently Listening X&Y By Coldplay see related

Don't know what to say on here. I'm trying to remember, without looking over previous posts, how I used to write on this thing so much. When I think about it, though.. I used to write a lot about how little sense things made and how confused I was about what was going on with me at the time and where I was headed.

Well, the bad news is that things still don't make much sense and I still don't really know where I'm headed in many areas of my life...

The difference though... is that I'm OK with that.

For the first time in my life, I can truly say that I am content. I have actually been in the place for several months now, which is incredibly cool. I'm not dependent on things going my way or in my favor for me to be happy. I have faith. Faith in who He is and faith in who He is molding me to be. I am surrounded by Ministry opportunities and I am haveing the time of my life using the talents and gifts that God gave me for something different than to make others like me or to try and fill some sort of void in my life. For the first time ever, really, I am doing it to make Him smile.

The low down:

I'm still clean-shaven- unlike my furry, disciple-friend, Brian. I weigh about 10 pounds more than I did a year ago, which I am good with. I've thrown the frisbee only a couple times since I've been here. I'm playing softball with the firm I work with and I still call left-center home. I'm hitting well, but I can't seem to break the golf swing. I'm workin' on it. Speaking of golf, I'm playing well and on the same day that Nicklaus birdied 18 on the Old Course at St. Andrew's, I birdied 18 at Blue Herron off Roswell Road. It was a downhill 18 footer that broke just a little to the left- about a ball 1/2 outside. That being said, I have no intention of calling it quits after my bird on 18. Plenty more where that came from.

Finally, I just got back from New York. We had a blast, but I stand on the fact that I wouldn't want to live there. Too many people and too fast-paced even for me. That being said, that place was unbelievable. When we first arrived and at times after we had been there for a while, I couldn't help but walk around with eyes wandering and my jaw dropped in amazement. I'll try to get some pictures on here, soon.

It was weird getting back into Atlanta and feeling like I had made it back to Smallville. To make us feel at home, though... we were immediately welcomed by a parking lot of cars on I-85. It was 11 o'clock on Sunday night when we left the airport for home.  Atlanta, I don't understand you.

Alright, I'm out. Grace and peace to all of you and watch your head for falling fuses. I'm off to do a little bit of singin' and then to play left-center.

Wish me luck.

Currently Watching Anchorman - The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (Full Screen Edition) By Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell see related

So, I'm a little disappointed with the lack of e-props on that last entry. Do you people have any idea how long it actually takes to play that game? To play AND  take notes???? A little love, people. A little love. Especially you, Ep. Don't tell me you didn't read mine when you posted your's. I know you did.

I went to my first "wine tasting" party, tonight. I think that wine "drinking" is really a more fitting explanation of this one. Not much to it, really: Wine, finger foods, conversation, 'fancy music'.                 I wore shorts.  

Currently Gaming LEARNING COMPANY Oregon Trail 5th Edition (Windows/Macintosh) By The Learning Company see related

I played Oregon Trail today!!!! Wow, I used to love that game. Now that I'm a little bit older though, I had some thoughts as each event happened:

102 miles= 92 pounds of food for 5 people!!! HOLY CRAP

Failed to ford the river

2 wagon wheels

2 oxen

725 pounds of food       =   seems futile already.

“Jeremy has a broken leg”.   How?

“Indians help find food”. Woo Hoo!

“Jennifer has cholera”.   Don’t even know what that is. (i.e. Not stopping)

“Inadequate grass”- give em some bacon

“very little water”- cause ya’ll DRINK TOO MUCH!

“a fire in the wagon results in the loss of 1 wagon tongue”- A fire?!?! Seriously?!?!

“bad water”

“From the animals you shot, you got 920 pounds of meat. However, you were only able to carry 100 pounds back to the wagon.”-      There are 5 people in the wagon!!! They can eat 100 pounds EACH in a day, but can’t carry it back to the wagon?!?!  My thought: leave ‘em.

“Tiffany has dysentery”.    Yay?

“Jennifer has exhaustion”   thought 1: wuss

                                            thought 2: we should rest

“Tiffany has typhoid”   Yay?

At The Green River Crossing, I couldn’t afford to wait 3 days because of our health. So… I attempted to caulk the wagon a float it across. This whole experience is so intense! I didn’t make it across… I lost:

10 sets of clothing (I bought 10 to begin with, which means I am now toting a naked crew)

69 bullets (no worries. I bought 400 of those bad boys)

1 wagon wheel

1 wagon tongue

“One of the oxen is unjured”.  

        -Jeremy, poor some robitussin on it and strap up

“Jennifer has exhaustion”   go to sleep. What are you doing back there, anyway?

“Jeremy has a broken arm”.     Haha.  My brother’s a gimp!

“No one wants to trade with you today”.       Fair enough.

“Jennifer has a snakebite”.   Props to the snake for JUMPING INTO THE WAGON??!?!

“Jennifer has died”.    Must have been the snake

“Ox wanders off. Lose 2 days.”   I’ve got 3 more!!! More water for the rest of us- Leave it and go!

“Rough Trail”-  Not surprising.

“Impassable Trail. Lose 9 days”.    So, it’s not REALLY impassable, then…

“Tiffany has cholera”.    Let me guess what’s next: “Tiffany has exhaustion”? Jennifer, she’ll see ya soon.

“Titus has a fever”.   I forgot he was even on there!

“Titus has died”    WHAT?!?!?!?!?! Dude, you should have told me to pull over.

“Tiffany has died”.    See, now that makes sense. Who else is on this thing? I seriously don’t remember.

“Jeremy has typhoid”.   Ahhh!!

“Jeremy has dysentery”.   This must be where the game starts cheating.

“Jeremy has died.”      I suck at this.

“Jason has exhaustion”.     That ain’t all I’ve got!

“One of the oxen has died”.    Yet, it outlived all 4 of my passengers!

“Wrong trail. Lose 4 days.”   Unreal! NBA JAM used to do this sort of thing to me!

“Jason has dysentery”.    Still don’t know what that means.

“Jason has cholera”.    That either.  Am I still naked?

“Jason has died”.     Seriously. Who’s driving this thing?

“Here lies Jason”.        Oh.

Currently Playing How Great Is Our God By Passion Worship Band see related

- "It Is Well", Shane and Shane -

Come Monday, I should be internet equipped at the apt. I hope to write more within the next few days, but for now: 

There is a bunny running across my screen right now, with a gun and cross hairs in place: "SHOOT THE BUNNY AND GET A PLAY STATION PORTABLE!"

I would give it a "shot" (ha!), but I can't see taking a bunny's life for such a cause as that . Then again...  bang! bang!

(So, I missed on purpose...I couldn't bring myself to do it.)

In closing, Pope Benedict's car- a '99 Volkswagon Golf, sold on e-bay for $245,000.      In all fairness, it is a hatchback.

                                                (speechless.)

An Update:

Good call on the break-up.... 73...  Four Bogeys, three birdies.

Brian, No girl will come between our golf game in October... sorry for the scare a few of months, ago.