Blog Posts of Category Life

Stop The Music

A small tragedy almost happened yesterday. I left my earbuds in the car that I rode to work in, and if you ride the bus, you know that riding home on the bus without music or something to read can be really dull.

Thankfully, my good friend Mike took the time out of his afternoon to bring my earbuds by. It was great to have stuff to listen to, and it was a great but small way to show his friendship.

A Large Construction Sign

So just now I upgraded to the latest version of WordPress (version 2.0). So far, it's looking like a great improvement even though I haven't dug into it very far.

The downside was that I just noticed that my custom theme had a couple incompatibilities. So, I just set it back to the default theme. Hopefully, it means I'll come up with an even cooler theme for my blog. Maybe after Christmas it'll really start looking good (and original)!

Might Be Rockin' The NYC

OK, so I'm not going to be in New York anytime soon.

But, hopefully you'll hear from me on the road more often. You see, this
is my first post via e-mail from my cell. And I hope to be blogging while
away from my computer more often.

So here's to keeping y'all more informed!

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall Come Again

Today I'm playing some of my favrite Christmas tunes. Of course, they're off one of my favorite albums, Your King Has Come. It's all the best independent folk artists in a beautiful project. Apparently you can only get it from the official site, but it's worth it.

The Things You Said Seem To Find Their Way Back Into My Head

Life. It's amazing, but it's tough.

This afternoon some very important people in my life hit me over the head with a two-by-four. It's a shame they had to do it, but all too often I need a kick in the ass to get me moving. Thanks, Lord, for letting them do it in a very kind and generous way.

'Cause I'm A Travelin' Man

Dang, I forgot about how much your muscles like to hurt after working out. (Well, at least the first couple weeks after not working out for a long time.)

Today a new runway opened at the airport. I checked it out during lunch... the planes weren't that loud outside and our building is soundproofed.

An hour later, a bunch of large planes came by that sounded fairly loud inside my building. Those were the ones I was trying to see on lunch break! Just now, about two came overhead in two minutes.

You Know What To Do, Hey You Just...

So, today I did it. I got up and did the PT. It was glorious.

Alright, I got it! For inspiration to keep workin' on PT, I offer the music video for "Move". It's truly inspirational. I love that M. Night-style twist towards the end there too.

Why Is It, My Man?

I just think it's funny that when I talk about life or computers or something, I get somebody to comment. But when I talk about music or things like that, probably nobody reads it.

Of course, I know why. I listen to a sector of music that not many people listen to, at least not you guys. I have some friends who write for cMusicWeb.com who like similar music, but if they do visit this blog, they're pretty quiet.

I'm still thinking of making a change in that area. We'll see if the inReview.net podcast actually happens, but I sure hope it does.

So Take A Photograph If You're Wanting This To Last

NIck and Mike on Daly DepictionsAnother new link to my blogroll is for Kevin's Daly Depictions. Kevin's one of my many roomates and he does lots of cool stuff with his camera. So of course I hooked him up with his very own photo blog via the open-source PixelPost. It's funky, and Kevin has many cool photos.

There's An Angel By Your Hospital Bed

Michael is doing well. Some close friends of the family have put up a webpage to keep us updated of his progress, so if you're so inclined, check it out.

I spent last night at the hospital with Jeanette and David, his siblings. It was great o be with them and a powerful experience to be praying for my brother in Christ. With our prayers, Michael is doing such a great job, and it has been great to see him respond to us in very limited ways over the last day or two.

Show Your Power, O Lord, Our God

Please pray for my roomate of last year, Michael, and his parents. MIchael and his friend David are in the ICU after being broadsided by a bus on Tuesday afternoon. We spent all of this evening praying at the hospital, and both need your prayers. If Michael does not respond to us within the next day, it could mean his dying or some irreversable brain damage. Please pray that God would heal them both completely.

Where My Freaks At?

Well, most of you know that I moved into a new house with 13 other guys about a month ago. It's a lot of fun. And to show you just a small snapshot of our life together, I'm gonna throw up a couple photos. Here goes:

This Jesus Thing... It's Packaged Right

White Rock Smoothie PhotoWhy the heck are smoothies so expensive?

I swear, you can buy the most expensive meal deal at Taco Bell or McDonalds and still be cheaper than a medium-sized smoothie. Just because we want something modestly healthy means we have to pay more than any human should be asked to pay for sustenance.

It's Good To Know That You Fail Sometimes

Most of my post titles are lyric quotes from a song. Leave a comment and try to guess what song I was thinking of/listening to when I wrote this post.

Amazon.com is not living up to my lofty expectations. Right now I need two things, and I can't find exactly what I'm looking for at the mecca of everything. (At least, not through their own store, their affiliate stores have it all.)

Keep Dancin' 'Til the Break of Dawn

So, you want to know what life in the very center of the University of Minnesota campus is like? Check out my roomate TJ's new poem, Funnel Rises. It's a great reflection on the party atmosphere in the area.

I Ain't Too Soft To Say It, Even If DJs Don't Play It

So, I was answering the phone at work. I took the person's name and company, and then I forwarded her to someobdy who had all the answers.

Apparently she claimed that I have a "good voice for radio." I think that's cool to know, especially since I'm thinking more and more about podcasting. Of course, the person on the phone only works at an auto glass company, so I dunno how she knows that I have a radio voice.

I Can See Clearly Now, The Rain Is Gone

OK, well, mabye not. My glasses are a bit scratched.

I did schedule an eye doctor appointment though. But since my doctor's booked out into oblivion, it's not until December 13th.

That's what happens when you have one of the top doctors in the area. (Or, at least I think my parents bothered to get me a good eye doctor.)

Your Prayers Needed

We need to be praying for all thos poor people in Louisiana.

It seems that, since I've been almost devoid of news for at least the last week, that I didn't know something really big was going on. It's only really just hit me now.

It's just a crazy scene. I don't know when, if ever, my friend Bill will be back there. I hope everybody in Shreveport is doing well too.

Keep everybody in your prayers. They need it.

Moving and Work

Well, how does it all go? It goes like this:

I didn't get all the stuff packed yesterday, so I'm gonna have to go back again tonight. we moved my bunk bed, but it's not set up yet because there's a rather bad leak in the room I'm gonna hang out in. Besides the 13 guys that I'm living with, this large frat house will have another 8-10 people who are renting a room, and most of them move in a day or two from now.

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