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The vision of Higher Hope Ministries began four years ago on a mission trip to Miami. It was on this trip that I first saw the power to present the gospel of Jesus Christ using a simple twisted balloon. Since then my desire has grown to utilize this and other talents to take the message of God's son to the world.
When God created us in His image I believe that God's desire to create was imbedded in each of us. Look at painter as he paints or a carpenter as he finishes a new project. Everyone wants to stand back and I did that. I remember a recent drive by a park I had helped build many years ago and pointing out "I helped put those benches in." I also believe this is the reason unproductive people have limited joy.
Every one of God's people has a unique way in which he creates. Some create songs or painting or statues. Others create homes and sewer systems and business. Whatever talent or gift you have developed can be used to create. I also know that this desire to create can be used to the glory of God.
The purpose of Higher Hope Ministries is to train and draw out of God's people these talents. Higher Hope Ministries will network with other Kingdom workers around the globe to put each person's gifts to work. This process will begin by creating series of books and DVDs to train people in various creative ministry techniques. The next step will be to create performances and classes that teach audiences these principles. Then a team will be formed that will travel the US and eventually the world performing, evangelizing, and teaching. The ultimate goal is to create ten ministry teams with people who can use their gifts for storytelling and send them out all over the world to spend a month in an area. When the team is finished serving they will have trained new storytellers from the nationals that will continue to minister, replicate, and send out teams.
We seek to form partnerships around the world learning and assisting one another in Kingdom endeavors. I hope that God has caught you up in this vision and you will join me prayer over this and future endeavors.
In God we Trust,
Jason Vaughn
3 Mosspoint Dr.
Greenville, SC 29617
(864) 423-7139
Higher Hope Ministries Plan of Action
Phase One
This phase will begin by the production of a one-man show. There will be two shows designed. One will be for a Christian audience and the second for a secular audience in schools, libraries, etc. The shows will be completed by December 2006.
Phase Two:
The ministry will begin by writing and producing a series of books and DVDs on Bible Ballooning and creative ministry. These will create a training basis for this and other ministries. This will also act as a supplementary fund as the ministry is built. 50% of
the profits from the books and DVDs will be sown into other ministries. The goal is to have 2 books and 2 DVDs finished by May 2007.
Phase Three:
This phase will begin the construction of a creative ministry team. This team will consist of many talented and godly men and women. This group will travel around South Carolina and perform, evangelize, and disciple using their talents. Eventually, this
team will travel the US and then the world. The SC team will begin training in the summer of 2007 and traveling the in the fall. The team will begin a US tour in Dec of 2007 and a World tour in May of 08.
Phase Four:
The final phase will be the development of ten different creative ministry teams. These teams will travel and work with groups around the world doing creative ministry. They will also train a team of nationals to use their talents, usually specific to that region, to do ministry as well. These teams will be in place by Jan. 2010.
*The primary method of these teams will be storying.
Prayer Concerns:
Steady income for those involved that the weekends can be freed for ministry.
A quick and successful publication of books and DVDs.
That God will raise up a team of committed believers that will understand this kingdom vision.
That God will place experienced ministers as mentors for team members.
That churches will understand the need for their members to use talents for building God's kingdom.
That experienced accountants and lawyers will be lead to assist in the technical construction of this ministry.
For training materials for team members.
For our ministry partner: Harvest Fields International, a group of devoted believers ministering to the Lenca Indians of Honduras by reaching the orphans and widows. Our ministry has dedicated 25% of all profits from the sale of books and CDs to this ministry.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
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Yesterday the weatherman mr. Piet Paulusma promised us the best weather in the world. So with shorts, a t-shirt and a swim-suit, I went to Rno Cycles, who helped his friend Aart with finishing this Guzzi tracker, which happens to be Aart's project for not less than 5 years. But the weather wasn't what was promised to us. We made some nice photo's, though, and photographer Paulien Kluver of PK Pics went with us, which was very teachable! Thanks for the nice day!!
Every time I had Aart's Guzzi in front of my lense, this guy was destroying the photo's! Oh, this is Rno, by the way, with his Lucky Bastard Savage, which I photographed before. He's busy as I speak with another mind blowing Savage which will be even more radical than this one!
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To give my previous letter and my reply some context, I would like to re-mind my critics that I am qualified to pass comment because I was the managing partner of one of the largest sub-prime originators in the market.
I led the firm successfully, culminating in its sale to a big US investment bank. My time at the helm allowed me to gain insights into the inner workings of the capital markets, areas that most brokers and packagers know nothing about.
I thought that the vitriol poured by the usual suspects was tediously predictable. I have read my letter again and don't believe I accused the packaging community of any crime. I merely pointed out the circumstances in which it flourishes.
My point is that the days of the business-to-business packager are numbered – the middle man's middle man cannot resist the force of margin compression. Something has to give and in my opinion it will be packagers.
I too have been part of the sub-prime market and its 'pass the parcel' game. I have had to deal with 3% proc fees, I've laid off half my staff and my firm's volumes are down 60%.
And for the record, I was once a used car salesman. I tell the truth and the truth hurts, as evidenced by the angry responses my letter generated. Let's wait and see who's right.
Chris Gardner
National & Capital
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CAM'RON x GANGSTA GRILLZ…COMING SOON
Posted by J. Tinsley on June 11, 2009
For a second, I thought Cam was embarking on another hiatus. At least, that was until DJ Drama spilled the beans. This tape has been anticipated since news of it first leaked almost a year and some change ago.
Once again, however, Drama's mixtapes > Drama's albums.
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This is an area in dire need of redesign--in fact WalkBoston did a walk-through this summer to look at ways the stretch could be improved, from the Columbus/Washington intersection which is chaotic and much too fast and then feeds the speedy, stressed-out drivers right into a very busy commercial area with lots of pedestrians, kids, the Y...Hoping the pedestrian recovers and also tjatbthis spurs some changes.
I go through that intersection every morning
People are unusually aggressive about running yellow/red lights here, even for Boston. I've also had a couple of near-misses with pedestrians who leapt out into traffic from behind the delivery trucks that are constantly parked half in the intersection blocking visibility. Something about this one spot seems to bring out the worst in everyone. Considering that it's less than 100 yards from two separate elementary schools and the neighborhood YMCA, I guess it was only a matter of time before something like this happened. It's doubly frustrating because there's almost always a BPD cruiser parked within sight (probably because the building on the SW corner of the intersection was named one of the trouble spots in the neighborhood a few years back), but I've never seen them stop anyone for blatantly illegal traffic shenanigans.
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Why AJ Styles Vs Shinsuke Nakamura Should Main Event Wrestlemania 34
Surely it just makes sense to have two of the most popular wrestlers around today duke it out?
After their instant classic at Wrestle Kingdom 10, AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura joined the WWE, in a move that excited wrestling fans the world over. Styles' debut year with the company was scintillating, winning the WWE Championship and beating John Cena on two separate occasions. He has continued to put on some of the best matches the company has seen in recent times, especially his master class at the Royal Rumble against the leader of the Cenation.
Contrastingly, Nakamura spent a year in NXT, captivating the fanatical supporters throughout his year-long run with the brand. His debut bout against Sami Zayn was among the best produced all year, and his feuds with Samoa Joe and Bobby Roode helped elevate all three competitors. His transition to the main roster has been smooth, if not as exciting as his NXT days.
They are close to, if not the most popular superstars in WWE today, which was perfectly shown throughout AJ Styles' heel turn, where he was still cheered more than most babyfaces on the roster. The problem the WWE faces with both of these superstars is their popularity, making it very difficult to create a heel/babyface dynamic.
WWE was heavily criticised in 2016 for its reliance on part-timers. Styles' match at Wrestlemania 33 was against Smackdown Live commissioner Shane McMahon; Goldberg and Brock Lesnar fought over the Universal Championship, which the latter still holds despite rarely appearing on television. And the main event consisted of Roman Reigns versus The Undertaker in what could prove to be the Deadman's last ever bout.
The prominence of the part-timers left the solid workers who fight upwards of four times a week like Styles, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and many others pushed down the card. Both the Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania were dominated by the hype of the returning stars.
If the WWE is to keep pace with the likes of New Japan Pro Wrestling and the ever-improving independent scene, then they need to move away from this way of thinking. Each of the last 3 Mania's have seen a part-timer in the main event, so there is little reward for really putting the work in.
Styles and Nakamura are the two men to rely on to bring about this change, because they guarantee to put in stellar performances whenever they are called upon. The two have been teaming up as of late on Smackdown, but the excitement for the two eventually feuding is evident among the fanbase. The crowd reaction to their period of fighting during the Money in the Bank ladder match was electric, and it felt like a huge deal that the pair were face to face.
There are many different ways the WWE can build up to a battle between the Phenomenal One and the King of Strong Style. WWE have shown in recent times that the babyface versus heel dynamic doesn't need to be set in stone for a feud to take place. Just look at Lesnar vs Joe and Reigns vs Strowman as prime examples. A battle of the two most popular stars is a viable route.
After Styles' heel run in 2016, it seems unlikely he would be the one to be turned. There is huge potential for a Shinsuke Nakamura heel turn in WWE. His charismatic and engaging persona makes it difficult as he has such a connection with the fans, but the idea of an angry Japanese fighter running around as the King of Strong Style, bludgeoning everyone with those fierce knee strikes is truly mouth-watering. It'd be a brave move.
With the two on the same brand, it'd be simple to set them up in a feud, which should be over the WWE Championship. Jinder Mahal is not a long-term champion, he can't be, with the calibre of superstar on the roster at the current time. Baron Corbin will also wear the strap within the next year after he won the Money in the Bank briefcase.
But let's go off into fantasy land for just a moment, and say that coming out of the Royal Rumble, AJ Styles is the WWE Champion for the second time. That same night, Shinsuke Nakamura wins the Royal Rumble match, and the foundations are set.
The pair would provide perhaps the best one-on-one Wrestlemania main event since The Undertaker retired Shawn Michaels in 2010. And no matter what way the result goes, the fans will go home happy having just seen an instant classic.


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Success of Red Sox Rides on Decisions Ben Cherington Made
The Boston Globe looks into how Ben Cherington, faculty for the Sports Management master's program at Columbia University, had an eye for the future when he managed the Boston Red Sox.
Cherington set up the Red Sox for what could be years of success by developing — and refusing to trade — talented young players such as Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Blake Swihart.
Cherington also added to a deep pool of prospects by signing or drafting outfielder Andrew Benintendi, righthander Anderson Espinoza, infielder Yoan Moncada, and first baseman Sam Travis.
Read the full article in The Boston Globe and more about the Master of Science in Sports Management program.
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Tales of a waitress who escaped the restaurant industry and then discovered a desk job kind of blows - so I put the apron back on. And I deliver pizza because getting paid to drive around listening to music is pretty awesome.
Monday, March 9, 2009
I think this eight cents would fit neatly UP YOUR ASS.
I was in an interesting mental state yesterday anyway--double shift on about two hours of interrupted sleep. Regular readers of this or my primary blog will probably think I was just being a dumbass and staying up until all hours again, but that wasn't the case (this time). I actually tried to sleep this time!
So my first table of the day was a nice single lady who comes in every Sunday, so that was fine. My next table was a woman and her granddaughter. The woman was in the bathroom when I first approached the table, and the granddaughter said she didn't know what she wanted and would wait until her grandma got back. So I went around doing some other stuff, and when they were both there took their drink order--a strawberry lemonade and an iced tea. I was a little out of it, so it took me a few minutes to get their drinks--maybe three minutes. I smilingly set their drinks down and asked if they knew what they'd like for lunch. The grandmother, without looking at me, said "youuuuu're going to have to GIVE us a minute!" in this chiding, sort of sing-songy voice.
Over the course of the next thirty minutes, I checked on them repeatedly. Each time they said they weren't ready. They asked about the soup of the day, and what dressing came on a salad, and I forget what else. The granddaughter said she didn't come to my restaurant often, so didn't know what she wanted. No problem. Eventually, I check back and the grandmother out of the blue says, "We're just going to have the drinks. Can you take the money for them now?'
"Sure," I said, and waited as she fumbled with her wallet. I was trying to disguise my irritation--they had taken up 1/3 of my section during the Sunday lunch rush, asked me a bunch of questions, kept other tables waiting, and now were just having drinks? But I stayed polite. Until....
"WELL, how MUCH is it?" The tone clearly added "dumb bitch" on to the end of it.
I hesitated, but my brain couldn't formulate anything more diplomatic than "I don't know, I don't have your ticket since I didn't know you weren't going to order. It'll take me just a minute." I said this as politely as I could, I didn't snap, in fact I smiled. But what else was I supposed to say? She hadn't asked for the ticket; she'd asked if I could take the money right away.
So I get their ticket; I take it to them; the woman still has no money out, although she's fumbling with her wallet some more. I went to go grab something for another customer, and halfway back to the table, another server hands me the book that they jammed in her face thirty seconds after I walked away.
I get their change and take it back, all polite and smiley and "have a nice day". I tend to another table, and when I turn around they're gone. The book that had several ones in it is empty; next to it is a nickle and three pennies.
I just started laughing. Seriously? I mean, yeah, their drinks were only $5--but even if I weren't a server, even if I were just a decent human being, I'd leave at least a dollar for being a pain in the ass!
4 comments:
- P. F. Blogger said...
Wow! I absolutely hates Sundays. Two days ago I had a $36 credit cards slip go missing during the rush. This was one of those super high maintenance tables... so of course I closed the check out with zero tip. Sounds like granny was a biz-natch. Sorry to hear about that.
- March 10, 2009 at 3:11 AM
- Steven Nicolle said...
Unbelieveable! Maybe granny took a look at the prices and went to McDonalds instead.
- March 10, 2009 at 8:42 AM
- jacque said...
lol! McDonalds! LOL! i dont know why that makes me laugh but it does!
and isnt a dime and three pennies 13 cents not 8 cents? just saying. lol.
- March 10, 2009 at 3:20 PM
- purplegirl said...
BizTone, that totally sucks! I nearly had that situation Sunday; someone had picked up my book and left it somewhere else, and someone else threw my slip away. Luckily, I found it in the trash.
WE, you're totally right, there's a McD's right next door to us! :)
Jacque--D'oh! I can't make brain today! It was a nickle, I've edited it. :)
- March 10, 2009 at 11:04 PM


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The adorable toddler - she turns 2 in March - was positively beaming as the group headed for lunch at the Veggie Grill and then stopped in for a visit at the local pet store.
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The sad part is that those aren't even real Crocs. The sadder part is that I know what knock-off Crocs look like.
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Cornerback Cyrus Jones called his rookie season with the New England Patriots "cursed."
The former Alabama standout didn't play a lick in nine of New England's games, including the Patriots' three postseason victories that resulted in their NFL championship for the 2016 campaign. Chosen in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft as a means to invigorate New England's return game, Jones instead had five fumbles and muffs on 11 punt returns and eight kickoff returns last season.
When the Patriots opened their 2017 preseason schedule against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Aug. 10, Jones played all 57 defensive snaps and handled six kickoff returns and one punt return without incident.
But two plays ruined his game - a 97-yard touchdown catch by Jacksonville wide receiver Keelan Cole and a 42-yard touchdown catch by wide receiver Dede Westbrook - and brought the boo birds and critics back down on Jones' neck after New England's 31-24 loss to the Jaguars.
But Jones tuned it out, and in the Patriots' second preseason game on Saturday, he played about 60 percent of the defensive snaps without appearing in the Houston Texans' highlights, and Jones made a highlight of his own with a 32-yard punt return, drawing praise from New England coach Bill Belichick for making "something out of nothing a couple of times."
Cyrus Jones' 32-yard punt return. pic.twitter.com/M3deSJy71B-- Oliver Thomas (@OliverBThomas) August 20, 2017
"I thought Cyrus did a good job in the return game, both punts and kickoffs," Belichick said. "He ran hard, ran aggressively, made good decisions, with and without the ball."
In New England's 27-23 loss to the Texans, Jones returned four punts for 58 yards and had a 17-yard kickoff return. He also made two tackles on defense.
On Tuesday after the Patriots' practice, Jones told reporters how he'd tuned out the negativity directed his way to start regaining his confidence.
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The Patriots continue their preseason schedule on Friday, when they visit the Detroit Lions.
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Newsletter 13th April 2018
Enrolment: If you wish to enrol your child for September 2018 please contactthe school office on 049 8547081 for an enrolment form or download a form from the school website www.knocktemplens.ie.
Komeer – Home School Communication
Please download the Komeer communication app for your mobile phone/device as per recent e mail.
FAI Soccer 2018 Congratulations to our Boys and Girls soccer teams who competed in the FAIS county competitions in Cootehill this week. Thanks to Mr. Kelly for co-ordinating this annual sporting event.
Basketball Boys Team Our boys basketball team played in the final of the Meath Basketball tournament in Trim on Friday last. This is our first year to take part in this league and we were delighted to reach the final. The boys played very well and were narrowly beaten by a strong St. Stephens side
Book Rental All parents will receive a letter next week from the Book Rental Committee outlining the arrangements for this year's book rental.
Official Opening of our Multi - Sensory Room We are delighted to announce the Official Opening of our Multi- Sensory Room in the school on Wednesday 2nd May by Finian Mc Grath TD, Minister for Disability Issues. Everyone welcome.
Horse Riding for our Cairde Classes Our final Social trip will take place next Wednesday and horse riding tuition is due to start in early May.
Open Day for New Pupils An information meeting/open afternoon for parents of newly enrolled pupils is due to take place next month. Date to be confirmed.
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This is a great chance to support the school while clearing out unwanted clothing and shoes (pairs only please). All types of clothing are acceptable. Other textile items will be accepted, except duvets and pillows.
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So, I have some time, and here I am. I lied. You get me at least this once more before the year ends.
I'll start with a holiday wrap-up.
Work with a hangover #1 and work exhausted #1: My Kate is here. We had a party for her, complete with Lance's food and Lance's alcohol. Word to the wise: never let a man with a serious love of the drink fix you a drink. He made me an apple martini that I think is still scalding my esophagus.
Work exhausted #2: We went to Alicia and Kurt's on Tuesday that week to celebrate Caroline's birthday with fresh baked cookies and a showing of "Napoleon Dynamite." That movie ruled. Whaddaya know...you CAN make a friggin' hilarious movie without gross-out humor!
Work with a hangover #2 and work exhausted #3: We went to '80s night at One Eyed Jack's. Yes, Devon, the Morrissey look-alike was there. But no Dead or Alive. Must have been too cold for them.
I broke out of jail free by taking a half day on Friday. First, there were snow flurries in the morning. We bundled up the kids...hats...coats....gloves....scarves...and one pair of mittens. But, wouldn't you know it, as soon as we got out there, the flippin' snow had stopped. Waste of a trip.
Then, I learned that in order to get out of a grocery store alive on Christmas Eve, one must play Quarterback. Sheesh. I actually plowed down some old people just to buy candy for my grandparents-in-law. Wishing I hadn't in retrospect. Very glad I pawned off that ugly-ass steal-a-gift item that I got at the office Chanukkah party. It was a plaque thingy...hand-painted....that said, "Chocolate lovers know that life is sweet!" Well, in my book, if you're the type of person to display plaques like, "Grandchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old" in your kitchen, then you should love that sort of thing. So I pawned that piece of crap onto her. She says she liked it. I hope she didn't.
We started the night at Maw Maw and Pops' house, where we dined on such delicacies as chicken salad sandwiches and ham sandwiches, made from pre-packaged meat, and snacky items. We were the only ones who had to open gifts, simply because one branch of the family left early, and so everyone did the exchange two nights previous. So everyone sat down to boredly watch us open our gifts. We scored with the third season of (Everybody...in a deep, gravelly voice) "24" and "Elf." Mark got a cool music trivia game. The cats got lots of gifts. And then there was me.
What did my grandmother-in-law give me for Christmas??? First off, the lesser sins: we established long ago that I hate pink, and that no one should ever buy me anything pink. So imagine my dismay at opening the big box (she doesn't wrap things individually...she gives you a whole box full of stuff) full of pink??? She obviously can't decide whether I'm 12 or 68, because she bought me pajamas that were bright pink and say "Angel" and some stupid slogan all over them, and an old lady night gown with a fuschia housecoat. Ever see that episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond" where Marie gives Debra one to match hers? Well, I got one to match all of the women in the family. Yes, hideous and kind of offensive...but.....
I cried Saturday night over this one....She gave me Dr. Phil's new book, "Family First," on how to raise a "phenomenal family." ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RUDEST. PRESENT. EVER!!!!!!! First off, we work cruddy little jobs with zero benefits and hardly any pay. Second of all, I'm about to start grad school. And third of all, we've only been married 2 1/2 years, and we're only 25!!! It was all I could do to keep from yelling, throwing the book at her, and walking 90 miles home in sleet. I mean, if I was a fan of Dr. Phil, then I could see giving me the book. But I'm not. Even if he does look like my dad. But she clearly gave me this book as a big hint that she wants great-grandchildren ASAP. Keep on waiting, lady. Because she doesn't know it, but I don't want to have children. It'll be a cold day in her grave before she gets great-grandchildren from these loins.
I thought maybe I'd overreacted to this, but when I tell it to people, they get angry for me. Which makes it worse, because I'm realizing how justified I am. Eff bees.
We went to midnight Mass, which I only stayed awake during because I felt it was my wifely duty to slap Mark's thigh once in a while to wake him up. The priest spoke like Emo Phillips. But he was fat, so it was in a slightly lower octave. And it was so weird to walk into midnight Mass at midnight and have our pick of seats. Dang. You have to get to SPN by 11 p.m. or you have to stand. No Chrisssamiss Daaaayyy, though. Denied.
We woke up Christmas morning to be told by my MIL that it had snowed. We looked outside, and sure enough....it was a white Christmas!!!
There were icicles on everything and just a smidgen of snow on the ground. It sleeted all morning, then turned to snow. Full-out snowflakes! We were eating lunch at his grandparents' house, and I was the only one who was seated perfectly so that I could see through the doorways to the back porch, where I noticed it was coming down hard and was all snow. So we interrupted dinner to have a snowball fight! It continued snowing and we got snowed in!! It was only like 2 inches, but south Louisiana isn't prepared to handle snow. All roads leading back to New Orleans were shut down. Too many bridges. Most of the ride down to my in-laws is mostly through swamp areas. We were stranded with no clean clothes or underwear. Wal-Mart, Rite Aid, CVS, and the grocery stores were all closed. Stupid podunk town!!! We had to wash our underwear and clothes that night. Luckily, we'd spent the night Friday, so we had pajamas. But all we had were the clothes on our backs, our pajamas, and the dress clothes for church.We couldn't leave until almost 2:30 Sunday afetrnoon because we were waiting for roads to open. But here in New Orleans, you can hardly tell it had snowed.
At work, our playground is always in the shade, so there was some snow left Monday morning. We had a snowball fight at work this morning with the kids. I totally nailed a girl I hate. But it's in the upper 50s today. And it'll be in the mid-70s this weekend. Go figure.The worst part? I had my camera out to bring with me Friday night, and I said, "What am I going to take a picture of?" So I left it HOME. My in-laws took a bunch of pics, though. And, when we got to my parents' house yesterday for a belated Christmas celebration (even sadder, we were expecting to be home Christmas night, so we left our gifts to each other at home, and we didn't get to exchange them until last night!!), what did they give us but a digital camera???? Grrrr.......
We got a bunch of gift cards for Christmas, and some hot chocolate mix, and a stir-fry pan, and Chappelle's Show season 1, and a cool caller-ID/answering machine dual phone set from my side of the family, to name a few things. Yeah...who has the cooler family? But, to be fair, his parents gave us the recliner. To Mark, I gave the Metallica history book, "America: the Book" by those crazy kids at The Daily Show, a Wonder Woman figure (long story), a South Park T-shirt, and a cool nice shirt. He gave me a scarf, the new CD from Muse, a chord book and the Weezer tab book because he's going to teach me to play guitar, and a gorgeous amethyst necklace. Yeah...who's the cooler spouse...HINT: not me!
Work with a hangover #3 and work with exhaustion #4: Calie and Geoff brought us to Nick's bar and we met Kate, Caroline, and Kurt there. It was fun and all, but not a place I'd like to frequent.
Work exhausted #5: Went to see "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" with Kate, Caroline, Keith, Alicia, Kurt, Gootee, and some of his family members while Mark worked a crappy shift. It was good, but I prefer Tennenbaums. Hung out at Starbucks later. Kate dropped me off, and we talked for a while. Still had to shower. Blah.
I hate my job. I've got an application for Starbucks...anyone else know anywhere else that's hiring? Stop me before I go postal. Life pretty much sucks right now. I read something online earlier about how when people ask this guy what the best year of his life is, he always says, "This one, because we haven't seen next year yet." Well, I don't see it that way. My answer is, "Hopefully next year, because the last few have been utter crap." Flip.
This was a random blog until August 29, 2005. Then Hurricane Katrina turned my world upside down, sideways, backwards, inside out... This is the story of my experiences, as well as those of my friends, family, school, and city, when applicable. Don't ever forget us. And make levees, not war.
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
'Cause I'm a LIIIIIAAAAAARRRRRRR!
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...a solid reason for guys to buy an iPod. THIS site.
This blog came into existence as a joking response to the fact that Claire Martin was so much more successful at getting her name mentioned on Dave Barry's Blog than the rest of his fan boys (including me). These days this where I stick copies of the funny, silly, crazy things that I either come across, or which are sent to me because people know I appreciate that sort of thing.
...a solid reason for guys to buy an iPod. THIS site.
My favorite idea: Five years from now, my son driving(?) a Nissan while playing an Xbox 360.
Seriously, it shouldn't take Einstein to disable the "playable only in park" feature.
The article says it all: By embedding the game in the car, the Xbox "delivers an immersive driving experience not available in any living room," the companies said.
Further, A survey of 2,000 teens and young adults found that a majority listed technology and gaming as among the "most important attributes in their first car," Bruce Campbell, vice president of design for Nissan, said in a joint statement.
Then again, if it gets Ethan out of the house...