Latest Poll: Holiday shopping
Black Friday is the day when people of all beliefs put their stuff aside and come together under a common banner. The things they put aside: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, self-control, etc. The common banner: Psycho-shoppers anonymous. I’m planning on heading to Wal-Mart on Friday morning, armed with my FlipHD camera. Should [...]
And the gender is….
A GIRL! She has her mother’s eyes. We went in this morning to see what Blank is gonna be, and it turns out she’s a Blank-ette! (not to be confused with a blanket) Here are the ultrasounds! She was sucking her thumb. whew, and the name is… just kidding. We’re holding on to that for [...]
Pick 6: best quotes of the week
Some of my favorites of the week: can you place them? 1. “umm, things I want: robot dog, night vision goggles, bug vacuum, gps watch, speakers that look like rocks…” 2. “I’m not afraid, ok? I choose to stay away from rats because they are unpopular. Same goes with centipedes and lakes.” 3. “Oh, and [...]
I’m not an artist, but maybe I am…
In Thanksgiving’s name, I sought to portray the heart of this sacred holiday.
Pet peeve #1: Unnecesary quotations
Pet peeve: unnecessary quotations What are some other pet peeves you have?
Poll Daddy
I am endlessly pursing ways to make this site interactive, enjoyable, and carb-free. Here’s the latest. I have now added poll daddy to my blog. It works so much better than the polls plugins that wordpress has to offer. What else could I do to make this the perfect blog? What else would make this [...]
New Poll: Coffee shops
This is really more of a which coffee do you prefer, but where’s the fun in that? Coffee goes through you! Which coffee brand runs through you faster?(trends)
New 30 Below Logo
Well, we’re not really even sure why we call the high school retreat 30 Below (except that it sounds really cold), but here are two things I’ve done lately for it. Here’s the overall logo. Nothing too special, but hopefully it will provide some consistency to the event. And the specific theme for 2010 is: [...]
What I’m reading…
I just started on N.T. Wright’s book Evil and the Justice of God, and I started to feel smarter the moment I started reading the preface. Wright is crazy smart, and he could probably write an entire book consisting of things only he understands, but he doesn’t. I can follow–for the most part– what he’s [...]
Weekly Preggers Update: Week 18
We find out what gender Blank is in 11 days. Here’s Tammy, looking more pregnant every week.
Pick 6: Steals of the week
1. Pretentiousness- tylerstanton.com 2.The Trouble with Beards-The Eleventy Million Dollar Blog 3.Butch Walker covers “You Belong With Me” – alexmaeland.com (just let the video load completely and watch the last 3 minutes. Or else you will lose interest.) 4. Same-Stride Running- brianburchik.com 5.10 Seconds of zany 6.Thought 136 – Dave Robertson has mastered the art [...]
Questions about heaven
I was hanging out with my good friend Brian Burchik in the bathroom yesterday, and I began to think about heaven. I’m used to all sorts of questions about the temporary home for believers before the new Jerusalem comes down and we live in the renewed earth (not meant to bother anyone theologically; just believe [...]
Coolest Blog features ever… nerds only
Well, I do love the iPhone. I also love it when websites have special mobile sites so I don’t have to scroll and zoom all over the place. So I was incredibly pumped to find out that I could have an iPhone-ready version of my site! WordPress Plugins make your site awesome, and I found [...]
midweek preggers update: 17 1/2 weeks
I just found out Blank is only a couple of weeks away from being able to hear me! I’m getting my jokes ready. Anyhoos, it calls for an update.
One of the funniest videos I’ve ever seen…
In case you’ve never seen “Don’t be That Guy” films (or DBTG), allow me to introduce you to Tyler Stanton and Tripp Crosby. They are hilarious (also, honor-shout-out to Tim Bratley and David Robertson, who were also stars of DBTG and funny fellows). Here’s the music video for Andy Stanley’s highly anticipated (of North Point [...]
Pick 6
This week’s pick 6: essentials for college: 1. Magic Bullet 2. Small Foreman Grill w/ bun warmer 3. Hot Pockets (ft. microwave) 4. Break n’ bake cookies (don’t even bake ‘em) 5. Your neighbor’s Wifi password 6. Red Bull (or if you’re cheap… Amp) This stuff got me through my core classes.
