20100309
20100308
A couple months ago, a customer of my dad's brought his kid with him to my dad's shop. It just happened to be the kid's birthday that day, and he had just happened to turn four. After a while of looking at me, the brat said to me, "Why do you look like a girl?" To which I responded, giving my chin a stroke of my hand, "Your mom have a beard, too?"
A couple months ago, a customer of my dad's brought his kid with him to my dad's shop. It just happened to be the kid's birthday that day, and he had just happened to turn four. After a while of looking at me, the brat said to me, "Why do you look like a girl?" To which I responded, giving my chin a stroke of my hand, "Your mom have a beard, too?"
20100308
19.7 miles.
As an interesting aside, did you know that if you shift your right hand one to the left and type "miles" you get "nukes"? Well, it amused me anyway.
I believe March is my favorite month here, in South Carolina. There's something so beautiful about the skies this time of year. Especially today. Today was particularly beautiful. Pretty blue. Not a cloud in the sky. And the temperature was perfect for riding. I hadn't ridden my bike in three months; today, I rode my bike.
I opened up Google maps to chart myself somewhere unexplored, and took off at 1600. It all started with familiar roads. Till to left onto Gramling. However, instead of turning left onto Sleepy Hollow like I've done several times before, I turned left onto Gin Bay just before it.
I've been down this road before, but coming from the other direction, and that was a year ago (or so). I didn't see any bays, but it did smell like alcohol on that road. Not gin though--more like moonshine. Anyway... :P Near the end of the road, a good hundred pine trees that were recently growing along the side of the road were all broken off at the base and lying on top of each other--like some massive wind blew them all over. No such wind happened that I'm aware of, and I'm not sure why whoever owned the trees would do that. Weird.
Gin Bay runs straight into Mount Lebanon. At the end of Mount Lebanon is Old State Road--a road I've never crossed before. My journey into the unexplored began on Haigler Circle, just across (and a little to the left of) Old State. This is where the the most notable event of the ride happened. After following the circle around, I was on a collision course with Saint John. I steadily approached a car that was parked on the side of the road at the intersection of Haigler Circle and Saint John Road. Drawing closer, I saw that a graveyard rested on both this and that side of Saint John. Looking into the graveyard on this side I saw a man and a woman embracing each other standing in front of a grave. And then I heard. The man was wailing loudly. It's pretty heart-wrenching when you hear a man mourn like that--especially the particularly large man that he was with the particularly large voice that he had.
Turning right on Saint John and driving on a little farther, I saw a solitary turkey vulture nibbling on a squirrel that seemed to have lost a game of chicken with an automobile. Then they asked Him, Where, Lord? He said to them, Wherever the dead body is, there will the vultures or eagles be gathered together (Luke 17:37 AMP).
Right onto Winding Brook. No doubt. I saw a lot of cute ponds and streams, and I could hear them flowing like little waterfalls at some points. :)
Left onto Jericho. Remarkably uninteresting road.
Continue onto Browns Chapel. Similarly uninteresting. I didn't see a chapel, either--maybe I turned too soon to see it, though. :d
Left onto Cardinal. A short road which lead me to... Right onto Midway. Yes. Cardinal led me right into the heart of the bustling metropolis that is Midway. No, it's not really a bustling metropolis. In fact, I'm not even sure why it got a special name on the map. I do know, though, as I traveled down it I saw remnants of a car wreck scattered some hundred feet in length along the side of the road. Something went down there, for sure.
Right onto Old State. Yeap, that road should sound familiar. It was fun coming onto this road, too, because it was on a decline and I didn't stop at the stop sign; so I took a ninety going twenty miles an hour, or so. Yes, I looked both ways, but why waste the moment(um)? :D I stayed on this road long enough (about 100 feet) to turn left onto Four Holes.
The rest of these roads are familiar. I haven't, however, been this far over on this road, before, and I got to see an interesting looking house, with a pretty entrance.
Right onto Till. Wheee. I got to go down my hill again. :) 1.5 hours. The End.
19.7 miles.
As an interesting aside, did you know that if you shift your right hand one to the left and type "miles" you get "nukes"? Well, it amused me anyway.
I believe March is my favorite month here, in South Carolina. There's something so beautiful about the skies this time of year. Especially today. Today was particularly beautiful. Pretty blue. Not a cloud in the sky. And the temperature was perfect for riding. I hadn't ridden my bike in three months; today, I rode my bike.
I opened up Google maps to chart myself somewhere unexplored, and took off at 1600. It all started with familiar roads. Till to left onto Gramling. However, instead of turning left onto Sleepy Hollow like I've done several times before, I turned left onto Gin Bay just before it.
I've been down this road before, but coming from the other direction, and that was a year ago (or so). I didn't see any bays, but it did smell like alcohol on that road. Not gin though--more like moonshine. Anyway... :P Near the end of the road, a good hundred pine trees that were recently growing along the side of the road were all broken off at the base and lying on top of each other--like some massive wind blew them all over. No such wind happened that I'm aware of, and I'm not sure why whoever owned the trees would do that. Weird.
Gin Bay runs straight into Mount Lebanon. At the end of Mount Lebanon is Old State Road--a road I've never crossed before. My journey into the unexplored began on Haigler Circle, just across (and a little to the left of) Old State. This is where the the most notable event of the ride happened. After following the circle around, I was on a collision course with Saint John. I steadily approached a car that was parked on the side of the road at the intersection of Haigler Circle and Saint John Road. Drawing closer, I saw that a graveyard rested on both this and that side of Saint John. Looking into the graveyard on this side I saw a man and a woman embracing each other standing in front of a grave. And then I heard. The man was wailing loudly. It's pretty heart-wrenching when you hear a man mourn like that--especially the particularly large man that he was with the particularly large voice that he had.
Turning right on Saint John and driving on a little farther, I saw a solitary turkey vulture nibbling on a squirrel that seemed to have lost a game of chicken with an automobile. Then they asked Him, Where, Lord? He said to them, Wherever the dead body is, there will the vultures or eagles be gathered together (Luke 17:37 AMP).
Right onto Winding Brook. No doubt. I saw a lot of cute ponds and streams, and I could hear them flowing like little waterfalls at some points. :)
Left onto Jericho. Remarkably uninteresting road.
Continue onto Browns Chapel. Similarly uninteresting. I didn't see a chapel, either--maybe I turned too soon to see it, though. :d
Left onto Cardinal. A short road which lead me to... Right onto Midway. Yes. Cardinal led me right into the heart of the bustling metropolis that is Midway. No, it's not really a bustling metropolis. In fact, I'm not even sure why it got a special name on the map. I do know, though, as I traveled down it I saw remnants of a car wreck scattered some hundred feet in length along the side of the road. Something went down there, for sure.
Right onto Old State. Yeap, that road should sound familiar. It was fun coming onto this road, too, because it was on a decline and I didn't stop at the stop sign; so I took a ninety going twenty miles an hour, or so. Yes, I looked both ways, but why waste the moment(um)? :D I stayed on this road long enough (about 100 feet) to turn left onto Four Holes.
The rest of these roads are familiar. I haven't, however, been this far over on this road, before, and I got to see an interesting looking house, with a pretty entrance.
Right onto Till. Wheee. I got to go down my hill again. :) 1.5 hours. The End.
20100304
Mark 14
and the chief priests and scribes were all the while seeking to arrest Him by secrecy and deceit and put Him to death (verse 1)
The holy men of the day, those that guarded the sacred Scripture, descendants of those to whom the Law was given...willfully breaking it. Nothing's changed.
and she broke the jar and poured it over His head (verse 3)
This woman performed one of the truest acts of love in the whole of the Bible. She broke the jar and poured it on Jesus just as the Father broke His Son and poured Him on the world.
To what purpose was the ointment thus wasted? (verse 4)
They showed they depth of their ignorance--their arrogance--when they accused her for wasting the perfume. Did the Father waste the Son on the world which He loved (John 3:16)?
And they censured and reproved her (verse 5)
They reproved her, but they failed to reprove themselves. They wanted her to give to the poor; they had no intention of doing such a thing. Such keen perception we have to realize how others could be better but fail to do better ourselves.
And surely I tell you, wherever the good news is proclaimed in the entire world, what she has done will be told in memory of her (verse 9)
Two thousand years and going strong.
Then Judas, who was one of the Twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray and hand Him over to them (verse 10)
And one of the closest men in His life betrays His life. Tell me how the Word of God isn't relevant, you fools. This IS Today.
Mark 14
and the chief priests and scribes were all the while seeking to arrest Him by secrecy and deceit and put Him to death (verse 1)
The holy men of the day, those that guarded the sacred Scripture, descendants of those to whom the Law was given...willfully breaking it. Nothing's changed.
and she broke the jar and poured it over His head (verse 3)
This woman performed one of the truest acts of love in the whole of the Bible. She broke the jar and poured it on Jesus just as the Father broke His Son and poured Him on the world.
To what purpose was the ointment thus wasted? (verse 4)
They showed they depth of their ignorance--their arrogance--when they accused her for wasting the perfume. Did the Father waste the Son on the world which He loved (John 3:16)?
And they censured and reproved her (verse 5)
They reproved her, but they failed to reprove themselves. They wanted her to give to the poor; they had no intention of doing such a thing. Such keen perception we have to realize how others could be better but fail to do better ourselves.
And surely I tell you, wherever the good news is proclaimed in the entire world, what she has done will be told in memory of her (verse 9)
Two thousand years and going strong.
Then Judas, who was one of the Twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray and hand Him over to them (verse 10)
And one of the closest men in His life betrays His life. Tell me how the Word of God isn't relevant, you fools. This IS Today.
20100303
I've realized that the length of the shower is directly proportional to the amount of hot water available.
more hot water = longer shower
Not really a eureka moment, but the reality becomes very apparent when the water starts to get cold. :D
I've realized that the length of the shower is directly proportional to the amount of hot water available.
more hot water = longer shower
Not really a eureka moment, but the reality becomes very apparent when the water starts to get cold. :D
20100302
And Jesus, replying, said to them, Have faith in God. (Mark 11:22)
One day, I was in church talking to a dude. He said to me, "You don't actually think you can (it's possible) to move mountains, do you? I don't think it's possible."
I said to him, smiling, "Well, I do know that as long as you think like that, you won't."
He smiled.
Jesus was not being figurative when he cursed the fig tree--why would He be being figurative about the mountain? He spoke all creation into existence!
I absolutely hate the lairs in the church today that say the Bible is of no relevance. Jesus IS the Word of God (John 1:1)--He is always relevant. They are a cancer that needs to be exposed and burned and cut out, constantly perverting the way and congratulating every abomination. They will not go unpunished.
However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth? (Luke 18:8)
And Jesus, replying, said to them, Have faith in God. (Mark 11:22)
One day, I was in church talking to a dude. He said to me, "You don't actually think you can (it's possible) to move mountains, do you? I don't think it's possible."
I said to him, smiling, "Well, I do know that as long as you think like that, you won't."
He smiled.
Jesus was not being figurative when he cursed the fig tree--why would He be being figurative about the mountain? He spoke all creation into existence!
I absolutely hate the lairs in the church today that say the Bible is of no relevance. Jesus IS the Word of God (John 1:1)--He is always relevant. They are a cancer that needs to be exposed and burned and cut out, constantly perverting the way and congratulating every abomination. They will not go unpunished.
However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth? (Luke 18:8)
20100301
As I walked into my sister's room today, the thought came to me to put little paper monsters all over it. I love being spontaneous. Love is spontaneous.
I ended up making 120 of them. Nothing intentional about the number--that's just what came out of the stack of ornithopter newsletters collection dust on my shelf. I believe in "recycling". I know the exact number because I drew a little red face on each one of them.
I did all this (minus the spontaneous bit--that occurred as I was taking a break from Japanese; I didn't start cutting until six hours later) listening to Front Mission (SNES) music. I've never played the game but it has gorgeous music.
As I walked into my sister's room today, the thought came to me to put little paper monsters all over it. I love being spontaneous. Love is spontaneous.I ended up making 120 of them. Nothing intentional about the number--that's just what came out of the stack of ornithopter newsletters collection dust on my shelf. I believe in "recycling". I know the exact number because I drew a little red face on each one of them.
I did all this (minus the spontaneous bit--that occurred as I was taking a break from Japanese; I didn't start cutting until six hours later) listening to Front Mission (SNES) music. I've never played the game but it has gorgeous music.
20100301
Buried a peacock this afternoon. Dead, of course; not alive. I only bury people alive.
Buried a peacock this afternoon. Dead, of course; not alive. I only bury people alive.
20100301
(http://www.myutmost.org/03/0301.html)
Unless we get hurt right out of every deception about ourselves, the word of God is not having its way with us.
Mark 10:36,51 AMP
And He replied to them, What do you desire Me to do for you?
And Jesus said to him, What do you want Me to do for you?
Humble.
(http://www.myutmost.org/03/0301.html)
Unless we get hurt right out of every deception about ourselves, the word of God is not having its way with us.
Mark 10:36,51 AMP
And He replied to them, What do you desire Me to do for you?
And Jesus said to him, What do you want Me to do for you?
Humble.
20100228
Mark 9:36-37 AMP
He took a little child and put him in the center of their group; and taking him in [His] arms, He said to them, Whoever in My name and for My sake accepts and receives and welcomes one such child also accepts and receives and welcomes Me; and whoever so receives Me receives not only Me but Him Who sent Me.
A child...wrapped in the arms of Christ. Did he even know Who was holding him? ...Did he even need to? The Lord said that he who loves Him, obeys His commands (John 15). But it's not love if we're conscious about it. Being self-conscious is the antipode of knowing Him.
Mark 9:36-37 AMP
He took a little child and put him in the center of their group; and taking him in [His] arms, He said to them, Whoever in My name and for My sake accepts and receives and welcomes one such child also accepts and receives and welcomes Me; and whoever so receives Me receives not only Me but Him Who sent Me.
A child...wrapped in the arms of Christ. Did he even know Who was holding him? ...Did he even need to? The Lord said that he who loves Him, obeys His commands (John 15). But it's not love if we're conscious about it. Being self-conscious is the antipode of knowing Him.
20100227
Roll 'em big
Smoke 'em slow
Make sure you wear sunglasses
So the boss won't know
Ah, the bathroom poet. He amuses me. :p
Roll 'em big
Smoke 'em slow
Make sure you wear sunglasses
So the boss won't know
Ah, the bathroom poet. He amuses me. :p
20100227
Whatthecrap. "Use hotkeys! Be efficient!" I convinced myself. Friends, countrymen, Americans--I am not, nor was I ever, in the least bit confused about how many strokes that character has. Hahahahaha.
Whatthecrap. "Use hotkeys! Be efficient!" I convinced myself. Friends, countrymen, Americans--I am not, nor was I ever, in the least bit confused about how many strokes that character has. Hahahahaha.
20100227
That, ladies and gentlemen, is an opossum. A very peaceful looking opossum. A very peaceful looking opossum sleeping...in my sister's bird shed. Hahahahaha. No birds, opossums, or Joshua's were harmed in the making of this picture.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is an opossum. A very peaceful looking opossum. A very peaceful looking opossum sleeping...in my sister's bird shed. Hahahahaha. No birds, opossums, or Joshua's were harmed in the making of this picture.
20100227
(http://www.myutmost.org/02/0227.html)
"We impoverish His ministry the moment we forget He is Almighty. We will come to Jesus as Comforter or as Sympathizer, but we will not come to Him as Almighty."
"The reason some of us are such poor specimens of Christianity is because we have no Almighty Christ."
"The well of your incompleteness is deep, but make the effort and look away to Him."
Amen. Hahaha. What a rebuke to everything human. Praise the Lord.
Isaiah 55:1-3, 8-9, 11 AMP
Wait and listen, everyone who is thirsty! Come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Yes, come, buy [priceless, spiritual] wine and milk without money and without price [simply for the self-surrender that accepts the blessing]. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your earnings for what does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness [the profuseness of spiritual joy]. Incline your ear [submit and consent to the divine will] and come to Me; hear, and your soul will revive; and I will make an everlasting covenant or league with you, even the sure mercy (kindness, goodwill, and compassion) promised to David.
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Best way to start a day. :) (Psalms 1)
(http://www.myutmost.org/02/0227.html)
"We impoverish His ministry the moment we forget He is Almighty. We will come to Jesus as Comforter or as Sympathizer, but we will not come to Him as Almighty."
"The reason some of us are such poor specimens of Christianity is because we have no Almighty Christ."
"The well of your incompleteness is deep, but make the effort and look away to Him."
Amen. Hahaha. What a rebuke to everything human. Praise the Lord.
Isaiah 55:1-3, 8-9, 11 AMP
Wait and listen, everyone who is thirsty! Come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Yes, come, buy [priceless, spiritual] wine and milk without money and without price [simply for the self-surrender that accepts the blessing]. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your earnings for what does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness [the profuseness of spiritual joy]. Incline your ear [submit and consent to the divine will] and come to Me; hear, and your soul will revive; and I will make an everlasting covenant or league with you, even the sure mercy (kindness, goodwill, and compassion) promised to David.
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Best way to start a day. :) (Psalms 1)
20100225
Dude, that's wild. It looks like I have a musical "period". Yeah, like the girly menstruation thing. Looking at the dates I've recorded stuff to my computer, something has consistently been recorded around this time every month for the past four years. Hahahaha. This amuses me, for sure. I mean, it doesn't *only* happen around this time every month, but that fact that it *does* happen around this time every month, without conscious effort, is interesting.
Dude, that's wild. It looks like I have a musical "period". Yeah, like the girly menstruation thing. Looking at the dates I've recorded stuff to my computer, something has consistently been recorded around this time every month for the past four years. Hahahaha. This amuses me, for sure. I mean, it doesn't *only* happen around this time every month, but that fact that it *does* happen around this time every month, without conscious effort, is interesting.
20100224
Happy Birthday, Edryanne Low Wai Chi. The Lord bless you.
"I could wish myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren"--wild, extravagant--is it? When a man is in love it is not an exaggeration to talk in that way, and Paul is in love with Jesus Christ.
(http://www.myutmost.org/02/0224.html
Hahaha. I found myself counting in Spanish while I was doing pushups this afternoon. Unintentionally. I just went with it. :d
Happy Birthday, Edryanne Low Wai Chi. The Lord bless you.
"I could wish myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren"--wild, extravagant--is it? When a man is in love it is not an exaggeration to talk in that way, and Paul is in love with Jesus Christ.
(http://www.myutmost.org/02/0224.html
Hahaha. I found myself counting in Spanish while I was doing pushups this afternoon. Unintentionally. I just went with it. :d
20100223
Weird. Ass. Dream.
But, boy, wasn't today beautiful. Wow. I mean, the day was beautiful. It felt good just sitting out in the sun, on the front porch, doing a little sculpting (which I broke, unintentionally). Just soaking up the rays, a fine break from the previous winter days.
Matthew 27:30 "And they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head."
Men. Striking the Lord God Almighty. It amazes me every time I read it. How many of us strike our own parents? And here, men strike the Lamb of God--the very same thing we do every time we assert ourselves. To strike God... That's certainly something to wrap your head around.
Weird. Ass. Dream.
But, boy, wasn't today beautiful. Wow. I mean, the day was beautiful. It felt good just sitting out in the sun, on the front porch, doing a little sculpting (which I broke, unintentionally). Just soaking up the rays, a fine break from the previous winter days.
Matthew 27:30 "And they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head."
Men. Striking the Lord God Almighty. It amazes me every time I read it. How many of us strike our own parents? And here, men strike the Lamb of God--the very same thing we do every time we assert ourselves. To strike God... That's certainly something to wrap your head around.
20100222
I hate being the executioner.
But mercy often has an unpleasant exterior.
The Lord Jesus Christ didn't build homes for the poor or invent some life-extending medicine. He died. He died--that we might live.
I think about how it's written in the prophets: "The burden of". Who in their right mind would want to prophesy these things? But some things have to be done.
I hate being the executioner.
But mercy often has an unpleasant exterior.
The Lord Jesus Christ didn't build homes for the poor or invent some life-extending medicine. He died. He died--that we might live.
I think about how it's written in the prophets: "The burden of". Who in their right mind would want to prophesy these things? But some things have to be done.
20100219
The cattle are lowing
No doubt
I wonder what it's all about
At twenty-one hundred hours
Ah, I just realized that I had left my window open. No wonder I heard them so clearly. :)
The cattle are lowing
No doubt
I wonder what it's all about
At twenty-one hundred hours
Ah, I just realized that I had left my window open. No wonder I heard them so clearly. :)
20100213
It's a beautiful morning. Haha. It's like it's a special occasion. Well, by definition, I suppose it is. :P Funny, too--a kid at church Thursday said he prayed for snow for his birthday. Looks like he received it. :) Reminds me of a line I read in a devotional recently: "Only a child gets prayer answered; a wise man does not (http://www.myutmost.org/10/1017.html)" Praise the Lord. :) All four of us took some more pictures this morning; I'll go through them later to see if I like any of them.
Heh... "Come to me, all you who are overburdened... Take My yoke upon you... For My yoke is wholesome, and My burden is light (Matthew 11:28-30)." That's what the Lord Jesus, Son of God, Who became flesh says. What does that mean? Sounds pretty clear to me. If you are depressed, it is not of God. Self pity is always evil.
It's a beautiful morning. Haha. It's like it's a special occasion. Well, by definition, I suppose it is. :P Funny, too--a kid at church Thursday said he prayed for snow for his birthday. Looks like he received it. :) Reminds me of a line I read in a devotional recently: "Only a child gets prayer answered; a wise man does not (http://www.myutmost.org/10/1017.html)" Praise the Lord. :) All four of us took some more pictures this morning; I'll go through them later to see if I like any of them.
Heh... "Come to me, all you who are overburdened... Take My yoke upon you... For My yoke is wholesome, and My burden is light (Matthew 11:28-30)." That's what the Lord Jesus, Son of God, Who became flesh says. What does that mean? Sounds pretty clear to me. If you are depressed, it is not of God. Self pity is always evil.
20100212
It snowed today--first time in four years. Started coming down around 1500, I think. I wasn't paying much attention, you see, I was trying to find my tribe that had been kidnapped. Even though I knew where they were--I've already saved them before (Fallout 2). :P Hahaha. So mom comes into my room, "Did you know it's snowing?!" No, of course, I didn't, I already told you I had other things requiring my attention. So, I gave my cranium a ninety to the right (to look out my window), smiled, and gave a "Ha-hah!" It was most certainly snowing. :) Much more than last time I saw it here, too. Stuff packs real nice, too. Oh, but where are my manners--how about some pictures? Su, I thought of you especially when I took these.
I took these from my room window--it points generally west-ish. Boy, the cedar certainly looks Christmas-y, doesn't it?
These from the bathroom window--the opposite side of the house. The little shed is where my sisters birds sleep...and possibly shiver. :P
Grabbed these from the entrance of the house--points north-ish. Yes, my dad IS a mechanic. Hahaha.
I had to make a snowman to commemorate the occasion, you know. :D
Caught these guys having a party on the van, later. Ice, ice, baby. :d
I even made a snowball and put it in the freezer. I figure I'll take it out and cream my sister with it when she gets home from work. I plan on calling her "Susie Derkins" first, though. Who's that? Haven't you ever read Calvin and Hobbes? Heathens. :D
It snowed today--first time in four years. Started coming down around 1500, I think. I wasn't paying much attention, you see, I was trying to find my tribe that had been kidnapped. Even though I knew where they were--I've already saved them before (Fallout 2). :P Hahaha. So mom comes into my room, "Did you know it's snowing?!" No, of course, I didn't, I already told you I had other things requiring my attention. So, I gave my cranium a ninety to the right (to look out my window), smiled, and gave a "Ha-hah!" It was most certainly snowing. :) Much more than last time I saw it here, too. Stuff packs real nice, too. Oh, but where are my manners--how about some pictures? Su, I thought of you especially when I took these.
I took these from my room window--it points generally west-ish. Boy, the cedar certainly looks Christmas-y, doesn't it?
These from the bathroom window--the opposite side of the house. The little shed is where my sisters birds sleep...and possibly shiver. :P
Grabbed these from the entrance of the house--points north-ish. Yes, my dad IS a mechanic. Hahaha.
I had to make a snowman to commemorate the occasion, you know. :D
Caught these guys having a party on the van, later. Ice, ice, baby. :d
I even made a snowball and put it in the freezer. I figure I'll take it out and cream my sister with it when she gets home from work. I plan on calling her "Susie Derkins" first, though. Who's that? Haven't you ever read Calvin and Hobbes? Heathens. :D
20100210
"Josh, when you get the time, will you set that clock?"
So, I set the clock. Then, I went into my room...and I smiled. Haha. "When you 'get the time.'" Dad was saying, "when you have leisure", which is how I took it, even though he didn't really mean that, which I understood. "Josh, set the clock." But--just but--when I entered my room, it hit me: "when you figure out what time it is (*get* the time)". Haha. Again, not what he said or I thought, but what amused me afterward. :)
"Josh, when you get the time, will you set that clock?"
So, I set the clock. Then, I went into my room...and I smiled. Haha. "When you 'get the time.'" Dad was saying, "when you have leisure", which is how I took it, even though he didn't really mean that, which I understood. "Josh, set the clock." But--just but--when I entered my room, it hit me: "when you figure out what time it is (*get* the time)". Haha. Again, not what he said or I thought, but what amused me afterward. :)
20100125
What time is it, again? Why, it's time for Joshua's SODA REVIEWWWWW! On today's episode, I have selected four--count 'em: one, two, three, four--carbonated beverages that yours truly has sampled recently. I have even ranked them from most to least liked. Yay. Yes, I grabbed all these from Big Lots!, again. :)
Starting from the left, the tastiest. Steaz Organic Sparkling Green Tea Orange. Possibly the best tasting soda I've ever laid lips on. It also rivals Hansen's Natural Green Tea Soda Pomegranate in the name length category. Hahaha. There were actually several flavors there, but orange was the first one I saw, and since none of the others made sufficient argument to be tried first instead, I stayed with my first. Glad I did. :)
Izze Sparkling Grapefruit. Dad actually picked this one out. Another winner. It smells and tastes like grapefruit. Which is good, since it says "sparkling *grapefruit*". :P Kind of interestingly bitter like the previously mentioned Hansen's. I'd certainly drink it again.
Mediocre. That's the word for Fizz Ed Green Apple. Especially since it doesn't taste a thing like green apple. It tastes like grape. Probably because it also has grape juice in it, among other things. Cheap. Cheeeeeeap (as in quality, not price).
And... Izze Sparkling Pomegranate. Yuck. This was actually picked out by mistake. Thinking to get some more of the yummy grapefruit, this was selected unintentionally (seriously, look at the difference [lack of] in packaging). It smelt terrible on top of tasting nasty. And flat. Oh, it was carbonated, but it *tasted* flat. And it also didn't taste like pomegranate. Why? Looking at the ingredients, they were nearly identical to the so called "green apple" ingredients. Same company, too: Ball. Where did pomegranate juice fall in the list? Second to last, right above acerola. Which I'm sure wasn't much.
The top two were definitely wins (especially Steaz OSGTO); the latter two were most definitely fails (ESPECIALLY Izze Sparkling "Pomegranate").
Wow...I've already written more than I did in 2006 (9k vs 11k), and it's still January. Hahaha. :)
What time is it, again? Why, it's time for Joshua's SODA REVIEWWWWW! On today's episode, I have selected four--count 'em: one, two, three, four--carbonated beverages that yours truly has sampled recently. I have even ranked them from most to least liked. Yay. Yes, I grabbed all these from Big Lots!, again. :)
Starting from the left, the tastiest. Steaz Organic Sparkling Green Tea Orange. Possibly the best tasting soda I've ever laid lips on. It also rivals Hansen's Natural Green Tea Soda Pomegranate in the name length category. Hahaha. There were actually several flavors there, but orange was the first one I saw, and since none of the others made sufficient argument to be tried first instead, I stayed with my first. Glad I did. :)
Izze Sparkling Grapefruit. Dad actually picked this one out. Another winner. It smells and tastes like grapefruit. Which is good, since it says "sparkling *grapefruit*". :P Kind of interestingly bitter like the previously mentioned Hansen's. I'd certainly drink it again.
Mediocre. That's the word for Fizz Ed Green Apple. Especially since it doesn't taste a thing like green apple. It tastes like grape. Probably because it also has grape juice in it, among other things. Cheap. Cheeeeeeap (as in quality, not price).
And... Izze Sparkling Pomegranate. Yuck. This was actually picked out by mistake. Thinking to get some more of the yummy grapefruit, this was selected unintentionally (seriously, look at the difference [lack of] in packaging). It smelt terrible on top of tasting nasty. And flat. Oh, it was carbonated, but it *tasted* flat. And it also didn't taste like pomegranate. Why? Looking at the ingredients, they were nearly identical to the so called "green apple" ingredients. Same company, too: Ball. Where did pomegranate juice fall in the list? Second to last, right above acerola. Which I'm sure wasn't much.
The top two were definitely wins (especially Steaz OSGTO); the latter two were most definitely fails (ESPECIALLY Izze Sparkling "Pomegranate").
Wow...I've already written more than I did in 2006 (9k vs 11k), and it's still January. Hahaha. :)
20100121
Frog #2 successfully rehabilitated. :D
Frog #2 successfully rehabilitated. :D
20100121
So I'm in my room, fresh out of the shower--still naked mind you--belting out this huge solo, when I glance at myself in the mirror and stop, thinking, "The house is empty, right?" :D
So I'm in my room, fresh out of the shower--still naked mind you--belting out this huge solo, when I glance at myself in the mirror and stop, thinking, "The house is empty, right?" :D
20100121
Ten points to whoever correctly guesses what this is. :d
Ten points to whoever correctly guesses what this is. :d
20100120
Behold, I send you out like lambs into the midst of wolves (Luke 10:3).
And how many of us start complaining when things get difficult? Yes, the Lord knowingly and purposely put you in dire circumstances. Learn to trust Him in spite of your circumstances. Praise the Lord!
Behold, I send you out like lambs into the midst of wolves (Luke 10:3).
And how many of us start complaining when things get difficult? Yes, the Lord knowingly and purposely put you in dire circumstances. Learn to trust Him in spite of your circumstances. Praise the Lord!
20100113
My soul, wait only upon God and silently submit to Him; for my hope and expectation are from Him. (Psalms 62:5 AMP)
My soul, wait only upon God and silently submit to Him; for my hope and expectation are from Him. (Psalms 62:5 AMP)
20100113
- Urinate.
^ Urinate? Here?
- YOU'RE an EIGHT.
^ Oh.
- Urinate.
^ Urinate? Here?
- YOU'RE an EIGHT.
^ Oh.
20100113
Another dream about that girl. Wild.
Another dream about that girl. Wild.
20100110
A quarter of a century. Weee. Hahaha. Praise the Lord! :D Even got a call from my buddy, Liang Zhang Long, today. :) The Lord bless you, buddy. Praise the Lord. :)
A quarter of a century. Weee. Hahaha. Praise the Lord! :D Even got a call from my buddy, Liang Zhang Long, today. :) The Lord bless you, buddy. Praise the Lord. :)
20100108
Funny how a dream can change your perception of a person. Or...maybe it just tells you what you're really thinking. Had a dream about a pretty girl last night. A pretty girl...that I thought was kind of a snot. But she was hilarious in my dream, and wonderfully friendly. Our class had just graduated from something, and walking beside her to the reception to eat, she picked me up by one arm and kept walking. Not really "swept off my feet", but it's the general idea, I think. :D
At the same time, I think it's unfortunate when a person reminds you of another person. Kind of cheapens it.
Funny how a dream can change your perception of a person. Or...maybe it just tells you what you're really thinking. Had a dream about a pretty girl last night. A pretty girl...that I thought was kind of a snot. But she was hilarious in my dream, and wonderfully friendly. Our class had just graduated from something, and walking beside her to the reception to eat, she picked me up by one arm and kept walking. Not really "swept off my feet", but it's the general idea, I think. :D
At the same time, I think it's unfortunate when a person reminds you of another person. Kind of cheapens it.
20100108
Hosea 6:1,3
Come and let us return to the Lord, for He has torn so that He may heal us; He has stricken so that He may bind us up. Yes, let us know Him; let us be zealous to know the Lord.
Hosea 6:1,3
Come and let us return to the Lord, for He has torn so that He may heal us; He has stricken so that He may bind us up. Yes, let us know Him; let us be zealous to know the Lord.
20100107
Hahaha. Today is my old friend's birthday. What's a better present than an old memory, right? A lot of things? Sure...probably. But this will have to do, this time. :) Happy birthday, man.
Man, if this didn't have a heavy Final Fantasy influence... So what do you think of the emblem of your kingdom? A little bizarre. Not exactly sure what I was thinking, at the time. :D And "infinate" gold. That must be nice. You must just make it like a certain government, or something. :P I didn't dig around to find a picture of your wife: "Warrior Woman". Which is probably good, because I drew her even more poorly than you! :D Hahaha.
The Lord bless you on your birthday, Derrick.
Hahaha. Today is my old friend's birthday. What's a better present than an old memory, right? A lot of things? Sure...probably. But this will have to do, this time. :) Happy birthday, man.Man, if this didn't have a heavy Final Fantasy influence... So what do you think of the emblem of your kingdom? A little bizarre. Not exactly sure what I was thinking, at the time. :D And "infinate" gold. That must be nice. You must just make it like a certain government, or something. :P I didn't dig around to find a picture of your wife: "Warrior Woman". Which is probably good, because I drew her even more poorly than you! :D Hahaha.
The Lord bless you on your birthday, Derrick.
20100105
Some of my favorite pictures--especially the latter one. I put these in the Scrapbook.
The first one even had the date on the back: 20030716 (although I wrote it like this at the time: 7.16.2003). I drew this one Wednesday or Sunday night, at church, with the kids. I love the smell of crayons--especially a freshly opened box of Crayolas. Sssssss. Ahhhhh... Really, one of my certain enjoyments. Reminds me of elementary school and the day of shopping before each grade, getting all our school supplies. Fond memories, very fond memories. The name of the picture is "Moonglow", after the name of the specialty crayon in the box that night that inspired the drawing. The crayon used to be florescent, and glowed softly in the light. However, that positive effect has long faded. I really enjoyed looking at it in the parking lot that night, though.
The second one was drew in the midst of a game of Pictionary. I think I nabbed the card "employee". That picture's what came out of my head and hand. I supremely like it, too. :D
Funny, two posts and this year's log is already half the file size of 2007. Hahahaha.
Some of my favorite pictures--especially the latter one. I put these in the Scrapbook.
The first one even had the date on the back: 20030716 (although I wrote it like this at the time: 7.16.2003). I drew this one Wednesday or Sunday night, at church, with the kids. I love the smell of crayons--especially a freshly opened box of Crayolas. Sssssss. Ahhhhh... Really, one of my certain enjoyments. Reminds me of elementary school and the day of shopping before each grade, getting all our school supplies. Fond memories, very fond memories. The name of the picture is "Moonglow", after the name of the specialty crayon in the box that night that inspired the drawing. The crayon used to be florescent, and glowed softly in the light. However, that positive effect has long faded. I really enjoyed looking at it in the parking lot that night, though.
The second one was drew in the midst of a game of Pictionary. I think I nabbed the card "employee". That picture's what came out of my head and hand. I supremely like it, too. :D
Funny, two posts and this year's log is already half the file size of 2007. Hahahaha.
20100105
All our vows and resolutions end in denial because we have no power to carry them out.
(http://www.myutmost.org/01/0105.html)
New year, new page. Weee. :P :)
No matter what changes God has wrought in you, never rely upon them, build only on a Person, the Lord Jeus Christ, and on the Spirit He gives.
(same)
All our vows and resolutions end in denial because we have no power to carry them out.
(http://www.myutmost.org/01/0105.html)
New year, new page. Weee. :P :)
No matter what changes God has wrought in you, never rely upon them, build only on a Person, the Lord Jeus Christ, and on the Spirit He gives.
(same)
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