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jim elliot said...
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about me
jambo. jina langu ni
clay noe.
i'm 29. i like chai, missions, adventure sports, curry, democracy, text messaging, hiking, a good hoodie, my church and kentucky basketball.
i do not like olives, injustice, dumb drivers, golf, liars, wearing suits for prolonged periods of time, or duke basketball.
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today has been a gorgeous day. 70's and sunny. mardi gras parades and beads and festivities everywhere! school was even out today so everybody could celebrate the holiday. fun times.
what's even more exciting? the amazing race season premiere is tonight. i'm beside myself.
since i'm apparently the only one not watching 24, my brother-in-law let me borrow the complete first season on dvd so i can be cool too. i'm only at 2am and i'm hooked. jack's had one heck of a night so far. who's up for a 24 marathon this weekend???
speaking of my brother-in-law, happy birthday bob.
the season finale of celebrity fit club was on tonight and i decided to watch. it was a 90 minute show with a lot of re-caps, so i caught up on what i've missed all season. ant called bruce vilanch up to be weighed and before he went up, he did something that he hadn't done in year. he crossed his legs. bruce was totally psyched to cross his legs! and that got me thinking...
i'd love to sit indian style. unfortunately, it is physiologically impossible for me to sit indian style because of an injury almost 19 years ago.
i was hit by a ford bronco when i was a kid. yup - tire tracks across my stomach and all. i had a lot of injuries. my left leg was torn off. my right leg was broken in three places. my left arm was broken. skin ripped off of the right side of my face. you could see an egg-shaped portion of my skull just above my right eye. kidney, spleen and liver damage. internal bleeding. blood squirting out of my eyes, nose, ears and mouth with every heartbeat. my big toe on my right foot was also broken. can't forget about the big toe. the paramedics put me (and my left leg) in the ambulance and off to the hospital we went. several days, blood transfusions and surgeries later, i woke up with my left leg reattached. amazing what doctors and God can do eh?
i'm very thankful for the miracles He performed on me, don't get me wrong, but one of the first things i want to do when i get to heaven is sit indian style.
hey God, i'm just gonna be hanging out over here by the shores of lake victoria sitting indian style, playing my guitar and listening to some sweet singing seraphims. if You need me, You'll know where to find me, ok?
i had lunch today at an indian restaurant close to my house. it's called "comfort food". an odd name for an indian restaurant in rural mississippi i think. vegetable curry, daal, rice, salad and roti. YUMMMMMMM.
three of us had dessert tonight at a local restaurant for $0.65. serious.
ahhhhh... watch this video. you must watch this video.
now. watch. now.
[via sesquipedalian]
updating a resume can be quite daunting. i'm getting frustrated because i can't find a template i like (a lot).
dr. daffe critiqued our resumes in MIN401 at lee. i got an A on mine. too bad i can't find that one now.
jimmy buffett - meet me in margaritaville
passion - hymns ancient and modern
silers bald - real life
jamie cullum - twentysomething
yo-yo ma - obrigado brazil live in concert
riley armstrong - whatever the weather
passion - sacred revolution
john mellencamp - greatest hits
robi kahakalau - all i want
israel and new breed - new season
 on sunday night 189 of my closest friends and i went bowling. it was a lot of fun.
so dad got the word from the surgeon today. surgery not necessary.
thank You God.
 marble mocha macchiato. good stuff.
it was 2 degrees last night here in louisville. 2. it's hard to beat a good coffee drink when it's 2 degrees outside.
joey cheek is my new hero too.
[via urban onramps]
 i'm an olympics junkie.
is curling really a sport? come on now...
"holy spirit, rain on our fields
let the windows of heaven
be open until
the harvest is ripe
and the kingdom's fulfilled
holy spirit, rain on our fields"
this song by david and nicole binion has rocked my world. the best thing since mac & cheese pizza.
to be honest, this week has totally sucked. in a hoover self-propelled wind-tunnel ultra-upright vacuum cleaner kind of way. serious suckage here. but i've been able to sing/pray this song and make it personal.
holy spirit, rain on my job.
holy spirit, rain on my dad's health.
holy spirit, rain on kenya.
holy spirit, rain on my pastor.
holy spirit, rain on me.
poverty in america and poverty in africa.
wow. read this article.
side note: i used to live in one of the places referenced in this article. two choices on which one.
[via white african]
idiots shouldn't do it.
in front of the whole family dad says "clay, you need to get married and have us some grandkids so the family name can go on. it's all up to you now, son."
the opening ceremony of the olympics was interesting i thought. not particularly stellar. i'm a huge fan of the opening ceremony because it reminds me of college. several international students got together to watch the opening ceremony and whenever anybody's country would come on during the parade of nations, the person would scream and yell and jump and be so proud of their country. we had students there that night from all over the world - philippines, south africa, mongolia, trinidad and tobago, bahamas, argentina, honduras, china, etc. - and it was a lot of fun. i miss my college days sometimes.
trying to use frequent flyer miles for a free trip can be irritating.
"sorry, we have nothing available for those dates."
for the months of june and july you have nothing available???
The following is an email that went out to Lee University students on Tuesday from President Conn. Interesting.
----- Original Message -----
From: Nate Tucker
To: khiggixx@leeu.edu
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 10:42 AM
Subject: Letter from Paul Conn
Dear Kristina,
We learned several days ago that a national organization called Soulforce has targeted Lee University as one of the most "anti-gay" universities in America. This organization, which describes itself as a group of "gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Christians", announced plans for a two-month bus tour to "confront" nineteen prominent colleges and universities, including Lee, which have policies forbidding homosexual behavior. This group announced they will arrive at Lee University on March 16. The bus tour, which it calls "Equality Ride" is being planned, they say, because Lee and the other targeted institutions are "epicenters of intolerance and oppression" which "force students into fear and self-hate."
Obviously, this rhetoric is extreme. It provides little basis for dialogue and trusting conversation. On the one hand, I recognize the need for Lee students to discuss and explore freely the scriptural perspective of homosexuality, and I understand it is a sensitive and important issue for many students at a deeply personal level.
On the other hand, I do not believe the organizers of EqualityRide offer positive, balanced dialogue. They describe their approach as "take-it-to-the-streets activism." In my judgment, this kind of confrontational event is not a constructive way for the Lee University family to address the issue of homosexuality, and I do not believe our students would be well-served by this approach. I recently talked by phone with the organizers of the bus tour, explained to them my objections, and asked them not to come to Lee . They responded that they are coming anyway, whether we like it or not, and said they want Lee to provide a public forum, such as chapel, classes, luncheons, for them to make their case.
In my opinion, it would be irresponsible of us to offer any public forum, on such a serious issue, to a group of individuals whom we do not know, and who do not know us, who have no investment in our campus culture or life here together, and no accountability to any of us before or after their visit. We would not be so foolish as to try to prevent these individuals physically from coming onto our campus, but we also do not intend to present them with the legitimacy of any kind of official forum.
I have always welcomed personal dialogue, as you know, with any Lee student, alumnus, or parent, on any subject at any time, and that includes those who are struggling with the issues of homosexuality. Many other faculty and staff here at Lee have that same commitment, as we have demonstrated on many occasions. But we have no obligation to provide credibility and validation, to people who intend to come onto our campus only long enough to argue with us.
Here at Lee, we believe that God offers love and grace to all of us, all the time. We believe as Christians we should extend that grace to others, as Christ extends it to us. We also believe that, even as He loves us, God nevertheless requires us to obey certain laws which He has established. We believe that homosexual conduct is one of the behaviors which are prohibited by scripture. Although we are not wise enough to understand the psychological and emotional complexities which produce same-sex romantic and physical attraction, we believe that it is not the natural course of human affection, and that scripture approves sexual intimacy only when it occurs between a married man and woman.
We understand there are people who do not share this view. We respect their right to reach their own conclusions about sexuality, and to live their lives (or choose a college) consistent with their own beliefs. At the same time, Lee University has never been unclear about where we stand on this issue. We openly state, to every potential student or staff member, that homosexual conduct by members of our campus family is not acceptable, and when individuals join our community, they also join us in that lifestyle commitment. This aspect of our Christian discipleship is deeply rooted in our theological tradition, and we are not reluctant to affirm it.
We believe that people who visit our campus should be treated with courtesy and respect, and this of course includes gays and lesbians. Lee University is a place of friendship and grace. It is our goal always to be firm in our convictions while still reflecting the love of Christ to people who disagree with us. If this group insists on coming our way, I confidently expect that there will be no hostility, or expressions of contempt or derision, shown to them by anyone on our campus. It is important for Lee always to be a place where we show a gentle spirit to all people who visit here, even when they are uninvited, and even when they are harsh in their judgments of us and our spiritual commitments.
We will be discussing this matter further as the semester continues. If you wish to share your thoughts with me, please feel free to email. I would enjoy hearing your viewpoint.
Cordially,
Paul Conn
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If you want to see the other Christian colleges/universities being targeted around the country, click here.
 so i've seen this done on a few blogs and think it's a pretty cool idea. please write your own caption to this photo in the comments section. let's see what we come up with eh?
i rarely ever YELL, but i'm going to make an exception.
TUBBY, DUDE, GET OUTTA HERE!!! YOU'RE KILLING US!!!
 went to new orleans this weekend. we had beignets and cafe au lait at cafe du monde while listening to a 90 year old jazz singer on the sidewalk. pretty neat.
if you want to see some more pictures, click here.
 we lost. again.
kentucky - 80
#7 florida - 95
embarrassing.
wonder if billy wants to come back to kentucky because tubby's gotta go...
 mom and i went to lunch the other day at copeland's of new orleans and what happened while we were there? it caught on fire. yep. and did we exit the building in an orderly fashion? no. we kept eating. we just moved to another part of the building to get away from the smoke. yeah, we're smart.
beyond the gates of splendor - documentary
lost: season 1: discs 2-6 - television
rabit-proof fence - drama
crouching tiger, hidden dragon - foreign
sideways - comedy
the island - action & adventure
nowhere in africa - foreign
control room - documentary
the transporter - action & adventure
 wow. a new zealand woman who owns a dog food company decided to send dog biscuits to the starving children of kenya, but when she realized the need, she decided to send powdered dog food instead. because, of course, powdered dog food is much better than dog biscuits. everyone knows that.
amazing.
read about it here and watch a video of it here.
side note: stupid people shouldn't procreate.
the following is a very recent conversation between my sister and her two-year-old daughter.
sister: put your shoes on.
emma catherine: i can't.
sister: why can't you?
emma catherine: because Jesus told me not to.
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