growing up, my parents always "encouraged" my sister and i to go talk to people in the church. not just the kids our age, but everybody. i hated it. my parents were the pastors and it was rude if we didn't talk to everybody. i think they knew they had a problem when i was about 5. i walked up to a lady in our church, kicked her in the leg and yelled "YOU'RE FAT!". as a side note, she really was fat. real fat.
i don't feel comfortable a lot of times talking to people that i don't know really, really well. i'm not the best at social situations.
but oh well. being phlegmatic isn't something i can change.
the past several mornings i've woken up at 5:44 exactly. my alarm doesn't go off until 7. how annoying is that?
Sunday, June 25, 2006
update
no finger nail clipping in church this morning by the crazy old guy.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
pet peeve
people who clip their finger nails during church. especially during worship. grrrr.
Monday, June 19, 2006
woo hoo
so i've been praying and fasting for a particular thing for about 3 months now. on thursday night, i decided that i would end a fast. i got tired of praying for this thing and decided that like daniel, God had already heard my prayer and had sent the answer. so i decided to eat a celebratory meal.
friday morning my answer came.
dude. God is cool beans.
Friday, June 16, 2006
hate sucks
los was right. it's like watching a train wreck.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
19 years ago today
my crazy family likes to commemorate anniversaries. even bad ones. today is a bad one. my aunt calls me every 13 june to tell me not to play in the street. for 19 years i've gotten the same speech.
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've written about it before, but thought it appropriate to write about it once more.
Monday, June 12, 2006
fifa world cup
did you see the match between australia and japan this morning? the final score was 3:1 with the aussies pulling it off. barely. their first goal was in the 84th minute, second goal in the 89th minute and third goal in the 92nd minute. too close aussies, too close.
and did you see the match between sweden and trinidad & tobago on saturday? shaka hislop is da bomb!!!
the usa is playing the czech republic right now. i'm hooked.
"let your deep speak to my deep in the roar of your waterfall let your waves and breakers wash over me"
i first heard this song sung by rita springer. love her. then i heard it sung by david and nicole binion.
wow.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
it's a boy
i'm an uncle again.
javan christopher 5 june 2006 8 lb, 1 oz 21 inches long
Monday, June 05, 2006
mac vs pc ?
does anybody know why blogger gives different options for posting when using a mac vs a pc? for example, when on a mac, the only options i have are spell check and picture upload. for real. when on a pc, i have several more. thoughts? comments? suggestions?
Friday, June 02, 2006
the africanization of africa
chippla writes:
"Rather than complaining about cultural invasion, societies need to think about how to reinvent themselves as the times change. There will always be dominant and not-so-dominant cultures. Not even government legislation can prevent dominant cultures from being ever present. Under different guises, dominant cultures have a way of spreading their tentacles across the globe for the simple reason that they appeal to people."
a day at the studio
what's been recorded so far: cello violin oboe bass harp french horn
what's left to record: trumet saxophones trombone flute any other instrument i'm not aware of...
