woohoo!

man, i am such a slacker.  i haven't written in a blog in like 2 weeks....that's pretty slackish.  and i'm actually procrastinating and putting off a paper and a ton of reading just so i can write this.  that's like...slacking off from slacking.

  

i just watched Deal or No Deal, the one where they tried to give away 1 million dollars by throwing like 12 cases with the million into the game.  in short...it still didn't work.  they're going to have to put a million in every case and fire the banker.  i'm currently watching the new hit TV show, My Dad is Better Than Your Dad.  there are some INTENSE little kids on this game.  they're like 8 years old.   if i were in a frisbee game, i wouldn't mind taking on the dads.  but these kids are POSSESED by competition.  the kind that would bite your knee off if you caught a frisbee over their head. 

     concerning frisbee....i'm super pumped bout the charleston tournament this weekend!  i was super pumped last year, evidently a little too pumped and my small intestine busted and 3 weeks later, i was recovering from surgery and addicted to the Price is Right.  so i'm hoping to make it to the charleston tournament this weekend.  i'll keep ya updated on if i make it or not.

well, my xbox 360 has officially given me the red-ring-of-death.  actually, hold on a sec, i'm gonna put the computer down and try it ONE more time.  (17 second later...) yep it's dead.  and the weirdest thing happened...as i was just walking back to my chair, some little kid and their dad got eliminated and were given an xbox 360 as a parting gift.  ......ok so maybe that's not the weirdest thing.  my bad.  next subject!

i have heard the opinion that taking a day trip to charleston, like me and jenny did on friday, was slightly ridiculous.  that such a large amount of driving for 7 hours in charleston was not worth it.  well, give me a moment to defend myself and our trip....  it was not ridiculous.  it was actually quite fun.

Romans 12 tomorrow in Bible study!  it's good stuff.  you outta read it sometime.  it's like, the first 11 chapters are full of God's plan of reconcilation from the beginning and how Jesus is our rescue from this mess called the human nature, and what God is doing in the world now.  And chapter 12 jumps into "here's how to live after you've been rescued."  it's good stuff.  

Also occuring in my life:  my car's thermometer was replaced by my dad and auto zone's online resources.  and it's working MUCH better now...i actually have heat!  and man, that's nice.  also, computer services is fun.  I would really like to know where i'm going this summer with SummerShine, but God's timing is perfect.  if you're looking for a job this summer, and you're reading this blog, please TALK TO ME!  i dare you.  double dog dare.  the new SANCTUS REAL cd is pretty awesome.  i created a reading corner in my room.  i haven't sat in it yet...i probably would have more time if i started on that paper now.... but, i'll leave two deep thoughts, or things i've been thinking about for you.

1)  how does water reflect?  i mean i know it's something with surface tension, but i just think it's cool that water reflects.  God DESIGNED that.  He thought of that.

2)  Why is there an entire universe?  God probably could have stopped with just the earth and created some other kind of heat source or something.  but He created something MASSIVE, maybe it's to remind us how small we really are.  can we ever explore the entire universe?  approx.  2 trillion something stars? i mean, we've only explored like 5% of the oceans.  and....the oceans are on the same planet.  crazy, huh?

in response to ashley's blog...kinda.

so in the beginning, there was this perfect connection between God and us. God was CONSTANTLY with us, existing with us, but most important, that direct connection with God was always letting us know that we were loved and accepted by God. It was giving us our self-worth, and that's why Adam and Eve weren't afraid to be naked, which is something that Genesis points out several times. Who cares about being seen naked! God loved them, accepted them, and was with them. and that was enough. 

then...the fall. adam and eve rebelled, the connection was broken. there was no more live streaming; love and joy coming straight from God was cut off. so, IMMEDIATELY, they knew they were missing the feeling that they are loved and accepted, and they looked to each other. They threw on some clothes because they wanted to be loved and accepted by each other, because they needed that, and they didn't have it anymore. 

So, anytime that something or someone makes us feel loved, accepted, or anytime we do something good and get praised for it, it's never good enough. We are wired for a direct connection with God, and ghetto-rigging will not suffice! Even if everyone loved us, and we were constantly being told how awesome we were, it wouldn't be enough. 

GOD is enough. He's more than enough. But He's also the only love that will satisfy. And that's what we're all looking for anyway. Love, attention, a feeling of self-worth, acceptance. The answer is Jesus...nothing more, and certainly nothing less. and now that you know, and now that you've heard, go after Him with all that you've got. nothing else will satisfy, and nothing but Jesus can restore that once-broken connection that we all so desperately need. period.

broken records.

it's...february.  ever come close to drowning?  i haven't.  but i would hope someone would throw me one of those floaty things if i was, and they couldn't get to me.  you know, those round orange floaty things.  i can't believe i forgot the name!  ok so i just googled it and found an image.  i would hope someone would throw me one of those things you see in the picture right there.

i think there's a bunch of stuff getting drowned out right now, by work/school/life/whatever.  and by a bunch of stuff i really mean..ok so i just feel like the music part of me is getting drowned out.  i wanna throw it an orange floaty thing.  i think i could really record and write and play some good stuff, stuff that people would enjoy, but i'm just not doing it right now.  too much busyness.  and i STILL want to film a parody of Cloverfield with Rob as the monster.  

you wanna know what absolutely cracks me up?  of course you do, you're reading my blog.  nevermind that, because you could be reading my blog to blackmail me with something.  i really wanna play battleship right now.  wait..that's not what cracks me up...i completely forgot to finish that thought.  well shucks, now i forgot what absolutely cracks me up.  what a paragraph, you probably could have just skipped this whole paragraph and been fine.  

i met cullen harper tonight. i actually asked him to sign my forehead, and then assured him i was just kidding.  he's probably writing in his blog...i met this guy tonight, and he asked me to sign his forehead, but i think he was kidding but i don't know for sure....    on another note, they said that he's broken 22 of the clemson's school records.  i didn't think that was very nice, for him to be breaking records...i mean they don't make records much anymore, it's all gone digital, like CD's and iPods.  they were probably very valuable.  

 have you ever read calvin and hobbes?  like the comics?  if you haven't, come see me, and i will let you borrow a book or two.  seriously!   man, how awesome would it be to have another snow day?  or two?  i drank wayyyy too much sweet tea tonight.  like 3 cups!  it's really messing with me.  i think there is a direct correlation between obesity / general unhealthyness and CARBONATION.  people need to get away from that junk, just drink water.  that's all i've got for now.