Why can’t you just walk up to someone you don't know that well and say, “Hey, I’m interested in who you are. I want to know more about you, what makes you you, what you've been through and what’s on your heart.”????
stupid world.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Who are you calling a cootie queen?
This is currently the funniest thing on tv. It's been on tv for a while, I think.
I'm not even kidding when I say that this thing always cracks me up! My favorite line that I whisper to myself all day when no one is looking is, "Who are you calling a cootie queen, you lint licker?" That woman's face and the way she emphasizes it makes me laugh SO HARD!!!
In other, less hilarious news....IN-N-OUT coming to Lake Highlands?!?!? I hardly call carruth and I-75 Lake Highlands, but shoot, I'll take it!! In-N-Out in dallas. wow. That's something I've fantasized about for a long time. But now it's time to face some realities, this will completely eliminate any reason for ever going to California again. This also means that I will immediately gain 10 lbs. Shoot, you can't even sniff that stuff with out gaining a pound!
I like to order my burger animal-style because I feel like that makes me about twice as cool and three times manlier. However, I immediately pull all that healthy junk off the burger as soon as I get it.
I love In-N-Out but I'm not sure I need the temptation of having one on every street corner! My other question is, will eating it here make me feel like I'm in SoCal again? or will it just feel wrong? That'd be like eating at Jake's if it there was one on LA. It'd feel like I'm cheating on Texas.
I guess I just need to figure out what Jesus would do.
I'm not even kidding when I say that this thing always cracks me up! My favorite line that I whisper to myself all day when no one is looking is, "Who are you calling a cootie queen, you lint licker?" That woman's face and the way she emphasizes it makes me laugh SO HARD!!!
In other, less hilarious news....IN-N-OUT coming to Lake Highlands?!?!? I hardly call carruth and I-75 Lake Highlands, but shoot, I'll take it!! In-N-Out in dallas. wow. That's something I've fantasized about for a long time. But now it's time to face some realities, this will completely eliminate any reason for ever going to California again. This also means that I will immediately gain 10 lbs. Shoot, you can't even sniff that stuff with out gaining a pound!
I like to order my burger animal-style because I feel like that makes me about twice as cool and three times manlier. However, I immediately pull all that healthy junk off the burger as soon as I get it.
I love In-N-Out but I'm not sure I need the temptation of having one on every street corner! My other question is, will eating it here make me feel like I'm in SoCal again? or will it just feel wrong? That'd be like eating at Jake's if it there was one on LA. It'd feel like I'm cheating on Texas.
I guess I just need to figure out what Jesus would do.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Metaphors and Soapboxes
Brevity has never been a friend of mine, so I apologize in advance. My head and heart are full, so I'm not sure what will come out or if it will make any sense.
First of all, I remembered that other thing I wanted to tell you a couple bloggys ago. It's another dumb metaphor that I came up with. ooh! I was reading about my meyer-briggs personality type this weekend and it said that INFJs relate best through metaphors! Bingo! I always understand everything more clearly through a good metaphor. Also, I'm still getting used to being a "J". Always thought i was a "P". But I'm very light on the J, so don't "judge" me. hahahahaha!!
anyway, I realized a month or so ago that eating healthy and loving God are kinda similar, at least for me. I know how much fun eating like crap can be. It's fun when you're shoveling down the Little Debbies, but afterwards, you just feel guilty. You can't fully enjoy it because you know that that was detrimental to your goals. There's always that temptation to eat for fun and not for health, but its never as satisfying as it should be. I know that I'll benefit much more and feel healthier and have more energy if I don't imbibe.
Likewise, sin can be tempting in the moment. But it's all so short-sighted. The benefits of not giving into whatever (usually some form of selfishness...really, isn't all sin self-centered?) would help me to achieve my goal of knowing and pursuing Jesus whole-heartedly, but I'm so quick to trade my passion for a momentary idol. I guess that's why discipline is so important. If I'm disciplined in eating correctly, it makes it easier to be more disciplined in pursuing Jesus. Is that weird? My brain might just be wired weirdly.
I have a thousand other things on my heart, but I probably won't share too much right now. But I will say this....I heard several stories this weekend about boys being wishy-washy and leaving a girl in limbo while he figures out what he wants. I saw more of that non-sense on tv today too. I can't escape it lately. It makes me so angry! Even Christian guys...i mean, seriously?? THIS is what Godly woman have to deal with? I don't understand it! How do guys not know what they want and why would they dare to involve a girl unless they had a purpose? Maybe I'm just naive. I don't know.
oooh the other thing that bugs me is that girls don't expect that much. I might've phrased that wrong. Because I'm putting the blame on them, I'm again blaming the guys. They shouldn't be able to get away with a simple flowers and candy on valentine's day. seriously!?? Where is the creativity, the hard work, the effort? This is probably just an INFJ thing, but my goodness, I would want to have to work for it! I would want to have to woo her and charm her and pursue her. I'm not saying a girl should play games or anything, but guys should know what they want and be adamant about pursing her. Maybe I live in a dream world. ...yeah, probably. But flowers and candy or a date to a restaurant doesn't scream romance. I mean, it's a good start, but...well, i can't tell you what I-I-I would do because I can't have you stealing my ideas! I'm just all about the passionate, romantic pursuit. But again, I'm probably a bit naive. And I reckon that there are lot of girls that don't really want that anyway! And I guess that's ok. I just don't like seeing guys not have to work for it. If you like someone, they should FEEL it. They should feel like a dang Disney princess! eh. off my soapbox. sorry.
Whoa...this is long and i feel like i hardly said anything! yikes. Sorry for once again not saying anything of substance. Your eyes deserve a reward for all that readin'. Here's a picture.
Dr. Piper and the Bleekers! random.
First of all, I remembered that other thing I wanted to tell you a couple bloggys ago. It's another dumb metaphor that I came up with. ooh! I was reading about my meyer-briggs personality type this weekend and it said that INFJs relate best through metaphors! Bingo! I always understand everything more clearly through a good metaphor. Also, I'm still getting used to being a "J". Always thought i was a "P". But I'm very light on the J, so don't "judge" me. hahahahaha!!
anyway, I realized a month or so ago that eating healthy and loving God are kinda similar, at least for me. I know how much fun eating like crap can be. It's fun when you're shoveling down the Little Debbies, but afterwards, you just feel guilty. You can't fully enjoy it because you know that that was detrimental to your goals. There's always that temptation to eat for fun and not for health, but its never as satisfying as it should be. I know that I'll benefit much more and feel healthier and have more energy if I don't imbibe.
Likewise, sin can be tempting in the moment. But it's all so short-sighted. The benefits of not giving into whatever (usually some form of selfishness...really, isn't all sin self-centered?) would help me to achieve my goal of knowing and pursuing Jesus whole-heartedly, but I'm so quick to trade my passion for a momentary idol. I guess that's why discipline is so important. If I'm disciplined in eating correctly, it makes it easier to be more disciplined in pursuing Jesus. Is that weird? My brain might just be wired weirdly.
I have a thousand other things on my heart, but I probably won't share too much right now. But I will say this....I heard several stories this weekend about boys being wishy-washy and leaving a girl in limbo while he figures out what he wants. I saw more of that non-sense on tv today too. I can't escape it lately. It makes me so angry! Even Christian guys...i mean, seriously?? THIS is what Godly woman have to deal with? I don't understand it! How do guys not know what they want and why would they dare to involve a girl unless they had a purpose? Maybe I'm just naive. I don't know.
oooh the other thing that bugs me is that girls don't expect that much. I might've phrased that wrong. Because I'm putting the blame on them, I'm again blaming the guys. They shouldn't be able to get away with a simple flowers and candy on valentine's day. seriously!?? Where is the creativity, the hard work, the effort? This is probably just an INFJ thing, but my goodness, I would want to have to work for it! I would want to have to woo her and charm her and pursue her. I'm not saying a girl should play games or anything, but guys should know what they want and be adamant about pursing her. Maybe I live in a dream world. ...yeah, probably. But flowers and candy or a date to a restaurant doesn't scream romance. I mean, it's a good start, but...well, i can't tell you what I-I-I would do because I can't have you stealing my ideas! I'm just all about the passionate, romantic pursuit. But again, I'm probably a bit naive. And I reckon that there are lot of girls that don't really want that anyway! And I guess that's ok. I just don't like seeing guys not have to work for it. If you like someone, they should FEEL it. They should feel like a dang Disney princess! eh. off my soapbox. sorry.
Whoa...this is long and i feel like i hardly said anything! yikes. Sorry for once again not saying anything of substance. Your eyes deserve a reward for all that readin'. Here's a picture.
Dr. Piper and the Bleekers! random.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
May your eyes smile
oh! also, I feel like you need a picture to look at so you don't get bored reading my blog. I know my readers have super duper short attention spans and if I don't entertain your eyeballs, you'll leave me forever. So here you go.
Cherry-Vanilla Frutopia. You were my drink of choice in 2003. Frutopia was my hero. You were always in my tummy and in my brain.We were intimately acquainted. However, were we to meet today, you would be way too sweet and utterly disgusting to me. I reject you, you nasty little turd.
Mountain Dew Gamer Fuel in this neat bottle, I remember you fondly. Sometimes, in my loneliest of moments, I yearn for you. I yearn for you like no man should year for a soda pop. Your taste is still on my tongue. Sweet to the last drop. I remember a day that I bought you at 7-11 after church, but couldn't get your lid off, so I hammered you against the side of a Long John Silver's building and you exploded everywhere. Thanks for that. Those are the memories I miss the most.
What shall we say about Slice Grape? From ages 10-16, you were my constant companion. My truest friend. It is because of you that I can't even drink grape soda anymore. Too sweet. Besides, nothing could ever compare to you, my love. If I grow up to be a brittle old man, I will know that you have never left me, your acidic sweetness still with me, eating away at my bones.
There. are your eyes entertained? Now you can read my wordy blogs.
Here is a blog!
I watched the old Bourne Identity and not to be a loser, but I liked it a lot better than the Matt Damon one. They're just very different. The old one closely resembles the book. That trilogy are some of my favorite books ever! For days after the movie, I felt like I was in the middle of reading a Ludlum novel and had to remind myself that it was just a movie I'd seen. The movie was made in the late 80's, which I think is probably best because the book was written somewhere around 1980, so all the technology would've been nearly the same. If you make that movie now, there's no way that you'll stay true to a book from 30 years ago because how are you going to make a modern movie without cells phones and computers and high-tech stuffs? Plus, the old version is 3 hours, and that's good. That's how you know there's lots of plot!
I don't get the hype about the iPad. Explain it to me. It's not even as good as an iPhone! It's a big iTouch. It's not even as functional as a netbook! I seriously don't understand why anyone needs or even wants one of these things! It's all gimmick! Who wants something that can only run one application at a time? How helpful is that? But, this is typical Apple. They release something new and innovative, everyone will go and buy it, then 6 months later they'll release a slightly better version with the functions they forgot in the first model. Mark my words! By the end of the year, I'm sure there will be a newer iPad with a camera, maybe a speakerphone, possibly GPS or a word-processing app or something like that. They purposefully leave that simple stuff out of the first release so that everyone will have to go buy a new one, even if they already have the old one. They did the exact same thing with the iPhone. Ask Eli! He had to go buy the newest one not long after he'd bought the first one because they'd improved it so much. They do the same thing with their computers and other hardware. It's a genius scam!
My favorite part of the Easter story is when the curtain separating the holy of holies gets torn in the temple. That's such a small little detail of the story that often gets overlooked, but the symbolism and ramifications are HUGE! AH!! I love that!! I love seeing the sacrificial system done away with once and for all. He's no longer accepting sacrifices. oh my sweet mercy! That sacrificial system was such a beast. It's like this tidal wave of grace, blew in and swept it all away instantly! So not only do we don't have to go through that whole process, but we can go directly to God ourselves! HE is our high priest! BAM! that's freaking awesome! We don't have to rely on someone else, we don't have to rely on our holiness or their holiness, we don't have to make amends for all the things we've done wrong. He has paid it all and we can talk directly to Him. We're already covered! No more sacrifices. Not that we don't try. It still seems to be a part of our evangelical mindset, but it shouldn't be! HE is our once-and-for-all sacrifice. I'm not sure we'll ever grasp how truly powerful and humbling that is!
I think I wanted to tell you something else as well. If I remember, I'll probably tell you later. My mind is on baseball and the ranch, so I can't really concentrate. I just want to drive down to the ranch and make the rest of the world go away for a while. or forever. umm.....dang....I wish I could remember what awesome thing I wanted to tell you.
Eat your veggies and drink your soda!
-J
I don't get the hype about the iPad. Explain it to me. It's not even as good as an iPhone! It's a big iTouch. It's not even as functional as a netbook! I seriously don't understand why anyone needs or even wants one of these things! It's all gimmick! Who wants something that can only run one application at a time? How helpful is that? But, this is typical Apple. They release something new and innovative, everyone will go and buy it, then 6 months later they'll release a slightly better version with the functions they forgot in the first model. Mark my words! By the end of the year, I'm sure there will be a newer iPad with a camera, maybe a speakerphone, possibly GPS or a word-processing app or something like that. They purposefully leave that simple stuff out of the first release so that everyone will have to go buy a new one, even if they already have the old one. They did the exact same thing with the iPhone. Ask Eli! He had to go buy the newest one not long after he'd bought the first one because they'd improved it so much. They do the same thing with their computers and other hardware. It's a genius scam!
My favorite part of the Easter story is when the curtain separating the holy of holies gets torn in the temple. That's such a small little detail of the story that often gets overlooked, but the symbolism and ramifications are HUGE! AH!! I love that!! I love seeing the sacrificial system done away with once and for all. He's no longer accepting sacrifices. oh my sweet mercy! That sacrificial system was such a beast. It's like this tidal wave of grace, blew in and swept it all away instantly! So not only do we don't have to go through that whole process, but we can go directly to God ourselves! HE is our high priest! BAM! that's freaking awesome! We don't have to rely on someone else, we don't have to rely on our holiness or their holiness, we don't have to make amends for all the things we've done wrong. He has paid it all and we can talk directly to Him. We're already covered! No more sacrifices. Not that we don't try. It still seems to be a part of our evangelical mindset, but it shouldn't be! HE is our once-and-for-all sacrifice. I'm not sure we'll ever grasp how truly powerful and humbling that is!
I think I wanted to tell you something else as well. If I remember, I'll probably tell you later. My mind is on baseball and the ranch, so I can't really concentrate. I just want to drive down to the ranch and make the rest of the world go away for a while. or forever. umm.....dang....I wish I could remember what awesome thing I wanted to tell you.
Eat your veggies and drink your soda!
-J
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