know what Phil gave me for my bday?

Half-Life Platinum Collection...
includes
half-life, opposing force, team fortress classic, blue shift, and counter-strike

that's so tempting...

well, actually i'd still prefer MVC1 over this, but hey, something else to do in Davis now.

i'm getting better @ MVC1... can now combo into Chun-Li's air QCF+2K more reliably... and can rushdown a lot better with her. still need practice with my Ryu though. though it was kinda funny doing a semi tick-throw with him against a challenger yesterday... i guess the 1st time he played against me he knocked out my Chun-Li with his Wolverine dead and Strider still alive, then my Ryu comes in and i immediately do QCB+2K(which i guessed correctly), and overrid his attack for the win. next game i have Ryu and he has the same team w/Wolvie on point, he blocked my QCB+2K(which is counterable but only if you acted quick), landed and threw him which KO'd his Wolverine.

if i answer to you on AIM that i am studying, it can range from writing a term paper, to taking notes, to actually studying for a test... i now lump everything required to do better in college as "studying."

SAS final requirements: 20% completed
Chem final requirements: 10% completed(because that 10% is an estimation of how much i've remembered)
Math final requirements: 80% completed(because that class is braindead easy... i think... but i'm not going to take risks, i'll study manana)

can't wait til Xmas... but i'm not really into that fruity Xmas cheer stuff... it's all about the fellowship... i dislike how fruity commercialism makes Xmas... totally distorts what its true meaning is.

to do list for the rest of tonight...
-after eating, study for chem(gotta start sometime... i can leave the math stuff til the last minute)
-go to MU and play some more MVC1
-come back and write up some notes on worship, pray for others
(i can also figure out my 4th class at the last moment, like 1 day beforehand, so no worry there)

here's the thoughts i'll leave the reader with tonight:
"Two things I ask of you, O Lord; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the Lord?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God."
-Proverbs 30:7-9 *surprising how this was written by Agur son of Jakeh and not Soloman... also, note how in v2-3 he expresses his humility towards Proverbs 9:10*

always pull the Mike Shinoda when worshipping, and be content in all circumstances.

i would totally trade this concert for Sum 41 playing today...

Spot Rock Tour

and it's taking place @UCI too! grrr... heh heh, well they ARE playing earlier in Sac, so i guess i can't complain, but still... Relient K, Pillar, Sanctus Real?!? that's already 3 christian bands i like...

unnamed new song from David Crowder Band... listen for free

pray for jerm's right knee... no heal, no exercise, and that's bad.

i found this on the final slide of a Powerpoint presentation for my SAS class from a guest speaker, available for download on the class website:

"Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference."

i know that it's the attitude that counts... not the grades... i really want to earn that A... God's not going to give it to me. that's why i want an attitude from God where i WANT to learn, and that will make things so much easier. so when i went into Chemistry 2A, i didn't go in thinking that it's just a buncha chemicals, i went in thinking that i'm studying God's awesome design and structure for objects. therein lies the problem now... with that change of angle, it doesn't make it seem better if i'm not getting an A, cause then i'll be lamenting "I'm flunking God 2A!!!" heh heh... but yeah God... give me that attitude.

worship involves 2 things... the outward and inward. the outward is your appearance and what you do, the inward, your attitude. with only the outward comes legalism. on the other hand, if you really had an attitude for glorifying God on the inside, it WOULD be reflected by your outside... often our reluctance to show our attitude on the outside is more due to our fear than our style. but people don't realize this, and they need to be reschooled to learn this. also, a worship session is much more different from a concert... whereas a concert has musicians performing for many, a worship session has many people performing for one... in that case, the audience is as much a performer as the musicians on stage. also keep in mind that worship is the very nature of our obeying God, and how we should follow him. God also expects you to worship him with all your strength. finally, true worship often involves a sacrifice.

more to add later... should eat.

Sum 41's coming to UCD today at 6 pm... i just made laura jealous with that(no one come to la according to her cept for rxbandits)... she misses rock concerts... wants to jump around. anyways, also the fact that it's only $18.

me: whoa... your fall set of classes are already finished?!?
mandy: hey
mandy: yeah
mandy: but not finals
me: oh... then why so happy?
me: Xmas is a way's off
mandy: dude stop bursting my bubbles!
mandy: =P
me: hahah

me: i don't feel like studying
me: my mind's just sorta like 0_0
mandy: just go sleep
mandy: past a certain pt, its useless to try to study
mandy: well maybe not useless, but very unproductive
me: true that
mandy: just put ur books under ur pillow
mandy: maybe some stuff will sneak in
me: oh yes, mr. osmosis
me: hey if that works, what would happen if i keep my laptop online, hibernate it, and put a pillow over it?
me: would i absorb the www? :-)
mandy: umm
mandy: maybe just radiation
me: hahah... kinda like wondering whether rolling in toxic waste would give me superpowers or lymphoma
mandy: haha
mandy: um
mandy: lets not try that
me: heh heh
me: you're replying slower... acting like 0_0 too eh? :-)
mandy: haha
mandy: yea im tired

adds to prayer list: pastor yap- in coma in san diego

...thanks all who prayed for his right arm and thanks God... no more pain, just slight stiffness...

wonder if God's trying me... i've got a sore right humerus at the connecting point between the ulna and radius on the dorsal side(it IS getting better though... thanks for anyone who prayed for me there)... i also have 3 emulator sega games on my laptop, and a mic and recording software in my dorm, plus the fact that i have finals next week. oh, the agony... at least my last chem lab has been finished... well, at the least the last one of this year.

SSF2 DeeJay has some sick pokes... standing roundhouse is far-ass(i love it), crouching short is a fast mid-range move, close-standing roundhouse can be an anti-air, so can standing fierce. i still need to see what good jump-ins he has, and what of his normal moves is an effective anti-air(i don't think d,u+tapP is very effective since you need to charge it... being able to trade hits with your jumper is actually good enough)... projectile recovers very quickly, almost the same calibur as the sonic boom.

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In a room without a view
A new mother smiles and holds the tiny fingers
Of her brand new baby girl
Her husband takes her by the hand
So unsure about the future and no money
Can they make it in this world
And they pray, Lord all we have to give is love
Then they heard a gentle voice, like an echo from above

I have been there
I know what fear is all about
Yes, I have been there
I'm standing with you now
I have been there
And I came to build a bridge oh so this road could lead you home
Oh I have been there

He'd been a pastor twenty years
But tonight he sits alone and brokenhearted in the corner of the church
He's tried to save a fallen world
With his words and with his wisdom
But it seems like it is only getting worse
And he cried, Oh Lord I just don't understand
And then he felt the hand of grace, and he heard a voice that said

Yes, I have been there
I know what pain is all about
I have been there
And I am standing with you now
I have been there
And I came to build a bridge oh so this road could lead you home
Oh I have been there

An older man up on hill
Holding flowers but he can't hold back the tears
He has come to say goodbye
He thinks about the life she lived
Thinks about how hard it's been to live without her
sixty years right by his side
And he cries, Oh Lord I loved her 'til the end
Then he heard a gentle voice say you'll see her once again

I have been there
I know what sorrow is all about
Yes, I have been there
And I am standing with you now
I have been there
And I came to build a bridge oh so this road could lead her home
The road could lead her home

Oh I have been there
Well I overcame the cross
I have been there
So her life would not be lost
I have been there
And I came to build a bridge oh so this road could lead you home
The road could lead you home
Oh I have been there

I Have Been There
-Mark Schultz
*this song makes me shiver... the bass at the beginning, the lyrics... the bridge right before the chorus... like hope... anytime you feel downhearted, go back and listen to this song
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next time, i'm looking what objects are around me before throwing out my arms like that... my right humerus/tricep is sore and screams out everytime i contract my right bicep. haha... prayer for recovery would be nice...

next time i lead worship, i'm pulling a mike shinoda(read below for more info) ;)

me: cser :-)
jerm: (away message) i am not available because i am playing a game that takes up the whole screen
jerm: lalelallela cs is so fun
me: haha
me: read my blog... i will go jogging/sprinting to jack-in-the-box with you... so will laura
jerm: hahaha
me: and since jack in the box is kinda distant from your house, that means it'll help you more than hurt you
jerm: lol
jerm: jack-in-the box is not tooo far away =)
jerm: prolly half way from my house to church
me: ok, so that's good
jerm: but i don't even LIKE jack in the box
me: fine, fine, you wanna go further, we can try in-and-out :-)
jerm: lol
jerm: run from church to in n out?
jerm: hhahh
me: no, from your house to in-n-out
me: silly :-)
me: well, actually from church is fine too
jerm: lol
me: the key to getting back from in-n-out is to try to run back before it cools :-)
me: there's your motivation to run faster :-)
me: it was for me :-)
jerm: hahah
me: actually, when i carried my food back, it wasn't steaming hot, but wasn't cold either
jerm: LOL
me: i had to tuck my bag under my jersey and sprint like crazy... some people mustve thought i had stolen something :-)
jerm: HAHAHHAH
jerm: possibly!
me: but yeah, let's try this when i get back :-)
jerm: lol maybe
jerm: hahh don't thik 'id make it
me: if you want an extra challenge, we can try this during night... so the food'll cool even faster, making you have to run even faster... not to mention fear of whatever lurks in the night... it'll get you back to church in no time :-)
jerm: hahah
me: c'mon, we can try it...
me: me and laura will back you... she says you can prob run from your house to jack in the box and back...
jerm: bbl.. gotta pi ck up my sister
jerm: hahah
jerm: from church is easier
jerm: lol
jerm: i'll die yo
me: hahah... you'll lose weight, not die... i'll bring a pack of water

i should cut and paste this, i meant to do this a while ago:

Anyways, when you look for a church, try to find one which emphasizes teaching through the Bible, maybe even pastors who exposit entire passages, rather than topical messages. Lot of sorry churches out there. The only way you're gonna really grow in faith is to incorporate the Word into your life, and at a Bible-based church, you'll have more examples of mature believers who do so. College will be make or break for you spiritually, cuz you'll have to set your priorities. Lot of people are seen to fall away in college, because they set their priorities elsewhere.
...
Yeah, I would rather go to a conservative church, that has a high view of the word, than a church with a cool praise band and no teaching. Michelle and I are going to a small church. Most of the people are pretty old, but I like it because because the teaching is sound. There's a lot of heresy going around, and the only objective truth is found in the Bible. That's why we must base our faith from the Bible, not from our own subjective thought. That is a very common philosophy these days (post-modernism), you see it in politics, morals, etc. "If I'm all right with it, than it's alright." But you think about it, this doesn't make sense because there's no absolute truth. Christians even do this when they say, "I think God is like this... instead of this is what the Bible says about God." In the end, we are only creating an idol of who we think God to be, but is really not God at all.

-Fill

bob: just read Paul's musings on contentment this morning for QT
bob: "11I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13I can do everything through him who gives me strength. "
bob: Phil 4
me: wow... so is my attitude christlike based upon a contentment factor?
bob: I think it's similar to an "inner peace", where your heart is closely attuned to God's, and you are easily moved by those things that move His heart
bob: where "on fire" is not referring to an emotional state but a simple knowledge of purpose
bob: that God is our all, all the time
me: so would "on fire" might be referred to more as determination and less of an emotion?
bob: emotion plays a part, because emotion is a big part of who we are as human beings... what I think we need to strive for though, is to be more like... here's an analogy... like lit charcoal rather than lighter fluid
bob: lighter fluid will flare up real big, and will flare up each time you throw more on the fire
bob: but charcoal will actually be effective in its purpose, which is cooking
me: would lighter fluid be analogious to determination in this picture?
me: because if that's the case, i really think it would be the other way
me: often you don't start something unless if emotion wills you... and then determination carries through
bob: in this picture, charcoal is a "purpose-driven life" and lighter fluid would be more analogous to emotion
bob: sometimes emotion can carry you to make a commitment to something
me: oh, i see, yeah, that makes sense
bob: but the desire to follow through comes from God
me: so God would be the match
bob: God's the cook :-)
bob: the match could be anything that lights you up
bob: could be a sermon, or a testimony, or a missions trip that gives you a vision
me: heh heh
bob: that leads you to the attitude and the place where God wants to use you

me: haha... jerm's reaction to my diet plan was this: "i think if i sprinted to jack-in-the-box i would die midway" :-)
laura: haha
laura: that wouldnt be good
laura: jack in the box is that far from his house?
laura: hmm
me: well, as far as i can remember the jack in the box in mt view is sorta near castro
laura: oic
laura: hmm
laura: there's one on el camino
me: that's what i was gonna say
me: but yeah, would be funny to watch jerm try that :-)
me: painful, actually :-)
laura: aww
laura: he can do it
me: yeah i guess, but it'd be painful to watch him struggle so much :-)
me: maybe just so i don't eat my words i should tag along with him when he does it and run with him... you can be there too :-)
laura: hehe
laura: ok
me: lets do this either xmas break or summer eh? :-)
me: if i can remember i'll remind you again there :-)
me: and jerm :-)
laura: alrite
laura: ok

me: on a sidenote... i keep thinking back to this moment when we were leading worship on friday... it's when we were playing "not be shaken" i felt like i was doing a "mike shinoda"
laura: hahah
laura: you shoula
laura: da
laura: you should have
me: eh?
me: cause you've been to lp concerts
me: it's like during "one step closer" when he's always rallying others saying stuff like "i want you guys to say shut up... i can't hear ya!" and stuff like that
me: and yeah, i felt like that saying "i want you guys to shout when we say shout" :-)
laura: hHh
laura: you did say that
me: yeah, i should do that next time IF we want to do this again... mike really wanted others to get into it... seems only bob and maybe a few others did... only when i rallied them did they break it out
laura: oix
laura: c
laura: we should pray in between songs
laura: and read bible verses
me: that'd be cool, yeah
laura: ya
me: it's really cause of time constraints that we couldn't do that this time, but if we do this again, certainly
laura: oic
laura: ok
laura: yay
laura: good

jerm: needs essay prayer and diet prayer

a large part of what i believe will get me though college is this: recognizing the moment for what it's worth and always swaying with the holy moments

ok, that's all i'm gonna say... chem lab writeups take up a LOT of my time. it's currently 12:37 AM. not that i completely detest them... but i could be doing so much else, y'kno?

this will be my college prayer:
that i will break it out more...
that i will commune w/you more...
that i will look to the attitude first, then the grade...
that you WILL foster that attitude and that it's all you...
that i will look @others in the best of interests though you...
...this is my prayer, God... amen

bball sports hilight
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the final seconds of the college bball match between maryland and indiana were CRAZY... tied at 68, maryland hits a half court shot at the end of the 2nd half at the buzzer... w00000t! but then, it turns out, the player released the ball AFTER the buzzer by like 0.1 of a sec... oh man... indiana then comes back in overtime to win the game, by which they were being punished for the majority of the game... amazing.

yao ming leads the rockets to win over the spurs... crazy. that guy just dominates on offense. put backs, dunks/layups, jumpers, assists... crazy.

yeah, washington beats the bucks 103-78.
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how the grinch stole xmas WAS on cartoon network a few min ago.

me: hey yeah listen, i'm gonna go to lunch now, but if you want the batman beyond episodes i downloaded(for your breaks from the paper), i can give them to ya afterward
laura: nah
me: unless if you're going to tell me TV's bad too :-)
laura: it's alrite
laura: theyre not fnny
laura: tv is bad
me: haha...
me: just like i thought :-)
me: it's like i'm getting a feeling that you think anything involving a screen and considered entertainment is bad :-)
laura: ok ohaha
laura: no
laura: just i could be doing other things
laura: ya
laura: and not hurting my eyes

jerm's reaction to my diet plan: "i think if i sprinted to jack-in-the-box i would die midway"

i've come to realize i haven't really been achieving a sense of sadness here in davis, discontentment, or even to some extent loneliness(though i still miss you college ppl), but that i have a feeling of... contentment. not extreme happiness, but not extreme sadness either. a point where i kinda just like taking it a bit at a time, getting what comes. if you were to put a facial expression on this, it wouldn't be a big wide grin, or a huge frown, but a sorta lift of the eyebrows, a slight upward turn of the lips. and i'm fine with that... i still wish i felt like i was on fire to do worship and break it out 24/7. of course, this feeling will vanish around the end of finals... because i will probably feel extreme disappointment followed by a peak in happiness.

bob's right, thanksgiving's the only holiday where commercialism isn't the main point... but then, we ARE christians, so then the holidays are for us a time of fellowship and getting reaquainted. for others, the holidays are a feeling of gluttony, greed, and discontentment. how sad... ppl are missing out. i'm beginning to love thanksgiving over christmas, due to the things we do around there... esp this year. too fun, turkey bowl, bdays, and esp friday worship... i just love it. y'kno, if my thanksgiving EVERY year was just like that, i'd be so happy. but the meaning of christmas still holds so much... speaking of which...

superficiality... bah, i loathe it. when you're so shallow that you think christmas is going to be bad because you can't top your department sales of last year... that is pathetic.

G F# Em D C B A
G F# Em D C DD
G___________________________C_____DD
Jesus you alone shall be my first love...

love this upbeat worship song... in distortion of course...

and to think no one was going to thank us for doing worship on thanksgiving friday... my heart's touched...

david: i gotta go but i wanted to say thanks for the praise night you guys did and i know this is really late...but happy birthday
david: so yea
me: hahah... thanks a lot
david: i gotta go right now
me: do you think it would be a good idea to do it again next year?
david: iyea
david: it'd be hella cool
me: alright :-)
david: you guys could start a tradition
me: but next time, it'd be cool if i saw more people getting into the music
me: mike expressed this
david: yea
david: maybe get more people to show up as well
me: yeah, i needed to email more ppl... some ppl are still on (sun.com mailing list), not the yahoogroups mailing list
me: and maybe 7:30 was a better idea
me: but yeah... thanks for the feedback
david: hehe yea

is this a joke?

http://www.msn.com/, 7:35 PM, PST:

under the MSN top headlines under MSNBC news, it says this:
"Bush: Iraq signs 'not encouraing' "

hahahah...

i dislike my davis dorm chair, for the simple reason that it isn't stable.

jerm looks too funny sneezing in his webcam.

kazoom is a damn POS of a program... first of all, it didn't speed up my downloads noticeably at all, and when i tried to remove the program, it was insanely hard trying to. plus, there is this one POS file in there that JUST WON'T DELETE! and i swear that kazoom is not on my computer, so i don't see how it can't be deleted because it's still running... POS...

batman beyond roXors... the 1st 2 episodes will blow you away... too good.

wanna try my diet program? just do this:

from tercero K in UCD, sprint all the way across campus, down G street, then leftward to Jack In the Box; order some sandwich and fries, then sprint all the way back... try to keep the sprinting sections down to about 10 minutes each.... since the total trip's about say 3 mi or more. then feel free to consume the sandwich and fries. i just did that. it'd be pretty funny if i ended up losing weight because of this. then i can be recharred the "jack in the box" guy... take that jarrod :)

jerm's reaction: i think if i sprinted to jack-in-the-box i would die midway

thanks again for the recording equipment you CTCC guys... i can't do anything right these 2 weeks cause of finals, but i'll try to get something up by the end of the year. and knowing me...

i loved my thanksgiving break, here's the recap:

wed:
came back and bought the ac adapter for my flanger pedal... heh heh... the guys at guitar center dunno how to work the register. what was nice was the correct adapter cost me $5 less. money saved. then headed to target to purchase a yu gi oh(haha) action figure for jerm's bday. it was basically between that and fake mickeydee's french fries. headed home to call up wes and laura for worship prac.
but the main fun part was going to church, meeting up w/wes and going shopping for jerm's gift. and what did we settle on? heh heh... a huge stuffed snow monster. with a little tuft of hair. i thought the expression of the monster even looked like jeremy when he's scared. btw, we passed an upside down 45 mph sign while going to target.
too much fun practicing worship, with flanger and dis/od pedals. turns out laura came and left while we were shopping, so we had to call her back. 1st time we actually WANTED laura to be late. wes was there playing bass, so was jen, trying to offer up requests that none of us listened to ;) lazy jen, get off your ass and finish your UC aps! jerm arrived late. laura did decide to use phil's acoustic guitar to play, but she was too amp-shy to want to play turned up, and she was also pretty tired, so she ended up being piled on with beanbags in a corner. i think me and wes were the ones who were having the most fun.

thurs:
turkey bowl... there were a couple of incidences, like karen ramming into jeff, andrea stripping bob, jeff's running, eric's tumbling ;) sam going long. then we started off with the smallest team ever. ended up trading michael for george. and everyone else was taking forever to plan plays, while we just huddled and decided on doing the exact same play. also, we're lazy, so we decided on zone defense. i do remember getting a LOT of catches though, cause our primary options almost never worked ;) i still wish i jumped for my 2nd to last play... i just streaked forward, and drew clement and tim towards me... i think all the other guys stopped to watch me, and if i had jumped, i prob would have had a really good chance of making a catch. argh!
jerm's bday party. haha... may god bless you... ?!? good korean BBQ though. mandy's in an Xmas mood... oh yeah, she came home on mon... and when her parents asked if she had class, she just shrugged ;) lydia played innocent which looked kinda funny. also, laura and lydia showed up with... kashi(reason being they were too tired to shop for him on wed, and prob weren't bright enough to realize that all the stores close on thurs, which is why they prob only got stuff from a supermarket)? why do you give that to a guy for his bday present? haha... but it was all good. kiwi crapped... had some stains... on his ass and the cement. it was cool watching jerm open all the gifts. and his reactions with them.
thanksgiving dinner w/mom... it was good, not like the previous years, cause mom was too tired to want to cook an entire turkey, but roasted turkey drumsticks w/ carrots, soup and pumpkin pie was enough.

fri:
woke up too late, which blew the entire purpose of that free day. lesse, then was too unwilling to do math hw. spent most of this day prepping for worship, and ended up getting to church 30 min later than planned. then i couldn't find out how to turn on the sound system for lets say, a good 20 min. of course, laura was unwilling to turn UP the guitar volume or sing into the mike loudly until we started for real. i ended up bringing my laptop cause jerm doesn't have one. it was kinda all a big rush for prep... we ended up cutting the song list short to 12 songs, then requests afterward. practice took a bit to get into. no riffs that i could play cause we couldn't play together... bob, makes me wanna play with the coppercoins team again. but it was fun and pure enthusiasm for god. and no ONE really showed up til 8:00, cept for justin, who showed up precisely at 7:00(god bless that young man) and i wasn't spotless either... i screwed up a couple of times. heh heh... mike did the osama bin hidin, which was funny. but b4 we started, we went back to pray(just like we've been always doing... except laura's new to this... she expressed it too; gotta lot to learn, laurster) in the end though, i have to admit it was extremely fun for me. we all had our screw ups, but it was FUN playing the fast, upbeat songs(jesus you alone, not be shaken, arise, all those were my faves). then we played pressing on, and man, did i screw up :). i need more practice. otherwise it was fun. even mike got into it... throwing his sticks across the room when we finished. i think i did a mike shinoda when i told everyone "i wanna hear you guys shout when we say shout." but it did get everybody into it, and was fun seeing that happen. would be nicer if we keep up this tradition, it was FUN. we need to get more people enthusiastic about this. and for us, the guys who play the instruments, we need to learn how not to taper off near the end of a long chain of upbeat songs. hahah... then jerm started typing weird song lyrics to a song. justin also helped out george with the sound stuff... which was nice to watch. there's a lotta memories all compressed into those 5 hours we spent there.
then we headed to farley, ate some potluck leftovers, and played catch phrase. some memorable incidences involving that.
louis: *tick**tick**tick**tick**tick**tick**buzz*

louis: uh i think the correct answer is *buzz*

mike: ok this is something you put on your arm-
jerm: -vaseline!
mike: -that you use to hit someone with

mike: something you sit on opposite another person and go up and down
jerm: *breaks out laughing*

sat:
my bday, which i wasted until mike invited me to his house. then we went out with some of the guys to bowl. heh heh... i beat jerm. jon showed off his new car. then we went to tony roma's
ok, so we saw like 3 black guys there. 1st time mike spilled his water, norm leaped outta his seat and the 3 black guys cracked up. 2nd time... one of them turned around and said "dang, you do that again? i'm sitting over here!"
then when the waitress called our attention "may i have your attention please... we have a birthday... everyone sing happy birthday to diane!" heh heh... then the black guys hecka cracked jokes it was funny. when they did that with me though, the black guys were saying stuff like "happy birthday dick" and "drinks on dick!" heh heh. then when we left, we heard them saying "you guys need to get dick a girl... he looks like he needs to get laid!" hhahahahahha they could be football players... too bad we never found out.
at tim's house, we watched some he-man(the stretchy neck guy cracks me up)... then laura shows up with nothing for me, but gives me a hug. oh yeah, got some pretty good stuff. thanks again for everyone who wished me a good bday and gave me stuff. norm... wake up... it's the slideshow :) so did phil, which was awesome... you're the best, bro.

sun:
joe and paul showed up. so did laura and lydia. so we all kinda met for sunday worship, then left our own separate ways right afterward. i think me and jerm lingered around the longest. and basically we headed our own separate ways after that... and here i am. i'm gonna go get something to eat nearby...

I LOVE WORSHIP