this one is for you andy!!! =)
8.08.2008
writing...
so i started writing again...
i think i have an idea for an actual novel, but would love to hear what you guys think.
the basic story is going to revolve around a priest who is also a highly skilled thief who is stealing from his parishioners. there will be a couple scenes where they are coming to confession, but the irony is that he should be confessing to them. However, in his mind, he is justifying the thefts to get people to realize how materialistic they have become...
what do you think?
i think i have an idea for an actual novel, but would love to hear what you guys think.
the basic story is going to revolve around a priest who is also a highly skilled thief who is stealing from his parishioners. there will be a couple scenes where they are coming to confession, but the irony is that he should be confessing to them. However, in his mind, he is justifying the thefts to get people to realize how materialistic they have become...
what do you think?
7.14.2008
Belgians reportedly buy Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch reportedly has agreed to be acquired by Belgian brewer InBev for about $52 billion. The deal, which is subject to shareholders' and regulators' approval, would create the world's largest brewer and create the fourth-largest consumer product company worldwide. [cnn]
Way to go Belgium!!!
The fun thing was I posted this on our other blog... that would of been awesome if I had left that for the day!!!
7.09.2008
thought this was good....
THE HONOR OF WANTING TO QUIT
A young college student, in his freshman year, was struggling with a course in French. He was so discouraged that he wrote home to his parents expressing his temptation to drop out of school. His dad sent him a poster of a young man, around nineteen years of age, in his football uniform. He was sitting dejectedly at the far end of the bench, covered with mud, his hair disheveled, and his face buried in his hands. The caption reads, “I Quit.”
Elihu Root said, “Men do not fail; they give up trying.” Here are some thoughts about “The Honor Of Wanting To Quit,” then some input on “How Not To Quit.”
First, the reasons for this title, “The Honor Of Wanting To Quit.”
1. Wanting to quit is a sign of success, because only successful people can quit.
2. The more you have to quit, the more you want to quit. Samuel Johnson declared, “Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.”
3. You can enjoy the luxury of wanting to quit if you know you’re not going to quit. Wanting to quit, and actually quitting are not the same.
4. Quitting is really changing. Sometimes we all need a change, but don’t quit on an unfinished task, calling it change.
Second, “How Not To Quit.”
1. Burn the bridges behind you. Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “To reach the port of heaven we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against – but we must sail, not drift or lie at anchor.”
2. Don’t expose yourself to what you do not want to be. Ten years from now you will be what you read, view, and listen to via the media, and the people you associate with. Albert Einstein warned, “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
3. Don’t tell anyone you want to quit, when you want to quit (except for a close trusted friend, and, even then, be cautious).
4. Lock yourself in so you can’t quit. Have a fixed and determined spirit. Great people are just ordinary people who just don’t quit. Marylin vos Savant stated, “Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”
Now, for the rest of the story. I began with the illustration about the poster showing a young football player, despondent and defeated, with the caption, “I Quit.” However, down on the bottom of the poster is a little picture of a black hill outside of Jerusalem, with a very crude cross, and next to it these words, “I didn’t!”
Dave Arnold, Pastor, Gulf Coast Worship Center, New Port Richey, Florida
A young college student, in his freshman year, was struggling with a course in French. He was so discouraged that he wrote home to his parents expressing his temptation to drop out of school. His dad sent him a poster of a young man, around nineteen years of age, in his football uniform. He was sitting dejectedly at the far end of the bench, covered with mud, his hair disheveled, and his face buried in his hands. The caption reads, “I Quit.”
Elihu Root said, “Men do not fail; they give up trying.” Here are some thoughts about “The Honor Of Wanting To Quit,” then some input on “How Not To Quit.”
First, the reasons for this title, “The Honor Of Wanting To Quit.”
1. Wanting to quit is a sign of success, because only successful people can quit.
2. The more you have to quit, the more you want to quit. Samuel Johnson declared, “Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.”
3. You can enjoy the luxury of wanting to quit if you know you’re not going to quit. Wanting to quit, and actually quitting are not the same.
4. Quitting is really changing. Sometimes we all need a change, but don’t quit on an unfinished task, calling it change.
Second, “How Not To Quit.”
1. Burn the bridges behind you. Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “To reach the port of heaven we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against – but we must sail, not drift or lie at anchor.”
2. Don’t expose yourself to what you do not want to be. Ten years from now you will be what you read, view, and listen to via the media, and the people you associate with. Albert Einstein warned, “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
3. Don’t tell anyone you want to quit, when you want to quit (except for a close trusted friend, and, even then, be cautious).
4. Lock yourself in so you can’t quit. Have a fixed and determined spirit. Great people are just ordinary people who just don’t quit. Marylin vos Savant stated, “Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”
Now, for the rest of the story. I began with the illustration about the poster showing a young football player, despondent and defeated, with the caption, “I Quit.” However, down on the bottom of the poster is a little picture of a black hill outside of Jerusalem, with a very crude cross, and next to it these words, “I didn’t!”
Dave Arnold, Pastor, Gulf Coast Worship Center, New Port Richey, Florida
6.16.2008
Jet skis aren't for everyone
Sorta gives new meaning to the terms low rider, high tide, and full moon
6.15.2008
6.09.2008
6.05.2008
family sucks...
so just so you guys know, i'm pretty sure my family is pretty jacked up.
a lot of shit happened and my brother has had enough. he's not talking to my parents any more and everything really sucks. i see my brothers point, but i see my parents too, and i feel stuck.
i hate this.
family sucks...
could really use your prayers...
i hate this...
a lot of shit happened and my brother has had enough. he's not talking to my parents any more and everything really sucks. i see my brothers point, but i see my parents too, and i feel stuck.
i hate this.
family sucks...
could really use your prayers...
i hate this...
5.13.2008
a pretty cool tool
a friend of mine recommended this site for devos. it's pretty cool. you can read from a ton of bible versions, journal and high-light and comment on the passages you're reading. go and check it out att www.youversion.com
5.12.2008
The summer is coming
Hey guys! Good to hear that you're alive andy, so am i but covered by books or should be. The weather has been so great lately, so i actually got tan or something reminding of it(nolan). here are some crazy photos from the service yesterday. I gave them some good Azusa stories, like when Simon my friend, asked one of the guys if the nude girl on his cell was his mom. i also tried singing- there is a reason why i dont have a mic on the other shot. It's pure passion-that's what the holy spirit does to you, right???
have a good one!
5.04.2008
6 years old and a star
We are all good at something, the question is just when in life we discover our talent, right????
new place...
So i finally moved into my new place. i'll try to throw some pictures up on here, but it's a lot nicer than my old place. and cheaper, which is awesome...
anyway, just wanted to let you all know i'm not dead...
anyway, just wanted to let you all know i'm not dead...
4.21.2008
4.19.2008
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4.02.2008
3.30.2008
3.27.2008
Swedes are weird
This was the only version i found with english subs. This guy is the most popular comedian over here at the moment.
here he sings a love-song to he's colleague's girlfriend...
the important thing is not to win, but to participate, right???
sweden was playing soccer against brasil last night. sweden played pretty well for a change but lost after...this! i doubt this goalie will be busy during the european championship coming up...
3.14.2008
3.10.2008
3.09.2008
3.06.2008
what are the odds....
so i'm on my way home from school. while i'm sitting on the bus in deep thoughts i see a familiar face walking across the street in front of the bus. I thought to myself...i know this asia dude. It was Ace. So i got of the bus and went over to talk to him. Thankfully he recognized me or else it would get embarracing. He told me he lives 2 minutes away from my place in malmö and guess what.....he's getting married....on Saturday!!!!!
xoxo gossip boy
xoxo gossip boy
2.29.2008
ebay & funny
How can you tell this table is being sold by a man?
And don't cheat either!! It's not hard to tell!!
This table was for sale on eBay. How can you tell it is being sold by a man?
Can you solve this little riddle? First look and guess.
You will find the answer below, but don't cheat!
Know the answer? You can click on the picture to enlarge it.
If you still can't , scroll down now.....
OK, Look in the mirror.
Remember, if you are posting a picture on the world-wide web, WEAR CLOTHES when taking the picture. I NEVER LAUGHED SO HARD...AND IT WAS POSTED ON eBay!!!
And don't cheat either!! It's not hard to tell!!
This table was for sale on eBay. How can you tell it is being sold by a man?
Can you solve this little riddle? First look and guess.
You will find the answer below, but don't cheat!
Know the answer? You can click on the picture to enlarge it.
If you still can't , scroll down now.....
OK, Look in the mirror.
Remember, if you are posting a picture on the world-wide web, WEAR CLOTHES when taking the picture. I NEVER LAUGHED SO HARD...AND IT WAS POSTED ON eBay!!!
2.27.2008
Jarles is on American Idol
Ok, so been watching american idol and I been meaning to post this...
I had no idea that you were on american idol jaralei.
make sure to click other photos ;)
I had no idea that you were on american idol jaralei.
make sure to click other photos ;)
NFL to Copenahgen???
Good News David!!!
Check out this article. I think you should be there!!! Maybe I can come join you ;)
http://jp.dk/uknews/sports/article1278989.ece
Check out this article. I think you should be there!!! Maybe I can come join you ;)
http://jp.dk/uknews/sports/article1278989.ece
2.25.2008
2.23.2008
So I just wanna know...
Why is it that there was a post for Happy Birthday Nolan, Happy Birthday Mandie, and Happy Birthday Hannah, but there was never a Happy Birthday Jaralei?! I'm feeling pretty perturbed about this. Me and my bottle of tequila are just gonna hang out over here in the corner. By ourselves.
2.20.2008
three more years...
so i met with my advisor today to talk about how much longer i have til i graduate...
guess what she said...
yeah, i was pretty pissed. i was almost sure i would be done in like a year and a half... but instead, by the time i graduate, it will have been 6 years in school... and i'll be 28. how crappy is that!
yeah, needless to say, i'm still pretty pissed...
i just want to get out of milwaukee and now i'm quarantined here for another 3 fricken years.
there's gotta be a reason for it, right?
sure...
guess what she said...
yeah, i was pretty pissed. i was almost sure i would be done in like a year and a half... but instead, by the time i graduate, it will have been 6 years in school... and i'll be 28. how crappy is that!
yeah, needless to say, i'm still pretty pissed...
i just want to get out of milwaukee and now i'm quarantined here for another 3 fricken years.
there's gotta be a reason for it, right?
sure...
2.15.2008
2.13.2008
Prison break....(dont read this if you havent watched the last episode
what can i say, it's the never ending story. i loved the last episode. it was pretty intens when scofield let the bad guys get caught. my prediction is that sucre will go to jail and Scofield and Linc will try to break him out of it. so maybe we have an upcoming season 4???
2.11.2008
2.08.2008
Andy, I got it!!!
I have a great plan how to make you rich and get rid of Hillary Clinton!! I think we should start false rumors about an affair between you and Hillary. In a year or so you could even release a book. It would be a great start for you career as an author. What do you think?
2.04.2008
accident
So I had a car accident yesterday. Totalled my car. Not my fault. I'm alright, went to the ER for xrays and stuff, mostly just bruised and sore from impact with the airbag and seatbelt. Had a bloody nose and now it's a lovely shade of black. I'm really sore but thankful because it could have been so much worse. The guy pulled out right in front of me so fast I didn't even have time to try and hit the brakes, I T-boned him going 40mph. So pray for me as I try to find a new car, tak!
1.30.2008
really?
it's -4 degrees right now. with wind chill, it's -27.
-27!
and yet my classes weren't cancelled.
i figured it was better to value my warm apartment than to risk death-by-freezing on the way to school...
-27!
and yet my classes weren't cancelled.
i figured it was better to value my warm apartment than to risk death-by-freezing on the way to school...
1.25.2008
1.19.2008
1.18.2008
no computer
Just so you guys know, my computer crashed. So if you thought I was scarce before (just becuase of working a lot), I'll prob be more so now. I'm at the library right now. My phone still works, though...
1.12.2008
Just wanted to be the first to say...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOLAN!!!
P.S. Sorry I never called you back. After two more hours in that meeting my brain was fried and I totally forgot. I'll call you back this weekend.
P.S. Sorry I never called you back. After two more hours in that meeting my brain was fried and I totally forgot. I'll call you back this weekend.
1.06.2008
1.04.2008
1.02.2008
CUSSING 101
A 6 year old and a 4 year old are upstairs in their bedroom. "you know what?" says the 6 year old. "I think it's about time we started cussing."
The 4 year old nods his head in approval. The 6 year old continues, "When we go downstairs for breakfast, I'm gonna say something with 'hell' and
you say something with 'ass'.
The 4 year old agrees with enthusiasm.
When their mother walks into the kitchen and asks the 6 year old what he wants for breakfast, he replies, "Aw, hell, Mom, I guess I'll have some Cheerios."
WHACK! He flies out of his chair, tumbles across the kitchen floor,
gets up, and runs upstairs crying his eyes out, with his mother in hot pursuit, slapping his rear with every step. His mom locks him in his room and shouts, "You can just stay there until I let you out!"
She then comes back downstairs, looks at the 4 year old and asks with
a stern voice, "And what do YOU want for breakfast, young man?"
"I don't know," he blubbers, "but you can bet your fat ass it won't be Cheerios."
The 4 year old nods his head in approval. The 6 year old continues, "When we go downstairs for breakfast, I'm gonna say something with 'hell' and
you say something with 'ass'.
The 4 year old agrees with enthusiasm.
When their mother walks into the kitchen and asks the 6 year old what he wants for breakfast, he replies, "Aw, hell, Mom, I guess I'll have some Cheerios."
WHACK! He flies out of his chair, tumbles across the kitchen floor,
gets up, and runs upstairs crying his eyes out, with his mother in hot pursuit, slapping his rear with every step. His mom locks him in his room and shouts, "You can just stay there until I let you out!"
She then comes back downstairs, looks at the 4 year old and asks with
a stern voice, "And what do YOU want for breakfast, young man?"
"I don't know," he blubbers, "but you can bet your fat ass it won't be Cheerios."
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