In the meantime…
Well, I haven’t written a follow up to my last post yet. I could have. You see, currently I am fasting using my computer, and will continue to do so for a while yet. Writing a blog post from this, my iPhone, doesn’t interest me, as the typing is rather cumbersome. In the meantime(as the post is titled), I may post shorter, more random, snippets here and there. Once I decide to use by laptop again I’ll write a more comprehensive review of my iPhone experience and perhaps some things of life my gracious Teacher is teaching me. Also, here’s a few pics I’ve taken w/ the phone…
the phone
It all happened when my family decided they wanted to switch cell phone providers…
The idea of switching cell phone service providers pained me, as we’ve had tmobile for such a long time. It’s been nearly 10 years. Through thick and thin, hell and high water, tmobile was there. It’s been a tmobile phone that has graced my pockets for a decade. It’s been tmobile radiation that has pulsed through my brain whenever the phone was to my ear. It was a tmobile phone that I either broke or lost time after time after time, forcing me to use my go-to-when-all-else-fails staple that is the nokia 3390. (green screen, snake, kick ringtone) I’ve probably been through at least 10 phones under the tmobile banner. Misplacements, mini-golf, high school theater, skateboarding, the list goes on Needless to say, the thought of switching services felt as though I were throwing a best friend to the ground, and kicking dirt in their face.
“Forget our history. Our past. Our bond. I’m through with you. I’ve got cooler friends now. Much cooler. Farewell.”
To be continued…
oh kids!
While working at the bookstore today, two younger gentlemen (and by younger I mean under the age of 10) were discussing how they should spend their collective funds of seventy-five cents. Here’s how the conversation ensued…
Boy 1: “Should I get one of these [notebooks] or should I get some candy?”
Boy 2: “Candy. I think that would be a good idea.”
Boy 1: “But we haven’t eaten dinner yet.”
Boy 2: “What’s your point?”
That’s what I’m talkin’ about…
Merry Christmas Eve!
Merry Christmas Eve everyone!
May your dreams be merry and bright and may all your Christmases be white!
May the Holy Spirit haunt you, and me too.
Amen.
John Piper punches you in the face…
“Not to enjoy God is to dishonor Him. To say that something else satisfies you more is the opposite of worship.”
-Desiring God
That’s just from the introduction…
Ouch.
Give me some more of that!
Great News, Everyone! We Have The Best Water in the US!
That’s right! Somebody alert the press! Though it may have already been on the news, its worth reporting again! Pull out your party gear! Bring your best drinking glass, because it’s true! Kansas City officially has the best tap water quality in the nation!!! This is cause for celebration!
To who ever has given me a dirty look, turned your nose at, or rolled your eyes at me for drinking tap water, I forgive you. And to all my hater friends… In your face!
Brita this!
Chick-Fil-A Day!
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008. 6:30 am
It was a cool morning. Cool in temperature, but even more so in coolness (the type of coolness that is synonymous with awesomeness). We arrived just in time to be numbered among the few. We exchanged our names for numbers. I became Qualified Participant #26. “A qualified participant of what?” you may ask. I’ll tell you…
Whenever Chick-Fil-A opens a new restaurant they give to the first 100 customers (i.e. Qualified Participant) free Chick-Fil-A for an entire year. This equates to fifty-two coupons for a Chick-Fil-A #1 combo (1 combo per week). People travel from hours away for an event like this. I think the furthest participant was from Arkansas. (*Correction: The furthest participant I know of was from Michigan. However, Arkansas takes the cake for furthest participant traveling strictly for the purpose of a Chick-Fil-A grand opening.)
It’s quite a big event. You bring whatever you feel would equip you for a day’s worth of waiting. What most everyone brought was their own tent. Your tent and where you choose to put it, becomes your real estate for the day. Some people brought their x-boxes and tvs, which really unnerved me. A whole day outside, and you bring your x-box and television? I’ll hold my tongue on that one. Some people brought a soccer goal and a basketball hoop! This to me seems like a much more productive line of thought. Also, some genius (in the respectful sense of the word) took tape and made a 4-square court. Now, I never really did four square too much in elementary school. Man, did I miss out! It was awesome! However, it got pretty competitive for my taste, so despite its addictive qualities, I had to step away.
There were random line checks throughout the day, as you were not allowed to leave the premises, or you were disqualified. They also had free Chick-Fil-A sweet tea all the day long. Numerous different competitions in which you won extra prizes and such. This company does it right!
All in all, it was probably one of the best days this year!
(click photo below for the flickr set)
EAT MOR CHIKN!
election day/morning recap.
So, I went and stood in line @ 6am this morning. Waited, and waited, and waited some more. For those unaware, I am on a 3rd shift schedule, so this was at the end of my night. Well, sometimes when people get tired, they get a little giddy. Which was the case this morning. It was a lot of fun. Standing in line w/ friends, waiting to exercise my vote. I really enjoyed the experience.
Lightrail. Chuck Norris. Barack Obama. John McCain. Kansas City. Peace sign hats. Renewable resources. Hovercrafts.
One of my favorite moments was a woman coming up to a friend and I, and quietly informing (so as not to embarrass) us that our group was being rather loud. Her closing words were actually, “You’re on the verge of being obnoxious,” while holding her pointer and thumb together to let us know just how close we were to reaching that oh so dangerously red “Obnoxious” level on her People-I-Have-To-Wait-In-Line-With-O-Meter. It was actually the nicest way I’ve ever been asked to quiet down and told I was being annoying all at the same time. And ya know what, she was right. Sometimes you forget the difference at 6am between people who are just waking up, when all the people you know are at the end of their evening.
Oh, Nightwatch!
I then got home and collapsed on my bed in all my clothes, jacket and all, proudly donning my “I Voted!” sticker, and fell right asleep. Leaving the windows up, blinds down, and curtains open. (Curtains open is a nightwatch no-no fyi.) Glad I did because I woke up to the sunlight flickering through the trees, and the sound of the wind speaking it’s spoken song amongst the leaves. It was quite lovely.
Someday…
all the more reason to vote!
Wear your “I Voted!” gear to the following establishments to receive a coffee, ice cream, chicken sandwich, or donut for free!
Starbucks.
Ben & Jerry’s.
Chick-fil-a.
Krispy Kreme.
Hmm. Give me some of that!
