Canticles of the Unhomed
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Hard Week
This has been a difficult week for me. I feel my emotions ramping up, I am short with people I love, and I do stupid things without thinking. Of course, I am moving this week, and I am entirely in transition, and there is a hard toll that takes on someone like me. I HATE moving with all the firey passion of a thousand thousand suns. I think the only think I would dislike doing more than moving is castrating myself with a rust tin can lid in an alley in Mogadishu, and then only by a little bit. Anyway...
It is strange that most of this week I have been feeling almost uncontrollably emotional. There have been times riding the bus, or walking when I almost broke out into tears for no good reason. There have been times when I have had to walk away from people to keep myself from crying. I know something is wrong, but I don't know what it is. My thoughts have been relatively ordered and peaceful. I feel a sense of certainty and clarity about what I am doing. I find myself wanting to just break down and cry. This is odd for me. Over the past few days I have had to bring to bear most of my mental discipline just to control my emotions. For this, I think I have appeared withdrawn or uncommunicative to people.
The weird thing is that there is nothing in my life that I should be depressed about, and when I feel this way, nothing comes to my mind that I feel bad about. I think it just started with one bad day, and then another, and another and another.
First, I have not published yet this month. Usually by this time of the month I have sold at least two short stories. So far, I have had none. That is a huge portion of my income that is not going to be there. Additionally, I was supposed to be leading a retreat this weekend in Canmore. At the last moment it was canceled. Again, another ($700) portion of my income is gone. Not good. Usually, I am the last person in the world to worry about money, and I am not worried, its more like the feeling that it never rains, but it pours, you know?
If the problem was just financial, I wouldn't bat an eye, and my life wouldn't change.
We are moving into the House next weekend. (yay!) Chuck, Erika, Jeremy and I are all ramping up to move in, and we're all getting things settled and talked out and blah, blah, blah. Usually, I am the VERY last person to talk about this type of thing, but I think that we are encountering a moderately decent amount of spiritual resistence, and it is taking its toll on me. I think that the enemy resists us when we are on the cusp of something great. I will not commit hermeneutical violence by saying that spiritual attack equals affirmation or validation. However, I will say that it has been har don me.
I don't really know what I am trying to say in this post, I just thought I needed to share.
Well, there you go.
It is strange that most of this week I have been feeling almost uncontrollably emotional. There have been times riding the bus, or walking when I almost broke out into tears for no good reason. There have been times when I have had to walk away from people to keep myself from crying. I know something is wrong, but I don't know what it is. My thoughts have been relatively ordered and peaceful. I feel a sense of certainty and clarity about what I am doing. I find myself wanting to just break down and cry. This is odd for me. Over the past few days I have had to bring to bear most of my mental discipline just to control my emotions. For this, I think I have appeared withdrawn or uncommunicative to people.
The weird thing is that there is nothing in my life that I should be depressed about, and when I feel this way, nothing comes to my mind that I feel bad about. I think it just started with one bad day, and then another, and another and another.
First, I have not published yet this month. Usually by this time of the month I have sold at least two short stories. So far, I have had none. That is a huge portion of my income that is not going to be there. Additionally, I was supposed to be leading a retreat this weekend in Canmore. At the last moment it was canceled. Again, another ($700) portion of my income is gone. Not good. Usually, I am the last person in the world to worry about money, and I am not worried, its more like the feeling that it never rains, but it pours, you know?
If the problem was just financial, I wouldn't bat an eye, and my life wouldn't change.
We are moving into the House next weekend. (yay!) Chuck, Erika, Jeremy and I are all ramping up to move in, and we're all getting things settled and talked out and blah, blah, blah. Usually, I am the VERY last person to talk about this type of thing, but I think that we are encountering a moderately decent amount of spiritual resistence, and it is taking its toll on me. I think that the enemy resists us when we are on the cusp of something great. I will not commit hermeneutical violence by saying that spiritual attack equals affirmation or validation. However, I will say that it has been har don me.
I don't really know what I am trying to say in this post, I just thought I needed to share.
Well, there you go.
Monday, August 15, 2005
Pictures of the Unhomed
Here are some generic pics from around Edmonton. I'm telling you, people should move here, but we only have room for one more. Send applications to me.
This is for my favorite Texan.
This is my very good buddy Jorgen. He's really enjoying himself. His wife is away.
This is Jeremy from the House with the largest cup of coffee in the world.
This is my other friend Dave. He is NOT married. Hint-hint.
This is my buddy Dave. He just got married. Sorry girls.
This is my friend Collynda. She's doing the missionary thing in Montreal.
Here are some pics of Paul, Chuck and I smashing the hideous shed. Oh, the smashing was great, and great was the smashing.
A couple of weeks ago I went over to my friend Cortney's place, where her roomate Carmella and a friend were fire-dancing and fire-breathing. I thought this was fairly e
xceptional, so I took some pics. Cool, hey?
New Link Section
So, check out the new link section. I did a little house-cleaning, so if you're still there, count yourself affirmed and encouraged that I still find your blog interesting.
Also, I added Adam's blog to the list under House Blogs.
And, I added some new web links to interesting websites that I visit often. Check it out.
Also, I added Adam's blog to the list under House Blogs.
And, I added some new web links to interesting websites that I visit often. Check it out.
Friday, August 12, 2005
Top Ten Again
In keeping with the movies theme, and my ongoing battle royale (because of the metric system) with Kelly, my top ten list this time is...
TOP TEN BILL MURRAY MOVIES... mwahahahahaha! anyway...
1. Groundhog Day
2. Royal Tenenbaums
3. Life Aquatic
4. Lost in Translation
5. What About Bob
6. Ghostbusters
7. Little Shop of Horrors
8. Rushmore
9. Caddyshack
10. Charlie's Angels
Oh yeah baby, that's the money.
TOP TEN BILL MURRAY MOVIES... mwahahahahaha!
1. Groundhog Day
2. Royal Tenenbaums
3. Life Aquatic
4. Lost in Translation
5. What About Bob
6. Ghostbusters
7. Little Shop of Horrors
8. Rushmore
9. Caddyshack
10. Charlie's Angels
Oh yeah baby, that's the money.
Monday, August 08, 2005
Big-Ass Movie List!
Okay, this is from Rachel. I thought this might be fun, and a good riposte to her.
1. Take this list and post it into your blog, and mark the movies you've seen.
2. Add five more movies to the end of the list.
3. Count how many X's you have. If you've seen more than 30 movies for every hundred in the list, you are DEFINITELY a movie Buff
4. BOLD the movies you saw in the movie theatre. If you've seen more than 30 movies per hundred in the theater, you're a movie-licous! (Just for you Chuck!)
(x) 1. Napoleon Dynamite
(x) 2. Saw
(x ) 3. White Noise
() 4. White Oleander
(x) 5. Anger Management
(x) 6. 50 First Dates
( ) 7. Jason X
(x) 8. Scream
(x) 9. Scream 2
(x) 10. Scream 3
(x) 11. Scary Movie
( ) 12. Scary Movie 2
(x) 13. Scary Movie 3
(x) 14. American Pie
(x) 15. American Pie 2
(x) 16. American Wedding
(x) 17. Harry Potter
(x) 18. Harry Potter 2
(x) 19. Harry Potter 3
(x) 20. Resident Evil 1
(x) 21. Resident Evil 2
(x) 22. The Wedding Singer
( ) 23. Little Black Book
(x) 24. The Village
(x) 25. Donnie Darko
(x) 26. Lilo & Stitch
(x) 27. Finding Nemo
(x) 28. Finding Neverland
(x) 29. 13 Ghosts
(x) 30. Signs
(x) 31. The Grinch
( ) 32. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) 33. White Chicks
(x) 34. Butterfly Effect
( ) 35. 13 Going on 30
(x) 36. I, Robot
(x) 37. Dodgeball
(x) 38. Universal Soldier
( ) 39. Lemony Snickett’s “A Series Of Unfortunate Events”
(x) 40. Along Came A Spider
(x) 41. Deep Impact
(x) 42. Kingpin
(x) 43. Never Been Kissed
(x) 44. Meet The Parents
(x) 45. Meet The Fockers
( ) 47. A Cinderella Story
(x) 48. The Terminal
( ) 49. The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) 50. Passport to Paris
(x) 51. Dumb & Dumber
(x) 52. Dumb & Dumberer
(x) 53. Final Destination
( ) 54. Final Destination 2
( ) 55. Halloween
( ) 56. Halloween 2
( ) 57. Halloween 3
( ) 58. Halloween 4
( ) 59. Halloween 5
(x) 60. H20
( ) 61. Halloween: the Resurrection
(x) 62. The Ring
( ) 63. The Ring 2
(x) 64. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
(x) 65. Practical Magic
(x) 66. Chicago
( ) 67. Ghost Ship
(x) 68. From Hell
( ) 69. Team America: World Police
(x) 70. Hellboy
(x) 71. Secret Window
(x) 72. I Am Sam
(x) 73. The Whole Nine Yards
(x) 74. The Day After Tomorrow
( ) 75. Child's Play
( ) 76. Bride of Chucky
(x) 77. Ten Things I Hate About You
(x) 78. Just Married
(x) 79. Gothika
(x) 80. A Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) 81. Sixteen Candles
(x) 82. Bad Boys 2
( ) 83. Joy Ride
(x) 84. Se7en
(x) 85. Oceans Eleven.
(x) 86. Oceans Twelve
(x) 87. Identity
( ) 88. Lone Star
(x) 89. Bedazzled
(x) 90. Predator
(x) 91. Predator II
(x) 92. Independence Day
( ) 93. Cujo
( ) 94. A Bronx Tale
(x) 95. Darkness Falls
( ) 96. Christine
(x) 97. ET
( ) 98. Children of the Corn
(x) 99. My Boss' Daughter
( ) 100. Maid in Manhattan
(x) 101. Frailty
( ) 102. Best Bet
(x) 103. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) 104. She's All That
( ) 105. Calendar Girls
(x) 106. Sideways
(x) 107. Mars Attacks
(x) 108. Event Horizon
(x) 109. Ever After
(x) 110. Forrest Gump
(x) 112. Big Trouble in Little China
(x) 113. X-Men
(x) 114. X-Men 2
(x) 115. Jeepers Creepers
( ) 116. Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) 117. Catch Me If You Can
(x) 118. The Others
(x) 119. Freaky Friday
(x) 120. Reign of Fire
(x) 121. Man on Fire
(x) 122. Braveheart
(x) 123. Cruel Intentions
(x) 124. The Hot Chick
( ) 125. Swimfan
(x) 126. Miracle
( ) 127. Friday Night Lights
(x) 128. Old School
( ) 129. Ray
(x) 130. The Notebook
(x) 131. K-Pax
(x) 132. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(x) 133. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
(x) 134. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(x) 135. A Walk to Remember
(x) 136. Sweet Home Alabama
(x) 137. Moulin Rouge
( ) 138. Boogeyman
(x) 139. Hitch
( ) 140. Back Door Sluts 9
(x) 141. The Fifth Element
(x) 142. Star Wars episode I
(x) 143. Star Wars episode II
(x) 144. Star Wars episode IV
(x) 145. Star Wars episode V
(x) 146. Star Wars episode VI
( ) 147. Troop Beverly Hills
( ) 148. Swimming with Sharks
(x) 149. Trainspotting
( ) 150. People under the stairs
( ) 151. Blue Velvet
(x) 152. The Sound of Music
(x) 153. Parent Trap
(x) 154. The Burbs
( ) 155. SLC Punk
(x) 156. Meet Joe Black
( ) 157. Wild Girls
(x) 158. A Clockwork Orange
(x) 159. The Order
(x) 160. Spiderman
(x) 161. Spiderman 2
(x) 162. Amelie
(x) 163. Mean Girls
( ) 164. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
(x) 165. Shrek
(x) 166. Shrek 2
(x) 167. The Incredibles
(x) 168. Collateral
(x) 169. The Fast & The Furious
(x) 170. 2 Fast 2 Furious
(x) 171. Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow
(x) 172. Closer
(x) 173. The Sixth Sense
(x) 174. Artificial intelligence
(x) 175. Love Actually
( ) 176. The Sweetest Thing
( ) 177. Shutter
( ) 178. Ella Enchanted
( ) 179. Princess diaries 1
( ) 180. Princess diaries 2
(x) 181. The Breakfast Club
(x) 182. October Sky
(x) 183. Remember the Titans
(x) 184. Titanic
(x) 185. Boondock Saints
(x) 186. American History X
(x) 187. Fight Club
( ) 188. Heavenly creatures
(x) 189. Stealing Beauty
(x) 190. Like Water For Chocolate
( ) 191. Powwow Highway
( ) 192. Secretary
( ) 193. But I'm A Cheerleader
(x) 194. I <3>
( ) 195. Ripley's Game
( ) 196. Coffee And Cigarettes
(x) 197. Taxi Driver
(x) 198. Silence Of The Lambs
(x) 199. The Exorcist
( ) 200. If Lucy Fell
( ) 201. Lady Jane
(x) 201. When Harry met Sally
(x) 202. Me, Myself & Irene
( ) 203. Kung Fu Hustle
(x) 204. Sin City
(x) 205. Labyrinth
(x) 206. Much Ado About Nothing
( ) 207. The Cowboy Way
( ) 208. Paulie
(x) 209. Blazing Saddles
(x) 210. Galaxy Quest
( ) 211. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
(x) 212. Citizen Kane
( ) 213. You Can Count on Me
( ) 214. Young Frankenstein
(x) 215. Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) 216. Starman
(x) 217. St. Elmos Fire
(x) 218. Coyote Ugly
( ) 219. The Other Sister
(x) 220. Rainman
(x) 221. Little Shop of Horrors
(x) 222. Chasing Amy
( ) 223. House of Sand and Fog
( ) 224. Mildred Pierce
(x) 225. The Big Lebowski
(x) 226. Mallrats
(x) 227. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
(x) 228. The Goonies
(x) 229. Starsky & Hutch
(x) 230. Saved!
( ) 231. The Upside of Anger
( ) 232. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
( ) 233. The Cat's Meow
( ) 234. The Rutles
(x) 235. Waking Ned Devine
(x) 236. Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) 237. Little Women
(x) 238. Huck Finn
(x) 239. National Treasure
(x) 240. Oh Brother Where Art Thou?
(x) 241. Dick
(x) 242. Howard the Duck
( ) 243. Garden State
(x) 244. Hero
(x) 245. Spinal Tap
(x) 246. Almost Famous
(x) 247. Before Sunrise
(x) 248. Before Sunset
(x) 249. Troy
(x) 250. Gone With The Wind
(x) 251. Chocolat
( ) 252. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
( ) 253. Now and Then
(x) 254. Romeo and Juliet
(x) 255. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(x) 256. Grease
(x) 257. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
( ) 258. Mr. North
( ) 259. The African Queen
(x) 260. The Wizard of Oz
( ) 261. Country Girl
(x) 262. The Philadelphia Story
( ) 263. Bringing Up Baby
(x) 264. The Aviator
( ) 265. An Affair to Remember
( ) 266. Sabrina (old version)
( ) 267. Holiday
(x) 268. Conspiracy Theory
( ) 269. Stage Door
( ) 270. Rigaletto
(x) 271. White Christmas
(x) 272. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
(x) 273. The Wedding Planner
(x) 274. Arsenic and Old Lace
( ) 275. A Day at the Races
(x) 276. Willy Wonka
( ) 277. Bend it Like Beckham
(x) 279. A Beautiful Mind
(x) 280. Urban Legend
(x) 281. The Dead Poet's Society
(x) 282. Kill Bill vol. 1
(x) 283. Kill Bill vol. 2
(x) 284. The Royal Tenenbaums
( ) 285. The Life Aquatic
(x) 286. American Beauty
(x) 287. The Shawshank Redemption
(x) 288. Memento
(x) 289. The Phantom of the Opera
(x) 290. Dirty Dancing
( ) 291. Corrina, Corrina
( ) 292. How to Deal
( ) 293. Simply Irresistable
(x) 294. Charlie's Angels
(x) 295. Weird Science
(x) 296. Aladdin
(x) 297. Traffic
( ) 298. Below
(x) 299. Kingdom of Heaven
( ) 300. Pride and Prejudice
( ) 301. The Calcium Kid
(x) 302. Stand by Me
(x) 303. Legend
(x) 304. Matrix
( ) 305. Romper Stomper
(x) 306. Hidalgo
( ) 307. My own private Idaho
( ) 308. Essex Boy
( ) 309. Taxi
(x) 310. Terminator
(x) 311. Terminator 2 Judgment Day
(x) 312. Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
(x) 313. Hackers
(x) 14. The Princess Bride
(x) 315. Newsies
(x) 316. Wimbledon
( ) 317. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
( ) 318. Flight of the Pheonix
( ) 319. NAUSICAA
( ) 320. Second Hand Lions
(x) 321. Hotel Rwanda
(x) 322. Life As A House
(x) 323. Beauty and the Beast
( ) 324. Ned Kelly
( ) 325. Holes
(x) 326. SpaceBalls
(x) 327. Bring it on
(x) 328. Twister
(x) 329. Shall we Dance
(x) 330. Singing in the Rain
(x) 331. Gladiator
( ) 332. Center Stage
(x) 333. Vanilla Sky
(x 334. Pulp Fiction
(x) 335. Kate & Leopold
( ) 336. The Pillow Book
(x) 337. Bridget Jones's Diary
(x) 338. Clueless
( ) 339. Dogs In Space
(x) 340. Dogma
( ) 341. Run Lola Run
( ) 342. Detroit Rock City
(x) 343. O
(x) 344. Toy Story
(x) 345. Toy Story 2
( ) 346. Wicker Park
(x) 347. The Forgotten
(x) 348. The Mummy
(x) 349. The Mummy Returns
( ) 350. Death To Smoochie
(x) 351. Bridget Jones's Diary 2: The Edge Of Reason
(x) 352. School Ties
(x) 353. The Score
(x) 354. The Italian Job (either one)
( ) 355. Mean Creek
(x) 356. The Patriot
(x) 357. The Langoliers
( ) 358. Sid and Nancy
(x) 359. Shaun of the Dead
( ) 360. A Tale of Two Sisters
( ) 361. Lost and Delirious
(x) 362. Empire Records
(x) 363. Ginger Snaps
( ) 364. Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
( ) 365. Eve's Bayou
( ) 366. Requiem For a Dream
( ) 367. Eraserhead
(x) 368. The Virgin Suicides
( ) 369. Sweet Sixteen
( ) 370. All About Eve
(x) 371. That Thing You Do!
(x) 372. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
( ) 373. I'm Gonna Get You Sucka
(x) 374. Stripes
(x) 375. The Truman Show
( ) 377. Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) 378. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(x) 379. Van Wilder
(x) 380. From Dusk Till Dawn
( ) 381. Velvet Goldmine
(x) 382. Earth Girls Are Easy
( ) 383. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
(x) 384. All Dogs Go To Heaven
( ) 385. Madagascar
( ) 386. Sorority Boys
(x) 387. A Christmas Story
( ) 388. What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
( ) 389. Little Giants
(x) 390. Crash (David Cronenburg)
( ) 391. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
( ) 392. The Lady Vanishes
( ) 393. Touch of Evil
( ) 394. The Final Countdown
(x) 395. Tora Tora Tora
( ) 396. The Longest Day
(x) 397. Lady Hawke
(x) 398. A Bug's Life
( ) 399. Amityville Horror (any version)
( ) 400. The Jacket
(x) 401. The Pacifier
() 402. Johnny Dangerously.
( ) 403. The Legend of 1900
( ) 404. Ridicule
( ) 405. Roman Holiday
( ) 406. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
( ) 407. Heat
(x) 408. The Girl Next Door
(x) 409. Girl Interrupted
(x) 410. Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”
( ) 411. The God Father (1st one)
(x) 412. Jurassic Park
(x) 413. The Abyss
(x) 414. Back to the Future (1st One)
(x) 415. Saving Private Ryan
(x) 416. Jerry Maguire
(x) 417. Excalibur
(x) 418. Top Gun
(x) 419. Batman Begins
(x) 420. Amistad
(x) 421. Contact
That is 278/421 - that is almost exactly 2/3 or 66%. What does that say, other than I need a life, or that I should end up with someone who really likes movies... hmm....
I didn't do the bold in theatres thing - I didn't want to have to go over that list again.
As well, there are some duplicates in the list. I didn't take them out because I didn't want to have to renumber the whole thing.
And who added "Back Door Sluts 9" to the list? I mean, come on! Were you just sitting thinking, "Man, I just cannot think of another movie. Guess I'm going to have to go porn."
Give it a try. The list thing. Not the porn thing.
1. Take this list and post it into your blog, and mark the movies you've seen.
2. Add five more movies to the end of the list.
3. Count how many X's you have. If you've seen more than 30 movies for every hundred in the list, you are DEFINITELY a movie Buff
4. BOLD the movies you saw in the movie theatre. If you've seen more than 30 movies per hundred in the theater, you're a movie-licous! (Just for you Chuck!)
(x) 1. Napoleon Dynamite
(x) 2. Saw
(x ) 3. White Noise
() 4. White Oleander
(x) 5. Anger Management
(x) 6. 50 First Dates
( ) 7. Jason X
(x) 8. Scream
(x) 9. Scream 2
(x) 10. Scream 3
(x) 11. Scary Movie
( ) 12. Scary Movie 2
(x) 13. Scary Movie 3
(x) 14. American Pie
(x) 15. American Pie 2
(x) 16. American Wedding
(x) 17. Harry Potter
(x) 18. Harry Potter 2
(x) 19. Harry Potter 3
(x) 20. Resident Evil 1
(x) 21. Resident Evil 2
(x) 22. The Wedding Singer
( ) 23. Little Black Book
(x) 24. The Village
(x) 25. Donnie Darko
(x) 26. Lilo & Stitch
(x) 27. Finding Nemo
(x) 28. Finding Neverland
(x) 29. 13 Ghosts
(x) 30. Signs
(x) 31. The Grinch
( ) 32. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) 33. White Chicks
(x) 34. Butterfly Effect
( ) 35. 13 Going on 30
(x) 36. I, Robot
(x) 37. Dodgeball
(x) 38. Universal Soldier
( ) 39. Lemony Snickett’s “A Series Of Unfortunate Events”
(x) 40. Along Came A Spider
(x) 41. Deep Impact
(x) 42. Kingpin
(x) 43. Never Been Kissed
(x) 44. Meet The Parents
(x) 45. Meet The Fockers
( ) 47. A Cinderella Story
(x) 48. The Terminal
( ) 49. The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) 50. Passport to Paris
(x) 51. Dumb & Dumber
(x) 52. Dumb & Dumberer
(x) 53. Final Destination
( ) 54. Final Destination 2
( ) 55. Halloween
( ) 56. Halloween 2
( ) 57. Halloween 3
( ) 58. Halloween 4
( ) 59. Halloween 5
(x) 60. H20
( ) 61. Halloween: the Resurrection
(x) 62. The Ring
( ) 63. The Ring 2
(x) 64. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
(x) 65. Practical Magic
(x) 66. Chicago
( ) 67. Ghost Ship
(x) 68. From Hell
( ) 69. Team America: World Police
(x) 70. Hellboy
(x) 71. Secret Window
(x) 72. I Am Sam
(x) 73. The Whole Nine Yards
(x) 74. The Day After Tomorrow
( ) 75. Child's Play
( ) 76. Bride of Chucky
(x) 77. Ten Things I Hate About You
(x) 78. Just Married
(x) 79. Gothika
(x) 80. A Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) 81. Sixteen Candles
(x) 82. Bad Boys 2
( ) 83. Joy Ride
(x) 84. Se7en
(x) 85. Oceans Eleven.
(x) 86. Oceans Twelve
(x) 87. Identity
( ) 88. Lone Star
(x) 89. Bedazzled
(x) 90. Predator
(x) 91. Predator II
(x) 92. Independence Day
( ) 93. Cujo
( ) 94. A Bronx Tale
(x) 95. Darkness Falls
( ) 96. Christine
(x) 97. ET
( ) 98. Children of the Corn
(x) 99. My Boss' Daughter
( ) 100. Maid in Manhattan
(x) 101. Frailty
( ) 102. Best Bet
(x) 103. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) 104. She's All That
( ) 105. Calendar Girls
(x) 106. Sideways
(x) 107. Mars Attacks
(x) 108. Event Horizon
(x) 109. Ever After
(x) 110. Forrest Gump
(x) 112. Big Trouble in Little China
(x) 113. X-Men
(x) 114. X-Men 2
(x) 115. Jeepers Creepers
( ) 116. Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) 117. Catch Me If You Can
(x) 118. The Others
(x) 119. Freaky Friday
(x) 120. Reign of Fire
(x) 121. Man on Fire
(x) 122. Braveheart
(x) 123. Cruel Intentions
(x) 124. The Hot Chick
( ) 125. Swimfan
(x) 126. Miracle
( ) 127. Friday Night Lights
(x) 128. Old School
( ) 129. Ray
(x) 130. The Notebook
(x) 131. K-Pax
(x) 132. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(x) 133. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
(x) 134. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(x) 135. A Walk to Remember
(x) 136. Sweet Home Alabama
(x) 137. Moulin Rouge
( ) 138. Boogeyman
(x) 139. Hitch
( ) 140. Back Door Sluts 9
(x) 141. The Fifth Element
(x) 142. Star Wars episode I
(x) 143. Star Wars episode II
(x) 144. Star Wars episode IV
(x) 145. Star Wars episode V
(x) 146. Star Wars episode VI
( ) 147. Troop Beverly Hills
( ) 148. Swimming with Sharks
(x) 149. Trainspotting
( ) 150. People under the stairs
( ) 151. Blue Velvet
(x) 152. The Sound of Music
(x) 153. Parent Trap
(x) 154. The Burbs
( ) 155. SLC Punk
(x) 156. Meet Joe Black
( ) 157. Wild Girls
(x) 158. A Clockwork Orange
(x) 159. The Order
(x) 160. Spiderman
(x) 161. Spiderman 2
(x) 162. Amelie
(x) 163. Mean Girls
( ) 164. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
(x) 165. Shrek
(x) 166. Shrek 2
(x) 167. The Incredibles
(x) 168. Collateral
(x) 169. The Fast & The Furious
(x) 170. 2 Fast 2 Furious
(x) 171. Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow
(x) 172. Closer
(x) 173. The Sixth Sense
(x) 174. Artificial intelligence
(x) 175. Love Actually
( ) 176. The Sweetest Thing
( ) 177. Shutter
( ) 178. Ella Enchanted
( ) 179. Princess diaries 1
( ) 180. Princess diaries 2
(x) 181. The Breakfast Club
(x) 182. October Sky
(x) 183. Remember the Titans
(x) 184. Titanic
(x) 185. Boondock Saints
(x) 186. American History X
(x) 187. Fight Club
( ) 188. Heavenly creatures
(x) 189. Stealing Beauty
(x) 190. Like Water For Chocolate
( ) 191. Powwow Highway
( ) 192. Secretary
( ) 193. But I'm A Cheerleader
(x) 194. I <3>
( ) 195. Ripley's Game
( ) 196. Coffee And Cigarettes
(x) 197. Taxi Driver
(x) 198. Silence Of The Lambs
(x) 199. The Exorcist
( ) 200. If Lucy Fell
( ) 201. Lady Jane
(x) 201. When Harry met Sally
(x) 202. Me, Myself & Irene
( ) 203. Kung Fu Hustle
(x) 204. Sin City
(x) 205. Labyrinth
(x) 206. Much Ado About Nothing
( ) 207. The Cowboy Way
( ) 208. Paulie
(x) 209. Blazing Saddles
(x) 210. Galaxy Quest
( ) 211. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
(x) 212. Citizen Kane
( ) 213. You Can Count on Me
( ) 214. Young Frankenstein
(x) 215. Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) 216. Starman
(x) 217. St. Elmos Fire
(x) 218. Coyote Ugly
( ) 219. The Other Sister
(x) 220. Rainman
(x) 221. Little Shop of Horrors
(x) 222. Chasing Amy
( ) 223. House of Sand and Fog
( ) 224. Mildred Pierce
(x) 225. The Big Lebowski
(x) 226. Mallrats
(x) 227. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
(x) 228. The Goonies
(x) 229. Starsky & Hutch
(x) 230. Saved!
( ) 231. The Upside of Anger
( ) 232. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
( ) 233. The Cat's Meow
( ) 234. The Rutles
(x) 235. Waking Ned Devine
(x) 236. Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) 237. Little Women
(x) 238. Huck Finn
(x) 239. National Treasure
(x) 240. Oh Brother Where Art Thou?
(x) 241. Dick
(x) 242. Howard the Duck
( ) 243. Garden State
(x) 244. Hero
(x) 245. Spinal Tap
(x) 246. Almost Famous
(x) 247. Before Sunrise
(x) 248. Before Sunset
(x) 249. Troy
(x) 250. Gone With The Wind
(x) 251. Chocolat
( ) 252. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
( ) 253. Now and Then
(x) 254. Romeo and Juliet
(x) 255. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(x) 256. Grease
(x) 257. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
( ) 258. Mr. North
( ) 259. The African Queen
(x) 260. The Wizard of Oz
( ) 261. Country Girl
(x) 262. The Philadelphia Story
( ) 263. Bringing Up Baby
(x) 264. The Aviator
( ) 265. An Affair to Remember
( ) 266. Sabrina (old version)
( ) 267. Holiday
(x) 268. Conspiracy Theory
( ) 269. Stage Door
( ) 270. Rigaletto
(x) 271. White Christmas
(x) 272. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
(x) 273. The Wedding Planner
(x) 274. Arsenic and Old Lace
( ) 275. A Day at the Races
(x) 276. Willy Wonka
( ) 277. Bend it Like Beckham
(x) 279. A Beautiful Mind
(x) 280. Urban Legend
(x) 281. The Dead Poet's Society
(x) 282. Kill Bill vol. 1
(x) 283. Kill Bill vol. 2
(x) 284. The Royal Tenenbaums
( ) 285. The Life Aquatic
(x) 286. American Beauty
(x) 287. The Shawshank Redemption
(x) 288. Memento
(x) 289. The Phantom of the Opera
(x) 290. Dirty Dancing
( ) 291. Corrina, Corrina
( ) 292. How to Deal
( ) 293. Simply Irresistable
(x) 294. Charlie's Angels
(x) 295. Weird Science
(x) 296. Aladdin
(x) 297. Traffic
( ) 298. Below
(x) 299. Kingdom of Heaven
( ) 300. Pride and Prejudice
( ) 301. The Calcium Kid
(x) 302. Stand by Me
(x) 303. Legend
(x) 304. Matrix
( ) 305. Romper Stomper
(x) 306. Hidalgo
( ) 307. My own private Idaho
( ) 308. Essex Boy
( ) 309. Taxi
(x) 310. Terminator
(x) 311. Terminator 2 Judgment Day
(x) 312. Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
(x) 313. Hackers
(x) 14. The Princess Bride
(x) 315. Newsies
(x) 316. Wimbledon
( ) 317. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
( ) 318. Flight of the Pheonix
( ) 319. NAUSICAA
( ) 320. Second Hand Lions
(x) 321. Hotel Rwanda
(x) 322. Life As A House
(x) 323. Beauty and the Beast
( ) 324. Ned Kelly
( ) 325. Holes
(x) 326. SpaceBalls
(x) 327. Bring it on
(x) 328. Twister
(x) 329. Shall we Dance
(x) 330. Singing in the Rain
(x) 331. Gladiator
( ) 332. Center Stage
(x) 333. Vanilla Sky
(x 334. Pulp Fiction
(x) 335. Kate & Leopold
( ) 336. The Pillow Book
(x) 337. Bridget Jones's Diary
(x) 338. Clueless
( ) 339. Dogs In Space
(x) 340. Dogma
( ) 341. Run Lola Run
( ) 342. Detroit Rock City
(x) 343. O
(x) 344. Toy Story
(x) 345. Toy Story 2
( ) 346. Wicker Park
(x) 347. The Forgotten
(x) 348. The Mummy
(x) 349. The Mummy Returns
( ) 350. Death To Smoochie
(x) 351. Bridget Jones's Diary 2: The Edge Of Reason
(x) 352. School Ties
(x) 353. The Score
(x) 354. The Italian Job (either one)
( ) 355. Mean Creek
(x) 356. The Patriot
(x) 357. The Langoliers
( ) 358. Sid and Nancy
(x) 359. Shaun of the Dead
( ) 360. A Tale of Two Sisters
( ) 361. Lost and Delirious
(x) 362. Empire Records
(x) 363. Ginger Snaps
( ) 364. Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
( ) 365. Eve's Bayou
( ) 366. Requiem For a Dream
( ) 367. Eraserhead
(x) 368. The Virgin Suicides
( ) 369. Sweet Sixteen
( ) 370. All About Eve
(x) 371. That Thing You Do!
(x) 372. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
( ) 373. I'm Gonna Get You Sucka
(x) 374. Stripes
(x) 375. The Truman Show
( ) 377. Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) 378. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(x) 379. Van Wilder
(x) 380. From Dusk Till Dawn
( ) 381. Velvet Goldmine
(x) 382. Earth Girls Are Easy
( ) 383. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
(x) 384. All Dogs Go To Heaven
( ) 385. Madagascar
( ) 386. Sorority Boys
(x) 387. A Christmas Story
( ) 388. What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
( ) 389. Little Giants
(x) 390. Crash (David Cronenburg)
( ) 391. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
( ) 392. The Lady Vanishes
( ) 393. Touch of Evil
( ) 394. The Final Countdown
(x) 395. Tora Tora Tora
( ) 396. The Longest Day
(x) 397. Lady Hawke
(x) 398. A Bug's Life
( ) 399. Amityville Horror (any version)
( ) 400. The Jacket
(x) 401. The Pacifier
() 402. Johnny Dangerously.
( ) 403. The Legend of 1900
( ) 404. Ridicule
( ) 405. Roman Holiday
( ) 406. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
( ) 407. Heat
(x) 408. The Girl Next Door
(x) 409. Girl Interrupted
(x) 410. Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”
( ) 411. The God Father (1st one)
(x) 412. Jurassic Park
(x) 413. The Abyss
(x) 414. Back to the Future (1st One)
(x) 415. Saving Private Ryan
(x) 416. Jerry Maguire
(x) 417. Excalibur
(x) 418. Top Gun
(x) 419. Batman Begins
(x) 420. Amistad
(x) 421. Contact
That is 278/421 - that is almost exactly 2/3 or 66%. What does that say, other than I need a life, or that I should end up with someone who really likes movies... hmm....
I didn't do the bold in theatres thing - I didn't want to have to go over that list again.
As well, there are some duplicates in the list. I didn't take them out because I didn't want to have to renumber the whole thing.
And who added "Back Door Sluts 9" to the list? I mean, come on! Were you just sitting thinking, "Man, I just cannot think of another movie. Guess I'm going to have to go porn."
Give it a try. The list thing. Not the porn thing.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Houseness... Just Not the Sweet Kind
It was NOT a good night.
I was considering not posting about this, but if this blog is to be a record or voice or whatever tired metaphor you'd like to attach to it, then I thought I needed to tell the bad stories along with the good.
I was out of town for much of the weekend, but I was able to show up at the House late on Sunday to partake of the later House festivities.
On one hand, I wished I hadn't. On the other hand, I was glad I did.
By the time I arrived, it was a subdued gathering - we were enjoying eachother's company, but I could sense an almost palpable tension. I was intercepted by Jeff and Charity coming into the building, and they filled me in with the story.
It seems that one of our members with a mental illness had a major meltdown on the way to the gathering, and it spilled over into the gathering. In the cramped confines of Chuck's apartment there is nowhere to go for privacy, and thus the meltdown was public and messy.
Chuck stepped into the situation and dealt with it. He and the member went outside and talked through it. An hour and half later, Chuck was spent - literally. However, a few of those there took care of their pastor and supplied him with much appreciated cold Keiths.
With Chuck emptied, it fell to Mack. I think by that time Mack was already spent, hurt, and not desirous of any further contact with said member. But, being the kind of guy he is, he stepped in and dealt with it. He didn't sweep it under the carpet, but rather spoke honestly and authentically with the member.
By the time I arrived all this was over and I got to see the aftermath. The result was a community strained to the breaking point, full of hurt, questioning people. They didn't know how to react, or what to do.
Derek and Rachel showed up just as I did with the intention of instigating a poker game. Since I am rarely against this, I was excited to play. After some discussion, mostly centering around the swelteringly hot nature of the apartment we decided to go somewhere else to play.
We ended up in a pub a couple of blocks away. Mistake. BIG mistake. I guess its illegal to play poker in a bar (though we have done it before) and the staff at the bar handled the situation in pretty much the worst way you can imagine, including swearing at us. Such a situation resulted in a first for me. I walked away from an untouched pint of beer, leaving it paid for but undrunk. (Is that a word?) But, there are worse things in life than not drinking the beer set before you. Not many, but this was one of them. So we left there, and ended up at Jeff's place to play poker for the rest of the night.
There is a dream that is the House. It is a fragile thing, and this weekend, that dream was tested. I am glad to say that through this trial, the House showed our quality.
First, I think Chuck handled the situation with the meltdown incredibly well. He showed love, but also conviction. He placed the member's needs before his own, supplanted his needs for a peaceful gathering and dealt with the situation at hand. He responded to the member while simultaneously preserving the member's dignity, and contributing to the member's spiritual formation. I think he showed a true pastor's heart, and I have never been more proud of him, nor more sure that I am involved in this with the right person.
Second, the way the community surrounded Chuck, Mack and the member and showed support through pain and confusion, speaks volumes to the kind of community that God has built among us. There was no discussion of propriety, decorum or appropriateness. Charity, Amanda, Erika, Jeff, etc just jumped into the fray, and took care of their needs. It was instanteous and unasked. Just as it should be. That night we took care of our own.
Finally, the seriousness with which we took the situation shows maturity and committment that sometimes takes years to build.
This is Houseness. Not the shiny happy kind that we all like. But this is gritty, dirty and painful. But is just as formative. This weekend we have shown that we can come through it supporting eachother, leaning on eachother and though bruised and beaten up, looking a little bit more like our Master, as my friend Collynda once told me.
This was a good trial - there are more coming - especially once we move into our own building. But, what I have seen this weekend tells me that we stand in good stead. God is at work among us, and our relationships are in a good place. It will be hard, just as this weekend was hard. We will continue to lean on eachother, and there will be disappointment and hurt, but I KNOW we can do it.
I was SO proud of all you guys this weekend. Good work.
I was considering not posting about this, but if this blog is to be a record or voice or whatever tired metaphor you'd like to attach to it, then I thought I needed to tell the bad stories along with the good.
I was out of town for much of the weekend, but I was able to show up at the House late on Sunday to partake of the later House festivities.
On one hand, I wished I hadn't. On the other hand, I was glad I did.
By the time I arrived, it was a subdued gathering - we were enjoying eachother's company, but I could sense an almost palpable tension. I was intercepted by Jeff and Charity coming into the building, and they filled me in with the story.
It seems that one of our members with a mental illness had a major meltdown on the way to the gathering, and it spilled over into the gathering. In the cramped confines of Chuck's apartment there is nowhere to go for privacy, and thus the meltdown was public and messy.
Chuck stepped into the situation and dealt with it. He and the member went outside and talked through it. An hour and half later, Chuck was spent - literally. However, a few of those there took care of their pastor and supplied him with much appreciated cold Keiths.
With Chuck emptied, it fell to Mack. I think by that time Mack was already spent, hurt, and not desirous of any further contact with said member. But, being the kind of guy he is, he stepped in and dealt with it. He didn't sweep it under the carpet, but rather spoke honestly and authentically with the member.
By the time I arrived all this was over and I got to see the aftermath. The result was a community strained to the breaking point, full of hurt, questioning people. They didn't know how to react, or what to do.
Derek and Rachel showed up just as I did with the intention of instigating a poker game. Since I am rarely against this, I was excited to play. After some discussion, mostly centering around the swelteringly hot nature of the apartment we decided to go somewhere else to play.
We ended up in a pub a couple of blocks away. Mistake. BIG mistake. I guess its illegal to play poker in a bar (though we have done it before) and the staff at the bar handled the situation in pretty much the worst way you can imagine, including swearing at us. Such a situation resulted in a first for me. I walked away from an untouched pint of beer, leaving it paid for but undrunk. (Is that a word?) But, there are worse things in life than not drinking the beer set before you. Not many, but this was one of them. So we left there, and ended up at Jeff's place to play poker for the rest of the night.
There is a dream that is the House. It is a fragile thing, and this weekend, that dream was tested. I am glad to say that through this trial, the House showed our quality.
First, I think Chuck handled the situation with the meltdown incredibly well. He showed love, but also conviction. He placed the member's needs before his own, supplanted his needs for a peaceful gathering and dealt with the situation at hand. He responded to the member while simultaneously preserving the member's dignity, and contributing to the member's spiritual formation. I think he showed a true pastor's heart, and I have never been more proud of him, nor more sure that I am involved in this with the right person.
Second, the way the community surrounded Chuck, Mack and the member and showed support through pain and confusion, speaks volumes to the kind of community that God has built among us. There was no discussion of propriety, decorum or appropriateness. Charity, Amanda, Erika, Jeff, etc just jumped into the fray, and took care of their needs. It was instanteous and unasked. Just as it should be. That night we took care of our own.
Finally, the seriousness with which we took the situation shows maturity and committment that sometimes takes years to build.
This is Houseness. Not the shiny happy kind that we all like. But this is gritty, dirty and painful. But is just as formative. This weekend we have shown that we can come through it supporting eachother, leaning on eachother and though bruised and beaten up, looking a little bit more like our Master, as my friend Collynda once told me.
This was a good trial - there are more coming - especially once we move into our own building. But, what I have seen this weekend tells me that we stand in good stead. God is at work among us, and our relationships are in a good place. It will be hard, just as this weekend was hard. We will continue to lean on eachother, and there will be disappointment and hurt, but I KNOW we can do it.
I was SO proud of all you guys this weekend. Good work.
Top Ten Songs
So its a top ten list off, and I'm going to win. I don't really know what that means, but I think it will be fun. Check out Kelly's.
Top Ten Songs
1. Calling Out Your Name - Rich Mullins
2. Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
3. No, Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley/Xavier Rudd
4. Timber and Wood - Xavier Rudd
5. Graceland - Paul Simon
6. Trouble Is - Jars of Clay
7. Imagine - John Lennon
8. Lost Together - Blue Rodeo
9. Shine - Collective Soul
10. Trading My Sorrows - Darrell Evans
That's a distressing amount of Christian music - even one worship song... I MUST be slipping.
Top Ten Songs
1. Calling Out Your Name - Rich Mullins
2. Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
3. No, Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley/Xavier Rudd
4. Timber and Wood - Xavier Rudd
5. Graceland - Paul Simon
6. Trouble Is - Jars of Clay
7. Imagine - John Lennon
8. Lost Together - Blue Rodeo
9. Shine - Collective Soul
10. Trading My Sorrows - Darrell Evans
That's a distressing amount of Christian music - even one worship song... I MUST be slipping.
Worst Conference Ever
Worst. Conference. Ever. Needless to say, I was on the internet within moments registering my disgust throughout the world.
That was for you know who you are. :)
So I was at a church planting conference this weekend. I was asked to come speak about the Emergent Movement and my experiences as an emergent pastor and my perspective on the the new turn ministry is taking, blah, blah, blah.
I gave two addresses. First, on my perspective of the Emergent Movement as a whole, discussing influences, contrasts and distinctives. At a conference with 150 pastors, pastors' wives, elders, deacons and denominational functionaries, I was surprised (but not really I guess) to find how many people basically look at us as just the celtic prayer and a candle kind of service. For many there, any kind of discussion about missionalism just drew missionary organizations and overseas to africa kind of talk. Sad.
My second address was from the perspective of a practioner. I talked about the House, where we came from, who we are. I talked about each member of the House, and what we all brought to the table. I talked about the web of relationships and our desire to build interdependent, profound relationships. I talked about our dream of all-week church and our taking the focus OFF Sunday. I talked about living in common, and building a common rule of life while still integrating ourselves in culture and society. I talked about the changed lives and the perceived yearning people feel for this type of community. I talked about simplicity and slowing down; of letting community grow organically without engineering it. I talked about fostering a global conciousness and trying to focus on making people's lives better.
All of it fell on deaf ears, I am afraid. There was not a stellar response to what I was talking about. Most of the people (50%) accepted it with a kind of benign indifference. Others (20%) accepted it heartily and were excited about it. The rest (you can do the math) told me (usually to my face) that I was watering down the gospel, that I was unbiblical, that I was building a pseudo-catholic cult, and basically lumped in with the ultra-fringe charismatics. I was pretty sure that if it came down to a biblical argument that I could destroy them, but I thought better of it.
The schedule was grueling. There was a morning devotion that had all the substance of a watered down "Daily Bread" (I don't know how many of you will be familar with that devotional) and then the whole day was scheduled down to 10 min blocks. There was no prayer time, no worship, no spiritual exercise at all. Just boring academic presentations about demographics, promotionals, demographic tailoring, leadership development, pastoral spouse relations, etc. So you can imagine how exciting it all was for me. It was like a frickin' evangelical jamboroo!
The best part was that at least I got time to spend with my favorite person.
Other than that, WORST. CONFERENCE. EVER.
That was for you know who you are. :)
So I was at a church planting conference this weekend. I was asked to come speak about the Emergent Movement and my experiences as an emergent pastor and my perspective on the the new turn ministry is taking, blah, blah, blah.
I gave two addresses. First, on my perspective of the Emergent Movement as a whole, discussing influences, contrasts and distinctives. At a conference with 150 pastors, pastors' wives, elders, deacons and denominational functionaries, I was surprised (but not really I guess) to find how many people basically look at us as just the celtic prayer and a candle kind of service. For many there, any kind of discussion about missionalism just drew missionary organizations and overseas to africa kind of talk. Sad.
My second address was from the perspective of a practioner. I talked about the House, where we came from, who we are. I talked about each member of the House, and what we all brought to the table. I talked about the web of relationships and our desire to build interdependent, profound relationships. I talked about our dream of all-week church and our taking the focus OFF Sunday. I talked about living in common, and building a common rule of life while still integrating ourselves in culture and society. I talked about the changed lives and the perceived yearning people feel for this type of community. I talked about simplicity and slowing down; of letting community grow organically without engineering it. I talked about fostering a global conciousness and trying to focus on making people's lives better.
All of it fell on deaf ears, I am afraid. There was not a stellar response to what I was talking about. Most of the people (50%) accepted it with a kind of benign indifference. Others (20%) accepted it heartily and were excited about it. The rest (you can do the math) told me (usually to my face) that I was watering down the gospel, that I was unbiblical, that I was building a pseudo-catholic cult, and basically lumped in with the ultra-fringe charismatics. I was pretty sure that if it came down to a biblical argument that I could destroy them, but I thought better of it.
The schedule was grueling. There was a morning devotion that had all the substance of a watered down "Daily Bread" (I don't know how many of you will be familar with that devotional) and then the whole day was scheduled down to 10 min blocks. There was no prayer time, no worship, no spiritual exercise at all. Just boring academic presentations about demographics, promotionals, demographic tailoring, leadership development, pastoral spouse relations, etc. So you can imagine how exciting it all was for me. It was like a frickin' evangelical jamboroo!
The best part was that at least I got time to spend with my favorite person.
Other than that, WORST. CONFERENCE. EVER.
