Ok Go Wins Again!

From the very same guys who brought you...

"The Treadmill Video"

...and "The Video of The Treadmill Guys Dancing in Their Back Yard" ...

...comes their latest music video of Mousetrap proportions.

Evidently, this video took several months to set up. I believe it.

Quotes from the Front Door

10:52 pm

*knock knock*

Me: (opens door) Hello.

Random guy holding a used buzz saw and socket wrench set: Hey man. You wanna buy a saw or wrench set? I promise the saw works. We can plug it in right now and prove it works.

Me: Uh, why are you selling?

RGHAUBSASWS: (looking around nervously) Because I violated parole and I only have a couple days before I gotta ditch town.

Me: Well, I already have wrench set.

RGHAUBSASWS: I'll throw it in for free! Quote a price on this saw - I promise it works. We can plug it in right now and I'll show you.

Me: No thanks, man. Bye. Have a good night.

RGHAUBSASWS: Ok, have a good night. Do you know who lives next door?

Me: No. (door closes)

*knock knock on the neighbor's door*

Quotes from Work

While driving kids from their school to Goals.

3rd grade girl: "Mr.! Stop. This. Bus. Right. Now!"

Me: "Umm...No, I can't right now. There are cars behind us."

3rd grade boy: "No, there's not. Michael Jackson's behind us!" [emphasis his]

Me: "Ok."

Paging Simon Cowell

Seriously, where is Simon Cowell when you need him!? This video has exploded on the internet and it might be the worst sounding/filmed/edited music video ever. Hands down. If nothing else, check out the wailing guitar solo at 2:08.

"Shine" by Final Placement from sharity world on Vimeo.

Joy Through The Cancer

Please check out the new blog of my college friend, Jason Norton. He recently found out he has stage c3 cancer and will be blogging his journey on his blog. Jason is a Godly brother and has a great perspective on this cancer. He and his wife, Mary, are also expecting their first child, a daughter, in July!

"Obviously, not a trial I planned nor wanted to ever go through, but I’m fortunate enough to know that God the creator has an even better plan for my life here on earth, no matter how long that may be. This blog is truly not to bring more attention to myself, but ultimately to proclaim the name of Christ and how He uses situations like these to reveal His grace and His greatness. I hope to use this as an avenue to share, not only my battle with cancer, but how the Lord is growing and strengthening me during this trial."

http://consideritpurejoy.wordpress.com/

An Update Buffet

This post will be a recap of an assortment of recent happenings:

Books:

I read John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men last weekend and really enjoyed it. I consider it to be more of a story than a book, just because of its brevity. I've never been so caught off guard by a book's final sentence in my life.

I started reading A Thousand Splendid Suns on Wednesday. It's the second book by Khaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner - a book I

thoroughly enjoyed reading last year. I had intentions of reading ATSS while still in Michigan, but I never got around to it (my apologies to Rachel Moen). Hopefully I can have the book finished by the end of the weekend.

For church, I'm reading Calvin's Institutes of Christian Religion and Alexander Strauch's book, Biblical Eldership. These books will take a little longer to read than the fiction ones.

Piano Jazz and BJU:

On Wednesday night, my small group was canceled so I ended up hanging out with Alyssa and her friend, Seth, for a couple hours at a local piano jazz venue downtown. Seth went to Bob Jones University and we discovered that we have a few mutual friends from there. Small world.

Tiger's Apology:

You can watch the full apology here or read the transcript here.

I want to give Tiger credit for his public apology yesterday. He was thorough, accepted personal responsibility for his actions, spoke highly of his wife and children, and emphasized his priority of keeping many of the specific details between him and his wife. Here is part of the apology.

"The issue involved here was my repeated irresponsible behavior. I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated. What I did is not acceptable, and I am the only person to blame.

I stopped living by the core values that I was taught to believe in. I knew my actions were wrong, but I convinced myself that normal rules didn't apply. I never thought about who I was hurting. Instead, I thought only about myself. I ran straight through the boundaries that a married couple should live by. I thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to. I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled. Thanks to money and fame, I didn't have to go far to find them.

I was wrong. I was foolish. I don't get to play by different rules. The same boundaries that apply to everyone apply to me. I brought this shame on myself. I hurt my wife, my kids, my mother, my wife's family, my friends, my foundation, and kids all around the world who admired me.

I've had a lot of time to think about what I've done. My failures have made me look at myself in a way I never wanted to before. It's now up to me to make amends, and that starts by never repeating the mistakes I've made. It's up to me to start living a life of integrity."

As far as apologies go from non-Christian people, I think Tiger apologized well. I was, however, disappointed that Tiger believes Buddhism to be a large part of the solution to the problem. This didn't surprise me, but it didn't give me a great deal of hope that Tiger will be successful in this life-change. I am pleased Tiger is taking steps to get his personal life in order. Few athletes would step away from the game in their prime in order to save their family. I give credit to Tiger for having his priorities in the right place.

Real Conversation Between Me and a Student at Work:

Me: So, what's up with you and [insert girl's name]?

Him: Nothin'. We're just friends.

Me: Oh ya? What do you think your girlfriend would think about that?

Him: I don't have a girlfriend.

Me: Who's that girl that's always all wrapped up in your arms after school? Would she say she's your girlfriend?

Him: (awkwardly) Yeah.

Me: One girl at a time, man. One girl at a time.

Don't Give Up

A promo video from Churchill's concert at Cornerstone University. Some random guy at the show made it and I think it's incredible!

churchill Promo from lancemokma on Vimeo.