chaos
words fail me, but i need a prayer, and while this* doesn't describe me 100% right now, there are certainly some powerful words i need! (Plus a shoutout to good ol' Mike Howerton, author of Miles to Cross, one of my favorites.)
*(see link above)
03 January 2009
31 December 2008
Some slightly random Isaiah quotes (from Ch. 5)
Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field till no space is left and you live alone in the land.
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard:
My loved one had a vineyard on a fertile hillside.
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard:
My loved one had a vineyard on a fertile hillside.
24 December 2008
Pétanque
I don't know how i came across this idea, but i must have been reading something which referenced pétanque. Anyway, i wasn't sure what it was, but once i did a little research on the internets i realized that i actually DID know, but just didn't know it was called that. My first encounter with the game was in Barcelona, my very first time there before I knew Ivan, Pijus, Al, Carlos, and wasn't really familiar with the city and its architecture, cool places to go, etc. etc.
Another name the game goes by is Boules/Bowls (though this may be a slightly different game, or the name for the family of games played with steel balls and a jack), and I also realize that it's similar to Bocce Ball, which i have played, but i'm not exactly clear on the differences between the sports. I think it's cool that both are related to ancient games played during the Roman Empire.
Senario I:
Julius Caesar: "A fine toss, Brutus!"
Brutus: "Et tu, Caesar!"
Other Competing Senators: "We are lost!" *whisperwhisperwhisperwhisper whisperwhisperwhisperwhisper whisperwhisperwhisperwhisper "We really should get rid of that guy!" whisperwhisper whisperwhisper whisperwhisperwhisperwhisper.*
Senario II:
The Accuser vs. Theophilus, last game of the match
Jesus: "Theophilus! If you just have faith the size of a jack, you can say to your opponent's ball, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea!' and it will be done for you. Believe in God, and nothing will be impossible for you!"*
Lastly, i found this video on the web, and it is an interesting mix of pétanque Frenchiness (note: rock/pop musique en français) and the Portland scene. It also paints a portrait of boules being a compatriot of lawn bowling, another example of an interesting, low-physical activity, probably largely underrated sport. Maybe this is just further evidence that i am an old soul.
*On a related note, my buddy Dillon gave me a shirt for Christmas which says "Jesus Saves" on it with a picture of Jesus as a hockey goalie saving a puck from going into the net! Look for its debut in a county near you.
Another name the game goes by is Boules/Bowls (though this may be a slightly different game, or the name for the family of games played with steel balls and a jack), and I also realize that it's similar to Bocce Ball, which i have played, but i'm not exactly clear on the differences between the sports. I think it's cool that both are related to ancient games played during the Roman Empire.
Senario I:
Julius Caesar: "A fine toss, Brutus!"
Brutus: "Et tu, Caesar!"
Other Competing Senators: "We are lost!" *whisperwhisperwhisperwhisper whisperwhisperwhisperwhisper whisperwhisperwhisperwhisper "We really should get rid of that guy!" whisperwhisper whisperwhisper whisperwhisperwhisperwhisper.*
Senario II:
The Accuser vs. Theophilus, last game of the match
Jesus: "Theophilus! If you just have faith the size of a jack, you can say to your opponent's ball, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea!' and it will be done for you. Believe in God, and nothing will be impossible for you!"*
Lastly, i found this video on the web, and it is an interesting mix of pétanque Frenchiness (note: rock/pop musique en français) and the Portland scene. It also paints a portrait of boules being a compatriot of lawn bowling, another example of an interesting, low-physical activity, probably largely underrated sport. Maybe this is just further evidence that i am an old soul.
*On a related note, my buddy Dillon gave me a shirt for Christmas which says "Jesus Saves" on it with a picture of Jesus as a hockey goalie saving a puck from going into the net! Look for its debut in a county near you.
20 December 2008
"When I was your age, television was called BOOKS!"
One book I am currently reading--though it's slow going because of other stuff going on and other things i'm reading etc. etc.--is called Der Kleine Grenzverkehr. (AC's translation = The Border-hopping Shenanigans). This speedy Buchlein has had an interesting run, seeing as how i acquired it, didn't read it but it somehow managed to make it to Wisconsin and back. Anyway, i received it in the mail several months ago and i've been wanting to read it, but as with most books i want to read, it just sat there for a while. It's true: if you never actually pick up the book you want to read and start reading it, it will never get read. I know, amazing!
Anyway, i am still not finished, but i like it and it transports me to another time and place in a very strange way. Also i showed "The Motorcycle Diaries" & "Goodbye Lenin" to close out a few of my classes for the semester and some ideas and quotes from those have been sticking with me. One in particular from "TMD" was something to the effect of Che feeling nostalgia for a culture/society he never knew (i.e. the Inca as he & Ernesto arrive at Machu Picchu). This book makes me feel like that, partially because of the drawings in it, which i just want to dive into and walk around it. But really, it's only half true, because most/part of the story takes place in Salzburg, a place and culture i have known, only not in that time nor capacity.
P.S. Whoever can tell me from whence the title quote comes from (no using the internets!) wins a gold star and large hug. Whoever is too curious to wait and uses the internets only wins .123 of a gold star and an icy side hug.
P.P.S. Kirsten has been looking over my shoulder for most of this post which makes for some very *weird* writing... i am not sure if it affects me & my thought process, but i am a bit nervous about making grammatical errors... teh heh?
Anyway, i am still not finished, but i like it and it transports me to another time and place in a very strange way. Also i showed "The Motorcycle Diaries" & "Goodbye Lenin" to close out a few of my classes for the semester and some ideas and quotes from those have been sticking with me. One in particular from "TMD" was something to the effect of Che feeling nostalgia for a culture/society he never knew (i.e. the Inca as he & Ernesto arrive at Machu Picchu). This book makes me feel like that, partially because of the drawings in it, which i just want to dive into and walk around it. But really, it's only half true, because most/part of the story takes place in Salzburg, a place and culture i have known, only not in that time nor capacity.
P.S. Whoever can tell me from whence the title quote comes from (no using the internets!) wins a gold star and large hug. Whoever is too curious to wait and uses the internets only wins .123 of a gold star and an icy side hug.
P.P.S. Kirsten has been looking over my shoulder for most of this post which makes for some very *weird* writing... i am not sure if it affects me & my thought process, but i am a bit nervous about making grammatical errors... teh heh?
09 December 2008
X marks the kiss
My grandma sent me a magazine clipping a while ago which contained various bits of random information. "Just So You Know..." it was titled, and one in particular caught my attention. Many a friend & relative signs their correspondence with and X or O; e.g. xxoo, or XOXOX, etc.
According to the article, "In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. ["Make your mark!"] Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous."
Kixxes!
According to the article, "In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. ["Make your mark!"] Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous."
Kixxes!
07 December 2008
dad & i
dad & i at zee '9ers game! Also: '9ers & NY Jets today, apparently. I only know this because i will be at a football party.
06 December 2008
05 December 2008
The Last Strip of Bacon
i took it out of the fridge
fried it
saved it in the fridge for today
and...
...mmmmmmmmmmmm!
fried it
saved it in the fridge for today
and...
...mmmmmmmmmmmm!
04 December 2008
a penny found is a penny earned
Today i found a penny in the alleyway behind the school. This is the 3rd or fourth one and i'm gettin' lightheaded from the wealth!
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02 December 2008
26 November 2008
Post Haste Posting
I've had some great ideas for posts in the past few days and every time i sit down to write them i get sidetracked or tangented for one reason or another. Anyway, in the interest of getting SOMEthing up here, i'm just going to give a shoutout to say "yo!" and let ye know the happs.
This month i have been working like crazy with my regular job at the group home, plus teaching/tutoring lots of hours of American, some German, and even less Spanish language sessions. It has been a lot of fun, but also tiring and perhaps the most amount of continuous hours I've worked in my life, or at least for a few years. Perhaps i did this amount of work and crazy things in college...but at the time i wasn't getting paid for a lot of it :o\
I'm kicking around various thoughts about the future and different projects i'd like to tackle, both abstract and concrete. I am also ready for a vacation and a break. Thankfully we're headed to NC next week to see the Jameses and some of my kin!
Big shoutouts to you fabulous family and friends who have cared about us, understood us (or tried to...), and generally helped us in these past weeks and months and years. Thank you. :o)
This month i have been working like crazy with my regular job at the group home, plus teaching/tutoring lots of hours of American, some German, and even less Spanish language sessions. It has been a lot of fun, but also tiring and perhaps the most amount of continuous hours I've worked in my life, or at least for a few years. Perhaps i did this amount of work and crazy things in college...but at the time i wasn't getting paid for a lot of it :o\
I'm kicking around various thoughts about the future and different projects i'd like to tackle, both abstract and concrete. I am also ready for a vacation and a break. Thankfully we're headed to NC next week to see the Jameses and some of my kin!
Big shoutouts to you fabulous family and friends who have cared about us, understood us (or tried to...), and generally helped us in these past weeks and months and years. Thank you. :o)
24 November 2008
motohead
Here i am with a sequestered motorcycle helmet, and one of my students, whose selected facial features have been censored to protect his identity. ...actually he looks frighteningly like one T. Choate, brother of mine. Note:-general appearance
-flat brimmed new cap w/sticker still attached
-tilted slightly to the side
-"I'm bad" attitude
-nonchalant "I don't care" lean on the hand
p.s. Dear Travis & Mystery Student: i love you both in your own special way!
21 November 2008
20 November 2008
Retractospork
This week i tried Arabian Joe's new fare: Middle East Feast. It was ok, kind of stale? It included pita bread, hummus, these Mediterranean ball thingies (i really should know what they're called), a mix of couscous, dill(?) and other herbs, & some other liquid to pour atop it all. But really, the most amazing thing was the Build-A-Spork. Observe it's space saving, multi-purpose madness:
And you can collapse it again and store it in your pocket or bag or whatever for later use! Ah, the wonders of modern invention.
And you can collapse it again and store it in your pocket or bag or whatever for later use! Ah, the wonders of modern invention.
17 November 2008
boxhead
Boxes make great hats. Case in point:
They also make good playthings, especially if you are small, because they can be forts, hiding places, etc. etc. Often the packaging of a thing has more fun potential than the actual thing itself!
In unrelated news, after some assistance from my friend Kevin the Scotsman, (aka Marv from the Home Alone movies) some repairs have been made which allow me to navigate Hyrule and its sometimes tricky & confusing quests. Super NES and the Lost Levels remain on hold (World 8, last level) until i can work up the umpf to pass it!
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They also make good playthings, especially if you are small, because they can be forts, hiding places, etc. etc. Often the packaging of a thing has more fun potential than the actual thing itself!In unrelated news, after some assistance from my friend Kevin the Scotsman, (aka Marv from the Home Alone movies) some repairs have been made which allow me to navigate Hyrule and its sometimes tricky & confusing quests. Super NES and the Lost Levels remain on hold (World 8, last level) until i can work up the umpf to pass it!
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14 November 2008
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