Okay, first, I realize that I've neglected to update my weight. Sorry. I lost 5 pounds in the week leading up to Wednesday, even though I didn't work out on Thursday or Friday, and ordered a pizza on Friday. Whatever.
Anyway, on to the main body of this post. Last night, I went to see Gungor in Des Moines. It was great. It was easy to tell that the band (especially Michael and Lisa Gungor) love what they're doing. When songs about double in length due to jam-out sessions, and those two are dancing around the stage, it's magic. Of course, they played what is just about my favorite song ever, as well as my favorite song from the Beautiful Things album, though that one was played as the final encore. Definitely worth the money if you can make it to another stop on this tour, or another tour in the future.
24 March 2012
19 March 2012
It's getting crazy
So, on Saturday, my phone was acting up. It refused to receive any signal in my apartment. The problem was, I needed to secure a ride to setup for church the next morning. So, in the late afternoon, I went for a walk to search for a signal. After walking for a bit, I found it. I tried to send a text and.....no signal. I walked for a little bit longer, and got signal again! So I tried to send a text and.....no signal. This happened a few times. So I decided to walk to church in the morning--a 50-minute walk, and I had to be there at 6:30.
After watching the ISU-Kentucky game (and realizing that I should NEVER watch sports alone) I was angry and pumped up, and couldn't sleep. I think I got to sleep around midnight. My alarm went off at 4:30, and I felt horrible. But, being me, I couldn't just blow off something I said I'd do, so I dragged myself out of bed, hopped in the shower, got dressed, checked my email, and headed out. I stopped at the gas station to pick up something to drink, and headed north. I arrived early, and waited for everyone else to get there. After setup and a short practice, there was a meeting. It was for people interested in going to a Bring Me Hope camp to volunteer this summer. I attended the meeting, not really expecting anything.
Well, today I gave up on my phone, and set off to get a new one. I bought the new one, the salesperson installed the old sim card in the new phone, and I left. So now my phone has a camera and a full keyboard. Anyway, on the way back, I made a decision about the Bring Me Hope trip. I decided that I was going to go unless God stopped me. If you'll remember, that was the attitude I (eventually) adopted about coming to Iowa City. So on my way back into downtown, I stopped and picked up an application for a passport. I then remembered that I needed to check my voicemail, and there was one from my dad, asking if I had any plans for spring break. I called him back--not the greatest idea, since I was on the bus--and let him know the bad news that spring break was last week. Then I asked him if he still had my birth certificate, and let him know the reason. He said he'd look for it, and that he was planning to come up on Sunday, so he'll bring it then if he finds it. So yeah, looks like I will be leaving the US for the first time in my life.....for two whole weeks. I'm not sure whether the excitement is just terror or not.
After watching the ISU-Kentucky game (and realizing that I should NEVER watch sports alone) I was angry and pumped up, and couldn't sleep. I think I got to sleep around midnight. My alarm went off at 4:30, and I felt horrible. But, being me, I couldn't just blow off something I said I'd do, so I dragged myself out of bed, hopped in the shower, got dressed, checked my email, and headed out. I stopped at the gas station to pick up something to drink, and headed north. I arrived early, and waited for everyone else to get there. After setup and a short practice, there was a meeting. It was for people interested in going to a Bring Me Hope camp to volunteer this summer. I attended the meeting, not really expecting anything.
Well, today I gave up on my phone, and set off to get a new one. I bought the new one, the salesperson installed the old sim card in the new phone, and I left. So now my phone has a camera and a full keyboard. Anyway, on the way back, I made a decision about the Bring Me Hope trip. I decided that I was going to go unless God stopped me. If you'll remember, that was the attitude I (eventually) adopted about coming to Iowa City. So on my way back into downtown, I stopped and picked up an application for a passport. I then remembered that I needed to check my voicemail, and there was one from my dad, asking if I had any plans for spring break. I called him back--not the greatest idea, since I was on the bus--and let him know the bad news that spring break was last week. Then I asked him if he still had my birth certificate, and let him know the reason. He said he'd look for it, and that he was planning to come up on Sunday, so he'll bring it then if he finds it. So yeah, looks like I will be leaving the US for the first time in my life.....for two whole weeks. I'm not sure whether the excitement is just terror or not.
14 March 2012
Weight Watching Wednesday V
Unhappy day. I gained 1 pound in the past week. It probably has something to do with not doing anything during spring break--except working out in the mornings--which causes me to get hungry a lot more often.
Anyway, today I didn't work out for very long. My legs just gave out. I guess 110 pound leg curls, 150 pound leg extensions, 160 pound squats and 438 pound leg press is a bit much--though the only one I could do 10-rep sets was the leg extensions.
Well, short post today. Later.
Anyway, today I didn't work out for very long. My legs just gave out. I guess 110 pound leg curls, 150 pound leg extensions, 160 pound squats and 438 pound leg press is a bit much--though the only one I could do 10-rep sets was the leg extensions.
Well, short post today. Later.
08 March 2012
I can't hold it in
Today in my Speech class, there was a special assignment. Three people had to get up and tell a sad/funny/scary story without using any nonverbal communication--for a get-out-of-one-assignment-free card. Of course, I went for it. The only issue was, if we made any nonverbal communication--a smile, a hand gesture, change in inflection--the other students would call out "strike," and three strikes and we were out. Well, I didn't make it through my story, so now it's bursting to get out of me, even though it's embarrassing. So y'all get a nice surprise.
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It all happened back in 9th grade. I was sitting in class, and suddenly, I had to go to the bathroom. Being too shy to actually say something to the teacher, I just held it in. That was my undoing. With about 10 minutes to go in class, I couldn't hold it any more, and peed my pants.
I spent my lunch break trying to dry my pants with paper towels and the hand dryer, with little effect.
Later in the day, it happened again. Middle of class, and I had to pee. At that point, I thought "What the h**l, I've already done it once today," and just peed my pants again.
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So yeah, sorry for anybody that was made uncomfortable by this story, but I couldn't hold it any longer. And for the rest of you, go ahead, make your jokes.
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It all happened back in 9th grade. I was sitting in class, and suddenly, I had to go to the bathroom. Being too shy to actually say something to the teacher, I just held it in. That was my undoing. With about 10 minutes to go in class, I couldn't hold it any more, and peed my pants.
I spent my lunch break trying to dry my pants with paper towels and the hand dryer, with little effect.
Later in the day, it happened again. Middle of class, and I had to pee. At that point, I thought "What the h**l, I've already done it once today," and just peed my pants again.
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So yeah, sorry for anybody that was made uncomfortable by this story, but I couldn't hold it any longer. And for the rest of you, go ahead, make your jokes.
07 March 2012
Weight Watching Wednesday IV
I lost another pound this past week, which is pretty good when you consider that I didn't work out on Thursday or Friday. So we're up to 14 pounds lost so far. And my pulled muscle seems to have healed, so that won't be a problem any longer.
Now, I know I promised a special treat about the retreat talent show, but I'm backing out of that. I was planning on recording myself performing the talent correctly (I began to screw up in the second half when it counted) and then what I would have done to make it different for the finals. However, I'm not doing that, so there. If you want to see it done correctly, it'll have to be done in person.
In other news, the first of two packages arrived today. This one had the Killer Bunnies Starter Deck and the Red booster along with a nose/ear hair trimmer and a haircutting kit. (Naturally, on the UPS website, I nicknamed this package "Bunnies and Hairs") The second package, which contains the Violet booster pack, should arrive tomorrow. Right now I'm debating whether or not to keep the boxes that the booster packs come in, since all the cards will fit in the box that the Starter Deck comes in.
Well, I should go. I need to put laundry away so I don't have to stay up late doing that.
Now, I know I promised a special treat about the retreat talent show, but I'm backing out of that. I was planning on recording myself performing the talent correctly (I began to screw up in the second half when it counted) and then what I would have done to make it different for the finals. However, I'm not doing that, so there. If you want to see it done correctly, it'll have to be done in person.
In other news, the first of two packages arrived today. This one had the Killer Bunnies Starter Deck and the Red booster along with a nose/ear hair trimmer and a haircutting kit. (Naturally, on the UPS website, I nicknamed this package "Bunnies and Hairs") The second package, which contains the Violet booster pack, should arrive tomorrow. Right now I'm debating whether or not to keep the boxes that the booster packs come in, since all the cards will fit in the box that the Starter Deck comes in.
Well, I should go. I need to put laundry away so I don't have to stay up late doing that.
05 March 2012
Another retreat, another post
As most of my readers know, this past weekend was the retreat. We went to the same place as the ISU Salt retreat, only a week later--the Embassy Suites in Des Moines. Sadly, I was somewhat disappointed in this retreat. I didn't get much out of it. This is partially due to me focusing on tech stuff so much that I didn't notice much else, and partially because (in my opinion) the speaker didn't "bring it." Whether that was because he had a wedding to perform on Saturday afternoon, or something else, I don't know. He just didn't wow me. Don't get me wrong, he's a great guy, and I'm excited to hear him speak regularly at Salt (we're stealing him away from Cornerstone soon), but I don't think he's cut out for retreats.
Anyway, I met some cool people and had great talks during small group, and the breakout sessions were good. I'm probably one of about 3 people that didn't go to either the politics talk or the women's talk--though I had to walk into the women's one beforehand to pick up my shoes (and somebody seemed quite upset that I was even in that room, even though it hadn't started yet). During the second breakout session time, I went to the arts one, where I got called an "artist" simply for doing tech. Then before Saturday night's session, I was being a little obsessive with how the projector looked--not sure if that's connected to the last sentence, or if it was just my normal mild OCD.
During free time, I played various games with people, watched some History Channel, and hung out--and now I've finally broken down and bought Killer Bunnies, along with the red and violet booster decks--which should arrive in a couple days. I also got hooked on a new show. My retreat roommates started watching it at midnight after the Saturday evening session. It's only 4 episodes old now, but the History Channel is lame and only has the latest episode available, so I haven't actually seen the first episode. The show is called Full Metal Jousting and it is what it sounds like--guys jousting for prize money.
Another big thing on the retreat was the talent show, which I entered--and failed to make it out of the first round. I'll talk more about that in the future--probably later today. So stay tuned for a special treat on that topic!
Anyway, I met some cool people and had great talks during small group, and the breakout sessions were good. I'm probably one of about 3 people that didn't go to either the politics talk or the women's talk--though I had to walk into the women's one beforehand to pick up my shoes (and somebody seemed quite upset that I was even in that room, even though it hadn't started yet). During the second breakout session time, I went to the arts one, where I got called an "artist" simply for doing tech. Then before Saturday night's session, I was being a little obsessive with how the projector looked--not sure if that's connected to the last sentence, or if it was just my normal mild OCD.
During free time, I played various games with people, watched some History Channel, and hung out--and now I've finally broken down and bought Killer Bunnies, along with the red and violet booster decks--which should arrive in a couple days. I also got hooked on a new show. My retreat roommates started watching it at midnight after the Saturday evening session. It's only 4 episodes old now, but the History Channel is lame and only has the latest episode available, so I haven't actually seen the first episode. The show is called Full Metal Jousting and it is what it sounds like--guys jousting for prize money.
Another big thing on the retreat was the talent show, which I entered--and failed to make it out of the first round. I'll talk more about that in the future--probably later today. So stay tuned for a special treat on that topic!
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