I know what you're thinking, but I can't go to prom with everybody

meaning

2008-07-02T04:35:58Z

I feel conflicted when contempleting my purpose and direction in life. How important is self-sacrifice? How should you rank your own needs when trying to serve and meet the needs of others?

I know that Christ sacrificed everything for us. And I know that we are called to follow His example. But the selfish parts of me don't want to give up my own hopes and dreams to do it.

Perhaps I will simply be blessed with new hopes and dreams.

the power of words

2008-06-30T20:38:10Z

The word "homosexual" always seem a bit harsher and less friendly than the word "gay." Often implying a degree of pathology, it's a pseudo-clinical term most frequently used by those opposed to same-sex relations. Admittedly, it's rather effective. Indeed even as a gay man, the term "homosexual rights" does sound less appealing than "gay rights."

And there is a conservative Christian news site called onenewsnow.com that knows this very well.

Like many news outlets, onenewsnow.com reprints articles from the Associated Press. They also apparently take it upon themselves to change the wording in some of these articles. Many of the articles are edited to replace the word "gay" with the word "homosexual."

This "minor" change doesn't always yield the desired results, though... particularly when "Gay" is your last name. This AP report:

Became this:

This is why elections are always so difficult for me.

2008-06-11T19:13:35Z

Wow, I could write pages about these results...

Your Political Profile:

Overall: 45% Conservative, 55% Liberal

Social Issues: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal

Personal Responsibility: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal

Fiscal Issues: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal

Ethics: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal

Defense and Crime: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal

How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?

plans

2008-05-23T16:10:05Z

As of 24 hours ago, this was my schedule for today.

1. Work
2. Afternoon movie with my family
3. Dinner with Mauri
4. Party it up with Cory

A pretty swell day if I do say so myself!

Unfortunately...

-Yesterday afternoon my mom called to reschedule the movie (for the second time)
-Last night Cory called and said he can't chill
-This morning Mauri called to see if we could do dinner next week instead

So, it looks like I'm left with... work!

Crazy kids

2008-05-17T20:46:27Z

Home Depot just carded me for spray paint.

Under-dressed

2008-05-10T14:54:15Z

The last graduation I went to I was the only one in a tie. This time I'm the only one in jeans. I just can't get it right!

this is why I call myself a libertarian

2008-04-28T19:39:57Z

From this article...

QUOTE: [formatting added]

Urging the United States Supreme Court to tackle the issue in 2000, lawyers for Christie Lee Littleton, a Texas male-to-female transsexual suing her husband’s doctors for wrongful death, noted the confused landscape: “Taking this situation to its logical conclusion, Mrs. Littleton...

-while in San Antonio, Texas, is a male and has a void marriage;
-as she travels to Houston, Texas, and enters federal property, she is female and a widow;
-upon traveling to Kentucky she is female and a widow;
-but, upon entering Ohio, she is once again male and prohibited from marriage;
-entering Connecticut, she is again female and may marry;
-if her travel takes her north to Vermont, she is male and may marry a female;
-if instead she travels south to New Jersey, she may marry a male.”

Don't you just love how the government tells us who we are and who we can marry?

Public Displays of Affection

2008-04-28T15:11:40Z

One more step towards sentient technology

2008-04-24T18:41:17Z

The T9-esque program on my Windows Mobile phone recommends groups of words that it thinks might go together.

Like, if I type "I'm in" it will recommend "a meeting". Stuff like that.

Yesterday I was texting back and forth about a mutual friend. I typed in "I love her"

The next word it recommended was "brother".

Apparently Microsoft has found a way to program gaydar into phones now. It was definitely right in this case, too, because her brother is a hottie.

Pic?

2008-04-24T16:55:51Z

Henchman asked for pics. Not sure if I can post mobile pics, but thought i'd give it a shot.

Nike+

2008-04-24T16:26:11Z

I just got my new Nike+ shoes up and running (ahahaha!)

Anyone else who has them should let me know. I have a challenge I'll invite you to!

nikeplus.com

seriously.

2008-04-22T20:28:17Z

Alright now, Internet. You really ought to start working again.

trapped in an elevator

2008-04-17T14:57:17Z

The elevators in my office building have a mind of their own. They are located immediately within the glass front doors of the building, and will automatically open when someone enters the building. You don't even have to push the button. We are - in all seriousness - quite convinced that the elevators are somehow wired to communicate with the building doors. It's very spooky to enter the building and have the elevator just know to open for you. Even after four years, you never get used to it.

I've always secretly been a little masochistic in regards to being trapped in elevators. Everytime my elevator pauses for a split second, I secretly hope that it might just be stuck. I know it's weird, but I'm just always curious to see what it would be like.

The day after I read about this story, I walked into my office building to see an 'Out of Order' sign on one of our two elevators.

Perhaps I just missed my chance.

(PS: If I get stuck, it better be for like half an hour. I'd be pissed if I lost my whole weekend to a stupid elevator.)

office quote of the day

2008-03-26T19:32:04Z

"Gay people have been around for a long time, right?"

I don't get many things right the first time. In fact, I am told that a lot.

2008-03-24T05:04:28Z

In my life right now, I have three very distinct and complicated situations, probably none of which am I addressing properly.

Guys are just stupid and confusing sometimes. Why do we do that?

One of the most encouraging things that Elliott ever said to me constantly pops up in my head even today. I miss having him in my life. He (has?) made me a better person.

Bumper stickers

2008-03-06T22:25:12Z

Today marks the first time I have ever seen an Obama bumper sticker. Wilco is just THAT whitebread.

music

2008-03-04T23:58:44Z

Do all Wal-Marts play gospel music over the store speakers, or is it just Franklin?

OMG WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE

2008-02-13T16:14:26Z

We had almost an ENTIRE INCH OF SNOW last night, AND IT HASN'T EVEN STOPPED!

School is of course closed today, and it probably will be for the REST OF THE MONTH.

If you are not at the grocery store, you should go RIGHT NOW because otherwise there will be no canned goods left and you will be stuck in your house and you will probably have to RESORT TO CANNIBALISM. I know this because the magic people in the radio and the internets told it to me.

It is a scary day when it snows in Tennessee.

Consumption

2008-02-05T02:56:55Z

With two growing boys in the house, the food goes fast.

Unfortunately, I purchased more groceries than my trunk will allow me to transport home.

(Fortunately, I was able to fit the rest in my passenger seat.)

Double take

2008-02-05T02:47:57Z

Zac Efron on the cover of Details looks like Uncle Jesse from 'Full House''

chores

2008-02-05T01:50:21Z

I'm doing laundry right now. Then i'm headed home to work out and perhaps rearrange my bonus room.

I can't wait for our new rec center to open (I believe next month?). I want to get back into swimming. I will say, though, that I've developed a nice little home gym setup over the past couple months. I just need to add a home theater to that, and my bonus room will be sweet beyond sweetness.

If I end up staying in Spring Hill for the long term, I want to put a bathroom up there in the bonus room and turn it into an awesome master suite. My house would be so cool!

I've become addicted to Home Depot.

our wonderful TN legislature

2008-02-04T21:28:58Z

Don't Say "Gay"
A proposed state law would ban any discussion of homosexuality in elementary and middle schools.
BY BIANCA PHILLIPS | JANUARY 31, 2008

...Representative Stacey Campfield of Knoxville filed a bill last week that would prevent public elementary and middle schools from allowing "any instruction or materials discussing sexual orientation other than heterosexuality."...

[link]

I'm pretty sure that my favorite part of this webpage was the reader comment at the bottom:

WTF - this sounds like it should be in Mississippi!

Solitude

2008-02-04T05:32:52Z

I meant to devote Saturday to cleaning the house, but instead, I spent quality family time.

So Sunday was left for me to attack my cleaning duties. I was home alone for the majority of the day. Ethan was out with his friends and didn't get home until almost 10:00 tonight. That left me with lots of empty square feet and plenty to keep my mind occupied.

The house looks a hundred times better than it did when I woke up this morning. The progress made on my internal conflicts, however, was less impressive.

Today is a beautiful day to be stomping on things!

2008-02-01T04:55:10Z

As a dinosaur stomping is the best part of my day indeed!

Foodstuffs

2008-01-31T19:06:38Z

Ball Park fat-free hot dogs only have 40 calories each, and they're very tasty.

I know what you're thinking, but I can't go to prom with *everybody*