Funny
I saw an advertisement for an episode of ER last night. It was the one where 'a psychotic patient with a point to prove steals an army tank to wreak havoc on the hospital'... and Channel 7 had this to say about it:
Some get mad...
Some get even...
And some get MASSIVE ARMOURED ASSAULT VEHICLES.
Hee hee, that's funny... in an extremely dorky kinda way.
9 May 2004
Submitted by eve on Sun, 05/09/2004 - 8:14am. Um... "Mom, I need to go to the bathroom."
"God, sweetie, what have I told you about TMI? I didn't need to know that, and neither did anyone else here."
--A girl who looked to be about 4, and her mother, in line for checkout at Andronico's.
James Taylor
Submitted by yeswehavenofries on Sat, 05/08/2004 - 5:42am. Funny "...You should really stop lying to yourself, no one has ever heard of this guy."
"You've never heard of James Taylor?"
"No. You're probably making him up to get out working. But I'll be the first to tell you, it's genius."
"Do you want to see the tickets?"
"Tickets? That *is* genius. You must have went through a lot of trouble making these...They look so realistic..."
Kids these days...geesh.
What has happened to me???
Last night we went to see Tripod. It was... well, interesting. :o) Half of us (that would be five, if anyone's counting) walked out. Including me. Strange, I know! It just got to the point where the swearing and crudeness was too much. Everyone was laughing, but I just didn't find it funny. I was dead to the humour. So I coerced my fiancé into walking out with me. I think he was grateful... although he was laughing, he doesn't usually find things like that funny. He hasn't even seen Austin Powers!
It's amazing how much I've changed in the last year! Last year when we went to see Tripod, I was laughing my butt off the whole time (Little sidenote: isn't that an interesting expression? If I thought laughing would help...). All of the bad things went right over my head. I never thought I'd walk out on anything, ever. In fact, I determined in my heart to do just that! But when God changes your heart... :o)
I don't understand why they swear so much, to tell you the truth. No-one goes there to specifically hear people swear, they can get that anywhere. What they're looking for is hilarity. And you can get that without the swearing and crudeness! In fact, the crowd was laughing just as much, if not more, at the parts that had good, clean humour. By swearing, they're not drawing anyone in, they're just pushing people away. They're cutting out a whole group of people that would otherwise love them.
Oh well, I guess that's the last bit of support Tripod will get from me. *sigh* It was a long, blissful relationship... just a bit rough around the edges.
Fleeting sadness
We're going to see Tripod tonight!!! Am I excited? Hmmm... not really. I really love Tripod, but I'm scared that certain people that I'm taking along to see the show will, maybe, possibly walk out. You see, Tripod are extremely funny... but they can be a tad crude at times. And sometimes they tend to swear a bit. I'd never compromise my friends' morals or anything, and I warned them sufficiently, now it's just up to them. I really hope they all stay!!! I'm nervous. :o|
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Is it sad that when I look through my blog archives, I find myself much more interesting back then??? I think I was much more excitable back then, posting in a rainbow of colours, expressing my love for John Mayer's CD, denying my feelings for certain crushes. One such post is this one, from June 26th 2002.
'He who must not be named' emailed me! Not Voldemort, someone else. ;) Not that I care, I'm so over him, it was just a fleeting phase, a little crush, a tiny, tiny, tiny, little crush, but he's so cool! (the balancing-a-plate-on-his-head thing... the taking-photos-of-a-sunset thing... the search-for-a-platypus thing... I don't like him! I don't! No, seriously, I don't) Anyway, I just wanted to share my non-feelings for this certain fellow.
See? Is that talent, or what? I rocked!!! :o) I was interesting, quirky, eccentric... even a bit out-there and flamboyant. But now, I'm an old fogey, and I'll soon be married and have responsibilities, like cooking and cleaning and keeping my man happy, and I won't have time to be quirky. Soon I'll be old and arthritic and hobble around on crutches and need a hearing aid, and I'll have kids and grandkids, and... I'M ONLY TWENTY-ONE! I think I'll have to let my eccentricism linger a while longer. :o)
My cute little bunny Frank!
We have a scanner at work now! So, to commemorate the occasion, I have scanned a picture that I drew, a cute little bunny named 'Frank'. Awww, isn't he gorgeous?! :o)
Yes, his namesake is Frank from
Donnie Darko... 
Baby-sitting!
So we had Juliana for the weekend, the beautiful 2 year old daughter of my brother's girlfriend. She was an angel almost all weekend. And she's so cute
On Saturday, we gave her noodles for lunch. She ate about half of it, accidentally dropping some on the floor in the meantime. My sister Tarryn told her that if she cleaned it up, she'd get a treat. She cleaned it up, and Tarryn took her into the kitchen to get her treat. She was so excited, telling me "My getting a treat!" Tarryn put Glad-wrap over the rest of the noodles and gave them to Juliana, saying "Here's your treat - noodles!" Juliana was obviously disappointed, but she took the bowl, said "Yeah..." and started walking away with it! We burst out laughing, and Tarryn gave her the treat, a tub of chocolate custard. My sister is cruel, but it was so cute that Juliana was just going to accept the "treat" without making a fuss.
I'm getting a new car soon!!! We're going to look for one on Saturday. I'm excited! I'll actually be able to drive on the highway, which is always a bonus! I haven't done that for so long. We'll even be able to go down to the coast! And to think that I used to take that for granted! I love cars that are better than mine (there are a lot). I love cars that actually work. And I'll be the owner of one very soon!!!
Thoughts on Esther
We're reading the book of Esther at Home Group this month. This week we read the first two chapters, and talked about the main characters. There were so many differences between what the guys said about the King, and what the girls said about him!
Let me give you the low-down on the first two chapters of Esther. Basically, King Xerxes was having a feast for his servants and palace officials. He was half drunk, and sent his eunuchs to get Queen Vashti so he could show her off to his friends. She refused to go. He was furious, and banished her from the kingdom. He decided to get a new wife, so he got heaps of virgins to come and be in his harem. They all went through 12 months of beauty treatments before he saw them one by one. He saw Esther, and was so impressed that he made her Queen.
Now, here's what the guys said about the King - Man of the law, generous, show-off, partial to drink, takes counsel, proud of his wife's beauty, pervert, vain, picky, wants hot chicks, nice fella, loved women for appearance.
Here's what the girls said - Weak, disgusting, powerful, weak temper, pig, filthy, egotistical, sleazebag, leader, wise, rational thinker.
A bit of a difference?! You can see the girls got a bit emotional. We settled down at the end, though, because the guys were explaining that in those times, it was normal to do all of those things. Let's just say I'm glad I don't live in those times! I like being respected. :o)
We were also talking about the Biblical principal of submission. As we were discussing it, I realised that it's not as bad as I thought it was! I always thought that wives just have to do whatever their husbands say. But that's not what it's about. My fiancé was saying that it's this - when we don't agree on something, we'll sit down and talk about it, discussing and praying about both of our points of view. If we're both still adamant that we're right, I just have to give it over to my husband to make the final decision. Remember there's the God factor in that, we both have to have prayed about it, and be sure that our viewpoint is from God. So that's it. We may not even encounter a situation like that ever! As it is, I haven't encountered a situation like that before, and neither has my fiancé (as far as submitting to leadership is concerned). So it's not really that bad. :o) I'm happy. I'm sure there are those who abuse it, but I know that he won't.
Oh! My sister, flatmate and I are babysitting my brother's girlfriend's daughter this weekend! She's also our flowergirl, and her Mum (my brother's girlfriend) is one of my bridesmaids. But anyway, she's two. Gorgeous!
Anyway, I'd better get my nose to the grindstone! I have no idea what that means, but it sounds half decent.
What do you think?
Well, I've done it. I've updated my template. What do you think? I'm still not 100% happy... I think I need to play with the colours a little bit. Any suggestions and comments would be very much appreciated! :o) Hmmm... I need help. Not in the 'Uh-oh! I think I'm going insane' kinda way, but in the 'please give me some constructive criticism so I can improve' kinda way. Please???
Eeeeeeeek!
I'm really scared. I've decided to change my template. Oh no! What if it doesn't work out? What if it's completely lame and there's no way of getting my old one back
It's time to take a chance. Wish me luck...
Liberty Meadows - 2nd May 2004
Bargain!
My flatmate has been cleaning out her wardrobe for the last couple of weeks, so I've been getting
heaps of clothes that she doesn't want anymore! I mean HEAPS. They're good clothes, too. What a bargain. :o) Can't get much better than free, can you?
My feet are cold. That'll teach me. I really need new shoes, ones that actually cover my feet.
I'm getting married in 5 months and 12 days! Oh my goodness, that's really close! I have to admit, I'm a little scared. Giving someone your whole life... I mean, I've given God my life, but this is different. We're fallible human beings. We'll inevitably let each other down sometimes. But I trust and
know that the good will outweigh the bad. It does now, that's for sure. :o) And there's another reason I'm kinda nervous... ahem. But let's not go into that.
Flowers
I just realised how expensive it is to get a bunch of flowers for me to carry down the aisle at my wedding! I'm seriously thinking about just buying a bunch from Coles, or some other supermarket. They're really not too bad, rather pretty actually, and they're about $12 each... as opposed to $100 or so that you'd be looking at paying through a wedding bouquet place.
Actually, my flatmate made some paper flowers (with straws for stems) for her Children's Church class, and we were discussing possibly having something like that for the wedding! My fiance still wants to put some roses or somthing in there with the paper flowers, but it would still be a massive saving, and it would be very unique.
Bottom line - I'm not paying $100 for a bunch of flowers! :o)
We're doing a Quiz Show type thing at Home Group tonight, on Luke 5:1-11. I was in charge of making the questions...
Questions for Group 1
1) Where in the Bible is the book of Luke?
2) How many empty boats were there (verse 2)?
3) Why were the boats empty (verse 2)?
4) Jonah was swallowed by a large…
A. Fish, B. Elephant, C. Man, D. Metal dog with a top hat.
5) What were they fishing with (verse 6)?
6) How many fish did they catch (verse 7)?
7) The best place to go fishing is…
A. Wynnum Jetty, B. Brisbane River, C. Wherever Jesus tells you to go, D. Boonah.
8) What did Jesus say they would fish for in the future (verse 10)?
9) What was the fishermen’s response to the whole situation (verse 11)?
10) If Jesus was Rex Hunt in this story, would he kiss all the fish and throw them back?
A. Yes, B. No, C. Maybe, D. This is a silly question, and I refuse to answer.
Questions for Group 2
1) Where was Jesus preaching (verse 1)?
2) A popular Christian children’s group is…
A. Rocfish, B. Rock n Roll, C. Rock the boat, D. Rocks are good to throw at people.
3) Who did Jesus ask to push the boat into the water (verse 3)?
4) When fishing, it is a good idea to bait your hook with…
A. An old shoe, B. Bait, C. Catnip, D. An atomic laser.
5) What did Jesus tell Simon to do (verse 4)?
6) What was Simon’s response (verse 5)?
7) What is the 2nd letter of the 18th word in this passage?
8) What was Simon Peter’s reaction to the abundance of fish that were caught (verse 8 & 9)?
9) What was the response of James and John (verse 10)?
10) Who did the fishermen follow at the end?
A. Jim Carrey, B. Tim, C. Jesus, D. Mr Potato Head.
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Monday Music Mambo!
Just to add a little more fun to your lives here is some 'I say, You think'...the only thing is anything I say you have to think of something music related.
1. oklahoma:: where the wind comes sweeping down the plains...
2. cat:: Stevens
3. sun:: Beach Boys
4. coffee:: Two Beds and a Coffee Machine (Savage Garden)
5. lotion:: Locamotion
6. train:: Locamotion... again.
7. candy cane:: Baby, It's Cold Outside
8. phone:: Oh, telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight...
9. tummy:: Chewy chewy (Ohio Express)
10. bob:: Carlisle
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We got the bridesmaids' dresses on Saturday! They're beautiful, a lovely burgundy/purple colour. A great bargain! Then we went to look for ties for the groomsmen, and we found some almost exactly the same colour, for 1/2 price! We are so blessed! :o)
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I'm tired. Sleep... When will I see you again?
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