The Soundtrack Of My Life

This idea came from Simone:

Directions

1. Open up your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc.)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question below type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. No repeat artists…stuff happens (randomly!!)
7. No cheating or doctoring your list to make yourself look cooler than the person you took this from.

The Result

Opening Credits:
Love Is Blindness - U2

First Day of School:
One Week - Barenaked Ladies

Falling in Love:
Colored People/Entertaining Angels - Mashup - DCTalk and Newsboys

Breaking up:
Maybe Baby - Buddy Holly

Prom:
Theresa - Yuca

Life’s Ok:
Madame Bonaparte/Devil's Dream/Mason's Apron - Leahy

Mental Breakdown:
The Rotten Hand - Flatfoot 56

Driving:
Coming Toward - David Crowder Band

Flashback:
Carried To The Table - Leeland

Getting Back Together:
I Love Your Presence - Vineyard Cinncinati

Wedding Scene:
What If - Coldplay

Birth of Child:
Song For The Bride - Brian Doerksen

Final Battle:
Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

Death Scene:
I Belong To You - Lenny Kravitz

Funeral Scene:
Everything I Do I Do It For You - Brian Adams

End Credits:
Y Cain't Da Homiez Hear Me? - Gospel Gangstaz


What’s the soundtrack of your life? Let me know in the comments section.

Information Porn

Sorry for the racy title but it's the only thing that captures my thought.

I've been dealing with an addiction that I've only recently, with the help of a friend, come to realize has a grip on me. It my desire for information. It doesn't matter what kind or of what relevance it is to my life, I just love information. I want to know when the new Flaming Lips album is dropping, what price I could get a home espresso maker for on eBay, And who's blog I haven't read, or more importantly, who's left a comment on mine.

Not only am I hooked on this drug, I have found a great place to get it: right here. The internet has become my dirty little secret. Now please don't misunderstand me, I don't have a problem with internet pornography in the classical sense. I have built safeguards into my life that help me with that.

But see the internet is there whenever I need it. I can be the 1st person to know about the latest trade in the NHL or the first person to know about Brittney or Paris's latest screw up. I can check the weather, WHENEVER I WANT!!! Not just when that guy comes on the news.

I struggle with control. I never thought I did but I do. In my mind, I think that if I can know everything there is to know about tomorrow, nothing will trip me up tomorrow. Nice thought I guess.

So I'm not disconnecting my internet and I'm not going to join a monastery. But I am going to:

- Spend no more than 20 minutes per day on the internet.

- Blog only weekly.

My time on the internet was interfering with my time with my wife. It was interfering with my time with God and it was interfering with my time with others. When 1 Peter 3:15 says to be ready to give a reason for the hope you have, I'd be ready after I responded to an e-mail or read this fascinating article about the new Apple iPhone.

So if you're a daily lurker, sorry. I'm cutting back to only weekly. I hope you understand. (In the process of writing this post, I have come dangerously close to my 20 minute allotment.)

I Love Chocolate!!!

Apparently this is how I would look if I was an M&M. Try it at www.becomeanmm.com.

Holistically Pro Life

Yeah, OK, so this is a really good article on both being holistically pro life. Sorry if it's a little strong but seeing as the path Wanda and I are on in life, it hits pretty close to home for us.

Any thoughts?

Jesus....Taken Down For A Loss In The Backfield

Check this out.

Twice In 12 Months

Got my wallet stolen again on Monday. Someone broke into our (Starbucks) staff room and stole my new wallet, my cel phone and (incidentally) my brand new Bible that Wanda gave me for Christmas.

This time it's much more devastating because I had ALL of my ID in this wallet. This new wallet was extra big and everything except my passport was in there. When I called Visa and MC, they told me my card had been used in several drinking establishemnts within a 4 block radius of the store, and this was only 2 or 3 hours after he had taken it. I also am out a cel phone and those are a freakin' fortune to buy without a contract.

Song of the Day - Bad Day - Daniel Powter

Workin' For "The Man"

First off.... I'm sorry if this post disappoints you.

The truth is that after my Christmas vacation, I've started working for..Starbucks. Yeah I know, it's not good.

I had this dillema, Wanda and I had been downtown Van for 2+ years and still felt like we needed to broaden our place of influence. I went to Starbucks one day around Christmas to pick up some donated coffee for a strata function and struck up a conversation with the manager. He mentioned how they were needing help in the new year after all the college crowd went back to school. I knew it was time to leave the Well (just knew it was time, nothing bad).

So I had a decision to make:

My "COFFEE CONSCIENCE" vs. "THE MISSION"

So the mission won. There was no other shop to get a job at and this Starbucks is so close to my place that I could throw a rock through the window from my couch.

If you're disappointed in me I understand. But we want to be in the center of our neighborhood and this is as close as I could get.

Here's the crazy thing, I've been there 2 shifts, and I learning LOTS about coffee. I'm really enjoying the learning component so far. I even made my first drink for a customer today.

Go ahead and pummle (pummel? - sp) me with negative comments I'm ready for it.

Another Great Article

Here is a great article I poached from Relevant. Any thoughts?