So I separated my shoulder the day after thanksgiving playing flag football. Still really hurts. I wish I was 18 years old again because I would probably be up and running around.
This may be the start of a quarter life crisis.
Maybe I'll go get x-rays on it tonight...
This morning I was driving into work and very much like every morning I went to change lanes to let a more "urgent" driver pass on my left. As I turned my directional on and began to drift over into the lane to my right, I spot, out of the corner of my eye, a giant mini van. I think we have all had those types of situations and your reaction was probably a lot like mine. It wasn't until about a mile down the road when it hit me. Incoherent images of a life lost flashed through my head and lead me to giving thanks to God that I didn’t have to leave this world, this life, my wife because of some freak lane-changing catastrophe.
How long does it take for us to turn our thanks to God?
I started thinking this morning how our prayer life and our thanksgiving our so tightly woven. If I were praying for safety, than I think my immediate reaction would have been thanks. How often do we pray that God would help us with a financial situation and we accept that $100 check in the mail from the tax commissioner’s mistake as mere coincidence? Or how about your prayers that work would "just get better", and you completely miss the new person who just got hired that will change your outlook on why you are at work in the first place.
Do I think God gets glory by doing things that go unnoticed? Yes. I also think that he becomes so much bigger in YOUR life and the lives around you when you are super sensitive to how God is answering your prayers. And after those prayers are answered, making the biggest deal out of him for doing it.
This is pretty awesome. I had never seen this until this morning and it has made Sunday better already. Check out the Voltron reference. Enjoy.
So while on my trip through Orlando, I stopped by the school I went to study film, Full Sail. They have made a ton of improvements to what was already a pretty stellar facility. One of the not so great improvements is a gift shop. In fact, if you take a tour of the school, the tour ends at the gift shop. Kind of like every ride at Disney or the Georgia Aquarium. Weird. Anyway, they sell these slammin' Full Sail Jerseys. I almost bought one but they didn't have my size.
Check out the school at www.fullsail.com.
So for my birthday last month, my amazing wife Talie got us Nickel Creek tickets at the Fox theatre here in Atlanta. Pretty much one of the best shows I've seen Nickel Creek perform. Bela Fleck opened up the night with just him and his banjo. One by one each member of Nickel Creek would come out and play one song with him and then leave the stage to make room for the next. That dude can shred some banjo like I've never seen. Its funny when you take all of the effects and amps out the mix and you allow the real tone and musicality to come out, it has this raw organic movement that affects you.
Watching Nickel Creek in the Fox Theatre under the simulated stars during one of their last shows for who knows when has earned its way into one of those unforgettable memories. Chris, Sara, Sean, and Mark were perfect as usual and with it being one of their last shows for a while, they seemed very nostalgic on stage. Sean Watkins is pretty much a freak at flat-picking.
Did I mention that my wonderful, amazing wife got us 8th row seats?
I've gotten to see a lot of amazing shows this year from my favorite artists.
John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Edwin McCain, Nickel Creek, and Sean McConnell (whom I'll write about in upcoming blogs)
P.S. They came out for the encore and played Toxic by Brittany Spears...Killer!
So on my trip to Orlando I experienced many things that I will share with you throughout the upcoming days. One of which was a monumental milestone in any adults life... when your car surpasses the 100,000 mile mark. I had to explain to Talie why it was a priority for me to pull over to take the picture. I mean who wants your speedometer finger cranked at 85mph blocking your glorious moment of mileage? Not this guy. My 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac is now considered old. No more original new car scent here.
In response to Carlos' game over at Ragamuffin Soul, here is one that I got a while ago
Click on the Snow Creature once for the jump and a second time for the swing.
http://n.ethz.ch/student/mkos/pinguin.swf
Check it out and post your high scores
Finally something fresh and different and amazing. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining about my staple shows such as Lost, 24, The Office, and my new guilty pleasure Kid Nation. But the creative side of me has been waiting for something this inventive.
Last Wednesday, Pushing Daisies premiered on ABC and within the first 5 min I was drooling. All I am saying is that you need to go online and watch the first episode for free and then watch this Wednesday to get caught up. http://dynamic.abc.go.com/streaming/landing
It truly is refreshing. Pushing Daisies may be one of my new favorite shows. Check it out and let me know what you think.
So I went for it. I got a tattoo. A flipping henna tattoo! At the North Georgia State Fair for crying out loud...how sweet is that? After watching Carlos over at ragamuffin soul get his sleeve done on
LA Ink last night, I sorta feel like a wuss. It will only last for about a month so I guess life is about taking steps towards the ultimate goal. Check out how tough I look standing there after a long grueling couple of minutes in the chair. Nothing like getting some ink done with the smell of funnel cake in the air. Don't forget to see "Big Red" at the state fair.
