Delicious Holiday Treats

3 blogs in 3 days? We are banging on all cylinders here. Alright, well first off, Merry Christmas. I hope everyone finds their own way to let this holiday season be a glad one.

And now, I will list 10 foods... 5 of which I have eaten in the past few days, and 5 of which I have not eaten. So again, I did indeed eat 5 of these, and did not eat the other 5. Here they are:

Horse hoof soup
Pig stomach
Pickled pig fetus
Cow intestine
Fish eyes
Duck Tongue
Pureed Eel drink
Jellyfish
Squid tentacle
Tiger Penis


Yup. If you can guess in a comment which 5 I ate, I'll give you a sweet prize. Perhaps BBQ chicken feet? mmmm......

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So I was reading over my blog, viewing the month-by-month archives on the right. And I noticed that I used to blog about a lot more stuff. If I thought something was interesting or funny, I'd just write about it. Those random inklings and thoughts still cross my mind, but for some reason they don't make it into my blog quite as often.

"I guess the winter makes you talk a little slower
makes you laugh a little lower..."
-Counting Crows

So, I think from now on I'm going to make an effort to let my blog be as free and laidback as it used to be. For starters:

Korean BBQ, Chinese Dim Sum, and Vietnamese noodles are the 3 most important food groups.

Superman is lame. It would take too long to explain why, so I'll just write that again. Superman is lame.

"Fist of Legend" and "Fearless" are the best martial arts movies... ever.

And lastly, facebook is beginning to become more important than real life. JK.

JustStopAndThink.com

So I found a link to this website on my friend Carmen's facebook profile. Here's the link:

http://juststopandthink.com/movieextras.php

This website has a 15 minute movie on it, which I think is awesome. In my opinion, it's the best video of its kind.

So if you've got 15 minutes to stop, and think... give it a click.

I mean, I've watched it about 10 times in 2 days. Although, I probably only watch it because I want to be like that dude, when I'm his age. Being in great shape, surfing, and having an authoritative mustache adorn my face.

Let me know what you think of the video, and have a happy holiday.

WWJD? Hold on let's ask him...

The puppet, that is. I don't know if you all know this about me, but I have moderate-to-decent skills with puppets. So I was thinking, how funny would it be if I carried a puppet around with me?

And then how much funnier would it be, if it was a Jesus puppet?

I would carry it around in my bookbag, and when there was any question as to who Jesus was, or what he said or did, I could just pull Him out. OK, this is all hypothetical, I know... but trust me, it's hilarious. Examples:

Someone stubs their toe, "Jesus Christ!!"
..."yes, my child?"

or...

Cute friend, "Hey Jon, want to get lunch at the glen with me and all the other hot girls that want to date you?"
Jesus, "Jon, if you eat of that food, you'll be hungry again. But if you eat me, you'll be full. Eat me."
Jon, "Jesus, stop this is embarassing."
Jesus, "EAT ME!!!!"
Jon, "You are being RIDICULOUS!"
Jesus, "All your dating experiences will end in awkwardness and failure!"
Jon, "Jesus?? but... .but... ... dang it."

Basically, the only reason I want the Jesus puppet is to throw it back in the faces of the WWJD bracelet wearers that I'm more spiritual than them. Take that, ye of little faith!

Actually... I just think it'd be hilarious. Or maybe this is just another one of my ideas which seem good at first, but serve only to prove that I am an idiot. Like that one time, I tried using the microwave to warm up my pet Hamster. RIP Chubby.

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"If your left hand causes you to sin, put a Jesus puppet on it. It's better to go to heaven with a graven image, than to go to hell, where there are no puppets."
-my left hand

Romance, Star Wars, and why I'm single.

I have 2 exams within the next 7 hours... and I'm blogging.

And this blog... is about the womens. So... um, I'm pretty sure romance isn't all it's cracked up to be. And something as important as dating/finding a wife should be made on a basis other than "How do I feeeeeel about this person?", or counting on your fingers how many warm and fuzzy feelings you get per 5 minutes.

Women are tricky... and they'll rope you in like the tractor beam on the death star. The dude is thinking, 'Oh yeah, she's cool... we're just dating'. Then 3 years later, he's falling downhill into marriage... with a woman who's less cute, charming, kind, and skinny as she used to be... saying like Borat, "She is BORing!"... playing slowpitch and golf as much as possible in order to avoid the nag-machine.

Point: Basically, every woman can be equated with 1 or more machines made for chaos and destruction.

Like this one girl, she was like mustard gas. Things were cool, then everything got confusing, and disoriented, then she was gone. And then this other girl... well... she was the cold war. Lots of expectations on both sides... and... wow look at all the time we wasted. And there was definately a death star. I had to hide in storage compartments, then use the force a couple times in order to get away from her. Good thing I had Chewie, AKA Larry. JK... Larry's more like Obi Wan- just better looking, younger, and less of a pansy... kind of like a Obi Wan/Chewie/Han Solo hybrid. Oh, and the millenium falcon plays conservative talk radio.

Onward and onward...

I dunno, I just think the whole thing is kinda dumb, but at the same time it's how we're wired. Through reading and learning about Samson, Prov. 5-7, etc... I've learned I probably want to make wise decisions in who I date. And I've definately seen several couples where the more-spiritually-inclined person is depressed, and unsatisfied due to problems with their partner. And I'm guessing part of the reason for this is a laid-back, follow-your-feelings attitude towards dating. Which I definately don't want to have... but sometimes I don't know.

It is not good for man to be alone. Otherwise I'll just sit around with dudes talking out the Jedi/Empire debate... where something has to be said for Ewoks and a full scale attack on the new and improved Death Star, led by Lando and the mascot from Red Lobster.

The Good Samaritan

Luke 10(NIV):

25On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

26"What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"

27He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'^[c]; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'^[d]"

28"You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."

29But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

30In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two silver coins^[e] and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'

36"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"

37The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him."
Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."

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Why are we selfish?
Why do we fight so hard to prove non-Christians that the bible is true, and that it's God word...

...and then read this and make excuses?

"Come on, Jesus, let's be reasonable here. This just isn't practical. Well I have more important things to do with my time than obey you. Sorry... thanks for Heaven- can't wait. I love you so much less than you love me... and I'm ok with that."

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Poem

I was perusing through my journal, and found a poem I wrote... about a year ago. It's probably better as a poem than it is as a song... so here it is.

12/30/05

you're starving for intimacy
longing for someone to be
so near, so dear, so clearly
in love with you

but you're counting your life more than loss
burning the bridges you've crossed
you're running, and falling, and crawling
towards something less

the loving Lord waits and he cries
even still with his arms open wide
He stayed and He prayed and yet He is saying,
"aren't I enough for thee?"

so turn from the life that you lead
look to the Lord and receive
redmeption, slavation, reconciliation
even today, and believe...

that the cross is enough for your sin
and the spirit of God can come in
can heal you and hold you through the trials that surround you
and lead you until you're home.