RE-post: WHAT is your name?!

Back during Christmas 2008, the Center Lake staffers went crazy with a boomerang survey. I was a part of it, and it was one of the best early Christmas presents I had. One of those warm fuzzies type of things, for sure, but in my mind, it spoke to how working together all summer in the service of Christ deepens your friendships.

So a repost from Facebook that I felt like re-sharing because it's worth doing.

Originally on... Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 12:25pm

Post your name and I will do each of the following:

1. I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll tell you which song or movie you remind me of.
3. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
4. I'll tell you my first memory of you.
5. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
6. I'll ask you something I've always wondered about you.
7. I'll tell you my favorite thing about you.
8. If you play, you MUST want to post this on yours

Jessica Clouse: Oh, oh! Pick me, pick me!

~Jess

Tyler Racey: Jess

1. Those pictures of you from Homecoming 2007 with the crazy-go-nuts curly-whatsits are mesmerizing. The fact that your hair can do that is amazing.
2. "Big Trouble" becaaaaaause... you KNOW you liked it.
3. "What up, BISCUIT?!"
4. InterVarsity at Hope & encounters at the Kletz. I love those super flurries.
5. A duck. They're lovable and feisty. Love the ducks. And be afraid. Be VERY afraid.
6. Did you ever get the urge to go all King Koopa with the stuff in the Kletz on your last day, even if you knew it would get you in all kinds of trouble? Even for fun?
7. You love your students and love teaching them math. Don't stop that and give it some more time... you'll be a fantastic teacher. Just wait and see what God has in store for you.

Heidi Baker: Heidi B

Tyler Racey: Heidi

1. If you're a Trinity Troll, do you get your very own BRIDGE?! AHAHAHAHAHA. Sometimes I slay myself.
2. "If We Are the Body" - Casting Crowns
3. "No one came to camp from my institution, either."
4. AO training and I threw the giant white Fruit Loop to you. You didn't drown! Good times.
5. A real mother goose. She takes care of her babies (the SMTs) while also fully-prepared to put on her boots of buttkicking with them needed.
6. Have you ever had the overwhelming urge to tell the Heidi Baker with IRIS Ministries that she stole your name?
7. You are willing to reach out and love the unloved when others won't.

Isaiah Nichols: Lulz.
Isaiah Nichs

Joy Morin: JOY MORIN. :D

Heidi Baker: awe Tyler that was awsome, thanks! And sometimes I do want to tell the other Heidi Baker that she stole my name...but she had it first...she is a Heidi Baker Heidi Baker's around the world should strive to be like :)

Tyler Racey: Isaiah

1. I'm concerned about your spelling ability when it comes to names of members of the Spheniscidae family. What is a "pengin" anyway?
2. "Oh, Spaghetti" - Heywood Banks
3. "ISAIAH NICHOLS, I'm surprised at you! How could you do something that to our camper, taking his coffee away from him?!"
4. "Your name is Isaiah?" *Inner monologue: That's AWESOME!!!!*
5. A hummingbird. Before you threaten to go all Jet Li on me for a comparison to such a tiny bird... read the response to no. 7.
6. How far do you think we'll send the flip flop before you get it back?
7. A hummingbird spends most of its waking hours in search of food. If they don't, they will die. That's how I see you in your relationship with Christ. You're constantly searching, looking to grow in Him and seeking that which will nourish your spirit.

Isaiah Nichols: Just the other day I was pondering Kenny's coffee addiction... that kid was funny.

Tyler Racey: Joy

1. I'm still waiting to see you play both your horn AND the piano at the same time. Come on, go all Sarah Brown on us!
2. "Sunny and Seventy-Five" - Chelsea Stephenson
3. "Some... peo-ple like sunny and seventy-five!"
4. Well, the first was an encounter in Nykerk. I thought to myself, "So she's Joy Oosterbaan. Yay, I could be good friends with my accompanist!"
5. A cat-not easily taken by surprised and always ready.
6. What are you & Paul doing after graduation?
7. Of all my accompanists, you and I were easily the closest. Part of it was the willingness to work together right away and I think the common bond of being brother and sister in Christ.

Daniel Wagner Jr. d

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junior

Isaiah Nichols: WHAT is your favorite color?

Tyler Racey: WHAT is your quest?

Jon Mundinger: WHAT is the air-speed velocity of a coconut laden swallow?

Nate Martin: SchNATE SchMARTIN

Tara Hartley: Tara...

Tyler Racey: Dan

1. What? You helped incite ANOTHER comment war on someone's picture?!
2. Above All - Michael W. Smith (version I own)
3. "I think Tyler's in there..." "REALLY?!" *Bone-crushing hug in mid-sentence*
4. We were talking either with Em and I think maybe Isaiah outside maybe Bear Cabin during Pre-Camp/Orchard Grove Rentals week. I finally asked you, "Yeah, and you are...?" Not at all awkward at all!
5. An OWL. Because I know you stay up LATE.
6. Why did you help let the POKeMON Facebook groups get so out of control? Seriously.
7. Your sense of caring for your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Despite the endless teasing that I saw between you and the other SMTs at camp and the guff everyone took... there's love.

Tyler Racey: Nate

1. The finger mustache.
2. Everlasting God - Lincoln Brewster
3. "Slow it down." "I thought I did." "More!" (We're in agreement :-) )
4. This digs DEEP; remember membership class in Pastor Carlson's office back at WABC? WAY back when Scott and I were in middle school? Yup.
5. A horse - think you can guess why?
6. Who taught you to play the drumset? I've always been a bit curious.
7. I've come to admire your insight since getting to know you at Center Lake this past summer. Your hunger for the Word and desire for others to know Christ is apparent. You'll be great as a counselor next summer, not just as the "fun" counselor but someone who will be great for the kids' spiritual growth as well. I can sense it.

Nate Martin: i think... Bait's number three... i remember that. was that at the church that one day?

and a horse? hmmm, it doesn't take too much thinkin' if i am thinking right...

i actually kinda sorta learned the start up of the whole kit and kaboodle on how the drum set works from my middle school band teacher... maybe seventh grade? my skillz have evolve since then. like from magikarp to gyrados.

Andrew Fleszar: andrew flesheater

Tyler Racey: Tara

1. So there was this one time at Foster School you were laughing your head off/slightly complaining because Mr. Kipp put WAAAY too much ketchup on your burger and you were kind of mad. But laughing too. I thought it was hilarious for some reason. :-)
2. The Locomotion - Grand Funk Railroad (came up on the music player's shuffle!!!!)
3. "The wassail tastes fine, Your Majesty..." *GAAAAAK!!!!*
4. It probably has to do with 2's and 3's at WABC. WAAAY back.
5. A luvvable teddy bear!
6. How did YOU get on the Badger when I failed so many times?!
7. You could make me laugh at the randomest things.

Tyler Racey: Andrew

1. Isaiah almost got his flip-flop home. But our combined efforts, mostly yours, have sent it on a truly amazing journey. A mighty joke thanks you.
2. Something by Eric Whitacre. Pick your favorite. "Lux Aurumque," perhaps?
3. "HI ANDREWWWWWW!"
4. You randomly appeared in Bear Cabin late one night on one of the last nights of staff training and started to talk to Casey Butler and I was like, "Who IS that?"
5. A raccoon. Remember Isaiah's honey jar, you bandit?
6. Do you know who was the first person to cook up the nickname "Flesheater?" Annnnd, if you do, please tell me.
7. You're such a serious thinker, Andrew! It's so refreshing that, despite all the accusations against younger generations, to know people like you that take the Bible seriously. There is still hope for TRUE Christianity with people like you who seek to learn and also listen and understand.

Samantha 曉詩 Tan: sam tan!

Andrew Fleszar: thanks tyler :D
and yeah ben folly first thought of it with wookie :)

Tyler Racey: Sam

1. I'll respond with something random about you.
2. Police Story 3 - Jackie Chan & Michelle Yeoh.
3. *Broadway songs in Habitat for Humanity Houses*
4. I think I got it right this time! Working on the Habitat for Humanity house in Cadillac AND the overnight camping trip. My thought: This counselor from Malaysia is HILARIOUS!
5. A jaguar. They can make some fierce noises and are fierce themselves. Like you.
6. Are you so free with being so feisty/yelling "SHUT UP!" at your friends? And by that, I mean do they just take it all to mean, "Oh that's just Sam being herself!" and nothing more?
7. Beneath that tough, feisty exterior that gladly matches the likes of Mike Johnson and Nate "Wookie" Woods wit-for-wit, even if you get pushed into Center Lake, you have a heart even bigger for serving others and so much love to give. The campers noticed that. Don't ever let that diminish, Sam. It'll carry you far.

Samantha 曉詩 Tan: 6. i really hope so, tyler. i don't really mean it!
7. thanks tyler (: that made my day.

Bethany Gerstung: Bethany! =]

Tyler Racey: Oops! Sorry Sam, forgot number 1! Ahem.

Mulan. I saw that on the freetime board and was lost till I realized that was a nickname. Silly me.

Tyler Racey: Bethany

1. I still call lifeguard tubes "macaroni noodles" because of you. :-)
2. "You Never Let Go" (OH NO!) - Matt & Beth Redman
3. "Why aren't you all crispy crunchy?!"
4. Hearing the TGS voices during staff training and realizing that you have the uncanny ability to sound just like them. I was in awe. And then, yeah... the fireside skit was side-splitting.
5. A cat. Your facial expressions remind me of a cat's.
6. Are you coming back next summer?! Please yes?!
7. You have the gift of laughter. It worked so marvelously well with the campers this past summer. A lesson we all can learn.

Bethany Gerstung: 6. - I'm really not sure.. =[
7. - Thank you very much... seriously made my day.

Jonathan Britton: ʇuǝɔıɟıuƃɐɯ ǝɥʇ ǝƃɐuʍd uıɐʇdɐɔ

Jonathan Britton: AKA JONATHANZ

Tyler Racey: Jonathan

1. You sometimes type upside down.
2. "Bob" - Weird Al Yankovic
3. "I've missed you Jon!" "I've missed you too, Tyler!" "Uh, Jon?" "I've missed you too, Tyler!" "Uh... Jon?" "I've missed you too, Tyler!"
4. You finally arrived, and I thought, "Wait, another SMT? Who is he?" Kinda inoccuous. If only I knew.
5. A seagull!
6. Why don't YOU peel the onions YOURSELF?!
7. Because... despite the fact that you have that strange gift of being a creeper and can scare the daylights out of me with a hug after not seeing you since August... I see a guy who has the gift of humor and a lot of love for both his friends and the campers. And I see you sharing them both readily and willingly.
8. Come on. You know you want to.

Wednesday, 09 January 2008

Song Titles

Ashley puts up all kinds of interesting stuff on Facebook notes. This looked kind of fun, but it's kind of tough. How much can you communicate using song titles (anyone remember that game from Whose Line is it Anyway?)? For an added challenge, whittle it down to one artist? I tried it with my favorite artist.

1. Choose a band/artist.
Jeremy Camp

2. Answer ONLY with the titles of songs.

3. Are you male or female?
This Man

4. Describe yourself.
One Day at a Time

5. How do people feel about you?
Revive Me

6. How do you feel about yourself?
I Am Nothing

7. Describe you ex-boyfriend/ girlfriend.
Nothing

8. Describe your current boyfriend/ girlfriend.
Nothing (sense something?)

9. Describe where you want to be.
Restored

10. Describe how you live.
I Wait for the Lord (trying, anyway... this one's hard)

11. Describe how you love.
Beautiful One

12. What would you ask for if you had just one wish?
Understand

13. Share a few words of wisdom.
Open Up Your Eyes

14. Now say goodbye:
(I'll) Take You Back... (always)

Wednesday, 21 November 2007

Bored before Thanksgiving break

I have some time before leaving for Thanksgiving Break, and Ashley's Facebook is a gold mine for these silly surveys. Here we go again!

-What was the worst name people called you in school?
Hmm, I was called plenty of mean stuff, but one of the worst was "flamboyant." By that, all my classmates thought they were targeting my sexuality.

-What is your religion or personal beliefs?
I believe in a triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I believe in the Father as my Creator, I accept the Son as my Savior, and the Holy Spirit to come dwell within me. That's no religion, but it sure is a great relationship.

-Do you think you are confident?
In some cases; teaching is an arena where I could use some more self-assurance.

-What is your goal this year?
To cultivate my relationship with Christ more and grow in maturity as a vocal musician. It's always so hard to tell with the first one, but I hope I'm getting somewhere with that one; I'm trying. As for the second one, my voice is starting to feel more flexible!

-Describe the person of your dreams.
She's beautiful, she's married to me, and she puts me second. She always is seeking Christ before me.

-Have you ever had an unhealthy obsession? If so, what?
Wanting to be exactly like my peers, even if they're truly good, admirable people.

-Have you ever seen a therapist?
No. Maybe that's my problem?

-How many medications do you take per day?
Two, hopefully back down to one soon enough. This two medicine business is getting irritating.

-How do you sleep?
In a bed, with my eyes closed.

-What was the last thing you dreamed and remember?
Something where a bit of Hope College and a bit of Ludington HS were somehow squished together and in Ludington... thank goodness that's not real

-What is your talent?
Likely singing in that whistly tenor range and playing some piano

*Do you ever think about an ex?
What ex?

-Are you superstitious?
No

-What is your feelings about marriage?
Be certain about whom you are marrying. "In sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live." Don't ever take those vows lightly-they're in front of people and God. Taken seriously, it's a beautiful thing and a great symbol of the relationship between God and the Church.

-What was the last thing you ate?
An early Thanksgiving feast with my friends at Jeannette's home!!!!

-What turns you on?
Loving Jesus is a must, but I really like a pretty smile, too

-How do you look for someone to date?
I think Jon's advice is becoming the best. I've wanted a relationship for a while and it hasn't worked. To stop looking for one may just be a better idea.

-Do you believe in fate?
It's not fate-it's what God has known all along slowly being made known to us

-How did your parents meet?
You know, I honestly can't remember

-Have you ever taken an inkblot test?
A Rorschach? Nope

-They say everyone has a muse. Who is yours?
Couldn't say.

-Last thing you drank.
Water.

*Do you have strong values?
Yup.

*How tall are you?
5'9"

-What animal are you?
I'm not, I'm a human. If I could be an animal, I'd be a tiger.

-What fruit is your favorite?
Watermelon

-When did you first start using the Internet?
Fifth grade

-What does your screen name or email address stand for or mean?
captain_peacock refers to Captain Stephen Peacock, the floorwalker on the old British sitcom, Are You Being Served? Glamdring is the sword Gandalf carried in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. And Major_General_Music is because I'm a music major, but Major_Music is a little obvious. I thought making myself a Major General would make it just a little spicier.

-What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
Oh boy, Moosetracks from House of Flavors!

-Who was the last person you text messaged?
ROSS REYNOLDS!!!!

-What is the last picture you took on your cellphone of?
Let's look... HA! It's ROSS REYNOLDS!!!! holding the wristpad from the computer in the music office in front of his face like a massively long tongue. Bleagh, it's blue.

-Do you have any scars?
Yup. I have a nice long one on my knee where they sliced it open and put pins in and I have another right over my eyebrow when I ran into a truck bumper when I was 3. And I have cat scratches too.

-Do you consider yourself a lucky person?
There is no luck. I have been blessed, but I'm not lucky.

-What is in the back of your mind right now?
I get to go home!!!!

-What is your IQ?
Who knows... Tickle.com said I have an IQ of 135, which is an outrageous lie. My IQ is MUCH higher than that.

There's no way that I could have an IQ that high, but I don't believe IQ measures too much, anyway. In my mind, intelligence is specific to various types of thinking (think Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences).

-Are your nails long or short?
Clipped

-What noise do you hear right now?
Jeremy Camp singing right in my ears and the slight clicking of Zach on his computer

-What room are you in?
My apartment bedroom

-Do you have a crush or desire someone right now?
Yeah

-Are you single?
Indeed

-Are you diagnosed with any disorders?
I really don't know anymore

-What was the last time you were in Wal-Mart?
Last Saturday

-What was the last thing you bought?
Gasoline

-What is on your Christmas list so far?
Hmm, definitely Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, G.F. Handel's Messiah (gotta find a good version to ask for), Jeremy Camp: Live-Unplugged (I love CDs!)

-What are you craving?
This will sound really sketch, but a good leg massage. My legs are STILL sore from contra dancing on Friday and I'm still feeling the effects when I walk up and down staircases. Gosh, I'm old.

-What cereal do you eat?
Rice Krispies. Loved 'em since I was a small kid.

-Name a prank you did once on someone.
I was in my now-infamous black hole Halloween costume on the night before Halloween. It was late, so Jon Weppler let me into Phelps. We walked to the corner suite and then I asked him to bait ROSS REYNOLDS!!!! out of his room. He was more than glad to and then ran down the hall. Ross slowly came out of his room, a bit confused, and then I jumped him, in my all black outfit and covered with black stage makeup. I thought my friend was going to have a heart attack.

-Last thing you laughed at?
Dan Buck and I had another big laugh at, "King of the who?" during the Thanksgiving feast at Jeannette's place.

-Are you a sensitive person?
Yes.

-Are you close to your family? If so, which family member do you believe you are closest to?
Yeah, I'm pretty close to them. I'm probably closest to Jordan. Aww... okay, stop that.

-Do you intoxicate yourself because you feel overwhelmed by your emotions or troubled by your issues?
When I'm overwhelmed, intoxication sounds about like the last thing I'd want. I ask those I love for prayer and I get on my knees myself.

-What is the most romantic thing that has ever happened to you?
Asking the single guy...?

Thursday, 15 November 2007

Stupid surveys... they get me

Ashley put up a note and the Facebook's Newsfeed showed it to me. Before I start a long evening of writing my paper, here's a lovely distraction for procrastination's purposes.

[One] Who are your last four texts from?
Wow, they're all from Ross. Maybe we should talk on cell phones for a change.

[Two] Where was your default picture taken?
Xanga pic was in my room from junior year (Cook 360); Facebook pic is from the Voorhees Hall staircase.

[Three] What's your middle name?
-Trade secret; you must figure it out-

[Four] Your current relationship status?
Single for 22 years and running

[Five] Does your crush like you back?
Unsure, but I think it's unlikely

[Six] What is your current mood?
Unmotivated and slightly irritated

[Seven] What's your mom's maiden name?
Stop asking me

[Nine] Are you black?
No. I'm not.

[Ten] If you could go back in time and change something, would you?
Doing that would change the entire course of history forever; the only thing I might change is the fall of man. Other than that, I'd be too scared to change anything.

[Eleven] Where was the last place out of town that you went to?
Going home to Ludington from Holland

[Twelve] Ever had a near death experience?
Several times

[Thirteen] Something you do a lot?
Read, write, and sing

[Fourteen] Do you have a fondness for gnomes?
No I do not, but my cousin Reid has an obsession with them.

[Fifteen] Name someone you can tell anything to?
The cats because they won't tell secrets. If it's a person, Ben or Ross.

[Sixteen] Name someone with the same birthday as you?
Jeff Foxworthy. Classy, I know.

[Seventeen] When was the last time you cried?
Probably four weeks ago

[eighteen] Where are you right now?
Brumler Apartments, looking out my wonderful spy window

[Nineteen] If you could have one super power what would it be?
To zap people. I've written about it in this blog before. Go look for the entry.

[Twenty] What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
A girl's smile and if she's extroverted or introverted

[Twenty-one] Who is your favorite celebrity train wreck?
Ugh. Who likes them?

[Twenty-two] What did you dream last night?
Oh snap! I can't remember now. Then I suddenly woke up and flew out of bed, into the shower, and out the door to visit my placement in Muskegon.

[Twenty-three] Favorite color?
Blue

[Twenty-four] What is one thing that annoys you on TV?
Sensationalism

[Twenty-five] Do you still like kiddy movies?
Some of them

[Twenty-six] What are you eating or drinking at the moment?
Nothing

[Twenty-seven] Do you speak any other languages
Spanish and a bit of German

[Twenty-eight] What's your favorite smell?
Stuff baking in the oven; cookies, Thanksgiving turkey, Christmas prime rib, and the list goes on.

[Twenty-nine] Describe your life in one word?
Redeemed.

[Thirty] Have any tattoos?
No thanks

[Thirty-One] What are you looking forward to the most?
Coming home for Thanksgiving

[Thirty-two] What are you thinking about right now?
Getting eight pages written... wow

[Thirty-three] What should you be doing?
Getting eight pages written

[Thirty-four] Who was the last person that made you upset/angry?
I won't name names, but I would like to know what this teacher's issue has been with me recently. We seem to be not getting along well.

[Thirty-five]- If you could change your last name, what would it be?
Oh come on, people love my last name. You think I'd change it?

[Thirty-eight] Do you act differently around the person you like?
How should I know?

[Thirty-nine] What is your natural hair color?
Brown at the roots with natural highlights. I'm not kidding. I grow my own blond highlights.

[Forty] Why did you cry the last time?
Stress and fear.

Wednesday, 09 May 2007

Updated Soundtrack

So a bunch of people have done the soundtrack experiment again. The last time I did it, Winamp was only picking stuff from my absolutely MASSIVE classical playlist. However, I have rectified the problem by using the whole media library from Windows Media Player. So this time around, there should (hopefully) be a little more variety. Let's find out, shall we?

Opening Credits
Supertones-Caught Inside (?)

Waking Up
Grover Levy-Lead Me to Jesus (wow, that's how we SHOULD wake up!)

First Day At School
George Frideric Handel-Art Thou Troubled (the irony!)

Falling in Love
Stephen Foster-My Old Kentucky Home (boy howdy!)

Fight Song
Ludwig van Beethoven-Sonata for Piano No. 12 in A-flat: IV-Allegro (this isn't a fight song)

Breaking Up
Ace of Base-The Sign (wha...?)

Prom
Heywood Banks-Soup (I KNEW they poisoned the dinner...)

Life is Good
Marty Robbins-Billy the Kid (apparently I was a gunslinger)

Mental Breakdown
John Paynter-Exultet Coelum Laudibus (this is a mental breakdown...?)

Driving
Dr. Demento-It's Christmas and I Wonder Where I Am (haha!)

Flashback
Andrew Lloyd Webber-Phantom of the Opera: Why Have You Brought Us Here?/Raoul, I've Been There (makes no sense)

Getting Back Together
Sam Cooke-Twisting the Night Away (dance, dance, dance! I'm not a Baptist in this movie)

Wedding
Relient K-Chapstick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry (wow)

Birth of a Child
Jacob Arcadelt-Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno (my child apparently is a swan)

Final Battle
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano No. 32 in C minor: II-Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile (I keep picking all of Beethoven's quiet stuff!)

Death Scene
Koji Kondo: Ocarina Songs from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (weird)

Funeral Song
Ray Stevens: Mama Sang Bass (HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!)

End Credits
John Grape & Robert Sterling: Jesus Paid It All (interesting...)

Thursday, 28 December 2006

Typeonewordonlynocheating

This goes just PERFECTLY with a deep post like the last one about Christmas. Okay, maybe not. But I found this on Ryan's Xanga and it looked irresistable.

One. Word. Survey.

You.
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.

1. Yourself
Tenor

2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend?
Donthaveonerightnow

4. Your mother?
Mom

5. Your father?
Dad

6. Your favorite item?
Piano

7. Your dream last night?
Forgotten

8. Your favorite drink
Woodpecker

9. Your dream car
Ferrari

10. The room you are in
Basement

11. Your ex
Who?

12. Your fears
Hate

13. What do you want to be in ten years?
Goodmusicteacher

14. Who you hung out with last night
Jordan

15. What you're not
Athlete

16. Muffins?
Sure...

17: One of your Christmas wish list items
Magnificat

Time
11:41

19. The last thing you did
Write

20. What you are wearing
Clothes

21. Your favorite weather
Sunshine

22. Your favorite book?
Bible

23. The last thing you ate
Pie

24. Your life
Seeking

25. Your mood
Smiling

26. Your friends
Awesome

27. What are you thinking about right now?
Pastamancy

28. Your car
Camry

29. What are you doing at the moment?
Surveying

30. Your summer
Globehopping

32. What is on your television?
Blank

33. When is the last time you laughed?
Now

34. Last time you cried?
Dunno

35. What do you want most in life?
Jesus

Monday, 08 May 2006

I left my name... will you leave yours?

Leave your name and:
1. I'll respond with something random about you
2. I'll challenge you to try something
3. I'll pick a color that I associate with you
4. I'll tell you something I like about you
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of
7. I'll ask you something I've always wanted to ask you

Cheeseball? Yes, but it's kinda cool.

Tuesday, 28 February 2006

I've been tagged... again...

So the DeVos Musical Showcase was pretty sweet. Details (and pictures) will follow because they're not available yet. Plus I have plenty of other stuff to write about. In the meantime, enjoy this entry.

You've been tagged. So here it goes...delete my answers, replace with your own and send it back to me and on to other friends!

Four jobs you have had in your life:
1. Resort staff, which means among other things, painter, cabin chinker (if you think I'm slandering folks of Asian descent, go look up "chink" at Dictionary.com), wall stainer, grass cutter, beach cleaner (there's a lot of seaweed out there), and other random stuff. I'll probably do it again. We get to drive garf carts, eat popsicles and macaroni & cheese, and go swimming! Oh, and the bonus: occasionally we had the joy of listening to people talk about their health problems, including navigational difficulties on staircases and bladder control issues! Just ask the Angela.
2. Packer - the most boring job in the world, which was putting a prescribed number of screws/bolts or other small objects into a plastic bag, pushing the button on the machine to seal them, and packing them in boxes. I worked next to a paint oven and sweated nonstop for eight hours except when I'd take breaks. None more, thanks.
3. Dishwasher - NEVER AGAIN WILL I DO THAT JOB. It wasn't fun constantly scalding my hands, occasionally getting sliced up by something sharp, truly burned by something hot, or stung by the soap bricks touching my wounded hands. Nope, not doing that again.
4. Random lawn mowing jobs - I've even done one in a thunderstorm.

Four movies you would watch over and over:
1. This answer is cheating - The Lord of the Rings (all of them)
2. Big Trouble
3. Maverick
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Four places you have lived:
1. Ludington, MI
2. Holland, MI (only during school)
3.
4.

Four TV shows you love to watch:
1. Scrubs
2. Whose Line Is it Anyway?
3. Are You Being Served? (it's an older British comedy that you'd likely not appreciate)
4. I Love Lucy - yes, it is funny and you know it. There's a reason it dominated the ratings for around ten years.

Four places you've been on vacation:
1. Ireland and England (one vacation)
2. Branson, MO
3. Various places in Canada including Toronto and Niagara Falls
4. New Jersey - they have some pretty sweet beaches there and I have a pretty sweet family out there

Four websites I visit daily:
1. Knowhope (this would be hyperlinked except only Hope students have access)
2. Facebook
3. Xanga
4. The Hunger Site/The Animal Rescue Site

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Dad's Christmas prime rib
2. Dad's Thanksgiving turkey
3. Dad's homemade ice cream
4. Dad's homemade macaroni & cheese (can you tell I love my dad's cooking?)

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. At my church (good ol' Cornerstone Baptist)
2. In my house, with my family and three kittycats
3. Germany or Austria
4. Ireland or Hawaii are tempting

Four friends I am tagging that I think will respond.....
1. I'm not tagging anyone. If they read my Xanga, perhaps they will follow suit.

Comments(3)

It is hard to limit some of these things to only four. I'm not going to fill one of these out on xanga since I already have but I have to say that cheese is one of the best foods ever, and also some of these things vary at least daily for me.

Where do I want to be now? Home- we're getting new couches today.

chickenlittle27

Cheese is indeed an excellent food but it usually needs to be with something else to magnify its power (such as macaroni & cheese). Mmm.

Major_General_Music

No cheese is its own power. The cheese stands alone! Cheese is good all alone whereas macaroni is not so great plain.

chickenlittle27

Monday, 20 February 2006

ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ (really bad Christmas joke)
I'm unsure where he finds all these crazy surveys, but I must admit they are amusing. Another survey thingy from Alex.
A- Available?: Yeah
A- Age?: 20
A- Annoyance: Bad musicians who think they're top-notch (i.e. pop stars)

B- Best Friends?: Jesus
B- Bar: Pole vault!
B- Birthday?: I have one

C- Crush: Don't have one
C- Car: Want one
C- Cat: Three... Tsinge Tsinge the Siamese balloon, Daisy May the mad paper shredder, and Mavis the purring boat motor

D- Dead Pets Name: Tsu Tsu the beautiful Siamese kitty (purebred and lived to be almost 20), and five cute hamsters: Jelly Bean, Taffy, Gertrude, Thor, and Fogarty
D- Dad's Name: Dad
D- Dog: WoofWoof! Bark! GrrrrRUFF!!!! WOOF!

E- Easiest person to talk to: Jesus-He's available, He'll listen, and He cares
E- Eggs: Yes please-an omelet with ham & cheese!
E- Email: I get it like it's my job

F- Favorite color?: Blue, and green, but green is not as much... favorite
F- Food: Hungry!
F- Foreign Slang: Don't speak slang as a foreign language

G- Gummy Bears or Worms: No thanks, they're too bouncy
G- God: is good all the time
G- Good Time: Friends + rambunctious fun + food + camera

H- Hair Color: Somewhere between brown and blond, leaning towards blond
H- Height: Somewhere around 5'8"
H- Happy: One of the seven dwarfs

I- Ice Cream: Moosetracks! Cookie Dough! In a waffle cone!
I- Instrument: Well if you mean MUSICAL, voice (tenore) for 2 years, piano for 11 years
I- Idol: American? REALLY bad TV show

J- Jewelry: My class ring that I don't wear anymore since I graduated. Why? Because I'm not in high school anymore
J- Job: Lawncare specialist & almost anything at Peaceful Acres that involves painting or chinking
J- Joke: Your face

K- Kids: I work with them. None of them are mine.
K- Karate: Chop! (broken bricks)
K- Kite: Charlie Brown + tree

L- Longest Car Ride: To California... never again
L- Longest Relationship: 20 years as a member of my family
L- Last Person you spoke to on the Phone: Katie Slusher!

M- Milk Flavor: 1/2 percent
M- Mom's Name: Mom
M- Movie Last Watched: The Fellowship of the Ring

N- Number of Siblings: 1 (I sometimes wish I had another)
N- Northern or Southern: Yankee
N- Name: Major General Music

O- ONE Wish?: Elimination of sin
O- One Phobia?: Drowning
O- Only goal: That's not true, I have multiple goals

P- Parents, are they married or divorced: Married to each other
P- Part of your appearance you like best: I can't actually see it (only the reflection)
P- Part of your personality you like best: Being energetic

Q- Quote: "Slavic. Power. Molotov Cocktail!" (thanks Alex)
Q- Question for the next person: Who IS the next person?
Q- Quick or Slow?: Vivace!

R- Reason to smile: God loves me, I have a family that loves me, I have good friends too, and I can make music
R- Reality TV Show: is stupid
R- Right or Left: Wrong

S- Song Last Heard: Lux Aurumque
S- Season: There are four of them
S- Sex: I'm a GUY and I like it that way

T- Time you woke up: 8 a.m.
T- Time Now: 16 hours later
T- Time for bed: Almost

U- Unknown Facts about me: Well if I tell you, it won't be unknown anymore
U- Unicorns?: White horseys with a wickedly sharp spike on their head
U- U are a......?: God-loving musician who wants to teach others to love God and music

V- Vegetable you hate: Plenty
V- Vegetable you love: Well, it's not exactly "love" but broccoli is pretty good cooked with cheese on it or in soup
V- View on Politics: Mostly conservative but kinda liberal on the environment-God DID tell us we're supposed to take care of the earth He was so kind to give us, right?

W- Worst Habits: Getting distracted easily
W- What do you want to be when you grow up: A university choral director who acts like an overgrown kid
W- Where are you traveling to next: Chapel Choir tour doesn't really count in my book, so I'd have to say... England, Germany, & Austria this summer (maybe...)

X- X-Rays: Medical & dental photographs
X- X-Rated Porn: is bad
X- Xylaphone: Never heard of one of those. Are they like xylophones? Ben plays the xylophone pretty well

Y- Year you were born: 1985
Y- Year it is now: You don't know?
Y- Yellow?: Sunshine!

Z- Zoo Animal: Siberian Tigers are pretty sweet
Z- Zodiac: 12 constellations in the sky, associated with fortune-telling. Oh, MY sign? A stop sign!

Comments(5)

H, I, J, K... M? What happened to L? I happen to be partial too the letter L and would like to see it get full credit for attendance in the alphabet.
chickenlittle27
That's the really bad Christmas joke... No L, No L, NoL, Noel... oh never mind.
Major_General_Music
But I like L.
chickenlittle27
Just try and say Angela without it... its hard.
chickenlittle27
When can we go to Ireland and Hawaii?
Did you know:
From east to west Hawaii is the widest state in the United States.
There is no racial majority in Hawaii; everyone is a minority.
Hawaii is the only State that grows coffee (too bad I don't like to drink it)
You'll have to tell me Ireland facts I don't know many.
chickenlittle27

Saturday, 11 February 2006

Survey says... what was the question?
Alex has become a vertiable fountain of standardized Xanga stuff. However, it is amusing and I'm not clever enough to think of something worth writing at the moment while I'm up at home. Therefore, I give you

51 things you may not know about me:

1. What is your middle name? Mitchell. Don't ask me again.
2. What size is your bed? Well, the one in the dorm is twin size and at home I'm blessed with a queen size
3. What are you listening to right now? The annoying vibration of the computer fan
4. What are the last 2 digits in your phone number? Can we be a little more specific?
5. What was the last thing you ate? Toast. With a little butter and some peanut butter. Mmm
6. Last person you hugged? Probably my mother since I just came home last night
7. How is the weather right now? Sunny
8. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? My dad called me on my cell phone
9.What is the first thing you notice about the opposite/same sex? If the person introduces him/herself right away10. Do you have a G/F B/F? No
11. Do you want children? Yes, but not right now because 1. I'm not married and 2. I have no way to provide for them
13. Ever get so drunk you don't remember the entire night? I don't drink
14. Hair color? It was almost white for about 8 years, then it went to a kind of sandy color, and since my freshman year at Hope, it has become lighter in color again
15. Eye color? Hazel-I defer to Alex on the detailed explanation of eye color
17. Favorite holiday? Christmas, for what it celebrates, and also because it's the greatest time of the whole year to be a musician
18. Favorite season? Spring (once it's warm)-there's something amazing about when the plants turn green again, the birds fly back, and the sun shines more
19. Ever cried for no reason? Who does that?
20. Last movie you watched? I watched part of a really crappy one with Jordan last night, but other than that, I think the last REAL movie I watched was Spider-Man
21. How many mirrors are in your room? Three in the dorm, one at home
22. Do you know any fall out boy songs? Thankfully, no
23. Have you ever decapitated a barbie doll? No, but that sounds kind of fun
24. Do you enjoy the sensational taste of starbucks? Well, the hot chocolate I had there last time in Grand Rapids was pretty good, so I guess...
25. Does the word "horcrux" mean anything to you? Excuse me while I look it up on Dictionary.com... as I suspected, it's not a word, so my answer is "no"
26. Do you have any friends of the gay preference? Well I'M not but I have friends who are, yes
27. Do you think Jesus is great? He rocks my world!
28. Is cheese like the best food ever, or what? Ooh, that's a tough one. It could be. But I'm awfully partial to cookies!
29. What book are you reading? Umm, I haven't picked it up in months because I don't have time (plus I forgot it at Christmas), but I was reading The Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara
30. Piercings? Nope, I don't believe in punching holes in my body
31. Favorite movie? Good gracious, don't ask me to name just one
32. Favorite college football team? Well, I'd say Hope I guess except I don't really follow the football team plus I'm not a football fan
34. What were you doing before filling this out? Playing music
35. Any pets? Three weird cats, none of which act alike
36 Dogs or cats? I think this is a repeat
37. Favorite flower? Well, I don't get flowers often for obvious reasons. I've had a fascination for marigolds for awhile, who knows why
38. Have you ever been caught doing something you weren't supposed to? Yeah
39. Have you ever loved someone? I love Jesus, I love my family, I love my friends
40. Who would you like to see right now? Well I had wanted to see my family and I got that; I guess now I want to see some of my old colleagues from high school just to see their reaction since I'm not really the same person physically or emotionally as the high-school me
41. Are you still friends with your exs? I don't have any
42. Have you ever fired a gun? About the worst I've ever done is fire a dart gun-everyone needs a high-quality dart gun!
43. Do you like to travel by plane? Yes-it's less stressful than traveling by car
44. Right or left-handed? I HATE answering this question... right for writing, left for playing baseball, golf, hockey, etc.
45 If you could be with someone right now who would it be? I don't really know
46 How many pillows do you sleep with? Two at school-one ENORMOUS one and a regular pillow... at home, I have a mountain of them-the same enormous one plus three others, I think
47. Are you missing someone right now? Not yet
48. Do you have a tattoo? No and if I have it my way, I never will
49. Do you still watch cartoons on Saturday morning? I'd rather sleep
50. Are you hiding something from someone you like? Not really, no
51. When is your birthday? Okay, not posting that because Xanga's a bit too much of a public forum where anyone can see it-anyone who needs to know my birthday knows when it is

Comments(1)

This was very long.

chickenlittle27

Saturday, 04 February 2006

There's XVIII Wheels on a Big Rig and they're rollin' down Zion's Walls?

Okay, so I get bored easily and like stealing material from other sites. This time, Alex is the source. However, this was interesting since it concerns my music library.

Sort songs by title:
First: 18 Wheels on a Big Rig by Heywood Banks (can you count to 18 in Roman numerals that fast?! Oh... there's I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII wheels on a big rig!)
Last: Zion's Walls by Aaron Copland

Shortest: What We Have Learned by the folks behind VeggieTales (all of 23 seconds)
Longest: Leonora Overture No. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven (it's a long one, almost 14 minutes!)

Sort by album:
First: Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino (must have been a transfer from my brother's mp3s, can't say I've listened to it)
Last: Peace in the Valley by Elvis Presley & the Jordanaires (another transfer...)

Top ten most played songs:
1. Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre (it gets a TON of playing)
2. Rejoice in the Lord Alway by Stephen Surk
3. O Magnum Mysterium by Cristobal Mórales
4. Oh Follow, Follow On! by Clement Janequin
5. Magnificat by Herbert Howells
6. Nunc Dimittis by Brad Richmond (yes, my voice teacher... plus, you can't listen to the Magnificat without the Nunc Dimittis... it's like toast without butter!)
7. Daemon Irrepit Callidus by György Orbán
8. Rondeau (from Suite de Symphonies) by Jean-Joseph Mouret
9. Now is the Month of Maying by Thomas Morley
10. O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana) by Carl Orff

Type in the following search terms (one at a time, please) and see how many songs come up.
"Sex": no hits!
"Death": 4 hits: Death of Tybalt (from Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1) by Sergei Prokofiev, Death of the Firstborn (from The Prince of Egypt soundtrack), O Death by Ralph Stanley (made famous in O Brother, Where Art Thou?), and The Untimely Death of Brad (?) by Five Iron Frenzy
"Love": 63 hits... wow
"Blue": 22 hits... hmm
"You": 153 hits

Comments(4)

Homogeneous, eh... good wordinology.

Decembermouse

I like toast without butter

dorothygale27

You WOULD...

Major_General_Music

All around the country and Coast, people always say what do you like most?
I don't wanna brag, I don't wanna boast...
I always tell 'em I like toast...
YEAH TOOAST!!!

chickenlittle27