New "Twelve Days"

This is probably the best version of the song I have ever heard. It is a group from Indiana University in 1996, "Straight No Chaser." The group still exists, with different members, of course.

I tried to make it appear as the video within my blog, but it was taking forever to load. So follow the link below and enjoy. :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8

three Wise Women

Someone sent this to me and I just had to share...


Oh goodness, it's funny cuz it's true!! Happy Advent.

Funny Jesus videos

I was looking for videos to use in church during Advent, and I came across these. I don't think I'll suggest using them in church, but I wanted to share, so here ya go.

This Day in History

...or happy 22nd birthday Super Mario Brothers. It was "one of the first side-scrolling platform games" and is the best-selling video game of all time according to The Guiness Book of World Records.

Now, I am not what a person might call a video game afficianado-- I don't know what the alternatives were are or to side-scrolling video games. But I did take a few turns at SMB at my cousins' house every now and then. I much preferred Duck Hunt, I was way better at shooting fake ducks and discs than rescuing princesses. And now I have a thing about not liking guns, but for some reason that game didn't seem to count.

I've lately been very interested in the "This Day in History" stuff. I'm of the mind that you have to know where you've been to know where you're going. Not a great mantra for driving, but I think it works most other times. While I believe that very strongly, I didn't enjoy history in school until a class I took in college. No offense, but maybe it was the teachers and the way it was taught. I didn't even retain much from my music history class. I think I just like knowing the stories and the way things connect rather than having to remember when specifically something happened. So if you ask me at some point in the future what day Super Mario Brothers was released I won't know. But I can remember it and appreciate how far video gaming has come since then.

Cubs game

Yesterday, Trish and I went to the Cubs game. Jeff and I were offered tickets but he couldn't go since he's on the mission trip. They were great seats! Trish took tons of pictures. You can see some of them below. Dennis Miller sang at the 7th inning stretch, and little boy behind us got a foul ball that was hit toward us. After the game we headed back to catch the SouthShore train and found we had an hour and a half to kill before the next train, so we walked around Millennium Park, played at the bean for a while, and watched the kids at the face fountains. Fun times!! It was really great to have some girl time!

short again

I did it. I guess to be completely accurate, I had Christopher do it. My hair is short again. Not as short as it was two years ago at my seminary graduation, but much shorter than it was yesterday. It's fun! But I do have a few post-haircut regrets, just from the change. Now when I start to doubt my decision, I have to remind myself that I can't undo it, and that I've been wanting to do it for a while now. So I'm learning again what it means to have short hair. Thinking differently about how to keep it out of my face since I can't pull it into a ponytail or clip (very well). I did adjust the amount of shampoo and conditioner I used, which I was proud of myself for doing in an odd way.

Here is me with my new short haircut....

Hi-larious commercial

...once you forget the grossness of it.

I saw this commercial for Travelers Insurance last night while I was watching a Saturday Night Live special, and I laughed so hard I cried! I haven't laughed that hard in a looong time.

Seriously weird

I got this from my grandmother this morning. And as one who doesn't really relish forwarding forwards but still wanting to share it, here it is. It is crazy!

YOUR AGE BY EATING OUT

Don't cheat! It takes less than a minute. Work it out as you read. Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to eat out. (More than one but less than 10)


2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold.)


3. Add 5.


4. Multiply it by 50.


5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1757...
If you haven't, add 1756.


6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.






You should have a three digit number.








The first digit was your original number (i.e. how many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.)

The next two numbers are

YOUR AGE!



This kind of stuff is absolutely crazy to me. I don't get it, but it fascinates me...I know, simple minds and all...but the part of me that almost wanted to be a math major in college really loves this stuff.