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Sorry, I don't know how to wrap text.  So the picture is just sitting out there in the middle, hahaha... hey I forgot how fun blogging can be!  I think I may get into the swing of things again.  But alas, not today.  I need to get back to my report.  If anyone even visits this site anymore, so long for now!

The art of losing myself...

Last weekend I went to Battle Cry, which is the main stadium event for Acquire the Fire each year.  There were around 35,000 screaming, hyper teenagers there!  I’ll admit, at first I felt a little leery when Rich brought up the idea of going to ATF.  I am twenty-three years old, hadn’t I outgrown these large teen-centered events?  But after a bit of prodding, I decided that it would not be such a bad idea if I went. 

I had not prepared my heart for that weekend.  In actuality, on the day that we were supposed to go, I was feeling quite down in spirit.  But once we entered the stadium, it was like all my weariness melted away and I just got goose bumps for the next ten minutes.  Why?  I don’t know!  Nothing was even happening and the events had not even begun.  For the next two days, the Lord continued to speak to me, mold me, and reveal to me all of the sins in my life.  I was quite desperate to remove them from my life because the guilt was just too overwhelming.  In the end, it felt so uplifting to just give it all to Him rather than to try and sort it out on my own.  Praising God with a clean heart is so much better than one filled with bitterness and anger.

It has been a long while since I’ve felt the presence of God the way I did that first night.  All the walls I had built around my life slowly began to chip away and I experienced true worship to God that night – something so foreign to me as of late.  Since those amazing nights, my mindset and attitude have changed tremendously.  I cannot recall a time in my four months of waking up at 7AM that I woke up with a smile on my face and worship in my heart, but I experienced that this week!  I feel more joyous to be a child of God and anxious to spend time with Him. 

I just wanted to share how God has sanctified my withered heart this past week and is slowly revealing His love for me still.  It only took a stadium of 35,000 people, passionate speakers and Hillsong United leading worship to snap me out of my rut.  Haha, I’m not high maintenance you know…

Weeeeee...

Wow, what an absolutely beautiful day today!  Thank you Lord, thank you for the sun shining and the cool brisk air!  I can’t believe it’s finally warmer out, could this be the first signs of spring upon us? 

Indications of spring:

- Roll up the Rim is back!  I really hope I am luckier this year than last.  Last year I think I only won one coffee the entire time.  Speaking of which, I have a cup of coffee right beside me right now.  I haven’t rolled the rim yet, but here’s hoping!

- Daylight Savings!  Apparently this year we’re doing it a bit early, but I don’t mind!  That means longer days and more sun.  Woohoo!!

- Weddings are abounding!  Everyone is getting married, what fun!  I love the warmer months and everyone getting married.  Good combo.

On a side note, they’re playing country music in the office today.  The Detroit radio station really likes to play older country songs and I’m just reminiscing to songs by Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks and Shania Twain.  Good times, I hope they keep the station on here for a while!  Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather, I’m stuck at work… :(

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Uh oh, I just signed up for Facebook.  I see my friends list growing before my very eyes...did I make a very big mistake?  Must...have........control..........

What's going on?

I have tried really hard not to post too many rants on my Xanga, but I really have to get this off my chest.  These are just things I want to get out there, and remind us all that we should not believe everything that is fed to us, but to do our own research.

Two rants; semi-related.

If you watched the past Superbowl, you’ll probably remember the Snickers commercial where two guys start eating the chocolate bar at either ends and end up kissing.  They freak out and try to act “manly” afterwards by ripping out their chest hair.  It was a pretty funny commercial and we all had a laugh.  But apparently, it was an anti-gay commercial targeted at bashing homosexuals.  The homosexual community demanded an apology from Snickers, which they later on gave.  The commercial will now be pulled from the air. 

Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t really enjoy seeing two grown men kissing, but for goodness sakes, it was not a gay-bashing commercial!  Why does the gay community always pull the gay card?  Honestly, it is ridiculous to continuously accuse every straight human being of either being a homophobe or a gay basher.  Political correctness has become so over the top that it, in and of itself, needs to be more politically correct.  If two straight men find themselves lip-locked, YES they are going to freak out.  The men in the commercial had an over-exaggerated reaction to get a few laughs, not to bash the gays. 

You can only cry wolf so many times.  These outspoken activists keep causing a riot over the smallest things, and soon nobody will even bat an eyelash when something major actually happens.  They can blame Rosie.

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Secondly, I have to talk about the Democratic Party.  Yes, national media is very biased in their reporting style, with a heavy inclination to report in favour of liberal policies and viewpoints.  But when they flat out lie to the public and are able to get away with it, where are we supposed to turn for objective news reporting?  The Democrats are stating that the American economy is and has been in a serious downturn for the past few years, implying that George Bush has been doing a poor job in this regard.  They are saying that the gap in the overall society has been increasing where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

Fact is, the United States have been experiencing forty-one uninterrupted months of job growth, which is longer than even during Bill Clinton’s “prosperous” reign – accomplishing all this while fighting a war in the Middle East no less!  Sure, the rich are getting richer, but the poor are also getting richer!  So, how come none of the big news networks sought to find the facts and point out the Democrats’ lies?  Because there is a huge bias in North America leaning heavily on the left. 

It’s amazing how filtered the news can become.  I know this is a huge blanket statement, but I definitely find that the liberals have ruined the United States image for the rest of the world by joining in the bashing of their own country and making a fool of themselves just to make the current President look bad.  How pathetic a way to gain a vote.  And even with their dirty tactics in the last Presidential campaign with Kerry, Bush still came out on top. 

Imagine that.

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58 movies

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own facebook account, paste this as a note. Then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun.

( )Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x)Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
(x) Fight Club
(x) Starsky and Hutch
( ) Neverending Story
( ) Blazing Saddles
( ) Airplane
Total: 5

( ) The Princess Bride
( ) AnchorMan
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
( ) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
(x) White Oleander
() Anger Management
( ) 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 8

(x) Scream
( ) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
( ) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
( ) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 9

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
( ) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 15

(x) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
( ) Signs
( ) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
(x) Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30
( ) I, Robot
( ) Robots
Total so far: 18

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(x) Along Came Polly
( ) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
( ) King Kong
Total so far: 23

( ) A Cinderella Story
( ) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
( ) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
(x) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving X-MAS
( ) Flubber
Total so far: 24

( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
(x) I Am Sam
( )The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 25

( ) The Day After Tomorrow
( ) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
( ) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
( ) Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask

Total so far: 28

( ) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
(x) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Slevin
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
( ) Bourne Identity
( ) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
( ) Bedazzled
( ) Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
( ) Ice Age
( ) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George

Total so far: 31

(x) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
( ) ET
(x) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
( ) Maid in Manhattan
( ) War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2

Total so far: 35

( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
( ) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
( ) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
( ) The Terminator
( ) The Terminator 2
( ) The Terminator 3

Total so far: 40

( ) X-Men
( ) X-2
(x) X-3
( ) Spider-Man
( ) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
( ) Reign of Fire
(x) The Skulls
( ) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2

Total so far: 47

( ) Swimfan
( ) Miracle on 34th street
( ) Old School
(x) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
( ) The 40-year-old Virgin

Total so far: 49

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
( ) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
( ) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
( ) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
( ) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
( ) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Total so far: 50

( ) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
(x) Elf
( ) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
(x) American History X
( ) Three

Total so Far: 52

( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
(x) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
( ) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
( ) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard

Total so far: 55

( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
( ) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
( ) Hook
(x) Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
( ) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
( ) Waterworld

Total so far: 56

( ) Kill Bill vol 1
( ) Kill Bill vol 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness

Total so far: 56

( ) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
( ) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
( ) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
( ) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
( ) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
( ) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor

Total so far: 56

(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
( ) The Matrix Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
( ) Red Dragon
( ) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal

TOTAL 58

I guess I have a life too.  Except that I haven't heard of so many of these movies, I am wondering if I need to start watching more.  Sharon, it seems like the only movies I've watched are the only movies you've watched, I didn't have to change many of the ones you x'd!  Haha...oh, and there's a movie called Christine?!  Has anyone watched it?  What's it about?

Anyway, thanks for the procrastination tool!