last twins quote of the day - cuz it's opening day! :)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eDdUdyGSsbg

(Opening Day!!!!! First Pitch: 1hr 6 min!!!)

posts

i know i had things to post, but i can't think of them cuz i'm too excited for tonight. btw - i probably won't be around for a couple days. opening game tonight, and then i go to games tomorrow and wed! yay!

dude, what's with the blizzard on opening day?

twins quote of the day - the 7th inning stretch

with special thanks to hobbitsister and scout

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" - lyrics by Jack Norworth, 1908

Verse 1
Katie Casey was baseball mad.
Had the fever and had it bad;
Just to root for the hometown crew,
Every sou* Katie blew.
On a Saturday her young beau
Called to see if she'd like to go
To see a show, but Miss Kate said...
"No, I'll tell you what you can do.

Chorus
"Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don't care if I never get back,
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes you're out
At the old ball game."

Verse 2
Katie Casey saw all the games,
Knew the players by their full names;
Told the umpire he was wrong,
All along, good and strong.
When the score was just two to two,
Katie Casey knew what to do,
Just to cheer up the boys she knew,
She made the gang sing this song:
(Repeat chorus)

(*according to wikipedia: The term "sou", now obscure, was at the time common slang for a low-denomination coin)

(Opening Day: 1 day 54 min)

that's all i can do today, cuz my nieces are here being them

twins quote of the day

"The Twins will start out 2008 by saying goodbye. Minnesota opens the 2008 Major League Baseball season by hosting the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and former Twin Torii Hunter in a season-opening, four-game series that starts March 31. But that doesn’t mean his old teammates are ready to give anything but a rude welcome to the All-Star outfielder come March 31. “We are going to beat him,” said Twins outfielder Michael Cuddyer. “He is with the Angels now and we open with the Angels. Hopefully when they come in they will leave with four losses.”" - Jamestown Sun

(Opening Day: 2 days 2 hr 40 min)

there may be no maks, but...

there's jason taylor (football player). not bad for his first two weeks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFBEetoflog&NR=1

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-qiQmozWTDw&feature=related

(foxtrot isn't my favorite dance, but he does well)

a dilemma

what does one do outside when it's so nice one wants to go outside, but it's all muddy so one can't just sit out there and read?

twins quote of the day

"...when your favorite player strikes out with the bases loaded or muffs a bunt or walks a guy in and the crowd around you boos, I want you to stand up and shout at the top of your lungs, heart bursting with unconditional love, THAT'S MY BOYFRIEND." - bat-girl.com

(Opening Day: 3 days 3 hr 59 min)

twins quote of the day - HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY CUDDYER!!!

"Michael Cuddyer...[is] the most likeable high-profile athlete in the Twin Cities...[people] rave about him." - Star Tribune

(Opening Day: 4 days 0 hr 58 min)

happy joe day!

""The thing is, people are going to love him no matter what he does," [Morneau said.]" - article on twinsbaseball.com

my trying day (though i know it's less than nothing compared to chelley's)

i had to pull my bangs back into my hairnet today. i looked like a stinkin' boy. (although the cook said i was a hot boy - i told him he was gay.) it wasn't for all day, just the morning (til the people who cared left), but still. it was terrible. i spent the morning looking down and hiding in the kitchen so no one else would see me.
i had forgotten how vain i am.

a post inspired by the post inspired by the post inspired by my post

"In order to experience revival, most of us do not need to hear more truths; we simply need to obey that which we already know." - Del Fehsenfeld, Jr.

a post inspired by the post inspired by my post

Christians need to take action. We need to not just give our money to causes, but to actually do something. (I always say that and do nothing, though. :( ) I'm sure nobody else gets this from reading Ezekiel 44, but to me it's clear:
"In addition to all your other detestable practices, you brought foreigners uncircumcised in heart and flesh into my sanctuary, desecrating my temple while you offered me food, fat, and blood, and you broke my covenant. Instead of carrying out your duty in regard to my holy things, you put others in charge of my sanctuary." Ez. 44:7-8
We're allowing non-Christians to do all the work while we give our tithes and offerings. Do they mean anything if we're not carrying out our duties as GOD's people?
Later on in verses 15-16, the LORD says, "But the priests, who are Levites and descendants of Zadok and who faithfully carried out the duties of my sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from me, are to come near to minister before me; they are to stand before me to offer sacrifices of fat and blood, declares the Sovereign LORD. They alone are to enter my sanctuary; they alone are to come near my table to minister before me and perform my service."
While the other Israelites were derelict of duty, the descendants of Zadok (who was a faithful minister to David, incidentally) continued to do the LORD's work. It did not matter to them that others were negligent. They followed the LORD's commands.
If only I could apply this to my own life. I think of this so often, yet consistently I am with the unfaithful. I need to find a way to take action.

but i did better than some other person

someone just bought a first edition of 'the hobbit' for $120,000

i bought 'the year of living Biblically' today

and it ended up costing me twice as much as it should've because the bookstore i went to is close to a Christian bookstore outlet. oops. :)

twins quote of the day

"Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer...hit the town on New Year's Eve wearing tuxedos complete with top hats and canes -- for a Wild [hockey] game.
"He didn't think I was going to do it," Morneau said. "I said, 'Hey, you want to wear top hats and canes for New Year's Eve?' He said, 'Yeah, whatever. If you go out and get it I'll do it.' ... I showed up at his house and he went, 'Aw naw, we're not going to wear these to the game,

are we?'
"He was more reluctant than I was.""

- 'Top Hat Twosome', Star Tribune

(Opening Day: 5 days 7 hr 40 min)

but on a happy note

a week from now i'll be blogging about the twins game i just went to!

can't i have fun errands for once?

i have to go let them take more blood in an hour. and i have to go to the bank (cuz i didn't do that last time i ran errands). for some reason i hate going to the bank. i don't know why. i'm going to deposit money, it's not like they're taking money from me. i just don't like going there. so dumb.

something i had never put together

In 'The Year of Living Biblically,' A.J. Jacobs talks about Jubilee year spoken about in the Bible. Every 49 years (7 years x 7) was the year of Jubilee: people were free from work, debts were cancelled, and property was returned to its original owner. Apparently there is now a movement devoted to use this idea to deal with third-world debt, giving those countries a clean slate. He quoted Bono, who spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast in 2006, saying: "It is such an important idea, Jubilee, that Jesus begins his ministry with this. Jesus is a young man, he's met with the rabbis, impressed everyone, people are talking. The elders say he's a clever guy, this Jesus, but he hasn't done much - yet. He hasnt' spoken in public before...When he does, his first words are from Isaiah: 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,' he says, ' because He has annointed me to preach good news to the poor.' And Jesus proclaims the year of the Lord's favor, the year of Jubilee (Luke 4:18). What he was really talking about was an era of grace - and we're still in it."
I had never put the two together, Jesus proclaiming the year of Jubilee and what the year of Jubilee was. What a wonderful thought. We're in the year of grace and forgiveness and clean starts and joy. That's such a happy thought!
(And we all know that my Jewish side loves to see all the connections between the Old and New Testaments. A.J. Jacobs named his religious alter-ego Jacob. I've always called my Jewish one Leah. :) )

twins quote of the day - a final haiku

Hit hit hit hit hit

Hit hit hit hit hit hit hit

Hit hit hit hit hit

-Erik

(Opening Day: 6 days 1 hr 46 min)

i enjoy food too much

just ask chelley. it's all i ever talk about when we're chatting (and we chat a lot). it's just not right.

twins quote of the day

"Cuddyer [said,] "I've seen the changes over the years, so it's nothing new to me. Somebody asked me what it's going to be like to look to your right and not see Torii. Well, the same as it felt when I looked to...first and didn't see [Doug] Mientkiewicz.
"But now you look to first and see Justin Morneau. So somebody is going to step in and fill those voids. Will it be different? To start, yeah, but then you become accustomed to the players we have and the team that we've formed. It's a change for us, but it's an exciting change."" - article on mlb.com

(Opening Day: 7 days 2 hr 53 min)

the shows i watched the other night

'miss guided' and 'lost'. huh.

one of my other favorite songs

"You are Holy (Prince of Peace)" - Michael W. Smith

You are holy (You are holy)

You are mighty (You are mighty)

You are worthy (You are worthy)

Worthy of praise (Worthy of praise)

I will follow (I will follow)

I will listen (I will listen)

I will love you (I will love you)

All of my days (All of my days)

(Guys)I will sing to

And worship

The King who is worthy

I will love and adore Him

And I will bow down before Him

And I will sing to and worship the King who is worthy

And I will love and adore him

And I will bow down before Him

(Girls)You are Lord of Lords

You are King of Kings

You are mighty God

Lord of everything

You're Emmanuel

You're the great "I AM"

You're the Prince of Peace

Who is the Lamb

You're the living God

You're my saving grace

You will reign forever

You are ancient of days

You're the Alpha, Omega,

Beginning and End

You're my Savior, Messiah,

Redeemer, and friend

(Both:)You're my Prince of Peace

and I will live my life for you.

HAPPY EASTER!

a book review preview

i'm two days into 'the year of living Biblically' by a.j. jacobs. i like it. :)

twins quote of the day

"...Ron Gardenhire has added a new responsibility to his springtime workload: official greeter. Hey, he doesn't know many of these guys, either." - Pioneer Press

(Opening Day: 8 days 21 hr 45 min)

all these extra shifts are catching up with me. i'm pooped.

um...busy?

twins quote of the day - my proudest moment

"In the early 1960's, players from...[the] Twins initiated chapel services when they were on road trips. Services were usually held at the team hotel...In 1973, Watson Spoelstra, a Detroit sportswriter, approached Commissioner Bowie Kuhn with the idea of organizing a chapel program for every major league team. Kuhn granted approval and Baseball Chapel was created." - baseballchapel.org

(Opening Day: 11 days 3 hr 46 min)

TV Show Review: 'Miss Guided'

There's only been one episode on so far (a preview Tuesday night after 'DWTS'), and ohmigoodness - I laughed my butt off. It's about a high school guidance counselor who's in her 30's and single, and she is so me it's scary. For example, she was in charge of the school dance, and she really wanted to go with the auto shop/Spanish teacher. 'If it were one of my students wanting to go to the dance with someone, I would tell her to ask him. But hello! Pathetic!' So she hints and hints. And, yeah...
Tonight is the actual series premiere, at 7:00 on ABC. I highly recommend it. :) (And watch it soon, because whenever I find a good show it gets cancelled after 3 episodes.)

i could really go for a hostess cupcake. not little debbie - they're not the same. too bad i'm too cheap to pay for hostess.

my supper on tuesday

fries, 3 big cookies, and 2 graham crackers with butter on them.
maybe i shouldn't work supper shifts.

not fun-nae!!!

they have to take more blood! the stupid dummy doctor forgot to tell me that i needed to get the blood drawn right before i take my pills. i went 4 hours after i took them. ugh!

yay for answers to prayer!

every week at Bible study (in addition to here), my prayer request has been that i not be so tired. i think i'm finally feeling that! i haven't had a mountain dew in over a week i think (though i have had tea - but i had been up to one of each). i'm still not to the point where i'm able to read or pray, but just feeling not like i'm going to fall over and die is such a nice start! it's so good to see (feel) GOD working!

twins quote of the day - for kimberly :)

(flat out stolen from bat-girl.com)

"In the times of greatest troubles, there emerges one Canadian, who, with his trusty boom boom stick strides in to save the day."

(Opening Day: 13 days 2 hr 42 min)

one of my absolute favorite songs :)

"In Christ Alone"- Keith Getty & Stuart Townsend

In Christ alone my hope is found;
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My comforter, my all in all—

Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone, Who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save.
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied;
For ev'ry sin on Him was laid—
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain;
Then bursting forth in glorious day,
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory,
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me;
For I am His and He is mine—
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death—
This is the pow'r of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No pow'r of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home—
Here in the pow'r of Christ I'll stand.

twins quote of the day

"Meet the spokesperson for Kemps Ice Cream in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area." - "Joe Nathan: Face of the Twins"

(Opening Day: 14 days 1 hr 39 min)

My views on the war (which I will post now, seeing as Navy/Army Cousin just had to leave for Afghanistan)

"All my life, I've seen a world that hates evil more than it loves good. I beg you to look to the good..." - 'Martin Luther' (the movie)

i forgot to mention about my errands

that the nurse who took my blood this time was so nice. i hardly felt the prick, and she just kept talking the whole time to distract me. i didn't feel her pull the needle out, and i could move my arm afterward, and i'm not black & blue. i probably should've told someone how good she was. i hate it when i think of those things too late (which is basically all the time). but anyway, she was good.

twins quote of the day

"Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer had stud pedigrees that were impossible to ignore." - Will

(Opening Day: 16 days 18 hr 6 min)

my errands today

hit the bank, go to the clinic to get more bloodwork done, run to target for cough syrup, head to the dome for twins tickets, stop by the target center for timberwolves tickets, swing by slip aunt's to pick up girl scout cookies...
wait, a couple things sound extremely not mel here...ohmigosh, yes they do...what have i become?!

the high demand in which i find myself

the milwaukee brewers are actively pursuing me for the position of administrative assistant

twins quote of the day - another haiku

Little you may be
But your arms are very big
Whip it, whip it good

- Melilot

(Opening Day: 19 days 1 hr 8 min)

twins ticket update

i finally gave up and called the twins today. i know i have almost 3 weeks to find the tickets, but the worrying was giving me ulcers, so while i know that now i'll find them tomorrow, it's nice to have it taken care of. they were able to track my credit card (i'm never ever going to use cash again) to find out what tickets they were and then will reprint them.
oh, and the guy i talked with first sounded hot, but i was sad, cuz that may have been my job that he stole.

chelleybutton paid me the highest compliment yesterday

we were giving each other a hard time and she finally said, 'you're such a tolkien!' yay!!! :D

twins quote of the day

" Baseball has given Cuddyer a means to reach out to the community and that's something of which he's very grateful. It's also something that he tries not to take for granted.

"Michael is a guy who comes to us looking for opportunities to help in the community," said Bryan Donaldson, community relations manager for the Twins. "He's always eager and excited to meet with a group of kids, sign autographs to raise money, or appear as a spokesman on an important issue. He's a great representative for the Minnesota Twins in the community."

"Any chance I get to help out, I try and do so," Cuddyer said. "To see the smiles on people's faces, that's what makes you want to do even more.""

- article on mlb.com, "Cuddyer nominated for Clemente Award"

(Opening Day: 20 days 3 hr 28 min)

i love the hobbits

i want them to be my friends

my supper

angel food cake, apple pie, ice cream, chocolate chip banana bread, and applesauce :D

twins quote of the day

"Jason Kubel is my hero. Like if Nightcrawler was real and played baseball." - Grant Maki

(Opening Day: 21 days 21 hr 9 min)

hey, if you have nothing better to do...

wanna pray that i stop being so tired all the time? it's so frustrating. not just cuz it's miserable to be tired, but because i can't read my Bible without falling asleep. even today, when i didn't have to get up at 5, i was so tired in the afternoon that i conked out while having a quiet time. that's the thing i hate the most about this. it's hard to be content where GOD has you when you can't function enough to spend time with HIM.

work hazard

k, so you know those plastic sleeves you put papers into? yeah, well some are stiffer than others. and it really doesn't feel good when you put a crate down, it hits the stiff plastic thing that's hanging on the bulletin board and the plastic thing flies up and paper cuts your eye. just thought you should know.

i went to arby's last night and they had roast beef :)

twins quote of the day

"You are hereby circled!" - Bert Blyleven


(Opening Day: 23 days 23 hr 45 min)

for hobbitsister

crazy friend was talking with one of his friends recently about child stars. they determined that every single one ever has ended up screwed up. except donny osmond.

to nursing

don't anger the people in charge of your food

twins quote of the day

(with special thanks to mf7)

"Oh la la la. Oh la la la. Oh la la la. Livin' out his dream." - Midway Joe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unPxlKZoCuQ

(Opening Day: 25 days 23 hr 8 min)

i can't find my twins tickets!!! :((

all you can do is shake your head (or else you'll go nuts)

ernestine was today being ernestine. she came for lunch a half hour early, so i asked her if she wanted to go back upstairs. she said no, she would go into the other room (the one where she goes to watch the clock so she can be sure we open the door to the dining room on time). we had someone in there cleaning the blinds, though (with a big cleaning thing with a big hose), so i asked her if she wanted to go into a different room. she said no, and that she would go the rest of the way by herself. she couldn't, because of the hose, so the cleaning guy had to stop to let her by. within 5 minutes, however, she started yelling 'help!' at the top of her lungs like she often does (and we all ignore her cuz 99% of the time she's crying wolf). i went back into that room to get her so the guy wouldn't have to stop again, and apparently, she wanted to go upstairs but couldn't because the hose was in the way.

my arm almost fell off

but didn't.
i went to the dr today and they took blood-duh. when the girl pulled the needle out i thought, 'ohmigoodness! put it back in! this is hurting too much, just leave it there!' but she didn't. so then for the next hour and a half i didn't straighten my arm cuz it hurt too badly when i did. and that's my sad story of the day.

check out the 'hairspray' review

it got booted down cuz i didn't finish it yesterday

twins quote of the day

"The disabled list does not exist in Mike Redmond's world. For Mike Redmond, there are only two lists: "Active" and "Dead."" - twinkietown.com

(Opening Day: 27 days 1 hr 16 min)

twins quote of the day

“I was actually in my math exam when I got drafted. Got the call down to the front office, my mom was on the line, told me the Twins called her, told her I was the ninth pick, and from there I got to take the rest of the day off school.” - Michael Cuddyer (interview with Scott Miller)

(Opening Day: 28 days 1 hr 14 min)

Movie Review: Hairspray (2007)

Link Larkin gave Chelleybutton chills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRj_4MxImXg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0iPgjFT0MM&feature=related

can't wait to hear what the cook says when he hears this one

as i was taking lunch orders today at work, my pastor came in. seemed a little out of place, but apparently one of our residents used to go to my church. which one, you ask? the one who is so evil that i refuse to give her a name so as not to contaminate any other.