When I go to Nashville I'm going to check out this church

I was reading some articles on Baseball Chapel about different players who are Christians. In one of the articles (http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=30207), Ben Zobrist of the Tampa Bay Rays, was talking about his church and how much he appreciates his pastor. “‘They're a lifeline,’ Zobrist said. “Christ is so evident in all that they do. It's so focused on the Lord. You feel like you're going to church because you're going to meet the Lord there.’” His wife mentioned that it’s easy to get caught up in the sport, and said that “‘…it's awesome to come back to a church where they're excited for you, but that's not their main concern…They expect us to serve and they expect us to stay accountable.’”
I was impressed with them, so I was wondering what their church was like. (Tim Dillard of the Milwaukee Brewers also goes there. I hadn’t heard of him because I don’t know National League players, but still, I thought that was cool.) So I looked it up, listened to the sermon from this week, and was impressed. Actually, 5-10 minutes into it, I stopped and brought the computer downstairs so my mom could listen with me.
So anyway, I’m thinking I’ll start listening to these sermons every week. And from what I heard this week, I recommend them to you, too.
http://audio.cbcnashville.org/

another treasure i found when cleaning

"Cool Me," by Kristina Gustafson
Boy, I am so cool.
Could I be any cooler?
No, probably not.

things to do when you're bored - pt. 2

6. take a nap
7. talk to your roommate
8. eat something
9. call your mom
10. watch a movie

i still think michael cuddyer looks like d.b. sweeney

he's just too cute

cousin johan's bff and dino jr. were playing badminton. "wow, mom, you're really good at this! you're not good at football, but you're good at hitting a birdie!"

i yelled at a biker today

and let me tell you, it felt good. he was riding in the street, so i rolled the passenger window down and yelled, 'you know, there is a bike path!'
i don't know if he heard me, or if he cared (i doubt it, seeing as those kind of bikers think they rule the world), but it sure made me feel better.

yay my boyfriend!

congratulations on hitting for the cycle! you kick bottom! (i was so proud to be sporting a 5 on my back [not that i'm not normally, but, you know]. you rock.)

Concerning Tolkien

"No one ever influenced Tolkien - you might as well try to influence a bandersnatch." - C.S. Lewis

oh little erma (or, i just found an old letter from hobsis)

4-year-old erma and her best friend antoine were playing, and apparently antoine was pretending she was dead but erma thought she really was and she yelled, "anotoine, antoine, speak to me! are you dead?!"

things to do when you're bored - pt.1

i found a list i made in college of things to do when you're bored. i had totally forgotten about it, but with all this cleaning, it surfaced. some of these only work when you live in the dorms, but i'll post them anyway, just in case you ever do again. here's a few to start:

1. paint your nails
2. hang a black light
3. pull all the hair out of your brush
4. e-mail someone
5. talk to the desk-worker

Psalm 119:27, 34

"Make me understand the way of THY precepts, and I will meditate on THY wondrous works...Give me understanding, that I may keep THY law and observe it with my whole heart."

he said it

"Joe Mauer's...absolutely one of the prettiest players you'll ever see."

- White Sox TV announcer

i like vacations

haven't so much taken a shower or brushed my hair today. yesterday, instead of brushing my hair, i just threw on a hat when i went to target. it's nice.

i'd just like to take this opportunity to mention that...

jim halpert is the cutest thing ever

it's like v-day in sweden!

http://www.nbcchicago.com/around_town/the_scene/Aquin-Central-Catholic-High-School-Prom-Dates-Freeport-Illinois-Bingo-Dispenser-Stress.html?yhp=1

ernestine fell over today. all the residents laughed.

ernestine often hollers for help for no reason. we've said for years that she's the little girl who cried wolf, and one day she'd fall and no one would go to rescue her.
so today, the dining room door was closed and a few of us were in there doing whatever we needed to do, when one of us went out the door and heard her hollering. 'oh, ernestine,' she muttered, and went over to the elevator to see what was wrong. the door was closed, so she pushed the button, and there, lying there in her wheelchair which had tipped over backward, was ernestine. 'oh my gosh, ernestine!' we heard.
karol and i went rushing out there, as the other employee hollered for the nurse. she came running and told us ernestine's nurse needed to be called immediately, so i called upstairs while the nurse and the first employee moved the wheelchair. as we were taking in the situation, we noticed, hanging from the top of the elevator door, ernestine's curling iron.
anyway, so her nurse came down and checked her out. she asked ernestine what happened and she said 'i think it tipped over!' ernestine was just fine. when her nurse told her she had to be careful, ernestine hollered at her. 'i'm always careful!'
many of the residents saw this all happening. and when they saw that she was fine, knowing what she's like, they were greatly amused.

so here's our theory. ernestine sometimes brings her curling iron with her on the armrest of her wheelchair. this time, the cord got stuck in the elevator door. as it got pulled up as the elevator went down, she held onto it, thinking someone was taking it from her. in holding onto it as tightly as she did, her wheelchair tipped back and she tipped over. i guess this means that next time she hollers we have to listen.

more proof that joe nathan's cute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTDkbLMM55M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7G3OtU6OkQ

and that one i had on joe mauer's first day back

dear neighbors with the fire pit,

please only have fires when the wind is blowing the other way. thank you.
melilot

"How I Met Your Mother" wisdom (sorry if it gets cancelled now, Mary)

Ted: "Okay, I'm going to say something out loud that I've been doing a pretty good job of not saying out loud lately. What you and Tony have, what I thought for a second you and I had, what I know Marshall and Lily have, I want that. I do. I keep waiting for it to happen, and waiting for it to happen, and I guess I'm just, um, I'm tired of waiting. And that is all I'm going to say on that subject."
...
Stella [very sweetly]: "Look, I know you're tired of waiting, and you may have to wait a little while more, but she's on her way, Ted. And she's getting here as fast as she can."

I sure hope he(not Ted, but he)'s hurrying to me.

Happy Birthday, Justin!

a happy thought

saturday night, after scout's birthday party, i got to hang out with purple cousin. she was one of my best friends growing up, but after high school, she lived here and i lived there (wherever there happened to be at the time), and then she got married (which as we all know changes everything for a friendship), so we've drifted apart. but saturday felt like old times. i loved it. i don't think this means that we'll go back to how things were, but i was able to appreciate it while it was there. it was nice. love ya, purple!

lots of naughty words

have been going through my head the last few days for many reasons. so i think i'll skip blogging, so as to spare you from some supreme negativity.

i'll talk about my lecture later. i should go to bed.

dear joe nathan,

clearly you need to shave that thing off your face. chelley didn't realize you were that woo-woo.

love,

melilot

Melilot Classic: March 11, 2007

sometimes the residents amuse me

i'm chatty today - sorry linda.
one of the women had her son visit today. as he was about to leave, he said, 'it was good to see you mom.' to which she replied, 'i don't doubt it!'
in the last few weeks we've had seven people die. well, a few days ago the remaining residents got fortune cookies with their lunches. afterwards one of the women came up to me and said, 'mine says i will soon get a promotion. does that mean i'm next?'

ooh! i'll have something different to talk about tomorrow!

tonight i'm going to a lecture on mythology. that should get me back to my tolkienian roots. :)

Happy Birthday, Kevin!

dear non-baseball friends,

sorry.

Fact: Barnabas looked like Joe Mauer

>Apparently, Joe Mauer is a god. (http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/44099507.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUqCP:iUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr)

>Joe Mauer is woo-woo.

>The people at Lystra thought Barnabas was Zeus.

>According to Grandma Brandybuck, Zeus was woo-woo, which is how she knows Barnabas was woo-woo.

Given this evidence one can only conclude, that since Barnabas looked like the woo-woo god, and Joe Mauer is the woo-woo god, Barnabas looked like Joe Mauer.

Welcome Back, Joe!

YAY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTH4Qw6Tank&feature=related

(You're just too dang cute.)