The Zoos Shave All the Animals

That is all.

Yesterday we went round Loz's to play a few games. Trivial Persuit was one of these games.

Tom: *looks at Luke's (aka He Of The 10 Shampoos) wedges*
"Unlucky Luke. You've gotta have the 2 nastiest colours in you piece. Orange and brown."

Maz: "But those are the two colours I'm wearing!!!"

I'm so sorry!

A million hearts. A million tongues.
But in my mind, I know only one.
Yet one's enough for this old world.
Their stories can change others stone to gold.

Where hundreds fall and break away,
There one will stand. Don't be afraid.
Don't be ashamed of who you are.
Don't wish away, upon a star.

For our lives were given, created too,
That we may trust and remain true.
This faith will hold us long and firm.
Don't regret this life when you get home.

BOYS TOP TEN BABY NAMES 2005:
1) Jack
2) Joshua
3) Thomas

Praise God for random surnames.

We went round Mr and Mrs Farmers house tonight and played a few games.

One of them was Articulate. The fast talking, descriptive game. The following conversations may shock you.

Conversation 1:

Nig (card 1): This is where black people come from?
Us: Africa?
Nig: Yeah.

Nig (card 2): This is where white people come from?
Us: England? Germany?!
Nig: No. Sharks have these on their backs.
Us: Fins? Finland!
Nig: Yeah!

Nig (card 3): Oh this is great! This is where Indian people come from!
Us: Asia? India? Pakistan?
Nig: No. No. The last part is an annoying person.
Us: A muppet. An idiot?
Nig: No....
Other team: Time up!!
Nig: It's a pest.
Us: What?
Nig: Budapest!
Us: Hahahaha. That's in Europe. Indian people don't come from Budapest!

That was funny on so many levels.

Conversation 2:

Esther: Err. An animal with horns.
Us: A triceratops? A goat? A rhino?
Esther: No. kinda like a goat.
Us: A ram?
Esther: Yeah. Now the second part...
Other team: Time!!
Esther: Oh. It was "rampant."
*silence*
Maz: You should've just said sex!

Interesting.

Conversation 3:

Tom: This was a battle ages ago... err. Between the Indians and this guy. He lost really badly... err...
Nig: Oh! Erm. Custard! No. Mustard... no Custard.
Tom: Close... not Custard.
Nig: Mustard?
Tom: Ha. No... like Custard... custaaard.
Other team: Time!
Tom: *sigh* General CusteR.

And finally.

Conversation 4:

Maz: You find these in the middle of the road.
Loz: Boobs!

Are you listening?

Lovely.

I have another Normism for you. It comes while we were sitting in the cinema waiting for Kong to start.

Andy aka Norm: "I really like Jack Daniels.
I've tried it once.
Can't remember what it tastes like though."

Happy Birthday for last Saturday as well.

Tonight we went Carol singing. Yay.

I actually can't remember the last time I went carol singing. In fact, this might very well have been my first time. Well, actually, I have sung carols before but not outside peoples homes, is what I mean.

It was quite good fun. Unfortunately, some of the youth we took were more interested in the money then actually having a laugh with singing the carols and a lot of people blatantly didn't answer their doors to us even though we just wanted to spread a little festiveness (if that's even a word).

But t'was a laugh.

Only 3 and a bit more days to go!!!

Just for bragging rights.

I live here. All the time. lol. ;)

Mistletoe and rhyme.

Oh yes. Only 4 and a bit days to go til I gets me presents. And 9 and a bit til I get some more presents.

Sunday night was the Christmas celebration at church. Had the usual stuff. ie: choir songs, girls dance etc, but a few 'special numbers' as well.

The youth were hilarious with their dance/blag to "So here it is Merry Christmas" by Slade.

Unfortunately though, yours truely, Tim, He Of The 10 Shampoos and T all got to take part in an older boyz dance.
Man. That was one of the most embarrassing things I have ever done.

I never ever want to ever do that again. Ever. Not that I thought I was particulary bad at it, but I probably was.
And Tim, if you ever read this blog, I will get you back. Somehow, I will get you back.

I just don't know how yet. Although you did make me laugh during the dance, so maybe that's enough.

Curious By Design also did a Christmas song. Not sure how it went down cos no one's mentioned it. lol. It was probably crap, but "I don't care what others say". Haha at my own pun.

Apart from that, today was my last day at work until Jan 2nd. Not sure what I'm going to do to fill up my days until then but I'm sure I'll think of something.

I've just been wrapping my presents (well, not mine, but ones I've brought for others) and I've done over half of them. I hate wrapping stuff cos I've never learnt how to do it properly. I'm awful at it.

Tonight is cinema. King Kong.

Bring it on.

To Tristan.

He's old (er) than me.

While in Pizza Hut tonight we were talking about 'The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.'

Tim: I actually went to see the play years ago. I think I was 5.

Tom: How can you remember that far back?

Tim: Oh, I had a poster from the film and I remember it because it had Aslan on it and the main characters in the bottom corners.

Loz: Have you still got that poster?

Tim: Yes. *pause* No.

I was going to post a poll about who the best blogger is out of us guys (inspired by Sara who has actually blogged recently!). And then I realised who would win and that they would win by a pretty large margin.

So I thought I'd better not.

*cough*

Excuse me. Bit of a dodgy throat. ;)

I was actually in a lecture yesterday and I had a coughing fit. I just couldn't stop. Really horrible tickly feeling at the back of my throat. And because when I cough it sounds like 5 people coughing all at once, it was getting pretty annoying and embarrasing. I was praying that the lecturer would stop for a break so I could run out of the room as past as possible.

Today I handed in my last piece of coursework till after Christmas. It's great having a pretty much free Christmas. Now I can just relax... yay.

Still gotta get a few presents though. Internet shopping is goooood.

Firstly. Thanks guys.

I'm honoured. Honestly.

But if I can't write a good one...

There will be pain. Muhahaha.

So, I wake up yesterday feeling fine, go into town, come home, go to Uni and while at Uni I develop feelings of wanting to throw up. Thankfully I haven't thrown up... yet.

And to try and rid myself of it, I go to bed at 4pm. I hate nights when you aren't feeling well. I think I woke up at 2 hour intervals all through the night, and although I don't feel like being sick anymore, I'm aching like crazy.

I'd just like to say sorry to T who wanted my help with the music lessons yesterday.

And I might have to say sorry to Tim later as well!
I'm sure Mark wouldn't mind taking the lead singer job on, though. ;)

But if you do happen to stumble along this blog, I would appreciate your prayers.

But very funny anyway,

Luke (aka Radders): I have to wear 3 pairs of underpants.

Yes.
I'm sure you do. :)

This is my 100th post.

Wow.

That's a lot.
Actually, compared to Loz, it's probably nothing.

I've been thinking about the most scary thing I've ever come across, or the most fear I've ever felt and do you know what? I've got an answer. :)

It's not anything anybody (including God) has ever asked me to do that I haven't wanted to do. Or just before I do something like a solo. It's much worse!

It's when I feel so challenged and so deflated in my Christianity that I get to a point of doubting what I believe. And when I get to that point, it feels like nothing matters. It feels like the world is truely beginning to cave in on me and all that I have to hold on to is myself. But it's the time where I cry out to God with the most passion I've ever known. And it's one of the only time where I'll turn to someone else and deeply ask for their prayers.

It's also the time where I realise that I take so much of what I know as truth for granted and also the time where I look at the world and wonder what they really have to live for? Except to wait for the enevitable. How depressing!

Well... thank God I'm not in that place at the moment! And I haven't been for a very long time.

Phew.

There have been:

• 1 pregnancy - congrates Shani-Anne,
• 1 engagement - congrates T & Lis
• Mr Norman on the pull
• Mark F letting us know he's got a lady friend

Even Addy has a lady :)

And I've just had my car service light come on.

Wahoo.

Over my shoulder.

I'm so sorry for bringing those horrible lyrics back into your memories!

I was a bit bored this afternoon, so I started reading some emails from over 2 years ago. In fact, 2 1/2 years ago. They're not in my inbox, they were ones I had sent.

It's just been weird seeing plans I've had being fulfilled such as Uganda, working at AXA, studying at UWE... it's actually quite refreshing to see that I can make plans, and I can make them work!

I started writing songs around that time as well, so Sara and Loz were getting constant emails with about 10 song lyrics on them, so I'd have them available at church.

Man. Most of those songs were so bad...

It was also around the time when I had my jaw broken so it reminded me how boring it was being stuck at home, but also how great my mates were by coming round to see me.

Cheers guys :D

What a bizarre thing to say, huh?

Well, that's in the Bible. In Eccelsiates.

I've been in a strangely thinky mood the past few days. Well, it's not that strange. I've been chatting to a person who has brought out the philosopher in me. lol! Now that's strange!

But it's been quite fun to test myself and try to debate certain things about Christianity.

I won't put down what I've been thinking about because thinking too much can be bad. And it might take me a while to explain it, and even then, I don't know if it makes sense because I don't know if it's made sense to the person I've shared it with! Ha.

But, I've realised this week that I'm an incredibly lazy learner. I need information and facts handed to me on a silver platter with a nice Belgium Waffle with golden syrup... Mmmmmmm

Tasty.

Well, maybe that's why I like science so much. Cos unlike English and Psychology and Art, there can only be one true explaination. There may be certain theories people have but only one is true.

My musical abilities kinda contrast that though. I can do whatever I want when I make a song. Sure, there may be certain aspects that you need to make a good song (Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Bridge etc) but you can mould whatever you like around it.

I guess science shows the human nature I have of being nosey. (actually I call it curiousity)
And music shows the God nature of me.... wanting to be noisy!


Back to the title. Solomon (the wisest person ever) says it but in context it means:

"Everything without God is meaningless." (that includes excessive thinking) ;)

Switchfoot know it well.