Job Trek: The Search For Stock

I am going for a job interview tomorrow (much to the collective supreme joy of my mother I am sure…love you Mom!). It is the friend of a friend who manages a Christian bookstore warehouse. My visa might be the problem. I have to make some phone calls tomorrow, and find out some more information. I need to get some work this month. I have enough to pay bills until the end of the month, but that is it. That would be prayer item #1. I am also feeling overwhelmed with school stuff…and I haven’t even started yet. Just thinking about doing a few more years of school is scary. For no real reason. I am looking into some correspondence schools looking for a Diploma of Education. With it I can teach christian studies here, and work on another degree…sometime after that. That would be prayer item #2. Thanks.

Irresponsible Passion: Part #2

All of my religious life I have been told how much God loves me, but the good news is always accompanied by bad news. Yes, God loves you, but His love has conditions:

You must love God back.
You must live a life worthy of His love.
You must respond to His love with responsible, normal behavior.

The message was mixed. God loves me unconditionally…Yet as His child I had to live up to what others claimed were God’s standards.

- Dangerous Wonder – p.98

Does the statement, “…what others claim were God’s standards.” make you cringe? I makes me cringe. Have you ever thought out parts of your theology to see if the standards you live by are really God’s? What about our views on the issues? What about our opinions? Are they based on God’s standards, or on the standards that man has attributed to God? Why is this important? Because the God you bare witness to, may not be God. It may be god. And there is a huge difference. All I am saying is think about it. And be prepared to deal with what you find out.

Dude…Do You..Like…Play Hockey Bro?

Yes. Yes I do. I played some hockey this morning. 8am. In shorts and a t-shirt. SU-WEET. For 10$, I get a helmet, shinpads, elbow pads, a stick, and 2.5 hours of drills and scrimmage…plus I can then skate the rest of the day if I want. For TEN FRICKIN DOLLARS! Way too much fun. It is basically a hockey skills program put on by the state, so you have guys, girls, men, women of all ages out there. They break you into three groups, basically according to size and skill. It was fun just getting on the ice again. The guy that led the drills (I think his name was Jacques) was very European…I’d guess Russian or Czech. He skated and played like a European. Good hands and speed.

I am in that post hockey mellowness right now. Those of you who play know what I am talking about. I was so excited about going this morning I could hardly sleep last night. Yes…I am pathetic. I am almost done my contribution to “Hab Haters International”. The Dvd is near comepletion, and I will send back copies with Kirk if I am able to hook up with him when he is over. If you are feeling generous and want to send things with Kirk…for me…and let me assure you I would not refuse any gift…I could use a Rockem Sockem Dvd…Oooohh…and a copy of the UFC fight on this Saturday coming. The card looks amazing. And I definitely won’t be able to get it here…I have researched and asked. No luck. A digital copy would be best as their VCRs are a different format here…but I know that could be difficult to do…so…as I have said before I won’t refuse anything.

I looked into cost for the winter comp league here. I don’t think I’ll be playing. 380$ registration, and then 400$+ for ice fees. So…1000$ to play hockey. Not going to happen this year. Maybe next year. I’ll have to start saving now. Unless some of you wish to sponsor me? Just a thot.

Willie

Our dog Willie died on Tuesday. He hadn’t been well in a while and had surgery to remove some huge growths off his side and hip. He went everywhere with Mom and Dad. They’ll miss him the most. I remember the first night we had him. He stayed in my room in a box and whined all night, periodically scratching my bare back with his claws (I slept with my hand in the box…it is supposed to help calm new puppies down…this didn’t work.) When he was a puppy he and I would play this game where I would lie on the floor on my stomach, with my arms crossed under my chin, and I would squeak his squeaky toy. He would run back and forth trying to get under my arms, until he got fed up. Then he would climb onto my back and nip at my neck and ears which tickled. He always loved the cottage, and the water. I am going to miss him. He always wanted to be around you. Like…touching you. I was hoping he would make it to the summer, but we knew he wasn’t going to last the year. Bye Willie. You were an awesome dog.

To Die Is Gain

50 Top Movie Death Scenes Are there any that you would add to this list? There was a great one in Timerider, where the dude gets hacked by a helicopter prop and all that’s left is his smoking boots. That’s got to be up there.

Some Tasty Licks From The Past 2 Weeks (with commentary)

This is down at Pebbly Beach during the camping trip…pre-food poisoning. The kiddies were hunting for shells and crustaceans on the rocks.

This is a blue tongued lizard that we managed to not run over while speeding through the back roads. We tried to catch him…but in vain.



These are some shots from this rock point that you could only explore during low tide. It was crazy windy that day. I went looking for some crabs and other creepy crawlies. Very cool place.


Here is the obligatory kangaroo picture. If you left anything outside your tent they would eat it. I swear one night they were almost inside the tent. The big ones have these raptor-like claws on their back feet. Looked kinda dangerous. And this picture is of Pretty Beach, which is where we stayed. You can see the rock point cut off from the mainland. Nice part of the world.

This would be at youth camp (ImpaCKt). Thursday night was the, “So You Want To Be A…” night, so everyone dressed up. Since I was sick (or recovering) I abandoned my costume. So I just wore a toga…and said I was Zeus. It seemed to work out ok. The Ninja Turtles are a few of the lads from my Bible study group. Classic. We had one guy dress up as Zoolander, complete with the underwear move during the walkoff. Hilarity ensued.

This is the service at ImpaCKt. They call it Rage and Praise. Mike Ross would like it. You can rage there. I think there was 300+ campers. Our site was grade 12, and we had 70 kids, which I think was their biggest ever. Much fun.

During the week, we had developed a camp phenomenon called, “Who Runs The Gun Show?” This phrase was asked to which the proper response was to stand…point at who ever said it…and say in your deepest, manliest voice, “YOU Run The Gun Show!” And then you’d kiss your guns. We had campers at other sites doing it on their own at the end of the week. Tremendous.

Gone Camping…Again!

I leave for youth camp this afternoon. I won’t be back until Sunday evening. I have lots of stuff to post, pictures to doctor, and stories to tell. And it will all wait until next week. Sorry. Feeling a bit better. It seems to be wearing down a bit. Those of you who have emailed me, I will reply once I am back and have slept a bit. I am co-leading a group of year 12 boys which should be fun. See you later.

Australian Fauna That Can Kill Me #10

Great White Shark

Info found here

This floating death tube has tonnes of info about it. You have probably watched many documentaries. You feel the fear of sliding off the back of your boat into the gaping jaws of one of these monsters. All fears which are basically unfounded. And conjured up in the mind. I’d still like to see one in the wild. It would be a sweet, sweet thing.

Australian Fauna That Can Kill Me #9

Funnelweb Spider

Info found here

Funnel-webs are large spiders (1.5 – 4.5 cm body length) with glossy dark brown to black carapace. The abdomen is usually dark plum to black and not patterned.

Males often have a ventral spur or swelling midway along the second leg, which is pointed in Atrax and blunt (when present) in Hadronyche. Spinnerets usually obvious, finger-like and at the end of the abdomen. The eyes of Funnel-webs are closely grouped.

Bites are most prevalent during summer and autumn when males leave the burrows in search of females. Accidental encounters with wandering males usually occur in gardens, houses, garages and sheds – particularly ground-level dwellings on concrete slabs.

Bites are dangerous and can cause serious illness or death. The venom appears to particularly affect primates (ie humans), whereas other mammals – such as cats and dogs – are relatively resistant.

The male Sydney Funnel-web Spider is more dangerous than the female. This is because the toxic venom component that attacks the human and primate nervous symptom so severely is only present in male spiders. Initial symptoms after a bite include local pain, mouth numbness, vomiting, abdominal pain, sweating and salivation. Antivenom is available and no deaths have occurred since its introduction.

I’m The One They Call Dr. Feelslikeaheapofcrap

Back from camping. Got a sweet little intestinal bug Tuesday night. Tuesday-Thursday was up every 2 hours. Still feeling queasy. Told it takes a week to wrok out of my system. I have a perscription for some antibiotics whose side effects are worse than what i have. We’ll wait to see if i improve over the next couple of days. I am supposed to leave for youth camp on monday. Don’t know if i’ll be going yet. I am working to get better. Pictures and trip details will wait until I can sit upright for longer than a few minutes. I need to grab some porcelin. Out.