Friday, May 8, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
picture.post:zoo.trip.09
Ok, here it is, the moment you've all been waiting for. I had to take a break from posting during the past few weeks because I was so busy, but here's the long-awaited zoo trip blog post. It's long, but it's mostly pictures! (Captions are below the pictures)
So, a few weeks ago, Cody, Caleb, John and I went to the zoo for fun. We went around and looked at animals, and did the entire trip without an adult.
Haha, even though this was the last picture, I didn't really want to finish with it, and it sets the mood for the whole trip: HILARIOUS!!! This lady was sleeping in the Metro and I thought she was pretty funny...
Here's a bunch of the animals we saw. This one was something like a dog-bear. Very shaggy looking...(kind of like Josh's hair....jk)
This was an enormous rat!!! (but really cute looking, kind of like a guinea pig)
This tortoise was really funny. The sign said that it just keeps its mouth open like this until a fish (must be a really stupid one) comes through and he just closes his mouth and eats it! It was just posing like this the entire time we were there!
This part was hilarious. I saw the animal in the cage, and I was like "Oh, we just learned about these in science. They're extremely rare, and barely ever seen." Then Caleb was like "look at the sign Sean". I realized that the book was talking about a certain kind of blue one.
A picture of all four of us, with John being his usual happy, smiling self! :D
Every time we got to one of these signs, we started singing "One Way Jesus" with the dance moves. So fun (and I had fun with the editing too)
Ok, so on our way home, we tried to get to a different Metro station than the one we came in on. If we had done it right, it would have been downhill the entire way. However, nobody had a map on us, so we decided to just risk it and see where we came up. It was about an extra hour or so walking, but it was worth it!! We came across some beautiful but slightly strange neighborhoods on the way. Here's some pictures of some of the strange things that we saw. (Occasional PC goes to Cody)
This house was just plain weird. They must be some new-age sort of decorators because their decorating made ZERO sense. Although, some of the stuff was really fun, and very cool!
Ok, still trying to figure this one out. I think it's a shrine of sorts...whatever, it was very strange, and right by the sidewalk!!!
This random little building, or whatever it was, was just randomly painted like this! How fun!? Right in the middle of a city/suburb (really strange mix I know)
After a very long time, asking many people who all had us go a different way, and missing many stations, we finally saw a Metro bus, and we figured that if we followed it, we could find a station. Sure enough, we did end up finding it. We had to celebrate by getting a picture in front of the station.
If you look at the map, you can see that we were supposed to get out of the zoo and go right to the Zoo station. It was just a few blocks away. Instead, we got to the Columbia Heights station on the yellow-line.
Well, even though we got lost, it was totally worth it!! I am so glad we did, because we got to see the coolest places that we never would have found by ourselves!
So, a few weeks ago, Cody, Caleb, John and I went to the zoo for fun. We went around and looked at animals, and did the entire trip without an adult.
Haha, even though this was the last picture, I didn't really want to finish with it, and it sets the mood for the whole trip: HILARIOUS!!! This lady was sleeping in the Metro and I thought she was pretty funny...
Here's a bunch of the animals we saw. This one was something like a dog-bear. Very shaggy looking...(kind of like Josh's hair....jk)
This was an enormous rat!!! (but really cute looking, kind of like a guinea pig)
This tortoise was really funny. The sign said that it just keeps its mouth open like this until a fish (must be a really stupid one) comes through and he just closes his mouth and eats it! It was just posing like this the entire time we were there!
This part was hilarious. I saw the animal in the cage, and I was like "Oh, we just learned about these in science. They're extremely rare, and barely ever seen." Then Caleb was like "look at the sign Sean". I realized that the book was talking about a certain kind of blue one.
A picture of all four of us, with John being his usual happy, smiling self! :D
Every time we got to one of these signs, we started singing "One Way Jesus" with the dance moves. So fun (and I had fun with the editing too)
Ok, so on our way home, we tried to get to a different Metro station than the one we came in on. If we had done it right, it would have been downhill the entire way. However, nobody had a map on us, so we decided to just risk it and see where we came up. It was about an extra hour or so walking, but it was worth it!! We came across some beautiful but slightly strange neighborhoods on the way. Here's some pictures of some of the strange things that we saw. (Occasional PC goes to Cody)
This house was just plain weird. They must be some new-age sort of decorators because their decorating made ZERO sense. Although, some of the stuff was really fun, and very cool!
Ok, still trying to figure this one out. I think it's a shrine of sorts...whatever, it was very strange, and right by the sidewalk!!!
This random little building, or whatever it was, was just randomly painted like this! How fun!? Right in the middle of a city/suburb (really strange mix I know)
After a very long time, asking many people who all had us go a different way, and missing many stations, we finally saw a Metro bus, and we figured that if we followed it, we could find a station. Sure enough, we did end up finding it. We had to celebrate by getting a picture in front of the station.
If you look at the map, you can see that we were supposed to get out of the zoo and go right to the Zoo station. It was just a few blocks away. Instead, we got to the Columbia Heights station on the yellow-line.
Well, even though we got lost, it was totally worth it!! I am so glad we did, because we got to see the coolest places that we never would have found by ourselves!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
christian.life
In my devotions today, I came across a few very interesting passages of scripture that I wanted to share.
It starts of in Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
Then an interlude, followed by Isaiah 9:2-7
The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
a light has dawned.
You have enlarged the nation
and increased their joy;
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest,
as men rejoice
when dividing the plunder.
For as in the day of Midian's defeat,
you have shattered
the yoke that burdens them,
the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor.
Every warrior's boot used in battle
and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,
will be fuel for the fire.
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David's throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the LORD Almighty
will accomplish this.
These verses struck me for a number of reasons.
The first was that Isaiah was writing hundreds of years BEFORE Jesus was born. I know that we've all heard these verses in Handel's "Messiah", but if you really look at this, it's incredible how accurate it is. So accurate, that the Gospels quote these very verses after Jesus was born, showing the fulfillment of them.
The second reason is just how cool they are!! Look at what Jesus did! Look at who He is!! He's a Councilor for when we need advice, when we're angry, he's our Prince of Peace, when we're lonely, he's our EVERLASTING Father, when we're scared or unsure of the future, he is the Mighty God!!!
Please feel free to expound/find more amazing truths from this passage.
It starts of in Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
Then an interlude, followed by Isaiah 9:2-7
The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
a light has dawned.
You have enlarged the nation
and increased their joy;
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest,
as men rejoice
when dividing the plunder.
For as in the day of Midian's defeat,
you have shattered
the yoke that burdens them,
the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor.
Every warrior's boot used in battle
and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,
will be fuel for the fire.
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David's throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the LORD Almighty
will accomplish this.
These verses struck me for a number of reasons.
The first was that Isaiah was writing hundreds of years BEFORE Jesus was born. I know that we've all heard these verses in Handel's "Messiah", but if you really look at this, it's incredible how accurate it is. So accurate, that the Gospels quote these very verses after Jesus was born, showing the fulfillment of them.
The second reason is just how cool they are!! Look at what Jesus did! Look at who He is!! He's a Councilor for when we need advice, when we're angry, he's our Prince of Peace, when we're lonely, he's our EVERLASTING Father, when we're scared or unsure of the future, he is the Mighty God!!!
Please feel free to expound/find more amazing truths from this passage.
Monday, March 30, 2009
100.things.i.want.to.do.in.my.lifetime
Alright, I've seen this on a few people's blogs, and I thought it looked like fun, so I'm doing one...it's supposed to be 100 things I want to do in my lifetime, but I only have a little above 50, so I'll be adding as I think of more things. My objective is to make a post anytime I complete one of these.
1. Take Calculus
2. Get my Driver's License
3. Buy a car
4. Visit another continent
5. Go on a cross-country trip
6. Go to Disney World
7. Do an internship
8. Pay more than $100 on a present for someone other than myself
9. Get so moved by what Christ did for me on the cross, that I cry
10. Meet, and talk with a Deaf person in Sign Language
11. Get a white suit
12. Make a purchase at JoS. A. Bank
13. Go thrift shopping with a group of friends, and buy something totally awesome
14. See Wicked on Broadway
15. Try out for American Idol
16. Finish writing an entire song
17. Go on a vacation with a friend
18. Purchase a decent camera
19. Use our universal gym consistently for at least a year
20. Convert someone to Christ
21. Invite and take someone to church
22. Get private voice lessons
23. Go to an island for a vacation
24. Speak in tongues
25. Witness someone prophecy about something, and then see that something come true
26. Paint a large painting just for fun
27. Post a video on YouTube
28. Finish making my rug that I started when I was about 8
29. Read through every book of the Bible
Check! 30. Wear something pink in public
31. Be in a wedding party
32. Have a professional picture shoot
33. Sing on stage on Sunday
34. Listen through every song on my ipod...all 8000!
35. Find an alarm clock that is able to wake me up each morning and keep me up
36. Collect an entire jug full of loose change
37. Ride a dolphin
38. Go scuba diving
39. Go on a cruise
40. Get an ear pierced
41. Meet a celebrity that I've heard of
42. Win a contest from an organization
43. Write a book
44. See a pre-screening of a movie
45. Audition for a movie cast
46. Grow taller than Caleb
Check! 47. Get a flickr page Click here for post.
48. Finish my state quarter collection
49. Graduate high-school
50. Graduate college with a degree
51. Grow some sort of facial hair...preferably a circle beard
52. Learn to play the accordion
53. Learn to play the guitar
54. Be completely fluent in a language other than English
55. Get baptized
1. Take Calculus
2. Get my Driver's License
3. Buy a car
4. Visit another continent
5. Go on a cross-country trip
6. Go to Disney World
7. Do an internship
8. Pay more than $100 on a present for someone other than myself
9. Get so moved by what Christ did for me on the cross, that I cry
10. Meet, and talk with a Deaf person in Sign Language
11. Get a white suit
12. Make a purchase at JoS. A. Bank
13. Go thrift shopping with a group of friends, and buy something totally awesome
14. See Wicked on Broadway
15. Try out for American Idol
16. Finish writing an entire song
17. Go on a vacation with a friend
18. Purchase a decent camera
19. Use our universal gym consistently for at least a year
20. Convert someone to Christ
21. Invite and take someone to church
22. Get private voice lessons
23. Go to an island for a vacation
24. Speak in tongues
25. Witness someone prophecy about something, and then see that something come true
26. Paint a large painting just for fun
27. Post a video on YouTube
28. Finish making my rug that I started when I was about 8
29. Read through every book of the Bible
Check! 30. Wear something pink in public
31. Be in a wedding party
32. Have a professional picture shoot
33. Sing on stage on Sunday
34. Listen through every song on my ipod...all 8000!
35. Find an alarm clock that is able to wake me up each morning and keep me up
36. Collect an entire jug full of loose change
37. Ride a dolphin
38. Go scuba diving
39. Go on a cruise
40. Get an ear pierced
41. Meet a celebrity that I've heard of
42. Win a contest from an organization
43. Write a book
44. See a pre-screening of a movie
45. Audition for a movie cast
46. Grow taller than Caleb
Check! 47. Get a flickr page Click here for post.
48. Finish my state quarter collection
49. Graduate high-school
50. Graduate college with a degree
51. Grow some sort of facial hair...preferably a circle beard
52. Learn to play the accordion
53. Learn to play the guitar
54. Be completely fluent in a language other than English
55. Get baptized
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
fears
Not including hell or sin, what are your worst fears?
My top one would most definitely be insects of all kinds, and drowning.
My top one would most definitely be insects of all kinds, and drowning.
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