Month: March 2007

  • The Lot

    This promises to be a really sweet show. Go check out the promo.

    PS-I love Steven Speilberg…

    Also, one of my friends has submitted a film to be considered for the show. He is very talented.

    Here’s an email he sent to me:

    I am so very pleased to announce that my audition entry
    for the upcoming Steven Spielberg/Mark Burnett filmmaker reality TV series “On
    The Lot” is now available for viewing!!

     
    Take one minute (literally) to sign up on the site http://thelot.com so that your vote for me will
    count (it’s the somewhat elusive button in the upper right corner of the screen
    that says “Sign Up”), and then prepare to be entertained for the next
    four!

     
    After signing up, you can view my film entry by
    clicking:

    http://films.thelot.com/films/31452

     
    When you’re done, please write me a snazzy comment and
    click the “Rate This Film” button under the video to give me a star rating (…I
    prefer five : )  ).  Then go ahead and hit the “Submit Review”
    button.

     
    Thank you all so much for your
    support!

    Why not!?

  • More Clause Nonsense

    This was written in response to the Letter to the Editor that was written in response to that stupid article written about APU being too hard.
    -First off, this isn’t the original author of the article rebutting
    -Secondly, it’s all assumption and opinion, not based on fact
    -Thirdly, it’s ridiculous and stupid

    Dear Editor,

    We are writing a response to the “Letter to the Editor,” section of The
    Clause newspaper where Amy Spoelstra relayed her opinion about the “If
    Only Life Was Easier,” article by Ariel Fortune. After reading her
    response, we were quite outraged. Kathleen has worked with YWAM and
    other missions for many years, traveling and working with children in
    third world countries. Kristen has also lived in a third world country
    for over a year due to financial troubles.

    While we understand the point she was trying to convey, we don’t think
    she got the memo….the article was a joke. The article’s point was to
    simply poke fun at APU students and the little things we “complain”
    about on a regular basis. It is hard to believe Amy has never rolled
    her eyes at the trolley or made sure to bring a sweater to a particular
    class. As students, we do not “complain” about the little things in
    order to prompt social action among the APU community, but more to
    laugh at the things we actually complain about.

    Amy needs to get off her Christian high horse and stop judging Clause
    writers who were just trying to make APU students laugh. From our own
    experience, people and opinions like Amy’s have fueled our
    non-Christian friends desire to stay clear of the Church. The problem
    with Amy’s perspective is that the article was not trying to show how
    selfish APU students were; but to show in a joking manner how much we
    allow ourselves to complain about something so meaningless. We agree
    with Amy in the sense of being thankful for our blessings, but the way
    she perceived and interpreted the article was taken out of context.

    She just doesn’t get it.

    Sincerely,
    Kathleen D+++++++ & Kristen J++++++
    Junior liberal studies major & Junior pscyhology major

    This just makes me angry. I mean, I know I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, but if you’re going to write a satirical article then you need to give at least a hint that it’s not your real opinion. Otherwise it’s just left up to interpretation of whatever sucker is reading the darn thing.

    If you’re interested in reading the other two articles, they can be found in my entry here.

    ARGH!!!!!

  • Oh Great…

    Dear LOST,
    I stayed up late for you. Really late. I was tired from several nights of less-than-normal sleep and ready to go to bed at like 9:45PM, but I stayed up for you. I looked at my to-do list, I synced my calendars, I got as prepared as I could for the days to come…and I waited for you to come. I made coffee (mostly for Christy), I finished watching SNL from last week, and probably some other meaningless TV while I waited, patiently…and guess what? YOU SUCKED. I was BORED and uninterested…and you know what your “big reveal” was at the end? Something I have known SINCE THE FIRST TIME I SAW THAT GIRL!
    WOW…I have to be honest, LOST, there was nothing in that episode to merit it’s existence at all. I frankly am ashamed of you and for you, especially in light of your recent poor ratings–ratings that aren’t getting any better, I might add.
    You better shape up, soon–or I’m out.
    Sincerely
    -Mr. Eko

    —————————————

    Well, that about sums it up. Ugh. Did LOST jump the shark when Mr. Eko died? After thinking about it, that’s the point I come back to where it seems to go all downhill from there…
    And perhaps I’m being more harsh and demanding of my entertainment since I don’t have all night to lie around watching TV, but I don’t think I’m out of line here.
    Now that I’m off American Idol (don’t miss it one bit, btw), Studio 60 is possibly never coming back, and LOST is disappointing me, I don’t have much left…
    Heroes rocks. At least I have that…and The Office.

    That said, on to other things. San Diego rocks. By no means do I feel like we’re supposed to go back there right now (so stop getting your hopes up :) but the Tuesdays we have been down there with the choir and worship team at Midway have been powerful. The music is awesome, the choir has really shaped up and learned this stuff FAST, and I have a feeling that now the orchestra and band are going to join us, it’s only going to get better.
    I really look forward to Tuesdays…

    So…IT’S MARCH 1st!!! GEEZ!!!
    That really freaked me out yesterday when I got my paycheck from APU–especially since it was the 28th. I was like, Oh my goodness…it’s March. That means two more months until May (Concordia Gala) and I have so much to do. It means one more month (5 weeks, really) until Easter, and I have so much to do…it means that on the 13th I will have my one-year anniversary of working at APU, and I think Heidi gets a bonus for that, or something…
    Wow. It really blew my mind yesterday, that’s all. March 1st (shaking my head)

    Tonight starts the new and improved Worship Choir at Christ-First. We have been promoting and recruiting for this day for a long time, and there are A LOT of folks that are going to join this group that we know of–especially since it only lasts until Palm Sunday. I’m really excited, and a tiny bit scared. It’s my goal that everyone that is there for the first time feels welcome and like they are on the same playing field as those that have been there for a long time. I’m praying that we exude that feeling and embrace those that are taking a risk by trying something new.

    Life is full–and thank God for my little list that I make every day, it is really helping me focus and accomplish a lot.