Fluffy Puppies and Warm Fuzzies.

Since my posts tend to be a bit controversial, I have decided to give some of your little fingers a rest. Enjoy the fluffy puppy, and I hope its not too fluffy/ugly/etc. for you. Though... it is very white. Perhaps the dog is racist. Hmm... 

is that?

TENNESSEAN
is that Tara Barlow's dad?

back again for the first time

Ok guys- i took a vacation from the MJblog- but I'm back.
i've got two things:
1) Sorry for talking about pharamcy too much before
2) Sorry Hayley for criticizing the Brick Testament thing- i should'nt have said what i said in such a harsh way... i still have trouble sometimes with when I need to hold my tounge, even when i feel like i've got something good to say... I know we are all different and feel differently about lots of things and thats a fact a feel that i really value about this group.

OK-
I talked to pappert the other day and he seemed to be doing well (yeah i know he reads and contributes to this blog- i'm just telling you about him from my POV). We talked about his prospects for pharmacy school and I would say right now that he is really heavily leaning in that way and I think thats great. It would be AWESOME (nudge nudge) if he came over to the good old U of T pharmacy school to give me some MJ company down here!

We got up at 8:45 this beautiful saturday morning and did yard work around the good old Phi Delta Chi house... we've got a nice little 1/2-3/4 acre lot (i really cant tell, i just know its not as big as my yard at home.. but by alittle more than half... so i dunno...). That took about 4 hours. I moved a big pile of bricks and rocks from one side of the yard to the back fence... and then we raked the whole thing. We hot somewhere in the area of 35-45 bags of leaves and sticks... i was gonna run today, but that was a good enough work out for me i think...

-warning- the following paragraph is about one of my pharmacy classes, if you are not interrested please skip to the next paragraph-

for our Lab final (this is the class where we make real drugs) i get to CHOOSE something to make and i was thinking i wanted something like a caffine transdermal gel that you could rub on your skin and feel a little buzz... (it is actually possible to make that- it just only keeps for 30 days so you dont see it OTC)... are there any suggestions for what i should make (it cant be a controlled substance i.e. Valium, Xanex, Morphine... ect)?



ok thats all i got- Mandy and i have had a great month so far, but i cant really tell you much about it right now because i've gotta go to a friends to play some cards! have a good week everybody!

hollllaaaaaaa

i am the frolf master

played a sweet game of frisbee golf today with andy. i ended up with 3 over par on a pretty tough (new) course here in knoxburg. awesome, awesome game. (i think andy had a 7 or something). so if anyone ever wants to play, you know who to call. (me).

yeah, jess and i watched The Passion for the first time last night. to say it was intense is a bit of an understatement. and i think i can guess which 6 min they took out for Recut. good grief. i thought they did a terrific job depicting characters and relationships that you dont generally think about very much(e.g., i never felt pity for judas before jess and i watched and discussed it). even some lines of dialogue that you're used to hearing over and over again, i heard differently than i'd ever imagined them. quite moving to say the least.

The Second Coming

Scott's right--this comic is downright irreverent. I think it means to be funny, but it's not...unless you just really have it out for Christians, or truly and deeply misunderstand some things.

And, barring the creator of this comic having grown up a LOT before writing his Lego bible stories, it seems like the good reverend has just found another outlet, less pungent, for taking out his aggression. That's my take.

There's a huge amount of gray area in theology and in belief...but I think that each of us have a black and white "zone", and that should be respected (right along with freedom of speech and press).

This reminds me of that Question of the Day from HG--Does/should humor have off-limits topics? I guess there will always be differences of opinion?

...

my blog is broken and it can't get up. (seriously)

dangit.


LCD soundsystem
Bloc Party
Postal Service
Chemical Bros.
Crooked Fingers
Kasabian
The Go! Team
Daft Punk


do it, do it.

Busyness!

I leave tomorrow to go to our family farm until Monday (it is snowing there, as opposed to the 80* weather we are having in Houston!), and then after a week of work... I am accompanying Jack to Los Angeles over the weekend for him to put finishing touches on his demo and meet with the album producer. Also, I finally get to meet a few of his band mates, which should be an experience. I've never been to LA, and I'm excited about our little mini-break!

In other exciting news, I have finished paying off my credit card debt accrued from five months of living in Houston and volunteering. Though it wasn't sizeable... I am excited to be debt-free again.

Whitney was up here last week, and we had a good time, complete with the obligatory heart-to-heart sister talks... which I kind of miss. It's neat now that she's at the age where we have real conversations about adult things.... career, goals, sex, marriage, etc. She'll always be a little squid to me though... even when she's 50.

Hahaha...

An excellent (and hilarious) distraction from work or school... Enjoy!

http://www.thebricktestament.com/

This was a huge pain in the ass to figure out, but here is a picture of my cat Oy. This is a couple months old (and he is huge now), but you get the idea. 

Ahoy Nerds! Star Wars Trailer Online!

The title says it all. Here it is:

http://movies.channel.aol.com/feature/starwars/trailer.adp

If this doesn't work for some reason, go to the Trailers section of www.darkhorizons.com and click on the link there. Enjoy!

Hahaha

So, Bryan and I have an hour-long conversation today online. Here are some of the excerpts.... which are hiliarious.

(On names for children)
Athena926: I'm turned off by some names because I kow people who have them... and suck
CBryanCan: yeah, me too
CBryanCan: although i am naming my first son "Jer"
CBryanCan: for his acute mathematical skills
Athena926: my first daughter... Sweetcheeks
Athena926: hahaha
CBryanCan: of teacher corrective ability
Athena926: HAHA
CBryanCan: and my second son will be Jason Garton Cantrell
Athena926: I was thinking of Sun-God Gwaltney Shelton
CBryanCan: lol
Athena926: could work for girl OR boy
CBryanCan: guidance hag dillard-cantrell
CBryanCan: our second daughter
Athena926: haha
Athena926: she must be fat and irritable
CBryanCan: of course
CBryanCan: and will only be friendly and/or helpful to associates of family

(On a five year reunion)
CBryanCan: LOL.. .we are at hunter's... and Johnna was there... we were talking about reunions.. and Johnna was like... who is in charge of that? and someone said the student body president.. and she said.... oh, that's me... and we all just looked at her and someone said "we should've anticipated that one"
Athena926: HAHAHA
Athena926: aw crap
Athena926: we'll never see each other again

CBryanCan: and mr. attractive himself
CBryanCan: josh clark
Athena926: that guy
CBryanCan: "I got skiiiiiiiiiiiiills they're multiplyin"
Athena926: I heard he was in med school
Athena926: and then that he got married
CBryanCan: Tractor Head: "CHEEuls CHEEuls"
Athena926: and then that he got sick and was @ death's door
Athena926: HAHA
CBryanCan: really? med school?
Athena926: Tractor Head's nipples pointed in the wrong direction
CBryanCan: indeed they did
Athena926: apparently so.... but you never know
CBryanCan: and scott said they taste funny
Athena926: med school..... jail..... a car wash?
Athena926: haha... indeed
CBryanCan: something like that

(On productivity since the five years out of high school, and zombie threat!)
CBryanCan: wow.. five years otu of HS, it's hard to believe
Athena926: I know... I feel like I should have done more
Athena926: won a Nobel Prize or something
CBryanCan: lol
CBryanCan: nah
Athena926: cured ugliness?
CBryanCan: no cure
Athena926: beer
CBryanCan: true
CBryanCan: but you'd have to give everyone beer
Athena926: beer is the cure.... I am a genius! Where is my Nobel Prize?
CBryanCan: so how about those unsuccessful facially scared zombie victims? were'nt you lookin into that?
Athena926: Hmm... put on theback burner for my ugliness discovery
Athena926: which is now over
Athena926: bring on the zombies
CBryanCan: there should be a zombie alert system
Athena926: I KNOW
Athena926: People always catch on too late
CBryanCan: orange- zombie threat probably
CBryanCan: probable
Athena926: and then... choas
Athena926: I'm more afraid of zombies than terrorists
Athena926: significantly more

I hope you all enjoyed this... I had a blast talking to Bryan! :)

Save Toby!

Hahahahaha....

www.savetoby.com

I wonder if he'll really do it? Who cares... he has 17K now. Enjoy.

Of Star Wars and Family Guy...

Hey again. Sorry about all the entertainment-related posts, but stuff keeps coming up. I saw the full trailer for Episode III last night (it is playing with Robots) and it was AWESOME!!!! AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!!!! I can't state that enough. I was amazed almost the entire time. Wow. I really hope this redeems the other two, and I think it will. The trailer is also playing during one of the commercial breaks of the O.C. tonight. It is worth sitting through that show if you are a Star Wars fan, believe me. Amazing.

Also for any of you Family Guy fans that haven't heard, new episodes start on May 1st on Fox. It is playing back to back every Sunday with American Dad, the new show by Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane. The episode I saw was pretty funny (same humor and animation style).
Just thought I'd let you all know. Hopefully some of you care.

Sin City

Has anyone else seen a trailer for this movie? I have very high hopes for it. It is all digital and shot entirely on green screens, but that doesn't bother me too much since it is a comic book movie. A film noir comic book movie. Plus the cast is awesome. Who doesn't want to see Elijah Wood as a cannibalistic serial killer? If you are interested, both trailers are online. Just wondering if anyone else had noticed it.

Nothing else worth mentioning. I was feeling pretty crappy over the weekend, but much better now. I think Hayley got me sick...somehow. Don't question it.

Kings of Leon

That's right... I saw 'em.

This past Saturday night... pretty good.

Next Wednesday, I'm being dragged to Maroon 5 at the Houston Rodeo.

Son of a Smitch.

my house : tonight : circa 8.0 pm : bring... whatever you like to consume. (no herbs please)

Friday, suckas!

No... I will not be home.

Today is Josh's big 23rd. Wish him well.

In other news, I think I have the flu... or am getting some weird hybrid of the bug that is going around the office (stomach-related) and what Jack has (coughing, respiratory crap). Sigh.... I manage to attract the outbreak monkey everytime. However, I am at work because I have a publication deadline today. Dammit.

Everyone have a good weekend... I'll be in bed.

3/4/5: the weekend

hey is anyone going to be in town this weekend? i was thinking about getting together with anyone who's home and hang out saturday night.

so let me know so we can get something going.

(865) 405 2200

Info for contributions

My mom sent me this... if you can't make the funeral, you can make a contribution. I made one this morning, and my charity is going to send a card to her family in honor of her.


Amy Jeanine BIDDLE
Wilson
Age 23
February 27, 2005
Age 23 of Mt. Juliet, February 27, 2005. Survived by parents, Tod brothers, Jay grandparents, Richard great-grandmothers, Verlie Shinn, Dorothy Cole. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Tulip Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Chuck Groover and Bro. Paul Gunn officiating. Entombment Hermitage Memories Mausoleum. Family o Lady Bears Camp Scholarship Fund in Memory of Amy Biddle, 3525 N. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 or your avorite charity. Visitation with the family Tuesday, 2 - 8 p.m., at HERMITAGE FUNERAL HOME, 535 Shute Lane, Old Hickory, TN (615) 889-0361; A Dignity Memorial Provider.

funeral information

katie givens sent me this...

Amy Biddle's services:
visitation Tuesday starting at 2 oclock and ending around 8. She'll be at Hermitage Funeral Home (behind the kroger in Hermitage). Funeral is on Wednesday at 2 at Tulip Grove Baptist Church

i wont be able to make it becuase i'm in knoxville. i hope some of you can.