Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Celebrate, Celebrate!
I had my first review at work a few days ago, and apparently they love me. I don't think The Manager told me a single thing that he wanted me to improve. How sweet is that! AND I got a raise, so now I'm making more money than I ever have before. It's not a lot to other people, but when you've never held a job that paid you more than minimum starting, it's nice. So we went to The Best Mexican Restaurant to celebrate. You have to spend it before you get it to make it fun! It was great! So yummy. I even ate the leftovers for lunch the next day, which, if you know me and leftovers, means it was super delish. Now let's keep our fingers crossed and hope The Freight Manager quits soon so that I can have his job.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Best Tax Day Ever
Thinking: How amazing is it that someone can be selfish and not even know it. (I am not excluding myself from this statement.)
So, it's snowing. AGAIN. Let's just make tax day more stressful by adding really wet snow to drive in, into the mix. Thanks, God.
When The Man came home, he declared in his best I-am-the-patriarch-of-this-family voice and said,
"Since it's snowing, we are going Christmas shopping."
So, today became Christmas in April. We picked 3 things off of our wish lists, cost a non-issue, and we headed to the mall to shop. The Man is easy. He wanted video games. So I only had to go to one store. As for me, apparently I'm harder to shop for. He tried to find me 5 different things, before finally finding the 6th one.
What did we get? The Man got a copy of Crackdown for the 360 (I don't like the violence in the game, but we have no kids, and he's a big boy). I tried to get a Castlevania game for the DS first, but they didn't have the cartridge for the case that they DID have. So he got Crackdown. (And I bought myself Guitar Hero Aerosmith, because it was 10 bucks, and The Little Brother is awesome and gave me Guitar Hero 1, 2, and 3 with 2 guitars for a late Christmas gift when he came to visit a couple of weeks ago.) My gift was Lego Indiana Jones, which I have been pining away for since it came out. I will beat this game, without cheating, just like I will beat Lego Star Wars without cheating (I'm thisclose). That should bring my total of games I've beat without cheating to, oh, about 3 or 4.
And so, a crappy day has turned into a great day, and it's all The Man's fault.
Oh, and I think I'm getting sick again. Poop.
So, it's snowing. AGAIN. Let's just make tax day more stressful by adding really wet snow to drive in, into the mix. Thanks, God.
When The Man came home, he declared in his best I-am-the-patriarch-of-this-family voice and said,
"Since it's snowing, we are going Christmas shopping."
So, today became Christmas in April. We picked 3 things off of our wish lists, cost a non-issue, and we headed to the mall to shop. The Man is easy. He wanted video games. So I only had to go to one store. As for me, apparently I'm harder to shop for. He tried to find me 5 different things, before finally finding the 6th one.
What did we get? The Man got a copy of Crackdown for the 360 (I don't like the violence in the game, but we have no kids, and he's a big boy). I tried to get a Castlevania game for the DS first, but they didn't have the cartridge for the case that they DID have. So he got Crackdown. (And I bought myself Guitar Hero Aerosmith, because it was 10 bucks, and The Little Brother is awesome and gave me Guitar Hero 1, 2, and 3 with 2 guitars for a late Christmas gift when he came to visit a couple of weeks ago.) My gift was Lego Indiana Jones, which I have been pining away for since it came out. I will beat this game, without cheating, just like I will beat Lego Star Wars without cheating (I'm thisclose). That should bring my total of games I've beat without cheating to, oh, about 3 or 4.
And so, a crappy day has turned into a great day, and it's all The Man's fault.
Oh, and I think I'm getting sick again. Poop.
Monday, April 6, 2009
The Gospel Side: Your Answer
Someone at church asked me a while ago what it meant to "sit on the gospel side" at church. They were reading a book that mentioned a family that always sat "on the gospel side." Well, whoever you were, I finally found out. (My dad was super busy for a while.) Here's what he said:
In a church that is set up the traditional way (with a center aisle), the side directly in front of the pulpit is the gospel side. The Gospels (Matthew Mark, Luke, and John of the New Testament) are always read from the pulpit. Also, the pulpit is traditionally on the left (if you are facing it) or stage right. The other side is called the epistle side, because that is were the minster or liturgist or someone would read from the New Testament (not including Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John), and the Old Testament. It is also called the lecturn side. My dad said that sometimes you will find the set up switched, where the pulpit is on the right hand side, or stage left, but not often. I hope that this answer finds you, whoever you are. Because it's pretty neat-o stuff!
In a church that is set up the traditional way (with a center aisle), the side directly in front of the pulpit is the gospel side. The Gospels (Matthew Mark, Luke, and John of the New Testament) are always read from the pulpit. Also, the pulpit is traditionally on the left (if you are facing it) or stage right. The other side is called the epistle side, because that is were the minster or liturgist or someone would read from the New Testament (not including Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John), and the Old Testament. It is also called the lecturn side. My dad said that sometimes you will find the set up switched, where the pulpit is on the right hand side, or stage left, but not often. I hope that this answer finds you, whoever you are. Because it's pretty neat-o stuff!
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