Sorry, this is not my Orange Bowl blog. But since Scott is plugging Kirkville for WevilFest '05, why not Meeker, Oklahoma. Not only does Meeker have a population of 4,200, it has a lake that you can't swim in. You can boat in it though. Meeker has nine churches in a 20 mile radius covering 7 different denominations. We have a variety of people too; from drugees who own their own drug labs to the rich people (numbering 100) to none other than the back wood red necks. Such variety, who wouldn't have fun in Meeker. But I'm not done yet. Meeker is the home of Carl Hubbel. A famous baseball player who also has a museum dedicated to him located in City Hall. Meeker has good restraunts too, such as Ladonna's Grill for great home-cooking, the Bad Dawg Cafe, a good burger place but should be called the Smokey Dawg Cafe, and Big Daddy's, well the name speaks for itself. Meeker is home to one of the best softball teams in the state winning state in 2002, 2003, and was runner up in 2004. Well there is my plug for Meeker. If you have any more questions, please comment.

It's over! Sing, fat lady, sing!

Well, mis holiday blog ist here. I have a lot to cover so let's get started. Thanksgving break was a blast. Food and family was awesome. But the week after Thanksgiving, Ben, Christina, and I went to Hillsdale to see Joshs' play, The Nerd (which was great by the way). I missed two days of school to hang out with everyone. I had a good time hanging out with them. I don't get to do that often. It was just like old times hanging out together.

The last day of school was yesterday and now all I have to do is take only two finals next and I am done for the semester. Then all that seperates me from graduating next May is 21 hours. I am taking 5 hours in January and then completing the other 16 hours in the spring semester. Then only then, hopefully I will a graduate of college. Finally. I will be the second of the group to finish college. Yeah!!!

On to sports. A lot has happened in the college football world since I have last blogged. Oklahoma dominated Colorado in the Big 12 Championship spanking them 42-3. It was just a picture of the South dominating the North. The North only won 3 games against the South and they were all against Baylor. This set up was perfect for Iowa St. to make it into the Big 12 Championship. But once again the kicking game failed (I think kickers took the year off or something, because they ALL SUCK!!!). It was no surprise to see OU make it to the Orange Bowl against USC. This could well be the best match-up and the best game that has ever been played in a while, especially a National Championship game. This game will have four Heisman finalists, and a possiblity of two Heisman winners. Talk about an awesome matchup. This is probably the first time that two Heisman quarterbacks will face each other. This game should be an awesome one to watch. Watch for my Orange Bowl blog coming in a few weeks.

Now to the final subject of the day. The Heisman Trophy will be announced tonight. The finalists are the previous Heisman winner and probably the greatest Quarterback at Oklahoma, Jason White. The next candidate is the freshman phenom who broke all the freshman stats at Oklahoma and set the record for most 100 yard games by a freshman with 11 and the most consecutive 100 yard games by a freshman with 9. He has the potential to be one of the greatest running backs not only at OU, but all-time. He is Adrian Peterson. The other candidates are Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, and Alex Smith. I would think that the race would be between White and Leinart, but from what I have been hearing, it is between Peterson and Leinart. Now what this probably means is that White and Peterson split their votes and Leinart will probably win. Should he? No. Jason White should win it, but everyone is still mad about last season and don't want to admit that he is that good. Oh well, he already has a Heisman. He wants a National Championship. That's all for now. Once again, don't forget to sign up for the Bowl Pick'em. Brad and I are the only ones right now. So go and sign up.

I Owe It All To My Girl's Ex-Boyfriend
Here I am once again writing another mini blog. I plan on doing a holiday blog over Thanksgiving and Christmas tomorrow and that may be it for a while. It all depends on how busy I am throughout the holidays. First off, don't forget to read my previous blog about the Bowl Pick'em. Next, I am about to finish my last day of class here in about an hour. I have already taken one final yesterday and I will only have two real finals next week. The other "final" is sitting through other students in my Youth Education class teaching. So not really a final. This has been probably my best semester ever grade wise. I may actually hit a GPA of a 3.0 for the first time ever in a semester. Well, I'm off to do some other things. Look for my holiday blog over the weekend.

P.S. Be in prayer for my cousin and his wife. She is due on Sunday to have their first child. Just keep in prayer that everything goes well during the whole situation.

It's Bowling Time

I have started a group on ESPN Bowl Challenge. The more who sign up the more fun it will be. This time all you have to do is pick just once, not every week. We had most of the people drop out of the College Pick'em. I won it, but barely. Brad caught up quickly. Anyways, the name is "It's Bowling Time" and the password is football. See ya there. Will write later.

"I wouldn't be more surprised if I woke up with my head sewn to the carpet!"

Well, hello everybody. It is time for me to make my weekly contribution to the blogosphere. OU won this weekend, but it should have been a shutout. Another thing, Callahan is the biggest classless baby I have ever seen as a football coach. He complained about the Ruf Neks guns they shoot off every game. Apparently he has never heard anyone do that. OU has only been doing it for 50 years. I was wondering why they were shooting them off after OU scored. He coached the frickin Oakland Raiders, how can any of this be a surprise to him. The students threw oranges on the field (also getting OU a 15 yard penalty which led to a field goal for Nebraska), and I wish they would have hit Callahan. Calling up f*$%ing hillbillies. What a moron. He didn't even come to play. The reason why the game was so short is because Nebraska ran the ball. Therefore shortening the game so Nebraska wouldn't lose by 60 points. What a wuss. Well, the BCS Standings are getting tighter and we will see who will be left out. I think it should be OU and Auburn in the Championship game, and USC be left out again. Let's see USC go undefeated in the Big 12 or the SEC. I don't think it would happen. I agree with Ben, if OU ends up playing Boston College. I am going to be pissed. I don't want to see OU play Utah either, because they are a fraud. Once again, if they played in the Big 12 they would probably have a 6-3 record, just as OSU does. It's also possible that OU could play Texass in a BCS game. But Texas may get screwed if Utah stays in the top 6 of the BCS. Would somebody please install a playoff system in College Football. I love the game, but this is ridiculous. Well, I will write more later. I need to do some homework.

"This is kind of a weird deal because President Bush's approval ratings was like 100, 110% and all of a sudden it is starting to slide. It's down to 58% and you know what I'm thinking and I'm no political expert, political pundit, but what I'm thinking when I start to see that old approval rating starting to slip, you know what I'm thinking? Time for a sex scandal." - David Letterman

Well, it was another barn burner for OU this weekend. Great Caesar's Ghost! These games have been wearing me out. OU moved oh so closer to USC and further away from Auburn in the BCS Standings this week. OU is number 1 in the computer polls, so that is making up for a lot of it. Go Georgia Bulldogs!!! Anyways, OSU wasn't as lucky this week. When I first started watching the game, I thought it was going to be a OU size whooping of Texas but I kept on watching as Texas reeled off 49 unanswered points to come back and stun OSU. (Read in a raspy voice) Where's you resolve now, Mr. Miles? Huh? Your team has fallen to 5th in the Big 12 South. Enjoy the cellar with Baylor. Who's the sucker now? What a jackass. I can't stand Les Miles. Did you tell your team that you had won at halftime or something? For this week you will be given the adjective of being a "Mack Brown".

Anyways, on to other things. I am waiting up tonight to go and buy Halo 2 when it comes out at midnight so I still have a few more hours, so I am wasting them here in the computer lab. I have a paper due Friday, so I guess I will work on that here in a little bit.

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And finally, another sign of the apocalypse. The Iowa State Cyclones, yes the Iowa State Cyclones have taken the lead in the Big 12 North. Go Cyclones!!!

76-16-7

OU now extends their lead in the Bedlam series by 60 games. This is the most lop-sided record in any series in the nation of College Football. Well, that was some hell of a game. I seriously thought he made the field goal, but since Nose Picken's stadium has crappy places to stick cameras it was hard for me to see. It was one of the more exciting games I have seen in a long time. Well, OSU exposed OU's secondary, but it was too little too late. I still don't think Woods couldn't carry OSU to a win with his passing. He is good and accurate at throwing the long ball and burning OU's secondary, but I don't think he could complete short passes. Anyways, we found out who was the better running back in the state was and in the nation. Adrian "All Day" Peterson lit up the Cowboy defense for 249 yards. He has been selected as the national player of the week for the 2nd time this year. This week he broke the record for most consecutive 100 yard games by a freshman with eight and also the freshman rushing record,1278 yards, at OU (1186 by DeMond Parker). If he keeps on track, he should be given the Heisman straight up. OU's other half of the defense held up well, holding Morency to 93 yards. No team has had a 100 yard rusher against them this year. Never would have thought this would be a high scoring game.

Other signs of the Apocalypse
Well, there was other crazy things going on in college football besides the Bedlam game. I watched Michigan erase a 17 point deficit with 6 minutes to go in the game to win in 3 overtimes, 45-37. Also, I North Carolina put down one of the undefeated teams, Miami with a last second field goal, 31-28. The Terps of Maryland took it to Florida St with a 20-17 win. Well, in fact the 3 big teams from Florida all lost for the first time since 1978 this weekend. And the final crazy thing of the day, which hurts OU and OSU (but sucks more for OSU because they lost to this team), Texas A&M was upset by Baylor. That's right the Baylor Bears put up a win in the Big 12 conference other than Iowa St. or Kansas. Talk about signs of the apocalypse. Jesus came and went and came back again this week.

Well, I should actually be doing homework because I have a Life of Christ test Friday, a report due next week that I have failed to start til this week, and I'm sure there are other crap I must do, but oh well. This week, especially Tuesday is going to be big for me. My sister is coming in from Alaska for a week. I can't wait; I haven't seen her since earlier this year. Relient K's new CD, mmhmm, Tuesday. Go check out their commercials, they are high-larious. I think I am missing something. OH right, we are voting in Bush for the next 4 years. Don't be stupid, GO VOTE!

I'm a Sooner born, I'm a Sooner bred
And when I'll die, I'll be a Sooner dead.
Here it is folks, Zach's Bedlam edition on my blog.

For OSU to win:
OSU must stick with the run game and keep the game even. If OSU makes mistakes, ie: Morency fumbling the ball, and let OU get easy points the game will be over in a hurry. They will need to catch OU off guard and throw deep every once in a while. Because the loss of Antonio Perkins in the secondary and OU's broken coverages, OU's secondary will be a prime target to catch OU off guard. Field position will play a major key in the outcome of the game.

For OU to win:
OU will need to make OSU one dimensional, by forcing the Cowboys to pass. OU needs to shut down Morency and the run game. OU needs to score quick. If OU can get up by two or more touchdowns, it will force OSU to pass. And OSU is not good at passing, well up to this point. OSU hasn't played a good defense. Woods can pass and has a high percentage completion rate, but he hasn't passed more than 15 times a game. If OU can jump up on OSU and capitalize on OSU's mistakes that OU needs to force and force Woods to throw 30-40 times, the game is OU's to lose.

My pick:
Special Teams:
OU has a good special teams, but lately DiCarlo has missed some chip shots, but he continues to do well on kick-offs. Both OU and OSU have lost their key return men in Perkins and Williams. Farden, for OSU, takes up all the kicking positions and does a good job of it. Field position will be huge. Edge: Up for grabs

Defense:
OSU has a pretty good defense, but they were exposed and beaten badly by the Aggies of Texas A&M. OU has lost some players, but are 5th in the nation in rushing defense. OU's secondary has seen better days, but OU has more talent and in the end OU's defense is better. Edge: OU

Offense:
OSU has had good success at running and sometimes passing, when needed. But to this point, OSU has not played a good defense. So this will be a test for them. Morency is 3rd in the nation, but Peterson is in 6th position with a more balanced offense. Peterson has added a key component to the OU offense which it has not seen in a while. The balanced attack of two Heisman candidates (one a Heisman winner) is too much for the OSU defense to stop. There is no team in college football right now that could stop both the running and passing attack of OU. Edge: OU

Coach:
This is no contest. Miles, and his marshmallow hat, has done a good job of building OSU back up, but Stoops is one of the best coaches, if not the best coach in the country. Edge: Stoops

Game:
OSU will be tested in different ways this Saturday, and we will see if they are truly the team many think they are. If not, they are just like any other OSU team that has taken the field against OU. OU will need to prove they deserve that #2 ranking and try to convince voters that they are one of the top teams in the nation. And if OU is up by a couple of touchdowns, don't look for OU to stop and run the clock out. OU will score as much as possible to make the score look good for the BCS voters.
OU 31
OSU 17

Opinion:
I hope you OSU fans don't think you are something special because College GameDay is coming to Stoolwater. They are not here for you. They are here because of OU. It would ever be the only reason they would come to town, if OU has to play in Nose Pickens Stadium. So make sure that you Cowboys are using the little round bowls as urinals, because those are satellite dishes. People already think Oklahoma is full of hicks, and they are going to see a lot more when they see GameDay in Stoolwater. Get ready for a butt-kicking.
Boomer Sooner!!!

We interrupt this public affairs program to bring you a football game.
Well, I sucked it up on my picks this week. I thought I had forgotten to pick like you other plebs, but I didn't. Fall break sort of put a kink in most of my plans this past weekend. I did not make it to the game because we had a college retreat this weekend, but I saw some highlights. For the most part we looked good, and with running up the score on Kansas helped us to move in our rightful spot (as of now) to 2nd place in the BCS. The BCS is still jacked up, but I will rant more on that topic in the latter part of the season.

Well, having a four day weekend for fall break I had expectations of catching up on sleep and getting a head start on some papers that are due soon. As you can well guess that it did not happen. My average bed time was 1:00am and I did no homework whatsoever. I haven't stayed up that late on a consistent basis in over a year. Old age is hitting earlier than I thought, am I ever tired. Anyways, the highlights of the college retreat was staying up til 3:00 am playing Halo (which by the way I smoked everyone) and we played a Survivor/Fear Factor type game on Saturday. I almost got out of eating something. Being very picky puts me at a disadvantage in this game. Anyways, I was the tie breaker. I had to drink orange juice, Worcestershire sauce, and salsa. I am thinking I can do this. I like all three ingredients, but the texture of the salsa threw me for a loop. I did win it for our team with 2 gulps, but to give you an idea of what it was like. Think of when you throw up in your mouth and swallow it back down. YUMMY!!!.

No offence Apu, but when they were handing out religions you must have been out taking a whiz.
We had a really good church service on Sunday. The Holy Spirit really moved in the worship service and we began the service with allowing any who would like to come and pray to do so. Sunday night, the youth led the service and did a really good job too. The youth who spoke was amazing. His name is Michael and has learned a lot in the position he is in. His background includes being the starting QB at Meeker, but then tore a big hole in his leg and broke his back in a 4-wheeler accident. He is back to playing basketball and baseball, but because football has so much hard contact, his back could not take it. So he is struggling being on the sideline and not being able to do much, but God is using him in so many ways and I think that he is finally realizing that. It is always hard to see things thought Christ's eyes; whether you are looking at decisions that God is asking you to make or seeing everyone else as the same, or why things happen. But when we get a glimpse through His eyes, it blows our mind and we realize that God does know what is best for us. God is so awesome!!!

Stay tuned for the Bedlam Edition of my blog later this week.

Hello Lamewads!

Yep, that's right I'm listening to the new Roper CD. From what I have listened to so far is awesome. It is similar to the latter years of FIF, but more of an emphasis on rock. Songs that have jumped out at me so far are; Hello Lamewads, Amplify, 1985 (which mentions Michael J. Fox and Tony Hawk), Day of Pigs, and Shania Twain's You're Still The One. Go buy it. Speaking of new music, I have been listening to RelientK's new music that is due out November 2nd. I agree with Ben's observation of this album that it is probably the best they have put out so far. You can listen to "More Than Useless, I So Hate Consequences, and The One I'm Waiting For" at Purevolume. I was able to listen to "High of 75" last week and it was awesome.

Well, to the good news of the sports world. I like Scott have been interested in post season baseball. It's the only time I am ever interested in baseball. There are too many games in a season. I find myself rooting for the Astros, mainly because they are the underdog and this is the first time they have been to the post season, beating Ben's Braves. And, of course, I am rooting against the Yankees. I can't stand the Yankees, Go Red Sox. Anyways, on to football, Adrian Peterson has taken the lead in the Heisman Race by continuing his dominance in the run game, definitely showing who is the best running back in the state. Speaking of OSU, they got beat. Woohoo. On the down side, the BCS Standings came out for another year. They have Miami 2nd and OU 3rd for some odd reason. But not to worry there is another half of football season left. I really hope there is another controversy this year. The more controversy there is over this stupid a$$ rating system, the more likely College Football will join the rest of the sports world with a playoff system.

Finally, I should be joining the rest of our group by purchasing a video game system. I will be purchasing a X-Box this Sunday. Why this Sunday you ask? Because Blockbuster has a X-Box Bundle available on Sunday that includes a X-Box, NCAA 2005, 2 months on X-Box online, and another game (some crappy tennis game), all for $150. I am saving like $50 by doing this, but trying to be patient is driving me nuts. Oh well. I will post the rest of the field of new reality shows later this week during Fall Break.

Until then, You're With Stupid

The stars at night are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas.

Well, this weekend for college football set apart some more teams playing for a national title. I am jumping off the Georgia bandwagon, becasue Tennessee put an end to their title hopes. Crazy things are brewing in the Big 12, mostly in the South Division. Texas Tech spanked Nebraska, 70 - 10. That's right, 70 - 10, the worst loss Nebraska has ever endured and by the most points ever. Kansas beat Kansas St. 31 - 28 and Texas A&M beat Iowa St. All this means is that the top 5 teams in the Big 12 are all from the South; OU, Texas, Texas Tech, OSU, and Texas A&M. Crazy huh.

Anyways, OU pulled off their 5th straight win against Texass. Not as high scoring as I thought it would be, 12-0, but OU snapped the nation's longest streak without a shutout, 281 games spanning 24 years. Also, replaced one Heisman candidate with another. I am not really sure Peterson could pull off winning the Heisman this year, but he is currently in the top 10 and if he keeps putting up these numbers, he just may do it. And don't anyone give me crap about not saying Morency has a chance to win the Heisman. Until he plays a team with a defense and gains 200+ (like Peterson did against the #5 team in the nation), I will then give him his due, but until then, suck it. My pick'em picks suffered this week, but to my amazement Josh and I are the only ones still in it. Ben and Brad dropped off this week, not making any picks. Finally, to the embarrassment of Texass and help of tuckfexas.com, check out these pictures, Texas Team, Failure, Submission, Losing, We Suck, Mediocrity,


Kent Brockman: Animotion is up an eighth... after plunging seventy five points this morning!
Homer: Oh, I hope plunging means up, and seventy five means two hundred!
Kent Brockman: The firm declared super-dooper bankruptcy, which is terrible news for the company's one stockholder, Homer Simpson.

Alright, there is a lot of fun and interesting things to do and read on our ring of blogs. I shall continue that fad. I have been watching a lot of reality TV, mostly "Survivor" and "The Benefactor". I am not really sure why I am caught up in this fad, but I am. And I thought I would make up some new ideas for reality television and put them against each other and see who wins. So I am going to make up a bracket
Pimp My Dad
This show is a mixture of "Pimp My Ride" and "Extreme Makeover" and "The Swan". It will take a random father and change them from a dorky, mullet wearing, beer gut toting, denim wearing redneck from the backwoods of Texas and change them into a slick haired, handsome, nip and tucked, wine connoisseur, professional looking man. I will be posting the next contestant within the week.

The eyes of Texass are upon you, all the live, long day.

Well, I'll do a little catching up for you from that past week. Pretty busy week, because I had a test on Tuesday, cake walk, and a test on Friday (studied Wednesday night for two hours and studied on Thursday night from 8:00pm to 3:00am, and as you can tell the test on Friday was slightly harder, and by harder I mean the teacher basically said study everything we have done since we have started school). But, I think I did really well on them. Who knew that studying actually pays off. That is the most time I have ever put into studying for a test, 9 hours. Ususally 3 or 4 does the trick. But no more test for a while. School is going well, probably one of my better semesters so far. I did sleep through my first class this week. I was in veg mode and dozing off a lot so I said what the heck, and layed my head down on the desk and took a nap, very refreshing.




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It was a great weekend for football. I went to the Texas Tech game, in beautiful 60 degree weather, and it was a blast. OU played a pretty good game and as usual need to make some changes and basically execute plays. Even though our defense let Tech rack up like 400+ yards, they did not score a touchdown till 5 minutes left in the game. Say what you will about OU's defense, but lets see someone else hold Tech to 13 points. We also found out who will be in the hunt for a national title and who "sucks again" and will not. USC and Oklahoma are of course already at the top and have known that since the beginning of the season. Now Georgia enters that list. I watched them pound Tennessee and they looked good. And as much as I hate to admit it, White may not win the Heisman this year (that's ok, he would rather win a national title), but Kyle Orton he moving quickly up the charts. He already has 1367 yards, completing 70% of his passes at 10 yards a pop, 17 TD's, and no picks. These are ridiculous numbers.

I have to say I was sweating it on my College Pick'em this week. There were many games that could have gone either way, but Ben and I continue neck and neck as we tied this week. I was thankful that I stayed as close as I did, but it won't get any easier as the weeks progress.

Finally, it is the Red River Shootout (or as I like to call it, the Red River Romping) this week. OU vs. Texass. It will be another good game this year, but it will end up like the past four years with Texass and Mack Brown wondering why they suck and can never beat OU.
Boomer Sooner

And if you're not down with that.
Iv'e got two words for ya;
Suck It!!!

Not like "love the hunnies and get a million dollars."

Well, it's time for the update. But I can't talk long, I have a test I must study for and I need to eat. Well, I went to the Song of Solomon Conference conference on Friday night (yes I missed Eric's wedding rehearsal and dinner to attend this conference), and Saturday morning (yes I attended his wedding at 2:00 as the bestman). The Song of Solomon conference deals with the book Song of Solomon; Tommie Nelson breaks the whole book down and talks about love, sex, romance, dating, etc... which the church does not ever talk about. He covers things for singles (like me), dating couples, married couples, basically anyone that needs some ideas and refreshing on Godly relationships. It was awesome. If any of you ever have a chance to go to one, check it out.

I am so sick of weddings, it is ridiculous. The wedding itself was ok, just another wedding. I hope none of you don't plan on getting married anytime soon, because I may not be there. Anyways, I better get to studying. I'll write more tomorrow after my test.

Captain Guy away!!!

I thought I would try out Josh's new site he found and these are the results.
Name: Captain Guy
Secret Identity: Zach Davidson
Special Power: Invisible Tentacles
Transportation: Nuclear Jet
Weapon: Quantum Cutlass
Costume: Hardened Gauntlets
Sidekick: Ginger
Nemesis: Ming the Ripper
Tragic Flaw: Clumsiness
Favorite Food: Spaghetti

Not sure I agree with all of that stuff, but I didn't cheat; I used my first results.

Well, on to more important matters. I am still leading the College Pick'em group, but to my surprise everyone is doing well. Ben tied me for points this week, but I think it will turn out to be a great group, but don't forget to make your picks each week, or it won't be any fun. OU had a good weekend against the Ducks of Oregon. It was by far the toughest opponent OU has played so far. Oregon came to play, because they kept it close until the third quarter and OU pulled away. I think that OU just outlasted them and started to wear them down (but I think the 95+ degree weather with high humidity helped OU's cause also). OSU continues to win, but until they stop playing high schools I can't give you a full judgement. But, since I'm in a good mood and I think I can judge OSU, I will. OSU will falter this year because of their passing game. Woods has only thrown 10 passes this year and they will struggle.....Why the hell am I talking about OSU??? Who cares.

Well, school has been good so far. I am actually learning and staying awake in class. I have only missed one class this year, which was my fault because I thought I could get up after I woke up at 6:15am, I was wrong.

I went to the wedding on Saturday, Daniel and Kathryn's, not Eric and Dasha's (theirs is this Saturday). I did not realize how big this wedding was going to be. Over 300 people attended and stayed for the reception and the dinner afterwards (Yes, there was a dinner after the wedding. Not really sure why, becuase I figure I would rather be doing other stuff that doesn't involve eating. Me, I am going to talk my wife into having the reception before the wedding so we can head out right after the weddings over. Just a thought) It was an outside wedding on the steps of Raley Chapel here at OBU. It was really b-e-autiful. The rehearsal dinner was a luau with bamboo huts, kabob, limbo, fruit punch, the works. That built up to the wedding. It was the largest, most extravagent wedding I have ever been it and attended and will probably stay that way. To me, a simpler wedding makes more sense, but to this family simple is not an option. They go all out on everything. Anyways, enough about the wedding. I must get some homework done. I purposely came to the computer lab to do homework and yet I must update my blog, unlike some people.

They were popping kids out like a Pez dispenser.
As quoted from my Life of Christ professor, Dr. Kelly, referring to why women did not live as long as men 2000 years ago.

Well, I had a good weekend. I had an extra ticket to the OU game, so I invited Ben to come and watch OU smoke Houston. It was a good game. It's fun to watch a game that you see your team just kick the other teams butt. Great weather and good atmosphere. OU looked great and placed themselves on a pedastal as one of the top two teams in the nation along with USC. I definitely think that if OU played USC right now, OU would win. But we may get to see that at the end of the season. Ben, forgot to mention that he got pulled over on his way to meet me at the game. I'll let him tell the story though.

As for me and my College Pick'em this week, I still lead the pack by three points. Ben caught up with me this week, but it's the closest anyone will get. I'm just keeping it close for now to keep everyone interested. Good luck, cause you all are going to need it.

It's going to be a busy weekend for me. Well actually the next two weekends to be exact. This weekend my schedule looks like this. Saturday alone, I work from 9-12, head to the OU game against Oregon, stay until halftime (maybe), and then come back for a wedding that I will be playing in at 5:00, the wedding starts at 6, with a dinner afterwards, and (I have a wedding next week too) so I have a bachelor's party to attend too. But I really don't think that I will make it. Then head to bed and get up for church Sunday. There are many problems to this: 1) One of my friends didn't think when he planned his wedding by putting it on an OU home game. I pay $300 a year for 6 home games, 6 weekends out of 52 and people seem to plan stuff on those 6 Saturdays. 2) My other friend, who is getting married on the 25th realized that OU didn't play a game on that day, therefore making it the perfect day to get married. But what he didn't realize is that his bachelor party is on the same day as my other friends wedding day (and also an OU home game). 3) Also, he's getting married to my ex-girlfriend. Which is wierd enough to see them dating, (but after seeing them together; two things arise from this a) I don't really care about them together anymore and 2) I realized that I can do much better than her. But, I am the best man at his wedding. I know Seinfeld says that if I'm the best man, why is he getting married, but I'm gonna let him have her.

Well, I have to get off my soapbox now, because I have to go to class. So I will maybe write more later.

I don't know! I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I'll do it again!

Hi, Super Nintendo Chalmers! It's back to blogging again. OU completed their season opener by beating Bowling Green 40-24. It was a good game, but my face has been peeling for the past 3 days because it was so hot. But thank goodness this saturdays game against Houston is a night game. Anyways, OU has some improving to do. They showed some holes in the defense and the offense looked good, especially with more emphasis on running the ball. Kejuan Jones finally showed what he can do carrying for 150 yards and not only that, the debut of Adrian Peterson was a success as he rushed for 100 yards. Finally, OU has a balanced attack so they can be more consistent. I caught myself wondering why it was a close game, and like many people forget, Bowling Green went 11-3 last year while beating Purdue, winning their bowl game, and came close to upsetting Ohio St. This season opener was definitely not a normal cream puff. But this week is as OU hosts the Houston Cougars. This game should be a blowout and we should see some different players this week.
OU 45
Houston 10

ESPN.com has their special up about OU Football. There are two different links. One is about the background of OU and the other is a pop-up which entails all of OU's equipment, how much it costs, how buying all of it is possible. It is a really interesting article. Check it out.

Oh, and by the way. I am smoking everyone on the College Pick'em so far. Haha.

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!

Well, I'm back again. I have been an updating machine lately.
Well, I have a couple of thoughts to post tonight. The first is that the Kobe Bryant case is dismissed. What the heck??? They go through this whole process and were about to pick jurors and the girl doesn't want to testify. They were about to pick jurors. Sounds like someones getting a lot of money. I haven't kept up with the case and I don't really care about the subject. So I'll move on to the next one.

Secondly, Apple has come out with a new iMac. It is the iMac G5. This looks like an amazing piece of machinery. How Apple did this, I don't know. Even if you don't care what the heck I am rembling about, just check out the link and see for yourself. And all for under $2000.

Finally, the College Football season has arrived. I have been waiting for this for nine months now. It's sort of like having a baby. You have to wait nine months for it, you are excited when it gets here, and there is always surprises. This fall ESPN is going behind the scenes in Oklahoma Football. It should really be cool. OU plays the mighty Bowling Green Falcons this week. OU is a 33 point favorite, and while that is a lot of points to score, OU is the team to do it. But hopefully, we will get to see the new prospects we gained.
OU 42
Bowling Green 13

Doncha Know?

Hey guys. I started a College Pickem group at espn.com.
Here is the info:

Group Name: Stoopztroopz
Password: oklahoma

Let's get as many people as we can to enter. I'll update again later.

Hey Flanders, you suck didely uck!!

Well, I apologize. This isn't the update about how big the new Supercenter in Shawnee is. But this is about the yelling match that Larry Brown and the Spanish head basketball, Pesquara, had after the game over a timeout.

"Let's be honest," Pesquara said. "The Americans have played to 40 percent of their capacity in two of their games. I think it's very strange to take part in a competition that rewards teams that lose."

Well boo-freakin'-hoo. It's called a tournament and it rewards the teams who come to play not teams that lose. At the beginning of the tournament, records are thrown out the window, because previous records from round robin play do not matter. Everyone who is in the tournament has a chance to win it all. College teams go into the NCAA tournament with winning records and some end up losing to a team who was better that day. That is the enjoyance that a tournament has and as soon as College Football realizes this, I will be happy.
Peace out and don't forget to read the previous post.

What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?

Well, this is an untimely blog for me, but since school started yesterday and other things going on I thought I would let everyone know what was up. School started yesterday for me and it went ok. I am only taking 10 hours, but I may have to add more if I want to graduate in May. I have to fit an extra 18 hours of minor somewhere in the next 9 months. So we will see.

Well, I have some good news. Believe it or not, the US Basketball team beat undefeated Spain 102-94 today, Marbury had an Olympic record 31 points. Maybe they still can win gold, but I am not saying that yet, but they do have a chance.

Also some good news, Shawnee has finally completed their 24 Hour Wal-Mart Supercenter. It opened yesterday and I went and checked it out. It was cram packed. I realize it is opening day, but everyone within a 40 mile radius must not have bought anything anywhere else for the last two weeks, so they could buy it at the new Wal-Mart. It was funny walking around in there, because everyone had maps of the place. It's big, but no one around here makes it to Oklahoma City so they were lost walking through Wal-Mart.
"What aisle is this? Where am I? They have those in mesquite flavor? What is mesquite? Do they make it out of mosquitos?"
But the main surprise is that it is the 2nd largest (floor plan) that Wal-Mart uses. The paper says that it can fit 4 football fields in there. Ben doesn't believe it, so I am going to mark off the Wal-Mart and inform you if you really can fit 4 football fields in there. I will be updating later.

And my final thought is that College Football is finally here. USC plays Virginia Tech this Saturday at 6:45pm. Everyone else, including OU, starts next week. I am trying to find a College Pickem game so we can all join and play, but I haven't found one yet. I will try and update tomorrow. Well until next time.

"Would somebody please explain to me those signs that say, "No animals allowed except for Seeing Eye Dogs?" Who is that sign for? Is it for the dog, or the blind person?"

Dear stupid dog, I've gone to live with the children on jolly farm. Good bye forever. Stewie.

P.S. I never got a chance to return that sweater Lois gave me for Christmas. Umm, I left the receipt on top of my bureau. I'm probably over the thirty day return limit but umm… I'm sure if you make a fuss they'll at least give you a store credit or something. Umm.. It's actually not a horrible sweater. It's... It's just I can't imagine when I would ever wear it you know? Oh I also left a button on the bureau. I'm not sure what it goes to, but I can never bring myself to throw a button away. I know that as soon as I do I'll find the garment it goes to and then it'll… Wait a minute, could it be from the sweater? Did that sweater have buttons? Hmm… Well I should wrap this up before I start to ramble. Again, goodbye forever.

P.P.S. You know, it might be a little chilly in London, I'm actually going to take the sweater.

Well, I am watching the United States Basketball team right now. Pretty good game so far. It is tied 5-5, but the US better pick it up. Speaking of the Olympics, I am not sure how many of you are keeping up with them, but it has been an amazing Olympics. Our swim teams have been smoking people in the pool, our gymnastics have been kicking butt, beach volleyball has been awesome, and we are leading the medal board. Table tennis and swimming has been the most fun to watch. But one sport I found that has "gay" written all over it is Synchronized Diving. As if Sychronized Swimming wasn't enough. The goal is to jump, flip, twist, and splash all at the same time. What kind of sport is this? What's next, Sychronized Running, Sychronized Shooting, Sychronized Shot Put, Sychronized Pole Vault, Synchronizd Announcing? If we need to add a sport to the Olympics, let's do it right and not make it synchronized.

USA has turned it up, they lead 26-23 at the end of the first quarter.

I went and saw Alien vs. Predator. For someone who has seen some of the Alien movies and non of the Predator movies. It was good. Just a good movie, with a lot of action, and not too long.

I now have a job. I have been working at First United Bank for about a week and a half now. It is sooo much better than BancFirst. I actually get lunches, breaks, and they are really flexible with my schedule. I don't make as much as I did at BancFirst, but it's worth it not having to mess with that crap.

If you haven't picked up the Hawk Nelson CD yet, you need to. I can't say enough about it. It's awesome.

Finally, USA is still in the ballgame. They have actually been in the lead the whole second quarter and lead at halftime 46-44.
GO USA

I am updating, just so Ben will quit whining like a baby.

"I'm the only one who updates."
"Why doesn't other people update as much as me."
"Blah, blah, blah."

Where's your update today, huh? Well, anyways I don't know if anyone heard, but there was a brick-layer who used darker colored bricks to put an OU on the side of "Nose Picken Stadium"
in Stoolwater. It is hard to see, but it is there. Whether it was on purpose (if it was, there was some definite planning) or not, that is funny I don't care what you say. I'll write more later.

"I can't believe it! Reading and writing actually paid off!"

Well, I guess it is that time to update my blog for the month. I am watching "Hidalgo" right now and it is sort of slow right now. The only reson I am watching it, is because I am with a group. I have never heard of it before a few days ago. I will be filling you all in on the past month now.

- Thank you for your prayers about my youth minister. I asked you to pray because he was going to tell the youth group on the first night of camp that he was leaving. It went as well as it could possibly go. The kids took it really well. Please be in prayer for my church as they begin to search for a new youth minister and Tony, our previous youth minister who will continue his ministry in Marlow. So now with him leaving, it leaves only me and Jaclyn as the only single people left to hang out with. I mean there are other people, but they are so consumed in their own relationships that no one hangs out as a college group anymore. So unless I start dating Jaclyn, I am going to be bored.

- I went to Falls Creek last week with First Baptist. I actually went as the video guy, so I did not have a lot of responsibilities. It was fun though. Besides the fact that our cabin almost set the record for most sick people in a cabin, the record is 17. We were pushing 14 easy. One kid unknowningly brought it with him and then it went around the cabin. There were at least 5 to 7 more who got it after Falls Creek. We had 4 kids get saved and said they wanted to follow with baptism, and 4 more who realized they have never followed the Lord in baptism. So we had 7 baptisms Sunday night. The video should be even better this year. I go up to Glenpool to produce it on Monday and Tuesday.

- I recieved my OU tickets last week. They look pretty sweet. I can't wait until the season starts. It is going to be another awesome year. Another year of some more butt kicking is on its way. And hopefully, Ben, I will be able to get you a ticket and you, Chrisina, and Josie can come down and they can stay at her mom's and you can go with me to the game.

Well, that is it for now. The battery is about to go dead on my friends laptop so I may write more later. Talk to you later.

We'll never get bored, cause we can go boardin'
 
How be everyone?  It has been a slow time for updating lately, but it's summer we are all busy, oh except for me cause I don't have a job.  Not really, other things have been thrown on my plate as of lately.  I bought the Hawk Nelson cd.  Give Ben props for discovering this band.  They have a sound a lot like FM Static and Thousand Foot Krutch.  It would be a great purchase.  California, Every Little Thing, and Someone Else Before are the immediate hits off of the cd.  I also saw a movie with Ben too that I recommend, but I am not going to name it because apparently if certain people see the name of a movie, they won't even read the rest of the post.  So go see it, if you can figure out what "it" is.

I went to Ben's last weekend to make a rules video for camp that is coming up next week and to play NCAA 2005, which is awesome.  It has so many new features such as:create your own sign, give a pep talk to certain parts of the team, check on everyone's stamina, etc.  Awesome game.  Anyways, we used Barbie's for the actors.  It is highlarious.  Anyways, I will be leaving for camp next Monday, so be in prayer for the youth and sponsors at camp that God will use them, comfort them, and reveal hisself to them.  Speaking of prayer, be in prayer for me.  I am at another crossroads in my life to do a variety of different things.  My walk has not been much of anything lately, and I want to make a decision that is from God, not what I want.  Thanks and
"Stay classy San Diego"

Make the bad man stop!

Hey everyone. Everything has been going pretty good here. I had a great 4th. I went down to Ft. Worth to visit a friend. We had a blast. We watched the Ft. Worth fireworks. They were ok, but Oklahoma City's fireworks were just as good. I figured since Ft. Worth is a big city they would have some awesome fireworks show. Fireworks and firework shows are not what they used to be. They are becoming boring to me. Anyways, I left Saturday afternoon and came back on Wednesday. I got Monday off for the holiday and was scheduled off on Wednesday. I was supposed to work on Teusday but I called in so I could stay an extra day in Texas. Wouldn't you call in if you had a chance to stay an extra day? Well, I get back on Wednesday night and show up to work on Thursday morning at the bank and my manager fires me. I got fired for calling in, the first time I ever called in in the 7 months I worked there. So the point of this story is. Don't work at BancFirst.

Anyways, since I have more free time I will give you all the top 2 of the Top 11 list. Here they are.

#2 Five Iron Frenzy - The End Is Here
The last album put out by FIF is one of the greatest. Has many of the old school classics such as Handbook For The Sellout, Canada, Blue Comb, You Probably Shouldn't Move Here, and Every New Day. Plus the newer stuff; At Least I'm Not Like All Those Other Old Guys, Vultures, You Can't Handle This, and Cannonball. Great album.

And now for the best cd I own and my #1 Top 11 pick is:
MxPx - Before Everything and After.
When I first purchased this cd, I thought it was an ok CD. But after listening to it, it is one of the best CD's I have bought. There is not a song on this album that I do not like. My favorites are: You Make Me, Me, First Day Of The Rest Of Our Lives, Kings of Hollywood, Capitol, On The Outs, and You're Not Alone.

So there you go. Zach's Top 11 CD's. You all have a good weekend.

UPDATE: There is a link to the Falls Creek Artwork in the right sidebar. Don't forget to read the previous post.

Happy 4th of July

Well, how is everyone doing? I am doing pretty good my self. I can't wait for this weekend, because I am going to Texas to hang out with one of my best friends who I have only seen two times in the past year. So it should be a blast.

I made it to the midnight premier of Spiderman 2 on Tuesday night at 12:01am. Well, Wednesday morning. Anyways, I will probably remember more the second time I go and see it. But from what I saw and remember, it was awesome. I really didn't think that Dr. Octopus was going to be a good villain in this movie, but it turned out that helped make the movie. A lot of new rocks have been turned over. I was about to get because of the way I though it was going to end, but it didn't turn out like I thought it was at the end of the movie. Sorry, I will give details once everyone has seen it. But definitely one of the best movies this year.

Since I will be gone the next few days, you will get a double dose of Zach's Top 11. I was shredded last time I posted three so maybe if I only post two it won't be as bad. So here they are.

#4 Good Charlotte - Good Charlotte
Scott, Ben, and I got to see Good Charlotte before they became stars at the Diamond Ballroom with them opening for MxPx. Twas one of the best shows I have been to. Little Things, Waldorf; Naptown, and other songs highlight this great album. Their second one is another good one, but not good enough to make the top 11.

#3 Maynard Ferguson - Chameleon
This is one of the best trumpet jazz musicians in the world. I could sream (screeching/playing really high) in high school and could do it off and on because my lips could not take it, but Maynard started as a teen playing this way and still does today at 70 years old. Just truly an awesome artist and album. I would name songs off the album, but none of you would know them.

So there ya go now. Have a fun and safe Fourth. Peace out.
Oh, Ben may put up my design for our Falls Creek shirt. The theme is "Go". So you might get to see that. Buh bye now.

Donde esta biblioteca?
Well, I guess it is my time to update. As most of you know, I went to Super Summer last week and once again it was an amazing week. I was a Team Leader in Green 1. The camp is divided into grades and each grade is assigned a color and green is the students who are going to be seniors this fall. My wife's name was Michelle Clark and we had 14 kids for the week. I had some awesome kids. These are leader kids in their own youth groups who go through a process of being chosen by their youth minister and an interview process after that. So all the students that come are already saved and are leaders in their own youth group. So you can just tell them straight, how it is, and be blunt with them. You can go deep with these kids and it's an amazing experience. But what is even better, the younger students, the freshman, are comprehending what the seniors that I had are comprehending. Jon Randles was our speaker. He does a lot with FCA and motivational speeches. He works at Texas Tech and all the Big 12 schools. Very intelligent man. Charlie Hall did the worship time, and what can you not say about Charlie Hall. The man has an amazing heart for worship. One of the most amazing things during worhsip, was that a lady taught us sign language to "Give Us Clean Hands". We taught it to our kids and on Thursday night, Charlie was reminding us of the different ways to worship and so he sang Give Us Clean Hands and 1100 students signed it as worship. It was an amazing experience. I could go on and on about this camp. Other than my salvation experience, this camp is next in line. It is a camp like no other.

Well, I have two words for all of you who don't like my Top 11 Cd's. SUCK IT. I even told Ben and Josh that they may not like it because of some of the cd's I put on it, but here's the thing. It's MY Top 11 Cd's; so cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.

I'm a real boy.

Hey guys, it is me again. I will be leaving for Super Summer, a leadership camp for teens, at OBU tomorrow around 2:00pm. It is going to be a blast. So, I will not be able to blog this coming week. I am going to write twice as long and post a triple dip of Zach's Top 11.

Well, let’s get started. Yes, I was trying to change my blog. So, I started to change one of the templates that blog offered and I could not change a part of it for the life of me. So I am going give Ben some ideas so that he can make me a blog that will look sweet. So, if I come back and I have bright pink blog, Ben will personally be kicked in the head.

Well, I am watching “Changing Lanes” with Samuel L. Jackson and Matt Damon. It’s about Samuel and Matt are both on their way to court and have a wreck and some files get separated from Matt and it draws out a story of finding the file or he will be put in jail, but he will do anything to get it back. It is pretty interesting so far, but I will let you know more later.

Well, I lied about making this blog twice as long, my life is not that interesting, but I didn’t lie about giving you all a “Triple Dip” of Zach’s Top 11.

And #7 is Five Iron Frenzy – Proof That The Youth Are Revolting
I did not purchase this album until late, but I have quickly grown to love this album. The album sounds really good for a live album, but they had 11 concerts to pick from to finalize the cd. Many FIF favorites Oh Canada, Handbook for the Sellout, Suckerpunch, Super Powers, and Every New Day. It has some hilarious out takes at the end of the cd.

#6 is Switchfoot – The Beautiful Letdown.
This is one of the few cd’s that I enjoy the majority of the songs on the album. It took them a little to get back on track. New Way To Be Human was good and then Learning to Breathe dipped down, but Beautiful Letdown has renewed them and has even thrown them into the secular. It is probably one of the best albums I own and that Switchfoot has made. Songs include the previously I Dare You To Move, Meant to Live, This is Your Life, On Fire, and Gone.

#5 is Alan Jackson – Livin’ on Love
I grew up on country music and Alan Jackson is my favorite country artist. He has many great albums, but this one is the one that I had to choose. Country music is what love. Songs include Gone Country, Summertime Blues, Who I Am, Song for the Life, and If I had You.

Well, that is all for now. You all have a good week and be in prayer for me, my wife, and my super summer kids that I will have this week. Talk to you later.
Zach

New template.
Not sure why I have previous posts instead of links.
Not sure how to replace previous posts with links.
Must talk to Ben soon.
Talk later.
Bye.

Just kidding.

I'm going to be in detention, Ms. Crabapple, are YOU???
Well, I guess it's that time again. To update the 'ol blog. It has been a while, but here I am. The past week has been pretty good. Josh and I went up to "The Pool" to see Ben last weekend. We had a good time. It was fun to get away from everything for a couple of days and just relax and have fun. We went and saw Shrek 2 also. It is a good movie. Definitely funny, especially the second time around. Christina got to go and do something with us. Someone offered to babysit Josie fora little whil, and while I know it was hard for both of them to let her go, it was good to have Christina and Ben together with us. I am sure they don't get a lot of alone time and Josh and I took it all away. They had to be with us.

We had our Church Centennial this last Sunday, and while it did go well, I am so glad that it is over. It was a nuthouse at the church for the past 2 weeks. You know how some of you, whoever is willing to admit it, watch the house makeover shows; well this was a church makeover. We installed new carpet, painted walls, knocked down and replaced walls, decorated classrooms, replaced ceiling tiles, installed tile, refurbished the women's bathroom, organized offices, made history books, designed bulletins, decorated the sanctuary, and well you name it, we did it in all about a 2-3 week period. CRAZY CRAZY BREAD. (I also designed a power point background for the Centennial and I was going to post it, but I cannot find my memory stick, so it will just have to wait.)

Now, it is time for the next selection of Zach's Top 11.
#8 MxPx - Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo

I am probably going to catch a lot of flack from Ben for putting this album so low, but he can suck it for all I care. Anyways, this album is basically equal to Life in General. That is why they are back to back on the list. They both have their highlighted songs, but overall I could not determine which one is actually better. Songs include The Final Slowdance, I'm OK, Your OK, Inches From Life, Get With It, and none other than Party, My House, Be There. It is a great album, don't get me wrong, but it just did not make the cut for a higher spot.

Just the good 'ol boys.

I have some exciting news for those who grew up wanting to ramp things as a kid. Guess what I just saw on TV. The first season of "The Dukes of Hazzard" will be out on Tuesday. I'm not sure about you all, but I grew up on this show. It was a sweet show and I will be buying it on Tuesday. Well, as soon as I can get some time off to go to the store.

Well, I did see Shrek 2 Thursday night. It was pretty good. It is hard to compare it to the first one and give it a review. Because I have only seen it once and will have to see it a few more times to catch all of the jokes and etc. to give it a full review, but I do recommend to go and see it.

Some more good news, after putting over 269,000 miles on my old car, I finally broke down and got another one. I bought a forest green 99 Honda Accord EX. It has a sunroof, cd player, power locks and windows, etc... It was a great deal. I paid only $8700 for it. The guy I bought it from owed almost $13,000. Not really sure how that happens, but he did own 4 cars, now 3. So, I am excited that I can drive almost anywhere without worrying about if my hood was going to fly off, a tire to go flat, power steering fluid leaking, well you get the idea.

Side note
I am seeing some wicked pictueres of this storm on TV. They are saying that there is hail larger than a softball. Holy crap. Everyone be safe

Well, to end my post with my #10 spot on Zach's Top 11 CD's
#10 - MxPx - Life in General
This is was a great cd from the moment I put it into my cd player. I sort of was introduced to MxPx backwards with Ever Passing Moment and went back to their older stuff. I think this was the second cd of theirs I bought. This is another straight fast punk beat. Highlighted songs are Middlename, Do your feet hurt, Move to Bremerton, Andrea, Doing Time, Southbound, and the song most people now MxPx by, Chick Magnet (actually, Punk Rawk Show is well known too, but Teenage Politics did not make my top 11).

It's Me, It's Me, the D-O-double G!!

I am back and out of hell for all of you that care. I haven't updated in a while partly because of finals last week and this weekend I went to see some friends that were in from Ft. Worth. Last week was a crazy week, but I got through it. I would like to thank everyone who helped get me through this semester, whether it was phone calls to talk, joking around at Target with the kids toys, prayers, the fun we had at WevilFest '04, or whatever, Thanks a lot, I appreciate it.

On a different note, I had a great weekend. It was a good time for some rest and to catch up with some friends that I haven't seen in about a year. You just can't replace friends that have had such an impact on your life and will tell you the truth no matter what. God has truly blessed me with these friends and other great friends like you all.

Well, I guess the business has started. Ben says that he is already doing some graphics for some churches in the area. That is good to hear; the more the name gets thrown out and around, the more business we will get. Hopefully, Josh and I can get in the mix with the help of some graphic designs ourselves.

This post went a different direction from what I thought it would be, but here is the #10 spot on the Top #11 Favorite Cd's.

#10 - Philmore - Self-Titled
This was their first album (as far as my knowledge concerns) and it is a great album. Songs such as Fishy, Bon Jovi's Livin' On A Prayer, Our Finest Hour, and Worth the Wait highlight the album. This is a truly punk album with the punk beat streaming through every song. The band has sort of flattened out in the past few years with, but I am not talking about the bands I am posting my favorite Cd's.

As you can see, I did find my Top #11 sheet and will post 1 every time. And finally a big thanks to Josh's laziness. Without it I would be in hell. But I am not. Thank you to Josh and his laziness.

When will I learn? The answer to life's problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle, they're on TV!

Well, blogger updated their site so I thought that I would update mine as well. Let me know what you think about it and if you have any ideas to change it. I am sort of new at the html stuff, but I am slowly picking it up.

Good news!!! School is almost out. I have 2 classes today and one tomorrow. Then I have four finals next week. I may only have to take three, because one teacher gave us an optional final. But I am not sure if my grade is what I need to pass, so we will see. Speaking of school, remember the teacher I told you about in my last post. If not, take the time to read it now......................................................., well that same day, I decided to count how many times he said "ummm". I counted 191 times he said it. I mean that is ridiculous sitting in class listening to him. Twenty five percent of his vocab is ummmm.

This is where I would post my #10 selection of my Top 11 Cd's, but I cannot seem to find the list right now. So it will just have to wait until the next time I post. Well, I guess I better get ready for class. All I know is that you're dead, you're dead, I'm gone.

Oh, you didn't know? You're a$$ better calllllllll somebody.

Well, I am posting again. I am between classes. Well, there is not been a lot going on lately. I did buy my mom her mother's day gift yesterday, and I ended up giving it to her also. I bought her a weedeater. Stop laughing for a second and let me explain. She enjoys working outside in her garden, mowing, weedeating (if it's not a word, it is now), and other outside stuff. Her old one is old and so she needed and wanted a new one, so I bought her one. Now you understand.

I have found the most boring class ever in history of humankind. And I mean ever. It is my Comparitive Civilizations class. The class in general is not so boring, but the teacher takes the cake and makes it boring. In public speaking, saying "ummm" many times is not the sign of a great speaker. People still do it, but not as repeatedly as he does. He says ummm so many times, I think he loses his thought of what he was speaking on before, and therefore says ummm again. He would put Edwin Wade (he taught our FWB History and Doctrines class???) to shame. You wouldn't think so, but I would invite you to come down and sit in on one of his classes and you will soon see the light, or the back of your eyelids.

Well, marriage is in the air. I was counting up the other day about how many people that have been married, are getting married, are engaged, or being close to engagement in the past year. Seven couples that I know fall into this category. Fourteen people. I guess there must be something in the air; the gas prices rising to $1.85, school is letting out, alcohol, or whatever, but something is in the air. I thought it sucked when Scott and Ben got married, but this is ridiculous. Well, I guess I am just complaing because I am still single and proud of it.

The time has finally come to post my Top 10 CD's. I know everyone has been waiting patiently for 2 months for me to post them. But I don't want to copy off Josh (Lucky 13) or Brad (Top 10), so here are my top 11 CD's.

#11 FM Static - Self-titled

As most of you know, this is an offshoot band from Thousand Foot Krutch, but not as hard. It quickly became one of my favorite cd's with its' hard rock beat and sweet lyrics. Songs like Three Days Later, Crazy Mary, The Notion, Defintely Maybe, and October highlight the many hit cd. If you don't have it, buy it. It is a great cd, because it is on Zach's Top 11 List. So go buy it, cause Zach said so.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
I think so Brain, but me and Pippylongstocking, what would the kids look like.

Another classic cartoon, Animaniacs. Brad mentioned the show a few days ago and I thought I would bring back some old memories. It is May 3, and Zach has finally paid for this semester. I know I am a little late, but better late than never. And it can't be never, because OBU would hunt me down and kill me to get my money.
Well, onto the blog. This past week was good. I was going to play hookie from work and go hang out with Ben, because he was in the city on Thursday, but I had already taken off on Tuesday to spend some time with my sister. I watched "Walking Tall" last weekend and it was just a good all around movie, despite everything The Rock did was fake, but it was fun to watch. It reminded me of the days when I watched wrestling in the dorms and became indulged in it like a soap opera. Speaking of wrestling, I rented The King of the Ring (1998) where the Undertaker and Mankind faught in the 1st Hell in a Cell match. Man, that was a brutal match. I am not sure how much of it was planned or if any, but falling 16 ft off of a chain link cage onto an announcers table. Then Mankind being chokeslammed through the cage onto the mat, then chokeslammed onto a bed of tacks and walked away from the match when it was over. Thirty minutes of getting the crap out of you, with a broken arm/shoulder, teeth knocked out. It was crazy. Then I watched Stone Cold Steve Austin fight Kane for the WWF, not WWE, Title. Those were the great days of wrestling, at least for me. I was so wrapped up in it, I would scream at the TV when The Rock or Stone Cold came out to lay the smack down on the McMahons. Good times. By the way, how was Smackdown Josh. I have been meaning to see how it went. I got to watch most of it, but I did not see you. Of course I did not know what to look for either.
I went to my first Arena Football game Saturday night. One of my friends is getting married next week, so we had a bachelor's party for him. (Seems like my single friends are becoming fewer and fewer. Josh, we are in the minority. But that is a whole other blog). Anyways, the Oklahoma City YardDawgz played the Tulsa Talons. We sat in the corner of the arena, but we never caught any footballs. OKC scored on the first play of the first drive with a 45 yard touchdown. The whole game was fun, there was never a dull moment. Except for there were too many penalties which drug out the game. But on a different thought, Ben would enjoy playing this sport and so would I. The reason being is that the cheerleaders don't have sidelines to cheer on, so they stand in the endzones. Besides the fact that all they do is take up space and are constantly in the way. It is like they are asking to be hit with a football. That makes AF2 even more interesting. The greatest thing of the night was the I got to see, in person, the Grambling State University Marching Band. It was an awesome experience. Amazing is a great word for it. They have surpassed the Texas A&M marching band as the greatest band in the land. They are both awesome, but the GSU Band blew me away. I would encourage everyone to go see a Arena Football game sometime. You would enjoy it. I will post my top 10 favorite cd's tonight. I have to go to class now. Until then. Suck it.

Just a small update for now. I have made a few minor changes to my blog, and also I finally got my sister on the blogosphere. So, hopefully she will be updating more often than once a month. That's about it for now. I will update later tonight. Until then. Peace out.

One more thing. What happens to the P.O.P. Culture Blog. It hasn't been updated in over three months. So is it banned to Update Hell; are there freebies, exculsions, no punishment, or what? And if there are, how do I get a hold of some. Just a question.

Mi burro sabe mas que tu
Well, here it is in English. Since all I got was hate comments about the German text. Even though it is an easier language to learn and speak. I guess I am just the more educated of everyone on the blogosphere.

Hello Everyone,
I purchased the new Five Iron Frenzy cd, The End Is Here. It has "The End Is Near" in it with an extra song, "The Cross of Saint Andrew". And it includes "The End Is Here" which is the last show Five Iron Frenzy will ever do. What I have listened to has been awesome. The song list includes, Canada, You Should not Move Here, Phantom Mullet, Cannonball, You Can't Handle This. It is pretty well mixed to have old and new songs. The Medley on the live album has Dandelions, Combat Chuck, Pre-ex Girlfriend, and about five other songs that I cannot think of. And of course it rounds out the cd with New Hope, World Without An End, and Every New Day. It also has a lot of talking at the end of each album too. More to come. Hope everyone figures out what language this is.

Til next time
Zach



Hallo haben Jeder, ich die neue Fünf Eiserne Wahnsinncd gekauft, Ist Das Ende Hier. Es hat "Das Ende Ist Nah" darin mit einem zusätzlichen Lied, "Das Kreuz von Heiligem Andrew". Und es schließt mitein "Das Ende Ist Hier", der der letzte Schau Fünf Eiserne Wahnsinn je ist, werden machen. Was ich zugehört habe, ehrfurchtgebietend gewesen zu sein. Die Liedliste schließt, Kanada, Sie Sollen nicht Bewegen Hier, Phantom Mullet, Kanonenkugel mitein, Können Sie Dies nicht Behandeln. Es ist ziemlich gut gemischt, alte und neue Lieder zu haben. Das Medley auf dem lebenden Album hat Pusteblumen, Gefechtfutter, Vorehemalige Freundin, und um fünf andere Lieder, die ich an nicht denken kann. Und selbstverständlich rundet es aus der Cd mit Neuer Hoffnung, Welt Ohne Ein Ende, und Jeden Neuen Tag ab. Es läßt auch viel reden am Ende von jedem Album auch. Mehr, zu kommen. Hofft, daß jeder welche Sprache löst, die dies ist.

Til nächste Zeit Zach

Here's some help stupid.

This weekend has been pretty eventful. My sister came home from Alaska friday evening. It is cool to finally see her again. It has been at least 9 months since the last time that I saw her. I miss having her around, because it's fun to have someone to tease and have fun with. You can't do that with a nine year old, she doesn't take it as well. Anyways, she is making the rounds of seeing everyone which is crazy, but I know she is enjoying every minute of it.

We hosted the PPA (Post Prom Alternative) Saturday night for the kids that don't have anywhere else to go and to offer the kids a different place to go rather than the parties, the lake, car, etc... We stayed until about 3:30 that morning cleaning up and letting the kids go home. We had about 25-30 students there, which is a pretty good turn out. Sometimes I thought to myself, why do this if only a few people will show up. But, it is better to do it for those few people and not have it at all and the kids have no alternative to "other" things on prom night.

But the funniest thing of the weekend was Eric and I was moving his sisters' (Ashley) stuff to a storage building. We were driving through town and drove by the movie rental place and Ashley said, "Titles In May?", that doesn't sound like a very good movie. Eric and I just started dying laughing. Then she wanted to know what we were laughing about. And then we started laughing so hard (the kind of laugh that your mouth is wide open, nothing is coming out except an inhale of breath and your side is hurting) we couldn't take it. We finally told her and she turned really red, and still does every time we mention it. So, I would advise to go see "Titles In May" and coming soon is "Titles in June", so don't miss out. (And if you did not get this until now, I am laughing at you.)

That's about it for now. I have a Life and Literature of Paul test I am supposed to be studying for, so I better get back to work.

PS - Josh is awfully close to being a member at Update Hell. He is pushing a week at not updating. Boy, that would suck to be a member of a site that you created, wouldn't it Josh.

For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.
And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

Psalms 27:5 & 6

He Is Alive!!!

Well, it's my time to update now. We just got out of church about 30 minutes ago. It went well for putting together a small program in about a month. The choir sang 3 songs with a couple of solos inbetween and still drama going on during the songs with narration. We have cancelled services today, so that families can be with each other. So I have the rest of the day off. (Yeeaahhh).

This week hasn't been so hectic, thank goodness, but I do have a test coming up on Monday. My Educational Ministries class actually talked the teacher to postpone the test until Monday. None of us could believe he actually did. Usually its like, shut up, you should have studied, take the test or flunk.

The final round of the Master's is on today. I really don't think anyone cares about golf, maybe Brad, but Phil "The Choke, or Maybe Not Today" Mickelson is actually leading going into the final round. I do like Mickelson as a player, but I have made fun of him because he can not win a major, even if he led by 4 strokes on Sunday. Phil Chokelson, Phil "The Choke" Mickelson, etc... Anyways, this is one of the final big sports events for a while. Well, at least college football season starts up again. I do not consider baseball a major sport, until the World Series. They play like 300 games a year and each game does not matter, so I consider it pointless, just like the NBA, WNBA, tennis, the OSU Cowboys, etc...

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Well, I can proudly drop "The Choke" out of Mickelson's name and replace it with "The Man". He finally pulled off a major win, making a 15 ft putt to make birdie to beat Ernie Els. It was one of the most exciting days of golf I have ever seen. Two aces (that is a hole in one for you people who are golf challenged), which are rare and many other great shots. Congrats to Phil on finally winning a major.
Insert ended at 7:35pm

Well, maybe I will have a more meaningful update soon. Until then
"Bing bong, yeah it's me."
"Give me the candy."
"Look at my pants."
"What do you care?"

Wow, I didn't know that there are two 4 o'clocks in a day!!!

Yeah, that's right, it is 4 am and I am on page 7 of my 10 page paper due in ohhhh about 5 hours. Not bad, I would say, for just starting at 1:45 am. Anyways, I am taking a quick break to say what's up. I almost forgot it was April Fools Day yesterday. Until a lady at work taped a piece of paper to my back that said "April Fools". Haha, not. I have been so busy this week it is not even funny. Well, I guess it could be. I am rounding third with this paper. I had a test on Wednesday and Thursday with a 2-3 page paper due on Thursday and finally a 10-12 page paper due here in a few hours. So every night since Tuesday night, I have been doing something constructive. May not be smart waiting til the last minute to do everything, but what's the fun in getting everything done early. Discipline, ha, I laugh at you. Procrastination rules!!


More sometime soon.

And to quote "O, Brother Where Art Thou" - Remember, Jesus saves; but George Nelson withdraws.

It started with a bloody "S"

Well, unfortunately it is back to the real world of work and school. But on the brighter side was WevilFest '04. It was a blast!!! I definitely needed it to kick back and hang out with some awesome friends. My memories are not in list or, just paragraph. Even though I missed the resurrection of Wevil Knievel on Thursday, because my stupid boss is well stupid and we will leave it at that. But, I made it to Glenpool at 8:30pm just in time to get some fresh enchilada's made by the great hostess of the weekend, Christina. We then played Cranium, which I think fried a few of our brains this weekend. Yes, the Star Swords answer was mine, but so was Drew Barrymore. Josh, I think you missed one of the most hilarious moments of the weekend when it was you, yourself who had a humdinger which was "YMCA", and Scott couldn't think of it even with you emphasis on YMCA and even saying it in your mouth, just like I couldn't get Star Wars.

Friday, we played some Bond. I was not Most Dishonorable all the time, but I did happen to get Longest and Shortest Innings.??? We hung out most of the day playing Cranium, watching TV, eating. Yes, we did have fun Friday at Target, and I do feel bad for leaving Ben and Chrisitina behind, but I appreciate and realize why they did. Crossing that street on Friday evening was not smart. Brad was the only one around this area that knew that, but he did anyways. First of all, it took us like ten minutes to cross the street at the crosswalk. Yeah, we will leave the "dirty" toys where they are at Target. We then did the smartest thing of the night by crossing the same street in the middle of the street. People were looking at us like we were nuts. We had a good time eating, except that Christina didn't get her food because they gave it to someone else. Christina, supposedly didn't mind, but I was hacked because they did that.

Saturday was the departing day for everyone, except for me. I stayed and hung out a couple more days, because of my tardiness. We went to Locust Grove for Becca's wedding shower. Well, Christina went while Ben and I played football on Gamecube and watched the NCAA tourney. It was my first time to be at Ben's house, which was a cool experience. This guy grew up in a little kid's paradise with the huge front yard and a river in the back yard. What more could a little boy ask for? I got to see Becca and meet her soon to be husband and their family. Two things stuck out about their family. The dad has a lot of OU ties and has some hilarious stories and also their daughter, Gillian, which could pass for being older than she acutally is. Interesting name, definitely new to me. Random thought over. Ben also gave me the grand tour of the great town of Locust Grove, Oklahoma.

Sunday, we checked out the Apple computers and supplies we will need to start our business. Took a nap the rest of the afternoon. Oh yeah, we did go to church too. It is a cool experience to see and hear young children sing praises to the Lord. That night, I played some one-on-one with Ben, and not to brag, but to say that I was the bus driver and he was a little boy on the bus being taken for a ride. Well, now that I am awake and not dreaming anymore.. He kicked my butt. (Note to self: start exercising).

Overall it was a great time. Indeed it did expand from four people to eight people this year. Karla was definitely christened into our group. Scott, I hope that we didn't scar her too much. I hope she had fun. It was just fun to see old friends and catch up and just to make fools of ourselves so we can have more stories to tell our other friends (which no one will get and we will make a fool of our own selves telling the story). A great big THANK YOU to Ben and Christina for hosting WevilFest this year. I know it can and was hard to house 5 extra people and take care of them and also taking care of Josie, which by the way is getting bigger and cuter, and I appreciate all that you did for us this weekend. I hope we didn't through your lives too much out of order (going to bed a 9, etc..). haha. Anyways, thanks again. Early plans for next year is to meet somewhere centrally located and stay somewhere where no one has any responsibilites of taking care of everyone else.

Well, I think I am pretty safe from Josh making a site for me with that long blog entry I just did. Talk to you all later. And I'll leave you with this quote from Stewie: Hey, mother, I come bearing a gift. I'll give you a hint. It's in my diaper and it's not a toaster.
Also, check out my random "Family Guy" quotes somewhere on this page. Not exactly sure where it is, but enjoy!

It's Time To Read Cinderella

March Madness is finally here. Even after nine consecutive years of making it to the Big Dance, OU didn't make it in to the field of 64. It still looks like a good bracket though. I have started an online group at ESPN. So go check it out and enter. I sent some of you an email containing the group name and password. Others, I did not have your email address. I invited a lot of my friends to join and I encourage you to do the same. The more the merrier. Brad and Riley, you are welcome to join too. Get a hold of Ben, Josh, or I, Zach to get the information for the tourney.

Anyways, in other great news. Spring Break is here!!! I am so glad in many ways that it is here. I am so tired of school, I needed a good rest. I still have to work though, but come Thursday night, I will set out on a journey that will take me to deep into the heart of Glenpool, Oklahoma, the home of the Warriors. The task set before me is to rock out, visit with great friends, eat, be merry, and play Bond. I will put my best foot forward in acheiving this task at hand. This task is, WEVILFEST '04!!! The greatest place for food, fun, music, and entertainment. See ya there.

3 days and counting.

Zach's back and it's time to kick it!!!

Yeah, I know it has been a while since I have updated, but I have been waiting on a few things so that I could post them. The good news is that Zach did get off the Friday and Saturday of Spring Break, so WevilFest '04 will be complete. I will arrive in Tulsa around 9:00pm on Thursday. So, I will see you all there.

Also from the founder of the "Chuck, Chuck" campaign, comes the "Screw you, OBU" campaign. I was wanting to use some different initials, but I do realize that others read my blog too and I did not want to affend anyone. This campaign came about today after chapel when I, Zach, picked up the campus paper and the front headline reads, "Tuition increase announcement prompts student reaction." Students recieved an e-mail from the president stating that next years tuition will be raised $847. This wouldn't be that big of a deal, but this is the second time in 2 years OBU has raised the tuition. Me personally, I am pissed, irritated, perterbed, and hacked off that they insist on doing this. The money is going to be used for teacher's salary (which must be like $40,000+), tecnological upgrades, campus environment, and this last one seems like an oxymoron to provide additional money for financial aid.
[Hmmmm, let's think about this for a second. So to provide more money for financial aid, we must raise the price of tuition. Seems to me that if tuition wasn't so high, the money for financial aid could go somewhere else. Also, if OBU is a Christian institution that prepares students for different ministries, how can they charge such a high rate. Most of these future ministers, missionaries, and educators are left in a huge debt after graduating. How can this be helpful to someone who wants to enter the mission field? Debt IS NOT a Biblical principle, but yet OBU insists on using loans and raising tuition to hamper their own students. So, if you would like to help Zach out with the "Screw you, OBU" campaign you can e-mail the president of OBU, Mark Brister]


Well, onto other things. I am oh so close to finalizing my Top Ten Favorite CD's. I have the 10 CD's, but I now must put them in order. They will be done before WevilFest '04. So that should be my next post. Until next time.

Screw you, OBU!!!

Throw up your Rawkfist!!!

Well, to get things kicked off here are some of my results to the plethora of quizzes from Josh.

I am a Gauntlet Adventurer. I strive to improve my living conditions by hoarding gold, food, and sometimes keys and potions. I love adventure, fighting, and particularly winning - especially when there's a prize at stake. I occasionally get lost inside buildings and can't find the exit. I need food badly. What Video Game Character Are You?

I did it in 15 seconds the second time, but I guess I would post my first one.

I did it in 27 seconds.
I deserved a B!!
Take the How Dexterous Are You? Quiz!!

Well, my next update should have information on my making it to Wevil Fest in two weeks or not. So, stay tuned.

Also my Top 10 Favorite CD's to come too. If you have any suggestions to add or persude my decision. Please send them to me within the next week.

I have been thinking about names for the multimedia and ministries business that is in the process of being formed. I know it will be a little ways off if and when it starts, but I have to have something to keep me awake in class. "Trademark Media & Ministries" and "Rawkfist Media & Ministries" (Yeah, so what I ripped it off). Anyways, I hope to see this idea pick up off the ground, but I know there is a lot of thoughts, consultation, and prayer going into this decision. And it needs to, so keep it up.

I almost forgot. I did see "The Passion of Christ" Thursday night. I was definitely a reality that we now have a visual presentation to put with the beating, scourging, and death of Christ. It has some awesome scenes in it. The one that hit me the most was when Mary saw her son stumble with the cross and then it flashes back to when Christ was young and fell down. Amazing. The scourging and beating of Christ was harsh and relentless. I just wanted to jump in there and make them quit. It was rough to watch. I've seen and heard different reactions. Some want to see it again, (I am, with our church and I am going to ignore the subtitles and just watch the movie and see if I get a different perspective.) Others say they never want to see it again. The only two words that I could think of to describe the movie is, "gripping" and "intense". It was a struggle to come up with those, because it is so powerful of a movie. Anyways, more discussion to come when everyone else sees it.