Well, while I'm waiting for a video to upload to YouTube so I can publicly embarrass one of my closest friends, I'll make a post I promised one of the youth group kids I'd make. A post dedicated solely to Caleb.
Caleb's a pretty cool kid. Lively, friendly, and seems to be genuinely interested in pursuing God, which is a truly admirable quality in any kid of his age. I think that he brings something unique and fresh to the youth group. Overall, I like him. :)
There ya go, Caleb, your very own, genuinely certified blog post.
*high five*
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Saturday, November 11, 2006
WoL Superbowl
I just had the coolest night ever! ^_^
My youth group and I went to Providence, RI for the Word of Life Superbowl event. Basically, it's an all-night party, from 6PM to 6AM, with a bunch of different events.
First, we went to a Providence Bruins hockey game, which was pretty cool. I like hockey, although, I have to admit, I prefer women's hockey, cause there's less fighting and more of a technical focus on the game. At least in my opinion.
Anyway, after the game was a rally, where they gave a short Gospel message, gave out a ton of prizes and stuff, and played a few games. Ben got to participate in a three-way tug-of-war. Didn't win, but he had a good time. :)
After all that stuff, which was over at midnight, we went to out first of two 3-hour activities, an "open gym". WoL had rented a huge sports complex and set up a bunch of different inflatable games and stuff, in addition to the 5 or so different courts/fields that were there. Let's see, there was a jousting arena, a Super Sumo thing (that was exhausting...), a mechanical bull (which I stayed on for 9 seconds!), and a couple other things. The soccer game that was going on though was pretty interesting. Well, it was more like "40 people trying to kill the ball toward the goal." It was a blast. ^_^
Oh, and I forgot to mention the free pizza and soda, heehee.
After the open gym we went roller-skating. I haven't done that in a looong time. Took me a little while to get used to it again, but once I did I wasn't too bad. Mickey on the other hand is a natural pro... :)
The skating place had a laser tag arena too. Aside from the kid on our team who insisted on being a jerk and team-killing, and the fact that the some of the equipment needs to be fixed, it was great. Mickey had only played once before, but she didn't know what to do that time cause nobody really explained it, so she was resistant to the idea of playing again. But I eventually convinced her, and she got the full brief, and she loved it. Always nice to have a convert. ^_^
So, yeah, by 5:30 we were all pretty much dead. Waited around till 6 for our other drivers to get there (None of us wanted to drive back home after staying up all night, which was probably a good idea.) So we (the leaders) got to ride back home in the back of Mom's LHS (leather seats, room to stretch a little, etc). Plus we got to see the sunrise. I haven't seen one of those in a long time...
We brought disposable cameras, so once the pictures from those come out, I'll post 'em, and you can all see what an AWESOME time we had!
My youth group and I went to Providence, RI for the Word of Life Superbowl event. Basically, it's an all-night party, from 6PM to 6AM, with a bunch of different events.
First, we went to a Providence Bruins hockey game, which was pretty cool. I like hockey, although, I have to admit, I prefer women's hockey, cause there's less fighting and more of a technical focus on the game. At least in my opinion.
Anyway, after the game was a rally, where they gave a short Gospel message, gave out a ton of prizes and stuff, and played a few games. Ben got to participate in a three-way tug-of-war. Didn't win, but he had a good time. :)
After all that stuff, which was over at midnight, we went to out first of two 3-hour activities, an "open gym". WoL had rented a huge sports complex and set up a bunch of different inflatable games and stuff, in addition to the 5 or so different courts/fields that were there. Let's see, there was a jousting arena, a Super Sumo thing (that was exhausting...), a mechanical bull (which I stayed on for 9 seconds!), and a couple other things. The soccer game that was going on though was pretty interesting. Well, it was more like "40 people trying to kill the ball toward the goal." It was a blast. ^_^
Oh, and I forgot to mention the free pizza and soda, heehee.
After the open gym we went roller-skating. I haven't done that in a looong time. Took me a little while to get used to it again, but once I did I wasn't too bad. Mickey on the other hand is a natural pro... :)
The skating place had a laser tag arena too. Aside from the kid on our team who insisted on being a jerk and team-killing, and the fact that the some of the equipment needs to be fixed, it was great. Mickey had only played once before, but she didn't know what to do that time cause nobody really explained it, so she was resistant to the idea of playing again. But I eventually convinced her, and she got the full brief, and she loved it. Always nice to have a convert. ^_^
So, yeah, by 5:30 we were all pretty much dead. Waited around till 6 for our other drivers to get there (None of us wanted to drive back home after staying up all night, which was probably a good idea.) So we (the leaders) got to ride back home in the back of Mom's LHS (leather seats, room to stretch a little, etc). Plus we got to see the sunrise. I haven't seen one of those in a long time...
We brought disposable cameras, so once the pictures from those come out, I'll post 'em, and you can all see what an AWESOME time we had!
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
The Bible Study That Never Was
Well, tonight was supposed to be the first night of a series of weekly Bible studies on the topic of love and relationships. I say "supposed to be" cause nobody showed up...
I had invited three people from church, and one of them was gonna bring a few friends. Well, the one who was bringing people had to go out of town on business, so that shot it down to two, a guy and a girl. The guy was like "Eh, maybe" when I asked him, so I didn't really hold out much hope anyway. Which made me glad the girl didn't come cause that would've been a little awkward...
Oh well, there's always next week.
Ooh, and Super Bowl's this weekend! All-night party FTW! I'll blog more about it tomorrow or Thursday.
Later!
I had invited three people from church, and one of them was gonna bring a few friends. Well, the one who was bringing people had to go out of town on business, so that shot it down to two, a guy and a girl. The guy was like "Eh, maybe" when I asked him, so I didn't really hold out much hope anyway. Which made me glad the girl didn't come cause that would've been a little awkward...
Oh well, there's always next week.
Ooh, and Super Bowl's this weekend! All-night party FTW! I'll blog more about it tomorrow or Thursday.
Later!
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Chess, Music, and Alchemy
Windows Vista has a really nice game of chess. It's 3D, so you can rotate the board and everything. Vista overall looks really nice graphically. Takes a monster of a PC to run it, but boy is it a big improvement over XP.
And those FireFox users out there, this in-browser spell-checker is really handy...
Also, grabbed the new Jeremy Camp and Newsboys cds off of iTunes. I love the songs Beyond Measure and In Wonder. w00t for Christian music!
Anyway, sorry for the haphazardly thrown together post, but Full Metal Alchemist is coming on in -1 minutes... Later!
And those FireFox users out there, this in-browser spell-checker is really handy...
Also, grabbed the new Jeremy Camp and Newsboys cds off of iTunes. I love the songs Beyond Measure and In Wonder. w00t for Christian music!
Anyway, sorry for the haphazardly thrown together post, but Full Metal Alchemist is coming on in -1 minutes... Later!
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Equip '06
Today was a good day.
Woke up at 6, left at 7 to go up to Marlboro, MA for Equip 2006, a leadership training conference for church leaders put on by Vision New England. Since I'm a junior youth leader, I got to go with the other JYL, plus the 5 adult youth leaders.
So we get there (It's at an elementary school, which I thought was kinda cool. Brought back memories, hehe), after a long ride that was full of yawning, and I get my nametag and packet of info, then proceed downstairs to the gym, which on one side was filled with chairs, a stage, and at the back, a table with enough food to feed a lot of people. Which was handy, cause there was a lot of people there...
On the other side were a ton of booths set up, everything from SoulFest to Monadnock Bible Conference to The Nativity Story.
Once the initial meet & greet and the opening ceremony, for lack of a better word, was done, the day started in earnest.
The first session I went to was "Is That You, God?" which, basically, was about recognizing when God is speaking to us, and how He does that, so we can discern whether it truly is Him, or if we're just trying to convince ourselves it's Him.
After that, it was time for lunch, which was done by Panera Bread. It was delicious (It came with a cookie too!). We went to the "Youth Workers Eat & Meet" where we sat and ate, and met some people from a church in Manchester. Chatted with them for a little while, then had to go to the second session.
That one was "Unlocking the Scriptures" and talked about how historical context and word studies are crucial to fully understanding the Bible. Knowing the circumstances, be it cultural, historical, etc, that a passage was written in can make all the difference. Word studies examine a particular word, and break it down into it's original, fundamental meaning, so that we can know how it was intended to be used and what it means.
After that, it was back to the gym again for a "Free Gourmet Cookie Break." Yum! Then we had to leave again to head to the third and final session.
Which was by far the best one.It was called "Creative Juices" and examined ways to be creative and come up wiht creative ideas. It was all stuff I'd done before, in my Principles of Problem-Solving class a year or so ago, but this was soo much better. The guy was energetic, and so much more interesting and engaging. He talked about different idea-generating methods, like Braimstorming, Mind-mapping, etc. And it was FUN! =D
Finally, to wrap up the conference, they had a comedian, Michael Junior, talk for a while, then we left and went to dinner at O'Connor's, a pretty cool Irish restaurant. I got a steak w/ mashed potatoes, which was delicious. I took half of it home, so I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow...
Last but not least, I think I'm gonna start a bible study on love and relationships. I've been thinking about it for a while; I'm not sure how I'm gonna do it though. A big part of me wants to do it with the kids in the youth group, but I'm not sure how well it would work. It's in the pre-planning stages right now, so the logistics can be worked out later. I asked somebody if they'd be interested, and they said yeah, so I think I'm gonna go ahead with it. Should be interesting. :)
Woke up at 6, left at 7 to go up to Marlboro, MA for Equip 2006, a leadership training conference for church leaders put on by Vision New England. Since I'm a junior youth leader, I got to go with the other JYL, plus the 5 adult youth leaders.
So we get there (It's at an elementary school, which I thought was kinda cool. Brought back memories, hehe), after a long ride that was full of yawning, and I get my nametag and packet of info, then proceed downstairs to the gym, which on one side was filled with chairs, a stage, and at the back, a table with enough food to feed a lot of people. Which was handy, cause there was a lot of people there...
On the other side were a ton of booths set up, everything from SoulFest to Monadnock Bible Conference to The Nativity Story.
Once the initial meet & greet and the opening ceremony, for lack of a better word, was done, the day started in earnest.
The first session I went to was "Is That You, God?" which, basically, was about recognizing when God is speaking to us, and how He does that, so we can discern whether it truly is Him, or if we're just trying to convince ourselves it's Him.
After that, it was time for lunch, which was done by Panera Bread. It was delicious (It came with a cookie too!). We went to the "Youth Workers Eat & Meet" where we sat and ate, and met some people from a church in Manchester. Chatted with them for a little while, then had to go to the second session.
That one was "Unlocking the Scriptures" and talked about how historical context and word studies are crucial to fully understanding the Bible. Knowing the circumstances, be it cultural, historical, etc, that a passage was written in can make all the difference. Word studies examine a particular word, and break it down into it's original, fundamental meaning, so that we can know how it was intended to be used and what it means.
After that, it was back to the gym again for a "Free Gourmet Cookie Break." Yum! Then we had to leave again to head to the third and final session.
Which was by far the best one.It was called "Creative Juices" and examined ways to be creative and come up wiht creative ideas. It was all stuff I'd done before, in my Principles of Problem-Solving class a year or so ago, but this was soo much better. The guy was energetic, and so much more interesting and engaging. He talked about different idea-generating methods, like Braimstorming, Mind-mapping, etc. And it was FUN! =D
Finally, to wrap up the conference, they had a comedian, Michael Junior, talk for a while, then we left and went to dinner at O'Connor's, a pretty cool Irish restaurant. I got a steak w/ mashed potatoes, which was delicious. I took half of it home, so I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow...
Last but not least, I think I'm gonna start a bible study on love and relationships. I've been thinking about it for a while; I'm not sure how I'm gonna do it though. A big part of me wants to do it with the kids in the youth group, but I'm not sure how well it would work. It's in the pre-planning stages right now, so the logistics can be worked out later. I asked somebody if they'd be interested, and they said yeah, so I think I'm gonna go ahead with it. Should be interesting. :)
Monday, October 09, 2006
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Fallen Webcam
I was looking up at my lovely dual CRT monitor setup (2 fricking huge boxes on my desk. But at least I have more desktop space. :P ), and I noticed something missing. Where was my webcam that's normally perched precariously on top of the two beasts (due to it having no base; it broke or got lost or something a while ago)?
I checked the devices: still hooked up. Ok, it must have fallen. I bring up the camera's image; sure enough it's behind the monitor.
I checked the devices: still hooked up. Ok, it must have fallen. I bring up the camera's image; sure enough it's behind the monitor.
Be My Escape
"The beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair." - Relient K
Full Song Lyrics
One of the coolest lines from a song that I've heard recently. :)
Full Song Lyrics
One of the coolest lines from a song that I've heard recently. :)
Saturday, June 17, 2006
IMVU
Check out this 3D IM client, it's pretty cool. A bunch of us over at Fans for Christ have been playing around with it and having a blast.
Register - It's free to use
Although, if you want to be a developer and make things, you'll have to buy your username, which is $7.95.
Register - It's free to use
Although, if you want to be a developer and make things, you'll have to buy your username, which is $7.95.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
What Rurouni Kenshin Character/Weapon Am I???
What Rurouni Kenshin Character Are You?
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What Rurouni Kenshin Weapon Are You?
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Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Stuff
Well, I made it through last week, and came out with 2 free dinners, a plaque for being an SGA Officer, a $20 school bookstore gift certificate, and a $1500 scholarship. Not too bad if I do say so myself.
And I only had to dance with Rachel once. (To "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," no less...
)
Now I just gotta figure out what I'm gonna do over the summer and next year. The summer, at least, shouldn't be hard. I'm doing a work co-op thing at UConn for a few weeks in July/August, but I need to get the specifics of that worked out with them, and go down to get entered into the payroll thing, even though I won't be getting paid. (Since it's for a course, if I got paid, it wouldn't count. Go figure.)
Next Spring's the big question though. I'll be graduating with my Associate's Degree in December, and had planned to transfer and start at a 4-year school (RIT, most likely) for my Bachelor's that Spring.
Well, there's a scholarship, the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, that would give up to $30,000 to a transfering undergrad (i.e. ME). Unfortunately, you HAVE to be starting in the fall. Which royally sucks. So I'll be talking to my parents later about it. I think I'll end up staying at QV, for an additional semester, taking a few courses that will transfer to RIT, and concentrating on getting that scholarship. Plus, that'll give me some extra time to get any other college stuff I need sorted out and whatnot.
And I only had to dance with Rachel once. (To "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," no less...
)Now I just gotta figure out what I'm gonna do over the summer and next year. The summer, at least, shouldn't be hard. I'm doing a work co-op thing at UConn for a few weeks in July/August, but I need to get the specifics of that worked out with them, and go down to get entered into the payroll thing, even though I won't be getting paid. (Since it's for a course, if I got paid, it wouldn't count. Go figure.)
Next Spring's the big question though. I'll be graduating with my Associate's Degree in December, and had planned to transfer and start at a 4-year school (RIT, most likely) for my Bachelor's that Spring.
Well, there's a scholarship, the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, that would give up to $30,000 to a transfering undergrad (i.e. ME). Unfortunately, you HAVE to be starting in the fall. Which royally sucks. So I'll be talking to my parents later about it. I think I'll end up staying at QV, for an additional semester, taking a few courses that will transfer to RIT, and concentrating on getting that scholarship. Plus, that'll give me some extra time to get any other college stuff I need sorted out and whatnot.
Monday, May 29, 2006
What Type Of Car Are You?
what type of car are you?
Average Car
you dont want to make a big statement. you just want something to get you places
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Thursday, May 25, 2006
I'm A Winner!
I just won a $20 gift certificate to the Quinebaug Valley Community College bookstore! The local Phi Theta Kappa chapter had a James Bond Trivia Contest, and my name was chosen at random from a list of people who answered them all right.
BOOYAH!
BOOYAH!
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Dinners
It's a busy week...
Earlier, I went to a Student Recognition Dinner at QVCC, where basically, I got a free dinner for being an SGA (Student Government Association) officer (I'm Vice President).
Thursday night I get to go to the Awards Banquet (also at QV) because I'm getting a scholarship. I don't know exactly which one/how much I'm getting, but I have a good feeling it's one from the Spirol International Corporation, for a hefty $1500. (Me likes. ^_^)
And yet again, Friday, I get to go to the Graduation Dinner Dance for QV students. I'm not graduating (yet; 1 more semester), but I get to go for free since I'm the SGA VP. Basically another free dinner. w00t. There's dancing too. yay.
Also, the obligatory random ending:
Earlier, I went to a Student Recognition Dinner at QVCC, where basically, I got a free dinner for being an SGA (Student Government Association) officer (I'm Vice President).
Thursday night I get to go to the Awards Banquet (also at QV) because I'm getting a scholarship. I don't know exactly which one/how much I'm getting, but I have a good feeling it's one from the Spirol International Corporation, for a hefty $1500. (Me likes. ^_^)
And yet again, Friday, I get to go to the Graduation Dinner Dance for QV students. I'm not graduating (yet; 1 more semester), but I get to go for free since I'm the SGA VP. Basically another free dinner. w00t. There's dancing too. yay.
Also, the obligatory random ending:
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Intro
Yo! Wassup!!
My name's Lee, also known as Thrawn.
I'm an MCGG. Male Christian Gamer Geek. It's a popular demographic, you know. Yeah...
Anyway, I'm a big fan of Star Wars, as if you couldn't tell from the name. (Grand Admiral Thrawn, my namesake) I'm also a big fan of
Well, I'm gonna go play some Guild Wars for now. I'm in a great Christian guild, Spirit of Elijah. (This game is waaay too much fun... Total time-sucker, hehe.
Later!
Thrawn
My name's Lee, also known as Thrawn.
I'm an MCGG. Male Christian Gamer Geek. It's a popular demographic, you know. Yeah...
Anyway, I'm a big fan of Star Wars, as if you couldn't tell from the name. (Grand Admiral Thrawn, my namesake) I'm also a big fan of
- Lord of the Rings,
- Computers (I'm almost done with my Associates' Degree in Computer Networking),
- Video games (Guild Wars for the win!)
- Roleplaying (Fans for Christ RPG)
- Clive Cussler Novels
- Basically just geeky stuff in general.
Well, I'm gonna go play some Guild Wars for now. I'm in a great Christian guild, Spirit of Elijah. (This game is waaay too much fun... Total time-sucker, hehe.
Later!
Thrawn
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