Flight 815

So since the end of May my wife and I have been going through the interesting tale of Lost. We had always heard the hype and talk that it was one of the best shows on television and knew that we would enjoy it, since a friend got us hooked on J.J. Abrams last hit with Alias. But we didn't know that the show would captivate us. Sometimes we wonder if they even know where thier going with some story lines but then 12 episodes later it all connects and makes perfect sense as if they had gone to the future to see their end result and fix any errors as so many shows do with leaving certain things left unexplained. Now we only have a few more episodes of Season 4 and have just about caught up in a series people have been indulging in for the past four years. Because of my sudden involvement in the show I have a tendency as I sit at the pool out side of my apartment that everytime a plane flies by I stay focused on it a little longer than normal as if waiing for something to happen. A morbid thought if your into the show but one that the creators of this show have caused an investment to believe it's happened.

Star Wars Clone Wars

As the date for the new Star Wars Cartoon gets closer I'm actually really pumped for it. I don't think I knew how excited I was until the recent trailer. Being a huge fan of the movies I enjoyed the last cartoons Star Wars has put out but had no idea that they would take cartoons into this level with other feature films. Cartoons like the Incredibles, Ratatouille, and the trailer of Wall-E are stepping it up big time for adults to want to watch as well.

WALL-E Showing for all Christ Students!!!

On July 1st after Random Lunch Club we will all be seeing Wall-E at the Paridiso. Questions Call us at the Youth Department! P.S. Also remember The Redbirds game on June 30th!!!!

Preparing for the Augusta Choir

So I'm sitting with a few Jr. High Students over my shoulder. As they look at thier ballons they made with all the interns names on them, I wonder why any one would want to do any other job than ministry. Currently we are preparing for the Augusta Choir as we will listen to them perform, have dinner with them, and play on some really fun inflatables. As a reminder we will not be having the intern lead Bible Studies next week on Jun 25th.

Don't mess with the Zohan!!!

I'm sad to report that I thought Zohan could have been a little better. Tiff and I walked out of it because it had to much sexual humor. So I highly discourage people to see it.

Friends

What is it with friends that are willing to do anything to make you laugh? I find that my closest friends would pretty much do anything just short of taking their life to make me laugh everything from wearing wierd things to taking odd pictures.

Catch Phrase

"EXCUUUSE ME, I'll be Back, I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse, and Show me the money!" What makes a catch phrase? So many movies create these iconic lines that seem to stick with us. I recently have even seen Youth Groups have their own phrases or even thier own games that they all are fimiliar with. It's as if they each have their own finger print.

What originally spawned this thought was the excitement that came from repeating a certain phrase. As students were entering the youth room I was given the responsibility to let them know where the food was. Well we had chicken this evening and I began telling everyone there's "Chicken in the Gym." It then started to turn into a mini rap that didn't have much accept the repeating line, "Chicken in the Gym, Chicken in the Gym, watcha gonna do to that Chicken in the Gym?" Followed by the reponse (from the students), "Eat it?!" I began to ponder that a few summers ago a very similar event occured when myself and some students were eating corn. Some how we began a song that involved, "Butter on the Corn!"

Now I don't know if catch phrases can be forced but they seem to offer memories of events of our Life. For me I think of moments that involve everything from Toilet Paper Ninjas to Poke-A-Pine give so much great memories of my youth groups years as well as humorous catch phrases that no one knows except for a select few.
If you have some stories of catch phrases share your stories and thoughts.

Memphis is like no other!!!

Wow, so far what an experince. Tiffany and I have been getting use to all the kindness and of course the southern hospitality. It' s like nothing I've experienced. People I've met across the country have never been rude by any means it's just that there is something different a good different. I believe because I've my experince from Cali I questioned if it was legit or not. But so far people are really genuine. And Beale street was entertaining. Tiff and I were walking down the street when all of a sudden she say's, "Hey, there's a guy flipping down the street!" I casually looked up to my surprise to find just that. I thought it was really strange but the same way we have Jack Sparrow wannabes walking in Hollywood they have "Flippers."