The Meaning of it All

As promised, here's the video of me singing my song "The Meaning of it All". I was psyching myself out before the show on these lyrics (I just wrote the song the day before and finished it that day) hoping I'd remember all of words to the verses. While I was introducing the song, I actually forgot the title! I just had a mental block because I had been focusing so hard on the lyrics that I forgot what I called the stupid thing. So I get through the first verse fine, and that mental block I had about the title continued through the first chorus, and "the reason for it all" came out for some reason. I thought as soon as I sang it, "wait, that wasn't right". And then I quickly realized what I did and had to make the decision, do I correct this and make it obvious, or do I go with the new lyrics for this chorus to make it look like I did it on purpose. So I went with the second option, and nobody ever knew, except my wife :) Fun moments. So if I ever record this song, this video will be a "limited edition" with special lyrics! Hope you enjoy.

I have a Lazy Dog

So I bring Maggie into work with me because it can get pretty quit here on Mondays, and she passes out on my futon..... Pathetic!

Great Experience on Friday

So as I wrote earlier in the week, I opened for Decemberadio last Friday. It was a great experience for me, especially because it was my first chance to perform outside a traditional church worship service. Everything went really well, even though I was nervous and kept thinking I was going to forget all of the words. I even wrote a song for it, which is a big deal for me, I'm not really a songwriter.

Decemberadio was awesome. I honestly had not heard much of their stuff before this event, just a couple of songs on the radio. They tore it up though, and even covered a Kansas and Lenny Kravitz song. Very entertaining! I'll have a youtube video with my song on it as soon as our internet quits messing up.

Really excited about going home for a few days tomorrow!

Survey

Ok, I'm bored so I'm going to try one of these girly-annoying myspace bulletin surveys....

1) What's a fact about the last person who texted you?

She is 4 ' 9"

2)where's your number two?

Um, I think this has something to do with myspace top friends or something, in which case I think he's running the youth service back in STL

3) What are you wearing?

Jeans, Chucks, and a t-shirt that I made for theMIX which was our college ministry back home.

4) Where was your default picture taken?

facebook - whitefish dunnes in Door County

Myspace - my office

Blog - my office

6) Who was your last hug & when?

Aww, isn't this cute! Misty

7) Do you prefer hot or cold weather

Umm, I used to like cold weather, now I DESPISE it, so hot.

8) What do you currently hear right now?

Tim (not me) teaching

10) What's your favorite Gatorade flavor?

Grape, definitely

11) What’s your favorite thing to have on your bed

bow chicka bow-wow.....

Honestly, my favorite thing I have while sleeping is my fan. Can I get an amen from all my brothers who get freakin' hot at night?

12) What's the nicest texts in your inbox say?

I don't know, my phone is in my office

13) Who would be the first people to know if you got pregnant?

Uh, probably a doctor because that would be scary. But hopefully me when my wife gets pregnant some day.

14) How old do you think you will be when you finally have kids?

Wow, now I know why I don't fill these things out. Probably 26 (do the math Mom & Dad)

15) What's the last thing you ate?

Grilled Chicken and a skinny cow ice cream sandwich (I'm trying to lose a final 15 lbs)

16) What was the last movie you went to see?
Indiana Jones 4, what a let-down (see my earlier blog). Can't wait for The Dark Night in July

17) Do you have Justin Timberlake music on your iPod?
As Ashley Meadows used to say, heck no techno!

18) What is something you are looking forward to in June?
Going home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One week from yesterday

19) Can you sleep in jeans?
Not unless it's a Sunday afternoon nap

21) Where were you on July 4, 2007?*
At the farm with Misty, Josh, and Lauren, and I remember something about a car getting stuck in the ditch because some moron was driving. I try to block that out, not my proudest moment.

23) Is there someone on your mind that shouldn't be?
Yes, Zach Chafin. He's my weakness.

24) Do you say "dawg"?
Fo sheezy my neezy

25) What was your first thought when you looked in the mirror this morning?
Honestly? "Not bad, not bad!" Guys are so vain. We are so fat and unattractive, yet we are usually quite proud of the way we look. Girls on the other hand, you are beautiful and you think you look like a cow! I'll never understand....

26) Do you care what others think about you?
Depends on what the situation is, but mostly, yes

27) Do you think you'll be married in 10 years?
If Misty can put up with me that long, absolutely

28) What made you happy today?

2 things: Our electric & gas bill keeps going down, and a call from Kris

29) What do you look forward to in the next 3 months?
Josh & Lauren coming up 4th of July weekend, Mom & Dad coming up the end of July, The youth group from Faith coming up for Convoy, Going home for Labor Day weekend, and September vacation with the folks to Destin. Do I sense a theme here?

30) How many people do you trust 100%?
More than most probably do, I know a lot of good people.

31) Who was the last person you called?
J.W.

32) Who was your last missed call?
Josh calling me back on Lauren's phone because his died.

Opening for decemberadio this Friday

I'm excited about this Friday, I get the privilege of opening up for decemberadio at the Cup O Joy coffee house in Green Bay. It will really be my first time performing away from a traditional church setting, so I'm excited and a little nervous at the same time. I know it will be a good experience though. If you're in the area, check it out! Doors open at 6:30 and the show starts at 7:30 pm.

A Nice Thunderstorm

So it seems like it's either snowing or sunny up here - there's not much rain, and thunderstorms are pretty rare. But last weekend and it looks like this weekend we're going to get some more rain and maybe some storms. It makes this midwest kid happy to hear thunder! But everyone else doesn't seem to enjoy it very much, it kind of freaks them out. Right now it's just a quiet thunder and soft raindrops, very peaceful in my office. I'm tempted to take a nap on my futon.

Successful Vote Yesterday

So yesterday we had a special business meeting after service to vote on selling our current property. It was an interesting meeting, with a lot of emotion from some people, but it yielded a positive result. The membership voted 64 - 16 in favor of selling our current property at Schoen St. and allowing the staff & deacons to find a new location to rent/lease for the next phase of ministry at Central. This is something that has been in the works for quite a few months, and it is something that definitely needed to happen to move this church forward.

Basically, our current facility is in major need of renovation, and it is in a poor location (right in the middle of a low-income, vandalism-heavy community with no visability from any major roads). We pay a little over $5000 a month on the note for our Family Life Center, and also pay anywhere from $4000 - 5000 a month on utilities! Renting a better facility in a better location would give us the boost we need to facilitate growth over the next few years of ministry. Now the major hurdle is finding a buyer for this property, but obviously if God is in it, he will make it happen.

This was an important decision for our church to make, and I'm proud of our membership to see the vision, trust the leadership, and vote to move forward. I'll keep you updated of the progress.

- T

Gas went down???

Last night on the way home from church, I noticed gas was down from 3.94 to 3.89 at the Shell station. This morning every other station was at 3.89. This is such a steal, I think I might run my jeep all day long so I can fill it up again and again!

Indiana Jones 4

So Friday night I went and saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I've heard it's gotten mixed reviews, and I can see why. For me, it would have been an interesting movie by itself. But compared to the original 80's trilogy, it falls quite a bit short. The story and concept is pretty over the top, especially the last half of the film. I enjoyed seeing many of the classic characters again, but to me Indy wasn't really Indy except for a few witty lines. I don't want to discourage anyone from seeing it though, you might like it. But the last scene just made me want to puke. Totally out of character. Well, that's all, got to get back to service.