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nockergeek) wrote2003-04-05 10:07 pm
nockergeek) wrote2003-04-05 10:07 pm
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Tried DDRing tonight as a workout... and thanks to lack of practice, I've lost a good portion of my skills. Oh, I started out okay -- got an A on a 4-foot song for my warmup (which, on the soft dance pad, is pretty decent) -- but after that, I just started sucking. My timing was off, I was missing the pads, and I couldn't even pull off basic jumps without screwing up. My legs ached and my lungs protested, so I stopped after 2 1/2 sets... none of which I completed successfully.
Frustrating, to be sure. I'll give it another go tomorrow after we get back from Mark's place.
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Been playing a lot of Zelda: Wind Waker lately. Story's moving along nicely, but now I'm at a point where I can try finishing most of the side-quests and get the power-ups. So glad I got the strategy guide, though; some of the puzzles -- not all, but some -- are just a bit too non-intuitive, requiring me to use an item that I haven't used for hours or days, without any obvious indication that I should use said item.
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A crazy idea for a fight - Kirby vs. Fat Majin Buu... which cheerful pink blob will eat and absorb the other first?
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Had a videotaped conversation at the church office today regarding my spiritual growth. They want to work it into a video for the Easter service, along with several other peoples' interviews. Retelling the stories of how I got to where I am today really reminded me how much my beliefs have changed in the last couple of years, and yet in many, if not most, ways, I'm still me. I'm reminded of a conversation that took place a few months ago at Hops. Seth, Kim, and Seth's sister Alycia were having dinner with us, and I was retelling the story of the last D&D game we played in Garrett's campaign. I did mention that the people I played with all went to church with me, and Aly was surprised. "Christians playing D&D?" she asked.
"They're Christians, but they have imaginations," replied Seth.
It's odd to think that most of America views Christians as a bunch of close-minded judgmental stodgy bastards, like Ned Flanders on a bad day; it's odder yet (and sad) when I consider that in many cases, they're right. Alternately, we're viewed as soulless hypocrites who preach one thing but don't follow their own advice. Sadly, in many cases they're right there as well.
Are the Christians I know -- the ones who give of themselves cheefrully, who believe in doing life with others, who don't drive away non-believers, who serve their fellow human and try to be a reflection of God's love -- are we really that unusual, so far from the norm?
Frustrating, to be sure. I'll give it another go tomorrow after we get back from Mark's place.
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Been playing a lot of Zelda: Wind Waker lately. Story's moving along nicely, but now I'm at a point where I can try finishing most of the side-quests and get the power-ups. So glad I got the strategy guide, though; some of the puzzles -- not all, but some -- are just a bit too non-intuitive, requiring me to use an item that I haven't used for hours or days, without any obvious indication that I should use said item.
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A crazy idea for a fight - Kirby vs. Fat Majin Buu... which cheerful pink blob will eat and absorb the other first?
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Had a videotaped conversation at the church office today regarding my spiritual growth. They want to work it into a video for the Easter service, along with several other peoples' interviews. Retelling the stories of how I got to where I am today really reminded me how much my beliefs have changed in the last couple of years, and yet in many, if not most, ways, I'm still me. I'm reminded of a conversation that took place a few months ago at Hops. Seth, Kim, and Seth's sister Alycia were having dinner with us, and I was retelling the story of the last D&D game we played in Garrett's campaign. I did mention that the people I played with all went to church with me, and Aly was surprised. "Christians playing D&D?" she asked.
"They're Christians, but they have imaginations," replied Seth.
It's odd to think that most of America views Christians as a bunch of close-minded judgmental stodgy bastards, like Ned Flanders on a bad day; it's odder yet (and sad) when I consider that in many cases, they're right. Alternately, we're viewed as soulless hypocrites who preach one thing but don't follow their own advice. Sadly, in many cases they're right there as well.
Are the Christians I know -- the ones who give of themselves cheefrully, who believe in doing life with others, who don't drive away non-believers, who serve their fellow human and try to be a reflection of God's love -- are we really that unusual, so far from the norm?
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Also, I really want one of those 'Jesus is my homeboy' t-shirts.