This is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
a picture of my future?
As I have mentioned here before, I love my SUV.
Those of you who see me on a regular basis know that 99.9% of the time, you will find it filled with all sorts of musical equipment. I get so tired of loading and unloading, I mostly just leave the non climate-effected equipment in there.
Mostly.
But this past Sunday night, Betsy made a trip to the home of our good friends, Dustin and Anyssa, to pick up some baby stuff they are letting us borrow. I intended on unloading it before going to bed, but did not because it was raining.
It was still raining when I left for work yesterday morning, so I couldn't then either. So...I drove around all day yesterday in an SUV filled, not with musical equipment but with baby stuff. And all day I kept wondering, "Is this the future?" I think maybe it is.
And I'm okay with that.
Monday, April 28, 2008
the three digit code of doom
Apparently, there is a three digit code that airlines have. Well, at least one airline has it: Airtran. I do not know the exact three digits, but if they get attached to your name...you get screwed over.
On Thursday last week I flew home to be in a friend's wedding. I was supposed to preach on Sunday morning ("supposed to" being the operative phrase here), so I booked my return flight for Saturday evening at 6:00pm. This meant that I needed to leave the reception early and book it to the airport, both of which I did.
However, upon arriving to the airport...I found no one in line OR behind the counter at the ticket booth. As I made my way up to ring the bell, a rather annoying and cocky gentlemen in an Airtran jacket walked by and asked with a smirk, "Which flight did you miss?"
I responded, "I did not miss a flight. I am on the 6:00pm flight and it is 5:00pm."
To which he said...still smirking, "That flight is just left. There is no 6:00pm"
I told him that he was wrong, and was seconds away from knocking that freaking smirk off of his face by kicking him in the man parts, when someone who is actually good with people came to the counter and asked what the problem was.
I'll spare you the extremely frustrating details and get right to the point. I purchased the tickets in December. The airline changed the flight time, from 6:00pm to 5:00pm, back in February. They contacted everyone on the flight except me. For no apparent reason, there was a three digit code (that the supervising manager on duty had never even seen before) attached to my name that said...and I quote..."no need to contact".
No need to contact.
In December, when I purchased my tickets, they collected my contact information (both phone number and email), which is given ONLY because sometimes flight details are changed and the passengers need to be contacted. In February, they changed the flight time. At no point between February and the moment the plane took off, was I contacted...because of this three digit code.
Thus Saturday evening, I showed up the airport an hour late and found myself seriously screwed. Not only did I miss that flight, but there were no flights out of any airport in a 200 mile radius that I could get on and get home in time to preach the next morning.
And it was all Airtran's fault...ALL Airtran's fault. Usually in those situations, I try to think of what I could have done differently to have avoided the problem. But in this situation, the answer was "nothing". It was completely and utterly their fault, in every possible way.
I explained that to the supervising manager and told him that not only was I screwed over by this, but many people through me were screwed over. We had to change our entire service for the next morning because I wasn't going to be there. That took a lot of work from a lot of different people.
Luckily, he was extremely nice and took full responsibility. I was given a voucher for a free flight anywhere they fly and was upgraded to First Class on my return flight the next morning.
All because some random, three digit code was attached to my name.
I sacrificed spending time with friends I rarely see to prepare to preach on Sunday morning. I sacrificed time with family, who I also rarely see. I sacrificed sleep and I worked hard to make sure I was going to be ready despite having been out of town all weekend.
And at 5 o'clock on Saturday night...I found out it was all for naught.
Thank you, Airtran. You suck.
On Thursday last week I flew home to be in a friend's wedding. I was supposed to preach on Sunday morning ("supposed to" being the operative phrase here), so I booked my return flight for Saturday evening at 6:00pm. This meant that I needed to leave the reception early and book it to the airport, both of which I did.
However, upon arriving to the airport...I found no one in line OR behind the counter at the ticket booth. As I made my way up to ring the bell, a rather annoying and cocky gentlemen in an Airtran jacket walked by and asked with a smirk, "Which flight did you miss?"
I responded, "I did not miss a flight. I am on the 6:00pm flight and it is 5:00pm."
To which he said...still smirking, "That flight is just left. There is no 6:00pm"
I told him that he was wrong, and was seconds away from knocking that freaking smirk off of his face by kicking him in the man parts, when someone who is actually good with people came to the counter and asked what the problem was.
I'll spare you the extremely frustrating details and get right to the point. I purchased the tickets in December. The airline changed the flight time, from 6:00pm to 5:00pm, back in February. They contacted everyone on the flight except me. For no apparent reason, there was a three digit code (that the supervising manager on duty had never even seen before) attached to my name that said...and I quote..."no need to contact".
No need to contact.
In December, when I purchased my tickets, they collected my contact information (both phone number and email), which is given ONLY because sometimes flight details are changed and the passengers need to be contacted. In February, they changed the flight time. At no point between February and the moment the plane took off, was I contacted...because of this three digit code.
Thus Saturday evening, I showed up the airport an hour late and found myself seriously screwed. Not only did I miss that flight, but there were no flights out of any airport in a 200 mile radius that I could get on and get home in time to preach the next morning.
And it was all Airtran's fault...ALL Airtran's fault. Usually in those situations, I try to think of what I could have done differently to have avoided the problem. But in this situation, the answer was "nothing". It was completely and utterly their fault, in every possible way.
I explained that to the supervising manager and told him that not only was I screwed over by this, but many people through me were screwed over. We had to change our entire service for the next morning because I wasn't going to be there. That took a lot of work from a lot of different people.
Luckily, he was extremely nice and took full responsibility. I was given a voucher for a free flight anywhere they fly and was upgraded to First Class on my return flight the next morning.
All because some random, three digit code was attached to my name.
I sacrificed spending time with friends I rarely see to prepare to preach on Sunday morning. I sacrificed time with family, who I also rarely see. I sacrificed sleep and I worked hard to make sure I was going to be ready despite having been out of town all weekend.
And at 5 o'clock on Saturday night...I found out it was all for naught.
Thank you, Airtran. You suck.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
sunday setlist 4-20-08
Okay. I think its time. People have asked me to do this for a while now. But honestly, I have just felt weird about it. I mean, seriously...who cares what songs we do at Crossings?
Well, I'm still not sure I know how to answer that question. But the truth is, my friend Greg has recently started doing this and I have found it interesting. Helpful? I don't know. That remains to be seen. But, as someone who has to pick out new music every week, I really enjoy getting to see what other people are doing.
So, with that in mind, here is our set list from this past Sunday...
pre-teaching:
"Wholly Yours" - David Crowder
post-teaching:
"Jesus' Blood" - Delirious
"Before the Throne of God Above" - traditional
"Crown Him with Many Crowns" - traditional
"Nothing but the Blood/Revive Us Again" - traditional
Well, I'm still not sure I know how to answer that question. But the truth is, my friend Greg has recently started doing this and I have found it interesting. Helpful? I don't know. That remains to be seen. But, as someone who has to pick out new music every week, I really enjoy getting to see what other people are doing.
So, with that in mind, here is our set list from this past Sunday...
pre-teaching:
"Wholly Yours" - David Crowder
post-teaching:
"Jesus' Blood" - Delirious
"Before the Throne of God Above" - traditional
"Crown Him with Many Crowns" - traditional
"Nothing but the Blood/Revive Us Again" - traditional
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
dogwood arts festival
This past weekend I got to do something I have always wanted to do. I got to play on the outdoor stage in Market Square here in downtown Knoxville.
The incomparable Kenny Gooch and I backed up our good friend Taylor Brown as he played Friday and Saturday to the lunch crowd for the Dogwood Arts Festival. The sun was shining, the crowd was excited, and the food was smelling fantastic. It was perfect.
My favorite moment was on Saturday when a group of little girls decided to dance...on stage...like fairy princesses to one of Taylor's more intense and disturbing songs. I told him afterwards that his music is best described as a darker and more indie version of The Wiggles.
He didn't find that funny.
Well, here are just a few pictures of the event...
The incomparable Kenny Gooch and I backed up our good friend Taylor Brown as he played Friday and Saturday to the lunch crowd for the Dogwood Arts Festival. The sun was shining, the crowd was excited, and the food was smelling fantastic. It was perfect.
My favorite moment was on Saturday when a group of little girls decided to dance...on stage...like fairy princesses to one of Taylor's more intense and disturbing songs. I told him afterwards that his music is best described as a darker and more indie version of The Wiggles.
He didn't find that funny.
Well, here are just a few pictures of the event...
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
10 things i love about...
Michael W. Smith's "Secret Ambition" video.
10. the doves
9. the fist pumps
8. the soft-rock mullet
7. the very manly 'thumbs in belt-loop' stance while singing falsetto "Ooo's"
6. the close-ups, ranging from a** kicking to pensive
5. the camera panning away from said close-ups while Smitty looks away in the opposite direction
4. more fist pumps, more doves
3. the vest, the tight denim, the boots, the watch, the sleeveless T
2. the spinning alone in a desert
1. Jesus
Here it is in all its glory. Enjoy (...and see if you can spot Horatio Sanz as Pontius Pilate).
10. the doves
9. the fist pumps
8. the soft-rock mullet
7. the very manly 'thumbs in belt-loop' stance while singing falsetto "Ooo's"
6. the close-ups, ranging from a** kicking to pensive
5. the camera panning away from said close-ups while Smitty looks away in the opposite direction
4. more fist pumps, more doves
3. the vest, the tight denim, the boots, the watch, the sleeveless T
2. the spinning alone in a desert
1. Jesus
Here it is in all its glory. Enjoy (...and see if you can spot Horatio Sanz as Pontius Pilate).
Friday, April 04, 2008
exciting news
I found out yesterday that NKOTB is back! No joke.
And if you were to tell me 6 months ago that the day on which I first learned of their return, that it would be the second most exciting bit of news I received that day, I would have thought you were crazy. But yesterday, that was in fact the case.
Because...boy, oh boy, did Betsy and I receive some good news yesterday.
Boy, oh BOY.
And if you were to tell me 6 months ago that the day on which I first learned of their return, that it would be the second most exciting bit of news I received that day, I would have thought you were crazy. But yesterday, that was in fact the case.
Because...boy, oh boy, did Betsy and I receive some good news yesterday.
Boy, oh BOY.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
about 24 hours from now...
...we're going to have our second ultrasound and find out what's in there!
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