This week was restaurant week and that means you can eat ridiculously good food for a fraction of the price. Tonight, my small group decided to take advantage of this occasion and go to Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Yes, they spell steakhouse with two words).
I am so glad I didn’t give up meat for Lent.
“Mu hahahahaha!! Just dial ext. 7734!!”
(This is what I do at the end of the day. Props, if you got the 7734 bit.)
“Believers should acknowledge and wrestle with doubts – not only their own but their friends’ and neighbors’. It is no longer sufficient to hold beliefs just because you inherited them. Only if you struggle long and hard with objections to your faith will you be able to provide grounds for your beliefs to skeptics, including yourself, that are plausible rather than ridiculous or offensive. And, just as important for our current situation, such a process will lead you, even after you come to a position of strong faith, to respect and understand those who doubt.” (The Reason for God, p.xvii)
Alright, I figure that I might as well do this – it’s either writing the list or doing my taxes. There are some rules about tagging 25 others yadda yadda yadda. I’ll try to keep them short, but let’s begin!
#1 – From sophomore year (after H.O.T. broke up) to senior year (1TYM – Hot (뜨거)) of high school, I was a pretty big fan of K-Pop.
#2 – I grew up a Cubs fan and I will always be a Cubs fan (whenever I am not a Red Sox fan).
#3 – Since I bought my Civic in May of ‘08, I’ve already put about 10,500 miles on it.
#4 – I spent 3 years as the “minister of lights” (transparency duty) for my youth group worship team.
#5 – I eat edamame one bag at a time.
#6 – At work, I listen to a “Mariah Carey” station and a “Boyz II Men” station on Pandora.
#7 – I really really really hate eggs.
#8 – I don’t wash utensils and leave them in the sink for my roommate.
#9 – One time I squirted ketchup on the kitchen floor, placed a knife on the ground, laid on the floor, and pretended to be dead so that I could freak out my mom. I am such a good son.
#10 – I used to be a big fan of “Hercules – The Legendary Journeys” and “Xena: Warrior Princess”.
#11 – I am pretty sure everyone lost interest after the last fact.
#12 – Since I have moved into my apartment, I have only used 1.5 rolls of toilet paper because 90% of my bathroom time occurs at work.
#13 – In 4th grade I was incredibly scared of tornadoes. One time I was so scared, my mom had to come home from work early just to calm me down.
#14 – When I drive by myself, I like to converse with myself in Irish and Australian accents. Most of the time I am just goofing off, but you can get a lot of productive thinking done by bouncing your ideas off of 2 imaginary people.
#15 – As a child, I used to suck on my big toe during car rides.
#16 – I used to be a gymnast in high school. My specialty was vaulting and I quit during my sophomore year because it’s really hard for tall people to be gymnasts. At one point I hung from the high bar and was able to touch the floor with my toes.
#17 – I once used the term “Kiddie Porn” in an english paper. In my opinion that was the most concise phrase that described my summer reading book, but I’m also pretty sure that’s why I didn’t get an A.
#18 – I really enjoyed making my own treasure maps as a kid. Whenever I finished making a map, I would invite a friend over from school to try to find a treasure in my backyard.
#19 – I did not go to my senior prom. Instead, I took the money that I would have used and bought a guitar. I have no regrets.
#20 – In 4th grade, some kids started calling me “flat face”.
#21 – In 5th grade, I farted during math class and was ridiculed by my classmates who chanted “Flat face farted in math.”
#22 – One winter I was so enthralled by Prince of Tennis that I bought a tennis racket and practiced playing tennis in the snow.
#23 – When considering a mate, I shorten the list by imagining what would she would do if she broke her ankle. I call this the “broken ankle test”. And yes, I am still single.
#24 – In 2nd grade, I thought my friend was really cool when he said he was already 80lbs and I got fat trying to be like him. Then in junior high, I sprouted up, got thin, and I still have stretch marks on my back.
#25 – My roommate and I enjoy watching “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” together and sometimes when I work from home, I turn the TV towards me so I can watch “Wizards of Waverly Place”.
“To learn, you must love discipline;
it is stupid to hate correction.”
Proverbs 12:1
