Run with God

Answering the pager (or why Caitlyn ended up in Eric's MSG this wknd)

Let me walk you through the experience that was my "today".

For starters, I was "supposed" to be at CFPB all day today, but a string of phone calls had me campus hopping, so by the time I made it back to CFPB 12:30 service, I had actually seen four services in 24 hours...

Amy ran ProPresenter/IMAG for the 10:30am service, and I asked her to cover the 12:30pm service. She checked on Caitlyn inbetween services in the nursery. Caitlyn was sleeping and fine, so Amy started the 12:30 service for me.

At the beginning of Eric's message, I was upstairs in the control room, working on a couple other things while sitting next to Amy when it happened... the nursery pager rang... something's wrong with Caitlyn...

Amy and I stare at each other. She starts to go to the nursery to check on Caitlyn. I tell her to stay since she was familiar with the message. I'll go check on Caitlyn.

I walked into the nursery, and Caitlyn was wailing her head off. The nursery worker gives her to me. I try to calm her down inside, but it's not working. I think "hey, I'll go sit in the Infant Room in the worship center and keep tabs on the service."

Well, the Infant Room was packed, so I decided to stand out in the lobby with Caitlyn. I was sitting in a chair, watching the message on TV, when I hear Eric say something unusual: "I'm sorry. I'm very ADD, and there's something over here making a noise."

I jump up, realizing that there was a problem onstage, and try to find someone to take this baby so I can take care of the problem onstage... long story short, Caitlyn and I ended up walking the aisle towards Eric, who was flipping switches on a bass amp. While walking up there I'm trying to think through how I am going to fix a noisy bass amp while holding my four month old daughter...

By the time we got to the front of the stage, he had resolved the issue. He saw me, and was taken back by the site of me having my daughter in the service, standing at the front of the stage (mental note Jeff: don't have a burp cloth draped over your shoulder). Eric cracks some joke about how his daughter, Eden, is better looking than Caitlyn (which we all know is a lie), and he goes back into his message.

After the service I told the camera guys that next time this happens, work me in the shot. If I'm going to be in front of the worship center, I want myBabyGirl to be on the screens.

Respect for your elders...

Instructions:

1) Watch the vid below
2) Tell me which song was the worst/most innapropriate. Twit/Fbook/Comment below.

Enjoy, jreed

LOST: So who is John Locke?

Don't even remember how I stumbled upon the video. But if you're like me... struggling through the Fall TV season 'cause LOST isn't on the air... well... enjoy this...

So how will the Globetrotters find the Island if Locke keeps making it disappear?

SNL does Touchscreen Maps

I really need to get back into Saturday Night Live...

Hilarious video showing the power of new technology... and how we can easily get distracted by it. Fun part kicks in around 1:30

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Select, Start

Amazing the contextualization among demographical cultures. Right now every 25-30 year old male is saying "That's Awesome!" Everyone else is saying "What is that idiot talking about?"

Thanks to SnorgTees for giving me a chuckle. I get to relive my youth (until Caitlyn gets to make her debut, that is).

Mona Lisa, Mythbusters-style

Need a diversion? Enjoy!

Cleaning up my act (or becoming less in touch with the culture?)

About a year ago, I used a service to scan my blog and tell me what my Hollywood rating was... what's my site rated? G? PG? PG13? Nope. At the time, my blog was Rated R. Yep. "Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian." - isn't that awesome craptacular!

I'm happy to say that I re-analyzed my blog, and I am now the proud owner of a "PG" rating. Yep, mom, I cleaned up my act. No more cussing. No more saying crap, pissed, or H-E-double hockey sticks, or any other offensive language. I've even cut back on saying "Barrack Obama"...

I did get busted for saying "drugs". Stupid toddler bringing pot to school in his lunchbox. I knew that one would bite me in the... whoah, hey, that one almost got away from me.

Seriously, I think I'm losing my edge here. Maybe it's because I'm working too much, or the fact that I'm constantly reminded of the fact I'm going to be a daddy soon... or when I try to come up with something edgy the only thing I got is CRAPTACULAR... who knows...

What's a 31-year old to do? As soon as I figure that out, I'll let you know.

The more things change, the more they change...

A good, dear friend is leaving Christ Fellowship. It pains me to see it. Unfortunately, he left very quickly. Honestly, didn't even get a chance to say farewell.

Welcome to Christ Fellowship, or as we in the media have nicknamed it, "The Rifle", has been a part of Christ Fellowship services across the city for YEARS. Yeah, years. We've laughed, we've cried, we've cussed silently under our breath when the rifle wouldn't fire in the middle of the service... yes, I did say "fire the rifle"...

We've had a great relationship... Rifle and I... but at Christ Fellowship, as you know, things change.

Officially, I would like to welcome the new "Welcome to Christ Fellowship" slide. I'm not sure what the nickname will be... I'm sure someone more creative will come up with something. Looking forward to the future with the new "Welcome" slide.

Rifle, you'll be missed. You may be gone, but there will always be a place for you in my heart.

Lunch with JR

This is a real life conversation with the Genius himself, JR Lovins. JR will bear witness to this.

[@ the CFPB Main Office Suite]
Jeff: Ready to go to lunch.
JR: Let's go. Where'd you park?
Jeff: Out back.

[in the CFPB Parking Lot]
JR: Wait, where's your truck?
Jeff: I'm driving my mom's car. My truck is in the shop being worked on. Had some serious problems with my tires and brakes.

[in the car, approaching corner of SW 168th Street and 90th Avenue]
JR: Hey, Jeff, isn't that your truck?
Jeff: Yes, yes it is. What the crap?

My truck eventually made a turn into the Dodge dealership on US1 and 160th Street, so I ASSUME that the shop was just taking the truck out for a test drive. Yeah. That's it.

Movies that we still own as VHS

As part of our Late, Late, Late Spring Cleaning, Amy reorganized our DVD collection. Found some straggler VHS tapes still in the collection. Is it worth upgrading these films to DVD? Keep the VHS? Or just trash the movie outright!

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On The Waterfront - Famous for Marlon Brando's quote: "I coulda been a contender!" I say worth it just for that...

George Lucas in Love - Short film spoofing Shakespear in Love with, well, George Lucas.

Vertigo - I love Hitchcock. No, not Hancock... One of Alfred's finer films..

JFK - Zapruder film... Back and to the left. Back and to the left. Back and to the left. If you've seen Oliver Stone's film, you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about.

Independence Day - How many times can you see Will Smith save the world? I mean really? I heard they were considering renaming July 3rd "Will Smith Day", therefore mandating that he comes out with a new film for the 4th wknd.

Jurassic Park - I just saw this movie on vacation (Thank you AMC!) Yeah, I forgot how much I liked it. No not kidding. Forget the sequels. Stick with the original.

Batman Returns - Yeah, I love penguins, but not that kind. Story wasn't bad, but it was far from good. Note: Just like Hollywood ignored Ang Lee's Hulk, I ignore Val Kilmer and George Clooney as Batman. Do I really need to validate this?