Diary of a Mancation

Wednesday
Dinner at Taco Bell
Worship practice
Pick up Brandon at the airport at 10:30pm
Heat up some Seafood Bisque
Watch Sportscenter
Bed by 1:00am

Thursday
Sleep in
Watch Taxi Driver
Watch Sportscenter
Meet family at McDonalds
Eat lunch at British Tea Pantry
Visit dads office
Lounge at home for an hour
Softball game
Dinner w/ friends at Applebee’s
Brandon jogs / Russell hangs w/ Tonia
NFL Network
Bed by 1:30am

Friday
Sleep in
Watch Bringing Out the Dead
Tommy comes over
Visit Jason Bolton’s work
Lunch at Blimpy Burger
Watch Inglourious Basterds
Go home to pick up Jason Crawford
Gentlemen at Arms concert
Dinner at Jimmy Johns
Rock Band
Double Dribble
Bases Loaded
NFL Network
Bed by 2:00am

Saturday
Sleep in
Watch The Burbs
Start prepping food
Couple trips to the store
Start baking & grilling
People start arriving
Eat hot wings and chicago dogs
Fantasy Football Draft
Wash dishes + Take out trash
Trash talk + Post draft analysis
Original NES gaming
Dusty Diamond’s All-Star Softball tournament
Bed by 3:30am

Sunday
Up at 8:00am to set up for church
Church
Birthday lunch with family at Family Frosty
Home for a 30 minute nap
Take Brandon to the airport
Mow lawn
Tonia and Tanner come home
Homerun derby in the yard
Leftovers for dinner
Bed by 10:00pm

Filed under: Mancation

Read The New Testament in a Month

I’m getting more and more pumped about my plan to read the entire New Testament in September. Although I was able to acquire a brand new bible, thanks to my friends at Thomas Nelson, I’ve decided to use The Message for this first go at it.

Also, during my research last night I came across a bunch of cool information.

» The New Testament has 260 chapters. If you read (a minimum of) 10 chapters per day you will only need 26 days to read it, leaving you a day off each week. However, most times you won’t want to stop at 10 chapters because you might be in the middle of a narrative and then you’ll plow through it even quicker.

» The Old Testament has 929 chapters. FYI.

» Some people like to read through the New Testament every month for 9 straight months, and then read through the Old Testament in the remaining 3 months.

» Someone even posted a plan to read the New Testament in a single week!

Monday: Matthew 1 – Mark 9
Tuesday: Mark 10 – John 6
Wednesday: John 7 – Acts 22
Thursday: Acts 23 – 1 Corinthians 14
Friday: 1 Corinthians 15 – 1 Thessalonians 5
Saturday: 2 Thessalonians 1 – 1 Peter 2
Sunday: 1 Peter 3 – Revelation 22

So here’s a basic outline for reading through the New Testament in a month:

1. Matthew 1-9
2. Matthew 10-15
3. Matthew 16-22
4. Matthew 23-28
5. Mark 1-8
6. Mark 9-16
7. Luke 1-6
8. Luke 7-11
9. Luke 12-18
10. Luke 19-24
11. John 1-7
12. John 8-13
13. John 14-21
14. Acts 1-7
15. Acts 8-14
16. Acts 15-21
17. Acts 22-28
18. Romans 1-8
19. Romans 9-16
20. 1 Corinthians 1-9
21. 1 Corinthians 10-16
22. 2 Corinthians 1-13
23. Galatians – Ephesians
24. Philippians – 2 Thessalonians
25. 1 Timothy – Philemon
26. Hebrews
27. James – 2 Peter
28. 1 John – 3 John
29. Revelation 1-11
30. Revelation 12-22

Anyone want to join me?

Filed under: Bible, Books, Reading

WEEKLY LINKS: The Dead Weather Edition

» Don’t ask me why, but I really love this song and video by The Dead Weather.

» That Coke vs. Pepsi logo picture is slightly inaccurate.

» Where we live.

» Read the Bible in 90 days? Is that possible? Try it yourself.

» Designing a font… with a car.

» 10 Creative doormats.

» I love the attention to detail in this little camping island.

» How to become an outrageous giver.

» A generation was defined by these movies. Many thanks John Hughes.

Filed under: Links

July Debrief

I didn’t think much happened in July until I started making a list of notable items.

It started off harmless with an extended Independence Day weekend full of cookouts, family, and bottle rockets being confiscated by my mother.

The following weekend we jetted down to Kings Island with Jay, Christina and Adam for Spirit Song—3 full days of camping, coasters and concerts. So happy to cross “seeing Switchfoot live” off my bucket list.

The next week we started our first small group in over 3 years. I’m really excited about this on many levels, but mostly because of how ecumenical it is. It’s comprised of 3 different churches.

Tanner turned six on the 23rd, had his first birthday party that included more than family, and got an electric guitar and amp. You hear it said a lot, but they sure grow up fast, don’t they?

The 24th was an exciting day as well. Our softball team came in 2nd in a tournament that took all of 8 hours, then we rushed over to a reunion party with a bunch of friends from our youth group back in the day. Such a great time catching up, despite being exhausted!

The month ended on a strange note. Lots of things happening in my department, so things are… different, for the time being. Lots of unknowns and anxiety. The next couple of months should reveal a lot.

I also finally finished the Twilight saga this month. I really enjoyed the entire series, and I’m so glad there is a little bit left to devour.

Books Read in July:
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Flickering Pixels by Shane Hipps
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Movies Watched in July:
He’s Just Not That Into You – 4/5
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone – 4/5
Reservation Road – 4/5
The Devil’s Advocate – 3/5
Interview With A Vampire – 3/5
My Sister’s Keeper – 3/5
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – 3/5
Zodiac – 4/5
The Basketball Diaries – 3/5
Ghost World – 3/5
The Beach – 4/5
Snow Angels – 3/5
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? – 4/5
Two Lovers – 3/5
Top Secret! – 3/5
Vampire In Brooklyn – 3/5

Previous Months:
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009

Filed under: 2009, Books, July, Movies