Slang Of The Day

[ Weak Sauce ] -

Describes an event or object that lacks intensity and/or fails to fully accomplish its purpose. Used to degrade, or convey ones dissatisfaction in something.

ex. That concert was weak sauce, I can't believe I paid to see it








Now go make use of this newfound knowledge, in the form of such hip slang, and use it in conversation! You'll feel all special and fuzzy inside. I promise.

Toddlers + Rave Music = Instant Win

Just wait 'til this little dude starts pointin' his fingers and stompin' his foot to the beat.

Priceless.

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accident prone and loving it

This isn't anything new.. or some profound conclusion I've reached... but good grief, I'm accident prone.

here's my latest









What caused this.. you ask? Why.. playing man-hunt, of course! (think hide-and-seek... but on a bigger scale... and with college-age kids and above) It's silly, I know... but honestly, I wouldn't trade times like this for anything. Now don't get all freaked out and suddenly think "wow Jake, you're a sick freak who enjoys pain!"... because that's not the case. The point I'm trying to make is.... whether I get hurt doing stuff like this or not... it's worth it. Day in and day out... I see people who have fallen into the mundane flow of their daily routine, whatever that may be, and can't do anything but complain about how bored they are... or how there "isn't anything to do around here". I'm sorry, but have you completely lost touch with your imagination? Or the will and desire to put forth effort in looking for something to do beyond the usual? Because trust me... there is PLENTY to do (within reason, and appropriateness... lol... don't go rob a bank, or break into the Norfolk Zoo... etc etc). Look beyond the blah and the typical everyday activities and actually try to bring some excitement to that routine of yours. Now... I know not everyone has the same level of imagination or randomness as me, or several others I know... but still... it's completely within reason.

Now, stemming from that point.... it really frustrates me to see friends (who have realized that there's definitely an alternative to the norm, and succeed in having genuine clean fun on a regular basis) turn their backs on this knowledge and just fall in line with what everyone else is doing.... whatever that may be... I'll leave it to your imagination, or lack thereof. Now.. I know I can't force anyone to do or not do something.... but nonetheless... it's still frustrating to see people choose to settle for less... or let bad habits and worldly expectations determine how they act and what they do. I saw myself falling in line, or heading that way, back in high school... and made a point to stop right then & there... and do something about it. I look back at myself then, and look in the mirror now... and it really feels like 2 different people, in a sense. Yes, part of what I'm getting at is on a spiritual level... in terms of my faith and my relationship with Christ... but another part of what saying is on a simple level of human logic, and breaking the mold of what the world expects of us as human beings. Sometimes I just wish it was as simple as smacking someone upside the head and saying "STOP IT!".... and that be enough..... but clearly and obviously it's not that easy.

Do something today that's out of the norm. Take that small step to chip away at the blah routine of whatever may be keeping you down on a daily basis. Eat your favorite cereal from when you were 6 years old. Sing your heart out while driving, no matter what the person in the car next to you may think... or how you sound. Wear a ridiculous t-shirt, or some absurdly 80's sunglasses. Just... do... something. A small step is better than not stepping out at all.

There's more to life than what you may encounter... I promise.

And to those of you that I am around each week... that I laugh along with, sing/dance along with, share random moments of ridiculousness with, pray with, learn from, talk to... anything at all. I cherish our friendship, whatever level of depth it may have. I'm who I am because of Christ, and Christ has blessed me with some of the most outstanding, unique, bold, hilarious, interesting, and amazing friends that stretch far beyond anything I can imagine sometimes. I wouldn't trade any of the memories we've shared for anything... and I can only hope I mean a third-as-much to you all, as you mean to me.

(feel free to grab some nearby tissue... potential tear-jerker moment, I know)

"Wow, Jake... all of that from a nasty leg wound?".... yes. All of that from a nasty leg wound. Hopefully it made some coherent sense... I tend to ramble, and it's 2am or so.... sooo yep.

Welp, those are my thoughts for the night / early morning. I hope to see more of you breaking that silent-blog-reader mold and leaving some comments! I think I disabled the requirement to have a blogger account so that more people can leave comments... but nonetheless, it's never a bad thing to have one.

Okay seriously, I'm done. G'nite.

The Quantum Of.... wait... what??

Hopefully you've seen [ this trailer ] by now (for the new James Bond movie coming in Nov 08)... if not, watch it now.

And THEN! Watch the following video that mashes together a comedy classic w/ the audio from that trailer.

stealth readers

so... how many people out there are actually reading this?

show yourselves! leave a comment/remark/reply.. whatever you wanna call it

feedback in the blog world is like somebody giving you a high five... or maybe even a cookie

plus... it doesn't take all that long to sign-up, or whatever is required to leave comments... you're already online, so you don't have anything better to be doin.. and you know it!

DNA tests are a buzzkill

Let me start off by saying this.... how unbelievably sweet would it be if Bigfoot was confirmed as real???

You may be thinking to yourself... "Jake, that's ridiculous. There is no way a species of giant ape men is hiding in the woods all over the country." Well I respond to such remarks by saying... why NOT?? I mean, seriously. Think about all of the uncharted wilderness all over the world... or even just the vast areas of land that aren't frequented too often by people... it's totally possible.

Maybe I'm just a fan of wishful thinking. I do, in fact, have a very active imagination... so naturally I would be in favor of such a crazy idea, like the existence of Bigfoot. It would be completely cool to see a real one just hanging out in the woods.. eating berries... lifting giant trees for exercise... maybe chasing deer for fun... who knows!

The reason I'm talking about this is because 3 men in Georgia claimed to have proof, in the form of a body, so as to prove that Bigfoot is totally real. I stumbled upon this news the other day, and a news conference was held today to discuss the find and to provide results of a DNA test (... I'm honestly not too sure how much good a DNA test would do.... it's not like we have a sample, on file, of sasquatch DNA). Welp, the results came in showing 4% of it was human and the other 96% was.... possum??? Talk about random. So either this truly is a hoax.. and the 3 guys killed a bunch of possums and stuffed a Bigfoot costume with possum meat...... OR it's legit, and Bigfoot's DNA is similar to that ugly rodent. I have no clue... but either way... I'm just gunna keep on thinking in a wishful manner. Bigfoot is real in my book. 'Nuff said.

Hopefully you weren't completely bored out of your mind (if you read this, beyond the first sentence haha)... I just felt like sharing my interest in the crazier things in life, such as a sneaky ape man running around the woods.

[ meanwhile ]

Phelps is one step closer to breaking Spitz's record.... Sunday is the big day. Get hyped.

Bigfoot may not be proven to be real yet, but Phelps basically proves that superhuman mermaid-like people are very real.

On that note, I'm gunna consider sleeping now.... g'nite!

its that time of the year

summer winding down? college kids heading out or preparing to do so? the summer Olympics, even?

nope.... haircut time.....

it's less and less traumatizing every time i take the plunge from shag to shortness

welp, that is all. now go back to watching the Olympics.