It's a holiday...
28 November 2007

if only this was me...

Just like the Hobart Christmas Pageant... lame but bigger.


this was my sweet ride...


Lunch...?


...here

I ate some of these...

This is my "what am I eating?" face

washed it down
Campos coffee is the nectar of the Gods.

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It's time... to vote
23 November 2007

...for a new profile pic

Clean shaven

the bearded burglar...

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Informed Voting

I'm on holidays in Sydney at the moment and it's imposible to get away from the election. In my quiet time this morning I felt the need to encourage some first time voters who read here to be informed and vote responsibly.

I also found the Australian Christian Lobby's website this morning. It's quite good and easy to use. I like it because it makes an honest attempt to present the views of all the parties without resorting to bias and empty rhetoric. The disappointing down side is that the Greens didn't reply to the survey sent out to all the political parties and so they don't have their policies on the site. As a work around the ACL did this assessment of their policies which you can download here.

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Pryderi's public prang....s
21 November 2007

"I was actually wondering if I could get a lift home with one of you..." said David Norman Jones while sitting in my lounge room. Damon David and I had just finished our meeting.

"...Pryderi's got the car bogged."

"You're joking it hasn't even been wet!?" I said.

"Yes he's on his P plates..." David's voice trailed off.

So Damo, David and I set out for Mt Nelson to get the car unbogged...

How'd he manage that? Note the driveway is at the level of the mud guard

After some ingenuity and digging we rigged a small ramp on one side drove the car forward then made another ramp over the rocks and David drove the car back up onto the driveway... easy.


"It's not the first time he's done something either" volunteered David.

"Mind if I get a couple of pictures for my blog then?" I asked, "I'll name and shame him for you."

"Certainly," said David eagerly with a dangerous Jones like glint in his eye, "I'll show you where he hit the wall."

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How I voted...
20 November 2007

This picture is not a reflection on how I voted. Rather it's just the first Duncan Kerr advertisement of any kind I've seen this campaign and thought it was picture worthy.

I voted early this year cause I'll be away. I take voting pretty seriously and make an honest attempt to think though the issues. It annoys me that people often vote along the same lines as their parents without thinking the issues through. "Uh I vote Labor cause my parents did" or worse still "I just donkey vote cause I don't care". Both these attitudes I find frankly pretty irresponsible. In Australia we're pretty big on whinging but pull up short when it comes to acting on something.

Being an informed voter (I use the term broadly) isn't difficult. Usually I talk to a few of my green, lefty and righty friends about what they think the issues are. I try to watch a bit of TV (I watched the Howard-Rudd debate and also their address to Christians early in the campaign) I then make my decision taking as many of the issues into account as I can (including my Christian world view).

Having said that last time I voted I succeeded in annoying most of my friends. While I'm not going to post now on who I actually voted for, I will say that my vote probably will again, succeed in annoying nearly all of my friends. What I can say is I gave it my best shot.

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You got questions?
19 November 2007

Mark Driscoll has answers. Check out the top 20 questions people would like to see him answer. You too can also vote for your favorite. He's doing a sermon series on the top 9 some time next year. There are some really good questions like;

Why do you make jokes about mormon missionaries, homosexuals, trenchcoats wearers, single men, vegans, emo kids and then expect these groups to come to know God in the same sermon?
and
The battle cry of the early reformers was "scripture alone!" Yet today, the Reformation has resulted in thousands of denominations, each with the correct interpretation of the Bible. Who's right?
It's good stuff head on over and check it out.

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It's a party!
18 November 2007

Considering the lack of effort put into my party the result was certainly worth while. Jonny and I had an awesome time. We played/attempted to play AC/DC, U2, Ben Harper, Crowded House and others that I can't remember.

Dave Gross* (above and below) sang. Here's a view from where I was playing. I took these pics during practice.


Pos shredded on guitar...

Jonny who ripped the bass

Me of course on drums... AND for the first time ever I managed to break a stick. Man I am hardcore!


Nathaniel joined us later on on keys. A special shout out goes to my other mate David Mackles who came earlier in the evening and did some easy going Crowded House numbers. Late into the night introverted Benny and Pos were also singing up the front**, although I'm not sure what...


Here's proof I'm eighteen.... thanks Erica for the awesome little cake.

Thanks Jerome for the cricket set. It should be useful at Jane next year.


Thanks also to all the people who came along I had a great time. Thanks also to all the people who gave me gifts for my birthday and wished me a happy day. You guys are grouse

*AKA Pablo's Dad's brother... connections.
** They weren't drunk

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Speaking of my party...
16 November 2007

If you haven't got an invitation please accept my apologies. You are welcome to come. It's this Saturday night over at Jonny's house. We've called it Jonny's 40th and Jolly's 18th. Him being approximately 40 and me being approximately 18... that and I never had an 18th, and he's never had a 40th.

We're going to have a live band which you can be a part of if you feel the urge on the night. Anyway should be a good time. Probably won't be stacks of people there but it would be great to see you there. More details chuck us an email or check facebook.

Peace out.

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I need a holiday...
15 November 2007

I'm pretty close to reaching the end of my abilitiy to function humanly speaking. I don't mean that I'm tired but I'm becoming increasingly absent minded and lacking in focus. Also my relational skills are beginning to fray around the edges.

I also just realised I double booked myself (for my own birthday party of all things). I'm finding it difficult to concentrate on actually engaging in meaningful conversation without being distracted. It's been a long year and I'm looking forward to a break. More prayer, less doing and more being.

Bring on holidays next Thursday.

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Lite on...
14 November 2007

That's how I describe my blog more recently. I've recently been busy working on administration including an AFES Area Committee Review of Sam and the FOCUS ministry. I've also been thrown the responsibility of acting secretary for the AFES Area Committee.

I've reached the realisation that administration is a real sink for sucking away time. I've spent too much time this year doing admin. The problem is I find admin really easy to do as I'm a pretty organised bloke and enjoy oragnising things. Compounding this glut of admin is the fact I've been asked to organise the MTS Conference next year. On the upside I'll get a cool title... maybe "chief duder".... "Head honcho"... "Director".

I've also been working on a sermon on Micah 5 for the NTE Conference. Rather than write a formulaic dead sermon though I've turned it into another talk that I can use for FOCUS or teenagers next year. It specifically uses the frame of heroes to talk about the Gospel.

All this has meant that haven't had much time to write anything specific for my blog. I've got heaps of ideas... including a post on Christians and arrogance inspired by my anonymous friend Jennifer. Another day...

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