is this thing on?

Gaper: (pronounced 'gay'-'per') you know those people on the slopes who wear neon, one-piece suits, starter jackets, jeans, etc? those things will qualify you as a bonafide gaper. If you like the idea of mocking those who embrace gaperality and want to find some entertainment, go to this site: www.gaperhunter.com gaper. it's the new mullet. as a warning: when one lets people post their own pictures online, someone is bound to think it's funny to post a naked picture of a girl. there is one such picture on there. don't let it take away from your gaper experience though.

well, today i'm writing as the newest employee of Colorado Mountain College. yep, college of the mountains; where people go to get their degree in mountainman-ness. where all the classes are outdoors and i will work in a cabin.... nah, just kidding. it just a normal college that just happends to be in the mountains. anywho, i applied, interviewed, and just got the job today. i'm excited because i'll be making almost $10,000 more a year than i am now with actual benefits! i've even heard a rumor that i get the week between christmas and new years off...paid! i never thought i'd ever see an inkling of a christmas break again. brian and i are already planning on what we'll do that week. a cruise maybe? florida? i don't care. if i'm going to be staying here through another winter, i just want to be somewhere warm for my break. i don't know how excited i am about learning a new job and meeting new people because i've learned over the years that i real

i'm just curious if anyone reads this on a somewhat regular basis...i've always assumed that people don't so i don't write posts all that often...but maybe i'd be more motivated to write more if i thought people were reading. if you read this, please just leave a comment. all you have to write is, 'i read'. kind of like in miracle on 34th street and the whole 'i believe' with santa. right. ok. that's all.

for those of you who don't know, i grew up addicted to Jesus and Contemporary Christian Rock. i'm most definitely still into Jesus but have wandered from the Christian Rock scene. I'm not afraid to admit though that those bands i grew up listening to will always have a special place in my heart; especially a band called D.C. Talk. in fact, on road trips by myself i will bust out nu thang and sing/rap along with all my might. anyway, last night brian and i went to a newcomer's dinner at our priest's house. now, we've been going there long enough to know that he used to be in the music business in nashville but not much more than that. last night we got to talking to him and it turns out he was the president of forefront records and then he says, 'have you ever heard of d.c. talk?' i'm sure the look on my face answered his question 10 fold. well, he discovered them and michael w. smith and whiteheart and steven curtis chapman. the third-grader inside o