Knox City: Lessons Learned

10 1/2 hours until i leave Knox City. Leaving is a lot of a relief a little sadness but mostly just ready to get back to what is normal.

Things I've Learned in Knox City

*You have to hug old people in the church no matter how bad they smell

*When your are listening to Thousand Foot Krutch, or Pillar remember "That cant be Christian music because it is to loud."

*Churches built in the early 1900's can be very scary when you are in them by yourself late at night

*When you are the youngest person in a worship service by at least 30 years don't expect to hear Chris Tomlin coming over the CD player before church

*Hanging out consists of circling the entire town three or four times

*When you talk about an MP3 old people will tell you it is a good thing that you have started a retirement account so soon

*If you watch the 10:00 news you are staying up late

*Nothing will make you miss civilization more than a city of 1200 people

*There are more people in my Dorm building than live in this entire town

*If something goes wrong in the church you will be blamed because you are under the age of 30

My Thoughts: Small town have some of the greatest people and have alot of love...but i am ready for midnight runs to Wendy's again

Legally Blonde 2

So i just finished committed a horrible offense to all mankind, broken the man-code, and had the two most regrettable hours of my entire life. You must all be asking yourselves now, "Oh no!! What horrible offense has Joel just committed?" It is with great regret that i must inform you that i just watch, in its entirety, Legally Blonde 2. I am ashamed and am seeking professional help.

For anyone out there who is unaware of this pitiful excuse for a motion picture and the largest waste of time...ever let me explain my beef with the movie and why nothing like this could ever happen.

Let me first give you a quick plot summary: Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has decided that she will fight for animal rights and lobbies against using animal tested cosmetics so she goes to Washington and attempts to get a Bill discharged with the 218 needed signatures from members of congress. Meanwhile she discovers her dog is homosexual.

Here is why this movie is the most ridiculous peace of cinematography i have ever seen

1. Sorority Girls

a. No one who wares as much make-up as the character Elle Woods could possibly be wearing no cosmetics that weren’t tested on animals I mean this is just absurd

2. The movie makes Washington look like a place where people deep down inside are nice and sweet

a. with politics and the way our elections, committees, and the passing of legislation are handled in Washington you would not find a bunch of politics who are just begging to get along

3. Mockery of the Congressional process

a. there are several scenes in the movie where public out bursts (in places our country considers very respectful) take place and due to them people change there minds about the issue in question (chemical testing on animal subjects)

i. e.g. – the cheer leading capitol building scene

ii. People in Washington (especially politicians) take the reverence and the demeanor of ones behavior very seriously and no such outbursts would dare be tolerated

4. Representative from Massachusetts

a. her entire staff quits on her because they support some drunkard blonde chick {who admitted in the first movie that she does drink alcohol on a regular basis (and yes unfortunately I saw the first movie to but that is a whole other Xanga post)} instead of a congresswoman that they have worked hard their entire careers just to be in the same room as.

5. Homosexual dogs

a. In one scene a conservative senator from Alabama admits (in a public outburst no less) that he is the owner of a homosexual dog. MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS ONE

i. first senators are in office and their number one goal while in office is to stay in office…so…Alabama is a conservative state who doesn’t really support homosexuality…so…if a conservative senator from Alabama wanted to get re-elected he would not admit to having a gay dog and even more than that if it came out that he owned one he wouldn’t be proud of it AT ALL. HE IS FROM ALABAMA HE WOULD PROBABLY SHOOT IT!!!

ii. BUT we have another problem on this one. It is not natural to be homosexual. Nowhere in nature do you see homosexuality. It is a perversion of lust. Nothing (or no one for that matter) is born a homosexual (the only reasons humans struggle with it is the same reason we struggle with any other sins) so there is no way that a dog (who cannot really go against the instincts nature gave it) could be homosexual it is just not plausible

The movie was ridiculous and I feel like I have just wasted two hours of my life. If you know any professional consolers I am accepting recommendations.

My Thoughts Please...help control the idiot population...have this movie banned and burned!

Watching the Rain

I am sitting on my porch watching it rain and the cool thing about this rain is that while it is raining pretty hard it is definitely a very blue sky. I have decided it is a good reflection of my emotions right now.

When you see me, you see a smile. I can't forget that because that is what I am suppose to do, I'm suppose to smile. But if all you see is a smile then you don’t really see me. You can see me smile but when my tears are falling on your feet how do you miss the fact my beautiful smile is a cover for how I feel? My tears are of pain and of joy, they are of sorrows and of laughter, they are tears of hurt and tears of healing. It is raining and all you see is the blue sky in the distance but you refuse to look up look and see what is over you at the present, right now. When you look up you see clouds and they possess beautiful colors: reds, purples, oranges, but also they possess fear colors: grays, blues, and blacks. You see these tears are beautiful. SO WHY CANT YOU SEE THAT?? All you see are dark clouds and they scare you. But how can you enjoy playing in the rain if you are afraid of the dark clouds life puts over your head. How can you we enjoy friendship when are to afraid to go past the smiles and be a part of each other's lives. It’s raining! Won’t you come play?

My Thoughts: It’s raining...throw off your coats and umbrellas and drink in the beauty of life

Most Amazing Friends

ok so now i am absolutely sure of it that i have some of the most amazing friends in the world...

Friendship. We find that it is as necessary as air. We depend on it, lean on it, invest in it. It posses our trust just as we are the deposits in which receive the same trust. It is a beautiful thing that brings smiles to your eyes the same eyes that at times shed tears for it. But friendship is more than that, more than being described as “it.” For friendship is something that lives and it must be nurtured and fed. We have all been hurt by it and we have all yearned for it in our moments of loneliness. So what is t about friends that keeps us addicted to the pursuit of it? For me its the thing that make life better, the shoulder to cry on, the person to laugh with when you make a fool of yourself. It’s the people that drive for an hour and a half just to bring you fast food. It’s the people who care why your eyes are red from crying, the ones who know the worst things about you and still love you. Without my friends I am nothing. I take it for granted that I am truly blessed. I pray that I am as good of a friend to you as you have all been to me.

My Thoughts: If you read my xanga and still dont know my thoughts you are probably not very smart

TOP 10 Things to do on a rainy day

So as my summer job is kinda coming to an end i cant wait to get back to Abilene and Hardin Simmons. Man i just want to say that I love my friends, and Family, and good books, and movies, and sleeping...I THINK IT IS LIST TIME

TOP TEN Favorite things to do on a Rainy day

10. watch the weather channel

9. listen to Jazz music

8. build a fort out of the couch cushions

7. watch the streams of water fall down the window

6. play cards

5. sleep

4. drink coffee

3. read a good book

2. Play in the rain

1. Watch a movie with friends

My Thoughts: Rain...its refreshing, wet, sweet, and makes me happy...kinda like kissing

Thanks Mom

For everyone who read my xanga over the last few days and saw my diffrent views on life...sorry today there is only one.

I was driving today talking to my mother on my cell phone and telling her about how stressed i was about school and not getting stuff in on time and having my classes dropped and really just ranting and raving about how stressed i was about stuff and pritty much having a pity party with myself being the guest of honor when my mom said to me...
Son do you not have faith that God takes care of things in his own timing. All you have to do is trust in him.
Ya know it wasn't one of those "AH-HA!" revelation type things but more of one of those DUH type things that makes you feel stupid because you knew better. The thing is i can remember saying almost that exact same thing to someone just a few days ago. So after my "Duh" experience today i decided that life just wasn't worth being stressed out about right now. When God cuts things close and to the wire it only shows you to trust him more...besides life is more exciting with a photo finish. Thanks Mom!

My Thoughts: Life...take for granted, Death...not respected enough, Soulution...take risks