G-pa's and G-ma's (O-pa's and O-ma's): Our First Audience

Today was Heritage Day at Redeemer. Aside from the fact that there were a lot of elderly people wreaking havoc in the halls, that we could not go into our cafeteria, and there were longer line-ups in the bathrooms everything was pretty much like any other day. Except for one major occurrence, not just in my day, but now etched for eternity in my life!!!!!!

Today was the first time this year that the Redeemer Concert Choir performed in front of people! Real live people! It was exhilarating! It was lively! It was rejuvenating! It was sometimes off pitch! And it sent my heart racing! Ahhhhhh...Redeemer.

Ahh....melodrama.

Top Ten (Eleven) Reasons Why I Love Friends

10. They know to tell you that you make them feel famous when you win the William's gift basket at school.

9. They make you go into haunted houses in Niagara Falls and let you bury your face in their coats the entire time you walk through.

8. They sing Disney songs with you.

7. They are often Dutch. Or Ukrainian. And sometimes Bolivian. Or China-mite. But most often Dutch.

6. They laugh at your jokes even when they are not funny and laugh harder when the joke's on you (but with sympathetic looks on their faces).

5. They find diplomatic ways to tell you that you are sometimes really annoying.

4. They rejoice with you when you sing the right notes in choir. Finally.

3. Inside jokes that NO ONE else thinks are even remotely funny when you try to share them (and you still spend half an hour laughing about them).

2. The looks that say "I know what you're thinking. Do you know what I'm thinking? I think I know what you're thinking. But do I want to know what you're thinking? Oh man. I DO know what you're thinking. Really now."

and the number one reason why I love friends is (drum roll please)....

1. They are reading my blog right now! And that makes me feel loved...

Ok...that might be the runner-up to number 1 which is (drum roll)....

For real number 1 is.....

1. GROUP HUGS, GROUP ARM-LINKING, GROUP PILING ON THE COUCH, GROUP BAGUETTE, AND GROUP ROAD TRIPS! (okay, that's 5....but you get the idea...)
I LIKE FRIENDS! FACE!

Fine Line

They say that there is a fine line between genius and insanity and I would like to list a few examples to support that statement here:

1. Van Gogh- Eventually cut off his own ear and brought it to a prostitute for safe-keeping. No one really knows why.

2. Adolf Hitler- Ingenious and unusually charismatic leader but a little weak on the side of lovingkindness and sanity.

3. Einstein- Well, by his definition that "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results," then he is a self-proclaimed loon.

4. Beethoven- Beyond the shadow of a doubt, he was a musical genius, but he may also have been verging on the side of schitzophrenia or perhaps slightly manic.

and last but certainly not least...

5. Laura Moelker- Screams at her hands to move faster while practicing complicated pieces in the piano room. If you ever witness this, do not be afraid, for she is completely harmless. It's just that fine line...

P.S. I may, however, suffer violent consequences for blogging about this.

Not the Taylor!

So I am going to vent here for the next 5-10 lines about how peeved I am that someone broke into our house yesterday and stole Jay's guitar. They actually kicked the door in, took his guitar and a discman (which I don't care about), checked out my guitar (which they didn't take and I was a little insulted), and left. ARRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO MAD!!!! SO FLIPPIN' MAD!!!!!!
I feel now like not only has our security been tampered with but one of our most precious possessions has been taken. It could have been most anything else and I would be--well, not okay--but at least less upset. I know it could have been much worse and I am grateful for that. But, anyhow, just a warning to you downtown Hamilton dwellers. Apparently, Bold and Duke St. have been hit up hard these past couple of weeks and guitars (and car keys!) have been a primary target. So, Harskamp et al., triple lock your doors and protect your goods!

Fedoras, bowties, and political stuff

Quote from Dr. Koyzis this morning while teaching us about particular signs and symbols of power in our society:

"I should tell you that the bowtie is a symbol of professorial authority."

Heh-heh...you gotta love that guy!