Buy Buy

Jason, as you said it is a must buy when it is released on May 3 (otherwise, it would be stealing and that ain't kosher), plus, there is an awesome 70 minute DVD containing music videos of William's music from the whole Star Wars saga! Everyone, you now know what your mission on May 3 is. DON'T FORGET!

John Williams...

...does it again!

The Revenge of the Sith soundtrack is soooo cool!! I love the music. I think my favorite track is the End Titles track because it blends very nicely into the music from A New Hope. Overall though, the entire album is just amazing Star Wars music that only John Williams can produce. A must buy when it comes to stores!

CD Must-buy of the day: Woody Herman - Fatha Herman and his Thundering Herd. Oh, you just have to love Al Vizzutti's performance on Firedance! He does double-octave double-tonguing like it's child's play. And speaking of Al Vizzutti, another must-have CD is High Class Brass by him and trumpet virtuoso Jeff Tyzik. I saw these guys in concert in the Tabernacle in 1995 and it was the sweetest brass concert I have ever seen. The feature chart is this classical/jazz chart called High Class Brass Suite. It's very suite indeed.

Greetings From Africa

11 April 2005. Bloemfontein, RSA.

To all Concerned Parties and citizens of the Band Hall.

Hello everyone!
Well, it turns out that this is an email-friendly mission. So I thought a Quarterly or thereabouts Post might be welcome, especially as we're coming to the end of the semester. I apologize that I lack the internet time to read the blog regularly, but I can't afford it and honestly it's probably best that way. If you remember my wildcat email (arthur wheatley /at/ mail /dot/ weber /dot/ edu) you can contact me. Don't worry if it takes me awhile to respond. It might be coming in the post.

It is unbelievable that so much time has already passed. "Time flies on wings of lightning" as the hymn says. But let me share a few things.

I am currently serving in Bloemfontein, South Africa, capital of the province of Free State. Free State Province was at one time the independent Orange Free State, and the Anglo/Boer war was fought over this land. So you can probably guess that there are lots of Afrikaans people here. Yes, the white people 'prat afrikaans' and the black people speak primarily Sesotho. But everyone speaks English. This really is an English-speaking mission. And the Afrikaans accent is virtually impossible to imitate. Ach, Shame.

This Area is a wonderful area; we teach a great deal; the new program ("Preach My Gospel") is Powerful. This area is so good because of the members here. They have the fire of Missionary Work and eagerly share the Gospel with their friends and relatives and so on. Bloemfontein is such a fine place really because of the families here. Families are the very best for the Gospel -- even as the Gospel is very best for the Families.

Cultural notes: Well, I'll wait until some of my photos develop and then we'll see.

I would be remiss not to leave a thought of some kind, so consider with me a moment.

Our Savior, Jesus Christ, atoned for our sins, that through Him we might be clean and return to the presence of our Father in Heaven. The promises to the faithful are very powerful: Eternal Life, Eternal Joy, Eternal Love, and Eternal Progression through which we may become like our Father in Heaven -- become Deities in our own right. But the promises in this life are also exciting: Peace, Happiness, Support through trials and grief, strength to follow the commandments, continuing growth and knowledge, and so on.
There is another promise of the Atonement. Not only does it justify us, or take away our sins and negative things; but it sanctifies us, or helps us become perfect and have positive attributes. It gives us Good Things. As it says in Moroni ch. 7, every good thing comes by the Atonement and redeems us from the Fall. So beautiful, inspiring things; excellence in all pursuits of life; joy and happiness; art, music, literature, and so on -- all these come through the Atonement and help us become perfect, and redeemed from our 'carnal man'.
This brings us to the 13th Article of Faith. "If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report, or praiseworthy, we seek after these things."
As we 'lay hold of every good thing' in our lives, we will grow in wisdom and in Joy. As we seek and enjoy good things (I know, I'm preaching to the choir) we will be happy.
So I challenge each of you patient enough to read this: Seek out good things. Have Joy in your life.

That's my sermon. I am the least among missionaries, but sharing these things gives me Joy. I will extend a request again for letters and emails. I wish you all the best of semesters and summers. God be with you.

With love,
Elder A. Jarrett Wheatley

Communica Obtanica

Ben has a new cell phone... er... A cell phone, since I didn't have one before, but it is new. Talk to me for my numero if'n ya want it. It is small and light weight and oh so much more shiny than it will be in a couple weeks.
Bake the Hall in the Candle of her Brain
Whitestone Bridge!!! What a sandwhich, for lunch AND dinner. YAY!

Over and out!

Quotes Quotes

If anyone has any really good quotes (funny, inspirational, serious, etc) please post them here!!! I really apreciate it!

BTW(BY THE WAY)

Jessica....I miss you here at the blog its been a really really long time since you posted!

Appellation Exchangica

Hava and I went down to downtown and did proper steps to get her name changed, so far as her drivers liscence is concerned. Of course, we didn't dare to brave the Social Security office yet.
Is it strange to anybody else that Social Security is abbreviated SS?? Just a thought.
Andrew, Jon went back and edited your previous blog so that your link was hyperlinked! (sounds surprisingly like something Strongbad would say)

Anyway, I'm gonna make like Superman and clear this website in a single bound... or is it click?

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What link are you talking about Jon? Me so confused...


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Find Me

geeklink of the day: BugMeNot.Com (check out the Firefox plug-in)

wish of the day: To be a real boy. (Not just a well-drawn wheelchair.)

Good to see you here once in a while, Diego. You're always welcome to rant here. By the by Andrew, I got you covered with the link there.

thought of the day: Why has the Skyroom escaped my mind so often when I've been hungry. For like a buck more you can go to town on a buffet with all-you-can-eat. Why, oh why do I tend rather to visit the all-you-can-pay-for variety of food establishment?

TFD of the day (in commemoration of my meeting with my department advisor).

Parting thought:
I should win.

$#%%@

Hey everyone, remember me? I haven't blogged for a bit so I thought I would five minutes before the choir concert starts. have a good day.
PS @#$^#%@#%!^$&% (I'd thought I'd rant a bit)

The new pope

Has anyone heard they got a new pope? Yeah, I guess his name is Anton Siccolla and he is from somewhere in Italy. I guess he will be known as: Pope Siccolla....

Get it? Hahahahahah!!! Just kidding. It was only a joke. There is no new pope yet. Happy late April Fools Day!

When Life Lives You

Love the new strongbad e-mail, it was very (The Editor) like what I do. How awesome. For I love editing.
Gosh, I'm bummed at the moment... stupid credit union, stupid job, stupid no credit. grrrr.

ok, I'm done now. *smolder*

Especially for Jason:

(and everyone else for that matter) Since I can't put links in my posts (one of the few downsides to using a Mac), you will have to copy and paste this link to your browser:

http://www.flashplayer.com/music/napoleonnumadance.html

Numa numa Napoleon style.

Rantings, ravings, and askings, flaskings

Jon, you should link britchap's blog to this one, if you haven't already. I think that it would look good in your list of links; very chappy... and very pink. And batman. And camp. And... well... very Britty.
I love my wife.
I can't wait for Metaphor to come out! (cheer and toast to the newest author)
I hate the snow. I mean, good gosh golley gall darn gee whiz, its almost April!!!
I'm done.
Bye.

Not much here

I passed the doors, it was great thanks jon, yada yada yada. anyway...read my blog i wrote stuff, I need a camp name for trefoil give me suggestions

Um.... yeah.... at least....

I am so not the scary, scary, scary, scary man.

I finished the doors. Man, the tab trick works wonders sometimes!

I can't think of anything to say.

Your base are belong to us!

OUT!

A Delivery Service Inside Us

Andrew: The Doors

BrittChap: The game takes about 60 seconds to go through when you know what to do, so it's not that big of a game, but it's fun. I suppose it would help us help you if you told us what part of the game you are on. As a general help, what you need to do is collect everything that can be collected in the game. When you click on it it will automatically jump to your inventory. When you've collected all the pieces of the puzzle it will automatically form a box. *****spoiler warning: don't read the rest of this paragraph if you don't want the game to be spoilt for U, umkay? Umkay.***** You place the boxes on the little holding places for them that are by doors and then the door will be open. The cards go (in the right order) on the last open box. Then it closes and you can open the last door with it. Not too difficult. The hard part is finding everything. Hint: Use your Tab key. That makes it too easy. Takes all the fun out of it. Sorry I just ruined it for you. But you did ask for help.

Song of the yesterday: Bangs by TMBG
Song of the day: I Am Not a Superhero by RS&RB
Song of the morrow: #5

Food of the day: Wendy's
Expensive thing of the day: $60 of Wendy's food
Fun thing of the day: winter drumline competition @ AF (we missed the chimes, though)
Challenge of the day: homework
Fun thing of the yesterday: Jon Heder was hilarifunny; a real slap-kicker

Time for to do what I came here to do.

Explainations and exploitations

Britty, I think I have played that game before and... well... I don't know if there is a way to beat it (if its the black and white look at the picture, read the text and click on the number of door you wanna go through game that I'm thinking it it). I went through and tried every single door that you could go through and it just kept spinning me in circles. I even found the sight map and there are no end to the doors. Sorry. If'n somebody else has conflicting information, be sure and share.
About the poster, I also took and edited the text in the upper corner that changed what it really said into something really funny. All about eating eels and mages and returning ourselves to elves. Plus, it was all written by a man in Germany. It was fun stuff.
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bye bye for now

It's a bit gamey...

Hey! Britty! Post a link to the game. I would like to have a go at it, and I'm sure others would too. And way to go on your own blog. I'll have to check it out.

........................So Lost!

Has anyone(esp Ben) played the online click game "The Doors" its a bit Crimson room-esque. I am soo totally lost and if anyone has played it and they gave me hint i would be very happy.

Excitment of the Day: Nappy D tonight!
Song of the Day: Behind these Hazel Eyes by Kelly Clarkston
Food of the day: Botulism Cookies
Person most thought about today: Travis, my potential Missionary
Crazy fashion statement of the day: Costume Jewlery Neclace from my Grandma
Happiness of the Day: Lauralee and I are bestest friends!
Job of the Summer: Camp Counselor at Trefoil Ranch!

Have a GRRRREAT day!

P.S. I made my own blog today.....www.ozmathequeen.blogspot.com

Grampa'd

Well, ya see, the poster is of this "odd" looking piano player who is french and has a sleeveless shirt on. The modification of the poster is that someone took magic marker and drew him some sleeves. It was a bit funny.