October 26, 2002
We've had Genia's little blue Nissan Sentra for right at 4 years now, and this week we once again discussed trading it in, if we could find a good deal. I spent Wednesday afternoon looking around at a few different things, and my easy favorite was the new Mazda Protege. Automobile Magazine ranked it #1 among 10 small cars. After test driving it, the new Saturn Ion, and the new Toyota Corolla (and owning a 2 year old Honda Civic), I have to agree. It looks great and it drives like a dream. I took Genia to the dealership and she immediately fell in love with a silver Protege5 (hatchback version) with leather interior. After a couple of days of haggling, we got the car at a fair price, and she's taking delivery this morning. Woo! Here are some pictures I found on the web of the car, since I haven't had time to take pictures of hers just yet.
This is a good shot of the exterior, from mileone.com
October 22, 2002
Last night Genia and I went to a free sneak preview of Ghost Ship. Neither of us were terribly excited about it, but it was free, so we figured "why not?" It was bad. Laughably bad. There was one expository scene in the second half of the film where Epps (played by Juliana Margoles from ER) learns what originally happened on the ship that impressed me, but the rest of the movie simply wasn't good. Bad dialogue, poor characterization, pathetic attempts at drama, and very few "scares" for a ghost movie. When the motive of the bad guy is finally revealed, it is incredibly stupid and corny. Don't waste your money!
October 18, 2002
If you're reading this, you probably already know me well enough that I have already sent you an email about this. But, just for the sake of duplicity, I'm going to talk about it here. Yesterday I launched a redesign of theshotsofperspective.com complete with a new online store. Go check it out and let me know what you think. And while you're there, take a minute and listen to a couple of his songs. You can pre-order his great new album The Lame Shall Enter First for only $8.00!
October 15, 2002
If anyone is curious, I am still in the process of applying to Covenant College for next fall. This morning I submitted my Essay about Martin Luther and my Personal Testimony, both of which I have posted online for your reading pleasure. If you like that sort of thing. Last week, my (very good) Academic Evaluation was sent in by one of my instructors from the e-commerce program I completed at Emory. All that's left is to get a Church Evaluation and to send in my transcripts from ASMS and JSU. Any prayers for favor with the admissions department (and of course the financial aid department) would be greatly appreciated!
October 10, 2002
Well last night Elizabeth and Andrea came over for Ham Night! Andrea and I had been talking about doing this off and on since my ham got such rave reviews this Easter. I have to admit that I was a bit nervous -- okay, very nervous. Think: sophomore slump. I asked Genia "whose second album was as good as their first, if the first was really great?" At the time, I couldn't think of anyone, which didn't make me feel any better. Now that I have overcome that -- Genia and Andrea both said it was actually better than the first ham -- I thought of Coldplay. I love their new album A Rush of Blood to the Head, which is their second, and many critics have hailed it as better than their debut, which was also critically acclaimed. Anyway, that music ramble aside, last night was a lot of fun. We also had some tasty green bean casserole, baked potatoes, and Genia's cherry creme pie!
Just because you're all wonderful, I'm going to share with you the almightly ham recipe. Here it is:
12 oz. Coca-Cola
12 oz. Orange Juice
16 oz. Dark Brown Sugar
6-8 lb. Ham (Cooked or Uncooked is fine)
If you have a crock pot, just put everything in (pour ingredients over the top of the ham) and put it on auto for 10-12 hours.
If you are using the oven, put everything in a deep metal pan (pour ingredients over the top of the ham), cover with aluminum foil, cook at 350 for 2 hours, and then cook at 200 for 8-10 hours.