"All the World"

When one thinks of evangelism and the world of needs for the Gospel, what are your opinions/biblical beliefs on where, let's say Americans, should evangelize? With the corruptness of our own community, should we stay with in "ourself" and evangelize? Should we leave it to the natives because they are more effective (no walls of language and culture to cross)? Or should we let the Koreans pick up the torch (which they already have) that we've dropped and just send our money, since we are recognized as the richest country on earth? What are your convictions on the duty we have as Christains to further the Gospel?

Winter Olympics: A Rave

Yeah Baby! Turin is awesome, and I'm not just talkin about that peice of cloth they've got there, I'm talkin Olympics. This is best embodied by everybody's favorite Olympian, the FLYING TOMATO. That would be Shaun White, the American snowboarder who took gold in th men's halfpipe. And the best thing about him isn't his sweet shredding skills! Its that the dude is just stoked to be at the Olympics! His youthful enthuaism is what has made this year great. Heck, even the ice skating was great. Did you see that American pair skate that one routine? Okay, maybe that doesn't ring a bell. But what about that guy that bombed his short program and came right back and nailed his next run! The Olympics aren't about winning, its about comeback stories like that. And how can you not love hearing Bob Costas. Did you love the Olympics as much as I did?

Winter Olympics: A Rant

Ugh! I'm ready to go look at that stupid cloth, its got to be better than this year's Olympics. Exibit A: Bode "I like to drink alot of" Miller (Lite). This guy was the posterboy for the Olympics. A skier on the cover of Time, and Newsweek? He must be the real deal. But NO! I guess he would rather get wasted at a bar the night before than focus on sking. Sure dude, its only the OLYMPIC GAMES! I have to say, I saw this coming. Bode couldn't decide if he wanted to cool and just ski, or play to the bad-boy persona the press expounded on. Result of a conflicted interest: no medals. He has one run left on Saturday, but its combined, so he can't get the personal Olympic glory/redemption he needs (And we all know he won't win anyway). And don't get me started on ice skating. No Michelle Kwan, and men wearin fake eyelashes! And what about NBC's coverage that in 4 hrs. gives you 10 mins. of good stuff? And those opening ceremonies? Absolutly absurd! Did you hate the Olympics as much as I did?

Bad Quote Alert

Ok I personally have not been very satisfied by the intellectual depth and wit of the quotes on Mrs. Magill's board these past days. So please submit your ideas before hand and we will sift through them choosing only the cream of the crop to post on her board. Thank You!

A little assistance would be appreciated...

Right now I am going through my material of songs I have written and am shooting to recording them this summer. While going through them I realized something shocking: A LOT OF THEM DON'T HAVE LYRICS!!! OH! OH! OH! AHHHHHHHHH! (phew). Anyway, I am working on lyrics to my songs at the present, and I have some great ideas. But I fear that there might be some subjects I might not have covered in this, so this is where you come in. Please submit suggestions you have for lyrical focuses. Don't be afraid to submit them, even if the topic's, well you know(...), just because they are submitted doesn't mean I will be obliged to use them. Be creative! Here are a couple of working titles now, to give you an idea of areas I HAVE covered:
Acrophobia
Glue (Put It Down)
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
Court of Flaw
Android Army
If I Lie
Just Forget Me
Mr. Fixit
I Don't Know
Donkeys and Elephants
L.W.D. (History is Written by the Winners)
Ricochet

Any person who submits an idea i you will earn their name in my "CD's" liner notes. Therefore, it would appreciate an attached name instead of an anonymous reply.

Do not bother to post "I do not have any ideas". If you do, I will command the evil Teddy Bear of Terror to come out of his Toy Chest from Hell and Torment you (yes, pay attention to the capitalization of Torture. That means something.)

Look for "The Teddy Bears Will Attack...TONIGHT!" this fall.

Of Colleges and Related Topics

I shall assume that you all have, like me, been recieving pamphlets and letters and shiny brochures and things from various colleges. I've found that I for one tend to automatically discount a school if it's not Christian, which isn't necessarily a good plan of action.

What are your various opinions concerning going to a distinctly Christian college vs. a secular school?

Hey guys, sorry i wont be at school. i'm feeling sick, so i decided to play volleyball and go shopping for a snowboard with my dentist instead.

Beat that!!! See if you can come up with a better excuse to play hookie- i've pretty much covered all the bases here!

President's Day

Unless you've been living under a rock, then you'd know that tomorrow is President's Day and that we have no school. Oh joy. Anyway, in honor of this great holiday, let's share some random fact about a former (or current) president. Even though I am widely accepted as the random fact king, I don't want to be the only "commenter" on this. But I'll start: George Washington is NOT the first president of the US of A. He is actually like the 8th or 9th. He is just considered the first President under the Constitution. The name of out REAL first president is John Jay (wow, we have people in our class by those names. Odd). Now your turns. Check back frequently!

P.S. This is ongoing, this isn't just for 2-19-2006. You're free to post as long after President's Day as you'd like. And try to keep facts appropriate (sorry Thomas Jefferson/Grover Cleveland enthusiasts).

The past few supper clubs have been great but now that we've done the obvious ones we need to come up with something even better. I was thinkin a poker tournament or something but I'm not sure. What do you guys want to do?

From the Archives

Look at all those marvelously attractive and amazingly well-behaved young people! And you can't tell me you don't love those stunning orange hats. Ah, yes, this is definitely taking it back.

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Ok so I know this is kinda copying one of the seniors entries but it hit me just today that I have been attending Veritas for over half of my life (all 16 years of it) and I thought it would be great to share some of our fondest memories about our history at Veritas. I hope I won't regret posting this.

Tale of Two Cities Review

Alright! I'm sure all of you have finished TOTC by now (winkwink Rosdower). Anyway, this is the place to sound off about what you thought of the novel. At least rate it on a scale of 1-10, 10 being: "I woulden't use this book to light a fire if I were freezing in Antartica" and 1 being: "I'd use this book to light a fire if I was baking in The Sahara".
However do feel free to expound on the rating system if it seems a little con fining. Enjoy your posting, hold nothing back!

We at Veritas all have our favorite little expressions and coined phrases, some particular highlights that I have noticed in the past few days are (the author(s) will remain unknown) "Bean City" "Beans on a platter" and "Beans with rice on the side". Listen for these phrases, and others, in class for the next few weeks. Please share some of your own personal favorites (as you see appropriate), and explain how you came to use them and what they mean to you, or in what instances they are to be used.

You guys need to make your names more discrete so people don't automatically recognize you. And be sure to fill in your profiles, its fun!

I don't know if you guys heard about this or not but both my sisters have sustained horrible burns within the past few weeks, docters say that plastic surgury should repair most of the damage but of course they'll never be the same.

Ok, I know that this is not on the same level as all the other posts, but some people need to see pictures to rreally connect with something. These are two straight out of the Aaron vault. Seems this face only comes out when Aaron's living like a party animal. He sure is a handsome devil!

Fine. Now you're no longer the sole poster. This calls for celebration. Drinks all around.

Hey people, please take note of the conveniently located AOL Instant Messanger link, and get yourself an account on AIM. And could someone else post something so I'm not the only one posting stuff?

I need to take a vote on whether or not we should allow anyone who wants to post comments on our blog. Just leave a comment with you vote.

Be advised! Too much time spent on this site can have the resulting effects as seen above.