getting to know your friends '07 edition

I just got an e-mail that I thought would be fun to answer on my blog.

"Welcome to the 2007 edition of getting to know your friends. Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then send this to a whole bunch of people including the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends, if you did not know them already."

1. What time did you get up this morning? around 7:00
2. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? we are marshall
3. What is your favorite TV show? alias (still sad it was cancelled), 24
4. Favorite cuisine? italian
5. What is your middle name? marie
6. What food do you dislike? hot-dogs and coleslaw
7. What is your favorite CD at the moment? norah jones
8. What kind of car do you drive? a white saturn (148,000 miles and still running!)
9. Favorite sandwich? turkey w/tomatoes and mustard on toasted rye
10. Favorite item(s) of clothing? right now it's my new winter coat, because it was -10 degrees with the wind chill today!
11. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation where would you go? italy
12. What color is your bathroom? white
13. Favorite brand of clothing? banana republic
14. What was your most memorable birthday? turning 21 at the grotto
15. Favorite sport to watch? football and baseball
16. Favorite saying? hmm.. maybe "coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous."
17. When is your birthday? may 17th
18. Are you a morning person or a night person? a little of both
19. What is your shoe size? 8
20. Pets: none but would love a golden retriever some day.
21. What did you want to be when you were little? annie. other than that, i think a teacher or a ballet dancer
22. What is your favorite candy? does cherry garcia ben and jerry's frozen yogurt count as candy???
23. What is your favorite flower? tuilps and roses
24. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? hmm... february 10th- chris tomlin concert in chicago

trick plays, proposals and potatoes

My good friend Ryan O'Connor takes a break from his adventures in Guatemala to break down "the state of the (ND) nation" in his latest blog. I know a lot of ND fans, but Ryan takes it to a whole new level...


While I'm talking football, I have to take the chance to wrap up my '06 season comments. There's not too much to say about the Sugar Bowl, but on the brightside I did get to watch the greatest bowl game ever complete with a thrilling last minute TD to take the game into overtime, a coach that went for the win and came up big, and of course, the after-game marriage proposal. My new favorite? Jared Zabransky. The best part about him? He grew up on a potato farm, and his claim to fame is that he can throw one 80 yards. A potato that is.

I know I'm probably guilty of jumping on the bandwagon with this one, but looks like I'm not alone. As the Boise State president recently said in a press conference, the admissions office has seen a 135 percent increase in online inquiries and graduate school applications have soared. “The week after New Year’s normally produces about three to four applications a day for graduate school, this week 30 to 40 applications arrived at our door every day.'

Do you think they have a med school?

the work of Christmas

I am reminded every year in the days following Christmas by this poem I found a few years back that "the work of Christmas" begins again each new year. I pray that 2007 will be a blessed year for all of you!

The Work of Christmas
by Howard Thurman

When the star in the sky is gone,
When the Kings and Princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flocks,
The work of Christmas begins.
To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry
To release the prisoner,
To teach the nations,
To bring Christ to all,
To make music in the heart.