Gay Guy in Seminary Day 097 (The Giblet Bag)

Confession: I roasted a turkey today. It was great! Everyone loved it, and I have tons of leftovers. But, as I was tearing the carcass apart to put it away in the fridge...I found the giblet bag. I am so mortified! For all the cooking I do, what a rookie mistake! I looked in the body cavity, and I found the neck, like the turkey wrapping said, but nothing else. As far as I can remember, the wrapper didn't say anything about the giblet back, so I figured it was just a new way of packaging turkeys to not include it? Anyway, I cooked it and found the giblet bag in the neck cavity! O_o I don't understand why the cut the neck off and put it in the body cavity, and take all the stuff from the body cavity and shove it down the turkey's neck?!?!? How bass ackwards is that? Anyways <-- tribute to Amber, I have tons of turkey, potatoes and gravey if anyone needs food. Just putting it out there <-- another tribute to Amber, LOL.

Gay Guy in Seminary: Day 40 (Chinapino Invasion)

Here's another late post, this time because my family is in town. Actually, they're not the only one's to blame; Lydia had her birthday party tonight at Holy Grounds. It was really fun watching everyone dancing to Gavin's spinning. Gonna keep it brief; it's late and we had a long day ahead of us.

I went with Amber to Credit Cars so that she could once again achieve vehicular independence. Isn't Credit Cars a shady name for a dealership? They seemed like they were actually pretty decent people, and Amber was able to drive off with a car. Of course, one of her taillights wasn't working and she thinks it needs new brakes, but the person who helped her fill out her paperwork said all repairs would be free. Not exactly sure how that works, but we'll see.

I went to my aunts' house after that to pick up my brother and sister who had just arrived with my parents. We tried to leave right away to get to Lydia's birthday party, but my aunts insisted that we eat dinner first. We finally got back to my apartment an hour and a half after the party started, but it was still going strong, so everyone had a good time.

Now, it's time to sleep. Night all!

Gay Guy in Seminary: Day 29 (9)

Sorry folks, it's gonna be a short one today because I have A TON of reading to do and it's getting really late O_o

So, movie review time. Ryan, Julie, Amber and I went to go see "9" today, a movie that just came out about a group of little voodoo doll lookin' things trying to survive in a post apocalyptic world.

***SPOILER ALERT***

I wasn't all that impressed with the movie. It moved kind of slow, and considering what it was, there should have been a lot more action. The story line also left much to be desired. The concept was cool, but the writers should have realized from the get-go that they were basically painting themselves into a corner. There's not much you can do with a story when your basic premise is that all life on the planet is dead. Plus, they do some weird things with splitting souls and the main character has a pretty lame character arc. The director should have spent more time on the character's relationships with each other. It's obvious there's a lot of history there, so there were character arcs aplenty to choose from. I also didn't like the caricature of the strong idiot that is so prevalent in movies today.

Okay, I need to stop now and read about Drugs and Jesus. (otherwise known as "The Sacred and the Substance")

Gay Guy in Seminary: Day 26 (Calling All Brown Coats)

Today was a shiny day! Inara saved the cap'n and Zoe from the sheriff and the townspeople got their medicine. Not to mention the fact that everyone is safe from Niska for another day.

Yes, we have introduced 5 more unwitting victims to the Firefly universe, and by George, they'll be glad we done it! For anyone that has no idea what I'm talking about, Firefly is only one of the finest shows to ever grace the pixels of a TV screen. It's a unique show that takes place about 500 years in the future on the frontiers of space, so it's kinda like taking Tombstone and Star Trek and smashing them together. It. Is. Awesome. Period. (period.)

I know for a fact that there are at least 4 copies of the series floating around campus hailing from southern California, Montana and Colorado. Go Brown Coats!

In other news, I aced my Hebrew quiz, went to lunch with Amber for her birthday, got into an altercation with Chase Mastercard and forgot to take my blood pressure medicine. And, it was hot today. No exaggeration, I've already eaten at least 4 ice cube trays worth of ice, and I'm not done yet. I wish these apartments had air conditioning.

Gay Guy in Seminary: Day 21 (Mission Bay Community Church)

Today was pretty laid back compared to yesterday's 12 mile hike through the mountains. Slept in "late" which means I woke up at 8:00 with the SFTS bell tower. Did some laundry. (Stupid machine ate my quarters!!! >_<) AND, I finished filling out the Inquirer forms! WOO HOO!!!! It truly wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. There weren't even any essays to write/plagiarize from myself. I don't know why I put it off for so long. Although, I have been getting the sneaking suspicion that I need to look the forms over again, just in case.

Drove Amber to work; she's car-less right now, then went to Mission Bay Community Church with Terra and Tom. The traffic was HORRIBLE!!!! The Bay Bridge is closed for the weekend for repairs, so everyone was trying to get across Golden Gate. Took us almost 2 hours to do a normally 45 minute drive. It was kinda weird; there was a guest speaker who was getting just a tad too political from the pulpit for my taste, but otherwise we had a pretty good time. I was told that was not normal, and I'm pretty sure it's not. I'll be living here for a while, so I'm sure there will be many visits to Mission Bay. Anyone looking for a place of worship in the Bay Area should definitely check it out. Some very nice people over there fed us lasagna and caesar salad for dinner and there was some good conversation. Bruce (see above picture from the MBCC website) was back from his travels and I was lucky enough to run a small errand for our illustrious leader. I love how much fun us Presbyterians make of our Moderator, it's very refreshing.

So now, it's time for some red wine and 24. Good night everybody!

BTW, I appreciate you Pastor Ron!

Gay Guy in Seminary: Day 10 (Thwarted at Trader Joe's)

My roommate and I spent a pretty hectic day cleaning and getting everything organized one I was able to figure out that the extra stuff in my room didn't belong to him. Apparently, his last roommate left a lot of stuff behind all over the apartment that I guess we are the proud new owners of. The apartment is actually quite lovely now. While I was going through all of my things, I came across a Visa gift card that some of my co-workers had given me as a going away present and I decided I would splurge on some bottles of wine since I had left all of my wine at home. I didn't want to bring it and risk having to keep it in my car where it might have gotten too hot.

So, Amber came by again, my unofficial guide to Marin County, so we could do some shopping and then catch a movie. We got to Trader Joe's, one of my most favorite places to shop, and we went through the wine section and I was trying to teach Amber about wines. It looked like they were out of that happy face wine, so I went to one of the cashiers and asked if they were out. He called over the manager and he said that they were out of it. I thanked him and kept shopping. We got to the register and the cashier, the same guy I had asked about the happy face wine, asked to see my ID. I was kind of surprised because I'm not usually carded. Then he asked to see Amber's. Amber is about 2 weeks away from being 21. I tried to explain that Amber had nothing to do with the wine; she doesn't even like wine and I was buying it for myself. He said that since he had seen her handling the bottles, he could not sell us the wine unless she was 21 as well. He called over the manager, the same manager I had asked about the happy face wine, and he said that they could not sell us the wine because I could be buying the wine for Amber. He told me that they had to go to meeting about it and that the term for it was "tag-along sale" as if telling me the term legitimized the ridiculousness of the situation somehow. As if I would EVER buy alcohol for a minor!!! I remember one time, some guys came up to my little brother Brian and asked if I would buy some for them, and he told them to not bother asking!

I had picked up some milk, lettuce and laundry detergent as well, but I just left everything there and walked out of the store cuz I was so pissed. Amber kept apologizing, as if it were her fault; I had to keep telling her not to worry about it. This is like the time I couldn't buy alcohol because my driver's license expired, as if my birth-date were suddenly invalid. The stupid thing is that I'm just going to go back tomorrow to buy all of it, so all they accomplished was wasting my time. I think the thing that pisses me off the most is how much I actually love Trader Joe's. If it was a different organization, I would just boycott it for the rest of my life, like Blue Cross or Citibank.

oh well...

Gay Guy in Seminary: Day 9 (Bomb Components)

My first full day in the dorm:

Woke up to the bell tower ringing at 8:00 am. It either rings at random times during the day, or it rings every hour on the hour and I just seem to miss it somehow.

Had breakfast.

Started doing the dishes. Tried not to throw up when the smell from the rotting food and mildew assaulted my nose. This was when the elusive roommate showed up. He had been gone since last Monday, so basically a week. The rice cooker was on for a week!!! He apologized profusely and seemed very embarrassed. Apparently, he was not aware I was going to show up. He had to leave ten minutes after he showed up for an internship in Dublin, CA.

Wiped down the trash can.

Cut my hair.

Cleaned mildew out of the shower and pulled grimy hair out of the drain. It took about an hour. The grout was still black in some places.

Went on Amazon and bought the rest of my textbooks. $185.00 on my Visa debit card. Knowing that I was about to embark on my seminary journey, priceless.

Read the "Good News" version of the Book of Luke. It was harder to get through than "The Message" version, even though I really like the "Good News" version, but I imagine any version would seem to take longer than "The Message." The part that really hit me this time around was when the angel appeared to Mary and told her she was going to become pregnant with God's child. And, I loved the part when she went to go visit her cousin Elizabeth, who by then was six months pregnant with John.

Went shopping with Amber and bought hot dog, soda, chicken bake, mildew stain remover, bathroom mat, tacks, niacin, fish oil, cork board, key rings, oil paints, elastic string and metoprolol tartrate. The bomb will be finished in about an hour; Amber has been slaving away for three while I sprayed the shower stall and blasted the mildew away.

When we got back, my roommate had cleaned out the fridge and mopped the floor. I guess I'll keep him, LOL.