DVBS Finale/CPC Open House

Today I had lunch with Matt and Jon Wong and we did it ABC style WAHAHAH! I went to Matt's for a bit to hang out afterwards; we watched Return of the Jedi (or the best parts of it!!!) Haha!!

Man has anyone listened to Lincoln Brewster's music? He has a new worship CD out and I'm tempted to get it. He's got amazing guitar skills; it's simply amazing!!! And this guy gave up chances to possibly make it big in mainstream music to do worship stuff.....what a guy!!!

It's been really hectic doing planning for "CPC Open House" aka "DVBS Finale." I've had to send numerous emails, make up some brochures, talk to all the fellowship leaders to make sure everyone's on board and on top of that, talk to them even more just to make sure everything is communicated properly! Man, it's hectic!! All this planning for one night......I pray it all goes well. The only part I have to plan are the games still.....anyone have some good ideas for audience games which aren't the typical ones that we always do? Haha...actually, I stumbled across a pretty good website for some games...so I might use some of those!!! :P

Mini Golf Round 2...and LUGE?!?!

Today, I went to COP to do some mini golfing...and yes, you're probably wondering, "Did Karen successfully defend her championship?" The answer to that is yes, she did. In fact, I was six strokes over Karen....closer this time...but ARG...curse you CHEESE!!! She got some hole in ones again this time...man, either she's very lucky, very skillful, or she's really got God's annointing.....NEXT TIME YOU ARE DEAD!!! HAHAHAHA!!!! If anyone can beat Karen before I can, I will give props too!!!

I also got to luge for the first time today; I even got to to try the skeleton today by going down face first!! CRAZY!!!

Weekend Recap

It's been a great weekend with lots of hanging out and such.

Friday's Campfire was a blast; we had a lot of youth out and it really encourages me to see that it's going pretty well. It was our last day hanging out with the Newberrys. It was a blast this summer with you guys; come back and visit soon!

Saturday I went mini golfing with Jon, Karen and Crystal for ARC. Karen totally kicked out butts! One day I'll get my rematch and that day could be today haha....we'll see....:P

Yesterday, I saw fireworks from Andy's house and I had steak..mmmm...it was also my first time watching Ice Age....Yes, yes, yes.....I haven't watched it until now...will everyone stop making such a big deal out of it?!?! :P

Gearing up for School

Today I went to the Uni to run some errands. I got my student loan forms today and processed them this afternoon. I was lucky becuase usually there are tons of ppl lining up to get their loans processed. However, since they just came out today, I didn't have to wait in line; praise God! I also picked up my Upass and my textbooks from the Education Department. Wow...I can't believe it, it's really happening......Education, here I come.

I picked up some gifts for some ppl today too so I hope they'll like what I got them. I picked up the Inhabited CD as well...pretty good CD thus far.

Grace got her wisdoms taken out today and she told me things went pretty smoothly for the most part.....haha...*nudge nudge* :P

I am so tired......I don't know why, I don't do any work haha.....why oh why am I so tired.....:P Wait, maybe it's the cough medicine that's making me drowsy.....:P

King

X-Men Legends 2 News and other games.....

Man, X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse has a release date of Sept 20th; I can't wait. I've been anxiously awaiting the full roster list of playbale characters and am disappointed that there are few updates on this. It appears that there are lists of characters floating around the message boards and so far, the most credible list is that which is listed below:

Playable X-Men/Brotherhood
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Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Juggernaut, Magneto, Bishop, Nightcrawler, Toad, Jean Grey, Iceman, Sunfire, Gambit, Rouge, Colussus, Scarlet Witch and Cable

Villians
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Apocalypse, Bastion, Holocaust, Sauron, Stryfe, Abyss, Omega Red, Mikhail Rasputin, Sugar Man, Mister Sinister, Archangel, Lady Deathstrike, The Living Monolith,Grizzly, Deadpool, Stepford Cuckoos, Zealot, Garrok, Marrow, Dark Beast,
Sabretooth


Okay so the list for Playable X-Men/Brotherhood seems pretty accurate of what I was thinking except I didn't predict Scarlet Witch. I was guessing Mystique and am hoping she makes it in. I am hoping Cable makes the cut because he is so important to the whole Acocalypse storyline...besides, who wouldn't want Cyclops' son to be in this game? I hear that you get all these characters from the start, but I also heard that there are hidden characters you can unlock throughout the game such as Psylocke and Dazzler. I hope this is true because that would make this game WAY more fun WAHAHA. Reports are indicating that Activision is putting a lot of X-Men characters in this game but will be non-playable. So far I've heard, Professor X, Blink, Havok and Forge are among them; so everyone should see their favorite X-Man or X-Woman in this game, even if they aren't playable!!!

The villians list looks great although I didn't expect Zealot or Grizzly to make the cut lol. I didn't even know who Zealot was until I scoped him out at http://www.uncannyxmen.net
Hmmmm..yeah, if you don't know anything about the X-Men and are interested, or want to know more about the characters becuase you're going to buy the game, go to that site, it's a great resource. They have a huge character glossary where you can find all the details!

Speaking of video games, there's a lot of video games coming out that I want from now 'til Christmas. Here's the list so far:

WWE Day of Reckoning 2
X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse
Karaoke Revolution Party (yup, a KR game for Gamecube...this game has 50 songs and you can dance with a DDR pad while singing!!)
Super Mario Strikers (a Soccer game with Mario characters!!!)
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (fighting game with Marvel characters!)

That's about it for now...PAYCE!

Here's My Heart
By Out of Eden feat. The Katinas

Dear Lord, Are you there, listening to my little prayer
I don't know Exactly what to say
I've been told that you love me, Hear me when i call, would help
me if i fall
I should let you have your way
What I guess i'm trying to say, is I need you in my life
Cause I know i'm tired of living in the past
I would like to take a chance on a change down deep inside
I believe that this is one that's going to last, So here is..

CHORUS
Here's my heart, It's been broken, It's been wounded
But i'll give it all to you if you would love me (love me)
Here's my life, If you want it, you can have it
I will give it all to you because you love me
(your love is everything I need)

Dear Child, I'm right here, through your worries, through your
fears
I've been waiting, for you to call my name
Oh you know, that I hear you, If you turn to me and trust my
word is true
You will never be the same
Well I'm standing here to say, that you need me in your life
Cause I know that you can't make it on your own
Oh if you would take a chance, Let me change you deep inside
I promise you will never be alone, So here is...

BRIDGE
You can turn to me and know that I am always standing by
I gave it all for you so you could have this gentle peace
inside
I will follow you 'Cause I believe in everything you are
I am your father, You are my saviour and in the matters of the
heart I am taking yours and you are taking mine



Today I went to the doctors to get my cough checked out for the second time and he finally prescribed me some stronger medication--the first time he gave me nothing. Mom took me out for lunch and we had some good talking time which is harder than you think it is because "talking time" is usually done with friends, not parents. Apparently she knows that I have a step-mother now hahaha...she asked me if I knew my dad was remarried and I said "Yep, for two years now haha!"

Grace called and we had a good long chat tonight. Seems like all I've been doing is chatting it up these last few days. Yesterday it was with Matt and Janet, Sunday there was a few people at the Allred's, and Saturday I had a great talk with Alice and Tony and a few others.

Crystal and Jon will be back on Friday at 5pm. I'm excited! There's some hilarious pics on Crystal's blog....go check them out if you have a passport password!! :P She's linked from my blog.

Education is coming around the corner and I can tell you that I'm a little nervous about how this is all going to play out? What if I get a crappy school? What if I can't hack it? Am I just worrying for no reason?!?!

Summer Recap

Summer Camp is now over and this officially means that summer is coming to an end. Just 3 more weeks, and I'll be back at it with school. Hmmmm...I'm gonna miss all my buddies who were around for the summer, but will be disappearing due to the end of the holidays. Goodbyes to Dick, AJ, Steph, Grace, Karen, Crystal.....man we had good times eh? :P

Matt's back at church and I couldn't be more excited. I hope we can keep him around. It's encouraging to know that one of my childhood friends is around.

Things with the youth are going great and I continue to pray that I can be the leader/mentor they need me to be; God help me.

DVBS is now over and I am clueless on how I'm going to run the follow-up event. Lots of planning and prayer is needed for this event. I hope Leon and Livy and many of the others can make it out every Friday.

Me tired and must get ready for bed....peace out!!!

Bonding over the Toilet Seat

Today, we went to Let's Play and I had a lot of time to play Four Square. That was my favorite elementary school game (that and soccer), and man, it brought back such great memories of recess and lunch hours. :) I remember how the older kids use to pick on me when I was very young and I got to do the same thing with the DVBS kids today hahaha. Me and my queen AJ hahaha.....

Afterwards, I went out with the high school boys: Jon Wong and Matt. We went to Big T's BBQ for the very first time (for me and Matt), and it was REALLY TASTY; we got the platter and split it three ways. I was so stuffed, but then when we went to Market Mall, I had some Marble Slab because they had Vanilla Bean and they are ALWAYS out of that stuff so I definitely had to get it while I saw the opportunity to. After that, we met back up with Jon Wong (because he had class), and shot some pool. I'm glad Matt called me to hang out; I'm glad I called Jon to get him in on it too!! It was such a great day! Good times and good talks.

One funny thing today was Matt and I had a bonding moment while we were in the washroom together. We were next to each other in the bathroom stalls taking dumps and talking while we were doing our business. Haha...don't ask me how that is bonding, but the Lord works in mysterious ways!! :)

One more day of DVBS!! :P YAC is tommorrow!! Summer Camp is just around the corner!! :) See ya all there!!! :)

Bless The Broken
By Rascal Flatts

I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you

[chorus]
Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true

Have I Lost Weight? Answer Below....

Hi all!

I've been getting SO MUCH fanmail based on my blog entries as of late. In fact, I decided today that I will be addressing one of my many fans by answer one lucky person's question. Actually, I only got one question that needed to be addressed, so I decided to do my blog entry in response to this reader's question. :P Flora from Calgary, Alberta writes, "Lost any weight from dvbs??" :) Yes, that is a good question...have I lost weight; have I gained any weight?! What's going on with the pounds in my life? I've read your question Flora and now here is your answer:

Haha, actually despite the poor eating habits I've adopted again over the summer, I haven't gained any weight to my knowledge. I was just telling a few peeps at DVBS today that I havn't checked the scale for many weeks, because I feared I might have gained over the summer. This is because at DVBS, lunch is provided, and that means I have little control over half my meals during the day. Also, there is so much candy floating around our program, I've been eating lots of sugar-filled foods. So you can imagine my relief when I finally checked the scale this morning haha....The only thing that could've been better was if I hopped on the scale today and found that I lost weight. :P Why can't I eat junk food and lose weight? Haha...that would be awesome.

Well there you go Flora; I hope that answers your question. Keep sending your questions in at:

questionsforkingston@intomyatmosphere.com

Until next time!

Kingston

Wrapping up

It's been a blast, but I can honestly say that I'm glad DVBS is wrapping up. I'm getting really tired and it appears that I still have sickness which is lingering. The weather forecast looks really bad for Thursday...it looks like it will rain and our back-up plan for DVBS is Let's Play. Should we book or shouldn't we? ARG!!

"The older you get, the more cynical you become...." Is that a universal statement? Dang, I look at most ppl and to me, it does hold true. It's hard to find those who make this statement false...though I have seen one example...haha...can you guess who I'm talking about?

Can't wait 'til Summer Camp though; it should be mad fun. Hope everyone's excited and geared up for it....summer is coming to a close soon... :)

King

Long Entry...Brace Yourselves! :P

It's been awhile since I've posted lyrics to songs that state my emotional well being or have been speaking to me so here we go....

Yes I Will
By Bebo Norman feat. Joy Williams

In the passion of your sacrifice
I saw the prophecy fulfilled
Healer of the world, the wounded cry
I heard you say come follow me
So I will, yes I will

Follow you Jesus all the way up that hill (I will follow you)
Follow you Jesus all the way up that hill
To the cross where the river runs
Crimson even still, yes I will
Follow you Lord (follow you)
I will, yes I will

On the sacred path you bled for us
Scored and broken up that hill
Terrible the cross how glorious
I heard you say come follow me
So I will, yes I will

Follow you Jesus all the way up that hill (I will follow you)
Follow you Jesus all the way up that hill
To the cross where the river runs
Crimson even still, yes I will
Follow you Lord (follow you)
I will, yes I will

When I stumble in the darkness
Hear my weakness when I'm fearing
(Hear me Jesus) Hear me Jesus when I call your name
Oh help me Lord, Lord you help me Lord
Please help me Lord, Lord you help me Lord

Follow you Jesus all the way up that hill (I will follow you)
Follow you Jesus all the way up that hill
To the cross where the river runs
Crimson even still, yes I will
Follow you Lord (follow you)
I will, yes I will

Follow you Jesus all the way up that hill (I will follow you)
Follow you Jesus all the way up that hill
To the cross where the river runs
Crimson even still, yes I will
Follow you Lord (follow you)
I will, yes I will

Help me Jesus when I need rain


What a perfect weekend!! :P Got to spend time with Grace and she helped out for DVBS today too. Too bad she didn't get to meet my "son" Jonah though lol. I swear, things are going really well in that area of my life...things have started making sense in life....no, I'm not getting married or anything...no engagement news yet haha.....but the greatest feeling ever, is having my feelings sorted out. I think for the first time in my life, I actaully know what it means to care for someone like you care for yourself. Dang, I'm not saying I know forsure everything will work out in the end....but we'll take it one day at a time. I know I don't talk about this area in my life that often...it's usually because I feel like it's nobody's business or I don't want to hear "experts on relationships" tell me how it's going to work out. Don't put me in a box and tell me how my life will operate because no human can define my life and how it will play out. :)

I think with everything, if you follow God's rules and honour Him completely, things will play out the way they are meant to. Even if I was meant to be with someone for the rest of my life, if I don't follow God's will, I could end up ruining the relationship. Can you imagine losing the 2nd love of your life (1st behind God)???? What if you found the right person but you messed it up by disobeying God in a relationship? You might not break up, but you'd end up paying for your mistake in the end. It's not about forgiveness, it's about consequences. You could have an unsatisfactory marital life. Often times we think about finding the right person, but what if we found the right person and didn't know what to do with her/him? Whoever we pursue is God's property....CAUTION!! Handle with care!!!

I am praying that I handle my situation with extreme care....becaue though I care for this person, if I don't handle her right and the sitaution correctly, what kind of consequences could there be to my actions?!?