Success! In procrastination

I have succeeded in procrastinating, yet again, for the past hour+ this morning.  Congratulations to me!  Will I ever get off my butt and get anything accomplished?

On a side note, part of my procrastination is due to me rationalizing it by the fact that I have to work this afternoon.  Don't know what the logic is there... but it's there somewhere. 

I would rather write blog posts than my philosophy midterm

Well it is quite true: I would rather write blog posts than my philosophy midterm.  I have a 7 page paper that I should be writing for philosophy class, but I'm procrastinating.  My mind is consumed with trying to overcome the formidable obstacles between no-name blogger and famous professional blogger.  It is going to be a long, long journey my friends.  Why I can't get it out of my head, I don't know.  Maybe that's just the way I am. 

Writing about yourself and what you think, what you feel, what experiences you've had, and what your opinions are is SO much easier than trying to draft a 7 page research-oriented quotation-laden paper about a myriad of philisophical topics that aren't much more than abstract thoughts pinballing around inside my head. 

That and I'm good at procrastinating.

But procrastination is the last thing I need to be doing, because with this new job and all, I have so little time to work with that it's not even funny.  The least I could be doing is reading some of my philosophy book in order to get a better grip on everything that's going on, and to catch up on all the reading that I missed. 

Dang midterm paper.

Why couldn't we just have a test?  Although I suppose having a take-home paper should be easier, the simple magnitude required from us is staggering. 

Oh well, I should get back down on it.  Later.

PS read my main blog at http://gregridestrails.blogspot.com/

South Carolina

I'm heading over to South Carolina tonight after youth group. Gonna hit up some gnarly singletrack over the next couple of days, read my bible and some other books, and just take a break from the internet, work, responsibilities, and people. It's going to be amazing!

And it's going to be too short.

Fun times at work

The Beast compared to a regular burger

3 pound cheeseburger compared to a normal 1/3 pound burger... you can tell the difference...

It has a 3 pound patty, the bun itself is a a full pound of bread, and it has a whole tomatoe slice on top... as well as all the cheese, lettuce, and ketchup. It is a Beastly burger

The Beast at Brett's

3 pound cheeseburger... you have to be a real man to finish this!

Finished Reading: "In the Name of Jesus"

In the Name of Jesus (Reflections on Christian Leadership) by Henri J.M. Nouwen.

I got this from Rob S. at the end of my youth ministry internship in Montana (and I actually didn't just read it now, I read it a couple of months ago), and it was very insightful.

3 things to do:
-Contemplative prayer
-Confession and forgiveness
-Theological reflection

The beast-eater at Brett's

Slow saturday night at Brett.s

GSC starts tomorrow!

Classes officially start tomorrow at Gainesville! I am so excited about going back to school, its pretty ridiculous! I don't have class until Tuesday, so I've got an extra day to wait... but it is going to be so exciting to get at it! I wish I didn't have to work though, and all I had to do was class, studying, ministry, wedding planning, biking, and Summer time (of course). But I have to work in there too... oh well. That's my life, haha!

So yeh yeh for college getting started back up!

Practice Makes Perfect

Practice makes perfect. How many times has your mom or your coach told you that? But it is so true: the more you practice something, the better you get at it. This holds true across a vast spectrum of activities. If you practice mountain biking all the time, you are going to end up riding farther, faster, and more skillfully than you have ever done. If you practice studying at school, you are going to get really good grades. If you practice being diligent at work, you are going to be a hardworker, and people are going to notice.

Conversely, if you practice sitting in front of the TV every night, you are going to get fat. If you practice putting off your homework enough, it won't get done. If you call in sick to work all the time, your boss is going to have a very bad opinion of you.

In the most important realm of our lives, however, this rule: "Practice makes perfect" still applies. If you practice praying your guts out and seeking God's will, your heart is going to be transformed to mirror His will! But if you practice putting other things in front of God, distracting yourself with the things of this world (entertainment, sports, etc), you will wind up being very good at straying far from God.

People, this is the issue: practice following Jesus, and you will get good at it! Practice wandering away, and you will get good at that too.

Earth Fare

Earth fare aisle 5

No Work for Over a WEEK!!!

I have no work for almost a week and a half!!! Holy crap, that's intense! I'm so pumped about that.... like seriously, I NEED a vacation!! Gonna be an awesome 2 days with the 706 leaders for sure... and then rocking out to good 'ole Wisconsin on Saturday night!! Yeah, hitting the Twin Cities at 1 AM, gonna be crazy!

Getting ready for some quality time with family, some kick butt mountainbiking and sweet rock climbing with friends. (And 5 days straight with my fiancee!!!! w00t w00t!!)

I'm loving it! So stoked right now!

Edit: Also, I'll probably be texting in updates from my trip, as well as photos, so stay tuned to Randomer, because who knows what randomness will occur!

Earth Fare Cafe

A dark cloud settles on Athens

Youth Group Mt. Aeneas Peak Hike (Old)

Last fall, I took my youth group in Montana on a peak hike up Mt. Aeneas:


Mt. Aeneas, Bigfork, Montana

And yes, it was sweet, everyone had a blast, and the views were awesome!
Check out some more of the pictures:

It was a productive day at work...

Me mountain biking at Id-Ra-Ha-Je this past summer

How often do I get an action shot of me mountain biking?

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