Lots of activity

In the last few days I've done pushups, gone bowling, played golf, played baseball, gone skateboarding at a super sweet skate park, gone slalom skiing, slalom snowboarding, and ski-jumping, practiced hitting soccer balls with my head, flew like a bird, ridden a bike, gone for a jog, juggled three balls while standing on one, walked across a tightrope, played tennis, rolled down a river in a bubble, and more that I can't remember right now. Having a Wii is kinda fun. Don't worry, I haven't played it nonstop. And I'm really NOT a gamer of any kind. I've never been into Playstation or XBox or any of the other gotta-have-it video game systems. But Wii is definitely different from those.

One note, though: If you ever get the game Wii Fit, be prepared for a computer graphic on your screen to treat you like a moron if you're at all overweight or lack balance, coordination, or reaction time.

I'm an introvert, and so is Professor Bird. So there.

A blog post from New Testament scholar Michael Bird on his introverted nature can be found here. It's rather funny (as are most things I've read from Bird). My favorite part:

"My personality type is INTJ. Basically, this means that I'm a cold hearted book worm with a super-sized intellect in lieu of a sense of empathy. So I don't really care how you feel, but I know when I'm supposed to pretend to care in order to help someone if they need it. I'm task orientated with a capital "T" and if I'm on a mission just show where to bury the bodies of the people who get in my way."

A Christmas guessing game

Elizabeth and I spent much of Christmas playing with a gift wii got from our parents. Wii really enjoyed using this gift with the whole family. This evening wii're very tired from the workout wii got from using it. Wii are planning to use it quite a bit in the future.

First person to guess what it was wii got wins special Jake-points!

Part 4 is here

On this Christmas morning, here is part 4 of A Christmas Story: From the Beginning to the Beginning of the End.

Part 3...

... of the Christmas story can be found here.

Part 2...

...of Kevin DeYoung's Christmas Story.

The camera has arrived.

Today we got a new toy that I will likely play with for every waking moment until classes start again.

And... here's me playing with it.

A Christmas Story

Part 1 of A Christmas Story: From the Beginning to the Beginning of the End by Kevin DeYoung can be found here. It's totally a cliffhanger. I can't wait for part 2 so I can see what happens! Read it to your kids!

P.S. Does anyone ever follow the links I provide and read the posts I suggest? I'm curious because if no one cares, then I'll (try very hard to) stop posting them.