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La La La Lent

Erik February 6th, 2008

***Note that the title of this post should be read like Chris Farley in Tommy Boy when he was speaking into the fan saying, "La la la Luke. Luke, I am your father. Lor lai lo lay lo lo la lo." Any other reading or pronunciation is unauthorized.***

I used to look down my nose at people who observed Lent. Of course, as a proper Christian I wouldn't say it to their faces, but I would judgmentally think, "Real Christians should be living lives of penance and holiness 365 days a year rather than only 40."

That was a long time ago and I've changed my mind about Lent. I've been observing it for years now, and it has become my favorite season of the Church's calendar.

If you don't observe a liturgical/Christian year, here's the basic deal as I understand it. As you move through each season on the calendar (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter & Ordinary Time) it focuses your attention on the events of the life of Jesus. That alone has tremendous benefits for a congregation and their understanding of the message of Christianity.

But wait, there's more.

Liturgy can be defined as "the work of the people." The congregation participates in the liturgy during the services with the confession, worship, readings, giving, and communion…but it's more than that.

As the Body of Christ, through the liturgical year, we the Church are not only memorializing the events of the life of Jesus, we're joining him in those events in our lives, here and now. The life of God is incarnated in the Church as his visible representation.

Like Jesus, who only did what he saw our Father doing, we do the things Jesus does. We obey the command, "Come follow me" in a very literal way. Eventually, we start to lose our "selves" and come to see our core identity as a member of the Body of Christ.

Over the years, this has blown my mind. In Advent I came to realize that God's Seed is in us the way he was in Mary, and we anticipate his arrival. During Christmas we see the wonder of God clothed in human flesh, not only 2000 years ago, but now…in the Church. Epiphany reveals the Father's word to Jesus (and us) and to the world regarding us…"This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased." Then, in Lent, we are driven by the Spirit to be alone together in the desert with Jesus.

I have to stop there. It's not Easter yet, and Ordinary Time is for another time, but you get the idea. We live out the life of God in the flesh, here and now.

Today is the beginning of Lent. We still hear the words of our Father ringing in our ears from the epiphany at the baptism and the mount of transfiguration, "This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased." And now, we go to the wilderness for 40 days to face mortality and the temptation of Satan. We will feel the hunger of our flesh and hear the acid-tongued question that starts with, "If you are the son of God…"

That question from our enemy was an attack that struck at the heart of Jesus' power. It was an attempt to create doubt about his identity and the good word spoken to him by our Father. We all know how that worked out for Satan. Our big brother kicks booty.

But now, in Lent, we go to face the same question, "Am I really a beloved child of God?" Will we identify with our fallen flesh and its demands? Will we let our sins define us? Or will we have faith that God's word spoken to us is true and trustworthy - that we are living members of the Body of his beloved Son and heirs of his eternal kingdom?

Our answer to that question determines the course of our lives. If we focus on sin and the weakness of our flesh, thereby abiding in our fallen nature, we will bear rotten fruit. But, if we resist the temptation of the evil one and embrace the word of our Father that proclaims that we are beloved children in whom he is well pleased, we will abide in Jesus and bear good fruit.

If you desire holiness, stop seeking it and start seeking him. If you do, you will find him. If you don't know where to start looking, try the desert. When you find him…abide.

That's what la la la Lent is all about for me, and why I like it so much. If you don't observe Lent, that's cool. He's still your Father. Lor lai lo lay lo lo la lo. (And he's still pleased.)

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91 Responses to “La La La Lent”

George McFly February 6th, 2008

Great post Wild Erik.

Lent is cool.

Lentil soup is yummy.

Whoa baby, I'm in need of a new toothbrush.

Shalom.

Chemical Erik February 6th, 2008

"But, if we resist the temptation of the evil one and embrace the word of our Father that proclaims that we are beloved children in whom he is well pleased, we will abide in Jesus and bear good fruit."
I think we all produce both good and bad fruit. I've noticed the amount of good fruit dropping recently in my life as I've gone through some big changes (new job, moving, buying a house, etc.). All these things are necessary for other long term good, but it's had some real downside in the short term. I think GOD is trying to teach me to rely FULLY on him. I listened to GOD about what needed to be done, then thought: OK, I (that's a big, bold, underlined and itallic I) will do that. I've tried to do all the details instead of going to GOD to work the details through me. Just a warning, I don't recommend this as it is exhausting. GOD even allowed me to get walking pneumonia, which I'm just now getting over. Why do I continue to try to do everthing myself?

In my rush, I haven't thought at all about what I will sacrifice during Lent. After this post and the Mark Driscoll sermon I listen to on the train this morning, I think it needs to be personally oriented entertainment. By this I mean anything I do to entertain myself that is not done with others or as a means of connecting with others or GOD. This will mean my MP3 player only will be used for listening to bible teaching and PING. It means I will not play any video games on my own (though I may with my wife or daughter). It means I'm going to selve the sudoku books. It means I will not watch anything except news and weather on the TV when by myself. The church I attend follows an calander that does not observe Sundays as part of Lent, so I will allow myself

I've really taken to distracting myself from self reflection instead of asking GOD to show me who I am. This is going to be more difficult for me right now than it would have been before recent major life events; therefore, I'll give an update on the PING blog at least once a week on how I'm doing.

For the non-Eriks observing Lent, I'd like to here what you're doing. This is a great group of people from which I'd like to develop more and closer friendships. All who post here or call the show, feel free to email me though my blog and I'll share even more details.

Erik - thanks for this post, I really needed it right now.

Erik February 6th, 2008

NP Chemical.

"This will mean my MP3 player only will be used for listening to bible teaching and PING."

Either we've been paid a compliment, or the Bible teachers you listen to are total knobs. ; )

Chemical Erik February 6th, 2008

One of the teachers I listen to is Steve Brown!

Erik February 6th, 2008

Then it was a compliment. Thanks!

Obed February 6th, 2008

This will be my first observance of Lent in years. I've really been looking forward to it.

In answer of Chemical Erick's question, I'm not giving anything up, per se (except maybe some time). Instead, I've taken a little bit from the Internet Monk, and am going to follow his suggested Lenten readings from the Church Fathers. I've wanted to get some Church Fathers study under my belt, and this is the opportunity. In fact, today I downloaded the readings from the first 11 days to the PDA software I've got on my Nintendo DS so that I can have 'em even on the road. Ain't technology grand?

Today's reading was The Didache. It's early 2nd Century and is some really neat stuff. Tomorrow is the first half of St. Polycarp's letter to the Phillipians.

Chemical Erik February 6th, 2008

Sounds edifying. Did you get the readings or a link from the Internet Monk's website?

Jordo February 6th, 2008

I wonder if it is possible to give up something as abstract as coolness. It sounds like I'm joking or bragging, but I'm not. I believe that I've realized something about myself that is disturbing if it is true. I try so hard to be cool. The state goes by many names but for this post it will go by the name of "cool". I realize that I do this for two reasons. First, I do it so that people will like me–no, love me. I am next to Niagra Falls dying of thirst and I'm sucking air out of an emtpty juice box. Maybe if I'm clever enough or funny enough people will respond and validate me as a cool person–as someone worth loving. Second, I do it to obtain praise and glory. I've realized in my contemplation that when I am "being cool" I am trying to be God. I even find myself trying to be the God of other people. If this is true, then I am sick. If this is true, it is not "coolness" i am feeling is pride, selfish pride. Let me be clear about something, I never try to be "cool" at someone else's expense or gloat overtly about my "coolness" overtly. I'm still sick because every thing that I do and every emotion that I feel is funnelled into my sense of being cool. I'm not even actually saying that I am cool. Perhaps I am not, which is just sad.

Obed February 6th, 2008

Chemical Erik,

Here's the linky from imonk:

http://www.churchyear.net/lentfathers.html

They've got it in one big .pdf and then as html for the individual books.

Chemical Erik February 6th, 2008

Jordo - If you're anything like me, the times you actually are cool is when your not trying to be. I'm sorry if I hit a nerve on my previous post joking about everyone worshipping you. Didn't realise I was hitting so close to home.

Obed - Thanks!

Christov February 6th, 2008

Jordo said: Maybe if I'm clever enough or funny enough people will respond and validate me as a cool person–as someone worth loving.

Man, I'd settle for just being liked, most days. Jordo, you're one deep guy. I'm glad you posted that.

Elizabeth K February 7th, 2008

Hi everyone,
Never done this before, but I love reading and hearing Steve. I like the comments about Lent - you'll love this - I'm Lutheran reading a Presbyterian site. I was not raised Lutheran however - more non-denom/Bible church style. Anyway, my husband and I joined our Lutheran church 7 years ago (he was raised Lutheran) and I have grown to love the liturgy, church year, etc. We don't make it a point to "give up" something for Lent, but it is a very eye opening experience. I gave up coffee a few years back - not really thinking of it being a "spiritual" exercise. It wasn't as hard as I thought, but it WAS very spiritual. It was interesting to contemplate our sinfulness and how very needy we are. Something so simple can help us identify how deeply we are depraved. Anyway, it's hard to explain - just thought I'd chime in on this. It's a great topic!

Chemical Erik February 7th, 2008

I'm also Luthern (LCMS). In term of how I was raised: As a kid, when I asked my mom what religion we were she said "heathen". From my perspective, the Lent practice of giving something up is about not letting the good gifts of GOD become our god. From what I stated above, you can see I've been going to mind numbing escape far too frequently. GOD obviously want me more focused on him and those he's placed before me to love. When not spending time with people, I need to be seeking GOD or people. I need to stop sitting by myself watching Ninja Warrior or playing Desktop Tower Defense (at least long enough to remind myself these distractions are not my god).

Honestly, I'm not sacrificing nearly as much as Erik G. I don't know if that means I don't need as strong of a reminder of who GOD is, or if it means I'm weaker than Erik. It may not even mean anything. Regardless, it doesn't matter.

Erik February 7th, 2008

Jordo,

I can relate to…

"Maybe if I'm clever enough or funny enough people will respond and validate me as a cool person–as someone worth loving."

I mean, shite, I called my blog "[ping] validation sonar" in honor of my maddening quest to be affirmed as valuable.

I don't know if this was clear in the blog post, but I've found that if I try to quit doing that behavior, it's equally maddening. That's what I mean by, "If we focus on sin and the weakness of our flesh, thereby abiding in our fallen nature, we will bear rotten fruit."

Using the fallen will of our flesh to combat the fallen will of our flesh will make one thing sure…either our flesh will win or our flesh will win. Know what I mean?

I think it's the same thing with mind numbing escape Chemical E. You may in fact succeed in curbing your behavior, but it's like that Whack-a-Mole game at Chuck E. Cheese, something else related to your effort to "be good" pops up. It may be anger or frustration with your family because you're not being satisfied by the entertainment you gave up, or something else you end up using to medicate to fill the void.

I think that the cure is what I'm suggesting (I'm not sure, I'm still experimenting).

Use your will and discipline, but use it in a way that's ultimately effective. Use it to abide in God. Do those things that remind you of how pleased he is with you because of his son…whatever those things may be…liturgy, lent, or something else.

The point is, dwell in his love and forget about the behavior you want to change. You'll never leave the presence of God the same as when you got there. So focus on the presence and trust him to change you in the ways he wants (and ultimately it's his opinion that matters).

Man…this can get confusing. The distinction between the motivations for behavior modification can get blurry. Anyway, what the hell, God's God. I'm his beloved son, and Dad's gonna make everything alright. I'm gonna go abide.

Sorry for going on…I'm preaching to myself…I need to hear this stuff.

Obed February 7th, 2008

Good stuff on the flesh vs flesh and whack-a-mole analogy, Erik. I went to an Episcopalian Ash Wednesday service last night. I think the vicar is a biker complete with pony tail and boots. He talked about how our Lenten efforts would cause eternal ripples both for ourselves as individuals and for the Body of Christ as a whole. He likes to remind us that we're Christ's Body. It was good stuff.

BUT…. seemed a bit on the navel-gazey side, if you know what I mean. Sure, our efforts can have ripples. But without Him being whom and where we're looking at, it's probably just a new mole that needs whacking.

Heh… that's one of the reason I'm doing the patristic reading bit… I *want* to read that stuff. Lent is just the excuse. :-)

Chemical Erik February 7th, 2008

"I'm not sure, I'm still experimenting"
Profound and funny when taken out of context.
Seriously, I think my mind numbing escape is more of an excuse to avoid making connections with GOD and his people than a problem by itself. I think it comes from the huge changes I've been through as I've grown closer to GOD, and fear of just how far GOD will take those changes.

Even after two days of focusing onedifying activity (reading, listening to bible teaching and reading, seeking out friends and family during downtime), I'm noticing a difference.

Erik February 7th, 2008

Good to hear, Chemical.

After two days of my Lenten fast, my bowels are making noises I haven't heard since last year.

Erik February 7th, 2008

Just read this from our (CEC) Archbishop re: Lent. Thought I'd share.

Jordo February 7th, 2008

"Didn't realise I was hitting so close to home."
Heh, no worries dude. This is intropsection fodder, not anything you said. :-D

"I gave up coffee a few years back - not really thinking of it being a 'spiritual' exercise."
God help you woman are you insane! Coffee? I could never give that up. Eeek!

"I mean, shite, I called my blog '[ping] validation sonar' in honor of my maddening quest to be affirmed as valuable."
I just want to say, E, that you are valuable. You have the ability to make people feel like they are part of the [ping] not just callers in. I think your kids are going to grow up to be really strong self-assured people. You keep it real and you don't take yourself too seriously. I love ya man!

Have you honestly tried extraspection for a long period of time. Its difficult. Psychologically its impossible, because we view everything through the self. Our view of the universe is but a reflection off of the self. To stare outward is not to see the true universe, but to see nothing at all. To love another truely, you must know yourself. This is correlary to the golden rule itself. For how can you do unto others truely if you do not know what you would truely have them do unto you. To love another truely you must love yourself for it is commanded that you love others as you love yourself. Therefore, if you love not yourself, how can you love the other by this command?

Sorry guys. "The profit" part of me was dying to say that. *sigh* I gave him his 15 minutes.

Erik February 8th, 2008

"I just want to say, E, that you are valuable. You have the ability to make people feel like they are part of the [ping] not just callers in. I think your kids are going to grow up to be really strong self-assured people. You keep it real and you don't take yourself too seriously. I love ya man!"

[ping] [ping] [ping] [ping]

It's like a pinball machine over here. Thanks man. I would say all kinds of nice things about you too, but it would look like I was saying those things just because you said nice things. So, I'm gonna save my nice things for later so they are a surprise.

I will say this…good stuff from the prophet side brootha.

As an aside, I fell asleep before Lost last night. Can you believe that? I hope ABC still has them online.

Obed February 8th, 2008

"Sorry guys. 'The profit' part of me was dying to say that."

"I will say this… good stuff from the prophet side brootha."

That first Lent reading (The Didache) had some really funny things to say about Prophets for Profit! Huge contrast with the way some stuff goes today…

Jordo February 8th, 2008

Oh thanks Obed, I can't spell. *blushes*

The prophet, for those who haven't been initiated, is one of my four major internal voices or avatars as I call them. The other's are the poet, the dreamer, and the tech. I can control the flow and theme of my writing by determining which avatar has the most say. No worries. I'm not dissociative or anything; my ego brings them all together rather nicely under non-meditative conditions. There are usually two principle avatars involved in any controlled statement. In this case, I am using the vocal avatars tech and prophet. Tech is the dominant voice and prophet is the recessive. Because I'm a programmer, tech is dominant over prophet making him recessive.

When you realize that the self is divided you are truely able to express the self to the universe. Both self and universe are pluralities. (prophet/poet)

Dominant and recessive avatars can be flipped, but usually its like two conflicting tones vibrating the same air and the overall composition doesn't flow well. (tech/poet)

The central concept of man is to know himself and thus know the universe as an aspect of his own awareness. The self and the universe are intertwined into the being of awareness. Principally nothing. (prophet/tech) The whole construction of this paragraph is so harsh, and the idea's behind it are crap. (tech/prophet)

There is a symmetry here. The poet and the tech are polar, as are the dreamer and the prophet. Polar avatars can be combined, but rarely. (tech/prophet)

When I use tech/prophet I sound more like I'm giving a lecture. When I use poet/dreamer I sound more like I've been buying some of Chemical Erik's product. jk I sound almost delirious, flakey, hippie-like.

Poet and Tech look backward toward fact:

A writer is a painter of thought. (poet - short, sweet, artistic)
1 + 1 + 1 = 11, in binary. (tech - factual, to the point)

Prophet and Dreamer look forward toward possibility:

In order to be loved, you must love. (prophet - universal, deterministic)
I will marry the first woman I cannot live without. (dreamer - expressing desire, hopeful, optimistic)

Holy, crap that was exhausting. I need coffee.

Jordo February 8th, 2008

An interesting effect of mixing two polar avatars is that it is really hard to do, but it is some of my best work. Check out my deap cuts for some examples. :-D

Man selfish pride and arrogance is so tiring. I need more coffee.

George McFly February 8th, 2008

I walked through the valley
And saw a muffin
Just sitting there, waiting to be eaten
And a man named Solomon
Gave me a balloon

I thought it might be a joke

But it wasn't

It was an invitation to enlightenment
With a balloon, and a muffin

Don't tread on the grass of a man with no teeth

More wisdom = More knowledge = More delight

SPIRITUAL MAN has graced us with his presence

(George goes back to his plaid couch and sits down to read his new edition of National Geographic. But his mind is thinking of important people, like Jed, Wild Erik, Pamela, and Jordo.)

Blessings and confetti to you who follow the path of the dry-eyed wanderers.

Jordo February 8th, 2008

*snap snap snap*
Deep man, Mariana deep!

Derek February 10th, 2008

Off topic, but I gotta ask: If a tree falls in the forest, with no one around, dose it make any noise? I've always wondered about that.

Derek February 10th, 2008

*arghhh!* I should have written:

–does–

not

–dose–

When will this message board come with spell check included?

;)

Chemical Erik February 10th, 2008

"I've been buying some of Chemical Erik's product"
If that's true, it's time to pay the sandman…

Jordo February 11th, 2008

More importantly, If a blogger falls in the woods, dose he spell his verbs correctly?

"If that's true, it's time to pay the sandman…"
I only had one dose!

Jordo February 11th, 2008

"When will this message board come with spell check included?"
I use google toolbar, it comes with a spell checker. It also has an autofill feature, for filling out forms and blog posts text boxes. This is really just me clicking the "AutoFill". Seriously!

Christov February 11th, 2008

Camino for Mac has spellcheck feature as does Firefox for Mac. On the other hand, "dose" is a real word that wouldn't've got caught. Isn't Google toolbar like the Mark of the Beast or something eschatological? I think Hal Lindsay has some pretty strong opinions on that. He also looks like J.Stalin.

George McFly February 11th, 2008

Tony the Tiger sure is one celebrity. Have you seen those Frosted Flake commercials!!!

"And so I say IDIOT to one who is an IDIOT"
-Socrates

George McFly February 11th, 2008

Lorraine made me clean the bathroom mirror after I flossed and the muck flew from my teeth to the mirror. Windex comes in handy when you need it.

So I'll take this moment to say:

I
Love
You
Windex

George has spoken

Shalom

Jordo February 11th, 2008

Um, Socrates never said that. Hal Linsay is an old person. To old people, computers are from the devil. Remember the JVI post a while back. Hal Linsay added up is 666. No wait, that's Hat Lindseed. Well crap, its close.

Jordo February 11th, 2008

Ok, dude, that's gross.

George McFly February 11th, 2008

Oh wait, I had it wrong. This is from Socrates.

"You're so vain. You probably think this song is about you. You're so vain. You probably think this song is about you. Don't you, don't you, don't you…"
-Socrates

greg from canada February 11th, 2008

Wasn't Hal Linsay the guy on Barney Miller? Oh wait, that was Hal Linden

George McFly February 11th, 2008

Cereal.

The great paradox.

Does one pour the cereal in the bowl first, or the milk?

One of life's mysterious circumstances.

I can feel SPIRIT connecting to the BODY.

Chemical Erik February 11th, 2008

Cereal is for malting and fermenting. Please explain this whole bowl and milk thing.

Jordo February 11th, 2008

I KNEW IT! Carly Simon plagiarized old dead Greek guys! That biosk! I always pegged Archimedes for that one and chariots of fire.

George McFly February 11th, 2008

Jordo and Chem Erik, you inspire me to reach for greatness. Like the box of Cheerios on the top shelf of my cabinet.

Jordo February 11th, 2008

Reach for those Cheerios, Random Guy McFly. You can do it. You're the champion of the world.

*charaiots of fire plays in the background*

Jordo February 11th, 2008

Random Guy McFly,
You inspire me to greatness,
I want Cheerios!

George McFly February 11th, 2008

http://youtube.com/watch?v=y306cWw98a4

Now this guy feels my pain.

greg from canada February 11th, 2008

Those graphics and music take me back

Jordo February 11th, 2008

That's friggin' awesome, Random Guy!

George McFly February 11th, 2008

I love creating an atmosphere of intrigue and mystery.

I am here for you.

George McFly February 11th, 2008

Enter the invisible realm.

And grab your Nintendo controller.

Input the secret code for the game Contra and you will find the secret of life:

(Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, select, start)

Christov February 11th, 2008

Abe Vigoda was the old guy on Barney Miller, sort of like Creed on The Office. Hal Lindseed is the annointing-oil guy. Hal Lindsay's the Joe Stalin boy from Brazil with oracular delusions. Barry Linden was some 1970s costume extravaganza cinematic bore-fest, si?

George McFly February 12th, 2008

You had me at "Hello".

Chemical Erik February 12th, 2008

"(Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, select, start)"
I as a SEGA kid. We didn't waste our time with silly "select" buttons. "Sega does what Nintendon't"

George McFly February 12th, 2008

This line is immortal:

"Them bastards over there are gonna get it."
St. Francis of Assisi

Charles February 12th, 2008

I think Amega released the same game back in 1957….long before the advent of Rolling Rock.

Christov February 12th, 2008

So, where were you guys today? I phoned up, but no answer, no voice-mail? No [Ping] for Lent?

Elizabeth K February 13th, 2008

What happened to Lent?? I get the humor . . . a little . . . but maybe some of you need to give up something for Lent. Maybe not so much time at the computer. I still like reading books. Anyone else?

Erik February 13th, 2008

Yo Christov,

I ended up all alone with nothing to say…again, so we didn't do a show, but I was sitting here in the studio. Dang, sorry I didn't see the phone ringing, we could have talked.

I talked to Jordo on the IM. That was cool. If I'd of known you both were gonna call in, I could have been persuaded to do a show. Let me know ahead of time bisques! ; )

Chemical Erik February 13th, 2008

"I still like reading books. Anyone else?"
Most of the people here are reading from the church fathers (linked somewhere above). I started that, but decided to pick up Pilgrams Progress instead.

You can see above what I'm giving up for Lent. I'm only on the comp. to do work and connnect with people (as I'm doing here). If that's not enough, look back into the Etcetera blog about what the other Erik gives up each year!

"I get the humor . . . a little "
None of us get it all, and I don't think McFly will(can) explain himself.

George McFly February 13th, 2008

If you will notice my post on Feb. 11, I said:

"I love creating an atmosphere of intrigue and mystery."

I stand by that. And it should be noted that I absolutely am fond of researching the side-effects of skiing without a helmet. Other than that I like to eat TV dinners, with some Ovaltine.

Erik February 13th, 2008

Plus he's strong. He can kick…and he can punch. Dig it.

Manic Jordo February 13th, 2008

Behold, a frenetic nirvana. I am one with the tao, but there is no tao. So I am one with—you? Hello mania my old friend–symbol of a thousand moods all vying for dominance. Dominance over what? For without my mood I am nothing. I am dust and to dust I will—transcend. The universe is screaming my name. It is singing my song, but it doesn't know the words. It fills in the blanks with broken chords and dissident growls that echo off reflection nebulae and super massive black hole jets in the vacuumous abyss. Infinite night! So big! Photonic waveforms of a billion billion suns each melting into the chaos of another dreamless night. Mindless. Formless. Meaningless. A tantric nightmare of ambiguous colliding realities.

Heh, sorry. That was poetic free form Jordo. Peace in!

(Cause if peace is in war is out! BE IT!)

Chemical Erik February 13th, 2008

It is a fine line between intrigue and insanity. I like McFly on either side of that line.
Viva HREF="http://www.delorean.com">DMC!

Manic Jordo February 13th, 2008

*sigh*. My bestest post and it will probably be covered up by the next [ping] blog post. :'( To dust, indeed!

Chemical Erik February 13th, 2008

I gotz HTML skilz!

George McFly February 13th, 2008

Wild Erik, you brought me back to a place that was buried deep in the crevices of my inner sanctum.

Wild Erik, to quote Sinead O'Conner:
"Nothing compares, nothing compares to you."

Oh and one other quote:

"Does my butt look big?"
-Thomas Jefferson

Erik February 13th, 2008

Sorry to disturb your crevices.

George McFly February 13th, 2008

I just got a piece of caramel popcorn stuck up my nose. Talk about nirvana.

(George goes back to his mundane daily tasks while worrying if Biff will be angry later when he sees that there is only Lite Beer in the fridge.)

George McFly February 13th, 2008

George's "To Do List" for tonight:

- Play "Battleship" with Lorraine
- Tell Marty to clean his room (and mean it!)
- Experiment with various ways to use a plunger
- Send an invite to Wild Erik, Chem Erik, and Jordo to attend the "Enchantment Under The Sea" dance
- Do Biff's laundry and iron his clothes
- Stare at the ceiling for 30 minutes
- Do a minimum of 5 jumping jacks
- Stare at the ceiling for 30 more minutes
- Buy new jar of hair grease

Erik February 13th, 2008

When you're done with the list, check this out. Rejected Star Wars toys. I want the sun shield and the mounted wampa head…and the Jaba bean bag chair.

Jordo February 13th, 2008

Oh. George McFly is Crispin Glover! I'm about to loose my friggin' mind.

Jordo (FEAKING OUT!) February 13th, 2008

DO NOT WATCH "CLOWNY CLOWN CLOWN", YOU WILL DIE!!!

Here is the link.

Christov February 13th, 2008

Nah, he was only Crispin in the first movie, and some other actor made up to look crispy in the other. Some alleged contract dispute.

Hey Erik, I never know until the last minute whether I'll have time to call in. Bummer you didn't pick up, it would've been fun to BS.

Chemical Erik February 13th, 2008

I'm getting the Liea headphones and the Jabba chair. I'll find a metal bikinni also…

Elizibeth was right…we need to spend more time reading.

Elizabeth K February 14th, 2008

You people are something else (smile). I was going to try and say something profound . . . but never mind. I'll just keep reading what you all are doing. . . and wonder. . .

George McFly February 14th, 2008

I don't recommend using a Slip N' Slide in the middle of winter. The water freezes.

Daniel February 14th, 2008

Think of the scratches you'd get from that ^^^ !!!

greg from canada February 14th, 2008

If you set up your slip n slide right you could have your very own bobsled run

George McFly February 14th, 2008

Agreed.

Daniel February 14th, 2008

or you could run it with kool-aid and have one heck of a popsicle!

Chemical Erik February 15th, 2008

You could also sneeze on a cucumber. Then you'd have one heck of a sick pickle!

Daniel February 15th, 2008

LOL…someone pass the papertowels I spit coffee on my monitor!

George McFly February 15th, 2008

I'm in the middle of writing a book titled "The Connection Between Potato Salad and Mind Control: How One Of America's Favorite Foods Is Not What You Think".

I would appreciate everyone's input, especially you Wild Erik.

Jordo February 15th, 2008

You could fornicate in a Taco Bell and have yourself some Sex / Mex! Hey now!

George McFly February 15th, 2008

Problem is that Lorraine doesn't eat Taco Bell. Now TGI Fridays on the other hand…

George McFly February 15th, 2008

Here in California (us McFly's are legends in CA) we have many different religions. Us McFly's are not afraid to shop around in the realm of spirituality. Our first stop was at a well known preacher's church. The preacher was John MacArthur. I sat there with Lorraine and Marty (even Doc showed up) and heard this man speak. I didn't get a good vibe so I stood up and shook my fist in the air while shouting, "Hey preacher man! Don't give us none of this jive talk about your quasi-religious terms that have no meaning. The McFly's have spoken! We don't die, we multiply!"

Then I started shouting random quotes from the film "Lord Of The Flies" at the top of my lungs.

When we got home, Marty said Grace before a delicious Spam dinner that Lorraine prepared.

Chemical Erik February 15th, 2008

McFly - You ate SPAM! Let us know if you survive.

Jordo - That last statement was in bad taste (or so I've heard)

Chemical Erik February 15th, 2008

McFly - Lorraine may want some explaintion of these pictures of you with other women!
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000417/mediaindex

Manic Jordo February 16th, 2008

Ah, I've gone blind! No wait, that's just the taco sauce.

Give me a minute. Ok, better now lets look at Chemical Erik's link here!

Ah, I've gone blind!

Christov February 19th, 2008

I wish I was as thin as Jorge McMosca.

Jordo February 19th, 2008

Ok, see that's not worksafe. A little warning would be apreciated.

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