Terribly Poetic

My sister tagged me in this meme, and I thought, since I’ve never been tagged by her in a meme, that I should do this one.

Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a post with
25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you.

1. I am a complete and udder coffee addicted, espresso loving, darker the roast drinker. So much so that I actually believe that Starbucks doesn’t fall into the category of amazingly great coffee. But I must also admit that I am so addicted that one will find me drinking just about any coffee, no matter how bad it is, when I really need a cup.

2. I am a huge fan of BNL, or for those who know them as The Barenaked Ladies. As a side note, they just got nominated for another JUNO®.

3. I love action movies. Yeah I know you are thinking duh, but I actually like action movies even when they are dark and have no happy ending, as well, I like action movies even when the plot sucks as long as things are exploding.

4. I get paid a salary because many people support me and donate money to YFC. In fact, if you want to help me to keep getting a pay check, just click here

5. I am apart of the growing number of couples who struggle with infertility. Yes we have a daughter, but NO, it didn’t heal or cure us. And yes, we know that our daughter is getting old and we should really have another one. Stop asking us, we don’t know when either.

6. I love my wife, I love my daughter, and they happened to also be the cutest most loving family a guy like me could ask for. Thanks God.

7. I watch alot of TV, sometimes to much, but I gotta say that I HATE all forms of reality TV. This includes, but is not limited to, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, Amazing Race, Extreme Makeover:Home Edition. I know I might get hate mail over that last one, but Ty Whatever your name is, you are helping people, and you might be a great carpentar, but I just can’t stand watching you.

8. I love Food & Drink and all forms it takes. The more I am exposed to different forms of it the more I am witness to the amazing creativity of God and His creation.

9. Following the previous “thing” I would love to tour France or California Wine County if given the chance.

10. I love Shrimp, it might be the best food EVER.

11. I think about food too much.

12. I love music and can’t go for very long during a day without having it on.

13. I also really love Jazz music and haven’t missed the Jazz Festival in Saskatoon for quite a few years. Favorite concert is a tied between Dave Brubeck and Ed Thigpen

14. I hate snow and cold, but live in Saskatchewan, must run in the family as my sister said the same thing. But she’s moving back to SK after living in lower mainland of BC, so she really is crazy.

15. As the title of my blog suggests, I do actually write poetry, just not for awhile.

16. I am an avid athlete, at least I once was. I love the Ultimate Frisbee league I play in and will be sad to have to leave it this summer as I go to camp for the summer. I’ve play all of the following on organized teams/leagues/tournaments, basketball, soccer, softball, slowpitch, baseball, hockey, football, volleyball, Ultimate of course, ping pong, billiards (its on the sports channels it counts), Beach Volleyball, Track & Field, Gymnastics, I think I got them all.

17. I survive on little sleep most days. Staying up late and waking up early. This drives my wife nuts who needs her sleep.

18. I can sometimes be quite blunt and this can sometimes offend people. Sorry in advance.

19. I am a youth worker, and I am organized, and for those of you who are the stereotypical youth worker who is always late, has a disaster of an office and can’t seem to figure out how to “get it together” as the rest of us would put it, you can give people like me a bad name. I don’t want to be painted with your brush. Sorry if this is offensive to you, but, see #18.

20. I would love to be able to get paid fulltime for graphic/web/video design and production, and bonus if its my own company.

21. I would love to be more disciplined in my spiritual life

22. I would love to be a better writer.

23. I would love to be able to hear God’s voice and plan for my whole life right now.

24. I wish more people would visit and comment on my blog.

25. I hope people read this and learn something about me.

There it is, now I would love to hear from you. As this is a blog post I will try to tag people in facebook (where this meme started), and as well mention those bloggers I know. Such as Jared, Jess, Ben and Shannon

While I wasn’t official tagged for this meme, I did find it interesting when reading these entries at The Eagle & Child and Living in the Gray so I thought that I should really write my own.

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?

I went out on a limb and printed my own T-Shirt Designs to sell as a fundraiser for relief in Africa. Unfortunately, I really only broke even on that and still quite a few shirts. Anyone want one for $20? They are the first three designs over at www.poeticindustries.com

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I never made any. They are lame.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

My sister did.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

My last Grandparent, my Grandma Heppner.

5. What countries did you visit?

United States, boring huh.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?

Hmmm, maybe more design work, although I did alot of that. But more importantly, what I really want in 2009 is another kid.

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Probably finding out my Grandma died.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

The website I built over at www.cornerstone-church.ca

9. What was your biggest failure?

The fact that I lost way to many connections with students I work with.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Nope. In fact, I can’t really remember the last time I was actually sick.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

Of course this has to be my iPhone 3G.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

My daughter. I love her to death and she is my little Princess.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

I won’t mention any names here.

14. Where did most of your money go?

To pay for my house and renovations.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

See #11

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?

Unfortunately, it will probably be the really annoying Katy Perry song, “I kissed a Girl” simply because it was so over played as well as the Wired 98 BillBoard conflict. If you don’t live in Saskatoon and drive down Warman Road you won’t understand, but I trust you understand my dislike of the song.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?

Probably no change on happier or sadder; thinner abit due to playing 4 nights a week of Ultimate this past summer; and of course poorer.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Loved other people.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Sulk and complain

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

Since I am abit late on this meme, I spent Christmas with family in Saskatoon and at my folks farm in Waldheim. It was a blast seeing Libby and her cousin Taylor play together. As well it was awesome having Dawn’s folks come to Saskatoon for Christmas, thereby eliminating our driving this past December.

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?

I am always in love with my beautiful wife, Dawn and my daughter, Libby.

22. How many one-night stands?

hello, I’m married. come on.

23. What was your favorite TV program?

Chuck

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

Nope. I’m pretty laid back, so I don’t really hate anyone.

25. What was the best book you read?

Probably Wide Awake, by Erwin McManus, but I can’t really remember as I am not a big reader of books.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?

That indeed I am not musical.

27. What did you want and get?

I wanted an iPhone and I got it. See above

28. What did you want and not get?

A 2nd Child

29. What was your favorite film of this year?

In, Bruges and The Dark Knight.

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I can’t really remember and it was only a couple months ago. I am 27 now.

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Probably if I wouldn’t have had to cancell my Dimension Four program and join up with the D4 Group because our numbers were so low.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?

I wouldn’t. I would ask someone else to describe it cause I don’t know what I am talking about.

33. What kept you sane?

My wife and daughter.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

None, they all seem pretty boring to me.

35. What political issue stirred you the most?

Anything related to economy or low income families such as myself.

36. Who did you miss?

My Grandmother Sarah who is in heaven.

37. Who was the best new person you met?

Hmmm, that’s a hard one, I don’t think I could boil that down to one person. It would probably be all those members of Irish Smzmigielskis, or anyone new that I met who is know coming to my small group on Monday Nights. You know who you all are. If you are reading this. Please let me know.

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.

Perserverance, perserverance, perserverance.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

Can’t think of one right now.