Enter Nerdom

So, however big a nerd you think I am based on the last post about star trek...think bigger.

This is mostly for Aaron's benefit that I post this, but there are others of you who will get a kick out of it too. My teammate Deron and I were sitting around yesterday and I suggested cards. We were going back and forth on what to play so we just decided to make up a card game. And I had this brilliant thought. Why not try and make a card game that slighly resembles the fundamentals of the popular trading card game Magic The Gathering! So that's just what we did. Sky's the limit on this one Aaron. Whenever we're bored and don't have Magic Cards with us, we can fake it with normal playing cards. I won't post all the rules here, but it is actually passable. Here's the fundamentals in major geek speak. Cards can be used for Land, Creatures, or Spells. You assign a different specific spell to every number (like number 2 is swords to plowshares). You can place a card down and it gives you it's number in mana for that suit. You can then bring out a card or spell of the same suit. There is no mana burn. Creatures of the same suit can defend as one creature. Creatures with the same number value can band...and more.

I also went lawn bowling today. It's like bacci (is that how you spell that?) ball only you strictly roll the balls and they are weighted on one side so they curve. It's played on a flat surface. It was heaps cool.

I meant to tell you all that I shaved my full beard into some funny facial hair. It makes me look like gambit or wolverine or something. You'll have to wait for pics later.

We had a fun experience last night. Deron, Corey, myself, and our host Malcom went down to the beach for a nice twilight stroll when we came across about 70 youth. They were doing a Salvation Army camp that was nearby. They were on the beach split into teams, making sand sculptures of famous scenes from the Easter story. And we stopped and chatted with them. One of the girls asked Deron and I if we would be in her "The Lord's Supper" sculpture. So I played Jesus, because despite the short hair and wierd facial hair I have now I still look like the white Jesus. It was fun. I could have hung out with those kids. The girls were cute too :). Okay yeah they were like 18 (my sister's age...ewe) but I'll go with Malcom on this one when he says, "Makes me wish I was 18 again." Malcom's like 58 or something LOL.

Well that's it for now.

Oh...commenters. Sam, Cherry Coke is way better than Wild Cherry Pepsi end of story. And Jeff you are absolutely right. You have nothing going for you these days, I didn't know you realized it. I'm glad you've come to terms with your lift that ended after that fateful hand shake. Dood Dan, I can't wait to check out that trailer! I heard from others it was sweet too. In addition, I'm almost positive I have told you about that convention thing before and you totally made fun of me. Hey you guys need to buy me a 12:01 ticket and just give it to someone so I can pretend like I went this 3rd year in a row...how sad huh?! I miss you too dan...I miss you all. Love ya.

in Christ,
jason

p.s. My Aussie friend Viv tells me that some of the slang I posted is incorrect. Viv please post the corrections already. :).