The New Post

(Mood - Rested)

(Listening to - Hip To Be Square by Huey Lewis & the News)

"And so it was that Moses came to realize, in fact, that Facebook was helping him keep up with the lives of others rather than continuing to update his own, as was the purpose of his blog. With a renewed heart, and nimble fingers, swiftly he turned his gaze towards his previous ramblings, eager to add further nonsense to his ever-growing tome of doldrums..."

Yeah, so I finally noticed that its been QUITE a while since I wrote ANYthing on this side of the web, so I figured it might be time to add a little something that doesn't require spending a half-hour at Scrabulous and Word Twist. :)

I've been thinking about how exactly to outline this, what with all the changes and new-ness in my life, so I finally settled on a quick point-for-point list. Previously on "Adventures With Moses dot com", I was still in the process of planning and preparing for the wedding to my lovely fiancee... Since then, I have:

- been married since October 27th, 2007 (just over 9 months)

- been ordained since November 1st, 2007 (just 9 months this past Friday) and started working as an Associate Clergy in the Parish of the Holy Spirit in Norman's Cove, Newfoundland. ("associate", for those who don't know, is like a first mate to the captain)

- been an official Priest since March 10th, 2008

- been "officially graduated" since May 13th, 2008 (meaning I've got my degree and actually convocated)

- been the proud owner of a fun-loving Lab/Beagle mix named Diesel since November 3rd, 2007

(we didn't name him but we DID adopt him, but I WILL give a quick and free plug to http://www.heavenlycreatures.ca/, the shelter from which we got him. Please use shelters - give animals the life they deserve!)

Since being here, we've done a lot of things in the parish, but my favorite so far (and also the one that seemed to have the most work involved) was our Vacation Bible School this summer! VBS is geared towards kids - its basically a Church summer camp. We had a BLAST - about 42 kids and 5 days later, it was a lot of fun. The theme this year was "Rainforest Adventure" which focused on major topics such as taking care of the environment and each other through Bible stories, crafts, songs, games, and all around mess-making fun. For the first one I was ever involved in, it was great! Exhausting and detrimental to my health, but great. :) What made it especially good was a close and active team to pull it off. We had helpers up the wazoo! I can't wait to see what we'll come up with for next year.

So, all in all, its been a busy past few MONTHS (heck, even YEARS), but Steph and I have enjoyed every minute of it. Presently, we're counting down the Sundays till vacation time - just one left to go! We're visiting Scotland (the place that gave me the idea and the courage to ask Steph to marry me in the first place) not only as guests to my cousin's wedding, but also so I can introduce Steph to all I've seen and done over the past couple of years. It's going to be a bunch of firsts for her - first out of country trip, first off of continent trip, first transatlantic trip, and our first REAL vacation together (little trips are fine, but this is an actual vacation trip!)

So, I think what better time to keep updates and the occasional posting than now? :) So, watch this space! I'll be keeping the messages shorter, but hopefully full of pics, really soon!

Tossing a half eaten bagel to the birds...

(Mood - Stressed but optimistic)


(Listening to - Everything's Not Lost by Coldplay)




Well, to all those just joining us, WELCOME to my blog. Or rather, welcome back to some. Or ever more rather, welcome to ANYone who actually READS this. Whomever you are.

Anyway, just as a quick update, presently I am that much closer to ACTUALLY being ordained a Deacon in the Anglican Church. Just last week, I rejoined my fellow friends, colleagues and peoples of Toronto to not only present what final work I have, but also to break in the frosh Div students and regular frosh as well, which is always a great treat. God bless those kids and their endless booze.

Well, and my friends too, of course. (Hey guys! Miss you all!)

SO, like I was saying, I'm in the middle of not only trying to get a handle on whether or not I'll be ordained ANYtime soon, but also trying to get a full grasp on this whole "getting married" deal. So far, the planning has been haphazardish but fulfilling, even though recently (this past night, actually) my sweetheart and I have discovered just how much we desperately need a money tree. Or a benefactor. Or a winning lotto ticket. Or a free wedding. Y'know, all that stuff that stresses a person out while trying to plan something - basic budget vs how much cash-o-rama you actually have. *sigh*

Don't get me wrong! Most other stuff concerning the wedding is going grand - the invites are out and circulating (if you don't have one yet, check your mail you silly people!) and we've pretty much latched onto whatever else we needed to schedule (i.e.: DJ-guy, photo-guy, cake-lady, decorator-lady, etc). So all things considered, WOO-HOO for us and this decision to have the wedding THIS year. But, I'm somewhere between getting a crap-hat of a part-time job (something that I would be against by dignity alone) and robbing a bank (something that I would be against by morality alone). But, thems the breaks, as they say. ...stoopid "they"... Who do "they" think they are, anyway?

BTW, just in case you don't know the date of the wedding, or if you need more details, just ask me. :)

Beyond that, things are great, though strained and stressful at times. I will get back into writing here if only to alleviate some of that stress, and to goof off from the real things I'm supposed to be up to. ;) In the meantime, good to be back! Hope to hear from anybody soon.

More later!

And the internship begins... well, more like "BEGUN".

(Mood - Amazed at Blogging again!)


(Listening to - Can't Stop This Thing We've Started by Bryan Adams)



Hello again to everyone!

So I've been on a bit of a hiatus lately - pretty much ever since I've returned to the Rock - but now I've got something to actually TALK about, so it's much less boring than trying to come up with something like before.

So, like the subject says, I'm finally doing my internship! Now, with God's help, the Bishop's permission, and the kindness of my supervisor, I may just be on my way to getting ordained. Heck, right now I'd settle for convocation, which unfortunately I'll have to wait on. No offence my wonderful 2nd year buddies (soon-to-be 3rd year buddies), much as I enjoy the idea of graduating with you all, I was kinda hoping to be done before next freakin' May. :(

And don't even get me STARTED on the list of "OOPS!" I've had. Mostly in the realm of "Gosh, aren't I supposed to register my internship as a class? Not to mention pay for it? Golly!" God bless and lovingly uphold the blessed Saint of the Lost - our lovely Rachel in the office. :) Listen well, all ye kids of the future cloth who DON'T already know, that lady is heaven sent and hell bent to make your life easier when it comes to getting THROUGH till convocation.

As for the internship itself, I'm enjoying it lots. Though I've been known to define it as "running after a tornado" sometimes. (And should my supervisor be reading this, that's a compliment!) Seriously, my supervisor is involved with quite a few things, and I am happy to be busily kept included in all of it. I think my favourite thing is the parish itself - their "baptisms vs funerals" quota is staggering! VERY few funerals, and at least FIVE baptisms I'll be witness to while here. :) Now if only they all came back, huh? *L*

In the meantime, the whole "engaged" thing is progessing along smoothly. The lady and I have picked a date (ask if you'd like to know when that is!) and we're presently busily planning away. We've already settled on a few things - location, church, people, etc - but the little expences are really a pain in the ass. But, such is the way of a wedding...

Regardless of all the stereotypes of "the wedding", I'm looking forward to ONE thing - standing next to the person I'll stand next to for the rest of my life. I mean, there's that God promise too, but it's not like you forget that. Those things are the BIGGEST pinky-swares that EXIST. Outside that, the rest is cake. Both figuratively and literally. We're both really looking forward to it. Matter of fact, I've just been informed the dress has been officially bought! Yikes! Reality setting in!

Anyway, time to get back to work. Hopefully all my clergy wannabe brothers and sisters are doing well in their placements too. I hope to hear from you all ASAP! As for the rest of you, ditto!

More later! (oh, and the new South Park me? That's the Miami Vice "summer" me. :) )

Can I getta NRSV? Awww yeeee-ah!

I know I know, I haven't posted any real news lately. So, as apology, I offer you a remixed refitted Sir Mix-A-Lot classic. Consider this a holler out to alls my peeps of da cloth. :)

More later!

"If I LEEEEEEVE here TO-MORRRR-RROOWWW..."

(Mood - Home and finished = HAPPY!)

(Listening to - Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd)





Hey everypeoples! Just to letcha know, I'm back home again now. So, don't bother with the TO phone number, and emails/MSN/Facebook are my new forms of communique.

I will miss my TO peoples and the downtown quite a bit, as I had just truly gotten used to them. A big friggin HUGE thanks to everyone who came out for my BDays. It's nice to know I have so many awesome friends up there.

Either way, keep in touch! And watch this space! Just cause I'm home don't mean I got nothin' to say!

More later!

HAPPY BIRFDAY TO ME!

(Mood - Sleepy and caffinatedly excited!)

(Listening to - For Once In My Life by Michael Buble)




Thank you to EVERYONE for all the well wishes! I've been loving them.

I'm so lucky to have all the people I do in my life - whether you're a new addition from the Fall season line-up, a constant main character, a "blast from the past" favorite, a reoccuring guest-star, or nothing but a blatant plot device - you have been a part of my life, part of shaping who I am, and I thank you for it.

Looking forwards to this my TWENTY-SIXTH year of life. Bring it!

(Oh, and just outta curiousity, does anyone even READ this anymore? Just askin'. More later!)

Scariest Landlord EVER

This is a Will Ferrell short vid about the scariest landlord. Adorably scary anyway. Enjoy!

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UPDATE: Apparently, Mr. Ferrell, Inc. got pissy about this being on YouTube (even though he's letting other people watch it for free on HIS sites...) Anyway, here's a link to it:

http://sjl.funnyordie.com//v1/landing.php