Vatican II: Electric Boogaloo

I think we need more positive creative forms of worship within the Church. For those of you outside the Church - meaning not Christian or non-religious - who think this doesn't really concern you, I challenge you to revisit chlidhood and think back to all those times you visited youth group with your religious friends and had to sit through another sign language presentation set to a Steven Curtis Chapman song. I'm not saying we need fire breathing pastors (literally, not figuratively - we've accomplished that for better and for worse), but I welcome some genuine, authentic creativity in the way people relate to God. That being said, humans are subjective and I'm going to love this example more than I'll love someone speaking-in-tongues-juggle-painting. Plus, I love breakdancing.

Watch how the Pope blesses these guys with the wave of his hand, as if to say, "Bounce with me, bouce with me....I'ma da Popa....Big Popa...".


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Don't Get Pinched

Especially not by this guy. 'Cause from what I've seen in Lep 1, 2, 3, and 5* (Leprechaun In The Hood #1), it will NOT be good. Best bet is to keep a stock of shoes close that you can throw at him to divert him from killing you for trying to get his gold...the same method that Jennifer Aniston and her co-stars used in Lep 1.

Stay green.

Happy St. Patty's Day.

(*I missed 4, Lep in Space, but heard it was fantastically ridiculous, especially when Lep grows 10 times his size to a giant Lep. Hilarity, and terror, ensues. Shout outs to Miles reminiscing our year spent together in Bozeman exploring the Lep anthology.)

Thus Begineth The Journey To Indy

March Madness is upon us. And I for one am STOKED*. The Men's NCAA tournament is always amazing and is quite possibly the most exciting display of heart, emotion, and genuine excitement in televised sports. "Wait a minute, wait a minute, Cory, that's quite a statment, I mean...what about, uh, did you see that Super Bowl game this year.....?" Exactly.

March Madness has everything - artistry of sport, last second victories, upsets - OH THE UPSETS!, men and women from the ages of 18 - 22 caked in ridiculous face paint, and more drum majors, "We're #1!" foam fingers, and catchy school spirit posters spelling out the call letters of a national TV network than you could ever want. And, when this joyous time has passed (and trust me, it will happen in the blink of an eye), we're treated to what gets me through every next coming year - the ONE SHINING MOMENT music video montage shown after the final game ("....The ball is tipped...and theeeeere you are....you're running for your life....", oh man I'm salivating)!! Interesting fact, one year when I lived in Montana and didn't have TV access I actually got my friend Yountz back in North Carolina to tape One Shining Moment for me. People, I LOVE THAT SWEET ANTHEM OF GRACE. I have actually teared up to it before. I want my wedding video set to that song. And I will bounce pass a ring to my wife and then cut her veil like a championship net.

Yes, March Madness is here all right, and I am pretty freakin' excited. It's all around you. And speaking of that, to get into the spirit of the best sporting contest of the year, some New York Duke fans erected a giant inflatable replica of their favorite head coach today, right here in the city:




















Happy Braketing.

GO HEELS!!

*This guy is more stoked on T-Rex's than basketball and is possibly jacked up on this.

Extreme Head Makeovers

Recently I got a haircut. Two weeks ago, in an attempt to recreate our oh-so-tantalizing headshots, Zach's dad took this shot, pre-haircut. Mmmmmm, tasty.
















Now I look like this:




















That's kinda extreme. I actually look more like this:







That's TO THE EXTREME. More like this:












That's just EXTREME.