Font Failure: James' Biochemistry Class

Today's Comic Sans snafu comes from my friend James' biochemistry class. Why would you use a childish, comic book font to take attendance? Well, it's quite obvious: the professor desires to go back to the simpler things in life – being eight years old, watching Looney Tunes, and reading comic books. The rigor and stress of being immersed in the world of academia has finally caught up to this teacher, and this is a subtle cry for help.

If you're the teacher that created this tear-jerking PowerPoint presentation, please know that there is help! You're among friends in a no-judgment zone.

Font Failure: WCBI

We have our first offender of 2012! This dubious distinction is awarded to WCBI for using Comic Sans in their Birthday Bash suite of graphics.

Though, yes, Comic Sans could be used for childish applications, an 82-year-old woman was featured in this segment. You better believe that she wasn't feeling youthful and comical this morning.

White Flag

We raise our white flag
We surrender all to You
All to You
We raise our white flag
The war is over
Love has come
Your love has won

– "White Flag" by Chris Tomlin

This song symbolizes everything that has happened in my life over the past week at Passion 2012. While it would likely take a week of writing to adequately describe what's happened, God has moved in me like never before.

I pray this becomes the new normal in my life.

New Year's Resolutions

In no particular order:

• Document every inappropriate usage of the fonts Comic Sans and Papyrus. Offenders will be blogged about and virtually chastised on this very blog. For more information on this pressing issue of our era, visit comicsanscriminal.com, bancomicsans.com, and the Ban Papyrus Facebook group.
• Learn more about my identity in Christ.
• Be in shape. No more pudge.
• Read the entire Bible in a year's time, using the L3 Journal.
• Finally pass Differential Equations.
• Watch every King of the Hill episode in four months' time. (All 259 episodes. Thank you, Netflix. That averages to 16 episodes a week, or nearly six hours a week.)

Top Quotes of Fall Semester 2011, as recorded by Twitter

It's time for the biannual post that you know you love!

• August 19: "Why does it [the Payless Shoe Source commercial] say, 'I am a pale oncologist'?" –James Lang
• August 20: [referring to the "5 Styles of Shrimp" promotion at Ryan's Steakhouse] "Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, and diarrhea." –Bryan Snow
• August 23: "Don't record me during the music. I don't want to end up in a video like Tony Merida." –Chip Henderson, when speaking at the BSU
• September 11: "My booger-rocket ratio has been up lately. I mean, I thought NASA was shutting down!: –Bryan Snow 
• October 6: "Have you ever held your toothbrush still and instead moved your head to brush your teeth?" –Bryan Snow
• November 13: "I wish I could find a girl who loves me like she loves Pinterest!" –Bryan Snow

On a related note, here are the top King of the Hill quotes from episodes aired this semester:

• "Did you mean for all those words to come out that way or did they just fall out randomly?" –Hank Hill
• "Javalelujah" –A name for a Christian coffee shop
• "All those VWs in the parking lot I assumed it was a Unitarian church." –Hank Hill

And one quote from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory:

• "If the good Lord had intended for us to walk, He wouldn't have invented roller skates." –Willy Wonka

2011 in Review: Hour by Hour

Now that my fifth semester of college is completed, I have a lot of free time on my hands. I had a novel idea to review my year, and being the logical person that I am, I decided to count the hours I spent doing certain activities.

College

• Driving to and from Starkville (12.5 times at 5.5 hours round trip): 68.75 hours (2.86 days)
• Commuting to and from campus (150 days at 30 minutes): 75 hours (3.13 days)
• Spring classes (14.2 weeks at 17.667 hours plus 5 hours for exams): 255.87 hours (10.66 days)
• Fall classes (14.4 weeks at 15 hours plus 5 hours for exams): 221 hours (9.21 days)
• Football games: 50 hours
• Tents for Tickets (the dumbest idea ever): 8 hours
• Choir special events (concerts, El Capitan, travelling): 30.5 hours

Total:  709.12 hours (29.55 days)

BSU

• Priority (26 times at 4 hours [includes prep time]): 104 hours (4.33 days)
• Noonday (29 times at 1.75 hours [includes prep time]): 50.75 hours (2.11 days)
• BASIC Training (including prep, filming, video editing): 45 hours
• Fall Retreat (including prep, setup): 30 hours
• Other tech activities: 13 hours
• New Orleans Mission Project: 50 hours
• Non-tech activities (Barn Party, End-of-year Party, Christmas Party): 8 hours

Total: 300.75 hours (12.53 days)

Pinelake

• Sunday services (non-tech): (10 times at 2 hours): 20 hours
• Renewal (non-tech): (15 times at 2 hours): 30 hours
• Sunday services (tech): (14 times at 6.5 hours): 91 hours (3.79 days)
• Renewal (tech): (13 times at 4 hours): 52 (2.16 days)
• Other events (Shine, tech meetings, Christmas party): 10 hours

Total: 203 hours (8.46 days)

Bellevue (non-work)

• Sunday services: (14 times at 2 hours): 28 hours
• Tech services: (3 times at 4 hours): 12 hours
• Starlight Spectacular: 8 hours

Total: 48 hours (2 days)

MSU Praise

• Various events (Monday Night Praise, Downpour, auditions): 18 hours
• The Spirit of Christmas (rehearsals, preparation included): 14 hours

Total: 32 hours (1.33 days)

Summer Activities

• Working with the Bellevue Baptist Church Music Ministry (including commuting) (8.7 weeks at 43.3 hours): 376.71 hours (15.70 days)
• Volunteering with the National Weather Service: 11.25 hours
• Fun activities (Weddings, vacations, etc.): 285 hours (11.88 days)

Total: 672.96 hours (28.04 days)

For comparison's sake, I assume 8 hours of sleep per night, 3 hours of watching TV a day, 2.25 hours of eating a day, and 2 hours on the computer a day.

Here's the graph of my year:

Of course, this is hardly meant to be scientific. (This is what an only child does to entertain himself.) But, it is interesting to see where 2011 went.

Top Quotes of Spring Semester 2011, as recorded by Twitter

It's that time of year again! Here's are my top picks of quotes, as recorded by my Twitter account.

• January 21: "I want to be a notary public. I really want a stamp with my name on it. It's so legit." –James Lang
• February 15: "If you're going to wear your hoochie mama skirt, you can wear your hoochie mama shoes." –DeAundrae Clayton
• March 23: "Those look like nun shorts compared to what the other people wear." –Bryan Snow
• April 15: "It's not every day that you get to walk around with your pants soaking wet and it's not your fault." –James Lang, during a rainy day
• April 20: [A tweet that I retweeted] "Ben Leiker is not commenting on the deadly weather at this time. (Hashtag: Please don't let me die at Grumpy's BBQ.) –Ben Leiker
• May 1: "Let the Messiah touch your mess." –A church sign in Baldwin County, Alabama