Thoughts from a guy named Moose

Happy Keester!

2006-04-14T14:32:00.000-06:00

Make Your Own T-shirt!

2006-04-05T13:59:00.000-06:00

How to Make the Best T-shirt in the Whole Wide World!!!

1) Click on the image of everyone's favorite person in the whole wide world, Moose, below.
2) Print image of everyone's favorite person in the whole wide world, Moose, onto iron-on tranfer paper.
3) Iron printed image of everyone's favorite person in the whole wide world, Moose, onto your choice of color t-shirt
4) Wear t-shirt of everyone's favorite person in the whole wide world, Moose, to the Skillet Concert on April 22nd...for which The Moose Experience All Star Band: featuring Travis Kaker will be opening!
5) Enjoy wearing and rockin' out in the t-shirt you just created of everyone's favorite person in the whole wide world, Moose.

Second line

2006-03-23T15:10:00.000-07:00

Here is my second line of protection. First and always, there's God. And then there is...

Things are a-changin'

2006-03-23T14:51:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone...I know I haven't posted in a while, my bad. Well, here's what's up. I just got promoted at work. And with a promotion comes a transfer. I am starting my new store next week and I am quite nervous. It is a lot further from my house and the other people that work there seem a little hostile and not real accepting. But that was only the first impression I got last week when I went to go meet everyone...maybe they'll be cool and I just met them on an off day...I dunno.

Anyway, I am nervous about the new store as well because...it's new to me. I am not a fan of change. The store I am at now feels like home to me. When one of the regulars comes in, I have their drink started if not done by the time they get to the register. I just don't want to start that all over again.

The other thing is that I interviewed for a Jr. Hi Pastor position for a church down in AZ. It would be sweet if I got it, because it'd be a sweet gig and it'd be starting a great career in ministry. But I am really like the ministry I have going on at Grace Chapel. The Elevation service and the people there are becoming more and more family (like the people at my first store) and I am afraid of leaving them. So please pray for me that God will give me strength through the transition into my new store, that God will give me wisdom if I should go to AZ if I am offered this position, and that I will live my life to the fullest in His love and glory. Thanks!

Funny Stuff!

2006-03-13T10:47:00.000-07:00

I found this on-line while I was not feeling very well last week.

It brighted my day.

Enjoy!

Sick!

2006-03-08T16:43:00.000-07:00

Moosey no feel good. :(

Thanks!

2006-03-07T10:47:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all those that came to the Nissi's show yesterday! Good times were had by all. I'll keep ya'll updated for upcoming concerts and such. And as always...you can always catch Kaker and I leading worship every Sunday night at Elevation at Grace Chapel.

Hours of Entertainment

2006-03-04T16:25:00.000-07:00

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Concert at Nissi's

2006-03-03T11:15:00.000-07:00

This coming Monday, March 6th, I am playing at Nissi's Cafe in Lafayette, CO. My friend Jorie is the featured artist. Her fiance Matt (who plays drums), Travis Kaker, and I (Moose) are also playing .

The concert is at 7:30 and the cover is $3/$5 depending on where to would like to sit. And that's pretty darn cheap for a pretty darn good concert. Here's how to get to Nissi's:

Nissi's2675 North Park DriveLafayette, CO
80026Phone: 303-665-2757

Nissi's at Bridgetown is approximately...
15 minutes from downtown Boulder (take Arapahoe east)
25 minutes from downtown Denver (take I-25 north to Lafayette)
15 minutes from Longmont and Erie (take 95th or Hwy 287)
10 minutes from Louisville (take Hwy 42 north—turns into 95th)

Nestled next to Forest Park, Nissi's at Bridgetown cannot be seen from 95th Street or Arapahoe Road. Simply take either North Park Drive (off of 95th—100 yards from intersection) or Forest Park Circle (off of Arapahoe—100 yards from intersection) and follow around until you see the Bridgetown building (and our banners). We have plenty of FREE parking.

And you can get food, coffee, and etc at Nissi's.

Hope to see you all there!
Here is the link:http://www.nissis.com/lmbio_joriemcinnis.html

--MOOSE

Back to Work

2006-03-03T11:09:00.000-07:00

Today ends my mini-vacation. I did a lot of laundry and cleaning. I spent a lot of time just hanging out by myself, with people from church, and with God. It was quite relaxing. But today I am back to the grindstone. I work 1-8:30...so if yer board, swing on by and I'll make you a delicious Starbucks beverage.

Later.

A little reading

2006-03-01T10:45:00.000-07:00

I was surfin' the net and found that some one had put a little of my life in comic form.

So true.

Lazy Week

2006-02-27T11:36:00.000-07:00

As of right now, I am on a mini-vacation! I will be doing a little pre-Spring cleaning...but other than that my schedule is wide open. Leave me a message if you wanna go cause trouble or something.

--MOOSE

Swine Wars

2006-02-26T09:34:00.000-07:00

Need I say more?

Praise the Lord!

2006-02-25T12:42:00.000-07:00

Ok so I have no idea what happened!

I went to the dr's the other day to get this weird lump on the side of my foot looked at. The dr. basically said that my big toe's are slowly moving on top of my other toes. And this is pushing my first metatarsil (big foot bone) out, creating a calcium deposit, which is the painful lump on my foot. So the dr. told me that the only thing I can do is to where shoes that actually fit me (which is hard because me feet are FREAKIN' HUGE!!! ) and to get good arch supports (cuz I am extremely flat footed too). And he told me that about the time I am 40 the lump on my foot will become a grotesque, ugly bunion that I'll have to have removed. So I am thinkin', "Sweet! Not only do I have this gross bump on my foot, it's gonna get worse and there's nothing I can do about it for another 20 years!" But then yesterday I was checking my feet, seein' how the growth was doin' and...it wasn't there! There isn't the pain when I squat down or bend my big toe...it isn't there any more! I am in shock and awe at this! My foot has been healed! The bump is no more! As for my toes fighting for space on my foot and the first meta-whatever trying to break itself off, that'll still probably continue, but as for the lump right here and now...no mas!

So please join with me in thanking the Lord for healing these big, floppy, flat, funky feet!!!

Locked out

2006-02-23T14:25:00.000-07:00

You said that you'd let me in.

How far, I do not know? However, I feel locked out.

Banished.

Am I being punished? What was my crime?

Feet

2006-02-23T08:54:00.000-07:00

Last night was a trip. The reason why I had to work at another store last night was because that store was having an all employee meeting and they needed people from other stores to run theirs while they were in said meeting. But when I got there I was talking with one of their "partners" (Starbucks-talk for employee), and he said that he needed hours so he came back after his meeting and I got to go home at 7:30 instead of 11pm. Man, I was soooo tired; especially from being up at 3:45am yesterday and not really getting an effective nap. Then by the time I went to bed, I realized that I'd still be working if I hadn't been relieved. I am so thankful for that partner. Yay!!!

Now, onto today's events. I have a doctor's appointment this morning. I have this painful lump on the side of my foot that I've felt big growth in the past month and the past 2-3 weeks has gotten more painful. I think it might be a bunion, but I am not a doctor. And also, this might be a good time for my doctor to laugh at my hideous, large, flat feet.

Working

2006-02-22T11:18:00.000-07:00

So I worked from 4:30am-9:30am at my store, then I had an interview for a promotion, now I am on my way to take a nap. Then after I wake up I am off to another Starbucks to work 3-10:45pm. Hurray! At least I have tomorrow off!

Days Off

2006-02-21T10:09:00.000-07:00

Next week I have Monday February 27th at 12 noon until Friday March 3rd at 1pm off. That's 4 days with no workin'. So I purpose this to you all: what ever shall I do with my extended time off? Leave a comment or two with suggestions on what I shall do. Thanks.

Confused

2006-02-20T17:46:00.000-07:00

Confused...? Me too!

Misunderstood

2006-02-18T17:44:00.000-07:00

You may not fully understand me and my actions, but it all make scense to me. I do what I do to show that I care. I am just misunderstood.

Open Mic Night

2006-02-17T12:17:00.000-07:00

At the Starbucks that I work at, I started an "Open Mic Night." It's a time where people can get up and play a song, read poetry, do a skit, stand-up routine, etc. The first two have been very successful. They are going to be the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month. So the next on is going to be next week Friday, February 24th. So this is an invitation to you to at least come and watch, if not participate. If you are interested, please leave a comment and I'll get back with you as soon as I can. The "Open Mic Night " starts at 6:30pm and goes until I am darn good and ready to be done (that or every one leaves, or the store closes...which every happens first).

Hope to see you all there!!!

Estes Park Camp

2006-02-15T13:17:00.000-07:00

(The band with some of the ladies)

This past weekend I had the awesome oppurtunity to lead worship with Travis Kaker at a winter retreat for a whole bunch of youth. We were playing for about 150 (give or take) kids from the front range. It was a very fun time! I love leading worship and worshipping with youth! and I love camps!!! Below is a link to Tim's blog. Tim was the drummer. He lives in North Carolina and he documented his trip out here. Click on the link to see the pictures of this past week. They are under the titles "Back Home Day 1,2,3." Enjoy!

http://timtwinem.typepad.com/

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2006-02-14T17:32:00.000-07:00

Valentine's Day

2006-02-13T14:37:00.000-07:00

So as I have said in my first post (or so) that I have difficulty revealing my feelings and getting deeper with people. I am one to wait for the right time to say anything. And I when I feel that time coming, I come up with excuses and convince myself that that moment wasn't the right time. So then after a while I try to convince myself that "the right time" never came, then it wasn't meant to be and that I should just save myself the heartache and give up. Thus is the stage that I am in right now.

There is this very lovely young lady, whom I have been getting to know over the past few months. And I totally dig the time we have together. I have been wanting to see if all were going to be is friends, but I have been getting mixed signals. Well...I don't even know if they're signals at all. I am a guy, so that's one reason why I am bad at deciphering these things. Also, I am socially retarded when it comes to things like this, so I don't have a clue.

I've been praying over it and thinking about what would be best to do.

So I thought that being Valentine's Day is tomorrow, I could make my "move", but I don't want to come off cheesy or desperate (here again, making excuses for myself!!!). So, well crap! Let's do this. I know it's going to be sort of the coward's way out, but it might make me feel a little less like a li'l nancy-girl.

For privacy reason's (and I don't want to embarrass either of us) I am not going to use names. Here is goes:

This is what I have wanted to say to you for quite a while.

I thoroughly enjoy the time we spend together. The conversations we have, all of it. I take delight in hearing of your heart for ministry and for God's people. All your words fall sweetly on my ears. And when I first see you my knees go weak, I become "twitter-pated" and muster all that I have in me to squeak out a greeting.

I know that at times (if not every waking second) I can be loud, obnoxious, and annoying. I have many faults and shortcomings. I know you deserve some one much better than I. But you wonderfully haunt my thoughts.

I don't know your heart on this situation. But my prayer is that no matter the outcome, that it will be pleasing and glorifying to God.

So after you read this (and hopefully you know who you are) please call. I would really like to talk this out with you.

I pray God's blessing you and that He will encompass you in all that the day holds.

--MOOSE

PS: I apologize if my thoughts are all over the place. I am quite nervous as I am writing this, and cannot put my thoughts into a clear concise order.

Failure

2006-02-13T14:19:00.000-07:00

The poster may seem sad or funny to you. But idea is all the same; What if my best never is good enough? My expectations of myself may never be met. And if that's the truth, am I am failure? But the expectations that I am to meet are not set by me. They are set by my Lord, my Creator, my God. That's good and bad...at times. It is good that through the Bible, God has laid down the law of what He expects from us. And when I fail to meet those standards, I feel like a total and absolute failure. I stumble. I fall. And yet...this great and powerful God still loves me. And I feel totally and utter guilty that I have failed and yet, I am being rewarded with God's love. That is a true meaning of grace!

The expectations that I set for myself, is to fulfill God's expectations of me. And when I fail to do that, I am letting myself down. Perhaps I should allow myself a little grace...?

Jesus Loves Me

2006-02-09T11:41:00.000-07:00

Jesus loves me this I know
For the Bible tells me so
Little one to Him belong
They are (I am) weak
But He is strong
Yes! Jesus loves me!
Yes! Jesus loves me!
Yes! Jesus loves me!
The Bible told me so.

Life

2006-02-09T11:25:00.000-07:00

Life is such a battle. Uphill most of the time for me. I try to live a life that is pleasing to God and that my actions, my words, my thoughts...all of it...will bring a smile to His face. Not only is the battle a daily occurrence, but also it goes minute-by-minute and second by second. I feel sometimes I am loosing...mainly because I don't feel victorious in anything. But in Christ the war is already won. As I study the armor of God, I pray that those various entities will make me a stronger warrior and Godly man.

Wisdom from Homer

2006-02-07T18:54:00.000-07:00

The lesson is: Why try? It is the first step toward failure.

Speechless me

2006-02-06T09:20:00.000-07:00

I don’t know what’s wrong with me
But you do
For the days length
It is you I think of
But when I stand in the presence of you
I am __________
Scared fearful anxious
Not wanting to be
speechless
Wanting to be __________
Bold Courageous Valiant

Blessed I am
For you to commune with
me
Have I chosen you
Or is it that you
Have chosen
me

Mystified at why a
Remarkable being
Boundless in magnificent beauty would
Take the time
Make the effort
Become inferior
To expend time with
me
Greatness emits from you
me
Futile Unworthy Vagabond Rubbish
Worthy contrast

Lazy Sunday

2006-02-03T20:20:00.000-07:00

Back at the beginning of December when The Chronicles of Narnia came into theatres, the creative geniuses (geniusi...? ees...what is the plural? Oh whatever...) came up with a pretty funny digital music video about 2 of the cast members going to go see that film on a Lazy Sunday. Here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=zLElfJ9YCh0

Enjoy!

Telling

2006-02-03T12:52:00.000-07:00

Well I did it. Told some people in my small group at church about blog. We'll see if they remember the name of it. As I think about it, I am rather petrified that there is the possibility that they might actually read this. I mean, I write this for people to read, but part of me would rather have some one I don't know read this rather than some one I know. For the people I know can apply what I wrote to my life and they can see a new side of me. Again, read the earlier post on my anxiety of letting people know who I am. So this is a step in a new and hopefully good direction.

And away we go…

Tonight!

2006-02-02T13:33:00.000-07:00

Again, I just got off work. I opened. Opening shifts start at 4:30AM!!!! I need to go zzzzzzzzzzzz.

Anyhoo~ I am going to hang out w/ friends tonight and previos said girl will be there. Let's see if I get the cojones to say anything tonight. I'll update tomorrow afternoon.

Later.

--The Moose

Jojo!

2006-02-01T16:47:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone~

Here a picture one of my favorite people in the whole wide world! His name is Jordan (we call him, Jojo) and he is a little over 3 years old. He just started pre-school as you can tell by the picture. He makes me smile every time he comes to my house. I'll walk in the room, his face will light up, he'll screem, "MIKEY!!!" and run over and give me a big hug. He makes life fun!

I hope this picture brings a smile to your face, as it does mine every time I see it.

Just this...

2006-02-01T14:19:00.000-07:00

I just got off work, so I am kinda tired. I really don't know what to write about.

I know! Last week we started having open mic nights at my store. There was a lot of people there, and some pretty darn good talent, too. We are having 2 more in February, and if they are both as successful as the 1st one then I think that we are going to do them every Friday night. Huhzaa!!!

So today at work I was feeling pretty darn pumped up and I was in a great mood. I was confindent and things were going great! I went on my lunch break and I went to my car to listen my the radio while I ate. Being that I felf that I was "in the zone" I was going to call the aforementioned person in my previous post...ya know, just to see if they wanted to to get coffee or something sometime. I grabbed my cell phone...but I couldn't get myself to hit the send button. I started making excuses for myself. Things like, "I only have 30 minutes for lunch. What if we start having a decent converstaion, I don't want to cut her off so I can get back to work." And, "She's at work. I don't want to disturb her." But the thing is, I'd rather talk to her voice mail and have her call me back (have her make the secondary "first move"). What is wrong with me? Why am I such as wuss? Does my fear come from a subconscious knowing that it's not going to work out, so why bother? Is this God trying to teach me to get some cojones and be a man?! I dunno. So phantom read(s), please continue to pray with and for me.

ME!

2006-01-31T13:11:00.000-07:00

Here's a picture of me. Just incase you wanted to know who this looney looks like.

2006-01-31T12:47:00.000-07:00

OK! So...well, crap. Here it goes.

If you know me you might think that I am a fairly "well-rounded" people person. And I guess that is true in, depending on the situation. I do well in big groups and surface level relationships. I am kind of discusted with myself in that I don't really allow any one close, to know me on a real deep intimate level. The only person I find myself exposing my soul to is my sister, and in that case I really don't tell her everything. For instance, I am writing this blog where I am sharing deep thoughts and revealing the what smolders in my brain...somethings may be deep and personal, etc.; and have I told anyone about this blog? No of course not. Why am I afraid of letting some one, or people in general, know the real me? Why do I put up huge walls around and rarely let anyone in? I find myself thinking of all the times I was let down by the people I cared for growing up. For instance, my 4 best friends that lived in my neighborhood all moved away in the same 12 month period. And for a 9 year-old, that's a huge loss that is hard to recover from. And then Jr. High hit, and that's akward enough. But I wasn't very socialble, I was the "weird kid" that no one wated to be around, and I was stuggling with being on the brink of depression and dealing with my newly diagnosed dislexia. I was never really around people. And the pre-teen years is when people begin to develop advanced people skills. I never really had a chance to get in that game, so here I am at 21 and I am learning day-by-day on how to deal with people.

What brought this whole thing up is, what else...a girl. I met her about 2 months ago, and have gotten to know her a little bit over this time. I want to let her know that I "dig" her, but I am afraid. I have been hurt many times before by people (not just the female persuation), that I think sometimes, "Why bother?" And yet, here I am exposing my heart and no one will probably read this, at least for a while anyway. I guess it's just the act of writing it down that make me feel better. I don't care if others read this.

I've had some friends discuss this situation a little bit with me, but that's all it was: talk. Eventually I'll have to make the theories and here-say a reality. But for right now, I think that I will just have to pray for guidence, discernment, wisdom, and courage. So phantom reader, if you'll pray with and for me in what the God wants me to do, it would be very much appricated.

--MOOSE

Hi Everyone!

2006-01-31T10:14:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys~
This is Moose here! I thought that I'd give this whole "blogging" thing another try. So here I am...at the first post. We'll see if there's a second, and if there is...I am doing better at this "blogging" thing the first few dozen times I tried it. :)

So you may be thinking to yourself, "This poor child. His parents named him after a gigantic forest creature." Well, that's not really the case. My real name is, Mike..."Moose" is just a nickname. "Moose" is a nickname given to me by my mother. When we were kids, my mother called my sister "Honey Bunny" and I was "Moose." So why do I still use this childish nickname? Well...there are 240 billion people named "Mike" in the world and they all happen to be in the same room at the same time. So I go bye Moose to help people not be confused. And so if you are still confused...I take pity on you. :P

Also...I may post like a zillion times a day because I have nothing else to do. I work and that's about it. There's Bible study, but not much else. I don't have friends. Will you be my friend...? See...I'm being clingy...that's why I don't have friends. Now I am just rambling. I gotta go. Argh!