Random Stuff

I went to a band concert for my former high school band tonight. I was pleasantly surprised by their performance. Considering the fact that a very strong senior class left last year(my class), a lot of people thought the band would go way downhill. They actually turned out a descent performance. The concert bands performed a number of band transcriptions of orchestral pieces. The jazz band also performed some good old classics. One of the pieces called, "Leap Frog," by Joe Garland(a famous jazz pianist) is actually played during pregame at FSU football games. I wanted to chant out "FSU" during the song.

After the concert I went out to eat with some of my friends from high school. They are all in college now like me. We were telling various stories from our respective schools and they told me all about the parties they went to. I am always amazed by how much time college students waste on partying. What surprises me more is how much money college students(and Americans for that matter) spend on alcohol. Billions of dollars are spent on alcohol every year in America. Plus some of my friends from high school love getting drunk and not knowing what they're doing. Blah. I am glad that I have made a commitment to stay away from that.

Tonight the Chicago Cubs won their second straight game! Hooray! Unfortunately, tommorrow Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood is pitching and the game is on national television. I say it's unfortunate because I'll be in summer school class during the game. B00. Maybe I'll record it. The only reason I said that was because I'm a huge Cubs fan. The great news is I get to see Greg Maddux pitch next Wednesday against the Marlins! Maddux is probably one of the most commanding pitchers in the major leagues and a future hall of famer. Yes...

Tonight the Da Vinci Code premiered in France. Sadly, the critics did not have good reviews for the movie. I'm depressed...

Not really. I heard on the news that the audience actually hissed during the credits. However, I am somewhat interested in seeing it because then I won't have to read the book and I'll understand what people are talking about. It may even give me a chance to witness to non-Christians who may misunderstand Christianity. One reminder for everyone, before you criticize the book or the movie, read the cover of the book and take a look at the small white print. It reads: A Novel. So don't take the book or movie too seriously because it's fictional. The author Dan Brown has even said it's fictional. One idea I liked from my pastor in Tally is to go watch the movie as a congregation and then discuss it afterwards. The important thing is to maintain a positive attitude about the whole thing. Thousands of people around the world are watching Christians to see how they react. We do not want to ruin our witness.