i have two questions, however.

1. how long did it take these students to choreograph this?
2. how did they get the students out of class and all in their dorm at the same time to practice and perform this? – that might be even more impressive.

UPDATE: I found another cool college dorm room light video. this time: snake game.

Morgan Freeman stars in this movie about a United States Congressman’s daughter who is kidnapped while she is at school. i don’t want to go into too much of the movie because it is one of those movies where there are a lot of little details, and they all get put together at the end of the movie and it gets wrapped up and put in a box with a pretty bow on top.

i really liked this movie.  this is one of those movies that just when you think you’ve got it figured out, the movie turns and switches things up on you. you’ve really got to stay on  your toes and pay attention when you watch this one. those are the kinds of movies i like. they suck you in and make you feel like you’re a part of the movie. 

i’m a fan of Morgan Freeman. he’s great in everything he’s played in. if you’ve never seen this movie, rent it. it is a great way to spend an evening at home.

2. heading up to raft the Ocoee river in Tennessee with Callie’s family tomorrow. i’m freaking excited. the only problem that i’ve thought of is there is no way for me to take my new camera with us on the raft so i can take pictures. dang.

3. Callie has been feeling a little sick the past couple of days. nothing major. just a normal cold – sore throat, stuffy nose, cough. well, we got her some medicine last night for it and this morning, my throat was a little scratchy. i took some of that nasty junk we bought for her and haven’t had a problem all day. i hope it stays that way.

4. IMPACT is wrapping up today. IMPACT has been one of my favorite camps to participate in for the past few years. it’s a strange group up there. most everyone only sees each other for one week out of the summer, but every year you come back, new people are there and everyone is one big happy family. i know that sounds really cheesy but that’s what it is. if you don’t like it, scram.

however, this year, i wasn’t able to go to IMPACT. i felt like staying home and working at my job and being with my wife and being able to afford the new house we just moved into was slightly more important than being at IMPACT. i really did miss it this week, but i know that everyone that was there had a great time and was able to “impact” some students for Jesus – you can bet your life on it!

i got this email in the middle of the night last night.

netflix told me in this email that i could forward it to my friends and family so they could enjoy one free month of the netflix experience. so, if you want it – let me know. shoot me an email at ericrosby [at] gmail [dot] com and i’ll hook you up. better act fast! quantities are limited!

hopefully, when i’m 49, i won’t be like this man:

NH man arrested for the 153rd time to plead guilty

be jealous.

i’ve never done this before leading up to my birthday but i wondered this weekend if there were any notable events that happened on my birthday. so, i went to the source of knowledge for all things – google.

turns out, June 3 had a lot of interesting things happen that day. for instance:

in 1539, explorer Hernando de Soto claims the territory of Florida for Spain and just one year later in 1540, de Soto becomes the first European to cross the Appalachian Mountain. on June 3, 1875, Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone voice transmission. in 1946, the United States Supreme Court ruled on June 3 that segregation on buses is unconstitutional. also in 1946, the first bikini was displayed in Paris. the first United States Air Force Academy graduation was held on June 3, 1959 and in 1964, the Rolling Stones began their first US tour. in 1976 Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” goes gold while the US receives the oldest known copy of the Magna Carta.

4 Nobel Prize winners share my birthday as well as some other pretty notable people:

1808 – Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America
1956 – Brad Nessler, American Sports Broadcaster
1967 – Anderson Cooper, American reporter, journalist and anchorman
1976 – Jamie McMurray, American NASCAR driver 
1977 – Az-Zahir Hakim, American football player
1977 – Travis Hafner, American baseball player
1986 – Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player
1986 – Al Horford, American basketball player 

and for those of you who’ve always wanted your birthday to be a holiday, celebrate with me. Confederate Memorial Day - only observed in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Louisiana on June 3.

for some reason, i think its hilarious when the comment has absolutely nothing to do with the blog post. reprinted from yesterday’s comments…

1. My Amazing Weight Loss Story says:

   May 28, 2009 at 8:02 pm  (Edit)

   Thanks for posting, I really liked your newest post. I think you should post more frequently, you obviously have talent for blogging!

so here’s my suggestion. if you’re going to spam a blog and comment on a particular post, try to make it not seem like spam. seriously. take some initiative, do some leg work, and don’t be obvious you’re spam.

2. IMPACT student camp is next week and i’m slightly bummed i’m not going to be there. however, since Callie and i moved into our new house, it’s a little more important to me to continue working and making money so we can keep our house, than to not get paid and be kicked out of our house. i know… jacked up priorities. forgive me.

3. in case you haven’t heard, my birthday is next week. birthdays are fun. i enjoy them. especially mine. next weekend all of Callie’s family is going white water rafting on the Ocoee River and i’m going too. i freakin love WWR! i’m probably approaching my 9th or 10th time on the Ocoee River but every time i go is a blast! if you’re planning a rafting trip this summer, check out High Country Adventures. these guys are the best! and i mean that.

4. other birthday ideas: i really like this Baltimore Orioles logo. i don’t know why. i guess the oriole looks “cute”. i’d dig a hat with this guy on there. also yesterday i found this – the WWE Royal Rumble Complete Anthology Vol 1-4. 20 years of Royal Rumble pay-per-views on DVD. every match, every over-the-top-rope battle royale. that would sure bring back some memories from my childhood when we used to have people over after church on Sunday nights and order the pay-per-views. those were great days. church, lunch, nap, church, wrestling, bed. man, i miss those days. Callie doesn’t like wrestling. i bet if someone bought me that, she’d put it on ebay and get money for it while i was at work. 

but sometimes, my music is boring and lame. yesterday as i was driving home, i realized that i’m in one of my moods and my music sucks. i need new stuff. 

so, i’m asking the following question. if could only listen to one artist for the rest of your existence, who would it be?

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and if you still need help with finding a gift to give me for my birthday, here’s some more ideas.

Yes, Please.

Absolutely.

Hook me up!

Fugutive thinks outside bun in 2-county chase

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in case you still do not know what you can get me for my birthday next week, here’s another option.