Brennan?

New Job

2007-10-25T09:41:00.000-07:00

I have come to realize in my new role I really do the work of 3 full time jobs...here's a brief glimpse of them

Technical Director

Student Ministries Director

Webmaster

IT Support

Programming "support"

That's a glimpse....Somewhere in there I'm supposed to have a social life....

Rejected Childresn Book TItles-These Never Get Old

2007-06-01T23:07:00.000-07:00

Rejected Children's Book Titles:

1. Strangers Have the Best Candy

2. The Little Sissy Who Snitched

3. Some Kittens Can Fly!

4. Kathy Was So Bad Her Mom Stopped Loving Her

5. The Attention Deficit Disorder Association's Book
of Wild Animals of North Amer-- Hey! Let's Go Ride Our
Bikes!

6. The Kid's Guide to Hitchhiking

7. You Are Different and That's Bad

8. Dad's New Wife Larry

9. POP! Goes the Hamster...and Other Great Microwave
Games

10. Curious George and the High Voltage Fence

11. The Boy Who Died From Eating All His Vegetables

12. Things Rich Kids Have, But You Never Will

13. The Care Bears Maul Some Campers and Are Shot Dead

14. How to Become the Dominant Military Power in Your
Elementary School

15. Controlling the Playground: Respect Through Fear

16. What Is That Dog Doing to That Other Dog?

17. Why Can't Mr. Fork and Ms. Electrical Outlet Be
Friends?

18. Bi-Curious George

19. Daddy Drinks Because You Cry

20. Grandpa Went to Hell

Where is God?

2007-04-04T13:38:00.000-07:00

Brennan likes this one...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ENp7c6TtBHk

A Guide to Proper Etiquette in the Men's Restroom

2007-03-22T13:19:00.000-07:00

Ever since man crawled out of the primordial ooze, he has built himself structures to contain the processes of bodily waste removal. These have been known as "restrooms," "bathrooms," "outhouses," "commodes," "men's rooms," and several other names. As with any exclusive organization, wholly half the human race aren't allowed through the door, and a number of exceedingly complicated customs have arisen to maintain a sense of order and dignity.

General rules:

Don't talk to somebody you don't know. You may chat quietly with an acquaintance, but must absolutely not call attention to yourself.
A quick glance in the mirror is permissible, but absolutely don't spend a significant time arranging hair, clothing, etc. Zit popping is only permissible after checking to see nobody else is around.
No profanity of any kind. This is reserved for locker rooms, only.
If you must wait, form a single-file line, ragged, and be sure to keep looking around. Read graffiti.
Graffiti rules:
All graffiti is anonymous. If there's any chance somebody can trace your graffiti back to you, don't do it.
Writing graffiti in the open section of the bathroom is only acceptable if nobody can see you. Writing in the stalls is similarly acceptable.
If the bathroom is sufficiently public, feel free to insult different ethnic/racial/sexual groups. If the bathroom is used by a small few, restrain comments to amusing anecdotes or chit-chat about secretaries. If visiting dignitaries from other companies or the government may tend to use the bathroom, graffiti is forbidden.
Traditionally, all pictures feature women in various states of undress. Modern standards often include portions of male anatomy, discretely placed. Homosexual graffiti is generally frowned upon but is gaining popularity.
Pictures must only be drawn in toilet stalls.
Any sufficiently interesting graffiti will be painted over by the management of the bathroom.
Urinal rules:
Given a string of unoccupied urinals, you must choose one on the outside. When one outside urinal is occupied, use the other side, then middle. Avoid standing directly next to somebody at all costs.
For example, given seven urinals, here are acceptable configurations:
```
  X......  (X == occupied, . == empty)
 X.....X
 X..X..X
 X.X.X.X
 XXX.X.X <--- These are only acceptable when significant
 XXX.XXX <--- "privacy" dividers are available. If the
 XXXXXXX <--- urinals aren't divided, use a toilet.
```
Always look at the wall. Looking down means you're obsessed or don't know what you're doing. Looking at other people is threatening.
Flushing is optional. Over time, the water will become a rich orange. At this point, flushing is mandatory.
Don't start unzipping until you're protected by the privacy of the urinal. Don't step back until you've thoroughly shaken off and closed your pants again.
Toilet rules:
Reduce noise at all costs. Grunting is not acceptable.
Always flush.
When you find an unflushed toilet, leave it alone and use another.
Special cases:
Some university dormitories have co-ed bathrooms. New rules apply for dealing with the females.
- Never, ever, comment on how they look in the morning.
- Don't ask what the little wastebasket is for.
- If urinals are present, only use them when absolutely no females are around. If you are noticed by a female, try your best to ignore her presence until you're dressed again.
Port-O-Let's and similar constructions are evil. Use them only if absolutely no other option is available.
In the woods, far from civilization, restrooms typically aren't available. Get behind sufficient growth that you are completely invisible to the remainder of your party, before you begin. Check carefully that you aren't near any sort of animal or insect den. Ants are especially bad. If you forgot toilet paper, bring a leaf identifying guide. Poison oak makes a poor substitute.

All to common occurance...

2007-02-25T20:18:00.000-08:00

The Joys of the city

2007-02-14T20:44:00.000-08:00

In the past few days I've had two experiences that truly only come with living in the city

First, On my way to a show friday night, the red line caught fire...We were still underground and the whole tunnel was full of smoke. The funny part was the difference between the tourist and the locals. As soon as the doors opened the tourists bolted for the stairs. The rest of us stayed on the train for a minute, then stepped off to get a better look...haha

Second, on my way to class day I got bushwhacked by a fiendish puddle... I was stepping off the curb into what looked like a pile of snow. Well as soon as my foot hit I broke right through the snow into a puddle about 8" deep. Needless to say my shoes, socks, and feet were very cold and wet the rest of the day.

Now I'm of to enjoy my 4 day weekend!

Pressing Issue

2007-02-01T20:16:00.000-08:00

Everyone needs to go out and buy the new Norah Jones CD...don't itunes it...don't do that to yourself....go buy the actual cd and revel in it's sonic goodness

A Long Overdue Update

2007-01-20T09:31:00.000-08:00

So it's been like a month..I'm a slacker I know. So here is my break in a nutshell

First week back was the gig in broomfield. Considering I lost 2 days because of the blizzard things went well. I put in just shy of 90 hours in 6 days and didn't get home til 5am Christmas morning. Such is the life.... The technical side of the show was incredible, however the musical side was somewhat "lacking," they didn't know their music. Here's a few pictures

Yea, so that was fun. The week after Christmas was spent getting ready for the High School NYE Lock-in. Then came lock-in. we had double the kids we were expecting and were almost overwhelmed, but it was a blast!!
After we recovered it was time for Jason and Elizabeth to move. It was a sad day, but they're in a better place now (aka...only 2 hours from me!) The rest of my break was spent hanging out with friends, working a little at Life Bridge, and generous amounts of time in the hot tub.

And now I'm back in Chicago and life is good, classes start Monday and I'm quite excited about that!

And last but not least, and the bestest (yes it's a word) news of all is that I'll soon be working for Willow Creek. I'll be handling a large chunk of their tech needs for services, ordering new gear, maintenance, and anything else that needs to be done. We're still working out the details and my exact responsibilities. The hours are rather flexible and I "have to" go to the main campus a couple times a month...oh darn!

Well I must go and have a real life now.

B

rock on

2006-12-20T06:25:00.000-08:00

So for the past 2 weeks i forgot my password for this thing...go me

2006-11-29T13:00:00.001-08:00

http://www.chrisroyer.com/fallleague/index.html

Frisbee hapiness!

Cuss words

2006-11-16T21:43:00.000-08:00

Million Dollar Baby
I love this movie and completely hate it!! Every time I watch it I always think that THIS TIME, she's not going to break her neck, THIS TIME shes gonna kick the crap out of the other girl. But nooooo....every time it is the same thing. How like life....

I swear this movie is like a chick flick for guys.

"and then he walked out...I dont think He had anything left"

Save the rainforest!!

2006-11-12T16:34:00.000-08:00

Conversation with Michelle ad lib

I also took 7 rolls of toilet paper from camp
Brennan: 7 Rolls? just in case?
Michelle: nope 'cause I hate buying it
Brennan any reason in praticular?
Michelle: it's stupid.
Michelle you can only use it once
Brennan: haha oh wow
Michelle annnndddd girls use twice as much as boys

And this is why we get along!

Conversations with a liberal

2006-11-07T14:06:00.000-08:00

[14:37] Jen Wilson: What?
[15:48] burning4god03: in good conscience, can a vegetarian feed her dog dog food?
[15:48] Jen Wilson: Dog food doesn't have meat in it.
[15:49] burning4god03: oh yes it does
[15:49] Jen Wilson: Unless you buy dog food with meat in it.
[15:49] Jen Wilson: Not all of it.
[15:49] burning4god03: almost all dog food does
[15:49] Jen Wilson: Operative word being almost.
[15:49] burning4god03: right,
[15:49] Jen Wilson: Although I don't see why a vegetarian couldn't feed her dog dog food.
[15:49] Jen Wilson: I mean, she probably still makes meat for her family if they choose to eat it.
[15:49] Jen Wilson: Even as a vegetarian I cook meat for my friends and family
[15:49] burning4god03: and there in lies the moral deliema
[15:49] burning4god03: your a vegetarian?
[15:49] Jen Wilson: And dogs have to eat meat or they're unhealthy.
[15:49] Jen Wilson: Yes, you knew that.
[15:49] Jen Wilson: Well, I was.
[15:50] Jen Wilson: Now I'm just an elitist.
[15:50] burning4god03: como se what?
[15:50] Jen Wilson: Elitist... elite... I only eat high quality, special meat.
[15:50] burning4god03: you only eat meat bred as a superior race
[15:50] Jen Wilson: That has been fed an all vegetarian diet, no steroids, etc.
[15:50] burning4god03: basically organic right
[15:50] Jen Wilson: RIght.
[15:51] burning4god03: we can be friends
[15:51] Jen Wilson: lol
[15:51] burning4god03: i try and do that to
[15:51] burning4god03: it taste better
[15:51] Jen Wilson: It does.
[15:51] Jen Wilson: And it's sooooo much more healthy.
[15:51] burning4god03: but ok, say you were hard core anti cruelty, anti animal killing etc
[15:51] burning4god03: yea it is!
[15:51] Jen Wilson: I am.
[15:52] burning4god03: ok, so if a dog must eat meat to survive, and dog food has "bad meat" in it, can a person feed it to their dog
[15:52] burning4god03: cause one one hand, animals are being killed if you feed your dog
[15:52] burning4god03: and on the other, if you dont feed your dog the food, its going to die
[15:53] Jen Wilson: If a person is that fanatic about animal rights, they'd go to a place like the Co-Op in Boulder and buy organic, natural dog food.
[15:53] Jen Wilson: It's not hard to get good stuff for animals.
[15:53] Jen Wilson: Pharmica in Boulder is another organic supermarket.
[15:53] burning4god03: so does natural dog food have like mt lions and other natrual prey to the wild dog?
[15:54] Jen Wilson: haha mtn lions aren't natural prey to any dog.
[15:54] burning4god03: which in that case, whose going out and hunting these animals
[15:54] Jen Wilson: Hunters, I imagine.
[15:54] Jen Wilson: But I'm sure they come from free-range cattle herds.
[15:54] burning4god03: but thats killing a wild animal! haven't you seen Bambi!
[15:54] Jen Wilson: They're not wild animals.
[15:54] Jen Wilson: It's still beef.
[15:54] Jen Wilson: Cattle aren't wild, even if they're free range.
[15:55] burning4god03: i don't think I've ever seen a pack of dogs hunt down a cow
[15:55] Jen Wilson: I never said anything about what they eat.
[15:55] Jen Wilson: And dogs aren't wild. They're domestic.
[15:55] Jen Wilson: Stray dogs that become wild normally eat out of trash cans.
[15:55] Jen Wilson: Wolves eat deer, yes, but people don't own wolves.
[15:55] Jen Wilson: And those that do feed them raw beef.
[15:56] burning4god03: but domestic dogs were once wolves
[15:56] Jen Wilson: Once, yea.
[15:56] burning4god03: before we humans took them into bondage and made them our pets!
[15:56] Jen Wilson: Yes.
[15:56] Jen Wilson: Well done.
[15:56] Jen Wilson: And what's done can't be undone.
[15:56] burning4god03: we're bastards jen!
[15:56] Jen Wilson: Yea.
[15:56] Jen Wilson: For a lot more reasons than that.
[15:57] burning4god03: yea, dont even get me going on teflon!
if you were that fanatical about animals, then i would make fun of you a little bit
[15:57] Jen Wilson: DAMN it...! My thumb is bleeding
[15:58] burning4god03: look out for a pack of domestic wolves, they'll eat you
[15:58] Jen Wilson: haha
[15:58] Jen Wilson: It huuuuuurts

Thats the way uh huh

2006-11-05T18:11:00.000-08:00

So I should probably have something clever and witty to write...but I got nothing other than this...

I "woke up" this morning and for some reason was hungry. I was like "hmm...what shall I eat? Oh I know the Spicy italian sausage I cooked for dinner a mere 8 hours ago. " So I ate it.

4 hours later, the sausage was not a good idea. lets just say there was pain.

b

Global Warming...Fact or Pirate?

2006-10-28T13:15:00.000-07:00

For all my canadian fans

2006-10-26T19:53:00.000-07:00

Wow, I dont quite know what to make of this...

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-10-26T202205Z_01_N26390416_RTRUKOC_0_US-CRIME-CANADA-USA.xml&WTmodLoc=IntNewsHome_C2_worldNews-4

My casa

2006-10-25T16:01:00.000-07:00

Here's the view from my place... I figured I'd post the pictures somewhere since i said I would do it a month ago...

B

Anyone got marshmellows?

2006-10-24T17:43:00.000-07:00

So today there was a big fire dowtown, the whole building was destroyed!! So me being a guy what do I do? I go take pictures of it! In the process of my picture taking, I walk down and ally and about 8 seconds later I feel a hand around my arm and I'm being spun around into the face of this cop...aka the scariest woman ever! she said i couldnt walk down the ally. That was that...

So enjoy

Are we there yet?

2006-10-24T13:08:00.000-07:00

[15:00] dancinlew16: oh i dare you to get a tat of that
[15:00] dancinlew16: on your butt cheek
[15:00] burning4god03: i'll pass
[15:00] burning4god03: exit on one cheek, only on the other
[15:00] dancinlew16: no
[15:00] dancinlew16: butterfly wings
[15:01] dancinlew16: so when you squeeze it flutters
[15:01] burning4god03: oh my gosh
[15:01] dancinlew16: good idea i know

Ladies and gentleman....my sister

B

like famous or something

2006-10-22T10:00:00.000-07:00

It's official, I now have one of the most popular videos on google. Thats right me, Mr. Brennan Wilkins am a movie star being seen around the world. What movie you ask? It would be the one where my good friend Don pours rubbing alcohol on my head...the funny part was that it had just been shaven and I had suffered several head wounds. And how famous am I you ask? I have the 250,117th most popular video!!!! Whooo movin on up!

You can watch it here...comments encouraged
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1290370498247801767&hl=en

B

Hmmm...

2006-10-18T21:54:00.000-07:00

Tonight, for no appearant reason I became curious as to whether or not deodorent had instructions.

I went to my bathroom, grabbed my newly purchased deodorant and to my dismay it said this
" Directions- Use under arms only"

I want to know something...what genius decided to try and place this on his toungue, or eyeball, or chest....come on people!

B

What are big brothers for!

2006-10-16T23:28:00.000-07:00

My little brother, Tanner, attended his first highschool dance. Here is a photo of him and his date. Man I feel old.

In other news. I started a seperate site for all my videos. Http://brennansvideos.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

B

This is addicting

2006-10-14T19:25:00.000-07:00

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7435806154279150962 - Dating, relationships, mistakes

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=123415074404151914 - What happens when you die?

A Blind Date gone horribly wrong!

2006-10-12T10:49:00.000-07:00

New Quote of the Day

2006-10-10T22:16:00.000-07:00

"I'm not the type of person whose going to cold-cock someone with Jesus"

- Me, referring to street evangelism

B

2006-10-07T10:50:00.001-07:00

Cats a evil....they gave me a cold or something.

In other news...Tonight is the super fancy dinner...mmm. I also found the best ice cream ever! Ben and Jerrys Turtle soup....aka ice cream with chocolate coverd cashews.

nap time..
B

Brennan's humble beginings.

2006-10-05T22:27:00.000-07:00

My first "real" Video

It's good to be a kid sometimes!

2006-10-02T20:03:00.000-07:00

So tonight was soo cool! Im sitting in class and its starts to thunder... then sprinkle..then rain a little. As I got of the train to walk home, it unleashed! It was a delige from heaven. So what do I do? Go out and run around in it, jump in puddles, dance a lil, all why wearing the biggest smile ever. I walking by people huddled under overhangs, as I'm getting blown around by the wind! It was awesome, its so fun to get to be a kid with reckless abandon!

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

B

Heck Yes!

2006-10-01T09:57:00.000-07:00

OH MY GOODNESS!
Today was the first official service for Willow Creek- Chicago. It was incredible....3,500 people...for the first service EVER! The production was incredible, the sound: awesome, and Bill Hybels nailed it!

Ok Im happy and definently found a new church that feels like home!

B

-edit-

You know...I realized something today...something really good... This may sound all sappy and cheesey, but who cares...
I realized that even though the beggining of the summer really sucked, and the rest of it was non stop madness, life is really really good. I'm happy where I am, in life. I'm in a better spot with God than I've been in years, I find myself wanting more and more, and really trying to focus on what he has for me. I can finnally play frisbee again, something I really really love to do. and I've gotten to reconnect with the friends I had to abruptly leave last year, as well as I've made a really really good friend! School is finally getting a little harder, which is good because I don't feel like im wasting money. So yea, thats the tip of the iceberg...whoo hoo

Wow I feel old!

2006-09-30T16:02:00.000-07:00

So I think I'm officially old. I spent time this afternoon budgeting out my income, researching my IRA, and checking out some short term investments....oh geez. Although, the good news is, If i keep up what im doing (only putting in $3,000 a year, which is the max) for only another 5 years, It will be worth a little over 1 million when I retire.....being old isnt so bad I guess!!!

In other news...
- Watched a movie last night, and by that I mean I sat and talked through the whole thing!
-frisbee today ruled! it was slightly muddy and the grass was damp...you can only imagine the chaos!
- My mom is coming to visit on thursday, that means i have to like reaalllllyy clean my condo..oy
-It getting cold, and that means I can wear a hoodie again!
- I'm an amazing cook!
- I'm trying to figure out what I want to do for spring break and next summer. Anyone have suggestions?

Well now its laundry time...oh how I love laundry

B

Back to skool..back to skool

2006-09-27T13:03:00.000-07:00

So, is it a bad thing im only 4 weeks into the semester and I'm already to the point of mkaing up papers?

In other news, frisbee rules!

Story of the day.
So I'm in the bathroom doing my thing, rocking to some tunes, you know the usual. So as I go to "finsih up" I notice my roll of toilet paper is out. So I think to myself "no worries, I have more under the sink." So I reach in, grab a roll, go to tear a little bit of and what is there....SINGLE PLY SANDPAPER! Seriously, I think a gnome snuck into my bathroom and switched out my plush, soft, triple ply roll of goodness...for 400 grit sand paper...

Oy, the things that can throw off your day ;-)....

B

The Sox Game

2006-09-24T19:03:00.000-07:00

So I got called on a whim to go to the sox game. I went with some other audio majors and figured they would be upper deck seats. I meet them at the park and find out our seats are first row right behind the bullpen! They were INCREDIBLE. A homerun was hit about 3 rows righ above me...we were on tv.

So here's some pictures

The view from our seats

So they run around the bases right?

The 4 of us...

Were these guys for real??

New book

2006-09-22T14:39:00.000-07:00

Im reading a new book. It's called Praise Habit by Dave Crowder. My good buddy Don reccomended it. It is awesome. Everyone should read it.

In other news, I the office is the funniest show on TV, alomst to the point of pants wetting. Everyone should watch it.

Yea, thats about it right now.

B

Money Well Spent

2006-09-19T21:53:00.000-07:00

I was bored in class today and decided to figre out how much It cost me per minute to sit in class...It's depressing..

84 cents PER MINUTE. That's almost a dollar!

Wow, so I think it cost me 3 dollars to figure that out.

B

What is Church

2006-09-19T21:46:00.000-07:00

Juarez 2006

2006-09-19T21:07:00.000-07:00

OOOO This is neat

2006-09-19T08:31:00.000-07:00

New blog..should be fun...dont know what to post...vince is happy.

B