Changing Locations

To all my faithful readers, I have moved from blogger to wordpress.
I do like many of the blogger editing features, but they are also good in wordpress, and i like the designs better too, it also means i can keep my blog and my youth blog together.
So check out my new blog at
http://erich.wordpress.com
Thanks

Awkward

How amusing are buzzwords.
Lately I've been saying 'classic' a lot, I think I inherited it from a mate.
But one that's been doing the rounds with my youth is the word 'awkward' (first syllable is said falsetto). It's quite amusing, and I must admit, I have used it every now and then. One of the interesting things though is that it is often used when things aren't awkward.
It has replaced what people really feel, so instead of expressing themselves when uncomfortable, they say awkward, so it wont be awkward. Ironic.
On the topic of buzzwords, Awesome has totally lost its meaning. Everything is awesome these days.
Can you think of any other over used buzzwords?
(h/t Ypulse)

City back to normal

As a Manchester City fan, life always has its ups and downs. At the start of the season it seemed as if things were turning around for a large up and that trajectory was going to continue into the clouds. With Sven at the helm backed by millions, what else could you ask for.
And the dream was on, the start of the season saw city sitting in the top 4 until Christmas. Since then city have hit troubled waters, with less wins than the Rabittoh's (Well actually maybe one or two more). But we did do the double over ManUre for the first time in 38 years and the squad was building nicely. The turn in form can be partially due to suspensions, injuries and the down turn of form from one or two players.
But the news has been that Shinwatra (Club owner) wants to get rid of Eriksson who has guided city to their best points haul in the Premier League, secured a top 10 spot (which was the goal of the season) and has a young team growing in confidence and ability.
This situation is an absolute joke and make city yet again a laughing stock.
But am I surprised. NO!
This is what it is to be a City fan. Awesome one day, terrible the next. At least we won some silverware (FA Youth Cup, and possibly the National Academy League) this year, which is more than Arsenal and Liverpool can claim.
I would not be surprised to see City loose a whole heap of our talent (Elano, Petrov, Dunne, Richards, Johnson, Corluka)

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That's how I feel. Not so happy about it, need a decent day off and a surf.
The day off wont happen for a while either.
Prayer for energy would be great.

Who is the leader?

Just read an interesting article about youth today and their dislike of top-down authority and leadership structures and a preference for peer-peer leadership (which honestly I believe isn't leadership).
A few questions to pose:

• Who has the final say in the decision making process in peer-peer?
• Who is responsible for mistakes? (i.e. where does the buck stop)
• From the view of Christian leadership, how does this affect the way youth look to their leaders?
• What will it mean for a new leader to lead the kids they are responsible for if they have this idea of leadership?
• Will this emphasise the idea of Jesus as best buddy and reduce Jesus as Lord?
  

I have a few answers in my head but keen to see where discussion goes. Will post some thoughts in comments later.

Original Sin

I was going to do post on a book review I had to do for college.
The problem is Jumbo did one, and I couldn't do better, so check out his.

Premiership Prediction Procrastination

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Needed a break from work.
Thought I would appease my love of Football by throwing out some predictions.
It has been an exciting year in the English Premier League with what was looking to be an exciting finish for the title. But recent results 3-0 and 2-1 have left me with a sour taste of ManUre in my mouth. As much as it pains me to say it. I am fairly confident that Man Utd will win the Premiership this season despite having to go to the Bridge.
Regarding relegation, Derby have been gone for a long time. I am also of the view that Fulham are gone too, 4 points (effectively 5 with goal diff)is a lot to catch up at the bottom. Boro are now safe, as will Newcastle, after a Viduka goal earning Keegans first win since returning (would have liked to have seen them drop because the board and fans are a bunch of idiots for not staying with Big Sam). The final relegation spot is hard to pick, its a race between Wigan (31), Reading (31), Sunderland (30), Birmingham (27) and Bolton (26). Bolton have the guts to push hard, but I can't see where the goals will come from. Birmingham under McLeish seems to have the determination too. Its a hard call and I wont bore you with more analysis, so my vote lies with Bolton becoming the third team to be relegated at the end of the season.
As for my 'dearly beloved' (Driscoll has funny gripe about that kind of language) Man City, the New year has been depressing, from 4th to 9th currently, with only 2 League wins (The glory of the double against Utd and win last week v Spurs) Europe has been falling from our grasp. But only one point covers 6-9 so anything could happen. My optimistic final points tally for city is 60, and them mostly likely coming 6th, but could be more like 55 and coming 8th or 9th. But I will say 6th because that is where my heart lies.
You are all most likely bored and don't care and therefore will not have read this sentence but I'm cool with that. If only I could write book reviews as quick as this blog.

City Up + Surfing

I don't care how many rules for blogging I'm about to break, I'm just excited and feel like posting today, maybe its because I am really tired even after being hopped up on red bull or because of that tiredness, there is no possible way reading my book for doctrine review is going to happen and be profitable.
Today was great, I enjoyed a fun surf with some mates from college, the surf was bigger than the lake I was expecting, and for once I was glad that I was at Maroubra which seemed to be making the most of a small swell.
I was then treated to good news upon my return when I discovered that City had defeated Snotspurs 2-1, a result that ended a streak of 3 games without a win and rebooted the fight for a spot in Europe. Its also broken the bad form against the spurs with the first win since April 2003.
I reference to my tiredness again, it seems that surf + lunch = sleep. Oh well hopefully tonight will be productive after football training, bring on the fitness!

iTunes top 25

This is in response to Dave's blog.
I also have some disclaimers and explanations for the high count of certain songs and artists.
Often when I'm studying I like some more relaxing music so I play an album, the 3 most common being:

• Takk by Sigur Rós

• The Avalanche by Sufjan Stevens
  

• How we operate by Gomez

There would also be some garage hymnal songs in there too cause I've been dig'n them a lot recently, which is strange for me. But due to a day when it was on repeat for a while I reset the play count. I would also suspect this will change as I extend the duration of time in which I have collected this data (it only been since December and many albums have been added recently too, like I'm Only A Man by Emery, which I am loving at the moment).
But here is my top 25 anyway:

1. O Praise Him (All This for a King) - David Crowder Band
2. It's Too Late - Evermore
3. Takk... - Sigur Rós
4. Hoppípolla - Sigur Rós
5. Glósóli - Sigur Rós
6. Með Blóðnasir - Sigur Rós
7. Dear Mr. Supercomputer - Sufjan Stevens
8. Notice - Gomez
9. Transparanoia (iTunes Originals Version) - Something for Kate
10. Feeding the Birds and Hoping for Something In Return - Something for Kate
11. Animals - Sparkadia
12. Running - Evermore
13. Chicago (Multiple Personality Disorder Version) - Sufjan Stevens
14. Dreams Call Out To Me - Evermore
15. Real Life - Evermore
16. Hamoa Beach - Gomez
17. Girlshapedlovedrug - Gomez
18. All Alone - The Lyrical Madmen
19. In My Eyes - Rufio
20. Sé Lest - Sigur Rós
21. Gong - Sigur Rós
22. Deja Vú - Something For Kate
23. Souvenir - Something For Kate
24. Inaugural Pop Music for Jane Margaret Byrne - Sufjan Stevens
25. No Man's Land - Sufjan Stevens

Hump Day Prayers #24

It's a little late, but here are some prayers.

• Those who have graduated from college this past year and their ministries around Sydney and the world.
• Fresh band this Friday, would be an encouraging performance for the crew.
• College work, esp. Greek and doctrine book review.

Thanks