It’s so awesome - every seat has it’s own television and it’s own remote control. Plus every channel I love! The six hour flight flew by (well as much as it will fly by when you’re in a very small space). I watched college football, college basketball, Food Network, BBC America and some VH1 Classic.
I know, I’m easy to please. But really, I would have watched TV all day anyways whether I was on a plane or at home.
Last night I went with some friends to a Christmas program at a small Baptist church outside Birmingham. They really did do a great job and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Problem is - there were entirely too many things that I found funny during the production. I’ve never behaved well during church but last night I was having issues.
Now I’m going to list the funny moments from last night but I want to preface by saying, I am in no way making fun of the performance or their intent. It was very heartfelt and moving - but there were just some things I could not ignore.
Funny Moment #1: Remember this?
Well they tried to recreate this last night. But instead of nuns, they looked like Benedictine monks. They did a pretty good job except the monk that was holding the “hal” of “hal-le-lu-jah” kept losing his place and half the time didn’t even put it up. It was as if he had fallen asleep on stage.
Funny Moment #2: The choir director bounced more than a kangaroo on a pogo stick while he was leading the choir. The faster the choir got, the higher he bounced and the more his arms flew. Reminded me a bit of my Uncle Ronald and his choir directing style. (Love you!)
Funny Moment #3: That same choir director did a solo of “White Christmas” in the middle of the production. It wouldn’t have been so bad but he slid up to the right note almost every time a phrase started. And then, he didn’t exactly stay on pitch. But all the old ladies in the congregation were swooning. I think he has a fan base.
Funny Moment #4: There was a sign language interpreter that sat at the front of the church and signed the entire program - music, skits and all. She did an awesome job - up until “Carol of the Bells.” The choir was singing so fast that she couldn’t keep up and finally she threw her hands up in the air and stopped. She told her audience that it kept repeating and she hoped they got the gist.
Funny Moment #5: At the end of the last song, the entire place went black. No lights, no nothing. All of a sudden a black light comes on and each and every choir member was wearing white gloves that glowed in the dark. It was a little freaky. It looked like some cracked out mimes. And they were supposed to be doing hand movements but I never could figure it out.
Funny Moment #6: After the program, they had an invitation time for people to make professions of faith. Of course they did, it’s a Baptist church after all. As we were singing, the preacher kept preaching and yelling over the crowd. “Don’t be afraid, give it to Jesus!” “I know someone out there wants to come down here!” “You need to pray the sinner’s prayer! Don’t be afraid to do it!” Not intimidating at all.
We sang for a solid EIGHT minutes before he finally let us quit and realized no one was coming. He looked mighty disappointed but lightened up considerably when they announced the offering take for the night.
I really don’t mean to look for funny things during church but these you couldn’t miss. I promise I didn’t laugh out loud. I kept it all on the inside. And I have to believe that God has a sense of humor. Otherwise I’m in deep trouble.
I think I’m done with my Christmas shopping. Awesome!
Now I can actually enjoy the rest of the holidays. Malls at Christmas just stress me out. Mom likes to absorb the atmosphere but I find that same atmosphere rather suffocating.
I’m looking forward to the cold weather this weekend, not having to go shopping for anything and the fact that my stitches come out on Monday. Woo!
So I’ve been laid up quite a bit this week on the couch and unfortunately for me, television stinks right now. Between the writer’s strike in Hollywood and daytime talk shows, there is nothing on except Food Network. And when your stomach isn’t feeling exactly okay, Food Network is not what you want to watch.
So instead, ’tis the season for sappy holiday movies. I can’t stop myself from watching them! Whether it be on Hallmark Channel or ABC Family or Lifetime, there is always one playing and I always seem to catch it at the beginning.
And I, of course, get sucked into them everytime even though the plotline never changes. It’s either someone finding true love at Christmas; rebuilding their life after a tragedy; or some really bad adaptation of “A Christmas Carol.” Complete with cute kids, cute pets, unrealistic circumstances and snow in Los Angeles.
And they are so sappy! And me, being the sap I am, cries at every single one of them. I am starting to feel emotionally void from all the crying.
Maybe I should just block those channels on my TV so that I don’t even have the option of flipping by it.
Saturday, December 29th, 2007
