Soon, campus will be littered with thousands of these.

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Just thought I’d warn ya :).

I know the whole Matrix thing is kinda old (though I still love, and wish I could use, illustrations from the first movie). If the movies are old, dressing as Matrix characters for Halloween is even older. BUT, how many of you have gone to a halloween party, dressed as something, only to be converted by a “Smith” into another Smith mid-party, and then gone and converted another party goer into a Smith… and then had Neo show up, and have an amazing photographer capture the whole event on film???

Ya.. that’s what I thought.

(we just got these back from our Halloween party, months ago)

I found this via Noel. Just had to try it.

Judging by the answers, it would have been worse in high school and early college. I have actually gotten less nerdy.

I wrote this a while back, in a moment of “righteous” indignation. Found it tonight while working on my next message for the Rock (in two weeks). This has nothing to do with my message, but I just thought I’d share it anyway.

Everything that has a beginning has an end. Whether you have bought into the lies spewed by some that our world is 5 billion years old, or whether you believe your holy scriptures that tell us that the world is only several thousand years old; one day this world will come to an end and we will all stand before our God, our Master, our Creator, our Father. And when he asks you why he should let you dwell with him for the rest of eternity, there will be only one correct answer. “You shouldn’t.” No amount of self-motivated faith, no amount of good works, no amount charity, and certainly no record of attendance at worship services will ever outweigh the sins of our fathers; the transgressions of this world; will ever outweigh our sin, our transgressions. We are all guilty. And so I pray to my God that you have someone to vouch for you on that last day. I pray that God will have some reason of his own why he should let you spend the rest of eternity with him, because there is no worthy reason we can give.

Here is a second load of fun links for all you.

Phew, that was close. Rolling Stone accepts Bible ads. Almost had to call the attorney general and complain that my rights were trampled on. Actually the interesting thing about this is what Zondervan DIDN’T do, and that was raise a huge stink about it. They took the high ground, good work.

If you aren’t on the Web, you don’t exist. Interesting advice to churches. (hat tip Dan)

Animal-Human Hybrids Spark Controversy. And science scientists continue to frighten me. As my grandfather would say: “Damn clever, those Chinese.” (no offense to anyone from China, it’s just something my grandpa said that sent me into a fit of guilty laughter).

This guy is already in line for the next Star Wars. I’m not sure I want to give him the press for that… but man, the dedication.

Self defense with an umbrella or walking stick. This looks insanely useful hillarious.

Pat Blair, redesigned. You’re welcome buddy. Also, thanks to the creator of “Tiny red” from movablestyle, whose design this is loosely based off of.