I was reading a book about man brains today and it said boys like bullets – the points, not the shiny things that kill people people use to kill people. Real men like lists – so says the expert on men guy who wrote the book. So, in an effort to be more manly, not overcommunicate and get to bed faster, I give you my day in bullet points:
Up before dawn.
Taken to the airport by my friend Brian.
Flew to Atlanta and then Indianapolis.
Congested head nearly exploded at 30,000 feet…twice.
Paid extra for a rental car with GPS. I’m in love.
Drove from Indie to Greenfield, IN and checked into my hotel.
Shopped for a coat at Tractor Supply Company across the street. Too much cash for something I’ll rarely need.
Drove to the venue in Connsersville, IN, soundchecked, soft rocked, met loads of nice Midwesterners.
15 kids got help tonight.
Drove back to Greenville, bought some cough drops, NyQuil and lip balm on the way.
Read an e-mail from Brian saying I didn’t properly fill out my VISA application for the Uganda trip.
Found out Seth almost died and I decided to draw my kids as soon as I get home.
Watching Myth Busters while I type this. No, tongue piercings, it turns out, don’t increase your chances of being struck by lightning and yes, you can make a cannon out of a tree. Good to know.
Taking a swig of NyQuil and heading to bed riiiiiiiiiiiiiight now.
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Shaun Groves
Zach says:
A cannon! Out of a Tree! It seems they always work on the myths I’ve never heard…
And thanks for the step by step pictures of you taking a swig of NyQuil. It really helped me paint the picture of the great imagery. I do hope you feel better in the morning.
Jonathan says:
So I guess we now know for sure that God is not a man, otherwise the Bible would have been a lot shorter. I mean, it doesn’t have a single bullet list in it!
Also, Abraham Lincoln should have known that bullet lists would have made his speech better:
http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/
Rachel says:
“I was reading a book about man brains today…” Any post that starts this way is worth reading, I’d say.
I admire your ability to swig Nyquil. That stuff makes me gag and I can barely muscle down the liquid form. I’m grateful for the invention of gel caps.
Feel better, Shaun! (And check your e-mail…I have something to tell you!)
Katherine says:
I love bullet lists. Love them. Does that mean I have a man brain?
Bella Louisa says:
Shaun was great last night in Connersville, IN. Could not tell he had a cold when he was performing.
It was great partnering with you in ministry. Luke (Austin Daugherty) enjoyed opening for you.
Anyone in central Indiana…check out 88.1FM (WJCF) at 11:30am – 12:30pm…Shaun and Luke will be interviewed and play a few songs.
They are playing again tonight in Greenfield, IN at St. Michael’s Church.
Shaun, I wish we had known that you needed a coat…we would have brought one last night for you.
See you tonight…Bella Louisa
P.S. It is “Indy” (Indianapolis) not “Indie.” It is very easy to write it that way..especially with the indie movement. So, you can write that you are an indie in indy.
Kat says:
Hope you feel better soon.
We got GPS thing for Christmas and we LOVE it. We went on a family vacation after Christmas and our GPS (which we named Mandy) made our trip SO much easier. It probably saved us from some navigational discord too.
MamasBoy says:
I guess if guys were to read another guy’s diary, it would have to be bulleted to keep their attention long enough.
anon4him says:
hmm… maybe boys brains do work better for bullet points. Bullet points certainly aren’t helping me… I guess that’s because I tend to skim them, while if it were in paragraph form I would likely read every word. I do love the photo strip at the bottom though! Very nice!
Ragamuffin Music says:
Shaun – it was a true blessing to have you in Connersville last night. “Indie”… that’s music-speak!
Sure hope you actually went to sleep in Greenfield instead of Greenville (that’s in this whole other state…) Come back soon – we appreciate you very much!
ben stewart says:
I totally watched that episode, too! It still doesn’t make me want to pierce anything.