My Top Five Best Puns About Sarah

I enjoy puns, I have made a lot of puns about my fiance Sarah Card, I reuse them and they get funnier and funnier with age.Here are my 5 favorite puns about her name.

1. Deal with it Card. I use this one a lot, I have to be careful not to use it when she is actually upset though.

2. Que Sarah, Sarah. This one is hard to bring up in conversation but well worth it when it is able to be used.

3. What a nice birthday Card. I use this one on Sarah's birthday and I think it gets funnier every year.

4. You are well 'suited' for the job. Again hard to use but delightful.

5. You need to be dealt with. I usually make this one after Sarah has made a pun. She groans but I think it's hilarious.

I have made so many more over the 3 and a half years we have been together and I have no intention of stopping... I really have know idea how she deals with me. I'm surprised she hasn't clubbed me, she could bury me with a spade, but she has a wonderful heart and she let me put a diamond on her finger.

All the best
Andrew

How to Woo the Ladies (A Beginners Guide)

I have been in a relationship with the incredible Miss Sarah for over three years now, this seems like a lot of time to figure out how to be good at a relationship but I still manage to mess things up, I doubt I will ever master this art but I will pass along the little pieces I have picked up in my time. Here is my contribution to future generations of males.

1. She is a lady. Treat her as such. - This is not meant to be sexist or anything like that but guys be gentlemen. Open doors for her, don't swear or be crude in front of her. This will make her feel special and it is a good habit to be in. Politeness is key.

2. You don't need to fix all her problems - So she had a rough day at school or work and she is telling you about it, don't hop in with advice and things that you can do for her. Let her talk about it. Sometimes having someone listen is all she needs.

Why men shouldn't give advice

3. Little things mean a lot - Pick her up something, it doesn't have to be a huge present, just something to remind her that you are thinking of her. Make her a nice dinner for no reason. She will feel so special.

4. Tell her she is beautiful - Tell her when she looks pretty, pick out something about her that looks nice and tell her. Complementing her on her hair can make all the difference. Remind her how pretty she is.

5. Better yourself for her  - I don't mean changing your personality to suit her better I mean better yourself. Strive to be the best you can be, not just for her but for yourself and possibly one day your children. A relationship should strengthen both members, don't become complacent and lazy, work towards becoming a better man.

Sarah and I

Top Ten Wonderful Things About My Fiance Mrs. Sarah Card (and the future Mrs. Bullock)

*Not in the right order

1. She is so funny. She always has a joke or a pun to cheer me up. Talking to her is so much fun and we can both be silly together. I love that about her.
2. She is very smart, Sarah is in the software engineering program at the University of Guelph. I think she is very smart, she is also really smart at sewing and other things, she isn't just book smart.
3. Sarah is an amazing cook. She makes really good chicken pie, crock pot chicken Parmesan, cookies, really anything you can think of she can make.
4. Sarah is an incredible seamstress, she makes all sorts of things, she has made at least 6 dresses for herself (that I can recall) and they all look very professional, I am always super impressed.
5. Sarah is very kind, whenever she can she wants to help people, I love how much she cares for those around her, whenever I am sick Sarah cares for me and make sme feel so special.
6. Sarah can solve a rubik's cube in under a minute. I like to tell people about this when I brag about her.
7. Sarah tries new things for me, she has tried to learn electrical, tried new foods, she even watches movies that she doesn't like just for me, and that's pretty awesome.
8. Sarah loves God. She is a christian and she does her best to follow Christ, this is the basis of our relationship and is really important to me.
9. Sarah is a beautiful girl, I know I should probably say something else about her personality but I think she is super pretty and thats pretty wonderful, she always looks good and I am always blown away by how stunning she is when she gets dressed up.
10. I know I have missed some stuff in this list, Sarah is so amazing and I could give you ten lists but I have to study, Sarah is an avid do it yourselfer and I love it, she is so creative and I have fun doing crafts with her, I hope she keeps this as it is awesome. 

Sarah is an amazing girl and I am so blessed.

Blog Wars 2:The Future of Carrots

A largely controversial topic, the future of carrots has been debated by the great minds for generations. In the beginning there where many different colours of carrots, greens, whites and purples, but carrots are mainly grown in Holland and through hundreds of years of selective breeding they managed to have all carrots the bright orange that they are today. Now what? These long pointy vegetables could be used for multiple purposes, as a weapon it has many possibility because, lets face it, no one likes a carrot jammed up their nostril, it could also be used as a decoration do to its bright colour, the Christmas tree signifies life, the Victoria day carrot represents know one knowing whats going on but getting an extra day off work. People could hang them from their piercings like ornaments, they can also be used as a very dull orange marker. The potential of carrots is limitless, their uses abundant but they will most likely stay the same, that weird vegetable that you eat. What a waste.    

Summer Bucket List

Here are a couple things I would like to do this summer, some of them may be difficult as I won't be at home very much but I would like to get most of them done.

• Try all the kinds of Williams waffles
• Go camping again
• Learn to solder pipes
• Have a campfire at home
• Have a fancy date with Sarah
• Buy another box of Hockey cards
• Finish Sarah's Christmas present
• Organize my school notes from this year
• Play some tennis
• Save some money for a car
• Keep up in my bible readings/ devos
• Do at least one thing at camp that people will remember as epic
• Learn to shoot three arrows at once in archery
• Get my level 6 in Riflery
• Complete another sewing project

I will keep you informed of how this goes,

Cheers!

How Camp Changed My Life

Camp has changed my life, I can guarantee that if it were not for Camp Cherith I would not be where I am today. When I was 14 my parents decided to send me and my brother to camp, I was terrified. At 14 I was crying and telling them not to make me go. I went for that first week and had a lot of fun, I enjoyed being able to talk to my counselors about the bible and not be waved off as too young to understand it. At the end of the week my leader suggested that I do the CILT program, which stands for Campers In Leadership Training. I decided to do it, coming into CILT I was a very shy, cautious teenager, after the first couple days once I got to know everyone I really came out of my shell. CILT let me learn skills I needed to be a great counselor but it also taught me important life skills such as being independent and different ways to study the bible. I went into CILT a shy guy teen and came out a confident young man. I would consider CILT as being a huge shaping point in my life. I met great friends who I still keep in touch with quite a bit, I learned great leadership techniques which have not only helped me at camp but in other parts of my life. I think CILT was the place where I began learning about balance, about balancing work and play, realizing both are important. I graduated CILT four years ago and I still consider it to have been one of the biggest shapers of my character. This year I was asked to be the CILT director and teach the new batch of CILT's an opportunity that both thrills and terrifies me. I hope that I can help these teenagers become new, productive members at Cherith and help guide them in their faith.

Cheers!

Andrew

My Favorite Tools Round 2

Hello all, thanks for checking me out, here are a couple more of my favorite tools. These are some tools that are often forgotten about that make all the difference.

• My Tool Belt: I have a run of the mill Mastercraft tool belt, now before you start scoffing and telling me that Mastercraft is junk let me just tell you that this tool belt has come in handy so many times, it can handle being bumped around and doesn't fall apart. At 40$ it is a bit pricey but it is on sale quite a bit. 

• My Knife: I actually picked up my knife at Walmart because I needed one quick, it turned out to be a winner, it holds extra blades inside so if you need one they're right there. It is very sharp and will last you a long time

• My Drywall Saw: I was surprised how often I needed this tool and I still need it quite a bit, it isn't expensive but if you are not planning on becoming a professional drywaller anytime soon it is all you need.

• My Pen Voltage Tester: This little device is amazing, I can't count how many times it has stopped me from getting buzzed. I wouldn't trust it too too much but for household wiring it is really handy, it also turns itself off after a while which is really helpful.  

Hope you enjoyed this,

Cheers!

My Favorite Tools

The right tool makes all the difference, I cannot count the times that I have tried using a bad tool and ended up with a bad or mediocre result because of it. I, having worked in electrical have some favorite tools that I like to stick by.

• I have a set of Klein side cutters and let me tell you these things are tough, I spent 60$ on them and they were worth every cent, they have gone through a lot and they keep on kicking. 

• My linesman pliers are also incredible, they are made by Channellock and are a great bargain for 30$. They are great for twisting wires together, holding things and anything in between, I have cut nails with them on numerous occasions and they have proved to be a great purchase.

• My wire strippers, having been in the electrical field were always a priority, I have tried many different types and am quite indecisive on the matter, I have a pair of Kleins (30$) and a pair of GBs (13$) and I think they both do their jobs quite well.

• Screwdrivers are probably the most used tools in the world, even in school I probably use a screwdriver at least once a day. Now even though they get used all the time they don't have to be a pricey tool, I was given a set of Husky screwdrivers and they are still my go too's 3 years and hundreds of tasks later, I bought another set as spares and was amazed at the value (20$). I would definitely recommend them.

My tools (links)

Sidecutters

Linesman

Klein Wire Strippers

GB Wire Strippers

Husky Screwdrivers

Working With My Hands

I have grown up in a very hands on, hard working family. I grew up using a variety of different tools and learning about different trades from different family members. I really enjoy doing carpentry, drywall, electrical and just about anything else around the house. I was lucky enough to work for an electrical company for a year before starting college and will be working at my grandparents heating and cooling company this summer. I have always loved making things run, stand or light up. I remember being about 8 years old and me and my two younger brothers decided to build a plane out of wood, about an hour later my mom came out to see three little boys yelling and fighting among ourselves. We had been hard at work when my brother Paul had said he was going to be the first to fly the plane, now Joseph and I felt that we had worked just as hard and that we should be the first ones to fly it. It was a very big problem, anyways, I love working with my hands and plan on one day fixing up a home for me and my family.
All the Best,
Andrew    

New Topics on my Blog

All through school I was always told, write about what you know, good advice as it turns out. This blog has always been a light hearted blog, the posts have been mostly nonsensicle, I will continue to do my crazy posts but I am also looking forward to talking about other things that I enjoy including camp, working and hockey. I hope you enjoy my posts as much as I like writing them.

Cheers,

Andrew 

Battle of the Blogs: Round 1 The Light Fixture Conundrum

Residential light fixtures are a staple of modern society, we would be lost without these cheap, efficient sources of light in our daily lives, no doubt it revolutionized work, being able to do it any time, day or night, but what you don't know about light fixtures could be hurting you, did you know that the electromagnetic frequencies emitted from light fixtures are known to cause brain damage and elevated stress levels to teenage boys such as http://lifeofanotsoaveragejoe.blogspot.ca/. His posts prove that something is definitely wrong with him. The frequency of the light changing 60 times per second may not be noticeable by our eyes but our brain is trying to block out the changes thus putting it under extreme stress. We must ask ourselves is it worth it to use light fixtures when our youth are having these problems? Is it fair? Pregnant teenage males are know to have problems with the light fixtures among other things. Light fixtures are very common, in a 1958 study by Harvard University, 47% of homes had light fixtures in them . In another study Princeton discovered that 1 in 23 people  had mental illnesses or 4.57%. There are now light fixtures in 99.892% of homes and 1 in 3 people have a mental illness of some sort according to Stats Canada. The stats don't lie, light fixtures are causing mental illness and brain damage to NotSoAverageJoe.
Be sure to vote for me at Camp Girl's blog.

Blog Wars

To all my dedicated viewers, I am sorry for not posting in so long, my brother Joseph who writes life of a not average Joe and I will be having a contest, we will both be writing blog posts on a certain topic and people will be voting for their favorite on Sarahs blog. Please read vote and help propel me to the victorious standing I deserve. Thanks, Andrew.

It might be exam time if..

If you are wondering if it is exam time for college and university students here are some things to look for:
-Sales of energy drinks quadruple during college exams
-Tim Hortons sells 68% more coffee
-Students look 23% paler having not seen the sun for days at a time
-Students will be irrational due to lack of sleep
-The same clothes may be worn multiple days in a row as cleanliness is not the priority
-Vacant staring into the distance
-At least a weeks worth of stubble
-School books are seen open and students are actually reading
-Has a knowledge of strange subjects such as Spanish conjugation and derivatives of trig functions
-No knowledge of the date, month or year just know that they have to understand latching contacts by 9AM tomorrow
-Shows many signs of insanity including mumbling to themselves about I=V/Z

  

My Views on Dancing

Dancing is one of those things that I just cannot do I mean don't get me wrong I try hard but it just doesn't translate into good dancing. I have always been a person who like to see the point of what they're doing. I drove my high school math teachers crazy asking where I would need all the formulas but it turns out they are handy. Anyways I don't see the point of dancing, I have okay rythm but the coordination of a three legged panda so it makes it very difficult for me to dance well also I don't know what to do with my arms, like what are they there for? Dances are stupid because all it is is music and you don't hang out with anyone other than in your group of friends, if I were to do it all over again I would not go to prom but instead take my lovely girlfriend out for a nice dinner and we could get dressed up and take pictures and all that but not go to the dance, then I would have a nice big bonfire and have all the people that I would have hung out with anyways come over for smores and the such. All this would have cost way less and I would find it as much fun as dancing. I don't mind slow dancing, it is pretty easy, mostly you hug the person and try not to fall over while slowly moving your feet. Anyways as I'm writing this I am by myself dancing to Moves Like Jagger. Dancing by yourself is fun but has been known to cause injuries.
All the best,

Andrew  

Why Angry Birds is unrealistic

No this is not going to be a rant about how birds would never get angry at pigs. I actually find this to be quite a plausible scenario, no this is not a rant about birds that can explode, drop egg bombs and have surprise triplets while flying no this is a rant about how when the stuff falls on the pigs they never die. First off pigs are not the most intelligent of creatures, they wouldn't be able to make those elaborate structures. I mean honestly, when was the last tie you saw a pig doing anything other that lying in the mud, eating or going to the market? IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN!!!!!! Pigs are lazy the birds would have a much better chance of winning, especially if ostriches got involved, the pigs would be trampled by large ugly birds that look surprisingly like feather dusters with legs.Now the proper strategy for the birds would be to use peacocks to distract the pigs while the ostriches went all avian on their hineys! I'm sorry for the strong language but I feel very strongly about this subject. Also as the Alfred Hitchcock film shows birds are nothing to be messed with. I just feel that this is a totally unrealistic game as the birds are pretty dumb. I mean its the ultimate battle swine flu vs. avian flu. Also apparently the pigs can be crushed but not hurt. These are some reasons this is a stupid game.

McSexypants and 20 other names I refer to myself as

The Legend
The Amazing
Mr. Goodlookin'
The Nice Butt Boy
King Awesomepants the first
Sir Reginald of Awesometown
The Funnyman
Sir Jokinator
Mr. Hilarious
the guy who looks really good in his pyjama pants
the guy who has impeccable style
the incredibly sexy man
the pride of Alma
the man all women want and all the men want to be
Mr Muscles
Dr. Interesting
the reason Beethoven wrote music
the man who saved the world
the man with the plan
The Modest...

Video Game Tips

Hello world, today I choose to come to you with some very important tips for video games. I am not an incredible gamer but I can usually hold my own. I have several different strategies for my games the first being the butt clench. This technique works especially well for games like Angry Birds and other games in which you do something and there is a reaction for example when I shoot a bird I clench and then I let it go when it hits. This is the kind of skill that is involved with Angry Birds. My advice for Call of Duty is to relax when you play. When I’m uptight I get killed way more. Relax it’s just a game. Now for Mario Kart, Mario Kart is a tricky one and it has taken me years to master, the trick is to lean forward when you want to go faster, I know, I know people say it doesn’t change anything but I rock at Mario Kart and that’s my trick for it. These skills have been developed over my almost 20 years on this planet so use them wisely, with great power comes great responsibility.

All the best my friends,

Game wisely.

How to have some fun (and look good doing it)

There are plenty of ways in this world to have some fun. Hanging out with friends, playing video games, I like to think that most of life can be fun if we choose to make it that way. Today I was walking my cart to the cart area at Rona and decided to use it like a scooter I ran and scooted along and it was awesome, it was just icy enough that I could drift on it and it was sweet. Even when I'm doing tests I try to race against time. It makes my day better. As for looking good while having fun I suggest that you try to look as much like me as possible as I look freaking amazing.

All the best,

Camp Guy

Why the guitar is a stupid instrument

There are many reasons that the guitar is a stupid instrument, the foremost being that I can't play it. I have tried, I have failed, I have tried again and I have failed again.I am actually on my third attempt at learning this stupid thing and have yet to be able to play a decent song. The problem with a guitar is that you have to move your fingers so much and it makes it really tough to get the hang of, especially for me with my clumsyness. Another reason why guitars suck is that so many people think they are amazing, girls flock to the guy with the guitar and there is always that one guy bringing his guitar everywhere, this is a phenomenon which I like to call 'severe guitar douchebaggia' now don't get me wrong, if you're good at the guitar feel free to play but don't bring it if you can't back it up. I wish I could smash some guys guitars on the road just because they are idiots. So the moral of this post is if you own a guitar don't be a douche... well I guess even if you don't own a guitar you shouldn't be a douche but I think the normal person to douche ration is much higher for guitar players. Anyways have a good one, merry Christmas and goodnight.

What is the deal with salad!?!

Salad is one of those things that I just don't get. When I say salad I mean weird salads like potato salad or egg salad. Who ever thought hmmm these potatoes are delicious, you know what would make them better? Covering them with mayonnaise and other gross stuff and serving them cold. I Enjoy many of the different salad ingredients. I love potatoes I will probably post more about this in the future but potato salad is not appealing to me, I think its a waste of good potatoes. I like pasta this doesn't mean I want to throw it in a bowl with a lot of other weird stuff mix it up and eat it cold, that's just gross. I have always thought that there is way too much of it in church picnics. Some people are like "There is way too much hypocrisy in the church!!!!!!" and I'm like "There's way too much salad in the church!!!!!" now I'm not saying that one of these issues is more important I just think we should stop wrecking our food with mayonnaise and the such. I've had marshmallow salads and egg salads and all sorts of gross salads just to be polite and I'm through with that sort of stuff. People say why not egg salad? Its just like a deviled egg, to which I say true, it's not bad on sandwiches but I'm still not a fan. I preffer my eggs sunny side up so I can dip my toast in them, and this has worked for me for almost 20 years and I don't plan on changing it.
Until next time,
Andrew