Not Just a Shop

As of today, Bangor is officially the coolest place in the UK!

Honestly!

A new 'shop' opened today - just for a few days. It's called STORE. [it's on Bangor High Street]

Basically you look at a list of titles: a sort-of menu. You pick one. Pay your money. And wait.

And these 2 cool guys perform their art.

It's so cool. And really interesting.

Here's a video of my purchase. It's called 'Hang on to Holiness.' What do you think??

(I'll post a picture of the piece asap)

Not Just a History

Got a spare 10 minutes?

Of course you do.

Give this a listen: Short History of IFES

How did world student witness start? How did it grow?

This is 10 minutes of thankfulness to God!!

Including...

"IFES groups, often small, continue to hold out the Word of Life."

"IFES students are encouraged to read, and to think biblically....they can then apply Scripture in their professions and all areas of life."

"The University is the most influential institution in any nation."

"The world (and its challenges) may change but Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever!"

"We'll sing a hymn which was sung in the very first IFES conference"

---- Anyone want to sing that song with me?? -----

[For more read 'Shining Like Stars' If you've not read it, you must!!]

[Also: 'History in the Making']

Not Just a Competition

The Daily Telegraph have a competition: the Sports Predictor.

You have a list of 10 sporting competitions / events and you have to predict the winners.

You could win £100,000!!

Simples.

However. The competition has closed. Sorry. But I thought I could 'host' a sports predictor. It's exactly the same as the Telegraph's. Except the prize money. Obviously.

If you're up for it, let me know and I'll email you.

Closing date is start of 6 nations (6th Feb)

Here are the events...

1. Six Nations Championship
2. The Boat Race
3. ICC Twenty20 World Cup
4. The F.A. Cup
5. The Champions League
6. FIFA World Cup
7. Wimbledon: Men's Championship
8. Wimbledon: Women's Championship
9. The Ryder Cup
10. Formula One Drivers' Championship

Not Just a Viewing List

Ok, challenge number 2...

Watch each of last decade's Oscar winners of Best Film.

Here's the list:

2000 Gladiator

2001 A Beautiful Mind

2002 Chicago

2003 Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

2004 Million Dollar Baby

2005 Crash

2006 The Departed

2007 No Country for Old Men

2008 Slumdog Millionaire

2009 tbc March 7th!

This is less of a hardship than my Pulitzer challenge, but I will watch these in order and review them when I can.

Any other ideas for challenges??

Not Just a Reading List

I've set myself an intellectual challenge...

This year I will read each of last decade's Pulitzer Prize winners for Fiction.

Ok, so it's not like running a marathon (which my dad is doing again by the way!) But it might be interesting.

Here's the list:

2000 Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

2001 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

2002 Empire Falls by Richard Russo

2003 Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

2004 The Known World byEdward P. Jones

2005 Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

2006 March by Geraldine Brooks

2007 The Road by Cormac McCarthy

2008 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

2009 Olive Kitteridge byElizabeth Strout

I'll post reviews as and when I read them. Fun eh?

Not Just a Movie

Last night's CU in Bangor was a Movie Night.
We showed the amazing 'Stranger Than Fiction' and had some voluntary questions to discuss.

Here they are...
(Most of them from Damaris)
- What do you think of the film? What’s your favourite scene / quote?

-“What if I was part of a narrative?” How would you react if you found out your life was part of a greater narrative? Who would you want to be in control of your life?

-“You could just eat nothing but pancakes if you wanted.” What do you think of this advice? Why does Hilbert give it?

- What made Harold make his decision at the end of the film? What would you have done?

- What did you think of the ending? Which do you prefer: Hilbert’s or Eiffel’s?

- How do you think Harold will live now?

- What is ‘Stranger Than Fiction’ about?

Not Just Good Advice

"People should get takeaways instead of cooking"

Ok!
:-)
[For full sentence see BBC Wales]