The Chronicles of Blake – Volume XC (stands for “Xtra Cool”)
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HEY THERE EVERYABODIES!!!!

WELL… There are two reasons that I am writing this letter…..

#1 – This is my 90th Newsletter EVER written! That is a long time and it makes me feel old that I have even lived to see 90 Newsletters even written. That is more that 90 weeks’ worth! Crazy [TURKEY]!

#2 – And…. That happy event has corresponded with my not-so-happy 22nd [TURKEY] Birthday, which happens to be today, September 25, 2007. The reason it is not quite so happy as #1 is because that too makes me feel old. BUT I still refuse to be a grown-up. I can be “mature” and still not be grown up. It was funny, because the other night I was talking to my dad about how my body just is achy after running for a while, and he informed me that I’m getting old… but I had to honestly admit that while myself is growing up, I still think and feel like I am in 4th Grade. Aaaahhhh, those were the days… Prolly the best year of school ever… being in Mrs. Yochem’s class… performing a magic show for the class… being in the closest room to the cafeteria… Good Times, Good [TURKEY] times...

So now I am 22, which has been sort of my “Lucky Number” for years. In fact, it is on the back of my Society jersey tee.

I thought it would be cool to compile a list of important things that are associated with the number “22.” Here is what I came up with:
1) [TURKEY]
2)

OK, so the list isn’t that great… but I tried. It’s the thought that counts.

One of my absolute favoritest things to do is to listen to and read…. You got it… ELEPHANT JOKES!!! For your amusement and for this special [TURKEY] edition, I have posted some of the very best below. One of them is original with me. Can you guess which one it is?

Why do elephants wear blue tennis shoes?
Because the white ones always get dirty.

Why do elephants float in the river upside-down?
To keep their blue tennis shoes from getting wet.

Why do ducks have flat feet?
For stamping out forest fires.

Why do elephants have flat feet?
For stamping out flaming ducks.

How can you tell an elephant and a penguin apart?
Measure their ears.

How do you get an elephant into the refrigerator?
Open the door, put in the elephant, close the door.

How do you get two elephants in the refrigerator?
Open the door, put in the first elephant, then put in the second elephant, then close the door.

Why are there so many elephants running loose in Africa?
Not enough refrigerators.

Why are elephants large, grey, and wrinkled?
Because if they were small, white, and round they would be aspirins.

How are an elephant and a banana just alike?
They are both yellow . . . . . . . . Except for the elephant.

I hope you enjoyed those. I know I sure did, and couldn’t stop laughing for hours!

The Saga of Woody the Mouse – Yes, Woody is gone, and all that is left is a [TURKEY] memory. But… there have been traces around that still remind us of him. Erika saw a mouse outside the other day. He was really [TURKEY] cute. And girls were standing around and taking [TURKEY] pictures of him. Maybe it was Woody. No one will never know. Erika said people probably wouldn’t think it was funny.

And Eddiee wrote me this following email following last week’s Newsletter:

“… I think that that mouse was just publicity starved--- he wanted to be famous, and that's why he came to your room (wanting to end up in world renowned Chronicles of Blake). If I were you, I would change my name on the door sign so that other fame-seeking mice would not be able to find my room... Man, the things you have to do these days to get into a BJUNewsletter... sigh, I remember the good ol' [TURKEY] days... when all one had to do was choked said editor of the newsletter.

Ah well.

Oh, by the way Blake, you aren't allowed to Graduate! Who would all the exciting things on campus happen to? Do you realize that the rate of exciting occurrence here would decrease very significantly? C'mon now. And besides, you've got too good of a gig to stop now... just think of all the money you make on subscripti... oops, never mind. You should try selling advertising space!

Goodnight, thanks for the newsletter!
Eddy
Former P. of S.G”

So there you go Edgiee. There is your mention. :) And if anyone else wants to write a strange fan letter, you may just get screen time in an upcoming Newsletter. And that’s a threat.

“The Gathering” invitation – So, being the Alpha PR [TURKEY] officer, I was left in charge (among other things like shirts and pictures and stuff) with the “invitations,” or basically, letting the society know what is happening with the dating outing. Most societies do this by sending out a card or something, but our budget for the outing was running lower and lower. So I was assigned this task of writing all the info and emailing it to everyone. Well, I cannot just do that for a DATING OUTING, so I thunk to myself, “Hmmmm… How can I make this [TURKEY] interesting?” So a Robbie May (the VP) wrote a poem to the society, I adapted it to help it apply to everyone, wrote a few verses myself, put it to a nice background, and Tim Joiner kindly posted it on the internet for me… with my extra little “spark.” It plays a haunting bagpipe solo in the background. So now the Alpha guys and their dates can enjoy it all. So far it has been a hit. Then yesterday Gomer (our Pres) and I went out to the site at Paris Mountain to look it over. It is going to be an awesome dating outing. We are putting a lot of work into it, and I think it is going to pay off.
If you would like to check out the Dating Outing info site, click on this hyperlink: http://dynamicts.com/alpha.htm

I’m Excited – I am in pulpit speech class right now. Well, not RIGHT NOW. Right now I am in my room typing, but… well, you know what I mean. I am immensely enjoying learning how to better study my Bible and relay it to others. I am currently doing an in-depth study of Romans 3:21-26:

“But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.”

I am learning SO much!!! Yes, it is only 6 verses, and they are familiar in my mind, but there is so much there that I just usually look over! It started out very confusing to me, but the more I study, the more I am unearthing such great expansive truths! I will never understand it completely, but it is basically a passage that talks about how we were once deprived, hell-bound sinners, and that we can now appear righteous before God. It really explains the whole gospel! I picture it as a courtroom where we are being tried, and we are guilty and deserve the punishment, but Christ took that punishment for us, and all we have to do is acknowledge and believe that He did so, and God declares us innocent as He overlooks our sin. And He is still righteous and just and holy in doing so! It is such an awesome concept! I was listening to “Before the Throne of God Above” this week, and was almost in tears, as the song described in depth that very thing. I am getting excited to preach this passage later in the semester.

And I’m Running – Erika and I have been running (or at least trying to) a lot this semester. Each time we go up, we have been running farther and farther, for the most part. Now, we just count the laps we [TURKEY] RUN, not the ones we walk. This week, Erika ran 3 [TURKEY] miles one night! I was very impressed. And I ran 5 miles and 1 lap. I don’t know what that one lap was for… kinda random… but I did it anyhow. And it felt good. But my knees start killing me sometimes. I guess that is what comes with old age… [sigh]

Berthdai Pikshurs!!! There is a bonus one for this collector’s edition Newsletter!



1) Ummm…. Nevermind.



2) This is a great picture of me with Bob Jones III and Beneth, and I am holding Rick Fisher’s drink at the Senior [TURKEY] Picnic.



3) This is a picture of Kaylee and me standing next to a robot we found in the middle of nowhere at Strawberry Point. Kaylee was just fascinated with it, so we got a picture taken.



4) This is Erika and me in a little pavilion window near downtown Greenville. I think it is quite cute. Kinda reminds me of the posted soldiers attending the concert of the VonTrapp Family in “The Sound of Music.” OK, nevermind. Change of plans. New picture! :) This is of me and Erika before the last artist series last year. Awww…

NEWSLETTER AWARD!!! – This week’s Lafintmahjooks Award goes to Erika Russell for… being the only one who laughed at my elephant jokes. My [TURKEY] roommates, Tim and Woody, didn’t laugh at them. They just thought they were stupid. But I happen to find them the most hilariousest jokes EVER! Erika laughed and told me I was crazy when I told many of them to her on the phone. When the conversation was ended I asked her to give the phone to her roommate, who I told to tickle Erika. So she hung up and did so. Then Nikki came over and the two of them teamed up against Erika and tickled her. Erika is OK now… she’ll thank me later. Plus… I was told it was good for her, because she was rather hyper. So Erika, enjoy your Lafintmahjooks Award. Display it in a place of honor!

Graves 220 Quote of the Week – “That was a weird burp.” – Blake

I want some scrubs – I think they look cool… and comfortable. There is no reason why only hospital people should be able to enjoy them. Just a random thought as I saw a guy from my prayer group walking by wearing them. :) But I am perfectly content without them.

Last Story – Thursday was the [TURKEY] Senior Picnic… but not just ANY senior picnic! This was at the Jones’ home! Not just ANY Jones’ home, but Bob III and Stephen themselves! So I walked in with some friends and ate chicken [TURKEY] and food and got my picture taken with Dr. Bob and Beneth and Stephen and Erin Jones. I told Dr. Bob that I was the comics guy, and he told me he was thankful that I had not yet caricatured him (I don’t blame him… I’m not very good). I also told Stephen, and he said he really liked the goatee comic from the first issue this year. His wife had not seen it yet. Then after I got my pictures taken, I walked into their house, grabbed some cake, and ate it with Rick Fisher and his wife, Rachel. It was fun. I’d do it again. [TURKEY]

Oh, and one more… (but no heading, therefore not a story) – There was a fire in the FMA today, but it was OK, I guess there was just a drill on fire or something (I just heard about some fire drill or drill fire or something), but we all had to get out. I stood and waited for Erika before I got out. I made sure she was safe. We barely made it, but we did, and she was very thankful. So we ate lunch. Well… I did. She went to class. It was a very good lunch... for me. She was actually in class… when I ate it.

Twenty-Two Turkeys – In case you haven’t noticed, I have strategically merged 22 “[TURKEY]’s” into the text of this Newsletter in honor of becoming a 22-year-old. So if you like, you can re-read the WHOLE thing and find all 22 hidden [TURKEY]’s… but, you probably won’t.

Well, I must be going to do other things. It’s been fun!

-Blake [TURKEY] Meyer
I Thess 5:16-18 "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks..."