Elfing myself with "The Office" staff...

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Oh! Watch this!

Hey check this out! During one of my many adventures on the internet I ran across a movie trailer for Disney/Pixar's upcoming movie, "UP". Looks funny. The boy scout makes me laugh!

I'm back!

Okay...so I'm back to trying to blog...again. Who knows how long this stint will last...we shall see.

Anyway...here's what's been going down for the last couple of weeks. I've kept it as secret as I can...why? Not really sure...mostly just because. Here's the scoop...there's a little one of me now...kind of. What I mean by this, is that my wife and I recently had a baby!

We're excited to announce that Emerson Grace is alive and well. She was born like 13 days ago though...but overall, it's been busy, so I couldn't really tell you before hand! She's great and both mom and baby are doing fine!

Aside from that...JQ Family Rewards (one of my bigger duties around here) continues to grow and expand, oh and give prizes away like crazy! If you aren't a member yet, "What's wrong with you?", just kidding, but seriously...sign up, it's fun, easy, free, and you get free stuff, why wouldn't you sign up?

SIGN UP HERE!

Music-wise, there's actually a lot of good music out right now, so for the first time...here's my top picks of the week:

5. Building 429 - End of Me
4. Downhere - Here I Am
3. Above the Golden State - The Sound of Your Name
2. NeedtoBreathe - Washed by the Water / Streets of Gold (Tie)
1. The After - Never Going Back to OK

Speaking of, "Above the Golden State"...have you seen the official video for "The Sound of Your Name"? It's really neat...I'd like to think that had I done things different in life, I would have like to be a concept artist for music videos...is there such a thing? Anyway...check the video out...nicely done!

Outside of that...I'll be making a note to chat with you again soon, so...enjoy the week, see you then!

~jeremy

So it's been almost a month...so what?

It seems like every blog entry as of that last serveral months starts the same, 'Sorry I haven't posted in so long, it's been busy around here..blah blah blah." Reality is...IT IS!

As the person who is in charge of JQ Family Rewards, I'm busier than I've ever been! Not only do I put new prizes up and put new points opportunities up, but throw some customer service on top of that...and it's almost a full-time job in itself. But please don't hear me complain, I actually love every minute of it! (Ok...almost every minute!)

So I bring up the business of JQ so you know how work is overwhelming, but there's another 'thing' in my life right now, that's been keeping me super busy all these months. I can't tell you quite yet, but in the coming weeks, I'll reveal, so check back, if you haven't completely given up on checking my blog!

That's all for now...talk to you soon!

~jeremy

Finally...

Since I can remember I played video games. In fact, just to show you how much I loved them, and how 'nerdy' I was, let me list all the systems I've owned in my lifetime:

ATARI 2600
NES (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Sega Genesis
Nintendo Gameboy
SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)
Nintendo 64
Sega Dreamcast
Playstation
Playstation 2
Microsoft Xbox
Nintendo Gamecube
Xbox 360
and Nintendo Wii

Don't scream...my parents didn't buy those all for me, most of them I didn't own until I was an adult with my own income. Anyway...during my time with all of those consoles, I can count the number of Positive, Encouraging, Christian, etc. games that I've played on my fingers and toes. (Meaning...not a whole lot!)

Usually they're something Mario related, since that plumber can do no wrong, but every once in a great while you can run across some real gems.

This day and age, I constantly hear about DDR's, Karaoke Revolution's, and the Guitar Heroes and Rock Band's. Now...they aren't naughty or bad, but sometimes the music isn't so positive.

Those days are gone...check it out:


Okay...so it's not really called Guitar Hero: Christian Edition, but it is called "Guitar Praise"...CHECK IT OUT HERE!

Rock on!

~jeremy

"Here I sit broken hearted..."

Ok...for those of you who know the rest of that childish poem...that's not where I'm headed. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about...you're probably better off.

Anyway...So...been pretty busy the last couple of weeks. Unity...JQ Family Rewards...those 2 things alone have eaten up a lot of my time at the station. But since I worked hard all morning and ducked out a little early, I've got some time...oh and because I'm stuck at the auto repair place to have my 'new' car looked at.

See...on Christmas Eve of last year, my Grandpa passed away...he had a lot of cool things...boats...house on the Gulf of Mexico...hand carved chess sets and more. Well, there was one thing he knew I liked most of all...and he left it to me.

It's a car...but no ordinary car...a convertible. A 2001 BMW Z3...Atlantic Blue...less than 35,000 miles on it! If you've ever seen the James Bond movie, "Goldeneye" then you know which one I'm talking about.

Well, I picked it up the Wednesday of Unity and last week Thursday that little annoying "Check Engine" light came on...guess I can't be too upset...the car sat for almost a year in Florida without being driven.

So here I sit...
Waiting...wondering how much it'll cost to get her up to 99%. Stay tuned.

~jeremy

Did you see it?

So...did you see it? I didn't. It was either because I thought it was later...or...we couldn't see it here. What? What am I talking about? Oh...sorry...I'm talking about the Solar Eclipse that occurred earlier this morning.

Take a look...
I like this picture...you can see one of those Solar Flares reaching out into space. If you'd like to see more of today's little display, head to NASA's site HERE!

~jeremy

I saw God this morning...

Okay...so maybe I didn't see God in the physical sense...but I saw Him is this lovely scene:


Anyone else see this lovely display? It happened right around 6:20 a.m., today (Friday). I was just sitting here at my desk, turned around, saw this...which my picture does no justice. There was also a rainbow to the west that was too big for my camera. I could see it start AND end!

OH! Almost forgot...since today is July 11th...7-11...don't forget to stop at your nearest 7-11 convenience store and grab your free 7.11 ounce Slurpee! If you live in the Holland/Zeeland area, there's one on Chicago drive by McDonalds, right before the entrance to I-96 (I believe).

Have a great day!

~jeremy

Another effect of terrible storms...

Sorry it's been a while...I've been kept very busy around the station with our new JQ Family Rewards program. I think I've finally caught up for the week, so I can finally catch up on some things I've wanted to share.

The month of June was pretty terrible when it came to storms and such. Those nasty storms even trickled into early July. Here's what happed at my house...

Looks a little bigger in person. Now...here's the irritating part. It fell on my neighbors fence, so as the responsible person I am, I'm trying to get it taken care of right away. Only problem is...almost all the tree places I called (last week and this week) can't do anything for me for another 2-3 weeks! Apparently...TOO many trees have fallen down. Hope my neighbors are understanding.

~jeremy

Anyone else see this?

I couldn't believe this...I went to check the radar yesterday for whatever reason and this is what I saw:



Wow...Can't really say I've ever seen that much rain scattered over the ENTIRE United States! I wonder when we'll have that much sunshine grace our presence.

Anyway...thought it was kind of cool to share...so there you go!

~jeremy