So fall is coming....

As a kid, summer is definitely the best season of all...no school, sleeping in, swimmin, and good times for all. But that it's just stinkin hot all the time, and with no summer break, fall is definately the best. It cools down a bit, but it ain't cold, my allergies don't act up too much, and FOOTBALL IS BACK! This is how much I missed it, I'm watching South Carolina/Southern Miss play right now. Honestly, why should I even care about that? And SC is killing, and yet I keep watching...

Getting used to having evenings free, but I need to get back into the habit of working out directly after work, so that I get it done.

The Bowling Green Purples have dominated so far this season. Winning 52-0 week 1 and 66-0 the following week. Tomorrow night will be a little tougher, but I fully expect the Purples to come out on top again. Yall can tune in online at www.espn1450.net. Pre-game starts at 6:45 central time, game at 7.

My Jeep is probably on it's last legs, maybe. Motor sucking up coolant into it. Still waiting to hear how much that is going to cost. Which reminds me, I never want to rent a car again. It's really stinkin expensive! I mean honestly, that stuff is redonk.

Music notes. Don't really listen to much Christian music these days....ummm....I'm glad Kris Allen finally put out a good song since he won Idol over a year ago (it's called "The Truth"). And I'm reminded how much I hate the song Mmmbop, cuz it made me hate Hanson at a young age, and now they actually put out good music. "Thinking about Something" gets stuck in my head all the time. But I don't really want to admit it, cuz these are the same boys who put out Mmmbop, and it makes me a little sick.

Fall also brings new shows and brings back shows I like, so that's cool.

That's all for now....

So much has happened....

That's what happens when you go almost 3 months without blogging. Dang, where to begin...

1. Finally got to see my nephew, hold the baby, he's awesome, you can see the only picture of me and him together on my facebook...

2. Some good friends of mine, Andy and Savanna Carr, had their first baby, Josiah Andrew Carr. He's a little thang, and the fact that they let Andy take him home still confounds me. They also moved back to Kentucky, so it's just a short little drive to see them, instead of having to plan a big weekend trip...

3. Got to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game! It was a lot of fun, some buddies (Ben Carr and Todd Phillips) and I made a video to promote the deal, it turned out good for the little time we spent to make it. The pitch was a strike, I think, and it was really cool to have that opportunity...

4. Big News, YourAverageJoe will be leaving Christian Family Radio in a few weeks. I wondered if this day would ever come, and now it's quickly coming. I have loved working at this station, and with the great staff that are here. They won't be hurtin' too bad, as they've already hired my replacement. I will miss them all, and CFR will get it's own blog entry in the near future...

5. I'm giving up CFR because I'M THE NEW VOICE OF THE BOWLING GREEN PURPLES!!! It's an amazing opportunity that has somehow fallen in my lap. I will be doing play-by-play duties for Football and Boys and Girls Basketball. All 3 teams have a legit chance to make noise on the state level, Football is expecting at least a trip to the state semis, and both basketball teams are poised to make state (meaning if they do, I'll be calling games in Diddle and Rupp Arena!!).

6. With leaving CFR, I'll have a lot more free time, with weekends free and only 1-2 nights a week doing radio stuff. I'm excited to become more active in my church, meeting new people, and actually doing something besides work for a change. I've also used the station as a crutch for not doing stuff in the past, now that excuse will be out of the way, and I'm excited about that.

7. I got a new phone, that's kinda cool. The Samsung Captivate. It's hyped to be the AT&T Android phone to battle the iPhone4, and I like it a lot.

8. Musically, I'm just thinking of songs that are stuck in my head. Tal and Acacia's "Garbage In" is stuck in there, as well as a couple of songs from Jason Derulo. I know he ain't a Christian artist, but dangit, it's catchy. He's the current day Ne-Yo, who I saw as the Usher of his times. Third Day is gonna have a CD out pretty soon, and I've been told every song could be a hit on the radio. The first one "Lift up your face" is pretty good, ya know, if you like Third Day, which I do, so that's good.

That's all I know for now...

So I've been kinda lazy....

Again, about a month, a little more than that I guess... since the last post. Guess I never think my life is all that interesting. And that's the problem...more on that a little later.

Since last time, I've missed 2 weddings, one due to car trouble (had to get a new radiator) and one because of poor planning on my part. It is the wedding season, so I'm sure I'll get to witness the truly beautiful moment of a man and woman coming together as husband and wife, pledging themselves to one another, and bringing God into it too. I think it's cool.

My baby nephew just keeps on growin' he's freakin huge by the pictures I'm seeing, and I finally get to hold the hoss in a couple of weeks for a family reunion. (Though he might have to hold me by that time, I'm telling you, he's big)

Lot of changes at Fruit of the Loom, people leaving for new positions has left me the second most experienced person in the CAC. The big perk is I get to work 7am to 4pm each day, and won't do that late shift ever again (no more conflicts with CFR). Facing no traffic coming in to work and coming home is also nice. Still working on getting up for a 7 am workday, but I'll get there.

One really great thing I've been doing is a little thing called Men's Fraternity. It's through my church, Hillvue Heights, and we're working on finding out what it truly means to be a man, and more importantly, a Godly man. We meet twice a week, we watch a video of a speaker, and then we break into small groups to discuss. The leader of it all asked me to be a small group leader, and it's been great. Most of the groups have a commonality among them (there's a married/engaged group, an old man group, and a fresh out of college group.) and then there's my group, the leftovers. At first, I didn't know how this was gonna work out, but I love these guys, and look forward to seeing them whenever we meet. We're finally starting to break down the privacy walls and open up a bit, and it's good to know there are brothers around you to pick you up.

Pastor Eric (the dude in charge) also gives us stuff to read in between each meeting, and the latest reading was a booklet by Mark Driscoll called "Porn Again Christian" that is a frank discussion about pornography and masturbation. Mark goes for the kill, and it really convicted me on a lot of things, one major thing is that I'm incredibly lazy. Mark was answering questions that he's been asked over the years, and he made the general statement that if one is struggling with lust and the things that lust brings, then that person probably isn't meant to be alone, and should prepare themselves to be married. Now, in no way is he saying someone should get married just to have sex, but is taking a little truth from Paul that we shouldn't burn with desire outside of marriage. A constant theme in the paper, and in a lot of what Pastor Eric says during Men's Fraternity, is that we constantly look for the lazy way out. I do all the time. I just spent a whole week coming home at 4, and what did I do? Sit on my couch for 3 hours, watch TV, and get on facebook, then head to the station, come home, go to bed. My life is boring because I'm lazy. My room is a mess because I'm lazy. I'm a big fatty because I'm lazy. I'm alone because I'm lazy. When it came to dating recently, I hadn't really worried about it, because I just didn't see anyone worth pursuing. That's just being lazy. Since I wasn't out to impress nobody, I've stopped working out, stopped putting myself out there, stopped living life in most ways. And I would just use work as an excuse. How lame is that? And the sad thing is, there are so many guys out there doing the exact same thing. Good, Godly guys who are just sitting back and letting life pass them by. I've whined on this blog about how I pictured my life to be so different from what I'm actually living, and you know why? Cuz I'm lazy. Now it's time for action, I'm starting the Insanity workout program Monday. It's gonna be hard, but I will not quit. I'm officially preparing myself to get married, instead of complaining about lack of options. I'm gonna put myself out there more, like I used to. I can sleep when I'm dead.

Music note: Jimmy Needham's new album, "Nightlights" is out now. From what I've listened to, it's pretty good. He has a cover of "How Sweet it Is" that is really good. Check it.

Until next time...

So get ready...So get reeaaadyyy!!

Couple things....

1. Went camping last weekend, and it was amazing! Did the whole hiking, pack what you gonna need type deal. Nature is kinda cool when you take some time to hang out with it.

2. Couple of items on food stuff. First of all, Hardees, don't throw a burger in my face and tell me its a grilled cheese. Granted, it's probably delicious, and may be fixed similar to a grilled cheese. But that bad boy is a burger, aint no way around it. Second of all, KFC, don't charge me 8 bucks for a combo with a sandwich that ain't even that great. Yes, it's a lot of chicken, but not enough bacon (for my taste), and the fact that it's frickin 8 bucks for a sandwich and some tater wedges. Ben Carr said it best, it's the double let down.

3rd of all, I'M COMING TO CHATTANOOGA!!! Looking forward to this coming weekend. Drexel and Matt getting married, I'm gonna be there, lot of other camp peeps too as well. Looking forward to it. Need a place to crash though....

So I got a taste....

A taste of what it's like to have one job...I gotta say, it's pretty nice. Here's how it went down.

I was scheduled to be on call this week at fruit. Meaning I pack a laptop around and could get a call at any time. And I don't want my DJin to suffer whilst I wonder if I'm gonna get a call, so I got my boy Randall to fill in for me. I hope he had fun with it. Then, after I got Randall to fill in, one of the dudes needed someone to take his weekend of on call last weekend, so I agreed to it, and he agreed to take my week! So I just took a week off at CFR, and got to be home at 5 each night. It was nice. Can't wait for that to be an everyday type of thing. Anywhos....

This got me thinking a lot of all the stuff I really want to do...and how far I am from all that stuff. I turned 25 late February, and I thought I'd be a lot farther along at this point in life. That tends to be a theme with my life. So here's a short list of stuff I thought about this week.

- I really wanna go and visit my brother in Pennsylvania. Him and his wife just had a baby, and he is frickin huge, and growing more and more each day. I wanna visit real bad, and hold that baby.
-I really want to visit all the peeps down in Chattanooga. It has been way too long since I've journeyed to the nooge, and I reckon it's about time I head down to see it. Of course, with all the people I would want to visit, I might have to take a full week off work and head down.
-I really want to have just one job. It stinks that now that I'm at Fruit, which is a great opportunity for most, just does not seem like a career move for me. It's a great place to work, I like the people I work with, but I will be surprised if I'm there for more than a year. I hope Ben isn't reading this...
-I really want to work in radio full time. Or sports. Preferably sports radio. Or just something that combines this passion that I have with a career I can see myself in long term.
-I really want a family of my own. This is way down the road, as I don't see myself dating anytime soon. Maybe because...
-I really want to lose weight. I'm a fatty, nuff said.
-I really want to learn music. I have a guitar that I cannot play, I think a well played piano is beautiful, and I think music is the single greatest way to worship my God. Not that I'm great at singing, but I'd enjoy it more if I could play a little diddy with it. Lack of time will probably prevent this one from happening.
-I really want to move. Wow, I just wrote that. BG is great, it has been awesome for me, and if I stay here, I won't be bad off, but I think things are starting to get stale here, I feel kinda stagnant.

I guess that's all my whining for now. Joining a men's group at Hillvue, which will be really awesome. Learnin how to be a real man of God, which I'm sure I've got no clue on. Oh, and the jerk is coming to visit apparently, that should be fun....I guess....

So I've been thinkin....

First off, I'M AN UNCLE!!!! In case you didn't see my facebook. Elijah Jamison Brunk was born Thursday February 4th at around 9:30pm ET. Biggest Brunk baby ever at 10 lb 5 oz. My brother and I were both around 7 lbs when we were born....

Aiight, now a Super Bowl Recap...
- Chicken Fried Bacon = delicious (Reilly, I'm makin you a batch when I come to visit)
- Hamburger balls did not work out so well, but still tasty cuz it's wrapped in crescent roll.
- Veggie Pizza = FAIL. Next time (though there won't be one) leave celery out.
- Maybe I shouldn't make so much food, I'm STILL eating leftovers (though a plus...I'm STILL eating leftovers!)
- oh, and the Saints won, making me wrong, but it was a great game....

Now back to the first point. My brother has Skype, and that is about the only way I'm gonna get to see my little baby nephew live in living color for a while...so I'm thinking about picking me up a webcam and signing up.

I know some of yall got the Skype too, so...
1. Is it worth it?
2. What's a good webcam to get?
3. You know you wanna talk to Joe Brunk on Skype right?

That is all....

So it's been a while....

Let's see, first blog of 2010. Thanks to the jerk for again reminding me that it's been over a month since last post....what have I done since last post.....hmmm.....

-Brought in New Year on the toilet (toilets flush better this decade, btw)
- Recently started crazy new hours at Fruit. They clash with CFR time somewhat, but we adapt and move and figure it out along the way. It's only two weeks at a time anyway.
- Realized that I update this blog almost as often as I call my parents. Should probably try to do a little better with both them things...
-Went sledding in a garbage bag. Worked really well.
-Going through 1 Corinthians in Bible study. It's awesome to read up and see how screwed up they were...
- Oh wait, America is just as bad, if not worse, crap...
-On a cheerier note...I'M BOUT TO BE AN UNCLE!!! As in, my sis-in-law is in labor as I type. Kinda exciting.

Super Bowl comin up Sunday, and I'm throwing a hugacious party. Here's the menu:
Wings (3 types of sauces)
Mozzarella sticks
Taquitos
Sausage Balls
Hamburger Balls
Pigs in a Blanket
Queso and chips
Veggie Pizza
and the piece de resistance....
CHICKEN FRIED BACON!!
Youtube it. It's awesome, and really tasty.

Props to Reilly Liner for introducing me the what will surely be the taste sensation sweeping the nation...

Music note....Jimmy Needham's new album is coming out mid may. It's called Nightlights, and I can't wait...
Also diggin on Jason Gray's "More like falling in love" it's catchy...

SB prediction - Manning and the Colts find a way to win in final minutes, making for one awesome game, and breaking many hearts...