Im weird?

5 weird habits

1. Habit numero uno.. sometimes i try to look at myself from other people's literal point of view. like, actually attempting to visualize my situation from the outside, looking at me.

2. i think about how you spell words backwards. i was talking about this the other day with someone. i dont know why, i just take the word for no reason, and spell it backwards in my head.

3. oohh.. i almost forgot about this one. i have this insane obsession with spitting whenever i see moving water. weird..? exactly! toilets, streams, rivers.. im not real picky.

4. i have gotten in the habit of using 6 pillows when i sleep at night. 1 for my head, 2 under my knees, 1 on either side of me, and one over my chest for my arm. wow, im a nerd.

5. i have the habit of picking out smells in the air. ... meaning, if i smell something i have to work on figuring out what it is i am smelling. i have a sensitive nose. i dont think there is anything i can "do" about it..

ok, so they werent the most weird things, but i was working on little inspiration. so sue me.

hope everyone has had a great holiday season so far. thanksgiving was great, and christmas will be even better. its awesome having people home, and having others around. snow, can be fun i guess. i play snow football today. it was hardcore to say the least. im just thankful i came away with all my teeth. thank God. church tomorrow will be exciting for the two aforementioned reasons. im still not a fan of the snow, or cold for that matter. it ruins things sometimes. i.e. any plans i had for tonight. im dealing. have a good day/night/morning... Christmas. remember, please remember why we celebrate.

THANKSGIVING.. and survey

What is your full name? Andrew Loren Crandall
2. What color pants are you wearing? my khaki courd. shorts and polo
3. What are you listening to right now? the air conditioner
4. What was the last thing you ate? captain crunch and hot apple juice. (i didnt eat the apple juice)
5. Do you wish on stars? it depends on who i am with.. sometimes. i love shooting stars
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
7. How is the weather right now? cold, cold, and cold, but sunny.
8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? jacqueline
9. Do you like the person who sent this to you? yes.
10. How old are you today? lets see.. 18 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 7 hours, 2 minutes.
11. Favorite drink? i like blended coffee, and lots of pop, but i know how bad caffeine is for me..
12. Do you like shoes? yeah, i dont have very many, but i love new shoes.
13. Hair color? blonde
14. Do you wear contacts? no
15. Siblings? kayla, joel, matthew, susanna, kelly, jacob
16. Favorite month? alot happens in june.. i like may too.
17. Favorite food? wow.. i love food. i love mexican, and american, i love meat.. im not real picky.
18. What was the last movie you saw? limony snicket's series of unfortunate events.
19. Favorite day of the year? March 9.
20. What do you do to vent anger? write.. talk about it.
21. What was your favorite toy as a child? i dont know. i liked riding big wheels.
22. Summer or winter? summer...w/o a doubt. i hate cold, and winter is depressing.
23. Hugs or kisses? do i have to choose?
24. Chocolate or vanilla? chocolate
25. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? heck yeah!
26. Who is more likely to fill this out? idk
27. Who is least likely to respond? idk
28. When was the last time you cried? i dont remember. maybe when my grandma died.
29. What is under your bed? college stuff, random soccer magazines, some other stuff.
30. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Jesus
31. What did you do last night? stayed home, tried to do some homework, listened to the chiefs game.
32. What are you afraid of? hippos, hurting people.
33. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn? buttered
34. Last time you had a haircut? about 3 weeks ago
35. Favorite flower? roses...?
36. Favorite movie? the rock, gladiator, braveheart, italian job, the green mile
37. Favorite Band? U2, dave matthew's, coldplay, damien rice, straylight run
38. Favorite Song? i really like "scars" by papa roach
39. Favorite Animal? wow.. i like cheetahs, but i have never seen one in person.. i like dogs.
40. Favorite memory? i have a really hard time choosing favorites
41. When you look at yourself in the mirror, what's the first thing you look at? my eyes, or my hair
42. How much cash do you have on you? none, i lost the dollar i had on the broncos/jets game.
43. What's a word that rhyme with "TEST" stressed
44. Favorite planet? Earth
45. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone? dont have one
46. What is your main ring tone on your phone? see above
47. What shirt are you wearing? red and black soccer jersey from back in the day, with stars on the shoulders.
48. Do you "label" yourself? im unlabelable.
49. Name the brand of your shoes you're currently wearing? nike
50. Bright or dark room? bright
51. What do you think about the person who took this survey? staci is pretty awesome. she likes to try a little bit of everything, but doesnt like to get too involved. she is a cool girl who likes things like dirtbiking and snowboarding. get to know her.
53. What did your last text message you received on your cell say? no CELL PHONE!
54. What's a saying that you say a lot? awesome
55. Who told you they loved you last? my parents, prolly my dad.
56. Last furry thing you touched? i dont do fur.. lol.
57. How Many Drugs Have You Done In The Past three Days? none
58. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed? one
59. Favorite age you have been so far? i liked 17 a lot.
60. Your worst enemy? myself. lol, and.. yeah. prolly myself.
61. What is your current desktop picture? im on the school's computer.. its an island with really clear water, and a sailboat. its pretty.
62. What was the last thing you said to someone? is that on?
63. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to change a major regret: million dollars. as of now, i have regrets, but nothing that hasnt in someway helped me get to where i am now.
64. Do you like someone? sure do!! and jacqueline is absolutely fantastic.
65. the last song you listened to? undone by lifehouse

Florida, wedding, and THANKSGIVING!!

I try to space out my entries as much as possible, if you hadnt noticed that already. no, but really. senior year, how strange you are. i am leaving for florida on wednesday morning to go to my sister's wedding. pretty excited about that. wasnt sure whether or not i would be able to go, but by a sequence of events, or one in particular really, i am able to go. soccer just ended, being that event, on thursday, with a 0-0 (3-1 Loss in penalty kicks) to free state. it was a very difficult thing to take, being my last high school soccer game. but, that certain qaulifier makes everything a little bit easier to take. many on our team wont have the opportunity to play in college. i am very excited about the possibility, although, as it gets later and later the excitement fades a little bit. i have been assured that although recruiting isnt the furthest thing from the coaches mind, it is pretty far down the list. i understand that they are in the middle to later part of their seasons and that is their focus, but it is hard to wait in upbeat expectation for very long. maybe that is a spiritual problem as well... oh the things we realize when we start putting thoughts down as they come up. but, God is faithful, much more then I will ever be, that is for sure. Jacqueline and I are still going strong. bumps and small hills, but nothing that cannot be conquered through God, and the strength that He has shown us through our obedience. prayerful continuation. have a blessed day, and holiday season is upon us, which includes my favorite one: THANKSGIVING!! before long..

my school schedule has been one to drool over. starting 2 weeks ago, it goes something like this. 2 days one, one day off ( a wednesday no less!). 2 days on 2 days off. 3 days on 4 days off (2 days for parent teacher conferences). then, this week, like i said i am leaving for Florida Wednesday morning, so i have 2 days on and then a 5 day weekend. to top it off, we have next friday off as well. i dont know that this has ever happened, having this sporadic of school on and off. its very nice really. it should be cherished i realize, it probably wont happen again.

i have also realized that this is a year of "lasts" but amidst all of them, it is a year of firsts at the same time. my last home soccer game. my last high school soccer game. my last marching football game.. etc. i am starting to get the whole open door, closed door vibe where God's plans, as usual are much bigger then i could ever imagine. its hard. to see so many things that are familiar and easy, come to an end. the "firsts" come many times in the form of relationships, but also in other areas. keep your eyes pealed for ways that God may be bringing new things into your life.

so at conferences my parents got my grades, and they werent quite what i was hoping for. i dont know whether to even be upset at this point. 2 of the grades i received i didnt feel like were justified. its frustrating. its kind of like what craig deemed his "#1 worst feeling" in that i am apparently not living up to what my teachers expect out of me, because it is not my work that is lacking. that is a sickening feeling. i cant say that it is my #1 worst feeling but it is in the top 5. do grades even matter anymore. i should really write more often, but how many times have i said that and not done anything? Florida... here i come.. 80 degree weather is my friend forever!!

"the tide is high, and we're rolling on"

no way has it been a month since i updated!! i guess it feels like it has been that long, but i dont think i have ever taken this long to get back to my faithful readers. oh man. i do apologize ahead of time for the inevitable rambling i can feel coming on already. i have had my monster this morning, after a very strange series of events. let me explain them to you..

so, this morning was a band morning, and it being marching season, we were over at hummer to work on our show. after our game last night i wasnt very excited about waking up very early so i turned off my alarm. i woke up pretty late, and so i didnt get breakfast, and didnt have time to make a lunch. we got going late and were unable to get gas for the car that has been low for a while now. so after we took our band pictures our band director decided to let us go early if we werent taking individual pictures. it was about 9 or a little after when i got going. so i took this opportunity to go get some gas. i realized very quickly (before i got to the gas station thankfully) that i didnt have cash on me, and that i needed to go to the bank. i had another check to cash, so this was going to work out. i get to the bank, and decide that i wanted to go inside, which isnt very usual for me. i got to the door and it had only been open 10 minutes. low traffic=good timing! i also noticed that today is customer appreciation day.. go figure, this could be nice. i get my money, and the teller directs me to the opposite side of the room where they are giving things away to their customers. low and behold i get a FREE can of pop, (caffeine free mind you) chips and a candy bar just for showing up!! this is going very well. but, i am still low on gas, and it is coming up on 9:20. class gets out at 9:30 and 3rd hour starts at 9:39. i rush over to the gas station, where i reluctantly paid 2.29 for gas, when i had seen a station at $2.10!! dont remember the last time i saw it that low. that gas station was like a mile away, and the time was valuable. i dont remember seeing gas pump so fast before. God is on my side this morning!! i go to pay for my gas and it happens to be a gas station that sells monsters!! perfect, this will curb my appetite at least until lunch, if it doesnt ruin my day first!! but oh how worth it it is!! soo good!! i pay for my things, and i head back to school. i have to park like a half mile away but with the way things are going i could care less. i get into the building where everyone is waiting for me../in the halls for our tornado drill. not even late getting back to class. so i have a full tank of gas, most of a lunch, money in my pocket, and a whole lot of a lot of things in my system that make me feel amazing right now.. who would have thought? AND to top it all off, this would have been a perfect start to a day after a loss, but as it is, we won 4-1 on maybe the best game of the season from a team standpoint, and on a night where i got 2 goals! it had been a while since i had scored, and i had family and friends there to support me for our last regular season game. im shaking really bad, but i dont care.

we have had some tough games recently, and are 2-2-1 in our last 5 games, giving up 11 goals. last night was good for our confidence as well as our record. JC on tuesday, and probably free state on thursday. looking forward to the rest of the season. a new physics teacher! that is a positive thing! things may be improving IN school as well. this weekend is going to be... exciting!! there is a lot going on, and i am looking forward to it. western night on saturday. i know! me dancing?! jacqueline will be there, so that will make things all better. it will be an opportunity to get outside of my comfort zone. normally it wouldnt be such abig jump, but there are always exceptions. it will be okay.. it will be okay.. it WILL be okay! it will be fun too! man, i am hyper, and this is really hard to do when my head is going like this. i apologize for the lack of posting, but maybe this one will begin to make up for that. i hope to get back on track. i pray that God is blessing you the way He has been blessing me, in my/your attitude, and circmstances as well as just in what is going on in your lives. i have applied to JBU and to OCU and am waiting to hear back, as well as from those coaches. i will probably hear about school acceptance before i hear anything about soccer, them being in the middle of their seasons and "recruiting not being the last thing on their minds, but pretty far down the list" as was said to me by the JBU admissions guy i talked to a few times. he's a cool guy. it makes asking questions and getting information alot easier when there is someone you can appreciate talking to. have a good week, and weekend.

Quiet in T-Town, but for how long?

It will not always be this way, one can count on that. but, the stillness which for the most part is relaxing, is nice. I can see that in the near future many deadlines and engagements, both in town and out. A wedding of the oldest sibiling in a little over a month. soccer season is at its core, and the games will stay pretty difficult most of the rest of the way out. i guess i am okay with that. the application process and scholarship opportunities will become available as well as pertinent within a few weeks, and i am not prepared. i strive to be as stress free as i possibly can, but that is only so successful as the conditions under which the effort is made. i have a good shot though.

well, my grandpa died a week ago yesterday. the funeral was last friday. for a funeral, it went well. but again, it was a funeral. all of my cousins, minus my engaged sister were together for the first time since my grandma died probably, which would have been 3 years ago. so that was nice, and then the burial was in a small town called Burdick, which is about 20 miles west of Council Grove, while i dont even know where that is, but anyway. We ate dinner in Council Grove at the Hays House, which was very good. so the older brothers were around for a few days, and it was nice to see Joel, and he got to see me play against emporia, and saw me score which would not have been possible unless things had happened the way they did.
Thanksgiving is looking, sounding, even SMELLING really good right now. i cannot wait. i love food! speaking of which, it should definitely be time for lunch.. right NOW! i digress, (sp?) there is ... almost 2 hours until lunch. ok, that is definitely pushing it. i will make the attempt, we will see how it goes.

After our game last night i was in more pain then i have been in a long time. i have 3 injured places, and all of which will effect play for a while. i had ice on my foot, and when it became too much, then i switched to the large contusion on the side of my calf. And, the sore joint at the base of my big toe on my left foot hurts alot too. im sure i wont practice today, and we will have to wait and see about the game tomorrow. we play lawrence so it shouldnt be a big deal. its still a pain (insert really bad pun here). oh, well. there is still a good chunk of the year left, so hopefully recovery will be quick and i can get back to playing. Craig, i have sent the JBU coach an email, and i am starting to get application stuff, but i didnt know if you knew ne thing about how they do athletic scholarships, or how easy it is to get financial aid. you probably didnt have to worry about it too much, seeing as you're a genius, but if you have any information that would be helpful i would love to hear it. i have sent emails to soccer coaches at UMKC, the only D-1 school i have contacted, MCC, Oklahoma Christian, and Bethel University. Bethel is very unlikely. i hate the cold. i think that is the only weather option they have there. ne way. that is where i am right now.

It sounds like things are going well with the collegians, thomas is a delinquent, but i guess when you live in Cali you can do that!? it could be a good thing. he might be home before christmas! and then thereafter if he isnt careful! lol, that would be the day. i would feel bad for him, AFTER i laugh at him alot. Doug, hopefully your trekking over thanksgiving bring you to see the 'rents, and the rest of us who are here. ben it's been good to see you recently, and nathan, havent see you in a while, but glad to hear you are staying busy.