Sneeze Ease.

This shot was really well-taken, because just after the camera panned away from Mario, Peach, the Toads, and myself and the sound switched to just music, I let out a sneeze that nearly threw me into the moat!  It's funny how much you can conceal when you try not to feel.  I didn't let it show, but now you know!

Pending Crisis.

A note to all parents.  In spite of what the cartoons may seem to say, if your baby starts floating away, it should be handled immediately.  Also, no, this picture isn't to scale.

Club Envy.

Yeah...so there's everyone else in the picture, and then there's Donkey Kong.  Finding a club the size of my not inconsiderable nose would, I thought, have been a challenge, but apparently not for him.

Photo Flunk.

I seriously have no idea what went wrong with this photograph.  We all were posing on a clean white background, we smiled, everything that we should have done we did, but...well, you can see it still went all wrong.  Toad's mouth and head are misshapen and he has the wrong pattern of dots.  Mario looks way taller than I am because I'm slouching.  Wario isn't nearly that tall, and neither is Peach (I'm taller than both of them, actually).  Peach looks almost cross-eyed, more like a wind-up toy than a person.  Luigi looks like he's in a Shakespearean play and is also too tall.  Donkey Kong looks like he's stepping on my tail.   Mario and I both seem to be missing our tongues.  We aren't even all standing on level ground!  What on earth happened with this photo?  I talked to Luigi about it yesterday, actually, and he said it had something to do with the developer.  At any rate, we all love looking at this picture because it's one of those proofs that a good photograph isn't always as easy as "Smile and wave".

Big Egg on the Block.

If one standard egg can collect, say, 20 coins, it seems reasonable to up the ante, right?  It's the same principle that applies to ice cream, studying, and fireworks.

Cookie Consumption Continues.

This summarizes my attitude towards sugary foods in general.  What can I say?  I do have a metabolism that compensates pretty well, after all.

Home, Home with Some Change.

I can't believe how much I've changed over the years.  What excites me about it is that with each change I'm able to do what I was made for a little bit better.  Even though it's not always easy to undergo, the amazing things that can happen as a result of change are usually completely worth it.  Amazing things are in our future, whether we realize it or not.



(for the inspiration on this post, look up Jeremiah 29:11)