No. 28: Razorback Football. (This one's all Hayley.)

Yay. :)
I know this is coming a little late, but we're currently NUMBER 12 with a 2-0 record! Yeehaw! Next game is at Georgia, 11am, on ESPN. So, naturally, I'll be out of town and not near a TV. Thank goodness for straight-to-your-phone quarterly updates. :)

Football - Schedule - University of Arkansas Athletics

Date Opponent AR Rank Location Time (CT) Results Media   Sat, Sep 04  Tennessee Tech 17 Fayetteville, Ark.   6 p.m. 44 - 3 (W)  PPV RSN    Sat, Sep 11  Louisiana-Monroe 14 Little Rock, Ark.   6 p.m. 31 - 7 (W)  FSN, ESPN3    Sat, Sep 18  Georgia * - at Athens, Ga.   11 a.m. ESPN    Sat, Sep 25  Alabama * - Fayetteville, Ark.   2:30 p.m. CBS    Sat, Oct 09  Texas A&M - at Arlington, Texas   TBA   Sat, Oct 16  Auburn * - at Auburn, Ala.   TBA   Sat, Oct 23  Ole Miss * - Fayetteville, Ark.   TBA   Sat, Oct 30  Vanderbilt - Homecoming * - Fayetteville, Ark.   TBA   Sat, Nov 06  South Carolina * - at Columbia, SC   TBA   Sat, Nov 13  UTEP - Fayetteville, Ark.   TBA   Sat, Nov 20  Mississippi State * - at Starkville, MS   TBA   Sat, Nov 27  LSU * - Little Rock, Ark.   TBA

* Conference Games

No. 26: International Justice Mission

Okay, let's be serious for a sec. Millions--tens of millions--of people around the world are victims of "injustice." Not injustice like getting passed up for a promotion or getting cut off in traffic--that's more the trivially unfair. "Injustice" is a sin. An act of violence, oppression, or abuse of power by those who have the upper hand. Injustice is what happens when innocent people are denied justice, and God is not a fan.

Gary Haugen, who founded IJM in 1997, came and spoke at Fellowship Bible Church this morning. He talked about how he first discovered God's passion for justice in 1994, when he was the chief prosecutor of those who led the Rwandan genocide. His question to Fellowship was this: "Are Jesus and I really interested in the same things?" It's easy to know what you're interested in...you. Maybe family and friends, people you like. But God is interested in the whole world, and He is passionate about His world and justice in it. Gary Haugen told stories of children in slavery....how can they believe that God is good? If we look in the Bible the answer is clear: We show them. Matthew 5:14 says, "You are the light of the world" [emphasis mine]. The thing is, these people who are suffering and oppressed won't believe that God is good unless we show them how good He is, which has been God's plan all along.

All that to say, IJM works around the world to secure justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation, and other forms of violent oppression. (I stole that straight from the website.) After listening to Gary Haugen talk about what they do, I got his book, Good News about Injustice, to read here before I go back to school, and I'm currently looking into the possibility of an internship in their DC office in a year or two. I'm not passionate about much, but this is something I feel God has really laid on my heart, so please pray that I'll continue searching, learning, and getting involved.

~Hayley


If you want to learn more about International Justice Mission or get involved yourself, check out their website, Twitter, or Facebook.

No. 23: The End

Lost has finally come to an end, and while Ginger still has a few eps to catch up on (ha!), Hayley here with thoughts, scoop, answers, theories, opinions, et al.

The End of LOST was great. Sure, some people may say they weren't satisfied, but their only argument is "It didn't answer all my nit-picky questions!" Now, I'm as analytical as the next Lostie (possibly more so, it's up for debate), but I was able to put aside my "But whyyyy" attitude and just enjoy the characters of the show, which is what Darlton (Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse) intended all along. Okay, you can argue that they didn't intend anything all along, and only began to plan an ending after the pilot and season 1 were received so very well. However, if that's the case, they did an inspired job of it.

The 1 hour, 45 minute (running time) finale of Lost didn't answer "what is the Island?" or "what is the Light?" or even "who is Jacob?" in a way that could satisfy. But is that even possible? I am of the firm belief that if Darlton and JJ had created a show that introduced a million physical, spiritual, psychological, metaphysical, mechanical questions, and then answered them all neatly--the show would have felt (and been) unbelievably contrived. Lost wasn't about answers, it was about people.

So, if you want explanations of the finale, dvd spoilers, or a few random questions answered--check out Watch With Kristin (she's my #1 source for all things television). The man in black has a name, Mr. Eko's proposed paycheck wasn't quite hefty enough, Ben and Hurley and Vincent may have had 12 or so minutes of their own footage before they moved on, and, most importantly...when are we gonna find out what happened to Walt?? =)


Here is my FAVORITE clip--ever. (But specifically from the finale):
Charlie, Claire, Aaron - on Hulu

Also, check out Jimmy Kimmel's "Aloha to Lost" for even more info and behind-the-scenes stuff!

No. 20: Firefly

This is more Hayley and Sarah's thing than Ginger's, but we're trying to get her in on it, too. :)

Some quotes, since it is the most quotable show ever, even with only one season and a feature film:

"This is the Captain. We might experience some slight turbulence...and then explode." ~Captain Malcolm Reynolds

"I will get very choked up. Honestly. There could be tears." ~Mal

Stegosaurus (Wash): "Ah! Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"
T-Rex (Wash): "Mine is an evil laugh...now die!"

"Alright, fine, I'll go. Just...stop describing me." ~Dr. Simon Tam

Jayne: "I call it Vera."
Mal: "Well, my days of taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

"If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak." ~Jayne

"I swear by my pretty floral bonnet, I WILL end you." ~Mal

"This is what going mad must feel like." ~Simon

"My God. You're like a trained ape--without the training." ~Simon

Mal: "Ship like this, be with you till the day you die."
Zoe: "Because it's a death trap."

Mal: "Define 'interesting.'"
Wash: "'Oh God, oh God, we're all gonna die?'"

"Gee, sure would be nice if we had some grenades right now..." ~Jayne

Wash: "A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything."
Jayne: "Damn straight."

"It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps." ~Shepherd Book

"But I'm thinking about growing a big, black mustache. I'm a traditionalist." ~Simon

"Well, you were busy trying to get yourself lit on fire. It happens." ~Mal

"Mercy is the mark of a great man. ...Guess I'm just a good man. ...Well, I'm alright." ~Mal

"You want a slinky dress? I can buy you a slinky dress. Captain, can I have money for a slinky dress?" ~Wash

"Oh my God! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing? Oh right. That would be me. Back to work." ~Wash

"Do you know what the chain of command is here? It's the chain I go get and beat you with till you understand who's in rutting command here." ~Jayne

Jayne: "Testing, testing. Cap'n, can you hear me?"
Mal: "I'm standing right here."
Jayne: "You're coming through good and loud."
Mal: "Cause I'm standing right here!"

No. 6: When the Razorbacks Win

Don't deny it.