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beanryboy

...the aroma of a fresh cup of coffee. Ahhhhhh....

About Me

i am jason. i am in coffee. i work for dilworth coffee in charlotte, as a director of training and knowledge. i am also their back-up roaster. i enjoy my job, and drink LOTS of coffee. my work with helping open the bean'ry has been put on hold while i focus on my career, and taking care of my family, which is pretty important to me. that's the truth, and it's all i got.
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My Interests


coffee. disc golf (video above is playing with Andy Gullahorn and friends). being relevant in a changing world. adoring my lovely wife. anything Apple, including my iPod, and my iMac.

I'd like to meet:

Jesus Christ. Brennan Manning. Rich Mullins. Bono. Wallace and Gromit.

Music:

U2. Jars of Clay. Sixpence None The Richer. Poor Old Lu. old R.E.M. Rich Mullins. Radiohead. Bela Fleck. Reeve Hunter. The Postal Service. Belle and Sebastian. Andy Gullahorn. Imogen Heap. Derek Webb. L.A. Symphony. Diana Krall. Hillsong United. GRITS. Dave Brubeck. Switchfoot. Coldplay. Nickel Creek. Travis. Louis Armstrong. Bill Mallonee and Vigilantes of Love. Elf Power. MxPx. Neutral Milk Hotel. Of Montreal. Pedro the Lion. Marshmallow Coast. Elekibass. Set on Edge. Ella Fitzgerald. 10,000 Maniacs and/or Natalie Merchant. Joy Electric. Matt Redman. Sunny Day Real Estate/Jeremy Enigk. Counting Crows. Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring the incredible Jerry Douglas on dobro. Andrew Peterson. Dave Matthews Band. Starflyer 59. David Crowder* Band. Olivia Tremor Control. Relient K. Cush. Delirious? and much, much, much, more.

Movies:

We just did this the first weekend of May! It was AWESOME! Definitely the craziest, most extreme thing I have ever done. Video games are one thing, real life is another altogether! I present to you, Midnight on the Dragon 2007. 318 curves in 11.5 miles, and the video was edited down a bit to fit. P.S. Since I did not create the video, I did not get to choose the music, so muting may be necessary....
Napoleon Dynamite. Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Shrek. Life is Beautiful. Million Dollar Hotel. E.T. Gigli. (Yeah, just kidding on that one. Seriously.)

Television:

The Office. My Name Is Earl. Mythbusters.

Books:

"the Ragamuffin Gospel." by Brennan Manning. "the Message." by Eugene Peterson. "Son of a Preacher Man." by Jay Bakker. "i am not but i know i am." by Louie Giglio. "Bono in coversation with Michka Assayas." "Roaring Lambs." by Bob Briner. "the Holy Bible." by God. "Walk On:The Spiritual Journey of U2." by Steve Stockman. "The Wind In The Wheat." by Reed Arvin. "The Narrow Road." by Brother Andrew with Jars of Clay. "Rich Mullins:An Arrow Pointing to Heaven." by James Smith.

Heroes:

Jesus, Rich Mullins, Bono, Charlie Lowell and Dan Haseltine from Jars of Clay, Johnny Cash, and my friend Phil, who you can see in the video below.

My Blog

Trip to the ATL.

Well, I know it has been a few weeks since the last postaroo. April and I went to the fair, which was fun, walking around holding hands and sharing a drink like kids, watching all the idiots paying $6...
Posted by beanryboy on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:05:00 PST

A Festival Weekend, and we hit "Black Gold."

This weekend, we had a few festivals in town. The first, the Greek Festival, is a pretty large event, and attracts thousands of visitors every year to Greek food, music, and other festivities. We went...
Posted by beanryboy on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:22:00 PST

$tarbux Burns Minister. What did they do? Also, Divorce?

Read the story. I can't make this stuff up. This was posted on one of their favored websites. Starbucks doesn't care about burned minister.Also, sad news this week as two people I really like and enjo...
Posted by beanryboy on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:42:00 PST

Appalachian State takes down Michigan!

Greatest upset in college football history! Couldn't calm April down! What a great game, and I love rooting for the underdog! Amazing. They'll be talking about this game for years to come.......
Posted by beanryboy on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:42:00 PST

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Posted by beanryboy on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:11:00 PST

Bloggie Woggie Froggie.

It's Friday night. That always means the end of another work week, and the beginning of....The weekend! That's right! Last night I hosted a coffee cupping at a gourmet cooking store in the newest mall...
Posted by beanryboy on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:05:00 PST

Your opinion.

Alright, here are my new wheels, or closer to the end of the month. A friend gave me some silver ones like mine, and we had them painted by a guy here who does alot of our MINI stuff. (I like them, an...
Posted by beanryboy on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:30:00 PST

Learning Latte Art 101.

I have been practicing my latte art, and am getting better, though I still have some work to do. I am doing flowers with chocolate and raspberry syrups, drinks that are as good to drink as they are to...
Posted by beanryboy on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:43:00 PST

Facebook, if you are so inclined. Or reclined.

Well, I got suckered onto Facebook somehow, so now I am there, too. You can visit me there if ya want. jasonFacebook.
Posted by beanryboy on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:47:00 PST

Cool quotes I have heard recently.

Today I heard a great quote from Jesse Duplantis. He said, and I think it's unfortunately true, "Don't jusdge Christianity by the actions of Christians, judge Christianity by the actions of Christ." W...
Posted by beanryboy on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:58:00 PST