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Well, I’ve been pretty quiet lately, especially given the momentous process |Jodi| and I are in the middle of. It’s now T-2 days until Jodi and I get on a plane bound for London, then to Kiev, Ukraine, to find and adopt our first child! Remarkably, I’m not stressed too much. If you’ve not been following along, have a browse through Jodi’s Adoption Week-by-week posts to catch up. This has been a crazy year, but we have been surrounded by friends and family who have been simply amazing - the level of emotional, spiritual, and financial support has blown us away. Our child will be brought into an environment that is primed and ready for him/her! God is so good!

Thanks to everyone who has been supporting us in every way. We love you guys.

I’m a total sucker for song covers. I’ve suffered this affliction for years, but it’s only been since discovering various… *ahem* alternative *ahem*… sources of music ¹ that I’ve been able to fully enjoy my addiction.

I recently discovered another twist to the theme: mashups. A mashup is where an artist (usually a DJ or other audio-hacker) takes two or more (preferably from different genres) songs and mixes them together, producing something that is altogether different, while paying homage to and often enhancing the source material. For example, Wil Smith vs. The Beegees, Lyrics Born vs. AC/DC, or even (am I saying this?) Nirvana vs. Destiny’s Child. Wow.

I am, of course, linking all these from MashupTown, my new favorite podcast.

1. By alternative, of course, I mean Coverville. What?