The Curious Case of Lionel Worthington

By Andrew Ledwith on April 1, 2012 • Share • 0 Comments

“I’ve been serious about two things in my life: alcohol safety and Barbara Walters.”

Lionel Worthington just won’t go away. And that’s a good thing. Here he is in the fifth installment of Campus Safari and the second service announcement on alcohol safety. As always Mr. Worthington is played by my roommate Zack Latham. The PSA was written and directed by Bryan Zhang.

As with the previous videos in this series my friends make up the entire cast and crew. Sam, the guy in the elevator with Lionel, is both a Nav and is being discipled by the student who I disciple. There are a few takes of Sam in this video that slay me. Patrick is once again the director of cinematography. Dion tried his hand at boom operator for the first time and, so far as I can tell, did an excellent job.

These videos keep getting better. The production value is much higher than the earliest installments. Although if you listen carefully you can hear Lionel’s accent change from time to time. If you’re curious—and I know you are—the gags about Barbara Walters and the Golden Girls are both inside jokes. I find it hysterical that these jokes made it into a project that someone is actually paying for.

What a Difference a Year Makes

By Andrew Ledwith on March 29, 2012 • Life • 2 Comments

Here’s something truly wild about today, at least from where I stand. One year ago to the day my heart experienced some of the worst girl-related hurt it had ever felt.1 At the time I didn’t know how I’d ever get over that.

Oh, if only that me could see me now.

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I did a terrible job guarding my heart. As a result I didn’t handle the rejection well at all (despite evidence to the contrary). Now you know why I blathered on about pain and subsequently learned so much about idolatry.

Stuff Nav Girls Really Say

By Andrew Ledwith on March 16, 2012 • Ministry • 0 Comments

Apparently we had it wrong. It turns out this is what Nav girls actually say.

Oh, and the bit between 5:59 and 6:19? Yeah, about that…

After watching the video for the first time I couldn’t leave well enough alone.

Green with Envy

By Andrew Ledwith on March 12, 2012 • Podcast • 0 Comments

In this episode I talk about my recent brush with envy, how it so easily captures my heart. It feels good to have gotten this off my chest.

I recorded this podcast while out for an evening stroll in my neighborhood. Can you tell when I start walking uphill?

Links from this episode:

  • My sister Alison turns 24 this week.
  • I wrote a monster post about leading the ’08 spring break trip to Chicago.
  • The man I planned that Chicago trip with was a man named Larry Hope (pictured on the right). He’s still a dear friend. I’m so glad I got to see him in Kentucky last year.
  • Toward the end of summer ’08 I wrote about my decision to leave my position as a vocational campus minister. I haven’t read that piece since posting it. I don’t think I want to.
  • I shared 1 Corinthians 13:4-7.

A New Place to Land

By Andrew Ledwith on March 12, 2012 • Share • 0 Comments

I wanted to let everyone know about my new landing page found at andrewledwith.net. It’s a very simple page designed solely to direct visitors to my various homes on the web.

This new landing page solves a few problems.

  • The address jaledwith.com is a little difficult to remember.
  • When you go to jaledwith.com you land on the home page of my personal blog, a page that’s always changing. I’ve often thought about transforming that page into something static but always found plenty of reason why that wasn’t a good idea.
  • I now have two websites where I am the sole contributor: jaledwith.com and howdoitknow.net. I wanted a way to direct users to both without having to give out two addresses.

A while back I made an introductory page at whois.jaledwith.com (which I’ve now redirected to whois.andrewledwith.net), and it has its uses, but it’s very verbose. I wanted a page someone could quickly scan.

This is a first draft. I’m sure I’ll make changes to it over time. As always I’d love to get your feedback.

All Grown Up

By Andrew Ledwith on March 5, 2012 • Podcast • 0 Comments

Another unscheduled hiatus has come to an end. In today’s episode I talk about growing up, how it means different things for different people. I muse over the differences between being grown up and feeling grown up.

This episode is a bit self-indulgent and I ramble on more than usual. I think there are a few good points in there somewhere.

Links from this episode:

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The Monday Monologue Podcast: Now Available on iTunes

By Andrew Ledwith on February 23, 2012 • Share • 0 Comments

The Monday Monologue, my weekly podcast, is now available on iTunes. I could have added it much earlier but I wanted to wait until I’d made cover art I was proud of. What do you think of what I came up with?

I’m not much of a graphic designer but I think it looks pretty good. I’m all about minimalism as you can probably tell from the websites I’ve made, so this cover art is in keeping with what I value in good web design.

Subscribe and Review

You can help me out in two ways.

  1. You can subscribe to my podcast, either through iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.
  2. You can review my podcast. It doesn’t have to be anything huge, just a rating (between one and five stars) and a little blurb to go with it. You can write your review in iTunes, either in the desktop program or the mobile app.

External LinkDeliberating the Future of my Facebook Presence

I’ve written a post over on my tech blog in which I debate the best model for my public Facebook presence: a fan page or subscribers to my personal profile. I’d appreciate your feedback.

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Stuff Nav Girls Say

By Andrew Ledwith on February 18, 2012 • Ministry • 0 Comments

First a few of our guys in the FSU Navigators made a video inviting the ladies in the ministry to the annual Valentine’s Banquet, called Stuff Nav Guys Say. So, naturally, the men created Stuff Nav Girls Say and played it at the banquet itself. Once again, there’s a lot of inside jokes that only our Navs will understand but it’s still a fun video. Well, I think it’s a fun video. I’m not sure how the women felt about it.

The Revenge of Lionel Worthington

By Andrew Ledwith on February 16, 2012 • Share • 0 Comments

Lionel Worthington is back and better than ever in the fourth installment of Campus Safari. My roommate Zack reprised his role as the awareness avenger. This time he’s advocating alcohol safety. Once again the short film was directed by Bryan Zhang.

Almost everyone else who had a hand in making this film is a friend of mine. Rachel plays the startled woman enduring Lionel’s lesson. Clint is her on-screen and real-life boyfriend. Patrick returns as the man in charge of cinematography.

I was hoping we hadn’t seen the last of Campus Safari. Only three episodes were produced for the Breathe Easy Initiative (plus one special edition film). I’m now expecting many more.

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