The 5th Thursday

Posted by David Shrein on Oct 6, 2010 in Featured, The Niché

Mr. Jordan Duba joined twoFORTYtwo in early summer but has quickly found a home in our crew. We checked in with Jordan and he was so kind to answer some of our questions… here are his answers!

So, you’ve made Mountain Park your new church home. What is it about our community that you really connected with?

I feel like Mountain Park is a place you just can’t get away from… No, that’s not a bad thing in this situation. Other churches I’ve visited have been different because, once I was out the door, my mind told me “Ok, Jordan, on to the next thing…” and I never thought twice about the message or the songs or the people I met. BUT, when I leave Mountain Park, it’s always on my mind. I remember the message I heard at random times during the week, I am always thinking about the next time I’ll get to see the people there, and I’m always excited to go back for more! I’ve never felt that about a church before, and it’s addicting.

It’s been said that you work at ASU. Is that true?

Who told you that? Oh right, I did… Yes, I work in Stadium Control. “But Jordan, Stadiums are usually pretty structurally solid, right?” I get that question every decade. No, my job is basically to make sure people are behaving themselves at sporting events, like football games, volleyball, etc. It’s a pretty easy job, aside from the occasional drunk person. I get to go places that the regular fan doesn’t usually get to go, so it’s kind of like a backstage pass at times, which I think is cool because it’s interesting to see how the whole “College Sporting Event” works on any given saturday.

No, I can’t get you free tickets to sporting events… Sorry guys…

Did I see you online somewhere? Are you a YouTube superstar?

You caught me. I do a little video recording/editing now and again. My video capabilities are limited because I have a PC, which doesn’t do as well as I’d like, sort of how Macs handle that kind of stuff. I also play the guitar and sing, so what better way to let my far-off friends and family know what I’m working on than posting it on youtube, right? As for the superstar bit, I’d have to get at least 2,000 more views before I could actually put that on my business card.

Mac or PC?

As stated above, I use a PC, but would LOOOOOOVE a mac, because it most effectively fulfills my technological needs for video fun! Unfortunately, that dream aint cheap, and I’m not the Monopoly guy.

What were the circumstances surrounding you deciding to follow Jesus and embrace everything it meant to be a Christian?

I’ve always been a “Christian” since I can remember. It wasn’t until some events as recent as last Decemaber that I actually decided to devote all my cares, concerns, strengths, weaknesses, and everything in between to Jesus, and become a follower of him. I have to tell you, life pretty much rocks when you do that, I highly reccommend it. Now, I’m not saying life is all footloose and fancy free, far from it. I’m saying that I really truly understand that passage that says God will never give you more than you can handle, I’ve handled some pretty tough stuff and I can honestly say I’d be a very different person if I didn’t have God on my side!

People have noticed dog tags around your neck. Are you in the military?

Well, the dogtags I wear actually aren’t mine. They’re my dad’s from when he was in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He gave them to me years ago, like when I was 15 or 16, and I’ve worn them just about every day since. I really respect him for doing what he did in service to our country, and have decided that I too will be joining the military by way of the Air Force. I’ll be joining after I gaduate so I can be an officer and hopefully become an airlift pilot! My first big dream in the military is to salute my dads at my basic officer training graduation.

What is your favorite way to relax and recharge?

Well like a lot of other guys, I have an xbox which serves as a conduit to a few of my good buddies that share my affinity for games. That’s my recharge because my friends always cheer me up no matter if I’m sad or already happy! My relaxation happens when I’m alone, just me and the guitar. I’ve spent many, many hours just strumming nonsense because it’s just a theraputic thing to do.

Have you ever participated in a pyramid scheme?

I feel ashamed to admit it but yes… I used to be a part of the mega-ultra-pyramid-scheme-atron known as CUTCO. I got through 5 days and said, this seems to have filled the quota for “job I’ll never list on my employment history.” I’m not bashing the company or the product in any way, I kept all of my sample knives because they rock! But, that job takes a special person, and I don’t care to be it…

What are 3 things that we should know about you but probably would never guess on our own?

Batman is my favorite Superhero, because he’s the only superhero classified as such without having super powers!
I have never had a flying dream
If it’s interesting enough, I can quote a movie pretty well after seeing it 2 or 3 times…

You’re in the backseat of a Ford Astro Van for 12 hours… what would you have taken with you and what would you do during that time?

That all depends on how much room there is. If there is plenty of room I’d probably play my guitar as long as I could, if not so much room, I’d probably take a nice collection of some movies with my laptop and have my own private movie marathon.