I probably won't be posting much this week. I have finals to study for.
What am I doing right now????
I probably won't post until next year. I'm gonna be away over Christmas.
We'll see how it goes.
Have a very merry Christmas emphasis on the Christ part.
Also have a blessed New Year's.
If you want to be politically correct and say something like Season's Greeting's, you can just forget it. Call me if you want to hear the rant that goes with that one.
Ta ta for now!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
On "way to be depressing"
I apologize in advance for the state of this post. I'm pretty blue.
Do you ever have those times when you wonder how in the heck the world is still spinning on its axis? Because your thoughts are so preoccupied with one or two particular things, there's no possible way for life to continue as normal for anyone. I'm kind of feeling that way right now. If you've never had a slightly surreal experience then perhaps you're blessed. Sorry that you don't know what I'm taking about.
I felt like this two years ago after the tornado. since it was in my backyard, I was really affected by it. When I went back to school for the first time a couple days later, I was shocked and upset that not everyone was as shaken by the event as I was. Life went on. And right now, my life continues to go on, as you can probably tell, if not I bet I'd have trouble typing this! Anyway, I still had to make up that math quiz and my mom is still gonna make me take out the garbage or whatever, but the weird feeling won't go away.
There's not one factor, I don't think. This state of sadness has been coming on for awhile actually, I just was too caught up in being happy, happy, happy for so long that I didn't realize. Well, like they say, what would be special about happiness if you had it all the time. I'm still very much joyful (I really enjoyed that horrendous use of grammar) and I can still find ways to put a smile on my face during the day... even if it is a little bit harder than normal.
I guess it's like in Ezekiel, when it he explains about the useless vine. If the vine is not bearing fruit when it is perfect and whole, how much less will it be useful when it's burning and charred?
I kind of relate that to my life, even if that's not what it really means. My interpretation: if I can't be moving and working and doing good for the Kingdom when life is good and I'm feeling great, how lazy and useless am I going to be when life sucks and I feel like crap? I try to be useful all the time.
So anyway, sorry for straying from my typical "happy go lucky" yammering, but I needed to write and I just wasn't feeling the whole amusing thing. It may very well be the weather.
If you've made it to this point (I totally stole that from Megan Miller's really long e-mail) thanks for reading. I don't need sympathy cards or anything, my youthful enthusiasm hasn't really died, I think it just took a siesta for today.
Have a nice Thursday.
Do you ever have those times when you wonder how in the heck the world is still spinning on its axis? Because your thoughts are so preoccupied with one or two particular things, there's no possible way for life to continue as normal for anyone. I'm kind of feeling that way right now. If you've never had a slightly surreal experience then perhaps you're blessed. Sorry that you don't know what I'm taking about.
I felt like this two years ago after the tornado. since it was in my backyard, I was really affected by it. When I went back to school for the first time a couple days later, I was shocked and upset that not everyone was as shaken by the event as I was. Life went on. And right now, my life continues to go on, as you can probably tell, if not I bet I'd have trouble typing this! Anyway, I still had to make up that math quiz and my mom is still gonna make me take out the garbage or whatever, but the weird feeling won't go away.
There's not one factor, I don't think. This state of sadness has been coming on for awhile actually, I just was too caught up in being happy, happy, happy for so long that I didn't realize. Well, like they say, what would be special about happiness if you had it all the time. I'm still very much joyful (I really enjoyed that horrendous use of grammar) and I can still find ways to put a smile on my face during the day... even if it is a little bit harder than normal.
I guess it's like in Ezekiel, when it he explains about the useless vine. If the vine is not bearing fruit when it is perfect and whole, how much less will it be useful when it's burning and charred?
I kind of relate that to my life, even if that's not what it really means. My interpretation: if I can't be moving and working and doing good for the Kingdom when life is good and I'm feeling great, how lazy and useless am I going to be when life sucks and I feel like crap? I try to be useful all the time.
So anyway, sorry for straying from my typical "happy go lucky" yammering, but I needed to write and I just wasn't feeling the whole amusing thing. It may very well be the weather.
If you've made it to this point (I totally stole that from Megan Miller's really long e-mail) thanks for reading. I don't need sympathy cards or anything, my youthful enthusiasm hasn't really died, I think it just took a siesta for today.
Have a nice Thursday.
Friday, December 7, 2007
On Hooray!
Today is Friday and I decided to dress all comfy-like. I wore my Strawberry Shortcake footie socks to school. They are very fun. They actually have little grippies on the bottom so I don't slip as I'm toddling about. Okay, so I haven't really toddled for many, many years, but the phrase works well with my whole not growing up thing. Hooray fro Strawberry Shortcake footie socks.
A piece of exciting news:
The Walgreen's guy actually did eat his 'have a good day' gum! I talked to my mom on her cell phone on Wednesday while she was there and he told her he ate it! Now I can take back all that Scrooge bah-humbug nonsense. Hooray that the Walgreen's guy ate his gum!
Today at school we talked about the Middle Ages and the Roman Catholic Church. This led to a discussion about nuns which was of course big fun. Ha ha, nuns. I apologize if you are reading this and have no idea why that's funny. Hooray for nuns and whatnot.
So, apparently my grandpa e-mailed this link to practically everyone in our extended family. Great, I have always been careful about what I write because I know God is watching, but now that this blog will be under the scrutiny of my family, I'll have to be even more cautious. Just messing.
And finally, hooray for making faces at Michael across the Speech classroom while we're supposed to be watching a movie!
Have an enjoyable day!!!
A piece of exciting news:
The Walgreen's guy actually did eat his 'have a good day' gum! I talked to my mom on her cell phone on Wednesday while she was there and he told her he ate it! Now I can take back all that Scrooge bah-humbug nonsense. Hooray that the Walgreen's guy ate his gum!
Today at school we talked about the Middle Ages and the Roman Catholic Church. This led to a discussion about nuns which was of course big fun. Ha ha, nuns. I apologize if you are reading this and have no idea why that's funny. Hooray for nuns and whatnot.
So, apparently my grandpa e-mailed this link to practically everyone in our extended family. Great, I have always been careful about what I write because I know God is watching, but now that this blog will be under the scrutiny of my family, I'll have to be even more cautious. Just messing.
And finally, hooray for making faces at Michael across the Speech classroom while we're supposed to be watching a movie!
Have an enjoyable day!!!
Monday, December 3, 2007
On Mini Adventures
Big adventures are cool, I mean they make great novels and shape peoples' lives I suppose, but I am more inclined to enjoy life's mini adventures. On Saturday, I went to Bloomington with Castle's French Club. While there, we had dinner at a French restaurant. I ate a snail. I was all doctored up and everything, so technically it was escargot, but it was a stinking snail nonetheless. I doubt that I will ever do that again, when I eat. I'm weird about textures (no jello or oatmeal for me!) and eating a snail was basically the equivalent of chewing on a deflated balloon. Not especially pleasant, however as from every experience, some good came out of it. Now, I feel very empowered, as though I can do anything. No task is too great for the girl who ate a snail, no way. It's actually kind of exciting.
Now, yesterday was another day for a mini adventure. I probably laughed more yesterday than i ever have in my life. Megan, Lydia, and I took a little field trip to Walgreen's. If you read my post a couple months ago, you know how much fun I can have there (my princess mittens etc). Anyway, at Walgreen's they have card that sing to you when they are opened. We had a little dance party in the card aisle, many people stared. Walking on Sunshine, Going to the Chapel, Can't Touch This, and Walk the Line, we played them all and danced, sang, and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. One card left them all behind though. The little voices that erupted out of the card, laughing and saying the most hilarious things made my day. We bought that particular card and took it to church with us blessing everyone's day with the wittiness of the little people inside the card. When we were checking out, I gave the guy who works at Walgreen's a piece of "have a good day gum," but he said he was throwing it away. Hmmm. I have decided to nickname him Scrooge, bah-humbug.
So that's that on mini adventures. I would definitely recommend them, if that's not something you are currently doing. Something I really want to do this season is go Christmas caroling to different stores in the middle of the night and sing to the bored people who work there. Is that allowed? I hope so. I would where a Santa hat. Okay, I think you've had quite enough. It is perhaps time for me to be done.
Happy Monday!!!
Now, yesterday was another day for a mini adventure. I probably laughed more yesterday than i ever have in my life. Megan, Lydia, and I took a little field trip to Walgreen's. If you read my post a couple months ago, you know how much fun I can have there (my princess mittens etc). Anyway, at Walgreen's they have card that sing to you when they are opened. We had a little dance party in the card aisle, many people stared. Walking on Sunshine, Going to the Chapel, Can't Touch This, and Walk the Line, we played them all and danced, sang, and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. One card left them all behind though. The little voices that erupted out of the card, laughing and saying the most hilarious things made my day. We bought that particular card and took it to church with us blessing everyone's day with the wittiness of the little people inside the card. When we were checking out, I gave the guy who works at Walgreen's a piece of "have a good day gum," but he said he was throwing it away. Hmmm. I have decided to nickname him Scrooge, bah-humbug.
So that's that on mini adventures. I would definitely recommend them, if that's not something you are currently doing. Something I really want to do this season is go Christmas caroling to different stores in the middle of the night and sing to the bored people who work there. Is that allowed? I hope so. I would where a Santa hat. Okay, I think you've had quite enough. It is perhaps time for me to be done.
Happy Monday!!!
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