Chris and I working on tarring the garage (followed by the rest of the house). This is just when we started, but we totally did the whole thing (with a little help from a couple other people). Go tarboys!
5.29.2005
5.26.2005
Let's Go Exorcising!
Well, nobody is updating as of late (I see a recurring theme), so I figure I'd break the ice with a completely random picture, courtesy of RUF! This is the day the three boys wore our Trogdor shirts (the picture of the three of us is already on here somewhere). I just decided to do some random happy/victorious-type pose right as Brodie started taking the picture, so this is what came out. Enjoy!
PS- I forgot to note that a one E, L&M's Mom none other than sent me TWO - not just one, but TWO - replacement Belfair Hose pens! Life is good again!
5.17.2005
I Know How Much Is In There! I Want That Back After The Show!
Concerning those to whom this concerns:
Yesterday was another one of those days. I went outside and there was a good amount of sun, with the lightest sprinkling of rain (solid, not a mist) for a very refreshing coolness. So, as is the commonplace, I shaved my head :).
On the very much other end of the spectrum, my hose pen is gone! GRR! This was my bestest favoritest pen ever, and I always keep in the exact same spot. However, no matter my constant reminders to my mom and sister not to use it, they always do. And now, lo and behold, neither of them knows to where it has gone! Growlbacks I say! Growlbacks!
PS- Since nobody knows why I'm saying that, I shall inform you all that it is my new exclamation, usually used in frustration (grr into grrowlbacks, or just growlbacks). Thank you.
PPS- L: I was right, my postcard is that same building. Go team!
Yesterday was another one of those days. I went outside and there was a good amount of sun, with the lightest sprinkling of rain (solid, not a mist) for a very refreshing coolness. So, as is the commonplace, I shaved my head :).
On the very much other end of the spectrum, my hose pen is gone! GRR! This was my bestest favoritest pen ever, and I always keep in the exact same spot. However, no matter my constant reminders to my mom and sister not to use it, they always do. And now, lo and behold, neither of them knows to where it has gone! Growlbacks I say! Growlbacks!
PS- Since nobody knows why I'm saying that, I shall inform you all that it is my new exclamation, usually used in frustration (grr into grrowlbacks, or just growlbacks). Thank you.
PPS- L: I was right, my postcard is that same building. Go team!
5.14.2005
5.13.2005
Voluntas.
So from the way things are sounding like they are shaping up to be for Memorial Day, some things I wasn't expecting I would be able to do, may be doable. This is mostly two big things, 1) visit Rob Steinkamp before he leaves for Italy and 2) volunteer at this year's UPA College finals (last year they were up near Burlington, so that was easy to do). Now, El Rob-o is in Ptown, OR and the finals are in Corvalis, OR, these are only an hour apart. The trick was, we types around here were thinking about going camping that weekend. However, several things deterred that (availability of camp grounds, work schedules, etc).
So now it seems, I may get to big wants all in one weekend (woot). The trick is the details. Where to stay, how to get down yonder, all that jazz. But, I consider those mere hindrances to a greater plan.
In the wise words of me, who just came up with this:
Diligo lingua.
So now it seems, I may get to big wants all in one weekend (woot). The trick is the details. Where to stay, how to get down yonder, all that jazz. But, I consider those mere hindrances to a greater plan.
In the wise words of me, who just came up with this:
Diligo lingua.
5.10.2005
May 10.
Hey, it's still Tuesday in my time zone. And, since I've been thinking about it all day (I don't know where you are or who to call to contact you), I would like to take this opportunity to say:
Happy Birthday Rachel!
Surely you didn't think I would have forgotten this wonderful day, my dear? True, it's been a year since your last, but I don't easily forget :). Just ask Erin!
Anyways, hope your 21st was as exciting as mine (or more so). The next step is just finding a way to get you to look at my blog... Perhaps a comment on yours shall suffice?
Onward, lass!
Happy Birthday Rachel!
Surely you didn't think I would have forgotten this wonderful day, my dear? True, it's been a year since your last, but I don't easily forget :). Just ask Erin!
Anyways, hope your 21st was as exciting as mine (or more so). The next step is just finding a way to get you to look at my blog... Perhaps a comment on yours shall suffice?
Onward, lass!
And Ninja Takes The Gold!
So we played Apples to Apples tonight, and I came to the conclusion that Ninja - if played - would win every round, hands down. Seriously, what beats a ninja in anything? The only remote chance of ninja not winning everything, is if the judge denies the ninja out of spite.
On a more serious note, I recently read a post by a fellow blogger (she, however, is a blogette). It got me thinking about how I see, treat and think about other people. Her post brought me to realize how much my personal standards mean in my views of other people (something I already knew, but was reinforced). One example of this is spelling and/or grammar. I tend to be quite the stickler for the former more than the latter, but both none the less. However, my sticklerness goes without, rather than staying within. Now, there are times when I really am just trying to help people out (with spelling, for instance); but other times, my view of people can be e'er so slightly dinged due to their personal grammatical and lexiconical tastes and abilities. I suppose it will be something I'll have to work on (more so in other ways, the spelling bit is only a minor case, just an example).
In other news,
On a more serious note, I recently read a post by a fellow blogger (she, however, is a blogette). It got me thinking about how I see, treat and think about other people. Her post brought me to realize how much my personal standards mean in my views of other people (something I already knew, but was reinforced). One example of this is spelling and/or grammar. I tend to be quite the stickler for the former more than the latter, but both none the less. However, my sticklerness goes without, rather than staying within. Now, there are times when I really am just trying to help people out (with spelling, for instance); but other times, my view of people can be e'er so slightly dinged due to their personal grammatical and lexiconical tastes and abilities. I suppose it will be something I'll have to work on (more so in other ways, the spelling bit is only a minor case, just an example).
In other news,
5.06.2005
Oh The Wonderful Cross
(Please don't pay much attention to the first second or three, it sounds horrible, as the recording starts just after the beginning of the song, so it's in the middle area. it gets better! a lot!)
So it sounds pretty bad (or not at all) most of the time, but I tried. This was a song we sang around camp fire friday at the RUF bbq. There are a few good spots where it comes in clear (and doesn't sound too shabby). So stick with it, there are some good sounding parts (and if you were there, good memories).
Enjoy!
So it sounds pretty bad (or not at all) most of the time, but I tried. This was a song we sang around camp fire friday at the RUF bbq. There are a few good spots where it comes in clear (and doesn't sound too shabby). So stick with it, there are some good sounding parts (and if you were there, good memories).
Enjoy!
4.29.2005
To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With.
Well, it's been a while since I posted anything more than my daily readings. So, here's an attempt at just that.
Not much been goin down in motown. I got an email back from Lake Retreat's current program director (a new one this year). I emailed him to say that I was coming to camp, ready and willing to take any position I was asked to fill. The reply was that I was to be Senior Male Counselor! Dum, dum, dum! This is going to be a big leap for me (last summer was my first experience with camp at all, and now I'm in charge of every guy there!), but I'm going to take it with God on my side. Last summer, I knew within the first day or two of having my first cabin (not the most pleasant) that I wasn't going to be doing anything solo, and I needed God to keep me going. This was good. We tend to get caught up so much in our daily hustle and bustle that we forget all the little things, and that we do need God to help us through.
[Here, I would like to plug working at a summer camp. Never before had I seen God at work and working in me then I did at camp. Even things that were either A) God, or B) Satan trying to screw with God's plan for me only strengthened my faith in God. My main example of this was seeing the word 'Yes' written in clouds when I was out by the rock climbing wall, laying, praying and considering decisions I had to make, and it was either Satan being a bum {but I only thought it was God, so my faith was bolstered} or it was in fact God {bolstered still}. Camp is awesome, you get to spend time with Christians for, basically, a month and a half and you all have the same intent {camp}. Go camp!]
Hmm, this post seemed to quickly turn into more than I expected. Great! Hope this in some way helps someone (camp rocks, God works, people grow), whether a camper, staffer, counselor, or any of the previous-to-be.
Have a good day everyone.
"Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
- Matthew 28:19
Not much been goin down in motown. I got an email back from Lake Retreat's current program director (a new one this year). I emailed him to say that I was coming to camp, ready and willing to take any position I was asked to fill. The reply was that I was to be Senior Male Counselor! Dum, dum, dum! This is going to be a big leap for me (last summer was my first experience with camp at all, and now I'm in charge of every guy there!), but I'm going to take it with God on my side. Last summer, I knew within the first day or two of having my first cabin (not the most pleasant) that I wasn't going to be doing anything solo, and I needed God to keep me going. This was good. We tend to get caught up so much in our daily hustle and bustle that we forget all the little things, and that we do need God to help us through.
[Here, I would like to plug working at a summer camp. Never before had I seen God at work and working in me then I did at camp. Even things that were either A) God, or B) Satan trying to screw with God's plan for me only strengthened my faith in God. My main example of this was seeing the word 'Yes' written in clouds when I was out by the rock climbing wall, laying, praying and considering decisions I had to make, and it was either Satan being a bum {but I only thought it was God, so my faith was bolstered} or it was in fact God {bolstered still}. Camp is awesome, you get to spend time with Christians for, basically, a month and a half and you all have the same intent {camp}. Go camp!]
Hmm, this post seemed to quickly turn into more than I expected. Great! Hope this in some way helps someone (camp rocks, God works, people grow), whether a camper, staffer, counselor, or any of the previous-to-be.
Have a good day everyone.
"Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
- Matthew 28:19
Sure, I Guess...
"Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.' But I tell you, Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; or by the earth for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No' be 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one."
- Matthew 5:33-37
- Matthew 5:33-37
4.28.2005
Fly, Fly, My Little Kite.
"You are the salt of the earth."
- Matthew 5:13a
"You are the light of the world."
- Matthew 5:14a
"You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.
"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
"Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny."
- Matthew 5:21-26
- Matthew 5:13a
"You are the light of the world."
- Matthew 5:14a
"You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.
"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
"Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny."
- Matthew 5:21-26
4.25.2005
4.23.2005
Hope For The Hopeless.
"'Meaningless! Meaningless!' says the Teacher.
'Everything is meaningless!'"
- Ecclesiastes 12:8
"The words of the wise are like goads, their collected savings like firmly embedded nails - given by one Shepherd. Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them."
- Ecclesiastes 12:11-12a
"Now all has been heard:
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil."
- Ecclesiastes 12:12-14
'Everything is meaningless!'"
- Ecclesiastes 12:8
"The words of the wise are like goads, their collected savings like firmly embedded nails - given by one Shepherd. Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them."
- Ecclesiastes 12:11-12a
"Now all has been heard:
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil."
- Ecclesiastes 12:12-14
4.22.2005
Wise Fools.
"Anyone who is among the living has hope - even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!"
- Ecclesiastes 9:4
"Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun - all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun."
- Ecclesiastes 9:9
"The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good."
- Ecclesiastes 9:17-18
"Words from a wise man's mouth are gracious, but a fool is consumed by his own lips."
- Ecclesiastes 10:12
- Ecclesiastes 9:4
"Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun - all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun."
- Ecclesiastes 9:9
"The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good."
- Ecclesiastes 9:17-18
"Words from a wise man's mouth are gracious, but a fool is consumed by his own lips."
- Ecclesiastes 10:12
4.21.2005
Below The Belt.
"It is better to heed a wise man's rebuke than to listen to the song of fools."
- Ecclesiastes 7:5
"Do not say, 'why were the old days better than these?'
For it is not wise to ask such questions."
- Ecclesiastes 7:10
Ooh, He's always hitting where it hurts...
- Ecclesiastes 7:5
"Do not say, 'why were the old days better than these?'
For it is not wise to ask such questions."
- Ecclesiastes 7:10
Ooh, He's always hitting where it hurts...
4.20.2005
Mas! Mas!
"That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil - this is the gift of God."
- Ecclesiastes 3:13
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:
If one falls down, his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!"
- Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."
- Ecclesiastes 4:12
- Ecclesiastes 3:13
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:
If one falls down, his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!"
- Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."
- Ecclesiastes 4:12
4.19.2005
Shine, Make 'em Wonder What You've Got.
A good call from my good commenter Robb (have we met? I suppose there's a chance...)
"Consider what God has done:
Who can straighten what he has made crooked?
When times are good, be happy;
but when times are bad, consider:
God has made the one
as well as the other.
Therefore, a man cannot discover
anything about his future."
- Ecclesiastes 7:13-14
Know it, friend.
"Consider what God has done:
Who can straighten what he has made crooked?
When times are good, be happy;
but when times are bad, consider:
God has made the one
as well as the other.
Therefore, a man cannot discover
anything about his future."
- Ecclesiastes 7:13-14
Know it, friend.
4.18.2005
Vanity! All is Vanity!
Discovered in Ecclesiastes whilst reading a study note on it (I read the note before the verse, so that's what made me take notice of it):
"What is twisted cannot be straightened;
what is lacking cannot be counted."
- Ecclesiastes 1:15
The study note also happens to go with what Sir Chad was saying:
"We should therefore learn to happily accept things the way they are and to accept our divinely appointed lot in life, as the Teacher later councels."
- Ecclesiastes 1:15 study note, p986
"What is twisted cannot be straightened;
what is lacking cannot be counted."
- Ecclesiastes 1:15
The study note also happens to go with what Sir Chad was saying:
"We should therefore learn to happily accept things the way they are and to accept our divinely appointed lot in life, as the Teacher later councels."
- Ecclesiastes 1:15 study note, p986
4.17.2005
Contentment, Just For You
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
- Romans 15:13
And I raise you a
"But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
- Galations 5:22-23
- Romans 15:13
And I raise you a
"But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
- Galations 5:22-23
4.13.2005
Engineering Homework
Our homework assignment for Engineering Orientation was to come up with 2-3 engineering disciplines that may come up in the future (but haven't yet). So, behold my third:
Uncivil Engineering
One of the smallest branches of engineering, uncivil engineering is a field that deals with buildings, bridges, dams, roads, and other structures. Uncivil engineers plan, design, and supervise the destruction of facilities such as high-rise buildings, airports, water treatment centers, and sanitation plants. Uncivil engineers will need to design the special explosives and devices used to destroy the rail beds for the magnetic levitation trains of tomorrow, the day after tomorrow. Soon we will be able to travel on these environmentally safe and efficient trains from coast to coast at 200-300 miles per hour, but we all know someone will mess it up, creating a cataclysmic mishap, and uncivil engineers will once again have to save the day.
(Note: it is very important that the reader understand that this paragraph was not copied, pasted and modified from the ASEE website given by the teacher. It is also important that the reader understand that this is not a joke. Third, the reader must also understand that I do not have a sense of humor, I am not tall, and this class is not interesting. Thank you.)
Jobs include:
Destructioneers, who blow stuff up
Restructioneers, who blow stuff up so it moves to another location (very precise discipline)
Fall Guys, who take the fall when everything goes wrong (things like that happen when you start blowing stuff up like this)
Uncivil Engineering
One of the smallest branches of engineering, uncivil engineering is a field that deals with buildings, bridges, dams, roads, and other structures. Uncivil engineers plan, design, and supervise the destruction of facilities such as high-rise buildings, airports, water treatment centers, and sanitation plants. Uncivil engineers will need to design the special explosives and devices used to destroy the rail beds for the magnetic levitation trains of tomorrow, the day after tomorrow. Soon we will be able to travel on these environmentally safe and efficient trains from coast to coast at 200-300 miles per hour, but we all know someone will mess it up, creating a cataclysmic mishap, and uncivil engineers will once again have to save the day.
(Note: it is very important that the reader understand that this paragraph was not copied, pasted and modified from the ASEE website given by the teacher. It is also important that the reader understand that this is not a joke. Third, the reader must also understand that I do not have a sense of humor, I am not tall, and this class is not interesting. Thank you.)
Jobs include:
Destructioneers, who blow stuff up
Restructioneers, who blow stuff up so it moves to another location (very precise discipline)
Fall Guys, who take the fall when everything goes wrong (things like that happen when you start blowing stuff up like this)
4.10.2005
She's a Lady...
The title came from visiting the Apple store at Alderwood Mall today. They had a dual-3.5Ghz running on a humongo monitor (probably 23-30" flat screen). On the iTunes, they have a variety of songs pre-loaded so you can check out the system they have set up. Before I left, that's the song I left playing with a little extra volume for my fellow consumers :).
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast."
-Ephesians 2:8-9
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast."
-Ephesians 2:8-9
4.08.2005
Blogless
There seems to be a bit of a blog famine/drought around, so I figured I'd get my toocus in gear and rectify the situation.
Update on illness: went to the doc today, gave me Flonase and Clarinex to help me out. He said it was viral, and my nose is draining down my throat (thereby causing me to cough), so the Flonase is supposed to dry it up nice and finish all this business! Works good so far, I only have to do each of them once a day. My nose is already clearer from the spray, and it's quite relieving.
As for my reading, I've had time for it, which I quite like. I've been reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, and it's quite funny. It has excellent writing, which is where most of the humor is. I love it, it seems more like intellectual humor than just something funny happening - then it's over. I'm on book two of six, and plan to finish them all before the release of the movie at the end of the month.
Peace out, my weasels.
Update on illness: went to the doc today, gave me Flonase and Clarinex to help me out. He said it was viral, and my nose is draining down my throat (thereby causing me to cough), so the Flonase is supposed to dry it up nice and finish all this business! Works good so far, I only have to do each of them once a day. My nose is already clearer from the spray, and it's quite relieving.
As for my reading, I've had time for it, which I quite like. I've been reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, and it's quite funny. It has excellent writing, which is where most of the humor is. I love it, it seems more like intellectual humor than just something funny happening - then it's over. I'm on book two of six, and plan to finish them all before the release of the movie at the end of the month.
Peace out, my weasels.
3.31.2005
Moses supposes is toeses are roses, but Moses supposes erroneously...
Guess who's back. Back again. Guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back...
Most of you probably have no clue what song that's from (nor should you), but the correct answer is:
ME!
I got a nice, full night of rest; didn't wake up much in the night; my dreams had sound; my coughs have phlegm! I turned 100% around since I slept. I feel great! Not 110%, as I do have a mild cough (but it's juicy!), but I for sure feel at least 100%.
Just this morning I was thinking to myself, and I realized that sickness like this is completely unbiblical! Seriously! I rested for six days, then on the seventh day worked. What is that? Totally wrong, no good. So, I don't much plan on falling into another bout with whatever that was (and I should hope none of my compadres do either).
Welp, time for me to get some grub and shave!
...And Moses he knowses his toeses aren't roses
As Moses supposes his toeses to be.
Most of you probably have no clue what song that's from (nor should you), but the correct answer is:
ME!
I got a nice, full night of rest; didn't wake up much in the night; my dreams had sound; my coughs have phlegm! I turned 100% around since I slept. I feel great! Not 110%, as I do have a mild cough (but it's juicy!), but I for sure feel at least 100%.
Just this morning I was thinking to myself, and I realized that sickness like this is completely unbiblical! Seriously! I rested for six days, then on the seventh day worked. What is that? Totally wrong, no good. So, I don't much plan on falling into another bout with whatever that was (and I should hope none of my compadres do either).
Welp, time for me to get some grub and shave!
...And Moses he knowses his toeses aren't roses
As Moses supposes his toeses to be.
3.30.2005
Stardate, March 30.
Day six of sickness (if you count Friday, which is when I started having a sore throat and cough). Fever is good and gone, head is stuffy, infrequent coughs. I slept horribly last night, after the first five or six hours, I woke up every half hour to an hour.
I hope everyone else is doing better than me, because this is no fun (all of you out there have to make up for the fun I'm missing :D).
I hope everyone else is doing better than me, because this is no fun (all of you out there have to make up for the fun I'm missing :D).
3.27.2005
Deuces Wild.
So, I feel like crap. Anyone want to join the club? My fever has been a bit better, down to 99.2 this afternoon, TBA right now as I'm taking it (99.1). My cough still heaves horribly, quite uncomfortable. What's worse is that nothing happens, it's just an abrasive, dry cough. Nothing to cough up, no phlegm, nothing! I'm just heaving and hoing for no good reason.
Anyways, I just hooked myself up with the NyQuil LiquiCaps, so I'll be taking the early train to Sleeptown tonight (which will hopefully last through morning, at which point I will be heading down to Evergreen College in Olympia for a tour or something that my mom signed me up for last week).
Welp kids, time to knock back some NyQs.
I'll take two and call you in the morning.
Anyways, I just hooked myself up with the NyQuil LiquiCaps, so I'll be taking the early train to Sleeptown tonight (which will hopefully last through morning, at which point I will be heading down to Evergreen College in Olympia for a tour or something that my mom signed me up for last week).
Welp kids, time to knock back some NyQs.
I'll take two and call you in the morning.
3.25.2005
One Fish, Two Fish. Red Fish, Blue Fish.
Last night I thought of this title, but I really just didn't have much to post. So, I figured I would save it until I did, and look at me now!
Work was quite a thrashing on my body today (externally and internally). We were sanding all the walls for final prep before paint, so I was working in a dust cloud all day, breathing in airborne mud! As a result, I've got a bit of a bronchitus in me, the moisture in my nose made the mud stick there (so my nostril hairs were all coated in white, and I had mud colored snot). As for the rest, I had to scrape all the dust piles away from the walls so the painters could mask so as not to get the floor with paint. This was quite fun [/sarcasm]. My back took a beating being bent in one way or another (I was either on a knee, on two knees, or my knees were sore and I just stood up and bent in half). My knees didn't really get that bad. My right wrist is a bit worse than before, hope it's something that will heal. My legs and arms are still feeling the burn, though I can tell with those ones that it's positive pain, and I'm actually getting stronger from it (lifting, toating, heaving, hoing).
That's that. I need to take a shower, I'm quite the dirty fellow.
Stars on thars...
Work was quite a thrashing on my body today (externally and internally). We were sanding all the walls for final prep before paint, so I was working in a dust cloud all day, breathing in airborne mud! As a result, I've got a bit of a bronchitus in me, the moisture in my nose made the mud stick there (so my nostril hairs were all coated in white, and I had mud colored snot). As for the rest, I had to scrape all the dust piles away from the walls so the painters could mask so as not to get the floor with paint. This was quite fun [/sarcasm]. My back took a beating being bent in one way or another (I was either on a knee, on two knees, or my knees were sore and I just stood up and bent in half). My knees didn't really get that bad. My right wrist is a bit worse than before, hope it's something that will heal. My legs and arms are still feeling the burn, though I can tell with those ones that it's positive pain, and I'm actually getting stronger from it (lifting, toating, heaving, hoing).
That's that. I need to take a shower, I'm quite the dirty fellow.
Stars on thars...
Loose anchor the SS Fatburger! This was my valiantly time consuming effort to make the day of a ne'er do well Fatburger employee (most of them are nice from what I've seen, so I wanted to make someone happy). I wrote out this happy business, then set my tray on the front of the table. The bus lady comes by, swipes my dish, and doesn't even give a Pete in the world about it! Lame. But, this won't thwart future attempts to make days. "Commandeer, it's a nautical term"
3.23.2005
Work Hard for the Money...
Update for those who have been wondering.
Work has been going well so far. I'm an Apprentice Taper. For those who don't know what that entails, I basically get messy and make walls look nice. Studs get put up, sheetrock gets hung, then we go to town. To my knowledge thus far, we're the last defense before paint. So it's cool, because we get to put on the final touches before paint; so when it's all done, we can see how we did still (Scott was telling me today that the job done on the new theater at Alderwood is the best).
Anyways, lots of foul mouths, but some are actually pretty nice people. There are a few very angry folks, but mostly they're all just intimidating when I first meet them and start working with them, but then I get over my first impression and they're usually pretty nice and sometimes encouraging to me.
Welp, I'm sore as all get out, my neck is kinked in half, and my right wrist (I do everything with my right hand pretty much) is messed. Such is the life of a working man...
Sling that mud!
Work has been going well so far. I'm an Apprentice Taper. For those who don't know what that entails, I basically get messy and make walls look nice. Studs get put up, sheetrock gets hung, then we go to town. To my knowledge thus far, we're the last defense before paint. So it's cool, because we get to put on the final touches before paint; so when it's all done, we can see how we did still (Scott was telling me today that the job done on the new theater at Alderwood is the best).
Anyways, lots of foul mouths, but some are actually pretty nice people. There are a few very angry folks, but mostly they're all just intimidating when I first meet them and start working with them, but then I get over my first impression and they're usually pretty nice and sometimes encouraging to me.
Welp, I'm sore as all get out, my neck is kinked in half, and my right wrist (I do everything with my right hand pretty much) is messed. Such is the life of a working man...
Sling that mud!
3.20.2005
Daily Jibba-Jabba (I Pity the Fool!)
Ressurected post!
Tonight I have for you my favorite game. The best game, most fun, greatest sport ever. Ultimate frisbee! If you're in the Greater Northwest area, check out DiscNW, they have all sorts of info on Ultimate, both the game and playing up here.
Dag yo, I so badly need to get back to playing. I miss it so much (especially playing with my Scots).
Phrisbee dya naroda!
Tonight I have for you my favorite game. The best game, most fun, greatest sport ever. Ultimate frisbee! If you're in the Greater Northwest area, check out DiscNW, they have all sorts of info on Ultimate, both the game and playing up here.
Dag yo, I so badly need to get back to playing. I miss it so much (especially playing with my Scots).
Phrisbee dya naroda!
Yesssss...
Napoleon, you know I'm training to be a cage fighter.
How much you wanna bet I can throw a football over them mountains?
Tina, you fat lard. Come get your dinner!
It would be nice if you could pull me into town.
You think anyone wants a roundhouse kick to the face when I'm wearin these bad boys? Forget about it!
Let me borrow your bike. Gimme some chips.
How much you wanna bet I can throw a football over them mountains?
Tina, you fat lard. Come get your dinner!
It would be nice if you could pull me into town.
You think anyone wants a roundhouse kick to the face when I'm wearin these bad boys? Forget about it!
Let me borrow your bike. Gimme some chips.
The Word Became Flesh.
Quotes from John.
"Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."
- John 17:3
"Again Jesus said, 'Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.' And with that he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.'"
- John 20:21-23
"Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."
- John 17:3
"Again Jesus said, 'Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.' And with that he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.'"
- John 20:21-23
3.19.2005
Swing! And I Miss!
Well, I was just about to leave, but my mom asked me to walk the dogs real quick before I did. So, me being the good kid that I am, I did so. As I was standing out there, the feeling of the rain on my head brought out an album of memories that I frequently miss. Those namely being the good ol' days with my shortest.
So I ended up shaving my head (not all the way, just the shortness I always do) so I can now go out in the rain and feel it's soft, memorable pulse on my cranial cavity, and continue to miss.
M- Seriously, when's the rain dance? Can you come home for a long time? Maybe I'll just go stay in Pbo that way the whole complication of us being on the same side is removed. (L)
So I ended up shaving my head (not all the way, just the shortness I always do) so I can now go out in the rain and feel it's soft, memorable pulse on my cranial cavity, and continue to miss.
M- Seriously, when's the rain dance? Can you come home for a long time? Maybe I'll just go stay in Pbo that way the whole complication of us being on the same side is removed. (L)
3.18.2005
3.17.2005
3.16.2005
Gunner Palace.
As inspired by my good man Russ, I figured I would give my two cents from my most recent venture to the theatre.
Gunner Palace, a documentary filmed last year in Iraq, is a brilliant, informative, humorous, and above all, real. Really, it's the perfect sort of thing for me to see. I'm mostly uninformed about politics and the like, but this was a great way for me to see what's happening across seas. I hate politics. The lies, the flip-flopping, everything about it. However, I don't like the iron curtain that people who decide what the public do and don't need to know hides what those who are actually going through are, well, going through! Politicos suck.
Anyways, that was a bit of a side note. So, this movie shows the war from the perspective of actual soldiers. Their daily rounds and common happenings. It lets you see what those who are carrying out orders feel about all that goes on around them. You see the personalities that are fighting this war.
I'm not any sort of high degree of patriotic, so I'm quite apathetic on voting (any vote is basically the lesser of two evils for me). One thing that had crossed my mind was to let those that actually get things done do the voting. What the frick do average citizens have to say? Opinions? Pet peeves? Soldiers are the ones fighting, dying and, at times, being psychologically or physically ruined. They are the only ones I see who actually put up (so the rest of us should shut up). I wouldn't voluntarily sign up for the military or anything, but I would go to war if necessary. Tangented...
Great movie, most - if not all - of the soundtrack is music as performed by one of the soldiers in Gunner (who is also quite funny).
So go check it out. If you're like me, it rocks. If you have some sort of strict politial view, I don't care, make your own opinion of it.
Gunner Palace, a documentary filmed last year in Iraq, is a brilliant, informative, humorous, and above all, real. Really, it's the perfect sort of thing for me to see. I'm mostly uninformed about politics and the like, but this was a great way for me to see what's happening across seas. I hate politics. The lies, the flip-flopping, everything about it. However, I don't like the iron curtain that people who decide what the public do and don't need to know hides what those who are actually going through are, well, going through! Politicos suck.
Anyways, that was a bit of a side note. So, this movie shows the war from the perspective of actual soldiers. Their daily rounds and common happenings. It lets you see what those who are carrying out orders feel about all that goes on around them. You see the personalities that are fighting this war.
I'm not any sort of high degree of patriotic, so I'm quite apathetic on voting (any vote is basically the lesser of two evils for me). One thing that had crossed my mind was to let those that actually get things done do the voting. What the frick do average citizens have to say? Opinions? Pet peeves? Soldiers are the ones fighting, dying and, at times, being psychologically or physically ruined. They are the only ones I see who actually put up (so the rest of us should shut up). I wouldn't voluntarily sign up for the military or anything, but I would go to war if necessary. Tangented...
Great movie, most - if not all - of the soundtrack is music as performed by one of the soldiers in Gunner (who is also quite funny).
So go check it out. If you're like me, it rocks. If you have some sort of strict politial view, I don't care, make your own opinion of it.
3.15.2005
In, Not Of.
Seriously dude, this is probably one of the hardest things to take to heart and live. It contradicts almost everything the world expects of people.
Next rant.
What feels like perhaps the biggest struggle, temptation and torment, is in my life. Let me tell you, this sucks. I refuse to give in without God's authority. Perhaps this is just a test. Really, if I look at the big picture, this is just a way of strengthening my faith. However, I remain stubborn in the face of every inner incling to cave. I'll most likely turn out better for it in the end, one way or the other, but for now it's just painful.
Such is life...
Next rant.
What feels like perhaps the biggest struggle, temptation and torment, is in my life. Let me tell you, this sucks. I refuse to give in without God's authority. Perhaps this is just a test. Really, if I look at the big picture, this is just a way of strengthening my faith. However, I remain stubborn in the face of every inner incling to cave. I'll most likely turn out better for it in the end, one way or the other, but for now it's just painful.
Such is life...
3.14.2005
Cool Expo! II
Here we have a continuation of a theme.
I'm no English major (I feel nauseous), so I don't know what you'd call that kind of thing.
Anyway, here are more cool people. They're my friends.
Begin!
I'm no English major (I feel nauseous), so I don't know what you'd call that kind of thing.
Anyway, here are more cool people. They're my friends.
Begin!
Zombies!
| Armed and Dangerous Congratulations! You scored 87%! |
| You made it out, alive and well supplied. You probably even kept most of your party alive too. You know what to look for, what to take, and when to just run. You even feel a strange inkling to go back. If you did, you'd probably do just fine. |
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My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The Zombie Scenario Survivor Test written by ci8db4uok on Ok Cupid |
3.13.2005
Indiana Jones (Again).
In case anyone notices or cares, sometimes I just kind of fly by the seat of my pants. And of course, by that I mean that lots of titles and posts and such are just spur of the moment blurbs, especially if anyone else is around and I just kinda name it for no reason in particular.
I don't remember if there's anything in particular about which I need to post. Had bible study, that was good. I'm starting working for Tony on Wednesday doing taping (probably in Marysville), woohoo. Hopefully tomorrow is sunny, and we can go walk around and enjoy the sun (picnic, walking, frisbee?, whateva). I'm a big fan of laying down in a grassy knoll on a nice blanket and just philosophising with a good friend (I'm all about the more the merrier, but in this particular case, I'm totally more of a one on oner). By the way, littlest of littles, when are we going to get back around to something of that sort? Rain dance? Sun lay? Couch sit? Walk around?
Anyways, I miss all ye who aren't around me at the moment (Lofties [probably all of whom don't even see this], sister, little friend, D, 1st Belz, my disc-mates [monkey arms in particular][note: not in this order]).
Well, about time to get to compline service. And what better timing, little miss no-memory over here (who just said "Ah, I keep losing track." Coincidence? I think not) is bragging about her and her roomies (both of them are single white females. They enjoy walks on the beach, sunsets, flowers, and ice cream) ability to collect flowers despite their singletude.
HERE WE COME JACOB!
-Stop
I don't remember if there's anything in particular about which I need to post. Had bible study, that was good. I'm starting working for Tony on Wednesday doing taping (probably in Marysville), woohoo. Hopefully tomorrow is sunny, and we can go walk around and enjoy the sun (picnic, walking, frisbee?, whateva). I'm a big fan of laying down in a grassy knoll on a nice blanket and just philosophising with a good friend (I'm all about the more the merrier, but in this particular case, I'm totally more of a one on oner). By the way, littlest of littles, when are we going to get back around to something of that sort? Rain dance? Sun lay? Couch sit? Walk around?
Anyways, I miss all ye who aren't around me at the moment (Lofties [probably all of whom don't even see this], sister, little friend, D, 1st Belz, my disc-mates [monkey arms in particular][note: not in this order]).
Well, about time to get to compline service. And what better timing, little miss no-memory over here (who just said "Ah, I keep losing track." Coincidence? I think not) is bragging about her and her roomies (both of them are single white females. They enjoy walks on the beach, sunsets, flowers, and ice cream) ability to collect flowers despite their singletude.
HERE WE COME JACOB!
-Stop
3.11.2005
Five Years to Write...
This vulnerability is kiling me internally
Not feeling much stability and i wish it could be easy
But it don't seem to be and so, I'm going to take it to the only place that I know to go
And lay these feelings in the hand of the creator
God of creation you show me how to relate to her
Meanwhile, I'm thanking you for lessons being learned
See my feelings have been shallow but I've watched my heart turn
Yes, she looks good, yes she looks fly
But deep down I know there's something more inside
Just like I'm praying that there's more in me
So when I look at she I just don't see naturally
Not saying physically, that I'll deny the attraction, but all in all that's just a simple satisfaction
That can be obtained through a glance of the eye
This was five years ago, man how time flies by
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
A few years later...
Her mind intrigues me
It leaves me sort of sick
Wondering what makes the mystery chic tick, history thick of pages and pages
Telling stories that can't be summed up in quick phrases
She's observant so she's seen my behavior
It's got me nervous wanting to stay away from her
I pray for her daily as well as perspective, battling with pride and thoughts of being rejected and that's just not appealing
It's almost enough to make you disconnect your feelings or something
And try to move on and give them to someone else but yet I care for her more than I care for myself
Man who needs this
I'm not even good with commitments
Plus I value my independence, in the end it's probably just a waste of time spent or maybe there's something more to this relationship
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
What's the point of caring when it hurts so much
If this is what love comes with I'd rather not touch it
In all honesty the outcome is uncertain and I do run the risk of walking away hurtin
Searching for clarity, spare me the despair rather be alone and not even care than to share my trust because you can't control fate so maybe I'll be alone but at least it's safe
I know that's stupid
Probably my insecurity
Or maybe God is using this to get through to me
Cuz in the back of my mind I'm always aware of pushing me towards prayer and bettering my character
Making me thing about the man I want to become regardless of the situations outcome
Fast forward a few more years into my life
Man this song about my wife took me five years to write
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
- John Reuben
-Five Years to Write
-Professional Rapper
Preach it, Reu...
Not feeling much stability and i wish it could be easy
But it don't seem to be and so, I'm going to take it to the only place that I know to go
And lay these feelings in the hand of the creator
God of creation you show me how to relate to her
Meanwhile, I'm thanking you for lessons being learned
See my feelings have been shallow but I've watched my heart turn
Yes, she looks good, yes she looks fly
But deep down I know there's something more inside
Just like I'm praying that there's more in me
So when I look at she I just don't see naturally
Not saying physically, that I'll deny the attraction, but all in all that's just a simple satisfaction
That can be obtained through a glance of the eye
This was five years ago, man how time flies by
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
A few years later...
Her mind intrigues me
It leaves me sort of sick
Wondering what makes the mystery chic tick, history thick of pages and pages
Telling stories that can't be summed up in quick phrases
She's observant so she's seen my behavior
It's got me nervous wanting to stay away from her
I pray for her daily as well as perspective, battling with pride and thoughts of being rejected and that's just not appealing
It's almost enough to make you disconnect your feelings or something
And try to move on and give them to someone else but yet I care for her more than I care for myself
Man who needs this
I'm not even good with commitments
Plus I value my independence, in the end it's probably just a waste of time spent or maybe there's something more to this relationship
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
What's the point of caring when it hurts so much
If this is what love comes with I'd rather not touch it
In all honesty the outcome is uncertain and I do run the risk of walking away hurtin
Searching for clarity, spare me the despair rather be alone and not even care than to share my trust because you can't control fate so maybe I'll be alone but at least it's safe
I know that's stupid
Probably my insecurity
Or maybe God is using this to get through to me
Cuz in the back of my mind I'm always aware of pushing me towards prayer and bettering my character
Making me thing about the man I want to become regardless of the situations outcome
Fast forward a few more years into my life
Man this song about my wife took me five years to write
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
I wonder if she'd hear it if I told her that she had a
Beautiful soul full of spirit
- John Reuben
-Five Years to Write
-Professional Rapper
Preach it, Reu...
Him Again!?
Who's this Pete guy!? Serious!
Men, we need to find this "Pete" and take him out, he's stealin all the good girls!
We're all doomed!
Men, we need to find this "Pete" and take him out, he's stealin all the good girls!
We're all doomed!
3.10.2005
3.09.2005
Just the Gospel, Stupid...
RUF is good.
Just got back from another sermon from the one and only Ed Dunnington that, once again, hit home. Don't you love/hate it when the pastors sermon is hitting you from every side? It seems like everything he said was right on. My favorite cop-out ("I'm human, that's how I'm supposed to be") was like a butter knife and burnt steak: it just wasn't going to cut it.
"You shall have no other gods before me."
- Exodus 20:3, the First Commandment (title added for no reason in particular)
One verse, eight words, infinite content. Basically, I suck and need to get my act together (what a contrast to previous posts...). I always find some lame excuse. If I do so with a pure heart and intent, it wouldn't be so bad. But, I just always seem to use the same excuses over and over, tried and true.
Fin.
I'm pulling the plug on me (no, not commiting suicide). Time to get my game together; bring in the clutch players; call in the relief pitcher. Find any sort of witty comment/analogy you want, it's go time.
I've been praying to find direction in my life, to see the path set before me.
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path."
- Psalm 119:105
This I prayed, and it seems it has been answered. The path I've been searching for, pawing desperately for in the dark, is God himself. There have been so many things I've selfishly been praying for, trying to keep a clear mind and pure thoughts, but to little or no avail. So, through God's word in writing and speaking through Ed, I now know what lies before me: I must simply walk the straight and narrow.
Thus begins the next journey in my life, to live for God. I guess I've been doing pretty well to now, but haven't really applied myself. I've always just used faith as, perhaps, an excuse. I have been using God for me, rather than giving myself up - losing my life, to gain His - and using myself for God.
"Again Jesus said, 'Peace be with you! As the father has sent me, I am sending you.' And with that he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."
- John 20:21-22
Just got back from another sermon from the one and only Ed Dunnington that, once again, hit home. Don't you love/hate it when the pastors sermon is hitting you from every side? It seems like everything he said was right on. My favorite cop-out ("I'm human, that's how I'm supposed to be") was like a butter knife and burnt steak: it just wasn't going to cut it.
"You shall have no other gods before me."
- Exodus 20:3, the First Commandment (title added for no reason in particular)
One verse, eight words, infinite content. Basically, I suck and need to get my act together (what a contrast to previous posts...). I always find some lame excuse. If I do so with a pure heart and intent, it wouldn't be so bad. But, I just always seem to use the same excuses over and over, tried and true.
Fin.
I'm pulling the plug on me (no, not commiting suicide). Time to get my game together; bring in the clutch players; call in the relief pitcher. Find any sort of witty comment/analogy you want, it's go time.
I've been praying to find direction in my life, to see the path set before me.
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path."
- Psalm 119:105
This I prayed, and it seems it has been answered. The path I've been searching for, pawing desperately for in the dark, is God himself. There have been so many things I've selfishly been praying for, trying to keep a clear mind and pure thoughts, but to little or no avail. So, through God's word in writing and speaking through Ed, I now know what lies before me: I must simply walk the straight and narrow.
Thus begins the next journey in my life, to live for God. I guess I've been doing pretty well to now, but haven't really applied myself. I've always just used faith as, perhaps, an excuse. I have been using God for me, rather than giving myself up - losing my life, to gain His - and using myself for God.
"Again Jesus said, 'Peace be with you! As the father has sent me, I am sending you.' And with that he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."
- John 20:21-22
3.08.2005
Cool Expo!
Just for kicks (and because I wanted to throw up more pictures because I can), I figured I would have a cool expo. "A what?" you may ask? Well, let me tell you. I'm sure many of you out there in the world are wondering to yourselves "where have all the cool people gone?" Well the answer, quite simply, is that I've found them all already. So in reality, the only way in the world you can get all the coolest friends in the world is if you come live with me. But, seeing as that's not an open invitation, you'll just have to deal with it.
The following is by no means the be all end all of this list. There are more people to be included, I just have to get pictures of them all onto my computer.
So, for now, enjoy the coolest people in the world (who are as of now on my computer ;)...
The following is by no means the be all end all of this list. There are more people to be included, I just have to get pictures of them all onto my computer.
So, for now, enjoy the coolest people in the world (who are as of now on my computer ;)...
3.06.2005
Jujyfruit
Well, the title is just because that's the open box of nasties that lies before me (I had a few back when I got them last winter, but now they just sit and rot their rotty rot).
After glancing at the blogs of several others (namely, those in my linkeroos), I figured "Hey, why not post."
First, my weekend (and week) have been good. My 'sister' was home from school, as was my very good friend (with a bit of a pond seperating us). I must say, every time I see them back home, it reminds me just how much I actually did miss them. I suppose while they're gone, I just kind of focus on myself and those present. I do admit that I miss them, but I just don't really comprehend how much until they get back (you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone).
Second, I've grown in my faith lately.
True, this should be an ever on-going thing, but well, it's not (truth!? human!? what!?). Yes, I'm willing to admit it. 12 step program, you might say, and the first step is admitting I'm wrong (wha!?). Anyways, there have been so many little things in my life (both in the past and lately) that I never saw. But it seems just this weekend I finally realized it was God. Perhaps His way of always having my back. Perhaps His way of showing me he's watching.
Either way, I've grown. I would say I'm proud to say that, but I don't like saying I'm proud of anything being that pridefulness can be bad.
"Pride goes before destruction,
a haughty spirit before a fall."
-Proverbs 16:18 NIV
Summary: I've grown in my faith, amen.
Next up is life in general. Well, I suppose this kind of contradicts my previous statements, but so be it (since when am I one to worry about congruence).
I've been struggling a lot lately in life. I feel so much like I have no direction, don't know where to go. I was once walking in darkness, but have found the light, and now walk with Him personally. So, it is not that I'm lost, but perhaps that I am being tried. At least, that's what I like to think it is.
I've felt so much temptation lately. Many times I am able to fight it, or at least most of it. My human nature tends to be the root of it, and so there are so many small things that I give in to say "what will it hurt?" But they do add up. I always see just how much I am giving in as I look back every now and again.
The best way I can try to describe how I feel (to use imagery, if you will): is like a plain, and I can see a plateau above, my destination. But between me lies a dark forest, or really a dark anything. Whatever it is, I can see where I need to get, but the trail there is a difficult, confusing, winding, I-don't-know-what-other-adjectives-I-can-use path.
But, nobody ever said that being Christian makes life a cake-walk (in fact, most believe quite the opposite).
Anyhow, I suppose that'll be my rant for today. Hope anyone enjoys this. Comments are always good.
I guess I should finish up that Photoshop for Brodie so he can have it tomorrow...
Duty calls!
After glancing at the blogs of several others (namely, those in my linkeroos), I figured "Hey, why not post."
First, my weekend (and week) have been good. My 'sister' was home from school, as was my very good friend (with a bit of a pond seperating us). I must say, every time I see them back home, it reminds me just how much I actually did miss them. I suppose while they're gone, I just kind of focus on myself and those present. I do admit that I miss them, but I just don't really comprehend how much until they get back (you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone).
Second, I've grown in my faith lately.
True, this should be an ever on-going thing, but well, it's not (truth!? human!? what!?). Yes, I'm willing to admit it. 12 step program, you might say, and the first step is admitting I'm wrong (wha!?). Anyways, there have been so many little things in my life (both in the past and lately) that I never saw. But it seems just this weekend I finally realized it was God. Perhaps His way of always having my back. Perhaps His way of showing me he's watching.
Either way, I've grown. I would say I'm proud to say that, but I don't like saying I'm proud of anything being that pridefulness can be bad.
"Pride goes before destruction,
a haughty spirit before a fall."
-Proverbs 16:18 NIV
Summary: I've grown in my faith, amen.
Next up is life in general. Well, I suppose this kind of contradicts my previous statements, but so be it (since when am I one to worry about congruence).
I've been struggling a lot lately in life. I feel so much like I have no direction, don't know where to go. I was once walking in darkness, but have found the light, and now walk with Him personally. So, it is not that I'm lost, but perhaps that I am being tried. At least, that's what I like to think it is.
I've felt so much temptation lately. Many times I am able to fight it, or at least most of it. My human nature tends to be the root of it, and so there are so many small things that I give in to say "what will it hurt?" But they do add up. I always see just how much I am giving in as I look back every now and again.
The best way I can try to describe how I feel (to use imagery, if you will): is like a plain, and I can see a plateau above, my destination. But between me lies a dark forest, or really a dark anything. Whatever it is, I can see where I need to get, but the trail there is a difficult, confusing, winding, I-don't-know-what-other-adjectives-I-can-use path.
But, nobody ever said that being Christian makes life a cake-walk (in fact, most believe quite the opposite).
Anyhow, I suppose that'll be my rant for today. Hope anyone enjoys this. Comments are always good.
I guess I should finish up that Photoshop for Brodie so he can have it tomorrow...
Duty calls!
3.03.2005
Rantings of a Madman.
Life is just on loan, not ours to keep.
Four's a crowd. Three's company. Two's tango.
You've got to fight for your right to party.
Don't let the man bring you down.
Don't let the world decide how you should live your life.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Eat breakfast, it's the most important meal of the day.
Eat lunch, or you'll go hungry until dinner.
Eat dinner.
"Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?"
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
In the wise words of someone short:
"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it in front of an adult."
In the wise words of someone tall:
"Everybody move!"
In the wise words of someone dead and risen:
"I am the way and the truth and the life."
Pray.
Four's a crowd. Three's company. Two's tango.
You've got to fight for your right to party.
Don't let the man bring you down.
Don't let the world decide how you should live your life.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Eat breakfast, it's the most important meal of the day.
Eat lunch, or you'll go hungry until dinner.
Eat dinner.
"Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?"
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
In the wise words of someone short:
"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it in front of an adult."
In the wise words of someone tall:
"Everybody move!"
In the wise words of someone dead and risen:
"I am the way and the truth and the life."
Pray.
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