It is ON.
Practically one a day, this week, just like the apple that the doctor prescribed.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Bibliophilia
I miss reading.
Over the Summer, I was able to get through so many amazing novels; I had so much time and free mind-space! I attacked 'The Life of Pi', 'Prodigal Summer' & 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'. I read and re-read. I frolicked through bound oceans of the written word.
And now I'm back at school for my final semester. My reading pile currently consists of volumes on evangelism, death rituals and gerontology [Those last two aren't actually related, by the way. Bible college isn't overly morbid!]. As much as I absolutely love to learn...I miss fiction. I long to take hold of 'Gullivers Travels' and anything by St Theresa, Kazuo Ishiguro or Beryl Bainbridge.
Hold on, beloved bookshelf. Just a few more months and I will return to you.
Over the Summer, I was able to get through so many amazing novels; I had so much time and free mind-space! I attacked 'The Life of Pi', 'Prodigal Summer' & 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'. I read and re-read. I frolicked through bound oceans of the written word.
And now I'm back at school for my final semester. My reading pile currently consists of volumes on evangelism, death rituals and gerontology [Those last two aren't actually related, by the way. Bible college isn't overly morbid!]. As much as I absolutely love to learn...I miss fiction. I long to take hold of 'Gullivers Travels' and anything by St Theresa, Kazuo Ishiguro or Beryl Bainbridge.
Hold on, beloved bookshelf. Just a few more months and I will return to you.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
"Studying": YouTube Explorations in Procrastination
Today's disastrous, and sometimes awkwardly seedy delights;
Oh, yeah.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Floods, Cyclones, Earthquakes, Tsunamis
It seems to be the way of 2011 thus far. And so it seems that Matthew 24 has become the hot-topic bible reference of the moment. Of these moments. Of these terrible calamities.
'Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, 5 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. 7 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. 8 But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.'
I can't get it out of my head.
'Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, 5 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. 7 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. 8 But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.'
I can't get it out of my head.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Ode to Outside
I have a friend named Danielle. She is lovely; She has shiny princess hair, a shiny camera and is an excellent conversationalist.
Yesterday, I got to combine the two Danielle's with the unfamiliarity of the generally-avoided outdoors, and went on a nature walk. I saw many green things. Sort of.
Obviously, I'm not super woodsy, but I do harbour a minor penchant for chlorophyll. I even think of it every morning as I attempt to swallow my ridiculously oversized multi-vitamin. The soothing green of chlorophyll in my mind has thus-far proved distraction enough to get pills to slide awkwardly down my throat.
Let's just say that I'm not prone to being super observant in unfamiliar environs. Overwhelmed by so much outside, most of the afternoon went a little like this:
ME: [Half-heartedly snapping a lack-lustre picture of something in a meadow-y brown/green combo]
DANIELLE: Oh, look, a dragonfly(/flower/cool bug/something amazing)! It's so blue/red/spider-webby/interesting)!
ME: [Bewildered] Seriously? Where?
DANIELLE: [Bending studiously on one-knee to take a brilliant photo of an intricate piece of The Wild]
ME: [Lamely] Oh, right there...Huh.
Instead of the wonders of God's creation, I found interest in the relatively few items of man's creation, shoved unceremoniously amidst such glorious afternoon-y splendour.
Despite my initial aversion, however, I did find one pretty incredible piece of outside that immediately claimed my heart.
[That's her on the right, next to her amazing talented sister, Lauren]
I have a wonderful husband named Danny Lambert. He is tall [er than me], likes to drive cars in marvellously physics-defying ways, and very sweetly endures hours of Gilmore Girls boxset-viewing with me. He also surprised me at Christmas-time with my very own shiny camera. I named her Danielle, too, in honour of my wonderful husband, the Giver; and my lovely friend, the Photographer, who treads the photographic path before me.
[Ok, so we're a little orange here...But I do love experimenting with Picnik]
Obviously, I'm not super woodsy, but I do harbour a minor penchant for chlorophyll. I even think of it every morning as I attempt to swallow my ridiculously oversized multi-vitamin. The soothing green of chlorophyll in my mind has thus-far proved distraction enough to get pills to slide awkwardly down my throat.
Let's just say that I'm not prone to being super observant in unfamiliar environs. Overwhelmed by so much outside, most of the afternoon went a little like this:
ME: [Half-heartedly snapping a lack-lustre picture of something in a meadow-y brown/green combo]
DANIELLE: Oh, look, a dragonfly(/flower/cool bug/something amazing)! It's so blue/red/spider-webby/interesting)!
ME: [Bewildered] Seriously? Where?
DANIELLE: [Bending studiously on one-knee to take a brilliant photo of an intricate piece of The Wild]
ME: [Lamely] Oh, right there...Huh.
Instead of the wonders of God's creation, I found interest in the relatively few items of man's creation, shoved unceremoniously amidst such glorious afternoon-y splendour.
Despite my initial aversion, however, I did find one pretty incredible piece of outside that immediately claimed my heart.
This tree is incredible! It was so vibrantly colourful, it practically illuminated the whole hillside with green joy. It had a swing and everything.
As much as I love, love, love spending time with my human Danielle and my new favourite tree, I am yet to be converted: I got a blister, dude.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
It's raining, it's pouring
It's been quite a while now since I've had a desktop. Since the last time this precious bundle of wires made an appearance in my life, Danny and I have moved in with our friends, we bought a new car, finished youth ministry, I started wearing my own pair of Macbeths and I rounded out the Summer of literature with only one overdue book notice.
So now I'm back to school for my last semester in a new house, with old friends, driving in a new car, wearing new shoes, taking pictures with a new camera, reading books rather than doing youth ministry in anew year and a new season. Well, ok, there are other things, LOTS of other things...but I'm kind of looking forward to just experiencing the rain outside right now, and contemplating future-catching-up. It feels nice to be back, with things to say, and no specifically pressing need to say them all at once.
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