Friday, December 17, 2004
Because I'm a thief, and i'm bored, and it's late. I reserve the right to remove any of them.
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
dated someone, kissed someone, etc.
2. Did you keep your New Years resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I make the same ones every year and they never end up happening.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Mexico
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
money.
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 13. September 4?
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
finishing my year of PA-ness, finishing my 410.
9. What was your biggest failure?
the way i broke someone's heart, and disappointing my mother in the process.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
nope.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
cds, i guess? Beyond that nothing very great. Not that I can remember at this hour, anyway.
14. Where did most of your money go?
schools. cds. my car.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
every time I got to see my niece.
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
See last post, i guess.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier.
b) thinner or fatter? the same? I think.
c) richer or poorer? a little richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
thinking.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
spending money on stupid, little things.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
with family.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
yes.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Ellen.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
nope.
26. What was the best book you read?
oye. I didn't read as much as I should've. Maybe Life After God. I canNOT remember the beginning of the year.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
mewithoutYou. I already knew about them, and I knew of their music, but I really really just appreciated them.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Napoleon Dynamite. Then Motorcycle Diaries and Garden State.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 22. I went to dinner with my parents and to ice cream with my friends. whoopee.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
staying out of trouble.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
oh man. I got incredibly more fashion conscious this year. I got a real haircut. I started wearing better jeans (Levi's). I started wearing cardigans over my t-shirts, with my jeans and converse. Stephanie thinks it's funny, yet cool. I personally love it. Oh yeah- and i got an awesome belt. and cool glasses. Best outfit this semester-- Copeland shirt (black with white and light blue writing), Levi's, black belt with antiqued silver buckle, black converse, 3/4 length black cardigan.
34. What kept you sane?
My friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Ellen!Or... do you mean fancy-- as in.. like like? okay nevermind.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Christians and politics. Just all around. everything involved in that.
37. Who did you miss?
Mostly my brother, sister in law, and niece when we weren't with them. I missed Lizy a lot this semester. Sometimes I miss the studer family.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
BEST? oh gosh. Probably Matt. Because he fit in so well with our household and he hung out with us so much. And cause he will go to concerts with me.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004.
??
1)Serving God doesn't look like I thought I did. And I always felt I had a hand up on this issue. 2)My goals and aspirations are GOOD things. I should not shrug them off.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
This is really stupid, buuuut "Everybody knows it sucks to grow up, and everybody does.. it's so good to be back here. The years go on and we're still fighting it, we're still fighting it."- Ben Folds.
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
dated someone, kissed someone, etc.
2. Did you keep your New Years resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I make the same ones every year and they never end up happening.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Mexico
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
money.
7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 13. September 4?
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
finishing my year of PA-ness, finishing my 410.
9. What was your biggest failure?
the way i broke someone's heart, and disappointing my mother in the process.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
nope.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
cds, i guess? Beyond that nothing very great. Not that I can remember at this hour, anyway.
14. Where did most of your money go?
schools. cds. my car.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
every time I got to see my niece.
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
See last post, i guess.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier.
b) thinner or fatter? the same? I think.
c) richer or poorer? a little richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
thinking.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
spending money on stupid, little things.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
with family.
22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
yes.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Ellen.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
nope.
26. What was the best book you read?
oye. I didn't read as much as I should've. Maybe Life After God. I canNOT remember the beginning of the year.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
mewithoutYou. I already knew about them, and I knew of their music, but I really really just appreciated them.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Napoleon Dynamite. Then Motorcycle Diaries and Garden State.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 22. I went to dinner with my parents and to ice cream with my friends. whoopee.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
staying out of trouble.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
oh man. I got incredibly more fashion conscious this year. I got a real haircut. I started wearing better jeans (Levi's). I started wearing cardigans over my t-shirts, with my jeans and converse. Stephanie thinks it's funny, yet cool. I personally love it. Oh yeah- and i got an awesome belt. and cool glasses. Best outfit this semester-- Copeland shirt (black with white and light blue writing), Levi's, black belt with antiqued silver buckle, black converse, 3/4 length black cardigan.
34. What kept you sane?
My friends.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Ellen!Or... do you mean fancy-- as in.. like like? okay nevermind.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Christians and politics. Just all around. everything involved in that.
37. Who did you miss?
Mostly my brother, sister in law, and niece when we weren't with them. I missed Lizy a lot this semester. Sometimes I miss the studer family.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
BEST? oh gosh. Probably Matt. Because he fit in so well with our household and he hung out with us so much. And cause he will go to concerts with me.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004.
??
1)Serving God doesn't look like I thought I did. And I always felt I had a hand up on this issue. 2)My goals and aspirations are GOOD things. I should not shrug them off.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
This is really stupid, buuuut "Everybody knows it sucks to grow up, and everybody does.. it's so good to be back here. The years go on and we're still fighting it, we're still fighting it."- Ben Folds.
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Most of my media intake for this semester. I know I'm missing some, but this is particularly what I remember:
CDs:
Ben Folds- Rockin the Suburbs
mewithoutYou: a->b life, Catch For Us the Foxes
Viva Voce- Lovers, Lead the Way!, The Heat Will Melt Your Brain
Menomena- I am the Fun Blame Monster
Plankeye- Relocation
Copeland/Pacifico Split
Garden State soundtrack
Coheed and Cambria- In keeping secrets..
Prince- Musicology
Cake- Fashion Nugget
Starflyer59- Can’t Stop Eating
Brandtson- Send Us a Signal
Copeland- Know Nothing Stays the Same
Movies:
Garden State
The Incredibles
Motorcycle Diaries
Shaun of the Dead
Adaptation
Elf
Romeo and Juliet (Baz edition)
Tv Shows:
Ellen!
Dr. Phil
Freaks and Geeks
Arrested Development
Amazing Race
Nanny911!
Shows:
Brandtson in Seattle
Carolines in the Pearl
Young Bloods (with Showbread) at Solid State
mewithoutYou at the MeowMeow
Copeland at Bossanova
Coheed and Cambria at Roseland
I wish I could say I read more books this semester, but man- 410 just wiped me out on bookage.
I'm done, done, done with finals! I made the minor corrections on 410, I turned in my notebooks to Arndt, I completed my jury. I played my piece horribly, yet I still got an A from the three music professors. Hurrah and hurray.
you know what? That means all I do now is focus on Christmas with my family, working, and preparing myself for Mexico. now I can start making all the lists I've wanted to make for the past three months. Books to take, activities to take, guitar stuff to buy, packing, etc.
But i think Stephanie would like it very much if I cleaned up our room upstairs. It's like a hurricane hit.
CDs:
Ben Folds- Rockin the Suburbs
mewithoutYou: a->b life, Catch For Us the Foxes
Viva Voce- Lovers, Lead the Way!, The Heat Will Melt Your Brain
Menomena- I am the Fun Blame Monster
Plankeye- Relocation
Copeland/Pacifico Split
Garden State soundtrack
Coheed and Cambria- In keeping secrets..
Prince- Musicology
Cake- Fashion Nugget
Starflyer59- Can’t Stop Eating
Brandtson- Send Us a Signal
Copeland- Know Nothing Stays the Same
Movies:
Garden State
The Incredibles
Motorcycle Diaries
Shaun of the Dead
Adaptation
Elf
Romeo and Juliet (Baz edition)
Tv Shows:
Ellen!
Dr. Phil
Freaks and Geeks
Arrested Development
Amazing Race
Nanny911!
Shows:
Brandtson in Seattle
Carolines in the Pearl
Young Bloods (with Showbread) at Solid State
mewithoutYou at the MeowMeow
Copeland at Bossanova
Coheed and Cambria at Roseland
I wish I could say I read more books this semester, but man- 410 just wiped me out on bookage.
I'm done, done, done with finals! I made the minor corrections on 410, I turned in my notebooks to Arndt, I completed my jury. I played my piece horribly, yet I still got an A from the three music professors. Hurrah and hurray.
you know what? That means all I do now is focus on Christmas with my family, working, and preparing myself for Mexico. now I can start making all the lists I've wanted to make for the past three months. Books to take, activities to take, guitar stuff to buy, packing, etc.
But i think Stephanie would like it very much if I cleaned up our room upstairs. It's like a hurricane hit.
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Last night I was Mary in the live nativity. There aren't too many woman parts, as you can imagine, so I am usually Mary. I never want to be an angel- you have to hold your arms up too long.
So you sit for a half an hour at a time, staring at the angel, and you do two shifts. Some people think it's really boring, but it's actually a really great time to just sit and think about things. I thought about the whole semester. I thought about how it started, when Seth came to visit, and about all the things that have transpired since. I was telling Cam last night that I'm not quite sure how I'm supposed to make connections with guys. I just don't do it. I'm fine with small talk, and meaningless things, yet I just can't go any further that that. Spinster! heh.
I can look back at May and realized how much I've grown since then, and not just because of everything with Seth. Over the summer and continuing to now I have seen a lot of my convictions change. Everything with Seth, Hot Chocolate Outreach, being disgruntled with my church, being disgruntled with any church, and simply realizing what I'm supposed to be doing here. So much has changed in the past few months. It's exciting and it's scary all the same. How much do I want to change? And are all these thoughts and ideas going to evolve into something else next semester? I am so thrilled with where I am right now. Not some God-high, but the sudden enlightenment of what it means to serve God.
So my combined hour of solitary thinking and meditating was wonderful. It's too bad I had to come home to do homework. I have a small presentation today (no big deal), and quiz that I'm not going to bother to study for. I have to finish working on a portfolio and cleaning up my 410 to turn into the library. This is what I'll be doing all day.
and that disgusting, nasty jury as well... tomorrow morning. blast.
So you sit for a half an hour at a time, staring at the angel, and you do two shifts. Some people think it's really boring, but it's actually a really great time to just sit and think about things. I thought about the whole semester. I thought about how it started, when Seth came to visit, and about all the things that have transpired since. I was telling Cam last night that I'm not quite sure how I'm supposed to make connections with guys. I just don't do it. I'm fine with small talk, and meaningless things, yet I just can't go any further that that. Spinster! heh.
I can look back at May and realized how much I've grown since then, and not just because of everything with Seth. Over the summer and continuing to now I have seen a lot of my convictions change. Everything with Seth, Hot Chocolate Outreach, being disgruntled with my church, being disgruntled with any church, and simply realizing what I'm supposed to be doing here. So much has changed in the past few months. It's exciting and it's scary all the same. How much do I want to change? And are all these thoughts and ideas going to evolve into something else next semester? I am so thrilled with where I am right now. Not some God-high, but the sudden enlightenment of what it means to serve God.
So my combined hour of solitary thinking and meditating was wonderful. It's too bad I had to come home to do homework. I have a small presentation today (no big deal), and quiz that I'm not going to bother to study for. I have to finish working on a portfolio and cleaning up my 410 to turn into the library. This is what I'll be doing all day.
and that disgusting, nasty jury as well... tomorrow morning. blast.
Monday, December 13, 2004
everyone else is doing it. i'm a follower.
I made a Quiz for you! Take my Quiz! and then Check out the Scoreboard!
I made a Quiz for you! Take my Quiz! and then Check out the Scoreboard!
I thought i had no life. I tried to justify and say that it's really nothing, but man I had a good weekend.
I worked Friday night for a baby that was adorable. I got to rock and sing him to sleep. Saturday I did homework all day. Stephanie and I left at 5 to the outlet stores (score on a Levi's corduroy bag for $13), Target, and a high school play.
This morning I had to get up extra early because we had two services this morning. I checked on someone's kitty cats, went to church and left during the sermon in the second service. I pretended to do music, practiced bass, and went out to lunch with six friends. Went shopping with half of those friends.
Did a little homework, practiced the bass some more. Stephanie and I then had to be at my church at 5 to help with costumes for live nativity. Dad finally made it home from Mexico, but came to the church first before heading to the house. I came home, practiced the bass some more, and my roommates and I headed up to the cafeteria for Midnight Breakfast. This is a breakfast the staff and faculty host the Sunday night before finals from 10pm-midnight.
Stephanie and I hand delivered an invitation to our Napoleon Dynamite party to a couple guys, and i've been working on homework since. Lesson plans are such a pain, but when the subject matter is something like Colonial America I can't help but love it.
This week holds only a few things that will take up a lot of time: Lots of notebooks to put together and turn in. A presentation on homeschooling (piece of cake, really, i just have to put it together), and a Jury. The Jury is what I'm worried about the most. I suck at playing. I think my bass teacher was happy when I told him I wouldn't be here next semester.
Dear Ephesus is just wonderful to me. Sometimes what you really need is wonderful familiarity.
"Save me
I have become all I've despised
Burn me
I am laying on my altar broken
Drown me
Sinking, I can swim no further
Save me from myself
Save me from myself"-Dear Ephesus
I worked Friday night for a baby that was adorable. I got to rock and sing him to sleep. Saturday I did homework all day. Stephanie and I left at 5 to the outlet stores (score on a Levi's corduroy bag for $13), Target, and a high school play.
This morning I had to get up extra early because we had two services this morning. I checked on someone's kitty cats, went to church and left during the sermon in the second service. I pretended to do music, practiced bass, and went out to lunch with six friends. Went shopping with half of those friends.
Did a little homework, practiced the bass some more. Stephanie and I then had to be at my church at 5 to help with costumes for live nativity. Dad finally made it home from Mexico, but came to the church first before heading to the house. I came home, practiced the bass some more, and my roommates and I headed up to the cafeteria for Midnight Breakfast. This is a breakfast the staff and faculty host the Sunday night before finals from 10pm-midnight.
Stephanie and I hand delivered an invitation to our Napoleon Dynamite party to a couple guys, and i've been working on homework since. Lesson plans are such a pain, but when the subject matter is something like Colonial America I can't help but love it.
This week holds only a few things that will take up a lot of time: Lots of notebooks to put together and turn in. A presentation on homeschooling (piece of cake, really, i just have to put it together), and a Jury. The Jury is what I'm worried about the most. I suck at playing. I think my bass teacher was happy when I told him I wouldn't be here next semester.
Dear Ephesus is just wonderful to me. Sometimes what you really need is wonderful familiarity.
"Save me
I have become all I've despised
Burn me
I am laying on my altar broken
Drown me
Sinking, I can swim no further
Save me from myself
Save me from myself"-Dear Ephesus
