Funny Oscar Moment

This is really funny:

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Radio Indie Pop

I'm really enjoying the music here

Peace

I experienced "The Peace" when I visited an Anglican church with some friends. I thought it was strange. All these people walking up to me saying "Peace" or "God's peace" or "Peace be with you." I still think it's weird, honestly. This cartoon has a funny take on it! By the way, this and others like it, can be found here

My oh my!

I miss MySpace less and less these days. I guess not having access to the internet at home is exactly what I needed to break the ol' MySpace habit. Maybe my laptop dying was a blessing disguised, for a short time, as a curse! It was fun when people would write, comment, blog, etc., but now it seems people aren't using it as much. Either that, or I'm just not as cool as I used to be. And we all know that's not true! Tee hee. Well, maybe it's one of those things where how much you get out of it is based on how much time you put into it. And I'm certainly not putting any time into it anymore.

Thought for the day

If He wasn't thinking about me, I wouldn't exist.

"For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist."

Rose obscured

From a not-so-secret admirer.
Tee hee.

Love

I John 4: 9-17

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us.

Pro Valentine

To even things out:


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Anti Valentines

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Go Organic

So, I just signed up for this:

Absolute Organics

I'll get fresh veggies and fruit every 2 weeks on my doorstep! I am so excited. My dear friends Randy and Em have had this service for awhile now and have enjoyed it tremendously. They're making 2007 the year of the Organic Transition. I need to eat my fruits and veggies, but don't always know what to buy and how much. This will force me to eat them and get creative in preparing them. You never know what you will get each time, but you can tell them what you definitely don't want. For me this means no pears and no grapefruit.

In closing, for your viewing pleasure, I offer you this:

Store Wars

Sleep deprivation

If last night is any indication of how life will be when a baby comes on the scene in my life, I'm going to have a hard time.

I moved into an apartment a week and a day ago. My parents were the first ones to sleep in my place and the following day, my dad said there was a baby next door and it had woken him up with its crying. All last week, I heard no baby in the middle of the night. I did hear it whimper around 7 one night, but it didn't bother me because my bed time is not 7pm.

The last two nights have been a different story altogether. Sunday night, I woke up to slight whimpering along with the sounds of tv and talking. Last night, the baby was crying loudly. Putting the pillow over my head didn't help. I actually got up and made a bed on the couch. I was cold. I was unhappy. Some time later (I have no idea how much time actually passed), I got up and went back to my bed. I did fall asleep and so had the baby at this point. The alarm went off this morning and I felt like I had only slept 2 hours.

I have no idea what to do. Do I complain? I mean, a baby will cry. But am I just supposed to go back and forth between my couch and my bed for the next few months? How miserable is that?

*Sigh. Apartment living. This is what I get!

Precious

This is a photo of my dad, Roger, and me. Even then I adored my dad. I still do. I think much of my personality has been genetically passed on to me from my dad. Unfortunately, some of the physical genetic traits, I have received as well. The "solid" build, the McKendrick hips and thighs, etc. But to the important stuff....He's a people person. He knows how to make people smile and everyone loves my dad. He should have his own show, Everbody Loves Roger. Ha! Back in high school, people loved coming over to my house because my dad always joked around with them. Those are such good memories. My dad may not have acquired great wealth in this life. That seems to be the measure of men's success in our culture. My dad made his baby girl feel special. He makes me laugh. He sometimes doesn't know the right words to comfort me, but he tries. He gives good hugs and he says he loves me. I know he means it.

So, this blog entry is a tribute to Roger. Love you dad!

Bitten tongue

I have never felt the need to bite my tongue so much as I do now. I start to write an e-mail, but then I stop. Why do I care so much? That is the question that I keep asking myself over and over again. Every stinking time I get upset about this situation, I want to react. But the I don't. I simply call my "sounding board" and sound off. Thankfully, the sounding board is a great listener and then tells me that I shouldn't worry about it. Let it be. And so I do.


And so now I wonder about the term "sounding board". A sounding board, by definition, isn't supposed to respond, is it? But if it just sat there unresponsive, it would be no fun, would it?

First Snow

What a way to start off the month! SNOW! I've been very skeptical when the weather guys say, "Wintry weather is in the forecast." My typical reaction is, "Yeah, right." But, I have to admit, when I saw the chance of preciptiation was 90%, I got my hopes up. I fell asleep early last night watching Citizen Kane>/a> with Randy. He had made a fire and I was snuggled up on the couch with Milly the wonderdog. So, falling asleep was the natural thing to do.
This morning, I woke up to (not quite) a winter wonderland, but as the morning progressed, the snow started sticking! Yee ha! Randy made a wonderful breakfast of waffles, sausage and eggs and even O.J.! Unfortunately, I had to trek into work. The roads were fine, but I think we're getting to leave early. I hear ice is a real possibility!
Anyway, here are a couple of photos to prove that we actually got some white stuff.