The original.
Clip Mask
The Shaper Image.
The Lighting Touch up. :)
Friday, March 27, 2009
Fix It Friday 8
Okay, so it's friday and here is the original photo for today's contest. I didn't really do a whole lot with this photo. Just some lighting issues and one picture I upped the sharpening. So just feel free to tell me what you think?
The original.
Clip Mask
The Shaper Image.
The Lighting Touch up. :)
The original.Clip MaskThe Shaper Image. The Lighting Touch up. :)
100
This post is my 100th post. (yay! celebration!) And through my cyber-wanderings and blog hoppings I've discovered that for the 100th post people do things like 100 things about me, or they just make it a really special post.
To be honest, I don't think I can come up with 100 things about me, and I don't know what to write about to make it a really special post. In fact, when I logged in this morning it was going to be my Fix It Friday post, but then I thought maybe I should do something at least a tad bit more interesting? Not that fixing photos isn't interesting - because I do enjoy that immensly. But it seems like since the first fix it friday I just don't produce the kinds of edits that are interesting. Or I could just be holding myself to too high of standards and just thinking that I'm off base a little. But who knows and I don't feel like delving too deep into that right now.
So maybe I should stick with the 100 things about me? That should be a challenge. Well, I'll tell you what? I'll start it, and if I run out of things then I'll just stop and leave you hanging. :-)
*ahem* Here goes:
1. I am the oldest of four kids.
2. I LOVE sports. Was a gymnast, then a track star, but now I just hit the gym.
3. I miss doing sports. something awful.
4. I hate school. Everyone asks me how college is, and I tell them I like it. But I just like being out of the house. I'm getting tired of classes. I've been at this 13 + years. I graduated from high school and now you people say you want four more? You're CRAZY! But here I am....
5. I didn't know how to do laundry until I moved out of the house.
6. I only have four cousins, three of which I almost never see.
7. I don't believe in sex before marriage. That's one thing I want to be able to give my husband whenever I decide to get married. It means a lot to be able to give the guy you're going to spend the rest of your life with your whole heart.
8. Writing is one of my biggest passions. My oma tells me that I have a gift, even though I think I just write like I talk, but I suppose maybe there is something there...
9. Ever since I got back from break for 2nd Semester, my computer won't hold a wireless internet connection. I have to have it plugged into the ethernet cable all the time.
10. I love being a barista. Plain and simple.
11. I really, really, really, really wish that I didn't just have a simple point and shoot nikon coolpix camera. I really, really, really, really wish that I had a camera like my dads because I like the way his camera captures eyes.
12. Eyes, in my opinion, are the coolest physical feature we have. Everyone's eyes are unique to their face.
13. I'm studying nutrition because I want to help stop obesity in children and teens. 19% of children are obese and 17% of teens are obese. The number of obese adults is way higher than that, but if we can stop it in the kids, then the number will decrease in adults because kids are the future of the world.
14. I'm learning things about myself I didn't know by starting this blog.
15. I only started the blog because my aunt had one and I thought it looked fun. Now I'm totally addicted.
16. I think facebook is more fun than myspace - but I keep both because I have different friends on both.
17. I am enjoying going through the book of James again even though I feel like I'm a little behind because I got a late start and then took a week of for SD.
18. I was actually born in La Mesa, CA, but I moved when I was 2 and don't remember living there. However, when I was in SD visiting with my cousin, she will not let me forget that I'm a native Californian.
19. I want to live in Wyoming more than anything.
20. I took four years of German in high school and then spent 2 weeks backpacking around Southern Germany with my class. I'd give almost anything to go back.
21. Family is important to me and I love going to family get-togethers.
22. Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday because that's when my California family would come up to visit.
23. When I was three I took off down my driveway on my bike. My mom asked me where I was going. I told her that I was going to school.
24. I LOVED elementary school. I liked middle school and 8th grade was my favorite year. But I loathed high school.
25. I love driving. LOVE IT!
26. Stick It! is my favorite movie.
27. My brother and I can have an entire conversation in movie quotes. We have an inate ability to see a movie once and be able to quote almost the entire thing.
28. I'm not picky about my music. I like almost anything and everything and if I don't like it, I'll tell you to change the song.
29. Really the only type of music I can't stand is Screamo. I'm sorry, but that just plain gives me a headache.
30. When I was little I would fill journals with the names and breeds of all the horses, dogs, cows, chickens, etc. that I was going to have on my ranch when I grew up. I would go around in the back yard and feed all these 'invisible' animals for hours.
31. I used to pretend I was Fern from Charlotte's Web. I'd come into the kitchen with an easter egg basket, or an imaginary one, and set it down on the counter and tell my mom I'd brought her the chicken eggs. And then I'd ask 'Where's Papa goin' with that axe?' Yeah, I was a cute kid.
33. When my brother was little he wouldn't talk. All he would say was "unt" and I would know exactly what he wanted.
34. I like to dance, but really all I've ever learned was ballet when I was a gymnast because there is a lot of ballet wrapped inside that sport.
35. I pole vaulted in high school and it was what I looked forward to every year. I think that's really what kept me going - that and German.
36. My sister and I are 7 years apart, but as she gets older, she gets more interesting. Ha, ha.
37. I have soft tissue damage in both of my ankles from gymnastics, but the left one is worse and if I want to do anything slightly athletic I have to tape it for support.
38. The only friend my age that I'm close with who has the same values and beliefs that I do is Prince Charming. Otherwise I'm surrounded by typical college students and am immersed in a world where sex, drinking, smoking and cussing every five seconds is okay. Dad says just to not let these people start making my decisions for me. I told him not to worry.
39. I like to make people laugh. I like going home to see my mom because she laughs at my jokes all the time and tells me that she misses me. I recall several occasions where I've made her laugh so hard she had to put down what she was doing so she wouldn't hurt herself.
40. I think my mom is the smartest woman I know.
41. My dad is turning 50 this year, but he says it's the last year he's celebrating his birthday. As if he would just stop aging... :-)
42. I was born into a Christian home and pretty much all my relatives that I know are saved.
43. I hated taking science courses in high school because our teachers preached Evolution as fact. They're supposed to only teach it as theory, but it has yet to be proven. Darwin even denounced his theory before his death.
44. I like cooking and helping out in the kitchen, but I hate cleaning and doing the dishes.
45. I like riddles. I'm not very good at figuring them out, but I take great interest in them.
46. I'm a horrible speller. Well, okay I can spell most things okay, but I have to look up how to spell words more often than I'd like to admit.
47. When people always types 'then' when they mean 'than' and this bugs me a little bit. There is a difference. Then this happened. I'd rather do that than this. You even type it with the same hand! How hard can it be people!
48. Spelling may not be a strong point, but last semester my English professor told me that I could have taught the grammar part of that course. Thank you Ms. Carlson for doing such a great job when I was in high school. :-) (note: this does not make me an expert. it just means i know more than most incoming college freshman. which is scary, to say the least)
49. Is it just me, or do high school freshmen get shorter and scrawnier each year? I'm pretty short, but those freshmen! It's just ridiculous.
50. I sprinted my freshmen year of HS and I kind of regret giving it up. I ran a 13.3 and I could've gotten faster if I'd just stuck with it.
Half way there people! Should I stop or go on? Well, I might as well go one. Considering you really don't HAVE to read all this anyway. It's really just floating around in cyberspace and you can come back to it at any time. :-)
51. Apparently there are plenty of people out there who don't think they could find Russia on a map. This greatly saddens me. I'll give you a hint people, it's above China, right of Europe, left of Alaska, and it's pretty much the biggest country on the map. If you still can't find it, go play in traffic and let natural selection run its course. I'm kidding! Don't do that. But seriously. Learn your geography for crying out loud.
52. I think I'm pretty average as far as looks and talents. However, I have been told that this is untrue and thus have no idea what to believe.
53. The sooner I graduate from college the better. I want to get out of school, start a life, have a job, get married, make babies. And somewhere in there I want to do an insane amount of traveling the world. Seriously. Can school just be over?
54. I have more friends that are male than female. Thank God that Prince Charming isn't overly jealous. We might be subject to issues if this were the case.
55. Dorm rooms are too small for four girls or four boys. They are the size of prison cells! But a good size for just one girl or two. possibly three if you had to.
56. Whenever I travel somewhere, I always bring my dad back a hat. I bought him one in SD and he was the only person besides myself I bought something for. He smiled and said "I'm still the number one man." And it's true. Sorry Prince, but Daddy loved me first.
57. The boys in my hall like to pick me up, throw me over their shoulder and run. They also think its funny while I'm in said position to open doors with my feet.
58. I like drawing portraits. But my faces always look scrunched because I haven't learned how to space things correctly.
59. Belle and I used to have music wars. I would be on my bed listening to my music, she'd come home from class and start to play her music. I wanted to ask her if she'd ever heard of headphones, because it seemed like I was always the one who had to put them in. I'm thinking, HELLO??? GIVE AND TAKE? But then I'd just suck it up and be annoyed and grab my headphones and feel selfish. When she broke her laptop, I wasn't sorry. Not one little bit. Nor did I miss the stupid thing. I'd rather share my computer with her than have to battle her crazy music.
60. I've just realized there have been several rants so far.
61. I will argue with you for arguments sake. Sir Justice knows this first hand. I am not a lie. The cake is a lie. I can't go from being cake to being pie.
62. I think my mom's apple pie is the best apple pie there ever was, is or is to come.
63. The ONLY thing I miss about high school is track. And of course my friends who are still stuck in that institution which should rightfully be renamed Hell.
64. I ROCK because Guitar Hero told me so. My brother and I like to GH3 it up when I'm home for weekends.
65. Adobe Photoshop 4.0 is the best thing since sliced bread. I don't really post pictures without running them through that program first.
66. I like to take surprise pictures. This consists of me taking my phone's camera, my nikon, or my dad's pentax and snapping a picture of an unsuspecting victim *ahem* person.
67. I get some sick perverse pleasure out of annoying people. I learned that one from my dad.
68. My relatives have all told me they think I was one of the prettiest babies ever. And looking at pictures, I'm inclined to agree. Ha, ha, ha.
69. I have at least 8 pillows on my bed.
70. I used to read all the time. I'd be able to finish a large book in a matter of days. However, I don't seem to have the time for that anymore. Such a shame!
71. I would have LOVED to meet my dad's dad when he was my age. I hear he was quite the rebel and I think that's AWESOME. Ha, ha. My grandma has said that if she'd have met him when he was that age, she probably wouldn't have married him.
72. I've heard that you shouldn't think that your wedding day was the day when you loved your spouse the most. That should just be a starting point and you should love them more everday. I want a love like this.
73. I think too many couples rush into marriage now and then when things they get they rush out of marriage. The divorce rate in this country makes me want to cry. I'm not saying there aren't valid reasons for divorce, but 'irreconcirable differences' just seems like a cop out to me.
74. I think kids are too spoiled these days. They have cell phones and iPods and video games. Does anyone play outside anymore?
75. I also think that spanking is perfectly okay. Bruising your child might not be okay, but a swat on the behind is perfectly acceptable to let them know that they have done something wrong and that there is a consequence for their actions. Simply telling the child that the behavior is unacceptable and then sitting down to read them a book is sending them mixed messages. You aren't supposed to reward bad behavior with positive attention. Then the child will just act out to get attention. If I ruled the world I would burn every parenting book ever written. Ever.
76. My mom has gotten complimented on how awesome her kids are. Because we have DISCIPLINE!
77. Why is it easier to be nice to strangers than to your family members?
78. When given a task, generally I have to repeat it back to you to make sure that I have it right. I always second guess myself and sometimes I'm unsure of what you want me to do. I think it goes along with me not being able to hear all that great and when I'm listening to you, sometimes words run together or I miss a word. Selective hearing perhaps?
79. The 'p' button on my keyboard is giving me trouble. We are in a fight and it refuses to be agreeable and just be easy to push.
80. I'm not as flexible as I used to be. And this saddens me a little bit. Ha, ha.
81. I go through phases where I won't eat anything and then phases where I feel like I eat a lot. This coming from the nutrition major...
82. I doodle when I take notes because it helps me focus. Actually it's just because I'm bored, but I blame it on the being able to focus because then it's a valid reason. Kidding! Kinda...
83. I LOVE sunny days. It doesn't really even have to be that warm, but when the sun is shining it's just nice. It raises my spirits.
84. I also love a good thunder storm. Sitting and listening to the rain pouring down outside, the loud crash of the thunder overhead so that it makes you think the roof is going to fall, and the bright lightning to make you think for a moment that it was actually daylight outside only to be plunged back into darkness.
85. I like when the power goes out at night and you have to light rooms with candles. I feel like Laura Ingalls Wilder and I LOVE it!
86. I get upset at stupid things. Like when Prince Charming and I are talking on IM and then all of a sudden he says that he's going to leave. I feel indignant, I suppose that is the right word? I don't know. I like knowing that hey, in 15 minutes he has somewhere else to be. Not BOOM! I'm gone. He hates when I do that to him also. And when I get blamed for not doing something as much as someone else. Like when I lived with Belle and she claimed that she always did the dishes. But that's so completely untrue that it's not even funny. We both did the dishes. She just remembers all the times she does the dishes and forgets about when I do them and thus complains that I never helped out. Which is one of the big reasons I moved.
87. I have communication issues. I would rather put up with someone's inconsiderate behavior than tell them to knock it off. This is one of the biggest Belle/Cinderella issues of all. I also have an insane fear of calling people. I hate using the telephone, although admittedly in my old age I am having to use it more. So perhaps I have adjusted slightly, but it's not my favorite thing. I would much rather email you or see you face to face than call you on the telephone.
88. When my family goes tubing on the lake, it's a huge game to see who can get thrown off the tube fastest. This is not the goal of the competition. You are supposed to stay on the longest, but among the passengers in the boat and my dad's boat driving skills, he TRIES to throw us off the tube. It's hilarious and awesome. And it makes my summers completely worth while.
89. I think showering is a huge inconvenience. It's necessary so that you don't stink up every room you walk into, but it's time out of my day that I feel like I could use doing more productive things. Like sleeping....
90. The number 16 is my favorite number. Going through school that was the number my teachers had assigned to my name for at least three years in a row.
91. I hate being poked or licked.
92. If I ever end up having kids, I want all boys. And I want to name the first one Gabriel.
93. Dogs are my favorite pets. Golden retrievers and Great Danes are where it's at! You can keep your little yappy dogs (they need SOMEone to love them), but I like the big ones. And I have always thought that Garbanzo is a fitting name for a dog. Then I can nickname it Bonzo. :-)
94. When my youngest brother and sister were little I would have to baby sit them. They are pretty close, but sometimes they would fight like all good siblings do. To remedy their bad moods, I would put them on chairs so they had to look at each other and then I would have them make silly faces at one another. This worked great.
95. I miss having a fireplace.
96. I hate it when you're hanging out with a friend and they're on the their phone the entire time. Or when you're having an important conversation with someone and their cell phone rings so without missing a beat they just answer it and you're left hanging in the balance.
97. I like driving barefoot. Late at night. In the summer. With the windows rolled down and music blaring.
98. I dance in my dorm room in my underwear to loud music. I make sure the door is locked first and the window curtains are shut - tight. Ha, ha.
99. I enjoy teasing people to no end.
100. I hear from a lot of people that they think this is the end times and that the rapture will come in the next few years. But I've also heard my mother say that ever since Jesus went back up to heaven after he was cruicified that the disciples thought that it was the end times. No one really knows when Jesus is coming back, but I intend to live my life to the fullest.
And that ladies and gentlemen, is 100 things about me. :-)
To be honest, I don't think I can come up with 100 things about me, and I don't know what to write about to make it a really special post. In fact, when I logged in this morning it was going to be my Fix It Friday post, but then I thought maybe I should do something at least a tad bit more interesting? Not that fixing photos isn't interesting - because I do enjoy that immensly. But it seems like since the first fix it friday I just don't produce the kinds of edits that are interesting. Or I could just be holding myself to too high of standards and just thinking that I'm off base a little. But who knows and I don't feel like delving too deep into that right now.
So maybe I should stick with the 100 things about me? That should be a challenge. Well, I'll tell you what? I'll start it, and if I run out of things then I'll just stop and leave you hanging. :-)
*ahem* Here goes:
1. I am the oldest of four kids.
2. I LOVE sports. Was a gymnast, then a track star, but now I just hit the gym.
3. I miss doing sports. something awful.
4. I hate school. Everyone asks me how college is, and I tell them I like it. But I just like being out of the house. I'm getting tired of classes. I've been at this 13 + years. I graduated from high school and now you people say you want four more? You're CRAZY! But here I am....
5. I didn't know how to do laundry until I moved out of the house.
6. I only have four cousins, three of which I almost never see.
7. I don't believe in sex before marriage. That's one thing I want to be able to give my husband whenever I decide to get married. It means a lot to be able to give the guy you're going to spend the rest of your life with your whole heart.
8. Writing is one of my biggest passions. My oma tells me that I have a gift, even though I think I just write like I talk, but I suppose maybe there is something there...
9. Ever since I got back from break for 2nd Semester, my computer won't hold a wireless internet connection. I have to have it plugged into the ethernet cable all the time.
10. I love being a barista. Plain and simple.
11. I really, really, really, really wish that I didn't just have a simple point and shoot nikon coolpix camera. I really, really, really, really wish that I had a camera like my dads because I like the way his camera captures eyes.
12. Eyes, in my opinion, are the coolest physical feature we have. Everyone's eyes are unique to their face.
13. I'm studying nutrition because I want to help stop obesity in children and teens. 19% of children are obese and 17% of teens are obese. The number of obese adults is way higher than that, but if we can stop it in the kids, then the number will decrease in adults because kids are the future of the world.
14. I'm learning things about myself I didn't know by starting this blog.
15. I only started the blog because my aunt had one and I thought it looked fun. Now I'm totally addicted.
16. I think facebook is more fun than myspace - but I keep both because I have different friends on both.
17. I am enjoying going through the book of James again even though I feel like I'm a little behind because I got a late start and then took a week of for SD.
18. I was actually born in La Mesa, CA, but I moved when I was 2 and don't remember living there. However, when I was in SD visiting with my cousin, she will not let me forget that I'm a native Californian.
19. I want to live in Wyoming more than anything.
20. I took four years of German in high school and then spent 2 weeks backpacking around Southern Germany with my class. I'd give almost anything to go back.
21. Family is important to me and I love going to family get-togethers.
22. Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday because that's when my California family would come up to visit.
23. When I was three I took off down my driveway on my bike. My mom asked me where I was going. I told her that I was going to school.
24. I LOVED elementary school. I liked middle school and 8th grade was my favorite year. But I loathed high school.
25. I love driving. LOVE IT!
26. Stick It! is my favorite movie.
27. My brother and I can have an entire conversation in movie quotes. We have an inate ability to see a movie once and be able to quote almost the entire thing.
28. I'm not picky about my music. I like almost anything and everything and if I don't like it, I'll tell you to change the song.
29. Really the only type of music I can't stand is Screamo. I'm sorry, but that just plain gives me a headache.
30. When I was little I would fill journals with the names and breeds of all the horses, dogs, cows, chickens, etc. that I was going to have on my ranch when I grew up. I would go around in the back yard and feed all these 'invisible' animals for hours.
31. I used to pretend I was Fern from Charlotte's Web. I'd come into the kitchen with an easter egg basket, or an imaginary one, and set it down on the counter and tell my mom I'd brought her the chicken eggs. And then I'd ask 'Where's Papa goin' with that axe?' Yeah, I was a cute kid.
33. When my brother was little he wouldn't talk. All he would say was "unt" and I would know exactly what he wanted.
34. I like to dance, but really all I've ever learned was ballet when I was a gymnast because there is a lot of ballet wrapped inside that sport.
35. I pole vaulted in high school and it was what I looked forward to every year. I think that's really what kept me going - that and German.
36. My sister and I are 7 years apart, but as she gets older, she gets more interesting. Ha, ha.
37. I have soft tissue damage in both of my ankles from gymnastics, but the left one is worse and if I want to do anything slightly athletic I have to tape it for support.
38. The only friend my age that I'm close with who has the same values and beliefs that I do is Prince Charming. Otherwise I'm surrounded by typical college students and am immersed in a world where sex, drinking, smoking and cussing every five seconds is okay. Dad says just to not let these people start making my decisions for me. I told him not to worry.
39. I like to make people laugh. I like going home to see my mom because she laughs at my jokes all the time and tells me that she misses me. I recall several occasions where I've made her laugh so hard she had to put down what she was doing so she wouldn't hurt herself.
40. I think my mom is the smartest woman I know.
41. My dad is turning 50 this year, but he says it's the last year he's celebrating his birthday. As if he would just stop aging... :-)
42. I was born into a Christian home and pretty much all my relatives that I know are saved.
43. I hated taking science courses in high school because our teachers preached Evolution as fact. They're supposed to only teach it as theory, but it has yet to be proven. Darwin even denounced his theory before his death.
44. I like cooking and helping out in the kitchen, but I hate cleaning and doing the dishes.
45. I like riddles. I'm not very good at figuring them out, but I take great interest in them.
46. I'm a horrible speller. Well, okay I can spell most things okay, but I have to look up how to spell words more often than I'd like to admit.
47. When people always types 'then' when they mean 'than' and this bugs me a little bit. There is a difference. Then this happened. I'd rather do that than this. You even type it with the same hand! How hard can it be people!
48. Spelling may not be a strong point, but last semester my English professor told me that I could have taught the grammar part of that course. Thank you Ms. Carlson for doing such a great job when I was in high school. :-) (note: this does not make me an expert. it just means i know more than most incoming college freshman. which is scary, to say the least)
49. Is it just me, or do high school freshmen get shorter and scrawnier each year? I'm pretty short, but those freshmen! It's just ridiculous.
50. I sprinted my freshmen year of HS and I kind of regret giving it up. I ran a 13.3 and I could've gotten faster if I'd just stuck with it.
Half way there people! Should I stop or go on? Well, I might as well go one. Considering you really don't HAVE to read all this anyway. It's really just floating around in cyberspace and you can come back to it at any time. :-)
51. Apparently there are plenty of people out there who don't think they could find Russia on a map. This greatly saddens me. I'll give you a hint people, it's above China, right of Europe, left of Alaska, and it's pretty much the biggest country on the map. If you still can't find it, go play in traffic and let natural selection run its course. I'm kidding! Don't do that. But seriously. Learn your geography for crying out loud.
52. I think I'm pretty average as far as looks and talents. However, I have been told that this is untrue and thus have no idea what to believe.
53. The sooner I graduate from college the better. I want to get out of school, start a life, have a job, get married, make babies. And somewhere in there I want to do an insane amount of traveling the world. Seriously. Can school just be over?
54. I have more friends that are male than female. Thank God that Prince Charming isn't overly jealous. We might be subject to issues if this were the case.
55. Dorm rooms are too small for four girls or four boys. They are the size of prison cells! But a good size for just one girl or two. possibly three if you had to.
56. Whenever I travel somewhere, I always bring my dad back a hat. I bought him one in SD and he was the only person besides myself I bought something for. He smiled and said "I'm still the number one man." And it's true. Sorry Prince, but Daddy loved me first.
57. The boys in my hall like to pick me up, throw me over their shoulder and run. They also think its funny while I'm in said position to open doors with my feet.
58. I like drawing portraits. But my faces always look scrunched because I haven't learned how to space things correctly.
59. Belle and I used to have music wars. I would be on my bed listening to my music, she'd come home from class and start to play her music. I wanted to ask her if she'd ever heard of headphones, because it seemed like I was always the one who had to put them in. I'm thinking, HELLO??? GIVE AND TAKE? But then I'd just suck it up and be annoyed and grab my headphones and feel selfish. When she broke her laptop, I wasn't sorry. Not one little bit. Nor did I miss the stupid thing. I'd rather share my computer with her than have to battle her crazy music.
60. I've just realized there have been several rants so far.
61. I will argue with you for arguments sake. Sir Justice knows this first hand. I am not a lie. The cake is a lie. I can't go from being cake to being pie.
62. I think my mom's apple pie is the best apple pie there ever was, is or is to come.
63. The ONLY thing I miss about high school is track. And of course my friends who are still stuck in that institution which should rightfully be renamed Hell.
64. I ROCK because Guitar Hero told me so. My brother and I like to GH3 it up when I'm home for weekends.
65. Adobe Photoshop 4.0 is the best thing since sliced bread. I don't really post pictures without running them through that program first.
66. I like to take surprise pictures. This consists of me taking my phone's camera, my nikon, or my dad's pentax and snapping a picture of an unsuspecting victim *ahem* person.
67. I get some sick perverse pleasure out of annoying people. I learned that one from my dad.
68. My relatives have all told me they think I was one of the prettiest babies ever. And looking at pictures, I'm inclined to agree. Ha, ha, ha.
69. I have at least 8 pillows on my bed.
70. I used to read all the time. I'd be able to finish a large book in a matter of days. However, I don't seem to have the time for that anymore. Such a shame!
71. I would have LOVED to meet my dad's dad when he was my age. I hear he was quite the rebel and I think that's AWESOME. Ha, ha. My grandma has said that if she'd have met him when he was that age, she probably wouldn't have married him.
72. I've heard that you shouldn't think that your wedding day was the day when you loved your spouse the most. That should just be a starting point and you should love them more everday. I want a love like this.
73. I think too many couples rush into marriage now and then when things they get they rush out of marriage. The divorce rate in this country makes me want to cry. I'm not saying there aren't valid reasons for divorce, but 'irreconcirable differences' just seems like a cop out to me.
74. I think kids are too spoiled these days. They have cell phones and iPods and video games. Does anyone play outside anymore?
75. I also think that spanking is perfectly okay. Bruising your child might not be okay, but a swat on the behind is perfectly acceptable to let them know that they have done something wrong and that there is a consequence for their actions. Simply telling the child that the behavior is unacceptable and then sitting down to read them a book is sending them mixed messages. You aren't supposed to reward bad behavior with positive attention. Then the child will just act out to get attention. If I ruled the world I would burn every parenting book ever written. Ever.
76. My mom has gotten complimented on how awesome her kids are. Because we have DISCIPLINE!
77. Why is it easier to be nice to strangers than to your family members?
78. When given a task, generally I have to repeat it back to you to make sure that I have it right. I always second guess myself and sometimes I'm unsure of what you want me to do. I think it goes along with me not being able to hear all that great and when I'm listening to you, sometimes words run together or I miss a word. Selective hearing perhaps?
79. The 'p' button on my keyboard is giving me trouble. We are in a fight and it refuses to be agreeable and just be easy to push.
80. I'm not as flexible as I used to be. And this saddens me a little bit. Ha, ha.
81. I go through phases where I won't eat anything and then phases where I feel like I eat a lot. This coming from the nutrition major...
82. I doodle when I take notes because it helps me focus. Actually it's just because I'm bored, but I blame it on the being able to focus because then it's a valid reason. Kidding! Kinda...
83. I LOVE sunny days. It doesn't really even have to be that warm, but when the sun is shining it's just nice. It raises my spirits.
84. I also love a good thunder storm. Sitting and listening to the rain pouring down outside, the loud crash of the thunder overhead so that it makes you think the roof is going to fall, and the bright lightning to make you think for a moment that it was actually daylight outside only to be plunged back into darkness.
85. I like when the power goes out at night and you have to light rooms with candles. I feel like Laura Ingalls Wilder and I LOVE it!
86. I get upset at stupid things. Like when Prince Charming and I are talking on IM and then all of a sudden he says that he's going to leave. I feel indignant, I suppose that is the right word? I don't know. I like knowing that hey, in 15 minutes he has somewhere else to be. Not BOOM! I'm gone. He hates when I do that to him also. And when I get blamed for not doing something as much as someone else. Like when I lived with Belle and she claimed that she always did the dishes. But that's so completely untrue that it's not even funny. We both did the dishes. She just remembers all the times she does the dishes and forgets about when I do them and thus complains that I never helped out. Which is one of the big reasons I moved.
87. I have communication issues. I would rather put up with someone's inconsiderate behavior than tell them to knock it off. This is one of the biggest Belle/Cinderella issues of all. I also have an insane fear of calling people. I hate using the telephone, although admittedly in my old age I am having to use it more. So perhaps I have adjusted slightly, but it's not my favorite thing. I would much rather email you or see you face to face than call you on the telephone.
88. When my family goes tubing on the lake, it's a huge game to see who can get thrown off the tube fastest. This is not the goal of the competition. You are supposed to stay on the longest, but among the passengers in the boat and my dad's boat driving skills, he TRIES to throw us off the tube. It's hilarious and awesome. And it makes my summers completely worth while.
89. I think showering is a huge inconvenience. It's necessary so that you don't stink up every room you walk into, but it's time out of my day that I feel like I could use doing more productive things. Like sleeping....
90. The number 16 is my favorite number. Going through school that was the number my teachers had assigned to my name for at least three years in a row.
91. I hate being poked or licked.
92. If I ever end up having kids, I want all boys. And I want to name the first one Gabriel.
93. Dogs are my favorite pets. Golden retrievers and Great Danes are where it's at! You can keep your little yappy dogs (they need SOMEone to love them), but I like the big ones. And I have always thought that Garbanzo is a fitting name for a dog. Then I can nickname it Bonzo. :-)
94. When my youngest brother and sister were little I would have to baby sit them. They are pretty close, but sometimes they would fight like all good siblings do. To remedy their bad moods, I would put them on chairs so they had to look at each other and then I would have them make silly faces at one another. This worked great.
95. I miss having a fireplace.
96. I hate it when you're hanging out with a friend and they're on the their phone the entire time. Or when you're having an important conversation with someone and their cell phone rings so without missing a beat they just answer it and you're left hanging in the balance.
97. I like driving barefoot. Late at night. In the summer. With the windows rolled down and music blaring.
98. I dance in my dorm room in my underwear to loud music. I make sure the door is locked first and the window curtains are shut - tight. Ha, ha.
99. I enjoy teasing people to no end.
100. I hear from a lot of people that they think this is the end times and that the rapture will come in the next few years. But I've also heard my mother say that ever since Jesus went back up to heaven after he was cruicified that the disciples thought that it was the end times. No one really knows when Jesus is coming back, but I intend to live my life to the fullest.
And that ladies and gentlemen, is 100 things about me. :-)
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wake The Dead
Well I thought I would talk a little bit more about my SD trip because I've been wanting to talk more about the cemetery anyway. Visiting a cemetery is a very sobering experience - I mean, all those people were once actually alive. They had families, they had hopes, they had dreams and ambitions. They held a place in this world and they were important to someone somewhere.
I've always loved walking through cemeteries. They are haunting and eerie and also somewhat beautiful. I like to read the headstones to see what people had to say about them and then I wonder if that was really the truth or if old uncle Ned was really a raging alcoholic and to say that he was a beloved family member was the best that the left behind could come up with. It's also really tragic to stumble upon the grave of a child. They hadn't really even begun to live yet, and already they have lost their life.
The cemetery we visited in San Diego was full of war vets. Naval war vets. There were so many grave markers of the vets and their wives. I only took pictures of a small portion of the cemetery, but there were still so many white headstones. I don't think my pictures do the cemetery justice, but I think the vets would approve.
The view from one side of the cemetery.
There were so many gravemarkers!
I wanted to give it an interesting angle to show of the true beauty there is in the peacefullness of cemeteries.
All these people have names. All these people had a purpose. They were loved. They were hated. They were old. They were young. They all served their country. They had likes and dislikes. They had lives. And I think we all too often forget that. A cemetery can be creepy, but strangly comforting.
I've always loved walking through cemeteries. They are haunting and eerie and also somewhat beautiful. I like to read the headstones to see what people had to say about them and then I wonder if that was really the truth or if old uncle Ned was really a raging alcoholic and to say that he was a beloved family member was the best that the left behind could come up with. It's also really tragic to stumble upon the grave of a child. They hadn't really even begun to live yet, and already they have lost their life.
The cemetery we visited in San Diego was full of war vets. Naval war vets. There were so many grave markers of the vets and their wives. I only took pictures of a small portion of the cemetery, but there were still so many white headstones. I don't think my pictures do the cemetery justice, but I think the vets would approve.
The view from one side of the cemetery.
There were so many gravemarkers!
I wanted to give it an interesting angle to show of the true beauty there is in the peacefullness of cemeteries.
All these people have names. All these people had a purpose. They were loved. They were hated. They were old. They were young. They all served their country. They had likes and dislikes. They had lives. And I think we all too often forget that. A cemetery can be creepy, but strangly comforting.
I've never been to a cemetery to visit a loved one. I've never stood by a grave and looked at the headstone with the feeling of "I knew you" but I know that I know people who have done that. I know its sad and slightly strange. At least at first. I've never been scared in a cemetery - just at peace with a big sigh to release all the tensions in life.
Favoritism and Faith
In James Chapter two it mainly talks about two things 1) favoritism forbidden and 2) faith and deeds. I'm going to try to make this post a little shorter because I know it took 2 posts to get Chapter 1 done and they were both pretty lengthy. But I still want to cover the meaningful bits and pieces. So please! Help me be better at this and leave comments!
James 2:2-4 - "Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. (3) If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, 'here's a good seat for you,' but say to the poor man, 'you stand there' or 'sit on the floor by my feet,' (4) have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?"
It goes on to say in verse 8 that if we really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself" then you are doing right. God is the judge and he is the only one with that power. We are most often wrong in our judgements of people and a lot of time it's not our place to deliver justice. Their time will come and God is the only one who knows the true desires of the heart.
So when we play favorites and discriminate against each other, we are only doing ourselves harm. Jesus loves everyone and being obedient children, we should learn to love everyone too. It's not always easy, especially if you feel like you've been wronged by someone and they don't deserve your love. But just remember that no one deserves God's love and yet he gives it to us freely.
James 2:12-13 - "Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, (13) because judgement without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!"
Mercy: compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence.
It says in James 2:14-15 that a man who's faith is unaccompanied by deeds s like a brother or sister without clothes or daily food.
James 2:18b-19 - "Show me a faith without deeds, and I will show you my fath by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that - and shudder!"
The demons believe in one God too? That line stood out to me the first time I ever read this passage. And it still sticks out to me. We think of Devil and his demons as being evil and we don't really think that they too know the truth because they are so filled with hate and deciet.
But on another note, we can't allow ourselves to have empty faith. We can say that we believe in one God, but if that is all we do and we do nothing to change our ways, then are we no better off than the demons? It is so important to believe in Jesus Christ and it is of equal importance to do what he asks. His simple requests (and sometimes not so simple ones too) are only meant to help us along in our journey. But by rejecting his law and his requests, we are only filling our own selfish needs which gets noone nowhere.
In the 25th verse James talks about Rahab. She was a prostitute who helped some spies when they desperately needed it, and her deeds made some consider her righteous for what she did. I have the verse right after that high lighted because it's kind of haunting to me.
James 2:26 - "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead."
And on that note, I will let you formulate your own opinions and questions. And if you have information or think something I've said is incorrect, feel free to leave a comment. I'd love to learn more about the Bible.
James 2:2-4 - "Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. (3) If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, 'here's a good seat for you,' but say to the poor man, 'you stand there' or 'sit on the floor by my feet,' (4) have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?"
It goes on to say in verse 8 that if we really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself" then you are doing right. God is the judge and he is the only one with that power. We are most often wrong in our judgements of people and a lot of time it's not our place to deliver justice. Their time will come and God is the only one who knows the true desires of the heart.
So when we play favorites and discriminate against each other, we are only doing ourselves harm. Jesus loves everyone and being obedient children, we should learn to love everyone too. It's not always easy, especially if you feel like you've been wronged by someone and they don't deserve your love. But just remember that no one deserves God's love and yet he gives it to us freely.
James 2:12-13 - "Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, (13) because judgement without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!"
Mercy: compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence.
It says in James 2:14-15 that a man who's faith is unaccompanied by deeds s like a brother or sister without clothes or daily food.
James 2:18b-19 - "Show me a faith without deeds, and I will show you my fath by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that - and shudder!"
The demons believe in one God too? That line stood out to me the first time I ever read this passage. And it still sticks out to me. We think of Devil and his demons as being evil and we don't really think that they too know the truth because they are so filled with hate and deciet.
But on another note, we can't allow ourselves to have empty faith. We can say that we believe in one God, but if that is all we do and we do nothing to change our ways, then are we no better off than the demons? It is so important to believe in Jesus Christ and it is of equal importance to do what he asks. His simple requests (and sometimes not so simple ones too) are only meant to help us along in our journey. But by rejecting his law and his requests, we are only filling our own selfish needs which gets noone nowhere.
In the 25th verse James talks about Rahab. She was a prostitute who helped some spies when they desperately needed it, and her deeds made some consider her righteous for what she did. I have the verse right after that high lighted because it's kind of haunting to me.
James 2:26 - "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead."
And on that note, I will let you formulate your own opinions and questions. And if you have information or think something I've said is incorrect, feel free to leave a comment. I'd love to learn more about the Bible.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Let's Get Girly
Okay, so people who know me know that I am not in the slightest what one would refer to as a 'girly girl.' But I have my moments. Like on my SD trip I ended up buying a sun dress and some red high heals. (ow ow! I'm one hot momma, i know.) Anyway, besides from the random dress buying event, I'm pretty boyish.
I've always been better friends with boys than with girls anyway. In high school my German teacher could've sworn that I had older brothers, but no. Just younger ones. I can't even say little brothers anymore because they are both bigger than me. Ha, ha. I remember though, it started in 5th grade when I would have rather played basketball with the boys than ride the swings with the girls.
But there is really one big deciding factor that makes the world go "yep, this one is indeed a GIRL" and we have nicknamed this factor TOM. TOM is annoying and comes to visit for a whole week at a time. I've never had much trouble with TOM before, but being away in college and a whole lot less active than I used to be, TOM and I are quickly becoming mortal enemies.
Now, I don't really write about this stuff a lot because I know a lot of people don't want to read about it, or hear about it and most of us would like to pretend that TOM doesn't even exsist. However, I was blog-hopping earlier and I stumbled across one of the funniest things I do believe I've ever seen. In my life.
It was a letter to Tampax. Asking for a snickers bar to be included with every purchase. Chocolate is supposed to make you feel better right? (And I had some oreo truffles today at work - seriously? there is no reason for how amazing it tasted.) So this is a great idea.
And being the curious little teen girl that I am, I had to read her comments too. All the comments I read agreed with the idea. (beacuse it's AWESOME!) And there were some comments about how come TOM comes to visit so often even when we're done having kids? Well I loved one lady's answer. Seriously I laughed out loud for probably a good five minutes. (Dad, I'm warning you - if you haven't stopped reading yet, you MAY want to look away.)
In response to the comment about why do we need a uterus when we have decided to be done with procreating, one lady remarked that "yes you need your uterus, it keeps you from growing facial hair ;)"
But this was not the concensus because a debate ensued about some women still getting what were called "trucker mustaches" and I don't know if I should be worried or not. Ha, ha. But anyway I thought the whole idea was just hilarious and felt like sharing. Sorry to my male readers for the girly post. They are few and far between and you'll just have to deal with it. :-)
I've always been better friends with boys than with girls anyway. In high school my German teacher could've sworn that I had older brothers, but no. Just younger ones. I can't even say little brothers anymore because they are both bigger than me. Ha, ha. I remember though, it started in 5th grade when I would have rather played basketball with the boys than ride the swings with the girls.
But there is really one big deciding factor that makes the world go "yep, this one is indeed a GIRL" and we have nicknamed this factor TOM. TOM is annoying and comes to visit for a whole week at a time. I've never had much trouble with TOM before, but being away in college and a whole lot less active than I used to be, TOM and I are quickly becoming mortal enemies.
Now, I don't really write about this stuff a lot because I know a lot of people don't want to read about it, or hear about it and most of us would like to pretend that TOM doesn't even exsist. However, I was blog-hopping earlier and I stumbled across one of the funniest things I do believe I've ever seen. In my life.
It was a letter to Tampax. Asking for a snickers bar to be included with every purchase. Chocolate is supposed to make you feel better right? (And I had some oreo truffles today at work - seriously? there is no reason for how amazing it tasted.) So this is a great idea.
And being the curious little teen girl that I am, I had to read her comments too. All the comments I read agreed with the idea. (beacuse it's AWESOME!) And there were some comments about how come TOM comes to visit so often even when we're done having kids? Well I loved one lady's answer. Seriously I laughed out loud for probably a good five minutes. (Dad, I'm warning you - if you haven't stopped reading yet, you MAY want to look away.)
In response to the comment about why do we need a uterus when we have decided to be done with procreating, one lady remarked that "yes you need your uterus, it keeps you from growing facial hair ;)"
But this was not the concensus because a debate ensued about some women still getting what were called "trucker mustaches" and I don't know if I should be worried or not. Ha, ha. But anyway I thought the whole idea was just hilarious and felt like sharing. Sorry to my male readers for the girly post. They are few and far between and you'll just have to deal with it. :-)
Monday, March 23, 2009
It's Monday
And I'm back in the small cramped dorm room that is my life. Ha ha. At least for now. School gets out in May and then I'll be in Hayden for the summer! I'm excited for summer now - especially after the trip to SD for a week. And as promised! Here are some of the pictures. :-)
We had lots of fun with her lobster claw. :-)
A heart shaped flower in the botanical garden.
Just some pretty flowers.
The fountain outside the botanical garden.
Some interesting architecture.
Me and Gramps outside the IMAX at Balboa.
The cemetery by the naval base by Point Loma.
The Point Loma Lighthouse
This is the Lobster Pot Pie that Oma had at the Prado in Balboa Park.
We had lots of fun with her lobster claw. :-)
A heart shaped flower in the botanical garden.
Just some pretty flowers.
The fountain outside the botanical garden.
Some interesting architecture.
Me and Gramps outside the IMAX at Balboa.
The cemetery by the naval base by Point Loma.
The Point Loma Lighthouse
The cross at Mt. Helix.
We had a fun trip to say the least. I don't have a favorite moment of the trip, because I pretty much thoroughly enjoyed everything we did. But I will tell you about my least favorite part!! Woohoo!!
So we get to the airport around 10:00 to leave SD and come back home. Boo hoo. This is where Oma was crying on the inside because her favorite granddaughter had left. This is also the part where I was ready to just run all the way back to her house and forget about Idaho. Ha, ha. Anyway, we go to the end of this ridiculously long line to check our bags for our flight. I'm talking ridiculously long line.
Like a half hour later we finally make it up to the front of the line to check our bags, and the computer is freaking out at us. It's telling us that it can't complete our request and sends us back to the start page. Can you say frustration? The people behind the counter decide to help us out, although I'm not really sure how much they helped. All the lady told us was that our flight had been delayed until 2:10. Um, 2:10? Like PM? Yes. The Oakland flight was supposed to leave at 11:20 and now we were delayed until 2:10?? I don't THINK so! So they do some digging around between helping other customers and checking their bags. Talk about feeling like the second fiddle.
So they decide to put us on an 11:45 flight to Las Vegas. They tell us that once we get to Las Vegas there are two options. One - we can get a direct flight to spokane. Two - we can get a flight to Portland and then from Portland we can fly to Spokane. We are hoping to make the direct to Spokane flight out of the Las Vegas airport because that one gets in an hour sooner than the Portland flight. But at this point nothing is a for sure except for getting to Las Vegas. So off we go after we've called the mothers and the boyfriends to let them know what's happening.
We get to Las Vegas and head straight for the monitors to check the flight numbers for the gates of the possible connections we have. The direct flight is gate C12 so we book it like bats out of hell to get there and get checked in. The lady behind the counter tells us that we can only be on one standby list at a time, so Sleeping Beauty tells her that we want this flight. So she puts us on the standby list, but tells us that the flight is overbooked and we might not get on. Sleeping Beauty and I ask what will happen to us if we don't make this flight and she responds by telling us that she'd stick us on the next plane. However, this is the last flight of the day and if we don't make it, then we're stuck in Las Vegas. The Portland flight is leaving about the same time as the direct flight, so that's not an option anymore either.
The man standing next to the woman behind the counter tells us to wait a minute because he can check us through. (huge sigh of relief) He enters a few things into the computer and prints out our boarding passes. What luck! Thank you, Jesus! We are handed our boarding passes with a little over a half hour before we have to board. Sleeping Beauty and I get some food and call the mothers and boyfriends again. I'm about ready to cry when I call my mom with the good news about making the flight. It was a relief and I was also really glad that Sleeping Beauty was there with me because going through that alone would have sucked.
But we made it back safe and sound and only a half hour later than our original flight would have got us there. Sleeping Beauty's parents picked us up at the airport and my brother and one of his friends along with me and Prince Charming went to the 9 o'clock showing of Knowing - that new Nicolas Cage movie. Yeah, it was wierd. The ending was ridiculous and it flipped and flopped from being believable to being ridiculous and weird. But I did think that Nicolas Cage had a good proformance over all. Ha, ha.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Week 11! No Flash Photography!
It's week 11 and the theme is 'No Flash' so here are my entries! It will definietly be interesting to see what other people have entered this week. I wonder if there will be a lot of dark photos? KIDDING!
The Children's Entry:
The Children's Entry:
This is my sister out in our backyard. It was an overcast day which has the best lighting and I couldn't resist taking out the camera and snapping a few shots.
The Adults Entry:
This is Sleeping Beauty on our trip to SD. I love this over the shoulder shot down at Balboa Park outside the IMAX theater and right by the fountain. It was our third day on the trip, and we were having a total blast.
Don't forget to go check out what other people have done at iheartfaces.blogspot.com!
Monday, March 16, 2009
I KNOW!
I know I said I wasn't going to post for a whole week, but I'm such an addict to this dumb blog that I can't leave it alone! I check back everyday to see who's updated their posts, what's going on the world and if I've gotten any interesting comments. (Which I shouldn't hope for because no one really leaves me comments. ever. haha, okay, that's kind of a lie because OBVIOUSLY there are SOME comments. But hey! I am a comment addict and the more the merrier...so leave a comment please! Comments are like crack, please feed my addiction and we will both be the better.)
Anyhoodle. (haha, I love that word. please don't ask me why because I don't have an answer.) Today was NICE and WARM and far cry from the cold and the snow of Little Idaho. I think I may have even received the beginnings of a tan that will transform me from Cinderella to Pocahontas. *big cheesy grin*
We walked around Balboa Park today and took a bazillion pictures. The Botanical Garden was AWESOME! All those flowers! And they have so many different kinds of flowers with all their crazy flower names. Whoever decided on all the names for those plants had way too much time on their hands - I swear! But it was all so pretty; I'll be sure to post tons of pictures for you all.
Tomorrow we are going to Point Loma (not sure on the spelling) to see the Light House. All of San Diego is visible from there too. And there's a (little) grey whale that's been swimming around in the bay for about a week. It was on the news, and we're excited to go see him.
So that's the long and short of it...well, more like just the short of it. :-)
Maybe I'll write more later, maybe I won't. But I just felt like updating you all today.
Random Fact: the mummy exhibit in the museum of man at balboa park - extra creepy with a side of creep, but incredably fascinating at the same time.
Anyhoodle. (haha, I love that word. please don't ask me why because I don't have an answer.) Today was NICE and WARM and far cry from the cold and the snow of Little Idaho. I think I may have even received the beginnings of a tan that will transform me from Cinderella to Pocahontas. *big cheesy grin*
We walked around Balboa Park today and took a bazillion pictures. The Botanical Garden was AWESOME! All those flowers! And they have so many different kinds of flowers with all their crazy flower names. Whoever decided on all the names for those plants had way too much time on their hands - I swear! But it was all so pretty; I'll be sure to post tons of pictures for you all.
Tomorrow we are going to Point Loma (not sure on the spelling) to see the Light House. All of San Diego is visible from there too. And there's a (little) grey whale that's been swimming around in the bay for about a week. It was on the news, and we're excited to go see him.
So that's the long and short of it...well, more like just the short of it. :-)
Maybe I'll write more later, maybe I won't. But I just felt like updating you all today.
Random Fact: the mummy exhibit in the museum of man at balboa park - extra creepy with a side of creep, but incredably fascinating at the same time.
Friday, March 13, 2009
And The Story Continues
However, the story has to wait a week to continue. :-)
The Trip! is tomorrow. We leave in the morning and I probably won't post for an entire week! I know! You all are going to be having outrageous withdrawls! It's okay, though, because I shall return...and hopefully victorious. Bwahaha. Kidding! Victory's got nothing to do with it!
Anywho, it's time I was in bed to get a good night's rest before Sleeping Beauty and I have to board a plane tomorrow!
More James posts to come, but they'll have to wait til I get back. And don't worry! I'm taking my nikon and promise to have TONS of pictures to share with all you curious george's out there.
xoxo
the girl who wants to be tan
The Trip! is tomorrow. We leave in the morning and I probably won't post for an entire week! I know! You all are going to be having outrageous withdrawls! It's okay, though, because I shall return...and hopefully victorious. Bwahaha. Kidding! Victory's got nothing to do with it!
Anywho, it's time I was in bed to get a good night's rest before Sleeping Beauty and I have to board a plane tomorrow!
More James posts to come, but they'll have to wait til I get back. And don't worry! I'm taking my nikon and promise to have TONS of pictures to share with all you curious george's out there.
xoxo
the girl who wants to be tan
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Another Day In Paradise
So in my CORE class that I'm taking, we have been assigned a project that has to relate to sex, drugs or violence. Well, I had no idea what the heck I was going to do for this project, but I looked at the list of projects that we could do and the very first one said "take a picture." Now you're speaking my language!
So then my dilemma became the subject matter of my photograph. What in the world could I take a picture of that dealt with sex, drugs or violence? I don't go around having sex and Prince Charming lives in Hayden so a kissing picture is out of the question. The fact this even crosses my mind worries me a little bit. And I'm not that in to staging pictures where one person gets beat up. Sometimes it just looks cheesy, especially if you don't have poised models. So drugs was the choice left. And I don't know people who are into hard core drugs, but Sir Veracious smokes cigarettes... Ding! Ding! Ding! Lightbulb goes off in my head. Sirens sound. There are twinkling stars and flashing neon lights. So I tell Sir Veracious about my astoundingly epic idea and he agrees to let me take pictures of him smoking. Below is the finished product and what I'm going to talk about tomorrow in class.
So then my dilemma became the subject matter of my photograph. What in the world could I take a picture of that dealt with sex, drugs or violence? I don't go around having sex and Prince Charming lives in Hayden so a kissing picture is out of the question. The fact this even crosses my mind worries me a little bit. And I'm not that in to staging pictures where one person gets beat up. Sometimes it just looks cheesy, especially if you don't have poised models. So drugs was the choice left. And I don't know people who are into hard core drugs, but Sir Veracious smokes cigarettes... Ding! Ding! Ding! Lightbulb goes off in my head. Sirens sound. There are twinkling stars and flashing neon lights. So I tell Sir Veracious about my astoundingly epic idea and he agrees to let me take pictures of him smoking. Below is the finished product and what I'm going to talk about tomorrow in class.
I just took a few pictures of him and weeded out the ones I didn't like. Then I decided that these three pictures captured the even the best, and I feel like it kind of tells a mini story. I just cropped the pictures to 5 by 7s and placed them on a black back ground. Then I sharped them and lowered the saturation on the two pictures of his face. I'm pleased with the overall look. Then I just made extra layer copies of the pictures and put a glow affect on them so that they framed the actual picture with a neon flash.
Also today Sleeping Beauty and I went to Walmart so she could purchase some shorts for our San Diego trip that's coming up on Saturday. It snowed again here in Moscow and we are both excited for 70 and 80 degree weather that the internet news tells us should be there. Sunshine and tanned skin here we come!
Then we felt like eating out, so we decided to hit up the local Chinese Buffet. Okay, so not the best food in the whole world, but it's definitely not bad food. Besides that, Sleeping Beauty had never been to a buffet before, so to find out that she could have as much of whatever she wanted, her eyes lit up and got really wide. She was pretty cute, trying different things out. She made the classic mistake of taking too much food every time she returned and wound up full before she expected to be.
What's even better is that the couple behind us had a little girl, probably about three or four years old, cutest little girl you ever did see. Her hair was put into two little braided pig tails and she had the most amazing dimples when she smiled. The drawback? Her mom's cell phone went off playing the Lollipop song... I don't know who it's by, and I would type the lyrics, but they're dirty. Anyway, the little girl just sang right along with the lyrics. Sleeping Beauty and I were slightly apalled. The girl probably doesn't know what the lyrics mean, but that fact that she was singing them! Really? What kind of mom lets their toddler listen to dirty music? She should be singing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star not Lolli, lolli, lolli, let me see you.... Ugh. Some people's kids.
And then I got to drive the car back from the mall to the dorm. Sleeping Beauty's car is a stick and I'm still learning to drive it, but I got it back without killing it or stalling the car once, which was good for me. :-)
Anyway, now it's time for me to finish up the little bit of homework I have so that I can leave Moscow tomorrow afternoon and party hard before I leave for California Saturday. And by party hard I mean lay on the couch in the afternoon and take a nice nap. Oh to be young...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Reasons I Hate Math #10
Reason #10: There are opposing opinions and different theories and none of them are relative to the situation at hand.
Listening and Doing
Okay, well let's pick up where we left off yesterday with James. In the end part of James Chapter One it talks about listening and doing what you are told. It also talks about how listening is more important than talking.
James 1:19-20 - "My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to beome angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires."
Now this is hard for me because I have a short temper if the truth be told and I tend to have diahrea of the mouth. I'm also pretty stubborn and sometimes I just don't want to listen to what you have to say. But I also have to point out that one is capable of having righteous anger - like Jesus tossing the temple tables. It is possible to have anger and not sin, but we should be slow to anger because you have to pick your battles and sometimes this just isn't the hill to die on.
So we should purge ourselves of the "moral filth and the evil that is so precalent and humble accept the word" because the word can save you. It's always there, it's always true and even though it's not always comforting (because sometimes it's convicting) but it's wise and always has the best advice.
James 1:22-25 - "Do not merely listen to the word, and so decieve yourselves. Do what it says. (23) Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, (24) and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. (25) But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it - he will be blessed in what he does. "
I really think this scripture just speaks for itself and that my words are unnecessary. Listening is really important and then applying what you've listened to to your daily life is even more important. I kind of fail at this, but I'm getting better at it.
James 1:26 - "If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless."
Religion that is of worth: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
This just gets harder and harder because our society is really everything we shouldn't be. Society is focused on obtaining money and sex, but really those things are not the most important things in life. Looking after orphans and widows is commemorable, but you have to be someone in a powerful position before people realize what you are doing - not that you should do things simply for recognition. God knows your heart and the reason you do things, you can't trick him like you can trick yourself. So double check your motives and see how you're really doing in your walk with God.
James 1:19-20 - "My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to beome angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires."
Now this is hard for me because I have a short temper if the truth be told and I tend to have diahrea of the mouth. I'm also pretty stubborn and sometimes I just don't want to listen to what you have to say. But I also have to point out that one is capable of having righteous anger - like Jesus tossing the temple tables. It is possible to have anger and not sin, but we should be slow to anger because you have to pick your battles and sometimes this just isn't the hill to die on.
So we should purge ourselves of the "moral filth and the evil that is so precalent and humble accept the word" because the word can save you. It's always there, it's always true and even though it's not always comforting (because sometimes it's convicting) but it's wise and always has the best advice.
James 1:22-25 - "Do not merely listen to the word, and so decieve yourselves. Do what it says. (23) Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, (24) and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. (25) But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it - he will be blessed in what he does. "
I really think this scripture just speaks for itself and that my words are unnecessary. Listening is really important and then applying what you've listened to to your daily life is even more important. I kind of fail at this, but I'm getting better at it.
James 1:26 - "If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless."
Religion that is of worth: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
This just gets harder and harder because our society is really everything we shouldn't be. Society is focused on obtaining money and sex, but really those things are not the most important things in life. Looking after orphans and widows is commemorable, but you have to be someone in a powerful position before people realize what you are doing - not that you should do things simply for recognition. God knows your heart and the reason you do things, you can't trick him like you can trick yourself. So double check your motives and see how you're really doing in your walk with God.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Perseverance
The infamous Bible post has finally arrived! Today I'm going to post about James Chapter One. It seems the fam has moved on already to Chapter Two and I'm left behind. No matter! I'll move along at my own pace and let all of my loyal subjects (because I know there are plenty of you) discuss amongst themselves - and ask questions! Okay, I get it! I'm no biblical scholar by any means whatsoever but a little discussion never hurt anyone and questions certainly can only further knowlege.
Perseverance: steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. (dictionary.com)
The Bible I have is a student bible, so it cross references some things and asks questions about other things. It's my favorite version of the Bible that I've read in all my 18 years. So to start off, lets look at Chapter One of James. Verse 2 is really where the information starts to flow, so that's where I'll go.
James 1:2-5 - "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, (3) because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. (4) Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. (5) If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him."
This passage sticks out to me for many reasons. Trials does not equal joy in normal thinking, but here we are told that we should rejoice in the trials we experience. Trials aren't joyful, in my opinion, but when they are over you definitely have something to reflect back on and grow from. Right now for me, this trial I'm going through with Belle - it's something to consider pure joy. My move out of the dorm room has caused some other problems that I didn't account for and Belle and I are still trying to move forward from this. I don't know how long it will take, but it's a source of growth for both of us in a time where things are a little hard.
Another reason this passage sticks out to me so much is for my lovly Aunt. I don't feel as though I'm at liberty to say much about the situation considering really the only reason I'm a part of it is because I'm her sister's daughter. This time in my Aunt and Uncle's life is a hard one for them. There has been an almost move, a daughter who isn't quite old enough to understand everything, a horrid economy, and the strain of a long distance relationship to boot. But God has a plan, he always has a plan and for this, maybe the move wasn't suppose to happen. We thought it was a blessing at first, one of the best things to happen, but now this happens, and maybe God just has something exponentially better for them. *fingers crossed*
Consider this passage from Romans Chapter 5, verses 1 through 5:
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, (2) through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. (3) Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; (4) perseverance, character; and character hope. (5) And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whome he has given us."
This relates directly to James because it also states that in our trials we should take joy. It's a hard concept to grasp, but it's important to see that it will help us carry on. Suffereing doesn't have to ruin your life, it's doesn't have to take away from your relationships, it doesn't have hurt. It does hurt, it causes ache, but we have to learn that from that hurt and ache and pain comes hope and joy and character.
Also we should look at a passage from 1 Peter, chapter 1:3-9:
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (4) and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade - kept in heaven for you, (5) who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. (6) In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. (7) These have come so that your faith - of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire - may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. (8) Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, (9) for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls."
This passage is a long one! Whew! But it says some great things - like our faith is worth more than gold. This relates to the fact that gold has to go through a refining fire, but when it's been processed it's beautiful and true. Much like us - we are not perfect and need God to chip away all the things that do not please him so that the truth can be exposed. This comes in the form of trials sometimes, and we have to be prepared for that. We should be joyous when we are faced with a tough time because at the end of it, we come closer to God and closer to the truth because God = Truth.
Now, back to James. :-)
James 1:12 - "Blessed is the man who persevers under trial, because when he has stodd the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him."
It's very important that in spite of all the bad, we push forward. "It's all okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end." - unknown. Isn't there an addage (addage? is that how you spell it? I don't know, just go with it...) that says, "it's going to get worse before it gets better"? Things may suck now and we might just feel like giving up, but God will give you the strength to move forward and in return for moving on, there are great rewards to be reaped. God will never give you something too big to deal with. We as people can't do much for ourselves in respect to everything. It's all God-given. And you might not be able to handle it by yourself, but God can do EVERYTHING and all we have to do is trust in Him and lean on Him because you can not screw up what God has put in motion. You can only hinder it by heading to your selfish nature, which I admit I am guilty of more often than not. It's surrendering fully to God that we have trouble with (it goes back to pride, really) and when we finally learn to just let God have it all, that's when we really feel at peace with whatever happens. When you try to deal with everything on your own - well now, that's when things really go south.
James 1:15 - "Then, after desire has concieved, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death."
I still have trouble wrapping my brain around this verse. Desire --> Sin --> Death. Uh oh. Good thing Jesus died for us on the cross, because there is no way I'd be okay otherwise. I mean, I don't think all desire is bad. The verses before this one say that it is 'evil desire.' I'm thinking this is something like money or sex or something of that catagory. Something that you don't need, but only want for selfish reasons. The treasures of this world hold nothing for God's children, and it's when we feel that we need these worldly possessions more than we need God that we get in trouble. But it is never God that is tempting you with something on Earth because He only wants the best for you. It is our flesh and the society we live in - the devil - that tempts and beckons us away from the correct path.
Okay, so we've covered a lot so far. I feel like I'm overwhelming you with information and thoughts. There are a few verses left in James, and I'm thinking it might be better to post them tomorrow because this post is long enough as is. Actually, I think I will do that. This post is long, I know! Congratulations for making it all the way through (hopefully) unscathed. I'll post tomorrow with the end of Chapter One and on Thursday hopefully I'll get Chapter 2 up and going.
Leave thought provoking comments! Or, just comments. I'm good with that too. Let me know if there is some scripture that you think relates, or thoughts that I didn't cover. I don't know everything and I don't try to know everything, but I'm always game for learning more about God and going through the book of James is always a good idea. I didn't realize how much I was missing my Bible fix until I opened it up and drank in the words. Anyhoodle, drop a line with a thought, with a prayer, with an idea.
Perseverance: steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. (dictionary.com)
The Bible I have is a student bible, so it cross references some things and asks questions about other things. It's my favorite version of the Bible that I've read in all my 18 years. So to start off, lets look at Chapter One of James. Verse 2 is really where the information starts to flow, so that's where I'll go.
James 1:2-5 - "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, (3) because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. (4) Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. (5) If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him."
This passage sticks out to me for many reasons. Trials does not equal joy in normal thinking, but here we are told that we should rejoice in the trials we experience. Trials aren't joyful, in my opinion, but when they are over you definitely have something to reflect back on and grow from. Right now for me, this trial I'm going through with Belle - it's something to consider pure joy. My move out of the dorm room has caused some other problems that I didn't account for and Belle and I are still trying to move forward from this. I don't know how long it will take, but it's a source of growth for both of us in a time where things are a little hard.
Another reason this passage sticks out to me so much is for my lovly Aunt. I don't feel as though I'm at liberty to say much about the situation considering really the only reason I'm a part of it is because I'm her sister's daughter. This time in my Aunt and Uncle's life is a hard one for them. There has been an almost move, a daughter who isn't quite old enough to understand everything, a horrid economy, and the strain of a long distance relationship to boot. But God has a plan, he always has a plan and for this, maybe the move wasn't suppose to happen. We thought it was a blessing at first, one of the best things to happen, but now this happens, and maybe God just has something exponentially better for them. *fingers crossed*
Consider this passage from Romans Chapter 5, verses 1 through 5:
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, (2) through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. (3) Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; (4) perseverance, character; and character hope. (5) And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whome he has given us."
This relates directly to James because it also states that in our trials we should take joy. It's a hard concept to grasp, but it's important to see that it will help us carry on. Suffereing doesn't have to ruin your life, it's doesn't have to take away from your relationships, it doesn't have hurt. It does hurt, it causes ache, but we have to learn that from that hurt and ache and pain comes hope and joy and character.
Also we should look at a passage from 1 Peter, chapter 1:3-9:
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (4) and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade - kept in heaven for you, (5) who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. (6) In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. (7) These have come so that your faith - of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire - may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. (8) Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, (9) for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls."
This passage is a long one! Whew! But it says some great things - like our faith is worth more than gold. This relates to the fact that gold has to go through a refining fire, but when it's been processed it's beautiful and true. Much like us - we are not perfect and need God to chip away all the things that do not please him so that the truth can be exposed. This comes in the form of trials sometimes, and we have to be prepared for that. We should be joyous when we are faced with a tough time because at the end of it, we come closer to God and closer to the truth because God = Truth.
Now, back to James. :-)
James 1:12 - "Blessed is the man who persevers under trial, because when he has stodd the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him."
It's very important that in spite of all the bad, we push forward. "It's all okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end." - unknown. Isn't there an addage (addage? is that how you spell it? I don't know, just go with it...) that says, "it's going to get worse before it gets better"? Things may suck now and we might just feel like giving up, but God will give you the strength to move forward and in return for moving on, there are great rewards to be reaped. God will never give you something too big to deal with. We as people can't do much for ourselves in respect to everything. It's all God-given. And you might not be able to handle it by yourself, but God can do EVERYTHING and all we have to do is trust in Him and lean on Him because you can not screw up what God has put in motion. You can only hinder it by heading to your selfish nature, which I admit I am guilty of more often than not. It's surrendering fully to God that we have trouble with (it goes back to pride, really) and when we finally learn to just let God have it all, that's when we really feel at peace with whatever happens. When you try to deal with everything on your own - well now, that's when things really go south.
James 1:15 - "Then, after desire has concieved, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death."
I still have trouble wrapping my brain around this verse. Desire --> Sin --> Death. Uh oh. Good thing Jesus died for us on the cross, because there is no way I'd be okay otherwise. I mean, I don't think all desire is bad. The verses before this one say that it is 'evil desire.' I'm thinking this is something like money or sex or something of that catagory. Something that you don't need, but only want for selfish reasons. The treasures of this world hold nothing for God's children, and it's when we feel that we need these worldly possessions more than we need God that we get in trouble. But it is never God that is tempting you with something on Earth because He only wants the best for you. It is our flesh and the society we live in - the devil - that tempts and beckons us away from the correct path.
Okay, so we've covered a lot so far. I feel like I'm overwhelming you with information and thoughts. There are a few verses left in James, and I'm thinking it might be better to post them tomorrow because this post is long enough as is. Actually, I think I will do that. This post is long, I know! Congratulations for making it all the way through (hopefully) unscathed. I'll post tomorrow with the end of Chapter One and on Thursday hopefully I'll get Chapter 2 up and going.
Leave thought provoking comments! Or, just comments. I'm good with that too. Let me know if there is some scripture that you think relates, or thoughts that I didn't cover. I don't know everything and I don't try to know everything, but I'm always game for learning more about God and going through the book of James is always a good idea. I didn't realize how much I was missing my Bible fix until I opened it up and drank in the words. Anyhoodle, drop a line with a thought, with a prayer, with an idea.
Letters To The Editor
Dear Spring,
What the heck! You were here for a couple days, but now winter is back! What happened? Do you hate me? Do you not like north Idaho anymore? Winter and I are sick of each other and Mother Nature is very disappointed in you. Please return for some tea and crumpets? And possibly some nice visitation hours before Summer comes and chases you out til next year. We all miss you!!
Yours Truly,
Winter's Arch Nemesis
What the heck! You were here for a couple days, but now winter is back! What happened? Do you hate me? Do you not like north Idaho anymore? Winter and I are sick of each other and Mother Nature is very disappointed in you. Please return for some tea and crumpets? And possibly some nice visitation hours before Summer comes and chases you out til next year. We all miss you!!
Yours Truly,
Winter's Arch Nemesis
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Creative Cropping
Week 9 for I Heart Faces is here and that means the catagory is creative crop! Woohoo! I don't know how 'creative' people are going to think these are, but hey, I always have fun. Anywho, without further adieu, here are my contest entries:
The creative crop:
The Adults entry:
The SOOC pic:
The Creative Crop:
The Kids Entry:
This picture is SOOC. (straight out of camera for those of you not up on the new lingo. no worries, i don't judge :])
The creative crop:
The Adults entry:
The SOOC pic:
The Creative Crop:
Don't forget to head over to http://www.iheartfaces.blogspot.com/ to see the other great entries for the week.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Apologies!
Oh my goodness! So much has happened this weekend and I feel so bad about promising an awesome Thursday post and here it is Saturday and I haven't even done what I said I was going to do!! I'm SORRY! I promise it's coming, I'm just a little late on the get go.
Anyway, it's late and we're losing an hour sleep tonight because of the time change, but I promise to get that awesome post up ASAP!
So on to why I've been busy, Friday I had to write an anotated bibliography with ten sources that was due by 5 o'clock. I didn't get up till 11:30, I didn't start the bib until 12 ish and I was done a little after 2:30. Yeah, sure. I'm only kind of amazing. :-) And while I was doing my bib I managed to squeeze in a load of laundry and a shower. How do I do it? I don't even think I know myself. And Friday night Prince Charming was here with the fam and we had hamburgers and sat around and talked for a couple hours. Then we made a late night Shopko run where I decided to walk down a few toy aisles to pass the time. Prince Charming had a hold of me, and I went to push him away and turn around all in one swift amazingly epic motion to find out that a large metal pole had decided to jump in my way and smack my mouth. My teeth are still sore...figure that one out.
Then today I went snowboarding with some of my favorite boys at Schweitzer. My two brothers, my father, and Prince Charming all were up at the mountain. The powder was of epic proportions, except the weather was completely ridiculous! Windy and foggy and nasty. It was lightly snowing in the morning and by the afternoon it was just dumping. Prince Charming and I sat in the lodge by the warm fire place after lunch. We were toying with the idea of rejoining my dad and oldest brother, but then Dad called and said the visibility was poor. So we just headed back to the truck and meandered back home. But it was a good time despite the horrible wind and freaky fog.
Oh and I also had one of my better wipeouts going down a run today. I was switching attempting to carve down the side of this mountain, but it was just a little beyond my experience and I was going a little faster than I normally do because I'm trying to get better at this whole idea of keeping my speed up. Anyway, so I'm riding my toe side of my board and I go to flip back to my heel side, but I kind of lose my balance. So in trying to maintain an upright stance, I go for the switch back to my toe side, but then I catch the edge in the powder because I'm just THAT amazing and end up sliding a couple feet down the run on my back. My hat and goggles had detached themselves from the top of my head, but my earbuds somehow managed to stay stuck inside my ears and still blaring lovely country music to my innermost soul. It was indeed beautiful. Prince Charming, my brother, and my father all saw. Woopdidoo for crashes!
After we returned from skiing and much to Prince Charming's dismay, I decided to visit my Grandparents who are watching my aweomely energetic make you play every game and give her every ounce of your attention cousin whom I love dearly. Anywho, I dined with them and kept the little Princess's attention with tickle chases and the world's favorite legos!
So good night/morning/day/evening or just whenever the heck you've decided to read my insanely interesting blog post - oh, don't deny it. I know you all LOVE to see what I have to say, ha ha ha. And I'll get the Bible post up as soon as I can.
Anyway, it's late and we're losing an hour sleep tonight because of the time change, but I promise to get that awesome post up ASAP!
So on to why I've been busy, Friday I had to write an anotated bibliography with ten sources that was due by 5 o'clock. I didn't get up till 11:30, I didn't start the bib until 12 ish and I was done a little after 2:30. Yeah, sure. I'm only kind of amazing. :-) And while I was doing my bib I managed to squeeze in a load of laundry and a shower. How do I do it? I don't even think I know myself. And Friday night Prince Charming was here with the fam and we had hamburgers and sat around and talked for a couple hours. Then we made a late night Shopko run where I decided to walk down a few toy aisles to pass the time. Prince Charming had a hold of me, and I went to push him away and turn around all in one swift amazingly epic motion to find out that a large metal pole had decided to jump in my way and smack my mouth. My teeth are still sore...figure that one out.
Then today I went snowboarding with some of my favorite boys at Schweitzer. My two brothers, my father, and Prince Charming all were up at the mountain. The powder was of epic proportions, except the weather was completely ridiculous! Windy and foggy and nasty. It was lightly snowing in the morning and by the afternoon it was just dumping. Prince Charming and I sat in the lodge by the warm fire place after lunch. We were toying with the idea of rejoining my dad and oldest brother, but then Dad called and said the visibility was poor. So we just headed back to the truck and meandered back home. But it was a good time despite the horrible wind and freaky fog.
Oh and I also had one of my better wipeouts going down a run today. I was switching attempting to carve down the side of this mountain, but it was just a little beyond my experience and I was going a little faster than I normally do because I'm trying to get better at this whole idea of keeping my speed up. Anyway, so I'm riding my toe side of my board and I go to flip back to my heel side, but I kind of lose my balance. So in trying to maintain an upright stance, I go for the switch back to my toe side, but then I catch the edge in the powder because I'm just THAT amazing and end up sliding a couple feet down the run on my back. My hat and goggles had detached themselves from the top of my head, but my earbuds somehow managed to stay stuck inside my ears and still blaring lovely country music to my innermost soul. It was indeed beautiful. Prince Charming, my brother, and my father all saw. Woopdidoo for crashes!
After we returned from skiing and much to Prince Charming's dismay, I decided to visit my Grandparents who are watching my aweomely energetic make you play every game and give her every ounce of your attention cousin whom I love dearly. Anywho, I dined with them and kept the little Princess's attention with tickle chases and the world's favorite legos!
So good night/morning/day/evening or just whenever the heck you've decided to read my insanely interesting blog post - oh, don't deny it. I know you all LOVE to see what I have to say, ha ha ha. And I'll get the Bible post up as soon as I can.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Thursday's Post Is A Lie
I'm so sorry to all of you who were expecting an awesome Bible post yesterday! Some things happened and my schedule got rearranged, so I was not able to post for you. But hopefully later today I will get a good post about James chapters 1 and 2.
If it's not up today then I apologize in advance. But I am not in the 'scow this weekend, so I have many many distractions that aren't really normal anymore. :-)
If it's not up today then I apologize in advance. But I am not in the 'scow this weekend, so I have many many distractions that aren't really normal anymore. :-)
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Life Goes On
I've only been in the new room for a couple days, but Belle is upset with me. She has decided she doesn't want to talk to me a bunch because she doesn't want to get into an argument and have us both say things we'll regret. I respect that because I don't want to fight either, and to be honest the move was more about saving the friendship than tearing it farther apart. So I told her that I'll be here when she feels like talking, and I intend to keep my promise.
When I first started this blog, I was really into searching through the blogs of note to see just what exactly this whole blogging world was really about. As the months have gone on, I've fallen out of searching through the blogs of note, but I still do like to check and see what blog is noted for the day. Today I saw the 5 dollar dinner blog was the highlight of the day. So, being the curious teenage girl that I am, I clicked the link and did a little searching. Turns out he has labels for gluten free meals. Well, this caught my attention because my aunt GFCF I think she calls it that. It just means she can't have gluten. Actually that's just what it means to me, haha. Anyway, click this link: http://www.5dollardinners.com/search/label/Gluten%20Free to take you to the gluten free recipes.
Okay well, good chat. But now I have to go take a math quiz... and there was much rejoicing. yay.
When I first started this blog, I was really into searching through the blogs of note to see just what exactly this whole blogging world was really about. As the months have gone on, I've fallen out of searching through the blogs of note, but I still do like to check and see what blog is noted for the day. Today I saw the 5 dollar dinner blog was the highlight of the day. So, being the curious teenage girl that I am, I clicked the link and did a little searching. Turns out he has labels for gluten free meals. Well, this caught my attention because my aunt GFCF I think she calls it that. It just means she can't have gluten. Actually that's just what it means to me, haha. Anyway, click this link: http://www.5dollardinners.com/search/label/Gluten%20Free to take you to the gluten free recipes.
Okay well, good chat. But now I have to go take a math quiz... and there was much rejoicing. yay.
Put A Smile On Your Face
Today I'd like to present you with a few of life's simple truths - things that just are. As represented by the loveable characters of Calvin and Hobbes:
Simple Truth #1:
Simple Truth #2:
Simple Truth #3:
Simple Truth #4:
Simple Truth #5:
Simple Truth #6:
Simple Truth #7:
Simple Truth #1:
Simple Truth #2:
Simple Truth #3:
Simple Truth #4:
Simple Truth #5:
Simple Truth #6:
Simple Truth #7:
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Reasons I Hate Math #9
Reason #9: Whatever you learn in the beginning, you never use again and it doesn't help you at all once you've advanced from elementary school. Remember simple addition and subtraction? It doesn't exist in the real world.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Breathing Room
Today was...eventful to say the least. I had class at 8 AM in the Library for my English 102 class. We're doing our 4th essay that has to be between 7-10 pages. (Shoot me?) My paper is about teleportation. I know! Weird. Whatever. Don't judge me. It has to be about some sort of technology that hasn't been developed yet, or improvment upon something that does exist. *sigh* I'll get through it...
And then after my dance class I went to the housing office on 2nd floor. I had decided over the weekend that I was going to move down the hall and into a single room, so today I made it happen. Now here I sit, in my own room - slightly lonely - and with a plethora of empty space. I love it!
Belle is kind of upset though, but she won't admit it to me. If we have any problem, it's serious lack of communication. And neither of us really know how to fix it without making the other one angry. But contrary to popular belief, we still like each other. I just can't believe that I'm actually out of the room now. It's crazy. I have most of my things in here - just really my awesome blue rug is still in Belle's room. But really? This space is nice. There's really only two months of school left, but I think this is worth it.
And to top it ALL off, Prince Charming is back in town! I missed him way too much, truth be told. But I'm headed back up north for the weekend, so then I'll get to see him before I leave on my spring break trip to San Diego the weekend after.
Moving in, the Knights in Shining Armor helped a lot. I mean, I brought in all my stuff, but Sir Veracious took the top bunk off my bed and now I just have one bed, twin sized and beautiful. Sir Justice brought me yet another chocolate muffin. And Sir Confidence brought some tennis balls for Sir Justice to cut and place on these metal pieces that stick out of my bed so that I don't cut my head open and die. Because you would all be sad if I died - admit it! Ha, ha.
Sir Veracious is also letting me use his tele and his extra cable. I am indeed cared for very well on this floor. Really the only thing I'm missing is a mini fridge. But Belle will probably still let me use hers. Anyway, it's time for bed. My eyes are ready to close on me. I'll talk to all you interwebs tomorrow. :-)
And then after my dance class I went to the housing office on 2nd floor. I had decided over the weekend that I was going to move down the hall and into a single room, so today I made it happen. Now here I sit, in my own room - slightly lonely - and with a plethora of empty space. I love it!
Belle is kind of upset though, but she won't admit it to me. If we have any problem, it's serious lack of communication. And neither of us really know how to fix it without making the other one angry. But contrary to popular belief, we still like each other. I just can't believe that I'm actually out of the room now. It's crazy. I have most of my things in here - just really my awesome blue rug is still in Belle's room. But really? This space is nice. There's really only two months of school left, but I think this is worth it.
And to top it ALL off, Prince Charming is back in town! I missed him way too much, truth be told. But I'm headed back up north for the weekend, so then I'll get to see him before I leave on my spring break trip to San Diego the weekend after.
Moving in, the Knights in Shining Armor helped a lot. I mean, I brought in all my stuff, but Sir Veracious took the top bunk off my bed and now I just have one bed, twin sized and beautiful. Sir Justice brought me yet another chocolate muffin. And Sir Confidence brought some tennis balls for Sir Justice to cut and place on these metal pieces that stick out of my bed so that I don't cut my head open and die. Because you would all be sad if I died - admit it! Ha, ha.
Sir Veracious is also letting me use his tele and his extra cable. I am indeed cared for very well on this floor. Really the only thing I'm missing is a mini fridge. But Belle will probably still let me use hers. Anyway, it's time for bed. My eyes are ready to close on me. I'll talk to all you interwebs tomorrow. :-)
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Sunday Morning Chocolate
Last night around midnight one of the boys comes into my room. (Let's stick with the whole royal castle theme I've suddenly got going on here and refer to all the boys in the hall as Knights In Shining Armor. Knights go by Sir? Right? So this one will be Sir Justice because he's majoring in something to do with Justice.) So, moving right along, Sir Justice walks into my room and explains that he has not eaten all day and is in fact very hungry. He talks about going to McDonald's - but it's so late that only the drive-thru is open and he doesn't have a car. McDonald's isn't fond of people walking through the drive-thru either. He decides that he is going to go to WinCo because they are open 24 hours. I tell him he should bring me a chocolate muffin because all this talk about food has got me hungry as well.
Sir Justice leaves and I roll over on my bed. The light is on, I have Tyler in my arms and I'm reading Calvin & Hobbes. It's a little after midnight, I tire from my book, so I just am laying on my bed with my eyes shut. I'm thinking about Prince Charming and a few other people and I keep wishing that I just had someone there to talk to me. I guess I fell asleep because when I woke up this morning, my door was shut and my light was off.
Not long after my eyes open, Sir Justice walks into my room with a chocolate muffin! "Cute," he says. "What?" I ask. He hands me the chocolate muffin and says, "I was going to give this to you last night, but you fell asleep. So I closed your door and turned off your light." (How sweet!) But Sir Justice's problem is that he does things that are incredably sweet and then follows it up with something that makes you want to hate him. So it will be interesting to see what he does to me later today. Ha, ha.
So I finished my chocolate muffin, and I'm still laying on my bed exploring the interwebs and reading other people's blogs. Also I've got my PS I Love You playlist going. I watched the movie again last night. Cry everytime! Can you SAY obsessed? Okay, okay, so I'll get over it. I could walk away at any time I wanted...I just don't want to. Yet. *huge grin*
Sir Justice leaves and I roll over on my bed. The light is on, I have Tyler in my arms and I'm reading Calvin & Hobbes. It's a little after midnight, I tire from my book, so I just am laying on my bed with my eyes shut. I'm thinking about Prince Charming and a few other people and I keep wishing that I just had someone there to talk to me. I guess I fell asleep because when I woke up this morning, my door was shut and my light was off.
Not long after my eyes open, Sir Justice walks into my room with a chocolate muffin! "Cute," he says. "What?" I ask. He hands me the chocolate muffin and says, "I was going to give this to you last night, but you fell asleep. So I closed your door and turned off your light." (How sweet!) But Sir Justice's problem is that he does things that are incredably sweet and then follows it up with something that makes you want to hate him. So it will be interesting to see what he does to me later today. Ha, ha.
So I finished my chocolate muffin, and I'm still laying on my bed exploring the interwebs and reading other people's blogs. Also I've got my PS I Love You playlist going. I watched the movie again last night. Cry everytime! Can you SAY obsessed? Okay, okay, so I'll get over it. I could walk away at any time I wanted...I just don't want to. Yet. *huge grin*
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