Friday, July 01, 2011
I haven't done this in a while, but anyway...
New Cloud Thoughts:
I like clouds :) They're pretty :) And some days, it's just really hard to want to pay attention to the road, when the view looking up is infinitely better.
Driving home, I was thinking about the clouds (but not getting to look at them, as there was this whole annoying driving thing happening), and they were so big and looked so solid.. . It's hard to remember sometimes that they're just water vapor. (Although, sometimes, I'm more partial to thinking they're giant piles of shaving cream, since that's what they look like :-P ). And I started thinking about all the different things clouds do. They bring rain to make things grow. They form tornadoes that totally devastate entire towns. They make hurricanes they have even greater and widespread impact than a single tornado. They bring snow! :) Sometimes flurries, sometimes enough to shut down traffic and power for a while. They block out the sun and make it shady (which is a much needed thing when it's 104 outside). And they decorate the sky, in ever-changing paintings. So much stuff. And.. it's just water vapor. It's not even solid. It can't think. It can't talk. It can't chose what it does and what it doesn't want to do. If God can and does do so much with just.. water vapor.. If He can make it accomplish so many and so widely varied tasks, then how much more can He and does He want to do with my life?
Other random cloud thought... Did I mention they were pretty? Guess I'm getting repetitive in my old age :-P On second thought.. . the cloud formations I commented on while ago aren't there any more. Now, it's something different. So, I'm not being repetitive. Totally different thing. So there. Anyway.. back to my point. They're pretty. And they change. All the time. Sometimes, they look more like paintings, sometimes sculptures, sometimes shaving cream or puddles of water. ;-) They never stay the same. And, I know some people just take them as random, whatever the wind is doing and.. yeah.. You can look at it that way.. but.. who told the wind where to go? to sculpt that cloud to look like a dragon standing on its head and that one over there to look like a pig wearing tennis shoes? I don't think they're random.. I think God, the all-knowing all-powerful all-CREATIVE God, is doing what He's always done... Creating. Painting. Sculpting. Making beautiful sunsets to encourage you while you're driving home after a crummy day at work. Reminding us just how small we are, when compared to everything else on this planet (and yet.. He loves us most of all). Captivating us with his artistry, and delighting when we find shapes that's He's hidden or when we just enjoy His composition of various shapes, textures, and colors. A collage of clouds. Why not? And.. if He pays so much attention to little details, like.. what He wants the sky to look like at 1:03, and then what He wants it to look like at 1:04, and 1:05... Wouldn't He be even more interested and attentive to us? Clouds are just water vapor.. We're made in His image. I guess it just reminds me about the verse that says He's so attentive that He notices when a sparrow falls, so how much more does He notice and value us. And then verses in Matthew 6 about how He clothes the grass of the field, the lilies. So, it's not really a stretch to say that He also clothes the sky, is it? He's constantly changing his masterpiece in the sky. It's never the same from moment to moment. You can't do that with something without being focused on it, without noticing everything, without *being there*. How much *more* does He care about me? How much more does He focus on me? that He's here *with me*? Even when it seems like He's not there for a while. He's always changing the clouds. He's not just there looking at them. He's doing something. Isn't it the same with my life, even if I can't see it? He's here. all the time. And, he's doing something, even if I don't notice it for a while. Clouds are just water vapor, so they're easier to form and move around. I, on the other hand, tend to be stubborn. So, if he's trying to make something complex and amazing (like a dragon standing on its head), then it's going to take a while. I just.. need to remember that's He here, that He's always here, that He cares about me so much more than the clouds or the lilies of the field or sparrows, and that He is doing something, even if I can't see it.
Also, clouds are just pretty ;-)
End cloud rant.
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New Cloud Thoughts:
I like clouds :) They're pretty :) And some days, it's just really hard to want to pay attention to the road, when the view looking up is infinitely better.
Driving home, I was thinking about the clouds (but not getting to look at them, as there was this whole annoying driving thing happening), and they were so big and looked so solid.. . It's hard to remember sometimes that they're just water vapor. (Although, sometimes, I'm more partial to thinking they're giant piles of shaving cream, since that's what they look like :-P ). And I started thinking about all the different things clouds do. They bring rain to make things grow. They form tornadoes that totally devastate entire towns. They make hurricanes they have even greater and widespread impact than a single tornado. They bring snow! :) Sometimes flurries, sometimes enough to shut down traffic and power for a while. They block out the sun and make it shady (which is a much needed thing when it's 104 outside). And they decorate the sky, in ever-changing paintings. So much stuff. And.. it's just water vapor. It's not even solid. It can't think. It can't talk. It can't chose what it does and what it doesn't want to do. If God can and does do so much with just.. water vapor.. If He can make it accomplish so many and so widely varied tasks, then how much more can He and does He want to do with my life?
Other random cloud thought... Did I mention they were pretty? Guess I'm getting repetitive in my old age :-P On second thought.. . the cloud formations I commented on while ago aren't there any more. Now, it's something different. So, I'm not being repetitive. Totally different thing. So there. Anyway.. back to my point. They're pretty. And they change. All the time. Sometimes, they look more like paintings, sometimes sculptures, sometimes shaving cream or puddles of water. ;-) They never stay the same. And, I know some people just take them as random, whatever the wind is doing and.. yeah.. You can look at it that way.. but.. who told the wind where to go? to sculpt that cloud to look like a dragon standing on its head and that one over there to look like a pig wearing tennis shoes? I don't think they're random.. I think God, the all-knowing all-powerful all-CREATIVE God, is doing what He's always done... Creating. Painting. Sculpting. Making beautiful sunsets to encourage you while you're driving home after a crummy day at work. Reminding us just how small we are, when compared to everything else on this planet (and yet.. He loves us most of all). Captivating us with his artistry, and delighting when we find shapes that's He's hidden or when we just enjoy His composition of various shapes, textures, and colors. A collage of clouds. Why not? And.. if He pays so much attention to little details, like.. what He wants the sky to look like at 1:03, and then what He wants it to look like at 1:04, and 1:05... Wouldn't He be even more interested and attentive to us? Clouds are just water vapor.. We're made in His image. I guess it just reminds me about the verse that says He's so attentive that He notices when a sparrow falls, so how much more does He notice and value us. And then verses in Matthew 6 about how He clothes the grass of the field, the lilies. So, it's not really a stretch to say that He also clothes the sky, is it? He's constantly changing his masterpiece in the sky. It's never the same from moment to moment. You can't do that with something without being focused on it, without noticing everything, without *being there*. How much *more* does He care about me? How much more does He focus on me? that He's here *with me*? Even when it seems like He's not there for a while. He's always changing the clouds. He's not just there looking at them. He's doing something. Isn't it the same with my life, even if I can't see it? He's here. all the time. And, he's doing something, even if I don't notice it for a while. Clouds are just water vapor, so they're easier to form and move around. I, on the other hand, tend to be stubborn. So, if he's trying to make something complex and amazing (like a dragon standing on its head), then it's going to take a while. I just.. need to remember that's He here, that He's always here, that He cares about me so much more than the clouds or the lilies of the field or sparrows, and that He is doing something, even if I can't see it.
Also, clouds are just pretty ;-)
End cloud rant.
Monday, May 30, 2011
somebody wants me to actually write "something" on here.. but I don't know what to write.. so this counts as "something" :-P and I guess I can take requests/suggestions for something else, as I doubt this will be adequate :-P
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
for Laura... who thinks I should have something to say after 2 years :-P
things I learned today
1. don't let Ken have sugar
2. It is possible to get people addicted to good movies (like The Cat from Outer Space and Arsenic & Old Lace), and then they pass along the addictions, so I shouldn't give up. :-P
3. Pie is happy. Well, I knew that one, but that's the extent of my thought process for the day.
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things I learned today
1. don't let Ken have sugar
2. It is possible to get people addicted to good movies (like The Cat from Outer Space and Arsenic & Old Lace), and then they pass along the addictions, so I shouldn't give up. :-P
3. Pie is happy. Well, I knew that one, but that's the extent of my thought process for the day.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
spring break is almost over... but it's still purdy outside!! and my hair is shorter and i still don't have a battery for my deceased palm, and the speakers on my tv died tonight... hmph.
i did however, have an incredible time being sneaky and freaking out the freshmen 41ers
and i think skittles should always be sold in 41 oz bags. 
and now that i've said and fiddy billion times, i guess i'll type the answers to the quotes thing and then go spend some time w/ my pillow... it misses me. although, by the end of spring break, it'll probably be glad to get rid of me. i don't think my pillow is used to me actually sleeping...
in a few posts and a handful of emails, nobody guessed wrong on the movies, but nobody got them *all* either...
1. (Air Force One, Harrison Ford) Get off my plane.
2. (The Incredibles) When everyone is special, then no one is.
3. (ST: Insurrection, Data) Saddle up. Lock and load.
4. (Arsenic and Old Lace!, Cary Grant) This is developing into a very bad habit! I don't know if I can explain it to you. It's not only against the law, it's wrong!
5. (October Sky) I don't know why they'd drop a bomb on this place. Be a heck of a waste of a bomb.
6. (Facing the Giants) You think I oughta get at least a moped outta this or something.
7. (The Mask of Zorro, Antonio Banderas) Three days? How many sins could you have committed in three days? Come back when you have more time, please.
8. (Miss Congeniality) I knew I'd never get you here, unless you had the chance to shoot something.
9. (Hatari!) Yes, Bwana
10. (The Cat From Outer Space Sandy Duncan) Mayonaise? Electric Trains??
11. (Secondhand Lionds) a: Why not see what he's sellin'?
b: What the hell for?
a: Well what's the good of having all that money if you're never gonna spend it?
c: Could be the kid has a point.
b: Well. We'll see what the man's sellin'. THEN we'll shoot him.
c: Good plan
12. (Fried Green Tomatoes, Tawanda!! ) Face it, girls, I'm older and I have more insurance.
13. (Cars) I don't need a map! I have the GPS. Never need a map again, thank you. (and no, that one wasn't said by some 41ers i know... even though they talk like that all the time )
14. (E.T.!!!) a:Here he is.
b: Who?
a: The man from the moon. But I think you've killed him already.
15. (The Pretender - only the greatest TV series ever
) a: Are you a doctor?
b: I am today!
**The last one isn't a movie, per se...
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i did however, have an incredible time being sneaky and freaking out the freshmen 41ers
and i think skittles should always be sold in 41 oz bags. and now that i've said and fiddy billion times, i guess i'll type the answers to the quotes thing and then go spend some time w/ my pillow... it misses me. although, by the end of spring break, it'll probably be glad to get rid of me. i don't think my pillow is used to me actually sleeping... in a few posts and a handful of emails, nobody guessed wrong on the movies, but nobody got them *all* either...
1. (Air Force One, Harrison Ford) Get off my plane.
2. (The Incredibles) When everyone is special, then no one is.
3. (ST: Insurrection, Data) Saddle up. Lock and load.
4. (Arsenic and Old Lace!, Cary Grant) This is developing into a very bad habit! I don't know if I can explain it to you. It's not only against the law, it's wrong!
5. (October Sky) I don't know why they'd drop a bomb on this place. Be a heck of a waste of a bomb.
6. (Facing the Giants) You think I oughta get at least a moped outta this or something.
7. (The Mask of Zorro, Antonio Banderas) Three days? How many sins could you have committed in three days? Come back when you have more time, please.
8. (Miss Congeniality) I knew I'd never get you here, unless you had the chance to shoot something.
9. (Hatari!) Yes, Bwana
10. (The Cat From Outer Space
Sandy Duncan) Mayonaise? Electric Trains??11. (Secondhand Lionds) a: Why not see what he's sellin'?
b: What the hell for?
a: Well what's the good of having all that money if you're never gonna spend it?
c: Could be the kid has a point.
b: Well. We'll see what the man's sellin'. THEN we'll shoot him.
c: Good plan
12. (Fried Green Tomatoes, Tawanda!! ) Face it, girls, I'm older and I have more insurance.
13. (Cars) I don't need a map! I have the GPS. Never need a map again, thank you. (and no, that one wasn't said by some 41ers i know... even though they talk like that all the time
)14. (E.T.!!!) a:Here he is.
b: Who?
a: The man from the moon. But I think you've killed him already.
15. (The Pretender - only the greatest TV series ever
) a: Are you a doctor?b: I am today!
**The last one isn't a movie, per se...
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
I went to chapel yesterday! twice! and i paid $5+ to sit in saga for an hour and a half and eat brownies
Being around people is happy
I think yesterday I smilled and laughed more than I have in months... I miss dorm life. still trying to convince people that they should come hang out at my apartment. i have wireless and games and movies and could probably scrounge up food. and! a "special" cat that chews up shoes! who'd want to miss that?
did i mention that it's spring break?? i like spring break. yep.
and i'm bored and spent too much time on facebook this morning, so i stole this from Jenny. i generally don't do stuff like this, but i figure it's spring break so i'm not really wasting time
1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie. (or in my case, from memory)
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions to figure it out!!!
5. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
1. Get off my plane.
2. When everyone is special, then no one is.
3. Saddle up. Lock and load.
4. This is developing into a very bad habit! I don't know if I can explain it to you. It's not only against the law, it's wrong!
5. I don't know why they'd drop a bomb on this place. Be a heck of a waste of a bomb.
6. You think I oughta get at least a moped outta this or something.
7. Three days? How many sins could you have committed in three days? Come back when you have more time, please.
8. I knew I'd never get you here, unless you had the chance to shoot something.
9. Yes, Bwana
10. Mayonaise? Electric Trains??
11. a: Why not see what he's sellin'?
b: What the hell for?
a: Well what's the good of having all that money if you're never gonna spend it?
c: Could be the kid has a point.
b: Well. We'll see what the man's sellin'. THEN we'll shoot him.
c: Good plan
12. Face it, girls, I'm older and I have more insurance.
13. I don't need a map! I have the GPS. Never need a map again, thank you. (and no, that one wasn't said by some 41ers i know... even though they talk like that all the time )
14. a:Here he is.
b: Who?
a: The man from the moon. But I think you've killed him already.
15. a: Are you a doctor?
b: I am today!
**The last one isn't a movie, per se...
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and i paid $5+ to sit in saga for an hour and a half and eat brownies Being around people is happy
I think yesterday I smilled and laughed more than I have in months... I miss dorm life. still trying to convince people that they should come hang out at my apartment. i have wireless and games and movies and could probably scrounge up food. and! a "special" cat that chews up shoes! who'd want to miss that? did i mention that it's spring break?? i like spring break. yep.
and i'm bored and spent too much time on facebook this morning, so i stole this from Jenny. i generally don't do stuff like this, but i figure it's spring break so i'm not really wasting time
1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie. (or in my case, from memory)
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions to figure it out!!!
5. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
1. Get off my plane.
2. When everyone is special, then no one is.
3. Saddle up. Lock and load.
4. This is developing into a very bad habit! I don't know if I can explain it to you. It's not only against the law, it's wrong!
5. I don't know why they'd drop a bomb on this place. Be a heck of a waste of a bomb.
6. You think I oughta get at least a moped outta this or something.
7. Three days? How many sins could you have committed in three days? Come back when you have more time, please.
8. I knew I'd never get you here, unless you had the chance to shoot something.
9. Yes, Bwana
10. Mayonaise? Electric Trains??
11. a: Why not see what he's sellin'?
b: What the hell for?
a: Well what's the good of having all that money if you're never gonna spend it?
c: Could be the kid has a point.
b: Well. We'll see what the man's sellin'. THEN we'll shoot him.
c: Good plan
12. Face it, girls, I'm older and I have more insurance.
13. I don't need a map! I have the GPS. Never need a map again, thank you. (and no, that one wasn't said by some 41ers i know... even though they talk like that all the time
)14. a:Here he is.
b: Who?
a: The man from the moon. But I think you've killed him already.
15. a: Are you a doctor?
b: I am today!
**The last one isn't a movie, per se...
Sunday, March 16, 2008
i just wanted to say something and there's nobody here but the cat who keeps gnawing on me...
it's beautiful outside!!!!
that was it.
all the blinds are up, the windows are open, there's a wonderful breeze, lots of birds, and a hint of windchime. did i mention tons of sunshine pouring in every window in my apartment? b/c if i didn't, i should. Sunshine is happy.
nice happy way to start my spring break. the only thing that would make it happier would be people. or a muzzle for the cat.
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it's beautiful outside!!!!
that was it.
all the blinds are up, the windows are open, there's a wonderful breeze, lots of birds, and a hint of windchime. did i mention tons of sunshine pouring in every window in my apartment? b/c if i didn't, i should. Sunshine is happy.
nice happy way to start my spring break. the only thing that would make it happier would be people. or a muzzle for the cat.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
STOMP was... amazing
well worth standing around in heels for hours, w/ a marroon vest and a boring name tag printed "usher".
...yeah... this is not going to be a well written post... i'm exauhsted and starving and sleepy. i also have a mild headache from the good (but loud) show and my ongoing one from the neighbor's cigarette smoke that's seeping through the walls into everything... it took me forever though to convince the cat that she did not have to purr right in my face and make my empty stomach unhappy by standing on it (though she still somehow managed to spread out enough to cover my keyboard as well, or at least weight my wrist down to prevent typing
) i figured i should do somethign to celebrate the occasion (small temporary victory of cat removal) - so, pointless post.
also, according to the Christmas tree thing on my facebook page, it is now 41 days till Christmas!!! 
and while some would think that 41 is a perfect number, it can't stay 41 days till Christmas forever... tomorrow it'll be 40.. and after that, 39! and it'll keep getting smaller till it's Christmas break and there are no more midget people and i won't care anymore 
and now, lizards go to sleep and hopefully wake up next wednesday in time to go to kansas - sleep through everything else between now and then. and they shall have strange dreams about people playing music on plungers and kitchen sinks full of water and w/ plastic sacks. somehow mixed w/ giant turkeys from their thanksgiving lesson plans they just did. and Christmas carols. and possibly a horrible nightmare about a very large cat sitting on my poor defensless laptop and squishing it.
i think i get strange when i'm tired.
goodnight.
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well worth standing around in heels for hours, w/ a marroon vest and a boring name tag printed "usher".
...yeah... this is not going to be a well written post... i'm exauhsted and starving and sleepy. i also have a mild headache from the good (but loud) show and my ongoing one from the neighbor's cigarette smoke that's seeping through the walls into everything... it took me forever though to convince the cat that she did not have to purr right in my face and make my empty stomach unhappy by standing on it (though she still somehow managed to spread out enough to cover my keyboard as well, or at least weight my wrist down to prevent typing
) i figured i should do somethign to celebrate the occasion (small temporary victory of cat removal) - so, pointless post. also, according to the Christmas tree thing on my facebook page, it is now 41 days till Christmas!!!
and while some would think that 41 is a perfect number, it can't stay 41 days till Christmas forever... tomorrow it'll be 40.. and after that, 39! and it'll keep getting smaller till it's Christmas break and there are no more midget people and i won't care anymore and now, lizards go to sleep and hopefully wake up next wednesday in time to go to kansas - sleep through everything else between now and then. and they shall have strange dreams about people playing music on plungers and kitchen sinks full of water and w/ plastic sacks. somehow mixed w/ giant turkeys from their thanksgiving lesson plans they just did. and Christmas carols. and possibly a horrible nightmare about a very large cat sitting on my poor defensless laptop and squishing it.
i think i get strange when i'm tired.
goodnight.
