January 2010
29 posts
it's happening
I’M LOSING MY MIND.
daily joys
Ever since I got my computer’s internal microphone working, I have been using video-chat through gmail everyday. I videochat with Jenny every morning. She lets me watch her put on makeup because I love watching people get ready. I get to be crazy and goofy first thing in the morning. How great! And each evening I spend a couple hours on videochat with Clay. We talk about our days and make...
I wish you could hear this rain. It’s LOUD. Glad I’ve got no where to go.
My fifth quarter classes ended today. I celebrated with an intense afternoon of climbing. I had trouble opening my car door afterwards and that is always indicative of a great climb!
Honestly, having this quarter’s classes end is bittersweet for me. I have enjoyed them. A fantastic thing happened between November and now. All the basic first year concepts that I vaguely understood to pass...
sunday
When I see pictures of climbing trips I could have been a part of, a small tear forms in the corner of my eye. DRAMA.
Video chat makes me feel my loves are near. And it is the best thing in the world. The world! What delight! Laughter and spilled water from such excitement and whistling practice. Grand tour of my apartment. So wonderful! Jump, skip, twirl. Heel click in mid air.
I met my church...
indoors out, outdoors in
I love “the outdoors”. In honor of it and the spectacular weather, a few images that satisfy my longing for never wanting to be far from it.
More of the leaf chapel. {via Black Eiffel}
More on the hanging garden art exhibit. Yes! Please! {via Black Eiffel}
More on Tree House Point, WA. I want to visit this place over the summer. Road trip anyone? {via Cup of Jo}
Last but not...
a good good day
I was very stressed much of yesterday. But as today progressed, I overcame. The combination of having my first final while still having class/assignments and a giant list of things I need to get done (like laundry) was daunting. So I did like a trooper and took a fat nap after dinner last night. Not much else puts me to sleep so quickly. (Fear not I finished everything post-nap.)
Because ConLaw...
Today brings Final 1 of 5. Four more days of class. And fifteen days until one weekend of freedom. Lots of counting involved here. Are we there yet?
Deputy Keith Pickett to retire this month. →
Thank God. But will he be held accountable for his crimes?
update
The major thing on my mind these days has been bringing all my outlines up to date while reviewing the ones that are up to date. My life revolves around this. Rather, I should say, my life revolves around trying to avoid it while still getting it done (if that makes any sense). I will cater to every desire—from cold feet to thirst to hunger to sheer antsy-ness—before continuing my...
“Go as a pilgrim and seek out danger
far from the comfort
and the well lit...”
– James Elroy Flecker
MY DAD IS AWESOME. I love him.
:*)
create!
The plan for Saturday: create!
1. Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies to send to my brother. Responding to his request—”Vaarmin, make me some cookies! And guacamole!” Don’t think I can send him mashed avocados but oats should survive the trip.
2. Words and pictures for friends. A hello from afar.
3. And the main project—flow charts that cover my living room walls....
“If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come.”
just being obnoxious
Phlegm has gathered in my throat from laughing so much.
far
My parents call. So much I want to say. But we only talk of car insurance and needing a Texas license. And it settles snug—I live in Texas. And I still can’t find the words to speak. Another push down in the snow, packing firm. Oh the weight. Heavy, really. I want to go home. It’s hard when I first come back. Far from all I love. That’s all. Will I learn to love the people...
happy new year!
The house smells of sweet potatoes and banana bread. I am hoping to wake the others with the smell. The sink full of dishes done and put away for mom. Noises of yawning and stretching? False alarm, only a roll over.
The new year began solemnly for me. I was in prayer with one of my closest friends sitting beside me in a room otherwise filled with acquaintances and strangers. I ended up going to...
