It's been a while since I've written. In my self-analysis, that can be related to a couple things. First, my stress and craziness have subsided. The ph.d. fiasco is finally ebbing, and after a good biopsy, in March, my health has been spectacular. God worked in mighty ways to help me lose 35 pounds with weight watchers. Secondly, I had kind of an interesting turn in my life. I'm seeing someone. This in itself, I wouldn't think, would stop the writing process, but my time has been invested in other things. Then, in the midst of all this, I re-evaluated my stance on Calvinism... that only took 2 months. However, I don't tend to write about theology very often. My skill lies in self-introspection and understanding people's feelings.
Actually, so many good things happened over the summer, I was ready to write a blog along the lines of "Look how good I've done. You can do it too." So now, I'm writing again.... why? Because I'm stressed out and crazy again! Hence, the recognition of new humility!
So the other cool thing God did this summer... I got a new job this summer. I'm working 30 hours instead of 20, and I got a raise. I also got a roommate! That means my rent dropped by half, and my monthly wages increased by over 50%! Great, yes? Yes, but now, I have to pay back all of those medical bills from February through April last spring! So God supplied the increase to provide for the decrease. That's been stressful. I guess I'm learning trust on that point. My roommate gets married and moves out in December, so please pray that I make wise housing decisions that reflect my want to be a good steward of this money.
So there is one more example of good and bad going on in my life. Two weeks ago, I went to a bone marrow/ stem cell transplant survivor conference. Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow!.... I can't say it enough times. First, I got a scholarship that paid for it all. Secondly, I got to go with Mom which was good bonding and paid for even more of it all. Third, since I left M.D. Anderson, 11 years ago, I have never been outranked as a cancer survivor. At that conference, I had one of the most healthy bodies of anyone there, and many have been closer to the edge than I ever was. For example, I might be one of about 5-10% of survivors of this procedure who can have children. And since I had my own stem-cells, I never have to worry about my body rejecting donor marrow/stem cells. I left feeling more blessed to be alive than I have in a long time. However, I also had to face a lot of the long term consequences and expenses. Now, I have to be super-responsible. I need to keep living a healthy lifestyle. I have to get a breast MRI in the next month to monitor myself for possible cancers related to my radiation. And now, I have 3 or 4 places to ask for money to help cover those stupid Spring bills... but I hate the paperwork that goes along with that.
So God's been good, but I've been stressed out. Not to mention, I'm in two fulfilling but homework laden classes! Needless to say, I food binged tonight and had a Sonic 2.99 coney and tots deal. So far the things that have been suffering the worst the last month have been my eating habits and my exercise schedule. To top it all off I made this really great steak dish last night, but it's super fatting! Maybe if I hadn't added the olives.... So if you have a minute, say a little pray for me! So God bless!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Stick your hands up! I've got a new blog challenge!
This is another blog for my dear little sister Joanna. I challenge you!
Today, I heard of a travesty. My friend Lauren is quitting her job at DHS... That in itself is not a travesty. She going back to school to get her nursing degree. She's very happy. But she has a dilemma. She began collecting penguins, and her colleagues have been contributing to that collect over time. (This is a situation that Joanna knows well). However, Lauren is unable to keep her penguins. They can't come home with her. Her home is full with other stuff animals, two dogs, a litter of puppies on the way, and a snake.
Joanna, your job is to write a "drabble." A 100-word short story on what the penguins should do in this situation. It has to be exactly 100 words. Not more, not less. May the Jedi Penguins be with you. (personal joke for others who are reading).
p.s. Do you know of any available penguin-foster parents? Hint, hint.
Today, I heard of a travesty. My friend Lauren is quitting her job at DHS... That in itself is not a travesty. She going back to school to get her nursing degree. She's very happy. But she has a dilemma. She began collecting penguins, and her colleagues have been contributing to that collect over time. (This is a situation that Joanna knows well). However, Lauren is unable to keep her penguins. They can't come home with her. Her home is full with other stuff animals, two dogs, a litter of puppies on the way, and a snake.
Joanna, your job is to write a "drabble." A 100-word short story on what the penguins should do in this situation. It has to be exactly 100 words. Not more, not less. May the Jedi Penguins be with you. (personal joke for others who are reading).
p.s. Do you know of any available penguin-foster parents? Hint, hint.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Weight and Measures...
It's been awhile, and I've been busy. But I wanted to give an update and make a little request.
I been three whole months on Weight Watchers... and I've lost 25 pounds. Pretty cool, no? But it's been getting really tough recently. Luckily, I have a new roommate Micci who's also keeping her points. We exercise together in the mornings, and she cooks healthy food too! Now, if I can just stay away from the Dr. Pepper. It's been really tough in the hot summer weather and with the heavy homework load this week. So pray that the Dr. Pepper doesn't come and get me! =)
Also, I got this really cool piece of mail yesterday. There is a conference for Bone Marrow/ Stem Cell survivors and their families in Dallas on Saturday and Sunday, September 20-21. It's only $75, and that includes meals! If one of my family members wants to join.... it's only $50 for them. hint, hint, wink, wink... Of course, it's a little more for a hotel room... But think of it! I can find out cool information on stuff like chemo brain! (I'll actually contact my family in person about this, but do you want to go?)
Well, I better get going. My paper, my essay, my journal entries, my abstract, my action plan.... everything is done for my last two classes this weekend... except my reading. Just 90 pages to go. ;-)
I been three whole months on Weight Watchers... and I've lost 25 pounds. Pretty cool, no? But it's been getting really tough recently. Luckily, I have a new roommate Micci who's also keeping her points. We exercise together in the mornings, and she cooks healthy food too! Now, if I can just stay away from the Dr. Pepper. It's been really tough in the hot summer weather and with the heavy homework load this week. So pray that the Dr. Pepper doesn't come and get me! =)
Also, I got this really cool piece of mail yesterday. There is a conference for Bone Marrow/ Stem Cell survivors and their families in Dallas on Saturday and Sunday, September 20-21. It's only $75, and that includes meals! If one of my family members wants to join.... it's only $50 for them. hint, hint, wink, wink... Of course, it's a little more for a hotel room... But think of it! I can find out cool information on stuff like chemo brain! (I'll actually contact my family in person about this, but do you want to go?)
Well, I better get going. My paper, my essay, my journal entries, my abstract, my action plan.... everything is done for my last two classes this weekend... except my reading. Just 90 pages to go. ;-)
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Happy Birthday, Jill!
For my big sis, I composed a little poem. ;-)
Jill
My sister is full of life and grace,
With depths of intellect that truly amaze
Those who listen to her words,
even the uppermost of the nerds.
To me, she’s the source of sage advice,
Of light-hearted humor and sometimes vice…
She supplies my book-habit like a drug,
Against my schedule, her fiction tugs
But in times of deepest need…
Her comfort and concern can lead
Me through the depths of pain or sorrow
Showing me visions of new tomorrow,
Encouraging all my aspiration
Challenging me by her perspiration
An example of long-term affection
Without harsh criticism or correction
Jill, a sister of my heart,
Perfect, yes, in every part
With me now for 30 years,
Often far but always near.
Jill
My sister is full of life and grace,
With depths of intellect that truly amaze
Those who listen to her words,
even the uppermost of the nerds.
To me, she’s the source of sage advice,
Of light-hearted humor and sometimes vice…
She supplies my book-habit like a drug,
Against my schedule, her fiction tugs
But in times of deepest need…
Her comfort and concern can lead
Me through the depths of pain or sorrow
Showing me visions of new tomorrow,
Encouraging all my aspiration
Challenging me by her perspiration
An example of long-term affection
Without harsh criticism or correction
Jill, a sister of my heart,
Perfect, yes, in every part
With me now for 30 years,
Often far but always near.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Happy Shauvot!
Looking at my day planner, I was pleasantly surprised to find out today was Shauvot! The Festival of First Fruits or the Festival of Weeks. It was a celebration right after wheat harvest in Israel... which seems somewhat of a coincidence considering if it hadn't rained these last couple of days my dad would be harvesting his wheat currently.
According to tradition, this holiday celebrates God giving the Torah to Moses. It occurs every year, 7 weeks after Passover... the traditional amount of time that the Israelite wandered in the wilderness before Moses went up Mt. Sinai.
In Christian tradition, the Pentecost is almost equivalent. Of course, this year, the two would have been celebrated on two totally different days... even months. However, I was kind of impressed with a parallel that I saw. Shauvot celebrates the anticipation of God giving the people of Israel is word in the Torah. Pentecost celebrates God giving his word in the Holy Spirit. I thought that was kinda cool.
According to tradition, this holiday celebrates God giving the Torah to Moses. It occurs every year, 7 weeks after Passover... the traditional amount of time that the Israelite wandered in the wilderness before Moses went up Mt. Sinai.
In Christian tradition, the Pentecost is almost equivalent. Of course, this year, the two would have been celebrated on two totally different days... even months. However, I was kind of impressed with a parallel that I saw. Shauvot celebrates the anticipation of God giving the people of Israel is word in the Torah. Pentecost celebrates God giving his word in the Holy Spirit. I thought that was kinda cool.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
New Site, New Look
Due to predestined, bad-luck with my last blog, I've moved the whole kit' n' caboodle to blogger. That took awhile, but now it is done, and now my readers can all post to my blog as much as they want. And thanks to my bro-in-law, everybody should directly be sent to this blog.
In the meantime, I'm going to look at different possible set-ups for my blog. So the look might change upon occasion in the next month.
In the meantime, I'm going to look at different possible set-ups for my blog. So the look might change upon occasion in the next month.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Word War Impasse Ended: A.K.A. Middle Earth, Mythology, and Creationism…
Sorry, sister of mine, for being so slow in posting my response to your last challenge. It’s taken me awhile to get around with it.
The last challenge was to write something on Lord of the Rings and how Tolkien uses mythology. Apparently, scholars of late believe that Tolkien was trying to re-create a mythology of England. Since England was constantly invaded and re-invaded by the Romans, Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Vikings, and Normans, England does not have an origin myth. It has no history of its settlement. Perhaps, writers have tried to find the origins of England with the Celts and druids… Gaelic. But nothing really survived from that time. Or at least, it is so hard to unravel what is Celtic from the invaders that one gives up. So why not? Why couldn’t the Holy Grail show up in England with Jesus nieces and nephews? Why couldn’t King Arthur and his knights search for it? (Though officially that myth of Mary’s family and the grail originally shows up in the south of France… if I remember correctly.)
So… this is sad. I’m really stealing from another source. National Geographic has a nice little synopsis of mythology in Tolkien on their website. (accessed May 11, 2008). Author, Jane Chance, finds Tolkien’s mythological muse in Beowulf. Tolkien lectured on Beowulf, and it is really the only myth with Germanic and Christian elements. Sadly, my knowledge of German and Norse mythology is lacking. According to the website, the dwarves come from Iceland’s Petic Edda, and Gandalf comes the Finnish Kalevaia. …And the website justifies my bringing up the Grail by seeing similar plots in LOTR and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
But sorry, Jane Chance. Did you just skip Greek and Latin mythology? Any good English boy would have teethed on the stuff. The entire creation of Middle Earth, the roles of the elves, and descent of man come from Hesiod’s Works and Days (lines 109-201) … a work that harkens back to the time of Homer. Hesiod introduces the 5 Ages of Man. (Ovid condenses it to 4 Ages of Men during the Roman period.) In the Golden Age, men lived simple lives without sorrow, and they didn’t toil as the tended their gardens. (Does anybody else sense the Garden of Eden?) They had glorious bodies and lived to extremely ages. In the silver age, things were not quiet so good, but mankind still lived past 100. This group was fair but didn’t obey the gods and lived in strife. The Bronze Age had men who were strong and powerful, but they spent then energies on warfare and eventually went to Hades. Next, came the heros… They found Elysium. They fought like the strong men of the Bronze age, but not with strife. They fought for glory and honor. Then they finished warring and tended their farms. (Cincinnatus… here are your role models.) Finally, the men of the iron age come. (And yes, archaeology uses the bronze and iron ages still as a chronology… ) Iron Age men are abundant. This age is the most populated by men, and they continue populating. According to Hesiod, it’s a time of misery… toil… moral bankruptness… and generally they are all god forsaken.
In LOTR, the time that men and elves live in harmony corresponds well with the Golden Age… This mankind is noble and strong. Then (like the Bronze age) in jealousy and strife, mankind eventually destroys themselves (Aragorn’s ancestors who broke the sword.) Then Aragorn seems to be of the Heroic age. The demi-gods are disappearing. Man is gaining dominance. But mankind is also showing some of its best traits of courage, honor, justice, bravery. Sadly, that leave an Iron Age… after the Elves leave, Middle Earth will begin the time of men. Hopefully, mankind does not suffer the pain in the future of Middle Earth that Hesiod sees in 9th cent. b.c. Greece.
So what does that have to do with Creationism? I already mentioned the Garden of Eden above. Sometimes, I just wonder where Hesiod got his ideas. It conveniently fits into a Biblical type chronology. However, even according to conservative scholars, Hesiod wrote before some of the historical books and most of the prophetic books were written. At the same time, it doesn’t really look like Biblical stories were drawing from Hesiod. Is there a shared tradition behind the stories? It’s fun to contemplate. Impossible to really say.
It is interesting that some archaeological chronology and Hesiod coincide. The neolithic time period is almost constantly portrayed as a happy time with happier, better fed people (see Jared Diamond). The bronze age is often associated with societies with bronze tools and the first large battles. It makes me think of Minoan civilization. And the heroic age would have still used bronze.. and that coincides with Troy as Hesiod suggests. And then there are the great wars as the “Sea People” as foes from the North sweep into the Greece and make life unbearable. These invaders bring the early iron technology. That perfectly sets the stage for Hesiod’s present…iron age. In Israel, David learns the art of iron making from these “Sea People” that around 1000 bc. Greece probably had it about the same time. So chronologically, there is a little truth in what Hesiod says. Nice, no?
So here is my last theory. I think the Hobbits are based on the Amish. They’re just shorter. Where is there tobacco? The Americas… Which people eat the most? Which people are the most peaceful? Which people like to live in holes in the ground… Well, Mennonites on the Great Plains during the 19th century… I guess, that’s a stretch. More convincing evidence… that Amish live on the Brandywine River in Pennsylvania. The Hobbits live next to the Brandywine River in Middle Earth. Sounds good to me.
What do you think? I’ll leave it here for now. And I will send another challenge soon!
The last challenge was to write something on Lord of the Rings and how Tolkien uses mythology. Apparently, scholars of late believe that Tolkien was trying to re-create a mythology of England. Since England was constantly invaded and re-invaded by the Romans, Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Vikings, and Normans, England does not have an origin myth. It has no history of its settlement. Perhaps, writers have tried to find the origins of England with the Celts and druids… Gaelic. But nothing really survived from that time. Or at least, it is so hard to unravel what is Celtic from the invaders that one gives up. So why not? Why couldn’t the Holy Grail show up in England with Jesus nieces and nephews? Why couldn’t King Arthur and his knights search for it? (Though officially that myth of Mary’s family and the grail originally shows up in the south of France… if I remember correctly.)
So… this is sad. I’m really stealing from another source. National Geographic has a nice little synopsis of mythology in Tolkien on their website. (accessed May 11, 2008). Author, Jane Chance, finds Tolkien’s mythological muse in Beowulf. Tolkien lectured on Beowulf, and it is really the only myth with Germanic and Christian elements. Sadly, my knowledge of German and Norse mythology is lacking. According to the website, the dwarves come from Iceland’s Petic Edda, and Gandalf comes the Finnish Kalevaia. …And the website justifies my bringing up the Grail by seeing similar plots in LOTR and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
But sorry, Jane Chance. Did you just skip Greek and Latin mythology? Any good English boy would have teethed on the stuff. The entire creation of Middle Earth, the roles of the elves, and descent of man come from Hesiod’s Works and Days (lines 109-201) … a work that harkens back to the time of Homer. Hesiod introduces the 5 Ages of Man. (Ovid condenses it to 4 Ages of Men during the Roman period.) In the Golden Age, men lived simple lives without sorrow, and they didn’t toil as the tended their gardens. (Does anybody else sense the Garden of Eden?) They had glorious bodies and lived to extremely ages. In the silver age, things were not quiet so good, but mankind still lived past 100. This group was fair but didn’t obey the gods and lived in strife. The Bronze Age had men who were strong and powerful, but they spent then energies on warfare and eventually went to Hades. Next, came the heros… They found Elysium. They fought like the strong men of the Bronze age, but not with strife. They fought for glory and honor. Then they finished warring and tended their farms. (Cincinnatus… here are your role models.) Finally, the men of the iron age come. (And yes, archaeology uses the bronze and iron ages still as a chronology… ) Iron Age men are abundant. This age is the most populated by men, and they continue populating. According to Hesiod, it’s a time of misery… toil… moral bankruptness… and generally they are all god forsaken.
In LOTR, the time that men and elves live in harmony corresponds well with the Golden Age… This mankind is noble and strong. Then (like the Bronze age) in jealousy and strife, mankind eventually destroys themselves (Aragorn’s ancestors who broke the sword.) Then Aragorn seems to be of the Heroic age. The demi-gods are disappearing. Man is gaining dominance. But mankind is also showing some of its best traits of courage, honor, justice, bravery. Sadly, that leave an Iron Age… after the Elves leave, Middle Earth will begin the time of men. Hopefully, mankind does not suffer the pain in the future of Middle Earth that Hesiod sees in 9th cent. b.c. Greece.
So what does that have to do with Creationism? I already mentioned the Garden of Eden above. Sometimes, I just wonder where Hesiod got his ideas. It conveniently fits into a Biblical type chronology. However, even according to conservative scholars, Hesiod wrote before some of the historical books and most of the prophetic books were written. At the same time, it doesn’t really look like Biblical stories were drawing from Hesiod. Is there a shared tradition behind the stories? It’s fun to contemplate. Impossible to really say.
It is interesting that some archaeological chronology and Hesiod coincide. The neolithic time period is almost constantly portrayed as a happy time with happier, better fed people (see Jared Diamond). The bronze age is often associated with societies with bronze tools and the first large battles. It makes me think of Minoan civilization. And the heroic age would have still used bronze.. and that coincides with Troy as Hesiod suggests. And then there are the great wars as the “Sea People” as foes from the North sweep into the Greece and make life unbearable. These invaders bring the early iron technology. That perfectly sets the stage for Hesiod’s present…iron age. In Israel, David learns the art of iron making from these “Sea People” that around 1000 bc. Greece probably had it about the same time. So chronologically, there is a little truth in what Hesiod says. Nice, no?
So here is my last theory. I think the Hobbits are based on the Amish. They’re just shorter. Where is there tobacco? The Americas… Which people eat the most? Which people are the most peaceful? Which people like to live in holes in the ground… Well, Mennonites on the Great Plains during the 19th century… I guess, that’s a stretch. More convincing evidence… that Amish live on the Brandywine River in Pennsylvania. The Hobbits live next to the Brandywine River in Middle Earth. Sounds good to me.
What do you think? I’ll leave it here for now. And I will send another challenge soon!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Cooking Success!
I need to finish writing a paper, but I had to share my success!
I created dinner tonight… within my Weight Watchers points… that was tasty, filling, and easy to make. Under 30 minutes. Whole wheat penne with pesto sauce, Grilled chicken, and fresh vegetable mix (broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower). Not bad, huh?
I created dinner tonight… within my Weight Watchers points… that was tasty, filling, and easy to make. Under 30 minutes. Whole wheat penne with pesto sauce, Grilled chicken, and fresh vegetable mix (broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower). Not bad, huh?
Friday, May 2, 2008
A Beautiful Ache…
Today has been absolutely beautiful. Luckily, I’ve been able to spend some time in it. The sky is blue blue. The grass is freshly green after the storms of last night. The roses bushes are blooming white, red, and pink. Then the purple petals of the irises decadently overflow from their buds.
It’s so lovely, it almost makes me ache. Of course, my ache might have something more to do with missed points on a paper and an unsure future with job fears. But that’s too pedestrian for today. So after enjoying a pasta salad and while my TV speaks the secrets of the Sistine Chapel, I can revel in the creation and the creator.
Now, if only I didn’t have to study for my final for tomorrow…..
It’s so lovely, it almost makes me ache. Of course, my ache might have something more to do with missed points on a paper and an unsure future with job fears. But that’s too pedestrian for today. So after enjoying a pasta salad and while my TV speaks the secrets of the Sistine Chapel, I can revel in the creation and the creator.
Now, if only I didn’t have to study for my final for tomorrow…..
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Challenge Postponed…
Joey-dear, thanks for the challenge, but I think I will get to it next weekend. I need to do a little research. If it was the Silmarillion…. I could just pop out my answer, but this could be difficult. But it looks like I might have to look at the “Five Ages of Man.” Hesiod appears to be my main source… which is just fine with me. I loved reading Hesiod despite the gender theorists in my life believing that he was a sexist.
In the meantime, I’ve been contemplating the problem of “understanding.” I find it somewhat interesting in Bible study… We share prayer requests, and they are often quite personal… It’s sometimes hard to empathize with an event/ situation that I haven’t personally experienced. However, at other times, it seems way too easy to empathize. I might think I understand what a person feels like because of my own experience… but in reality, my experience is often clouding my understanding of their experience b/c I impose my conceptualization of my own situation onto what somebody else is going through. Since I don’t often know all the details, I can often assume things that are unsaid that should not be assumed.
Well, I don’t feel right giving examples…. sometimes I feel a little misunderstood myself… which is probably while I recognized the “understanding dissonance.” But I feel the understanding gap in my job as well when I transcribe interviews. Once again, I’m not allowed to share any direct examples, but it is entirely strange at times to realize that while I’m trying to objectively type the conversation word for word… there are places that I am mentally/physically unable to do so. Sometimes I cannot hear a word that I do not know. Sometimes, b/c of the recording, it’s impossible for anyone to hear. But for example, I don’t hear swear words. It’s like I’ve spent my whole life tuning them out… Often on the recording, I completely miss the exchange b/c I don’t understand, comprehend what’s going on… It’s out of my conceptual framework.
It’s also kind of strange b/c I listen to my professors interviewing/ analyzing their subjects. Meanwhile, I’m analyzing my professors, and I’m wondering what their purposes are for a certain question or line of thought. Was a question asked for personal reasons? Was it asked for the research only? In the end, is all research personal?
In Dr. Noll’s class, we came to the conclusion that nobody researches something that they are not interested in. (Well, unless they are forced, but that’s not where I’m headed). Yes, all research is subjective b/c of that fact, but at the same time, it is not necessary to dwell on biases b/c we can begin with that as a basic assumption. By matter of being a dedicated Christian, I’m going to do history on things that are good examples of Christianity and try to justify or distance myself from examples of bad Christianity (i.e. certain acts during the Crusades, the Salem Witch Trials, etc.). Meanwhile, a communist, who doesn’t believe in the supernatural, will not feel the need to write about reports of miracles but will focus on cases of inequality caused by capital.
Okay, if I’m thinking this deep, I should be studying. So good night, good luck, and thanks for all the fish.
In the meantime, I’ve been contemplating the problem of “understanding.” I find it somewhat interesting in Bible study… We share prayer requests, and they are often quite personal… It’s sometimes hard to empathize with an event/ situation that I haven’t personally experienced. However, at other times, it seems way too easy to empathize. I might think I understand what a person feels like because of my own experience… but in reality, my experience is often clouding my understanding of their experience b/c I impose my conceptualization of my own situation onto what somebody else is going through. Since I don’t often know all the details, I can often assume things that are unsaid that should not be assumed.
Well, I don’t feel right giving examples…. sometimes I feel a little misunderstood myself… which is probably while I recognized the “understanding dissonance.” But I feel the understanding gap in my job as well when I transcribe interviews. Once again, I’m not allowed to share any direct examples, but it is entirely strange at times to realize that while I’m trying to objectively type the conversation word for word… there are places that I am mentally/physically unable to do so. Sometimes I cannot hear a word that I do not know. Sometimes, b/c of the recording, it’s impossible for anyone to hear. But for example, I don’t hear swear words. It’s like I’ve spent my whole life tuning them out… Often on the recording, I completely miss the exchange b/c I don’t understand, comprehend what’s going on… It’s out of my conceptual framework.
It’s also kind of strange b/c I listen to my professors interviewing/ analyzing their subjects. Meanwhile, I’m analyzing my professors, and I’m wondering what their purposes are for a certain question or line of thought. Was a question asked for personal reasons? Was it asked for the research only? In the end, is all research personal?
In Dr. Noll’s class, we came to the conclusion that nobody researches something that they are not interested in. (Well, unless they are forced, but that’s not where I’m headed). Yes, all research is subjective b/c of that fact, but at the same time, it is not necessary to dwell on biases b/c we can begin with that as a basic assumption. By matter of being a dedicated Christian, I’m going to do history on things that are good examples of Christianity and try to justify or distance myself from examples of bad Christianity (i.e. certain acts during the Crusades, the Salem Witch Trials, etc.). Meanwhile, a communist, who doesn’t believe in the supernatural, will not feel the need to write about reports of miracles but will focus on cases of inequality caused by capital.
Okay, if I’m thinking this deep, I should be studying. So good night, good luck, and thanks for all the fish.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Let us rejoice in Lettuce
It might appear to my faithful readers that I’m a bit of a bigot. A bigot against leafy vegetables. It is true that decorative cabbages are a despicable plant for a flower garden, but I am really not against cabbages for food. In fact, a cabbage ready for picking is a beautiful thing.
I’m also quite fond of lettuce. I had a very nice salad today. So check out this BBC news article lettuce. Today in Israel, the Palestinians are celebrating the 14th Annual Festival of Lettuce. Simply lovely. Sparkling.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7346683.stm
(previous blog comments)
JoeyGirl Says:
April 18th, 2008 at 11:06 am
:) I had a salad in honor of…
I would very much like you to write another blog, so here is your challenge, my leafy love:
Write a discussion about LOTR the book vs. LOTR the movie and the relationship each has with mythology.
I’m also quite fond of lettuce. I had a very nice salad today. So check out this BBC news article lettuce. Today in Israel, the Palestinians are celebrating the 14th Annual Festival of Lettuce. Simply lovely. Sparkling.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7346683.stm
(previous blog comments)
JoeyGirl Says:
April 18th, 2008 at 11:06 am
:) I had a salad in honor of…
I would very much like you to write another blog, so here is your challenge, my leafy love:
Write a discussion about LOTR the book vs. LOTR the movie and the relationship each has with mythology.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Upping the Ante…
Wow. I’m sitting in my apartment on a Friday evening after a busy week. Whew!
Some exciting things happened this week, but for this blog, I’m going to stick to one subject: Weight Watchers. …You might have heard about my adventurers with a Dr. Pepper fast during Lent. It went pretty well. I cheated several times, but on the whole I did pretty well. And after some initial Dr. Pepper bingeing, I haven’t had much since.
Well, I decided to up the ante. Dr. Brown assigned a class project that involved observing a large group of people… It could be a study group, a club, a Bible study…. Well, I decided to do Weight Watchers. So this whole week, I’ve been dieting. Oh, I hate that word…”dieting.” Let’s call it “academic eating.” The way I’m doing it involves computers, math, science… There is a whole new field of literature involving cookbooks and eating strategies. By golly, I actually cut up broccoli for lunch the other day. I just realized it.
So one week down. 29 points…which is almost 50% more points than someone else I know. (I’m suddenly very glad for being tall.) I was able to keep to the plan, and the first week I succeeded. Hopefully, I will continue to succeed. But should I brag? I lost 5 pounds this week. That’s the most I’ve ever lost in a week. I’ve only dieted once before to fit into a bridesmaid dress, but that was horrible. It was low carb, and I was emotionally bummed for weeks. It worked, but I didn’t like it. Well, God be praised. We’ve been talking together for awhile about my eating habits, and this seems to be his work…not mine. So surely it will prosper. [This is sounding dorky, but I hope it’s true.]
(Comments for a Previous Blog)
JoeyGirl Says:
April 13th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Hi, darling.
I’m not going to call tonight. I have a headache the size of the collective ego of the state of Texas. So. I’m going to try to finish writing the seniors Jane Eyre test and go to bed.
But I love you, and I’ll give you a call during my HEB run tomorrow.
Some exciting things happened this week, but for this blog, I’m going to stick to one subject: Weight Watchers. …You might have heard about my adventurers with a Dr. Pepper fast during Lent. It went pretty well. I cheated several times, but on the whole I did pretty well. And after some initial Dr. Pepper bingeing, I haven’t had much since.
Well, I decided to up the ante. Dr. Brown assigned a class project that involved observing a large group of people… It could be a study group, a club, a Bible study…. Well, I decided to do Weight Watchers. So this whole week, I’ve been dieting. Oh, I hate that word…”dieting.” Let’s call it “academic eating.” The way I’m doing it involves computers, math, science… There is a whole new field of literature involving cookbooks and eating strategies. By golly, I actually cut up broccoli for lunch the other day. I just realized it.
So one week down. 29 points…which is almost 50% more points than someone else I know. (I’m suddenly very glad for being tall.) I was able to keep to the plan, and the first week I succeeded. Hopefully, I will continue to succeed. But should I brag? I lost 5 pounds this week. That’s the most I’ve ever lost in a week. I’ve only dieted once before to fit into a bridesmaid dress, but that was horrible. It was low carb, and I was emotionally bummed for weeks. It worked, but I didn’t like it. Well, God be praised. We’ve been talking together for awhile about my eating habits, and this seems to be his work…not mine. So surely it will prosper. [This is sounding dorky, but I hope it’s true.]
(Comments for a Previous Blog)
JoeyGirl Says:
April 13th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Hi, darling.
I’m not going to call tonight. I have a headache the size of the collective ego of the state of Texas. So. I’m going to try to finish writing the seniors Jane Eyre test and go to bed.
But I love you, and I’ll give you a call during my HEB run tomorrow.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Purple and Green make Spring
It’s that time of year. The little green weeds with purple coloring are springing out of the ground while yard-owners unmercifully try to hack them away. (By the way, I loves these weeds. I hate the decorative cabbages that people plant, but I love the weeds.) Soft, tender, light-green leaves are gracing the tries, and the red-buds are blooming in full purple, magenta splendor. In Oklahoma, purple and green really do mean Spring.
And with Spring, a young girl’s fancy turns to thoughts of… paranoia… Nah. But what is wrong with my brain this week? Perhaps when cabbages bloom, they release hallucinogenic fumes that keep good graduate students from reading their homework. Actually, this is the first week in over a month, that I’m not writing a paper or agonizing about a test or something. So I’m being social… and you guys know how hard that can be for me. =) I went to Sarah and Matt’s on Tuesday, Impact group on Wednesday, now I’m having the girls over tonight. Tomorrow, I have a reception with the SLIS Department, and then Sunday, Lauren and Eddie are coming up to go to the Renaissance Fair with me! This is all amazing fun and wonderful. It’s Spring!
But Spring and homework don’t mix. So tomorrow, I’m dedicating myself until four to homework. I’m not going to watch basketball or cartoons. I’m not going to play on my email or my blog. I am going to finish my homework for my class, Organization of Information.
But just to brag…I got a scholarship from the College of Arts and Sciences (and it’s just about enough to cover my medical bills from the last two months). So… I get to go to a rewards ceremony. I’m hoping it has tasty free food, and I’m allowed to invite anyone I wish. So if anyone actually wants to sit through a potentially boring list of alphabetized award winners, tell me, and I will sign you up. It’s on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 12.
Have a good weekend. Enjoy Spring.
(former comments)
glenn Says:
April 4th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
…yeah, and IN spring, wind shear, dry lines and combatting air masses make tornadoes, you lucky, plains-dweller. I’m not a bit envious.
Just seeing how you’re doing…seems to be fairly well, I see. Take care and blessings to you…
Susannelein Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 6:37 am
Woah - a scholarship! Congratulations! What for?
jen_archaic Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
It’s a scholarship for good self-propaganda skills. =) The essay was on how my world view is affected by OU. I had a fun time getting to brag about my home state and my current university.
And with Spring, a young girl’s fancy turns to thoughts of… paranoia… Nah. But what is wrong with my brain this week? Perhaps when cabbages bloom, they release hallucinogenic fumes that keep good graduate students from reading their homework. Actually, this is the first week in over a month, that I’m not writing a paper or agonizing about a test or something. So I’m being social… and you guys know how hard that can be for me. =) I went to Sarah and Matt’s on Tuesday, Impact group on Wednesday, now I’m having the girls over tonight. Tomorrow, I have a reception with the SLIS Department, and then Sunday, Lauren and Eddie are coming up to go to the Renaissance Fair with me! This is all amazing fun and wonderful. It’s Spring!
But Spring and homework don’t mix. So tomorrow, I’m dedicating myself until four to homework. I’m not going to watch basketball or cartoons. I’m not going to play on my email or my blog. I am going to finish my homework for my class, Organization of Information.
But just to brag…I got a scholarship from the College of Arts and Sciences (and it’s just about enough to cover my medical bills from the last two months). So… I get to go to a rewards ceremony. I’m hoping it has tasty free food, and I’m allowed to invite anyone I wish. So if anyone actually wants to sit through a potentially boring list of alphabetized award winners, tell me, and I will sign you up. It’s on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 12.
Have a good weekend. Enjoy Spring.
(former comments)
glenn Says:
April 4th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
…yeah, and IN spring, wind shear, dry lines and combatting air masses make tornadoes, you lucky, plains-dweller. I’m not a bit envious.
Just seeing how you’re doing…seems to be fairly well, I see. Take care and blessings to you…
Susannelein Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 6:37 am
Woah - a scholarship! Congratulations! What for?
jen_archaic Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
It’s a scholarship for good self-propaganda skills. =) The essay was on how my world view is affected by OU. I had a fun time getting to brag about my home state and my current university.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Clarification
JoeyGirl,
Your message is well received. You are given a large amount of latitude on what you could do with the acrostic, but I would prefer that you create action statements i.e. specific policy on how to combat the spread of decorative cabbages.
(comments from the past)
JoeyGirl Says:
April 1st, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Okay. I’ve finally posted. Sorry it took me so long…
Challenge is forthcoming…
Your message is well received. You are given a large amount of latitude on what you could do with the acrostic, but I would prefer that you create action statements i.e. specific policy on how to combat the spread of decorative cabbages.
(comments from the past)
JoeyGirl Says:
April 1st, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Okay. I’ve finally posted. Sorry it took me so long…
Challenge is forthcoming…
Monday, March 17, 2008
Ben Stein!?
So I was flipping through the TV channels this morning… trying to find some weather. (Come on… humor me. Pretend that I was watching TV for a reason.) But Ben Stein was on the 700 Club. I must admit that I had to sit and watch the rest of the interview. It’s not very often that conservative Christianity reaches out to people outside their circle, but Stein’s doing a movie on Intelligent Design. It’s called Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.
Hmm… a movie that my Dad will love to watch. This is kinda cool.
Hmm… a movie that my Dad will love to watch. This is kinda cool.
an easy challenge…
Dear JoeyGirl,
We appreciate your support in the fight against decorative cabbages. With the deepest sympathies of the Society for the Prevention of Decorative Cabbages (SPDC), we morn the fact that you had view the truly horific vision of a over-grown, unkept, pre-blossoming decorative cabbage. It is truly one of the most despicable things that one can lay eyes upon.
As president of the Society for the Prevention of Decorative Cabbages, I give you a blogging challenge that will both stretch your intellectual boundaries and give you the oportunity to contribute the cause.
Using the word “CABBAGES,” create an acrostic that can serve as a mission statement for the SPDC. Make sure to include why we are trying to combat decorative cabbages and the how we can successfully create a world without decorative cabbage.
Thank you for you help. Best of luck on your charge. Your success leads to the success of the movement as a whole.
Sincerely,
The President of the Society for the Prevention of Decorative Cabbages
(more comments)
JoeyGirl Says:
March 21st, 2008 at 11:30 am
An easy challenge, and yet I find I need more specifics.
Should the words fit a sentence, or are the simply to be descriptive with an explanation of the corresponding policy?
We appreciate your support in the fight against decorative cabbages. With the deepest sympathies of the Society for the Prevention of Decorative Cabbages (SPDC), we morn the fact that you had view the truly horific vision of a over-grown, unkept, pre-blossoming decorative cabbage. It is truly one of the most despicable things that one can lay eyes upon.
As president of the Society for the Prevention of Decorative Cabbages, I give you a blogging challenge that will both stretch your intellectual boundaries and give you the oportunity to contribute the cause.
Using the word “CABBAGES,” create an acrostic that can serve as a mission statement for the SPDC. Make sure to include why we are trying to combat decorative cabbages and the how we can successfully create a world without decorative cabbage.
Thank you for you help. Best of luck on your charge. Your success leads to the success of the movement as a whole.
Sincerely,
The President of the Society for the Prevention of Decorative Cabbages
(more comments)
JoeyGirl Says:
March 21st, 2008 at 11:30 am
An easy challenge, and yet I find I need more specifics.
Should the words fit a sentence, or are the simply to be descriptive with an explanation of the corresponding policy?
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Limericks and Roman History
In the end, I’m thankful JoeyGirl challenged me to a subject I know a little bit about. I was truly afraid of this challenge after the last one.
However, it was more fun to write about Herod Agrippa than Marcus Agrippa, so I did a couple limericks for both of them.
Herod Agrippa Limericks
There once was a king named Agrippa,
Whose stomach got sicka and sicka.
He didn’t Praise God
So he had to eat sod.
Those worms can really come get ya.
Agrippa, the proud, kingly man,
Was highly praised in the Land.
The crowds proclaimed him a Christ
Which he didn’t deny
So cursed, he rots under the sand.
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Agrippa was fond of geography
But Ceasar’s reign - not a democracy.
He killed many men
And ruled a French land,
Famous for Actium n’ his tactology.
Marcus Agrippa at Actium
Did not seek a bit of sanctum.
His timely arrival-
Ruined Antony’s survival
But led all of Rome to respect him.
(past comments)
JoeyGirl Says:
March 16th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Well done, sister darling. However, I will cut short my praise for an entirely different topic…
Have you SEEN what happens to decorative cabbages that are left too long??? They sprout this…thing…out of….ugh…
Seriously, it’s obscene.
I’m hopping on the “eradicate decorative cabbages” bandwagon. You’d be pleased to know we rejected an apartment complex on Friday almost entirely because they had decorative cabbages. That, and their shower heads were made for people under the height of 5′2.
Susannelein Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 6:22 am
Oh my, I did laugh at your funny Herod Agrippa poems. That’s probably the first poetic verse anyone’s ever written about him. Very funny, very sharp. Miss you lots!
However, it was more fun to write about Herod Agrippa than Marcus Agrippa, so I did a couple limericks for both of them.
Herod Agrippa Limericks
There once was a king named Agrippa,
Whose stomach got sicka and sicka.
He didn’t Praise God
So he had to eat sod.
Those worms can really come get ya.
Agrippa, the proud, kingly man,
Was highly praised in the Land.
The crowds proclaimed him a Christ
Which he didn’t deny
So cursed, he rots under the sand.
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Agrippa was fond of geography
But Ceasar’s reign - not a democracy.
He killed many men
And ruled a French land,
Famous for Actium n’ his tactology.
Marcus Agrippa at Actium
Did not seek a bit of sanctum.
His timely arrival-
Ruined Antony’s survival
But led all of Rome to respect him.
(past comments)
JoeyGirl Says:
March 16th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Well done, sister darling. However, I will cut short my praise for an entirely different topic…
Have you SEEN what happens to decorative cabbages that are left too long??? They sprout this…thing…out of….ugh…
Seriously, it’s obscene.
I’m hopping on the “eradicate decorative cabbages” bandwagon. You’d be pleased to know we rejected an apartment complex on Friday almost entirely because they had decorative cabbages. That, and their shower heads were made for people under the height of 5′2.
Susannelein Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 6:22 am
Oh my, I did laugh at your funny Herod Agrippa poems. That’s probably the first poetic verse anyone’s ever written about him. Very funny, very sharp. Miss you lots!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Poetry and the art of fencing.
JoeyGirl and I have sparred once again. She has survive the Sestina, but she has denounced that form of poetry as the… let’s see. How did she put it? … the poem of Satan.
It is a very nice little poem. You can see it at http://www.myspace.com/fuzzyjoey. However, I’m beginning to see a theme to our little word war. I can understand the use of a large amount of fencing terms (which…by the way…I didn’t know until I got out a thesaurus and did some google searching on fencing), but in the last two entries, some strange little creatures have appeared. Mice. Or as I said earlier on the phone today, mouses.
How did mouses begin to play such a predominant role in this repartee? Yes, they have a predominant role in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, but Van Gogh?! I didn’t know he had a pet mouse, but now, I can’t imagine him without it. But these mice…do they have a particular love of gore or what? I think Joey-girl and I should stop talking about gore, but that won’t happen quite yet. Here is my next challenge.
“Your challenge is to write a series of limericks about Agrippa. However, I’ll let you choose your Agrippa. I recommend the Roman general. And yes. They must be funny.”
So, I’m sorry, but the gore must continue. Worms and entrails will be involved. Perhaps I can add in some cabbages and mouses, but no promises. So stay tuned. I’m currently writing a paper, but come Friday or Saturday, I will give my response.
It is a very nice little poem. You can see it at http://www.myspace.com/fuzzyjoey. However, I’m beginning to see a theme to our little word war. I can understand the use of a large amount of fencing terms (which…by the way…I didn’t know until I got out a thesaurus and did some google searching on fencing), but in the last two entries, some strange little creatures have appeared. Mice. Or as I said earlier on the phone today, mouses.
How did mouses begin to play such a predominant role in this repartee? Yes, they have a predominant role in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, but Van Gogh?! I didn’t know he had a pet mouse, but now, I can’t imagine him without it. But these mice…do they have a particular love of gore or what? I think Joey-girl and I should stop talking about gore, but that won’t happen quite yet. Here is my next challenge.
“Your challenge is to write a series of limericks about Agrippa. However, I’ll let you choose your Agrippa. I recommend the Roman general. And yes. They must be funny.”
So, I’m sorry, but the gore must continue. Worms and entrails will be involved. Perhaps I can add in some cabbages and mouses, but no promises. So stay tuned. I’m currently writing a paper, but come Friday or Saturday, I will give my response.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
The Challenge…
I’m pretty sure you got help on the last challenge you created for me, JoeyGirl. So I got a little help for this one.
Write… “An Ode to Van Gogh’s Ear in Sestina.”
(comments)
JoeyGirl Says:
March 2nd, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Okay, you so got Jill’s help for that one. No one but an English teacher would inflict a sestina on anyone.
I’m getting ready for my mission trip to Oklahoma, so I call a time out. I promise to have a sestina on Van Gogh’s Ear by next Sunday, however!!!
JoeyGirl Says:
March 9th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
It’s not the world’s best sestina, but it’s done. The ball’s back in your court, dearie.
Write… “An Ode to Van Gogh’s Ear in Sestina.”
(comments)
JoeyGirl Says:
March 2nd, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Okay, you so got Jill’s help for that one. No one but an English teacher would inflict a sestina on anyone.
I’m getting ready for my mission trip to Oklahoma, so I call a time out. I promise to have a sestina on Van Gogh’s Ear by next Sunday, however!!!
JoeyGirl Says:
March 9th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
It’s not the world’s best sestina, but it’s done. The ball’s back in your court, dearie.
Friday, February 29, 2008
War of the Words….
JoeyGirl and I are fighting it out. It’s a battle of word-craft. I took her challenge and wrote about Igor Stravinsky. Now, she took my challenge and wrote about Pope Benedict XVI and John Paul II. And I’ll have to step up my game… it’s hard to compete with Pope George Ringo.
Here is my challenge:
“Jenny, your challenge is to write a blog proposing a musical production of “Hitchhiker’s Guide,” using sets in the style of Gustav Klimt and music in the style of Duke Ellington (although if you really, really, really would rather avoid Klimt and Ellington, I’ll understand). I fully expect several examples of song titles, with summaries of who would sing them!”
Well, Joey-Girl, I believe that this musical has already been done. It’s called Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
I’m tempted to end with this little parry, but I suppose I should lunge. It really is scary to think of Donny Osmond as any character in Hitchhiker’s. Well, maybe he could play Arthur Dent. I love the idea of highly evolved mice singing in the tone of Cinderella as they are about to harvest Donny Osmond’s brain. That’s just about as relaxing as sending a cabbage through a lawnmower. Or perhaps, the music begins with the mice singing their backstory, but as their saws start Duke Ellington’s version of Caravan begins to play in the background. It could work. Then there could be a whole chase scene… like Tom and Jerry…but the mice chase Donny Osmond around.
“It just aint mean a thing if it aint got that swing…do whop do whop do whop do whop do….”
Zaphod Beeblebrox… he wore an outfit inspired by Klimt in the books anyway, didn’t he? That’s how I imagined it.
Marvin… he gets his own ballade. It’s just right.
Trillian… It’s not Ellington, but I want her to sing, “He’s so vain.”
Vogons… They need to do a nice soft shoe number. “Gloom, Despair, and Agony on you.”
That’s all I got. I still have to write a paper tonight. Let me think of a challenge. It has to be good.
(posts)
JoeyGirl Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Masterful, dearest. Masterful.
Here is my challenge:
“Jenny, your challenge is to write a blog proposing a musical production of “Hitchhiker’s Guide,” using sets in the style of Gustav Klimt and music in the style of Duke Ellington (although if you really, really, really would rather avoid Klimt and Ellington, I’ll understand). I fully expect several examples of song titles, with summaries of who would sing them!”
Well, Joey-Girl, I believe that this musical has already been done. It’s called Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
I’m tempted to end with this little parry, but I suppose I should lunge. It really is scary to think of Donny Osmond as any character in Hitchhiker’s. Well, maybe he could play Arthur Dent. I love the idea of highly evolved mice singing in the tone of Cinderella as they are about to harvest Donny Osmond’s brain. That’s just about as relaxing as sending a cabbage through a lawnmower. Or perhaps, the music begins with the mice singing their backstory, but as their saws start Duke Ellington’s version of Caravan begins to play in the background. It could work. Then there could be a whole chase scene… like Tom and Jerry…but the mice chase Donny Osmond around.
“It just aint mean a thing if it aint got that swing…do whop do whop do whop do whop do….”
Zaphod Beeblebrox… he wore an outfit inspired by Klimt in the books anyway, didn’t he? That’s how I imagined it.
Marvin… he gets his own ballade. It’s just right.
Trillian… It’s not Ellington, but I want her to sing, “He’s so vain.”
Vogons… They need to do a nice soft shoe number. “Gloom, Despair, and Agony on you.”
That’s all I got. I still have to write a paper tonight. Let me think of a challenge. It has to be good.
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JoeyGirl Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Masterful, dearest. Masterful.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
My Rite of Spring.
I take your challenge, Joey-Girl. On guard.
But to write of my dear Igor…no, not that one. You want me to write about the composer, Igor Stravinsky. (Anyone named Igor should be dear…right? The name does originate from Ing, the Norse god of peace and fertility.) What do you say about this Igor in particular? I bet he never even played a tolerable game of rock, paper, scissors. I’m sure he never created a website that allows playing RPS. Since Igor Stravinsky died in 1971, he never even saw Princes Bride. Poor Stravinsky. He must have lived such a small life. (Insert sarcastic face and grimace here.)
But I have a particular hate of modern, “high” music. The Rite of Spring is tolerable in my memory, but I haven’t heard it in years. I will listen to it as soon as Pride and Prejudice is over on TV. But it would kind of clash with early 19th century music.
But I have a right to have a Rite of Spring. The birdies are chirping outside my window at sunrise. That means spring is coming. A friend of my said that the naked ladies are beginning to jump out of the flower beds. Pretty soon the sprites will show up and nymphs will start dancing. Pan will play his pipe. However, Dionysus will not show up. He had a previous engagement with some acquaintances of mine. Anyways, I won’t meet Dionysus unless he begins to pour out Dr. Pepper… even then he shouldn’t come until after Easter when Lent is done.
[Is this when I admit that I had two Dr. Peppers in the last week? I feel disheartened, but I will continue will I left off. I’m just a little sad that I didn’t make it the whole time. On the good side, the scale at the doctor’s office said that I lost three pounds in the last 2 weeks. Yeah, me!]
So listen to the Rite of Spring. Go outside under the sun, and dance around in circles. Go out under the moon and kiss the ground and hope for the tulips to bloom. Dream of Easter and colored eggs. Dream of April showers and May flowers, tornados, and hail storms. Breathe deep and let your vitamin D increase.
In the meantime, really, listen to it. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9041627
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jen_archaic Says:
February 24th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
p.s. Joey-girl. Your challenge is to write something funny about Pope John Paul II. You could make it harder and do Benedict XVI… but Pope John Paul II seems more enjoyable.
JoeyGirl Says:
February 26th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Fine, my darling. Where shall this battle take place? Here? Or would you prefer my myspace page?
JoeyGirl Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Done. Go and enjoy.
www.myspace.com/fuzzyjoey
But to write of my dear Igor…no, not that one. You want me to write about the composer, Igor Stravinsky. (Anyone named Igor should be dear…right? The name does originate from Ing, the Norse god of peace and fertility.) What do you say about this Igor in particular? I bet he never even played a tolerable game of rock, paper, scissors. I’m sure he never created a website that allows playing RPS. Since Igor Stravinsky died in 1971, he never even saw Princes Bride. Poor Stravinsky. He must have lived such a small life. (Insert sarcastic face and grimace here.)
But I have a particular hate of modern, “high” music. The Rite of Spring is tolerable in my memory, but I haven’t heard it in years. I will listen to it as soon as Pride and Prejudice is over on TV. But it would kind of clash with early 19th century music.
But I have a right to have a Rite of Spring. The birdies are chirping outside my window at sunrise. That means spring is coming. A friend of my said that the naked ladies are beginning to jump out of the flower beds. Pretty soon the sprites will show up and nymphs will start dancing. Pan will play his pipe. However, Dionysus will not show up. He had a previous engagement with some acquaintances of mine. Anyways, I won’t meet Dionysus unless he begins to pour out Dr. Pepper… even then he shouldn’t come until after Easter when Lent is done.
[Is this when I admit that I had two Dr. Peppers in the last week? I feel disheartened, but I will continue will I left off. I’m just a little sad that I didn’t make it the whole time. On the good side, the scale at the doctor’s office said that I lost three pounds in the last 2 weeks. Yeah, me!]
So listen to the Rite of Spring. Go outside under the sun, and dance around in circles. Go out under the moon and kiss the ground and hope for the tulips to bloom. Dream of Easter and colored eggs. Dream of April showers and May flowers, tornados, and hail storms. Breathe deep and let your vitamin D increase.
In the meantime, really, listen to it. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9041627
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jen_archaic Says:
February 24th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
p.s. Joey-girl. Your challenge is to write something funny about Pope John Paul II. You could make it harder and do Benedict XVI… but Pope John Paul II seems more enjoyable.
JoeyGirl Says:
February 26th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Fine, my darling. Where shall this battle take place? Here? Or would you prefer my myspace page?
JoeyGirl Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Done. Go and enjoy.
www.myspace.com/fuzzyjoey
Monday, February 18, 2008
Lucky Day 13
13 has paid off for me again. 13 days off soda, and I got good news. The CT Scan is clear. I told him so. My oncologist that is…
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Susannelein Says:
February 19th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Yay! I’m so glad that CT scan was clear
JoeyGirl Says:
February 23rd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Okay, darling, I want a new post, but I know coming up with topics can be difficult, so I shall provide one.
Igor Stravinksy.
:) GO! Let the writing and hilarity begin!
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Susannelein Says:
February 19th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Yay! I’m so glad that CT scan was clear
JoeyGirl Says:
February 23rd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Okay, darling, I want a new post, but I know coming up with topics can be difficult, so I shall provide one.
Igor Stravinksy.
:) GO! Let the writing and hilarity begin!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Day ?: I made it another day.
I still haven’t had Dr. Pepper. Today was the hardest day so far. I really wanted one for my trip back to Norman. Hmmm. Sugar. Caffeine.
I made it through my CT Scan this weekend. It took them three tries to get a vein, but after that, it was easy. The Banana Smoothie flavored, Barium Sulfate (ide?), was not entirely puke-alicious. I got it all down with only making two faces and no gag-reflexes.
Mom agrees with my last email. My hate of cabbage is connected with cancer. She reminded my that Bass has numerous decorative cabbages, especially by the main door and the door to the radiology department. Once upon a time, I had my own parking place at the radiology department at Bass…wasn’t I special. I’ve never had a handicapped parking thing though.
New goal. I never want to have to accept the golf cart to get from the parking lot to the hospital building at St. Mary’s. It’s a beautiful system, especially for the older adults who are visiting. But I refuse to ride the thing when I can move my own two feet.
That’s it for today. I should talk about the lovely 30th anniversary that my home-church had for my pastor and his wife. Can you believe a pastor has stayed at one church so long? He’s definitely a surrogate parent for me…and many others. Hawley without the Lillie family, just wouldn’t be the same. We’re lucky. In the meantime, there was a pot luck that would have amazed even Garrison Keillor. Eat your socks off. (That’s my new phrase. Created the first time on accident.)
I made it through my CT Scan this weekend. It took them three tries to get a vein, but after that, it was easy. The Banana Smoothie flavored, Barium Sulfate (ide?), was not entirely puke-alicious. I got it all down with only making two faces and no gag-reflexes.
Mom agrees with my last email. My hate of cabbage is connected with cancer. She reminded my that Bass has numerous decorative cabbages, especially by the main door and the door to the radiology department. Once upon a time, I had my own parking place at the radiology department at Bass…wasn’t I special. I’ve never had a handicapped parking thing though.
New goal. I never want to have to accept the golf cart to get from the parking lot to the hospital building at St. Mary’s. It’s a beautiful system, especially for the older adults who are visiting. But I refuse to ride the thing when I can move my own two feet.
That’s it for today. I should talk about the lovely 30th anniversary that my home-church had for my pastor and his wife. Can you believe a pastor has stayed at one church so long? He’s definitely a surrogate parent for me…and many others. Hawley without the Lillie family, just wouldn’t be the same. We’re lucky. In the meantime, there was a pot luck that would have amazed even Garrison Keillor. Eat your socks off. (That’s my new phrase. Created the first time on accident.)
Monday, February 11, 2008
Day 6: Cabbages Attack
A theme that I continue to write about on this blog is decorative cabbages. They are ugly. They are vicious. At the very least, they should be edible.
Well, my hatred toward cabbages has been rather inexplicable…until now. Today, coincidence and psycho-analysis collided, and I came to a realization. I hate decorative cabbages because of cancer. Yes. That is the situation.
Now, you might ask… How do decorative cabbages and cancer relate? Well, I’ll tell you. If you don’t want to hear, go surf the web.
Today, I went for a fairly routine mammogram that wasn’t as routine as I wanted it to be. I don’t have breast cancer, but my lymph nodes are really swollen, so I have to get CT scan on Friday to make sure that the bigger group of lymph nodes by my lungs are behaving themselves.
No, cabbages do not cause breast cancer or Hodgkin’s or any type of physical malady that I do or do not possess. (Except perhaps for gas. I remember the story of a girl who lost an entire dress size by just passing a woofer.)
But when I went to my oncologist office to pick up the medical orders for Friday, I had to laugh. There were two decorative cabbages in the flower pots at the door of Dr. Dexeus’s office. No wonder I hate cabbages. Bad association. Luckily, I still like recliners (the preferred method of taking chemo) and the Price is Right (the only tv show that a 10 year old and 80 year old in a doctor’s office can agree on).
So, I hate decorative cabbages because of cancer. Stay tuned until next time to hear if I continue my Dr. Pepper fast, or if I break that fast by having a glass of dp with a lovely salad of decorative cabbage.
Well, my hatred toward cabbages has been rather inexplicable…until now. Today, coincidence and psycho-analysis collided, and I came to a realization. I hate decorative cabbages because of cancer. Yes. That is the situation.
Now, you might ask… How do decorative cabbages and cancer relate? Well, I’ll tell you. If you don’t want to hear, go surf the web.
Today, I went for a fairly routine mammogram that wasn’t as routine as I wanted it to be. I don’t have breast cancer, but my lymph nodes are really swollen, so I have to get CT scan on Friday to make sure that the bigger group of lymph nodes by my lungs are behaving themselves.
No, cabbages do not cause breast cancer or Hodgkin’s or any type of physical malady that I do or do not possess. (Except perhaps for gas. I remember the story of a girl who lost an entire dress size by just passing a woofer.)
But when I went to my oncologist office to pick up the medical orders for Friday, I had to laugh. There were two decorative cabbages in the flower pots at the door of Dr. Dexeus’s office. No wonder I hate cabbages. Bad association. Luckily, I still like recliners (the preferred method of taking chemo) and the Price is Right (the only tv show that a 10 year old and 80 year old in a doctor’s office can agree on).
So, I hate decorative cabbages because of cancer. Stay tuned until next time to hear if I continue my Dr. Pepper fast, or if I break that fast by having a glass of dp with a lovely salad of decorative cabbage.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Day 4: GIVE ME A DR. PEPPER!!!
Day 4: GIVE ME A DR. PEPPER!!!
Okay, I’ve almost made it through. Today’s been tough though. Seven hours of class on a beautiful Saturday afternoon should be illegal! Super illegal!!! I wanted caffeine all day. Also, I got used to the sugary taste with meals…but I also noticed that made me only want to eat salty, savory things at meals. I’m hoping to eat more fruit, and I’m trying to stay away from more chocolate. =)
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Susannelein Says:
February 11th, 2008 at 8:00 am
Maybe you could try a sugar-free Italian soda. Or an Italian cream soda - yum! And, yes, it should be illegal to force people to stay inside on a beautiful day. That’s kind of how I’m feeling right now, staring longingly out the window at the beautiful blue sky…
Okay, I’ve almost made it through. Today’s been tough though. Seven hours of class on a beautiful Saturday afternoon should be illegal! Super illegal!!! I wanted caffeine all day. Also, I got used to the sugary taste with meals…but I also noticed that made me only want to eat salty, savory things at meals. I’m hoping to eat more fruit, and I’m trying to stay away from more chocolate. =)
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Susannelein Says:
February 11th, 2008 at 8:00 am
Maybe you could try a sugar-free Italian soda. Or an Italian cream soda - yum! And, yes, it should be illegal to force people to stay inside on a beautiful day. That’s kind of how I’m feeling right now, staring longingly out the window at the beautiful blue sky…
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Day 2
I am so detoxing… My body must have really been wanting water. I didn’t realize how dehydrated I probably was.
Thanks, sisters, for the ideas for other beverages. I’m going to stick to water for a little bit. It’s needed, and it doesn’t cost anything. =)
Thanks, sisters, for the ideas for other beverages. I’m going to stick to water for a little bit. It’s needed, and it doesn’t cost anything. =)
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Day One
D.P.A. Dr. Pepper Anonymous. Hi, my name is Jenny Rempel, and it’s been 30 hours since my last Dr. Pepper.
I’m just began my first caffeine headache about an hour ago…but I took a couple advil, so I’m good. The goal…no Dr. Pepper for all of Lent… Hopefully, for longer. After the forty days, I would like to continue to have one maybe once every couple weeks…if people have pizza or something, but that might not be possible.
My rules… no sugar, caffeinated, carbonated drinks. Let’s see how it goes!
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JoeyGirl Says:
February 7th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Kudos, sister, darling!!!
May I recommend Minute Maid limeade from a can? It’s excellent.
big sis Says:
February 7th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
I second those Kudos! Can I join you on the wagon?
Something I really like is a splash of fruit juice (especially something strong like cranberry juice) with sparkling mineral water. Some of the flavored mineral waters are good too - just watch out for the ones with artificial sweeteners!
Jill
I’m just began my first caffeine headache about an hour ago…but I took a couple advil, so I’m good. The goal…no Dr. Pepper for all of Lent… Hopefully, for longer. After the forty days, I would like to continue to have one maybe once every couple weeks…if people have pizza or something, but that might not be possible.
My rules… no sugar, caffeinated, carbonated drinks. Let’s see how it goes!
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JoeyGirl Says:
February 7th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Kudos, sister, darling!!!
May I recommend Minute Maid limeade from a can? It’s excellent.
big sis Says:
February 7th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
I second those Kudos! Can I join you on the wagon?
Something I really like is a splash of fruit juice (especially something strong like cranberry juice) with sparkling mineral water. Some of the flavored mineral waters are good too - just watch out for the ones with artificial sweeteners!
Jill
Monday, February 4, 2008
Little Man Tate…
So I’ve watched a couple of movies from my past recently. First, I saw Hello Dolly, a movie that I watched over and over again as a kid.
But, you know what…it isn’t very good. Barbara Streisand can sing…yes, that’s enjoyable, but the plot is kinda stretched out, and I get embarassed for the characters. It’s just too silly now.
But tonight, Little Man Tate was on. I taped this movie with the VCR when I was younger…probably just to see if I was capable of taping something. I think we had about three taped movies that we would watch. Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, the Last Dragon, and Little Man Tate. It kinda started a Jodie Foster kick. I think I’ve only seen 3 movies of hers…no four. I forgot Maverick. Oops, I forgot Contact and Anna and the King. That makes 6 at least. I’m not sure if I’ve seen her Freaky Friday…but Candleshoe was in my original three with Silence of the Lambs. (Ain’t that a combo.)
Well, back to Little Man Tate. It’s better than I remember it. Did you remember that Harry Connick, jr was in it? Now, I realize why people thought he was cute. He was…I kinda disliked him in Hope Floats and Will & Grace. But he can really play piano, and he actually played the piano in the movie. The whole sound track was amazing. Unfortunately, the sound track was a little off on the tv. It was off on my video tape too, but it doesn’t mask how good the music was.
The acting is great. The moral is great. The sentiment feels real. If you have any interest in gifted kids…which I always will… it’s the perfect movie for a weird night off.
As for why I love gifted kids…that’s a different story for a different day. I just wish I had more to offer gifted kids than admiration and interest. (Okay… and a CTY archaeology class….) But I guess that was Jodie Foster’s position as the main character’s mom, and she showed that the one thing that everybody needs (whether they have intelligence or not) is love, and she was the person who could offer it.
So, way to go. A happy moral and a happy ending.
But, you know what…it isn’t very good. Barbara Streisand can sing…yes, that’s enjoyable, but the plot is kinda stretched out, and I get embarassed for the characters. It’s just too silly now.
But tonight, Little Man Tate was on. I taped this movie with the VCR when I was younger…probably just to see if I was capable of taping something. I think we had about three taped movies that we would watch. Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, the Last Dragon, and Little Man Tate. It kinda started a Jodie Foster kick. I think I’ve only seen 3 movies of hers…no four. I forgot Maverick. Oops, I forgot Contact and Anna and the King. That makes 6 at least. I’m not sure if I’ve seen her Freaky Friday…but Candleshoe was in my original three with Silence of the Lambs. (Ain’t that a combo.)
Well, back to Little Man Tate. It’s better than I remember it. Did you remember that Harry Connick, jr was in it? Now, I realize why people thought he was cute. He was…I kinda disliked him in Hope Floats and Will & Grace. But he can really play piano, and he actually played the piano in the movie. The whole sound track was amazing. Unfortunately, the sound track was a little off on the tv. It was off on my video tape too, but it doesn’t mask how good the music was.
The acting is great. The moral is great. The sentiment feels real. If you have any interest in gifted kids…which I always will… it’s the perfect movie for a weird night off.
As for why I love gifted kids…that’s a different story for a different day. I just wish I had more to offer gifted kids than admiration and interest. (Okay… and a CTY archaeology class….) But I guess that was Jodie Foster’s position as the main character’s mom, and she showed that the one thing that everybody needs (whether they have intelligence or not) is love, and she was the person who could offer it.
So, way to go. A happy moral and a happy ending.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Does bad stuff happen in threes?
This weekend, my car broke down, I got a virus, and my doctor didn’t give me a clear bill health. He’s making me get another mammogram. So this morning I got up, and I didn’t feel very well. And some of my breakfast came out of my body in a way that it isn’t supposed to.
Now, my question is my illness really a virus or am I just stressed out. I slept for almost two hours this afternoon, but that could have been stress release too. I don’t know.
All the bad stuff aside, things could have been worse. When my car stopped, I was on a I-35 off-ramp in downtown OKC, but there was no traffic. And I was less than 5 miles away from Lauren’s church, where my car got pulled to. Lauren and Eddie were home and willing to drive me to Norman. The police officer who called the truck to pull my car was really nice, and he told stories about his own daughters. And in the end, I only got home an hour later than I had planned. Isn’t that crazy for a break down?
And then my wonderful parents! Mom was ready to jump in the car and rescue me immediately…that really wasn’t going to be the best thing, this time, but it was the thought that counted. And then Dad came all the way to OKC and saved my car from the parking lot today. Of course, I feel a little sheepish. After he jumped it, it drove all the way home. There is still something wrong with the car, but my parents have been so good to help me get my car fixed.
However, I’m beginning to wonder if we need somebody to cast the demons out of that car, instead of sending her to the mechanic.
Now, my question is my illness really a virus or am I just stressed out. I slept for almost two hours this afternoon, but that could have been stress release too. I don’t know.
All the bad stuff aside, things could have been worse. When my car stopped, I was on a I-35 off-ramp in downtown OKC, but there was no traffic. And I was less than 5 miles away from Lauren’s church, where my car got pulled to. Lauren and Eddie were home and willing to drive me to Norman. The police officer who called the truck to pull my car was really nice, and he told stories about his own daughters. And in the end, I only got home an hour later than I had planned. Isn’t that crazy for a break down?
And then my wonderful parents! Mom was ready to jump in the car and rescue me immediately…that really wasn’t going to be the best thing, this time, but it was the thought that counted. And then Dad came all the way to OKC and saved my car from the parking lot today. Of course, I feel a little sheepish. After he jumped it, it drove all the way home. There is still something wrong with the car, but my parents have been so good to help me get my car fixed.
However, I’m beginning to wonder if we need somebody to cast the demons out of that car, instead of sending her to the mechanic.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Cabbages Revisited
At this blog, I have previously aired my deep fear and hatred of decorative cabbages. Well, I’ve never really cared about edible cabbages either. Maybe a little saucraut on a rueben sandwich or something… but not a personal relationship or anything.
Well, I learned a new thing to do to cabbages. PBS had a special a couple of nights ago where teenagers preformed their instruments after when internation competitions. A little girl played Chopin. A group of three played a near impossible precussion piece. One of that group was asked to show his special talent. He was able to balance a lawnmower on his chin. No, not a riding mower. But he would place the handle of the push mower on his chin with the whirly part in the air.
During the end credits, the host of the show actually plugged the mower in… yes, that is kinda weird. It was an electric mower, but that explains why it wasn’t too heavy. So this guy has a mower balanced on his chin, and his friends start gently lobbing cabbages, so they hit the blades. No joke. Cabbage all over the place. In the end, a very fullfilling show.
Here is a similar incident with lettuce. Cool but not as cool as cabbage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qrs4vH7j0I
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JoeyGirl Says:
January 16th, 2008 at 11:33 am
BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!
Well, I learned a new thing to do to cabbages. PBS had a special a couple of nights ago where teenagers preformed their instruments after when internation competitions. A little girl played Chopin. A group of three played a near impossible precussion piece. One of that group was asked to show his special talent. He was able to balance a lawnmower on his chin. No, not a riding mower. But he would place the handle of the push mower on his chin with the whirly part in the air.
During the end credits, the host of the show actually plugged the mower in… yes, that is kinda weird. It was an electric mower, but that explains why it wasn’t too heavy. So this guy has a mower balanced on his chin, and his friends start gently lobbing cabbages, so they hit the blades. No joke. Cabbage all over the place. In the end, a very fullfilling show.
Here is a similar incident with lettuce. Cool but not as cool as cabbage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qrs4vH7j0I
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JoeyGirl Says:
January 16th, 2008 at 11:33 am
BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!
How hard can it be?
Jane Eyre. It’s a common book. How hard can it be to get a copy of it. I saw the Masterpiece Theatre presentation on the book, and now I want to read it again. Unfortunately, the library has none of its four copies. My friend has offered her copy, but she’s in Texas for a wedding. I had a cheap copy…but somebody stole it…. Was it one of my innocent looking sisters? Perhaps.
Perhaps, I will just have to reconstruct the whole plot line backwards from hints I find in the Eyre Affair. I was also “lucky” enough to see Wuthering Heights on Masterpiece Theatre. That I own, but now I will probably never read. It is terribly depressing. I can understand why the characters of that book needed an intervention in one of the Thursday Next novels. For those of you who have missed Eyre Affair and the rest of the Thursday Next novels. Shame on you. Go immediately to your local library and read them. If you don’t like them, too bad. They’re awesome. They are by Jasper Fforde. If you don’t like Eyre Affair, at least sit down and read the Fourth Bear…it’s a little more friendly to the non-literati crowd.
Okay, I’m writing today more because I want to be online and less because I have any good to say, so I better wrap up. Have a good day, and wish me luck on my quest for Jane Eyre.
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jen_archaic Says:
January 16th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
This blog was actually written on Sunday. It looks a little out of place. Jane Eyre has final been captured. Now, I just don’t have time to read it any more.
JoeyGirl Says:
January 18th, 2008 at 6:54 am
I would like to say that this innocent looking sister did not steal it. I stole many of your other books, but Jane Eyre was not one of them.
By the way, the fact that I’ve “accidentally” stolen books from the library won’t reflect badly on you in your search for a job, will it? Background checks don’t go that in-depth…right?
Perhaps, I will just have to reconstruct the whole plot line backwards from hints I find in the Eyre Affair. I was also “lucky” enough to see Wuthering Heights on Masterpiece Theatre. That I own, but now I will probably never read. It is terribly depressing. I can understand why the characters of that book needed an intervention in one of the Thursday Next novels. For those of you who have missed Eyre Affair and the rest of the Thursday Next novels. Shame on you. Go immediately to your local library and read them. If you don’t like them, too bad. They’re awesome. They are by Jasper Fforde. If you don’t like Eyre Affair, at least sit down and read the Fourth Bear…it’s a little more friendly to the non-literati crowd.
Okay, I’m writing today more because I want to be online and less because I have any good to say, so I better wrap up. Have a good day, and wish me luck on my quest for Jane Eyre.
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jen_archaic Says:
January 16th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
This blog was actually written on Sunday. It looks a little out of place. Jane Eyre has final been captured. Now, I just don’t have time to read it any more.
JoeyGirl Says:
January 18th, 2008 at 6:54 am
I would like to say that this innocent looking sister did not steal it. I stole many of your other books, but Jane Eyre was not one of them.
By the way, the fact that I’ve “accidentally” stolen books from the library won’t reflect badly on you in your search for a job, will it? Background checks don’t go that in-depth…right?
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Hehehe
I should never turn on the tv while I’m getting ready in the morning. This is what I saw today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzv6K4bi1WY
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JoeyGirl Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 6:21 am
You just made my day. Yea for Alicia Keyes! Yea for Elmo!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzv6K4bi1WY
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JoeyGirl Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 6:21 am
You just made my day. Yea for Alicia Keyes! Yea for Elmo!!!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Politics and Arbys
The writer of this blog (me) is a little schitzo sometimes. My mind is all over the place. Christmas was awesome. One of the highlights being the amount of centrifical force one can exprience on a old pick-up hood latched to a four-wheeler in a snowy field. You should hear the pitch of the screams as they come closer to you and then fling farther away.
There was also much good food at Christmas and plenty of sleep and nice long walks and I beat Joanna expert minesweeper score. (Joanna wanted me to write about Christmas. Particularly the cowboy sledding experience with the four wheeler. It was too fun for words.)
So Christmas is over, and school is begun. Well, next week. My work is begun, but today is my last play day. I just saw this amazing conference on bi-partisianship hosted by the president of OU, David Boren. We had people from all over the states. Most famously (at this time) is Mayor Bloomberg from NYC. He got the most press, but he did not announce his run for the office…so sorry all you national media people who probably won’t even mention this on the news tonight.
Now, I’m going to get Arby’s and head to the free admission day at the Oklahoma Historical Center. I was one of the first people to see the plans in 2000-2001, and now it’s done, and I’ve never been there. Shame on me.
Happy holidays. Epiphany and Orthodox Christmas is today….I think.
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Susannelein Says:
January 8th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Oooh, I like the Oklahoma History Center. It’s awesome! What did you think of it?
jen_archaic Says:
January 8th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
I liked it! I caught your message on my phone late last night. I hope to talk to you soon!
There was also much good food at Christmas and plenty of sleep and nice long walks and I beat Joanna expert minesweeper score. (Joanna wanted me to write about Christmas. Particularly the cowboy sledding experience with the four wheeler. It was too fun for words.)
So Christmas is over, and school is begun. Well, next week. My work is begun, but today is my last play day. I just saw this amazing conference on bi-partisianship hosted by the president of OU, David Boren. We had people from all over the states. Most famously (at this time) is Mayor Bloomberg from NYC. He got the most press, but he did not announce his run for the office…so sorry all you national media people who probably won’t even mention this on the news tonight.
Now, I’m going to get Arby’s and head to the free admission day at the Oklahoma Historical Center. I was one of the first people to see the plans in 2000-2001, and now it’s done, and I’ve never been there. Shame on me.
Happy holidays. Epiphany and Orthodox Christmas is today….I think.
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Susannelein Says:
January 8th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Oooh, I like the Oklahoma History Center. It’s awesome! What did you think of it?
jen_archaic Says:
January 8th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
I liked it! I caught your message on my phone late last night. I hope to talk to you soon!
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