I have been so unproductive this week.
Monday was a bad day. I had a meeting for my speech (which is this coming Monday) in the evening, and I had my big teaching presentation the next morning (Tuesday). I was so anxious and on edge all day, even though I tried not to be. And I [...]
Filed under: My Life on November 29th, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I read this poem by Daniel Ladinsky on Boundless awhile ago, and it has been saved in a draft since then. Even though I’m not particularly lonely right now, I really appreciate these thoughts and the way they are expressed. It is not written from a Christian perspective, but I think it contains a poignant truth nevertheless.
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Don’t surrender your [...]
Filed under: Books/Writing, Personal Reflection on November 27th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
When it comes to books, my eyes are bigger than my brain… or my time.
Filed under: My Life on November 26th, 2007 | 11 Comments »
Yes… I admit it… for the past four days I have lived in a blissful state where there is no homework or studying or finals or presentations or speeches or projects or classes. Part of it was reality, and part of it was wishful thinking, because I really should have been working on some of [...]
Filed under: My Life on November 25th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Wordpress is in my opinion the best free blogging service there is. Its spam blocking is amazing. It almost never fails to catch the spam comments I get - it’s caught 390 comments in the 6 months I’ve been using it. The stats are great - detailed without being completely exhaustive. And it has a third [...]
Filed under: Miscellaneous on November 24th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I post my book reviews on the individual product pages on Amazon. The review that has gotten by far the most attention has been my review of Bono’s printed speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, in book form entitled On the Move. I’ve gotten three responses to my opinion, which in a nutshell, is that [...]
Filed under: Books/Writing, Culture on November 23rd, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Imagine my delight a few months ago when I stumbled across the modest, trendy stylings of a brand-new clothing company, Christa Taylor. Their purpose is to promote “empowered traditionalism.” I have really enjoyed reading the site’s blog, too, written by Christa herself. It wasn’t until recently, when I joined the Facebook group and added Christa [...]
Filed under: Biblical Femininity on November 19th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Sometimes I think the only thing making me resent my singleness is the urgent, nagging fear that I should be worrying about it. I am 21 - I should not be alone. Time is ticking away. If I do not pay attention, the years will pass unnoticed and I will be the still-unmarried 65-year-old with [...]
Filed under: Singleness/Dating on November 18th, 2007 | 8 Comments »
After hanging out with friends tonight and enjoying hilarious moments with them, I am thinking about the power of laughter. It is
vibrant - full of life and energy and warmth
communal - expressive of shared enjoyment
cross-cultural - it can happen with anyone, anywhere
joyful
honest - there isn’t much room for duplicity or selfish motives
appreciative - if it [...]
Filed under: Miscellaneous on November 17th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
You’ll notice a few updates around the site tonight. There’s a new header (a nice autumnal one, just in time for the snow. very timely of me ) and a few sidebar changes and page tweaks. Let me know what you think!
I left that old header up for so long! Like, at least a [...]
Filed under: My Life on November 16th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
