i have a lot of things to say tonight!!! first off, the new season of the office will be starting at nine on TBS. I will be watching it. Second, I read that story about Micheal Stolzenberg and that Wade guy. Really sweet, really touching. It kinda brightened up an already really good day :D
Language arts has been my favorite class for a while.. I like to write and I usually like to read. But lately, I have been torn. This 'River Write' thing is hard to do! my hands are kinda crampy and my brain is kinda tired because between that and Norton's ill-placed algebra quiz and Carlson's Unit For Exam (a.k.a. death by scantron), my brain cannot think of very many more things.
I still think that summer needs to hurry up and get here. I like the sun. This is the last summer i have before high school which means only three-ish more summers with my friends after this one. That's scary.
DOes anyone else find themseleves looking at someone's shoes instead of their face when you talk to them? I do. Some people have some pretty BA shoes. like this one seventh grader has these rainbow Chuck Taylors. They are amazing. And this other seventh grader has some blue and purple Nike hightops. They are also amazing. I am a bit of a shoe fanatic I guess. I have 54 pairs. 11 of those pairs are Chucks, not counting the two pairs of All-Star flats I have. Some people might say that I have a 'problem' when it comes to shoes, but I disagree. I believe that God made us have feet so that we could adorn them in the most beautiful way possible; with great shoes.
Does eating cheerios count as a snack when it's a self-serve bowl?
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
love. truly.
Why do you love your parents? Why do you love your friends? Why do you love your boyfriend or girlfriend? Is it because they make you happy? Because they believe in you? Because they're always there for you? All of these are wonderful reasons, but there is an even greater love than the love you have for them/
Remember the first time someone told you they loved you and you actually believed them? wasn't it exhilarating? exciting? breath-taking? As you spent the next few days floating around, all you could think was "they love me. they LOVE me. THEY love ME!!!!" and you began to glow. You had faith in that love, though it was probably not unconditional.
I believe in God. I may not always act like it but I'm working on it... But today in church i heard a sermon that changed my life. It was about the unconditional love that God has for all of us. Whether we're white, black, red, purple or green, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Atheist or Hindu, skinny, fat, in-between, pretty, ugly or pretty ugly, he loves us the same. And here's the big surprise. THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO MAKE GOD STOP LOVING YOU. He loves us unconditionally, and immesurably.
Unconditonal love means loving someone without expecting anything in return. Honestly, look at yourself. What makes you worthy of love? Well, I know it can't be performance because I've messed up bajillions of times. It can't be works because works would mean that God's love is based on the works we do, therefore shunning those who don't do any works from His love.
So it would have to truly be 'just because'. God loves you as if you've never done anything wrong in your life and truthfully, you deserve it. When you begin to believe this, and it becomes real to you, it will boggle your mind. Imagine a picture of the Milky Way. God's love for you is bigger than that. Imagine every grain of sand on our planet. If you had 7.8billion gallons of water multiplied by the number of those grains and then counted every proton, that's a mere teaspoon compared to all the love He has for us.
How does that change you? Does that mean anything to you, knowing that no matter what you do, no matter how far you may run, in spite of everything you've ever done and will do, someone will ALWAYS love you?
Have you ever tried to give someone something and they refuse to take it? I have and at the bottom of their reason, they usually are afraid that I'm going to try to get them to do something for me later on if they take what I'm trying to give them. That just goes to show that we are not used to Unconditional love. So many people think that God only loves saints, or the Pope, or little babies or superheroes. We have such a hard time believeing that God could love US. And it's because we keep on looking at our faults, our flaws, the areas we need to work the most on. and you know what? That is what seperates many people from God (but not from His Love). That condemnation, remembering every time you've slipped up or said something mean... Condemnation causes many people to run from God. But When you fully believe in the LOVE that He has for us... you'll run TO Him.
If you want more information on this Love that God has for you, just ask or call me at 3193391990/3195121444
Remember the first time someone told you they loved you and you actually believed them? wasn't it exhilarating? exciting? breath-taking? As you spent the next few days floating around, all you could think was "they love me. they LOVE me. THEY love ME!!!!" and you began to glow. You had faith in that love, though it was probably not unconditional.
I believe in God. I may not always act like it but I'm working on it... But today in church i heard a sermon that changed my life. It was about the unconditional love that God has for all of us. Whether we're white, black, red, purple or green, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Atheist or Hindu, skinny, fat, in-between, pretty, ugly or pretty ugly, he loves us the same. And here's the big surprise. THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO MAKE GOD STOP LOVING YOU. He loves us unconditionally, and immesurably.
Unconditonal love means loving someone without expecting anything in return. Honestly, look at yourself. What makes you worthy of love? Well, I know it can't be performance because I've messed up bajillions of times. It can't be works because works would mean that God's love is based on the works we do, therefore shunning those who don't do any works from His love.
So it would have to truly be 'just because'. God loves you as if you've never done anything wrong in your life and truthfully, you deserve it. When you begin to believe this, and it becomes real to you, it will boggle your mind. Imagine a picture of the Milky Way. God's love for you is bigger than that. Imagine every grain of sand on our planet. If you had 7.8billion gallons of water multiplied by the number of those grains and then counted every proton, that's a mere teaspoon compared to all the love He has for us.
How does that change you? Does that mean anything to you, knowing that no matter what you do, no matter how far you may run, in spite of everything you've ever done and will do, someone will ALWAYS love you?
Have you ever tried to give someone something and they refuse to take it? I have and at the bottom of their reason, they usually are afraid that I'm going to try to get them to do something for me later on if they take what I'm trying to give them. That just goes to show that we are not used to Unconditional love. So many people think that God only loves saints, or the Pope, or little babies or superheroes. We have such a hard time believeing that God could love US. And it's because we keep on looking at our faults, our flaws, the areas we need to work the most on. and you know what? That is what seperates many people from God (but not from His Love). That condemnation, remembering every time you've slipped up or said something mean... Condemnation causes many people to run from God. But When you fully believe in the LOVE that He has for us... you'll run TO Him.
If you want more information on this Love that God has for you, just ask or call me at 3193391990/3195121444
Sunday, March 15, 2009
questions guys really want to ask girls
this is a list of questions every girl knows you guys want to ask us, but you're just too scared to.
Q#1 do you really think it's hot when a guy does the 'hair-flick'?
A: sometimes... you have to be able to pull it off without looking like you have a neck twitch or are getting whiplash. a slight sideways nod can be cute but the whole head-thrashing thing? no. thats not attractive at all.
Q#2 if i dont have muscles, does that mean i can't be hot?
A: definetly not. hotness isn't all about looks, it's mostly about attitude. if a guy has a body to DIE for but is a jerk, he's about a 4 on a scale of ten. but an ok looking guy with a killer smile and the sweetest personality ever? he's a 17. fo sho.
Q#3 why do girls giggle so much?
A: a lot of the time, we do it to annoy you! it's kinda cute/extremely amusing to watch you get all flustered and worried because you think we're talking about you. which we are. but nothing bad... probably trying to imitate the 'irritated glare' you give us. :D
Q#4 how do i know if a girl really likes me?
A: this is hard to answer because every girl is different. some girls just get really REALLY touchy-feely... she'll brush your arm or sweep the hair out of your eyes when she's talking to you. other girls (like me) look like they're avoiding you, because they will freeze up when you talk to them. she'll probably fidget a LOT, mess with her hair, bite hangnails etc. but a select few, lucky girls they are, act no different to you when they like you. they just treat you the exact same as they treat everyone else.
Q#5 what should i do if a girl likes me, but i dont like her back?
A: whew, that's a toughie... break it to her gently. but after that, leave it alone. either she'll move on and forget about the whole thing or she'll just back off for a while. possibly, you could realize that she's not so bad after all... lolz :D
Q#6 do girls notice their own (and other girls') boobs?
A: of course!! girls critique their own bodies a lot so we DEFINETLY notice a girl who has a nice *ahem* attribute or two... like halle berry; i guarantee you that at least 3 out of every 5 girls who saw Catwoman wanted to jump her and steal her ass. not kidding. halle is BUILT! we also know that you notice our boobs. we tell our friends, then (might just act like we) are disgusted but, inside, we might kind of feel good, in a creepy way. it's odd.
Q#7 how do girls rank guys? (i.e., hotness scale, would you rather? etc.)
A: no comment. thats top secret info.
Q#8 do girls really have lists for everything like in south park?
A: no. at least, not on paper.
if you have any other questions you want me to answer, just leave em as a comment...
Q#1 do you really think it's hot when a guy does the 'hair-flick'?
A: sometimes... you have to be able to pull it off without looking like you have a neck twitch or are getting whiplash. a slight sideways nod can be cute but the whole head-thrashing thing? no. thats not attractive at all.
Q#2 if i dont have muscles, does that mean i can't be hot?
A: definetly not. hotness isn't all about looks, it's mostly about attitude. if a guy has a body to DIE for but is a jerk, he's about a 4 on a scale of ten. but an ok looking guy with a killer smile and the sweetest personality ever? he's a 17. fo sho.
Q#3 why do girls giggle so much?
A: a lot of the time, we do it to annoy you! it's kinda cute/extremely amusing to watch you get all flustered and worried because you think we're talking about you. which we are. but nothing bad... probably trying to imitate the 'irritated glare' you give us. :D
Q#4 how do i know if a girl really likes me?
A: this is hard to answer because every girl is different. some girls just get really REALLY touchy-feely... she'll brush your arm or sweep the hair out of your eyes when she's talking to you. other girls (like me) look like they're avoiding you, because they will freeze up when you talk to them. she'll probably fidget a LOT, mess with her hair, bite hangnails etc. but a select few, lucky girls they are, act no different to you when they like you. they just treat you the exact same as they treat everyone else.
Q#5 what should i do if a girl likes me, but i dont like her back?
A: whew, that's a toughie... break it to her gently. but after that, leave it alone. either she'll move on and forget about the whole thing or she'll just back off for a while. possibly, you could realize that she's not so bad after all... lolz :D
Q#6 do girls notice their own (and other girls') boobs?
A: of course!! girls critique their own bodies a lot so we DEFINETLY notice a girl who has a nice *ahem* attribute or two... like halle berry; i guarantee you that at least 3 out of every 5 girls who saw Catwoman wanted to jump her and steal her ass. not kidding. halle is BUILT! we also know that you notice our boobs. we tell our friends, then (might just act like we) are disgusted but, inside, we might kind of feel good, in a creepy way. it's odd.
Q#7 how do girls rank guys? (i.e., hotness scale, would you rather? etc.)
A: no comment. thats top secret info.
Q#8 do girls really have lists for everything like in south park?
A: no. at least, not on paper.
if you have any other questions you want me to answer, just leave em as a comment...
Saturday, March 14, 2009
vegetarian vs. taco
i adore tacos. not even kidding. when i was in the womb, my mom constantly craved (and therefore, ate) pancakes, tacos, mashed potatoes, and macaroni and cheese. these are all my favorite foods today.
last night at youth group, we had tacos. but i'm a vegetarian. and taco johns doesn't make meatless tacos. ("because those would be WRAPS" ^_^)
so guess what i did!!!
i scraped all the meat out of my taco wiht a plastic fork. while doing this, i realized that the grease and odor of taco meatis really not appealing or appetizing at all.
wow.
i think i can do this vegetarian thing, as long as i remember that with every veal parmesan i turn down, a baby cow doesn't die.
last night at youth group, we had tacos. but i'm a vegetarian. and taco johns doesn't make meatless tacos. ("because those would be WRAPS" ^_^)
so guess what i did!!!
i scraped all the meat out of my taco wiht a plastic fork. while doing this, i realized that the grease and odor of taco meatis really not appealing or appetizing at all.
wow.
i think i can do this vegetarian thing, as long as i remember that with every veal parmesan i turn down, a baby cow doesn't die.
knowing
where do i end and where do you begin,
here in the moment, forever unbroken?
is this just a dream or a moment in time?
are we still sitting here, lonely?
are you now mine?
im an artist, a crafter,
a painter, but wait...
you know this.
they all know this.
what don't you know?
you don't know that:
i watch crime dramas as often as i watch cartoons
i love philosophy, in all its forms.
i know i'll end up living alone, and it doesn't scare me. that much.
i cant get you out of my head. and i've realized, i dont want to.
you make me believe in magic.
i honestly don't believe that we'll all die someday.
there is no tunnel. only the light.
laughing only hurts when you're trying too hard
whenever i dream about being someone else,
i realizes they wish they were someone else too.
i dont get brain freezes.
i know what a 'fatty-fatty-boombalatty' is.
i am not one.
socks are for pansies.
so are non-chucks.
i miss you.
but you know that. because i tell you all the time.
here in the moment, forever unbroken?
is this just a dream or a moment in time?
are we still sitting here, lonely?
are you now mine?
im an artist, a crafter,
a painter, but wait...
you know this.
they all know this.
what don't you know?
you don't know that:
i watch crime dramas as often as i watch cartoons
i love philosophy, in all its forms.
i know i'll end up living alone, and it doesn't scare me. that much.
i cant get you out of my head. and i've realized, i dont want to.
you make me believe in magic.
i honestly don't believe that we'll all die someday.
there is no tunnel. only the light.
laughing only hurts when you're trying too hard
whenever i dream about being someone else,
i realizes they wish they were someone else too.
i dont get brain freezes.
i know what a 'fatty-fatty-boombalatty' is.
i am not one.
socks are for pansies.
so are non-chucks.
i miss you.
but you know that. because i tell you all the time.
why my spring break has sucked so far
i lost my phone like 4 dys ago. and i still cant find it. but it's somewhere in my room. now, it has died so i can't just call it.
*whoopie for me
i got up at eight. to look for my dumb phone
didn't find it.
so i'm in trouble.
i forgot to bring my american studies stuff home so i can't really study for chapters 10 or eleven because i dont have have my federalist+democratic-republicans table. and the textbook is not online, even though the worksheets and study guide are. thanks so much mister carlson. i should probably start writing my essay...
but hey!! i cleaned my room! and i had hot chocolate from Terrapin (HEAVEN) so... it's (mostly) all good...
haha
*whoopie for me
i got up at eight. to look for my dumb phone
didn't find it.
so i'm in trouble.
i forgot to bring my american studies stuff home so i can't really study for chapters 10 or eleven because i dont have have my federalist+democratic-republicans table. and the textbook is not online, even though the worksheets and study guide are. thanks so much mister carlson. i should probably start writing my essay...
but hey!! i cleaned my room! and i had hot chocolate from Terrapin (HEAVEN) so... it's (mostly) all good...
haha
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