Saturday, April 30, 2005
of all the pain, the greatest pain, is to love, but to love in vain - abraham cowley
how much does it hurt to be in love with someone who is not in love with you?
and not even really in LOVE... just in "like". shallow. superficial. selfish.
how must God feel when He looks at us with REAL LOVE...
and not even really in LOVE... just in "like". shallow. superficial. selfish.
how must God feel when He looks at us with REAL LOVE...
Friday, April 29, 2005
$1
i'm eating a bagel.
i got it from timmies this morning.
sesame, toasted with butter.
$1.
it's kind of burnt around the edges.
and it's gotten cold.
there's not very many sesame seeds on it.
kind of a disappointing bagel experience.
more than a billion people in the world have an income of less than my bagel per day.
i got it from timmies this morning.
sesame, toasted with butter.
$1.
it's kind of burnt around the edges.
and it's gotten cold.
there's not very many sesame seeds on it.
kind of a disappointing bagel experience.
more than a billion people in the world have an income of less than my bagel per day.
Thursday, April 28, 2005
butt money journal's
uh, joe posted this on my behalf...
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
seriously, i wear shoes...
so, i didn't wear flip flops hardly at all this winter.
so many people commented on my lack of flip flops!!!
but every time they commented, it was always went a little something like "wow, you're not wearing flip flops today!" and i would say "i haven't worn flip flops for months!"
then when i'd see them AGAIN, they'd comment AGAIN "wow, you're not wearing flip flops today!"
woah, deja vu!
so, despite my NOT wearing flip flops for an extended period of time, people still associate me with them...
they don't even look, they just assume i MUST'VE been wearing them all this time.
kind of has far-reaching implications, if you think about it...
so many people commented on my lack of flip flops!!!
but every time they commented, it was always went a little something like "wow, you're not wearing flip flops today!" and i would say "i haven't worn flip flops for months!"
then when i'd see them AGAIN, they'd comment AGAIN "wow, you're not wearing flip flops today!"
woah, deja vu!
so, despite my NOT wearing flip flops for an extended period of time, people still associate me with them...
they don't even look, they just assume i MUST'VE been wearing them all this time.
kind of has far-reaching implications, if you think about it...
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
math lessons
i was told by a math teacher that when you're learning your times tables, there are three numbers that you just have to memorize. i guess there's some sort of trick or mnemonic device or some way to remember all the other numbers except 4x8, 6x7, and 7x8.
those three you just have to memorize.
it's like trusting God. sometimes it's something that i just have to memorize. there's no other way that i'm going to remember to do it. when life feels desultory and uncertain, i just have to know in my head that God is faithful and He has a plan, even if i can't see it.
32, 42, 56, trust God
those three you just have to memorize.
it's like trusting God. sometimes it's something that i just have to memorize. there's no other way that i'm going to remember to do it. when life feels desultory and uncertain, i just have to know in my head that God is faithful and He has a plan, even if i can't see it.
32, 42, 56, trust God
Monday, April 25, 2005
tall girls. short guys.
our waiter wouldn't date a girl who was taller than him.
"fool around with her, sure... but date someone taller? nope. wouldn't do it. well... maybe if she was only, like, an inch taller... but no more. and it'd be weird."
why?
who says that the guy has to be taller? shouldn't it be more about personalities and values and your relationship than about inseam length?
how very archaic.
if i have to be with a taller guy, do i also have to greet him at the door after work in a twirly dress, apron and pearls; the kids lined up in the foyer wearing short pants and button-down shirts; a pot roast simmering in the background...
"fool around with her, sure... but date someone taller? nope. wouldn't do it. well... maybe if she was only, like, an inch taller... but no more. and it'd be weird."
why?
who says that the guy has to be taller? shouldn't it be more about personalities and values and your relationship than about inseam length?
how very archaic.
if i have to be with a taller guy, do i also have to greet him at the door after work in a twirly dress, apron and pearls; the kids lined up in the foyer wearing short pants and button-down shirts; a pot roast simmering in the background...
Friday, April 22, 2005
the tilt-me kid cont'd
so i have a really easy life. it's true. and i know it.
i hang around with some of the coolest kids you could ever want to meet...
like the tilt-me kid: his life is so much harder than anything i've ever had to deal with. he's 13. he's a quadriplegic. his dream is to walk; his reality is his head-controlled wheelchair. he has to rely on someone else for pretty much everything.
he humbles me.
he's also really smart. but people look at him -- IF they look at him -- and dismiss him... he can't possibly have a mind that works if his arms and legs don't, right?
the tilt-me kid sees prejudice, inequality, condescension, ignorance.
the tilt-me kid sees it, hates it, sucks it up, gets on with life.
yeah, he complains about the big stuff once in a while (generally in a mildly sarcastic story, which i love...) but for the most part he's pretty content with life.
he humbles me.
i hang around with some of the coolest kids you could ever want to meet...
like the tilt-me kid: his life is so much harder than anything i've ever had to deal with. he's 13. he's a quadriplegic. his dream is to walk; his reality is his head-controlled wheelchair. he has to rely on someone else for pretty much everything.
he humbles me.
he's also really smart. but people look at him -- IF they look at him -- and dismiss him... he can't possibly have a mind that works if his arms and legs don't, right?
the tilt-me kid sees prejudice, inequality, condescension, ignorance.
the tilt-me kid sees it, hates it, sucks it up, gets on with life.
yeah, he complains about the big stuff once in a while (generally in a mildly sarcastic story, which i love...) but for the most part he's pretty content with life.
he humbles me.
Thursday, April 21, 2005
the tilt-me kid
i love the tilt-me kid.
he makes me laugh so hard.
sometimes he makes me cry so hard.
but mostly, he's just a great kid.
he makes me laugh so hard.
sometimes he makes me cry so hard.
but mostly, he's just a great kid.
me, God and the tilt-me kid
so i thought i should have a blog.
i have oh so many hours to fill in my life that i felt this would really allow me to waste a good 5 or 6 minutes every week or so...
the one thing that has held me back from starting said blog was a commitment issue: i just didn't feel i could choose a title -- it's tough being me.
anyway, i've been compelled to just pick a title and go with it... mostly cuz the tilt-me kid keeps whacking my shoulder with a metal stick until i type something.
so welcome to jenn's commentary. i'm sure it'll be a hugely prolific undertaking. i know that i am very focused and have a phenomenal attention span.
i should be posting again in 2007.
it's been fun.
i have oh so many hours to fill in my life that i felt this would really allow me to waste a good 5 or 6 minutes every week or so...
the one thing that has held me back from starting said blog was a commitment issue: i just didn't feel i could choose a title -- it's tough being me.
anyway, i've been compelled to just pick a title and go with it... mostly cuz the tilt-me kid keeps whacking my shoulder with a metal stick until i type something.
so welcome to jenn's commentary. i'm sure it'll be a hugely prolific undertaking. i know that i am very focused and have a phenomenal attention span.
i should be posting again in 2007.
it's been fun.
