wow... i've been full of it lately. my cynicism is getting the best of me and i need to take it down a notch.
i recently read a post on another friend's blog about our community. we joined our homegroup a year ago and it has been the greatest journey. we felt so welcome from the first moment we stepped through the door -- and we are grateful to have built meaningful, dependable and fun-loving friendships with everyone. we share our thoughts on God, we share a meal, we share our opinions, we share our struggles and we share our praises. but what's most important to me is that we share a sense of family with each and every single person in our group. living far from both sides of our families, we really crave spending time and sharing our lives with folks who love us and care about us. we all come together from different backgrounds, schools of thought and experiences, but we all love each other and respect each other. i'm thankful that they can depend on us and likewise.
so cheers, homegroup peeps! we heart you!
song of the day: mgmt, time to pretend
Friday, September 26, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
nesting
Nesting refers to the process of efficiently manufacturing parts from flat raw material.
Thanks, Wiki.
and there you have it, folks. nesting, nesting, nesting... it's freakin' everywhere. while commonly used to talk about making a house a home, the whole nesting thing has gotten out of hand. meaning, this bird trend has got to stop, i tell you! want "alternative & artsy" decor? use a bird. or better yet, a silhouette of a bird. want to send someone a little "hello" note? get the ones with the pastel pencil drawing of bird on them. they are sure to brighten someone's day. or a tassel adorned with any combination of a nest, eggs and bird... that is just brilliant.
of course there are a few out there who have always liked birds (the mrs., for one) and have used them in one way (messenger pigeons) or another (logos). how to determine the sincere from the sheep i have no idea. nay, i do have an idea. if you see this hanging in someone's dwelling, you'll know he/she is an impostor!
so what's today's lesson? enough with the cuteness and step it up with the awesomeness.
(as though the bird isn't enough, the song of the day has a similar appeal)
song of the day: fujiya & miyagi, pussyfooting
Thanks, Wiki.
and there you have it, folks. nesting, nesting, nesting... it's freakin' everywhere. while commonly used to talk about making a house a home, the whole nesting thing has gotten out of hand. meaning, this bird trend has got to stop, i tell you! want "alternative & artsy" decor? use a bird. or better yet, a silhouette of a bird. want to send someone a little "hello" note? get the ones with the pastel pencil drawing of bird on them. they are sure to brighten someone's day. or a tassel adorned with any combination of a nest, eggs and bird... that is just brilliant.
of course there are a few out there who have always liked birds (the mrs., for one) and have used them in one way (messenger pigeons) or another (logos). how to determine the sincere from the sheep i have no idea. nay, i do have an idea. if you see this hanging in someone's dwelling, you'll know he/she is an impostor!
so what's today's lesson? enough with the cuteness and step it up with the awesomeness.
(as though the bird isn't enough, the song of the day has a similar appeal)
song of the day: fujiya & miyagi, pussyfooting
Thursday, September 4, 2008
i've never been so sure...
...of my love for OBAMA.
i was disgusted by sarah palin's speech last night. i couldn't figure out if she was running for her high school class president (er, vice president), rehearsing for her high school play or participating in her first public speaking class as freshman in college. it was so poorly delivered and offensive to me as a woman. it was a speech full of pathetic one-liners that made me want to scream. she had noting to say about what she would do as vice president for this issue or that. eh-em... i take that back. she mentioned that she would make sure that all families with special needs children would be taken care of. hmm... i'm guessing that had she not just had a child with special needs, she wouldn't give two shits about special needs. and don't even get me started about her completely absurd comment touting her service as a mayor of wasilla and saying that she actually had responsibilities... unlike her opponent who was "only a community organizer." she sounded so completely uneducated after every word she uttered. she was so incredibly arrogant and i'm disgusted at john mccain's blatant lip service to women by choosing one as a running mate.
and right now mccain is giving his acceptance speech. i am so sick of his military service being the lynchpin of this campaign. and i have never heard a speech so dumbed down in my entire life. pattern: i will do this... my opponent will do that... crowd boos. i don't want to hear about how he sacrificed so much because he loved his country more than his family, how he can name specific families in battleground states who have fallen on hard times and how many times he can get a crowd to chant "U-S-A" -- mccain is going to continue to lead this country down a path of international isolation and economic grief. a path of poor education and environmental instability. a path of increased racial and class tensions. a path that sees war and military aggression as a way to demonstrate power and secure our "status" in the world.
and in the words of the late, great Bernie Mac: "you know what america?" i'm terrified that the mccain/palin ticket is going to pull the wool over the eyes of americans. i can't live like this for another four years. can you?
i was disgusted by sarah palin's speech last night. i couldn't figure out if she was running for her high school class president (er, vice president), rehearsing for her high school play or participating in her first public speaking class as freshman in college. it was so poorly delivered and offensive to me as a woman. it was a speech full of pathetic one-liners that made me want to scream. she had noting to say about what she would do as vice president for this issue or that. eh-em... i take that back. she mentioned that she would make sure that all families with special needs children would be taken care of. hmm... i'm guessing that had she not just had a child with special needs, she wouldn't give two shits about special needs. and don't even get me started about her completely absurd comment touting her service as a mayor of wasilla and saying that she actually had responsibilities... unlike her opponent who was "only a community organizer." she sounded so completely uneducated after every word she uttered. she was so incredibly arrogant and i'm disgusted at john mccain's blatant lip service to women by choosing one as a running mate.
and right now mccain is giving his acceptance speech. i am so sick of his military service being the lynchpin of this campaign. and i have never heard a speech so dumbed down in my entire life. pattern: i will do this... my opponent will do that... crowd boos. i don't want to hear about how he sacrificed so much because he loved his country more than his family, how he can name specific families in battleground states who have fallen on hard times and how many times he can get a crowd to chant "U-S-A" -- mccain is going to continue to lead this country down a path of international isolation and economic grief. a path of poor education and environmental instability. a path of increased racial and class tensions. a path that sees war and military aggression as a way to demonstrate power and secure our "status" in the world.
and in the words of the late, great Bernie Mac: "you know what america?" i'm terrified that the mccain/palin ticket is going to pull the wool over the eyes of americans. i can't live like this for another four years. can you?
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