shoooooo quuuuuuute!

introspective introjection

She's just from a different world
(or so I say)
I don't have the cash, sass (ass?) to cut it

Blithe smile, lithe limb
She who's winsome, she wins him
Gold hair with a gentle curl
That's the girl he chose

Am I jealous?
no. It's just that....

Don't wish, don't start
Wishing only wounds the heart

You are resilient. This is your secret weapon.
You don't let much get you down and like the
energizer bunny, you keep going and going and
going.....

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What is your secret weapon? Cool pics!

I'm only putting this quiz up because resilient is the word that sticks after you've watched 'The March of the Penguins'. The journeys the male and female penguins take for the survival of their child is simply impressive... Interesting (and apt) this picture was put with it.

On another note, all the quizzes I take seem to come out with unexpected results. I don't think I'm brown, peter or resilient. I either need to severe all faith in such quizzes or re-evaluate who I am. Maybe both are in order.

in narnia

You are Peter, King Peter the Magnificent.
You are bold and brave and fight for justice.

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Hmm....I didn't expect to be Peter. Thought maybe...Susan? She's so fearful of moving into the unknown...

For you are holy
For you are holy
For you are holy, Lord

~Blessed, Hillsong

For if we died with Him, we shall also live with Him. If we endure, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. (2 Timothy 2:11-13)

How amazing is that...to have someone remain with you, even after you have commited adultery. I know I won't be able to...can man's capacity to love encompass that?

shite (the Irish way which sounds more 'posh'), I'm Leonardo too.

'Tis well to be bereft of promis'd good,
That we may lift the soul, and contemplate
With lively joy the joys we cannot share.

~Coleridge, This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison

lead me to you

On my 'mandatory' blog surf of friends' sites before I face the daily uphill drudge of preparation for the exams, I didn't get past the first one

"We are called by God to be faithful, not successful."

A single line that put into perspective all I've been struggling with, all I've been trying to do on my own, all I've been worrying about and losing nights of sleep over. me me me

"I will take care of you, I have your best interests at heart, I know you through and through. And that's why you can trust that I will hold you in the palm of my hand"

That's what I heard when I read the line: the reason why we can be faithful, why we can receive and let go of success, why we don't have to wait until we attain something to rest. I think it doesn't mean to stop working...rather to remember that our lives hold a larger purpose which we cannot lose when we are faithful. All things work together for the good of those who love God.

I guess if we knew all our successes and failures at the start how can life be exiciting?

Then, as if on cue, the theme song for Hercules plays over my headphones:
And a voice keeps saying this is where I'm meant to be

But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part

For a hero's strength is the measured by his heart

~Go the Distance

on vocals

I'm my best friend's groupie!
She sings sooooo well....and I'm so proud of her.
If you like acapella (or smooth grooves), ask me play her recordings for you; she's too shy to send them out in mass.

Lovers are very special people
They're the luckiest people in the world
With one person, one very special person
A feeling deep in your soul
Says you were half, now you're whole
~People

Audrey sang the solo for this piece, and I've been playing it over and over...
Her group, Vocollision, has great blending, good arrangement, and the best sop! (haha maybe i'm partial)
You can always engage them to sing at functions =)

In His Time

Am Dm7 G7 C
In His time, in His time,
Dm7 G7 C C7
He makes all things beautiful, in His time,
F G7
Lord, please show me everyday,
Em Am
As You're teaching me Your way,
Dm7 G7 C
That You do just what You say, in Your time.

In Your time, in Your time,
You make all things beautiful, in Your time.
Lord, my life to Your I bring,
May each song I have to sing,
Be to You a lovely thing, in Your time.

©1978, Maranatha! Music
Words and Music by Diana Ball

thoroughly thoroughly enjoyed reading Jo and Hil's blog entries for the new year. didn't see why they had to worry it was something cliche: I haven't seen anyone else give out awards. On top of the enjoyment, respect for their being unafraid. Unafraid of being who they are, unafraid of leading, unafraid of speaking out, unafraid of planning for the future.

unafraid, a.
[UN-1 7.]
Not afraid; undaunted, undismayed. Also const. of.

Not merely not afraid despite fear, but undaunted. Mark of a hero.

Mel, your true color is Brown!

You're brown, a credible, stable color that's reminiscent of fine wood, rich leather, and wistful melancholy. Most likely, you're a logical, practical person ruled more by your head than your heart. With your inquisitive mind and insatiable curiosity, you're probably a great problem solver. And you always gather all of the facts before coming to a timely, informed decision. Easily intrigued, you're constantly finding new ways to challenge your mind, whether it's by reading the newspaper, playing a trivia game, or composing a piece of music. Brown is an impartial, neutral color, which means you tend to see the difference between fact and opinion easily and are open to many points of view. Trustworthy and steady, you really are a brown at heart.


LOOK at the picture!!!!! ahhhhh!

one art

oh. i just recalled 'lust' is a four-letter word too. It's not what I had in mind.

on other things:
Watching "In Her Shoes" reminded me about the depth and beauty of poetry. Perhaps we sometimes need to be reminded of what we already know.
This one caught my throat, as Cameron Diaz was reciting it:

Elizabeth Bishop
One Art

The art of losing isn't hard to master;
so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

Lose something every day. Accept the fluster
of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.

Then practice losing farther, losing faster:
places, and names, and where it was you meant
to travel. None of these will bring disaster.

I lost my mother's watch. And look! my last, or
next-to-last, of three loved houses went.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.

I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster,
some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent.
I miss them, but it wasn't a disaster.

--Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture
I love) I shan't have lied. It's evident
the art of losing's not too hard to master
though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster.

imagine

When was the last time I felt this?
An ancient dragon raises its head
And breaks the calm of a still deep
Scales resplendent, a painted grin pulled back
Knives for fingers, Forks for feet
Hate for love- too much want
Spawns an ugly brood
Known better as a four-letter
In the dreadful sea of seven
All this gore beneath the maw
When was the last time I felt this?

written 040106