tomorrow marks the start of my 2nd annual participation in lent. i’m not catholic but liked the notion of giving up something to either reflect or focus on things either spiritual or otherwise. it’s kind of like fasting i suppose. except, to be fully honest, i’m not really doing this for religious reasons. i don’t [...]
Archive for February, 2009
21 Feb
perforated
Sometimes I feel like I’m perforated. Like there’s a delicate line that divides one part of my life from another and with one gentle tug, I’d be split in two. Or if left together, I make up one very misconfused individual. On the one side I’m trying to be a mature 20-something. Someone with thought [...]
19 Feb
when youth speak
this last weekend was winter camp with our youth. i love camps like this! mostly anyhow. i love being tired, no, downright exhausted when i get home. but it’s a good kind of tired. the tired you get from having done something worthwhile. i love camps like this because i get to be really goofy [...]
18 Feb
lukewarm
when it’s really hot outside we want to eat ice cream or hide in a movie theater to cool off. but when the ice cream is gone and the movie is over, we’re back to square one and hotter than ever. so we try taking a cold shower or sitting in the shade, and wearing [...]
11 Feb
misc. thought-cicles
* we are leaving for snow camp with the youth kiddos. i have apparently developed a cold. this does not amuse me. so for 4 days, i am going to be up in the mountains with what i’m expecting to be very little sleep, and a cold? joy. i love camps, and i actually don’t [...]
6 Feb
cigar box living
the ideal “comfy” room for me would be nothing short of the ultimate in cozy and eclectic. picture it: a big fireplace taking up almost one whole wall. bookshelves lining 2 walls filled with the classics, the new up and coming authors, poetry books, books passed down through the family, things i or my friends [...]
4 Feb
is it naive?
is it naive to think that not everyone is out to screw me? is it naive to trust what i’m told by a complete stranger? is it naive to give others the benefit of the doubt? is it naive to believe that good guys do exist and are nice for reasons other than sex? is [...]
4 Feb
the albertsons parking lot phenomenon
the bank we go to for work is inside an albertsons. the area in which this albertsons is located is, to say the least, entertaining. and quite possibly a little frightening. also located in the huge complex is a K-Mart, Staples, LA Fitness, PetSmart, an animal hospital, and a H&R Block. i swear this area [...]
