Doing.

This whole no-class-until-12:30-everyday thing is…nice.

Nice?

Helpful?

Mmmm yes…maybe helpful. Helpful to my productivity, but only related to school work at times. Mostly I just do a lot of little things that I want to do. And go to bed when I want.

Take tonight for instance. Today was one of those days where I’m filled to the top with emotions, almost brimming over. It’s not really a bad thing, but there is a need for me to do something with those emotions. Naturally, I followed my instinctive list of remedies…

Listen to music. Sing. Cry. Write. Organize. Move. Clean. Think. Create.

 

…all things I do on a daily basis, but to a much greater extent. So that’s what I’m doing- checking off my list, not quite finished at 1-something in the morning. Who knows…maybe I’ll just pull an all-nighter. It’s just one of those days!

I know I certainly can’t go to bed until my laundry is done, so it’ll be at least that long until I get my sleep. For right now, I’m content to sit here and listen to music and eat Girl Scout cookies and wish for a snow day and this and that…*sigh.* Tomorrow’s gonna be a new day. Soon I’ll be up and doing all that I do, life on repeat. But it’s good to stop and think and feel and evaluate life and tell of it in my own words.

Exactly what I’m doing.

 

yee-haw.

Our God!

Ya know, I like Chris Tomlin. His songs aren't the most complicated, his voice is simple, his lyrics aren't the most...lyrical...but he knows the truth. His songs are easy to sing, and easy to remember. I have a few favorites, but the one I want to talk about is Our God.


This song was just...meh. The words weren't very fancy, and it was sung a lot in church and was played constantly on the radio since this last summer. I guess maybe I got tired of it. But...not long ago, very recently, I thought about this song. It really is amazing! It dawned on me that the lyrics are all facts. They're not just Chris Tomlin's opinions. They are truth. 

Our God is greater.
Our God is stronger.
God, You are higher than any other.
Our God is Healer.
Awesome in power.
Our God, our God.


And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us?
And if our God is with us, then who could stand against?


Yes, this is indeed a great song.

Stark raving mad...

Soooo...sometimes my friends and I like to rave. Like hardcore-dance-our-pants-off kinda stuff. It's typically held in...a dorm room...with an iPod hooked up to a little set of speakers...pretty high tech, I know. But really. It is so great. And I am always winded, and sweating...probably more than I would be if I rode an exercise bike or used the ellipticals. And did I mention that it is more fun??

If you've never tried it, you should. It's the next best thing to the real thing. I encourage you to forgo the drugs, though. :)

Check it.

RISE

Tonight I saw RISE, the documentary about the 1961 plane crash that killed the entire U.S. Figure Skating team that was headed to Prague for the World Championships. It was so amazing, and very inspirational. Tonight was supposed to be the only night that it was shown across the nation, but there will be an "encore" on March 1st...sooo...if you haven't seen it and you still want to, you can!



Obviously sitting in an ordinary movie theater watching so many of my favorite people up on the screen was so cool! I only wish it would happen more often!

Owl be your Valentine

Happy Valentine’s Day!

This holiday isn’t a huge deal to me, but the one thing I LOVE is making valentines! (Also, I have my field experience with the 1st graders today, so I’m wondering if maybe I’ll get some candy, too. All I know is that the kiddos will most likely be all sugared up today!)

Here are a couple of the valentines I decided to make this year. On the backside they say “You’re a hoot, Valentine!”, “Owl be your Valentine!” or “Look whooo wants to be your Valentine!” I also am giving pencils with them…what a teacher thing to do. :)

 

 

Fun Friday Five

5 things that are in my freezer…

Whipped cream. Yum.

Ice cube tray

Chocolate fudge brownie ice cream

French fried onion rings. Ya know, the stuff you put on top of green bean casserole.

Some kind of popsicles

 

5 things that are in my closet…

Makeup

A picture of Johnny Weir

Clothes, hanging up in rainbow order (what can I say?)

A clarinet

Laundry quarters

 

5 things that are in my car…

A Spiderman kite

Big yellow sunglasses

A winter emergency bag filled with everything you could possibly need or imagine

A flip-flop air freshener

Absolutely no trash!

 

5 things that are in my purse…

iPod

Compact mirror

Lip gloss flavored like lemon cake

Coin purse (handmade and purchased from Etsy!)

Camera

 

5 things that are on my mind…

Only one class tomorrow…woo hoo!

My skin is dry

Boy I want some lemon cake now.

I’ll get about 5 hours of sleep tonight, but then I can take a nap…ahhh. :)

I love sleep.

 

Post your answers in the comment box! Or take these questions and post them on your own blog.

 

Happy Friday!

Un-American

I am un-American.

I don't watch the Super Bowl.

Not even the commercials are enough to draw me in. Or the half-time show, really. I've been realizing lately that my TV watching skills are slacking. It's tough for me to sit and pay attention to something like that for an extended period of time! I feel like there are so many other things I should be doing...could be doing...my attention span is very, very short.

I would like to go shopping during the Super Bowl. This would be ideal. I imagine the stores would be fairly empty, so I could go and not have to search and search for good parking spots, and not have to stand in crazy long lines. But I'm in college, and I don't have money (at least to spend on clothes and the like). So I'll stay put, right here in the dorm. Maybe if I were invited to a party with really really good food, then I would consider watching it... :)

Although I won't be watching the big game, I did choose a team to root for. The Packers. This is because I think "Go Pack Go!" sounds so cute. So I'll say it while I do my homework and peruse Facebook. Have a good time watching the Super Bowl, everyone.