I feel that this just about sums up my emotions for today:
I'm leaving work to go home and read a book... CUZ I WANT TO!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
November 20th!!!
How did you get here!? Seriously... bullet train?
I cannot believe it is already November 2oth! I don't know how I lived through the last 2o days. Actually, I'm pretty sure that's just what I did - live through them. They've gone by so fast and they've been so busy. I'm glad to have finished the 2 sections of the CSET, but I'm still waiting (nervously) on the results. We've moved into our new apartment and we absolutely love it. It has a little more space and already feels like our home. Hosting Janaman was both amazingly exciting and horribly exhausting. We had a lot to do and it's always wearing to spend time with international friends whom you have to struggle to understand.
Some exciting thing have come out of the last 2o days, but I'm really not sure how I've made it through. My body is screaming and yelling at me now, but I'm sure it'll eventually settle down and I'll be able to talk some sense into it.
Alright, December, bring it on!
I cannot believe it is already November 2oth! I don't know how I lived through the last 2o days. Actually, I'm pretty sure that's just what I did - live through them. They've gone by so fast and they've been so busy. I'm glad to have finished the 2 sections of the CSET, but I'm still waiting (nervously) on the results. We've moved into our new apartment and we absolutely love it. It has a little more space and already feels like our home. Hosting Janaman was both amazingly exciting and horribly exhausting. We had a lot to do and it's always wearing to spend time with international friends whom you have to struggle to understand.
Some exciting thing have come out of the last 2o days, but I'm really not sure how I've made it through. My body is screaming and yelling at me now, but I'm sure it'll eventually settle down and I'll be able to talk some sense into it.
Alright, December, bring it on!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
A Laughter of a Memory
This morning, as I stood in the bathroom straightening my hair, I began to think of all the things I'm blessed by. I thought of some of the amazing people I've traveled alongside to India. I thought of many of the people in my congregation that are so pleased in the Lord. I thought of the provision that God has granted me - a wonderful new apartment at the top of my list today. I also thought of my beloved husband. In thinking about how great he is, I stumbled across a memory that, I believe, vividly expresses why I am thankful for this man. The memory is this:
Aaron and I went to Oregon in October. We flew into the Portland airport on October 15th around 5pm. We exited the airplane, gathered our luggage, and we lugged our luggage (now I understand the term "luggage") toward the car rental booth just outside the airport. Aaron stood in line as I stood watch over our luggage just beyond the line, toward the parking garage. After the transaction at the counter was completed, Aaron and the car-rental-man proceeded toward the garage and I followed. We entered an elevator that would take us to the garage level where we'd receive our beautiful, masterpiece of a car - a royal blue Chevy Cobalt. The car-rental-man, being polite and personable, thought it fitting to start small talk in the elevator. "What brings you to Portland," car-rental-man asked. "We're visiting my grandpa," Aaron replied. I truly worked very hard not to laugh out loud while thinking to myself, "Visit your grandpa!?" "Oh, how sweet! I'm sure he'll be so happy to see you," car-rental-man said so sincerely. In my head (and probably in my face), I laughingly smirked a reply, "Not really! He's dead!" You see, Aaron and I had traveled to Oregon not to visit his grandfather, but to celebrated his life and morn his passing with the rest of Aaron's family. What brought us to Portland? His grandfather's memorial service! My precious Aaron simply didn't want to hear, "oh, I'm sorry for your loss" and thought it better to explain our visit in different terms.
It's all these blessed memories that make me smile.
Aaron and I went to Oregon in October. We flew into the Portland airport on October 15th around 5pm. We exited the airplane, gathered our luggage, and we lugged our luggage (now I understand the term "luggage") toward the car rental booth just outside the airport. Aaron stood in line as I stood watch over our luggage just beyond the line, toward the parking garage. After the transaction at the counter was completed, Aaron and the car-rental-man proceeded toward the garage and I followed. We entered an elevator that would take us to the garage level where we'd receive our beautiful, masterpiece of a car - a royal blue Chevy Cobalt. The car-rental-man, being polite and personable, thought it fitting to start small talk in the elevator. "What brings you to Portland," car-rental-man asked. "We're visiting my grandpa," Aaron replied. I truly worked very hard not to laugh out loud while thinking to myself, "Visit your grandpa!?" "Oh, how sweet! I'm sure he'll be so happy to see you," car-rental-man said so sincerely. In my head (and probably in my face), I laughingly smirked a reply, "Not really! He's dead!" You see, Aaron and I had traveled to Oregon not to visit his grandfather, but to celebrated his life and morn his passing with the rest of Aaron's family. What brought us to Portland? His grandfather's memorial service! My precious Aaron simply didn't want to hear, "oh, I'm sorry for your loss" and thought it better to explain our visit in different terms.
It's all these blessed memories that make me smile.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
L.A. ...lalala... Love
The perk of living in LA is the la la la live music! Heck yes it is!
Tonight I went to Hotel Cafe and saw Greg Laswell. His music is pretty amazing. He's pretty chill himself actually. It was fun to watch him perform. He seemed sincere... and tired. The Hotel Cafe is this cute little place with a few tables and tons of standing room. Cute cut-out-felt hanging lamps and a brick wall, it's located right between Sunset Blvd. and Hollywood Blvd. in the heart of the downtizown. What better place to listen to such sweet melodic expressions.
Yay for LA! Love the live la la la.
Tonight I went to Hotel Cafe and saw Greg Laswell. His music is pretty amazing. He's pretty chill himself actually. It was fun to watch him perform. He seemed sincere... and tired. The Hotel Cafe is this cute little place with a few tables and tons of standing room. Cute cut-out-felt hanging lamps and a brick wall, it's located right between Sunset Blvd. and Hollywood Blvd. in the heart of the downtizown. What better place to listen to such sweet melodic expressions.
Yay for LA! Love the live la la la.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Irregular Verbs Belong in the Zoo
Today I look my CSET. I had been studying for a while but did some cram-sessions this past week. Last night (yep, Halloween) I was studying and took a pre-test. One of the questions said,
"Irregular verbs"
a. show a vowel alteration when changing to past tense
b. show the difference between a noun and a verb
c. show the difficulty in linguistic studies
d. belong in a zoo
I choose d. belong in a zoo. That'd imply that they were cute and fluffy. That'd imply that this test might not be so bad... Instead, this test was ridiculous! I totally would have aced it if... I HAD KNOWN EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH!!! It's so broad and complex. I feel I was expected to know all kinds of things that I'll never, ever teach in my class as a high school English teacher. I'm hoping I passed because, if I didn't... well... I don't know if I have a career in teaching English. I would have to take it again but I'm not sure how I'd even study for the next round. Oh! I know! I can read the entire Oxford Companion to English Literature, The Dictionary of Literary Terms, and a few common grammar books to start off. ...oh whatever... I guess all I can do now is wait to see how it turns out.
In efforts to recover, I baked two apple pies. :) And I leave you now with one thought: perhaps irregular verbs actually belong in pies... not the zoo.
"Irregular verbs"
a. show a vowel alteration when changing to past tense
b. show the difference between a noun and a verb
c. show the difficulty in linguistic studies
d. belong in a zoo
I choose d. belong in a zoo. That'd imply that they were cute and fluffy. That'd imply that this test might not be so bad... Instead, this test was ridiculous! I totally would have aced it if... I HAD KNOWN EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH!!! It's so broad and complex. I feel I was expected to know all kinds of things that I'll never, ever teach in my class as a high school English teacher. I'm hoping I passed because, if I didn't... well... I don't know if I have a career in teaching English. I would have to take it again but I'm not sure how I'd even study for the next round. Oh! I know! I can read the entire Oxford Companion to English Literature, The Dictionary of Literary Terms, and a few common grammar books to start off. ...oh whatever... I guess all I can do now is wait to see how it turns out.
In efforts to recover, I baked two apple pies. :) And I leave you now with one thought: perhaps irregular verbs actually belong in pies... not the zoo.
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