so i've been thinking that i'm due for a move. so i'm out! skinnypitch and that foolish name is so 2000 and late! i think i just feel like making a no-hassle move in my life right now.
I'm off to bcauseyes.wordpress.com, looking to their bells and whistle of a brighter day. don't be a stranger!
peace!
Apr 23, 2009
Apr 20, 2009
welcomed happenstance!!!
a couple weeks ago Jael the Sleepy /Stud-ious, Eri the Grand and Jamila the Navigator set out on a little trip to Carlsbad State beach about 80 miles east from where we live. two hours later we ended up about an hour from the arizona state boarder! I mean, how can you not love it? its the grand because some greater adventure always comes out of the fun we've already planned!
i believe Jae, in the front passenger seat, was in and out of consciousness and conversation. i was... in my own world i guess cuz i could barely hear the convos in the land before me, aka the front.
Eri always the cautious and attentive driver, proceeded as necessary from 10W to 215S to 60? ... and where ever else...
one hour later she realized that we had been on 10E She stopped at the nearest exit to figure out how this could have happened.
with no one to really help navigate, though i am usually the said navigator, we drove a good 50 to 70 miles out of our way. something had gone funky with the 215/10/60 junction and we found ourselves east of cathedral city!!! that is ont he right side of this map and we wanted to be towards the middle left part of the map on the ocean.
thanks to our cautious and always prepared driver Eri, we used our varying levels of pathfinder skills to map our way back towards carlsbad. This experience in itself was hilarious, being able to say we used our "tracking" skills was awesome whether trumped-up or not. we reveled in it along with the new sights we would see on the road back to continued uncertainty, we took a grip of little state routes/roads back to a familiar route 15S This time we were at least paying much more attention.
I began thinking of how much better things turned though we may not have planned it so. we all enjoyed the beautiful open lands and alternating rolling hills. Jael got some very well-needed relaxation away from home, Eri got a therapeutic drive along with good convos, and I was reminded of yet another way my God is dealing with me on a daily basis... according to his plans not mine.
my camera died early on but here are some pics of what the day entailed.
√ lots of driving and singing
√ beautiful landscapes
√ and an awesome sunset
Apr 17, 2009
because yes!
i've always wanted a shopping kart, for what exactly i am far from sure. but it's just something you should have for the following reasons:
• laundry, as my dear cuzzo has shown!!!
• to kart around your friend with the bum leg.
• to accommodate everyone's stuff at the amusement parks.
• to...dunno i reiterate the obvious. because yes!!!
doesn't it just seems like a good backup in any situation?
the end.
Apr 4, 2009
clear as water
i've developed a growing obsession with monarchy. whether it's portrayed in a tv series like "kings" on nbc or "the tudors" on showtime (yes, i openly to admit to my tv-addiction), biblically in the OT and NT, through historic fiction or world history, i love it! the monarchs vary in what they excelled at or what they contributed to life as we know it but the common thread is that they lived solely for the advancement of their kingdom! and if a loved one had to be sacrificed in order for the land to prosper, sobeit. also, there is almost always a direct link to the monarch and god's role in their rule over the kingdom and/or their role as god in the kingdom, if that makes any sense.
anyway, it's just grand how God talks to us where ever we are and makes himself known even in our silly habits/obsessions. this time my habit led me to two very complex truths that are becoming as clear as water. but in the terms of gradual clarity....for example, in my house the water is a little, no extremely cloudy... at first. because it's crazy hard water it has to settle. once it does it's as water should be. this fact is... God loves me... more than i may ever know or possibly understand. that alone could keep me going for hours some days, but onward!
the other is that, all i may face in this life is not always going to be about me but for the advancement of his kingdom. as his subject i may be sacrificed here and there for the benefit of another or for several but as long as His kingdom is shown supreme, all is well.
anyway, it's just grand how God talks to us where ever we are and makes himself known even in our silly habits/obsessions. this time my habit led me to two very complex truths that are becoming as clear as water. but in the terms of gradual clarity....for example, in my house the water is a little, no extremely cloudy... at first. because it's crazy hard water it has to settle. once it does it's as water should be. this fact is... God loves me... more than i may ever know or possibly understand. that alone could keep me going for hours some days, but onward!
the other is that, all i may face in this life is not always going to be about me but for the advancement of his kingdom. as his subject i may be sacrificed here and there for the benefit of another or for several but as long as His kingdom is shown supreme, all is well.
Mar 20, 2009
"mr. man"
i sometimes wish i could be a apart of the international Chick-nuggets addiction but i try to shy away from places that enable and basically promote chubby ways. Oddly enough, this morning i found myself in the lot of McD's in need of something quick and easy...so i thought.
join me as i revisit a somewhat enlightening morning. try to imagine one of the dirtiest men you've ever encountered. have you got him? that image of him in your head? now add about a year's worth of grime and matted, stringy, dusty hair, as if he's been working the mine shafts of the 19th century. add some grayish matter under his nails and work it into the cracks of his aging skin. now, place him on a bench outside your nearest McD's during the wee hours of SoCal's winterish morning chill. here is the when ans where of how i met "mr. man". he looked so...broken, overwhelmed and extremely lonely.
with all the cars in the drive-thru and the line-a-bustlin' inside, i wondered how many people passed him by. ignored him as if he didn't exist looking at their shoes or the door handle or anywhere to put his sad sight out of mind. i wondered if i might do the same and then wondered when his last meal might have been.
i did the sheepish greeting i rarely deliver and asked if he had eaten anything. offered some cash but he said he "was too dirty" and they wouldn't let him in. i thought that was bull and the always useful "i'll make them let him in" but i didn't wanna be extra so i just asked him what he wanted. his request was simple, some lemonade and a sausage biscuit please. i got him the meal and added a what ever cash i had in the bag and kinda waited for an opportunity if he wanted to say anything. i didn't know what else i should or could do. so i told God, "lemme know if i can help any other way??" but the man just said, "thank you," and as i turned to go back inside to get him so napkins or catchup of something." mr. man" was gone. straight peaced. like poof, for real.
he was bare-foot with boots in tow and the breakfast bag in hand, but just disappeared. there wasn't really a corner to stealthily duck behind so i thought it so strange and just figured i really couldn't have done anything else. that was all he needed. I was glad i could help. i later saw him down the road crossing the street just as i had last seen him.
God is...God. just when i was feeling extremely lonely wondering why others around me seem to have some semblance of order and joy in their lives i was reminded of what really matters. the basics. though i have my fleeting woes, things could be so much worse, especially now in our fading economy. I have the basics i have hopes of a brighter future. i have more than 50 percent of the world.
I have: friends,family, a stable-ish income but a family that looks out for me, I'm a proud owner of an insurance policy, a working car, and I belong to a God who has blessed me with all of it and so much more.
I may never sing songs in poppy fields nor ford the alps in glee but i have a cushy life compared to some. I also have hopes that this sappy state won't last forever. and i believe this will prove true in the near foreseeable future. most days i feel that this move was a huge mistake but i'm learning with every smoggy sunset that this part of my life is not about me and my comfort. it's about growing and being more involved in things outside myself. so for now i guess it's okay to be lonely and distant cause God can use me wherever i might be if i'm still willing. right?
join me as i revisit a somewhat enlightening morning. try to imagine one of the dirtiest men you've ever encountered. have you got him? that image of him in your head? now add about a year's worth of grime and matted, stringy, dusty hair, as if he's been working the mine shafts of the 19th century. add some grayish matter under his nails and work it into the cracks of his aging skin. now, place him on a bench outside your nearest McD's during the wee hours of SoCal's winterish morning chill. here is the when ans where of how i met "mr. man". he looked so...broken, overwhelmed and extremely lonely.
with all the cars in the drive-thru and the line-a-bustlin' inside, i wondered how many people passed him by. ignored him as if he didn't exist looking at their shoes or the door handle or anywhere to put his sad sight out of mind. i wondered if i might do the same and then wondered when his last meal might have been.
i did the sheepish greeting i rarely deliver and asked if he had eaten anything. offered some cash but he said he "was too dirty" and they wouldn't let him in. i thought that was bull and the always useful "i'll make them let him in" but i didn't wanna be extra so i just asked him what he wanted. his request was simple, some lemonade and a sausage biscuit please. i got him the meal and added a what ever cash i had in the bag and kinda waited for an opportunity if he wanted to say anything. i didn't know what else i should or could do. so i told God, "lemme know if i can help any other way??" but the man just said, "thank you," and as i turned to go back inside to get him so napkins or catchup of something." mr. man" was gone. straight peaced. like poof, for real.
he was bare-foot with boots in tow and the breakfast bag in hand, but just disappeared. there wasn't really a corner to stealthily duck behind so i thought it so strange and just figured i really couldn't have done anything else. that was all he needed. I was glad i could help. i later saw him down the road crossing the street just as i had last seen him.
God is...God. just when i was feeling extremely lonely wondering why others around me seem to have some semblance of order and joy in their lives i was reminded of what really matters. the basics. though i have my fleeting woes, things could be so much worse, especially now in our fading economy. I have the basics i have hopes of a brighter future. i have more than 50 percent of the world.
I have: friends,family, a stable-ish income but a family that looks out for me, I'm a proud owner of an insurance policy, a working car, and I belong to a God who has blessed me with all of it and so much more.
I may never sing songs in poppy fields nor ford the alps in glee but i have a cushy life compared to some. I also have hopes that this sappy state won't last forever. and i believe this will prove true in the near foreseeable future. most days i feel that this move was a huge mistake but i'm learning with every smoggy sunset that this part of my life is not about me and my comfort. it's about growing and being more involved in things outside myself. so for now i guess it's okay to be lonely and distant cause God can use me wherever i might be if i'm still willing. right?
Mar 17, 2009
the british are coming!
i was watching "kings" sunday night, the new NBC series with a biblically inspired story of the rise of King David. I only started about 5 minutes of it (3/4 of the way through) when i was again stung by the british invasion. at least three of the main characters of this show are brits or their cousins. I love the brits probably more than the next "yank" but it's wild!
i know no one cares but it's uncanny how many of today's most saught after tv's stars are british and aussie's.
check it.
kings: Ian Mcshane as "King Silas", "David" an aussi called
Christopher Egan ,
"jack" is romanian but british bred Sebastian Stan,
and "Samuel" is played by Eamonn Walker
er: (Neela), Parminder Kaur Nagra and
aussi David Lyons as "Dr. Simon Brenner"
life: Damian Lewis as Charlie Crews
chuck: Yvonne Strahovski as "Sara Walker"
the mentalist: Simon Baker as Patrick Jane and Owain Yeoman as Wayne Rigsby
dollhouse: main boss Adelle DeWitt as "Olivia Williams" and Aussie Dichen Lachman as "Sierra"
pushing daisies: Anna Louise Friel as "Charlotte"
house: Hugh Laurie as "House", and aussie Jesse Gordon Spence as "Dr. Robert Chase"
lost: too many.
Gossip Girl:
Ed Westwick as chuck
there are many more shows but i follow them less than the one i rarely surf through like lost and er.
i hope you have enjoyed yet another pointless entry.
i know no one cares but it's uncanny how many of today's most saught after tv's stars are british and aussie's.
check it.
kings: Ian Mcshane as "King Silas", "David" an aussi called
Christopher Egan ,
"jack" is romanian but british bred Sebastian Stan,
and "Samuel" is played by Eamonn Walker
er: (Neela), Parminder Kaur Nagra and
aussi David Lyons as "Dr. Simon Brenner"
life: Damian Lewis as Charlie Crews
chuck: Yvonne Strahovski as "Sara Walker"
the mentalist: Simon Baker as Patrick Jane and Owain Yeoman as Wayne Rigsby
dollhouse: main boss Adelle DeWitt as "Olivia Williams" and Aussie Dichen Lachman as "Sierra"
pushing daisies: Anna Louise Friel as "Charlotte"
house: Hugh Laurie as "House", and aussie Jesse Gordon Spence as "Dr. Robert Chase"
lost: too many.
Gossip Girl:
Ed Westwick as chuck
there are many more shows but i follow them less than the one i rarely surf through like lost and er.
i hope you have enjoyed yet another pointless entry.
Mar 13, 2009
gv earrings
okay it's about that time for me to just post random stuff.
here's what's up with my life.
last week some homies came through to play a concert in the LL area. this is about the same time i really wanted some fun ear wear. so i ended up doing some free advertising for their band. I made some clip-on earrings from button pins they gave me
eons ago.
i then bought more buttons to advertise one of the homies' new apparel lines called le grand cru.
I'll post those later when i figure them out.
here's what's up with my life.
last week some homies came through to play a concert in the LL area. this is about the same time i really wanted some fun ear wear. so i ended up doing some free advertising for their band. I made some clip-on earrings from button pins they gave me
eons ago.
i then bought more buttons to advertise one of the homies' new apparel lines called le grand cru.
I'll post those later when i figure them out.
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