Between Friday and Wednesday I must have gotten a total of 10 hours of sleep. I stumbled sleepily quietly into my afternoon class on Wednesday and smiled all the way through it. I did the same through lunch and through my last class of the day. All because of these kids:
Words cannot sum up the crazy great time this past extended weekend was. In fact, while making polite conversation with a classmate Wednesday afternoon I asked him how his weekend was. His response: “You mean the last couple of days since the weekend or the last weekend?” Obviously the drudgery that is the work week is entirely dependent on what one does the hours they are not working because this week has been a blast. And, you know what? If I had indeed decided to pack it up and head to bed, there would’ve been a lot of good times missed.
Bed is OVER-RATED. I’ll sleep when I’m dead.
God, you really are great, and it’s something that I know until now I’ve definitely said but not always realized just how much I meant it. No matter what questions I’ve posed to you, you’ve always answered in your own way, and often not in ways I’d expect you too. And I’m perfectly fine with that,…
Amen.
nook: The B&N e-reader. Its my very own library that doesn’t take up two walls in my apartment. I love to read. I always have. I currently have one very large bookcase in my living room that is full of magazines, text books, books I’ve found to be insightful, books on current affairs; really, a wide variety if books and even a few DVDs. However, the books that I absolutely adore are not found on those book shelves. My most favorite books (books where I could tell you exactly what side of the book a particular passage can be found on) are on a smaller three shelf bookcase in my room. However, being an avid reader and an absolute nerd about books has a considerable downside when it comes to my wonderfully technological toy e-reader…there is no touch. Of course there are buttons to touch and menus to scroll through on the nook, but there is no physical page to turn. There is only a button to press to “flip” to the next screen. I bought the nook one night when I when to B&N to purchase the next book in series that I actually just finished tonight. The savings really add up quickly if you care to purchase books, and admittedly I’m a pretty happy girl when I add another book to my collection. The book I went into the store to buy, hardcover, was just about $18. The e-book version of the same book was half that at $9. But, when I got to the end of that book on my nook and realized that there were no more pages to flip to I was a bit disappointed. Why? Well, the answer can be found by considering the following:
How do you know when you’re a nerd for books and captivating story lines ? —-> your heart begins to beat faster and faster as the last few pages of the book are waiting to be turned.
It’s exciting getting to the end of the book and actually seeing and feeling that the story is coming to a close…or a cliff-hanger ;-) I don’t enjoy that with my nook. But, I get to carry around many many books with me, more books than I could ever hope to fit into my backpack or purse. Fiction, Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Religion, Gender Studies, Business. Whatever I want. When I want. It’s right there in my nook. When I was little I always wanted to have Belle’s library from Beauty & the Beast (and now I realize I want a Belle but that’s another topic entirely). I get my Belle’s library without having to dust my book collection every week. Thanks nook!
Anonymous asked: If you could do anything tomorrow, without limits, what would it be?
Wow, my brain jumps to so many things at once with this question! If I had to pick just one thing, no limits, then I would have to say East Coast of Florida Skydiving at dawn over the ocean. The jump zone would be by the volleyball courts of the Yankee Clipper and I would enjoy an amazing breakfast with friends and family in South FL.
I’ve experienced both sunsets and sunrises on both coast of Florida, but sunrises do it for me a little more. And, watching one from 13,000 feet up would be a beyond amazing!
If I had an entire day to spend doing anything I wanted with all worries tossed in the breeze I would want a jet plane to travel to as many places where the people I love live and where there are adventures to be sought out and had along the way. Adventures like base jumping, shark cage diving, tidal bore surfing (Tidal Bore Surfing! <—-check that out its really sick!). Anything to get my blood pumping and to get me thinking about just how thoroughly wonderful this life is.
Lightning has struck again!
God only gives you what you NEED.
I wouldn’t say I’m a good prayer (whatever that means), but I do pray. I talk with God every day. And, just in case you didn’t know, I do believe in God.
Surprise!
That one short sentence was entirely liberating. I felt instantly free from my own all-consuming want. I can hardly explain all the room that was created to think about other things in my own mind! I want a pretty pink pony and a DJ set-up and a vacation for my Mother. What I want means nothing in the greater scheme of things. I’ve been driving myself up a wall praying/thinking hard about something in particular that I want (much like Paul in Alex Sanchez’s “The God Box”, but unlike Paul I don’t shy away from my sexuality) and I came across those seven words exactly when I needed to.
It was one of those moments when everything was so clear. I’ll let it come as it will. How very Taoist of me ;-)
More God, less me. Run and tell that!
MUSIC IS DEFINITELY A PASSION OF MINE.
A new song or any song that I can’t get out of my head or just NEED to listen to will get me out of bed in the morning or middle of the night.
Thank you, Miss Bonnie Beats, for another bangin beat!
my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever:
I was wrong.
W. H. Auden”
tumblrbot asked: WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?
Tough to narrow down, but right now I’d definitely have to say Japan. I’ve been to cities that never sleep, but Japan is pretty much a country that is always on. And, that sounds like somewhere I’d love to be.
This view took away the frustrations of what was a long day turning into a cold night.
I still remember the first time a view ever took away my breath:
Magnolia Ave - St. Augustine, FL
I love when those moments strike. Looking forward to the next one!
