For Nathan.
I'm happy to argue out either of these. Because I'm right.
1. Poetry appreciation should be a compulsory part of a BTh.
2. In the interests of the long term health of our ministers, we should not serve coffee at (bible) college morning teas.
Take your pick. Others are welcome to join in.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Australia Post Does Not Deliver To Mars
My face, I know, is one she won't forget,
My parcel, wrapped, addressed and stuck with stars.
The girl she sighs, feigns patience and regret,
"Australia Post does not deliver to Mars."
Our nearest neighbour! From earth it's but a step!
I'd drive myself, if there were rocket cars.
The sun, from far, sends light each day and yet
Australia Post does not deliver to Mars!
"Look," I said, "I've searched the internet,
I've had a psychic reading and you are
my only hope. I'm ever in your debt,
Take this parcel, deliver it to Mars."
The customers behind, irate, upset.
I know they wished me safely behind bars.
The girl her eyebrows raised, her words a threat,
"Australia Post does not deliver to Mars!"
It's not my fault, the chasm wide is set.
I take your parcel, put it with a vase
of flowers dead and dreams for now unmet.
Australia Post does not deliver to Mars.
sar 2010
My parcel, wrapped, addressed and stuck with stars.
The girl she sighs, feigns patience and regret,
"Australia Post does not deliver to Mars."
Our nearest neighbour! From earth it's but a step!
I'd drive myself, if there were rocket cars.
The sun, from far, sends light each day and yet
Australia Post does not deliver to Mars!
"Look," I said, "I've searched the internet,
I've had a psychic reading and you are
my only hope. I'm ever in your debt,
Take this parcel, deliver it to Mars."
The customers behind, irate, upset.
I know they wished me safely behind bars.
The girl her eyebrows raised, her words a threat,
"Australia Post does not deliver to Mars!"
It's not my fault, the chasm wide is set.
I take your parcel, put it with a vase
of flowers dead and dreams for now unmet.
Australia Post does not deliver to Mars.
sar 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Plantar Fasciitis
Finally, I know what's wrong with my foot! I'm hoping to be able to run on it again soon.
I've been in pain for 2 months now.
I've been in pain for 2 months now.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Joel on the Trampoline
Joel has to give a talk at school tomorrow. He has to tell the class 8 things about himself.
Instead of writing the talk and practising it as we should have done, we've spent the last couple of days making a movie. If you watch carefully and think really really hard, you can find out 8 things about Joel. To me, the clearest one is that he has a pretty sick sense of humour.
Enjoy.
(Joel has printed out a copy of his poem on the gravestone for everyone in his class.)
Instead of writing the talk and practising it as we should have done, we've spent the last couple of days making a movie. If you watch carefully and think really really hard, you can find out 8 things about Joel. To me, the clearest one is that he has a pretty sick sense of humour.
Enjoy.
(Joel has printed out a copy of his poem on the gravestone for everyone in his class.)
children's rights
There is some big international parenting conference over at UQ at the moment.
I was listening to a couple of experts on the radio this morning.
It seems that 'discipline' is a thing of the past. Smacking is definitely not on and in Sweden, even 'time out' is too authoritarian! (They have 'wind down time' instead.)
I found the whole discussion about children's rights rather annoying. It seems so hypocritical when abortion and divorce are considered fine.
I hate the whole idea of 'rights'. It puts things that I naturally do because I want to do them into a cold and hard 'have to' category. But if I had to formulate a list...
My children have the right to:
1. be protected, loved and cared for by their parents from the time of their conception.
2. be raised by both parents (assuming both are alive).
3. be prayed for, taught the gospel, trained in the way of the Lord and welcomed into the church
4. be taught how to live in community with others and how to contribute to society. This will include being corrected when necessary.
5. be provided with what they need (food, clothes, etc.)
Have I left out anything obvious?
I was listening to a couple of experts on the radio this morning.
It seems that 'discipline' is a thing of the past. Smacking is definitely not on and in Sweden, even 'time out' is too authoritarian! (They have 'wind down time' instead.)
I found the whole discussion about children's rights rather annoying. It seems so hypocritical when abortion and divorce are considered fine.
I hate the whole idea of 'rights'. It puts things that I naturally do because I want to do them into a cold and hard 'have to' category. But if I had to formulate a list...
My children have the right to:
1. be protected, loved and cared for by their parents from the time of their conception.
2. be raised by both parents (assuming both are alive).
3. be prayed for, taught the gospel, trained in the way of the Lord and welcomed into the church
4. be taught how to live in community with others and how to contribute to society. This will include being corrected when necessary.
5. be provided with what they need (food, clothes, etc.)
Have I left out anything obvious?
It's Mad Skillz Week
over on Nathan's blog.
My mad skillz are in supply teaching. Go over and learn.
Ben and Amy and Andrew also have mad skillz (in animation, graphic design and opera appreciating respectively.)
What are your mad skillz?
My mad skillz are in supply teaching. Go over and learn.
Ben and Amy and Andrew also have mad skillz (in animation, graphic design and opera appreciating respectively.)
What are your mad skillz?
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Five reasons why evangelicals are better at kids' ministry than liberals
1. More is at stake for evangelicals. For us, kids' ministry (like all ministry) is a matter of heaven or hell. The children's decision for or against Jesus matters. For liberals, its a matter of something... or pretty much the same something. More is at stake for us, so the church as a whole, makes more effort.
2. Evangelicals have better kids songs. Because we are passionate about what we believe, over the years, the evangelical church has put lots of time into song writing. I'm yet to hear a cd from the liberal equivalent of Colin. Still waiting for kids songs with the titles: Jesus is one of many ways to God, He's just an ordinary guy, Some of it's true (a song about holy scripture), or Still Dead (an easter song).
3. The evangelical gospel is better material to work with. It's easier to present compellingly, because it is actually compelling.
4. Evangelicals have a better grasp on the big picture of the bible (because we read it all and believe it all). Big picture stuff is more compelling to kids.
5. [You tell me. I've run out.]
2. Evangelicals have better kids songs. Because we are passionate about what we believe, over the years, the evangelical church has put lots of time into song writing. I'm yet to hear a cd from the liberal equivalent of Colin. Still waiting for kids songs with the titles: Jesus is one of many ways to God, He's just an ordinary guy, Some of it's true (a song about holy scripture), or Still Dead (an easter song).
3. The evangelical gospel is better material to work with. It's easier to present compellingly, because it is actually compelling.
4. Evangelicals have a better grasp on the big picture of the bible (because we read it all and believe it all). Big picture stuff is more compelling to kids.
5. [You tell me. I've run out.]
Monday, February 15, 2010
how to write a congregational lyric that won't get on my nerves
1. Don't use the word 'beautiful'
2. Don't use the word 'Lord' to fill up syllables. (I count this as breaking the third commandment.)
3. Don't be sentimental
4. Don't be cliche
5. Make sure the logic of the lines makes sense.
6. Be aware of the cross (even if the song isn't actually about the cross)
7. Don't rhyme cross with loss (Unless you are Isaac Watts. And you're not, 'cause he's dead.)
8. Be meaningful and engaged.
9. Don't use the word 'beautiful'
10. Don't use the word 'Lord' to fill up syllables. (I mean it! Don't!)
2. Don't use the word 'Lord' to fill up syllables. (I count this as breaking the third commandment.)
3. Don't be sentimental
4. Don't be cliche
5. Make sure the logic of the lines makes sense.
6. Be aware of the cross (even if the song isn't actually about the cross)
7. Don't rhyme cross with loss (Unless you are Isaac Watts. And you're not, 'cause he's dead.)
8. Be meaningful and engaged.
9. Don't use the word 'beautiful'
10. Don't use the word 'Lord' to fill up syllables. (I mean it! Don't!)
breaking the silence
Sorry about the silence. I've been busy working and this computer is as slow as... a playground duty at a outer suburbs high school. ...And it keeps crashing every time I plug anything in the USB port...
Today I taught one of my favourite classes. They are nice kids, I know their names, they are not particularly needy, they can work silently, and they have an air conditioned classroom. While they were doing silent reading, I managed to read 40 pages on my new Chester book. Unheard of!
I wonder if the computer will crash before I hit 'post'.
Today I taught one of my favourite classes. They are nice kids, I know their names, they are not particularly needy, they can work silently, and they have an air conditioned classroom. While they were doing silent reading, I managed to read 40 pages on my new Chester book. Unheard of!
I wonder if the computer will crash before I hit 'post'.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Limited
Blank spaces count as characters. It’s true.
I wasn’t sure. And then I thought of you.
Sophie Hannah
[SH was commissioned to write this - a text message valentine's day poem. It had to be fewer than 150 characters.]
I wasn’t sure. And then I thought of you.
Sophie Hannah
[SH was commissioned to write this - a text message valentine's day poem. It had to be fewer than 150 characters.]
Saturday, February 13, 2010
No Wonder
This love looks set to grow extremely tall.
I chart its weekly progress on the wall
the way my mum made pencil marks above
my sister’s head and mine. I’ve called it love
since it began, but now I have some proof -
infatuation stops before the roof
while love climbs bravely up to bash its head.
The bleeding starts. No wonder hearts are red.
Sophie Hannah
on depth
Are you a 'deep' person?
I am very deep. Shockingly so. Once I drowned in my own thoughts. That's how deep they went.
But many of you out there, won't have the natural depth that I do. Nathan, we're told, doesn't. If you worry that you don't appear deep to your friends and collegues, let me offer you a cosmetic solution.
Things to do to appear to be a 'deep thinker'.
1. In a conversation, what often happens is that someone describes a situation and the apparently shallow person knows immediately what's going on or what needs to be done. (Often their assessment is correct.) If this is you, my advice is: sit on your thoughts. Don't share them. Then come back the next day and say that you've thought about their situation and you think..... They'll think you are amazing (instead of superficial and arrogant)
2. If you are the type who goes to the trouble to make conversation, don't. Small talk appears shallow. Let others take responsibility for the movement of the conversation. Don't sulk, but just don't say much. If you are asked a straight question, answer politely, but in such a way as it doesn't lead to more conversation. While you're not speaking, look as if you are wrapped up in your own deep deep thoughts.
3. Carry around an anthology of indecipherable poems. Quote from it occasionally.
4. Take your fonting and general desktop publishing style back to 1990. I know that it will hurt, but to some people, any attention to the more superficial things indicates a lack on the deeper levels.
5. Read lots of self help books (or at least, buy such books and leave them on your coffee table) and try to get to the bottom of the reasons why you are such a lousy sinner - daddy issues, heart hunger... whatever. When someone asks about one of your self help titles, wipe a tear from the corner of your eye...
Yes, I see the irony in all this. Here is a superficial solution to the problem of lack of depth. But my well thought out and deep assessment of the problem is that until your introverted melancholic friends (for it is usually them who bring these charges) understand that depth isn't expressed in the same way by everyone, the appearance of depth is the most for which you can aim.
I am very deep. Shockingly so. Once I drowned in my own thoughts. That's how deep they went.
But many of you out there, won't have the natural depth that I do. Nathan, we're told, doesn't. If you worry that you don't appear deep to your friends and collegues, let me offer you a cosmetic solution.
Things to do to appear to be a 'deep thinker'.
1. In a conversation, what often happens is that someone describes a situation and the apparently shallow person knows immediately what's going on or what needs to be done. (Often their assessment is correct.) If this is you, my advice is: sit on your thoughts. Don't share them. Then come back the next day and say that you've thought about their situation and you think..... They'll think you are amazing (instead of superficial and arrogant)
2. If you are the type who goes to the trouble to make conversation, don't. Small talk appears shallow. Let others take responsibility for the movement of the conversation. Don't sulk, but just don't say much. If you are asked a straight question, answer politely, but in such a way as it doesn't lead to more conversation. While you're not speaking, look as if you are wrapped up in your own deep deep thoughts.
3. Carry around an anthology of indecipherable poems. Quote from it occasionally.
4. Take your fonting and general desktop publishing style back to 1990. I know that it will hurt, but to some people, any attention to the more superficial things indicates a lack on the deeper levels.
5. Read lots of self help books (or at least, buy such books and leave them on your coffee table) and try to get to the bottom of the reasons why you are such a lousy sinner - daddy issues, heart hunger... whatever. When someone asks about one of your self help titles, wipe a tear from the corner of your eye...
Yes, I see the irony in all this. Here is a superficial solution to the problem of lack of depth. But my well thought out and deep assessment of the problem is that until your introverted melancholic friends (for it is usually them who bring these charges) understand that depth isn't expressed in the same way by everyone, the appearance of depth is the most for which you can aim.
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Robert Frost
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Robert Frost
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Valentine's Day Is Coming!
And with it, a truckload of delightfully shallow love poems!
Obsessive, adolescent schmultz is just good fun. It's worth having this hallmark celebration, if only for an excuse to read and write frothy nonsense. So I intend to. In the next few days I'll be posting a pile of romantic poems. All light, all fun, some bitter, some nasty. My favourite is a brilliantly cutting sms valentine's day verse by Sophie Hannah. Look out for it and others.
For Andrew, I tried writing something a bit more real. Alas, married love is much trickier to capture. There are so many more layers of complexity. I posted my attempt (click here or just scroll down about 2cm to the next post).
Happy Valentine's Day to all of you. Whatever that means.
Obsessive, adolescent schmultz is just good fun. It's worth having this hallmark celebration, if only for an excuse to read and write frothy nonsense. So I intend to. In the next few days I'll be posting a pile of romantic poems. All light, all fun, some bitter, some nasty. My favourite is a brilliantly cutting sms valentine's day verse by Sophie Hannah. Look out for it and others.
For Andrew, I tried writing something a bit more real. Alas, married love is much trickier to capture. There are so many more layers of complexity. I posted my attempt (click here or just scroll down about 2cm to the next post).
Happy Valentine's Day to all of you. Whatever that means.
Satellite (for Andrew)
I spin faster than you.
My movements hectic to
your slow turn.
I dart while you plod, yearn
while you wait, run
while you tread the steps
of your yearly pilgrimage.
Everything plotted,
nothing to chance.
I'm with you, but
I have my own dance.
It's clockwork regular
and calm for the most part.
But monthly my belly swells,
my temper frays
and I rage
against your shores.
Your hands on mine,
gentle as I assault, revolt
against the forces that bind.
But I am yours.
I will not go.
Cannot.
Didn't you know?
Couldn't you tell
that it's always been about you?
Every turn. Every changing spell
has had to be.
You the earth.
I the moon.
And love, it holds
as gravity.
sar 2010
argh!
Two bad things this morning:
1. I was making stock last night. Meant to turn it off before bed. I woke up to a horrible burning smell at 5.30 this morning. At least I didn't burn the house down, but this place smells like a chicken crematorium.
2. Our computer seems to have died. Hoping it will ressurrect. It has before. Otherwise, blogging might be a little light-on till I get a new one.
1. I was making stock last night. Meant to turn it off before bed. I woke up to a horrible burning smell at 5.30 this morning. At least I didn't burn the house down, but this place smells like a chicken crematorium.
2. Our computer seems to have died. Hoping it will ressurrect. It has before. Otherwise, blogging might be a little light-on till I get a new one.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
some good things about today
- I got to teach at my second favourite school - 2 classes - half a day with each.
- I got to teach my favourite class at this school. I've had them a lot in the last couple of years. I know them, they know me, and I think they are delightful.
- A boy I spent most of the 2nd half of my day yelling at, hugged me as he left.
- The second class I taught had several kids with normal-ish needs
- 49 kids I taught today did not cry
- I got paid to read Roald Dahl. (20 minutes = $20)
- Had friends over this afternoon
- Andrew played golf
- My legendary husband blitzed his MA subject. (Actually, that's yesterday's news, but I wanted to write it anyway.)
- Joel, for the first time ever, is excited about reading. We've borrowed a few very easy Zac Power books and Joel is ripping through them. Three this afternoon and now he's begging me to go back to the library for more.
- Nathan has finished the fellowship of the ring
- No one got hurt this afternoon light saber fighting (unfortunately, not so this morning.)
- My foot didn't ache all day today.
- I'm listening to the songs submitted for Emu's next cd. I'm feeling insecure about ours - but this is good! If I was confident that all of ours would make it, it would probably indicate that the overall quality is low. (It's not.)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
motherhood idolatry
today...
... we are going to try and sort out this RE mess.
I'd rather do something else. Most other things, in fact. The baptists are just as cross as us, which is encouraging.
I'd rather do something else. Most other things, in fact. The baptists are just as cross as us, which is encouraging.
Monday, February 8, 2010
P&C
I made my debut tonight.
Thrilling stuff.
Perhaps most interesting was debate as to whether our (state) school should continue to say the Lord's prayer on assembly. It is said every week. To put it in context, the school creed is also recited, the flag and queen are saluted, and two school songs and two verses of the national anthem are sung, (I think there is also an additional school prayer said sometimes.) Overkill? Yes.
As a Christian, I don't care either way. I think that saying the school prayer in this context has nothing to do with God or Christianity. It's a thing of tradition, positioning us on the conservative end of the spectrum, preparing our kids for private high schools and jobs as right wing politicians (like daddy).
Any thoughts?
I went along because I'm establishing and chairing a music sub-committee this year. I needed to say something to the group and felt a little nervous. It's a very high powered p&c I've not been on a committee like this before, and wondered if I'd be able to speak. After 2 hours of tedium, I realised this was just the same as all the other committees I've sat on. I know how these things work. I know I've stuff to contribute. I know I present okay. I'll never be intimidated by these people again (except when I visit their three billion dollar homes.)
Thrilling stuff.
Perhaps most interesting was debate as to whether our (state) school should continue to say the Lord's prayer on assembly. It is said every week. To put it in context, the school creed is also recited, the flag and queen are saluted, and two school songs and two verses of the national anthem are sung, (I think there is also an additional school prayer said sometimes.) Overkill? Yes.
As a Christian, I don't care either way. I think that saying the school prayer in this context has nothing to do with God or Christianity. It's a thing of tradition, positioning us on the conservative end of the spectrum, preparing our kids for private high schools and jobs as right wing politicians (like daddy).
Any thoughts?
I went along because I'm establishing and chairing a music sub-committee this year. I needed to say something to the group and felt a little nervous. It's a very high powered p&c I've not been on a committee like this before, and wondered if I'd be able to speak. After 2 hours of tedium, I realised this was just the same as all the other committees I've sat on. I know how these things work. I know I've stuff to contribute. I know I present okay. I'll never be intimidated by these people again (except when I visit their three billion dollar homes.)
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Awake! A Brand New Day (draft 2)
Awake! A brand new day to praise
Arise and sing, proclaim
The wonders of redeeming love
The pow'r of Jesus' name.
Arise, o church, in all the earth
Your hearts and voices raise,
Awake! The Son has risen high
A brand new day to praise!
Awake! A brand new day to serve
Arise! A day to give
For Christ our Lord gave all to us
And now our lives are his.
Arise! For grace it overflows
From us to all the world
Awake! The son has risen high
A brand new day to serve!
Awake! A brand new day to love
Arise! A day of grace
Be clothed in patience, gentleness
In kindness run the race.
My sister, precious in his sight
My brother, bought with blood
Awake! The son has risen high!
A brand new day to love!
sar 2010
I've moved the verses around changed a few words. At least one really bad line still remaining.
Arise and sing, proclaim
The wonders of redeeming love
The pow'r of Jesus' name.
Arise, o church, in all the earth
Your hearts and voices raise,
Awake! The Son has risen high
A brand new day to praise!
Awake! A brand new day to serve
Arise! A day to give
For Christ our Lord gave all to us
And now our lives are his.
Arise! For grace it overflows
From us to all the world
Awake! The son has risen high
A brand new day to serve!
Awake! A brand new day to love
Arise! A day of grace
Be clothed in patience, gentleness
In kindness run the race.
My sister, precious in his sight
My brother, bought with blood
Awake! The son has risen high!
A brand new day to love!
sar 2010
I've moved the verses around changed a few words. At least one really bad line still remaining.
Vagueness and 'Mighty to Save'
A fun discussion is happening over here on Peter's blog.
A commenter said this:
“I’ve grown a bit tired of songs that are like a theological treatise and afraid of getting personal with God.”
I hear this all the time. Mostly I say nothing. Not this time. Here's what I wrote.
Any song that sings like a theological treatise is probably just a bad song. But I’d love to know what songs you put in this category. We sing stuff that is quite meaty… but also engaging and moving. I don’t think I’d want particular songs on my church playlist if they had the emotional impact of a text book. But maybe we are all different on this, and songs that I experience as moving leave my sister in the next pew cold.
The other question I have is about ‘getting personal with God’. What do you mean by this? Is it through confession of sin, telling God how much you love him, hearing about and feeling moved by God’s love for you, or something else? I don’t have a problem with any of these things – it is just worth exploring what it is that you want a congregational singing experience to give you. I was chatting with a friend the other day and realised that what she wanted from congregational singing was a feeling of nearness to God that could be achieved without the drudgery of daily bible reading and prayer and patience with her children. And I want this too. I’m human so the song that builds for the first 3/4 and then climaxes before finishing with a string of whispered sweet nothings appeals to me. There’s buzz in that. Is that what you mean by getting personal with God?
What do you think?
A commenter said this:
“I’ve grown a bit tired of songs that are like a theological treatise and afraid of getting personal with God.”
I hear this all the time. Mostly I say nothing. Not this time. Here's what I wrote.
Any song that sings like a theological treatise is probably just a bad song. But I’d love to know what songs you put in this category. We sing stuff that is quite meaty… but also engaging and moving. I don’t think I’d want particular songs on my church playlist if they had the emotional impact of a text book. But maybe we are all different on this, and songs that I experience as moving leave my sister in the next pew cold.
The other question I have is about ‘getting personal with God’. What do you mean by this? Is it through confession of sin, telling God how much you love him, hearing about and feeling moved by God’s love for you, or something else? I don’t have a problem with any of these things – it is just worth exploring what it is that you want a congregational singing experience to give you. I was chatting with a friend the other day and realised that what she wanted from congregational singing was a feeling of nearness to God that could be achieved without the drudgery of daily bible reading and prayer and patience with her children. And I want this too. I’m human so the song that builds for the first 3/4 and then climaxes before finishing with a string of whispered sweet nothings appeals to me. There’s buzz in that. Is that what you mean by getting personal with God?
What do you think?
Friday, February 5, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Awake! A Brand New Day
Always hard to write imperative songs. This is draft one of my latest attempt.
Awake! A Brand New Day
Awake! A brand new day to serve
Arise! A day to give
For Christ our Lord gave all to us
And now our lives are his.
Arise! For grace it overflows
From us to all the world
Awake! The son has risen high
A brand new day to serve!
Awake! A brand new day to love
Arise! A day of grace
Be clothed in patience, gentleness
In kindness run the race.
My sister, precious in his sight
My brother, bought with blood
Awake! The son has risen high!
A brand new day to love!
Awake! A brand new day to praise
Arise and sing, proclaim
The wonders of his mighty love
The power of his name.
Arise, o church, in all the earth
Your hearts and voices raise,
Awake! The son has risen high
A brand new day to praise!
sar 2010
Awake! A Brand New Day
Awake! A brand new day to serve
Arise! A day to give
For Christ our Lord gave all to us
And now our lives are his.
Arise! For grace it overflows
From us to all the world
Awake! The son has risen high
A brand new day to serve!
Awake! A brand new day to love
Arise! A day of grace
Be clothed in patience, gentleness
In kindness run the race.
My sister, precious in his sight
My brother, bought with blood
Awake! The son has risen high!
A brand new day to love!
Awake! A brand new day to praise
Arise and sing, proclaim
The wonders of his mighty love
The power of his name.
Arise, o church, in all the earth
Your hearts and voices raise,
Awake! The son has risen high
A brand new day to praise!
sar 2010
fortunately, unfortunately
Fortunately the kids had a great time at laser force.
Unfortunately they were very tired and wound up afterwards.
Fortunately they got to sleep.
Unfortunately they sleepwalk.
Fortunately I left a light on.
Unfortunately it wasn't the toilet light.
Fortunately it was the bathroom where there was no carpet.
Unfortunately there was a dirty clothes basket.
Fortunately there weren't too many clothes in the basket.
Unfortunately a lot of drinks had been had before bed.
Fortunately the clothes already needed a wash.
Unfortunately I had to wash them immediately.
Fortunately it's now all dealt with!
Unfortunately they were very tired and wound up afterwards.
Fortunately they got to sleep.
Unfortunately they sleepwalk.
Fortunately I left a light on.
Unfortunately it wasn't the toilet light.
Fortunately it was the bathroom where there was no carpet.
Unfortunately there was a dirty clothes basket.
Fortunately there weren't too many clothes in the basket.
Unfortunately a lot of drinks had been had before bed.
Fortunately the clothes already needed a wash.
Unfortunately I had to wash them immediately.
Fortunately it's now all dealt with!
more rubies
After reading this, I think I'll trust god for the length of my hair from now on. If he wants it short, he'll make that happen.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
sh!
Don't tell anyone yet but preparations for the first ever Brisbane twist music ministry conference are underway. It will be fantastic. All the cool people will be there doing very cool things. The uncool people (me) will also be there and we'll be having such a great time that we'll forget to wish that we were cool too. It'll be the kind of event we'll file away in our minds and rave about when we're 108 and senile. Don't say anything now, just smile smugly when you see it announced in the sky (or on your church bulletin) and remember that you heard it first here.
SLUAI
SLUAI [social, limbic, unstructured, accommodating, inquisitive)
(3.9% of women; 2.9% of men)
easily confused, often late, rarely prepared, passionate about better the world's condition, easily distracted, wild and crazy, longs for a stabilizing relationship, prone to addiction, often rushed, show off, prone to worry, frequently loses things, does not accomplish work on time, acts without thinking, not good at sports, easily hurt, scatter-brained, very curious, spontaneous, not too hard working, aware of how the color and lighting of a room affects their mood, believes in a supernatural source of peace and love, can be talked into doing silly things, unpredictable, asks many questions, interested in others, upset by the misfortunes of strangers, believes in the importance of art, prefers have many different interests to just one, does not often know why they do things, moody, likes to be the center of attention, swayed by emotions, focuses on fantasies more than reality, acts without planning, becomes overwhelmed by events, able to disregard the rules, not good at saving money, eager to sooth hurt feelings, afraid of doing the wrong thing, can become aggressive when they feel hurt
Yep. Harsh assessment. I think I have it in me to be some of the bad things the list says, but hopefully the grace of God is helping me not to be. (But I am hardworking and do meet deadlines.)
I think I prefer Myers Briggs. More flattering.
What do you get...
...if you cross a vaguely evangelical church with a liberal priest?
[put your suggestions in the comments]
[put your suggestions in the comments]
Would you give up a few hours a week to do this?
Christian Religious Education
Format : Assembly style
Teaching topic : The school values
No? Me neither.
Grrrrrrrrr!
Format : Assembly style
Teaching topic : The school values
No? Me neither.
Grrrrrrrrr!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
ENTP disfavored careers
personal assistant, wedding planner, travel agent, secretary, interior decorator, clerical employee, government employee, social worker, pre school teacher, copy editor, child care worker, hospitality worker, occupational therapist, home maker (from here)
Why fight it? Home making is just not me!
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I have other stuff I should be doing, so I'm wasting time here.
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Monday, February 1, 2010
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