Heard this song on the radio today on the way back from church. Thought I'd share =]
I'd Need a Savior by Among the Thirsty
with lyrics
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Wednesday July 15, 2009
A thought that came to me sometime last week:
So last Wednesday, after putting out the recycling, I decided to take out the bike and hit up the nearest farmer's market (located in the Whole Food's parking lot) for some groceries. Lo and behold, they weren't there that day. So, I take a gander inside Whole Foods - since the last time I was in one was by accident sophomore year - and saw there was some lemonade on sale. During checkout, the lady at the register asks what type of bag I want and I reply, "No thanks, I've got my own." I saved 5 cents on my groceries and I happily got back on my bike and headed home.
On the way, I stopped by Eastside Marketplace - a local grocery store - and picked up some fruits, which I had failed to acquire earlier. While browsing the dry foods aisle, a lady compliments my shirt, which read "What the world needs now is Love." 1.4 awkward seconds later, she quickly adds, "I went to Woodstock." "Cool," I reply. Again, at the checkout, I politely refuse both paper and plastic and save another 3 cents.
As I walk out with groceries in my backpack, a shirt that reminded someone of Woodstock on my back and some worn out sandles on my feet, it suddenly hit me: After 4 years at Brown, I've become a hippie. And suddenly, I felt as if I needed to jump in my car, blast some alternative rock, drive aggressively and recklessly, and kick some fuzzy animals along the way.
I shared this with Hope during bible study later that evening and she had a good laugh about it. Apparently, it's going on her blog. Maybe one day I will serendipitously find it and laugh at my silliness.
So last Wednesday, after putting out the recycling, I decided to take out the bike and hit up the nearest farmer's market (located in the Whole Food's parking lot) for some groceries. Lo and behold, they weren't there that day. So, I take a gander inside Whole Foods - since the last time I was in one was by accident sophomore year - and saw there was some lemonade on sale. During checkout, the lady at the register asks what type of bag I want and I reply, "No thanks, I've got my own." I saved 5 cents on my groceries and I happily got back on my bike and headed home.
On the way, I stopped by Eastside Marketplace - a local grocery store - and picked up some fruits, which I had failed to acquire earlier. While browsing the dry foods aisle, a lady compliments my shirt, which read "What the world needs now is Love." 1.4 awkward seconds later, she quickly adds, "I went to Woodstock." "Cool," I reply. Again, at the checkout, I politely refuse both paper and plastic and save another 3 cents.
As I walk out with groceries in my backpack, a shirt that reminded someone of Woodstock on my back and some worn out sandles on my feet, it suddenly hit me: After 4 years at Brown, I've become a hippie. And suddenly, I felt as if I needed to jump in my car, blast some alternative rock, drive aggressively and recklessly, and kick some fuzzy animals along the way.
I shared this with Hope during bible study later that evening and she had a good laugh about it. Apparently, it's going on her blog. Maybe one day I will serendipitously find it and laugh at my silliness.
mission statement
I'll be honest with you, I am horrible at keeping journals, blogs or anything. It's not so much that I lack the skill or the material, but I just can't seem to keep it in my daily routine of things. This may be because I lack routines, but that is besides the point.
So, now that I'm done rambling, I present to you the purpose of this blog. As it often seems to be the case in my life, my reason for doing things stem from a multitude of conditions that all converge onto a single need. This need, based on my judgment at the time, could be solvable by creating a blog. However, in order to keep the blog relevant and purposeful to my original needs - therefore maintaining its fidelity to its purpose - I've listed those conditions below, in part for any reader to know what to expect on here, but also in part for me to remember why I had the ridiculous thought of keeping a blog. So without further delay, the conditions:
1) To pose questions or observations I have not been able to understand at the moment in hopes that an older, wiser and more mature self will be able to figure it out later. Therefore, keeping clear and detailed records with the mindset that I will revisit these questions years later.
2) To digest, process, better understand or figure out these questions from previous posts (it'd be silly to just ask questions, no?).
3) To chronicle my journeys from the moments before, during and after graduate studies.
4) To record random epiphanies or radical realizations as to not forget what they were.
5) To reflect on my walk with God and the challenges, struggles, growth and changes I encounter during it.
6) When I write in a journal, I've realized, it is both enjoyable and therapeutic for me, but it kills my fingers after about an hour of it. Typing seems easier and faster, though I enjoy the feel of a pen on paper over the keys on a keyboard. I will write concurrently in journals, but a blog will centralize everything and keep things neat. Plus, a search feature helps recall past thoughts. Plus I'm a geek, and you can't be a geek without a computer.
So, now that I'm done rambling, I present to you the purpose of this blog. As it often seems to be the case in my life, my reason for doing things stem from a multitude of conditions that all converge onto a single need. This need, based on my judgment at the time, could be solvable by creating a blog. However, in order to keep the blog relevant and purposeful to my original needs - therefore maintaining its fidelity to its purpose - I've listed those conditions below, in part for any reader to know what to expect on here, but also in part for me to remember why I had the ridiculous thought of keeping a blog. So without further delay, the conditions:
1) To pose questions or observations I have not been able to understand at the moment in hopes that an older, wiser and more mature self will be able to figure it out later. Therefore, keeping clear and detailed records with the mindset that I will revisit these questions years later.
2) To digest, process, better understand or figure out these questions from previous posts (it'd be silly to just ask questions, no?).
3) To chronicle my journeys from the moments before, during and after graduate studies.
4) To record random epiphanies or radical realizations as to not forget what they were.
5) To reflect on my walk with God and the challenges, struggles, growth and changes I encounter during it.
6) When I write in a journal, I've realized, it is both enjoyable and therapeutic for me, but it kills my fingers after about an hour of it. Typing seems easier and faster, though I enjoy the feel of a pen on paper over the keys on a keyboard. I will write concurrently in journals, but a blog will centralize everything and keep things neat. Plus, a search feature helps recall past thoughts. Plus I'm a geek, and you can't be a geek without a computer.
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