wondering

One of my greatest flaws is caring too much what other people think of me, especially friends. Specifically, I have a few friends have a great deal of sway in my life, regardless of rhyme, reason or how emotionally healthy it is (or isn’t). One of said friends broke off communication with me this spring [...]

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Waitress

I’ve always had the old adage, “write what you know” stuffed into my face. Or, those grating people who say “Ooh, do I have a story for you!” Of course, the stories are rarely all that fantastic and never match up with my own personal vision. Which brings to one of the [...]

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it’s the season of possible miracles

what words can describe
you enough to be worthy?
 you who wash me away and
and never leave me?

Merry Christmas 
(photo credit: Square America)

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less than three

Seven blunders of the world that lead to violence: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, politics without principle.
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Sometimes I’m astounded by the wisdom I find in some of the world’s greatest people. It’s almost like he had foresight into today. Or, [...]

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do not want

My love, though silly, is more brave ;
For may I miss, whene’er I crave,
If I know yet what I would have.
-from “Negative Love” by John Donne
 A few days ago, my mother and I ran into a boy, Zach, who’s a friend of my cousin, Sam (the closest thing to a brother I have). Zach [...]

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Why is a sink hanging in a museum??: a girl attempts to understand modern art

And now for something completely different: musings on modern art. Oh God. I know. Just hang in there. We’ll get back to movies and writing tomorrow.
I recently signed up for Stumble Upon, (if you don’t know already) a free program built into your browser that takes your interests into account and brings you to [...]

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“God Hates The World” and other lies

God Hates The World music video
I felt like crying when I saw this. Not because I suddenly realized that I was GOING TO THE FIREY DEPTHS but because these people are systematically undermining EVERYTHING Jesus taught us.
Luke 1:76-78 7And you, [Jesus], will be called a prophet of the Most High;
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whoooo-eeee-oooo

Tonight, I discovered my new musical destiny. Not that I had much of a musical destiny at all. I am no way rockstar material, but I have grown up and around music all my life. When I was 10, I learned how to read bass clef and play trombone. At age 15 I taught myself [...]

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Let them eat cake…

 
 
Green grass, sweeping silk,
powdered wigs: Let them eat cake.
Marie, dear, don’t lose your head!
You’re too young for war
 

I’ve been on a quest these lazy weeks of winter break to see one movie per day to experience different people’s screenplays in hopes to jump start my own (fledgling) work. Today’s screening was Marie Antoinette, a [...]

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simply fascinating

At Otterbein there is this fabulous dance that happens every winter called Music and Romance. It’s a big benefit for the music department where the jazz bands and a capella choirs come together and preform swing and jazz tunes. All the girls get worked up into a tizzy because finally there’s a reason for us [...]

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