"dreaming of one day going there...."

Well, here I am writing an update blog, because I need to take a break from a Philosophy paper I'm writing. Thinking about thinking makes my brain hurt if I do it for too long.

Here's what's up:

1) The Cowboys dominated the Packers-- yep, they're back!

2) Saturday night (well technically Sunday morning) there was a dumpster fire at the dumpster about 8 yrds from my bed. I had my window open (my bed's right by the window) and at about 3 a.m. I got really hot and that along with hearing the sirens woke me up. The flames went up about 2 stories, and I half-asleep watched the firemen take down the fire and do the recovery. It was crazy being so close to all of this as it happened. I'm sure being half-asleep added to the crazy feel of it.

3) I have my first wind ensemble and cantamus concerts coming up in the next week and a half, which is pretty exciting.

4) Had a crazy awesome DSM adventure with my gals Saturday night. It was Amelia's birthday, so we celebrated by going to Downtown Church, followed by some delicious Olive Garden with some of our DSM brothers, followed by some cake and pinata action at Chris and Cole's house. It was great.

5) I learned how to drive stick and after a couple bad encounters with driving when I'm not ready, have decided to give up. I know, negative attitude, but here's the way I see it/justify it in my mind: God didn't create everyone the same. I think He created me to be an automatic car driver. Laugh if you will.

6) The beta fish of the SarAhlyssalsey apartment died today. It had been having spaz attacks a lot the past few days, so I knew it was coming, but still. RIP Francisco II.

Alright, enough of the updating and back to thinking about my thinking!

Peace out, readers!

I can't wait for the Cowboys to dominate the Packers Sunday night.

For those of you who didn't know I was a Cowboy fan, consider this my "coming out of the closet".

... or do more stupid things?

Last night I accidently blew up a hot/cold pack in the microwave. Who would have thought that whatever is inside of those things smells abolutely TERRIBLE!?

::sigh::

Here are some highlights from something Ben Stein wrote and recited on a CBS Sunday Morning. The whole thing is good, but here were some of my favorite thoughts he had:

"I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat."

"Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to."

Love this part:
"Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'"

And this whole part is good:
"In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.

Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'"


Thank you Ben Stein for cutting to the chase and being honest. It's refreshing to hear the truth once in a while in this fallen, broken and utterly confused world.

Here's the actual, finished list!!

Here we go! O and happy Labor Day!

1. All We Are- OneRepublic
2. Wait for Me- Rebecca St. James (should be the prayer of any single Christian woman!)
3. Better Together- Jack Johnson
4. You Never Let Go- Matt Redman
5. Dearly We're Bought- Red Mountain Church
6. Lead Me To The Cross- Hillsong United
7. Violet Hill- Coldplay
8. Washed By The Water- NeedToBreath
9. Give Me Your Eyes- Brandon Heath
10. Rock & Roll- Eric Hutchinson
11. Lay it Down- Matt Maher
12. Love and Pride- The Great Upset
13. Here (In Your Arms)- Hellogoodbye
14. C.S. Lewis Song- Brooke Fraser
15. Open Your Eyes- SnowPatrol
16. Side by Side- Rebecca St. James
17. Time After Time- Frank Sinatra
18. Love is Here- Tenth Avenue North
19. Lift Your Eyes- Leeland
20. Here I Am- Renee Sandstrom (from “Camp Rock”—haha yep!)