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October 31, 2005

Happy Reformation Day

I attended a Christian school from Pre-school through 12th grade, then went right to Covenant College. We did the faux-Halloween too, and by the time I was in college I was a little Reformationed-out. I'd roll my eyes and say, "It was the 95 theses, not the 95 thesis."

I knew everything. (Wasn't that a dramatic paragraph break?)

But this year I'm thoughtful. Husband and I watched Luther Saturday night, and I really enjoyed the movie. (Though I was dismayed when, in his interview in the DVD extras, Joseph Fiennes seemed to think the whole purpose of Luther's life and action as depicted in the movie was to promote individual freedom, when his lines clearly indicated Luther was acting out of submission to Scripture. Sola Scriptura and all that. Poor Joseph doesn't get it!) And Pastor Roop preached a good sermon last night, emphasizing purposefulness behind celebrating Reformation Day as more than just a "non-Halloween costume fall festival." Here are some highlights:

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2 Timothy 3:10-17: You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

An R. C. Sproul quote from the most recent Tabletalk: The modern church is threatened by the shortsightedness of severe myopia. (I've been looking for this quote and when I find a specific reference I'll update this entry. In the meantime, I'm sorry. It was a really good quote.)

A key question: Why don't we pay more attention to those Christians who ran this race before us? We act as if all things are new. There seems to be no room in our lives, and in our churches, for history, for old things, for old songs, for remembering the past.

Luther addressed two issues:

1. Authority. In other words, he addressed the formality of the Roman Catholic Church, its authority, and its power over individual Christians' lives.


2. Soteriology. Soteriology, or the study of salvation, especially in regards to the doctrine of justification and how that's accomplished. One way to understand justification in relation to authority. Is justification accomplished by God and described in Scripture, or is it accomplished by papal decree, by groveling before and venerating relics, by purchasing indulgences in your own name or in others' names (deceased or alive!), by trusting in Church Councils' decrees?
   
   Luther made his famous quote ("Unless I am convinced of error by the authority of Scripture.... On this I take my stand. I can do no other. God help me. Amen.") based his conviction on Scripture alone, and eventually laid the foundation for the Reformation principle Sola Scriptura.

From the text (2 Timothy 3:10-17), we can learn several things.

1. In order to stand up to those who question what you are preaching:
   Timothy should remember and follow the example of those who have gone before. Timothy was to remember the example of Paul, his mentor. Stand for Scripture even in the midst of immense pressure!


2. Timothy should stay true to convictions built into life by his mother, grandmother, and Paul.

We learn about the origin and purpose of Scripture:

1. Origin: from God. ("All Scripture is God-breathed...") "God-breathed." The source of Scripture has three doctine-textbook definitions:
   A. Organic inspiration: God did not possess the writers of Scripture and mechanically move their hands; he did, however, inspire the writers. We can trust God's sovereignty in the lives of the writers to the farthest extent possible. God planned every word of the Scriptures (they are trustworthy!) but did not do that in the "possession" method.
   B. Plenary inspiration: All the Bible, in all its parts, is inspired. There are no parts of the Bible that are 'less' inspired than others.
   C. Sufficiency: All we need is there. It's certainly not all I want, but God has given me, and all of his children, all we need to live Godly lives. We don't need to add anything!


2. Purpose of Scripture (...and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.")
   A. Teaching. Scripture gives wisdom, salvation, and faith in Jesus Christ. It's a handbook of salvation. It alone teaches us how men and women who are sinners can be saved. How are we saved? Through faith in Jesus Christ. Scripture also teaches us doctrine. The content of the church's doctrine comes only from Scripture, and not from any other source. (This was part of what Luther was upset about! The Roman Catholic Church was using teaching besides Scripture to guide its doctrine.)
   B. Reproof. When God's people go wrong in their doctrine, lives, faith, or anything else, we are corrected by Scripture. That's what Scripture says about itself: it's useful for reproof!
   C. Correction. When we are on the wrong path or living in a wrong way, Scripture corrects us, and is sufficient. [We've been listening to a sermon series on The Matthew 18 Reconciliation pattern. This point relates to those sermons, and I'll most likely blog about that too. It's fomenting in my head these days.]
   D. Training in Righteousness. Our doctrine and lives should be in line with Scripture.

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So, as I was saying, I'd been Reformation-Celebrationed-out. Sometimes the silly fall festivals churches hold do seem like nothing more than a sanctified version of the dress-up-and-go-get-free-candy way of celebrating everyone else does, with the added bonus of knowing that the candy the fall festivals hand out is safe to consume. But here's another thing I like about my church, another way I'm being challenged by the teaching and fellowship there. The teaching and fellowship challenged the cynicism in my heart surrounding this aspect of American Reformed Christianity.

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October 30, 2005

What I want; what I need

I did this Google search with my name. But here it is with my non-name:

Worker wants to visit 23 places.
Worker wants respect. When Ryan, the school's most popular student (and a peer mediator) starts a club, Worker wants to join.
Worker wants to do 32 things.
Worker wants a goat. A bunny doesn't seem so bad.
Worker wants to capitalize on her fame, and she stated, "Look for me in the future."
Worker wants Nicole to stay.
Worker wants to become a molecular biologist.
Worker wants to go to the "big kids' room" at IKEA.
Worker wants to thank everyone for making her feel so welcome during this journey.
Worker wants to rebel and hangs out with deviant friends.

Worker needs her friends to be patient and understanding.
Worker needs to practice her wise-girl accent with someone.
Worker needs Help With Her Sunscreen.
Worker needs the most fixing.
Worker needs your fax number, or your name and phone number so that she can contact you.
Worker needs mainly to polish up her leaps and aim for greater amplitude on her straddle jumps to maximize scoring potential.
Worker needs to restock supplies
Worker needs new functionality that I built already.
Worker needs a reality check.
Worker needs assessment of cooperator groups.

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October 28, 2005

Some thoughts about rearview mirrors and looking back

Bob recently asked in a comment about the purpose of blogging, and about making sense of memories.

...do you have any thoughts about your life...? Writing things like that down help me to see patterns in them or to reach conclusions about my memories.

This question, in addition to this post about bad poetry, got me thinking.

When I was in about 4th grade, my teacher read aloud to us, and got me hooked on the the Spirit Flyer series. If I read it now, I'd most likely roll my eyes, but to my little 9 year old imagination, the metaphor of Christian life to a magic bicycle was, well, magic.

This magic bicycle could do neat things like fly and help you understand Scripture. Once, they used the side-view mirrors to understand John Kramar's history. (Get it? Using the rear-view mirror to make sense of the past?)

Maybe that's part of this blog for me. I know without a doubt my memories and experiences are meaningful. While I'm living them, they rarely make sense, but once I develop a little distance from them, they make sense, like a Georges Seurat painting, or a dot-to-dot like I used to do while in kindergarten. Maybe what I am doing here, in my little blog, is drawing dots to connect, or finding connections between these events in my life.

And another thing...keep thinking about the "rearview mirror as the key to making sense of the past analogy"...Bob once broke the rearview mirror off my college car, and it never was the same after that. About once a year, I took it to a car-glass-repair shop and asked them if they could glue it back for me. (They always did, and with no charge.) But the few days until I actually got it done were hard. Try driving with no rear-view! You still look there, where the mirror ought to be, and it's distracting to have no sense of what's behind the car. Are there some people who never can tell about their past? Are there times when we, driving our "life-cars," don't have a view of the past and so can't make our way forwards as well, and safely, as we ought?

Ok. I don't know about you, but I like that metaphor, clumsy and childish though you may rate it. It still helps me think through this issue. Plus I am tired and Husband is waiting for me so he can fall asleep. Good night, and have a good Friday.

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Fives Meme

Found this one all over, but could only track it down here.

10 years ago. My sophomore year in high school. One of the only ways I distinguish my high school years was by which play, and which one-act play festival, was going on that year. Sophomore year was, um...the year I was Rottkappchen in a German version of "Little Red Riding Hood." The German class performed an all-German version of "Little Red Riding Hood," the Spanish class performed an all-Spanish version of "The Three Little Pigs" (and the three Koreans were the pigs. They were very funny!), and the French class performed an all-French version of "Goldilocks" (my Haitian friend Julie was Goldilocks. They gave her a yellow-yarn wig). That was the only time I had a 'lead' in a play, although I was good. Oh well.
That was also the year they did The Importance of Being Earnest. I wasn't cast in that play. But I was getting used to it by then.*

5 years ago. October 2000: junior year in college. My favorite year! I was nearly done with my core courses and moved on to primarily English and Education courses. I was involved with a praise band, whose company and community I valued dearly. And I finally stopped being 'enemies' with my roomie, Becky.

1 year ago. October 2004: teaching, and getting swamped with, my 4 English classes. Traveling often to Western Pennsylvania to see then-Boyfriend, and traveling just as often to Center Hill to see Grandma and Papa et al. Falling deeper and deeper in love.

Yesterday. Decided on which leftovers to thaw (we are running out of room in the freezer!!). Went to the Barnes and Noble Job Fair and, if you ask me, did really well in the (easy!) interview. Went to B. Moss for a big sale but didn't find anything (and here's a shout out to Husband for going along and being the baggage handler). Recorded Survivor, watched CSI:, and watched the recorded Survivor. Hopefully Survivor will get better now that they are down to individual immunities. (I just can't seem to give up on a season. I've watched every single episode of every season, and often with family and friends. I watch it in memory of those fun times.**)

5 snacks I enjoy. Gummi raspberries. M&M's. PBJ (creamy PB, strawberry J, white bread, thank you very much). Tostitos and salsa. Ice cream. Cookies. (I love sugar.)

5 songs I know all the words to. "A New Day" by Avalon. "Joy to the World." "Be Thou My Vision." "Seasons of Love" from Rent. "When the Money's Gone" by Cher.

5 things I'd do with $100 million. Good Christian girl says "Tithe" as the first thing, but I really mean it. Then pay off student loans (mine, Husband's, all siblings' and siblings'-in-law). Then pay off parents' mortgage, and buy Parents-in-law a house. Then...buy a vacation home in Hawaii.

5 places I'd run away to. Hawaii. Colorado. Latvia, and Scandinavia. I've always wanted to go to Rome, and I'll add...Center Hill.

5 things I'd never wear. Gaucho pants. Never, never, and every time I see them I just want to shake some sense into the wearer. Overalls. A bustier. The stirrup-pants-and-big-sweater combo. High-heeled lace-up Converse (except to get a laugh in the shoe store).

5 favorite TV shows. "Gilmore Girls"(!), "Martha Stewart Apprentice," "Law & Order" (and TNT syndicates it!), "Numb3rs," and "The Amazing Race."

5 biggest joys. When Husband hugs me when he's 95% asleep. Knowing that God makes sense of my silly memories. Making new friends good friends. Making old friends better friends. Looking forward to being with my family, on an adventure, and being able to say, someday, "Remember when we did so-an-so! It was fun!" It might even turn into a Family Joke.

5 favorite toys. My food processor. My stereo. My sewing machine! I also enjoy being with people, but I won't list them as 'toys.'

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*That sounded maudlin. I'm sorry. I don't intend it to be.
**That sounded pathetic, at least to me. Oh well. Interpret it how you will.

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Another Meme

(Found here and here. And I am skipping Number 5.)

1. Go into your archives.
2. Find your 23rd post.
3. Post the fifth sentence (or closest to it).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.
5. Tag five other people to do the same thing.

The sentence is:

"The only basis Elissa had for saying that was reading what I’ve posted here."

Which relates to a comment Bob recently made here. So, that leads me to a meta-entry: why do I blog, and what have I noticed about bloggers... Stay tuned.

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October 27, 2005

Firsts Meme

I read TulipGirl a lot, and here's a meme she recently did.

First Memory
We used to travel from Colorado Springs to Denver every Saturday when I was little. I don't really remember the trips, but I do remember being in my car seat in the back seat of the car, at night, getting close to Colorado Springs and being woken by the lights on the interstate. Then, before I knew it, we were pulling into our driveway, and Dad would pick me up and put me in bed.

First Kiss
Ick. Unfortunately, not Husband, but I ignore that as often as possible. (I was 19, standing in the elevator lobby of my dorm, during finals week, and an RA had just unloaded 9 bags of garbage from the elevator...and this guy and I kissed.) My first real kiss (with Husband) was last year. We drove all the way from Pennsylvania to Covenant for Madrigals, and we drove to the place he was staying after attending the Madrigal Dinner, and sat in the car in the dark and talked. And then... :)

First Love
So many crushes! But I did love this guy I dated before Husband. It was a really selfish, demanding, childish love, though.

First thing you think in the morning
"Already?" Saturdays and Sundays: "Aaaah, I don't have to get out of bed yet!"

First book you remember loving
Little House in the Big Woods

First pet
We had family pets from before Sister and I were born (cats), and Omamma had a dog. But the first pet my family ever got was Precious, a dog from the humane society. She was very sweet, and we all loved her. She died when I was a senior in high school, of old age.

First place you think of when you hear the word vacation
A beach.

First best friend
I had a lot of different friends growing up, and none ever seemed to stay friends with me.

Last time you dressed up
Today. My interview suit: black pantsuit that really flatters my curves, a light blue blouse, and really excellent heeled shoes.

Last thing you ate
Peanut butter (creamy) and jelly (strawberry) on white bread.

Last CD bought
Love Songs: A Compilation by Phil Collins. I'm going to go put it on now.

Last time you cried
Last week. I was waiting for a phone call following an interview. They hadn't called yet, and I figured they would call me if they wanted me. BUT I called them back yesterday and they still haven't decided on their candidate. I might still get in!

Last time you told someone you loved them
This morning, Husband. With a kiss and hug.

Last really fun thing you did
Last Saturday, date with Husband.

Last thing you watched on TV
Sesame Street, this morning. Childrens' TV when I'm 25% awake is great. Except Elmo is obnoxious. Why can't he use a pronoun? But his combed facial fur is very cute.

Last Halloween Costume
A clown. Preschool.

Last concert attended
A choral concert in Colorado Springs. Can't remember who they performed, but it was lovely. Handel, maybe.

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List of Blog Topics

Ideas/blog entries I'm working on:

• Some people commenting in John Lennon's blog irritated me. There's some cognitive dissonance, though, and I am wondering why.
• A list of things I am thankful for. Also, why I am thankful.
• Why I am drawn to certain pens. Why blank journals also excite me, but the downside of this attraction.
• How families adjust to one another, to changes, and to growth in one another.
• The differences between my family and Husband's family.
• Memes.
• A definition of selfishness.

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October 26, 2005

shoot.

I just wrote a really great entry then the dang thing fell into cyber space. No, I didn't save.

It was really good writing, too.

Maybe I'll try again later.

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October 25, 2005

frenzied!, and a laugh.

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October 24, 2005

Multipurpose entry

In this entry, find the following:

Grammar Rant
Saturday with Husband
My Church
The Weather
The Interview and Subsequent News
Conclusion

Grammar Rant
I went to a Fondue and Facials Mary Kay Party Friday evening, and had a good time. First we had fondue, which was delicious, and then we did the facials/makeup time.

There are two big grammar mistakes in the Mary Kay booklet. Why can't people tell the difference between a question and an exclamation? I also wonder why we seem to feel the need to put fragment after fragment after fragment when a series (separated by commas) will do. Why, people?

Saturday with Husband
Husband took me out on a date Saturday. All day! First, we went shopping together (Target, to buy a shower gift for the new sister-in-law a gift), then up the mountain to get Husband's Sister to sign the card...then the date began! The Corn Maze, then to the Carousel (which is in Coolidge Park, only costs a dollar for an adult, has all hand-carved horses, and has a nice long ride), and then to the Park to read (what nerds we are). We caught Elizabethtown in the Bijou, and it was a pretty good movie. Mesh, you had some good insights into the movie in the Pulse, but I don't really agree with you that it was a stinker. I am glad I saw it, though it wasn't really what they marketed it to be. (The advertising said it was a romantic comedy, but it was really a movie about death, and there was this girl thown in.) THEN we went to Big River Brewery (the best cheeseburger ever! Oh my. And the white cheddar mashed potatoes. Oh my. It used to be the perfect meal until they stopped brewing their own ginger ale. It was great, and they don't make it anymore. Still, it was a wonderful meal.) THEN we went to Clumpie's, and then to the cheap theater to catch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I really enjoyed it! It was a good adaptation of the book, it was creative and interesting visually, it never seemed to lag or get boring, and Willy Wonka was good and weird, not just weird.

It was a good date, all in all.

My Church
We attend Brainerd Hills Presbyterian Church. Their main distinctive is that they only sing Psalms during worship, so Husband can sing. (He's an Exclusive Psalmodist.) The congregation is comprised mostly of Homeschool Moms and Patriarchal Breadwinners and they are nice.) And the preaching is just excellent: Pastor Roop does really good exegesis, but also manages to come out with a list of three (or seven, or four, or whatever) applications to daily life. It's a really good sermon...a good meal.

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Here are some notes from the last few sermons:
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Reasons why I fail, like the disciples who had little faith:
1. My focus is on my ability rather than on God's ability.
2. I focus on my own experience, rather than on God's. (I've only lived 25 years. How long has God existed?)
3. I focus on my own assessment of the situation, rather than on God's assessment of the situation. (He said I could move mountains! Who cares if the mountain seems to big? He said I could do it!)
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Meaning behind the Feast of the Passover and the Feast of the Unleavened Bread:
1. Symbolism. Passover was the time God redeemed his people in Egypt from slavery. The Feast is a remembrance of God's deliverance of his people. The subsequent feasts did not repeat the painting of the lamb's blood on the lintel because the redemption was already accomplished. So also, we do not re-sacrifice Christ when we celebrate the Lord's Supper. It's a remembrance, not a re-redemption service.
In Scripture, yeast symbolizes sin. When God commanded his people to get all the yeast out of their lives, he was telling them to get all the sin out of their lives. This takes effort and work, and sometimes very repetetive work.
2. Sequence. Feast of Unleavened Bread comes after the Feast of Passover. So also, the effort, work, and discipline of sanctification come after the achieved redemption. Work, effort, and discipline do not save us, but only the blood of the innocent lamb who died in our place. BUT the work, effort, and discipline are vital to a continuing life lived in holiness and growth.
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Do not become stumbling blocks to each other. How?
1. Do not tempt one another.
2. Do not set a bad example.
3. Do not misuse Christian liberty. (If my liberty offends my brother, I must stop. I must give up my liberty, my 'rights,' freely, because I consider my brother better than myself, just as Christ gave all his liberty up for me.)
4. Do not be part of false teaching. (Think cult leaders, but also, think heresies taught from pulpits.)
5. Do not live in sin. Do not continue in sin.
All of these require humility. How do we maintain humility?
1. Know God as he truly is.
2. Know myself as I really, truly am. (Isaiah saw God, knew himself truly, and cried out because of his sin. May we all do the same.)
Of course, we know God and ourselves clearly by knowing Scripture.
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Do not despise your brother or sister. How do we despise one another?
1. Look down on others in the body who do not have the maturity we ourselves have.
2. Be a favoritist.
3. Withhold from those in need.
4. Ridicule personal appearance. (I struggle with this one. It's related to my struggle with favoritism.)
5. Be hateful/smug/indifferent toward someone caught in sin.
6. Resent someone who catches us in sin.
7. Take advantage of a fellow believer in any way.
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The Weather
I'm not liking this cold, but I do like the relative lack of humidity and the blue skies. And I like my fuzzy slippers, and the comfort of a warm mug of hot coffee or tea. Oh yes. And snuggling under the comfy warm covers? Yes, I like that too. But getting out of the comfy warm bed into chilly bedroom is torture.

The Interview and Subsequent News
The interview went well. I have an awesome interview suit and shoes. I had prepared and written down questions for them. I knew one of the questions would be about my discipline style, so I wrote down my summary since it's been a while since I've been in a classroom. I think I did an awesome job. But the position started today, and they haven't called me yet. (They told me they'd call me soon. So I'm waiting for them to call.)
Sigh. This is hard.

Conclusion
I have errands to do, so that's all the blogging for now. And don't worry, the blogthing frenzy will resume. Woo hoo. Also, I did quite a bit of editing in the paragraph which describes the demographic of my church, so I might have to post about that cognitive dissonance. Maybe.

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October 20, 2005

In one hour

I have a job interview. 8th English teacher at a Georgia Middle School.

Please pray for me. I need a job, and want this job!

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October 15, 2005

WalMart or Target.

You Are 5% Redneck

I'll slap you so hard, your clothes will be outta style. You ain't no redneck - you're all Yankee!

Is it just me, or do I feel like a yuppie when I'm at Target and like a non-yuppie when I'm at Walmart? Some Targets have Starbucks. I love to shop while sipping a coffee beverage. The most a WalMart can offer is McDonald's...sometimes. It's just not the same shopping while sipping a McCoke and eating a McFry.

And the atmosphere. Do they have better, less flourescent lightbulbs at Target? What's the difference? I just feel more relaxed at Target and more frenzied at WalMart.

And I can never find someone to help me in WalMart, while Target has those phones you can use to page someone to your location within 60 seconds.

Any other thoughts?

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October 14, 2005

Friday's Feast VIII

Appetizer
Who is someone you would consider to be a calm person? Husband is calm. So is Dad.

Soup
What was your last "gut feeling" about? Were you right? Ummm...I had a gut feeling about a year ago that Boyfriend was The One. And he was/is! I was right.

Salad
List 3 words that you really don't like how they sound. Aggravating, aggregate, and grating.

Main Course
What kind of shampoo and conditioner do you use? Dove.

Dessert
If you found out that you definitely do have a guardian angel, what would you name it? I don't know. This question has no answer, because it's dumb.

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Why...

...don't you realize you shouldn't wear pink velour tracksuits in public? (Or, for that matter, ever.)

...do you need spinner hubcaps on your hoopty minivan?

...does your car sport ground effects while your brakes screech and one of your hubcaps is missing? (My car may have power nothing but the engine, body, and tires are well-maintained.)

...do you think ghosts with jack-o-lantern heads, dressed in black cloaks, carrying scythes are cute and festive?

(Questions I'm desperate to ask people I run into around town.)

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October 12, 2005

Blogthing Frenzy XIV and My Poor Feverish Hubby

You Are Placid and Peaceful

It's not that you're scared of most thrills It's just that you don't need them to be happy You're content with life as is... no need to change it Just make sure to let loose a little every now and then!

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Usually, Husband's internal thermostat is faster than mine. He's usually the one with just a sheet over him, while I have the sheet and the blanket. But last night, he was chilled in our bedroom--wearing pants, a t-shirt, and socks, and under the sheet and blanket--so I knew he really was sick.

He and I stayed up late Monday to work on his massive grading pile, and when we woke the next day he had a fever (very slight) and just felt bad. (My mom would say "He just felt puny.") Yesterday he limped into school because he didn't have the energy to put substitute teacher plans together (you have to be practically at death's door to go to the trouble of putting sub plans together...not to mention the ignominy* of actually trusting your class to a stranger).

He emailed me to pick him up early, but I didn't get the email till too late, so he was stuck at school till 5:30! Poor guy. He loaded his bags into the car, and as usual I was waiting for him in the passenger seat, but he asked me to drive. He really must be sick! I hugged him and it was like hugging the sun: he just felt hot.

The traffic was bad, and I tried a new route (it failed. I'll just stay on the interstate), and instead of chatting with me, paying attention to the roads, or commentating on the NPR commentators (I won't call them news anchors) with me, he just cranked his seat back. It took a long time to get home, and he just got into bed and napped while I finished dinner and dessert, and I got him up after about an hour.

We watched Gilmore Girls, The Amazing Race, then went to bed. I took his temp, and it was about 101! If you've never hugged a feverish person before, let me tell, you it was weird. Even his fingers were hot! But he was chilled, even under the covers, so I got him a twin comforter to go on top of the blankets. I surely didn't need any more covers; the heat radiating off him was enough to keep me warm. I barely needed the sheet! Before we fell asleep, I told him to wake me if he needed anything.

So at 2:45, he woke me. He was standing by his side of the bed, and I immediately assumed the worst**, but it was only that he had sweated so much his sheets were damp. But he wasn't feverish anymore (yay! He's not a furnace)! So I went and got the other sheets and we remade the bed. I made him drink another glass of water, since he was sick. While we were falling back asleep, he said, "Honey, thank you for being so nice."

It's just as easy to be nice and it was just really great to take care of him that way. It makes me love him more.

But we woke again about 45 minutes later, because the sheets were damp again. There were no more clean sheets, so he just put a towel down over the damp spot.

Then this morning, he wanted me to drive again, which means he's still feeling a little low. Poor guy.

But you know, it really is just as easy to be pleasant. If I were to be crabby or rude when he needs my help, I might as well not help him. And it's such a nice feeling to be needed. However, the question is: do I help him in order to make sure he notices I'm nice, or do I help him because I love him? I certainly don't know, but I'll have plenty chances in our future, I'm sure, to be nice to him just because I love him.
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*"Good use of the word ignominy, Worker!" Why, thank you for the compliment.
**No, he has good bladder control.

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Private Morality

In The Abolition of Man, Lewis says modern education has certain tendencies. Primarily, it tries to teach that value statements are merely statements about the emotions, and emotions, because they are aroused by associations contrary to reason, are contemptible. Frost [a wicked character in That Hideous Strength], for example, argues that all motivations, actions, and feelings are biochemically induced. But Lewis argues that in every culture there is a "Tao"--natural law, traditional morality, a set of objective values--which sets up an objective basis for all values and judgments. In other words, the world has a built-in moral "yardstick."

The "debunking" of emotions through propagandistic techniques is therefore wrong. Lewis illustrates the inconsistency of those who claim to debunk these value statements. They try, for example, to derive a system of value from the platitudes of practical reason or by appealing to factual propositions, such as saying preservation of the species is an "instinct." Since these are not the basis for any system of values, says Lewis, they are doomed. Furthermore, if we do not accept the Tao, the moral order of the universe, we will move steadily toward our own constructs built on man's assumptions, with a resulting loss of objectivity; for without a belief in some external standard of value, man will be forced to turn to private constructs.

Sammons, Martha C. A Guide through C. S. Lewis' Space Trilogy. Westchester, Illinois: Cornerstone Books, 1980. Page 74.

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A Break

I am now taking a blogging break to write Husband a vocabulary quiz.

Will return when I can. Stay tuned! Coming soon: a quickie commentary on Commander in Chief, an update on poor Husband's illness and why we were so wakeful last night, queries about all the educational toys, and a very incisive quote from my CS Lewis Space Trilogy Commentary.

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Gilmore Quotes

Paris: I don't have any money! What am I going to do?
Rory: You do what everyone does...
Paris: (blank look)
Rory: You know...
Paris: (still blank)
Rory: You get a job!
Paris: I've never worked! I don't have any experience! I've only got academic experience! I've only been in a few clubs in college! That's not going to help when 11,000 other people are applying for the same open position in the garden department at Wal-Mart!

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Lorelai and Jack are having dinner with Sookie and her husband, whose name I can't remember.

Husband: I was watching a TV show the other night. Which one was it?
Lorelai: Was it the one where someone gets murdered, so they dissect the body, poke the organs, and solve the crime?
Husband: No.
Sookie: Was it the one where someone remembers a crime from 30 years ago, they exhume the body, poke the organs, and solve the crime?
Husband: No.
Lorelai: Ooh, ohh, was it the one where someone goes missing, then turns up dead, so they dissect the body, poke the organs, and solve the crime?
Husband: No.
Lorelai: I don't understand. What else is on TV?

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Also, I think this was the best episode so far. It really propelled the Rory vs. Lorelai subplot forward.

What will the secret about Rory and Luke be? A friend of mine thinks Rory's pregnant, but I think, since he's a Horrible Huntsberger, that he hears Rory say she loves him but freaks out, so he sleeps with Paris because she's there and it would really hurt Rory.

How will the grandparents treat Lorelai now that they realize the Huntsbergers really are Horrible?

Oh, and kudos to both grandparents for standing up to the Huntsbergers. For a while I thought they were shallow, wealthy sillies, but they are turning out to have a lot of good clannish grit. (Which makes me wonder why Lorelai is so impatient with them. Maybe they've grown up too in the last 20 years since Rory was born.)

And that DAR lady with the very strange sense of humor (the one with the British accent) is hilarious.

So many random people are on this show. The most random: Kirk. He's the engagement ring guy, the surprise millionaire, and he did the weird interpretive dance last night during Miss Patty's Annual Recital.

Good job, Amy Sherman Palladino. Your writing is genius. Please don't lose your touch.

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Apple crunch

Wow, Joy of Cooking is getting a lot of air time here!

I made peach crunch last night, a variation of apple crunch. We really prefer it with apples, not peaches, so make peach cobbler or something when you cook with peaches. And make sure your peaches are good and sweet if you are going to cook with them.

Apple Crunch:

Ingredients:
apples, about 10
flour
sugar
cinnamon
nutmeg
salt
butter

veggie peeler
knife
cutting board
2-quart glass baking dish
Food Processor
-or-
pastry cutter and mixing bowl

Preheat the oven to 375. Set an oven rack in the lowest 1/3 of the oven.

Peel, core, and cube about 10 apples, or enough to fill a 2-quart glass baking dish. Use tart, juicy apples. I used gala apples.

Whisk together 3/4 c. flour, 3/4 c. sugar, 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Cut in 1 stick (8 T.) cold butter. I use the Ubiquitous* Food Processor! Don't overprocess: just pulse the thing till the butter is in small-gravel-size chunks.

(Hey, I just thought of this: you can use the U. F. P. to slice the apples, too. But be sure to make the crunch topping before you slice apples. The topping won't mix right if you have apple juice in there, but if you get a little of the crunch topping on the apples, that's what you want anyway...)

Cover the dish with the crunch topping, tap the dish on the counter to shake the topping down, and set the dish in the oven. If you are nervous about apple-y juice bubbling out of the dish, set it on a cookie sheet. Bake for 50-55 minutes.

You can let it sit for a while and pop it back in the oven to rewarm it.

This is delish.

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*"Good use of the word ubiquitous, Worker!" Thank you very much!

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My Stir Fry

Vegetables, soy sauce, oyster sauce, fresh ginger, and rice are all inexpensive in Hawaii, so while there, I made many batches of stir fry. And I didn't own a wok, so this is just my stock pot recipe.

Ingredients:
boneless, skinless chicken breasts
fresh ginger
soy sauce
oyster sauce
sugar
veggies:
carrots
broccoli
green beans
pea pods
onion
canned water chestnut
canned bamboo shoots
**you can try it with other veggies, too, or without any of these.

rice
rice cooker/steamer (or just make rice however you want)

stock pot with lid
good knife
cutting board

Cube about 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts. If you have a good knife, you can buy the flash-frozen chicken breasts and cut them while still frozen (or let them thaw a little). Put the cubes right into the pot, put about a cup of soy sauce and a cup of water in, 3-5 drops of oyster sauce (really, you need to go easy on this till you are used to it), and a 1/3 cup sugar. Put your ginger in (use fresh ginger! Peel a little bit, slice it, and throw them in), and cover, bring to a boil, take the lid off, and turn the heat down about halfway. (I use about 4 slices of ginger about 2 inches in diameter. Be careful. A little ginger goes a long way. If it's too gingery make it with less ginger the next time.)

Start prepping the veggies. You can use what you want, but I like these: fresh broccoli florets (I use about three stems' worth, and slice the stems, cook them, and freeze for broccoli cheese soup), carrots (three at least), green beans (about 10), pea pods (use as much as you want. About 1/2 lb. is usually good), and onion (about a half a yellow onion). I cut the broccoli flower into bite size pieces, julienne the carrots, cut the green beans into cute diagonal slices, cut the ends of the pea pods off, and put just a bit of onion, sliced fine, all into one bowl to wait for the chicken to be done. Oh, and if you like bamboo shoots (I don't) or water chestnut (I do!), put canned shoots and canned water chestnut, drained, into the bowl now.

Make the rice. My steamer takes an hour for sticky rice, so I start with the rice first. I used a really nice jasmine rice, and it smelled and tasted so good! Rinse the rice till the water runs clear, put it in the cooker/steamer, cover with water, and begin the cooker. (Water should be about 2:1 to the rice, that is, 2 c. water per c. of rice. At sea level go with 1:1, and in Colorado Springs 4.5:1 at least.) Add a little salt to enhance flavor. If you are using a rice cooker, do not open it to check the rice! Let it stay closed.

Once the chicken has simmered for about 15 minutes, dump the veggies in. Fold the juicy broth over the veggies, turn the heat down (way down), and cover. If you like the veggies crunchy, let this pot of stuff just sit for about 5 minutes; if you like them cooked, let it simmer for about 10 minutes.

Serve next to rice if you care about rice purity, or over rice if you like them together. Be careful of the ginger. You can eat it, but if you bite it, it's got a really strong flavor! Pick it out when you find it.

This recipe makes a lot: I guess it would feed 5 adults at least. I put the leftover rice right in the main pot to store it, and I think it gets better as it sits in the fridge.

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We had this for dinner last night and it was so good. But I couldn't find oyster sauce at the grocery I was at yesterday. Is it available anywhere in this area?

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Music Choice

Today's music choice is Alison Kraus and U2. Quite a difference, but it's good music.

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Get Ready

Hopefully, today will be an active blogging day. But right now my coffee waits.

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October 11, 2005

Blogthing XIII

Your Inner Child Is Sad

You're a very sensitive soul. You haven't grown that thick skin that most adults have. Easily hurt, you tend to retreat to your comfort zone. You don't let many people in - unless you've trusted them for a long time.

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October 10, 2005

Blogthing Frenzy XII

American Cities That Best Fit You:

70% Denver

65% Austin

60% Las Vegas

55% Miami

55% Seattle

Woohoo! I really am a Westerner!

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Updated Reading List

Bed and Board: Plain Talk about Marriage by Robert Farrar Capon

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Boys and Girls Learn Differently!: A Guide for Teachers and Parents by Michael Gurian

Certain Women by Madeleine L'Engle

The Cross and the Crescent: Understanding the Muslim Heart and Mind by Phil Parshall

Finding God in the Land of Narnia by Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware

A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys into Exceptional Men by Michael Gurian

The Fourth Reich: An End-Times Novel by Robert van Kampen

A Guide Through C. S. Lewis' Space Trilogy by Martha C. Sammons

The Heart of the Chronicles of Narnia: Knowing God Here by Finding Him There by Thomas Williams

The Measure of a Woman by Gene A. Getz

How to Read the Psalms by Tremper Longman

HP III by J. K. Rowling

I'm A Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away by Bill Bryson

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

The Passion of Jesus Christ by John Piper

They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity by Nancy Pearcey

A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence by Patricia Hearsch

The Way into Narnia: A Reader's Guide by Peter J. Schakel

The Wonder of it All: Rediscovering the Treasures of Your Faith by Bryan Chapell

Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks

You Shall Know Our Velocity! by David Eggers

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October 09, 2005

Happy Three Month-versary (and XI'th in a series) !!

You have very good taste, and it seems to show up in your wedding dress. This dress, designed by Atelier Aime, is precious as well as sophisticated and fits your beautiful nature.
Your perfect Wedding Dress (with pictures) brought to you by Quizilla

Happy three-month-versary, Husband. I love you.

Here's another reason why:
The Savior is evident in you, and you influence me towards more sanctification.

Congrats. Can't wait till for the next three months.

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October 08, 2005

Blogthing Frenzy X, in addition to blogging from the Kresge Library

You Are Best Described By...

San Giorgio Maggiore, Twilight By Claude Monet

We attended the Alumni Dinner and Auction last night. The decor was nice, the food was nice, the atmosphere was nice, but the screaming auctioneer urging us to sign up for bidder numbers detracted from the 'it's mostly formal' atmosphere. It's hard to chat up old Covenanteers when it feels like you're at a roller rink being urged to get ready for the couple skate and then the limbo.

However, Jazz on the Overlook (Moved to the Great Hall) was super. I really enjoyed it. And I got Husband to dance a whole dance with me. James Ward and the Jazz People (or whatever their name is) were awesome.

This morning: to the Mountain Top Classic. Parking was tight and the Let's Get Physical Plant staff were tense and highly-strung as always. But Husband warmed up, I went back for the camera, Husband got to do the unique and interesting Men's Cross-Country Power Chant (Shu-Shaa!) and run the old course he knows so well. He did really well! He thought his time would be in the 40:00's, but his official time was 35:53. You go, Hubby! He also got to race the last 100 feet against two college kids, nearly beating them. But I can't wait till those photos get developed! He was really kickin'.

Then to Summerford House (the house next to Scotland Yard. In my day, they always told us to stay away from it, because it was privately owned) for Alumni BBQ. The line was long, saw some more random alumni, and had good smoked chicken that reminded me of the smoked chicken I had in Latvia in 1990. And my 1st grade music teacher was there! She came up to me! Wow, it was good to see her. She was a great teacher. Aaaaah, Alumni Weekend. You just never know who you'll see.

We got a ton of meal tickets in our registration packet, so we're staying up here to go to the Great Hall for dinner. We registered (and paid the fee), so we are getting our money's worth up here on the mountain if it kills us. And since they finally booted AraMark out of food service, it likely won't kill us.

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October 07, 2005

Blogthing Frenzy IX

I am worth $1,271,610 on HumanForSale.com

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Friday's Feast VII

Appetizer
Name 3 qualities that are important to you in friendship. Loyalty, Honesty, Mercy.

Soup
If you could dream about anything tonight, what would the subject matter be? Heaven, and Home.

Salad
Do you usually make an effort to personally thank people who do favors for you? Yes.

Main Course
If you had to go out of town for an extended period of time, who would you trust to take care of your home and belongings? Jeep, and Beth and Eddie. Also the pastor's family, because they live much closer to us than Jeep or Beth and Eddie.

Dessert
How do you react to practical jokes when they're played on you? Not well. I hate being made the butt of other people's jokes, and I don't have much perspective in that way.

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I laughed myself silly

10,000 monkeys posted these last night. I laughed myself silly.

I was trying to keep it quiet because Husband was grading, but I let a few snorts and snickers slip out (sorry about the accidental alliteration [sorry again], mesh), and Husband thought something was terribly wrong. I showed him some of the regrettable food and we laughed for about 2 minutes. Then he had to get back to grading.

Please, please go look at the terrible knitting.
Please go look at the awful food.

and I haven't even looked at the Darwin awards yet...

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October 06, 2005

The Frenzy. Number VIII

adopt your own virtual pet!

Here's a hamster. In honor of today's weather, and today's frenetic time spent in my car getting un-lost, looking for my lost debit card, and getting un-lost some more, here's Andrew. If you click on him, he will get on the wheel! Wowee!

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October 05, 2005

Blogthing Frenzy VII: Wednesday Bonus!

Your Brain's Pattern

Your mind is a multi dimensional wonderland, with many layers. You're the type that always has multiple streams of though going. And you can keep these thoughts going at any time. You're very likely to be engaged in deep thought - and deep conversation.

But I looked at all the answers and I don't think this one is the only right answer for me. It's too simplistic of a test. Oh well.

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Love your Job!

Found this in Elissa's blog comments. Keep watching, and I hope you all like your jobs better than this fellow.

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Bible Reading

Does anyone else out there struggle with faithful, daily, conscious Bible reading? I do.

Yesterday I read 5 NT chapters, and a chapter each from the 5 OT genres.

I was struck by God's mercy.

In Genesis 1, God made all things. I read for the first time an underlying sense of excitement and exhilaration. "Hey! Let's divide the waters and call them 'sky' and 'ocean'! That's a great idea!"

In Joshua 1, God calls Joshua to lead his people, and tells him repeatedly to be strong and courageous. Be strong and very courageous! Be strong, won't you, and courageous? Be strong, and be courageous.

In Job 1, Job finds out about all his losses one after another. While one messenger was talking, the next ran up to him and told him of his loss. Oxen, donkeys, sheep, camels, servants--and sons and daughters. Bam, bam, bam. All gone! And he goes and worships God. It doesn't say why, but I can guess it's because he realizes it was all gifts from God anyway, and having all that wealth was all more than he deserved. He can hold gifts with an open hand because they are precisely that: gifts.

In Isaiah 1, the prophet chastises the people of God for being wicked. Here, and here, and here, are specific verses that caught my attention. God is perfectly justified in reacting in wrath and anger. He could wipe them off the face of the earth if he wanted to! But he restrains himself, because he's full of kindness and compassion. The tone of the passage is pleading and sorrowful, because he knows what kind of glory his people deserve! They should be a shining jewel in the desert, but because of their own obstinancy, they have sores on their heads and entire bodies. Even when the prophet talks about the upcoming doom, it's not to scare the people because THE END IS NEAR; he talks about the upcoming doom as a blessing: it's going to purify the people and the land. Read that part here. Take note of verse 25. God's tone here is one of love. He's tired of seeing his beloved people so filthy and diseased, and desires to purify and cleanse his people, not destroy them and wipe them away.

In Hosea 1, God calls his prophet Hosea to marry a prostitute and to be her husband. She conceives several children, who may or may not be Hosea's, and they receive God-ordained names. Jezreel (the site of a terrible battle during Israel's history), Lo-Ruhamah (not-loved), and Lo-Ammi (not my people). This is an object lesson for us, and even though we behave like prostitutes and conceive sin in ourself, fully deserving to be disowned by God, our master who loves us, he still shows us mercy:

"Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted. In the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' they will be called 'sons of the living God.' The people of Judah and the people of Israel will be reunited, and they will appoint one leader and will come up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.

Hosea 1:10-11

But don't take my word for it! Read it yourself!

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Pot Roast update

It was DEEEEE-LICIOUS!

We walked in and it just smelled wonderful.

But it didn't quite go according to plan...

Tomorrow is Sister's birthday, and I had to get her card signed by Husband and her package in the mail, so I ran over to his school at 3:00, got him to sign the card, went to the PO (drove by Coptix and didn't realize it was Coptix till I saw Josiah's scooter. (; It sure is *cute*, Josiah!), then went to Greyfriar's to hang out till 6. Called Jeep, asked him to come hang out since I was going to be there till 6, but ended up only being there till about 5:30.

Got to Husband's school by 6:15, but he was calling students' parents, alerting them to their children's missing essays (oooh, naughty naugty little kiddies! Teacher got you in trouble!), so we didn't leave for home till 6:45, didn't get home till 7:10, and by that time, it was too late to boil potatoes. SO I diced 5 potatoes pretty small, threw them into boiling water, turned the heat back to about 6/7, and let them go. (If you boil potatoes gently, they will hold together better, as the starch will have more time during cooking to absorb the water.)

I didn't get back to the kitchen till about 8:05, and the potatoes were done. I pulled the roast out of the crockpot, and it was already falling to pieces! I used my hands to prep it (pull the fat off the meat, but I hardly needed to), threw the potatoes in the beef broth + carrot mixture, and served up the food.

It was delish.

The only things I'd change: the roast was pretty big, and I wish I'd made it with more carrots. They are so savory cooked this way!!!!! I'd also have made fresh bread (Pillsbury crescent rolls).

It's a great, great recipe. Sooooooooooo good. I love beef. (It's what's for dinner!)

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Blogthing Frenzy VI

Your English Skills:

Grammar: 100%

Punctuation: 100%

Spelling: 100%

Vocabulary: 80%

Husband emailed me the other day with a job announcement from the good folks at the Covenant College Education Department Office, which was from a local middle school. They are looking for an 8th grade English teacher.

Hoo boy, pray for me and this job. I'm tired of being jobless.

Thanks!

PS...the color scheme of this blogthing fits my blog. Yay!

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HP Thoughts V

[Voldemort said,] "It is a disappointment to me. . . I confess myself disappointed. . . ."

One of the men suddenly flung himself forward, breaking the circle. Trembling from head to foot, he collapsed at Voldemort's feet.

"Master!" he shrieked, "Master, forgive me! Forgive us all!"

Voldemort began to laugh. He raised his wand.

"Crucio!"

The Death Eater on the ground writhed and shrieked; Harry was sure the sound must carry to the houses around. . . . Let the police come, he thought desperately . . . anyone . . . anything . . .

Voldemort raised his wand. The tortured Death Eater lay flat upon the ground, gasping.

"Get up, Avery," said Voldemort softly. "Stand up. You ask for forgiveness? I do not forgive. I do not forget. Thirteen long years . . . I want thirteen years' repayment before I forgive you. Wormtail here has paid some of his debt already, have you not, Wormtail?"

He looked down at Wormtail, who continued to sob.

"You returned to me, not out of loyalty, but out of fear of your old friends. You deserve this pain, Wormtail. You know that, don't you?"

"Yes, Master," moaned Wormtail...

HP IV, pp. 648-49

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October 04, 2005

Blogthing Frenzy VI and pot roast

This goes along with a recipe! Wow!

You Are Mexican Food

Spicy yet dependable. You pull punches, but people still love you.

I'm trying crock-pot pot roast today...

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October 03, 2005

There's this cool new invention...

...and you may have heard of it.

Citizen of Chattanooga*, please join the 21st century. When you are driving, and you want to turn, there's a wonderful way to communicate that to other drivers. It's called a turn signal. Some people call it a turn indicator.

When your hands are on the steering wheel (assuming they are on the steering wheel, not operating a cellphone, the radio, a child's car seat, a mascara wand, a curling iron, or a french fry box), you may access the use of this wonder tool by reaching the 5th finger on your left hand. There's a stick there protruding from the steering column! To indicate that you are turning left (that's this way <-----), push the stick down. To indicate that you are turning right (----->), pull the stick up.

Because you are not the only person at the intersection, on the road, on the interstate, or in the parking lot. Please consider using this handy, helpful, and informative device. It's standard on a car, anyway, and it might save you from an expensive, irritating, and/or inconvenient time dealing with your insurance company because of the car crash you cause by your selfish and irresponsible driving.

Thank you.

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*I've noticed poor driving in all the places I've lived: Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania. However, I currently live here, and you've provoked me frequently enough that I finally rant.

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Blogthing Frenzy V (and a recap of our Saturday DATE!)

Woohoo!

Your Kissing Purity Score: 66% Pure

For you, kissing isn't a casual thing Lip to lip action makes your heart sing

It was a surprise date, of which Husband knew he was the guest of honor, but of which he knew few details. Several weeks ago I saw a movie trailer, then a feature behind-the-scenes thingy on E! Entertainment Television, and I saw that The Movie opened September 30th. So, I reserved a date-afternoon with Husband for Saturday, 1 October 2005, telling him we'd go out to lunch and then to a movie. It was a big deal to me to surprise him with the title of the movie, and he was, in fact, surprised.

I Fandango'd the tickets since I figured it was opening weekend and the theater would be packed, but I didn't really need to Fandango tickets for this movie. There were only 5 other people in the theater with us.

Well, we first went to Olive Garden for their neverending pasta bowl. I only ate one bowl, but Husband ate two bowls. Oh well; it was pretty good, but NOT as good as the MacShack. The atmosphere was really loud this weekend--it was PACKED, and we really had to speak up to hear each other across the table. It was nice to just sit and visit. A couple times the conversation swerved into topics like lesson plans, essay-grading, parent-teacher conferences, finances, and outside relationships, but since it was my date, I nixed those topics and said 'This is a date! No work or stress for just a few hours!'

After lunch, we headed to the Barnes and Noble to browse for a few minutes, since we were ahead of schedule for the movie.

We went to the Wynnsong for the movie, and I made Husband go inside while I redeemed the tickets. We walked to the ticket-tearer's entrance (but there was no ticket-tearer, so I didn't have to get the ticket-tearer not to say "___ ____ is playing right here."

I made Husband close his eyes and let me lead him into the theater...and he let me! Woohoo for him and his growing sense of fun. I walked him into the entrance, and once we were at the door of the theater, he opened his eyes.

We sat through the silly advertisements (those advertisers lost their money. The advertisements were out of focus, off the screen, or backwards in the slide projector), the trailers, and then The Movie started...

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October 01, 2005

Saturday's Blogthing (part IV of a frenzied series)

Your Personality Is

Idealist (NF) You are a passionate, caring, and unique person. You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals. You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily. Your heart tends to rule you. You can't make decisions without considering feelings. You seek out other empathetic people to befriend. Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships. In love, you give everything you have to relationships. You fall in love easily. At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career. With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone. As far as your looks go, you've likely taken the time to develop your own personal style. On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours.

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