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Adventure of a lifetime!
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Not having a nervy B yet...
Some of my thoughts this week...
I feel like a child. (In class)
"I'm just going to start over" (I actually said this out-loud in class)
BABY SQUIRREL! (Walking)
Why I be so short? (Standing)
I just ran into a tree limb and there are people there who saw me, I should laugh so as to seem self-assured and unfazed. (Walking into a tree)
I'm never ordering anything labeled "Mexican" again from someone who doesn't know what el Tri is. (After eating a delightful "Mexican Mole" burrito at a local place. The problem was that it that there was NO MOLE! It wasn't even a dark color. For those of you who don't know, mole is made from chocolate, even if it's bad, it's at least BROWN. Also, no cilantro, no sauteed bell pepper or onions. Not even tomatoes. I miss you, Tex-Mex)
Oh yeah, I'm only okay with popular culture. (Yes, I said popular, not pop. I was slightly ashamed of my inordinate amount of pop culture knowledge, no one else in the room knew it or was even a fan...)
And one last one...
my professor in class was talking about civil society and he was going on about how we seem to be growing uncivil and he even heard Colin Powell use the c-word earlier this week. (In my head: "The c-word? Crap? Why wouldn't he just say "crap" instead of "the c-word"? WAIT, WHAT?!?!" Also: I saw people across the room exchanging confused glances) Then my professor says, "Yep, Colin Powell, and pretty soon we'll hear the president talking about CIVILITY, too. (In my head: "Ohthankgoodness." Across the room: Ha, civility.)
I feel like a child. (In class)
"I'm just going to start over" (I actually said this out-loud in class)
BABY SQUIRREL! (Walking)
Why I be so short? (Standing)
I just ran into a tree limb and there are people there who saw me, I should laugh so as to seem self-assured and unfazed. (Walking into a tree)
I'm never ordering anything labeled "Mexican" again from someone who doesn't know what el Tri is. (After eating a delightful "Mexican Mole" burrito at a local place. The problem was that it that there was NO MOLE! It wasn't even a dark color. For those of you who don't know, mole is made from chocolate, even if it's bad, it's at least BROWN. Also, no cilantro, no sauteed bell pepper or onions. Not even tomatoes. I miss you, Tex-Mex)
Oh yeah, I'm only okay with popular culture. (Yes, I said popular, not pop. I was slightly ashamed of my inordinate amount of pop culture knowledge, no one else in the room knew it or was even a fan...)
And one last one...
my professor in class was talking about civil society and he was going on about how we seem to be growing uncivil and he even heard Colin Powell use the c-word earlier this week. (In my head: "The c-word? Crap? Why wouldn't he just say "crap" instead of "the c-word"? WAIT, WHAT?!?!" Also: I saw people across the room exchanging confused glances) Then my professor says, "Yep, Colin Powell, and pretty soon we'll hear the president talking about CIVILITY, too. (In my head: "Ohthankgoodness." Across the room: Ha, civility.)
Theme Music
I'm reading/researching 1968 in Mexico and all the student protests and movements and such. I listen to the Beatles whilst I do this because I think it's appropriate.
You say you want a revolutioon-on-on, wellll you know, we all wanna change the world.
-MJ
Also, what did Kanye West do to Taylor Swift? That's really the point of this blog, I want someone to comment and tell me.
You say you want a revolutioon-on-on, wellll you know, we all wanna change the world.
-MJ
Also, what did Kanye West do to Taylor Swift? That's really the point of this blog, I want someone to comment and tell me.
what grad school looks like
(on a bad day, well, not so bad, but on a tough day!)
inspired by Molly's good day entry
Taylor Swift. A lot of Taylor. Actually, not that much, cause I can't read and listen to music with lyrics. But I can write and listen to music with lyrics, so when I have writing to do and I'm home alone. It's me and Taylor! And tea...mmm tea.
Also this picture is two things: how I need Taylor for some extra fun in my life, and how I feel about the research term papers (very plural) ON TOP of all the assigned reading. I may read more books this year than I read in all four years of undergraduate. I'd bet money on it.
inspired by Molly's good day entry
Also this picture is two things: how I need Taylor for some extra fun in my life, and how I feel about the research term papers (very plural) ON TOP of all the assigned reading. I may read more books this year than I read in all four years of undergraduate. I'd bet money on it.
I read A LOT
One of my professors said he is believer that "you will never have more time to read as you will in graduate school, so I take it as my responsibility to give you wide variety of things to read to broaden your mind." Hmm, well, there aren't enough hours in a day to complete the assigned "broadening" and sleep. Anyway for this particular class I had to read Civil Society by Michael Edwards. I recommend it for anyone interested in foreign aid and political movements, but the point of today's blog is to compare a few things I've read lately. Don't tune out, I promise it's interesting, only one of the entries is from a class book!
At its best, civil society is the story of ordinary people living extraordinary lives through their relationships with each other, driven forward by a vision of the world that is ruled by love and compassion, non-violence and solidarity. - Michael Edwards, Civil Society
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. - Jesus
At some level, we all share such longings. This world may be full of pollution, war, crime, and greed, but inside us-all of us-linger remnants that remind us of what the world could be like, of what we could be like. You can sense such longings in the environmental movement, whose leaders yearn for a world preserved in its pristine state; and in the peace movement that dreams of a world without war; and in the therapy groups that try to reconnect broken strands love and friendship. All the beauty and joy we meet on earth represent "only the scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never yet visited." - Philip Yancey, Disappointment with God quoting C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." - Revelation 21
The Civil Society book is basically all about how organizations try to create a "society that is civil." Governed by community, movements for democracy, egalitarian principles, etc. etc. These things are all great, I pray that the church takes a more active role in pushing this though. As followers of Jesus, we have a responsibility to heed the Sermon on the Mount and share the Kingdom on earth. We won't be perfect, but the good news is that "there is a light that is coming for the heart that hold on. There will be an end to these troubles, but until that day comes, still I will praise you, still I will praise you."
At its best, civil society is the story of ordinary people living extraordinary lives through their relationships with each other, driven forward by a vision of the world that is ruled by love and compassion, non-violence and solidarity. - Michael Edwards, Civil Society
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. - Jesus
At some level, we all share such longings. This world may be full of pollution, war, crime, and greed, but inside us-all of us-linger remnants that remind us of what the world could be like, of what we could be like. You can sense such longings in the environmental movement, whose leaders yearn for a world preserved in its pristine state; and in the peace movement that dreams of a world without war; and in the therapy groups that try to reconnect broken strands love and friendship. All the beauty and joy we meet on earth represent "only the scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never yet visited." - Philip Yancey, Disappointment with God quoting C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." - Revelation 21
The Civil Society book is basically all about how organizations try to create a "society that is civil." Governed by community, movements for democracy, egalitarian principles, etc. etc. These things are all great, I pray that the church takes a more active role in pushing this though. As followers of Jesus, we have a responsibility to heed the Sermon on the Mount and share the Kingdom on earth. We won't be perfect, but the good news is that "there is a light that is coming for the heart that hold on. There will be an end to these troubles, but until that day comes, still I will praise you, still I will praise you."
