December 2009
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Over break I had a dream about a friend of mine and his best friend who I’ve never met. I can’t remember all the details, but I remember getting along with the best friend and all the while panicking that MY friend was going to be furious about this later, because he tells me how much of a douche HIS friend is all the time. So today, I laughingly mentioned to him that I’d had a...
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“And the missionaries would be not proselytizers but searchers.”
– Dan Simmons, The Fall of Hyperion.
That. THAT is what I want the evangelism aspect of my faith to be. It’s not about changing people’s minds, about converting, making conquests, but about searching out the lost and opening up the way to being found.
and I don’t know what it was,...
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Cold
hblumer:
It was instantly apparent that I’m back in northern California. Such an abrupt change sombered my summer feelings and now I feel set for the slightly more intensive quarter ahead. Though while I was in old town I acquired a pipe that will warm me on the more frigid days, atmospheric or mental. I welcome this new year, but I don’t leave the past decade as hastily as some. I never want to...
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Five Chargers voted to AFC Pro Bowl squad →
bolts:
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, tight end Antonio Gates, kicker Nate Kaeding, guard Kris Dielman and special teamer Kassim Osgood have been voted to play in the 2010 Pro Bowl all-star game in…
yeeeeeeah. Way to be! <3natekaeding. And the rest of them. :)
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Missy Higgins, Where I Stood. I’ve had this...
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On a completely unrelated to Avatar or Movies...
How annoying would it be to drop 3 dress sizes in two weeks? I’m sorry, I’m all for being healthier, but my wallet would be PISSED if I could suddenly not wear anymore of my clothes without looking like a kid in her moms dresses. (I just scanned an article about an Acai berry diet, btw. This wasn’t COMPLETELY random.)
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So. Avatar.
Let me preface this post with one thing:
I loved this movie. These are just… some things.
About a week ago, my friend Scott changed his facebook status to reflect how awesome he found Avatar to be. All the comments agreed, however one said: “yea it was good but it was pretty much a remake of Ferngully.” (Upon further inspection someone else also posted: “pandora =...
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Random Find, which I LOVE.
I was looking for a picture of the original Star Trek cast, and stumbled on this blog entry written by a Padre Steve. The blog continues on to talk about Star Trek and the new movie and such, but this part really caught my eye for reasons being that I have very very similar thoughts on this subject. soooo.
“I grew up with Star Trek. I remember as a kid when the original series was still...
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Christmas Kitty
She’s not downstairs much cuz of the dogs, but my cat is quite a fan of hanging out under our christmas tree and playing with christmas ribbon. Pictures forthcoming.
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My best Christmas presents this year weren’t presents at all. :) <3 myfam and christmas.
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The 14 Worst Words For A Designer To Hear
timoni:
clientsfromhell:
“I’m not sure what I want, but I’ll know it when I see it.”
Yup yup.
oh good lord.
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“ROD— Ben needs to go to bed so Santa can come!”
– My mother.
Rod is my dad. Ben is my brother. Who is, may I tell you, 17. <3myfamily.
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Oh, and taking tumblr credit for Amanda’s...
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Dave Matthews Band, Christmas Song. <3
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Take a moment and rage at this with me →
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Mm.
Cat Therapy
stumbling across a tumblr that you never even suspected would exist is horrifying. especially when it belongs to a certain korean boy. WHY, WORLD, WHY.
in other news, I have the cutest cat on the planet. her new habit is to sit on my chest while I’m on my laptop in bed. its lovely, just makes for lots of typos.
Has anyone noticed that discussion of my cat almost always follows immediately...
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Realism
My heart is heavy for amazing realist artists who use traditional medium. Scrolling through an absolutely stunning gallery on deviantart, it struck me that the only place that I’d seen pictures like this artist’s in “real life” was on a street stand. His work consists of phenomenal portraits, the DA gallery focused on celebrity work. But do you know what I’m talking...
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“Every design decision – from the large and strategic decision to design...”
– Jon Kolko, Our Misguided Focus on Brand and User Experience (via joshuakaufman) (via timoni)
yeah. ABOUT THAT.
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I want to be unapologetic.
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Practical Education?
I had this great epiphany while I was in the shower a few minutes ago.
What would it be like to learn something that I actually NEED to know for my future?
That sounds really cynical, but it’s a very specific and pertinent question. Elaborated: What would it be like to learn something, not for the sake of knowledge, not because it helped me think or understand or read better, not because...
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