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music
there is a song that speaks to me on such a visceral level that when i hear it, i can not help but stop whatever i'm doing and share a moment with it. it was a surprise, discovered during a concert of a band that i loved long ago, but didn't believe had put out any "good" new music. i was wrong, and this album has become a favorite for both me and my agnostic husband as well. faith is such an evanescent thing. it's sort of like gravity. you can't actually see it, but you can see its effects through the actions of people. my faith is in a constant state of flux. i would say that i have a general baseline - "We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen..." i believe that Jesus is a manifestation of God who gave us guidelines on how to live our lives righteously. and when we can't, gave us the ability to believe that we are not lost, merely human, and worthy of a second chance. ...
Canker Sores and Reunions
I have a sore on my tongue due to vitamin deficiencies in my body. Could it be that some other creature is sucking the life force out of me and leaving me a wasted shell of a person? I think so! Other than that, life is good. This weekend was our 5 year WPI reunion. On one hand, the actual "reunion" part sucked. We paid $15 for some crappy fried bar food and 2 tickets for beer, which I don't even drink. And there should have been someone DJing or something to welcome us back and maybe touch on some highlights of our class. On the other hand, it was the best homecoming I've ever been to. WPI has really evolved since we left. I think it began while we were there with the opening of the Campus Center, but now... They've put a lot of energy into the sports programs, among other things. As a result, the football game could be watched from fancy new bleachers, there was an actual half-time show by a realistic looking marching band, and the game was a close cal...
15 days
Longer than I meant to between posts, but what's a girl to do? Right now I've got to whip out the GCalendar in order to remember what fun and exciting adventures I've been on since I last wrote. (GCalendars are fabulous.) Oh yea! As promised, for Matt's bday we partied it up in style. The bowling crew ended up being more than 4 (hooray!) and I have to say that I quite enjoy candlepin bowling. It's like skeeball on crack (with whacked out scoring). Still enjoy 10-pin more, but for a cheap and local night out, that place rocked. Brynna and I left the bowling a few minutes early in order to head back to the house and pull the lasagna out of the oven. And apparently took Matt Shea's shoes with us in the stroller, thus leaving him to enjoy the pleasures of a rainy Somerville night barefoot. Eventually peeps arrived and we commenced the eating and drinking portion of the evening... Much GGE was played, with special birthday rules that allowed Matt to play every...
9/9/99 boy
One of my first memories including Matt was freshman year of college - somehow I heard that it was his birthday and I made him a giant red construction paper card that said "Happy Birthday 9/9/99 boy!" and then taped it to his door. Yesterday was the big 2-7, and it was pretty tame. As my gift to him I finally made him meatloaf. For the past 9 years I've avoided this because it's his favorite dish that his step-mom used to make, and I know meatloaf - no 2 are the same! So instead of it not living up to expectations, I just avoided it altogether. Until last night. And I have to say, it actually turned out ok. :) THe mashed potatoes turned out even better. While I was cooking (and running around trying to accomplish 5 other things) I realized that it has been a longgggggggggg time since we've actually had a home-cooked meal (burgers and hotdogs don't count!). My goal is to make another one tonight, but we'll see. I don't want to be too ambitiou...
back in the groove
it's been a good week. i've done 60 situps and ran 0.75 miles. that may seem like a tiny amount to some, but to a girl that hasn't worked out in about 8 months, and wasn't even capable of working out just a few weeks ago, that is amazing. the first tiny step on the road to all my favorite activities. AND i just got back from a hair appointment where i did something drastic and fabulous. but i'm not going to post pictures until i get back from oregon. ;)