Arvo Part for YOU
Man, what about that Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten? That's what I'm talking about! Wooo... Anyways, nothing is happening... but i posted!
voltaire was wired, luther was buzzed
note to matt: While coffee does have the stimulative effect that would contribute to a hardy practice of the protestant work ethic, it was not the drink of choice for the reformers. Luther liked to sit around the pub tossing back a couple of pints…
comfort each other with these words
"So comfort and encourage each other with these words. I really don't need to write to you about how and when all this will happen, dear brothers and sisters... When people are saying, "All is well; everything is peaceful and secure," then disaster…
she's not there
(excerpted from an email to amanda) just sounded like a line from a song i was meant to hear. or something. anyway. Not much going on. Falun Gong. Went to church tonight. Nice service - the band really rocked. didn't speak to anyone tho. that's a…
Pulp Fusion
Is there any aesthetically pleasing application of black velvet? I'm sure there is. anyway - drove a lot the last couple days - down to san jose, down to visalia, up to san jose, over to stockton, up to fortuna... and then back down tomorrow night…
what you need to know
All right, where were we... um, just washed the dog. She wasn't pleased. She grunted her disapproval during the entire process. Also - I have gumbo! My first attempt at making gumbo was a stellar success. three cheers all around. Going down south…
nature and grace
What a many bungled mess of leaves and drawers and the slamming of doors and the feathers which would seem to defy gravity were it not for Newton but rather the scholastic order Faith and Reason once friends but now something has come between them…
LOGS LOGS LOGS
ok.. need to update... um... not much goin on here.. have to chop wood tomorrow. Apparently Big Al-D and I don't know how to do it. We tried the other day.. to no real success... dented a couple of logs, that's about it. Soon we'll be real loggers.…
filth and consequences
good morning. I have quite a list of things to do today. first on the list however is cleaning out my car. it's totally trashed. i left three cans of coke in the back seat. it got so hot in the bay area that they exploded leaving coke residue on…
By Any Means Necessary
Fine Fine Fine - I'll go to the Doctor already. I've been encouraged to seek professional medical advice regarding the inflamed throat and waves of nausea and fever I've been dealing with for two weeks now. After about the fourth person to lambast…
rocks in my throat
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday toooo you, Happy Birthday, dear Amanda, Happy Birthday to yoooouuuuuu So, I'll update already! I've been sick for what seems months now. Well, weeks. My tonsils feel like little rocks in the back of my throat.…
europa europa
wednesdays go by and by... she's still in spain. today flew by. i only got a couple hours of sleep last night. I had to get up early to go over to the church to set up the computer. I traded my desktop for the church's laptop. The desktop will be…
I can smell the trees and they're angry.
It's spring - or some semblance thereof. Basically that means that the frigid rains of the north coast don't happen everyday. Just every other day. I went to San Diego last week. Southern California. Everyone dresses better there. But now I'm back…
A reverie, a litany, a loogie
Aha! Ok, I'll update! It's a friday's night in the world. I went to dinner with the arcovio's at an adorable italian restaruant in Eureka. Then we went for ice cream and swapped stories. it was ubernice. Eureka has a lot of good restaurants for such…
ocupado
Well, Pastor Arcovio made it back from ethiopia safe and sound. He was in africa doing a crusace in Hosianna. You can check out pics and videos here. [link removed, it's gone.] Be sure to check out the video of the healed blind man. Other than that,…
A Good Ol' Fashioned War
In the first place, you never told me that: it's saturday, i think... time for musing, for skittery thoughts so confusin', to make their livin' cruisin' past the corners of my mind. Hi time for flyin', for bacon fryin', thinkin' about dyin',…
This and that and this again...
Screaming children and my dog don't mix. Had a cell meeting at my house tonight. Half the time was spent making paper airplanes for the kids - finally got the adults settled in and ready to be edified. It's been a hectic week with the pastor off in…
little letters love lollipops
good morning. so many things need to get done. i thought maybe they'd get done by me staying up all night. yet they don't agree. not done they remain. all small case letters today. no energy for hitting caps keys. i need to start using coupons more.…
Pookie and me
Imaginary Conversation with my dog, Pookie Pookie: Where are you going? Me: The kitchen? Pookie: Are you going to make some food? Me: No, I need some water. Pookie: (standing awkwardly in the living room) Oh... that's cool. Me: Thanks. Pookie: Are…
Herb Roasted Chicken
Lunch time at Chateau Lance... I'm eating a Marie Callendars frozen dinner. Thank God for Sister Marie. Marie has elevated the paradigm of frozen dinner to an entirely new level. It's frozen food that comes out of the microwave tasting like FOOD.…