though i feel safe betting that most people have, unlike me, finished their christmas shopping so late in the game, by smam's suggestion, here is a post about some christmas gifts i would like to receive:
1. regina spektor's new album: begin to hope
2. the office, any/all seasons of the american version
3. books by bill bryson, but i've already received english: the mother tongue
4. the a&e version of pride and prejudice
5. settlers of catan and the expansion pack for 5-6 players
6. postsecret books
7. target gift cards are always appreciated
that's all i'm going to write now. at the moment, i've forgotten most other things i've asked for, though i'm sure i'll be thrilled to remember when i receive them this weekend. (all that to say, if you bought me something and are now worried because i didn't list it here, don't be worried. i'm easy to please... i'm sure i'll love it!) in review, i am not finished with my christmas shopping, and am hoping to invite suggestions from your wish lists by giving you mine. pathetic, i know.
anyhow, i'm headed off to get into the christmas spirit by attending one of my favorite seasonal services at a nearby church. merry christmas.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
absolution
yesterday at the geneva HED christmas party, we played a game of sorts, which i won. i received a package that included the following variety of green and white items:
--whitening toothpaste
--whitening gum
--whitening tooth-covering apparatus
--dental floss (the kind that is suspended on a wish-bone like structure)
--gum-pickers
--an electric toothbrush designed for children that has a dolphin on it. my professor commented that it is a "porpoise driven life" toothbrush.
(at this point i started to sense a theme, and got a little self-conscious about my teeth. however, as the game was not rigged, i was forced to conclude that this collection of items was not intended to spur me, personally, on towards better dental hygiene.) the following items were non-tooth related:
--12-pack of sprite
--geneva college watch
and my personal favorite:
--"wash away your sins towlettes." the packaging claims that they are "heavenly scented," "handy, reliable," and contain an "anti-bacterial formula that kills sins on contact." the back of the package gives directions for "righting your wrongs with a wipe!"
1. remove moist towlette
2. devoutly wipe away wrong-doing
3. spot-check for stubborn guilt
4. wipe again as needed
5. discard sins in waste receptacle
6. go forth purified & moisturized
fantastic. i'm saving those for next time i do something really bad. it's kind of like a get-out-of-jail-free card. may you all be so lucky this christmas.
--whitening toothpaste
--whitening gum
--whitening tooth-covering apparatus
--dental floss (the kind that is suspended on a wish-bone like structure)
--gum-pickers
--an electric toothbrush designed for children that has a dolphin on it. my professor commented that it is a "porpoise driven life" toothbrush.
(at this point i started to sense a theme, and got a little self-conscious about my teeth. however, as the game was not rigged, i was forced to conclude that this collection of items was not intended to spur me, personally, on towards better dental hygiene.) the following items were non-tooth related:
--12-pack of sprite
--geneva college watch
and my personal favorite:
--"wash away your sins towlettes." the packaging claims that they are "heavenly scented," "handy, reliable," and contain an "anti-bacterial formula that kills sins on contact." the back of the package gives directions for "righting your wrongs with a wipe!"
1. remove moist towlette
2. devoutly wipe away wrong-doing
3. spot-check for stubborn guilt
4. wipe again as needed
5. discard sins in waste receptacle
6. go forth purified & moisturized
fantastic. i'm saving those for next time i do something really bad. it's kind of like a get-out-of-jail-free card. may you all be so lucky this christmas.
Monday, December 11, 2006
all right, all right, i know
i know i haven't posted. but i have nothing to say. feel free to suggest a topic you're interested in hearing about, and i will consider updating you on the subject. or i might ignore you. i can do what i want. this is my blog.
well, now that i've scared off all my reader(s), i'll sleep better knowing that at least you're not checking back and getting disappointed. happy holidays.
well, now that i've scared off all my reader(s), i'll sleep better knowing that at least you're not checking back and getting disappointed. happy holidays.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
wow, this thing is BORING these days. the truth is, i've been quite busy, and unable (unwilling?) to take the time to update it. my apologies to those of you who depend on my blog for an up-to-date snapshot of my life.
i've been participating in the following activities, in no particular order:
-learning arabic
-reading books
-doing dishes
-making presentations in class
-contemplating "the next step" in a number of different life-areas
-transforming college students to transform the world
-writing emails
-wasting time on facebook
-packing to go home
-hanging out at borders reading books by bill bryson
-double-dating
-reading other people's blogs and being comforted by their failure to update
-playing with small children, of whom this one is a favorite:
you can't get better than that. look at that toothless grin. a-dor-a-ble.
all right, folks, that's all the time we have. back to work for a few more hours, then home to pack! whoever thought it would be a good idea to fly home tomorrow, on the busiest travel day of the year, was kind of stupid. and the person who decided to make that flight for 7:20 a.m., requiring her to arrive at the airport at six, was even stupider. and the person who decided to carpool with her boyfriend, whose flight was EVEN EARLIER, was stupider yet. sigh. hindsight is 20/20.
happy thanksgiving, y'all.
i've been participating in the following activities, in no particular order:
-learning arabic
-reading books
-doing dishes
-making presentations in class
-contemplating "the next step" in a number of different life-areas
-transforming college students to transform the world
-writing emails
-wasting time on facebook
-packing to go home
-hanging out at borders reading books by bill bryson
-double-dating
-reading other people's blogs and being comforted by their failure to update
-playing with small children, of whom this one is a favorite:
you can't get better than that. look at that toothless grin. a-dor-a-ble.
all right, folks, that's all the time we have. back to work for a few more hours, then home to pack! whoever thought it would be a good idea to fly home tomorrow, on the busiest travel day of the year, was kind of stupid. and the person who decided to make that flight for 7:20 a.m., requiring her to arrive at the airport at six, was even stupider. and the person who decided to carpool with her boyfriend, whose flight was EVEN EARLIER, was stupider yet. sigh. hindsight is 20/20.
happy thanksgiving, y'all.
Friday, November 03, 2006
pierogies
hey everyone. please enjoy this excerpt from today's pittsburgh post-gazette. it's an article about a competition for the pierogie capital of the world. pittsburgh lost to buffalo, ny due to a poor showing of spirit. a spokesperson for the mayor of pittsburgh made the following comment: "at least we're still the city of trees, bridges, intelligent children and good looking and talented women." and to show there are no hard feelings, he's issued an invite to buffalo officials. "they can come down and eat pierogies and look at our super bowl trophy."
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
back at it
hello all. i got sick of looking at my last post, with the no comments. boooring. so, here's a quick update on me:
i went to g-rap last week. thanks to everyone for a great time. i got to spend lots of time with my family, including a shopping-for-birthday-present-for-my-dad trip to dick's sporting goods. i went with my older sister, in search of something that i can no longer name and also some waders. we were in the hunting and fishing section (where i *clearly* don't belong), and i felt more than a little out of place. while being eyed by the employees and other patrons, sarah and i started singing the "one of these things is not like the others" song to amuse ourselves. however, she did in fact know exactly what we were looking for, and with a little help from the store clerk, we successfully purchased what turned out to be the wrong kind of waders. oh well. it was an adventure, nonetheless.
i also got to see a bunch of friends and learn how to play texas hold 'em, which i am awesome at. it was lovely to see you all. and i had such a good time (as always) that i didn't get quite enough sleep and had to pull over and take a lil nap in a meijer parking lot about an hour east of grand rapids. luckily, i didn't die at all, and am back in pa getting back in the swing of things.
i have to go now so that i can study a bit more before my arabic class. that's right, i'm taking arabic. for free. at bobby mo. masaa al khair.
i went to g-rap last week. thanks to everyone for a great time. i got to spend lots of time with my family, including a shopping-for-birthday-present-for-my-dad trip to dick's sporting goods. i went with my older sister, in search of something that i can no longer name and also some waders. we were in the hunting and fishing section (where i *clearly* don't belong), and i felt more than a little out of place. while being eyed by the employees and other patrons, sarah and i started singing the "one of these things is not like the others" song to amuse ourselves. however, she did in fact know exactly what we were looking for, and with a little help from the store clerk, we successfully purchased what turned out to be the wrong kind of waders. oh well. it was an adventure, nonetheless.
i also got to see a bunch of friends and learn how to play texas hold 'em, which i am awesome at. it was lovely to see you all. and i had such a good time (as always) that i didn't get quite enough sleep and had to pull over and take a lil nap in a meijer parking lot about an hour east of grand rapids. luckily, i didn't die at all, and am back in pa getting back in the swing of things.
i have to go now so that i can study a bit more before my arabic class. that's right, i'm taking arabic. for free. at bobby mo. masaa al khair.
Monday, October 09, 2006
anyone sick of the birthday shout-outs yet?
i hope not. because here's yet another one:
the dutchman is 25 today. we're getting old, j. luckily, i'm nearly a year behind you. you'll be old WaaaaaaY before me.
that's not very nice though... what i really meant to say was happy birthday, and i can't wait to see you, and i'm sorry i missed the party. and remember when we went to fridays for your 21st (because you were WaaaaaY older than the rest of us, and we couldn't go anywhere else?)? somewhere i have a picture of you saying grace over your khalua. good times. anyway, hope the quarter-century celebration is beyond your wildest dreams. i heart you, j.
okay, that's all. back to work. see you soon!!!!!
the dutchman is 25 today. we're getting old, j. luckily, i'm nearly a year behind you. you'll be old WaaaaaaY before me.
that's not very nice though... what i really meant to say was happy birthday, and i can't wait to see you, and i'm sorry i missed the party. and remember when we went to fridays for your 21st (because you were WaaaaaY older than the rest of us, and we couldn't go anywhere else?)? somewhere i have a picture of you saying grace over your khalua. good times. anyway, hope the quarter-century celebration is beyond your wildest dreams. i heart you, j.
okay, that's all. back to work. see you soon!!!!!
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