And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. - Sylvia Plath
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Saturday, October 20, 2007,10:40 PM
Missional Failure
I stumbled across this funny yet challenging post by Lainie Petersen (whose blog I will be checking out now). I'm posting it here because I think it's great, but you can find the original here.
Top Ten Ways to Fail at Being Missional
10. Be very annoyed that some people belong to religions other than your own. Express this annoyance freely.
9. Don’t bother becoming a “regular” at local businesses. Just shop/dine/get- your-clothes-drycleaned at whatever place has the best sales that week. If, by some unfortunate coincidence, you do become a regular at a local business, don’t get to know the owner, employees, or other patrons.
8. Fixate on the quality of your missional targets: Focus on the local Unitarian Universalist minister, Mormon bishop, and Wiccan high priestess (who also owns your town’s only occult bookstore). Don’t give a second thought to that rather ordinary looking lady who you see every morning on the train. She doesn’t have a large enough sphere of influence.
7. If you see a problem in your community, don’t bother to check out what other organizations or individuals are doing about it. Just start your own project: You’ll get a lot more accomplished if you are in charge!
6. Don’t waste your time reading the blogs of other missional folk. So what if they share their own struggles, hurts, joys, and ideas freely? You take all your instruction from God, directly.
5. Never, ever, check out primary source materials produced by representatives of other cultures, subcultures, and religions. Christians have already written all you need to know about those unbelievers, and besides, cult members will have a bias that you want to avoid.
4. Avoid being “unequally yoked” with unbelievers by not engaging them in conversation, learning about their families, having lunch with them, inviting them to your home (or accepting a similar invitation), or working together to address community issues of common interest.
3. Be sure to email (from your work account, while at work) your “unsaved” work colleagues (especially those that you don’t normally interact with) with regular invitations to your church and its activities.
2. Never consider offering financial or material support to other folks engaged in missional work. After all, you need all your spare cash for your own personal ministry. Besides, most of them don’t have their own 501 (c) 3 corporation, and not getting a tax deduction would be poor stewardship on your part.
1. Learn every evangelistic technique, theory, and strategy out there, and work hard to perfect your practice of them, even to the neglect of every other area of your spiritual life. What does the Holy Spirit have to do with drawing people to God, anyway?
Top Ten Ways to Fail at Being Missional
10. Be very annoyed that some people belong to religions other than your own. Express this annoyance freely.
9. Don’t bother becoming a “regular” at local businesses. Just shop/dine/get- your-clothes-drycleaned at whatever place has the best sales that week. If, by some unfortunate coincidence, you do become a regular at a local business, don’t get to know the owner, employees, or other patrons.
8. Fixate on the quality of your missional targets: Focus on the local Unitarian Universalist minister, Mormon bishop, and Wiccan high priestess (who also owns your town’s only occult bookstore). Don’t give a second thought to that rather ordinary looking lady who you see every morning on the train. She doesn’t have a large enough sphere of influence.
7. If you see a problem in your community, don’t bother to check out what other organizations or individuals are doing about it. Just start your own project: You’ll get a lot more accomplished if you are in charge!
6. Don’t waste your time reading the blogs of other missional folk. So what if they share their own struggles, hurts, joys, and ideas freely? You take all your instruction from God, directly.
5. Never, ever, check out primary source materials produced by representatives of other cultures, subcultures, and religions. Christians have already written all you need to know about those unbelievers, and besides, cult members will have a bias that you want to avoid.
4. Avoid being “unequally yoked” with unbelievers by not engaging them in conversation, learning about their families, having lunch with them, inviting them to your home (or accepting a similar invitation), or working together to address community issues of common interest.
3. Be sure to email (from your work account, while at work) your “unsaved” work colleagues (especially those that you don’t normally interact with) with regular invitations to your church and its activities.
2. Never consider offering financial or material support to other folks engaged in missional work. After all, you need all your spare cash for your own personal ministry. Besides, most of them don’t have their own 501 (c) 3 corporation, and not getting a tax deduction would be poor stewardship on your part.
1. Learn every evangelistic technique, theory, and strategy out there, and work hard to perfect your practice of them, even to the neglect of every other area of your spiritual life. What does the Holy Spirit have to do with drawing people to God, anyway?
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007,9:55 AM
Prejudices, Country Music, and Cat Blogging
No matter how hard I try to be open and tolerant of others I still find myself slipping into believing my silly prejudices. There are just areas in life where I assume the stereotypes and start judging those I don't like or who are different. Now I'm sure there are numerous prejudices that I am unaware of that I will have to confront and get over at some point, but then there are those that I am fully aware of and still have a hard time accepting.
For example. Shortly after we started dating, I discovered that Mike listened to country music. That was nearly a deal breaker for me. Country music?! I honestly couldn't imagine any intellectual person listening to it. I had to get over that and eventually the Shania craze won me over for a brief period (until the post-9/11 let's stick boots up other country's asses songs started dominating the airwaves).
Then there are the issues I have with "Ss." No, not the letter of the alphabet, I'm talking about "S" versus "N" on the Myers-Briggs Personality tests. Sensing verses Intuitive. People who prefer to focus on the basic information they take in instead of preferring to interpret and add meaning to the world they encounter. I always test completely "N" and it has been a long struggle for me to get along with the "S" crowd. We just see the world and interact with it in very different ways. But it's getting better. Really.
But now it's something new that I've discovered I hold deep prejudices against. Cat bloggers. Yes, those people who devote large spaces of their blog to posting picture of cats (their's or other people's). There is a part of me that just wants to brush them aside as "crazy cat ladies" who have migrated to the technological era. But significant numbers of the cat bloggers I encounter are people who I seriously respect. People who are highly intelligent, good writers, and, given the sorts of blogs I read, articulate theologians. But they are cat bloggers on the side. There was actually a period of time when I refused to read a person's blog if I discovered that she cat blogged. I think I am attempting to be more open, but I still harbor negative stereotypes about cat bloggers. So in an effort to confront my fears and prejudices I am going to post a picture of a cat. For one day I will join the official ranks of cat bloggers and move towards shedding my prejudices. So here we go - cat blogging at onehandclapping -
For example. Shortly after we started dating, I discovered that Mike listened to country music. That was nearly a deal breaker for me. Country music?! I honestly couldn't imagine any intellectual person listening to it. I had to get over that and eventually the Shania craze won me over for a brief period (until the post-9/11 let's stick boots up other country's asses songs started dominating the airwaves).
Then there are the issues I have with "Ss." No, not the letter of the alphabet, I'm talking about "S" versus "N" on the Myers-Briggs Personality tests. Sensing verses Intuitive. People who prefer to focus on the basic information they take in instead of preferring to interpret and add meaning to the world they encounter. I always test completely "N" and it has been a long struggle for me to get along with the "S" crowd. We just see the world and interact with it in very different ways. But it's getting better. Really.
But now it's something new that I've discovered I hold deep prejudices against. Cat bloggers. Yes, those people who devote large spaces of their blog to posting picture of cats (their's or other people's). There is a part of me that just wants to brush them aside as "crazy cat ladies" who have migrated to the technological era. But significant numbers of the cat bloggers I encounter are people who I seriously respect. People who are highly intelligent, good writers, and, given the sorts of blogs I read, articulate theologians. But they are cat bloggers on the side. There was actually a period of time when I refused to read a person's blog if I discovered that she cat blogged. I think I am attempting to be more open, but I still harbor negative stereotypes about cat bloggers. So in an effort to confront my fears and prejudices I am going to post a picture of a cat. For one day I will join the official ranks of cat bloggers and move towards shedding my prejudices. So here we go - cat blogging at onehandclapping -
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Sunday, October 14, 2007,2:00 PM
10-20-30 Virus
So Sonja tagged me for a really fun meme. A six degrees of separation/where were you sort of thing. It looks fun, so I'll play.
The question is - What were you doing ten, twenty and thirty years ago? Or as it was described -
Ten Years Ago (Oct. 1997) I had just begun my sophomore year at Wheaton College in Illinois. I had really not wanted to return to Wheaton that year, wanting instead to stay home and go to UT in Austin. But I went and had the craziest semester ever. I was taking something like 21 hours and literally had days when I started classes at 7AM and did not have a break until I was done at 10PM. It was nuts. But this was the semester when my entire worldview started to change. As I explained it to the guy (not Mike) I had a huge crush on at the time (who told me later he never asked me out because he thought I was a lesbian - long story), my Romantic/Platonic understanding of the world was falling apart and I didn't know how to piece it back together. He, who already understood the implications of postmodern continental philosophy, just told me that was a good thing. Let's just say I took a lot of comfort in reading the visceral modern poetry of T.S. Eliot at the time and spent hours embroidering my jeans with deeply meaningful lines from my favorite poems. Um, yeah.
Twenty Years Ago (Oct. 1987) I was in 4th grade at Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School in Dallas Texas. I had decided in third grade that I wanted to be a writer, so I spent much of my free time writing plays and stories - usually based on whatever I was learning in school at the time. I remember one story was a mystery about a group of kids who were kidnapped and had to use the Pythagorean Theorem to help them escape. Another play was about someone traveling back in time with a nuclear bomb and helping the South win the Civil War. Really good stuff there. I attended a very conservative large non-denominational church in Dallas (Northwest Bible church) and thought that people who didn't go to my church weren't Christians.
Thirty Years Ago (Oct. 1977) Well my mom was 7 months pregnant with me (yes I am turning 30 in a couple of months). So there's not a whole lot I can say about this period. We were in Dallas, I was the firstborn in the family, they considered naming me Barbie...
Now. Oct. 2007. I am a church planting pastor in the Chicago suburbs. I am very involved in the emerging church conversation and enjoy learning more everyday. I'm a mom to a 2 year old. Fun times.
So where were you? If you are reading this, consider yourself tagged. Just let me know if you play!
The question is - What were you doing ten, twenty and thirty years ago? Or as it was described -
It’s an experiment to see how many degrees we can separate (kind of like Kevin Bacon, only it’s relevantblog). Even if you’re not tagged, don’t be crabby, just take up the baton and run with it. Here’s what I ask: Have folks post their 10-20-30s, and then link back to the Mother Ship (www.relevantblog.blogspot.com) or write a comment here, saying where you heard about this experiment and sharing where you blog. This isn’t to build my empire, it’s to find out how far we can expand the blogosphere. After all this talk about blog tours, it got me thinking. How many people can one blog potentially reach?So here's my story...
Ten Years Ago (Oct. 1997) I had just begun my sophomore year at Wheaton College in Illinois. I had really not wanted to return to Wheaton that year, wanting instead to stay home and go to UT in Austin. But I went and had the craziest semester ever. I was taking something like 21 hours and literally had days when I started classes at 7AM and did not have a break until I was done at 10PM. It was nuts. But this was the semester when my entire worldview started to change. As I explained it to the guy (not Mike) I had a huge crush on at the time (who told me later he never asked me out because he thought I was a lesbian - long story), my Romantic/Platonic understanding of the world was falling apart and I didn't know how to piece it back together. He, who already understood the implications of postmodern continental philosophy, just told me that was a good thing. Let's just say I took a lot of comfort in reading the visceral modern poetry of T.S. Eliot at the time and spent hours embroidering my jeans with deeply meaningful lines from my favorite poems. Um, yeah.
Twenty Years Ago (Oct. 1987) I was in 4th grade at Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School in Dallas Texas. I had decided in third grade that I wanted to be a writer, so I spent much of my free time writing plays and stories - usually based on whatever I was learning in school at the time. I remember one story was a mystery about a group of kids who were kidnapped and had to use the Pythagorean Theorem to help them escape. Another play was about someone traveling back in time with a nuclear bomb and helping the South win the Civil War. Really good stuff there. I attended a very conservative large non-denominational church in Dallas (Northwest Bible church) and thought that people who didn't go to my church weren't Christians.
Thirty Years Ago (Oct. 1977) Well my mom was 7 months pregnant with me (yes I am turning 30 in a couple of months). So there's not a whole lot I can say about this period. We were in Dallas, I was the firstborn in the family, they considered naming me Barbie...
Now. Oct. 2007. I am a church planting pastor in the Chicago suburbs. I am very involved in the emerging church conversation and enjoy learning more everyday. I'm a mom to a 2 year old. Fun times.
So where were you? If you are reading this, consider yourself tagged. Just let me know if you play!
Saturday, October 13, 2007,2:41 PM
The Bible
I liked this poster. Maybe because I've worked my way through too many IKEA manuals. Maybe because I'm sick of people trying to make an ancient near-eastern document fit into modern and postmodern categories of knowledge. But there are days when I want to do some serious bible banging on those who seem to think its a step by step instruction manual for life. Have you ever even read it? (ht to Eileen)
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Saturday, September 01, 2007,9:23 AM
Facebook Fun
If you are on Facebook, you might know that one of the trendy new applications is "Compare People." It is the online way of doing what we all do in real life - namely compare and stratify people. The way it works is that you are asked a question (Who is smarter? for example) and then forced to choose between two of your Facebook friends chosen randomly. I added the application, but have yet to actually compare anyone because I can't bring myself to answer the choices they give me. I figure this idea might be great if you are dealing with just your high school or college friends, but it gets a bit weird when you have mostly online friends on your list. Some are just strange - like do I really want to answer if my brother or my brother-in-law is sexier? But some of the questions end up just being funny in the really odd sort of way. So here are a few of the most amusing questions I've been asked -
Who is more likely to win in a fight? - Sonja Andrews or Makeesha Fisher
Who has a better body? - Benjamin Ady or Hemant Mehta
Who is a better catch? - Steve Knight or Ryan Notton
Who has prettier eyes? - Spencer Burke or Brian McLaren
Who would I rather kiss? - Brother Maynard or Will Samson
Who is a better dancer? - Scot McKnight or Tony Jones
So anyone willing to venture answers? :)
Who is more likely to win in a fight? - Sonja Andrews or Makeesha Fisher
Who has a better body? - Benjamin Ady or Hemant Mehta
Who is a better catch? - Steve Knight or Ryan Notton
Who has prettier eyes? - Spencer Burke or Brian McLaren
Who would I rather kiss? - Brother Maynard or Will Samson
Who is a better dancer? - Scot McKnight or Tony Jones
So anyone willing to venture answers? :)
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Friday, August 17, 2007,9:54 PM
Personality
So I got to spend the day wandering around a Pioneer Farm/Fun Park with a bunch of toddlers. With train rides, hay rides, and other such activities the kids had a great time. Emma decided that she liked the fake horse on the carousel better than the real pony ride horse (the carousel one apparently goes up and down in addition to going round and round) - it was a tad disturbing. So then I just got to spend a full two hours trying to get the overtired little one into bed (an hour later she is still singing songs to herself). So given that my brain is on full mush mode and can't think of any of the stuff I meant to write tonight, I'll finally get around to doing this personality test thingy I've been seeing everywhere.
Different questions than I typically encounter, but the results are the same. While I was still in school I always tested as an INFJ, but since leaving the structured world of education I have consistently scored as an INFP. "The Dreamer. INFPs are introspective, private, creative and highly idealistic individuals that have a constant desire to be on a meaningful path. They are driven by their values and seek peace. Empathetic and compassionate, they want to help others and humanity as a whole. INFPs are imaginative, artistic and often have a talent for language and writing. They can also be described as easygoing, selfless, guarded, adaptable, patient and loyal." Accurate in many ways although that last sentence sounds more like they are describing dogs instead of people.
According to their stats, my personality is the same as the fictional characters of Anne of Green Gables and Dr. Julian Bashir of Star Trek: DS9 (my favorite ST character ever) and historical figures such as William Shakespeare, A.A. Milne, Mr. Rodgers, J.R.R. Tolkien, and apparently Mary mother of Jesus (how they figure that is beyond me). And for those of you who know him, I had to laugh that Mike's (INTJ) was the same as Gandalf and C.S. Lewis. And according to my multiple intelligences apparently my career choices should be Psychologist, Philosopher, Writer, or Theologian. Interesting.
Different questions than I typically encounter, but the results are the same. While I was still in school I always tested as an INFJ, but since leaving the structured world of education I have consistently scored as an INFP. "The Dreamer. INFPs are introspective, private, creative and highly idealistic individuals that have a constant desire to be on a meaningful path. They are driven by their values and seek peace. Empathetic and compassionate, they want to help others and humanity as a whole. INFPs are imaginative, artistic and often have a talent for language and writing. They can also be described as easygoing, selfless, guarded, adaptable, patient and loyal." Accurate in many ways although that last sentence sounds more like they are describing dogs instead of people.
According to their stats, my personality is the same as the fictional characters of Anne of Green Gables and Dr. Julian Bashir of Star Trek: DS9 (my favorite ST character ever) and historical figures such as William Shakespeare, A.A. Milne, Mr. Rodgers, J.R.R. Tolkien, and apparently Mary mother of Jesus (how they figure that is beyond me). And for those of you who know him, I had to laugh that Mike's (INTJ) was the same as Gandalf and C.S. Lewis. And according to my multiple intelligences apparently my career choices should be Psychologist, Philosopher, Writer, or Theologian. Interesting.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007,9:26 AM
Spoiler Alert
Thank you to Bob Carlton for making my morning with that one. I promise I'll start posting real stuff sometime soon...
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007,3:25 PM
More Harry Potter
So life is rather busy at the moment with the Midwest Emergent Gathering at the end of the week. I gave up attempting to read anything deep, and just decided to re-read the Harry Potter books, so they've been on my mind. Anyway, I found this over at Calacirian and thought it was fun...
Which HP Kid Are You?
Which HP Kid Are You?
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Monday, July 09, 2007,9:13 PM
Me As A Simpson
I found this at Mak's site.
My Simpson's Avatar -
Get one here.
Update - And here's Emma. With her crazy hair and outfit she would wear everyday if she could (burnt orange "horns" shirt, purple pants, and pink shoes...) -
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My Simpson's Avatar -
Get one here.
Update - And here's Emma. With her crazy hair and outfit she would wear everyday if she could (burnt orange "horns" shirt, purple pants, and pink shoes...) -
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Friday, July 06, 2007,2:28 PM
Shuffle
So another meme. Sonja tagged me, but this one is easy. Here are the rules. Just write down the first 10 songs that your iPod plays when it’s on shuffle. So I grabbed my old school ipod shuffle (that I got free by clicking on one of those spam "get a free ipod" ads, honestly) and played along. My songs -
1. Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield. Nice song. Good lyrics. If only it wasn't played like every other song on the radio.
2. Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill - Kindermusik Peekaboo I Love You CD - So Emma has music on the ipod too. Its really annoying if I'm at the gym and forget that...
3. Come Back to Texas - Bowling for Soup. The anthem for misplaced Texans everywhere. And yes, the Mexican food does suck north of Texas.
4. Grace Like Rain - Todd Agnew. A worship song I actually like.
5. Ithaca - Jake Armerding. Speaking of longing for home...
6. The Saints Are Coming - U2 and Green Day. Fantastic song. The video with its ironic commentary on Katrina is a must see.
7. Turkish Delight - David Crowder Band from the Narnia soundtrack. Fun song.
8. Waiting for a Miracle - David Wilcox. A nice song about faith from one of my absolute favorite artists.
9. I'm a Bitch - Meredith Brooks. Probably the best workout song ever.
10. Hurt - Johnny Cash. Great song and and incredibly poignant music video.
hmm... I'll tag Karen since I know she likes music, and Mike just to get back at him (no really I would love to see what happens when you set all those sermons to shuffle...), and well anyone else who has an ipod and wants to play.
1. Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield. Nice song. Good lyrics. If only it wasn't played like every other song on the radio.
2. Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill - Kindermusik Peekaboo I Love You CD - So Emma has music on the ipod too. Its really annoying if I'm at the gym and forget that...
3. Come Back to Texas - Bowling for Soup. The anthem for misplaced Texans everywhere. And yes, the Mexican food does suck north of Texas.
4. Grace Like Rain - Todd Agnew. A worship song I actually like.
5. Ithaca - Jake Armerding. Speaking of longing for home...
6. The Saints Are Coming - U2 and Green Day. Fantastic song. The video with its ironic commentary on Katrina is a must see.
7. Turkish Delight - David Crowder Band from the Narnia soundtrack. Fun song.
8. Waiting for a Miracle - David Wilcox. A nice song about faith from one of my absolute favorite artists.
9. I'm a Bitch - Meredith Brooks. Probably the best workout song ever.
10. Hurt - Johnny Cash. Great song and and incredibly poignant music video.
hmm... I'll tag Karen since I know she likes music, and Mike just to get back at him (no really I would love to see what happens when you set all those sermons to shuffle...), and well anyone else who has an ipod and wants to play.
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Thursday, July 05, 2007,3:13 PM
Eight Random Things
As I continue to post silly personal things...
So Mike tagged me in the 8 Random Things About Me Meme. I think he did it with malicious glee since he hates the things. The official rules for this one are -
The rules of getting tagged are simple. If you get tagged…
* Post eight random facts about yourself.
* Tag eight other bloggers (hopefully those who haven’t been tagged before).
* Post these rules.
I always feel really stupid trying to think of eight (or seven or five) facts about myself. So I tried to think up a theme to play along with. I toyed with the idea of crazy stuff that has happened to me in foreign places (mugged in Naples, car stolen in Barcelona, certain incidents with tequila in Cancun), but there weren't quite enough to make eight (that I am willing to share). I already did the seven books I'm reading now one and a list of my favorite books would just be too hard. But I like the book theme. So I'm going to go with the "Eight Female Fictional Characters that I have Most Wanted to Be." Okay, I'm sure that it says something weird about my personality and that I have serious issues that I want to be like characters in books, but I do it anyway (and not all of these are from when I was a kid!). I never wanted to be the typical choices either. All my friends when I was a kid went around pretending to be Princess Leia, Anne of Green Gables, or Madonna (yes it was the 80's), but I chose lesser known characters to emulate. (I probably would have wanted to be like Anne of Green Gables, but I think I was too much like her to begin with...)
So here my list of really cool female characters I aspired to be -
1. Betsy. There are two types of women in the world. Those who grew up loving the Betsy/Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace and those who have never heard of them. I would check these books out of the library over and over again during my childhood (they have since been reprinted so I have my own copies now). Set in pre-WW1 Minnesota, they tell the story of a girl, Betsy, as she grows up and sees her world expand into the modern era. She is outgoing and loves to write. Her experiences as a teenager, falling in love, and traveling abroad shaped my conceptions of life. Part of me truly thought that high school would hold dances where one filled out dance cards and selected who one danced the waltz with. Or that hanging out with friends for entertainment involved reading Shakespeare, writing stories, and singing around a piano. I think I was most shocked by traveling to Europe when I was 12 and realizing that it was a modern as the USA. Not that I really expected different, but the descriptions I had come to know through reading Betsy and the Great World were ingrained in my mind. I loved Betsy because she was a writer - my dream as a child. She also had no limits. She was encouraged to live life fully - to pursue her dreams, to travel, to follow her heart. I wanted to grow up and be like her.
2. Meg from A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Another go to again and again book from my childhood. Meg was smart, but not in the way that fit the system. I always did exactly what was expected of me and did it well. I wanted to do more than that - to be creatively intelligent and find myself on adventures. Meg wasn't a fearless hero, but she never gave up and did things out of a love for her family.
3. Aerin from The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley. The quirky misfit princess who trains herself to become a dragonslayer and saved her Kingdom. Although most of my Christian friends have issues with her because of the way her relations play out in the book, I still love her for her courage. She didn't fit the expectations of a princess and never gave up trying to discover who she really was. I love that she broke the mold and took on the most dangerous tasks because she was the only one who could.
4. Vicki Austin from Madeleine L'Engles' Austin Family books, especially A Ring of Endless Light. So yes, the books about her are total coming of age, discovering oneself, and falling in love books. I so wanted to be Vicki when I was in 5th grade. She was a more normal person than the others on this list, but she got to hang out with family and friends that sat around discussing literature and philosophy. She also got to help do scientific observations of dolphins (this was my I want to be a marine biologist so I can swim with dolphins phase - 5th grade remember...). I wanted a life like hers - full of neat experiences and good conversations.
5. Mara Jade from the Star Wars Expanded Universe created by master Star Wars writer Timothy Zahn. So she is just an awesome, super sexy, totally independent, Jedi Master (who ends up marrying Luke Skywalker). The part of me that wants to be a kick-butt I'm going to save the world type of girl loves Mara Jade (same reason I love Sydney Bristow, but I'm sticking to books here). She's fun and the exact opposite of my conflict avoiding pacifist nature. But then again if you know me only as Mara Jade from The Ooze, the description sorta fits.
6. Eowyn from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Another kickbutt girl who is determined to fight for what she believes in. I love her passion even as I understand her uncertainty in who she is as a person (even though I hate the way Tolkien resolved her character in the end - he CANNOT write women). I share her fears of life becoming "A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them and all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire." She appeals to the part of me that wants to make a difference in this world.
7. Liadan from Son of the Shadows Book 2 of The Sevenwaters Trilogy by Juliet Marillier. This book is a retelling of the Tam Lin tale - a Scottish poem where the damsel rescues the prince. I love most Tan Lin based novels, but mix in Celtic healing lore and ancient tribal factions, and this becomes more than just a feminist love story. The pagany side of me enjoys stories of wise women who are attuned to the earth and the natural power of plants. I like the idea of that sort of connection and would enjoy having that sort of knowledge.
8. Phedre from Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series. Um. If you've read the books, you may understand. If you haven't, I really don't want to explain.
Update - The picture is me as Eowyn back in 2003
As for tagging. I'll leave it open. It you want to be tagged (for 8 Random Things or 8 Characters that you Want To Be...), consider yourself tagged. Just let me know if you decide to continue the meme.
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Wednesday, July 04, 2007,9:58 PM
Fun stuff
Okay some fun stuff for the moment...
There's some truth in that.
Only 76% Texan!!! I have lived up north for too long.
| Your Blogging Type is Confident and Insightful |
 You've got a ton of brain power, and you leverage it into brilliant blog. Both creative and logical, you come up with amazing ideas and insights. A total perfectionist, you find yourself revising and rewriting posts a lot of the time. You blog for yourself - and you don't care how popular (or unpopular) your blog is! |
There's some truth in that.
| You Are 76% Texas |
 Well, knock me down and steal muh teeth! You're pretty darn Texan. |
Only 76% Texan!!! I have lived up north for too long.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007,9:56 AM
Five Things I Dig About Jesus Meme
So I've been tagged...
This one was actually started by John Smulo and is called 5 Things I Dig About Jesus. Here's how it works:
1. Those tagged will share 5 Things They Dig About Jesus.
2. Those tagged will tag 5 people.
3. Those tagged will leave a link to their meme in the comments section of this post
Fun stuff. My first reaction though was the very evangelical - aren't we supposed to like everything about Jesus? Anyway, here are 5 things that I find really spiffy.
My choices are of course influenced by my cultural and historical perspective, but its still hope for today. Now I tag -
This one was actually started by John Smulo and is called 5 Things I Dig About Jesus. Here's how it works:
1. Those tagged will share 5 Things They Dig About Jesus.
2. Those tagged will tag 5 people.
3. Those tagged will leave a link to their meme in the comments section of this post
Fun stuff. My first reaction though was the very evangelical - aren't we supposed to like everything about Jesus? Anyway, here are 5 things that I find really spiffy.
- Jesus was all about relationships and stories over lectures and arguments. I've sat through enough pointless sermons amongst the braindead sanctuary crowd to know that I greatly prefer Jesus' approach.
- Jesus accepted women as his students and supporters. Gives me hope that one day his followers might actually do the same.
- Jesus questioned God and worked through his questioning instead of ignoring or suppressing it.
- Jesus wasn't afraid to promote the Biblical values of peace, justice, and love even in the face of Empire
- Jesus gave everyone a chance. He accepted those who were not just like him (or the cultural moral majority) and called them his followers.
My choices are of course influenced by my cultural and historical perspective, but its still hope for today. Now I tag -
Labels: Blog Stuff, Fun Stuff
Tuesday, May 15, 2007,11:15 AM
Randomness
Too crazy at the moment to actually think... so I'm resorting to random blog stuff -
First the meme from Mike. Here's how it works -
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open it to page 161.
3. Find the fifth full sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the coolest book you can find. Do what's actually next to you.
My answer after realizing that the first 6 books I grabbed either didn't have 161 pages or didn't have 5 sentences on page 161. This is from the third book down my to read stack -
Even in these biblical accounts, which were obviously written to demean and debase her actions, the description revealed that she took part in the sexual customs of her own free will and that she viewed them not as an obligatory or compulsory duty but as pleasant occasion, rather like festive parties.
Hmm. Interesting. Thats from a discussion of Hosea and Gomer from When God was a Woman by Merlin Stone.
Then I found this from Brother Maynard
Which Star Wars character am I?
You scored as Leia Organa. A princess who uses her political powers to help the rebel alliance. You are calm and cool no matter the situation and always willing to fight for your beliefs. Now if only you could get those cinnamon buns off your head.
Fitting I think. (but of course Mara Jade wasn't on this list...)
And on the topic of Princess Leia - let me introduce you to the Miss Entertainment Pagaent In their words - This "is the beauty pageant for the twenty-first century. No more sleazy judges. No more crusty old men serenading the winner. No more Donald Trump. Only you can crown Miss Entertainment!
In our pageant's first round, you will vote for the hottest woman in the worlds of television, movies, video games, and comics. In our second and final round, you'll choose Miss Entertainment from amongst the four category winners from round one. Round one is underway and twenty lovely contestants are vying for your vote."
But how do I choose between Princess Leia and Eowyn???? At ant rate the promo videos for each contestant were fun to watch...
Enjoy the random fun.
First the meme from Mike. Here's how it works -
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open it to page 161.
3. Find the fifth full sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the coolest book you can find. Do what's actually next to you.
My answer after realizing that the first 6 books I grabbed either didn't have 161 pages or didn't have 5 sentences on page 161. This is from the third book down my to read stack -
Even in these biblical accounts, which were obviously written to demean and debase her actions, the description revealed that she took part in the sexual customs of her own free will and that she viewed them not as an obligatory or compulsory duty but as pleasant occasion, rather like festive parties.
Hmm. Interesting. Thats from a discussion of Hosea and Gomer from When God was a Woman by Merlin Stone.
Then I found this from Brother Maynard
Which Star Wars character am I?
You scored as Leia Organa. A princess who uses her political powers to help the rebel alliance. You are calm and cool no matter the situation and always willing to fight for your beliefs. Now if only you could get those cinnamon buns off your head.
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And on the topic of Princess Leia - let me introduce you to the Miss Entertainment Pagaent In their words - This "is the beauty pageant for the twenty-first century. No more sleazy judges. No more crusty old men serenading the winner. No more Donald Trump. Only you can crown Miss Entertainment!
In our pageant's first round, you will vote for the hottest woman in the worlds of television, movies, video games, and comics. In our second and final round, you'll choose Miss Entertainment from amongst the four category winners from round one. Round one is underway and twenty lovely contestants are vying for your vote."
But how do I choose between Princess Leia and Eowyn???? At ant rate the promo videos for each contestant were fun to watch...
Enjoy the random fun.
Labels: Blog Stuff, Entertainment, Fun Stuff
Saturday, April 07, 2007,10:27 AM
Music Meme
So Karen tagged me - Now I have to come up with music for this meme.The theme of the meme = you list seven songs/CDs that you've listened to recently and then tag seven people. (Seven people!)
Ok here goes:
1. U218 - U2
2. Daughtry - Chris Daughtry
3. Jesus Christ Superstar - Original London Cast Recording
4. WOW Hymns - Various Artists
5. Into the Mystery - David Wilcox
6. Favorite Toddler Tunes - Baby Genius
7. Ancient voices: Vox Sacra - Various Artists
You have been tagged -
Mike
Wendy
Monaca
April
Jason
Amy
Anyone who wants to be tagged! :)
Ok here goes:
1. U218 - U2
2. Daughtry - Chris Daughtry
3. Jesus Christ Superstar - Original London Cast Recording
4. WOW Hymns - Various Artists
5. Into the Mystery - David Wilcox
6. Favorite Toddler Tunes - Baby Genius
7. Ancient voices: Vox Sacra - Various Artists
You have been tagged -
Mike
Wendy
Monaca
April
Jason
Amy
Anyone who wants to be tagged! :)
Labels: Fun Stuff
Saturday, March 31, 2007,9:04 PM
Books Blogthing
Another fun blogthing. I couldn't pass this one up given my book addiction and all. What is sad is the number of "classics" on this list that I haven't read. It was a good reminder of the number of books I have on my shelf waiting to be read!
Here's how you play. Take a look and see which ones you’ve read. Then, if you’re a blogger, post it on your blog. If you play, leave me a comment so that I can come visit!
Here’s what you do:
* Bold the ones you’ve read.
* Italicize the ones you want to read.
* Leave in normal text the ones that don’t interest you.
* Put in ALL CAPS those you haven’t heard of.
* Put a couple of asterisks by the ones you recommend.
(UPDATE - I liked Erik's suggestion of putting (++) next to the ones you've seen the movie or TV show of, so I added that)
1. The DaVinci Code (Dan Brown)**++
2. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
3. To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)++
4. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)++
5. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Tolkien) **++
6. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Tolkien) **++
7. The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (Tolkien) **++
8. Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)++
9. OUTLANDER (Diana Gabaldon)
10. A FINE BALANCE (Rohinton Mistry)
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Rowling)++
12. Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
13. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Rowling)
14. A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
15. Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
16. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone(Rowling)**++
17. FALL ON YOUR KNEES (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
18. The Stand (Stephen King)++
19. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Rowling)++
20. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)**++
21. The Hobbit (Tolkien)**
22. The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)**
23. Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)++
24. The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
25. Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
26. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
27. Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)++
28. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C. S. Lewis)**++
29. East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
30. Tuesdays with Morrie(Mitch Albom)
31. Dune (Frank Herbert)
32. The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
33. Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
34. 1984 (Orwell)
35. The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
36. The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
37. THE POWER OF ONE (Bryce Courtenay)
38. I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE (Wally Lamb)
39. The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
40. The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
41. The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
42. The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
43. Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
44. The Five People You Meet In Heaven (Mitch Albom)
45. The Bible **
46. Anna Karenina (Tolstoy)**++
47. The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)++
48. Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt)**++
49. The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)**++
50. SHE'S COME UNDONE (Wally Lamb)
51. The Poisonwood Bible(Barbara Kingsolver)
52. A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens)
53. Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card)**
54. Great Expectations (Dickens)++
55. The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald)++
56. THE STONE ANGEL (Margaret Laurence)
57. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Rowling)++
58. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
59. The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood)
60. The Time Traveller’s Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
61. Crime and Punishment(Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
62. The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
63. War and Peace (Tolstoy)
64. Interview With The Vampire (Anne Rice)++
65. FIFTH BUSINESS (Robertson Davies)
66. One Hundred Years Of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
67. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
68. Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
69. Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)**++
70. The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
71. Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)++
72. Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
73. SHOGUN (James Clavell)
74. The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)++
75. The Secret Garden(Frances Hodgson)++
76. THE SUMMER TREE (Guy Gavriel Kay)
77. A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN (Betty Smith)
78. The World According to Garp (John Irving)
79. THE DIVINERS (Margaret Laurence)
80. Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White)++
81. NOT WANTED ON THE VOYAGE (Timothy Findley)
82. Of Mice And Men (Steinbeck)
83. Rebecca (Daphne DuMaurier)
84. Wizard's First Rule (Terry Goodkind)
85. Emma (Jane Austen)++
86. Watership Down (Richard Adams)
87. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
88. THE STONE DIARIES (Carol Shields)
89. BLINDNESS (Jose Saramago)
90. KANE AND ABEL (Jeffrey Archer)
91. IN THE SKIN OF A LION (Michael Ondaatje)
92. Lord of the Flies (William Golding)++
93. The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
94. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
95. The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
96. The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)++
97. White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
98. A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
99. The Celestine Prophecy(James Redfield)
100. Ulysses (James Joyce)
Here's how you play. Take a look and see which ones you’ve read. Then, if you’re a blogger, post it on your blog. If you play, leave me a comment so that I can come visit!
Here’s what you do:
* Bold the ones you’ve read.
* Italicize the ones you want to read.
* Leave in normal text the ones that don’t interest you.
* Put in ALL CAPS those you haven’t heard of.
* Put a couple of asterisks by the ones you recommend.
(UPDATE - I liked Erik's suggestion of putting (++) next to the ones you've seen the movie or TV show of, so I added that)
1. The DaVinci Code (Dan Brown)**++
2. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
3. To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)++
4. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)++
5. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Tolkien) **++
6. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Tolkien) **++
7. The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (Tolkien) **++
8. Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)++
9. OUTLANDER (Diana Gabaldon)
10. A FINE BALANCE (Rohinton Mistry)
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Rowling)++
12. Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
13. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Rowling)
14. A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
15. Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
16. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone(Rowling)**++
17. FALL ON YOUR KNEES (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
18. The Stand (Stephen King)++
19. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Rowling)++
20. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)**++
21. The Hobbit (Tolkien)**
22. The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)**
23. Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)++
24. The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
25. Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
26. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
27. Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)++
28. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C. S. Lewis)**++
29. East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
30. Tuesdays with Morrie(Mitch Albom)
31. Dune (Frank Herbert)
32. The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
33. Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
34. 1984 (Orwell)
35. The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
36. The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
37. THE POWER OF ONE (Bryce Courtenay)
38. I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE (Wally Lamb)
39. The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
40. The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
41. The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
42. The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
43. Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
44. The Five People You Meet In Heaven (Mitch Albom)
45. The Bible **
46. Anna Karenina (Tolstoy)**++
47. The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)++
48. Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt)**++
49. The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)**++
50. SHE'S COME UNDONE (Wally Lamb)
51. The Poisonwood Bible(Barbara Kingsolver)
52. A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens)
53. Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card)**
54. Great Expectations (Dickens)++
55. The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald)++
56. THE STONE ANGEL (Margaret Laurence)
57. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Rowling)++
58. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
59. The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood)
60. The Time Traveller’s Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
61. Crime and Punishment(Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
62. The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
63. War and Peace (Tolstoy)
64. Interview With The Vampire (Anne Rice)++
65. FIFTH BUSINESS (Robertson Davies)
66. One Hundred Years Of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
67. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
68. Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
69. Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)**++
70. The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
71. Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)++
72. Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
73. SHOGUN (James Clavell)
74. The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)++
75. The Secret Garden(Frances Hodgson)++
76. THE SUMMER TREE (Guy Gavriel Kay)
77. A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN (Betty Smith)
78. The World According to Garp (John Irving)
79. THE DIVINERS (Margaret Laurence)
80. Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White)++
81. NOT WANTED ON THE VOYAGE (Timothy Findley)
82. Of Mice And Men (Steinbeck)
83. Rebecca (Daphne DuMaurier)
84. Wizard's First Rule (Terry Goodkind)
85. Emma (Jane Austen)++
86. Watership Down (Richard Adams)
87. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
88. THE STONE DIARIES (Carol Shields)
89. BLINDNESS (Jose Saramago)
90. KANE AND ABEL (Jeffrey Archer)
91. IN THE SKIN OF A LION (Michael Ondaatje)
92. Lord of the Flies (William Golding)++
93. The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
94. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
95. The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
96. The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)++
97. White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
98. A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
99. The Celestine Prophecy(James Redfield)
100. Ulysses (James Joyce)
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Labels: Book Reviews, Fun Stuff
Monday, January 29, 2007,10:31 PM
You may call me...
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Labels: Fun Stuff
Sunday, January 21, 2007,10:34 PM
Six word story
So I was tagged by Lynnette to write a six word story.
Once upon a time. The end.
Okay not too creative I know. I was tempted to use eight words and go with -
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
(it works grammatically, see here)
So in hopes that others are more creative than I, I tag Lydia, Jen, Jemila, Ari, and Mike.
Okay not too creative I know. I was tempted to use eight words and go with -
(it works grammatically, see here)
So in hopes that others are more creative than I, I tag Lydia, Jen, Jemila, Ari, and Mike.
Labels: Fun Stuff
Friday, January 19, 2007,1:07 AM
Blog Tag
So, I’ve been tagged by Ari for this survey. My answers aren’t real deep, more “top of my head” stuff…
1. What’s the most fun work you’ve ever done, and why? (two sentences max)
Being a Children’s Pastor. I got to write my own curriculum, play games, make crafts, and hang out with kids.
2. Name one thing you did in the past that you no longer do but wish you did? (one sentence max)
Go to movies, - it’s hard with a kid.
3. Name one thing you’ve always wanted to do but keep putting it off? (one sentence max)
Get in really good shape so that I can control my movements completely.
4. What two things would you most like to learn or be better at, and why? (two sentences max)
Theology – I feel like such an amateur and would love to have the language and framework to think through things deeply. Writing – I need the discipline to do it more and the practice and control of language as I do it.
5. If you could take a class/workshop/apprentice from anyone in the world living or dead, who would it be and what would you hope to learn? (two more sentences, max)
I would like to take a class on mythology from C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien. I find most ancient mythology boring, but they were both so passionate about it so I would love to learn about it from them.
6. What three words might your best friends or family use to describe you?
reserved, creative, passionate
7. Now list two more words you wish described you…
articulate, patient
8. What are your top three passions? (can be current or past, work, hobbies, or causes– three sentences max)
Gender equality – this is a cause that would not let go of me and kept pushing me to learn more and fight more.
Reading – I love to read and would be lost without books – stories, theology, history...
Just Food – I keep coming back to issues of fair trade, organic, healthy food; its entering more and more into my world.
9. Write–and answer–one more question that YOU would ask someone (with answer in three sentences max)
What would be your biggest disappointment in regards to your children?
If they joined the military.
So who should I tag??? Let’s go with Mike, Karen, Monaca, and Amy. (but if you really want to be tagged just let me know... ;) )
1. What’s the most fun work you’ve ever done, and why? (two sentences max)
Being a Children’s Pastor. I got to write my own curriculum, play games, make crafts, and hang out with kids.
2. Name one thing you did in the past that you no longer do but wish you did? (one sentence max)
Go to movies, - it’s hard with a kid.
3. Name one thing you’ve always wanted to do but keep putting it off? (one sentence max)
Get in really good shape so that I can control my movements completely.
4. What two things would you most like to learn or be better at, and why? (two sentences max)
Theology – I feel like such an amateur and would love to have the language and framework to think through things deeply. Writing – I need the discipline to do it more and the practice and control of language as I do it.
5. If you could take a class/workshop/apprentice from anyone in the world living or dead, who would it be and what would you hope to learn? (two more sentences, max)
I would like to take a class on mythology from C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien. I find most ancient mythology boring, but they were both so passionate about it so I would love to learn about it from them.
6. What three words might your best friends or family use to describe you?
reserved, creative, passionate
7. Now list two more words you wish described you…
articulate, patient
8. What are your top three passions? (can be current or past, work, hobbies, or causes– three sentences max)
Gender equality – this is a cause that would not let go of me and kept pushing me to learn more and fight more.
Reading – I love to read and would be lost without books – stories, theology, history...
Just Food – I keep coming back to issues of fair trade, organic, healthy food; its entering more and more into my world.
9. Write–and answer–one more question that YOU would ask someone (with answer in three sentences max)
What would be your biggest disappointment in regards to your children?
If they joined the military.
So who should I tag??? Let’s go with Mike, Karen, Monaca, and Amy. (but if you really want to be tagged just let me know... ;) )
Labels: Fun Stuff