Randomness inspired by Jenn

So this really cool person I know named Jenn posted 10 random facts/thoughts about herself a few days ago and I decided to do the same. You can read it or not.

1. I love building/making/creating things. Currently, I am building a little shelf organizer thing that my mom got me at IKEA(!!!) and when it is done I plan to paint it a beautiful shade of yellow(they're all beautiful). And Wednesday I'm going to start designing my next purse project. I also need to finish embroidering on my Bible cover. It has a lot of empty spaces that need a personal touch to them.

2. I was born in Defiance. No really. Its a town in Ohio. Check my birth certificate.

3. Me encanta hablar en español. Ojalá que haya tenido alguien a hablar conmigo en mi lengua favorita.

4. (side note: wow, this is hard to come up with these facts/thoughts all at once) My favorite movie is (of all time) 2001: Space Odyssey, with the close second being Cars.

5. My favorite color is yellow. It is such a happy color. But definitely needed in moderation. It can be overwhelming if improperly used.

6. Knowing that God has something for me to do in the future makes doing my retail job a whole lot easier sometimes, but knowing that God has put me in my current position for a reason also helps me to get up in the morning and return to my not-so ideal job.

7. I'm fickle about the whole falling in love thing. Somedays it sounds great and then other days it sounds awful. I guess half of me is an adult and the other half an elementry age girl who thinks that boys have cooties. I also think that love looks different that what it is portrayed in Hollywood.

8. I'm a big journaler... journal writer? Well needless to say, that's the reason I don't blog much. My thoughts are too... private... maybe offensive... blunt? I don't know, but I just would rather keep them to myself, but for the most part my journal entries are pretty dull. Also, I think that if you really want to know what's happening inside my head, you should just ask. I'll probably tell you.

9. I'm a poser. I try to make it seem like I have half a clue when it comes to musical things, but I really don't. It takes me hours to transpose. I have trouble finding other notes(well other than the root) that work in a chord(which seems to be a pretty important skill for bass players). I don't have an internal rhythm, which is why its really hard for me to keep a beat. There's just a lot of things I don't understand and the only reason I get a few things is because my really cool colllege roommate Becca has given me cheat sheets. I am trying to get better. I'm a pretty linear person. Music is like an emotion to me so my linear brain has trouble grasping what is happening. I do believe that some songs are just made for a person. Like they tug at your heart strings. Like you can just feel the song around you. (and now you know why I journal... its thoughts like these)

10. Ok the last one. I will always love the Newsboys. I know they're taking a turn for the even worse and yes, I do wish they would retire so that we could just remember their Not Ashamed through Thrive years. But they're not going to so I'm going to continue to buy their over priced cds of stuff I already have. Thanks to GO coming out for the 3rd full time(its live this time), but seriously I'm a loyal person. They could pull a Ray B and I'd still love them. (That would explain the eyeliner that they wear almost all of the time). Ok yes that was wrong, but admit it... you laughed.

That was fun. I'd do more, but I should end it here. You should do it too. :-)

New Rob Bell book

Sometimes I wonder why I bother reading the new stuff. Especially from him.
I enjoyed Velvet Elvis and didn't like Sex God, so I knew this book could be either. Well it was both.
He does a comparison between Israel and Christians. He makes some good points, but they're all destroyed by repetion and awful writing. Did anybody proof this book? Now I know he writes like he talks(which work in VE), but this was just bad. Everything was hard to follow because of the way it was written. Now maybe he wanted you to have to reread every paragraph or mini sentence. But seriously.
Also he wasted so much paper with that book. There is so much blank space in it. That's probably so I can make my own remarks next to his words, but when I don't own the book then that's pretty pointless space there.
I like the explanation of the 4 periods of Israel and his comparison to other things that have those same 4 periods. But I don't know about him.
Well I actually wanted to stop reading after the 3rd chapter, but knew that people would ask me about so I decided to finish it.
But really... I don't think reading it is necessary.
If you want to read a good book... then try Jesus for President by Shane Claibourne(sp?). But that is just my opinion.

Culture Shock

I found my journal from my semester abroad last night.... Ok I didn't find it... I knew where it was, but I decided to read it again last night.
Wow those were some wild times.
Well today is Costa Rica's independence day. They celebrate real good. All the school kids make paper lantrums(sp) and there's a parade every 3 blocks or so. Wild.
So today I'm in this pseudo-culture shock phase. I mean I just spent 2 hours reading my journal and reliving my entire semester in a matter of 40 minutes per month spent there.
This could also explain why I've been a little more cranky that usual. I mean, I came back from CR with a huge chip on my shoulder and questions/thoughts that no one else could relate to. Well now that its been 2 years since I went I think the chip is reforming. I've just been cynical about the US and the world around.
I've got to find my non-cynical place again, but never forget what I learned in CR.