how good are these lyrics from the awesome jon mclaughlin--
Quiet landslide when nobody knows
Regretted decisions that nobody chose
Under water and sinking fast
No way out, no way to get back
What might have been is lost in the past
Just give it time
It's gonna get better
Now is not forever at all
Just give it time
Everything changes
Tomorrow comes today will be gone
Everything's gonna be fine
Just give it time, give it time
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Sunday, November 11, 2007
work!
we don't have class tomorrow (yay observed holidays!) so i'm hanging out watchin tv and giving a guitar lesson. just chillin' thinking about life. i am also trying to write a paper that's due tuesday but i'm distracted by the thought of work tomorrow. we have a lot of big orders this time of year that need to be filled, so it's going to be really busy, which i love. and i get to work all day so that means almost double the money i made last week, which is benefitial.
so now i'm thinking to years from now when i will be able to chill on a sunday night and prep for a week of work that i will hopefully love. i'm getting to the point in my college career where i'm ready to be done with homework assignments and papers and tests. i wanna be in the 'real world.'
pretty sure in 5 years i'll be reminiscing about my college days, wishing i was back at the FH hanging with the girls on a friday night. life is going to be crazy busy outside of college, too, but i'm thinking it's a different kind of busy. we'll see. i'm excited for it either way!
so now i'm thinking to years from now when i will be able to chill on a sunday night and prep for a week of work that i will hopefully love. i'm getting to the point in my college career where i'm ready to be done with homework assignments and papers and tests. i wanna be in the 'real world.'
pretty sure in 5 years i'll be reminiscing about my college days, wishing i was back at the FH hanging with the girls on a friday night. life is going to be crazy busy outside of college, too, but i'm thinking it's a different kind of busy. we'll see. i'm excited for it either way!
Thursday, November 01, 2007
amy remember this.
Amy-
this is a note to yourself. sometimes life might suck. but, it will begin to suck less. then it will get good. then it might suck again.
but there will be those times that it will get really, really good. and then you'll remember the sucky times and think "yeah...that sucked. but it was worth it to get to this point. definitely worth it."
and even if you think things won't ever get better -- think where you might be without Christ in your life right at this second. anything you're ever going to go through is going to be way better than your best day in your life when you didn't have Him. for sure.
Amy
this is a note to yourself. sometimes life might suck. but, it will begin to suck less. then it will get good. then it might suck again.
but there will be those times that it will get really, really good. and then you'll remember the sucky times and think "yeah...that sucked. but it was worth it to get to this point. definitely worth it."
and even if you think things won't ever get better -- think where you might be without Christ in your life right at this second. anything you're ever going to go through is going to be way better than your best day in your life when you didn't have Him. for sure.
Amy
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
one more.
i wanted to add one to the list below-
my HR prof
"If it looks walks like a duck and talks like a duck, you're going to get sued."
priceless.
my HR prof
"If it looks walks like a duck and talks like a duck, you're going to get sued."
priceless.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
quotable.
Ohhh I love when people say things that can be taken the wrong way. Or when people say things that just sound funny and make you think about what they probably meant to say, causing you to totally miss out on everything else they said.
1. A librarian that met w/one of my classes to teach us how to research. Yep, I'm a senior, I know how to use the library there, Al. What kept me from ditching the class was the fact that I knew Al knew a lot of big words, but tended to get really excited about research and flub up. Words he used included:
"Pamplets" (pamphlets. those silent h's are tricky)
"Gigarntuin" (gigantuin - but not...)
"Literatly" (literally)
2. I overheard some fun things the other day. Students, Professors - anyone can say something that can be taken the wrong way, or show how much they are not thinking about how they are sounding:
"I start wearing shoes when I see snow." (good luck when it's 0 degrees)
"The main reason we should switch to the metric system is that it's easier to add and subtract from 0 than it is from 32." not going to touch that one.
"If it's legal, it's ethical." - b school dean. hmm...
My Broadcast Prof-
"It's not a good idea to break the rules. You can bend them, but they might lead you away in handcuffs."
"The Augustana sports scene - that's what USD calls intramurals."
My Econ Prof-
"I now use Wikipedia more than I should. But I never leave any evidence."
"I've been a student longer than most of you have been alive."
1. A librarian that met w/one of my classes to teach us how to research. Yep, I'm a senior, I know how to use the library there, Al. What kept me from ditching the class was the fact that I knew Al knew a lot of big words, but tended to get really excited about research and flub up. Words he used included:
"Pamplets" (pamphlets. those silent h's are tricky)
"Gigarntuin" (gigantuin - but not...)
"Literatly" (literally)
2. I overheard some fun things the other day. Students, Professors - anyone can say something that can be taken the wrong way, or show how much they are not thinking about how they are sounding:
"I start wearing shoes when I see snow." (good luck when it's 0 degrees)
"The main reason we should switch to the metric system is that it's easier to add and subtract from 0 than it is from 32." not going to touch that one.
"If it's legal, it's ethical." - b school dean. hmm...
My Broadcast Prof-
"It's not a good idea to break the rules. You can bend them, but they might lead you away in handcuffs."
"The Augustana sports scene - that's what USD calls intramurals."
My Econ Prof-
"I now use Wikipedia more than I should. But I never leave any evidence."
"I've been a student longer than most of you have been alive."
Monday, September 24, 2007
Well it's been awhile to say the least. Life has been so flippin' hectic these past few weeks. I'm not even going to get into it.
Lately my time in the word has been next to nothing. Here and there I'll get a bit of encouragement from church or Bible study. But I've been realizing hardcore that those things are suppliments to my spiritual growth; If I don't have solid time w/God at least every other day, I won't grow. Actually, I've found myself backslidding into habits that I once thought I could never overcome. I did overcome them after time. And then I fell back into them because I didn't have adequate fellowship this summer, or time in the word or a prayer life at all. I hate that I have to learn the power of God's Word in my life the wrong way- by leaving it out of my life.
Today was a good day, the first in awhile. I have amazing friends who seek after the Lord and are always encouraging and challenging me in my faith. I don't often hang around non-Christians, but when I do, I tend to realize again how lucky I am I've found the source of ultimate joy, love, peace, hope and forgiveness.
Last night was Vespers. Always a highlight of the week; usually it's the best part. Last night was no different. And after a crappy weekend, it was the thing I needed. I went into practice very mad, almost to the point of tears, pretty much wanting to throw a pitty-party for myself. Instead I was able to focus on the words that were sung. I took them to heart. And it made a huge difference.
Tonight I was on the way home, flipping radio channels in search of something good. I often listen to the radio a lot more when I have a MCOM radio class- last semester I had Audio Production, and this semester, Broadcast News, of which radio news is a part. I digress. I settled on LIFE 96.5 FM, a station I would be more inclined to make fun of than listen to.
But they had this guy talking about making Christ the number one thing in your life, and it's something I have been trying to do for the past few weeks. Last week I finally understood that I can't get everything done in a day that I would like to, so I need to just give up my day to the Lord and do what He wants me to.
More on this later, I'm sure, as I forget this and try to put things that I think are 'urgent' ahead of those that are actually important.
Lately my time in the word has been next to nothing. Here and there I'll get a bit of encouragement from church or Bible study. But I've been realizing hardcore that those things are suppliments to my spiritual growth; If I don't have solid time w/God at least every other day, I won't grow. Actually, I've found myself backslidding into habits that I once thought I could never overcome. I did overcome them after time. And then I fell back into them because I didn't have adequate fellowship this summer, or time in the word or a prayer life at all. I hate that I have to learn the power of God's Word in my life the wrong way- by leaving it out of my life.
Today was a good day, the first in awhile. I have amazing friends who seek after the Lord and are always encouraging and challenging me in my faith. I don't often hang around non-Christians, but when I do, I tend to realize again how lucky I am I've found the source of ultimate joy, love, peace, hope and forgiveness.
Last night was Vespers. Always a highlight of the week; usually it's the best part. Last night was no different. And after a crappy weekend, it was the thing I needed. I went into practice very mad, almost to the point of tears, pretty much wanting to throw a pitty-party for myself. Instead I was able to focus on the words that were sung. I took them to heart. And it made a huge difference.
Tonight I was on the way home, flipping radio channels in search of something good. I often listen to the radio a lot more when I have a MCOM radio class- last semester I had Audio Production, and this semester, Broadcast News, of which radio news is a part. I digress. I settled on LIFE 96.5 FM, a station I would be more inclined to make fun of than listen to.
But they had this guy talking about making Christ the number one thing in your life, and it's something I have been trying to do for the past few weeks. Last week I finally understood that I can't get everything done in a day that I would like to, so I need to just give up my day to the Lord and do what He wants me to.
More on this later, I'm sure, as I forget this and try to put things that I think are 'urgent' ahead of those that are actually important.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
day one.
My first day of class today, and it went pretty well. I have some decent prof's that should keep me awake during class, and interesting textbooks that will definitely keep me occupied on weekends. I'm managing a consignment store in downtown vermillion as a part of SIFE with a few other undergrads. I'm excited for the challenege; our advisor called it a make or break year for Charlie's Closet. It's my intention to make it- and hopefully do better than just breaking even, but we'll see. The first Cru meeting is tomorrow and I've got some great help that is ready for another year to begin. More to come this weekend.