You know you're a nerd when...

Well, you always wondered if you were nerdy. Here's a couple of ways that I can tell with myself:

1. You try to classify balloon clusters into shapes of electron orbitals.

2. You get a little bit of a thrill when the M&Ms that pour out into your hand are the three primary colors.

Waiting for Odai

One of my classes is a 1-credit play reading class. It's just Mary, Elaine, and I, and we discuss the plays we've read each week with our professor, Odai. The week we read Waiting for Godot.

In reality, this week's class ended up being on waiting for Odai. We waited for half an hour, discussing the play, and he never showed up. Right before we left, we left him a message on his office voicemail.

Also as we were leaving, we realized that he could have been conducting a text-related experiment on us to see if we would wait for him like Estragon and Vladimir waited for Godot. Inwardly, I still wonder if he would have showed up.

5 People Who Don't Seem to Age

[On a side note before I begin, I went and saw (500) Days of Summer with Jillian. It was fantastic! Now I have the soundtrack and sing those songs in my head wherever I go.]

People Who Don't Seem to Age

1. Leslie Neilson

I swear. That man has had white hair since birth. The only picture that you can find of him with dark hair are black & white, which means something could have easily been wrong with the camera.

2. Nuns

They all seem to be stuck in their mid-30s (a la Julie Andrews), or their around the age of 60 and no one questions them about their childhood. Although, that doesn't stop them from saying, "Back in my day..." But then, that's just an older person thing.

3. Librarians

I just don't think that they're allowed to age. It's probably in the job description. I mean, think about your elementary school librarian... She's still there and she looks exactly the same... Unless she retired, but that says nothing about age.

4. Peter Jackson

Okay, maybe he did age after that weight loss... But in reverse... So maybe that doesn't count.

5. Michael J. Fox

I think they just change his hairstyle to fit with the now, then they call it good.

I know I had more. I just can't think of them right now.

Sounds Like a Mat Kearney Day to Me

This weekend was the staff retreat for the Bethany Community Church youth group. We went and stayed in a cabin in Roslyn, WA (where Northern Exposure was filmed... not that I've seen it). IT SNOWED! <3

Well, it doesn't really look like snow there... But oh well.



We went into Cle Elum and Roslyn. Cle Elum must have really abnormally small moose. Zanie just liked the mule. I'm not really sure what Alex was thinking...

I'd say that Sabrina was pretty excited to finally find a moose she could ride.

John, what's up with the grizzly?

Yeah, that looks like cancer to me too.

Halfway between Cle Elum and Roslyn, we saw this awesome centipede on the playground, so we naturally stopped, despite the rain.

There were really fun things to play on, including one of those spinning discs that you stand on and hold onto the bars (a merry-go-round?). I rode it and the batteries fell out of my camera, so I couldn't document the funny signs in the towns, like "Chew N Butts" at the tobacco shop and "Restrooms & Cemetaries"... Yeah, I've been wondering about that one too.

Livin' is Easy with Eyes Closed

There's nothing quite like watching a movie full of the angsty cries echoing from a previous generation to make you feel like you are alive and blessed to know the freedoms of today.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Take these broken wings and learn to fly.

Look beyond to see the clouds

No one

Spends so much

Time
On something that is

worthless

God invited me to go on a walk the other day.

One of the ones where you only know you'll get home safely.

I passed lanterns and lone autumn trees on the way.

And stone faces set into the cement,

Too sacred to photograph.

New friends at the Purple Door

I moved into the Purple Door last Sunday, and already, I'm beginning to find people who are akin to me in their unsoundness of mind. Tonight, we dressed up like crazy people and went out to paint over the graffiti on the walls to the back entrance of our house.

While we were out there, a guy pulled over in his car and motioned for me to come over. I didn't get too close, because I thought he might abduct me. He kept saying, "You're so beautiful, can I please give you my number so you can call me? Please? You're so beautiful!" He sounded kinda gay and a little drunk, so I just gave him a flat out, "Nope, sorry." Of all the times that someone tries to pick me up... It had to be when I looked ridiculous. ;)

Also, Rachel from UCU gave me a foam topper for my mattress. I was so happy that I hugged her a bunch of times and started crying. It was the best, most thoughtful gift that anyone has ever given me.