More fun with words...

Check out this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniglet for more fun with words.

What's in a word?

Words can mean so much, or so little. I was talking with my friend Wil last night about words. He said that it doesn’t really matter which word you use; what matters is what your meaning behind the word. While I partially agree with that, I think that is a dangerous way to conversate because word meanings are a bit subjective these days. When I say the word “bastard” or “damn”, does something just rise up within you and feel uncomfortable? I know for some of you it won’t, because you’ve learned that a word is what you make it, but even for myself, something inside of me is still like, “Are you sure you should say that?” I’m not here to say that we should all go around spouting off cuss words and various other questionable words in any context, but I’m just frustrated that people will take words that you say and immediately define them in their own context without asking you what you meant by them. Sometimes it is clear what people mean when they use these words (I don’t think anyone misinterprets the meaning of “asshole”), but other times, it is not so clear and clarification should be made before jumping to conclusions. Anyways, if I ever say anything you guys don’t understand, please ask me, because I’m probably just trying to get a point across with a strong word.

How I feel about the church

I think God wants us to be "the church", not the ones who "go to church".

This morning, I was thinking about the different things God has created, and I got to the church. Then, I wondered if the church really looks like what he meant for it to look like. In many mainstream churches today, I just can't see it. I see the church in some of my friends; I see pockets of the church throughout America and overseas, but I also see a lot of programming and people "going to church". Don't get me wrong, programming is not bad--sometimes it really helps to accomplish our purposes. But sometimes it hinders our purposes.

Purpose of the church? Togetherness--we could all worship God separately, and we could all hole up and live our lives separately, but God wanted us to do these things together. Togetherness doesn't mean going to a building (old and steepled or new with an attractive sign), necessarily, but it means sharing the time when we sing and rejoice and lament to God; sharing the time when we eat (this is not exclusive to pot-lucks, although I am a fan of them); sharing our finances. It's hard to live with people, but that's just part of becoming more like Jesus. He lived with people too. Feel free to disagree or agree with my opinion on the purpose of the church. It's probably not complete yet, but I think togetherness is a huge factor.

Settling in

Sink in
Settle down
Into life--
Different life
Bigger things?
Better things?
Older things
Transitional tendency
Achieving comfortability

This is kind of how I feel about transitioning into the working world. I'm starting to settle in, and be used to it. I find that's how I handle most of life. I just get used to things. I didn't know if I would like working full time, but I've just gotten used to it. I think I don't like change at the time, but it doesn't take me long to adapt. Just call me chameleon.

It's early

Oh, the wee hours of the morning. We have a bit of a love/hate relationship. Some mornings I hate getting up; others I like it. I guess it's more like a like/hate relationship. Anyway, I just had an intense dream in the last 15 minutes before my alarm went off. I'm not quite sure what it was about, but I think mine and my family's lives were at stake. It was one of those dreams that you need to rest after dreaming. This is wierd. I've never thought about putting a dream on my blog before. Sometimes I have really crazy dreams, but last night they were just stressful. Maybe that's what happens when you don't sleep enough (like last night): your body revolts and gives you bad dreams...

Anyways, I can't say this has been the most interesting or inspiring of blogs, but I wanted to say that I had a date on Sunday night, and it was fun, and if you link to pilgrimx's site on the right-hand side, you'll see that he thought it was fun too. And also, I am heading out to Atlanta tonight to have someone else's turkey. Hooray for Lauren Marshall!

A purpose in the work

I feel like my music-work is coming to fruition. My cd is by no means complete, but part of its purpose is already being fulfilled. Rick (my "recording manager") burned five of my semi-completed songs to a cd today, after our recording session. I got to play the songs for my friends, and I know they were relating to some of the aspects in the songs, and being caused to think, and perhaps think differently. That is my goal! I want my community to hear and relate and think as a result of hearing my songs. This is not the first time this has happened, as others have heard my songs before, but it seems like I am getting more accomplished.

Also, something else happened today, which was cool, but I'm not going to write about it yet.

Once there was a man from LipBalm Land

Once there was a man from LipBalm Land
He arrived at my door cramped in a can
Once released from his cell
The neighbors will tell
He partied till dawn like a man

3 cheers for 3M!

Grace, carries a world on her hips...

Grace and discipline
Grace or discipline
Grace and/or discipline
Can you have your cake and eat it too?
Can you gather around you and be encouraged by people of like mind?

I do love U2...

What I learned from my Exotic Disease

There's nothing like it:
Life
The simple things
The complex
The just plain fun things
You don't miss it
Till it's gone:
Your health--
A huge factor
In your Life
Busyness is for the pending sick ones
Stop and enjoy Life while you have your health

Anger is a subtle thing

I don't think of myself as an angry person
Alas, I once didn't think of myself as an emotional person
I have since proved myself otherwise.
There is something in my life now which occasions my anger to show itself
It lays dormant for a few days, or weeks,
But starts to eat parasitically at the rest of my thought-time
It lends to me certain attitudes
Which develop into habits I haven’t thought through
Subtle.