a wave has to meet the shore eventually

I'm not quite sure what has possessed me to write on here. I may just feel a special need to ramble. So if you do see this post on my friend's list you are more than welcome to skip/skim over it - as I am really not sure what I am going to say.

Oxford is a currently a huge mess thanks to the up-and-coming debate. I have lost my parking spot now thanks to what has been designated as press territory. There are now even less parking spaces for the student and everyone is fighting for a good spot. The trek students now have to make is good exercise although. As I am not prone to exercise this is probably good for me.

You know there is something rather comforting about live journal. When I log on here it is like seeing an old friend.

God has a sense of humor. I have always vowed that I would never teach, but I find myself to be doing just that. The scary part is that I am actually enjoying it for the most part. There are hiccups and it is not perfect, but I find that I love working with children. This is a revelation to me and I am not sure what it means.

I also have this desire for family and being a mother. God has brought me to a place where I find that I am definitely okay with just being a wife and mother if that is all that He wants of me. People so belittle the importance of that place and I have become passionate about defending it. I never thought I would be there either and I do not know what that means. I have become downright girlie.

Finding out that the Half-Blood Prince was postponed for a year is like finding out Christmas is canceled. Finding out that it is not for production reasons and just simply for box office reasons just simply makes me sad. Finding out that Twilight took Harry Potter's spot makes me even sadder.

- God is Holy
- God is Almighty
- God is might to save
- He never lets you go
- He never fails
- He holds you in his righteous right hand
- He will reign forever
- He is good
- His love endures forever
- He is Truth

I saw two movies this Sunday, because the two movies I have been waiting to see came out at the same time. I could not ignore one or the other. So Mea, Nathan, the girls and I saw both. We also played at the arcade in between films and that caused so much laughter that I had a stitch in my side.

The first film was Elizabeth the Golden Age. Good film, but methinks not as good as the first. Cate Blanchett is what makes this film; she is amazing! But then are we really surprised? It was gorgeous to look at and me want some of those dresses. It did have a tendency to dwell on the overdramatic although. If it favored the subtle and stretched out the characters just a little more, it would have been even better.

The second film was Across the Universe. Of which I had been aching to see for weeks now. It is definitely not a movie for everyone. One has to either love The Beatles, like myself, or really like the feeling of being on drugs without being on drugs. This film has moment of genius I thought and then it had moments of...not. The more I think about this film the more fond I am of it although. I think it may be the soundtrack. This film as the best movie soundtrack evar ;P

- Monday: Get up. Go to class. Come back and eat. Suffer through two three hour classes in a row.
- Tuesday: Get up. Go to class. Try to make it through massive piles of homework.
- Wednesday: See above.
- Thursday: See above. Plus, my lovely, lovely Bible study at night.
- Friday: Get up. Go to class. Pack and drive an hour. Why? To work. I have to be there at noon. It is a challenge.
- Saturday: Work all day.
- Sunday: Oh glorious day!!! Church. Sleep.

It would probably be better to skip this entry than to read it folks. It is not very edifying.


I really do not want to be back here.

My car died on the way here. It had to be towed. I now have to explain to the unversity police department why I do not have a car with a parking decal and please "Do not give me a ticket!"

I think I surivived a tornado. I should be grateful.

My apartment has lights outside of it at night that look like the fires of Mordor. However my apartment itself is very cute.

Okay, so...I have decided to dub today my "lazy" day. I'm tired and next week promises to be chaotic so I might as well enjoy the last bit of summer that I have. 

I bought a shiny new Mac last week. It's so purty. No, it really is. I love it. I have decided to name it Cadvan after a character in Alison Croggon's excellent series.

I have been busy writing, both Persephone and what I hope will but a nice full letter to Charity on my thoughts on HP. I want all of your thoughts in return now Charity. There is so much to say regarding the ending of this series.

But that is for the letter. Speaking of books, and I guess I will talk about it here, I just finished Eclipse and I am still uncertain about how I feel about it. As is tradition, I made a playlist for it. I think it was therapy, it helped me sort of my feelings regarding it. The fact that I need a form of therapy after reading a book scares me although ;) It is weird to see how the books have progressed. In some ways I think Twilight may have stood better on its own. But, if I had to title the books in anyway I guess it would be that Twilight is a fairytale. New Moon is a heartbreak. Eclipse is...life really. Complicated.

As my feelings regarding Bella's future stand right now (SPOILERS maybe),
  You know, methinks I must have a thing for werewolves. First Remus Lupin. Now I find myself crushing on Jacob Black. I wonder what a therapist would say to that. Nah, I don't want to know.

Okay, as is tradition, my random and incoherent thoughts on POTC. This time on the third installement:

I found a Jane Eyre mood theme! Yar, that makes me day. We have to spread the Jane Eyre love.

I did not mean to sound as melancholy as I did in the last post, but all of you lovely ladies were so supportive. Thank you. I cannot tell you how your comments made my day. Life is good, but overwhelming and you all (or y'all as they would say here) understand that well. Of course you do! It is like being on a journey and having commrades who experience the very same things you do. That is how I view life to a great degree, as a journey. It is as idea as old as Budda and the Pilgrim Progress, even before. Abraham was a journeyman.

I am trying to make an effort to write on here more often just for the mental exercise. Well shall see how long that lasts as I have never been able to stick with this journal long before. But I am going to try.

I received an assignment for the paper that I have had mixed feelings about. I finally called one of my editors today and expressed my concern over it. Does the public really need to know this? How does this help anyone? I do not think it does help anyone, to my understanding it is just a juicy story and ethically I do not think that is enough...unless you are a tabloid. Then you write things like presidential candidates who are supported by aliens from another planet.

With all of this talk about journalism, I realize that all of you must think that I am a journalism major. I am actually an English major. I love it too. It is relaxing to sit and talk about Shakespeare in the middle of a busy day. Journalism is my minor and I remain actively involved in it because I want to be familiar with the publishing world and have a decent portfolio to go along with my resume. I also get to feel like Lois Lane, of which is a bit of a rush :) ::raises hand:: Yes, I am a dork!

Okay, I am in love...with this icon. I know it is from Robin Hood, but it looks like Hades and Persephone! Richard Armitage was always my physical idea of Hades anyway. The physical stances and facial expressions are spot on, it is almost scary. So yes, this is a completely narcissic icon, because it is completely self-absorbed to have an icon of your own work right? But bah! I do not care, it is ridiculous how excited I am over this icon. If only you could see my silly grin.

...You irritate the Mayor of your town. I did not mean to make the man angry, it was purely accidental. All of the same, I did earn a interview with him in 45 minutes and his secretary told me I would not be able to see him at all today.

Dumbledore is alive and well, and even riding a motorbike people! When I saw this on DeviantArt I just knew I had to share the love. It was taken by a girl named Mairelyn. He even has the half-moon spectacles!! ::falls over from laughing::

I never update

You know this.

But apparently I am insane enough to post pictures of myself.


( this is the place were you click )

( is it needless to point out that I'm excited? )

( this is what would happen if I too went to Hogwarts )

I find myself particularly fond of the heels Jane has on those boots.

To start off on a completely geeky level, Lewis quoted Northanger Abby! /fangirl squeal

( we may now continue on seriously... )

Okay ladies, I picked up Surprised by Joy yesterday. Since it is his semi-autobiography, it just might be the perfect place to start. In about two and half weeks from today, on May 3rd, I shall post my thoughts upon it. It shall be a filtered post, so that those who are not reading a long do not have their friend's list cluttered. Now it does not matter if you have finished by then or not, please feel free to share your insight and opinion. Read at your own pace, you do not have to meet that date, I do not want to push people or slow others down.

But from there on May 3rd, we will at least start discussing what book we want to tackle next and vote upon it. So that way we are all in a agreement on something and no one gets left behind.

Also if you cannot devote an entire year of reading to CS Lewis, but would like to read some of his works. Let me know which ones you want to read and discuss. Then I can update you on when we read those and you can join in.

Until May 3rd, enjoy! I'm off to read.