random late night thoughts of a female university student
all three of us were at the gym tonight (roommates). very unusual. aam wants to lose 15 lbs before she goes to boston for reading week. did i mention she's leaving for boston on friday morning?! her theory of weight-loss is.. a bit distorted:)
we all stopped by diane's friend's party on way home, yes - all of us in gym gear. i never go to parties. i have never thrown a party. i'm so boring. but saw an amazing apartment in the mcgill ghetto. we all reckoned they must pay a lot though, at least 600$ each sans utilities. we have good rent.
oh, and white cheddar rice cakes. they are amazing. ever tried them?
blue like jazz is really good so far. i recommend you to read it. front cover reads: "nonreligious thoughts on christian spirituality". and they really are nonreligious, and that's what i like about the book. i'm not a super-religious person. i don't think in super-religious terms. i think like a normal person does. i am confused by the same issues that "nonreligious" people are. probably a lot more than some too. so the book so far has been both entertaining, but also challenging. he raises some really relevant and interesting issues. and he's just so honest and frank, it's pretty funny. i like a book when i can go: oh man, that's totally how i think and what i face too.
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i love my church. our speaker scrapped her prepared message because God was doing something else in her that night. it's funny how we plan for things, but in the end.. God can have other plans. we ended up praying for each and every person there on sunday. "tunnel" style! two rows. person at end walks through middle as everyone takes turns praying for them. you finish at the end of the tunnel and proceed to pray for others. it was actually really cool. at first i was like.. what is this, don't really feel like "praying for everyone". but in the end, i just sparked up. God helped me find words to say for people, He gave me a passion to pray. and it wasn't forced or hard. i've experienced many times where it was hard, and i felt like i was just saying words for the sake of it. it's true, just being honest. i mean, sometimes you "just don't feel like it". but how do you explain this though, can you? shouldn't you? does it indicate something?
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do you watch grey's anatomy? oh man, wasn't the last episode intense?
i watched the couples figure skating the other night. and no, i'm not a fan of figure skating (though i skated when i was young), but diane was watching it. only because nothing else was on though! anyways, did anyone see the chinese couple? it was so sad, the 20 year old 90 lbs girl fell really bad on the first big jump. and after 10 minutes or so.. she decided to continue. i guess, afterall.. it is the olympics. the team won silver in the end. i was so happy for them :) and speed skating! i like watching that. i'm waiting for the hockey though.
so, i'm teaching tomorrow at 2:30-3:30pm. feel so unprepared. last minute cold feet i suppose. i worry a lot, if you didn't already know. it'll go ok? just a matter of me being able to control the group (chatty 70-85 year old women) and not mumbling and talking clearly with flow. gah, Lord.. help me NOW :)
i believe this counts as a "feminine" post. i'm terrible, i always write so much! conversely, i don't always say what i'm thinking that much in person.. perhaps my true colours come out then, when i write. ooh. aah.
we all stopped by diane's friend's party on way home, yes - all of us in gym gear. i never go to parties. i have never thrown a party. i'm so boring. but saw an amazing apartment in the mcgill ghetto. we all reckoned they must pay a lot though, at least 600$ each sans utilities. we have good rent.
oh, and white cheddar rice cakes. they are amazing. ever tried them?
blue like jazz is really good so far. i recommend you to read it. front cover reads: "nonreligious thoughts on christian spirituality". and they really are nonreligious, and that's what i like about the book. i'm not a super-religious person. i don't think in super-religious terms. i think like a normal person does. i am confused by the same issues that "nonreligious" people are. probably a lot more than some too. so the book so far has been both entertaining, but also challenging. he raises some really relevant and interesting issues. and he's just so honest and frank, it's pretty funny. i like a book when i can go: oh man, that's totally how i think and what i face too.
* * *
i love my church. our speaker scrapped her prepared message because God was doing something else in her that night. it's funny how we plan for things, but in the end.. God can have other plans. we ended up praying for each and every person there on sunday. "tunnel" style! two rows. person at end walks through middle as everyone takes turns praying for them. you finish at the end of the tunnel and proceed to pray for others. it was actually really cool. at first i was like.. what is this, don't really feel like "praying for everyone". but in the end, i just sparked up. God helped me find words to say for people, He gave me a passion to pray. and it wasn't forced or hard. i've experienced many times where it was hard, and i felt like i was just saying words for the sake of it. it's true, just being honest. i mean, sometimes you "just don't feel like it". but how do you explain this though, can you? shouldn't you? does it indicate something?
* * *
do you watch grey's anatomy? oh man, wasn't the last episode intense?
i watched the couples figure skating the other night. and no, i'm not a fan of figure skating (though i skated when i was young), but diane was watching it. only because nothing else was on though! anyways, did anyone see the chinese couple? it was so sad, the 20 year old 90 lbs girl fell really bad on the first big jump. and after 10 minutes or so.. she decided to continue. i guess, afterall.. it is the olympics. the team won silver in the end. i was so happy for them :) and speed skating! i like watching that. i'm waiting for the hockey though.
so, i'm teaching tomorrow at 2:30-3:30pm. feel so unprepared. last minute cold feet i suppose. i worry a lot, if you didn't already know. it'll go ok? just a matter of me being able to control the group (chatty 70-85 year old women) and not mumbling and talking clearly with flow. gah, Lord.. help me NOW :)
i believe this counts as a "feminine" post. i'm terrible, i always write so much! conversely, i don't always say what i'm thinking that much in person.. perhaps my true colours come out then, when i write. ooh. aah.