Update... finally (although it's STILL not including present listings...... oh, well...)
Ok... so i promised an update....
I loved Christmas with my family. It was nice to have everyone together for a while. My brother left today, though. And while i DO understand why he left to be with his gf for new year's it also makes me sad to have him gone. I hate that my mom cries when we leave.... I HATE that it hurts her... i hate that it hurts me. But i also realize that SOME day i will have my OWN family. And then my family won't be THIS one... it will be my own family unit. I'm not saying that my brothers won't always be family or that my parents won't either. But I'm realizing more and more that there will be a major time of separation and it's looming closer and closer. It's scary and exciting at the same time.... ...
It makes me think about how everything changes... things are constantly different. Change can definitely be GOOD... But at times it definitely terrifies me. I LOVE having everything be comfortable and warm and traditional, but at the same time new things and new experiences are fun. I guess i really am a study in contradiction. ;-)
Tonight we watched the movie Sky High tonight. It was a weird movie with a predictable plot and character development. The only characters i really liked were the typical "best friend who is in love with the main character but he's too dumb to see it" girl named Layla and the misunderstood guy... who was named Warren Peace which sounded like "war n' peace" when his name was said. He was kinda hot... in a bad boy kinda way & i liked that. Plus he had cool hair.... lol..
-he's the guy with red streaks in his hair
It was really the only movie my brother and i could find at Hollywood Video that wasn't full of sex and such. We were looking for a "family movie" and were sorely disappointed by the selection in current movies. Even the one we found that was obviously geared for kids had girls/women in low cut "super hero" costumes and dresses. Because of a book i've been reading by Ben Shapiro i really noticed the placement of the sexual icon stuff (see next paragraph for more information).
In other news... I finished ONE of the books on my "list of books to read during vacation": Red by Ted Dekker... the last book in that series is White and i'm probably gonna start reading it tomorrow. I'm also reading Porn Generation by Ben Shapiro; I'm currently about half way through it. The book has really made me think about my OWN appetite for sexually based entertainment and such. Maybe i'll share some quotes and comments about the book at some point. There are definitely some good incites in it. I'm enjoying the humor Ben brings to his subjects as well.... He seems like an interesting man. I would love to meet him someday.
So, i still have quite a ways to go if i want to finish all the books on my list.... lol. I doubt i'll finish, but that's ok.
Well... this entry is done, i do so believe... it's longer than i originally intended, but such is the course my mind has taken tonight... lol... ;-) G'nite all!!!
♥
*whispers* i miss you....
...
I loved Christmas with my family. It was nice to have everyone together for a while. My brother left today, though. And while i DO understand why he left to be with his gf for new year's it also makes me sad to have him gone. I hate that my mom cries when we leave.... I HATE that it hurts her... i hate that it hurts me. But i also realize that SOME day i will have my OWN family. And then my family won't be THIS one... it will be my own family unit. I'm not saying that my brothers won't always be family or that my parents won't either. But I'm realizing more and more that there will be a major time of separation and it's looming closer and closer. It's scary and exciting at the same time.... ...
It makes me think about how everything changes... things are constantly different. Change can definitely be GOOD... But at times it definitely terrifies me. I LOVE having everything be comfortable and warm and traditional, but at the same time new things and new experiences are fun. I guess i really am a study in contradiction. ;-)
Tonight we watched the movie Sky High tonight. It was a weird movie with a predictable plot and character development. The only characters i really liked were the typical "best friend who is in love with the main character but he's too dumb to see it" girl named Layla and the misunderstood guy... who was named Warren Peace which sounded like "war n' peace" when his name was said. He was kinda hot... in a bad boy kinda way & i liked that. Plus he had cool hair.... lol..
-he's the guy with red streaks in his hair
It was really the only movie my brother and i could find at Hollywood Video that wasn't full of sex and such. We were looking for a "family movie" and were sorely disappointed by the selection in current movies. Even the one we found that was obviously geared for kids had girls/women in low cut "super hero" costumes and dresses. Because of a book i've been reading by Ben Shapiro i really noticed the placement of the sexual icon stuff (see next paragraph for more information).
In other news... I finished ONE of the books on my "list of books to read during vacation": Red by Ted Dekker... the last book in that series is White and i'm probably gonna start reading it tomorrow. I'm also reading Porn Generation by Ben Shapiro; I'm currently about half way through it. The book has really made me think about my OWN appetite for sexually based entertainment and such. Maybe i'll share some quotes and comments about the book at some point. There are definitely some good incites in it. I'm enjoying the humor Ben brings to his subjects as well.... He seems like an interesting man. I would love to meet him someday.
So, i still have quite a ways to go if i want to finish all the books on my list.... lol. I doubt i'll finish, but that's ok.
Well... this entry is done, i do so believe... it's longer than i originally intended, but such is the course my mind has taken tonight... lol... ;-) G'nite all!!!
♥
*whispers* i miss you....
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