Everyone, please go to iTunes and listen to Eric Whitacre. And then proceed to buy his album Cloudburst.

I'm not even kidding.

I've never been so inspired and touched by music the way I was when I heard the first thirty seconds of A Boy and A Girl and I Thank You God for Most This Amazing Day..

Wow.

When the full moon peeks over the hedge,
the scent of orange blossoms fills the air.
We run down a narrow alley, feeling
the sting as trailing ivy grabs our ankles.
Playing "Kick-the-Can," listening to its clink
as it rolls among rocks and weeds.
We laugh all the way to Scott's Orchard,
stopping, out of breath...leaning
into each other--we tremble a little ( Read more... )

"You're breaking up with me to go out with a slut?"
    As I sit in the cafe at Barnes and Noble on this last day of August, there is an entire world crashing down just two tables away and I can not help but listen in.

Being a young woman myself, my first reaction is a cross between enraged "girl power" and "misery loves company." Parts of me ( Read more... )

Strange how certain smells can instantly bring back memories you had forgotten..along with all the feelings associated with those times..Happy, romantic, nostalgic, sad, remorseful...Just from a single smell ( Read more... )

Well, so far my spring break has consisted of church conferences, work, church, work, and more work. Opening at Desert Ridge on the weekdays is so nice oh man..sleep in until 7, no morning rush, and when you're done, you've got the whole rest of the day ahead of you ( Read more... )

Anathallo is coming May second ( Read more... )

I was thinking tonight, as I was having dinner with John and Paul tonight  at YC's, wouldn't it be crazy if God had a suggestion box? Like for new fruits or animals or something? I want to address an envelope to Heaven, and then follow the mailman and see where he goes ( Read more... )

I went on an adventure walk through the complex last night..yes..an adventure walk.. I found a big green field that would be perfect for ultimate frisbee or a summer party..it's surrounded on all four sides by two story condos, each top story with a balcony. I daydreamed about attaching string lights across from balcony to balcony..and having a ( Read more... )

Today has been the first Saturday in a very long time, where I haven't had to get up early to go to work or rehearsal.

I slept in til 9, Derek called, talked to him for about a minute, then realized I was still ridiculously tired, so I went back to sleep until 10.

Get a text from Adam.

"Wanna have lunch today?"
"Surely. When?"
"12:30.."
"Sounds good. ( Read more... )

Just signed up for the SAT ( Read more... )