Hello much neglected livejournal readership. It's me again. Just saw a play (excellently done by some excellent folks I've been far too distant from) that's got me thinking. Thinking the kind of deep, personal, introspective musings that somehow seem all the more personal by being made public on a written forum. (Which is rare for me ( Read more... )

Thinking a lot about forgiveness. I've certainly got a lot to be sorry for, and while unfortunately there are people I may never have the chance to apologize to, I am so incredibly grateful for the opportunity to relearn and focus anew on the great mercy and healing reconciliation of God. The honest appraisal of how I have failed helps ( Read more... )

I'm in the middle of a lot of cooking to get ready for my name day on sunday, the feast of St. Gregory of Nyssa. A grasping at straws attempt at showing gratitude for all God has done for me, and in particular Gregory's help in me seeing that. It (along with some other conversations) has got me thinking ( Read more... )

so, I wrote a poem this morning.....it's only a few lines and it's in Hebrew.....maybe I'm just done with english poetry....although if this is more than a fluke....maybe I'll start writing.....(maybe start burning after completion too. words and pictures look soo cool just before the paper is consumed.).........ellipses....

I'm not sure whether I miss when I used to write more, or if I'm thankful I stopped (poetry, I mean, mostly).  I've been rereading a lot of what I wrote and it can really be haunting.  It preserves my past mindset and conditions with a clarity that can hurt but certainly keeps me honest.  It also forced me to really think about what I was going ( Read more... )

 I will, hopefully soon.  I just keep forgetting until I'm half-asleep.

since we last spoke:

Saw my first opera.  My godparents took me to an HD live broadcast that the Patriot's place theatre does of a few shows from the Metropolitan Opera each month.  It was very nice.  We saw Lucia Di Lammermoor.  I think I could get into this.

Getting into wines.  We had a fundraiser wine-tasting at church, and it's seeming like a ( Read more... )

You ever have one of those 31week periods in which a whole bunch of stuff happens and a whole bunch of stuff doesn't happen, and you neglect to document just about any of it on any kind of online forum for the benefit of friends and loved ones?

Some highlights:

St. George's has been amazing.  I've been chanting and sunday school teaching, and just ( Read more... )

so a lot has happened since my last post. This is my first post since my chrismation, and thereby my first post as an Orthodox Christian (ooo fancy) My chrismation on Holy Saturday (April 26th this year) was an absolutely beautiful experience, my cheeks hurt for days from smiling. I've included some pictures under the cut, taken by my friend ( Read more... )

1. I think the word desultory is used incorrectly in the original post. Do you agree? probably, seems like one of those words people like the sound of with little regard for the dictionary's feelings.

2. Why do you like coffee? well, I've loved the smell for a long time, but didn't want to drink it because I didn't want to like it (seen to many ( Read more... )