there's something different in my life

[chestnutcurls]

I decided to be like Jessica and make an icon of my necklace. I'm not sure it works for me, but I'm experimenting.

The long weekend was busier than I would have liked, but it was good. I spent time with my extended family, went to my sister's graduation, ate too much at Shogun and had a jumpy stomach for the rest of the weekend, re-wrote my resume, went to the Sunset Symphony, bought new athletic shoes (my legs will thank me), rode bikes to the pond with Kathy and Daniel, and finally watched the Buffy finale. We also borrowed the Terminator movies from Kathy's parents, because I have never seen them and I want to see T3. This might be unwise, since the T2 "ride" at Universal Studios freaked me out immensely, but I can't let a sci-fi franchise pass me by. :)

Having had "The Remedy" in my head for the last two weeks, I just bought the Jason Mraz CD. So far, I like it. He's sort of like John Mayer, but more fun and less moody. And, girls, have you seen him? *wipes brow*

I've been thinking, and I guess there's a reason why I seem so shallow and fluffy lately. I am shallow and fluffy lately. I'm not having a "crisis of faith" or feeling Far from God or anything; I just don't feel like thinking about serious things. In my Bible time, I've been in I Chronicles for what seems like forever, and we all know that's not the most adrenaline-rush book...I probably ought to do some additional reading to get my brain working, but I don't even feel like doing that. I know if I was going to Bible study again, my thirst for wisdom would return, but on my own I just feel...blah. I also know I'm not supposed to depend on man to make me excited about God's Word. Maybe next week, when I don't have any more family things to keep me from my own church, I will feel more grounded.

By the way, I applied for the job this morning. My boss seems to be taking it okay, but she's sad. I guess that means I'm a better worker than I thought.

I know I'm so behind on all of your journals. Sorry. It doesn't help that LJ is being uncooperative.

Comments

[anulyra.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean about not feeling like thinking about serious things. I've felt that way for a while. Last year I had lots of Drama, so I think maybe God is giving me some R&R. heh.

I sorta like the new icon, 'cept it's sort of.... out of focus. I knew instantly that it was you (in the photo) and my first impression was 'cool'.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Gee, what gave it away? :P Thanks. I'm incapable, apparently, of taking a photo in focus, so please just bear with me. :)

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[anulyra.livejournal.com]

No problem. It might be the camera.

[chattyfingers.livejournal.com]

I thought it was neat... the icon, I mean. <img src="http://stat.livejournal.com/img/talk/md10_thumbup.gif'>

[chattyfingers.livejournal.com]

Phooey, I hate it when it does that to my poor HTML.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :) I love your icon. Did you take that picture?

[chattyfingers.livejournal.com]

which? I didn't take either, tho. ;)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

The running dog one. It's very cute.

outlast this catastrophe, dance with me

[jmcphers.livejournal.com]

I have had The Remedy stuck in my head frequently almost since the first time I heard it, so I can attest to its catchiness. (-:

And I'm reading Joshua. I started it because I thought it'd be interesting to look at some attributes of Joshua's character attributes as a godly man, but after the first few chapters of narrative, the last few have been descriptions of inheritances and borders and peoples that are difficult to extract a lot of spiritual enrichment from... I know that I Chronicles has a lot of chapters with similar coment. Hang in there. (-: Why'd you choose to read 1 Chron?

Re: outlast this catastrophe, dance with me

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

:)

Thanks for relating. I'm in I Chron because I've always had trouble balancing my reading of New Testament and Old Testament books (especially since there are so many more OT), and because I was avoiding books like this one...so I decided to read through the books alphabetically to ensure a good mix. :) I feel like skipping the geneaologies and stuff, but I know I'd feel guilty. It's hard to concentrate, though.

Re: outlast this catastrophe, dance with me

[ashes-311.livejournal.com]

Alphabetically?! LOL That's a new twist! Very creative. I realize it's all the inspired Word of God, all of it profitable for instruction in righteousness (including the geneologies, He promises!), but sometimes it comes down to Am I really gonna pick it up at all? If I'm "forcing" myself to read something.... Chronically. 0:-D And yeah, I feel bad that I don't get excited about every word of it, but ya know, there are some times when I AM interested in that stuff. Sometimes when I'm feeling dry, if you will, I have to admit to myself that I'm just not getting much out of it. Here's a weird analogy: eating rice is all well and good, and it's yummy, sure, but your body needs oranges and carrots and heck, even ice cream, too. Especially if you're lacking in a certain area. Just an encouragement not to burn yourself out with your system, though it's not a bad one, if you're really starving for certain vitamins elsewhere. :-) /rambly sermonette!

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

Hey, I like the icon! Now I miss my necklace one. I'll have to put it up again sometime, if I still have it.

I think it's normal to go through the "shallow" phases. It doesn't mean you're shallow, it just means you don't feel like talking out loud about things that require a lot of thought. It's summer, you're allowed. :)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Hey, yeah! This is my brain's rebellion for not being given a summer off. :)

[calypsobard.livejournal.com]

Nothing wrong with Fluffy... well unless of course your like Anya and have a thing about bunnies.... *sniffle* There's nothign that says we have to be serious and drama ridden all the time.

My next CD purchase will be the latest MAtchbox Twenty Cd which I cna't believe I don't have already! I could just wait until next TUesday when the new Train CD comes out. WOOO!!!

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Poor Anya! :(

[mickey24sync.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the job - I hope it works out for you. =)

[anoronwen.livejournal.com]

I don't think there is one person who dosen't go through the shallow and fluffy...*hugs*

[salemgirl.livejournal.com]

Hey chica... Every now and then we need a break just to have fun with the things that are a little more superficial. Don't fret over it. Life's too short to be serious ALL the time! :)

I LOVE the new icon... It's very cute...

And what's with LJ the last couple of days? Bleh!

[sominfun.livejournal.com]

I think if we were all serious and growing spiritually in big, huge spurts we would all explode. It's hard to read the Bible and remember that they had dry spells too. Like 40 years wandering "aimlessly" in the desert? Hello? Sometimes God calls us to just patiently wait on Him. Haven't you told me this before in an LJ comment?
Hugs,
Lauren

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yeah... :)