Hey! I haven't been on here in ages. That could have something to do with the fact that I was grounded, but we won't mention it.
It's December 31. Translated, it's the day everyone writes a somewhat sappy post about the past year and the word "nostalgia" is thrown around like a football. Here goes...
This year has been crazy. It's been full of change, tears, laughter, new friends, incredible memories, bad memories, sunny days, rainy days, good days, bad days, opportunities both taken and missed, frustrations, love, and so much more! This time last year I had no idea what was coming for me over the next 365 days. It was so much more than I expected and I really don't think I would change anything. Last January I prayed that God would do amazing things this year, that He would use me and teach me and lots of other things...it was one of the most passionate prayers I think I've ever prayed and God totally answered, but not at all in the way I expected. I thought I'd go on mission trips and witness to everyone I ran my basket into at the grocery store and always feel super close to God. But that didn't happen. Here's what happened:
I became a Christian. My dad lost his job. My mom got a job. My sister graduated and went off to college. My sister-in-law had a baby. I went back to school after homeschooling for 5 years. I joined band. My church got a new pastor. I got my first boyfriend. :) I met so many new people and made lots of new friends. Everyone at my church pretty much turned into my family. It's been amazing. And not amazing. I hated some moments, and completely soaked in others.
Thank you to everyone who's put up with me this year. Thank you to everyone who's had random conversations with me in the hallway. Thank you Kendyl for never forgetting inside jokes. Thank you Juliana for being amazing. Thank you Autumn for listening to all my deep and personal thoughts ;). Thank you Hannah for being your cute little self :). Thank you to everyone at ballet for laughing with me and being awesome...I miss you girls! Thank you Cory for talking on the phone all hours of the night with me, remembering inside jokes, laughing with me, and making it necessary to empty my text inbox at least once a day. Thank you A'kelon for keeping Cory safe no matter the cost haha. Thank you Kever for rumors, Kodak moments, and table babies. Thank you Bates for letting me sit at your table without having to pay. Thank you Chris for being a nerd...it inspires me. lol. Thank you Sissy for making me laugh and pretending to be in love with me at that certain place where we're the only ones not madly in love. Thank you Jon Acuff for your awesome blogs...they continue to blow me away (haha). Thank you Stephenie Meyer for writing books that keep me awake and inspire me to write. Thank you. Yes you, for reading my blog. Thank You Jesus for being faithful when I'm faithless and always welcoming me back with open arms and teaching me. Thank you family for putting up with the worst of me, including the fact that I should be cleaning right now but I'm not. I'm sure I've forgotten many people, so here's a 2008 thank-you that covers everyone else...Thank you!
And now on to my favorites of 2008.
Music: UnderOATH, first and foremost. And all the awesome bands on bandsonfire.com for writing the most amazing lyrics ever.
TV shows: Drake & Josh!! I'm addicted to it.
Books: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. duh. But Karen Kingsbury's Baxter Family Drama was also pretty cool.
Movies: Fireproof. haha.
Food: the cafeteria's chicken fingers (I think that's what they're called)
Vacations: Youth Camp and 6 Flags.
Rollercoasters: The Boss and Batman
Blogs: Stuff Christians Like
Website: Facebook and Blogspot, of course.
Memories: Youth camp and pretty much every band-related event.
Quote: "Hey, I repeat things for emphasis. Emphasis!"-Josh from Drake and Josh
Facebook Application: Pieces of Flair
Word: Sploosh.
Bible verses: Isaiah 43:1-4
Store: Rue21
Well, I best be going. Happy New Year!
Much Love,
Marissa
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Be yourself...it doesn't matter if it's good enough for someone else.. =]
Hey! I hope it doesn't annoy you that I write posts every day. Most people only write one about once a week, but I don't really have anything better to do so... yeah.
I'm on Book 3 of Breaking Dawn, so about halfway through with it. I like to read and all, but I get bored with all the extra little things..I just want to skip to the good stuff.
Did anyone else watch the 24-hour Leave It To Beaver marathon yesterday? Probably not, because it's on that new digital converter box TV thing and most normal people have cable. But it was awesome. I never really thought I was a fan of old shows, particularly those in black and white, but it's so funny! That and Ozzie & Harriett.
“May you do the hard work of the soul to discover your true self. May you find your unique path, the one God has for you. And in the process, may you find yourself comfortable in your own skin." Rob Bell
I know this sounds stupid, but it sort of annoys me how many kids are obsessed with writing. I mean, I love to write. As nerdy as it sounds, I get this strange sense of satisfaction when words are put together in an order that conveys truth, feeling or illustration. But most kids write in kind of an 'emo-kid' way..not because they're truly gifted or passionate, but because they think it makes them cool. I love cool people, not 'cool' people who think that they're automatically worth something because they wear Uggs or wear tons of makeup or write things in poems they don't really mean because it sounds dramatic or emo or whatever. But how shallow is that? Not that I'm innocent of that, I'm guilty too. But I think the typical-for-this-topic verses in Psalm 139 are starting to sink into me. "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!"
So, I'm thinking that despite my awkwardness, nerdiness, way less than supermodelish looks, and many other downfalls, Jesus still digs me a lot. And despite my lack of love, inconsistency, ignorance, and many other downfalls, Jesus still wants to change me. :)
Much Love,
Marissa
I'm on Book 3 of Breaking Dawn, so about halfway through with it. I like to read and all, but I get bored with all the extra little things..I just want to skip to the good stuff.
Did anyone else watch the 24-hour Leave It To Beaver marathon yesterday? Probably not, because it's on that new digital converter box TV thing and most normal people have cable. But it was awesome. I never really thought I was a fan of old shows, particularly those in black and white, but it's so funny! That and Ozzie & Harriett.
“May you do the hard work of the soul to discover your true self. May you find your unique path, the one God has for you. And in the process, may you find yourself comfortable in your own skin." Rob Bell
I know this sounds stupid, but it sort of annoys me how many kids are obsessed with writing. I mean, I love to write. As nerdy as it sounds, I get this strange sense of satisfaction when words are put together in an order that conveys truth, feeling or illustration. But most kids write in kind of an 'emo-kid' way..not because they're truly gifted or passionate, but because they think it makes them cool. I love cool people, not 'cool' people who think that they're automatically worth something because they wear Uggs or wear tons of makeup or write things in poems they don't really mean because it sounds dramatic or emo or whatever. But how shallow is that? Not that I'm innocent of that, I'm guilty too. But I think the typical-for-this-topic verses in Psalm 139 are starting to sink into me. "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!"
So, I'm thinking that despite my awkwardness, nerdiness, way less than supermodelish looks, and many other downfalls, Jesus still digs me a lot. And despite my lack of love, inconsistency, ignorance, and many other downfalls, Jesus still wants to change me. :)
Much Love,
Marissa
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Happy Christmas!
Hello there. It's nice to see you here on this fine Christmas Day.
I wonder if Jesus really actually cares about today. I mean for us it's an awesome day. Well, maybe not for everyone, but for me. Everyone's in a good mood, there are no more lights to put up or presents to wrap or Christmas cards to address(unless you're me...apparently it's cool to wait till after Christmas to send out the cards in my family.) But, at various cookie-making and present-exchanging functions, we're often reminded that today is about remembering Jesus' birth, not cookies and presents. But it's really not. Today is one of the many examples of Christians taking something secular and trying to make it Jesus-y. I went to a Candlelight Christmas Eve service last night. It was beautiful, but also kind of fake. I mean, it was almost midnight. I was tired, I wasn't "humbly standing in awe of the miraculous gift that came down on Christmas day to grow up and set me free." And I really don't think the guy praying was either. I think he was probably tired and wanted to go home. I don't know, maybe he's the godliest person who ever lived and never gets tired and never ceases to be humbled and amazed by a story we hear at least every year or every few months. But anyways, back to my question: does Jesus really like this holiday? I have no clue. I really don't know if He's delighted in people using a pagan holiday and passing it off as His birthday. I don't know if He's happy that you got a Wii. I don't really know how excited He is that you helped the needy one day out of 365 and didn't even so much as pray for them the other 364.
But I dig this holiday. It's pretty delightful. Cory called me at about 6 AM to tell me Merry Christmas. After we hung up, I slept till about 11. Then we opened presents and then I took a nap. And now I have to get off cause I'm not supposed to be on here and my family just got here and it's time to eat. Happy Christmas!
Much Love,
Marissa
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Tour Busses, Mickey D's, and a Lesson in Obedience...
Hey folks! Happy Christmas Eve Eve! It doesn't feel like December 23 at all. It seems like it should be like October or November or March. I still haven't bought anyone's presents. ha ha.
I slept till 11 today and then I had a dentist appointment and I didn't know what time we were leaving. So, a few minutes before we had to leave, my sister was like "we have to leave in 4 minutes". I was not presentable at all so, needless to say, we were a little late for our appointment. And then they about killed my mouth. Then we went to Mickey D's and I bought a whole meal for 9 cents because I had a coupon and a gift card. It was awesome. On the way home, we saw this tripped out bus that said "Apportioned Bus" on the license plate. I don't know what that means, but it sounds important. We saw some news cameras near it and figured it was a tour bus and of course we had to follow it! But it kind of lost us and we gave up. We're still not positive who it was, but we can dream, right? :)
Cory and I went to see "The Day the Earth Stood Still" today. It was pretty awesome. It was also kind of politically correct, because this thing comes to earth and threatens to kill everyone in order to save the Earth, because the people are hurting it. It justified killing everyone by saying that there are several other planets that can support human life, so no one will care about just destroying one. The girl pleads with the man to not destroy everyone, saying that we can change. He then tells her that it's too late, that they've watched everyone and we haven't changed so it's time to take action. The girl and the professor tell the guy that now that people know there is imminent destruction, they'll change. But they don't get another chance. It's too late. What's done is done and now they have to suffer the consequences.
I think that's really neat.
When God shows us that what we're doing is wrong, we should stop(or start, depending on what we're convicted of.) It seems like a simple concept. But it's not. We're stubborn. We put up a fuss and run in the opposite direction. We screw up. We get lonely and down, knowing that we're disobeying Him.
Obeying God isn't easy. Not at first. At first it hurts more than anything. It kills. But then one day, we wake up and something's changed. Where there was desolation, there's beauty. Where there was devastation and destruction, there's restoration. There's nothing like those moments. Wow moments, as I like to call them.
Disobeying God is easy. It's natural. It comes with the territory. It feels good at first. I mean, sure there's a little guilt, but it's worth it, right?
No. It's not. There are consequences. There's a price. There's imminent destruction.
But we get another chance. Our planet is saved, so to speak. We get forgiveness and grace and a second chance. We don't change first and then get that. We repent and because of God's forgiveness and grace, we can change. It's not too late.
Much Love,
Marissa
I slept till 11 today and then I had a dentist appointment and I didn't know what time we were leaving. So, a few minutes before we had to leave, my sister was like "we have to leave in 4 minutes". I was not presentable at all so, needless to say, we were a little late for our appointment. And then they about killed my mouth. Then we went to Mickey D's and I bought a whole meal for 9 cents because I had a coupon and a gift card. It was awesome. On the way home, we saw this tripped out bus that said "Apportioned Bus" on the license plate. I don't know what that means, but it sounds important. We saw some news cameras near it and figured it was a tour bus and of course we had to follow it! But it kind of lost us and we gave up. We're still not positive who it was, but we can dream, right? :)
Cory and I went to see "The Day the Earth Stood Still" today. It was pretty awesome. It was also kind of politically correct, because this thing comes to earth and threatens to kill everyone in order to save the Earth, because the people are hurting it. It justified killing everyone by saying that there are several other planets that can support human life, so no one will care about just destroying one. The girl pleads with the man to not destroy everyone, saying that we can change. He then tells her that it's too late, that they've watched everyone and we haven't changed so it's time to take action. The girl and the professor tell the guy that now that people know there is imminent destruction, they'll change. But they don't get another chance. It's too late. What's done is done and now they have to suffer the consequences.
I think that's really neat.
When God shows us that what we're doing is wrong, we should stop(or start, depending on what we're convicted of.) It seems like a simple concept. But it's not. We're stubborn. We put up a fuss and run in the opposite direction. We screw up. We get lonely and down, knowing that we're disobeying Him.
Obeying God isn't easy. Not at first. At first it hurts more than anything. It kills. But then one day, we wake up and something's changed. Where there was desolation, there's beauty. Where there was devastation and destruction, there's restoration. There's nothing like those moments. Wow moments, as I like to call them.
Disobeying God is easy. It's natural. It comes with the territory. It feels good at first. I mean, sure there's a little guilt, but it's worth it, right?
No. It's not. There are consequences. There's a price. There's imminent destruction.
But we get another chance. Our planet is saved, so to speak. We get forgiveness and grace and a second chance. We don't change first and then get that. We repent and because of God's forgiveness and grace, we can change. It's not too late.
Much Love,
Marissa
Monday, December 22, 2008
12 Zero Cool Things I've Done Today
This day has raced past me very slowly. It's been one of the most boring days I've ever had to live through! So to make myself feel better about wasting it, I've composed a list of 12 Zero Cool Things I've Done Today (Yeah, I'm not too sure what zero cool is either, but it was a synonym for awesome on thesaurus.com, so it's got cred, whatever that means. I'm basically a synonym for awesome as well..just thought I'd throw that out there.) Anyways, without further ado, here it is...
12 Zero Cool Things I've Done Today.
12 Zero Cool Things I've Done Today.
- Slept in. I slept until 10:18 today. That might be a personal record. Maybe. But if it was a world--or even family--record, my sister would have broken it with her impressive ability to sleep till nearly 3 in the afternoon.
- Drank Boiled Custard. Doesn't seem that exciting, does it? Oh but it is. It's like a delicacy in my family and we're only allowed to drink it the week before Christmas.
- Found a grammatical error in Breaking Dawn. As I write this, I feel like I should wind up on CNN for it. I'm sure this book went through many editors, both human and computerized. I'm sure there were many opportunities for Mrs. Meyer to edit this. What is the error, you ask? I'm no English teacher, but I'm fairly certain there should be a certain 2-lettered preposition somewhere in this sentence: "How could we know that a human was able conceive a child with one of us?"
- Got on Facebook. Boring as snoring, I know.
- Received a text saying "I hope I get hit by a car" and another saying "I'm hungry as a bear." Both from Cory. Enough said :)
- Didn't see snow. Not outside anyway..the news never lets me forget that most of America is covered in snowy goodness, though.
- Wanted to drive. I can't wait to drive. Life will be easier I'm sure.
- Ate candy by the handful. That's pretty much all I've eaten today...chocolate, nuts covered in chocolate, white chocolate, dark chocolate, triangular-shaped chocolate, awkwardly shaped chocolate clumps, rectangular chocolate, chocolate with sprinkles. I'm a little surprised I haven't thrown up.
- Watched that news story about the plane that crashed, complete with safety tips for if I ever get on a plane that decides to crash, about 17 times. I'll probably dream about it and wake up with my hands up in front of me and my forehead against my hands so as to alleviate some of the force of the crash.
- Looked beautiful. But I guess that's a given. No, I'm totally kidding!
- Read Trey Morgan's blog and now I really want to know what the spicy text he tried to send to his wife but inadvertently sent to his high-school aged son's friend said.
- Struggled to find the 12th thing. And gave up.
I haven't written a 3 or 5 paragraph expository essay in a long while. I might be having withdrawals. Maybe I ought to go write one. Or maybe I ought to talk to my boyfriend, since that's generally a good thing for teenage girls to do.
MUCH LOVE,
MARISSA
P.S. I accidentally clicked a button before I published this which sent me to some other page and when I hit the back arrow, it took me to a page that said Create Post. A blank page that said Create Post. I hyperventilated a little inside. That is, until I went to this shnazzy little place I like to call The Editing Room and found that good ol' Blogspot saved a draft of my post. Hallelujah.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Love Creates Brilliant Colors...
Happy First Day of Winter! It sure feels like it. It's like 34 degrees. Brr! Can you tell I live in the South? Haha.
This blog is making me into a bigger nerd than I already was. I find myself looking through a dictionary, thesaurus, or the Internet versions of each for pure enjoyment. Just to find some new words to add to my vocabulary. Nothing school-related or anything. Just looking for some cool new words to use. It's pretty sad. I've also been writing a junk-load more than I usually do. I was pretty much obsessed with writing when I was younger but I kinda stopped for a few years and I guess I've picked it back up. And lately, I've been having thoughts such as the following quite often...Enjoy.
I think our lives are in black and white. There's a covering of sorts. No color, just bleak, gray, and dull. No real purpose or meaning, no excitement. Quite depressing.
But sometimes, rips are made in the cover and brilliant light shines through. Pure white comes through, with blue and red and orange and green and purple. Everything is beautiful. We're no longer just wandering in the dark. We know where we can go if we so desire.
What creates these rips, the holes? I think it's love and relationships. Not just that boy or girl that you can't think straight around, but everyone you care about and love. Everyone you'd give your life for. Or, less dramatically, people you would love to just go eat curly fries and ride go-carts with. I think they all have their own hole with a spotlight that comes soaring out of it, beautifully. These spotlights give us hope and they help us find our way.
Sometimes a light is dim. And sometimes people leave us and their hole is covered over, not completely, just enough to remind us that they their light was there once, but it's gone and will never return. But as long as I've been alive, every time one hole is sealed over, another bigger, brighter hole is created. Sometimes it's even 5 or 10 or 20 bigger, brighter holes, lighting up our lives.
Much Love,
Marissa
This blog is making me into a bigger nerd than I already was. I find myself looking through a dictionary, thesaurus, or the Internet versions of each for pure enjoyment. Just to find some new words to add to my vocabulary. Nothing school-related or anything. Just looking for some cool new words to use. It's pretty sad. I've also been writing a junk-load more than I usually do. I was pretty much obsessed with writing when I was younger but I kinda stopped for a few years and I guess I've picked it back up. And lately, I've been having thoughts such as the following quite often...Enjoy.
I think our lives are in black and white. There's a covering of sorts. No color, just bleak, gray, and dull. No real purpose or meaning, no excitement. Quite depressing.
But sometimes, rips are made in the cover and brilliant light shines through. Pure white comes through, with blue and red and orange and green and purple. Everything is beautiful. We're no longer just wandering in the dark. We know where we can go if we so desire.
What creates these rips, the holes? I think it's love and relationships. Not just that boy or girl that you can't think straight around, but everyone you care about and love. Everyone you'd give your life for. Or, less dramatically, people you would love to just go eat curly fries and ride go-carts with. I think they all have their own hole with a spotlight that comes soaring out of it, beautifully. These spotlights give us hope and they help us find our way.
Sometimes a light is dim. And sometimes people leave us and their hole is covered over, not completely, just enough to remind us that they their light was there once, but it's gone and will never return. But as long as I've been alive, every time one hole is sealed over, another bigger, brighter hole is created. Sometimes it's even 5 or 10 or 20 bigger, brighter holes, lighting up our lives.
Much Love,
Marissa
Saturday, December 20, 2008
short little post..
Hey guys, I'm fixing to leave to go on a little trip to see some of my family before Christmas. I can't wait for the car ride! Haha, but I have some sort of cold-type illness so that's not fun. Hopefully I'll feel better soon.
I finished all my exams yesterday! I'm completely amazed at my grades, but I think it has to do more with the fact that each question was worth like half a point than the fact that I actually studied for once. But still, anything to bring my grade up!
My sister and I watched some wrestling last night. Haha, it's so fake but it's amazing! It cracks me up. I just love it.
Well, hopefully we'll be leaving soon, so..
Have a lovely day!
Much Love,
Marissa
I finished all my exams yesterday! I'm completely amazed at my grades, but I think it has to do more with the fact that each question was worth like half a point than the fact that I actually studied for once. But still, anything to bring my grade up!
My sister and I watched some wrestling last night. Haha, it's so fake but it's amazing! It cracks me up. I just love it.
Well, hopefully we'll be leaving soon, so..
Have a lovely day!
Much Love,
Marissa
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Vanilla-ey Deliciousness and Some of the Weird Things I Do
Hey kids. Hope all is well. I just have two more exams to go! Two stressful exams, but two exams nonetheless. I made a 95 in science and a 94 in Pre-Algebra. Um, yes!
I went to this Christmas play type thing at the biggest church within a 500-mile radius of where I live. It was pretty awesome, especially for a church. There was fire, lights, fast-paced songs, a spectacular set, and a nice storyline. Plus, I got to see some friends of mine that I haven't seen since May. I didn't get to talk to them, but I got to see them! That counts for something. Then we went to McDonald's and I got one of those ice cream cones. I don't know if you've ever had one, but it's like 10 inches of vanilla-ey deliciousness. In a cone. It's amazing. And they're only like a dollar.
Sometime in the course of the evening, the back of my phone came off. You know, the part that holds the battery in and has that cool thing you can push back and forth to make the back click on and off. So now my battery is being held in with tape. Not redneck at all.
I don't know if you do this too, but I act really strange around people I'm just meeting. Especially if they're the newbie and I'm not. Here's a list of weirds things I do around people I've just met:
1)Talk a lot. I know a few people reading this will be shocked that it's even possible for me to talk at all, let alone a lot. But I do. And instead of awkward silence, it's kind of like awkward noise.
2)Point things out about myself that may or may not be true. So we're just walking along, and I trip. Normally, I would just keep walking, but if I'm just getting to know you, I feel the need to say something like, "I tend to trip a lot, particularly over air or those annoying door-stoppers that, for some reason I can't comprehend, our school decided to put on the ground instead of on the wall."
3)Suddenly becoming really attentive. If I've known you for a while, it's likely that I'll tune out some of what you're saying. I'm sorry. But don't even try to pretend like you're always interested in what I have to say. However, if I'm getting to know you, I soak in every word you say and become about 30% nicer instantly.
4)Clam up. I won't really talk freely and comfortably till I've known you for a long time. A really long time. And there's even people I've known for years who I'm still not all that comfortable with. But then again, there's a few people I've known for less than a year who I could carry on a 4-hour long conversation with. (Sorry for ending with a preposition, grammar Nazis)Maybe I'm just weird.
Those are the main ones I can think of. The first 3 mainly apply to when the person I'm meeting is the new kid, and the 4th one applies to when I'm the new kid. Actually, it applies most of the time, but especially when I'm the new kid.
There's exactly 7 days till Christmas and I've bought exactly zero presents. Procrastination much?
Much Love,
Marissa.
I went to this Christmas play type thing at the biggest church within a 500-mile radius of where I live. It was pretty awesome, especially for a church. There was fire, lights, fast-paced songs, a spectacular set, and a nice storyline. Plus, I got to see some friends of mine that I haven't seen since May. I didn't get to talk to them, but I got to see them! That counts for something. Then we went to McDonald's and I got one of those ice cream cones. I don't know if you've ever had one, but it's like 10 inches of vanilla-ey deliciousness. In a cone. It's amazing. And they're only like a dollar.
Sometime in the course of the evening, the back of my phone came off. You know, the part that holds the battery in and has that cool thing you can push back and forth to make the back click on and off. So now my battery is being held in with tape. Not redneck at all.
I don't know if you do this too, but I act really strange around people I'm just meeting. Especially if they're the newbie and I'm not. Here's a list of weirds things I do around people I've just met:
1)Talk a lot. I know a few people reading this will be shocked that it's even possible for me to talk at all, let alone a lot. But I do. And instead of awkward silence, it's kind of like awkward noise.
2)Point things out about myself that may or may not be true. So we're just walking along, and I trip. Normally, I would just keep walking, but if I'm just getting to know you, I feel the need to say something like, "I tend to trip a lot, particularly over air or those annoying door-stoppers that, for some reason I can't comprehend, our school decided to put on the ground instead of on the wall."
3)Suddenly becoming really attentive. If I've known you for a while, it's likely that I'll tune out some of what you're saying. I'm sorry. But don't even try to pretend like you're always interested in what I have to say. However, if I'm getting to know you, I soak in every word you say and become about 30% nicer instantly.
4)Clam up. I won't really talk freely and comfortably till I've known you for a long time. A really long time. And there's even people I've known for years who I'm still not all that comfortable with. But then again, there's a few people I've known for less than a year who I could carry on a 4-hour long conversation with. (Sorry for ending with a preposition, grammar Nazis)Maybe I'm just weird.
Those are the main ones I can think of. The first 3 mainly apply to when the person I'm meeting is the new kid, and the 4th one applies to when I'm the new kid. Actually, it applies most of the time, but especially when I'm the new kid.
There's exactly 7 days till Christmas and I've bought exactly zero presents. Procrastination much?
Much Love,
Marissa.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
5-minute Post
Hey folks! Do yall like this lovely purple color I am posting in? I sure hope so! Sorry about not posting yesterday...I was trying to get a new template and it kept messing up so I was getting rather annoyed, plus I had like 18,000 study guides to do. So my layout is completely different...it's kinda weird and I kinda don't like it, but that's okay. It was supposed to ice today and we weren't supposed to go to school and everyone was super worked up over it, but alas, nothing happened and we had to carry on as usual. Which means a full day of school, with exams. Everyone keeps talking about how this is the last time we'll have to do_______(insert school-related activity) till next year.
So, yesterday in band we had an "instrument-less" talent show and for everyone with no talent, our band director picked a charade for us to do. And since pretty much no one has talent outside of a musical capacity, most people picked a charade. I was a fish. A pretty delightful fish, I might add. Actually, that's a lie. I did pretty bad. But this kid named Chris(I mean, he's not just some random kid or anything, that just seemed to fit) had to do the Kentucky Derby as his charade. It was quite possibly the funniest thing I have ever seen. He hunched over and started practically galloping around in a circle that included him having to jump over and across this foot-tall, 4-foot wide thing. (Thing isn't very descriptive, but I don't know what it's called. haha. But our band director stands on it to direct.) Man, it was hilarious.
Today is mine and Cory's 3-month!! :) That's like a fourth of a year. Haha. Ahh, the past 3 months have been so very fun.
My dad just informed me that I have 5 minutes left on the computer, because apparently kids nowadays study for Pre-Algebra exams.(?) Strange.
I've had a lot of strange moments today. Strange conversations, strange texts, strange things. I would tell you more about them, but my 5 minutes is up.
Much Love,
Marissa
So, yesterday in band we had an "instrument-less" talent show and for everyone with no talent, our band director picked a charade for us to do. And since pretty much no one has talent outside of a musical capacity, most people picked a charade. I was a fish. A pretty delightful fish, I might add. Actually, that's a lie. I did pretty bad. But this kid named Chris(I mean, he's not just some random kid or anything, that just seemed to fit) had to do the Kentucky Derby as his charade. It was quite possibly the funniest thing I have ever seen. He hunched over and started practically galloping around in a circle that included him having to jump over and across this foot-tall, 4-foot wide thing. (Thing isn't very descriptive, but I don't know what it's called. haha. But our band director stands on it to direct.) Man, it was hilarious.
Today is mine and Cory's 3-month!! :) That's like a fourth of a year. Haha. Ahh, the past 3 months have been so very fun.
My dad just informed me that I have 5 minutes left on the computer, because apparently kids nowadays study for Pre-Algebra exams.(?) Strange.
I've had a lot of strange moments today. Strange conversations, strange texts, strange things. I would tell you more about them, but my 5 minutes is up.
Much Love,
Marissa
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Fiber Optic Lights, Cheesecake Kisses, and Josh Groban(What a day!)
Sveiki! (That's hello in Latvian and has no significance whatsoever for this post.. I just thought I would culture you a bit..hope you appreciated it =])
I hope you've had a blessed day! Haha, not really but it kind of makes me laugh when people tell me to have a blessed day. It's kind of like on Drake & Josh when Josh tells the mailman to have a great day and the mailman says "Don't tell me what to do". It's pretty humorous.
But none of this is a good lead-in to the inevitable part of my post where I tell you about my day. Normally I just jump straight into the gory details of my life after my greeting, and sometimes I have something entirely different to write about, and therefore neglect an account of my daily activities. But I would very much like to tell you about my day today but I don't want to start a new paragraph and it feel like I'm just cliff-diving into a completely different subject than the previous paragraph. I tend to do that a lot. So hopefully this lengthy intro won't make it feel like you're jumping off a cliff, hopefully it will feel like you've been climbing a hill(but I mean, a fairly large one, not like an anthill) and this next section of my post is your reward for getting to the top. I hope the hike was worth it.
I didn't go to bed until around 12:30 last night, so I was extra tired this morning and ended up hitting my snooze alarm several times(well, not exactly hitting it, but opening up my phone and clicking 'Snooze') which I normally don't do on Sundays. But anyways, I got ready and rode to church. Our Sunday School was pretty cool today...we had these 2 college girls come to our class and talk about some of the mission trips they've been on in the past few years. It was really neat to hear all their stories and know that they're just normal, everyday people since normally when people speak to classes and such, their whole career is just living on the mission field in faraway countries, but these girls are just regular college students who realize that their mission field is here before it's anywhere else. So it was really neat. Church was nice...seeing my church friends is always enjoyable!
When we got home, I got on Facebook and as I was looking at the Recent Updates, I saw where my sister's relationship status had changed. She's been dating this guy for almost 3 months and I figured she just removed her status, but when she woke up(don't worry, she watched a church service on TV...or so she says...haha) my parents asked her about it, and she said that she and Mark did, indeed, break up. Yesterday. *Sigh* I'm convinced that even when she gets engaged, I won't know about it till a few days after. Anyways, it's very sad, but hopefully they'll eventually get back together! Normally, I hate it when people break up and get back together, but they're not in high school, so it's different I guess.
We were supposed to decorate the house for Christmas today, but no one else really wanted to. Well, I didn't really either, but I did. Haha. I have this cute little fiber-optic Charlie Brown Christmas tree next to my computer desk, so I put a bunch of girly ornaments on it and it makes my heart smile whenever I look at it:) After I finished that, my family went to a Christmas play at a local church(pretty sure that's the first time I've ever said/typed local church.)(pretty sure that whole sentence felt weird.) Then we went to Wally World. It was actually pretty fun! We bought this adorable little bottle of Coke...I guess it's just like a keepsake, but it's short and round and really cool. We also bought these Hershey's Kisses that are cheesecake flavored. Heaven.on.earth.
When we got home, my dad made this nice dinner that he likes to call "The Alfredo of 08" or "The Christmas Alfredo" (haha, he's such a nerd) and we all sat down to a lovely dinner full of conversation.This whole day has been full of more conversation than usual. But I like conversations, so it works.
Now we're listening to Josh Groban's new Christmas CD. Well, I guess it's new, I don't really keep up with him. It's quite beautiful, if I do say so myself.
Today has been very Christmasy...decorating my little tree, going to a Christmas play, and listening to Josh Groban. :) How serene-sounding.
But here's something that doesn't sound serene at all: school tomorrow. Well, plus the rest of this week. Blah. It's going to be way stressful. I'm so not looking forward to it,but neither is anyone else, so it's okay I guess.
Well, I've gotta get stuff ready for tomorrow and um, sleep would be nice so Adios!
Much love,
Marissa.
P.S. My computer's doing that weird domino effect thing again today, so even though there are a few things that need to be edited, I can't as of right now. So enjoy it for what it is at the moment and hopefully it will be better later. (That could so apply to virtually 90% of life..I'm so good.)
I hope you've had a blessed day! Haha, not really but it kind of makes me laugh when people tell me to have a blessed day. It's kind of like on Drake & Josh when Josh tells the mailman to have a great day and the mailman says "Don't tell me what to do". It's pretty humorous.
But none of this is a good lead-in to the inevitable part of my post where I tell you about my day. Normally I just jump straight into the gory details of my life after my greeting, and sometimes I have something entirely different to write about, and therefore neglect an account of my daily activities. But I would very much like to tell you about my day today but I don't want to start a new paragraph and it feel like I'm just cliff-diving into a completely different subject than the previous paragraph. I tend to do that a lot. So hopefully this lengthy intro won't make it feel like you're jumping off a cliff, hopefully it will feel like you've been climbing a hill(but I mean, a fairly large one, not like an anthill) and this next section of my post is your reward for getting to the top. I hope the hike was worth it.
I didn't go to bed until around 12:30 last night, so I was extra tired this morning and ended up hitting my snooze alarm several times(well, not exactly hitting it, but opening up my phone and clicking 'Snooze') which I normally don't do on Sundays. But anyways, I got ready and rode to church. Our Sunday School was pretty cool today...we had these 2 college girls come to our class and talk about some of the mission trips they've been on in the past few years. It was really neat to hear all their stories and know that they're just normal, everyday people since normally when people speak to classes and such, their whole career is just living on the mission field in faraway countries, but these girls are just regular college students who realize that their mission field is here before it's anywhere else. So it was really neat. Church was nice...seeing my church friends is always enjoyable!
When we got home, I got on Facebook and as I was looking at the Recent Updates, I saw where my sister's relationship status had changed. She's been dating this guy for almost 3 months and I figured she just removed her status, but when she woke up(don't worry, she watched a church service on TV...or so she says...haha) my parents asked her about it, and she said that she and Mark did, indeed, break up. Yesterday. *Sigh* I'm convinced that even when she gets engaged, I won't know about it till a few days after. Anyways, it's very sad, but hopefully they'll eventually get back together! Normally, I hate it when people break up and get back together, but they're not in high school, so it's different I guess.
We were supposed to decorate the house for Christmas today, but no one else really wanted to. Well, I didn't really either, but I did. Haha. I have this cute little fiber-optic Charlie Brown Christmas tree next to my computer desk, so I put a bunch of girly ornaments on it and it makes my heart smile whenever I look at it:) After I finished that, my family went to a Christmas play at a local church(pretty sure that's the first time I've ever said/typed local church.)(pretty sure that whole sentence felt weird.) Then we went to Wally World. It was actually pretty fun! We bought this adorable little bottle of Coke...I guess it's just like a keepsake, but it's short and round and really cool. We also bought these Hershey's Kisses that are cheesecake flavored. Heaven.on.earth.
When we got home, my dad made this nice dinner that he likes to call "The Alfredo of 08" or "The Christmas Alfredo" (haha, he's such a nerd) and we all sat down to a lovely dinner full of conversation.This whole day has been full of more conversation than usual. But I like conversations, so it works.
Now we're listening to Josh Groban's new Christmas CD. Well, I guess it's new, I don't really keep up with him. It's quite beautiful, if I do say so myself.
Today has been very Christmasy...decorating my little tree, going to a Christmas play, and listening to Josh Groban. :) How serene-sounding.
But here's something that doesn't sound serene at all: school tomorrow. Well, plus the rest of this week. Blah. It's going to be way stressful. I'm so not looking forward to it,but neither is anyone else, so it's okay I guess.
Well, I've gotta get stuff ready for tomorrow and um, sleep would be nice so Adios!
Much love,
Marissa.
P.S. My computer's doing that weird domino effect thing again today, so even though there are a few things that need to be edited, I can't as of right now. So enjoy it for what it is at the moment and hopefully it will be better later. (That could so apply to virtually 90% of life..I'm so good.)
Saturday, December 13, 2008
...because I know you care about every detail of my life
Hey kiddos, hope you are having a wonderful Saturday!
I was thinking earlier about how(and yes, I realize 'about how' is not grammatically correct but I don't know how else to word it) I can't remember the last time it rained on a Saturday...it's always sunny and now that band competitions are long gone, I don't really have anything fun to do. Which I like, seeing as I would so much rather stay in than go out which is lame but it's just how I am.
It's pretty much been a typical Saturday... I went back to sleep at around 5 and woke up at 8:30. Then Cory called and we had a nice little 10-minute chat to start our day off. Then I made some biscuits and gravy and hot chocolate with whipped cream..ahh. it was actually kind of gross and I still can't eat very well thanks to the stinkin' orthodontist! But it's all good. Then I finished New Moon(finally!) and started on Eclipse. Then I got hungry and my parents said I couldn't eat (child abuse much? =]) until I cleaned my room, which I was not too happy about, but I listened to Relient K and UnderOATH so that made it better. And then, my dad finally agreed that he said he would order pizza after 30 minutes, not an hour of cleaning so he got those and my little family of 4 devoured 2 large pizzas in about 10 minutes. I only got 3 pieces...my family is very competitive when eating pizza, apparently. You snooze, you lose.
We just finished watching "The Christmas Box" and we're fixing to start "Miracle on 34th Street". Have you ever noticed how every Christmas movie in the entire world ends with a gentle snow falling and a happy family or just happy people in general? (another awkward question mark..) I mean, is there a rule book that says there has to be snow falling at the end of a Christmas movie or it can't be realeased? And what if Christmas was a bad day for someone? What if their cat died and they just didn't feel like putting on 18 layers of clothes to go outside and spin around joyfully in the snow? And what about people in the South who have rarely experience this snowy phenomenon? What if they just got a Wii? Are they still expected to go outside and gasp at the huge snowflakes falling all around? Can people who have seen more than 3 Christmas movies in their lifetime completely destroy everything I worked hard to build in this paragraph? Was it all a waste of time? *Sigh* These are the questions that keep me awake at night.
I've choked like 18 times today, my sister almost got in a wreck and my dog almost died of a spaz attack...so be thankful we're still here. But my parents both said they weren't aware of any life-endangering situations for them today. So there's a plus! But there's still 2 more hours left in the day, a lot could happen.
My thoughts on Twilight/New Moon:
I definitely wasn't planning on reading Twilight, but since I had it in my possession, I figured I'd read a few pages. But after, say, a sentence, I couldn't put it down. I stayed up till 2 A.M. the first night I started it, then finished it the next day. Of course I couldn't stop after that, I had to read New Moon, so I borrowed it and it took me over a week to finish. I loooooove how Stephenie writes, but it doesn't really get all that interesting until like the 18th chapter, where all the action picks up and then the strings are finally tied, so I have to push myself to get through the significantly more boring first three-fourths. Of the first 2, I would say New Moon is better because there was a lot more suspense and action and craziness, but it definitely needed Twilight to be more understood.
There are a lot of people at my church who aren't allowed to read it because it's about vampires and werewolves or whatever, but i'm pretty sure that's why it's called FICTION. Anyways, I love these books and totally recommend them!
Guess I should go to sleep so I can wake up and go to church!
Much Loveeee,
Marissa
I was thinking earlier about how(and yes, I realize 'about how' is not grammatically correct but I don't know how else to word it) I can't remember the last time it rained on a Saturday...it's always sunny and now that band competitions are long gone, I don't really have anything fun to do. Which I like, seeing as I would so much rather stay in than go out which is lame but it's just how I am.
It's pretty much been a typical Saturday... I went back to sleep at around 5 and woke up at 8:30. Then Cory called and we had a nice little 10-minute chat to start our day off. Then I made some biscuits and gravy and hot chocolate with whipped cream..ahh. it was actually kind of gross and I still can't eat very well thanks to the stinkin' orthodontist! But it's all good. Then I finished New Moon(finally!) and started on Eclipse. Then I got hungry and my parents said I couldn't eat (child abuse much? =]) until I cleaned my room, which I was not too happy about, but I listened to Relient K and UnderOATH so that made it better. And then, my dad finally agreed that he said he would order pizza after 30 minutes, not an hour of cleaning so he got those and my little family of 4 devoured 2 large pizzas in about 10 minutes. I only got 3 pieces...my family is very competitive when eating pizza, apparently. You snooze, you lose.
We just finished watching "The Christmas Box" and we're fixing to start "Miracle on 34th Street". Have you ever noticed how every Christmas movie in the entire world ends with a gentle snow falling and a happy family or just happy people in general? (another awkward question mark..) I mean, is there a rule book that says there has to be snow falling at the end of a Christmas movie or it can't be realeased? And what if Christmas was a bad day for someone? What if their cat died and they just didn't feel like putting on 18 layers of clothes to go outside and spin around joyfully in the snow? And what about people in the South who have rarely experience this snowy phenomenon? What if they just got a Wii? Are they still expected to go outside and gasp at the huge snowflakes falling all around? Can people who have seen more than 3 Christmas movies in their lifetime completely destroy everything I worked hard to build in this paragraph? Was it all a waste of time? *Sigh* These are the questions that keep me awake at night.
*Awkward transition between 2 completely unrelated paragraphs*
I've choked like 18 times today, my sister almost got in a wreck and my dog almost died of a spaz attack...so be thankful we're still here. But my parents both said they weren't aware of any life-endangering situations for them today. So there's a plus! But there's still 2 more hours left in the day, a lot could happen.
My thoughts on Twilight/New Moon:
I definitely wasn't planning on reading Twilight, but since I had it in my possession, I figured I'd read a few pages. But after, say, a sentence, I couldn't put it down. I stayed up till 2 A.M. the first night I started it, then finished it the next day. Of course I couldn't stop after that, I had to read New Moon, so I borrowed it and it took me over a week to finish. I loooooove how Stephenie writes, but it doesn't really get all that interesting until like the 18th chapter, where all the action picks up and then the strings are finally tied, so I have to push myself to get through the significantly more boring first three-fourths. Of the first 2, I would say New Moon is better because there was a lot more suspense and action and craziness, but it definitely needed Twilight to be more understood.
There are a lot of people at my church who aren't allowed to read it because it's about vampires and werewolves or whatever, but i'm pretty sure that's why it's called FICTION. Anyways, I love these books and totally recommend them!
Guess I should go to sleep so I can wake up and go to church!
Much Loveeee,
Marissa
4:57
It is currently 4:57 A.M. and I am wide awake! I went to sleep at 6:45 last night so I'm pretty well-rested. And bored, seeing as most normal people are snoozing at this fine hour. I'll probably write another post later, but being up before 6 when I have nothing to do and nowhere to be is an extreme rarity so I had to make a post about it.
Much Love,
Marissa
Much Love,
Marissa
Friday, December 12, 2008
So many parentheses, so few paragraphs..
Howdizzle(That was supposed to be howdy with a gangster spin on it, but i'm thinking that would be the equivalent of Tim McGraw and Usher doing a duet, which I think they actually did a few years ago and I think I kind of liked it. So I hope you kind of like my greeting.)
How's it going, wonderful people who actually read my blog? (that question mark feels awkward to me, too... and it better feel awkward to you so I'm not all alone in an isolated corner of awkwardness...) I'm SO stoked it's the weekend.. I can sleep and read and watch movies and study(ha, whatever) and clean and listen to music and eat when I want to and watch TV and write and talk when i please and write sentences with like 12 nouns and no commas and just whatever my little heart desires to do. *Sigh* but exams are next week and then like 3 whole weeks of no school.
It kind of makes me sad that NO ONE is in the Christmas mood. We were talking about that in Science today. I really stink at the whole gift-giving thing so hopefully I'll work on that this weekend.
Here's 3 quotes involving Christmas that I think are kind of cool(Technically 2 and a snippet of a song, but it's a delightful song):
"How many observe Christ's Birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'Tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."-Benjamin Franklin
"Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first. The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world of the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years... Underneath all the bulging bundles is this beating Christmas heart." George Matthew Adams
"Saw my old lover at the grocery store..."-Dan Fogelberg
Well, I'm super exhausted and still not done with New Moon, so it would appear I have a few things to do.
Much Love,
Marissa.
How's it going, wonderful people who actually read my blog? (that question mark feels awkward to me, too... and it better feel awkward to you so I'm not all alone in an isolated corner of awkwardness...) I'm SO stoked it's the weekend.. I can sleep and read and watch movies and study(ha, whatever) and clean and listen to music and eat when I want to and watch TV and write and talk when i please and write sentences with like 12 nouns and no commas and just whatever my little heart desires to do. *Sigh* but exams are next week and then like 3 whole weeks of no school.
It kind of makes me sad that NO ONE is in the Christmas mood. We were talking about that in Science today. I really stink at the whole gift-giving thing so hopefully I'll work on that this weekend.
Here's 3 quotes involving Christmas that I think are kind of cool(Technically 2 and a snippet of a song, but it's a delightful song):
"How many observe Christ's Birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'Tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."-Benjamin Franklin
"Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first. The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world of the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years... Underneath all the bulging bundles is this beating Christmas heart." George Matthew Adams
"Saw my old lover at the grocery store..."-Dan Fogelberg
Well, I'm super exhausted and still not done with New Moon, so it would appear I have a few things to do.
Much Love,
Marissa.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Diamonds, Fun, and Christmas Shoes.
Hey folks! Hope you're having a wonderful day! But, I know about 98% of people are superstressed about Christmas/exams/other stuff so everyone's kind of on edge this week, but it's been sunny today so everyone's about 3.7% happier. I saw this Piece of Flair that said "Finals: Fooey I Never Actually Learned Stuff" which is partially funny because it's true and partially really funny because it has the word "fooey" in it :) Man, I'm so ready for exams to be over with. One more week of school for 2008!
I accidentally slept really late today, but it was okay because I had an orthodontist appointment that I didn't know about until last night, so yeah. My teeth hurt super bad. And this punk (ahem Akelon) "accidentally" punched me in the back after lunch. Just kidding, it really was an accident. A cruel, painful accident. Haha.
But Cory gave me my Christmas present early...a beeeautiful diamond necklace! Which my sister said was fake, but I like to think it's real :) But anyways, it's amazing and totally brightened my day! I almost cried when I opened it. I'm such a girl. haha.
Oh and speaking of being a girl, me and Sissy heard "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" today. It was pretty awesome...it's one of those songs that make it impossible to be mad at someone, particularly other girls, while listening to it. Oh, and speaking of hearing awesome songs, we heard a not-awesome song today... "Christmas Shoes." I know it's probably illegal to hate that song or to have never cried during it, but I'm sorry, it's just a little cheesy and annoying.
By the way, I'm terribly sorry for not writing a post yesterday. See, I had a pretty cool one written, but I had to add a word to the first sentence and instead of just putting the word in it's own little space, it had to get all up in the next word's area code and it was like a domino effect for the whole rest of the post..so I would have had to rewrite the whole thing, which I was not exactly in the mood to do.
I guess that's all for today.
Much Love,
Marissa :)
I accidentally slept really late today, but it was okay because I had an orthodontist appointment that I didn't know about until last night, so yeah. My teeth hurt super bad. And this punk (ahem Akelon) "accidentally" punched me in the back after lunch. Just kidding, it really was an accident. A cruel, painful accident. Haha.
But Cory gave me my Christmas present early...a beeeautiful diamond necklace! Which my sister said was fake, but I like to think it's real :) But anyways, it's amazing and totally brightened my day! I almost cried when I opened it. I'm such a girl. haha.
Oh and speaking of being a girl, me and Sissy heard "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" today. It was pretty awesome...it's one of those songs that make it impossible to be mad at someone, particularly other girls, while listening to it. Oh, and speaking of hearing awesome songs, we heard a not-awesome song today... "Christmas Shoes." I know it's probably illegal to hate that song or to have never cried during it, but I'm sorry, it's just a little cheesy and annoying.
By the way, I'm terribly sorry for not writing a post yesterday. See, I had a pretty cool one written, but I had to add a word to the first sentence and instead of just putting the word in it's own little space, it had to get all up in the next word's area code and it was like a domino effect for the whole rest of the post..so I would have had to rewrite the whole thing, which I was not exactly in the mood to do.
I guess that's all for today.
Much Love,
Marissa :)
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Furthermore (What a smart-sounding word)
Guess who's not grounded from the computer anymore! Me! Good job. It has been storming like crazy all day. I love it. I wish it would never stop. It makes me want to be with people I love or snuggle under a blanket and read. It also makes me sleepy, which can be partially blamed on staying up too late last night to finish(ok, start) a project that was due today. But so goes the life of a teenager.
I'm still not done with New Moon. Pathetic, I know.
16 days until Christmas. Crazy. We had a Christmas parade last night. It was pretty fun. Well, not the parade part but everything else. I love band!
I learned something about myself today..I really enjoy classical music. Great, I can add that to my ever-growing list of things that make me the biggest nerd ever. But anyways, we were in band today and these kids just randomly start playing on these random pianos and it was BEAUTIFUL! I really almost cried. Not even kidding. I could just get lost in that stuff. But actually I think I mostly like music that I can appreciate. I mean, of course I like some random stupid songs that taste like throw up because the same message/beat/verse-verse-chorus-verse-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-dramatic ending is used in virtually 98% of songs, but I can't really get into something unless I feel like like there's a high level of talent in it. I appreciate music with passion. And there I go again, sounding like a nerd. :) But it's true.
Here's a story that proves we live in the 21st century... So my brother bought a house yesterday and no one bothered to tell me this piece of information, so I get on Facebook today and his status is all "Brandon is experiencing buyer's remorse." I was like "What?! Did they buy a house?" Then my mom came home and I asked her about it and she was like "Yeah, did I not tell you that?" I was like, "Umm..no!" Oh man, good ol' Facebook. Where would we be without it?
I really like blogs. Whether it's as wacky as Jon Acuff's StuffChristiansLike or as simple as Autumn's Random Reflections, I just love to hear other people's thoughts. Not in a creepy, Edward way, I just find it incredibly interesting to hear about people's lives, thoughts, interests etc.
And finally, I shall leave you with a song called "Golgotha" by Woe of Tyrants
Was it a day, a day just like today?
Imagine, the same sun we know casting a haunting shadow upon the sand.
In a not so distant land, spectators breathing the air we breathe, casting the same rocks, sweating the same sweat.
Their eyes ablaze, glazed with an ancient gaze, it was still the same then as today.
The weight of the timber of that tree, pales in comparison when contrasted with the weight of the world; the shame and the pain, the burden we just couldn’t bear.
The darkest day on the earth some would say, the Light of the World searching ever ready to ignite.
The soldiers are tormenting but they don’t know why, still He is speaking on their behalf.
This day would bring hope to us all.
There’s imminent danger at hand, and in the sand we still stand.
With our spears ready to thrust, our feet creating dust. And now it swirls like a tornado in hot pursuit of its next building to collapse.
The thick glass we see through darkly, as we have smeared it with mud.
And somehow we still think it to be all about us, but it’s all about You.
I know I’m covered in filth, and I need to be cleaned.
For this curse is strong, but the cure is here, and although I fall, I know that you’re near.
I know that you’re right here.
You’re right here.
Much Love,
Marissa
P.S. Sorry this post is so spastic and A.D.D. I feel like I'm punching you with these short little paragraphs. Tomorrow will be better. Promise.
I'm still not done with New Moon. Pathetic, I know.
16 days until Christmas. Crazy. We had a Christmas parade last night. It was pretty fun. Well, not the parade part but everything else. I love band!
I learned something about myself today..I really enjoy classical music. Great, I can add that to my ever-growing list of things that make me the biggest nerd ever. But anyways, we were in band today and these kids just randomly start playing on these random pianos and it was BEAUTIFUL! I really almost cried. Not even kidding. I could just get lost in that stuff. But actually I think I mostly like music that I can appreciate. I mean, of course I like some random stupid songs that taste like throw up because the same message/beat/verse-verse-chorus-verse-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-dramatic ending is used in virtually 98% of songs, but I can't really get into something unless I feel like like there's a high level of talent in it. I appreciate music with passion. And there I go again, sounding like a nerd. :) But it's true.
Here's a story that proves we live in the 21st century... So my brother bought a house yesterday and no one bothered to tell me this piece of information, so I get on Facebook today and his status is all "Brandon is experiencing buyer's remorse." I was like "What?! Did they buy a house?" Then my mom came home and I asked her about it and she was like "Yeah, did I not tell you that?" I was like, "Umm..no!" Oh man, good ol' Facebook. Where would we be without it?
I really like blogs. Whether it's as wacky as Jon Acuff's StuffChristiansLike or as simple as Autumn's Random Reflections, I just love to hear other people's thoughts. Not in a creepy, Edward way, I just find it incredibly interesting to hear about people's lives, thoughts, interests etc.
And finally, I shall leave you with a song called "Golgotha" by Woe of Tyrants
Was it a day, a day just like today?
Imagine, the same sun we know casting a haunting shadow upon the sand.
In a not so distant land, spectators breathing the air we breathe, casting the same rocks, sweating the same sweat.
Their eyes ablaze, glazed with an ancient gaze, it was still the same then as today.
The weight of the timber of that tree, pales in comparison when contrasted with the weight of the world; the shame and the pain, the burden we just couldn’t bear.
The darkest day on the earth some would say, the Light of the World searching ever ready to ignite.
The soldiers are tormenting but they don’t know why, still He is speaking on their behalf.
This day would bring hope to us all.
There’s imminent danger at hand, and in the sand we still stand.
With our spears ready to thrust, our feet creating dust. And now it swirls like a tornado in hot pursuit of its next building to collapse.
The thick glass we see through darkly, as we have smeared it with mud.
And somehow we still think it to be all about us, but it’s all about You.
I know I’m covered in filth, and I need to be cleaned.
For this curse is strong, but the cure is here, and although I fall, I know that you’re near.
I know that you’re right here.
You’re right here.
Much Love,
Marissa
P.S. Sorry this post is so spastic and A.D.D. I feel like I'm punching you with these short little paragraphs. Tomorrow will be better. Promise.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Time.
"Time passes. Even when it seems impossible. Even when each tick of the second hand aches like the pulse of blood behind a bruise. It passes unevenly, in strange lurches and dragging lulls, but pass it does."-Excerpt from New Moon
Time. Time drags on and goes much too quickly. It's said to heal all wounds. Time builds a chasm between the past and the present, and a bridge into the future. It doesn't stop, it presses on through unbearably painful times and incredibly joyful times. Time holds every memory you and I have. Minutes hold our favorite songs. Days hold opportunities. Seconds hold breaths-gentle reminders that we're alive.
No matter how you spend it, you have time. With the same time, one person drops out of school and another becomes a millionaire. One person gets married and another divorced. One person breathes their last breath, and another their first.. One person sells drugs in a dark alley and another is released from rehab. One person laughs, and another cries. One mother speaks encouraging words to her kids and another curses at her children. One teenager bullies the new kid, while another teenager reaches out to them.
There are always different ways to spend our time. Everyone in those examples had the same amount of time, but what they did with it changed everything. We all have to learn how to spend our time the best way, how to prioritize and make the most of right now. How you spend your time is how you live.
No one wants regrets. So spend your days loving intensely, crying bitterly, laughing freely, smiling often, trying new things, following Christ, learning from mistakes, enjoying the simple things, and making memories.
Much love,
Marissa.
Time. Time drags on and goes much too quickly. It's said to heal all wounds. Time builds a chasm between the past and the present, and a bridge into the future. It doesn't stop, it presses on through unbearably painful times and incredibly joyful times. Time holds every memory you and I have. Minutes hold our favorite songs. Days hold opportunities. Seconds hold breaths-gentle reminders that we're alive.
No matter how you spend it, you have time. With the same time, one person drops out of school and another becomes a millionaire. One person gets married and another divorced. One person breathes their last breath, and another their first.. One person sells drugs in a dark alley and another is released from rehab. One person laughs, and another cries. One mother speaks encouraging words to her kids and another curses at her children. One teenager bullies the new kid, while another teenager reaches out to them.
There are always different ways to spend our time. Everyone in those examples had the same amount of time, but what they did with it changed everything. We all have to learn how to spend our time the best way, how to prioritize and make the most of right now. How you spend your time is how you live.
No one wants regrets. So spend your days loving intensely, crying bitterly, laughing freely, smiling often, trying new things, following Christ, learning from mistakes, enjoying the simple things, and making memories.
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."-Mark Twain
Much love,
Marissa.
Friday, December 5, 2008
An Evening of New Moon, Green Tea, and Crazy Words
I have no idea what to write about tonight. My friend Kever is letting me borrow his copy of New Moon, so I'm definitely going to be reading that this weekend! I'm drinking Diet Lipton Green Tea with Citrus and now my mouth feels all 'coated' and I really have to pee(good to know, right?). I stink at Christmas..I don't really like the music, I hardly ever decorate, and I haven't bought a single gift yet. Blah. And like I said, it doesn't feel like Christmastime at all. I'm watching The Grinch right now, and I have to say, it is beyond creepy.
This is my eleventh post, so i think it's high time to fill you in on my love life...I have a boyfriend named Cory and we've been dating since September 16th, so about 2 and a half months! So yeah, he's pretty much amazing :) And impossible to buy for..but it's all good.
Geez, the speakers on my computer are definitely not working. sad story.
Here are some of my favorite words from Urbandictionary.com, along with their definitions.
Flavorgasm-when eating food so good that you let out an involuntary moan, usually the first bite.
Grandboss-the boss of your boss.
Bagside-The side of a body where a gigantic purse or messenger bag is carried, and an awkward barrier preventing others from walking comfortably alongside is often created.
Thumb Strength-The energy required to write a text.
Clapathy-When an audience grows weary of clapping, either at a ceremony or musical performance.
Textrovert-1. One who feels an increased sense of bravery over texting, as opposed to in person. 2. One who will often only say what they really feel over text messages.
Flesh forks- your bare fingers.
Presponse-To respond to a question before it is finished, often confusing the asker.
Mass Merchanditis-The hazy feeling one gets after spending too much time shopping at large chain stores including but not limited to Walmart, Home Depot, and Bed, Bath and Beyond. Characterized by a headache, dry eyes, blurred vision, blank stare, sore feet.
Faux Five-When you're about to high five someone, and your hands are just about to hit, then the other high-fiver quickly moves their hand away leaving you with a non-returned air five.
Stoptional-When the braking of a car is left to one's choice due to an unnecessary stop sign.
Designated Texter-a passenger who reads and replies to any and all text messages received on the drivers phone, thus allowing the driver to focus on the road and not hit anything or get pulled over for reckless driving.
Requestion-requesting something indirectly by way of a question note: this is distinguished from a regular question because the answer is usually obvious.
Shower Tissue-When you're in a shower and have to blow your nose. You use your index and thumb and replicate the actions of blowing your nose then letting the shower wash the boogers away.
High Ten- double handed high five, reserved for especially awesome scenarios.
Bush Doctrine-A policy of preemptive strike, as proposed by President George W. Bush.
Song Binging-To binge on a song or artist. The act of repeatedly and obsessively listening to a particular song or artist over a relatively short period of time. Periods of song binging are followed by extended periods of skipping the certain track or artist, leaving them unplayed.
Woo, that is greatness!
I guess that's all.
Love you all,
Marissa
P.S. "Because I'm broken when I'm open and I don't feel like I am strong enough. Because I'm broken when I'm lonesome and I don't feel right when you're gone away."-Seether
This is my eleventh post, so i think it's high time to fill you in on my love life...I have a boyfriend named Cory and we've been dating since September 16th, so about 2 and a half months! So yeah, he's pretty much amazing :) And impossible to buy for..but it's all good.
Geez, the speakers on my computer are definitely not working. sad story.
Here are some of my favorite words from Urbandictionary.com, along with their definitions.
Flavorgasm-when eating food so good that you let out an involuntary moan, usually the first bite.
Grandboss-the boss of your boss.
Bagside-The side of a body where a gigantic purse or messenger bag is carried, and an awkward barrier preventing others from walking comfortably alongside is often created.
Thumb Strength-The energy required to write a text.
Clapathy-When an audience grows weary of clapping, either at a ceremony or musical performance.
Textrovert-1. One who feels an increased sense of bravery over texting, as opposed to in person. 2. One who will often only say what they really feel over text messages.
Flesh forks- your bare fingers.
Presponse-To respond to a question before it is finished, often confusing the asker.
Mass Merchanditis-The hazy feeling one gets after spending too much time shopping at large chain stores including but not limited to Walmart, Home Depot, and Bed, Bath and Beyond. Characterized by a headache, dry eyes, blurred vision, blank stare, sore feet.
Faux Five-When you're about to high five someone, and your hands are just about to hit, then the other high-fiver quickly moves their hand away leaving you with a non-returned air five.
Stoptional-When the braking of a car is left to one's choice due to an unnecessary stop sign.
Designated Texter-a passenger who reads and replies to any and all text messages received on the drivers phone, thus allowing the driver to focus on the road and not hit anything or get pulled over for reckless driving.
Requestion-requesting something indirectly by way of a question note: this is distinguished from a regular question because the answer is usually obvious.
Shower Tissue-When you're in a shower and have to blow your nose. You use your index and thumb and replicate the actions of blowing your nose then letting the shower wash the boogers away.
High Ten- double handed high five, reserved for especially awesome scenarios.
Bush Doctrine-A policy of preemptive strike, as proposed by President George W. Bush.
Song Binging-To binge on a song or artist. The act of repeatedly and obsessively listening to a particular song or artist over a relatively short period of time. Periods of song binging are followed by extended periods of skipping the certain track or artist, leaving them unplayed.
Woo, that is greatness!
I guess that's all.
Love you all,
Marissa
P.S. "Because I'm broken when I'm open and I don't feel like I am strong enough. Because I'm broken when I'm lonesome and I don't feel right when you're gone away."-Seether
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Super Random
16 random things about me...
1) I love being in step with the person beside me. If we aren't, I'll probably make you stop walking, then start over so we'll be in step.
2)I hate misspelling things and when other people misspell things.
3)I love how guys write(as in their handwriting)
4)I love band. (Yes, I am a band nerd)
5)I strongly dislike drama. Just chill.
6)I'd so much rather say and hear "Happy Christmas" than "Merry Christmas".
7)I love how Stephanie Meyers writes.
8)I'm a nerd and I like it ha.
9)I don't like eating around other people.
10)I wish I could wear glasses.
11)I really like black olives.
12)My stomach makes lots of awkward noises.
13)I'm generally an awkward person.
14)I hit my snooze alarm about 5 times every morning before waking up.
15)I text a lot, but I'd rather talk in person.
16)I hate blowing my nose at school.
Did you enjoy that? I sure hope so. haha.
I'm watching The Christmas Shoes right now and eating a sandwich from Subway. Exciting stuff. Maybe it's just me, but I'm thinking it doesn't feel like Christmastime at all. It feels like mid-November, not 21 days away from Christmas. So hopefully I'll be more in the Christmas spirit sometime soon.
The home missions class was having a bake sale today so I totally ditched my health kick. But it's for a good cause!
Well I'm gonna cut it short tonight cause I'm tired and I have things to do.
Much Love,
Marissa :)
1) I love being in step with the person beside me. If we aren't, I'll probably make you stop walking, then start over so we'll be in step.
2)I hate misspelling things and when other people misspell things.
3)I love how guys write(as in their handwriting)
4)I love band. (Yes, I am a band nerd)
5)I strongly dislike drama. Just chill.
6)I'd so much rather say and hear "Happy Christmas" than "Merry Christmas".
7)I love how Stephanie Meyers writes.
8)I'm a nerd and I like it ha.
9)I don't like eating around other people.
10)I wish I could wear glasses.
11)I really like black olives.
12)My stomach makes lots of awkward noises.
13)I'm generally an awkward person.
14)I hit my snooze alarm about 5 times every morning before waking up.
15)I text a lot, but I'd rather talk in person.
16)I hate blowing my nose at school.
Did you enjoy that? I sure hope so. haha.
I'm watching The Christmas Shoes right now and eating a sandwich from Subway. Exciting stuff. Maybe it's just me, but I'm thinking it doesn't feel like Christmastime at all. It feels like mid-November, not 21 days away from Christmas. So hopefully I'll be more in the Christmas spirit sometime soon.
The home missions class was having a bake sale today so I totally ditched my health kick. But it's for a good cause!
Well I'm gonna cut it short tonight cause I'm tired and I have things to do.
Much Love,
Marissa :)
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Jesus Isn't Jasper Hale
"I'm just tired of walking upright.
When I don't mean right,
I just want to look right."
-As Cities Burn
I can't tell you how many times I've used God. I can't tell you how many times I've prayed a quick prayer full of promises I'll never carry out just so I can put myself in a good mood, or how many times I've read my Bible just to feel productive. I can't tell you how many mission trips I've considered going on or how many times I've told a 'little white' lie or how many times I've gone to church or read Christian books to make me feel a little more godly, a little more like a superstrong Christian. I often ask God to use me, but more than that, I want to feel used. I hate praying for missionaries far away and for my future and for other stuff like that, because I can't see immediate results. I'd rather spend my time praying for my math test tomorrow or the church service tonight or my cold or my sister to make it safely home from college, because I see immediate results. We all love when God answers our prayers in an obvious way because it makes us feel good, so praying for not incredibly important stuff in the very near future is an easy way to see God 'work'. It takes less faith. Ah, faith. It's my F-word because I like to avoid it. I'd rather read blogs than the Bible because I don't have to try to learn something. It's just someone else telling me what they learned, which is awesome, just not in place of the Bible. I'd rather listen to Christian music and read Christian books, not because I just thoroughly enjoy them, but because they feel safe and make me seem godly(at least in my mind).
But I think all this is far from godly. I think it's very religious. It's empty. It's worthless. It's about looking good and feeling good...which is for fashion magazines, not Jesus.I don't want a fashion-magazine faith. I don't think Jesus is interested in being my own personal Jasper Hale, I think He's interested in having a relationship with me. I think He's interesting in being trusted. I think He's interested in truly using me in a way that has nothing to do with me, in helping me to be patient when I pray for things that won't have an answer this week, this month, this year, or even this side of eternity. I think He's interested in teaching me, showing Himself to me, loving me and just walking with me all the days of my life, no matter how messy and crazy it gets. And I think He's interested in changing me into someone who truly honors Him, no matter how much it hurts in the process.
Much love,
Marissa
P.S. For those of you who live under a rock, Jasper Hale is a character in Twilight who can affect people's emotions with his magical powers. Just thought I'd clear that up.
When I don't mean right,
I just want to look right."
-As Cities Burn
I can't tell you how many times I've used God. I can't tell you how many times I've prayed a quick prayer full of promises I'll never carry out just so I can put myself in a good mood, or how many times I've read my Bible just to feel productive. I can't tell you how many mission trips I've considered going on or how many times I've told a 'little white' lie or how many times I've gone to church or read Christian books to make me feel a little more godly, a little more like a superstrong Christian. I often ask God to use me, but more than that, I want to feel used. I hate praying for missionaries far away and for my future and for other stuff like that, because I can't see immediate results. I'd rather spend my time praying for my math test tomorrow or the church service tonight or my cold or my sister to make it safely home from college, because I see immediate results. We all love when God answers our prayers in an obvious way because it makes us feel good, so praying for not incredibly important stuff in the very near future is an easy way to see God 'work'. It takes less faith. Ah, faith. It's my F-word because I like to avoid it. I'd rather read blogs than the Bible because I don't have to try to learn something. It's just someone else telling me what they learned, which is awesome, just not in place of the Bible. I'd rather listen to Christian music and read Christian books, not because I just thoroughly enjoy them, but because they feel safe and make me seem godly(at least in my mind).
But I think all this is far from godly. I think it's very religious. It's empty. It's worthless. It's about looking good and feeling good...which is for fashion magazines, not Jesus.I don't want a fashion-magazine faith. I don't think Jesus is interested in being my own personal Jasper Hale, I think He's interested in having a relationship with me. I think He's interesting in being trusted. I think He's interested in truly using me in a way that has nothing to do with me, in helping me to be patient when I pray for things that won't have an answer this week, this month, this year, or even this side of eternity. I think He's interested in teaching me, showing Himself to me, loving me and just walking with me all the days of my life, no matter how messy and crazy it gets. And I think He's interested in changing me into someone who truly honors Him, no matter how much it hurts in the process.
Much love,
Marissa
P.S. For those of you who live under a rock, Jasper Hale is a character in Twilight who can affect people's emotions with his magical powers. Just thought I'd clear that up.
Monday, December 1, 2008
you always find a way to keep me right here waiting.
Ahhh! It's December. This time of year is so predictable. I'm listening to Trans-Siberian Orchestra right now...It's pretty much the only Christmas music I can stand right now. If you've never heard them, it's like this amazing mix of rock and classical. There's no words on most songs, but the music is absolutely beautiful. I strongly recommend looking them up.
I'm a complete nerd in case you haven't figured it out yet. What do normal people do on bad days? Eat chocolate, go shopping, cry etc. What do I do? I watch shows on the History channel called "The Lost Book of Nastrodamus" (or however you spell it). It was kind of interesting, but it kind of made my head hurt. It didn't make a lot of sense, but it was creepy and I'm pretty sure I'll never get to sleep tonight.
I'm so thirsty...I've drank like 16 cups of milk in the past hour...oh, speaking of which..I've been about 12% healthier today... I ate like 2 bags of chips, 2 tacos, and a SMALL(but stuffed to the brim =]) cup of the most amazing ice cream ever.
"you always find a way to keep me right here waiting." I promise you, that song has been stuck in my head for like 3 days. I have no clue why.
Here's a poem thingy I wrote on the Notepad on my phone(am I the only one who takes full advantage of that thing?).It doesn't really have a title, but here it is...
We're all searching,
We're all finding,
We're all hurting,
We're all trying.
We're all struggling,
We're all fighting,
We're all growing.
We're all healing.
We're all loved intensely,
We're all forgiven completely.
We're all pursued relentlessly...
But we're all broken.
Mucho amor,
Marissa.
I'm a complete nerd in case you haven't figured it out yet. What do normal people do on bad days? Eat chocolate, go shopping, cry etc. What do I do? I watch shows on the History channel called "The Lost Book of Nastrodamus" (or however you spell it). It was kind of interesting, but it kind of made my head hurt. It didn't make a lot of sense, but it was creepy and I'm pretty sure I'll never get to sleep tonight.
I'm so thirsty...I've drank like 16 cups of milk in the past hour...oh, speaking of which..I've been about 12% healthier today... I ate like 2 bags of chips, 2 tacos, and a SMALL(but stuffed to the brim =]) cup of the most amazing ice cream ever.
"you always find a way to keep me right here waiting." I promise you, that song has been stuck in my head for like 3 days. I have no clue why.
Here's a poem thingy I wrote on the Notepad on my phone(am I the only one who takes full advantage of that thing?).It doesn't really have a title, but here it is...
We're all searching,
We're all finding,
We're all hurting,
We're all trying.
We're all struggling,
We're all fighting,
We're all growing.
We're all healing.
We're all loved intensely,
We're all forgiven completely.
We're all pursued relentlessly...
But we're all broken.
Mucho amor,
Marissa.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
My toes are cold...
Me: "What should I blog about today?"
Sissy: "How beautiful I am! Oh, but wait, that would take too long."
So since I am short on time, here's what I camp up with...
My family overslept this morning so we didn't get to go to church and we decided not to go tonight. I haven't been there since last Sunday morning. Man, I miss all my friends! Not just at church, but at school too. 5 days off has been crazy, wayy too much time to think. And wayy too much time to be away from everyone(one person in particular =]). So I'm kind of excited to go back. Speaking of going back, my sister went back to college this afternoon. It's so much quieter around here. But she'll be back next Tuesday! yay! I haven't had a haircut since May (that totally rhymed) so I decided to cut it. I spent about 2 hours on wikihow trying to figure out how to do it. My mom ended up cutting my bangs and I layered it. It's not great, but oh well, it's decent. I'm a girl, so ya know I'll probably never be satisfied with my strands of protein.
I'm so hungry! I haven't eaten since lunch (mm, Taco Bell!). Speaking of food, I'm probably the most unhealthy eater ever, so I'm really gonna try to eat somewhat healthy food this week. Um, yeah, you might want to wish me luck with that. I'm a completely subconscious eater, because I don't really care what I eat. Guess I'm gonna have to pay more attention this week. I've spent over $100 on junk food from the vending machines over the past few months. Blah, I can't believe that. It's ridiculous how many other things I could have done with that. So hopefully I'll save a few bucks this week as well.
My dad was telling me about this story on the news last night. This couple got married yesterday and they had never kissed or been alone in a house together. They kissed for 2 minutes at the altar yesterday..I bet that was slightly uncomfortable for the guests. I mean, really.
Guess that's all.
Much love,
Marissa.
Sissy: "How beautiful I am! Oh, but wait, that would take too long."
So since I am short on time, here's what I camp up with...
My family overslept this morning so we didn't get to go to church and we decided not to go tonight. I haven't been there since last Sunday morning. Man, I miss all my friends! Not just at church, but at school too. 5 days off has been crazy, wayy too much time to think. And wayy too much time to be away from everyone(one person in particular =]). So I'm kind of excited to go back. Speaking of going back, my sister went back to college this afternoon. It's so much quieter around here. But she'll be back next Tuesday! yay! I haven't had a haircut since May (that totally rhymed) so I decided to cut it. I spent about 2 hours on wikihow trying to figure out how to do it. My mom ended up cutting my bangs and I layered it. It's not great, but oh well, it's decent. I'm a girl, so ya know I'll probably never be satisfied with my strands of protein.
I'm so hungry! I haven't eaten since lunch (mm, Taco Bell!). Speaking of food, I'm probably the most unhealthy eater ever, so I'm really gonna try to eat somewhat healthy food this week. Um, yeah, you might want to wish me luck with that. I'm a completely subconscious eater, because I don't really care what I eat. Guess I'm gonna have to pay more attention this week. I've spent over $100 on junk food from the vending machines over the past few months. Blah, I can't believe that. It's ridiculous how many other things I could have done with that. So hopefully I'll save a few bucks this week as well.
My dad was telling me about this story on the news last night. This couple got married yesterday and they had never kissed or been alone in a house together. They kissed for 2 minutes at the altar yesterday..I bet that was slightly uncomfortable for the guests. I mean, really.
Guess that's all.
Much love,
Marissa.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Whipped Cream and Power Rangers
Today has been rather uneventful for me. I woke up and totally forgot it was Saturday(seriously, Thanksgiving break is messing with my brain) and for those of us without cable, Saturday means there's hardly anything decent on. So I watched Power Rangers.. I used to hate that show, but today's episode was kinda cool. I wasn't really watching though, cause I was making cheese biscuits, but it felt like a kid soap-opera. The theme song was kinda cool. I made hot chocolate and whipped cream for the first time this year today! ahhh, amazing. Then my mommy told me to clean my room, but i couldn't find my relient k Christmas CD and i was pretty bummed about that. I still can't find it :( I really want to redo my room, so hopefully I can do that over Christmas break. Of course, I said that before summer break so who knows when it will actually happen.
I've written and deleted about 19 different paragraphs that could follow the quote, but I'm just going to leave you with this...
"Why do we do the things we do? Why do we go to church or give money away? Because we’re supposed to or because we think God needs it? Do we honestly put on our best clothes for an hour once a week, stand and sit at all the right times, and sing all the appropriate songs for God’s sake, or because it’ll make us look better to the world around us? We’re tired of all the empty rituals and routines. And so is God. God hates it when we call ourselves Christians but ignore all the things he really cares about. He hates it when we go through hollow religious routines out of some feeling of duty or obligation. God doesn’t want the meaningless rituals. God wants our hearts."-Rob Bell
Much Love,
Marissa
I've written and deleted about 19 different paragraphs that could follow the quote, but I'm just going to leave you with this...
"Why do we do the things we do? Why do we go to church or give money away? Because we’re supposed to or because we think God needs it? Do we honestly put on our best clothes for an hour once a week, stand and sit at all the right times, and sing all the appropriate songs for God’s sake, or because it’ll make us look better to the world around us? We’re tired of all the empty rituals and routines. And so is God. God hates it when we call ourselves Christians but ignore all the things he really cares about. He hates it when we go through hollow religious routines out of some feeling of duty or obligation. God doesn’t want the meaningless rituals. God wants our hearts."-Rob Bell
Much Love,
Marissa
Friday, November 28, 2008
Ah, Christmas cookies..
Thanksgiving is over(and it went exactly like it always does. told you so.) which means today is the official start of the Christmas season! woohoo! Happy First Official Day of the Christmas Season! It's totally a new holiday. I would be listening to Christmas music, but my computer is being s...l...o...w. So I'm gonna make some Christmas cookies in a little bit. I'll probably clean my room and decorate it a teensy, as I usually do. Yeah, I really don't have anything exciting to say today.
Guess I'll go make some cookies.
Later.
Guess I'll go make some cookies.
Later.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
i'm psychic...like alice(?)
I'm writing this while taking a break from Twilight. I'm quite surprised to find myself reading it, actually. But my sister came home today (!!!) with a copy of it and I figured I'd read it.
So, Thanksgiving is in 2 days. Yay. Thanksgiving goes like this every single year: wake up at 9 or so, watch some of the parade, skip breakfast, get on the computer etc, start getting ready, skip lunch, finally make it out the door with the turkey and a random assortment of desserts made at 2 am or so, go to my uncle's, chill, eat, chill/talk, eat again(this time it's much less civilized and generally involves standing around a platter, using my fingers), finally leave, get in the car, discuss how much food we are going to have over the next few days, get home, eat most of said food thus leaving us with no leftovers for the remainder of the week, and after that it's pretty much a blur. I'm guessing sleep or a movie comes somewhere after that. I feel like a psychic, because I promise you this Thanksgiving will be no different. Great, now that I've written this, there's actually pressure for this to happen, but I'm pretty sure I don't have to worry about that.
Guess it's time to get back to Twilight!
Lata.
So, Thanksgiving is in 2 days. Yay. Thanksgiving goes like this every single year: wake up at 9 or so, watch some of the parade, skip breakfast, get on the computer etc, start getting ready, skip lunch, finally make it out the door with the turkey and a random assortment of desserts made at 2 am or so, go to my uncle's, chill, eat, chill/talk, eat again(this time it's much less civilized and generally involves standing around a platter, using my fingers), finally leave, get in the car, discuss how much food we are going to have over the next few days, get home, eat most of said food thus leaving us with no leftovers for the remainder of the week, and after that it's pretty much a blur. I'm guessing sleep or a movie comes somewhere after that. I feel like a psychic, because I promise you this Thanksgiving will be no different. Great, now that I've written this, there's actually pressure for this to happen, but I'm pretty sure I don't have to worry about that.
Guess it's time to get back to Twilight!
Lata.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Introductions!
Hello! I'm Marissa. This blogging thing is super cool. I can't make any promises, as I'm not much of a writer, but I'm gonna try. My display name comes from Ephesians 6:24, cause I'm just godly like that ;) My favorite blog is StuffChristiansLike...it's pretty much an addiction. haha. i like to read, laugh, make good grades, ya know.
So, I haven't really decided how i'm gonna sign off yet...
-Marissa.
So, I haven't really decided how i'm gonna sign off yet...
-Marissa.
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