listen to all these pretend people
listen to them talking
laughing
wishing
listen to them trying to breathe meaning into their lives
but they can't quite.......
do it
listen to all these pretend people
listen to their stories
jokes
complaints
listen to them trying to impress you with their lives
but they can't quite.....
do it
listen to all these pretend people
listen to their embellished lies
exaggerated exploits
inconceivable experiences
listen to them trying make up utterly unique, distinguished lives
but they can't
quite...
do it
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
i get philosophical sometimes o' nights
now is one of those times. it's usually after i've watched a movie or youtube clips of famous people being all famous and whatnot. i start to think about how pointless fame is, and yet at the same time how powerful it is. the famous are a force to be reckoned with. whole countries listen to them, and for what? so we can be influenced by the extremists in the media and take notes on how they live so we can do likewise?
oh america. how silly you are. you exult fools and folly, and in so doing, condemn your children to further foolishness. but what then?
will we continue in a downward cycle until the only people in the public eye are those willing to lower their standards?
will we try to better ourselves?
will we turn to emotion, art, ideas, or other ultimately useless knowledge?
will we seek truth?
will we value goodness?
will we abandon all former discernment and chase after only the new, exciting thing?
only God knows.
oh america. how silly you are. you exult fools and folly, and in so doing, condemn your children to further foolishness. but what then?
will we continue in a downward cycle until the only people in the public eye are those willing to lower their standards?
will we try to better ourselves?
will we turn to emotion, art, ideas, or other ultimately useless knowledge?
will we seek truth?
will we value goodness?
will we abandon all former discernment and chase after only the new, exciting thing?
only God knows.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
THE MONTHLY CHALLENGE CHALLENGE - march
well children, we've entered a new month, and with it, a new challenge.
how did i do on last month's challenge? oh ya know, i BEASTED it.
no. no, not really. but i did complete it. two of the books i read may or may not have been much shorter than the ones i originally intended, but hey, i read three spiritual books. challenge beasted.
what do i plan for march? quite simple really. i am to spend no money unless it be absolutely necessary. like, toothpaste or something. gum is not a necessity. ergo, i will be rationing my gum this month.
this will be hard.
BUT. God gives me grace for every day (even if He sees fit not to give me gum).
ALSO. as i was talking to my dad this evening about the march challenge, he said, 'so what your spiritual challenge?'
i think this is genius to have a spiritual challenge as well as a regularly scheduled one. therefore, the month of march will be 'encouragement month'! i'll make it a point to message, text, email, or write on someone's wall an encouragement about how i see God working in their life. so be godly so i can encourage you.
how did i do on last month's challenge? oh ya know, i BEASTED it.
no. no, not really. but i did complete it. two of the books i read may or may not have been much shorter than the ones i originally intended, but hey, i read three spiritual books. challenge beasted.
what do i plan for march? quite simple really. i am to spend no money unless it be absolutely necessary. like, toothpaste or something. gum is not a necessity. ergo, i will be rationing my gum this month.
this will be hard.
BUT. God gives me grace for every day (even if He sees fit not to give me gum).
ALSO. as i was talking to my dad this evening about the march challenge, he said, 'so what your spiritual challenge?'
i think this is genius to have a spiritual challenge as well as a regularly scheduled one. therefore, the month of march will be 'encouragement month'! i'll make it a point to message, text, email, or write on someone's wall an encouragement about how i see God working in their life. so be godly so i can encourage you.
Monday, February 28, 2011
hast thou no scar?
no hidden scar on foot, or side, or hand?
i hear thee sung as might in the land,
i hear them hail thy bright, ascendant star,
has thou no scar?
has thou no wound?
yet i was wounded by the archers, spent,
leaned Me against a tree to die; and rent
by ravening beast that compassed Me, i swooned;
hast thou no wound?
no wound? no scar?
yet, as the Mater shall the servant be,
and pierced are the feet that follow Me;
but thine are whole: can he have followed far
who has nor wound nor scar?
-amy carmichael
no hidden scar on foot, or side, or hand?
i hear thee sung as might in the land,
i hear them hail thy bright, ascendant star,
has thou no scar?
has thou no wound?
yet i was wounded by the archers, spent,
leaned Me against a tree to die; and rent
by ravening beast that compassed Me, i swooned;
hast thou no wound?
no wound? no scar?
yet, as the Mater shall the servant be,
and pierced are the feet that follow Me;
but thine are whole: can he have followed far
who has nor wound nor scar?
-amy carmichael
Thursday, February 24, 2011
AND THE ACADEMY AWARD GOES TO...
as the season of the Oscars approaches, i find myself asking more and more, what makes a movie good? is it script? character development? direction? acting? an original plot? what is it? what makes a movie worthy of an Oscar?
according to my extensive research (i seen a few of the movies that are up for Oscars. and i've watched other movies besides those. WHAT NOW!!), i've come to the conclusion that it's a mixture of all those things and others. but everybody knows that. finding the perfect blend of all these essential ingredients is the key to making a memorable film. and few people can do it. true, different movies appeal to different audiences, and while people who think rom coms are the best things since luke's haircut may not particularly enjoy "silence of the lambs", they can at least appreciate the talent and effort that went into making the film.
but there's another thing that makes movie critics do a double take; originality. take the best picture noms for this year: black swan, the kids are all right, 127 hours, inception. all movies that that either made your head spin or pushed the social envelope in a way that was too monumental to be ignored. so the academy rewarded it. but only one film will join the 82 other immortal Oscar winners and become extraordinary.
as i start to plan a movie of my own and look at elements that will make it successful, i wonder what the process really is, how the judges break down the categories and rate them. how do they assess performances? just what makes a script worthy of an award?
i'll probably never know for sure, but it sure will be fun trying to figure it out.
according to my extensive research (i seen a few of the movies that are up for Oscars. and i've watched other movies besides those. WHAT NOW!!), i've come to the conclusion that it's a mixture of all those things and others. but everybody knows that. finding the perfect blend of all these essential ingredients is the key to making a memorable film. and few people can do it. true, different movies appeal to different audiences, and while people who think rom coms are the best things since luke's haircut may not particularly enjoy "silence of the lambs", they can at least appreciate the talent and effort that went into making the film.
but there's another thing that makes movie critics do a double take; originality. take the best picture noms for this year: black swan, the kids are all right, 127 hours, inception. all movies that that either made your head spin or pushed the social envelope in a way that was too monumental to be ignored. so the academy rewarded it. but only one film will join the 82 other immortal Oscar winners and become extraordinary.
as i start to plan a movie of my own and look at elements that will make it successful, i wonder what the process really is, how the judges break down the categories and rate them. how do they assess performances? just what makes a script worthy of an award?
i'll probably never know for sure, but it sure will be fun trying to figure it out.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
the putting off of the imminent history paper[s]
did you ever want to tell a story but you couldn't find the words?
did you ever have just the words to say but no story to go with it?
have you ever told THE story with THE words, but found it made no sense?
it wasn't original?
it didn't fit?
it wasn't right?
it wasn't smart?
it wasn't thrilling?
it wasn't breathtaking?
life isn't very interesting. that's why storytellers change it.
but sometime they don't. and we still like it.
why is that?
it's because life is relatable. we like to be entertained.
but sometimes,
that doesn't cut it.
guns, explosions, impossible romances, magical fairytales, feats of strength, greatness, nobility; they're all well and good.
but something within us responds
when a man comes home from work
tired,
stressed,
worn out,
and looks at his wife
and smiles
and says
"what's for dinner?"
did you ever have just the words to say but no story to go with it?
have you ever told THE story with THE words, but found it made no sense?
it wasn't original?
it didn't fit?
it wasn't right?
it wasn't smart?
it wasn't thrilling?
it wasn't breathtaking?
life isn't very interesting. that's why storytellers change it.
but sometime they don't. and we still like it.
why is that?
it's because life is relatable. we like to be entertained.
but sometimes,
that doesn't cut it.
guns, explosions, impossible romances, magical fairytales, feats of strength, greatness, nobility; they're all well and good.
but something within us responds
when a man comes home from work
tired,
stressed,
worn out,
and looks at his wife
and smiles
and says
"what's for dinner?"
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