Amanda Falk
makes me cryyyyy. hehe.
"I just want to be a sheep - Ba ba Ba Ba! I just want to be a sheep, Ba ba Ba ba!"
She's truly the most humble girl singer ... she's touched me with the simple love that's expressed through her songs. I can't believe she's so young too? 21 ?? Anyway, such a blessing to hear her at the last night concert. Wow o wow. Once she started singing, 'Small' - kawoosh, there goes the tears. Without hesitation too ... that song unlocks so many things for me. As a whisper in agreement with the song, I sent it as a prayer.
But yeah she explained how she felt so broken one time, and was in this big prayer tent and she was faced down, right into the dirt, crying all the tears she possibly had, and was certainly broken. She didn't tell anyone where she had went, but her dad found her and knelt beside her, arms around her shoulders. He didn't say a word. Not one single word, and he knelt with her, for the next hour until she picked up her dignity and rose. Amanda told us, that with her earthly dad figure, God was able to really show His presence through that unspoken love, that He is always ALWAYS there, placing His gentle hand on our shoulders, enduring with us the pain and hurt.
Amanda also talked about how she wishes there was just one single magazine out there in our society that told the reader that they were accepted, they were beautiful, and that they are worthy. But no, instead we find magazines, tv shows, that constantly, without fault, always throwing out suggestions about self improvement, self gain, self indulgence, makeovers, change, improve, improve, improve. Presenting the false state of 'perfection' and trying to disguise the reality, that the fact is, you're never gonna be completely satisfied , especially physically. But not unless we know that God has another, more true definition of beautiful. He loves and seeks for beauty that is eternal. We find beauty in Him, who supplies all full joy and full satisfaction. Most importantly, Psalms 139, He knows every single thing about each one of us.
Every single thing.
What is your single thought today?
Wish I could speak in different languages ...
but hey, remember, the Holy Spirit can do just that! hehe
(나 무엇과도 주님을 바꾸지 않으리, 다른 어떤 은혜 구하지 않으리... 오직 주님만이 내 삶에 도움이시니, 주의 얼굴 보기 원합니다... )
((oops, I haven't asked for permission to post it, but that's from Choi!))
Seeing Amanda Falk in concert soon! Beautiful beautiful voice ^^
Water Gun Survey!
Please answer the below questions !! Please be as technical as you can! :P
1. Do you own a water gun? If so, which was your favorite and why?
2. Was it easy to hold? Or was it clumsy to run with it?
3. If you had to design a water gun, what would you have out of the three for its best feature: long range, more water per blast, or more directional control/accuracy?
4. Do you think the tank capacity is important? Would that affect your mobility?
5. What do you think is the biggest fault in water guns?
and bonus question ... hehe
How much would you pay for a gun?
Thank you kindly!
Thigh Masters
Wish I invented something like that - to work the .... underarm flab. I'd call it the -Flabmaster X 2000-!! What an easy to invent machine ... just get a spring, get rubber cushiony things ...
What this comic reminds me as well was that my dad bought my mom an Abmaster thing ... ON VALENTINE'S day ... GUYS, don't EVER do that! yikes. haha
Maybe I should go back to my researching of water guns. :)
Jelly Muscles
Wowwwwie. Started going to the gym this week, planning to do it daily ... but ack! Doubt that'll happen, hehe. This guy was nice enough to lead me through some good sets with the dumbells and some weights by cable. Eek, can't even wave my hand anymore, I guess the 'head nod' will have to do for a greeting hehe.
I forgot to mention, the other day, going to work downtown, in front of TD Square ... there were these two guys... singing ....... TFK! The song, "This is a Call" It was very well done! I was rushing off to work so I'm not too sure what other songs they sang after that, but wowww I was so admirable of them. I quickly dropped some money into the open guitar case, but there was a sign saying, "We're not here to ...." Sadly in my frantic rush I wasn't able to read the rest of it ((foolish me)) but I know it was some positive message as to, they weren't performing music just for extra money change in the pocket, but to glorify God ^^ Wow, if I only had talent to play something, it would be really really neat to take worship on the streets.
Sait's doing awesome, getting incredibly tired at the end of the day still! Yikes! Visited U of C today, dropped by Crusade's Office, no one there :( But oh well it was nice to stop by the booth as it is Clubs Week, and got a Life Kit to bring back onto my campus! We might get some ideas for our own little outreach ... :) Oh yeah, stopped by the Leather Bracelets Stand ... with the cool guy in the mohawk making neat things ... I got him to customize one for me! I'm picking it up on Friday, let's see how it'll turn out ... muhaha. Return for a picture I'll post up of it.
Nothing is Sound
WOW ... what a great CD. I have to really grow into it to really tell you genuinely what my heart feels about it ... that will MAYBE come soon... hehe, depending on how much time I have to listen to it. ^^ but YES! Go and check HMV for the crazy price to purchase it for $9.99!! So DON'T go to CP! What a price difference!
Happy Birthday Lindsey!
Today, was I ever the most miserable or all miserables. My knee got banged up pretty badily. Grades aren't going smoothly as I thought they would be. And I'm just hating money more and more ...............
Chuck out the hate. Where's the love??
My oh my am I ever excited for the Drama ministry for Crusade ... whoohoo! I think God's got big HUGE plans coming right up, oh the anticipation!
For some reason, I would desire to be a cardboard box that just walks around and talks with people. I would be in the most comfortable mood to talk. If I was faceless, does it really make it all that better? What is wrong with my self esteem ...
Reading from Ecclesiates, just brilliant stuff:
"I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live." 3:12 "The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?" 6:11 "When times are good, by happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future." 7:14
I love that last one.
TFK can rawk!
Sooooooooo I did end up going to the concert. Yay! Well it was a VERY long concert though, in total maybe 3.5 hours. The special guests took up about more than half! There were four, so it's quite understandable for that lengthy intro. Gaetz Ave, Manafest, Nifty, and StereoTrap.
BUT I must say ... Centre Street really likes to blast and pump up the bass. HORRIBLE choice - because I couldn't hear hardly any of the artists as to what they were saying! It was better when TFK rolled around - Thank God for that! Because what I love best about the band is their melodic part of their punkrock. Also Trevor's amazing talent with the vocals.
So, sitting through the first half was a bit unbearable ... but I gratefully knew all the songs they sang so I could guess/sing to my myself at the same time to enjoy ^^
NIFTY is such a cool guy! Little black guy from Toronto - his stuff almost sounds like Jay-z's. His name stands for "New Intelligence from the Yahweh" ... funky hey? He's such a nice nice guy. But since no one really knew him and he's quite new, there wasn't many people at his booth. He even had this little red siren flashing light on his table too ........ wow what a guy hehe.
I got to get second in line for the autographing. I dropped my CD right before and the case broke. :( But nevertheless, I did get to ask Trevor ((lead vocals)) what TFK stood for. Hehe, his voice was gone so I had to rest my head on the table and listen to his coarse whispering...
Oh, how I love concerts.
Switchfoot - Stars
Maybe I've been the problem,
Maybe I'm the one to blame,
Maybe even when I turn it off, and I blame myself,
the outcome feels the same.
I've been thinking maybe I've been part of the cloudy,
Maybe I'm the chance of rain.
And maybe I'm overcast and
Maybe all my luck's all washed down the drain.
I've been thinking 'bout everyone, everyone you look so lonely.
But when I look at the stars,
when I look at the stars,
when I look at the stars
There's someone else.
When I look at the stars, stars ...
I feel like myself.
Started looking at the planets, watching entropy and pain
and maybe started wonder how chaos in our lives can pass as say
I've been thinking of the meaning of resistance
Of a road beyond our own
And suddenly the infinite and inpenitent? began to look like home
I've been thinking that everyone, everyone you look so empty.
But when I look at the stars,
when I look at the stars,
when I look at the stars
There's someone else.
When I look at the stars, stars ...
I feel like myself.
Took a really nice long stroll out tonight. Did this song ever ring true for me. Coincidentally hey? God's wonderful.
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Go and fetch. Support. Find out how the album questions about if everything's meaningless.
Meaning less?
The Shadow Proves the Sunshine
