How do you like my new blog title? It's a line from "The Adventure," which has been my favorite song for quite a while. Right now it has special significance for me, though, because it feels like my life has become so empty and secluded of late. I'm realizing that to get what I want out of life I am going to have to be much more than I am now and try much harder than I am now. And while I've realized this in a theoretical since, I have no idea how to go about actually doing it.
I way overuse the word "life," and I'm not sure what it means. It's not just the period of time between life and death, I'm pretty sure.
"The Adventure" is on an album called We Don't Need To Whisper by a band called Angels and Airwaves, which thanks to Sam I have been pretty much living and breathing these last couple days. I wonder, if I had the chance to be exposed to this kind of music and books and movies and whatnot more often, would I be able to live with the kind of passion that this album gives me all the time? I wish I knew how to seek that kind of stuff out. That's what I mean about trying harder.
"It-" love, purity, carring, real joy- it is not gushing from unexpected rivers that criss-cross the globe, it has to be searched for and mined and collected and stored. And we're not born miracles, but miracles happen in us when we start...
Something having to do with God. I don't know.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Don't speak your mind now, you'll wake the child
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the word is miracles. and I am infintely jealous of your CD.
only to come back as pure as gold...
Miracles, gotcha.
What a dumb word choice anyway. Words are really annoying, when I talk in such abstract language it makes me sound like such a corn flake. I'm really driving at something so specific, it's just taking me a while to get there...
A corn flake? lol. Not at all. I really think I understand what you are driving at here. I think I'm thinking the same way lately. But I can't really explain it.
Corn flake?! Not at all! That's the risk we all run when revealing what's really inside. :-) So if you're a corn flake, I'M a corn flake!
I like corn flakes.
i think the best art brings out the best in us.
remember when you first read blue like jazz?
Mmmmmm... art. That's it.
I think you're onto something there, Lindy. And Beth, did I mention you've changed so much?
How do you do it, Em? You seem to be able to express your feelings so well on paper.
I was gone from blog for a little while because I was so frustrated. Well, not so frustrated, just... I don't know. But I don't ever think I will be able to express my thoughts like you can. Not in my journal, on the internet, to a friend, I never seem to be able to do it.
And don't worry you only sound like a corn flake about one fourth the time. : )
Well anyway I think it only sounded a littly corn flakish. Just because you couldn't quite nail it down yet. TAKE YOUR TIME Emily, it will come! haha pray through it (duh I know you already are) It's really hard to talk in abstractish, but I think you're better than most of us.
Except maybe for Sam. His always seems abstract. In a really modern sort of way which usually throws me for about five and a half loops.
So I saw Blue Like Jazz at Missions Fest a few months ago and read the first paragraph. Then i had to get back to working the book table but our library doesn't have it and I've been meaning to read if for awhile now. Does anyone have a copy I could borrow???
oh yeah I like it but it's depressing by itself. I guess I need to hear the whole song and then it'll be amazing to me too!
umm... your title is what I'm talking about. good grief! put me online at midnight and this is what you get...
lol, you know what I absolutely LOVE about my life?
Well, first of all the patchwork thing, where my friends are so varied and real and forever.
And second how I can post a blog and get ten comments in a day.
And third how I can always trust you guys to be honest!!!
My title is from an album of my Dad's that creates the most specific mood in the whole world, it's really emotional and tends to be sad even when the words arn't; kind of bitter sweet.
The band is Toad The Wet Sprocket, but I don't remember the name of the song.
Hmm, I think you did mention that, but thanks!
Don't worry Verya, somehow, I did understand you there!
i was wondering why you were listening to my good friend toad. good stuff. solid muzak.
"searched for and mined and collected and stored" yes.
I don't get ten comments a day!! *whimpers*
Um, I forgot what I was gonna say....
Emily I MISS YOU!!!!!
Oh Lindy, we will all make an especial effort to make ten comments.
Ha, I just realized something Verya, you wern't even talking about my post title.
*headdesk*
Left without a trace. Yes, well if you heard the song I don't think you'd think it was depressing...
We're all the children left without a trace
Only to come back as pure as gold
To recite this line
That's so cool Em! Look at me, I'm going around making all these comments are NOT writing you an email1! Psh. Can I do it in the morning when I find my brain? *laughs at cleverness from Wizard of Oz* hehahehahe
OH!!!! You know what I did today?!?!?!?? Mom, dad and I went to Twin Falls (big town for shopping and stuff) and they DROPPED me OFF at MICHAEL"S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had TONS upon TONS upon T-O-N-S of fun! And only spent 34 dollars. What?! That's good for me. :-)
I got stickers and beads and like three card and envelope for 1 dollar and fun fun things!!BRADS, I got little brads and they are so cute! I am such a girl! I walked in the store and just grinned in front of the isl upon isl of things JUST for me! Half of which would put me in debt! hehehe I had fun today. :-) What did you do?
Lol, michael's is great, but I love Joann's more . . . the fabrics, and they do have some crafting supplies . . . But the best parts are the pattern books. I always go strait to costumes . . .
Yes! Costumes are SO fun! Did I tell you that I'm gonna learn to sew?!?! Well, that is if my life EVER stops throbbing and twisting, my mom will teach me. :-) I'm really excited! I want to be able to pull out a pattern I like and make it in the size and color I want. AND make a dress like Eowyn! :-)
oh, well it's the coming back as pure as gold part that makes all the difference! do you like my blog's new title by the way?
(somehow it seems like putting by the way at the end of the sentance should be as awkward as split-infinitives sometimes) somehowsometimes
I'm am slightly hyper right now because I know I'll have high-speed internet for the rest of the week! you guessed it - I'm going over the river and through the woods! (that means to my grandparents' house by the way) (there it is again)
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