things i like about hotels:
1) the seemingly endless supply of clean towels
2) FREE ICE!!!!
Current Mood: mmm.. ice.
Current Music: k.d. lang
Archive for the ‘thoughts’ Category
my favorite things…
May 19th, 2006
love langauges..
March 24th, 2006
The Five Love Languages
My primary love language is probably
Physical Touch
with a secondary love language being
Quality Time.
Complete set of results
| Physical Touch: | Â | 11 |
| Quality Time: | Â | 7 |
| Words of Affirmation: | Â | 6 |
| Receiving Gifts: | Â | 4 |
| Acts of Service: | Â | 2 |
Information
Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we don’t understand our partner’s requirements, or even our own. We all have a “love tank” that needs to be filled in order for us to express love to others, but there are different means by which our tank can be filled, and there are different ways that we can express love to others.
i think everyone needs to take this quiz!
Current Mood: 
tired
tiredCurrent Music: newcomers home
disco(ntent) inferno…
January 29th, 2006
i’ve talked about this before.. probably just in conversation.. and not online. but when talking about cultures and the (lack of) american culture… i’ve stated “look how many countries we have ticked off. i mean… how many times do you see people burning the danish flag?”
well.. there’s a first for everything…
Current Mood: 
contemplative
contemplativeCurrent Music: dj iri
like i’ve been saying…
January 3rd, 2006
ya know.. i keep reading bad news about ‘computers’… it’s just too bad that people haven’t learned yet
*shrugs* but i would never say… but if i were to say.. which i would never say… but if i did.. i would say… *hehehe* .. but i would never say that… 
Current Mood: 
chipper
chipperCurrent Music: all together seperate
would you like to take a survey?
October 30th, 2005
i got this survey thing from whitney… so i thought i’d take a quick break from my work and post it.
have you ever:
+ been in love?: yep
+ been in a quiet room and screamed so there would be some noise?: well.. not really screamed.. but i do talk to myself every so often
+ Have a gf/bf?: yep
+ Have a crush and who?: yea
+ left the country?: yep
+ gone out in your p.j.’s? yep
+ set yourself or a body part on fire?: uhh.. i don’t think so.
+ started dancing when there was no music?: you bet!
+ pretended you were an opera singer? i guess you could call it that
+ kept a secret from everyone? *nods*
+ actually thrown shoes onto a phone wire?: nope
+ crashed into a wall in public: driving.. no. walking.. yes.
+ ever cried at a “chick flick”?: yep
+ had a crush on a teacher?: *nods*
+ done something stupid to impress your crush? not that i recall
+ laughed so hard you cried?: yup
+ found a cartoon character attractive?: uhh… i don’t think so.
+ at anytime owned a “new kids on the block “cards, tapes, dolls, tee shirts?: ALL of the above! (and that stuff is still floating around my room somewhere. heh)
+ called or seen a psychic: nope
+ prank called someone?: i don’t remember. i probably have long ago.
+ gotten in a car accident?: i got rear-ended once
+ fallen down the stairs?: all the time. i’ve even fallen UP the stairs.
+ seen the eiffel tower?: not the real one (one made of legos, yes.)
..favorites..
+ soap: depends on my mood… and the smell of the soap. some soap brings back good memories of people/places…
+ colors?: purple. but i go through phases of other favorite colors… which usally present themselves when i’m doing paintings or graphic design work. lately funky shades of green have been my staple in my artwork.
+ day or night: night
+ band: dang. this is a hard one. it really depends on my mood at that second. i’m a big fan of ani difranco, good Christian music (like sara groves, ginny owens, skillet, david crowder, chris tomlin, third day… etc).. and lately i’m really into bands like the killers and coldplay. eh. just check out my audioscrobbler page to see what i’ve been listening to lately
+ type of sandwich: grilled cheese. mmmmmmmm
+ coffee or hot chocolate: hot chocolate!
+ big or little: uhh.. what?
+ here or there: both please.
+ red or blue: red
+ new or old: both (it really depends on what it is.)
+ character on “saved by the bell”: that’s a tough one. i’d say zac, but he was most people’s favorite… i’d say screech, but he’s a jerk in real life (he’s been into the apple store here in milwaukee… just in case you were wondering “where is he now…” type questions.)… so i’ll go with jessie. 
+ character on dawson’s creek: dawson i guess. i didn’t watch that show too much.. but one of my friends looks SO much like dawson it’s scarry.
+ character on the brady bunch: allice (i think that was her name… the maid lady?)
+ cartoon character(s): garfield
+ tv show: friends
+ movie: monty python, the goonies, good will hunting, finding nemo.. etc.
..in the last 24 hours have you..
+ cried: no
+ laughed: of course
+ helped someone: heh. yes.
+ cut your hair: nope. but i need to do that soon
+ worn a skirt: nope
+ worn a tie: no… the 80′s is over *grin*
+ been mean: i hope not
+ gone to the movies: nope
+ been sarcastic: of course
+ gone out for dinner: lunch.. yes
+ said “I love you”: to my parents
+ written a letter: does an email count?
+ watched your favorite movie: nope
+ given someone a present: uhh.. kinda
+ missed someone: yep
+ hugged someone: yep
+ had a nightmare: i don’t remember my dreams anymore. 
+ fought with your parents: nope (thanks to not living with them anymore *grin*)
+ had sex: nope
do you believe in:
+ god/devil: yes
+ your friends: yep
+ aliens: no
+ love: yes
+ signs: yep
+ the closet monster: his name is fred and he would like to express how much he hates being called “the closet monster.”
+ one person for everyone: not sure
+ psychic powers: they are there.. but i’m not sure exactly what ‘side’ they come from. (i tend to believe they come from the ‘evil’ side… so i avoid them at all costs)
+ government conspiracies: i can neither confirm nor deny such alligations. next question.
+ that squirrels are evil: awww. poor evil squirrels. they have a heart too! *grin*
alright. now back to work for me. *waves*
Current Mood: mellow
mellowCurrent Music: gorillaz
huh… interesting
October 22nd, 2005
|
Your Birthdate: May 20 |
 Your birth on the 20th day of the month adds a degree of emotion, sensitivity, and intuition to your reading. The 2 energy provided here is very social, allowing you to make friends easily and quickly. Yet you are apt to have a rather nervous air in the company of a large group. You have a warmhearted nature and emotional understanding that constantly seeks affection. |
kinda scary.. but it’s somewhat accurate.
i recognize that accent…
January 20th, 2005
every day is an adventure. i learn so much new stuff every day… and get the opportunity to meet so many new people.
one thing that i think is pretty cool … is the diversity of the people who walk into the store…. all ages and races. many times we have people from other countries, so the store sometimes is decorated by various accents.
today was no exception. but this time… i recognized that accent. it was an accent that i was surrounded by for four months. it brought back memories and made me miss that beautiful country… danmark.
it was so great to hear english with a danish accent again. and i thought i wouldn’t miss that.. but sure enough… i do. the staccato “yea” placed in a lull of a sentience … which was a habit that i picked up while in danmark… i found myself doing again while talking to this guy. i even had a bit of a chance to talk about my time in the beautiful country. it was great.
but anyways. i’m sure all my friends are sick of me talking about danmark. but just one more thing about that subject… watermark is there… they’ve been there for a couple days.. and should have finished recording their cd already. and yes.. i am stalking watermark (thanks to the help of indre missions webpage )
now to something completely un-related to danmark.
tonight (oh.. wait.. it’s already thursday… so yesterday) was the first of three cd release concerts for tammy ann winn… for which i am playing the djembe and aux. percussion. it was fun to play again… although it was a bit stressful driving directly from work (on the northwest side of milwaukee) to the concert (in racine… which is 45 minutes south and east of work…) in rush hour traffic. but i got there in time.. so it all worked out well. there were lots of younger kids at this concert.. so i felt like i was back on team, during the VBS weeks. heh. it was pretty fun to watch some of the youngest girls play ‘rock, paper scissors’ during the slow songs.
i really think that’s all i have to write. i mean.. it’s not all that’s going on in my life… cuz God is really doing some great things here. i feel very content… peaceful….. and even with my spurts of “webpage getting hacked” frustration/”alarm not going off” panic/”why do people have to be so impatient and demanding” stress… my life is good. very good. God is good. awesomely good. i sometimes forget to pause and reflect on that. but when i do… i’m overwhelmed with joy. so that’s my challenge to you…. stop, reflect and soak in God’s peace…. His joy…. His forgiveness… His love. it will change your life.
alright. i’m gonna go ‘soak’ for a bit. then go get some work done.
next stop.. knowledge!
December 28th, 2004
today i have training at the apple store. so instead of me posting an entry about nothing, i invite all my visitors (yes. that means you!) to post about your life in the comments. and if you have nothing interesting to write about, then i’ll give ya a topic (what’s with me and the movie and tv references today?). so the optional topic is “one of your favorite memories while traveling”
i expect everyone to participate. i want lots of comments to read when i get back from my job training!
have a great day everyone!
assembly line life
November 5th, 2004
ok. before i post what i’ve been pondering last night… take a look at this…
yea. that’s my closet. why do i post a picture of my clothes in my closet? well take a closer look.. yes.. my tshirts and jeans are organized by color. and while this is strange to begin with… take a look at the rest of my room…
i don’t understand me! who am i?! why am i so ‘neat freakish’ about some things.. and other things.. well.. just look! *shakes head* i mean… who does that?!
anyways.
now on to the main reason for my post tonight/this morning.
i was saying to naomi today how i felt that i had a very unproductive week, but i was constantly busy. i couldn’t really understand why though. so then while i was driving i realized something. i have the wrong mindset. see… i only feel ‘productive’ when i have something to show for it. and if you look around us, you’ll see this trend everywhere you look. we don’t think we have gotten anything done unless we can hold in our hands some sort of product from our work. money… a new “thing”… whatever it may be. but we base our concept of ‘doing something’ with ‘getting something out of it.’ i realized that God doesn’t always work that way. our work as Christians isn’t like an a assembly line. we don’t print out a receipt for when we learn something…. we don’t get a new car from reading God’s word… we don’t receive a $20 bill for saying some encouraging words to another person. yet all these things are very productive things. life is much more than an assembly line of … stuff!
so i take back what i said earlier about not having a productive week. praise God!
welp. i should go clean my room up a bit. heh.
time to burn
October 21st, 2004
so i’m burning a dvd on my laptop.. so that means i have some time to burn. heh. funny eh?
but seriously. here’s a post. (yes annette, a new post. happy?) i feel that i have been slacking on my “fun” internet endeavors. why you ask? well… work internet endeavors have been taking up most of my time and energy. i have been desperately trying to figure out advanced flash stuff in order to modify the restoration project‘s website. and sure enough.. last night i made my first major leap in progress. i somehow figured out how to rearrange the photo album, and add new pictures. go me. *dances*
secondly, i have been working on a cover design for tammy ann winn, and that has been going pretty well, with the exception of the photos from the photo shoot not turning out as planned, due to a much more broken camera than i had thought. (yea… i just thought the light meter was busted in the camera… turns out the mirrors and prisms and whatnot were all messed up as well… what does THAT mean you ask? well.. basically the focus was off. so when i had it focused for my eye… it was not focused .. not even CLOSE… for the film. major stink i tell ya.) but that will all work out.. i’m sure it will. and now i have a new old camera body to replace the trashed one. bleh. hello $200 out the window.
ummm.. lets see.. do i have any other words of wisdom? not really. i’ve been having a total blast hanging out around milwaukee the past couple nights. i must say.. i absolutely love the east side of milwaukee. i see a lot of hurt, a lot of pain, a lot of searching and despair in the people around there… but i feel God rising up Christians in the area to help shed light on the answer to the questions there. it is really an arty, liberal, deep intellectual sort of area… an environment that i am both drawn to, and frightened by. what a strange relationship i have with a neighborhood.
ok. maybe i do have some deep words to share. i was thinking about this the other day. the gift of words. and yea.. i write here in this blog… and i reflect .. sometimes deeply… on the things that happen around me. but i don’t feel that God has given me the gift of words. let me explain. yes, i can sit and type about something that happened to me earlier. but it usually takes me a little while to actually be able to explain such things in words. many conversations and debates i run through in my head… minutes.. hours.. even DAYS afterwards… and much later i think of what i would have wanted to say or ask. it makes me wonder.. what good is THAT? i mean.. isn’t that ‘too late’ to “get it”… *shrugs* maybe it is. but maybe that’s how God created me. i find myself much more able to express myself in pictures… in my artwork… in music.. even sounds. not words. and when first seeing this aspect of my person… i thought of it as a downfall.. but in thinking more about that… i think of it as a pretty cool thing. first off… we as humans were created in the image of God. do you REALZE how many variations of personality and ways of expressing oneself there are? well.. if you put ALL of those together… we might get a better picture of how vast and how awesome God is. praise God that i can worship him through pictures. and he understands. so what if i’m not good with words.. there are people out there who are. we are the BODY of Christ… so put us all together… and look at how many ways we can reach out to ALL people in this world and show them Christ’s love.
ok. that’s all. i used up all my words