not quite sure what's wrong
notable events of today:
***finished Glittering Images by Susan Howatch...an interesting narrative dealing with how priests/monks/religious leaders deal with family, identity and sexuality. i was frustrated with the overuse of 'spiritual direction,' which is basically Spirit-guided counseling, a balance of psychology and spirituality. i mean, the author's distinctions were well-put, distinctions between demon possesion and demon influence, childhood damage and adult identity crisis, physical rest and rigor, and the power of reason and the power of Christ to heal. well-put, yet overused. *point of interest*: it took me 2 years to read this book. fiction is slow in coming for me. i think that amounts to a character flaw (i.e., i take myself so damn seriously that it's hard for me to allow myself time and space to do something not directly productive...such as read non-fiction).
***met with a gentleman at a Christian relief and development organization in hopes that there might be an internship position created in their Communicaitons/Education department. how great would that be? pretty great.
***felt guilty for no apparent reason. i used to feel this way starting in like fourth grade-ish. i'd feel guilty if there was a single dish in the sink...like how could i be so terrible as to forsake the perfection of my duty as a daughter to help keep the house clean in favor of reading a book or playing the piano?? how screwed up is that?!?! and i felt that way again today. i have no idea why and i haven't felt it in a long time. maybe i'm just thrown off by inconsistent eating habits over vacation, adjusting to the time change, dealing with the unsettling moves between contrasting conversative and liberal environments as i move from job to job...i don't know. it seems to have come from nowhere though. and i guess that's why i'm not quite sure what's wrong...guess i'll ride it out and see what happens.
***okay, just to end things on a lighter note, here is are algunos chistes (=some jokes) i heard today. they go in series:
1. how do you get an elephant in a refrigerator?
Answer 1: Open the door, put the elephant in the fridge, then close the door.
2. how do you get a giraffe in a refrigerator?
Answer 2: Open the door, take the elephant out, put the giraffe in, then close the door.
3. all the animals are going to a party. which one won't be there?
Answer 3: the giraffe, of course.
4. you are trying to get to the animal party but are running late. you decide to take a shortcut across the gator-filled river. how do you cross?
Answer 4: All the gators will be at the animal party, so you should have no problem.
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...by the way, did you know the irish have a tradition of eating sourdough toast and drinking strongly-caffeinated tea before bed? i'd totally forgotten about the 'snack before bed' routine that i used to adhere to as a young child. ...adherance is key. anyway, so it is said that eating before one goes to bed is unhealthy, but i thought i'd reinvestigate the routine, if for nothing more than nostalgic purposes. of course in my infinite wisdom i replaced a bowl of cheerios with a small handful of dark-chocolate covered espresso beans. have i ever mentioned that i have a physics degree??
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***finished Glittering Images by Susan Howatch...an interesting narrative dealing with how priests/monks/religious leaders deal with family, identity and sexuality. i was frustrated with the overuse of 'spiritual direction,' which is basically Spirit-guided counseling, a balance of psychology and spirituality. i mean, the author's distinctions were well-put, distinctions between demon possesion and demon influence, childhood damage and adult identity crisis, physical rest and rigor, and the power of reason and the power of Christ to heal. well-put, yet overused. *point of interest*: it took me 2 years to read this book. fiction is slow in coming for me. i think that amounts to a character flaw (i.e., i take myself so damn seriously that it's hard for me to allow myself time and space to do something not directly productive...such as read non-fiction).
***met with a gentleman at a Christian relief and development organization in hopes that there might be an internship position created in their Communicaitons/Education department. how great would that be? pretty great.
***felt guilty for no apparent reason. i used to feel this way starting in like fourth grade-ish. i'd feel guilty if there was a single dish in the sink...like how could i be so terrible as to forsake the perfection of my duty as a daughter to help keep the house clean in favor of reading a book or playing the piano?? how screwed up is that?!?! and i felt that way again today. i have no idea why and i haven't felt it in a long time. maybe i'm just thrown off by inconsistent eating habits over vacation, adjusting to the time change, dealing with the unsettling moves between contrasting conversative and liberal environments as i move from job to job...i don't know. it seems to have come from nowhere though. and i guess that's why i'm not quite sure what's wrong...guess i'll ride it out and see what happens.
***okay, just to end things on a lighter note, here is are algunos chistes (=some jokes) i heard today. they go in series:
1. how do you get an elephant in a refrigerator?
Answer 1: Open the door, put the elephant in the fridge, then close the door.
2. how do you get a giraffe in a refrigerator?
Answer 2: Open the door, take the elephant out, put the giraffe in, then close the door.
3. all the animals are going to a party. which one won't be there?
Answer 3: the giraffe, of course.
4. you are trying to get to the animal party but are running late. you decide to take a shortcut across the gator-filled river. how do you cross?
Answer 4: All the gators will be at the animal party, so you should have no problem.
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...by the way, did you know the irish have a tradition of eating sourdough toast and drinking strongly-caffeinated tea before bed? i'd totally forgotten about the 'snack before bed' routine that i used to adhere to as a young child. ...adherance is key. anyway, so it is said that eating before one goes to bed is unhealthy, but i thought i'd reinvestigate the routine, if for nothing more than nostalgic purposes. of course in my infinite wisdom i replaced a bowl of cheerios with a small handful of dark-chocolate covered espresso beans. have i ever mentioned that i have a physics degree??
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1 Comments:
How has the night time snacking gone? And did you get my message? I checked my email to see if you emailed about the trip and such. Hope you don't mind, Thad asked if I had spoken to you recently and I told him about the potential trip. Wish your evenings were free, or that my days were.
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