Story updates to the Tassel List!

[Yes...This is suuuupppeeerrr late. Sorry. I was dealing with end-of-the-semester trials. Deal with it. Also, enjoy the actual, much more recent update to my Tassel List. :) ]

November 17, or close thereto --

Ahh, the excitement of a midnight showing of a movie - the joys of being among the first people in the world to see the production!

Last night/early this morning (oh the ticket-buying complications of these events however!) was just such an occasion. This is the first thing I will now cross off my Tassel List.

Now... Don't hate me. If you feel the need to pray for me, that is fine - I most certainly do need prayer, I just happen to not really think I need prayer because of this activity specifically.

The movie we - Mandy Greenleaf, Jaime Nudd, Matt Crosby(? I just met him...), me, Roberta Plantak, Joseph Campos-Furber, Sara-May Colon, and Vanessa Jorgenson - went to see was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows I. Most of our row was sobbing by the end because one of our favorite characters died, but of course...it's just a movie, and no matter how sad, I don't think I've ever cried during a movie. So they used my dry shirt sleeves to dry their tears.

It was a great evening of fun and friends, and definitely worth the lack of sleep.


January 5, or close thereto--

I colored my hair!!! There's three streaks of a greenish-blueish color. I'm loving it. I will post pictures soon. I am not into the whole permanent body changing things: tattoos, piercings, etc. Eventually the hair dye will wash out, which is good because I have to get a real job soon.

The fun part, maybe, of the hair dye washing out is that I'll be BLOND! for a bit! That's so crazy. But the places where there is hair dye and will be blond are awesome places to have blond. I'll post pictures of being blond as well.

I think that is all for now. I'll have to check the list. Oh, wait. One more. Over break Ashley and I watched all the Harry Potter movies. And one Lord of the Rings movie. It was just an epic movie break.

Technology Sabbath?

And no...I don't mean a Sabbath with a bunch of new technology, like 3D sermons, etc. Though that would be something interesting. I mean a Sabbath, a "shabbat", a rest, from technology.

We are so uber-connected these days that I think it makes my eye twitch. I can get my email and check my Facebook from my phone. I stay signed in to instant messaging programs pretty much 24/7.

The Sabbath Manifesto people over at sabbathmanifesto.org are not tied to Adventism, and while they do have several links on the Jewish Sabbath, I don't think they're tied to Judaism either. They are promoting this "technology Sabbath" for "ALL BACKGROUNDS, NATIONALITIES AND RELIGIONS TO PARTICIPATE."

They provide 10 Principles (to be added to, interpreted by, or even ignored by YOU) that act as ideas for what to do when you unplug and avoid technology (Principle #1). Here they are:

For more information, see sabbathmanifesto.org.
For more on the story, follow this link: http://awakeningcharlotte.com/content/2010/10/26/tech-sabbath-a-day-of-rest-fosters-wellness/.

Take a break man!

On the Last Day of 2010, a Tribute to Pixar

I just love them...

Just let me run. Just let me love.

Love Affair by Copeland

Fell past a cheekbone hill
To a piece of her floor
The hope of the world
in an awkward spill

Oh she'd lie on her bed
and stare into harsh white light
and think that her heart's not right

'Cause love took her hand like a thief
took her heart like a robber
and the feelings that scare her
become her relief

Just let me run where I want to run
Just let me love who I want.
Just let me run where I want to run
Just let me love who I want.

In a flash a heart is slain
you have to ask in all this pain
Was your heart too soft?
Was your love in vain?

Was your kiss too weak?
Were your eyes too tired?
And much too young to be in love
Much too young to be in love

Just let me run where I want to run
Just let me love who I want.
Just let me run where I want to run
Just let me love who I want.

There are no rules for this love
Just keep your head and don't give up
Like all the fools who play it smart.
Lose your head just for your heart, just for your heart.

More musical usage of Blogger

Okay, so here's the deal. I love 8tracks.com. They have some really awesome mixes, especially ones I like to fall asleep to. However, the playing of music doesn't just stop when that mix is over, it goes to the next random mix 8tracks decides to go to. This makes for waking up in the middle of the night to some very bizarre music. BUT. If I embed the mixes in my blog, it DOES stop. So... Here we are. Musical blog #2. Maybe you'll enjoy it as much as I do.

Using Blogger for Musical Purposes

I'll explain the title of this blog at a later date. Hopefully this actually works. Right now, I just need to go to sleep...

True Soul Mates...?

“A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave. A soul mate’s purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, and make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life.”

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Huh. Maybe...

Stolen from one of my favorite blogs currently, goodmorningandgoodnight.com.