fun times..

today was a busy day! ooo..and a good day yesty..

I went to a beautiful brunch this morning! I woke up, waded through my pig sty of a room and showered before saying goodbye to one of my favourite boys from watson and heading over to my ride at 8:30 (ON A SUNDAY!!) and sitting (well, i wasn't driving) my way to East Maitland for Madelyne Hodges's (i must insist on the second s..) engagement partay (s'up). GREAT FOOD. Sausages, egg, tomato, onion, mushrooms on the bbq; mueslie, yoghurt, weetbix, milk; toast, pancakes; FRUIT GALORE!!; muffins and white chocolate cake!. Yummo.. so good that I have decided that we are doing one for braden's birthday! Yay!

Hung out with Mark Robinson for a bit this arvo, and went and got a haircut.

Went to Karen Rigby's birthday party at 5:30.. I love that girl.. she is one of my favourites.. along with her family and the other people there.. We played some crazy games and ate some food..

Headed to Mitchell (my bro) and Keralyn (i had better learn how to spell that) 's engagement party at about 7ish.. Walked straight into a "dress the engaged people in newspaper" game which I had heaps of fun in.. IT is always great to design a nice paper wedding dress.

Then I took my grumpy (grandpa) back to the caravan park he was staying at.

Yesterday was the messiah performance. Loved that! I just get so excited about singing with people, and preaching through my solos.. LoVE it.. After that we went and ate like fatty-la-las.. Pizza, icecream, chocolate and MANGOS!.. yummo...

Oooo.. i need to mention my friday, which was GREAT as well.. My bestest friend, Braden, organised a birthday bash for me in the park with heaps of my friends. Was just good to have so much love pushed around. I just love my friends so much.. they mean so much to me. The bought me a watch and engraved it. It just means so much to me, and i really don't deserve it.

So that was the beginning of my fantastic weekend..(that was wierd.. i ended where I should have begun... i am sure all of you peoples with good spacial skills can work it out.. :) )

one detail

isn't it crazy when you get hurt by someone... and you can't imagine why they have said or done it to you. Then out of the blue, you discover ONE DETAIL that has somehow missed your attention, and you discover that your hurt is completely unfounded. I feel embarrased in these situations as well. Sometimes it is wise to hold your tongue (and your emotions) until you find out ALL the details.. it is usually simpler then you first think

just like that

so my eyes hurt from the smoke in the air and I am grumpy. Everyone else is busy and I am busy. It is Krysten's birthday and we don't have time to do anything for her. It is to the point where people aren't just busy, but they are overworked and stressed out. There are issues in the music department with the consistency with the marking for the recitals. Our perfect plan for telling people about grad stuff has been halted because of an error with the printing, adding more to the work load. People have organised a birthday party for me on friday night and I feel bad cos people are doing stuff for me... it honestly makes me stomach nauseous to think about it. Now I feel bad about vocalising that.. (i love my friends.. and thank then for that). My folks are here and I have to juggle the car. I need to get my car registered tomorrow (it is currently out of rego for a day so far). I don't know if I understand one particular friend at the moment.. and it troubles me to think that I have been misinterpreting all this time. I have a headache. I have an essay due on friday that I can't be bothered doing. I have lost (i mean, officially lost) all of my notes and preparation for that essay...have to start again.

GRRRR....

What can I do? Pray? I feel comforted, and I understand why all these things are happening.. perhaps I just need more strength. The thing is that I am almost letting things quench me. My advice to anyone reading this... please show me you love me if you do....

significance

don't you hate it when you discover that you are not as significant to someone as you once thought?...

For those who know me well, know that I am always on about significance.. I really need to find some time to nut out the concept.. I mean, what makes you significant to someone? How do you show someone that they are significant? What are the signs which show me that you think I am significant (whether I am reading these correctly or not). What is significance? Do all of the people that i find significant know that I find them significant? (I hope so... i try hard to make sure they know..) Why is it important to me to have people think me significant?

hmmmm

fun times

I just came home from a really great weekend away with Braden. A while ago we decided that it would be cool to go away together for the weekend... and I wanted to go and check out the Lismore area some more. So this weekend, we killed two birds with the one bloody good stone. We left on friday morning at about 6:15 (15 minutes after our original leaving time, and incidently also 15 mins after I woke up... damn half-asleep-alarm-switching-offing), got there around 2ish and went and visited my school-to-be, and all of lismore. It is nice, dingy-kinda place.. but still good. We settled down for the night at a camping spot called Flat rock.. I love sleeping in a tent near the beach. The sounds are so good.. love camping !!
Went to church and met up with some fun people. Had to play for the offering.. lol. it is so good to be asked to play the piano straight away. Feels such a great community atmosphere. :)
Braden and I went to Nimbin for the arvo. Man.. nimbin is great!! So hippy and funny.. Was offered weed like 4 times or something and some hash cookies. Braden said that he saw a guy with a huge bag of weed as well. I can't believe the cops don't do anything. Man.. but honestly, they are the loveliest people! :)
Went to Byron bay that night. Love byron... also hippy but quite upper class. We watched the last of the sun disappear from on top of a hill. Beautiful views. It would have to be one of the most beautiful views I have ever seen. Didn't take any photos of it.. forgot the camera.
Just spent this morning wandering around Ballina, scoping out the property market. I can't wait to live there. I really want to start buying property as well. Seems a waste paying money into another persons rental property.

There is HEAPS to do up that way. I am excited. You will all have to come and visit me... I will be so happy to show you around..
ps.. my glasses broke again.. poo.. this is the second pair of the same glassses which have broken. These replaced the last lot under warrenty... not again. I hated them anyway..

nude trampolining

http://addictingclips.com/Content.aspx?key=BC59B4307C52214A&refCode=&brand=ag
you gotta try this.. thank goodness for the leaf..

lismore

am heading off to lismore for the weekend. Am leaving tomorrow morning (fri) and returning on sunday night. Goin with my buddy braden to check out the place and see where I might live next year. It is really just an excuse to get away and spend some time with Braden...cos we haven't really done that for a long time.

Got one exam and one essay left. I am a loser incidently again.. I have lost my folder which has heaps of research and notes about the essay I have to write. POO to my forgetfulness.. Where could it possibly be? Has anyone seen it?

philosophy

well, i had the privalege of doing an exam today where I had to write my Philosophy of Christian education. I challenge you to think about your personal beliefs and goals and see how they influence your actions, or the other way.. analyse your actions and see what beliefs they stem from. Or have a look at your beliefs and see if your actions match up with them...and work out what needs to change.

Just thought I would write a bit of a summary of my beliefs from my statement. I divided this exam up into three basic belief chunks/clusters (am sure there is a proper word for this). Will run through them quickly. While you read, see what you agree with and what you can't take as your personal belief.

Nature of love (Metaphysical belief)
I believe in God. I believe that God created us to love. Although we moved away from God due to sin, he showed his love to us through the redemptive power of the cross. What greater love is there than to sacrifice His son to save the world. I believe that Jesus was the living example of love. I believe that selfless love is the truest love. I believe God has given within all of us a need for love and relationship. I believe that one of our primary purposes for living is for relationships. I believe that our purpose in life is to prepare for heaven and to help others on this path. I believe that service for others and giving are some ways in which we can show selfless love.

Nature of knowledge (Epistemological belief)
I believe that God knows all knowledge and truth. I believe that we can never know absolute truth. I believe that knowledge and truth are revealed to us as we grow and develop. I believe it is our responsibility to learn.

Nature of music (axiological belief)
I believe that talents are God given and should be valued. I believe that gifts that we are given, such as music, should be cultivated, developed and used. I believe that music is sourced from God and that it should be performed for His glory. In this, actions (including music performance) should be done with humility.

Anyway.. they are just a few of my core beliefs. The big fancy words might not be used particualrly correctly, but they are areas of philosophy in which the beliefs roughly fit. Of course all of my actions somehow can be stemmed back to these beliefs (and others). Such as, why do I happily give up my study time to spent time with a friend? Because I believe that relationships are more important. Why do I love my friends so much? Because I believe love is given from God. Why do I dispise pride in music performance? Because I believe that we need to be selfless and work with Humility as our gifts are not ours, but from God. Why do I not get frustrated if someone doesn't understand something? Because knowledge is slowly revealed to people and there is always a time when people need to learn and experience things. Why does it frustrate me when people aren't open to new experiences? Because I feel that they are limiting their own personal development and growth. Why do I give money and presents (like chocolate) to people so easily? Because people are more important than money, and because I love them...and love is given from God... and that selflessness is a key part of my belief system.

I could go on and on. I would love to know what people think. The core belief which is a premise upon all of those sit, is my belief in God. Now, if I didn't believe in God, then I could potentially be very selfish, and feel no problems being self-serving. I would like to know what you guys think? From where do your beliefs stem? What do you believe?

happy birthday

Did you know that the song 'happy birthday' is currently copyrighted til at least 2030? Every time it appears in a movie, or is sung for television, or is performed at a large function, royalties need to be paid. The full history can be found at http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/birthday.asp
But a brief summary:
The song first appeared in a children's song book with the words-
Good morning to you,Good morning to you,Good morning, dear children,Good morning to all.
Then it was changed and republished with the Happy Birthday words as we know it. Apparently some guy bought the copyrights and the royalties pay $2 million annually. Insano!

It seems that the new copyright laws will mean that the recording of family birthday party sing alongs will be illegal and incur a fine of over $6000. What is the world coming to? http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/soon-recordings-will-be-a-crime/2006/11/13/1163266483975.html read this for more info.. (thanks Clank for sharing that..so interesting!)

catchup

boy.. it has been ages since I have written on here (well, a few days anyhow). I just have been so busy. The passing/pace of time really does depend on so many things. I mean, it really does feel like a long time to me because so much stuff has happened in my head (no, not like parties and/or voices) just working things out. And so much has happened in life (yeah, the tangible stuff). Quick run-down:

- lots of assignmenting..
- fun times in the physics lab (phlab)
- singing at Erina church on saturday (last Promise excursion)..had lunch at a BEAUTIFUL big house!! it was awesome..
- Jac banquet. .. will try to post some photos on here. Me and buddy Jared took 4 girls between us. Latin themed. Friend made me a red cummerbun thingo. Latin dancers!!woot.. And someone dropped and broke my digital camera.. (crappola).
- had a practise with the orchestra for the Messiah.. bit poo cos they are rushing the recitative but nothing can be done..grr
- now have a date for the grad banquet...same person who denied me for the Jac banquet.. she actually basically asked me this time.
- had lunch with Braden today..
- had tea with the graduating students in my dormitory...pizza.. ew
- gave someone a pair of pants as a present with a grad ticket in the pocket.. i love doing things for people.
- ooo.. had tea on friday night with all the graduating teachers at one of the lecturer's houses.. was so good.
- watched basketball finals in the audo..
- mucked around with Mark in newy on thurs I think..
- found out today that I don't have to do a big chunk of my action research.. YAY! should get it done tonight.
- practised accompaniments (vocal and piano) for some people's recitals
- went to bed before midnight last night!! (I know!!)
- went to the movies with Jon and Mark.. (i must have hung with mark on the wed..)
- test drove a car..

Wow.. all that in four days..maybe I am counting a few more days as well.,. It has been great. Now..

Stuff in my head:
- learned more about relationships and friendships etc.. love my friends.
- had a breakthrough in understanding my philosophy of christian ed class. Philosophy is so cool. I will have to explain what i know. It will help me actually cos i have a test on thurs.
- discovered some unsettling truths about this institution i call home..
- gained encouragment from encouraging someone else who is going through a tough time dealing with the thought of graduating.
- had doubts that I am a valued member of society... realised I am.. for the moment.
- started getting a little stressed about all the things I have to do.. worried about my voice..
- forgot how to sing again. poop.
- found some more people to love...

And heaps more I am sure. I love to think about what I have been thinking and to find out what is off benefit to me. I will try and tie some of these things in with my philoshophy that I will write later.. late for worship right now..

backdorm boys

I wish I had more time to write more stuff.. getting excited about philosophy (so I wanna write stuff).. but it is bed time. Just saw that flag/soldier movie thingo... reminds me how important mates are.. love you all!!

Speaking of which, here are some of my mates making a fool of themselves. This video was filled on campus with some good buddies of mine... It just makes me laugh. Very well filmed though! (although the lipsynching needed some work..lol).

tired

so pretty much I am pretty tired. It is 1:20 ish and I have spent another fulfilling night mucking around in the physics lab with jared... fully intending to actually do some study (at least I have finished some stuff.. he is on the same paragraph he was on two nights ago). Just printing some info and going to bed.

so the horses did their little running thingo today. Yay for them.

Jared just told me that you can tell when a fart if gonna be smelly cos it has that kinda moistness about it. So true though.

My favourite saying for the day: I wish that my lawn was emo cos then it would cut itself.
So inappropriate.. but so funny.

Going to singing lesson tomorrow.

Had the GREATEST talk about muslims tonight. I am thinking about converting..

the greatest clip of all

this is amazing...

bones

oh... and wait for something about a graveyard of bones...

man and his dog

look out for a story about a man and his dog... will write it when I have the time..

today's special

does ANYONE know this??? We grew up watching like ONE episode we have on tape. Actually, it must have been more than one episode. It is so good. I would love to see some more. I love this walk down memory lane..

one voice

This is one of my all time favourites as well.. Damn, i must remember all of the sesame street that no-one else does. LOL.. I love it. yay for utube.com

me and my llama

gonna try and imbed this video..

me and my llama

gonna try and imbed this video..