Senior Year is starting off slow...I'm not sure I like my clases...

I have a car now... after two years of waiting...I'm pretty excited about that :-P

I got a job...wasn't really looking for one, but my sister's boss asked me if I wanted to work for her...the way I see it, I could always use a little more money.

My senior picture proofs are in...I shall be posting those later

i'm sooo sad. . . I have to work on next friday and saturday. I hope I get to talk to my scheduler because I really wanted the 9th and 10th off. There are those Nigh of Joy concerts and I don't wanna have to work.punks. . .



photo from lauraebeth



photo from lauraebeth

life sucks...and i'm not happy, ugh, no one understands...leave me alone so i can cry in the dark

so i completely forgot about this thing. and xanga. and myspace. b/c they're all dumb. but oh well. i'm UPDATING.

snap. i don't know what to say.

yesterday i went to a 5K in smyrna. i haven't practiced all summer. soo..i got to the end and chucked up all the peaches i ate for breakfast. IT CAME OUT OF MY NOSE. and now i can't eat peaches. it was gross. hahaha.

and i cut my hair again. myself. it's too short. too bad.

there's another race this thursday..so we'll see how that goes =)

OH and my sister is back for the weekend. me and her went to starbucks last night and chiled for awhile. i haven't talked to her in SO LONG so it was freakin awesome. she's so cool =)

this weekend is TBI. yeah guess who's excited. TO THE MAAAAX.

why am i up so early? i don't even remember what happened. snap. i think i'll go to bed.

night joonams

I cant breathe.


nope.
litterally. I can't breathe.
i'm sick.

ewwww
and it's erin's fault. ♥

so yesterday I hung out with amanda for a little while, then met erin at kroger, and we went to target. Then we met ryan at the mall... and ran into a few of out kroger friends.
Ricky
&
Todd
and then we all walked around for a little while,
then went to kroger
got yelled at for bothering the people at work...
then went to sonic.
Todd left to take Ricky home, then went to hang out with some Siegle Whores.
Ryan went bowling.
So Erin and I went to Hardee's.
And then to Books a Million.
and we harrassed Ben.
Put stickynotes on his car.
t'was funny.
not to him though. (:

Then we hung out with the amazing Justin.
and I love him.
but I hate his cat.
It bit me.
HARD.

so I threw it.
and it came back..
and bit me again.



I hate cats.

Well as seeing we start to school on Monday and I really dont feel prepared what so ever but hey I guess Ill just go with it. These past few couple of weeks have been fun and enterestin. But a wonderful way to end the summer off now me and Rach just need to get in one more ice cream before monday, bc one on monday school starts but two I am also starting my diet and exercise since we will be able to go to the Rec Center so anyone who would like to come I will most likely being goin either everyday or every other depending on what things I need to get done. But anyways pretty sure I hate my laptop sometimes...gah. Today was ok I shopped all day with my mom then went to work then went and hung out with Joey for awhile just got home bout 30min ago and pretty sure Im only going to get like 4hrs of sleep before I have to wake up again and go to work again! but I guess thats all for this entry.

I miss him.....

New poem. It's sort of depressing, sorry. I'm not in the best of all moods.. but not quite as sad as this poem. I like it though.

Demons with Wings

I dreamt a dream of many things
of angels with horns and demons with wings
of finding any real happiness out of love
of having true faith in what's above.
I dreamt of being able to achieve
all the dreams I had perceived.
In this dream I did believe
that no longer would I be deceived.
From love, by life, I am bereaved
as all my dreams are thieved and cleaved.
But in this dream I was reprieved
from the pains my life had weaved.
As I felt my conciousness retrieved,
a bitter tear flowed as I grieved.
For the reality I wanted real,
for all the feelings I longed to feel,
did not exist, this reality was pain.
Wide awake, I felt disdain
for not being able to sleep until
that dream had become real.
Wide awake, I had a thought
of the reality of the things I sought.
I thought a thought of many things,
of demons with horns and angels with wings.
Of finding nothing but pain out of love
and having nothing but questions for what's above.
I thought myself unable to acheive
all those wonderful things I had perceived,
that had been attainable, I believed.
All the things I had ever dreamed
in this reality are received
only to those who deserve it less
than those of us who do possess
the passion and desire to live
in the dream world that's fictive.
The world where all that we believe
is possible to acheive.
In the end, I believed in many things..
that angels had horns, and demons had wings.
That life hurts, that love may not be worth
all the pain and agony that is put forth.
That in the dreamt world I wished to stay
and just dream this horrid reality away.

-Daniel Austin

thursday is the first night! saturday is the first full day!! and the fun continues on sunday as well!!! do ya know what i'm talkin about??? COLLEGE FOOTBALL...YAY :) the countdown has begun: 4 (6) days

hey there,
well this is my first entry. Jmo helped me set it up. Classes at mtsu start on monday. fun fun.
have a good one.

Joey

Ok, so I've been busy. I've been in Knoxville for a week now. Charles was on a business trip in Florida but thank God he's back now. I don't like it when he's away. :*( Poor anna.
School starts Monday and I am kind of worried, but I am looking forward to seeing Bethany (i hope!) and Justin, as well as some other people I met last semester. I hope I do well. I am worried about a lot of things, but things aren't so overwhelming now because I am married. :) Yay for marriage! I totally endorse marriage- you should all try it!
Kenobi is having a playdate right now with my friend's kitten, Pepper. They are roughly the same age and are wrestling on top of me, so I'd better go. But I hope to update more now that school is almost back in session. :)

So my life. In short, I have absoltely no clue where I am going. I am 100 percent positive I want to move to a big, major city(most likely in the NE) as soon as I graduate. I cannot wait. I have lately often found myself discontented with being in Oxford, MS. I mean it is 2 roads, so small. It makes me want to scream. I have also realized that the majority of people who know me have a very jaded perception of me. There are certain things people know about my life, that makes them automatically assume other things. This greatly frustrates me. There is more to me than my parents and what they have accomplished for themselves. Their accomplishments, which I may benefit from, do not define me and what I want to accomplish with my life..........Oh frustrations.

SO THESE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN CRAZY!!! WE HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE ROOM FROM LIKE ALMOST 10 HOURS AT A TIME ALL DAY LONG..IT IS CRAZY!! BUT IT HAS BEEN AWESOME!!
I HAVE BEEN DOING ALL TYPES OF STUFF WITH MY PEP GROUP...IT HAS BEEN SOO MUCH FUN!! I LOVE MY PEP LEADERS...NICHOLE IS JUST PLAIN CRAZY AND JENNIFER IS JUST AMAZING!! JENNIFER HAS BEEN HELPING ME GET SITUATED AND READY TO START COLLEGE.. SHE HELPED ME TODAY WITH MY SCHEDULE.. SHE IS AMAZING!!!
I AM STILL IN NEED OF PICTURE TO HANG ON MY WALL!! IF YA WANT THE ADDRESS JUST LET ME KNOW AND I WILL GET IT TO YA!!
WELL I AM GONNA GO!! IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY AND I AM CRAZY TIRED!!

Tonight, I had the opportunity to attend the world premier of Little Manhattan. I had never been to a world premiere of a movie before, but now that I live in New York City, I guess I have to do these things. And to make things even better, the premiere was in the midddle of Central Park.





The movie is a simple love story between a young 10-year-old boy and his friend in the heart of New York City. Here is the short summery from Yahoo Movies:

"New York City is the most romantic place in the world - even if you're
only 10 years old and falling in love for the first time. That's what
young Gabe discovers as he pursues the object of his affections, his
classmate Rosemary, in LITTLE MANHATTAN. The romantic comedy is about
life, love and the Big Apple, as seen through the eyes of a
fifth-grader."

The cast a production team was there for the premiere including Bradley
Whitford (of West Wing fame) and Cynthia Nixon (from Sex in the City). It was a great experience and a great movie, and very clean. It is defintely a movie to see with the family or a girlfriend (definitely not good for a guys not out). And, what makes it worthwhile is the fact that it is not a cheezy kids movie... it is a true, down-to-earth young love story that brings back memories of that crush in elementary school.

It was fun to see scenes from the movie set around 72nd Street, a block from where I work. There was also many scenes from Central Park, and we were right there. Awesome. I love this city.

I give this movie two thumbs up and a recommendation if you enjoy "cute" movies. It hits theaters September 30th.



Click here to view the trailer.
Click here to visit the Little Manhattan page on Yahoo Movies.

And here is the visualness  of the night:



me and susan




Gabe and Rosemary


Little Manhattan movie poster


Cynthia Nixon, Bradley Whitford, Josh Hutcherson, Charlier Ray, and others


The title screen


photo shoot of the cast


Cynthia Nixon


More Movie Posters



end photo transmission

Alright. Great night. That's the recap.

So...I've been toying with the idea of either creating or getting someone to create a logo for my website. Well...I finally put something together. This is the general idea of what I want. But perhaps a rough cross instead of the mosaic one.

What do you guys think? Any suggestions?





Fusion at Pentecost

My young adult Bible study was briefly talking about Pentecost last Thursday night...so it's been rattling in my brain for a few days. What was it like? What would it have been like if it happened today? Well, here's my guess.

The Holy Spirit Comes on Fusion Game Night

1When the day of Fusion Game Night came, they were all together at a Charlotte bowling alley. 2Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole bowling alley where they were playing. 3They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.





Wow...I've been having way too much fun. Better go to bed now!

+ went to the beach alone
+ painted pottery
+ attended a movie premiere
+ walked everywhere for 3 consecutive days
+ scrambled an egg or two

and i gotta put the meaning of my name too, why not...

JENNIFER MORGAN:

Self-confident and sociable your sense of humour and free spirit attracts many friends and admirers. You enjoy the material and sensual pleasures of life but your humanitarian ideals lead you into works which will make life better for everyone. Your creative imagination, shrewd financial sense and enjoyment of life brings worldy success to you in abundance.


and it's back to work tomorrow, aka church...YAY!!!

tonight i was leaving Jennifers...and well i walked down tha stairs and around tha corner and there were these 3 really big black guys!!! and yes i was scared...but by tha grace of God...my mom called right then!!! i was like thank you Jesus!!! i havent been that scared since getting lost in tha bronx in new york city!!!

Love Through Christ!!!
~Rachel~

why does it take me losing the great things in my life to realize that i am incomplete and inadequate?

ral

photo from lauraebeth

Laura was trying to explain something to me on paint, and I didn't do it right, but wound up accidently making a collage, lol. It wouldn't load on phusebox at first, so I e-mailed it to her and she got it then I did. . . so yes. . . lol.

and another. . .




photo from BeautyFromPain

so i think im just gonna be a nerd this year.
i have like 4 hours of homework every night.
and im always carrying around a buncha books.
im taking pretty some rough AP classes.
goodbye social life






God is good! i think he's provided an oppurtunity for me to go to Northern Ireland with my youth group over spring break! im so excited!!

Hmmm...that's funny...my name meaning says:

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I wonder what that means! (sniffle & wipes away tear)

Anyways...had an awesome time tonight! My home church, Good Shepherd , hosted a Christian comedian & ventriloquist, Taylor Mason for our "Your House, Su Casa" campaign to reach out to our community. He was really good...I laughed so hard, I almost cried sometimes. There was also a great turnout...300 presold tickets, but probably 600 people there. YEAH GOD!!!

In the mean time...I've been looking for a full time job. Nothing in particular per se...just something that will earn me a "living" until God tells me where he wants me to go from here.

I have been so blessed by God in one really cool area. There was a young lady, Ani, that has been a part of Fusion (the young adult ministry at my church) that I never really had the opportunity to get to know well since she had been going to another Bible study than I. While I was back on vacation a few weeks ago, we had the chance to spend some time getting to know each other a bit better. I remember thinking, wow...she seems really sweet and on fire for God and I would love to get to know her better. Unbeknownst to me, she thought the same thing about me and was saddened that she wouldn't have the opportunity for almost another year. Well, returning to Charlotte, Ani and I have had some opportubities to get to know each other better and I am so thankful that God brought us together as friends. I definitely needed a friend like her during this time of confusion and lonliness. Thank You God!

yeah, they were tight. i was amazed. that is a life goal of mine, to own my own penguin. i was ecstatic!

So today was pretty awsome! We ran another 5k and then went to Vick's house for a pool party and ice cream. I had to much fun and sucked in so much water! I love the cross country team so much! They are so awsome! Well I am going to put up some pictures of my day. Enjoy!

well, this week went by a lot faster than last week, which is still pretty slow. Friday was the football game. We won! But, I started off the performance very badly.
After the football game, I went to Steak and Shake with the people for Grace's birthday. It was pretty cool.
Saturday, this morning, we had yet another performance. It was better, but it was just one thing after another.
I have a lot of homework.
The end.

hey, im at the castle's babysitting little luke...the kid is adorable...kids are fun. so, they also gave me permission to use their computer cause he's asleep at the oh-so-late hour of 7:30 so i will be here for another 3 hours with nothing to do. so yeah, im online...

good news!!!!!! i have someone to go to Coldplay with!!! my favoritest friend in the whole wide world...brett tenpenny...is going to go with me, most likely! its gonna be fun! im excited!

later,
Rebekah dawn Minor

our fish died today.......

last night was real fun, i just like laughin that much....{turns inside out}

ha but when grant took me home last night we were goin down middle tennessee and a bunch of guys ran across the street, one with a cag over his head....BEER!!

ha...funny stuff

I gave into the trend:
My name supposedly means...
Your natural charisma and charm makes you an influential figure able to inspire confidence in others. Material abundance and emotional contentment are seemingly drawn to you and satisfy your dreams of success. However being humanitarian you find that applying your talents and creative prowess to a worthwhile purpose is far more satisfying than material gain. Your courage, adaptability and determination overcome any obstacles.

The car search continues. I saw an adorable red Ford Escort coupe that looked good, until I sat inside and saw how dirty it was. The dude at the place said that there was a cleaner one that's exactly the same only maroon, and we should be able to check that out in a couple of days. Let me tell you, in general, I don't like Fords, but Escorts are reliable and the sport coupes are just so cute!

The AO party Thursday night was so fun. I'm so glad I went. It was great meeting more AO people, and it eased some of my nerves about college, which is nearly here... will be here the day after tomorrow.

Siegel won their first home game last night. Woot.

Oh yes, and it's my dad's birthday. This is the card I got him:



photo from SingAHappySong

Then why do they have their own channel?

He broke up with me....

well , i was thinking, as i usually do..and,

our existence could easily be considered a walk to a destination,

our soul is the body, our shadow is life and it is waiting,

for the shadow to dissapear,

for some it may appear,

that its amazing to see how fast our soul wants life to go by,

when heaven is the destination

because only angels can fly

copyright jeremy hirt....bitches

Laura Elizabeth

Confident in yourself with a strong mind and creative flair you have the ability to apply your ideas to practical purposes. Your wisdom and balance means that others seek you out for counsel and guidance. You set high objectives for yourself based on your idealism and then achieve them with boundless energy and determination. You are loved for your understanding and positive attitude to life.

Yay for pancakes!
No yay for the most unfun practice ever.

yep. i went and put in some applications. even though i dont have time to work right now. going to go out with a friend tonight. so if anyone wants to do something let me know!
right now i am just sitting here watching some mutan x lol.
got to go
sarahkat

Yes, it's true, I was m.i.a. from all the hoppin action in Oxford last night. Each year the unit 69/619 holds a fantasy football draft (don't laugh, this is serious business) and last night was the beginning of much trash talk for months to come. And yes, mine is the greatest team ever assembled (I'm working on my modesty, can you tell?).
Today I get to read one of three books I have due by this Friday, so hooray for me, and have to be getting back to it. Probably take a break and do the grove thing with the boys around 8, that Sanders kid is playing, and he's worth hearing. Goodbye, phusebox.

heefus.

I wish I could be like that girl off the big comfy couch where it only takes her 30 seconds to clean a HUGE mess, b/c my house is a HUGE mess and it is taking me all day...

In the past few days, many PhuseBox users have been posting the meaning of their names to their page from This Site.

I thought I would join in and post mine.

The meaning of "Nathan Thomas Moore":
"Your charm and confident personality assures your popularity and brings you many admirers. Your analytical mind and social concerns may draw you towards science or humanitarian projects. Idealistic and charitable you use your influence as far as possible to achieve positive change in the world. You are a generous person with pure motives always willing to share your material prosperity with others."

Seems pretty close. I also wanted to post another interesting name:

The meaning of "Adolf Hitler":
"Charming, poised and sociable you need peace and harmony around you and always seek to create a happy environment. Perceptive and with strong intuition you are able to make sound judgements. You show great flexibility in attitude being open and responsive to the needs and opinions of others. This ability gives you potential for success in business dealing with the public. Your warm personality and caring ways ensure you are loved by family and friends."

I thought that was pretty humorous.

Grace : Hebrew

Peaceful, poised and understanding you do not let anyone or anything disturb your innate calm. You are tolerant of others no matter how their behaviours or beliefs differ from your own. Not attached to material or worldly affairs you are free to express your true self. Displaying great wisdom and serenity people are naturally drawn to you for guidance and counsel. Your courage and presence of mind see you through any adversity.

sitting (well standing here at work) here and thinking about school starting. what a mystery (how will i get through this semester). i think i should probably have a more positive attitude! this will be positive...like, it feels like a miracle that everything will work out great but i know that God do what he promises in Matthew 6:33!
So anyway,
whenever Christmas break starts, I get to start training as a barista here at Poet's. That will be the pinnacle of coolness! I am so excited :)

last night, i took a very interesting walk with a 3year old...

"Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."


When it rains it pours, but even after the flood He sent the rainbow. There's a whole lot of His power being made perfect going on lately.

You know, all I really want to do is roam the country and go to really great concerts. Not just good music, but good music performed by people who feel deeply about it. I want to be around people that feel deeply.

Boo grad school.

So I'm officially frustrated with work, to the point that I don't even want to work there anymore! I want a REAL schedule and a boss that's not gonna try to cause drama at work! I want more than a $0.50 raise for working there for 6 months!!!! I know it's hard for me to work right now because of my band schedule but I'm so sick of being called at the last minute and hearing, something came up, don't come into work today! I NEED PLANNING!

"I'll be true,
I'll be useful
I'll be cavalier
I'll be yours my dear
I'll belong to you
If you just let me through

This is easy as lovers go
So dont complicate it by hesitating
This is wonderful as loving goes
This is tailor-made,
What's the sense in waiting?"

I love this song :]
so what are your plans for today?

so last night i went to starbucks to hear my friend sing a jazz set and i ran into like, 15 people i knew! well, not really, but here ARE the people i ran into:
Amy Bonin
Rachael Meyer
Jennifer Hood
Adam (nathan's geeky-inagoodway-friend)
Nikki (a girl my mom used to work with)
i guess that's it, but it sure felt like a ton of people! rachel was amazing! her band was awesome and her voice was beautiful! and she even let becky and me sing a verse each in stormy weather! she's awesome :) then we went back to becky's and i tried to catch up on days of our lives but becky's vcr kept randomly turning off and finally got to a point where at the same line every time it would turn off so i gave up. does anybody have a vcr and tv they would like to let me borrow for the afternoon 0:)

I met Andy Davis...talked to Tim Wildsmith once again, and watched Dave Barns in concert...I love Nashville!!!

The Youth Leadership Retreat begins today. I'm not sure what to expect, but I think it will be an excellent two days.

However, I've yet to do any of my mountainous pile of homework, except a little etymology, so I'm going to be extremely stressed Sunday. Nothing I can't handle, though.



Trust. I need to trust. Of all virtues, this I lack. Trusting in God about my future, which always seems hazy and threatens disappointment. I wish I knew what was coming...or no, not what's coming, per se, but I wish I knew for a fact that whatever's coming is good. Trust. I must trust that there is a plan there.


Well I'm out.
Christina

so i'm just hangin out watchin Dora the Explorer with my little brother...she's currently singing "we did it" with her monkey...and my brother proceeds to say "we did it for my monkey's birthday.."....oh what a twisted world i live in...poor cameron's gonna be completely tainted by the time he's six. he already created his original song "Wine, Blood and Booty"....good lord...nayways, OHS got spanked last night...and that's extra sad because the Franklin players were kinda retarded. speaking of retarded, C.D. (you know who i'm talkin bout) runs like a retarded veloceraptor...how sad...oh well. he's still beautimous...anyways, last night was still great. everyone wearing their Oakland power shirts...i think maybe i have a freshman stalker...which is nice...i guess? j/k...he's filarious (new word i made up with Abby). Abby gave me gangsta hair last night...ha... and i ate some really sucky $2.00 nachos....poop...nayways...um, let's see...i think maybe i really like this guy...but i honestly doubt anything will come of it, and if it did, certain people would hate me, so i guess it's best to just get over it. football games are the stuff...and i love my school. that's about all i can say. bye guys ::snort::
Cari

song du jour: "peas and milk" by abby donnell and cari jennings.

well last night was crazy stuff.
was able to eat one slice of pizza before the game. bus ride there, mild compared to coming home. talked with spence the whole time basically and listened to a little of what he was listening to. game. went well. played layla and was told everyone was waving their instruments behind me. they rock. almost got tackled by football players right before half time. bus ride back was complete insanity. everyone kept me from sleeping, freaked me out because they knew how. shuttle rocket simulator. flip flop almost out the window. they were crazy. unloaded bus. another game under our belts. good stuff.

All we need is heart.......just some freakin heart!!

On the interstate the LEFT LANE is for faster traffic. The RIGHT LANE is for slower traffic. In the event that you must talk on your cell and drive at the same time please use the RIGHT LANE and NOT the LEFT LANE!

Thank you.

Clintos

Hey guys well Ive decided to update since I havent in like forever Highschools goin great meetin some new ppl. Volleyballs also great we lost to Blackman but it was really close like 22-25 I dont know how long Ill be out but hopefully the doctor can just fix my thumb so I can still play but I wont know till Monday

oakland power

we lost tonight but we are so winnign next week....

WELL... grace just introduced me to this whole "phusebox" thing.. not quite sure how its all going to work out......
but we'll just have to see!
how about some pictures although grace says she looks like crap rolled up in a pile of dung. (her exact words).

I don't know when or where, but at some point... a large critter was crawling on my car. It was probably the last time I had my car at my mom's house overnight or something. Hell, I didn't even notice until my windshield started fogging up.

On my way home from the football game--

[OHS got butt-raped by Lincoln Co. --I mean FRANKLIN. As Becky was kind enough to point out. :-p-- But that's okay. We'll kick the trash out of SIEGEL next week. Once again, I don't know if I spelled it right.]

--my windshield was fogging up because it was raining and I have no air conditioner and the water condenses and criznap and yeah.

When I parked behind my condo and had the sidewalk lamp shining through the fog on my windshield, I noticed handprints all over the driver's side windshield. I thought to myself, "Who put their hands all over the windshield? I know it wasn't me."

Then I realized that the palms were really small. And the fingers were really long. And had claws. And definately didn't belong to people. And I kinda freaked.

Don't know why, but I did. I was seriously wiggin' out. I mean, it's not like the raccoon or possum or whatever walked on my windshield was in my car and trying to eat me or anything. But I still wigged out.

Hmm.

That is possibly the most boring story I have ever told.

Hope you liked it.

ha we lost but we got to leave early cause of the loomin storm then i helped freshman fix there uniforms which was uber fun i LOOOOVE freshamn they are so fun but yeah i got extrememly wet in a white shirt for the sake of the freshamn lol fun for the whole family well love ya kids!!

well today was one of those days, but you know, it is something i am getting used to. i did, however, draw today. and that was a nice therapy time for me. and thankfully i will be going to the leadership retreat tomorrow. which shall be fun. cari is going, so i KNOW that it will be great fun!



so, i made a new friend tonight. his name is sporky.


he's a pretty cool alien. he sure likes to talk on his cell phone though. and in this picture it appears that we have a lot in common, but i was merely trying to be cool....and i am just not as cool as an inch tall green alien named sporky. oh well....

but tonight was pretty good. i talked to two wonderful women, amy and jennifer. thanks guys! you helped a lot!

i would also like to give up a praise shout (haha) to God who is helping me not believe the lies i have believed for so long, find healing, and know that despite the horrible past few weeks i have had that there is hope in the darkness and brokeness. he is faithful and he does have a purpose for it all. and for all of you who have been crying your eyes out, been up all night with thoughts flooding your mind, with lies from worthlessness to thinking you are alone, thinking life just can't get any worse, there is hope in Jesus. you are indeed worth everything that He endured on that cross. and He loves you dearly, with an everlasting love. nothing can separate you from Him. you are His.

and it will be a constant choice to push negative, satan lies away. but with God you can do it. it will take time, and be difficult, but it will be okay and definitely worth it.

so yeah, i am going to go spend time with God and hopefully get some rest. i hope everyone has a great night!

-does a happy dance-
tonight was the best night ever..

Joke of the Week:

How do u make draggon milk?

Answer: A cow with short legs!!!!
(u gotta love laffy taffy jokes...they are the best!)

Thought for the Week: "You never really know how good of a christian you really are untill you are driving alone on the interstate and someone cuts you off suddenly" -Coach Harris

*so today was my last day. they had cake for me... made me cry. i love those people so much! i have done so much growing up there over the past 2 years. i can't believe i don't work next week. i can't believe that i'm leaving and not coming back after a week. it's so insane. like... my mind can't even comprehend (sp?). in one way i'm sad...

*but at the same time... on the other hand... i'm so excited about school. i can't wait to dive into weekend ministry and orcestra! i'm also planning on taking sign language on Sunday afternoons. that's so awesome! i can't wait to see what all God has instore. Music Ministries is going to be an awesome major!!! and i can't wait to spend time w/ my sister's family. i love my neices! they are so cute! ahh... i'm just bubbling over w/ joy. i hate to leave people behind... but this is how it is... and i accept that.

*next week is filled w/ last goodbye's and packing. bring on the tears ;) PCC HERE I COME!~Hope

"I have decided to follow Jesus,
I have decided to follow Jesus
I have decided to follow Jesus,
No turning back
No turning back

The world behind me,The cross before me,
The world behind me,The cross before me,
The world behind me, the cross before me,
No turning back
No turning back "

The only rule you should ever follow in life is to NOT stray from your shopping list when you go to wal-mart.

I did. and I promise I spent WAY too much money.

otherwise, my days off have been uneventful. . .though i'm working on my tan! yes!

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
I will not break, the way you did, you fell so hard
I’ve learned the hard way to never let it get that far

(chorus)
Because of you I never strayed to far from the sidewalk
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
Because of you I find it hard to trust, not only me,
but everyone around me, Because of you, I am afraid

I lose my way, and its not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry, because I know that’s weakness in your eyes
I’m forced to fake a smile, a laugh, every day of my life
My heart can’t possibly break, when it wasn’t even whole to start with

(chorus)
Because of you I never strayed to far from the sidewalk
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
Because of you I find it hard to trust, not only me,
but everyone around me, Because of you, I am afraid

I watched you die, I heard you cry, every night in your sleep.
I was so young, you should have known better than to lean on me.
You never thought of anyone else you just saw your pain.
And now I cry in the middle of the night, doin the same damn thing

(chorus, but slightly different)
Because of you I never strayed to far from the sidewalk
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
Because of you I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you I don’t know how to let anyone else in

Because of you I’m ashamed of my life, because its empty
Because of you, I am afraid

ok so i don't have a lot of time to write this onw but i just wanted to give a little hint that i still am alive! i apreciate all the friend requests and comments!! i love you guys!!

i've noticed spicy foods make my nose itch
(weird)..........


so my dad's a jerk.
he won't let me go to prom with germani :pout:
it made me cry a little

football game -wow... losers are we.

but i had fun ruinngin around and socializing (fo-sho -cari) so that made me smile
oakland power

~ste was adorable
~cari made me laugh until i could no longer breathe
~band kids own your soul
~stuart boyce

i'm addicted to the word jola
i'm actually beginning to annoy myself
and that's never good :strokes chin:

.....jola!!

I GET TO GET NEW CLOTHES TOMORROW!!! geeeee, i'm 'cited!

jamie is a super-cool kid

we won!!!!!

I think my life is one big overly dramatic movie.

And I have a soundtrack to every freakin-drama moment it seems.

Like tonight....the song 'I Will Remember You' by Sarah McLachlan (sp?) could have easily fit in with me and Sean standing under the bleachers. It was just him holding me, trying to get me not to cry. I'm just one big wreck right now.

I'm not a bad person, really I'm not.

I'm changing my emotional dilemmas the best I can. I'm trying my hardest and I hate being told I'm not trying hard enough or I'm not changing fast enough.

I just want things to be okay.

So I figured I had better update and let you guys know how everything went yesterday. Well actually, I can't give you guys a really good synopsis of how things went since I was out of it until 3:00 that afternoon. :) But from what I'm told, the doctors said everything was fine. Pathology said it wasn't cancer, which is some fabulous news. But apparently I was making jokes in Pre-OP and was showing everyone there how the heart rate monitor could fly. :) But I guess that's it. I'm still pretty sore, and the stitches look nasty, but I'm alive!!! Thanks for all the prayers- you guys are *amazing*!!!

Love Always: Me

tonight at tha football game... Terry Spann...i friend of mine was hurt really bad! all i know he that he was sent to tha hospital!!! could everyone please pray for him! thanks!!!

and please pray for me!!! im still not feeling good at all!!! thanks

Love Through Christ!
~Rachel~

So tonight, a few of us went to some film festival in Central Park to see The Muppets Take Manhattan. It was so much fun. It was weird because a few parts actually were shot in Central Park... and we were like, "That's where we are...."

Anyways, despite the HORRIBLE acting and the despiteful early 80's clothing, it was a pretty good movie and it made it even better by being in Central Park on a HUGE screen. I love this city.

Here's the visual recap:




Meredith never really looks at a camera... unless she is behind it.


Susan "raising the roof"


i look dead in this photo. i was really finger dancing.


The weather was perfect tonight... not too hot, not too cold... you know... the whole goldilocks thing.


big screen.


yay for marriage.


LOTS of people were there



ok. your visual recap has come to a close. We are going back tomorrow to see the premiere of some movie that hits theaters at the end of september. I hope it is as good as tonight.

-Nathan

lately people have been making up weird nick names for me..haha its kinda funny..like in geography this guy named Eli asked me if i wanted to be a superhero..and i was like no..haha and then somebody named me uncle rico..hahha and another person called me gypsy lady..lol weird..o well ...hhahah

In a Past Life...
You Were: A Mute Astrologer.

Where You Lived: Thailand.

How You Died: Suicide.Who Were You In a Past Life?

Hi guys, Wats been goin on in your lives. Not much here. Well the second week of school is over. And if you ask me it was over rather fast. And we have alot of pep rallys. Well I havent done much stuff this week. I've realized there isn't all that much to do when yu go to school. But in the summer yur kinda wanting to go back. But now that everyone has met and seen everyone. We have to learn. And let me tell ya some of my teachers suck! This week i've noticed just how stupid some people really can be. Some people I never would have know could be so stupid. And I dont mean like smarts. I mean just the things people do act and say. And it starts to make me think people really do change. And I think high school affects that. Now onto a diffrent subject. I really think i'm going to try out for the tennis team it looks really fun. And I have always thought it looked intresting.I've really been starting to know who my true friends are these days. The ones that are always by yur side and never do you wrong. Well i'm going to be doing alot with my friends tomorrow. So yeh. Bout the only excitement I get. So leave me a bunch of comments and or remarks. Peace out a town down!!

-Tanner

hey guys this post is for you all guitar people. when you have all your open chords what should they be!! i am supposed to take my guitar with me to the youth leadership and i can't remember those notes. if you know leave a remark asap! thanks


::edit:: got my question answered thanks!

One more addition...

This week marked the inaugural "Waters" of the semester...this is the praise and worship gathering of University Christian Fellowship at Marshall University. Yes I'm graduated, but I'm still involved. God's doing great things there.

Anyhoo, there was a lot of skepticism because we changed to an off-campus location (all the campus ministries got screwed up in scheduling due to a Greek society take-over). Praise God, we had a good turn-out. Plus, Jay brought an awesome message and managed to throw in the Blue Oyster Cult skit from SNL. "I've got a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL!" I think the point, though, was that we need to be living the life OUT LOUD, because someone out there will hear our cowbell (the Gospel, in this convoluted case) and decide that it's the only cure for their ailments.

Also, Jay has made the theme of the semester "Unleash your Uniqueness," although he says that some of us (and at this point he looked directly at me...not sure why...) need to reel in the uniqueness. I identify with Peter: not always sure I know what God's doing, but I want in on it. And you skeptics out there: Don't pick too much on Peter. He was the only one to step out of the boat that one time.

This week, school started. My first thought was, okay, I have a job. Now what?

I am very blessed to be surrounded by wonderful Christian teachers and principles. (Yay! I can get away with a few sacred Christmas songs!)

Oh, and bulletin boards? Not easy! And I have 2 classrooms at 2 schools. My life has been hanging out with old equipment and bulletin boards....and dusting....lots of dusting!

This is definitely increasing my faith, though. I prayed for one job offer. I had three interviews from 8 bids. I ended up with one job offer. I know this is where God wants me right now. (This is a smiley face moment) On top of that, God is reminding me that He does not call the equipped, He equips the called.

So glad to see Luke and Joey, the Wonder Non-Brothers on here! Miss you guys so much!

Emily and Jess, this is me thanking God that we share a wall (which will soon be torn down and replaced with an accordion divider....I'm gonna run it by Big Green...in fact, Joel suggests busting out your wall with the Taylors, too. We can have a real live compound!).

And to everyone out there, Genesis 3 is SO not just original sin! There is so much more to it than that... More later.

Love to all!

FRIDAY!!!!!!!!! My first week is complete! BOOYAAAA!!!!!! Things are going aright. The thing is .. Satin has really been attacking me today! I tell ya it has been hard to get through today with a smile on my face. I am trying to stay in the word and hold on to what I know is true. It is so hard though. Even that seems like it's not helping much. Anyways if anyone who reads this would throw up a quick prayer I would appreciate it.

Meh. I woke up early to go in to work at 8:00 so I could get off at 1:00. Well, I didn't have any cash on me, so I stopped by a Suntrust ATM to grab a twenty so I could get some breakfast at Chick-Fil-A. I put my card in, I push in my information, and it gives me a receipt that states that my card has been restricted. Okay. . . so I go to a different Suntrust to see if it does the same thing, and I get the same result. . . "Card is restricted. Please contact your bank." Whatever. I screwed the idea of breakfast and went on to work. I was released at 1:00 where I proceeded to go BACK to Suntrust to talk with somebody about what my stupid card was doing. One of the tellers looked it up on her computer, and she told me that I had apparently used my debit when I didn't have money in the bank. . . which wasn't right, because I've always had at least $100.00 in my checking ever since the account was opened up again. I told her that this past Monday, I went to a Suntrust bank and deposited several hundred dollars into my checking account. . . some from savings and some from random checks. Anyway, to make a long story short, the guy that did all of the transactions took money that didn't even exist in my checking OUT and then put it back in, therefore causing me to overdrawl. . . which I never did. It was the stupid guys fault. Apparently, he wasn't supposed to allow the transfer from my savings to checking because Mom's got some sort of protection on my savings and only she can do it. . . she was not aware of this, and they did not inform me. So now my account is considered bad, and I can't use my card until Mom goes up to the bank and fixes it because I apparently can't. Retard teller.

THEN, I had to drive to Calvary to cash my check from yesterday only to take $87 and pay for my car tags. . . but oh well, it needed to be done. Afterwards, I went to Blue Coast and got some stuff to go and took it to Renfroe's. I ate and changed out of my work clothes there, and we went to MTSU to move the rest of her stuff in her dorm. Of course, it wasn't just that easy. As I was rolling her chair along the sidewalk with a box full of supplies in it, I hit a huge bump and it all fell out and went everywhere. . . yeah, TOTALLY obvious we're freshmen, lol. At least we had a good laugh. From there, we went over to the parking pass place. . . "You'd think that the center for parking would have better parking. . ." and I got my neato little parking pass. Went back to the dorms and set Renfroe's stuff up. . . pretty sure her roommate is French. . . like, hardcore French. Like, exchange student French. She wasn't there though. . . hm.

Anyway, that's about it. Stupid bank.

if you love me say haaaaaaaaaayyy

Aww im gonna miss you guys soooooo much.

On a nother note, My hair has started to grow out and its like and inch longer than in the most recent pictures. Now my mom's saying i need to get it cut again so it will look good when i come back this winter, but i don't wante to, i hope she forgets ^-^. Well, gotta go, bye!!!

in 1995 catherine zeta jones remaid a michael bolton song.

wow...check this out!

http://www.onemillionmoms.com/IssueDetail.asp?id=241

it's finally the weekend! even though it won't feel like it, since i have a game tonight, a pancake breakfast and practice for most of the day tomorrow, and i'll have to clean house for Sunday.

anyways i took this really nifty picture today


photo from blue_lips

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACE!!

So my roomie Ellie has left me for 10 days to go and spend some time with her family and friends in the Boro. We joked about packing me in her suitcase and going with her. Then Nathan informed us that the pressure would cause my ear drums to bust and then I wouldn't have been able to hear anything that ya'll would be saying. So we decided that wouldn't be any fun and it's probably better that I stay here in the city. My time to come and visit will be here before long.

Tonight a bunch of us are going to see The Muppets Take Manhattan in Central Park. I am way excited about it! So I will definitely let ya'll know how that goes.

To my peeps in the Boro...I love you and miss you bunche! Be good!

Elles...have a good time and give everyone a hug for me! And hurry up and get back!

well im feeling like a fat band kid lol i just ate my weight in chips and now im gonna have to march on it ah o well have a good night !!!

*throws fist*

OAKLAND POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

in Christ
milly

these last two days have been crap, but its made it a little bit easier knowing that my friends are there. peace

hey everyone...i'm not really sure what this is or what i'm doing....but micheal byers showed it to me so i deceided to get one! i hope everyone is doing great! anyway, well the first football game is tonight and i'm so excited!!! i hope all ya'll come to cheer on Big Red...i mean the Whippets....lol
~love always in Christ~
~Danielle

YAY!! LE WEEKEND!! whoop.

fball game tonight. it's prolly gonna be rainy and gross. but i don't have anything better to do since Kasey is sick. maybe if the game sucks, i'll go hang out with here at her crib. heh.

p(r)ep rally today. it was pretty fun. i like being a junior...

and! we get to go back to French class on monday!!! ^_^ hehe. but that's it. love you guys. hope to see you at the game tonight.

Today is great cuz its FRIDAY!!! sooo, I'm bored already, gotta go

Survey thingy time:

1. Spell your first name backwards: refinnej

2. Story behind your name: my mom liked the name, so that's what she named me

3. How old are you: 21

4. Where do you live: new york city

DESCRIBE YOUR:

5. Wallet - it's brown?

6. Hairbrush- purple and black

7. Toothbrush- purple and black

8. Jewelry worn daily- cheap watch from walmart and some type of earrings

10. Pillow cover- purple (noticing a trend here?)

13. Sunglasses- black, but they are in alabama

14. Favorite shirt- any hoodie

15. Cologne/Perfume- my cool cotton degree deodorant :)

16. CD in stereo right now- don't have a stereo

17. Piercings- one in each earlobe

18. What you are wearing now- samford hoodie and auburn sweatpants

19. Wishing- i wasn't burnt so i could go back out to the beach

20. wanting- to know how things will turn out in the future

21. After this- i'll take a shower and get ready to go paint pottery with my roommate

22. If you could get away with it and murder anyone, who and for what- pat robertson and jerry falwell, cuz they are horrible representatives for christians and the sbc

23. Person you wish you could see right now- yeah, i don't think i'll answer that one-but if you really know me then you'll know the answer :)

24. Some of your favorite movies- monty python-quest for the holy grail, the princess bride, beauty and the beast

25. Something you're looking forward to in the coming month - going back to work

26. The last thing you ate - spaghetti

27. Something that you are deathly afraid of- heights

28. Do you like candles - absolutely

29. Do you like incense - the lavender stuff

30. Do you like the taste of blood- no, i don't think so

31. Do you believe in love - yes

32. Do you believe in soul mates - yes

33. Do you believe in love at first sight- yes

34. Do you believe in Heaven- yes

35. Do you believe in God - yes

36. What do you want done with your body when you die - i'm not gonna die

37. If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be? siberian tiger

38. What is the longest you've ever stay up? - some 40+ hours

39. Can you eat with chopsticks- i can make it look like i can

40. What's your favorite coin - whatever is worth the most?

41. What are some of your favorite candies- anything chocolate

42. What's something that you wish people would understand about you - sometimes when i'm not talking it's cuz i'd much rather just listen

43. What's something you wish you could understand better- God's timing

44. Who is someone that you really wish was still around? my nieces

R e l a t i o n s h i p s
45. Who are your best friends? katie

46. Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend- no

47. Longest relationship- about 4 years

48. How many actual relationships have you been in- 2

49. How many people have you kissed- oh geez, i lost count a long time ago

50. Are you shy around your crush- of course

51. Still have feelings for anyone you've been in a past relationship with- yes, but it's not anyone specifically, it's just the feeling of having someone that makes me think about them

52. Do you know what it feels like to be in love- yeah

53. Would you sacrifice your favorite possession for your best friends- yeah

f a s h i o n | s t u f f
54. Where is your favorite place to shop- old navy and gap

55. Have any tattoos or piercings- getting a tattoo

56. What is your favorite thing to wear- depends on my mood

57. What is a must have accessory- earrings

58. How much is the most you've ever spent on a single item of clothing- $150?

60. Who is the least fashionable person you know- myself

61. Do you match your belt with your hair color- if i do, it's not on purpose

62. What is the worst thing you've ever thought looked good- just about everything i've ever worn

64. How many pairs of shoes do you own- i have no idea. i have about 20 pairs up here in nyc with me and many more down in alabama.

65. What is the worst trend you see today- i don't usually pay attention

so this is what MY name means! i don't about this...

Solid,
dependable and hardworking you have a fairly conservative approach to
life and know that organisation gets results. Being cautious and well
disciplined you think things through carefully before taking action.
You have your emotions under control and are rarely ruffled by
circumstances. You have confidence in yourself and are admired by
others for your integrity and honesty.

I have a date with a 6-year-old today.

so i gave nathan a hard time (i mean, c'mon he's known me longer than like, ANYBODY!) and he let me preview greenbox...folks, get excited b/c it is AWESOME!!! keep up the good work nathan! more to come later...

Benjamin
Son of the right hand : Hebrew


You have great self-confidence and a charming personality which attracts many friends and admirers. Your innate sense of personal power and ability to lead are ideally suited to positions of authority. Being so versatile and seeing the big picture your ambitions are high and much is usually expected of you. With patience and tenacity you will certainly fulfill the great potential you have for success.

So today, a few of us from the office decided to go to Central Park for lunch. The weather was PERF (as Meredith would say). We found a huge rock and sat and enjoyed our food whilst attempting to feed the birds by hand. Let me tell you, birds are scared of 6 ft. 4 inch Nathan whether they are from NYC or not. Needless to say, I did not feed the birds by hand...
Now for photos...



people on a rock. they are cool people. but not as cool as that rock!


ok. so Maria thinks this growth on this tree looks like a dog. what do you think? i think it looks like the tree has a tumor!


this is me after i conquered the rock.


mer. when she talks, all her words are cut in half.


me and my favorite maria.


end photo transmission.

ok. So lunch in Central Park was great, and just so you know, I still miss everyone in Murfreesboro... don't think that lunch in Central Park has stolen my heart. Have a great day!

-Nathan

Josh

God is salvation : Hebrew


You are a charismatic individual with a dynamic and attractive personality. Probably not known for your caution or patience you are a risk taker who hates to be restricted in any way. Freedom is very important to you. Your thinking and intuition is strong and you have a talent for communication. You enjoy the sensual and material pleasures of life and with the application of care and wisdom you can achieve wonderful worldly success.

I'm not really sure????

It's move in day at MTSU today!!!! I can't wait to meet my roommate.

Wow, God did so many amazing things for me this summer. I'm going to try to recap it all....
Graduation and the after party with my grandfather! OMG!!! LOL!
Six Flags with some high school buddies!!!
Mexico Mission Trip which was absolutely life changing!
MTSU Customs which was oh so boring! LOL!
The Matthew West and Sanctus Real concert with Amber and my sister!
No dating for a year ended!
Hawaii for a month...favorite trip of the summer by far!! LOL!
Chick Fil A and staying in the parking lot after work until 1 a.m.
Belle Aire youth group! OH SO FUN!
Mercy Me concert....rocked my socks off
Leadership Camp for MTSU
Hanging out with so many friends for the last time, and of course hanging with my best friend Amber!

It was a good summer, and now God has extended an invitation that I have finally become receptive too. For my entire life, God has been crying out to me. Michael, I want to be intimate with you....What an amazing cry. In this intimacy, God is molding me into the man he intended me to be, and that blows me away. I can't wait to see where he takes me, and where he takes all of you guys as well! So that's it...In 3 days, MTSU campus will be my new home. An old chapter has finally come to an end, and a new one has begun. Alpha Omega has become my new home, and new friendships have begun. God's going to do amazing things this year! It's time for school!! AHHHH! LOL!

JUSTIN: You are charming, talented and have a very positive attitude to life so it is hardly surprising that you attract success and recognition. Focussed and patient you understand that material rewards are a result of discipline. Being so creative and with a need for self-expression you may be drawn towards the arts, travel is also likely to be important. A loyal friend, you are a person who must be allowed freedom and independence.

I survived!!! I also almost knocked over 2 of their lights. I promised that i wasn't that clumsey but hey they don't know me so that can think whatever they want. Bells aboutto ring though so i'll type some more later and maybe sometime later when i get those pics i can put acouple up on this site... if they're not to bad! :-)>

so i'm having to go unofficially (or maybe officially) inactive in kappa delta this semester. i had my rehearsal yesterday with ms. bell and dr. isley and afterwards dr. isley and i sat and talked about this upcoming semester. she told me i had too much on my plate and that i needed to quit my sorority. but i just can't do that. those girls mean the world to me and although i know they would still be my friends, i wouldn't have those bonding moments like this past week. but the good thing is, i can come to the things i think i can handle, and not be penalized if i don't think i can make it. and of course once rush is over, i expect things to slow down and hopefully i'll be able to attend most everything, but for now it is just impossible. if any of you girls read this, i am so very sorry but know that i am trying my hardest to still be with you. i don't want to miss out on anything - especially our new girls. thank you for the love and AOT that you guys provide and i know that i will always be able to count on you for anything and know that i would do the same for any one of you. i'll see you around

Garreth

You are an inspirational individual and seem to lead a charmed existence. Material success is no more than your versatility, optimism and courage deserve. You are creative and resourceful and can develop your ideas into tangible form which brings you great satisfaction. You attract friends, love and happiness in abundance because of your warm and enthusiastic nature. Life is much better with you around.

...I'd like to think so...