Cari Jennings
Relationship Status
Single
Highschool
Oakland High School
College
Carson-Newman College
Interests
God, though i'm much more than interested in Him, playing music, listening to music, singing, reading, swimming, cooking, medicine, politics, sharing my beliefs with others, God's Word - The Bible, anything coffee flavored, school, Grey's Anatomy, Law and Order:SVU (weird, i know), children, missions, international studies, Belle Aire Baptist Church, Catholics
Favorite Music
Mat Kearney, The Gabe Dixon Band, Regina Spektor, Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright, The Killers, The Beatles, Chris Tomlin, The David Crowder Band, Sarah McLachlan, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Ben Harper, Tom Petty, Hootie and the Blowfish, Keane, Elton John, Billy Joel, Weezer, Fallout Boy, Dashboard Confessional, Michael Buble, The Who, Three Dog Night, The Goo Goo Dolls, James Blunt, Collective Soul, James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkel, Jim Croce, The Postal Service, Ray Lamontagne, Amos Lee, The All American Rejects, Switchfoot, Lenny Kravitz, Aerosmith, Blind Melon, Coldplay, The Eagles, Kanye West, Jet, Iron and Wine, Radiohead, Fleetwood Mac, Chris Rice, Fernando Ortega, Bob Marley, Relient K, Marvin Gaye, Norah Jones, Jars of Clay, and many, many others...
Favorite Movies
The Butterfly Effect, A Lot Like Love, Darkness, The Producers, Schindler's List, Frailty, Frequency, The Pianist, Tommy Boy, A Time to Kill, Just Cause, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Keeping the Faith, Meet the Fockers, There's Something About Mary, I Am David, The Color Purple, Life Is Beautiful, Braveheart, The Patriot, Signs, The Passion of the Christ, (Mel Gibson can do no wrong), The Village, The Sixth Sense, Pay It Forward, Spiderman, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Jennings Family Home Movies, The Sound of Music, The Omen, Prophecy, Napoleon Dynamite, Kung Pow:Enter the Fist, Blacksheep, Moulin Rouge, Dirty Dancing, Bring It On, Saving Private Ryan, We Were Soldiers, and about a million others....
Favorite Books
The Bible, the Little House on the Prairie series, Ethan Frome, Great Expectations, Intensity, Carrie, Rose Madder, The Giver, 1984, A Painted House, A Walk Across America, Angela's Ashes, Mere Christianity, The Lion.the Witch.and the Wardrobe, The Screwtape Letters, Where the Red Fern Grows, Fahrenheit 451, and at least a billion others...
"When I was your age...."
May 06 2006
it makes me laugh when people give me advice. not in a bad way. just in a, well, way. i wish that people could actually see the thought processes i have, so that they could see that my end result is not completely random or stupid. does anyone know what i mean? i usually take advice (with a grain of salt) from most people, mull it over, and maybe act on it, depending upon who it's from. but sometimes i just don't. and people get offended. oh well. i just wanna do what would bring God the most glory. So usually, when i try to give people advice, i try to make sure it's backed up with scripture and/or what God says, not necessarily just me...but it's also kinda funny to me because people seem to ask me about things that i have no experience with. anyways, just a thought. so i'm really ready for school to be out. i'm not really looking forward to not having much to do, but i am looking forward to not having homework everynight. i'm also looking forward to being done with Algebra II ---goodness...the bane of my existence. i think next year, i will most likely be hanging out with a different group of people. or at least i hope so. not that i want to "separate myself from all those sinners"...i just feel like i might be being too influenced, and even if i'm not, i find myself between a rock and a hard place as far as loving compassionately, and accepting/advocating lifestyles and behaviors that i, as a representative of Christ (even one so full of short-comings as me), should not be associated with. next year, i really want to live boldly for Christ, and i want that to be obvious. i want that to be the main characteristic i am recognized by. anyways, i think that next year is gonna be an awesome year. challenging, but awesome. i also think that i am gonna attempt to stop thinking so much about guys. i really need to fall more in love with God before i fall in love with anyone else. besides, high school dating, from what i've seen, is pretty pointless, and just kinda sets people up for drama, and/or heartbreak. i'm not saying it's wrong, i just think it's wrong for me. if i actually ever dated, i would give up dating for a year, but since i don't, i think i'm just gonna commit to letting things like crushes go, and focus more on other things. well, i gotta go, but i'll be back later! much love to you all---Cari
yourcandytears
May 08 2006
If you are referring to the advice I gave you, I think I made it very clear that it was up to you what you did with it. Some people do try to push their opinions on you, but that was simply not my intent. Everyone does experience things differently. However, it cannot hurt to have the help of others. If nothing else, something they say can help you think in a different direction and figure out something more for your life. I just wanted you to know that I wasn't trying to push things on you, I just wanted to offer a word of empathy and advice- to take if you wish.
Anyway, I am glad to see that you are choosing to focus more on other things. There certainly are other things to focus on that are more important- boys will always be there. And you are right about God. I would say that seeking your beliefs more deeply and figuring out all that you believe is important for you and anyone else. That is a wise decision.
Hope things go well for you.
