funny

i know you're dying to hear . . .

the in-flight movie was "hitch", which i loved. you could hear me laughing throughout the whole plane, but that's nothing new. i can never hide it when i find something funny. quotes and stuff to come, but for now just enjoy looking at will smith.

airport shopping

i bought chinese food for toooo much money, gum, and an agatha christie . . . you know what that means? $20!!! anyway, the title of this one is "halloween party" which just makes it sound like a bad r.l.stine/christopher pike book (wow, was that ever redundant) . . . but it involves a certain fussy belgian with an egg-shaped head and well-maintained mustaches on whom, i must admit, i am redeveloping a girlish crush. those grey cells! swoon . . .

anyway, it's an interesting story thusfar - 13 year old girl boasts that she once saw a murder, no one believes her, and after the halloween party she's found dead. hercule poirot (be still, my beating heart) must determine whether he's searching for a murderer or a doublemurderer! dun dun DUUUUUUUN.

i like it, i like it . . . (said in the style of danny kaye in "the inspector general")

ahem. well, there's hanging out with mommy in my near future, so i should have a shower or something. enough of this jibber-jabber.

i'll write again anon . . .

so long, then

this is a BEE-OOO-TEE-FULL pic of nav and fil right before nav's grad . . . they're both off to camp today, and will soon look considerably more ruffled, but just as full of wonderfulness and joy.

nostalgic moment

so, sixteen years ago to the day, i arrived in toronto for the first time. we had flown over a big ocean and received colouring books and crayons on the flight. this is why i still appreciate air canada. today i'm going back.

my friend amy posted about locker cleanup at the end of the year, and that just made me all the more nostalgic. man, time goes by. i miss the sound of my footsteps echoing off the empty lockers as i left from my last exam of the year. summers seemed so long then. now, although high schoolers, junior highers, and elementary school kids are just finishing up school, it seems to me that is almost over. strange how perception changes.

'til next time, from "the t-dot"* . . .

* about as dorky as high fives, but just as fun

what's the point?

i've been reflecting lately on what the point is. of anything, really? my school is discussing merger, my denomination is confusing me . . . so the question is, "why exist?" ok, the questions are: what is the purpose behind existing as a distinct entity? shouldn't we have a distinct mission? who defines that mission? surely we shouldn't exist for a lack of anything better to do? if there are other bible colleges or churches or groups doing the same thing we are, we have to clarify our call. i would assume that might involve prayer.

i haven't run this by william booth yet, but in my view the salvation army should exist primarily as a body of believers reaching out to those who are poor, addicted, jailed, and disadvantaged. "soup, soap, and salvation", right? are we doing that? 'cause other churches do a great job of worship and kids programs and so on. our niche - from our inception - was not in the suburbs, but in the ghettos. down and dirty.

now, i'm no fool (i hope!). i know times have changed. you can't stick a preacher and a cornet player down at 4th street and 7th ave and expect a revolution. but not everything's changed, has it? how much is "keeping up with the times" and how much is comfort?

keep praying for the army, friends.

the latest!

confession: i like watching "desperate housewives". it's so well written at times, and i'm very curious to find out why may alice killed herself.

alex said something neat last weekend at the birthday doo - he had watched "alias" once and sensed that it was the kind of show he could really get stuck on. he then made a point never to watch it again. in other words, the seductive nature of the show convinced him that he shouldn't watch it.

i know i'm stuck on tv. there are at least half-a-dozen shows i really like to watch. and when you're alone so much of the time, it's the easiest way to cover up the silence. BUT i am making a few commitments:

#1 - i will, in fact, read my bible for at least 10 minutes a day. i'm praying about where to start.
#2 - i will, in fact, spend at least 10 minutes a day praying for my "person of the day" and my "cause of the day" - i'm making a list of seven people and seven "issues" and assigning them each a day of the week. that way, i have to be disciplined about setting aside time, and not only praying as things come up (although that's great, too)
#3 - i will, in fact, spend about 20 minutes a day on my bike. pedalling.
#4 - i will, in fact, keep reading books.

i read the first ("the mysterious affair at styles") and last (curtain: poirot's last case") poirot mysteries this weekend, and am now getting into jules verne's "the mysterious island", upon dad's recommendation. think "lord of the flies" but with five adults and a dog. speaking of poirot, i've decided to buy them in order, one or two a month, until i have all 39. $400 later, i'll have every harper collins poirot mystery there is. i've been meaning to find myself a collection, and this seems a good one, since i find agatha christie to be no less than brilliant and - can i just say - the harper collins book covers are simply gorgeous:















so . . . if anyone is wondering how to randomly surprise me with a gift, this is the way to go :) i also accept gift cards.

any other goal suggestions?