I work at an organic food cooperative. I should be killing headaches by chewing on rosemary. However, this one requires my fool-proof headache remedy:
2 ibuprofen
1 cup coffee
I have a poison problem, I know it.
...a return to regular scheduled blogging should hopefully come soon. I just realized I've been MIA for awhile.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Monday, December 3, 2007
Is the world about to turn?
I believe in the importance of ritual:
During the lighting of the first advent candle at Assembly this Sunday, two women played penny whistle and guitar while two elementary age girls twirled long, blue ribbons with joyful abandon. As the music got more intense and lively, someone lit the first advent candle. This is the joyful celebration my soul needs right now. Jesus is coming. The world is about to change, and this ritual represented that for me.
It was also Messiah sing Sunday, when the church comes together to form an amateur orchestra and choir--nothing fancy, no practice, glorifying God with the glory of Handel's Messiah. It's such a highlight of the Assembly church year for me. And I'm realizing that it's this sense of ritual, knowing what we do when and participating in that that fills me with joy. Making something routine (like lighting an advent candle) into a meaningful moment.
During the lighting of the first advent candle at Assembly this Sunday, two women played penny whistle and guitar while two elementary age girls twirled long, blue ribbons with joyful abandon. As the music got more intense and lively, someone lit the first advent candle. This is the joyful celebration my soul needs right now. Jesus is coming. The world is about to change, and this ritual represented that for me.
It was also Messiah sing Sunday, when the church comes together to form an amateur orchestra and choir--nothing fancy, no practice, glorifying God with the glory of Handel's Messiah. It's such a highlight of the Assembly church year for me. And I'm realizing that it's this sense of ritual, knowing what we do when and participating in that that fills me with joy. Making something routine (like lighting an advent candle) into a meaningful moment.
A Number of Things
8 passions in my life
reading
good food (simple, local, organic)
education
being outdoors
community
music (singing, playing, performing, listening)
travel
family & friends
8 things to do before I die
become an organic farmer
travel to all seven continents
find a job (or several kinds of jobs) that I love
become fluent in Spanish
live in another country
attend the World Cup
build something substantial
sing Verdi's Requiem again
8 5 things I often say (just 3, actually)
"dude"
"noooo" [very sarcastic tone]
"I feel like..."
8 7 books I read recently
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
The Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquirel
By the Light of My Father's Smile by Alice Walker
8 songs that hold some meaning for me
La Pared
Love You Madly by Cake
Bicycle Race by Queen
Mr. Mastadon Farm by Cake (what can I say...Cake is good for all moods)
Kingdom Come by Coldplay
Gold from the Once soundtrack
Closer to Fine by the Indigo Girls
Podemos Hacemos Dano by Juanes
8 qualities I look for in a friend
sarcastic sense of humor
good listener
active conversationalist
enjoys being blatantly weird with me
enjoys a good cry and gives a great hug
sense of adventure
able to understand my mood swings
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