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still not dead; still not king
i have internet access again (for those of you unaware of the fact, i had lost it). i've got a lot of stuff to do with school going on right now, so i'm afraid i cannot promise regular updates (you're all crushed; i know it) but i'm not dead yet, and that's something.
grace to you all and peace,
lauren -
back at school. day 7. still not king.
8 I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for you alone, O LORD,
make me dwell in safety.
-psalm 4 -
requiescat in pace
my maternal grandfather died today. i have not seen him since he's been sick, so at least in my memory he is as he has always been: a sturdy man, practical but merry, who worked with his hands with all the humility and grace of one who does not know he is an artist, only that he wants to do something right, one whose laugh was loud and rich, and ( Read more... ) -
/ speed kills with presence of mind and / speed kills if you know what i mean /
well, i'm a terrible student, i'm bad at sleep but i think i've got some of the important stuff figured out, at least. i was composing a letter to a friend in my mind, the friend being the sort of terrified agnostic who wants so desperately for there to be answers to all his questions, but is afraid that the cost of them will be higher than he ( Read more... ) -
exams next week. cannot cope. II (this time, it's personal!)
in spite of the levity of the subject, it should be noted that i am stressed out. and sick. and i just realized that i've been falling into the trap of talking about God fairly often and almost never talking to Him, which is really far more problematic than any of the rest, but far more easily solved (at least temporarily). -sigh- i know how to ask ( Read more... ) -
/ 4am, two hours to go... /
there is reason for all things. maybe not purpose, but certainly reason ( Read more... ) -
/ it's not in me / but i'll recover it / it's not in me.../
gah. there are few things i hate so much as being forced into the position of making someone else do what's best for him ( Read more... ) -
/ but i'm not broken / and i'll dream my way /
bought some more supplies for the art sale going on from 2-5 tomorrow and saturday. it's been an odd couple of days. yesterday, i woke up 10 minutes before class, ran over, and realized halfway through class
( girl problems! AAAAGH! ) -
1 corinthians 2
1When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. 4My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words ( Read more... ) -
full body contact strip chess?!
blame goth4god for the subject line.
AAAAAAGH! i have so much crap to do. and it's not really that big of a deal, i just don't want to do it. i am lazy.
i'm trying to find a way to post some of my deviantart stuff here without having to upload everything to photobucket. rawr.
ah well, back to work.
peace to you all
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