My car went to the mechanics Monday. Tuesday they changed the oil, put a new water pump in it ... and thermostat and something having to do with belts, pulleys and bearings. This morning (Wednesday) I picked the car up: a chunk of change nearly equal to what  I make in a month (hooray for income tax returns). This evening I get to worship practice ( Read more... )

Sorry I've been out of the blogosphere again. Life and such. But here, as an installment of what I've been doing for the last week+, are some samples of the visual art projects from my Mythology class.

This is (a late draft but not final copy of) my project. Because the camera I was using was so crummy I had to equalize it to get the colors at all ( Read more... )

And in other cool news, check out the email my mom sent me:

Neeson to star as Zeus in 'Clash of the Titans'( Three Cheers for Remakes of Fabulous B-Movies! )

Today one of my favorite classmates reminded one of my favorite professors to "tell Jessica about that teaching job!" , an announcement I apparently missed during Virgil on Friday while gone at spring retreat. I've just sent an initial email to to the headmaster (-mistress?) of Mission Valley Christian Academy about the possibility of teaching ( Read more... )

I'm back! I was absent from the bloggosphere (and cellular service) for about three days at the Vineyard Montana/Wyoming Spring Retreat. The Great Falls Vineyard which runs the Spring and Fall retreats doesn't include the word 'leadership' in the title, but church leaders are really whom it's geared for.

It was amazing. I got to see people from ( Read more... )

Running away to somewhere without cell service for the weekend. It depresses me slightly how much that one aspect of my trip gets under my skin. Also not likely to be computers of any kind. The Vineyard Christian Fellowship's National Director will be speaking at the Montana Vineyard's Leadership Retreat. And my pastors are so set on having me ( Read more... )

So, the source of yesterday’s enigmatic ranting turned out alright-after no small amount of battling on my part.

Book 6.5 for 2009 has been completed. Prince Caspian was a really good read. I loved the movie, but it was so unlike the book. I told ( Read more... )

Some days I wish that there was no professional ethic which said I cannot dish people by name in public places. I want to be exempt from the rules of libel and never have to reap what I've sown.  But, alas for the brash voices in my head, the philosophical voice and the linear voice both say that this too shall pass and not to blog about it.

I've ( Read more... )

וְהָיָה֩ הַדָּ֨ם לָכֶ֜ם לְאֹ֗ת עַ֤ל הַבָּתִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתֶּ֣ם שָׁ֔ם וְרָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־הַדָּ֔ם וּפָסַחְתִּ֖י עֲלֵכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶ֨ה בָכֶ֥ם נֶ֙גֶף֙ לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית בְּהַכֹּתִ֖י בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

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  The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when ( Read more... )

Cranberry quick-bread is in the oven. Now, to get me into the shower and the apartment tidied before starting the chicken and rice soup. Oh. I should pull the chicken breasts out of the freezer before starting hygienic rituals...