Drove this road yesterday

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07288/825523-85.stm

Five points to the person who guesses the incredibly esoteric quote in the subject line.

After a hideous August in which I paid out about $1200 than I took in, this month seems to be better. Looks like I'm coming out ahead, to the tune of $33. Of course, I've had groceries on the parents' charge card for a month now...but being in the black means I'm back on my intended budget, at least starting with October's paycheck ( Read more... )

It's LiveJournal...what else ( Read more... )

It occurs to me that God doesn't expect us to be perfect, or perfectly faithful -- merely to be faithful that he will perfect us.

Today's Kalamazoo-area news brought to you by the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6732003.stm

I'm definitely starting to get bittersweet about leaving. It's exciting, and daunting, to be moving to a new town and preparing for the next stage of life, but at the same time I'm forcefully reminded of the line from The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe where, speaking of the lion Aslan (an allegory of Christ), a character says "Safe? Of course ( Read more... )

This week's psalm response brought to you by my electric guitar and a delay pedal.

Man, I love the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6559373.stm

So, it's been entirely too long since I've updated this. Last year, about this time, it was my primary method of sorting through all the wrenching changes that I was going through. This year, I've had Karen, Christine, and assorted fathers to help me with that, so I haven't been lurking around here much. However, it's about that time again ( Read more... )

Well, it's been far too long since I've posted. And you'll just have to go on waiting for another deep and/or informative post. Instead, enjoy today's Google April Fool's prank:
http://www.google.com/tisp/