09 September 2009

Charlie and the Fish Sandwich

I just ate leftover fish...on a sandwich. My cat YOWLED at me the entire time I was heating, assembling, and consuming said sandwich. He is now sitting with his back to me (which he NEVER does) as if to say, "I didn't want your fish anyway!" Should I give him a piece?

03 September 2009

What I really think about that guy..

He's a con artist. He's cunningly charming, well read and educated, and can talk about religion, public policy, literature, art, music, and academia with the best of the best. Unfortunately, it's a foul misuse of his talent. He's a cultured worm; a delicious, but indigestible, meal of rich foods fed to poor and poverty stricken mouths. Detestable drunkard moron!

30 August 2009

My Wish List

1. Vaccuum Cleaner ( a really really small one)
2. Professional Mani/Pedi
3. TV & DVD Player
4. Fall dresses that fit
5. New makeup
6. Ruby Slippers
7. A job I like going to every day

27 August 2009

Rethinking Recent Rhetoric

The first thought:
Do you really think that just because you used your words to intimidate, manipulate, and imply, that it suddenly makes whatever you've said the truth? I think not. The truth is the truth and your manipulation is scandalous. I hope the rock you lay your head on at night is soft.

The second thought:
.....(I said a lot here, but I don't want to make you mad so I deleted it.)....

The third thought:
Don't come to me when you realize I'm right unless it's to apologize for being rude.

The fourth thought:
Thank you Officer Juntz & Judge Morrison for your leniency today in a City of Charleston courtroom. You're very nice, too.

The fifth thought:
Thank you for walking me home. You don't know how much I appreciate your friendship.

The sixth thought:
You're a good friend. I miss you terribly. Thank you for your help recently. Please come visit as soon as you're able.

The seventh thought:
No, I don't want to hang out with you. Yes, I think you're creepy.

The eighth thought:
The bus is really not so bad. I promise. I'll ride with you the first few times if you want.

The ninth thought:
Should I donate plasma?

21 August 2009

Friday Morning

I have a job, but, I may as well be completely unemployed, because I don't actually get to WORK there very often. So, I'm looking for a job. Is anyone hiring? Or well connected to someone who is? I'm not very picky about what I do. I just need to make a little money so I can keep myself up. I'm willing to work part-time. I'm willing to get dirty. I just need to be working. For the moment, I'm broke, depressed, and bored. Y'all help a girl out!

19 August 2009

Today...

Cooking rice. Making coffee. Washing dishes. Putting away laundry. Helping a friend. Retrieving and reading the mail. Making plans for next week. Getting ready for school to start back. Going down the street now...

"That's just the way I am"

Do you believe that saying, "that's just the way I am", entitles you to behave in any manner you choose without consequences. Do you expect that saying that will keep your words and actions from being hurtful to others? No matter how you are or how you've always been, the mentality that it's "just the way you are" is not an excuse for your behavior. The time has come for you to own up to your own mistakes, deal with your own problems, and take responsibility for yourself, your words, and your actions. There is nothing that says that the way you are is the way you must be. On the contrary, you claim to know Christ. You claim to be a child of the King of Kings. Therefore, you should be DIFFERENT from how you've always been. I'll start with the simplest thing I can think of. Scripture says that the fruits of the spirit (signs that show us that the Holy Spirit is dwelling within us) are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Are your words and actions loving? Or, are they seeking to satisfy your own selfish desires? Are you joyful or are you miserable? Are you at peace? Do you seek peace? Or are you always trying to keep someone fighting? Are you patient? Or are you demanding? Do you pout when you don't get your way immediately? Do you show kindness to everyone? Or do you say and do hurtful things to others to make yourself feel superior? Are you good? None of us are good without Christ. Are you faithful in anything? Are you gentle? Or are you harsh and unyielding? Are you approachable? Or do people hide from you or fear you? Do you have self-control? Do you over indulge food or drink? Are you a drunk? What about sexual purity? Do you abstain from sex with anyone besides your husband or wife? Or do you continually and habitually just do what satisfies your own selfish desires? If you do know Christ and are a child of the King of Kings, then most of these should show up in most of your life. If they don't, perhaps it's time to sit down and take a second look at why you believe you know Christ. Scripture instructs us to examine ourselves to see if we are of the faith. Are you really a child of the King of Kings? If you are, do you still think it's ok for you to excuse your behavior and words with, "It's just the way I am!"?

18 August 2009

Time to Refresh

It's time to reevaluate. I'm sorry that I let someone else stifle my desire to share my thoughts with you. Finally, today, I think that chapter is finally over. Almost a year to the date that this nightmare of mine began, it is coming to an end. I struggle, but I stand on my own two feet. I fight, but I make it work. I live in a city I love. I miss my family and friends. I miss my church. I must visit my family and friends as much as possible. They are all invited to visit me anytime they wish. I must find a new church home. I don't want to. It's hard. I don't like going alone. I've done it before, but it's not what I want. I know it's what I must do anyway. I am thankful that I am a child of the Almighty God and because I'm His child, he forgives me when I stray and welcomes me back with open arms when I cry out to Him. On Monday, I will start a new semester of classes at Trident Technical College. I have to focus on that. Some days, I do nothing all day long but sit in my house and be sad. Those days have to end. I will find a new church. I will surround myself with positive and loving people. I will leave the past behind. I will continue to talk to you about what's going on in my life...