Solo (So Low)

Solo by Iyaz

And I don't wanna go, go
I don't wanna go, go
I don't wanna it no, no
I don't wanna it no, no
I don't want to walk this earthIf I gotta do it solo

Cuz I was so high
And now im so low
And I don't wanna walk around alone, solo
Said I don't want to walk this earth
If I gotta do it solo

This is just the chorus, and of coures he's talking about a girl here, but I'm talking about God and a life that isn't worth walking solo. I'm at the low, etc, etc, and it's not worth walking so low either.

Blind Date

Yesterday around noon I walked through the revolving door of the California Pizza Kitchen. I was supposed to meet my mentor who had just texted to inform me she'd be about 10 minutes late.
The hostest asked me "how many?"
I responded with "two".
"A gentelman?" the hostest questioned with a slight intrique in her voice.
I kindly told her no, and she proceeded to make a comment about a gentleman who was waiting for someone. Jokingly she said she'd "hook us up" if I was up for a blind date.
"You know that's not such a bad idea" I thought to myself half heartedly. We then chatted about speed dating and blind dates as she led me to my table. When Maybe arrived I told her the story and directed her attention to the man in a white and red stripped dress shirt on the opposite side of the restaurant. He was now sitting with an older man (probably his father).
"You should have gone for it" she joked.
It could have been fun, maybe next time I will. I'm up for a random blind date. :)

Old Spice

Hello Ladies!
Look at your man
Now back at me
Now back at your man
Now back at me
Sadly…he isn’t me
But if he stopped using lady scented body wash and switched to Old Spice he could smell like me
Look down
Back up
Where are you?
You’re on a boat
With a man your man could smell like
What’s in your hand?
Back at me
It’s an oyster with two tickets to that thing you love
Look again
The tickets are now diamonds
Anything is possible when your man smells like old spice and not a lady
I’m on a horse

Smell Like a man, man!
Old Spice

Check out the link http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=327874950766&ref=mf

Looking Back

I just looked at my post from Feb 5th and it's interesting to me how life has changed since then. One thing I know is that God is still with me, and all I want is to be close to him. I just want to read my Bible, I guess it's because He has to get me through. I read Psalm 17 this morning and it was really relavant. I went to chapel today, with the intent not to "go to chapel" but just to "be at chapel" to be in God's presence and rest and abide. Today is the first day of Lent and the chapel message was deeply rooted in what I've needed to hear. Everything has been. Church on Sunday was about how we spend God's time and also how Jesus is the perfect Valentine. Monday my professor's opening prayer for our class was 100% about my life. He's here. He's faithful. I know most of what I"m experiencing is strong spiritual attack and I pray everyday for Satan not to have a foothold in my life. After chapel today, God sent this girl name Lauren who has been such a secret encouragement to me. She's such a good and true friend and when I saw her walk by I knew it was because God had directed her directly to me at that exact momment.

PS in the last few hours (since my last post) I quit my TA job...one less thing. Ahhhhh....

Something's Going On

I don't know what it is, but something must be up. Within the past 12 hours I have had three friends contact me to see how I'm doing. None of them really had anything to talk about, they all live in a different state, and I haven't seen any of them in over a month. One called me, which is weird because we just talked on the phone 2 days ago, one facebook messaged me, and I haven't talked to him in probably a year, and the third texted me at 3 am. Why is this strange. Well, one was filled with encouraging verses and words, another just said it was on his mind for the whole evening that he should see how I was doing. I think God is trying to tell me something, but I'm not sure what. Maybe just that he loves me, or maybe something bad is about to happen. I hope this is not the case, but there's a possiblity I guess. This week has been one of the best weeks of the year and I don't feel in need of love and encouragement like I have in weeks past. Not that I don't appreciate it, or "need" it all the time, but it's just an interesting phenomenon.

Family Puns

AHNA MAE morning, JAMES was on a walk on the WOODs to find an AMBER ROSE to give to his darling sweetheart. A few yards off he spotted a DORA MAEd of WOOD, and when he knocked, a WOODCHUCK poked he head out and said,
"MAE I help you sir?".
"Yes, I AMBERning to know where I may find this rare type of rose," JAMES replied.
"Of course you WOOD be, ANDREW would think it is easy to find, but don't bee fooled Sir JAMES.
"AH NAthing can stop me from finding it, for this is true love," declared JAMES.
"Then carve her a heart out of mapleD OR Another sweet WOOD. Bake it into a loaf of bread, but make sure to let the DORAise for three days, or you will have to CHUCK it out"
Sir James did all the WOODCHUCK commanded, ANDREW her a lovely picture which he placed AHNA silver platter with the heart filled bread, with small bowls of JAMES and butters on the side. He went to the well ANDREW a pail of water, which he found to be unsatisfactory and CHUCKed over his shoulder AHNA to the ground. It was from this very spot that a ROSE arose, springing forth like a PRECIOUS JEM so he picked it. Seeing how he was vase and CHARLES he laid it carefully beside the meal he had MAEd and like a STRONG and MANLY man delivered it to his lady love.

Swing Dancing with Peter Strom

This past week at Tapestry (a dance studio in Minneapolis) I participated in the weekly "Birthday Dance". This is a dance for those who, as the name implies, had a birthday that week. All the "birthday people" go to the middle of the dance floor and others from the crowd take turns cutting in and out during the song. It's quite fun actually and you get to dance with people who are usually pretty good. Well I got to dance with Peter Strom. I know you don't know who he is, but let's just say he's really good. Like world class, won national Lindy competitions, etc. Below is a link to a video of him on youtube.com. Anyway, he's here in the Twin Cities for a while and is teaching a beginners level class downtown on Wednesdays during February. I've signed up to go. It's going to be fantastic and it's super cheap. Classes start on Tuesday!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv9m9WaPorA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qnjIMqqpGk (this one is here at Tapestry)