My Back Hurts
It's about 430am and I'm awake. This shouldn't be..... but my back hurts super bad! LAME. So I thought, "What better to do with my time than to post a new blog?" I am so tired right now, I went to bed at 130am, and now I can't go back to sleep. :o(
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Sunday, December 25, 2005
I love gifts
I love giving them, and I love receiving them. I must say, I got some pretty awesome presents today. Here is a list of them:
-A ball that makes ice cream when you toss it around (ideal for camping, yay!)
-A bigger memory card for my camera
-Money, always a great gift
-One of those wax sealing things for letter, it's awesome
-A mosquito net thing for my bed, totally cute
-An amazing craft book that has some marvelous ideas in it
-A game called "shots and ladders", need I say more?
-A necklace, I am a girl and I do like jewlery
-A really cute purse with some body shop stuff in it, I love it
-And the greatest gift- getting to spend Christmas (and Christmas eve) with all of my families!
Christmas definitely snuck up on me, and now the year is almost over. Oh no, I am starting to feel a little sentimental.... well, I'm just saying, I feel like I did a lot of growing this year. NOt only spiritually, but just as a person. Insane. That said, good times this year. And good times next year! A toast- to life!
I love giving them, and I love receiving them. I must say, I got some pretty awesome presents today. Here is a list of them:
-A ball that makes ice cream when you toss it around (ideal for camping, yay!)
-A bigger memory card for my camera
-Money, always a great gift
-One of those wax sealing things for letter, it's awesome
-A mosquito net thing for my bed, totally cute
-An amazing craft book that has some marvelous ideas in it
-A game called "shots and ladders", need I say more?
-A necklace, I am a girl and I do like jewlery
-A really cute purse with some body shop stuff in it, I love it
-And the greatest gift- getting to spend Christmas (and Christmas eve) with all of my families!
Christmas definitely snuck up on me, and now the year is almost over. Oh no, I am starting to feel a little sentimental.... well, I'm just saying, I feel like I did a lot of growing this year. NOt only spiritually, but just as a person. Insane. That said, good times this year. And good times next year! A toast- to life!
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Narnia
Dare I say that I liked it better than Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire? I shall, I loved Narnia. I fell in love with the characters, especially Aslan, Lucy and Tomas(?). So many people in the theatre were like, "That's just like the Bible!" It was amazing! What a way to show the world a glimpse of what Jesus did for us, very cool. I definitely have to read the books now, I just have to! :o)
Dare I say that I liked it better than Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire? I shall, I loved Narnia. I fell in love with the characters, especially Aslan, Lucy and Tomas(?). So many people in the theatre were like, "That's just like the Bible!" It was amazing! What a way to show the world a glimpse of what Jesus did for us, very cool. I definitely have to read the books now, I just have to! :o)
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
AIDS
I remember when I was young, I thought that only gay people got AIDS. Then, when I was a little older, I thought only promiscuous people got it and that if they were willing to take the risk and have unprotected sex, then they deserved the consequence. But, for a lot of people, that's not the case. And I just can't get it out of my head. I also can't understand how so many people can turn a deaf ear to this subject, like it's embarassing. I read somewhere that there's this tribe in Africa where the men think that they can get rid of the disease by sleeping with a virgin. And since the men have it, the women that they rape get it also. How horrible is that? And what if those women get pregnant? Their baby gets the virus too. And then, when the mother/father dies from it, they are orphaned and, most of the time, have to take care of their other siblings-while they have the virus. This means that sometimes 15 year old girls have to support their brothers and sisters. How can they possible do that when they're 15? I read another article that said a lot of the young women turn to prostitution to support thier families. So basically, if they don't already have the HIV virus, they'll contract it too in an effort to feed their siblings. It's a horrible cycle and I just can't stop thinking about it. It's so easy to blame everything on the disease, or even point the finger at people who have unprotected sex, but seriously, it goes way deeper than that. Why do the people in developing countries suffer more from this disease than people here? Why aren't we helping them more? We're so focused on finding the "cure", but maybe the cure goes beyone the disease.
It just makes me really sad, our brothers and sisters are suffering. Not only in the straight, white community in America, but in India, in Nigeria, in Thailand, in the homosexual community, in South Africa, everywhere. And this makes me think, "Wow, I'm really fired up about this. I really want to do something." I'm frustrated because I want to do something now, but I feel like I can't. Ok, I think I need to stop writing. Anyway, I hope I enlightened at least one person today...
I remember when I was young, I thought that only gay people got AIDS. Then, when I was a little older, I thought only promiscuous people got it and that if they were willing to take the risk and have unprotected sex, then they deserved the consequence. But, for a lot of people, that's not the case. And I just can't get it out of my head. I also can't understand how so many people can turn a deaf ear to this subject, like it's embarassing. I read somewhere that there's this tribe in Africa where the men think that they can get rid of the disease by sleeping with a virgin. And since the men have it, the women that they rape get it also. How horrible is that? And what if those women get pregnant? Their baby gets the virus too. And then, when the mother/father dies from it, they are orphaned and, most of the time, have to take care of their other siblings-while they have the virus. This means that sometimes 15 year old girls have to support their brothers and sisters. How can they possible do that when they're 15? I read another article that said a lot of the young women turn to prostitution to support thier families. So basically, if they don't already have the HIV virus, they'll contract it too in an effort to feed their siblings. It's a horrible cycle and I just can't stop thinking about it. It's so easy to blame everything on the disease, or even point the finger at people who have unprotected sex, but seriously, it goes way deeper than that. Why do the people in developing countries suffer more from this disease than people here? Why aren't we helping them more? We're so focused on finding the "cure", but maybe the cure goes beyone the disease.
It just makes me really sad, our brothers and sisters are suffering. Not only in the straight, white community in America, but in India, in Nigeria, in Thailand, in the homosexual community, in South Africa, everywhere. And this makes me think, "Wow, I'm really fired up about this. I really want to do something." I'm frustrated because I want to do something now, but I feel like I can't. Ok, I think I need to stop writing. Anyway, I hope I enlightened at least one person today...
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Words
Do they mean anything anymore? Why can't people just say what they mean, and mean what they say? I just feel like venting right now, so I'm going to. I feel like I give all of my emotions to people. Sometimes I don't have words to express how I feel, but I try to find them. For example, one time I told Mrs.Hough, "I really love you. I mean, I really love you a lot." When I care about someone, I tell them. It shouldn't be hard to do, but on rare occasions it is. I find that when I express my feelings, I get a reply that sounds like it was out of obligation. Kind of like the other person is thinking, "Gee, she really put herself out there. She really does care about me. I should probably say something back." (I'm talking about every type of relationship, friendships/dating/family). But I don't need to hear it back if it's out of obligation, I would rather not if that's the case. I just want honesty. I know that it hurts sometimes, but I'm a big girl and I can handle it.
I suppose I'll continue to tell people how I feel about them as I make and develop more friendships, without expecting anything in return. But I won't ever say something that isn't true because I feel obligated to.
Do they mean anything anymore? Why can't people just say what they mean, and mean what they say? I just feel like venting right now, so I'm going to. I feel like I give all of my emotions to people. Sometimes I don't have words to express how I feel, but I try to find them. For example, one time I told Mrs.Hough, "I really love you. I mean, I really love you a lot." When I care about someone, I tell them. It shouldn't be hard to do, but on rare occasions it is. I find that when I express my feelings, I get a reply that sounds like it was out of obligation. Kind of like the other person is thinking, "Gee, she really put herself out there. She really does care about me. I should probably say something back." (I'm talking about every type of relationship, friendships/dating/family). But I don't need to hear it back if it's out of obligation, I would rather not if that's the case. I just want honesty. I know that it hurts sometimes, but I'm a big girl and I can handle it.
I suppose I'll continue to tell people how I feel about them as I make and develop more friendships, without expecting anything in return. But I won't ever say something that isn't true because I feel obligated to.
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