what are the odds?

1. bstudy last night.
how often is it that you get to have a scientific discussion on the overwhelming evidence of a Creator God? rachael and danae are so awesome. and wow, God is so incomprehensible.

2. class canceled.
how often is it that class gets canceled and you get to sit in starbucks catching up on reading and eating a chocolate croissant and a latte? :]

3. art movie tonight.
how often are you required to watch an art documentary for class with kathryn, one of the most wonderful girls in santa barbara?

4. [hopefully this will come to fruition] late night $1 taco's @chino's w rachel and franklin. :]
now how often does that happen?

family.

1. iron man 2 w daddy.
i love pepper pott's clothes :] check out that awesome twist in the front of that polka dot shift dress! it's so beautiful, it should be art.
and they mentioned barnett newman by name! (an artist i learned about this year in contemporary art history)
and it was great. dare i say even better than the first? well, i liked it more because pepper had a bigger role.

2. dodgers v. detroit.
great seats: behind home plate, row L!
and i just looove watching the dodgers win whilst enjoying a dodger dog + peanuts!

3. robin hood.
i really did like robin hood, too, although others apparently did not. i didn't think it was slow and it didnt seem long to me either.

4. chicken dinner.
recipe by julia child. pretty much says it all.

5 should be the LOST finale, but it was unsatisfactory, so i'll say:
-1. LOST finale.

in the bag.

andy's bag.

something i love for whatever reason is looking at the contents of someone's bag. lol

this was probably born from looking in my mom's purse to find gum or chapstick or something. but i really REALLY like knowing what other people have in their purses. so much so that i have a little collection of images on my external hard drive of photos of what's in people's bags.
maybe it's the way magazines photograph products like real simple often does with their make-up layouts. or maybe it's my need to have things organized and the way i lay all my things out on my bed before i pack it up. probably all of the above.

i love her purse pic.

do you seeeeee all the things in there? i want a bag like this. it's like a survival kit in a bag - disposable toothbrushes, contact case, fold-up scissors, mini nail files, tide to go, and antibac. we've got a wallet (and separate coin purse), a checkbook, a coupon book, a paper notebook and calendar, anddd a keyring with those mini gift card/frequent buyer cards. she is super prepared. down to the 5 back-up pens to the pencil and a sharpie for those moments when a pen just doesn't cut it.

sophia coppola for LV.

hanneli's bag.

hanneli's is my absolute favorite. from the proenza bag to the canon to the ysl wallet. and all the lovely grey colors. :] i love grey.

these just make me want to gather all my things together. good thing, too, because i'm going to need to start packing for camping!

silver lining.

trying to go back to the good things:

1. despite the no stove/oven, no microwave, no toasters, etc. i've had enough milk and cereal to suffice as meals.

2. after staying up real late working on a 7-page paper that i was pretty sure was just a string of jumble words ending with a period, jon flores offered to edit my paper for me and he really did a good job. i am soooo appreciative of that boy. and i did indeed [hand]write him a thank you card. (im trying to bring those back. lol)

3. ya gotta love these prints. they're cheeky and simply delightful. and i want to decorate my future house with them :]

one of my absolute faves.

this reminds me of relient k now.

the laker colors is what made me really like this print.

and this is just great.

procrastinate now.

@830 am - woke up.
@9 am - breakfast.
@10 am - researching blog hosting sites. bc i'm thinking about doing a diff blog for japan.
@11am - decide i should shower.
@1110 am - alona's in the bathroom. decide i'll just be gross so i change out of my jammy jams.
@1120 am - decide that i really should shower. shower.
@12 pm - decide i need coffee to start writing. go to sbucks for my favorite toffee nut latte :] and it's so good
@1220 pm - decide i need music to write. proceed to dl nick jonas + the administration bc i realize i don't have it.
@1230 pm - decide i should warm up to the writing by blogging abt my schedule. also, made a paper writing playlist appropriately titled "paper two soundtrack."
@1 pm - start paper.

condition christine.

by army of freshmen.

Lost my troop my parachute
Through neighborhoods in hot pursuit
I landed on little league fields
Now no more war games this is real
Hopping fences parking lots
Their blaring sirens firing shots
I crawl through woods through poison oak
The rendezvous points up in smoke

Three more miles to go

Christine I'm in no condition
To be put through this science fiction
Welcome to your rescue mission
I am here to save you

Do everything the message said
When hell breaks loose under the bed
If you hear screams and cries downstairs
No matter what don't go down there
If there's footsteps in the hall
Don't make a single sound at all
And when the doors thrown open wide
Just pray it's me on the other side

[how much does this sound like that scene in taken ??]

One more mile to go

Christine I'm in no condition
To be put through this science fiction
Welcome to your rescue mission
I am here to save you

Mayday mayday fading fast
I'm shell shocked from the mortar blast
I'm on the edge of your backyard
I think I can distract the guards

D day D day here at last
Soon this will be in the past
If I don't make it out alive
At least you'll know how hard I tired

Christine I'm in no condition
To be put through this science fiction
Welcome to your rescue mission
I am here to save you

Christine I'm in no condition
To be put through this science fiction
Welcome to your rescue mission
I am here to save you
I am here to save you
I am here to save you
I am here to save you


i think this might be the best song yet with my name in it.

conversations.

im writing my paper -well, let me be honest- i'm supposed to be writing my paper for my new testament literature class. and it's killing me slowly. i'm so distracted right now. and i feel terrible because i'm reading scripture for my sources and i dont know why, but i just feel like im slighting God by not really wanting to do this or read any of the gospels right now.

instead, i'm just having the same conversation with God over and over. like in a 5 minute loop. and it goes something like this:

Me: Lord, why do you put these desires in me? Why are they there? What are they for if I'm not supposed to act on them?
God: Christine -
Me: And why can't you just let me know about the future? What does your plan look like? Am I even close to getting it? Because I know what I want and I hope that what You want looks a lot like what I want. I just want to know...
God: Christine, you don't need to know.
Me: Oh, right. Duh. I'm sorry, I'll let You be God. You're better at it anyway.[pause]
Me: So, wait. When you say I don't need to know...etc. etc. etc.


update.
the convo has changed to become:

God: Do you love me?
Me: Yes.
God: Do you love me more than everything else?
Me: Of course.
God: Do you love me more than anyone else?
Me: I really want to...Lord, I want to loosen my grip on this idol in my life. But I'm afraid You'll take it away.
God: Do you trust me?
Me: ...Yes.
God: Then let go.

(my favorite part is jasmine's skeptical face right after this.)