I can't stop listening to this song . I don't even like The Fray that much, so that's weird. In answer to your question, Mr. Lead Singer Whose Name I Do Not Know, God is everywhere. Sometimes He's where you least expect to find Him, and you have to do a bit of searching -- but He never leaves you . It just might seem that way when life is particularly hard. Other news... madre's investiture was...

So, I feel vain and vapid. I've spent the majority of my day (when work wasn't taking over my whole brain) planning my trip to Austin and trying to decide if I  really want bangs or not. (Currently, the answer is "yes," for those interested.) Then I hopped on the computer, read my friends page, and got a big ol' dose of reality. There are people - good, amazing, wonderful people - fighting much...

This is just to say... That my life these days is not interesting enough for a real LJ entry. However, this weekend was wonderful and I wanted to write about it anyway. I got off work an hour early on Friday to help my family pick out a Christmas tree, and then Kate's boyfriend, Riley, came over to the house and helped us decorate. Dad went to the theatre (for the current CAST play), and our goal...

There is so much to say about the past week, but for now I'll just focus on the Thanksgiving portion. I have had very, very few good Thanksgivings in my life. Shit tends to hit the fan right before Turkey Day every year. (At least it's predictable, right?) However, this year was good. Despite the fact that on Monday night, Keith and I had a long, tearful conversation about how we can't be together...

The Decemberists announced that their new album is, essentially, a rock opera. This is the equivalent of Death Cab saying, "our new album is lyrically brilliant and emo." Yet I'm still excited. :) I love me some Colin Meloy...and, y'know, whoever else is in that band. ;) I went to Birmingham for all of two hours tonight. On Monday, I decided that it had been far too long since I saw Susan, and she...

I have been profoundly moved by friends' entries I have read tonight. I have a special prayer / thought for you... To the friend who lost another dear friend and wants this person back... my wish for you is that she will come around, and in due time you can bridge the space that is keeping you apart. To the friend who has grown disillusioned with her life and job... I wish you hope, that someone...

John Donne once wrote that "no man is an island." I forget this fact sometimes. I just assume that my decisions and revisions and life-movements are my burden alone to bear. They are not. We are all interconnected, and my actions are as a pebble thrown into the water, ripples moving out all around as a result of the impact. In particular, when I hold the heart of someone else, I tend to freeze up...

that I have an unnatural affinity for the musical stylings of Kate Nash. And her lyrics aren't half-bad, either. I present to you, truth as found in the aforementioned pop song: "dancing at discos / eating cheese on toast / yeah you make me merry, make me very, very happy / but you obviously didn't want to stick around / so I learned from you" I've learned a lot from the ones who didn't stick...

The date last night went well, which is great but also means that my life could easily become much more complicated. I say bring it on. Surely this is preparation for all of my future issues? haha. Also, I know that many of you are tired of reading and hearing about politics, but I want to post one final political thing in this blog... because it is all kinds of amazing, and also not slanted toward...

Occasionally, I go back through the archives of my LiveJournal and read about the things I was doing this time last year, or the year before, or even further back than that (considering that I started blogging in March 04, I have a fair amount of material with which to work). However, the other day I went a little crazy and read all my entries from October, November, and December of 2007. I noticed...