thoughts?

sorry

2008-11-03T10:22:00.000-08:00

argh. i hate editing templates and stuff. but i couldn't just leave it the way it was. but now i am tired of blogger's lameness... and of course, jumping on the wordpress bandwagon. lots of bandwagon jumping recently--leaving xanga, skype... unemployment ;)

anywho... sorry to inconvenience the 5 of you who "read" this! if you like... you can continue to read my nonsense here:

http://rigmaroleout.wordpress.com

i'm looking for a job...

2008-10-28T23:46:00.000-07:00

...anyone hiring? i can do lots of different things. and if i don't know how, i can learn. and as i'm learning, i can sing you a song! sound good, yeah??

EDIT: I almost actually wrote that on a cover letter. Haha... hey, desperate times call for desperate measures?? I kid, I kid...

God's been really good to me. :) No complaints. I've finally decided to put away my cynicism and griping and embrace the peace He's been extending to me this entire time. And it does wonders for my early morning perspective when I'm sitting on the edge of my bed deciding whether I want to move or not.

Anywho... countdown until end of 2nd to last day... 6 hours...!

answers??

2008-10-21T20:03:00.000-07:00

I'm making a big change as of October 30th. I will no longer be working for Entrepreneur.com... and I will be temping--hopefully--somewhere with the help of a temp agency. I need to get past a weird feeling in my gut that I sold out... that I quit too soon...

So how 'bout them good newsies... (oh no, my English is already deteriorating!!!):
- Better pay! (aka. less of a burden to my parents!)
- Hopefully less driving...
- Gaining some new and different skills (administrative, clerical, etc.)
- Checking out areas outside of journalism/media/publishing (PR, HR, etc.)
- New people!
- New experiences!
- New lessons!

Bad newsies...
- It's outside my realm of "expertise" (if you could even call it that...)
- It's very new... hopefully I can learn quickly!
- There are still SO many (if not more) unknowns
- There are still no answers...
- I'm afraid of new people
- I'm afraid of new experiences
- I'm afraid of new lessons...

Even though I'm terrified of not having the answers, I'm really grateful that I know the One who has them all. And He loves me. :) Lots to ponder...

In the meantime, to get my mind off those weightier things, some things I'm thankful for:

Disneyland is so fun :) Especially when I work Kev in Astro Blasters! Awesoooome!
A lazy Monday, where Kev and I could just relax, nap and watch The Office
Awesome co-workers who pranked me back (I'll definitely post on this later!)!!
Finally collecting all my graduation photos and summer photos to print out and place on my walls :)
A room of my own to unwind, do 8-minute ab workouts, quasi-yoga and sleep oh-so-soundly in
An overbearing mother who does every crazy thing because she loves my brother and I so much
A brave father who does business in shady areas because he wants to provide for us
Sleepovers :D especially with my favorite small group :) haha so fun
God's provision in a crazy time of job searching and looking for answers
This 40 Days of Prayer thing is actually pretty cool...

HAHAHA

2008-10-15T12:02:00.000-07:00

"Winner Didn't Even Know It Was Pie-Eating Contest" from The Onion

jumble

2008-10-08T16:50:00.000-07:00

- Skype is the coolest! Yes, I realize I'm slow to jump on this bandwagon... but now--I'm all for it! I "called" Kev and Leslie today. All for free. AND with a webcam thingie, I can see them! It's like the next best thing to actually being around someone or... to the smell of fresh cookies from the oven, I can't decide. I'm still not quite used to looking at a screen or... camera when speaking... but still--super fun.

- My boss gave me a functioning mouse at work. Seriously... it makes work at least 5x more fun.

- Why is it so hot!?

- $10 rebates rock

- I love "30 Rock" and "The Office"*

- Can't wait for November, when Trader Joe's starts selling yeast (not as weird as it sounds)! So I can bake homemade bread :] :]
- I made fish! It was surprisingly tasty! Mmmmmm...

- Halloween costume suggestions? In the past I was a Sailor, Jedi Knight, Burrito, and Ninja... :P

i jello-ed my boss' "easy button." :]

so passive aggressive... but i kinda like it!

2008-10-03T10:41:00.000-07:00

Just something to consider.

my thoughts exactly

2008-10-02T10:30:00.001-07:00

via http://iamfullofbreakfast.com/index.php?/recent-work/vox-features/

Encounter with B.O. #587

2008-09-18T16:31:00.000-07:00

(Bo Jackson)

There's nothing that spells instant death for me quite like bad B.O. (otherwise known as "body odor").

Fart smell--funny.
Vomit smell--extremely gross but forgiven as it's usually a product of illness or too much liquor (in which case, doesn't smell TOO bad).
Poop smell--human poop is pretty nasty... but still kinda funny.
Feet--also pretty nasty, but since I'm pretty tall, I don't experience this too often.
B.O.--I will gladly go to Heaven now, thank you.

So of course... being that I am SO adverse to B.O. I have the good fortune of encountering it quite often. I don't actually know if this most recent encounter was #587, I just assume so because every boy in my jr. high school class had B.O.--in fact, I'm pretty sure some of the girls did too...

I had just encountered someone right before #587, but it wasn't as bad and it was funnier because Kev was there too sharing in my misery. But seriously, #587 almost made me faint--take note: not from swooning... just from lack of oxygen or shock or something. I took the elevator at work for the 3rd (and now, LAST) time ever. Polo shirt, khakis, loafers, and the worst B.O. I could ever assume humans could have. The ride from the third floor to the lobby felt like ages! ONLY THREE FLOORS!?! Smelly score: 9.5--not a 10 because he said "Have a nice night," when I ~~sauntered~~ ran for freedom from the stench. So he's a nice guy... but boy, he is stinky!

Now, I totally understand smelliness. I too am often stinky. And I'm sure others have fainted from my presence--either swooning or otherwise (joke). Smelliness can be funny! I have no problem with smelly people themselves. It's their smell I don't like. This might just be one of those times where Jesus would lovingly remind me: "Whitney, hate the smell, not the smelly person."

Genius!

2008-09-16T10:52:00.000-07:00

This packaging is pure genius!

(as seen from TheDieline.com blog)

I've found my perfect Christmas gifts... shoot, I shouldn't have said that....

writer's blockade

2008-09-08T10:49:00.001-07:00

seriously... why on earth did i choose a profession in writing!?

especially when so many others write like this: http://www.foliomag.com/2008/how-write-gawker

them: entertaining, snarky, and informative (sort of)

me: nonsensical, boring, and you-can-tell-i-wrote-it-in-about-10-seconds...ness

P.S. - It's also great timing that this writer's blockade comes as I have an article due. Hooray!

So that's what you do at work....

2008-09-04T15:29:00.000-07:00

This made me laugh... 2 hours away from the end of the day--from freedom...

Howdy September...

2008-09-04T00:39:00.000-07:00

oh shoot. i can't believe it's September already...

but here are a few thoughts/things that get me through long work days:
1. God loves me!! There's absolutely no reason why He should, but He does!! Wow. :)
2. I have a shelf thingie in my room! Now my room doesn't look as messy and terrible!
3. Gal pals are such blessings...
4. I have the greatest small group girls ever...
5. My cabin girls for retreat were alright... ;) jk, they really made my weekend.
6. Encouragement notes :D
7. Realizing something that I can't wait to tell Kev about...
8. Unexpected farting stories--hehehe
9. I really want to get a beach cruiser bike and ride to the beach... it's only a few miles away!!
10. A new devotional! A forty-day fast! An effort...
11. Catching people at their "real-est" or "most human-ness" it just proves that we have souls.
12. Rediscovering this fantastic quote by C.S. Lewis:

"Everyone begins as a child by liking Weather. You learn the art of disliking it is you grown up. Noticed it on a snowy day? The grown-ups are all going about with long faces, but look at the children - and the dogs? They know what snow's made for."

:D :D :D

2008-08-25T01:54:00.000-07:00

CONGRATS DAN AND KIM!!!!!!!! :D woo hoo! i have one picture from the evening... and i'll post it... later ;) yay!

a thankful list... for measure.

2008-08-21T12:58:00.000-07:00

the kids at PVBC... they seriously are quality =) i love them.
being given the opportunity to watch them grow up and learn and... be kids. :D
kev :) and the time we get to spend together--especially when it's at disneyland!!
laughing so hard my stomach and face hurt
people (i.e. PVBC youth) who challenge me to face my fears of heights, roller coasters, and big drops
hugs--both receiving and giving them
having the apartment to myself for a little while =)
that God's not done with me yet =P
that He forgives me though i rebel SO often
finally being able to enjoy this time in my life, all its craziness and uncertainty and impermanence...
bringing my family back home safely from vegas
that jordan's nose will heal :)
that i'm not completely broke. =)
all the people who supported me on my missions trip (financially AND prayerfully!)
time to spend with my mom.
Ricola cough drops that really work!
Em... and that she's back from Australia :D

=)

2008-08-19T01:59:00.000-07:00

so deep in like. =)

It's so easy to spew nonsense

2008-08-08T11:27:00.001-07:00

[Entry provoked from a posting on the Boundless "The Line" blog: "Worship Music: For God or For Us?" by Ted Slater]

I was really struck by a piece of Scripture and John Piper's sermon posted in Ted Slater's blog entry. It really challenges me to take a look at how I worship God, not only as a "worship leader," but also just as a follower of Christ. Am I so proud that I don't need to receive from Him first and I think my music worship suffices as even partial offerings?

Scripture:

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God." Colossians 3:16 ESV)

John Piper's sermon "The Inner Essence of Worship":

"Therefore I say to you that the basic attitude of worship on Sunday morning is not to come with your hands full to give to God, but with your hands empty, to receive from God. And what you receive in worship is God, not entertainment. You ought to come hungry for God. Come saying, 'As the deer pants for the flowing springs, so my soul pants for thee, O God.' God is mightily honored when a people know that they will die of hunger and thirst unless they have God. Recovering the rightness and indispensability of pursuing our satisfaction in God will go a long way to restoring authenticity and power of worship."

In thinking about those two things... (though the Word of God is of infinitely greater clout in my eyes), I had two thoughts...

1. We can still come to God with our hands full of our burdens. He will take them from us so we can have empty hands to receive from Him.

"Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved." (Psalm 55:22 ESV)

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God." (Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV)

2. How many times have I approached worship as an offering of songs... and music... and talents--when what He wants is my life?

Operation Manny Visitation Part I

2008-08-03T16:56:00.000-07:00

1. SO FUN!
2. 'Twas super nice to see "old" friends.
3. I wish I walked more...
4. While I love Washington DC, New York, and Manny... I gotta admit I have a true affinity toward SoCal. Maybe it IS finally... home??!
5. Rice pudding is dangerously tasty!

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in DC

Dave got free cotton candy... at a Japanese restaurant in St. Marks?

The sky in NY before it decided to rain like crazy

The BFFLs...reunited!

This is in the movie Hitch... I promise!

Oh, Manny...

Taken by David at the Top of the Rock! :)

Ewwwwwww

2008-07-28T14:03:00.001-07:00

Washing hands--not just for doctors...

I was in the bathroom at work going #1 and some lady comes in, pees & leaves. She DOESN'T WASH HER HANDS!! GROSS. Then I thought about how that lady could be touching the break room fridge, microwave, ALL the utensils (ok, they're plastic and I don't know why she would run her hands through the utensils), and the coffeemaker.

Considering I only use one of the three aforementioned items... I shouldn't be that worried, right?! No! Those same gross unwashed hands also touch doorknobs and possibly the articles that are sent to my desk for editing. I'm sad I didn't get a look at the shoes of the dirty-handed fiend, so I could find exactly who I will never slap five with...

Lunch Break Thoughts

2008-07-22T13:52:00.001-07:00

I grabbed some seriously tasty PadThai with my buddy Dave (well, he had PadSeeEwe) today for lunch. It got me thinking...

How great it is to see someone you haven't seen for awhile!
How nice a gesture it is for someone to pay for you for a meal... so kind/generous.
How important it is to have peers... or people who are experiencing the same season of life as you nearby
How loud places can make having good conversation a bit straining...
How vital it is to get spiritual feeding... as much as you possibly can!
How community can give you some of that feeding...
...and discipline would give you even more.
How contentment would solve all problems.

In other news, I painted my toenails blue. :D It made my night.

Congratulations!!!

2008-07-21T09:41:00.001-07:00

Congrats to Vicky and Jeff on their engagement!!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!! So excited/happy for you guys! :D

Happy Birthday, Kev!

2008-07-16T11:56:00.000-07:00

Actually, it was yesterday. :) BBQ with friendzorz + OC Fair!!! = Totally Rad Birthday?

Blowing out his 2 candles...

Tyler's so cute

We pushed a little boy out of the way so we could take this picture.

That was a joke.

back to where it all began

2008-07-15T13:04:00.000-07:00

Yep, I was an original Blogger blogger. Ok... maybe not an original one, but I started there. And I'm back and ready again. Maybe I'll even be more regular... here...

Nah.