I've been working on a playlist composed of songs that give me chills (not including the title song)
Here's what I've got so far (in no particular order):
ps. This list does not include any Broadway songs full of awesomeness...it would be too long if it did. :)
"What Sarah Said"- Death Cab for Cutie
"Ten Thousand Angels"- Caedmon's Call (Derek Webb)
"The Lighthouse's Tale"- Nickel Creek
"Oh My God"- Jars of Clay
"John Wayne Gacy, Jr."- Sufjan Stevens
"El Tango de Roxanne"- Moulin Rouge
"He"- Jars of Clay
"Falling Slowly"- Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova (also my most played song)
"Mother India"- Caedmon's Call
"Give Me Jesus"- Jeremy Camp
"Lover"- Derek Webb
"Untitled Hymn"- Chris Rice
"Black Balloon"- The Goo Goo Dolls (this one's slightly random--but it does!)
"How Deep the Father's Love For Us"- pretty much anyone singing it
"Come What May"- Ewan Mcgregor <3 & Nicole Kidman
"What You Want"- Caedmon's Call (Derek again!)
"The Sun and Moon"- Mae
"100 Years"- Five for Fighting (funny hs memories...)
"Eileen"- The Hush Sound
"Set the Fire to the Third Bar"- Snow Patrol
"My Heart Will Sing"- Silers Bald
"Come and Listen"- David Crowder Band
"Firefly"- Over the Rhine
"Your Love Is Strong"- Jon Foreman
"Worlds Apart"- Jars of Clay
"Jesus I Come (Out of My Bondage)"- Indelible Grace
"Hear You Me"- Jimmy Eat World
"Welcome To Our World"- Chris Rice
This is only the first draft of my list. I'm sure I'll probably cut and add stuff, but anything on this list is definitely worth listening to. I'd love your suggestions/comments! :)
Friday, April 4, 2008
Your Love Is Strong
I thought I'd share some lyrics from one of my {current} favorite songs. It's called "Your Love is Strong" by Jon Foreman (lead singer of Switchfoot). Jon Foreman has released 3 EPs this year--"Fall", "Winter", and "Spring". I'm a big fan of all of them and am very excited for the final "Summer" EP. This song is from the "Spring" album and is based on the Lord's prayer.
Your Love Is Strong
Heavenly Father, you always amaze me
Let your kingdom come in my world and in my life
Give me the food I need to live through today
And forgive me as I forgive the people that wrong me
Lead me far from temptation
Deliver me from the evil one
I look out the window the birds are composing
Not a note is out of tune or out of place
I walk to the meadow and stare at the flowers
Better dressed than any girl on her wedding day
So why do I worry?
Why do I freak out?
God knows what I need
You know what I need
Your love is
Your love is
Your love is strong
The kingdom of the heavens is now advancing
Invade my heart, invade this broken town
The kingdom of the Heavens is buried treasure
Would you sell yourself to buy the one you've found?
Two things you told me
That you are strong
And you love me
Yes, you love me
Your love is
Your love is
Your love is strong
Our God in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Above all names
Your kingdom come
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Give us today our daily bread
Forgive us weary sinners
Keep us far away from our vices
And deliver us from these prisons
Your Love Is Strong
Heavenly Father, you always amaze me
Let your kingdom come in my world and in my life
Give me the food I need to live through today
And forgive me as I forgive the people that wrong me
Lead me far from temptation
Deliver me from the evil one
I look out the window the birds are composing
Not a note is out of tune or out of place
I walk to the meadow and stare at the flowers
Better dressed than any girl on her wedding day
So why do I worry?
Why do I freak out?
God knows what I need
You know what I need
Your love is
Your love is
Your love is strong
The kingdom of the heavens is now advancing
Invade my heart, invade this broken town
The kingdom of the Heavens is buried treasure
Would you sell yourself to buy the one you've found?
Two things you told me
That you are strong
And you love me
Yes, you love me
Your love is
Your love is
Your love is strong
Our God in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Above all names
Your kingdom come
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Give us today our daily bread
Forgive us weary sinners
Keep us far away from our vices
And deliver us from these prisons
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Even If You Saw It Yourself, You Wouldn't Believe It
Oh my goodness! I can't believe I haven't blogged since November!! Wow. Time is going sooo fast. After the show is over (1 week from now is opening night!! Ah!!), I'm going to attempt to keep up with my blogging again. *cross fingers* For now, here are some random thoughts...
*Here's what I've been keeping busy with:
- AP Lit: reading 1984, W.B. Yeats poem explication
- Anne of Green Gables rehearsal til 8 pm or so every night
- Learning how to act drunk for AGG
- Listening to new music, now that my hard drive is working again (I'm especially enjoying Copeland at the moment.)
- Yearbook
- Other misc. homework
- Taxes (not cool)
- Barista-ing (although I'm off for 2 weeks b/c of the show)
-Dyeing my hair (I'm pretty sure it's becoming a hobby.): At the moment it's really dark brown for the show. I'm dyeing it red again as soon as it's over though.
- Eating lots of chocolate
*I thought I'd share a few of the haikus (is that right? as in haiku as a plural?) I wrote for Mr. Stark's AP Lit. class. They're inspired by Japanese death poetry. Exotic, huh? Basically that means they are short, slightly ambiguous, metaphors for death.
Here are some of mine:
An empty swing rocks gently
in the cool autumn wind.
A crash of thunder and
all goes dark.
A polished stone skips across
the water's surface. Sinking.
A soft crunch of fallen leaves.
Man continues on his way.
If you're interested at all, I'm happy to share the meanings behind them. Just ask!
*Someone needs to help me swankify my blog...
*Well I'm off to read more of 1984 and get some rest for a 6 hour rehearsal tomorrow (and breakfast with the cast at 10 am--no school tomorrow!)
*Here's what I've been keeping busy with:
- AP Lit: reading 1984, W.B. Yeats poem explication
- Anne of Green Gables rehearsal til 8 pm or so every night
- Learning how to act drunk for AGG
- Listening to new music, now that my hard drive is working again (I'm especially enjoying Copeland at the moment.)
- Yearbook
- Other misc. homework
- Taxes (not cool)
- Barista-ing (although I'm off for 2 weeks b/c of the show)
-Dyeing my hair (I'm pretty sure it's becoming a hobby.): At the moment it's really dark brown for the show. I'm dyeing it red again as soon as it's over though.
- Eating lots of chocolate
*I thought I'd share a few of the haikus (is that right? as in haiku as a plural?) I wrote for Mr. Stark's AP Lit. class. They're inspired by Japanese death poetry. Exotic, huh? Basically that means they are short, slightly ambiguous, metaphors for death.
Here are some of mine:
An empty swing rocks gently
in the cool autumn wind.
A crash of thunder and
all goes dark.
A polished stone skips across
the water's surface. Sinking.
A soft crunch of fallen leaves.
Man continues on his way.
If you're interested at all, I'm happy to share the meanings behind them. Just ask!
*Someone needs to help me swankify my blog...
*Well I'm off to read more of 1984 and get some rest for a 6 hour rehearsal tomorrow (and breakfast with the cast at 10 am--no school tomorrow!)
Sunday, November 25, 2007
You and I Collide
So I realized that while blogging was a great idea in theory, I have absolutely no time to do it consistently. Well anyway, here's an overview of what life is like right now...
Sunday: I have choir rehearsal before church&Sunday school. I love our choir. It's sooo much fun. And we're pretty good if I do say so myself. :) I've been going to the Boelcke's house after church for the past few weeks. I love spending time there. I feel very at home there. After spending the afternoon with them, we head to evening church {either at Grace or Providence.} Then I watch a movie or finish homework before heading to bed!
Monday-Tuesday: School! I love all of my classes this year. AP Lit&Theatre are my favorites though. I feel so much more comfortable at school now, thanks to chapel. Chapel is soooo amazing this year. The planning team is so awesome and committed this year. We've started what we're calling "The Prayer Revival." Everyone is praying all the time! It's completely lifted the whole spirit of the school. It's such a blessing to see groups of 2 or 3 students praying together in the halls or just to know that you can ask anybody to pray with you and that they're willing to drop what they're doing and pray right there and then. Our God is so faithful. Anyway, after school RGar and I usually go out and get something to eat before we both have to work at 4. We typically just end up sitting in the cafe, drinking coffee and looking at random books. It's pretty fun. :) Then I usually work till 10:30. I really love working there. The people are pretty cool and making drinks is really fun. Even though I hate the new automatic espresso machine. :( I feel like a fake barista. All I have to do now is push a button. I come home and finish what homework I have left then go to bed.
Wednesday: School as normal, then I come home and teach 2 piano lessons. I've had some trouble with my 1st student, Lena. They're not consistent at all. I can tell she doesn't practice, they always forget to pay me and half the time they're late or don't even show up. It's been really frustrating. My mom talked to her mom about it though and hopefully things will get better soon. On the other hand, I loooove teaching Courtney Jakiel. I can tell that she practices and she's catching on really quickly. Teaching her is a lot of fun. It feels very right. :) After my lessons, I relax for awhile then head to youth group. Things are going quite splendidly with Danny and Laura. They're really funny together. Oh, and they're expecting a baby! Yay! They've been going through the game of life during their lessons and talking about biblical perspectives on all the different stages of the game {getting a job, dating, marriage, finances, ...}. It's a really neat idea. Again, the Lord has provided for his children...even though I still miss Jon. :(
Thursday: See Mon-Tue.
Friday-Saturday: The weekend usually consists of sleeping, working, choir practice, homework/studying, more sleeping, movies, hanging out with the Sweden fam, and random trips to Grove City or Geneva.
Well, that's life right now. Not too exciting, which is good. I'm sure things will get crazier with the Holidays coming up. Concert time! I'm excited for Messiah and I think our school concert will be good as well. I'm going to see the Genevans concert this Saturday night...it'll be fun to see Adam in it this time! I'm especially excited for the Holidays because Mrs. S and Jon will be home!! Woooo hooooo!
I'm gonna go finish watching Zepherelli's Romeo& Juliet {which is amazing} and then go to bed and sleep in tomorrow! Night!
Sunday: I have choir rehearsal before church&Sunday school. I love our choir. It's sooo much fun. And we're pretty good if I do say so myself. :) I've been going to the Boelcke's house after church for the past few weeks. I love spending time there. I feel very at home there. After spending the afternoon with them, we head to evening church {either at Grace or Providence.} Then I watch a movie or finish homework before heading to bed!
Monday-Tuesday: School! I love all of my classes this year. AP Lit&Theatre are my favorites though. I feel so much more comfortable at school now, thanks to chapel. Chapel is soooo amazing this year. The planning team is so awesome and committed this year. We've started what we're calling "The Prayer Revival." Everyone is praying all the time! It's completely lifted the whole spirit of the school. It's such a blessing to see groups of 2 or 3 students praying together in the halls or just to know that you can ask anybody to pray with you and that they're willing to drop what they're doing and pray right there and then. Our God is so faithful. Anyway, after school RGar and I usually go out and get something to eat before we both have to work at 4. We typically just end up sitting in the cafe, drinking coffee and looking at random books. It's pretty fun. :) Then I usually work till 10:30. I really love working there. The people are pretty cool and making drinks is really fun. Even though I hate the new automatic espresso machine. :( I feel like a fake barista. All I have to do now is push a button. I come home and finish what homework I have left then go to bed.
Wednesday: School as normal, then I come home and teach 2 piano lessons. I've had some trouble with my 1st student, Lena. They're not consistent at all. I can tell she doesn't practice, they always forget to pay me and half the time they're late or don't even show up. It's been really frustrating. My mom talked to her mom about it though and hopefully things will get better soon. On the other hand, I loooove teaching Courtney Jakiel. I can tell that she practices and she's catching on really quickly. Teaching her is a lot of fun. It feels very right. :) After my lessons, I relax for awhile then head to youth group. Things are going quite splendidly with Danny and Laura. They're really funny together. Oh, and they're expecting a baby! Yay! They've been going through the game of life during their lessons and talking about biblical perspectives on all the different stages of the game {getting a job, dating, marriage, finances, ...}. It's a really neat idea. Again, the Lord has provided for his children...even though I still miss Jon. :(
Thursday: See Mon-Tue.
Friday-Saturday: The weekend usually consists of sleeping, working, choir practice, homework/studying, more sleeping, movies, hanging out with the Sweden fam, and random trips to Grove City or Geneva.
Well, that's life right now. Not too exciting, which is good. I'm sure things will get crazier with the Holidays coming up. Concert time! I'm excited for Messiah and I think our school concert will be good as well. I'm going to see the Genevans concert this Saturday night...it'll be fun to see Adam in it this time! I'm especially excited for the Holidays because Mrs. S and Jon will be home!! Woooo hooooo!
I'm gonna go finish watching Zepherelli's Romeo& Juliet {which is amazing} and then go to bed and sleep in tomorrow! Night!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
We're So Far Away
I started making some lists today and I thought I would share them:
{these lists are still subject to change}
Books to Read:
1. The Grapes of Wrath
2. The Canterbury Tales
3. Mere Christianity
4. The Scarlet Letter
5. Anne of Green Gables
6. Wuthering Heights
7. The Curious Savage
8. Catch-22
9. The Great Gatsby
10. Tess of the D'Urbervilles
11. all things Shakespeare
12. Sense & Sensibility
13. The Great Divorce
14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
15. Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
16. The Catcher in the Rye
17. Gone With the Wind
18. Jane Eyre
19. Mansfield Park
20. The Pilgrim's Progress
21. all things Poe
22. The Princess Bride
23. Something Wicked This Way Comes
24. Waiting for Godot
25. Watership Down
This list excludes books that I know I'll definitely be reading in AP Lit.
People I Want to Learn More About:
1. George Gershwin
2. Joseph Stalin
3. Geoffrey Chaucer
4. Queen Elizabeth
5. Charles Manson
6. Andy Warhol
7. Emma Goldman
8. G.F. Handel
9. Anna Netrebko
10. Lawrence Olivier
11. Helen Mirren
12. Baz Luhrman
13. Ewan McGregor
14. Steve Jobs
15. Jane Austen
Things I Want to Learn More About:
1. Salem Witch Trials
2. The 70's in general (Vietnam, hippies, etc.)
3. Blacklists
4. Polygraph machines
5. The Watergate Scandal
6. Auburn Avenue/NPP theology
7. Genetics
8. MPAA film rating system
9. Theories on truth {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth}
10. Scientology
11. Schizophrenia
12. Socialism
Well it's a start. I'm up for comments and suggestions. :)
{these lists are still subject to change}
Books to Read:
1. The Grapes of Wrath
2. The Canterbury Tales
3. Mere Christianity
4. The Scarlet Letter
5. Anne of Green Gables
6. Wuthering Heights
7. The Curious Savage
8. Catch-22
9. The Great Gatsby
10. Tess of the D'Urbervilles
11. all things Shakespeare
12. Sense & Sensibility
13. The Great Divorce
14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
15. Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
16. The Catcher in the Rye
17. Gone With the Wind
18. Jane Eyre
19. Mansfield Park
20. The Pilgrim's Progress
21. all things Poe
22. The Princess Bride
23. Something Wicked This Way Comes
24. Waiting for Godot
25. Watership Down
This list excludes books that I know I'll definitely be reading in AP Lit.
People I Want to Learn More About:
1. George Gershwin
2. Joseph Stalin
3. Geoffrey Chaucer
4. Queen Elizabeth
5. Charles Manson
6. Andy Warhol
7. Emma Goldman
8. G.F. Handel
9. Anna Netrebko
10. Lawrence Olivier
11. Helen Mirren
12. Baz Luhrman
13. Ewan McGregor
14. Steve Jobs
15. Jane Austen
Things I Want to Learn More About:
1. Salem Witch Trials
2. The 70's in general (Vietnam, hippies, etc.)
3. Blacklists
4. Polygraph machines
5. The Watergate Scandal
6. Auburn Avenue/NPP theology
7. Genetics
8. MPAA film rating system
9. Theories on truth {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth}
10. Scientology
11. Schizophrenia
12. Socialism
Well it's a start. I'm up for comments and suggestions. :)
Saturday, October 13, 2007
This Is The Countdown
So I would like to take a moment to lament the fact that I feel like my youth is over. Here's why:
1. I have to work today.
2. I just set up a checking account & a savings account. Scary.
3. My motivation for doing well in school is no longer just because I want to do well. Now I have to do well so I can get scholarships and go to college.
4. I'm about to take a nap because I'm tired.
5. Driving.
Having adult responsibilities is slightly frightening.
1. I have to work today.
2. I just set up a checking account & a savings account. Scary.
3. My motivation for doing well in school is no longer just because I want to do well. Now I have to do well so I can get scholarships and go to college.
4. I'm about to take a nap because I'm tired.
5. Driving.
Having adult responsibilities is slightly frightening.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
In A Little While
Wow. I can't believe my last post was Sept. 6th. It seems like it was yesterday. Anyway I feel the need to blog about something because I haven't for so long. Soooo....
8 Things I'm excited about:
1. I just finished Firefly and it's absolutely amazing. I'm soo happy Drew talked me into watching it. I can't wait to watch Serenity!
2. The Lovedrug concert at Geneva on Friday. I really like what I've heard of them so far, plus I get to see a certain someone. :)
3. R is coming home for bible study tomorrow night.
4. Heroes on Monday!!!!!!!!!!!
5. My computer is some what back to normal. Finally! Not having full access to all my pictures and music was terrible!
6. My music theory course. Because I'm a nerd.
7. Finally having furniture in my room!
8. Getting Edy's Loaded Peanut Butter ice cream in about 5 minutes.
5 Things I'm Sad About:
1. The future lack of JonDoddness in the Stuart house. :(
2. The fact that my room isn't completely clean yet and there are still piles of junk everywhere.
3. 80 degree weather in the fall. I can't wear scarves yet!
4. LOST doesn't start til January.
5. I have to read Sir Gawan by next week and I don't even have it yet. (I just ordered it from the library so we're good now.)
Anyway. Hopefully I can find time to post a more meaningful blog in the near future.
8 Things I'm excited about:
1. I just finished Firefly and it's absolutely amazing. I'm soo happy Drew talked me into watching it. I can't wait to watch Serenity!
2. The Lovedrug concert at Geneva on Friday. I really like what I've heard of them so far, plus I get to see a certain someone. :)
3. R is coming home for bible study tomorrow night.
4. Heroes on Monday!!!!!!!!!!!
5. My computer is some what back to normal. Finally! Not having full access to all my pictures and music was terrible!
6. My music theory course. Because I'm a nerd.
7. Finally having furniture in my room!
8. Getting Edy's Loaded Peanut Butter ice cream in about 5 minutes.
5 Things I'm Sad About:
1. The future lack of JonDoddness in the Stuart house. :(
2. The fact that my room isn't completely clean yet and there are still piles of junk everywhere.
3. 80 degree weather in the fall. I can't wear scarves yet!
4. LOST doesn't start til January.
5. I have to read Sir Gawan by next week and I don't even have it yet. (I just ordered it from the library so we're good now.)
Anyway. Hopefully I can find time to post a more meaningful blog in the near future.
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