Perspective.

Ok, almost immediately after griping about how absolutely unbearable my situation is, the Lord directed me back to the Pray for Ian website.  The grace, patience and trust in God found in the words on that blog… man, immediately humbled.

Looking for an escape route.

I’m not really a glass half-empty or glass half-full person. I’m more of a “meh, there’s water in the glass” and I’ll just deal with whatever ‘water’ is in the glass.

But this time. ARGH, this one’s killing me. Invading every. part. of. my. life. awjtlwaeuuuuuugh I don’t think I’ve EVER felt so much frustration in my life. I need air.

As always, I should have started earlier.

*Pushes button for panic mode*

*Initiate panic dance*

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I have a bone to pick with all you fine, learned lawyers/law students/academics who write lengthy papers on criminal policies + theories. OMG can’t simple non-convoluted language be used to put a simple point across?! Essay. due. in. two. days. still. don’t. know. what. the. heck. these. papers. are. trying. to. saaaay. All these circular arguments ): It’s like… they… they… they’re sneering at this poor criminology student saying “har har, you’re no alan shore. you suck.”

I’m just kidding. Sort of.

On a more serious, non-whingey note though, haha, whatever time not spent thinking about my essays, has been spent thinking about LTC. I feel God has been expanding my mind, opening my eyes and and poking at my heart to stop focusing on my inadequacies and to see beyond myself.  It’s like, trying to see the participants through God’s eyes e.g. I wonder if they realise the how much value God puts on each of their lives. Yeah, plus a whole hoard of other stuff I shan’t elaborate on. ALSO! Meh, LTC retreat is sandwiched just between my two majormajor essays; I’m afraid I won’t be fully rested/prepared/ready for it! Been trying to prepare my heart by taking more time off to pray for fac+participants, butbut I already feel so saturated with that deep-bone weariness. Deep-bone weariness = barely being able to muster a smile to anyone in the past two weeks. Oh noooo what to doooo? *weary semi-panic-dance*

Anybellyhoo, I feeling like gorging on almond croissants. And… a big meaty burger (Andrew’s burgers and Grill’d!). And a buttery cookie. And a huge bowl of rice. Or like, baked potato with bacon bits. (Hi, my name is soandso, and I’m a carb addict). Klow, your post on Arnotts biscuits and Danish tins!!! Made me feel all greedy + nostalgic. Haha, I used to only eat the pretzel looking ones crusted with sugar. Then when those were all gone, I would move on to the rectangular ones crusted with sugar. I never liked the plain ones. Haha, see krys, if we shared a tin we’d both be happy.

The Art of Flirting

HAHAHAHA omg, episode 31 of the Boundless Show podcast is too funny. I totally spat all over my screen laughing.

I like how Boundless tackles twenty-somethings’ tough questions about faith, the in-between years, careers, and dating & courtship. Some advice I find is a revelation that adds to my worldview, some I take with a pinch of salt!

Haha, this podcast?  I shall file it away for future reference/use (in several years’ time!!).

You can go here and click on ‘Episode 31′ if you wanna listen to it.

5 Years’ Time

I love bikes.

Hurhur, style over speed! I’m quite in love like with Copenhagen Cycle Chic. European culture. Le sigh? Hahaha. And see, look what I found!  A happy (Topshop) biking video. Extraextra bonus because the soundtrack is ‘5 years time’ by Noah and the Whale (!!!!!). “Love love love” their music; currently one of my fave bands! (:

Soooon! I’ll be getting mine soon. I hope I don’t jinx it by saying it out loud… I hope I get that old little blue one at BAC bikes! It has a little white chain guard and fenders. So quaint! (((: I can ride around singing “and there’ll be suuun suuun suuuuuuun, all over our bodies, and sun sun suuuuun, all down our necks!” But of course it won’t be as carefree as in that video because of Australia’s stupid mandatory helmet laws. Ugh.

Back to my 3rd and final assignment for the week. Sometimes I think to myself if I can really stick it out for the whole 5 years of my Comm/Arts degree. But I don’t want to look back in regret when I’m working, wishing I’d enjoyed my student life more (: Haha, that logic applies to other areas too. I want to look back and sing “it was fun fun fuuuun…”