post-Speechless discussion

Hello all!

I know this was quick, yes, but I'm back with details about the post-Speechless discussion :)  For any of you interested in talking about the role of the arts, particularly drama, in the church and in evangelism, it'll be at my home on Saturday, May 23, from 2-4:30.  If you need directions or my address, contact me via Bubbs for you torrey kids, or via my email address which I assume the rest of you have :)  Hope to see lots of you on both Friday and Saturday!

Speechless!!!-reminder

Just a reminder to y'all...Speechless is this Friday May 22nd at Yorba Linda Friends Church at 7:30 in the main sanctuary.  Come and bring all your friends, saved and unsaved, for a fantastic evening of music, drama, and the redemptive power of the gospel.  Also, check out our website...www.speechless-online.com.  For those of you interested and living in the area, there may be a post Speechless discussion the next day.  More details will be to follow, when I have those details planned ;)  And even if you are unable to come, please keep the cast and crew in your prayers that day, as well as the hearts of all those attending.  Thanks!

Soundtrack to my Life-part 15

Here we go again :)  Does anyone actually listen to this, I'm curious?  And have I inspired anyone to check out any new bands?  ...maybe not, but still, I hope you enjoy the music :)

1) Southbound Train-Jon Foreman-at first, it wasn't one of my favorites on his Limbs and Branches...but I'm growing to love it more and more.  It has such a beautifully melancholy rhythm to it. :)

2) Someone Else's Arms-Mae-one of the most fantastic songs they played at the concert last week, and one of my absolute favorites by Mae, although the new EP is absolutely gorgeous as well...

3) Be Thou Near to Me-Selah-great great hymn, and fantastic arrangement.  

4) 15 Step-Radiohead-another great song that we're using for Speechless...come see us next Friday at Yorba Linda Friends!!!

5) Brink of Disaster-Mae-definitely my favorite off Singularity :)  

Death by Term Paper

..somewhat like death by scratch-and-sniff, only for Torrey students ;)  

So next Tuesday, I have my final Foundations term paper due...I actually do like this paper, it's a comparison of Whitman's poetry to Longfellow's and Dickinson's, arguing that Whitman's poetry fails because it is too self centered.  Fun paper!  But it's due next Tuesday...and this Friday I tutor all morning, and have Speechless dress rehearsal that afternoon/evening.  Then Sunday is my sister's birthday...and Tuesday is my term paper.

After that...next Friday is Speechless!!!  Then Saturday a potential Speechless discussion, followed by my sister's birthday party/ a movie party with some friends from the Shakespeare class...death by term paper, yes?

P. S. brownie points to those of you who got the pushing daisies reference ;)

Mae concert

Last night was my first ever live concert...plus my first concert at Chain Reaction...plus my first Mae concert!!!  All of these firsts combined for a fantastically mindblowingly memorable evening.  First off for those of you who may not have known, I am a die hard Mae fan as of last September...I'm in the midst of writing a play based off The Everglow, if that tells you anything ;)  So this concert was a treat.  Mae is even more fantastic in person than they are on recordings, their energy level is just fantastic and you can see their love of music as they perform.  Unfortunatly my camera battery died before I could get many pictures, so you'll only get a couple here :(  

First off, a local band called Set to Sea played...I wasn't a huge fan, personally, but they were ok.

Next, Person L.  The music was a bit hard for my taste, but their vocalist/lead guitarist had some awesome energy (plus he reminded me ever so slightly of Mr. Tumnus ;)  

Barcelona...they were really really good.  After Set to Sea and Person L, I wasn't expecting much, but Barcelona was surprisingly fantastic :)

Mae...ahh, where shall I start.  They had an amazing setlist :)  They started off with the new version of Embers and Envelopes, then their January song The House that Fire Built (my favorite off the new EP), then Suspension and Breakdown (both excellent visuals as well), Someone Else's Arms...this has always been one of my favorites, but hearing it live...wow it was fantastic.  After Someone Else's Arms came Painless, then the new version of Crazy 8s-a Singularity song so I didn't know it well.  My favorite of the entire concert though, was The Ocean.  It's a gorgeous song...plus...their new EP smells like the Ocean!!!!!  Utterly amazing!!!!   Next came Just Let Go (another singularity), summertime, Boomerang (another one off their new EP), and Anything.  Afterwards, Dave came back out and did an acoustic of Sun...that was fantastic to hear the entire audience sing along to the chorus, oh so wonderful...then the rest of the band came back and did Night/Day (the April song off their new EP) .  Fantastic setlist, indeed.  The only things I would have added were the Sun and the Moon and Soundtrack to Our Movie...but fantastic show :)  

I got a Mae t-shirt as a birthday gift from a friend...their new morning t-shirt (check it out on the website)...and I bought their (M)orning EP...it is wonderful!  I am already in love with it :)  

Go to the concert if you can, buy the EP even if you dont' make it to their concert.  

Mae, you are utterly fantastic!

P. S. Pictures are coming in the next post ;)

Duck!!!!!

We have ducks!!!  They are so adorable, and I'm very excited.  Since I was only a year or two old, I've been enthralled with ducks, don't ask me why.  They are so cute though!!!  I love ducks :)

Ok, sorry for the odd rambling...but I'm excited about our adorable new ducklings we're raising.  We only get to keep them for a month though *sniff*  Any suggestions for naming mine?  Chesterton?  Henry?  Autumn?  Those are my top three ideas right now...anyone have something better?

A Sonnet in Three Movements: Movement one-Andante

Two souls that searching, find each other’s hearts

In love, they reach across an endless gap

To bridge this chasm.  Dreams can only start

To plan this journey, having for a map

The songs and tales of al who’ve gone before,

Who’ve crossed the bridge that only lovers trod.

Eternal love shall show the distant shore

Where live are laid on alters of their god.

True love, their only god and guiding light

Shall bind their souls together for all time

So even when they face the blackest night

Hearts have each other; Ever upwards climb

They never dream that rushing on them fast

A shadow ‘cross their cloudless joy is cast.