My cousin Sarah, Aunt Betsy, Grandma, and me at Thanksgiving 

Ready for a shock?

According to this quiz:
http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/yankeetest.html

I am
52% Dixie (Right on the Mason-Dixon line).

I'm not used to this

Short hair cuts are funny
and I don't know if I like it.


The hairstylist didn't quite hear what I was saying.


Dorothy Hamill had my new haircut in the 70s.
It looks charming on her.


Maybe it's cute when it's curly.

Proverbio XXIX

Traveler, your footprints are the road and nothing else
Traveler, there is no road; the road is made by walking
Walking makes the road, and to turn and look back
Is to see the path that you will never again return to tread
Traveler, there is no road, but rather wakes in the sea.

-- Antonio Machado

The assemblage of thanks! i.e. people who came and ate turkey and stuff at our apartment on Saturday. (front: me, Jay, Michael, Lane, Ben, Luke; back: Dana, Matt, Erin, Marie, Craiggers, Dave, John) 

Dana and me with the lovely, delicious, golden brown turkey! 

Dana washing the bird, I mean preparing the turkey for cooking. 

We're having 10-15 people over for a pre-emptive Thanksgiving Dinner tonight

Here's the food list, TV Dinner style:
Turkey -- Beth and Dana
Dressing/Stuffing -- Elizabeth
Mashed Potatoes and gravy -- Marie
Green Bean Casserole -- Michael
Rolls -- Jay
Sweet Potatoes -- John
carrot salad -- John
Baked Apples? -- Erin M2 and Matt
Pineapple Jello Salad -- John
Pineapple Casserole -- John
Cranberries -- Erin M1
Other Veggies and dip -- Erin M2 and Matt
Pies (pumpkin, and chocolate chip) --Erin M1
Rice Krispy Bars -- Sara
Drinks -- Craig
Hot Cider -- Erin M2 and Matt
Cranberry Margaritas -- Katy

That's 12 people.
We think that at least 2 more are coming.

We just took the turkey out of the oven.
It is golden.

Photos later.

The waterfall in N. GA that I hiked up and down this weekend. 

Michael can't read signs. 

Candace, Anjie and I are strong.

I am a sellout to the blogospherical Man

I now have MySpace and Facebook profiles.
Oygh.
It's far too much.
I can procrastinate until the day is done
and never accomplish a bloody thing.
Alas.
This internet.
It provides entirely too many diversions.
And I am far too susceptible.
Woe is me.
I am undone.
And it is all Dana's fault.

Hooray!

I am done.
I wrote and wrote and wrote,
and I finished that paper.
It's 10 pages of text,
and over a page of biblio.
The topic, so you know,
is the issue of homeless children
and the church's involvement in service and activism.
Rock on.


Here are some jokes from laffy taffy:

What is the difference between a fish and a piano?
You can't tuna fish.

What street does a ghost live on?
A dead end.

Where did the dentis go on his vacation?
To the mouth of the Mississippi.

Which garden has the most vegetables?
Flash garden.


Okay. I got them all except the last one.
Flash garden?
Who can say...

What my birthday means, according to blogthings.com

Your Birthdate: March 15

You take life as it is, and you find happiness in a variety of things. You tend to be close to family and friends. But it's hard to get into your inner circle. Making the little things wonderful is important to you, and you probably have an inviting home. You seek harmony with others, but occasionally you have a very stubborn streak. Your strength: Your intense optimism Your weakness: You shy away from exploring your talents Your power color: Jade Your power symbol: Flower Your power month: June

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

This is the strangest one of these weird quizzes so far. Intense optimism? Flower symbol? Very stubborn streak?

Oh, and the link on the last one didn't work but here it is: http://www.blogthings.com/threequestionpersonalitytest/

Just so you know

because I didn't

there are about 4,000 unaccompanied homeless youth in Atlanta
and 100 shelter beds for that population

Let the games begin!

Your Personality Is

Idealist (NF) You are a passionate, caring, and unique person. You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals. You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily. Your heart tends to rule you. You can't make decisions without considering feelings. You seek out other empathetic people to befriend. Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships. In love, you give everything you have to relationships. You fall in love easily. At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career. With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone. As far as your looks go, you've likely taken the time to develop your own personal style. On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours.

The Three Question Personality Test

More papers....

Tomorrow
I have an 8-10 page paper due
about the church's involvement
with homeless children.
And
I have to turn in an outline
and bibliography for a paper
that's due later in the semester.
Do I have any idea what I'm going to say
or what my sources will be?
Nooooooooooo, of course not.

So, there will probably be posts.
Excessive, silly posts.

Also, it is warm in our apartment.

Eayeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! (or Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Part 2)

Count down to cruch time!

I'm getting close to the end
both of the midterm
and of the time before it's due.

Three down, one to go.

I am such a horrible student...

Get the feeling there will be lots of posts tonight?

Your Superhero Profile

Your Superhero Name is The Professor Dwarf Your Superpower is Solar Your Weakness is Frogs Your Weapon is Your Robotic Dagger Your Mode of Transportation is Submarine

What's" your Superhero Name?

Waaaaaaaaaaaah!

Just a bit 'o whining...

I have a midterm due tomorrow
in Systematic Theology.
Some would argue that my professor is less than systematic
but I adore him
and his ramblingpreachingprayingscripturingprofessing.

Alas, I do not so much adore the midterm.
It's not bad, as midterms go --
four essays
three pages each.
Had I stuck to my one-essay-per-day plan on Saturday
I would be sittin' pretty.
Alas again, I did not.
Because why? Because I am a procrastinator.
Because when I have reading to do or essays to write
I check email, wash dishes, clean out the refrigerator, take a shower, create a myspace page, watch sporadic television, wander around, and check email some more.

So now here I am
blogging
and I need to go write (and read!) about
the questions faith asks
the role of experience and the situation of faith in doing theology
confessing the triune God
and Kathryn Tanner's assertion that "there are no irredeemable aspects of the world."
Mix in a little Cone, Cobb, Erskine, Soelle, Placher and Migliore,
plus a little Barth and Tillich for good measure,
and there you have it
the next 14 hours of my life.

And I'm off!