February 2009
1 post
I Vow I will...
1.) ban myself from Facebook for a WEEK. I seriously never used to log on (I still hate it). Why am I such a masochistic addict?
2.) stop worrying about a certain issue that’s NEVER going to resolve. Just let it be…
3.) take my conversational French class a tad more seriously—if this upcoming test grade won’t do it for me :O
4.) pray more
5.) get off the...
January 2009
6 posts
Good Days...
i can strip off my jacket outside; it’s not blaringly sunny, and the sky still retains a bit of its somberness in which i’m immensely enraptured.
i hear from old friends, not the sort who i conducted a casual acquaintance with and could forget in the blink of an eye, but cherished friendships, the sort that, via letters and get-togethers, i could see myself talking to, praying for,...
“Don’t cling so tenaciously to ties of the flesh; save your constancy and...”
– St. John, from Jane Eyre
“I wanted her just as a change from this fierce ragout!”
– -Mr. Rochester, from Jane Eyre
ragout
ragout
Sitting in Intro to Lit, discussing Jane Eyre, laughing with the few guys at the table (always fewer guys than girls in an English class, but English major guys are cool!)
Suddenly this name “ragout” comes up. Mr. Rochester is using it as an insult.
Assignment: bring a definition of ‘ragout’ for the class.
Every definition I came up with: French stew nixing the...
“hello.” “hello.” “say, i was wondering…”...”
– The Painted Veil
Must-See Film
Life-changing.
Suddenly I realize that
There is more to life than ambitions, self-constructed plans.
A day serving others is a day not wasted,
And the true test of love is forgiveness and endurance.