Random post alert. You were forewarned. Haha.
Someone is partying a few houses down from me and this doesn't bother me except for the fact that it is so loud. I don't understand how some people have nothing to do on a Wednesday night two weeks before finals. This is the biggest time of the year for homework, projects, presentations, etc. right now. And it's not even 9 o'clock yet. Maybe I am just getting old because I no longer (or ever really) had the desire to go out and get crazy when I have things to do.
I now must pack everything back up and migrate to the library where there will hopefully be quiet to be found and papers to be done.
Also check out "The XX" - they are my new jam!
Cheers,
Hilary
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Horchata
I want to teach myself how to make horchata. I love to drink it and have been craving it for a while. During my time in SoCal a few summer ago Rosario was going to teach me how to make it. But that didn't happen as she is quite the busy lady. I do miss her amazing Mexican food though. That woman can make mean sopas and I have not found anyone else or any other establishment that can make them like her.
Also, check out the Vampire Weekend's song called "Horchata" - I love it! :)
Cheers,
Hilary
Also, check out the Vampire Weekend's song called "Horchata" - I love it! :)
Cheers,
Hilary
Odd & Ends: Pt. 2
I was feeling an "odd and ends" kind of day today and because I liked the title of my previous post about odds and ends so much... I decided to continue it as an ongoing dialogue (or something like that!). Enjoy!
Cleaning the windshield of my car with the squeegee thing at the gas station makes me happy. Seriously, it does.
It is less than one week until I can tweet again. Not sure what my first post will be. Or when it will be. Or if I will wait even longer to get back on to Twitter.
Easter has flown by this year and I can't really believe it is almost done with. Jesus hasn't risen yet, but soon.
'The Blindside' is such a great film. I highly recommend it!
I wish people still sent letters in the mail. I really enjoyed that time period. Not that I received many letters then since I was still young, but I won't deny that it was good while it lasted.
I love to read... a lot. Because I haven't been able to read as much as I would like to right now... I had a dream that I was a book editor the other night. May term can not get here fast enough. Then my dreams can return to normal again.
Sweet tea is amazing. I wish Iowans made it like North Carolinans do.
Sun tea is amazing as well. I shall start making that soon. Yay! :)
Also, it is to be in the 70s for most of this week. Another yay! :)
Cheers,
Hilary
Cleaning the windshield of my car with the squeegee thing at the gas station makes me happy. Seriously, it does.
It is less than one week until I can tweet again. Not sure what my first post will be. Or when it will be. Or if I will wait even longer to get back on to Twitter.
Easter has flown by this year and I can't really believe it is almost done with. Jesus hasn't risen yet, but soon.
'The Blindside' is such a great film. I highly recommend it!
I wish people still sent letters in the mail. I really enjoyed that time period. Not that I received many letters then since I was still young, but I won't deny that it was good while it lasted.
I love to read... a lot. Because I haven't been able to read as much as I would like to right now... I had a dream that I was a book editor the other night. May term can not get here fast enough. Then my dreams can return to normal again.
Sweet tea is amazing. I wish Iowans made it like North Carolinans do.
Sun tea is amazing as well. I shall start making that soon. Yay! :)
Also, it is to be in the 70s for most of this week. Another yay! :)
Cheers,
Hilary
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Dreamin' of NYC
Ah,
I should be finishing a paper right now, but instead I am reading blogs by New Yorkers and wishing I was there already! Tour Week can not honestly come soon enough. I need a new pair of sunnies - and they will be purchased in NYC.
Cheers,
Hilary
I should be finishing a paper right now, but instead I am reading blogs by New Yorkers and wishing I was there already! Tour Week can not honestly come soon enough. I need a new pair of sunnies - and they will be purchased in NYC.
Cheers,
Hilary
Monday, March 22, 2010
Rep. Randy Neugebauer - Shame On You!
One thing that my mother taught me while I was growing up was... manners. You can not get very far in life without them. One of the biggest lessons in manners is... never interrupt someone while they are talking. It is an extremely rude thing to do.
I was shocked and appalled at the events that took place last night in the nation's House of Representatives chambers. Representative Randy Neugebauer proceeded to yell out, "baby killer!" in the middle of Rep. Bart Stupak's speech on the agreement that he and other Democrats had reached with the Obama Administration about the prevention of funding abortions in the new health care bill.
Rep. Randy Neugebauer - I think you look stupid and ridiculous. And class-less. Did your mother ever teach you manners? And if she did, where the hell did you leave them at last night? I found your statement rude and uncalled for. While millions of Americans may be praising you today, I do not think that you are a hero for the little stunt you pulled. You set a bad example for the people of our nation and did you forget where you were at? I find it upsetting that our Congressmen and Congresswomen seem to forget their manners at crucial times and in very important places. Millions of people in America and around the world were watching you and instead of acting like a gentleman, Mr. Neugebauer, you acted like a jackass. You should learn to control your emotions better in critical times and maybe how to represent your Texan constituents better. I'd be even more pissed off than I am right now if you were my representative and acting like this. I know you apologized saying that you were only expressing exactly what your constituents were saying, but it still is uncalled for and there are better venues to say what your people are thinking and feeling.
Until the next post,
Hilary
I was shocked and appalled at the events that took place last night in the nation's House of Representatives chambers. Representative Randy Neugebauer proceeded to yell out, "baby killer!" in the middle of Rep. Bart Stupak's speech on the agreement that he and other Democrats had reached with the Obama Administration about the prevention of funding abortions in the new health care bill.
Rep. Randy Neugebauer - I think you look stupid and ridiculous. And class-less. Did your mother ever teach you manners? And if she did, where the hell did you leave them at last night? I found your statement rude and uncalled for. While millions of Americans may be praising you today, I do not think that you are a hero for the little stunt you pulled. You set a bad example for the people of our nation and did you forget where you were at? I find it upsetting that our Congressmen and Congresswomen seem to forget their manners at crucial times and in very important places. Millions of people in America and around the world were watching you and instead of acting like a gentleman, Mr. Neugebauer, you acted like a jackass. You should learn to control your emotions better in critical times and maybe how to represent your Texan constituents better. I'd be even more pissed off than I am right now if you were my representative and acting like this. I know you apologized saying that you were only expressing exactly what your constituents were saying, but it still is uncalled for and there are better venues to say what your people are thinking and feeling.
Until the next post,
Hilary
Sunday, March 21, 2010
What is he doing? He's futterwacken.
Hey there,
I watched 'Precious' last night with my roommates. The film is so well done and really follows the book. I had to read the book for a class a couple of years ago and I will never forget it (and I kept the book instead of selling it back). I think that the written word can be so powerful, enriching, motivating and moving and 'Push': A Novel by Sapphire is all of those things and more.
I just recently saw Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' with two of my friends. It was a good movie for the most part, I just forgot how demented and twisted the story was to begin with. Also, I did not like the futterwacken dance. It was just too weird. And every time Alan Rickman talked I could not help but think of Professor Snape from the Harry Potter films!
A roommate and I watched 'True Lies' last night on CMT (after we watched Pauly Shores' 'Son-in-Law' movie) and I have to say that it was a decent movie. The fight scene where Jamie Lee Curtis drops her gun and it proceeds to kill like 15 men while hitting the steps with her standing there screaming at the top... is priceless. I laughed so hard. Parts of it were just so outrageous that you can't help but laugh. Especially because Arnold Schwarzenegger is in it and you know how his movies are.
A quick disclaimer: I usually don't watch movie after movie, but sometimes it is nice to do just that!
Cheers,
Hilary
I watched 'Precious' last night with my roommates. The film is so well done and really follows the book. I had to read the book for a class a couple of years ago and I will never forget it (and I kept the book instead of selling it back). I think that the written word can be so powerful, enriching, motivating and moving and 'Push': A Novel by Sapphire is all of those things and more.
I just recently saw Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' with two of my friends. It was a good movie for the most part, I just forgot how demented and twisted the story was to begin with. Also, I did not like the futterwacken dance. It was just too weird. And every time Alan Rickman talked I could not help but think of Professor Snape from the Harry Potter films!
A roommate and I watched 'True Lies' last night on CMT (after we watched Pauly Shores' 'Son-in-Law' movie) and I have to say that it was a decent movie. The fight scene where Jamie Lee Curtis drops her gun and it proceeds to kill like 15 men while hitting the steps with her standing there screaming at the top... is priceless. I laughed so hard. Parts of it were just so outrageous that you can't help but laugh. Especially because Arnold Schwarzenegger is in it and you know how his movies are.
A quick disclaimer: I usually don't watch movie after movie, but sometimes it is nice to do just that!
Cheers,
Hilary
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Reconnecting... With People
Hey y'all.
Recently I have had the lovely experience of "catching up" with friends at the most unexpected times.
On Monday, I had dinner with two of my lovely friends from Chicago. I love those two so much! I got to spend some quality time with them just hearing how their breaks went and how life is going in general. I also ran into a friend who loves Beyonce, so it was nice chatting with him about that too.
On Tuesday, I had a pancake dinner with a good friend. It was nice to catch up with her and trade stories about our service trips and the adventures we had on that.
On Wednesday, I ran into a friend from freshman year who I hadn't talk to in a very long time. I stood in the middle of the sidewalk and chatted with him for over an hour. It was a good conversation and it was nice to see how we each have grown over the past four years. I am having dinner with him sometime next week and I am excited.
Then a few short hours later, a friend whom I hadn't talked to in about 5 months randomly called to see if he could come over and talk. I chatted with him for almost an hour too and that was refreshing as well.
I had another friend, whom I had had dinner with that night, come over and we watched "Up!" together while having some drinks (in honor of my Irish background!). The film was very good and I haven't laughed that hard since the service trip last week. I got to chat with my friend for a while afterwards. It was really good getting to know her better.
Then today, I ran into a friend as I was leaving my film class. We stood outside and chatted for well over an hour until we decided that we needed to hang out because we hadn't seen each other in a long time. She also informed me that she couldn't wait until I started tweeting again on Twitter because she misses them. I chuckled because I haven't really missed tweeting all that much. It was really good talking to her as well because I've gotten to see how she has grown over the past three years (and I used to be her RA!).
Just now I ran into a girl that went on my service trip and had a good chat with her too. She randomly just pulled a Kdit cup out of her coat pocket, walked into the Kdit, filled it up and walked out without talking to anyone. One of the best things I've seen in a while! We are going to see "Alice in Wonderland" this weekend and I am excited!
It has been really interesting to see the people that I have reconnected with this week and others that may come along. I have been pondering how God has been working in all of those conversations. It is so easy to just get caught up in ourselves these days and the things that we are doing. I honestly am so busy that sometimes, I forget to have a social life. It is just about finding that right balance between work, school, extra activities, family and friends (or whatever else you are doing) and making sure that you are taking care of yourself in the process.
What has been a good thing too, is that most of the conversations have taken place outside and the weather has been WONDERFUL the past couple of days. Snow tomorrow and the day afterwards which means that Mother Nature hasn't decided that winter should be fully gone yet. Boo.
Cheers,
Hilary
Recently I have had the lovely experience of "catching up" with friends at the most unexpected times.
On Monday, I had dinner with two of my lovely friends from Chicago. I love those two so much! I got to spend some quality time with them just hearing how their breaks went and how life is going in general. I also ran into a friend who loves Beyonce, so it was nice chatting with him about that too.
On Tuesday, I had a pancake dinner with a good friend. It was nice to catch up with her and trade stories about our service trips and the adventures we had on that.
On Wednesday, I ran into a friend from freshman year who I hadn't talk to in a very long time. I stood in the middle of the sidewalk and chatted with him for over an hour. It was a good conversation and it was nice to see how we each have grown over the past four years. I am having dinner with him sometime next week and I am excited.
Then a few short hours later, a friend whom I hadn't talked to in about 5 months randomly called to see if he could come over and talk. I chatted with him for almost an hour too and that was refreshing as well.
I had another friend, whom I had had dinner with that night, come over and we watched "Up!" together while having some drinks (in honor of my Irish background!). The film was very good and I haven't laughed that hard since the service trip last week. I got to chat with my friend for a while afterwards. It was really good getting to know her better.
Then today, I ran into a friend as I was leaving my film class. We stood outside and chatted for well over an hour until we decided that we needed to hang out because we hadn't seen each other in a long time. She also informed me that she couldn't wait until I started tweeting again on Twitter because she misses them. I chuckled because I haven't really missed tweeting all that much. It was really good talking to her as well because I've gotten to see how she has grown over the past three years (and I used to be her RA!).
Just now I ran into a girl that went on my service trip and had a good chat with her too. She randomly just pulled a Kdit cup out of her coat pocket, walked into the Kdit, filled it up and walked out without talking to anyone. One of the best things I've seen in a while! We are going to see "Alice in Wonderland" this weekend and I am excited!
It has been really interesting to see the people that I have reconnected with this week and others that may come along. I have been pondering how God has been working in all of those conversations. It is so easy to just get caught up in ourselves these days and the things that we are doing. I honestly am so busy that sometimes, I forget to have a social life. It is just about finding that right balance between work, school, extra activities, family and friends (or whatever else you are doing) and making sure that you are taking care of yourself in the process.
What has been a good thing too, is that most of the conversations have taken place outside and the weather has been WONDERFUL the past couple of days. Snow tomorrow and the day afterwards which means that Mother Nature hasn't decided that winter should be fully gone yet. Boo.
Cheers,
Hilary
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Something Corporate!
Hey y'all.
I just bought my ticket to Bamboozle Chicago where (drumroll please...) SOMETHING CORPORATE will be playing!!! SO EXCITED! 3OH!3 is playing, as is Cobra Starship, Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes and a bunch of others who haven't even been named yet. WHOOP WHOOP!
This totally makes up for when I was younger (I was in high school) and my brother didn't take me to the Something Corporate concert when they came to Iowa. He took his girlfriend at the time and she had the nerve to flaunt her new SC t-shirt in front of me at an Iowa football game the next day. I was so mad that I cried. I had wanted to go so bad. And now I can and it is gonna be even better than it would have been then!
Cheers,
Hilary
I just bought my ticket to Bamboozle Chicago where (drumroll please...) SOMETHING CORPORATE will be playing!!! SO EXCITED! 3OH!3 is playing, as is Cobra Starship, Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes and a bunch of others who haven't even been named yet. WHOOP WHOOP!
This totally makes up for when I was younger (I was in high school) and my brother didn't take me to the Something Corporate concert when they came to Iowa. He took his girlfriend at the time and she had the nerve to flaunt her new SC t-shirt in front of me at an Iowa football game the next day. I was so mad that I cried. I had wanted to go so bad. And now I can and it is gonna be even better than it would have been then!
Cheers,
Hilary
Monday, March 15, 2010
A Little Thinkin'...
Hey y'all.
I have been mulling some thoughts over and over in my head for a while now. Most of them pertain to my religion classes and capstone in particular. Or maybe just aspects of my religious journey thus far. I guess I am not really sure where this blog is going, but I am okay with that.
I have been noticing that I do not really feel prepared at all for my capstone class - mentally, emotionally and figuratively. I have taken all the other required religion courses at Wartburg as well as a few others just for the heck of it, but I just do not feel that any of them really prepared me for this class in some big way. I know that it is baby steps that lead up to the big picture, but right now the big picture just looks fuzzy.
I have been mulling over the fact that capstone is just really messing with my theology. Granted I didn't have one specific theology, but I knew what I thought about some things and issues. I was really sure about Methodist doctrines, methods, and theology. Now, I am just unsure in general and I don't know where to go from here.
Let's flashback to 10 years ago to when I was in confirmation. I was the kid that always asked the hard questions. And most of the time, I didn't get answers because Pastor Don did not know the answers. I accepted this and just tried to find my own answers or I would ponder more. I really took learning the Bible seriously and tried to understand how life relates to the Bible.
Flash forward to high school - I didn't really learn anything in Sunday School (no offense Bill!), but I took it upon myself to dive into topics that we didn't cover. I remember being on a mission trip with Orchard Hill Church and asking about predestination and determinism. I had heard about them, but did not know much and was eager to know more. Laura Hoy took the time out to actually teach me what it was and to show me verses in the Bible that go with and against predestination. It was interesting and cool because then others on the trip became more interested in this and we had a healthy learning environment. I don't ever remember going over deep issues or topics on a YouthWorks! mission trip with my own church or in Sunday School. I just really liked to learn about the Bible and its background at a young age.
When I was a freshman in college here at Wartburg, I decided that I wanted to know more about the Bible because I was not taught anything beyond the basic stories in my own church. I was craving more so I chose religion as my major with an emphasis on urban ministry as a concentration. I can honestly say that I have learned so much about God and the Bible through all of my classes and experiences here at Wartburg. But by having learned so much more, I feel unsure about some of the things that I knew about Jesus growing up or about who God is. I question so many things now and do not have answers (not that I ever did before). I guess I just have come to feel uncomfortable with having more and more questions pile upon each other and also uncomfortable with the fact that I am not sure that I want to continue to learn about this.
In class today, we were discussing how RE 101 and other religion classes really break students faith in God and I found it interesting that I have never really experienced this before now. I have really strong faith in Jesus Christ and God and the Scriptures so I haven't ever thought about it this way. I don't know that my faith is breaking necessarily, but my desire to know more about God, Jesus, the Bible, etc. has changed.
That's enough introspective thought for the night.
Cheers,
Hilary
I have been mulling some thoughts over and over in my head for a while now. Most of them pertain to my religion classes and capstone in particular. Or maybe just aspects of my religious journey thus far. I guess I am not really sure where this blog is going, but I am okay with that.
I have been noticing that I do not really feel prepared at all for my capstone class - mentally, emotionally and figuratively. I have taken all the other required religion courses at Wartburg as well as a few others just for the heck of it, but I just do not feel that any of them really prepared me for this class in some big way. I know that it is baby steps that lead up to the big picture, but right now the big picture just looks fuzzy.
I have been mulling over the fact that capstone is just really messing with my theology. Granted I didn't have one specific theology, but I knew what I thought about some things and issues. I was really sure about Methodist doctrines, methods, and theology. Now, I am just unsure in general and I don't know where to go from here.
Let's flashback to 10 years ago to when I was in confirmation. I was the kid that always asked the hard questions. And most of the time, I didn't get answers because Pastor Don did not know the answers. I accepted this and just tried to find my own answers or I would ponder more. I really took learning the Bible seriously and tried to understand how life relates to the Bible.
Flash forward to high school - I didn't really learn anything in Sunday School (no offense Bill!), but I took it upon myself to dive into topics that we didn't cover. I remember being on a mission trip with Orchard Hill Church and asking about predestination and determinism. I had heard about them, but did not know much and was eager to know more. Laura Hoy took the time out to actually teach me what it was and to show me verses in the Bible that go with and against predestination. It was interesting and cool because then others on the trip became more interested in this and we had a healthy learning environment. I don't ever remember going over deep issues or topics on a YouthWorks! mission trip with my own church or in Sunday School. I just really liked to learn about the Bible and its background at a young age.
When I was a freshman in college here at Wartburg, I decided that I wanted to know more about the Bible because I was not taught anything beyond the basic stories in my own church. I was craving more so I chose religion as my major with an emphasis on urban ministry as a concentration. I can honestly say that I have learned so much about God and the Bible through all of my classes and experiences here at Wartburg. But by having learned so much more, I feel unsure about some of the things that I knew about Jesus growing up or about who God is. I question so many things now and do not have answers (not that I ever did before). I guess I just have come to feel uncomfortable with having more and more questions pile upon each other and also uncomfortable with the fact that I am not sure that I want to continue to learn about this.
In class today, we were discussing how RE 101 and other religion classes really break students faith in God and I found it interesting that I have never really experienced this before now. I have really strong faith in Jesus Christ and God and the Scriptures so I haven't ever thought about it this way. I don't know that my faith is breaking necessarily, but my desire to know more about God, Jesus, the Bible, etc. has changed.
That's enough introspective thought for the night.
Cheers,
Hilary
Sunday, March 7, 2010
NC ST Update
Hey all,
I finally made it North Carolina today with my service trip! After a few fiascos and almost 24 hours later, we can finally say we are here.
Now on to Pittsboro and the tigers tomorrow! :)
Cheers,
Hilary
I finally made it North Carolina today with my service trip! After a few fiascos and almost 24 hours later, we can finally say we are here.
Now on to Pittsboro and the tigers tomorrow! :)
Cheers,
Hilary
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Slices of Life
Some quick updates on life:
~ Today I agreed to run a marathon (that's 26.2 miles!) with two of my roomies in June. That's three months away. And I am out of shape - so training starts tomorrow! I'm actually pumped about this because this is one of my life-goals.
~ My service trip leaves in less than 48 hours! I am really excited to go to a state I've never been to and have fun with tigers and the amazing people on my trip.
~ I had a blast at the candlelight dinner last night. The conversations that were had were so good and uplifting. It was a good and much needed change from the Mensa.
~ I can't wait for my tour week road trip with my roomies!!!!!!!! Chicago, Canada, NYC, Boston, Washington DC, and all the other cities in between - HERE WE COME!!!!!!
~ I still have to figure out a topic for my religion research paper proposal which is due tomorrow. None of the options that are listed by the prof intrigue me so I am busy looking for something else. Who wants to research something that bores them to death? Not me!
~ "Alice in Wonderland" comes out tomorrow and I am going with the roomies!
Cheers,
Hilary
~ Today I agreed to run a marathon (that's 26.2 miles!) with two of my roomies in June. That's three months away. And I am out of shape - so training starts tomorrow! I'm actually pumped about this because this is one of my life-goals.
~ My service trip leaves in less than 48 hours! I am really excited to go to a state I've never been to and have fun with tigers and the amazing people on my trip.
~ I had a blast at the candlelight dinner last night. The conversations that were had were so good and uplifting. It was a good and much needed change from the Mensa.
~ I can't wait for my tour week road trip with my roomies!!!!!!!! Chicago, Canada, NYC, Boston, Washington DC, and all the other cities in between - HERE WE COME!!!!!!
~ I still have to figure out a topic for my religion research paper proposal which is due tomorrow. None of the options that are listed by the prof intrigue me so I am busy looking for something else. Who wants to research something that bores them to death? Not me!
~ "Alice in Wonderland" comes out tomorrow and I am going with the roomies!
Cheers,
Hilary
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