Post #6: Happy New Years.

So this is it: 2012.
Doesn't feel very different, and yet it's preparing to dump prom, grad, and an IB Certificate into my hands.
I'm pretty stoked. These 12 years of education, are finally going to mean something to me.
Sure, some of it--actually, the majority of it--sucked. But that's just it.
It's like I can almost see the light....
I'm almost done.
Highschool drama will finally come to an end.

12 years of preparation for the real world... will finally come into play... and I will be released to explore the world, and make what I can of it.

The thing is, last year... in 2011... it took me months to debate over what YWAM DTS program I had wanted to do.
See, this whole time I've wanted to push myself, take a risk, and do something crazy.... that 'something crazy' turns out to be a 6 month discipleship training school... overseas.

I wanted to go to Hawaii, and the "Engage"DTS had really captured my attention, only to find out this year that in September 2012, the only base in Kona that is for 'someone like me', does not happen to be "Engage."
I had thought that was the one.

Apparently not so.

So here goes, again.

Man. Hello 2012, and the confusion you have brought.

Time to trust God like there's no tomorrow.
Pray for me folks ! I need to figure out what I want to do ASAP.
University or YWAM.
YWAM or University.

:O

Other than that, I'm so excited.

Why is this a "justification post?"

I need to justify myself.
Do what's right.
Be myself.
Intercede.
Love.
Complete my new years resolutions:
   -to stand up for myself
   -say "yes" to things I normally would say "no" to, without breaking moral values (haha, yes, like "Yes man!")
   -Exercise more--> +blog+write music+draw more tooooo. :)

I need to justify myself in order to bring justice into other situations.

This probably doesn't make a whole lot of sense...

Maybe, if I tell you this is one of those "New Years Moments," you'll understand.

A "New Years Moment" where I feel inspired to become a better person, in order to change the world.

Yesterday's History, Tomorrow's a Mystery, Today's an Adventure.

Yesterday's History, Tomorrow's a Mystery, Today's a (Gift) Adventure.

In essence, today went as follows:

-Woke up. 

-Too early.

-Barely texted a yoda quote to Porthos, who seems to manage just find, texting at 7:15 in the morning.

-Rode bike to school (no problemos). 

-Survived my first official 6 hour school day of my last year in highschool. 

-Was entertained during my peer tutoring block (which turned out to be a spare at the time), by Essentially -B who read the most entertaining information from a chemistry textbook. 

-Rode my bike easily enough back home.

-Blah Blah Blah

-Decided to ride my bike to Staples with the idea in mind that I would get two notebooks and some coloured pens. Having put on my helmet, I rode my bike around the block and nearly keeled over. My cell phone rang and I thought I was legit enough to pick it up at the same time I was riding. I've done it before, but a word from the wise: it apparently doesn't work when your cell phone slips out of your hand. It fell through those wire things on the wheel, and I braked super hard, and the phone slipped through the wire things, completely unharmed. It was a close call, I must say, but nothing was damaged, nor was I hurt.
Haha....like 5 boys walking home saw me though. They laughed. Always so encouraging. :p :)
-Got to Staples. Bought the two notebooks.
-Left Staples; started riding home.
-A car didn't see me and the guy almost hit me...but he was slow enough to stop safely.
-Arrived at my final destination (home) all in one piece.

Summary: Today was quite the adventure.

Riding the Tides

Virtually.....Life is like a glass bottle. We....are like glass bottles.

We float in the tides waiting to reach dry land.
We ride the waves...
We sink....we float....we crash....

And sometimes we break.

Say someone finds our broken pieces, though. Say someone (of a greater being) melts our pieces with his own creation....with his own fire.
Say.....let's say....he makes us new again.

Say....he puts back out in the water again....but this time....He controls the water.....He controls the tides.....
and we float with the strengths and abilities....the density and being that which he has given us.


Life is like a glass bottle.
I am a glass bottle.

And...right now...
I feel like floating against the greater tides.....so....I'm rising from where I've sunk....and I'm going to ride them waves.
I think the only way I'll be able to float up from the depths I'm in....the only way I can get out of this current that's dragging me on to no purpose....is to call on my Maker.



Bring 'em on, baby. Bring 'em on.

This is How It Should Be.

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-Jazzy-

Blogger's Challenge Day 09

1. I wore two different shoes. I haven't done that since grade 7. :)
Many people stared at me; gave me the evil eye for being ridiculously different.
But quite honestly, it definitely helps in decision making. Narrows the choices down you know? :)
I wore a pink chuck and a black converse. ;)

2. So you know how I wanted freakishly awesome hair like Teyana Taylor? Well...I showered...put mousse in my hair...and rolled 'em up in sponge rollers.....took 'em out in the morning....and I kid you not. APHRO. MAJOR APHRO.
It did not look good.
Not at all.
So...I straightened parts of my hair...so I had some tight curls..not a lot...
Next time...I'm using the bigger rollers...
Anyways. I'm proud that I'm one step closer in getting Teyana Taylor hair....AND! I have not straightened my hair since that last post....uh..
WOOPS.
Just realized while I was typing this...that I happened to straighten out the aphro....
Maybe that's exceptional.
-.- Ahhh well.

3. I've been taking my vitamins daily, and haven't caught that terrible flu that's been going around! It's GREAT! :) Yay for multivitamins, Calcium Magnesium with Vitamin D, and Cod Liver Oil. ;) YIPEE!

4. I may have found a French pen pal. She lives in France, and speaks English, French, Sinhalese, and German!!!! These awesome Europeans I tell you. Definitely wish I could speak all those! Anyways, she's a family friend...! I'm just stoked I found someone who can speak French! From France!! Ah!
:) Stoked. :)

day 1- recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
day 2- the meaning behind your blog name
day 3- a picture of you as a child
day 4- a habit that you wish you didn’t have
day 5- a picture of somewhere you've been
day 6- favourite super hero and why

day 7- a picture of someone/something that has had the biggest impact on you
day 8- short term goals for this month and why

day 9- something you're proud of in the past few days 

day 10- songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad
day 11- write a bucket list of things you want to do before you die
day 12- write a poem to someone you love
day 13- your 5 favorite books and why
day 14- a picture of you and your family
day 15- put your ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
day 16- a picture of yourself
day 17- someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
day 18- plans/dreams/goals you have
day 19- write about a sweet memory from your past
day 20- write a letter to someone
day 21-a picture of something that makes you happy
day 22- what makes you different from everyone else
day 23- something you crave a lot
day 24- post your favorite quote or verse of scripture and why
day 25- what I would find in your bag
day 26- list 10 things that you are thankful for
day 27- my day job verses my passion
day 28- cruise a thesaurus and pick out 10 words you like the sound of
day 29 - favorite tv shows and why you like them
day 30 - movies you can watch again and again.

I Should Be...

1 - Go to wikipedia and hit random article. The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.
2 - Go to quotationspage.com and hit Random Quote. The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.
3 - Go to...... flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”. Third picture no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
4 - Use picnik.com to put it all together.
5 - Post it with this text in the caption and tag the friends you want to join in.

Kind of a facebook thing....but I wanted to post this to my blog anyways ;)