Last post – I promise! I’m only human….
Anybody familiar with American Bandstand?
Watch this live performance of “Human” by Human League. I’m not sure if they lipsynced (probably did) but they are as beautiful as their voices.
Too much blogging? Nah, life is short, enjoy free entertainment.
Holy guacamole! I have been sitting behind the computer for three hours watching/listening to YouTube videos. My parents are having friends over and they have kind of taken over the house. They are practicing dance routines and singing karaoke in the family room and basement. Dad has the flu (he probably caught it on the plane) – yet people are still over at the house and he is still being a gracious host! I am also trying to be frugal – so I would rather sit around and play on the computer for free at Mother and Father’s house.
I have listened to the song “Human” by Human League five times already. When I first heard the song years ago, I never really noticed how beautiful Phil Oakley is! (preferably without the makeup) I am just going to go buy the CD tomorrow. I give up.
Life has been filled with a lot of “Emily’s gotta do x, y, z” and it will be – but why not carve out BLOCKS of time for Emily to just do whatever she desires in her little heart?
Life is short. Enjoy music from the eighties.
“You made me promises promises… you knew you’d never keep….” Promises Promises, by Naked Eyes
Gjina’s Speech
I was channel surfing on YouTube and I came across this young woman’s speech.
Type in Ginas Speech on the main site. She is Albanian American and she is a nun. Based on what I have heard in her speech, she sounds like someone who has grown and been changed by God. This speech was at her going away party.
I didn’t want to post her speech on my blog out of respect for her privacy.
I have had a soft spot for Albanian people since my friend, Lindita, passed away in September.
Men + Makeup = wierd 80s look
I don’t have any problem with drag queens or drag shows. Okay, yes, I am a Christian – put the stones down – put the stones DOWN.
But I am not especially attracted to the 1980’s makeup fad for people like Phil Oakley, lead singer of Human League. He was and still is a very handsome man! (In fact, he kind of reminds me of my ex-boyfriend – NOT Frank Lloyd) Frank Lloyd doesn’t count as an ex-boyfriend. I actually had a real relationship with the other person.
Check this out!
Check this guy out. Nick Vujicic is an Serbian-Australian (Born in Aussieland, Serbian by birth) guy with a zest for life and tremendous ambition. He is only twenty-five years old and he has his own ministry speaking to people around the world. He was born without his limbs and he has two toes that he uses for typing and other things. Amazing presence. Amazing testimony. Amazing man.
Click on the picture below to get to the website for Life Without Limbs.
Hope I make you dance!
My cyber-pal, Single/Certain (aka, s/c) created a post with the song she wanted for her wedding reception. As an 80’s new wave (help me genre-literate people – is my use of the terminology correct?) fan, and because of the lyrics, I want to play the song “Work for Love”, by Ministry, as my first wedding dance song. Whether or not it will actually be “the song” if I do marry – I don’t know. The song is great. Hope it makes you want to get up and dance. If you go to a Christian school that doesn’t allow dancing – I won’t tell on you.
An amusing movie from the youth group from my old church
I would like to indulge in a little of nostalgia from my fundamentalist days. I am glad I was “expelled” from this church – but I had the best days when I was a member. This video will show you the wit and humour (I like the British spelling) Ashburn Baptist Church’s people possess. Lots of fun, but loads of legalism.
Puritan Calvinist’s blog – whooo was it hot in there!
I visited Adam, aka Puritan Calvinist’s blog and saw that he wrote something about how he would rather know God and suffer in protracted singleness. Well, there was an uproar of responses and there were arguments I had difficulty following.
I posted a comment about how being single past thirty could be a joyful experience. Sure, I am two years younger than thirty. It is all a matter of perspective. Wouldn’t wallowing in self-pity make it harder to meet someone? I’d rather be enjoy what I have, not dwell on what, or who, I don’t have. Maybe I will be thirty-something, single and sad about it – but I would like to rest in being comfortable in who I am and celebrating where God has me. A Christian man giving me a ring does not define my personhood and cannot completely fill the needs that only God can fill.
It can be difficult when it seems like the rest of the city is coupled up.
I have learned to be careful about the type of company I keep in my personal life. If I let myself be surrounded by negative thinking, self-pity and poor body image, I will come down emotionally, too.
Protracted singleness is a matter of perspective. People can be twenty-five years of age and feel as if they are past their time to get married. People can be thirty-eight and be content.
Oy, talking about singleness can be so emotionally draining.
How can I possibly be happy as a single?!
I am sharing my story to prepare for the possible onslaught of responses from brothers and sisters in Christ about my philosophy on being happily single.
Before I became a believer, I was involved in a series of very short-term relationships. They had their high points and low points, but I never became very emotionally attached to them.
After I became a Christian, I still got involved in short-term relationships with people who could possibly be classified as very, very lukewarm believers.
Throughout my life, I never thought I was attractive or successful enough to attract the right kind of person. When I became a Christian and got more immersed into church culture – I also blamed myself for not being “Christian” enough. I carried these ideas with me well into last year. The breaking point was related to the experience I had with Frank Lloyd, a man from my church.
The changes in my cognition are due in part to God’s grace and my decision to leave the social and spiritual environment I had been involved with. Leaving Frank Lloyd and company behind has provided me a sense of peace and space to be my authentic self.
Well, it’s time to take care of some business. I organize an online group and a few people have requested to join. Someone’s (yours truly) going to be in the doghouse for her procrastination. (whimpering)
