November 30, 2005 at 7:44 pm
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so it is four minutes to 2…in the morning.
and for the second night in a row, i am at the school working away on my final studio project/presentation. i stayed till about 1:30 last night. tonight, i don’t think i will go to sleep until after the sun comes up, if at all.
i could ask, “how did this happen again?” or “what was i thinking by procrastinating?” but the honest truth is that i am entirely on top of this project. in no bragging way, i can say i am probably the farthest along on my studio final compared to other classmates. (just in the fact that i have most of my stuff done and i have followed my own timeline thus far) i have LOVED this project, and because of that i have worked on it non-stop, never getting behind.
but no matter how on top of it i have been this whole semester, this project still takes a stinking long time. so much work, every little detail. with all my designing, two dimensional drawings/notes, renderings, and furniture/finish selections done, i am working on my presentation model, and then i will put my “boards” together over the weekend. as fun as the model is for me (i tend to like very tedious, precise tasks), it is very frustrating because it is so slow. i could have spent this entire semester working on just the model. and now i have a little less than a week to do it.
man i probably not making any sense and complaining too much. but then again, it is 2 in the morning and i have a long night ahead of me.
good luck to me. i hope i make it this week.
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November 20, 2005 at 7:44 pm
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i think i am the luckiest woman in the world. or most blessed i should say. wil treated me like a princess for my birthday. besides bringing me flowers on my birthday, on saturday he got me an in home massage. in the midst of major stress from the end of the term, i was able to do nothing, have a wonderful massage without leaving the house, and then have an awesome meal that wil cooked for me, complete with candles! and if that wasn’t enough of a gift, he bought me a movie and a couple cd’s.
what a guy. he constantly amazes me with his unchanging love, especially when i am a dork and don’t treat him as i should. i hope i can be the best wife ever to him. he deserves it.
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November 17, 2005 at 7:43 pm
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November 15, 2005 at 7:42 pm
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it’s really stormy outside. the rain is loud and sounds like it would hurt to stand outside, since it is coming down so hard. the lighting cracks every 5 or 10 seconds…it looks like someone is just standing in a doorway flicking the lightswith up and down.
there have been multiple sightings of tornados…about 4 or 5 north of nashville (doesn’t affect me although one is somewhat near and in the direction of wil at work in belle meade) and a few south of franklin. although those are closer, they are moving just north east of me. probably won’t come close to my house.
i actually was driving home through a lot of it from work (of course oblivious). luckily i got home before the worst of it passed.
is it sick or weird that this stirs a bit of excitement in me, and causes me to lean against the window more?
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November 14, 2005 at 7:40 pm
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so i got home from class at about 7:15, after taking a test on 20th century design styles (not that draining or energy sucking, mind you)
and i was completely worthless for the rest of the night. here i had the perfect opportunity to work on the 30 sketches i have to do, or the article summaries, or the other tasks at hand. but no, i sat in front of the tv, with my computer in my lap and chips ahoy at my side and vegged the night away.
what am i thinking? i am going to regret the non productive nights i have allowed myself to take a couple weeks from now when it gets down to the end.
arg. i frustrate myself sometimes.
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November 13, 2005 at 7:36 pm
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we just ended a series called “beyond belief” today… and even though it may sound cheesy, this last week was totally unbelievable.on a normal basis, church meets in three different services (technically five, because two groups meet during the 2nd and 3rd service in a different location with a video feed). so, total, we have about 2500 people who attend our church (roughly?). today, we met altogether at the same time, in the curb event center at belmont. it was crazy to see so many people come together, all to worship and serve God. the music was amazing in the beginning, filling me with such joy and awe- even leading me to tears. they had a children choir sing “how great is our God” along side the other choir. girls in our church dance classes did ballet on the stage. representing the idea of living a “generational” life (part of the series), they had four people read praises, ranging from a little boy to an older grandma. it was awesome seeing someone from every phase of life proclaim how awesome God is. and at the end, different people in the audience shared what God has been doing in their lives throughout the series.
and one of the greatest parts was in the end…when walking in beforehand, everyone was handed a red ball without explanation (like the ones in playground ball pits). in the service lloyd (our pastor) explained a story with the ball representing our lives and the “stuff” we can’t let go of. but if we keep holding onto the ball we can’t hold God’s hand and be led by him…so at the end of the service, all at the same time, every one of the 2500 of us threw our ball up towards the ceiling as hard as we could. it was a cool site.
who knew a service with so many people could be so personal and so powerful. that’s God for ya…
i wonder what we will learn next!
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November 13, 2005 at 7:36 pm
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so on friday, i went to an installation of some draperies at one of our client’s homes.oh my goodness, it was the biggest house i have ever been in (that someone actually lives in!). huge ceilings with gold gilding, fancy molding like i’ve never seen before, a big sweeping staircase, hundreds of feet of silk draperies, big, fat columns, marble flooring, and more. i think the place was about 12,000 square feet (yes, i really did say twelve thousand). crazy crazy.
in church, we have been talking about money and sacrificing and giving ourselves away to serve and glorify God…it makes walking into a place like that difficult. how could someone spend so much money on stuff that is not really needed? they worry so much about showing off; it’s all about the appearance of wealth and excess.
i am so blessed. i am so thankful that god continually opens my eyes to his glory…and how all of my money, time, talent and life is His. i hope i can remember to daily live with that mindset.
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