Where it began

yeah. so it's kind of amazing that i'm not sleeping right now. especially considering that it's finals week.

but there's just too much to say, think, write, and journalling is too slow.

i just started reading velvet elvis by rob bell, and my mind is swirling. bell talks about saying to God, "i can't believe i get to live this life," and i wonder what about life makes me think that....a good question....one i hope to continue to explore. and whatever answer i come up with, i want to do those things. more.

reading velvet elvis makes me feel excited about rob bell in the way i feel excited about jodie foster and jonathan edwards and george bush----we share a piece of our story. sometimes i think that is what life is about---sharing a piece of our stories.

it's kinda funny that i would choose to start a blog tonite, for a number of reasons. first, as i like to say, i live under a rock. to be honest, i'm not even sure that i know what a blog is. but tonite i spend time with a fabulous friend, and she started a blog. so a part of me is copying her by doing this, but i think i'm ok with that. and i hope she is too.

thought of the day: as it turns out, God doesn't give up on us, even when we seemingly give up on Him. AMAZING.

quote of the day: "LA has a way of sucking the heart out of film-making....and the souls out of its citizens" (or something like that) ---Lillian Parker

idea of the day: social trinitarianism.....how a familial model and a psychological model both fall radically short....and i think that's the point

high of the day: being inspired to write.

low of the day: reading over a paper on the Trinity i've been working on for weeks and thinking, "this doesn't make any sense....."

last thought of the day: will i actually keep up with this blogging thing?