Friday afternoon, I found a medium flat-rate box in the mail with a return address of San Carlos, CA. Inside, encased in bubble wrap (that was quickly tossed aside) was the deluxe edition of the Switchfoot album Hello Hurricane–four days before the official release date (today!). The 84-page hardcover book contained lyrics, notes, and a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Life’
25 Jun
We’re the problem, we’re the politicians.
Yes, I’m from South Carolina. Yes, I’m writing a blog with the word “politicians” in the title today. I’ll give you one guess what it’s about.
Yesterday, our governor arrived back in the States from a trip to Argentina. He then held a press conference, openly admitting to an affair with a woman who lives in [...]
15 Jun
Quiet and Intense
Earlier this evening, I went to the Bird & Baby, our local philosophy club/awesome place to hang out for a lecture on C.S. Lewis from a man studying to be a priest who received his Ph.D. in C.S. Lewis from Oxford and was president of the Lewis club there. The speech was on Lewis’ Abolition [...]
31 May
How Not to Ask a Question
I went to my parents’ for the weekend, mostly because this afternoon, a friend from high school was having a baby shower. Keri is exactly 4 days younger than me, has been married for three or four years, and is expecting her first child in four and a half weeks. I’m very excited for her [...]
21 May
A Summer To-Do List
Summer is here (okay, not officially, but I’m a student–summer starts when spring semester ends!). That means that (theoretically) I have more free time to do stuff that I can’t do during the school year. So I’ve made a to-do list. I’ll post when school starts back in late August, and we’ll see how I [...]
2 Mar
A Snow Day To-Do List
1. Don’t go to work or to class.
2. Stare out the window at all the blinding whiteness and marvel that it’s March 2.
3. Dig out a warm purple hat and matching awesome scarf.
4. Wander around your apartment complex with your roomie/BFF (wearing Converses that leave you with numb feet…).
5. Discover that your apartment has a [...]
7 Feb
The green comes from the frozen ground…
Last night, some friends and I went to Easley to see the play Foxfire. This post is not about that. (The play is good, though, and you should see it if you get the chance.)
At some point in the car, this kid Andrew (whom I just met last night) said the word “forever” but, as [...]
22 Jan
I remember you like yesterday.
Yesterday morning, I found out (via Facebook, no less) that my friend Keri’s father had died earlier that morning. He found out last year that he had leukemia, and the last I’d heard, they thought it was in remission. It came back, and Mr. Lou was on his second round of chemo, but it was [...]
1 Jan
On Spontaneity
Today was definitely one of the most spectacular days I’ve ever had, and definitely the best New Year’s Day ever. And though I’m tired and cold, and my comfy bed beckons me, I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep until I get these words out.
Harvin, Ticcoa, Jess, and I planned a mini road trip [...]
29 Dec
Never Say Never, and Don’t Wait Forever.
I, like so many other people, I’m sure, have this List. The List of Things to Do Before I Die. So important that I even think of it in capital letters. It’s not an uncommon concept, I’ve found. Mandy Moore’s character in A Walk to Remember had one. Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman starred in [...]
