would you like a little cheese with that whine

For the record, I hate resumes and writing cover letters.  blah.

there's a voice, there's a voice, there's a voice in my head

Get Your Own Free Hypster.com Playlist.

1. Dead Man's Bones - "in the room where you sleep"
2. The Bird and the Bee - "i'm a broken heart"
3. Bell - "it's oh so quiet" (cover)
4. Frank Turner - "long live the queen"
5. Tegan and Sara - "hell"
6. Ok Go - "let it rain"
7. Kate Nash - "kiss that grrrl"
8. The Early Hours - "come take my hand"
9. Mumford and Sons - "the cave"
10. Lemuria - "pants"
11. Florence and the Machine - "kiss with a fist"
12. The Avett Brothers - "kick drum heart"
13. Motion City Soundtrack - "always running out of time"
14. Band of Horses - "the funeral"
15. Jenny Owen Youngs - "last person"
16. Jenny Lewis - "acid tongue"
17. Darwin Deez - "up in the clouds"

Game Change.

Give yourself an hour to see the amazing things taking place in the church.  Although this campaign is going on within Crossroads, this is not about Crossroads.  This campaign; these initiatives; are about enhancing the Kingdom of God. We are changing the world. We are writing the wrongs. We are bringing the good news of God to our friends, our neighbors, our city, our world.

oh please tell me that you're alright

My dog, Baxter, has been unofficially diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma; a metastatic tumor, which is infected his spleen. The most common presenting signs for patients with hemangiosarcoma are associated with blood loss, such as tiring easily, episodes of unexplained weakness, pale color to the mucous membranes of the mouth and eyes, increased respiratory rates, abdominal swelling and depression.  A common estimate of the average time from discovery of the tumor until death occurs in affected dogs is six to eight weeks but death occurs more rapidly than this in a number of cases.

Baxter first started acting sick a little over 3 weeks ago.  I started giving him flax oil 3 weeks ago to the day.  He's been acting like him old self for the most part.  I have prayed over him on numerous occasions just asking God to remove this tumor because I know He has the power to do so.  And if nothing else, just don't let Baxter be in pain.  The thought of losing him breaks my heart.  Is it weird how attached we get to our pets?  I don't know, I just want to love and enjoy him as much as I can while he's still alive.

http://www.thensome.com/ginger/: This the first personal story I've found, and hopeful one, about a dog living 6.5 years AFTER her diagnosis.  They also chose not to do surgery or chemotherapy; instead altered Ginger's diet. I have been giving Baxter flax oil and cottage cheese for the past 3-4 weeks because I initially thought he had multiple myeloma and read numerous stories raving about the use of flax oil and vitamins to cure cancer.  Although, this is not the same cancer that we now believe he has, I'm still going with the hope that the flax oil will also help slow the progression of his illness.  I really need to change Baxter's diet and start giving him the vitamins.

he's like a Wal-Mart version of you

Just bought my ticket to see these three bands:

Say Anything

Saves the Day

Motion City Soundtrack

I bought a ticket for my friend to tag along as a birthday present, so I can introduce her to some new tunes.  She went to the Paramore/Tegan&Sara/New Found Glory concert with me and is a fan of rock, so I'm sure she will like them.  I mean what's not to love?  I'm excited because I've never heard Saves the Day live and the Say Anything/Motion City boys always make me happy. I don't think I've missed a MCS concert in Cincinnati ever since I became a fan, even though I'm 25 and starting to feel out of place at shows.  I just hide out near the back with the old folks. 

And thanks to my mom generously donating her money to the casino, we are going on a semi-free cruise some time in the next year.  We'll have to pay to fly down to the port and some fees, but essentially the cruise itself is free; mostly because they expect that we'll be donating a lot of money to the casino on the ship.  My mom knows me well and responded to this assumption with "I'll donate enough for the both of us."  Gambling is not my cup of tea.  I'm looking forward to taking a vacation with just my mom and having quality girl time.  Plus, I have never been on a cruise before.

Kind of ironic that the past 3 weeks my church has been talking about the importance of playing and experiencing joy in our lives.  And in fact there are parts of God that we will not come to know unless we are in the midst of joy.  So here I am very amped about things to come that will indeed bring me joy!