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i always wanted to be a tenenbaum
you, know?
i am a twenty-three year old darling girl.
i am not married, i have no children, and i didn't graduate from college. but..
i draw birds and robots; i read books; i laugh till i cry; i love until my heart bursts; i sometimes paint my face or arms with stripes if i'm bored; i create; i play guitar. i am not impressive, but i am me.
i am addicted to Jesus Christ. He never stops loving, never stops giving, and there is always more of Him. He is the perfect addiction. no one else can satisfy.
These are all just mostly vague details. If you want me, come find me. But, I promise, at the very least, you'll think I'm nice.
things i like
(and i like a lot of things).
museums.// theme parks.// zoos.// aquariums.// road trips.// naps.// reading, and lots of reading. especially in unconventional places.// being silly.// going to goodwill to find hidden treasures.// traveling.// new things.// vintage things. record players, records, old cameras, old radios, vintage clothes, etc.// learning new things.// exploring new places.// building forts out of pillows and/or blankets.// getting mail.// finding new ways to stay organized.// old books that smell like yummy old books.// the smell of colored pencils, and crayons.// the internet, for without it, i might not have some very great friends that i love so dearly.// squirrels.// musicals.// live plays.// daisies, and trees.// thai food.// laughing.// socks.// people you meet that are so amazing they make you strive for greatness, not in competition, but just out of the pure fact that you've seen potential, and was found to be wasting yours.// living a simple life.// holding hands.// the rare moments in life where i don't feel self conscious.// watching home videos.// hideabeds.// thrift stores the size of target.// target for that matter.// poking people in the nose and saying "beep" at the same time.// candles and lanterns and kerosene lamps.// cupcakes.// showers, washing my hands, and brushing my teeth.// sitting on rooftops.// the feel of new shirts.// warm, summer nights.// making things for people.// old shoes from friends.// macaroni and cheese.// having great times of talk with God.// organic, antibiotic-free, preservative-free, artificial flavoring/color-free, no refined sugar or grain food. (just the way God intended.)// love.
things i listen to
currently:
death cab for cutie. feist. animal collective. modest mouse. owen. iron & wine. mother mother. eisley. her space holiday. school of seven bells. dear and the headlights. the weepies. arcade fire. the format.
and when my heart needs to beat
t-pain. rhianna. jay-z. kanye west. flo-rida. ne-yo. justin timberlake. (all hopefully edited.)
things i watch
when life slows for a moment.
the office. my boys. saturday night live. arrested development.
cinema light
that makes my heart glow
the royal tenenbaums. dedication. juno. stranger than fiction. hook. eternal sunshine. garden state. empire of the sun. caddyshack. ghostbusters. jurassic park. closer. iron giant. turner & hooch. an affair to remember. eagle vs. shark. lars and the real girl. pineapple express. the life aquatic. (500) days of summer. the hangover. up. and in all honesty, avatar in 3D was pretty amazing.
paper and ink
with feelings and thought
cars & trucks & things that go - richard scarry
little bear - maurice sendak
the giving tree - shel silverstein
the quietest cricket - eric carle
there is a monster at the end of this book - grover
crazylove - francis chan
awake - erwin raphael mcmanus
seizing your divine moment - erwin raphael mcmanus
the journey towards relevance - kary oberbrunner
no compromise - melody green
but you can't raise boys to be scared of life.
You got to brew some recklessness into them.
The Lord has always been the One who stirs hearts to give of their resources and primarily I am asking Him to stir up those who will financially sow as partners with His kingdom advancing in and through my life.
Please take time to prayerfully consider becoming a monthly financial partner, allowing the Lord to pour through you, as He is the Source of all provision.
One-time donations are very helpful. Relational monthly partners who want to share in what God is doing in and through my life will provide enabling to focus wholeheartedly on His Word and His ways.
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double deuce!
Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 11:58 PM
woot. i'm two and twenty. officially.
the party went really well and we had nine people total!
nine.. i think.. let me count:
lisagrace, paige, lauren and kristin, alex, jeremiah, danielle, noel, my brother, and then zach showed up eventually. ten! eleven counting me!
success! that's awesome. my most successful party ever.
danielle made super-cute-almost-inedible-because-they're-so-adorable panda cupcakes! they were AMAZING! i jokingly asked her to make them for me from a homes & gardens magazine and she totally did! i was so surprised and excited. plus, i now get to say "i ate a panda for breakfast/lunch/dinner/second elevensies..etc." so that was fun.
and the food turned out pretty okay... i have LOTS of left over salsa dip and pizza rolls, and the sangria punch was a huge hit. never made the stupid mojitos because i have NO mix drinking skills. and i just didn't worry about the run and the sangria was too good. then no board games happened which was fine, i liked talking and listening to noel and jeremiah play the guitar.
jeremiah wanted me to sing and so did a lot of other people.. but i'm just not that comfortable yet. right now, i'm only comfortable with like jeremiah, layla and alex (the "band"). otherwise, i can't just... sing.. in front of people yet.
just jeremiah came over tonight and he played while i sang lots of songs. i think we're getting better. i wish he was a stronger singer because then we'd be able to just be our own band. call us "sea arrows" or something. i don't know. either way, we're pretty good. in all reality, if i can get matched up singing with someone i do a lot better than by myself. so give me a male that can play guitar and help with vocals and bam. we're a band.
but anyway, after the jamming last night, we got alex's hookah out and that was pretty okay. i think i'm the only person that doesn't like the hookah. i mean, it's alright, my lungs just don't like .. not air. i'm still more partial to pipes, so i can just smoke and not inhale it. but anyway, then after hookah it was to perkins for a milkshake and then we all crashed.
today was interesting enough, too. dani and i met up with alex, noel, zach and some people we didn't know and after it being awkward that no one was talking to us, we climbed a tree and i carved dani + jeska into a tree. it made me laugh. (woot! natalie portman on saturday night live. it's a good night for jeska!) and then...let's see, oh yes, learning the lesson that the ames' dairy queen has awful real food, dani and i had fun watching alex play grand theft auto four and then had team sleep.
woot! i love team sleep! it's like my favorite!
then i hung out with my brother for a while, hit up the mall, hit up pearle vision, ordered new glasses, went to fuji for some sushi, and then came back and proceeded to jam with jeremiah.
so that's been my day.
it's definitely been an interesting day as far as thoughts go...i'm a bit dilemma'd but perhaps that will have to be written about at another time. it's getting late, and i'm not sure what's all in my head right now. it's just... meh. paths have crossed and become entangled and i want to make sure that everyone makes it out okay.. and maybe better than they were in the first place. we'll see.
but, off to bed. church tomorrow at nine, then hanging out with dani. and saturday night live isn't very funny when you've seen it like nine times. (nine times?! nine times.)
love, Jeska. 0 comments
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good reads or good websites.
Team Van Voorst - Paige updates her life as wife, mom, and general frugal lady!
LG & Brian Alsbury - LisaGrace writes about being a new wife, matters of the heart, budgets and goals, and general awesome things.
Changing Again - Insight to Danielle's crazy world.
The Alexanders - Jess and Mike moved to Japan. Here is their side of the world.
Simple Mom - A great website devoted to simplicity.
Remodeling This Life. - Simple. Frugal. Fabulous. (She did an AMAZING home remodel based soley on cash.)
Mint - The EASIEST, most-AMAZING, FREE way to build a budget.
design*sponge. - Creative and original design ideas.
Organizing Your Way. - A personalized approach to decluttering your life.
SmittenKitchen - Seriously some of the BEST recipes i've ever come across. SO awesome.
go, mordecai!
good buys.
rare bird finds. - a collection of unique items.
fredflare! - a shop full of fun and functionality.
[etsy] - if you want anything handmade or vintage, look here.
mighty goods. - an updated collection of fun things.
threadless. - tshirts designed by everyday people.
raygun. - formerly smash, this is an independant shop in des moines that specializes in awesome shirts.
wildcat. wild...cat.
other good websites.
questionable content. - my favorite webcomic by jeph jacques. (contains swearing and adult situations.)
postsecret. - updated every sunday, this blog contains secrets sent in by individuals all over the world.
cute overload. - bad day? stare at picture of cute things. it helps.
is that a tic-tac?
layout credit.
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