swtsmile's Xanga

6 weeks of freedom

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:07:37 GMT

whew... i completed my first year of grad school. hooray! so now that i have a few weeks off, let's play! it feels so good to come home from work and just veg. or if you're ever in the area of 23rd and madison, call me! playtimeeeeeeeee =)

Overdue Update

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 07:26:50 GMT

wow, xanga looks really different from 6 months ago. been away a long time so decided to stop in and write an entry for old time's sake. =P haha this was my sustenance in college... all those hours spent whittling away on xanga and now i hardly touch it. surprised i actually rememeber my pw still.

but i digress. i will spend the next few minutes doing a whirlwind update on the last 6 months. if you want details, you'll have to call me, meet me, or e-mail me. no more learning about my friends by reading their internet journals. i was actually talking to a co-worker about that today. she's korean but grew up in bolivia so she has friends all over the place. she says she hates reading/writing emails b/c it's so inpersonal. it might be instant or close to instant, but nothing beats hearing a person's voice or seeing their face. so i apologize for not making a greater effort in college. i'm working on it.

so let's see.. last entry was in june. that means i just graduated and moved back to nyc. since then i've been working at a financial firm in the city. before you ask "weren't you an education major?" i also started classes at Queens College (getting my master's in special ed) so yes, i am still pursuing that route. i recieved my provisional teaching certifciation meaning i am allowed by law to teach in nys. i moved out and am now living in flushing. i did my first alumni visit to geneseo sheesh..."alumni visit" i can hear my bones creaking. it was uber fun and can't wait to do it again. speaking of bones creaking i just found out a friend i've had since junior high just got engaged! (congratulations jennie!) we always knew she'd be the first one to get married but wow... i always said i wouldn't start feeling old until people my age started getting engaged. definitely happened sooner than i thought. but i'm super happy for her.

alrightie.. thanks for reading my whirlwind update. and remember if you want details, call/email and we'll meet up.

out of commission

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:17:19 GMT

update: have found apt- not what i thought but it's a roof over my head. have yet to get settled so until then please call me if you have to get in touch. i won't have steady internet for a while.

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Sun, 14 May 2006 04:35:16 GMT

there is no future
there is no past
thank God this moment's not the last

there's only us
there's only this
forget regret or life is yours to miss

no other road, no other way
no day but today

i'm a graduate!!!

Monday, May 08, 2006

Mon, 08 May 2006 14:19:08 GMT

the only downside to living in a house as opposed to a dorm- having to pack up an entire house instead of a dorm

5 more days til graduation! how unreal

congratulations to the class of 2006

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 23:42:41 GMT

media plug!

everyone go here and listen to my amazing artistic friend daniel lee http://www.soundclick.com/danielee
and then go here to let him know what you think www.xanga.com/djlblu

and no, i'm not just saying he's great cuz i know him, i really respect him and his abilities, so please, send him some love!

thanks!

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:16:20 GMT

graduation: make that 3 weeks...

please let me survive until then

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:21:42 GMT

picked up my cap and gown yesterday. eek! graduation in 6 1/2 weeks. eek!

it's almost really over

*at some point, i'll put up an exhaustive picture entry on my wonderful past 4 years here at cowtown, geneseo

Saturday, March 18, 2006

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:49:55 GMT

Rules of the Game:
1. The tagged victim must come up with 10 different points of their perfect lover.
2. Need to mention gender of target.
3. Tag 8 victims to join this game & leave a comment saying they've been tagged.
4. If tagged again, there's no need to post a 2nd time.

sigh, upon threat of the revocation of a nearly 10 year long friendship *ahem*, i have been coerced into doing a xanga survey.

in no particular order,

1. must. love. God.

2. has to be able to make me laugh, willing to be silly when appropriate

3. good with kids, doesn't necessarily have to be a natural but at least be willing to try

4. has good social skills, friendly (he can be shy but not in a stand-off-ish sort of way)

5. intelligent, he doesn't have to have an ivy league degree or anything like that but has to be able to maintain thought provoking conversation.

6. willing and able to lead in a God-centered relationship, sets a positive example for myself, others, especially our children

7. has kingdom vision, willing to submit to God's sovereignty and in turn makes me comfortable to submit to his choices

8. willing to accept me for who i am, a sinner and imperfect in many ways, yet willing to love me and sees me as Christ sees me.

9. physically attractive (to me).

10. generous, with his time, money, energy (related to #7).

this list is by no means exhaustive, but it better satisfy you best friend. i will not subject anyone to this list but if you would like to do it, please do. it's always interesting to see other people's perspectives.

Friday, December 30, 2005

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 05:10:01 GMT

As we go forth into the coming year, let it not be in the haste of impetuous, forgetful delight, nor with the quickness of impulsive thoughtlessness. But let us go out with the patient power of knowing that the God of Israel will go before us. Our yesterdays hold broken and irreversible things for us. It is true that we have lost opportunities that will never return, but God can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive thoughtfulness for the future. Let the past rest, but let it rest in the sweet embrace of Christ.

Leave the broken, irreversible past in His hands, and step out into the invincible future with Him.

-Oswald Chambers

after finishing the chronicles of narnia yesterday, i find that i wish more and more that narnia was real and Aslan would come and breathe on me and everything would be wonderfully and magically better. 2005 has too many regrets than i care to remember, i want more than anything to be able to "leave the broken, irreversible past in His hands, and step out into the invincible future with Him".