anyone we know could be apart of the witness protection program...crazy.
i never really thought about that till last semester in my cultural anthropology class when we had to sign something saying it is okay for us to be on the internet and mr. wesch said, 'i don't know, for all i know, you could be in the witness protection program.'
interesting and curious.
1.31.2009
1.29.2009
revelation #4
not really a revelation, but it woud fall under this category but a thought i would like open up for discussion.
what happened to mr.pibb/pibb xtra? where did it go?
what happened to mr.pibb/pibb xtra? where did it go?
1.27.2009
more on bobby
i finally got to see the part of the movie where bobby dies, and right when bobby allows himself to fall off the bridge, his mother is praying and this is what she said, 'please keep convicting bobby of his sin.'
i won't even start on what the filmming and camera work do to make christians look bad during this scene but she isn't letting bobby love himself and is making him feel guilty for being honest with her...ugh, that makes me so angry.
this is what happened to the mom
i won't even start on what the filmming and camera work do to make christians look bad during this scene but she isn't letting bobby love himself and is making him feel guilty for being honest with her...ugh, that makes me so angry.
this is what happened to the mom
understanding is not agreeing
i have a class with a girl, who is a complete know it all.
she always has the opposite answer then everyone else, and i am starting to think she doesn't really believe that answer, she just wants to be difficult.
we were in the same group and we were given a question about attachment.
she, of course had a different answer then i did, and the other two girls in the group.
it was frustrating because she didn't pick the best option, she chose the option that was easiest. that was not the point of the assignment, but anyway.
the reason for this posting is because she said to me, 'i don't think you understand.'
ha, okay, it is not that i didn't understand. i didn't agree, and then i realized that is what people mean when they say, 'do you understand.'
i didn't agree with her, so obviously i did not understand...clearly. can you read the sarcasm.
i thought of my dad when he says to me,'do you understand me,'
'yes dad, i understand you, but i still don't agree.'
and then he keeps saying the same phrase over and over again until he is sure that i 'understand,' him.
it also made me think of the one and only frank martin, head coach for k-state mens basketball, 'you understand,' is like his catch phrase. he doesn't say it to his players to really know if they understand, he says it to them because he needs to enforce fear, and make sure the player agree with what he is saying, and they can't defy him, because that my friend is disrespectful.
so, understanding is not agreeing, i understand the girl in class, i understand my dads point of view, i just don't agree.
don't get the words mixed up, they are totally different, i mean, 'understand,' alone has five extra letters and one extra syllable.
she always has the opposite answer then everyone else, and i am starting to think she doesn't really believe that answer, she just wants to be difficult.
we were in the same group and we were given a question about attachment.
she, of course had a different answer then i did, and the other two girls in the group.
it was frustrating because she didn't pick the best option, she chose the option that was easiest. that was not the point of the assignment, but anyway.
the reason for this posting is because she said to me, 'i don't think you understand.'
ha, okay, it is not that i didn't understand. i didn't agree, and then i realized that is what people mean when they say, 'do you understand.'
i didn't agree with her, so obviously i did not understand...clearly. can you read the sarcasm.
i thought of my dad when he says to me,'do you understand me,'
'yes dad, i understand you, but i still don't agree.'
and then he keeps saying the same phrase over and over again until he is sure that i 'understand,' him.
it also made me think of the one and only frank martin, head coach for k-state mens basketball, 'you understand,' is like his catch phrase. he doesn't say it to his players to really know if they understand, he says it to them because he needs to enforce fear, and make sure the player agree with what he is saying, and they can't defy him, because that my friend is disrespectful.
so, understanding is not agreeing, i understand the girl in class, i understand my dads point of view, i just don't agree.
don't get the words mixed up, they are totally different, i mean, 'understand,' alone has five extra letters and one extra syllable.
1.25.2009
life group
i am so pumped about my life group this semester.
we started in the beginning of the year and the reason we connected is because we all have a passion for student ministries.
last semester was great because we were just getting to know each other, and getting our foot in the door for some awesome opportunites to hangout with students around manhattan and kc.
but this semester i am even more excited because now that we have a semester under our belt and know each other better, and getting some new members we are more confident in what we do as a group.
i think last semester we were just so caught up in the youth aspect we were only limiting ourselves to what we can do with youth.
now we have ideas like a prayer group once a week...which is so great and is great for me because it gives me the chance to listen to peoples stories (which i love) and then practice prayer.
i have never been a big fan of prayer and i think this will show me that i am silly and will make me more confident in prayer.
now that our group has broadened our horizons a little bit i think our group is going to rock manhattan and other communities this semester and really do what god wants us to do the next four months!
i am also pumped for 12:30 wednesday lunches
we started in the beginning of the year and the reason we connected is because we all have a passion for student ministries.
last semester was great because we were just getting to know each other, and getting our foot in the door for some awesome opportunites to hangout with students around manhattan and kc.
but this semester i am even more excited because now that we have a semester under our belt and know each other better, and getting some new members we are more confident in what we do as a group.
i think last semester we were just so caught up in the youth aspect we were only limiting ourselves to what we can do with youth.
now we have ideas like a prayer group once a week...which is so great and is great for me because it gives me the chance to listen to peoples stories (which i love) and then practice prayer.
i have never been a big fan of prayer and i think this will show me that i am silly and will make me more confident in prayer.
now that our group has broadened our horizons a little bit i think our group is going to rock manhattan and other communities this semester and really do what god wants us to do the next four months!
i am also pumped for 12:30 wednesday lunches
bobby
i have been looking forward to the movie, 'prayers for bobby,' for awhile.
based on the griffith family in 1979 the youngest son is gay and the mothers goal is to 'cure' him from his sinful nature.
whoa, wait a sec, back up, and freeze...
'he can be cured right?'
solution, spend more time with the dad so they can do 'manly,' things.
this boy wanted to take a handful of aspirin before he told his family he was gay...he couldn't because it was a sin.
'but this is worse,'
'what's going on bobby,' his brother asked,
'i don't dream like you ed, i don't have dreams about girls, i dream about guys.'
'you're gay.'
'see, you even say it like you hate me.'
through all of the efforts to find a 'cure' the parents and siblings cover their shame up with words like, 'you are family, we will always love you' the tone they use is like, 'we don't have a choice but to love you because you are family.'
this kid is struggling with his sexuality and trying to be a the christian his parents want him to be.
he has started running and stopped eating junk food because that could make the homosexuality go away faster.
then there is the mother, 'i can't lose you to this.' she says constantly.
she puts him in therapy, brings girls home for him to meet, puts bible versus on note cards and posts them all over the house, she doesn't realize she is pushing him away with her lack of knowledge and her bible thumping tendencies.
and now because her son is not what she wants him to be, she doesn't even want to be in public with him.
This movie hurts my heart so much because he thinks he is a bad person because of who he is.
no one should ever hate them self, and no one should make someone feel bad for who they are.
people will agree and some will disagree, that is totally okay, i am not trying to change peoples minds about such a hot topic.
i just wish people would take people for who they are and just love on them and be their friend. they can disagree, just don't be judgmental.
'they hate me because of my sin,' bobby said.
'they should love the son no matter what the sin,' said bobby's cousin.
you can guess the ending...what happens to the mom, what happens to the son.
it is a lifetime movie, so your first guess is probably the right one, however lifetime or not...this movie was insightful and tasteful.
based on the griffith family in 1979 the youngest son is gay and the mothers goal is to 'cure' him from his sinful nature.
whoa, wait a sec, back up, and freeze...
'he can be cured right?'
solution, spend more time with the dad so they can do 'manly,' things.
this boy wanted to take a handful of aspirin before he told his family he was gay...he couldn't because it was a sin.
'but this is worse,'
'what's going on bobby,' his brother asked,
'i don't dream like you ed, i don't have dreams about girls, i dream about guys.'
'you're gay.'
'see, you even say it like you hate me.'
through all of the efforts to find a 'cure' the parents and siblings cover their shame up with words like, 'you are family, we will always love you' the tone they use is like, 'we don't have a choice but to love you because you are family.'
this kid is struggling with his sexuality and trying to be a the christian his parents want him to be.
he has started running and stopped eating junk food because that could make the homosexuality go away faster.
then there is the mother, 'i can't lose you to this.' she says constantly.
she puts him in therapy, brings girls home for him to meet, puts bible versus on note cards and posts them all over the house, she doesn't realize she is pushing him away with her lack of knowledge and her bible thumping tendencies.
and now because her son is not what she wants him to be, she doesn't even want to be in public with him.
This movie hurts my heart so much because he thinks he is a bad person because of who he is.
no one should ever hate them self, and no one should make someone feel bad for who they are.
people will agree and some will disagree, that is totally okay, i am not trying to change peoples minds about such a hot topic.
i just wish people would take people for who they are and just love on them and be their friend. they can disagree, just don't be judgmental.
'they hate me because of my sin,' bobby said.
'they should love the son no matter what the sin,' said bobby's cousin.
you can guess the ending...what happens to the mom, what happens to the son.
it is a lifetime movie, so your first guess is probably the right one, however lifetime or not...this movie was insightful and tasteful.
1.23.2009
one of the best movies
the diving bell and the butterfly
watch it, this movie is incredible.
set in 1997 when the french editor of elle magazine had a stroke and wrote a book with a translator reading him the alphabet and him blinking yes with his left eye and filmed through his view point, the man can't speak, he is completely paralyzed, but his brain is still functioning...amazing. i have never appreciated the art of speech before in my life. how frustrating would it be to have everything done for you, when you are capable to say what you want with your mind, but it can't come out in words; which channel you want the tv, where you want to go, how you want to show emotion, etc.
this is one of the best movies i have ever seen.
watch it, this movie is incredible.
set in 1997 when the french editor of elle magazine had a stroke and wrote a book with a translator reading him the alphabet and him blinking yes with his left eye and filmed through his view point, the man can't speak, he is completely paralyzed, but his brain is still functioning...amazing. i have never appreciated the art of speech before in my life. how frustrating would it be to have everything done for you, when you are capable to say what you want with your mind, but it can't come out in words; which channel you want the tv, where you want to go, how you want to show emotion, etc.
this is one of the best movies i have ever seen.
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