And yet... Somehow wise...

I love quotes. I absolutely adore them. I decided I'd share a few, if you promise not to cry out of joy. Which is what I would do if someone opened up and presented me with a multitude of goodness. 


The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in a woman, it's boldness. - Victor Hugo

Sanity is a madness put to good use  - George Santayana

Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come - Matt Groening

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you. - Will Rogers

There are two ways to pass a hurdle: leaping over or plowing through... There needs to be a monster truck option.- Jeph Jacques

I hate women because they always know where things are. - James Thurber

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill a rich widow - Evan Esar

No human thing is of serious importance. - Plato

Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe. - Jackie Mason

They always talk who never think. - Matthew Prior

If you're choking in a restaurant you can just say the magic words, 'Heimlich maneuver,' and all will be well. Trouble is, it's difficult to say 'Heimlich maneuver' when you're choking to death. - Eddie Izzard

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law. - Alex Levin

Rock and roll is the hamburger that ate the world. - Peter York

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. - Eric Hoffer

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip. - Will Rogers

In Hollywood a marriage is a success if it outlasts milk. - Rita Rudner

The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war. - E. B. White

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas A. Edison

I bought a cactus. A week later it died. And I got depressed, because I thought, Damn. I am less nurturing than a desert. - Demetri Martin

Dating is just awkward moments and one person wants more than the other. It's just that constant strangeness. I think it's a very real thing. - Jason Schwartzman


Behind every successful man is a surprised woman. - Maryon Pearson


Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. - Douglas Adams


Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain. Lily Tomlin


I have opinions of my own -- strong opinions -- but I don't always agree with them. - George Bush


I think that's all for now folks. If I think of any more, I'll put them up on another post. Peace off! 


P.S. Yes, I realize these aren't evenly spaced. I had no choice in the matter. Sorry guys. Get over it. 

Stab and twist. Repeat.

Before I start my story, let me apologize. I have a long, hilarious post that I was going to put up. The reason it is hilarious is because I didn't actually write any of it, it's just a lot of awesome quotes. I was super excited about putting it up, but I just can't bring myself to finish it. Not right now anyway. I might post it later tonight, but right now, I has story.

Okay, so picture this. You're at work, when the boss makes a totally innocent comment. Your co-worker, (yes, those of you who know where I work, it does NOT technically qualify as work, but I'm leaving it open so identities are sound. The feds man. Swarming all over...) starts laughing. You ask what's up. She replies, "Sorry, that just reminds me of this past weekend when I was having sex with my boyfriend." What do I do? Nothing. I just kinda laugh along with her. But inside I'm broken for her. 

I'm hanging out with the same girl later, and we're talking and such. So she starts talking about more stuff like that, and again, what do I do? I go along with it. Even though inside I'm screaming, "DO YOU NOT KNOW WHAT YOU SOUND LIKE? DO YOU NOT KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO YOURSELF?" 

Now I know that I'm no saint. I have no right to judge, so I don't. But it absolutely brakes my heart to hear about someone doing that. Not everyone is as blessed as me when it comes to guys. My close guy friends and my wonderful boyfriend are all a.) virgins and b.) are going to stay that way. And the same with my girlfriends too. So when I hear someone talk about that, even someone who I'm not really all that close with, it makes my insides twist up in a knot. 

I think that making love is a beautiful thing, but not now. Not when you have your whole life to meet the right guy. I'm not going to give everything that I have to offer to someone when I'm A TEENAGER. I don't judge the people that have, but I know for a fact that it is a sin. And sins disguise themselves as beautiful things. If they were ugly, then people wouldn't be drawn to them. 

So now, rolling over and over in my mind, are all the things that I could have said. I dropped the "I have a super awesome boyfriend" line, but the people I was with didn't seem interested. I mean, come on, who wants to hear about a couple that took a year of liking each other to go out, and three months before they held hands? We're not half as thrilling as the relationships that were being talked about. I heard all about one girl's friends that have been going out a year and a half and "OMG they haven't done it yet." Well guess what. Some couples go out a year and a half without kissing. Crazy no?

I guess tonight is just the first time I've thought about the fact that I'm actually at the age where people do that. I mean, I've known people who do do that for a long time, but tonight was the first time I realized that I'm kind of an exception to what people do when they're my age. Which is really trippy. I live so much in my "God bubble" I forget that people aren't all in it. I'm with my clean cut, forgiven friends all the time, and I forget that people are broken. I only see the brokenness as it's being healed. I don't see it and don't think about the fact that some people don't have that healing power in their lives. 

The good Christian thing to do is to be an example in the girl's life. But am I actually worthy to be? I mean, here I am, blogging about what I should have done, when I should be out in the world doing so much more. This is one girl. There are millions more. Billions. And God has for some reason given me this amazing guy who has changed my perspective on things so much. Why is there so much brokenness? Why can't they all have guys like Scott? And why, WHY has God laid it on my heart to be a voice? I'm honestly not that strong of a person. Even if it's just for this one girl, I feel like I'm supposed to help bring change. But how am I supposed to be an influence when her just mentioning sex made it hard to say anything other than cheap jokes? 

Wash Away by Joe Purdy is a wonderful song. If you haven't heard it, look it up. It's the perfect song to be listening to as I'm furiously typing this out. God does wash away sins. God does make us whole. Maybe, just maybe, He can also give me the strength to let other people know that fact. At risk of sounding stereotypical, or God forbid a religious freak, I want to be used in extreme ways. I want to walk on water. But I'm just not sure I'm brave enough to take that first step out of the boat. I know that I have to, if I ever want to do something amazing. But it would be kinda nice if Jesus were behind me pushing me out of the boat, instead of making me rely fully on rickety boats, terrifying waves, and the fact that He is keeping me afloat. The least he could do is bribe me with chocolate. But no, this has to be a total faith thing. And who knows? I may fail miserably. But at least I will have tried.

though it is terrifying, I'm going to step out of the boat. 

Peace off, 

Gracie

The Jungle Book

Here I am, cuddled up on the sofa under a nice electric blanket, sitting by the fire. Toasty and wonderful. I got a flu shot a couple days ago, and had some kind of reaction that has given me a slightly nasty fever. It isn't bad. I don't feel sick, just get the chills a lot.

When I was a kid, I used to watch the Disney Jungle Book alllll the time. It's how I learned to talk. So for old time's sake, as I'm snuggled under the blankets, I'm also watching Jungle Book. I'm rather happy right now.

I also used to watch The Sword In the Stone whenever I was sick, so I think that it might be what's coming up next. If I have time anyway. I have to decide whether or not I'll be going to community groups tonight. I really want to... But my fever is going to have to go down and stay down. I'm at 99.5, so it has gone down quite a bit. But alas... It must drop more!

Dear Carolyn- I'm sorry I had to miss breakfast with you! It would have been so, so lovely! Maybe sometime this week we can try again. :)

Jungle Book 2 was a disappointment. Don't waste your time with it. I watched it once and wanted to sue for stealing 72 minutes of my life away. Which is sad, since the first is so amazing. Disney should just stick with the classics. All the new additions and stuff just aren't food. Food? They aren't GOOD. I suppose they aren't food either though. I can't imagine what eating a DVD would be like. Ich.

Tomorrow is co-op, and I like that place. I don't like the fact that I get homework. Except for writing homework. Cause... That's fun. But math? No thank you. I shouldn't complain. Twas my idea to take on a pretty darn full load this semester. Next semester though... I shall be able to breathe.

I'm gonna sign off for now.
Peace off!

Raising Hope, Doughnuts, and Pickles

Today was a good day. So was the day before. So together, this has been a pretty darn good week.
Caylie- I hope that you are doing better. I'm worried about my lady! **Worried face**
Raising Hope is a good show. Actually, it is a great show. If you've never seen it, you should change that fact and... Well... See it!
It makes me sad that spell check puts a little red line under Caylie's name. She could never be a mistake. So neither should her name.

Everything that was written above was written yesterday, cause I kinda fell asleep. But today is good too! I got my flu shot today. Can't touch this germs!
I'm at play practice now. Comedia Delight. It's a silly play set in Italy. My character barely has any lines, because the majority of my stage time I'm singing about bread and singing about how I want to sing about bread. Oh yeah, and I'm a man. It's great. :)

Dear Scott- I know you don't read my blog. But thanks for the doughnut! :D

Caylie and I are in a constant debate on whether bacon or pickles are better. I'm rather partial to the bacon side of life. Yesterday though, I ate a burger with bacon and extra pickles. I feel like we reached some kind of compromise.

Well... I'm going to be getting on stage in not too long. So I better go. Actually never mind. I'm not on for a long time.That means you get to read more of my rambles.

I changed my mind. I'm going to play random games on addictinggames.com. Sorry y'all. You're just gonna have to be filled in on my life later.
Peace off!

Spiral Earrings

Okay, so I love tribal earrings. This is very true. I found some I adore, but on the site I found them they were sold out. But I just found them on ebay, and even with shipping added in it's still ten dollars less! Yahoo! I need my mom's pay pal though, and I hate owing her money. :/
It feels weird when your internet leaves you. It makes you realize how dependent on it you are, and then you feel weak and stupid. Or at least I do. Some of you may like being addicted to technology. Not I says the duck.
I've learned something. Not only is Trig of Satan, but it has an evil twin named Genetics. Man oh man. Argu=ahs;j. Bad.
I really just don't feel like blogging right now. I do however, feel like a hug. A hug would be nice. I think I'm going to sleep soon, and am just going to dream about hugs.
Peace Off!

Trig is of SATAN.

Dear reader-
Please find me the person who invented trigonometry. Bring them to me. If they are dead, bring them back to life so that I can kill them again. If they are alive? Well they won't be much longer. Seriously y'all. It's ridiculous.
I'm in the bathroom, and I'm supposed to be cleaning. Am I? Well no, actually I'm blogging.
I'll clean the counter top first. Computer, you are being placed on a toilet. Don't worry. The lid is down. You aren't gonna be taking any trips into my potty.
And you're there! See it isn't so bad. Alright the counter is clean now. So that's where you are. I clean potty now.
I have to wait five minutes before I can flush and see the beautiful new toilet bowl. So I'll clean out the bottom of the tub.Okay that's done. Now I wait for five minutes on that too, then I can clean out the rest of the shower and john.
Today I got up early and studied trig with a couple people. It was fun, except you know... The whole trig part. Then I had play practice. It was the first time off book and with props, so it was kinda weird. But it was surprisingly smooth. I run off stage at one point and go too much momentum. Long story short I ran into a door. Off stage thankfully. But I'll just have to be more careful.
Time to flush. And finish pot cleaning. Hold on. Okay that's clean. Shower time.
Clean. Tim and Caylie are coming to pick me up now. Eventually a Scotty will wobble over there. But it shall just be us for a short while. I think. Scott randomly pops up sometimes. So I never REALLY know.
I found something today that I'm in love with. They're little tiny yellow tomatoes. They're like grape or cherry tomatoes, but they are yellow. They might be the most delicious things EVER. Plus, their insides are a really cool green color. So that adds to the awesome. I got them about 4... And I've already eaten almost a whole 4 pint box of them. Oh my gosh, delicious.
I should probably get ready.
Random fact? I never spell probably right. Ever. I have to go and change it each time. I always leave out the L.
Anyway, ciao!

100 Truths...

100. My name is Gracie, and I have a blog.


99. I have never seen a political ad that is actually nice about their competition, or even neutral.


98. If you are in the middle of a moment with your significant other, or if there is any possibility of you having one, if a third party comes along and vocalizes the fact that there is a moment going down, all chance of a moment is instantly killed.


97. Trigonometry is a hard class.


96. Laughter truly is the best medicine, but if the person you are ticked at is the one that makes you laugh all it does it tick you off more.


95. Sometimes, you just need to be hugged and not let go.


94. Tears can make you feel like the world is ending, but just one tear of joy can be one of the most beautiful things in the world.


93. I don't care who you are, dating your best friend's sibling is WAAAYYYY different than dating your sibling's best friend, but both are not the smartest just as a general rule.


92. The internet was made for procrastinators.


91. Some people just can't take a hint.


90. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter? Well can you believe it's poop in a bucket?


89. Guys: No matter what the world says, you can be attractive AND nice AND smart. Trust me.


88. Chuck Norris can slam revolving doors.


87. Photobombs just make every picture better.


86. Gingers do have a heart. No matter what the internet says.


85. The internet does NOT count as a deep conversation, no matter what you are talking about. I don't care. You're argument is invalid.


84. The iPad is just an oversize iTouch. While it may look cooler, all it is is more awkward to hold.


83. There is just something so wrong about male strippers. Women are bad enough... But good gosh... **shudder**


82. This list is going to take a LONG time to write.


81. God is real, relevant, personal, truth, loving, and powerful.


80. Just because a movie is black and white, doesn't make it a classic. It does, however, make it awesome.


79. Love can never die of natural causes, it can only be murdered.


78. Life just isn't as fun without wiggly teeth. Why can't we all be sharks?


77. No matter how much you hate school, everyone has that one teacher that they can't deny impacted them.


76. Sometimes the hardest person in the world to trust is yourself.


75. Life really is like a box of chocolates Mrs. Gump.


74. Just because someone if famous, it doesn't mean that they are extra talented or extra untalented. It just means that they are famous.


73. If you hate on the haters, all it does is make you a hater.


72. No matter how illogical, paper somehow always seems to beat rock.


71. Alaska has the highest percent of people who walk to work.


70. In Japan, there are square watermelons. Apparently they stack better.


69. I just can't seem to write a fact on this one.


68. Music can move you far more than words.


67. All people are drawn to beauty. People just all have different definitions on what beauty is.


66. There are oysters in the Caribbean that can climb trees.


65. If you are in a group that is stereotyped, and none of you conform to the stereotype except for one person, the stereotype will live on forever.


64. People should stop spending so much time on trying to find intelligent life outside out humans, and learn to be humans themselves.


63. When Heinz Ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels not at 25 miles per hour, but 25 miles PER YEAR.


62. If people outwardly reflected the beauty inside of them, it would be much easier to see who is worth your time or not. But the people who are ugly inside need to hold at least one thing to their name, otherwise they'd have absolutely nothing, so they have a pretty face to mask what is inside. Mind you, there are ugly ugly people and pretty pretty people, but the mixed ones are a trip.


61. Woody Allen spoke truth with this line:
"I was nauseous and tingly all over. I was either in love or I had smallpox.” -- Woody Allen


60. Sometimes people just weren't meant to sing well, but it doesn't mean they weren't meant to sing.


59. I think I somehow changed fonts but that is okay. In the grand scheme of things, a changed font is no crisis. 


58. Love is like a city. If you give a person all the water you have all at once, as soon as you are out of water that person is going to move on. But, if you take your time and space out how much water you give them, you'll never run out of water and that person will never leave.


57. Laziness is far to present in every Christian I've ever seen. We seriously need to pick up the slack, and that is definitely including me. 


56. Yearbook pictures will be awful every year. There is no avoiding a bad picture. Your parents, however, will always say that they love it. And 9 times out of 10, the sad truth is that they actually do.


55. Marriage is like a toaster with a lifetime guarantee. If it really is broken, send it in so that can fix it and send it back. If you try to get another one, you'll always feel like you are missing something. If you are the one who broke it, it is up to you to fix it. But drops, scrapes, and ignoring when on fire are much harder to fix than a crossed wire.


54. Dressing up a dog is just wrong.


53. You are right Mike. There is just something about sharing.


52. Being different would be better if everyone did it. Then different would be normal. And no, it does not defeat the point.


51. The people you meet stay with you forever. Do the world a favor and don't be a sucky friend. Do you really want to be remembered as that?


50. Think you are having a bad day? Somewhere in this world, someone was just told that they look like Edward Cullen. Feel better?


49. Love is a very good, very rare thing. I say rare not because no one has it, but because it seems the people who say they have it never do and the people who do have it don't admit it.


48.  Quillows- Half quilt, half pillow... All awesome.


47. Christ was a Jew.


46. All that zombies do is walk around doing whatever they can do to keep walking around. Zombies cannot be humans, but all too often humans are zombies.


45. Music is amazing. It can communicate so much more than just words can.


44. Jeremy Messersmith has a good voice. 


43. Valentine's Day is the worst day ever thought of ever becoming a holiday. Whoever suggested it should die on the rack.


42. If you listen to your gut too much, you end up really fat.


41. Cell phones are really strange if you really think about them.


40. One in 5000 babies is born without an opening in it's anus. I know that is terrible, but it was random and hilarious enough that it needed to be added.


39. People in this world are covered in hurt and lies. We are the ones who need to clean them up. 


38. A silly website is funny while you are on it, but then it's an hour later and you still haven't gotten that paper done for class tomorrow.


37. Beautiful: A word everyone needs to be called more often.


36. We are all loved. No matter how alone you feel, you have someone fighting on your side. No matter how abandoned you may seem, you will never be forgotten.


35. It really doesn't matter how your hair looks or if your makeup looks perfect. In God's eyes and mine, you are amazing.


34. Avocados are a super fruit, they come with their own bowl. 


33. If you had a screen in the middle of your chest, visible to the world, that displayed every thought that you ever had, people would turn their heads in disgust. Why then do we not when we think them?


32. Nothing was meant to be "dirty." We've twisted something that was supposed to be pure, and for what? A joke? No thank you.


31. Generalizations are retarded.


30. Isn't it hilarious when an old person uses a word that means something completely different now? It makes me laugh anyway.


29. Calculators are VERY GOOD THINGS. Especially my handy dandy TI-84 Plus. Not too fancy, but it could still make the crappy little things that you see in the bins as you are checking out at Office Depot weep with envy of it's awesomeness. 


28. Writing is probably the best class ever born out of the human mind. Way to go human mind! You made one good thing!


27. Procrastination is never a good thing. But it always seems to happen.


26. People keep making all these romantic movies with titles somehow referencing Romeo and Juliette. Obviously they haven't actually read the book OR seen the play...


25. A single red rose is still one of the most romantic things that a person can give another person.


24. Am I the only person in the world that thinks it's weird when a girl gives a guy flowers? Maybe like a pound of meat or something, but flowers? Really?


23. The world would be a better place if we were all bald.


22. When you are crying, it just feels so much more right when you are being held by a good friend.


21. Walt Disney's head is probably rolling around his hermetically-sealed frozen grave at what his company has become.


20. Culture snobs deserve to be smacked.


19. Cookie Monster shall always eat cookies in my book. Down Veggie Tofu Monster! Go home and try again.


18. Disney is timeless. No matter how old you are, a classic Disney is the way to go. Not the new stuff. that stuff is boo.


17. I'm putting waaaayyyy too much effort into making this list happen before tomorrow. Actually, it already is tomorrow. Before I SLEEP. There we go.


16. The Onion is the best place to find the political going-ons. 


15. If you have managed to read all this, I'm so impressed that I owe you a giant hug. Or you have no life, but I will still give you a hug of pity.


14. I have yet to meet a Christian who doesn't enjoy cheese of some sort. If you can track one down you will make me feel like an idiot for making it my blog title. Seriously though who doesn't like cheese? 


13. People who do photo shoots wearing only underwear or a swim suit SHOULD NOT BE WEARING HIGH HEELS. At least wear slippers or flip flops if you don't want to be barefoot.


12. It's not lupus.


11. Good people are easier to come by then you would think.  


10. I have done FREAKING 90 OF THESE.


9. I feel as if this should end with a bang. You know, all deep and stuff. But I'm just so glad to be almost done I can't think deep thoughts anymore.


8. Life without love is like writing with a broken pencil. Pointless.


7. This is my favorite number.


6. Punny things are good things.


5. I do not wish that I was a fish, no matter how much I sing about it. I'm perfectly happy with my current human life. 


4. Girls and guys have it equally hard. Girls have to deal with their bodies and emotions... Guys get the emotions dumped on them.


3. I'm finishing this just for Carolyn Tillman. 


2. Sometimes people are really, REALLY hard to love. But somehow we're supposed to love them anyway.


1. This list... It is complete. :)

Shalom!