Apostrophe's

If the title of this post made you shudder, you might enjoy the following link. If it didn't, you really need to check it out.

The Apostrophe Protection Society

I love this site. I guess I really am an English major after all.

Between Hipsters and God...

Here's a link to an insightful piece on the dichotomy between Sufjan Stevens's spirituality and the cherished non-beliefs often held by those within the hipster culture that is drawn to his work.

Between Hipsters and God, There's Sufjan Stevens

It's well worth the read.

New Favorite Things

Here are a few of my new favorite things:

Jet skiing (this is seriously the most fun thing I have ever done)
Baking
Making sushi and eating it with friends
Menthol Capri ultra-skinny cigarettes
Going to church
Fruitways (little non-dairy, low-calorie, zero fat, zero cholesterol, zero added sugar ice cream thingies that can be found at Subway)
KUOI student radio station
Mochas at Sisters' Brew
Internet cafés
Being a volunteer barista at the Nuart
People I meet in random chance encounters becoming my dearest and most beloved friends
Looking more than a decade younger than I really am

I love discovering new things to love! Life is full of delicious surprises.

Sushi and such

Random update from a friend's computer: I'm making sushi. Mmmm, delicious, with microscopically sliced carrots, cucumbers and avocado. And vegan (yes, vegan) bleu cheese dressing. I should get myself a laptop, a digital camera, and a kitchen, and start posting photos of my mealtime adventures like a real foodie, haha. On another random note, I can't wait to see the new Catherine Zeta-Jones movie, No Reservations.

I like my job

Despite the tone of my previous post, I actually really like my job. Yes, it's true - I do!

Welcome to [insert your favorite sandwich franchise name here]!

Number of hours in shift worked (standing up): 9.5
Number of breaks: 1
Number of minutes in break: 8
Number of interruptions in break by duties requiring immediate attention: 2
Number of dollars per hour in pay for shift supervisor: almost $1 less than the closest neighboring state's minimum wage
Number of employee injuries requiring immediate first aid and sanitation of the area: 1
Number of mustard stains on shirt at the precise location of left nipple: 1

Working at [insert your favorite sandwich franchise name here]: priceless

God is Good

I received the most amazing answer to prayer last night, and now my heart is overflowing. God is good.

Damn It

I hate, hate, hate goodbyes. I also hate not being able to say goodbye. I hate it when people I care about leave or move or go away. Damn it. I hate caring so much.

Newly Discovered Passion

I love baking bread. I love everything about it. I love stretching the dough, and rolling it in herbs and spices, and scoring the loaves, and sprinkling them with cheese, and seeing them rise to the perfect height, and taking them out of the oven when they are the perfect color brown and have just the right amount of crustiness. I love the texture of the dough when it comes out of the refrigerator/ retarder, and the moist heat of the proofer, and the smell of the bread as it expands, and the little plump curves of the finished loaves, and the crackle of the crust. I love baking prayers into the loaves and thinking about who might come along to buy them. I love the very breadness of the bread. And it's so delightfully unexpected to discover something new to be passionate about.

Bread!