where am I

www.whointheworldarewe.com

Most everything is over there. 

I MOVED

Back in early 2005, I damaged this blog. Apparently it fixed itself. But I've moved.

http://lauraswritings.blogspot.com/

THIS BLOG IS DEAD...

A snowy egret and some mallards in Biola's creek.

JUST TESTING

I messed with my settings and I mess them up... new blog at http://lauraswritings.blogspot.com

What winter looks like in SoCal. Looks a lot like Spring. So, how do we know it's winter? Why, we look at the calendar, silly!

The coming storm, December 31, 2004.

JANUARY READING HAS BEGUN...

Started today with Reclaiming God's Original Intent for the Church by Wes Roberts and Glenn Marshall (C)2001

REAPING THE BENEFITS

Apparently, I'm reaping the benefits of the tsunami video over at Brad's site, 'cause man are the hits up. Not high for others, but high for me.

DECEMBER BREAK ALMOST OVER...

I'm nearing the end. Productivity and fun have been going well. Tuesday we had an all night movie and game fest in the College. I'm really getting too old to stay up for 24 yours without sleep, but it was a blast nonetheless. As I recall--and this skill is also leaving--we saw League of Their Own (love it!), Airheads (ick!), a bit of Schindler's List (students were freaking a bit, so we stopped), a bit of Emperor's New Groove (it apparently bored them; I went to the bathroom and they had changed the movie), Monster's Inc. (love it!), and possibly a few others I can't remember... see, told ya. That same night we had about five power outages and a tornado (yes, in LA county... very odd).

On the productive end, I have nearly finished the theology reader for Bedrock Beliefs and will put together the devotional and a final version of the curriculum by the weekend. Next step: teach it.

That's it for now. Biola starts up again on Monday. This time, I'm actually ready.

For any friends and family: I really will write my Christmas letter soon. Honest.

DECEMBER BREAK CONTINUES...

Still on the no-school, no-work break. Must be nice, eh? Anyhow, Christmas went well. Relaxation is going well. I'm also working on the bedrock beliefs curriculum, so it's not all fun and games (though mostly :-).

I may wax eloquent in the near future, but alas not today.

THE GREAT CHILI HUNT...some success

OK, so last Sunday I went to Chili's... looking for of all things chili. Guess what? Despite the fact that they apparently sponsor chili cookoffs, they do not have ANY chili on the menu.

Urg!

Today, I went to Marie Callendar's (famous for pie... check the web address: mcpies.com) and have chili.

Not bad.

So, anyone have a clue why a place called Chili's doesn't serve any chili? Irritatingly odd if you ask me.

SPEAKING OF BIOLA...

It's the end of the semester here at Biola University (though I do have a final and a project to turn in by next Tuesday) and that means WINTER BREAK. Yes, it's true, adding my three vacation days to the university's incredibly generous week and a half with pay makes for two full weeks of vacation. That being the case, and having really slow dial-up at home, I won't be blogging very much.

Later...

Googlism

I ran a Googlism for "biola" just for amusement. Two favorites:

biola is a product line from tine ba consisting of several varieties of yoghurt

and

biola is a kind of bubble

Hmmmmm...

UNBORN BABY TAKEN

Police search for baby ripped from murdered mom's womb--KYTV Springfield, MO

A desperate search is underway in northwest Missouri for a fetus that police believe could still be alive after being cut from the womb of its mother. The 23-year-old woman was found murdered in her home here on Thursday afternoon.

What desperate evil is behind this?

PARENT'S RESOURCE FOR CHRISTMAS TRUTH-TELLING

If you're one of those parents who has lied to your child about Santa, but don't now how to back up the truck, check out Who is St. Nicholas?

There, now don't you feel better?

A bit of fall color in Southern California. More color on the fotolog

ON A CHEERIER NOTE...

I uploaded a picture of the TFB 90th anniversary clean-up over on The Fotolog. I realize this doesn't sound particularly exciting, but it turned out to be an action shot of sorts. I like it.

GET YOUR OWN HOLIDAY!

I was over at Blogs-4-God and followed their link to the 2004 Planned Parenthood Choice on Earth Holiday Card... Their beginning blurb:

'Tis the season to share with family, friends, colleagues, and loved ones the message of "choice on earth."

You don't like God.
You don't like his rules (yes, abortion is homicide and most often murder... God's against murder).
Yet you 'celebrate' one of his holidays?
Get your own holiday!!

We REALLY need to take back the celebration of the birth of Messiah...

Dump cultural Santa (parents, why do INSIST on lying to your children!!?)
Celebrate Jesus
Teach a bit of theology... It is about the incarnation, you know

Not a Jesus follower? I don't mean to be offensive, but there's always Solstice.
Christmas is ours.

[this rant has been brought to you courtesy of the infernal tinky bell rung at a fast and steady pace by the guy in front of the place where I've been doing homework and the totally offensive holiday-stealing people at Planned Parenthood]

STUDENT'S DREAM...

OK, internet research is getting very cool.

Google Is Adding Major Libraries to Its Database