tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897025229454360652024-03-04T23:46:22.360-08:00elbowtag.Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-90335411303433023322010-04-06T08:52:00.000-07:002010-04-06T09:14:51.072-07:00listening to: first aid kit<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">a storm just rolled through. spring in michigan is something to behold. green, tranquil, clean. yet unpredictable at times...and that's what i love. there's something peaceful in the chaos.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">reading: "jesus wants to save christians" by rob bell</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">turning an ear to: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thisisfirstaidkit">first aid kit</a>. a sisterly duo of some swedish folk amazingness...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">photo: for aline. the easter outfit. favorite part...the puffy sleeves!! dress (h&m), necklace (macy's)...</span></span><br />
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<br />Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-79706394873158753472010-04-03T10:28:00.000-07:002010-04-03T10:36:24.742-07:00rain.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">spring is here. and it's raining outside my window. and my window's open, yet i don't really care. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">there's absolutely nothing as peaceful as the sound of rain. and the scent of wet pavement...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>I opened my eyes</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>And looked up at the rain</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>And it dripped in my head</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>And flowed into my brain</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>And all that I hear as I lie in my bed</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>Is the slishity-slosh of the rain in my head</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>I step very softly</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>I walk very slow</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>I can't do a handstand</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>I might overflow</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>So pardon the wild crazy thing I just said</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>I'm just not the same since there's rain in my head</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i> ~ Shel Silverstein</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xoxo. </span></span>Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-32232929306043720992010-03-30T09:00:00.000-07:002010-03-30T09:00:44.363-07:00edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i may have worn out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb9jY8yAxgs">"home"</a> (obsessive repeating does that), but "i come in please" has proven a worthy replacement...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">...now outside to this beautiful weather i go!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xoxo. </span></span><br />Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-15021633771722716242010-03-28T22:02:00.000-07:002010-03-28T22:02:23.505-07:00daily dose #417<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">thought for today: <b>it's never too late until you say it is...</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">was pondering that phrase thinking of opportunities missed, dreams never pursued, thinking back on the "what-ifs"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">well it's never over until you're done trying. and you're still here, so make the most of time you've been given!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">xoxo.</span></span>Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-28338791718123275542010-03-23T12:05:00.000-07:002010-03-23T12:07:00.292-07:00gregory alan isakov<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">song obsession of the week. i've probably listened to this track 23 times already...and approximately 74 listens left to go! thanks <a href="http://alinemaira.blogspot.com/">aline</a> for this musical delight...szeretlek teged, dragam ;)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i figured i'd include 2 other little treats from the 90s:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">1. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlzwuFkn88U">the macarena</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">made for a good laugh today. 90s christian music tomorrow?? yes, please. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xoxo. </span></span>Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-66485766253396712602010-02-26T19:10:00.000-08:002010-02-26T19:16:38.905-08:00when snow falls, so should your speed.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">...and there's absolutely NO way i'm going out in the snow tonight. hell to the no. i totaled my poor car on monday so i'm a bit freaked out to brave that white stuff on the roads. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">music sampling instead. and my new headphones just arrived. kind of pimp, i must say :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> ...and the song obsessions of the evening: "fables" by the dodos. they have a xylophone player. awesome...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xoxo. </span></span>Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-56172177058242491592010-02-21T17:20:00.000-08:002010-02-21T17:21:03.053-08:00the nerd within.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i love this. not sure whether the nerdy look could be achieved in the mitten state...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">contemplating. i AM in need of another pair of reading specs...hmmm... :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xoxo. </span></span>Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-36765519889694762332010-02-17T15:29:00.000-08:002010-02-17T15:33:42.653-08:00mumford & sons<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">poo on creative droughts. the winter <i>blahs</i> are notorious for that! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">folksy music mood today. mumford & sons are my new love. enjoy my dear friends!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xoxo. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">denim inspiration via <a href="http://caroline.feber.se/art/172401/denim_denim/">caroline blomst</a>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">...bought a sewing pattern the other week for a denim skirt. now the tricky part is actually forcing myself to complete the project. i'm giving myself a spring deadline... :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">xoxo. </span></span></div>Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-19492626086312542702010-02-01T19:59:00.000-08:002010-02-01T20:00:41.864-08:00birth month.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwv1c-XFnGwfJT-FmQLNbdCIKOkfFrJtzXHhAZDOtl9Ol8r07XjCXvwCrPIR5_mcsS6-VkP_kOJS6mNn5aGcKXXM3M0oS9gksmcdlK_kgS_l1ngJH2Z8GbNepm_cY_BFW47xNrf_7dVLJ/s1600-h/44245283_54ee260cca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwv1c-XFnGwfJT-FmQLNbdCIKOkfFrJtzXHhAZDOtl9Ol8r07XjCXvwCrPIR5_mcsS6-VkP_kOJS6mNn5aGcKXXM3M0oS9gksmcdlK_kgS_l1ngJH2Z8GbNepm_cY_BFW47xNrf_7dVLJ/s320/44245283_54ee260cca.jpg" width="292" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">my birth month has begun. overnight february becomes the month of constant celebration! not really. but i like the concept!! a family friend gave me this idea years ago. every year he celebrates his birth month (and forces his family/friends to join in the festivities), so why not the rest of us celebrate our birth months too?? :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">...oh and happy birth month to my baby sis whitney! love you lovey!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">xoxo.</span>Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-56761825708085197922010-01-24T16:11:00.000-08:002010-01-24T16:11:19.286-08:00a caged bird.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">photographer rockie nolan. j'adore her <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fadedfilmstrips/">flikr photostream</a>!</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">the caged bird sings</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">with a fearful trill</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">of things unknown</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">but longed for still</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and his tune is heard</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">on the distant hill</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">for the caged bird</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xoxo.<br /></span></span><br />Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-45288924165562007472010-01-21T20:37:00.000-08:002010-01-22T09:23:25.193-08:00dr. suess<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">ok. i'm over winter. it can go now. enough with the doom and gloom of cloudy days and icy nights. although i love cozying up with a good book during the winter months i've become restless...and have almost read myself into an oblivion. as i sit here now i'm counting the books strewn about my room, in which all are in process of being devoured. 6 to be exact. ridiculous. time for a diversion of sorts...any ideas??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">or perhaps, if you are joining me in this reading frenzy i'll make a few suggestions...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">"the wordy shipmates" by sarah vowell. witty, sarcastic, surprisingly feisty. a view of the puritan's journey to america. for those who love history and sarcasm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">"blink" by malcolm gladwell. although there are aspects with which i disagree upon w/gladwell, i admire his perspective and insight on the decision-making process. for those who love psychology.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">"man's search for meaning" by viktor frankl. holocaust survivor recounting his life in a nazi death camp & its relation to his spiritual/mental endurance. a recommended read for everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">goodness, i could make a million suggestions but i'll stop there. and remember...in the words of dr. suess:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;"><i>the more that you read</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;"><i> the more that you learn</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;"><i>the more places you'll go</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">xoxo.<br /></span><br />Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-49900785027339601852010-01-18T20:51:00.000-08:002010-01-22T09:24:06.990-08:00jane austen.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">on a jane austen kick. who knows what has put me in this mood! been lately i've been watching the films <i>pride & prejudice, emma, </i>and<i> sense & sensibility</i>...while diving into reading<i> persuasion</i> for the first time. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">what is it about ms. austen that i adore so much?!?! perhaps her sharp wit and extraordinary ability to communicate the essence of each character...it seems to leap off the page!! and how tragic that her own life ended without the 'happily ever afters' that she penned in her novels. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">so with that,<i> </i>i've decided to share my favorite scene from <i>pride & prejudice. </i>love it.<br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;"><i>"sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can't be without" - jane austen (pride & prejudice)</i> <br /></span><br />
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</div>Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-5175201261148501492010-01-14T09:26:00.000-08:002010-01-22T09:24:44.105-08:00possibility.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">ever get the feelings that god might be about to do something you probably won't like? you've already conjured up how to dismantle the looming possibility of what is on the brink of happening...yet know that even your best efforts will not deter god from doing whatever he pleases. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">we should have realized by now that he knows best. sometimes we humans just never learn... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">listening to <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Lykke+Li">"possibility"</a> by lykke li. the end of the song is the amazing as you hear the creaking of the piano bench...love.</span></span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">cozy, comfortable, classic. love it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xoxo. </span></span><br />Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-43911576517903957172010-01-09T20:59:00.000-08:002010-01-09T21:01:20.063-08:00messy.<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i just finished listening to a provocative podcast message via ps. paul scanlon regarding the church today...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i loved what he had to say: "when you build a church for <b><i>all</i></b> you are asking for big trouble. it's not safe, it's not predictable, it's not average...it's just a mess. and god doesn't care, god says<i> i love it when it's like that. i love it when it's messy</i>..."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">he goes on to talk about how the church shouldn't be exclusively for christians. it ought to be for all types of people. to welcome people is to love people. welcoming people does not equate endorsing their lifestyle, but at least allowing them to be within earshot of the gospel. to encourage their interest. to partner with them in their journey. to allow them the chance to experience god's love...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">"jesus trained his heart to love people. and realized that i can't walk through life judging people and picking and choosing who are my <i>types</i>. <b><i>god's types are human beings</i></b>..."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">it gave me something to chew on.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">happy sunday, xoxo.</span><br />Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-90143059425332748802010-01-06T21:23:00.000-08:002010-01-06T21:26:13.155-08:00dallas and back.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Flew in last night from Dallas. Road-tripped down to drop one of my besties off at school. Gone on her new adventure for a year. Wow. A new and exciting year it is...<br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">So, hello 2010! I can't believe you're here! I must admit, I have GOOD feelings about this year. Those inclinations aren't induced by anything, just the excitement of expectation!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">For me a new year means a whole 365 days where I can continue my trend of randomness (randomness for me, not God), dreaming big and being love. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">In 2009 my passport acquired a few new stamps, I </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">experienced being a workaholic and a retiree, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">made an appearance on a CBN show, took a month-long sabbatical, graduated from my undergrad program, watched as God slammed doors and swung others wide open...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Funny how life is. It can change in the blink of an eye and I guarantee it's not what you will expect. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">So here's my bit of wisdom as you enter this new year. Live with reckless abandonment. Never settle. Dream big. Dream crazy big. Allow God's peace to be your guide. With Him, all is possible.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Quote for ya to mull over: "Growth demands a temporary surrender of security" - American journalist Gail Sheehy</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Go and do my friends. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xoxo.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Music love of the week...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">One such friend is a chaser of rainbows. <a href="http://alinemaira.blogspot.com/">Miss Aline</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Go read her blog. A blend of poetry, music, depth, art, photography, creativity...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">A snip-it from her last post...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"My mind keeps going back and forth and I still find myself in the same moment I've been in at various points throughout the years. A sort of longing and heightened realization that <i>I've been in this waiting room for so long</i>..."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Beautifully written my friend.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xoxo.</span></span><br />Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-9466889673264947572009-12-27T20:07:00.000-08:002009-12-27T20:07:30.100-08:00ambivalence avenue by bibio<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">shouldered by flickering golden green avenues</span></span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">then we saw from the upper deck</span></span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">watching ourselves as if seeing our future</span></span><br /></div>
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<br />Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-16514162473757758352009-12-22T18:55:00.000-08:002009-12-22T19:01:35.078-08:00ray-ban & rob pattinson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXOO8b1vdPKR2nvWTO-KnstzOevtkO735pZ0tldcr2mVxRaeFDczUW6UlTPUwDkXJZh8gIPEJo6Glz5qIrIk5jUQb8RO19aPYxs1dp3pPGV5nnjBDUoXjLMaHUNepjVMnWd6Qq27Src_p/s1600-h/DSC04425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXOO8b1vdPKR2nvWTO-KnstzOevtkO735pZ0tldcr2mVxRaeFDczUW6UlTPUwDkXJZh8gIPEJo6Glz5qIrIk5jUQb8RO19aPYxs1dp3pPGV5nnjBDUoXjLMaHUNepjVMnWd6Qq27Src_p/s200/DSC04425.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">I got my "Stuff White People Like" email update this afternoon. <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/12/22/130-ray-ban-wayfarers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email">#130 Ray-Ban Wayfarers</a>. Click, and read it. Although my shades are actually from the men's section in Aldo (all the womens were those obnoxious bug-eyed-looking-things), I chuckled reading about these 80s-inspired shades -- those sunglasses that "make you different, just like all the different people you're trying to be like"...I've fallen in conformity unknowingly! Nooo...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">Speaking of those who wear 80s-inspired shades, I thought <a href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/movies/robert-pattinson-says-twilight-is-a-metaphor-for-sexual-abstinence/story-e6frf9h6-1225806221893">this article</a> about <i>Twilight</i> & Rob Pattinson quite interesting. Who knew purity could be sexy?? :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">xoxo. </span><br />Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-51590981396221888652009-12-21T14:30:00.000-08:002009-12-21T14:40:22.982-08:00i heart . . .<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">...leading ladies of films past. fierce, feminine and a bit quirky too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">these are a few of my favorite leading ladies. go watch julie andrews in 'victor victoria', rosemary clooney in 'white christmas' (and bing's in it, so that's an added bonus!), audrey in 'my fair lady' (so quirky!) and ingrid in...duh, 'casablanca'...</span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xoxo.</span><br /></div>Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-71557566256777007042009-12-16T22:02:00.000-08:002009-12-16T22:02:43.985-08:008 days 'til christmas...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xoxo.</span><br /></div>Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-3959730599843809802009-12-10T19:28:00.000-08:002009-12-10T19:33:26.375-08:00christmas list experiment.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So <i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">who's</span></b></i> helping <i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">who</span></b></i> this Christmas??</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>loving on people//reaching out//helping those in need</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Christmastime can be both a season of great excess and great depravity. Those of us in excess are often times blind to our material wealth with our continual stride for greater satisfactions. The pursuit of the latest gadget, obsession, article of clothing -- all create an environment for ignorance/self-centeredness if not properly balanced with an awareness for the rest of humanity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Without becoming long-winded (which could easily happen with this subject), I wanted to encourage/challenge you all to purposefully demonstrate the love of Christ -- as an act of service to others -- this holiday season. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our idea</span> - This Christmas, instead of the usual Christmas Day routine our family will be heading downtown to serve Christmas dinner at a homeless shelter. Despite the hype of helping those in need around the holidays, most shelters have little-to-no help on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day -- as most families spend those days gathered together in the comfort of their own home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I challenge you to <b>ask yourself how God wants you to love on people</b> this holiday season. Just an FYI...it'll look different for everyone. So, <span style="font-size: x-large;">what's your idea?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">...see <a href="http://www.i-heart.org/blog_entry.php?intid=270">i-heart.org</a> for more ideas!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xoxo.</span><br />Blair Badgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316253138980986393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089702522945436065.post-49667034524627300292009-12-08T15:45:00.000-08:002009-12-08T15:46:14.208-08:00glamour.<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">hair preview today for a fashion show i'm modeling in next week. should be a rush. already have the 4+ inch heels to stomp it out in. after getting a sneak-peek of my hairdo, it's made me wishing for another era of glamour...</span><br />
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