Haiku of the Day - Jan 26, 08

The Day of Bat Zion Prophesies & Dancing, Ruthie’s Curry, and the Foursome Homework Session

i rise triumphant?
who knows what the Spirit does?
khub shaad hobeto

Haiku of the Day - Jan 25, 08

The Day that Classes Should Have Been Delayed Because of Ice But Weren’t, Again for the 10,000th Time I Looked For a Job, Talked to Lynn Landweer and Ate Great-Granny’s Hot Chocolate Pudding

music is candy
the prophesied exhaustion
amazing party

Haiku of the Day - Jan 24, 08

The Day I had 4 Class Sessions Instead of 2, Unseth’s Bible Study, Enlightenment About Sign Language by Man Di and the First Day I Didn’t Finish My Homework

minimal pairs rock
especially with non-manuals
hope for ice at 1:00

Haiku of the Day - Jan 23, 08

The Day I Talked to A Wycliffe Recruiter, Read Ruthie her Homework, and It Was Cold

nothing out-standing
except that same old same is
better than it was

Haiku of the Day - Jan 22, 08

The Day of Pangasinan in the Computer Lab, Bengali in Grammar Class and Heath Ledger’s Death

cold jog is warm heart
i need more sufjan and to
quit you as usual

"A Chance to Die"

Biography of missionary Amy Carmichael

Author: Elisabeth Elliot
Publisher: Revell
Rating: Good read  (See ratings guide)

This book is about the life of Amy Carmichael, a missionary to India around the 1890’s to 1940’s. This is a very thorough and pretty well written biography of her life. However, my complaint with most biographies stands true with this one as well. The author tends to paint her character in such glowing terms that you would think she was a perfect angel. But I noticed some bad (human) qualities in her. There’s a lot you can learn from her life IF you address the bad and comment on it.

A New Year with New Opportunities

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

This past year has been a great year with many things I’m thankful for. I’m thankful for various jobs that I’ve had (front desk attendant at a gym, web administrator at a clothing store, associate at a catalog sales center, clerk at a thrift store, associate in web order fulfillment, and a few freelance web projects that I’ve kept going). I’ve learned so much from the people that I’ve worked with from lazy college students, to success-driven business people, to urban high-school dropouts.

I was able to live in Chicago for four months - an experience which I greatly enjoyed. I love cities and Chicago is one of the greatest in the world in my opinion. I loved the lakefront parks in Chicago, the beautiful public library with a huge selection of great books, the diversity of the people. I loved public transportation. It just seems so much more earth-friendly even if I wasn’t completely reliable. I attended several different churches while there from which I learned a lot about different styles of worship. And of course, I had the opportunity to see the beautiful view from both the Sears Tower (pictured) and the John Hancock Center.

I now have another opportunity in front of me about which I’m very excited. In January I will be going to GIAL - the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics. I’ve been working towards doing this for a while now. I will be starting January 7. I will be working on the certificate program and will be done December ‘08.

I created a website on some thoughts I had about God’s goodness tied in with Christmas and God coming near to us as Immanuel. I know I’m late with this but… This is my Christmas card to you. Take a look at it here [defunct]. [There are seven hidden links within the pages that give you background information.]
Have a happy new year!