Look at the stars, look how they shine for you, and everything you do, and they were all yellow.

I came along,
I wrote a song for you,
And all the things you do
And it was called "Yellow".


I've been buying and listening to a lot of Coldplay over my absence. Some of it is rather melancholy, but the lyrics are fanciful and fun to sing with. My current favorites are "The Scientist," "Fix You," and "Yellow," from the albums "A Rush of Blood to the Head," "X & Y," and "Parachutes," respectively. I also bought Owl City's newest album, "Ocean Eyes." I'm amazed I enjoy their music - it's very much electronic pop, and normally I hate that genre. But this stuff is pretty good. (And finally, I bough Peter Gabriel's track from the movie "Wall-E"...gotta love it).


Besides music, my life has been full of 1) lots of school, 2) even more homework, 3) candy and soda, 4) no dance, and 5) meetings with Mr. Stephen Apenteng!


1) It's Thanksgiving "break"! I am looking forward to having no science on Thursday, or government or history...but I'll miss my English. Ah well. Breaks are really always welcome.


2) The homework, however, is NOT welcome. I have a lot to do over my "break"...


3) Butterfingers and Smarties. Rootbeer and Cream Soda. Enough said.


4) Dance is out for the week, which I think is pretty sad. Who needs - or wants - a break from your favorite hobby?! I took off dance last week as well, but for a very special reason...


5) Mr. Apenteng came back!! His last visit was around the last week of April, 2008 - and he was there during my baptism. This man is an incedible, Spirit-filled, Ghanaian man of God. This year he spoke on prayer, and dreams - what a blessing, and an answer to prayer. And when he told me goodbye on Sunday night, after a late-night prayer meeting at my parent's house, he said, "See you in Ghana!" Oh how I would love to go! We'll see. I'm praying. Some of you know that I've wanted to go on a mission to Africa for years...and perhaps this is the door. Hmmm.


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I'm going to be starting - or revising, rather - a new short story. It's based off of a dream or vision that Timothy shared with me a while back. I've thought about it so much I'm not sure what is the factual vision and what is fabricated from my mind, but it doesn't really matter. My story will begin with a scripture - Psalms 91:7, which says, "A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee."
Alright, that's enough. I'm going to give too much away. I'll try to post my first draft when it's completed.

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Well, I'm going to call it a night. Hope you all have a blessed Thanksgiving!

Skunks are our conversation...skunks, and Horton Hears a Who.

SO - wow, where to begin?

Katie S. and Audrey A. came over this weekend. Saturday - and Audrey is still here! I have had so much fun, and I am exhausted - obviously...it's about 4:45am! Audrey and I are watching Horton Hears a Who.

I'm too tired to write, but I'll leave you with a photo.