for the record

things i dread going into the new year:

having to absolutely de-clutter

then pack and move yet another time

the college app results

re-joining the economically active

and saying goodbye

yet again.

reflecting on genesis

think about it. if ol' Abram had known at the end of chapter 11 that he woud end up in chapter 22 by and by he might well have had a panic attack and dug himself into a cave deep in Ur.

i'm pretty sure there's a lesson for me here for 2012.

fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. 

I will strengthen you... I will help you, I will uphold you...

- isa 41:10

already?

almost over.

another year

feeling very blessed.

disclaimer: 

number of candles reflects number available in the drawer 

and not the actual number represented.

rockefeller plaza

what i've been thinking:

hans brinker-esque silver skates topped by 

buttoned-up peacoats fur hats and wool mufflers 

zipping by under a clear winter sky.

what i finally see:

by HOM

northface jackets and beanies pouring from a crowd as thick as the london fog.

ny, ny

wrong time to visit. just because i love the energy and excitement and lights and memories. or perhaps simply because i love the energy and excitement and memories.

as it is HOM and i and J2 find ourselves in a party of a dozen or so in a horrendous crush of the rest of humanity all trying to fit into the rockefeller plaza. and times square. and the roads. also the air.

what i say is, remind me next time.

irritants

whatever - like - you know - seriously - just sayin'
top five most annoying words of the year.

wow, if we completely proscribed them we would end up with, um, dignified silence?
by golly!

o come let us adore him

the choir outdid themselves today, HOM tells me. beautifully full cathedral sound unlike the more usual suboptimal offering. wonderful invention, condenser microphones.

immanuel

surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows

... the chastisement for our peace was upon him

and by his stripes we are healed. 

thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

precious mem'ries

slumming it out on the couch with HOM and J2 watching:

food network challenge

house hunters

storage wars

ghetto justice

brainless stress-free feel-good entertainment that lends itself to much amazement and armchair commentary.