My thoughts on life, relationships, and everything else!

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

whats so big about the Pope?

i understand his role to the catholic chrurch and all, but what does he mean to the rest of the christian world? i can remember when i was little and a few women from my baptist church got to go see the pope.......you would have thought they were visiting a major celebrity or something...they came bachk with t-shirts and the whole enchilada!so my huge question is whyt would the pope be important to you if you are not catholic?!?
some people tell me it's because akll of our christian beliefs come from catholocism so in a way, we are all a form of catholic....No! it started with jesus. jesus was A JEW...THEREFORE, WE ARE ALL DERIVED FROM JEWS. christians are jews who believed. Catholics are christians, not all christians are catholic. I consider the people who believed that jesus was the massiah before his death christians because isnt a huge part of being a christian believing that jesus is our lord and saviour?so ya...where does the pope fit in.

My posts for a while will be more rare (like weekly if lucky) due to having two full time jobs for a few weeks, but keep reading...there have been some interesting things going through my mind here lately!

Friday, March 18, 2005

How do some people live..........

Without Steak 'n Shake? I have lived on steak 'n shake everytime I have partied since my senior year of high school and is a key reason why I could never live in New York or LA . They have THE best food on earth and if you have never ate at one, you need to. The frisco melt, sippable banana split and either cheese fries or onion rings with cup o' chili .............mmmmmmmmmm.... Ok, I'm going to have to go get some now!

Thursday, March 17, 2005

I am finally 21...yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and How can you tell if you have a good blog???

as of 5:48 am on march 15, i was 21 years old. My bithday absolutely sucked but a few hours and a margarita later things are good.
I was bummed because everyone actually forgot my birthday,and i turned 21 at work. i cried, felt sorry for myself, felt like my life was a failure and went to bed. It's so weird though, because now things are so much better for it! When i woke up yesterday morning, i was bound and determined that from now on my life will mean something, even more than before and things are really turning up! I just applied for a seamstress and store manager at a bridal shop (which actually pays just as well as my factory job)and so many other things are going on that its amazing. It's so weird how the worst day of your life can lead to your best! :D


oh, btw.....I always hear people either saying "my blog sux" or "my blog is awesome!!!" but how do you tell if you have a decent blog? Is it the number of referrals by other blogs? Is it number of comments? Number of readers? How many countries you are read in???Well, I wouldn't know b/c people don't leave comments anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hint, hint. Don't be afraid to say something! I know your reading.......

Sunday, March 06, 2005

An update on my last post about Brian "head" Welch

After announcing his leave from the band "KORN" in February, guitarist Brian Welch has now been baptized in Israel. Along with his change in lifestyle, he has also changed his music and his cause. "My songs are God saying things to me, him talking to people. He's going to use me to heal people and people are going to be drawn to it, just watch, they will be." The best thing about this is it's already working. Several people who have reported on this are actually promoting Christian movement, the "if it worked for him, why not me?" approach. Also, a lot, and I mean ALOT of young people look up to him and other rock stars, and he has a lot of them seriously thinking about the path they are taking. He found a cure for his anger by finding God, and helped reach millions of people along the way :)

Saturday, March 05, 2005

Why I will never work for Fendi or most haute couture fashion houses

Why you ask? Because they use fur. As many of you know, I am huge on animal rights and believe the fur industry is cruel and disgusting. Don't get me wrong, I wear leather and other goods, But from animals people eat. They don't just slaughter the cows for their hide, they are turned into food and other items and not too much goes to waste. With most animals in the fur industry; such as rabbits, minks, foxes and bears, are killed through anal electrocution just for the fur and the rest of the body is disposed of. The most disgusting I found so far is the use of household pets such as dogs and cats. In this MSNBC article they explain:
Animal rights activists estimate that 2 million cats and dogs are killed in Asia each year for their fur which is imported into Europe under false labels, saying it either fake fur or exotic Asian species, to make soft toys, blankets, coats and fur trims on hoods.
Its sad when you have to be afraid to even buy fake fur, but I guess asia is really bad about the practices held in the fur trade as mentioned in this article about j-lo's new fashion line ;
Phase One of the campaign launches today, when the take-no-prisoners activists will be stationed outside Virgin Records in Times Square in Manhattan. While Lopez is inside signing copies of her new album, PETA activists will be showing horrific film footage of animals being skinned alive in China — the world’s number one fur-producing country, where there’s not a single animal-protection law — edited in with images of Lopez swathed in fur from her latest video.
most people find PETA's protest a little out of hand, and I agree they do handle things wrong, but we DO need to make people aware that these things go on.But there are far more tactful ways that we all can help raise awareness.

Every year in school, since the 4th grade, when we were allowed to do a presentation on anything we wanted i always chose an animal rights oriented presentation just for the fact most people don't even think about it. The most memorable i ever had was in the 7th grade.we were supposed to present a persuasive speech in our speech and public speaking class, and i chose an informative presentation on animal cruelty. My teacher threw a fit saying that it was informative, not persuasive, but if i could persuade people somehow with it, he would give me a passing grade. when presentation day came, It was perfect. The guy who sat next to me was bragging about shooting some dogs, the girl next to him was wearing a rabbit fur trimmed coat. During my presentation, i told them about the fur process and about different forms of cruelty. None of my materials were as grotesque as PETA's, but just gross enough to get the point across. about halfway through, people started thinking, then the fur coats came off, then, the teacher even started thinking. By the end of it, even the dog shooter felt bad, he never admitted it, but he never shot another dog either. i only got a C bc the teacher was mad, but hey, its still passing and it had a good impact.
If we all take every chance we are given to tactfully spread the news of our causes, especially telling others of God's greatness, Can you imagine how much we can get done? It may seem like just a bit when your doing it, but it all adds up! :)

Friday, March 04, 2005

why are reporters allowed in the line of fire?

Every night on the news, there is a reporter who is reporting from a warzone...and oftem alongside a unit of soldiers. Many people think this is a good idea, we get the real news this way, right? Not really.The news is still edited and semi-censored when we get it. And thats another issue i have with the reporters in Iraq...if we are telling people in the US we are looking for someone, we are telling the people we are looking for also, and if they know we are looking, they are goiong to hide. We watch Al Jazeera, they watch CNN.
Also, these reporters are not military trained, and even if they are prior service, they are not out there fighting, they do not carry a gun and protect themselves, and are drawing a few more soldiers into even more danger. By not only protecting themselves, but also an unarmed journalist, they are bound to be distracted. To me, i think we should have a new MOS(job) in the military, national journalist. yes i know they do have journalists, but i mean like an anchor to send reports to US tv, so we get the news we need, no more no less, and they are not compromised. Also, they wouldn't be in so much danger or as big of a burden to the unit bc they can hold their own and the military knows where it is ok to report from and where its not.Otherwise, i think journalism from the middle east should be held to a minimum. This isn't some sort of entertainment or a "let's free the polar bears" report, this is peoples lives at stake, it just seems unsafe to me.

Thursday, March 03, 2005

All that glitter and old

Ever heard the phrase "all that glitters is gold?" well, when it comes to alot of churches anymore it's "all that glitter and old". Glitter refering to the "glitter pastors" most common in youth groups, who make everything pretty to get people in the pews. Old refering to overly tame services that are aimed at the 60+ crowd. Neither of these things done correctly are bad, don't get me wrong, but in excess can be disasterous.
Many youth, college, and singles aimed groups i have seen have really lost what it's all about. They have the "cool pastor" who jumps on stage, pretends to be ghetto, and takes them on cool trips.....but ask them what they learned and you'll get "i dunno". Yes, it does bring in the people, but they need to integrate a lesson, A REAL, IMPORTANT, CHRIST BASED LESSON! again, i'm not saying all are like this, just a few.
Another popular form of glitter pastor is the miracle worker. He struts into a church and suddenly BOOM!!!! 160 people are suddenly lead to God, baptized by water or Holy Spirit,or miraculously healed. plus he preaches so emotionally he has to run around screaming his head off. During one of these services i have been to, a man actually tried to push me over while praying! I'm like, "hello, its a broken arm, not broken spirit", plus he was pushing me over by the broken arm, so i wasn't a happy camper!
Then there are the 60+ churches. My church is one of these, but is done right. It's not too energetic, but not sleep prone. I have sat through many a service at a different church where 50% of the congregation is asleep by 11:30. The pastor has to scream during the service, and still most remain in slumber.
A happy medium im sure is out there somewhere. Everyone has their preference, hence all the different churches, but a good one is hard to find!