Job&Jesus

Job has lost everything and everyone on earth he cares about, cursed his life, and been brought back around to say this at the end of chapter 9: "if only there were someone to arbitrate between us, to lay a hand on us both, someone to remove God's rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more. Then I would speak up without fear of Him, but as it stands with me, I cannot."

How lucky are we to know our savior? To know that he is saving us and advocating for us in heaven..

Being dragged into the past by Copeland

I'm at the Copeland show at Off Broadway tonight and so many thoughts and emotions are running through my mind.

First, I noticed how much like old men copeland is becoming..then I noticed that I never noticed how much Aaron's live voice sounds like a higher pitched Neil Diamond. In a good way...haha. The new stuff sounds really great. As does the stuff they've been playing for years, as it should.

I don't think I'll ever stop loving Copeland--even if it means liking them must turn into a "guilty pleasure" at some point. Copeland will forever remind me of my youth..of love..of heartbreak..and of becoming a man (still in progress of course).

As of late...

It's been a long time, so here's a bit of an update. Short and sweet. I've started a couple projects...one of which is growing herbs indoors. I planted basil the other day in a planter which is placed on top of a bass cab seeing as how I don't have a lovely table with which to reach window height. With a lot a' bit of luck, I should see some sprouts in a week or two. If that goes well, I plant cilantro in another division. Garden pasta anyone? Vietnamese dishes?? I'm excited to cook with home grown herbs. So, here is a phase 1 photo of the basil. I hope there will be more...haha.



Many of you may or may not know that I bought a scooter this fall and have been driving it (except for below freezing weather as of late) everywhere. This is incredibly overdue, but here are some pics of my '08 Piaggio X9 Evolution 500:

outside Picasso's in old town St. Charles

in the gated parking behind my building


you can see my building in the back...sorry for the blurry phone pics, but I just love my building...

This is how I took clothes to the local second hand clothing store. That's an Ikea bag turned upside down on the back haha.

future blogs to come...homemade soap from bacon grease and hopefully a scooting adventure to NYC.

Cheers

Definitely, Maybe...

Something many of you may not know about me is that in high school, my parents got divorced, which led to me living for years with my mom, sister, and very girly Aunt Tricia. During this time, I quite naturally developed a love, or more an appreciation, for chic flix. I watched it today on and off again while I worked at home. It reminded me how much I love it. It's up there with Love Actually in my book.

The premise of the movie is that the lead (Ryan Reynolds) has a daughter and tells her the story of his relationships in life, three in particular, in order to reveal who the girl's mother is. It's a very beautiful journey. He finds three really amazing girls at different times in their lives. Each has her charms and quirks...but circumstances make them all not work out at different times in his and their lives. These people are really all just trying to find themselves...in their 20's...in New York...figuring out their careers...making mistakes...learning...growing up...and figuring out what is most important. Does that sound relevant to your lives?? It indeed is to mine...

Vintage Design and Film: Is it getting played out?

I just saw Coraline, and I definitely think it's a beautiful piece of art. I was told that everything knitted in the movie was done by hand using sewing needles for knitting needles. Toward the end, there is a pair of gloves she gets from her parents. HAND KNITTED. Insane. Insanely awesome.

I have started noticing something in me as of late though. I think I may be getting a little bit numb to the style of art that is used in many a creative film lately. Many use the same kind of vintage, child-like, and maybe a little junky design and art (that's MY description--who knows how you view it). I've always loved that look and style, but again, I think I may be getting numb to it. Coraline was an amazing movie, but I didn't find myself getting as excited about the look and feel of it like I did for some others. For the buttons...the clothes...the sweet mask on Wybie...the music.

Here are some films and shows I can think of off hand and (to me) seem to use the same theme: Juno, Eagle vs. Shark, Napoleon Dynamite, Flight of the Conchords...do you see where I'm going with this? Is it possible this style is beginning to become played out? (I hope not) At the very least I think it's about to go very mainstream, if it hasn't already. Am I way off?

Slightly more eclectic than the last..

^Lil'-Z likes it and you should too^

Check it: New worship song

Opinions welcome.

Thanks.

Woody Boggs

Newest video for Calvary.

Woody Boggs Interview from Phill Grooms on Vimeo.