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shellcocoacoloured: January 2011
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Sunday, January 30, 2011. A book for your life. Here is the first book recommendation I have for you. I've had the pleasure of reading this book for the last few years. Each day is a small excerpt from a variety of his major works; Mere Christianity, Screwtape Letters, The Problem of Pain, A Grief Observed, Surprised by Joy. With other speeches and radio bits mixed in. It's a really wonderful way of becoming acquainted with his books (he wrote over 30), his genius, and his astounding wisdom. Have to carr...
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shellcocoacoloured: July 2011
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Monday, July 18, 2011. Here are my summer. Book picks for all you avid readers. While I was a little late in beginning my summer reading I started off the tradition with two fantastic and extremely quick (which, when they're as good as this means way too quick) reads. The first one I picked up was my lovely, green Penguin edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford. I recommend this book to anyone who has enjoyed Jane Austen. And next we have the hilarious Nora Ephron's book, I Feel Bad About my Neck. Fans t...
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shellcocoacoloured: April 2011
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Saturday, April 23, 2011. How do you know him? Me: "oh yeah, uh, I meant Michael Scott, uh from The Office, not like a friend of mine or anything. . ." - this happened a lot. We were close and he has meant a lot to me. I love that in an awkward moment he can make me cringe to the point where I'm covering my eyes because I don't want to see. What I'm hearing -. Here's to you Michael,. Would I rather be feared or loved? Um Easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.". Yes It is true...
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shellcocoacoloured: fall semester
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Thursday, September 1, 2011. I am enrolled this semester in "The Age of Milton," a class where we explore the contemporary authors of John Milton's time and end the class with a five week reading and discussion of his epic, Paradise Lost. I will graduate in December with my Masters in English Literature and I feel caught between a sad disbelief and a sort of rushed sense of the end. " bitter-sweet. Sums up my feelings almost exactly. It seems most profound to me that I will read Paradise Lost.
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shellcocoacoloured: December 2010
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010. Wednesday, December 22, 2010. I work at Barnes and Noble. It's three days until Christmas. Today, a customer asked me, "You guys busy today? The fact that I didn't completely offend him with the look on my face is a Christmas miracle. Could he not look around? Could he not visibly see all the misplaced piles of books, calendars and cards? The crowded store filled with wet and frantic customers? The frazzled look on every employees face? While no one yelled at me today. No, i...
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shellcocoacoloured: Consummatum est
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Sunday, December 4, 2011. In the words of Dr. Faustus, it is finished - my exam that is, not a deal with the devil or anything like that. Here's a little breakdown of the questions so that you know why. I wanted the "Milton Question" vs. the "Shakespeare Question.". This question asked us to discuss villains and their impact on Renaissance audiences from 4 plays/texts from the Renaissance period and the only required one was Satan from Milton's Paradise Lost. Christopher Marlowe's The Jew of Malta. So he...
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shellcocoacoloured: broken legs
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Thursday, July 14, 2011. Pray for my husband will you? He's speaking at a camp and while he only has one night left, it is often that one last night where all the changes finally take root and show themselves. so if you'd pray for him, not only i, but i'm sure a great many souls would be thankful. We are all dancing on broken legs -. Customer they inevitably show up. in short, i have felt a lot of shame this week, anger and frustration. but you know what i tell myself? The world and who also delights.
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shellcocoacoloured: March 2011
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Friday, March 18, 2011. Another little painting for you to enjoy. I love changing my desktop to different Ellenshaw paintings throughout the year and according to season. There is just something so nice about opening my computer and seeing a simple, sweet and wonder-filled scene of all my old friends. I hope you feel some of that as you look on this, allow your heart and mind to sink into that dear child within you and rejoice over a few memories. Please feel free to share below, I'd love to listen.
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shellcocoacoloured: November 2010
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Sunday, November 21, 2010. Just so everyone of you knows, Disneyland. We did however, this week indulge ourselves in the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Yes, he loves me and we love Harry Potter. To give you a snippet, here is one of my favorite quotes from Dumbledore,. Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real? Now, go and think about that concept and then go and buy the books. Monday, November 8, 2010. I love profo...