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Its been a while

So hey its been two years, but I was recently on google chat with a friend who reminded me of the beauty of blogging. I had a pretty tough time there signing in, worked it out in the end though - just as well I've had the same password for everything in my life for the past 5 years.

So I'm listening to counting crows, its actually a mix CD that the friend who encouraged me to blog again made for my 23rd birthday - wow, 3 years later still my top choice of CD.

I was at a conference the other day. A developmental psychology conference. I feel adequately developed for the money. It was great in many ways. I learned a few top tips for how to find out what people care about most within about two minutes. It is quite contrived, not like I've become telepathic, which would be cooler, but really interesting all the same. Disturbing also to find out what I care about most. Even more disturbing is how obviously it is probably written all over me. I'll not divulge, honestly that is h/ow exposing this excercise is. Its embarrasing! But you can probably take a good guess.

So yeah - a few years of marriage under my belt, a few jobs in events, a few too many - my CV is a mess. A sort of semi-owned, not really, flat, and a lot of online tesco orders later. A great church, and house group going on, and thats pretty much it.

No car and still no license - probably should be a goal for 2009.

The best thing about life right now? Hard to say - probably church and house group actually - they have the really ALIVE moments that are so exciting. Church this week was particularly exciting... I got to speak a tiny bit (2 minutes) about this book my Dad told me about - The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. And then got to help out in prayer ministry time too. Very very very exciting and incredible to be part of - actually really surprising and a real privelidge WOW.

What I would currently like new things of:
dining table - ours is rickety and embarrasing when we have people for dinner
windows - ours are rotten
newly sanded floors - ours are quite a mix of colours and textures
and LOTS more. There is a long list that circles in my mind for a few days, I get worked up about then forget about again. Its a cycle that has been going on for 18 months at least.

Still I am very grateful for the lovely little flat we have. It is really nice, especially when I think of all the other flats we looked at when we were trying to find somewhere to live.

Having some realisations about FRIENDSHIP and where I have been influenced in my life in a way that is really not helpful. Very interesting... Am excited about near future developments.

SUFJAN stevens. Am loving but definitely don't fancy him at all.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 am also loving - what a feat of production. Simply amazing. Am not totally innocent on the fancing Troy Bolton (character in the film - can only say I fancy film character as I haven't got to know the real actor) front. But am getting over it as quickly as I can.

I tried sketching yesterday - it was the first time in ages. I am looking forward to practising that more and getting back to half decent at drawing again.

posted by Lucia @ 21:31