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What I did on my birthday:

12:01 am -opened Sam's presents!
1:00 pm- went to lunch with family at China Sun
4:00 pm- took a quick nap
6:00pm- went with Doni and Rebecca to Katie Downs (a waterfront restaurant in Tacoma that has awesome pizza called The Great White with white sauce, artichoke hearts, chicken and black olives)
9:00 pm- went to the hospital because Doni's friend from church was having a baby, so we checked in on her and her husband)
9:30 pm- Dairy Queen for dessert! I got a really good lemon-lime crushed ice drink thing
10:30pm - came home for the rest of gift openings and Tiramasu birthday cake.
11:00pm- Watched a movie from Hong Kong called The Shoe Fairy
1:00 am- went to sleep! Glorious sleep!

"He was a man of few words. Just not few enough." >R<

Things I hate v.3.0
1. I hate it when simple things get put off, thereby becoming big things
2. I hate that neither of my younger siblings seems to show the slightest bit of regard for chores or work outside of that which sustains their ability to participate in social activities
3. I hate that people own so much stuff, my family included.
4. I hate that so many things are wasted so casually in our society.
5. I hate that men are rarely men these days.
6. I hate that I sometimes lack the courage to say what is right.
7. I hate that friends can be so very, very false and not be seen as such.
8. I hate "popular opinion".
9. I hate that I've had a guitar for a year and still haven't learned how to play it.
10. I hate myself for having so much trouble letting go of an infatuation.

11. I hate getting my hopes up.

12. I hate how the supposed "justice system" in our country is incestuously run.

11. I hate it when people are pigeon-holed and no one takes a closer look.

12. I hate it when a good book has a very bad ending.

13. I hate it when I cry.

14. I hate thinking I'll never see someone again.

15. I hate that people are so arrogant while declaring others snobs.

16. I hate that by and large people are ill-informed and easily manipulated.

17. I hate sin and how it binds you in sick slavery.

18. I hate it when I can't get to sleep and I know the next day is going to be busy.

19. I hate that people lie.

20. I hate that I lie.

21. I hate the fact that there's anything to hate.

22. I hate the fact that if you claim salvation in Christ or believe the bible to be true, you are considered stupid, dangerous, unloving and/or insane (all of these have been thrown at me).

23. I hate it when people claim 'humanity' as their bastion of hope. When clearly, mankind has not done to well with itself and shows no hope of getting better on its own.

24. I hate the fact that I can see America sliding down a slick slope once tread by communism and fascism.

25. I hate the fact that people don't pay attention to important things or meaningful things, but are more than willing to pass on chain mail or posts claiming you don't love God (or whatever) if you don't pass the crud even further on.

26. I hate we are so obsessed with pharmacopia. You don't need to take a pill to feel less stressed or eat better or lose weight or feel happier or many of the other things we take pills for.

27. I hate that I feel so helpless in the face of powers larger than I.

28. I hate that I have such problems giving up >perceived< control of my life>

"So far you have Hans for the guy's name, right? Don't have a last name? How about Boojeyface? Hans Boojeyface?" >Dr. P<

Mostly to do with Myspace, so sorry if it loses a little in translation!

1. What does your Myspace Name MEAN?
WELL, 'RERICK' WAS MY FATHER'S LAST NAME BEFORE HE WAS ADOPTED BY THE 'BECKS'. BUT THE ONE THAT APPEARS ON MY PROFILE IS FROM A PRIVATE JOKE. WHENEVER SOMETHING REALLY WEIRD HAPPENS AND I RECOUNT THE TALE TO MY FRIEND HE GOES, "WELL, THAT'S JUST VINTAGE ELIZABETH."

2. Where was your default pic taken?
AT THE TALLSHIP FESTIVAL IN TACOMA (AND THEN PHOTO-SHOPPED TO LOOK LIKE AN OLD DUTCH MASTER) {photo pictured at top}

3. What is your last name?
BECK WHICH IS ANOTHER NAME FOR SMALL STREAM. LOOK IT UP IN YOUR DICTIONARY. ESPECIALLY YOUR GERMAN ONE.

4. Your current relationship status?
SINGLOS.

5. Honestly does your crush like you?
HONESTLY? NO.

6. What is your current mood?
HIGH ON LIFE! AND CAFFEINE! OR MAYBE JUST CAFFEINE!

7. What/who do you love most?
GONNA HAFTA ECHO AMY HERE AND SAY GOD FIRST, FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, BOOKS AND INTELLIGENT CONVERSATION.

8. What makes you happy?
KNOWING THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, I AM A CHILD OF GOD AND HE LOVES ME.

9. Are you musically challenged?
PLAYING INSTRUMENTS-WISE YES.

10. If you could go back in time, and change something what would it be?
ALMOST EVERYTHING AT LEAST SLIGHTLY. ALMOST. :)

11. If you MUST be an animal for ONE day-
PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT FLIES. OR A DOLPHIN. I KNOW, SOUNDS LIKE I'M 12-YEARS-OLD OR SOMETHING.

12. Ever have a near death experience?
ONE DOESN'T REALLY COME TO MIND BUT I'M SURE THAT I HAVE. WAIT...LIKE THE WHOLE "I SEE A LIGHT AT THE END OF A LONG TUNNEL"? NO. WHERE I ALMOST FALL OFF A CLIFF? YES. I AM SO KLUTZY SOMETIMES!

13. Something you do a lot:
SING. TO THE POINT WHERE PEOPLE TELL ME IT'S MY MOST ANNOYING HABIT---BECAUSE I'M DOING IT all THE TIME!

14. What's the name of the song stuck in your head right now?
YOU MAKE IT EASY----BY AIR. THE GREATEST MUSIC TO EVER COME OUT OF FRANCE. THIS SONG IS MY THEME FOR THE DAY.

15. Who did you copy and paste this from?
AMERICA SHELLEY (SHE IS AWESOME)

16. Name someone with the same b-day as you:
DON'T KNOW ANY OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

17. Have you ever sang in front of a large audience?
YES, ONLY IN A CHOIR THOUGH. AND I THINK IT'S "SUNG", NOT "SANG".

18. What's the first thing you notice about the OPPOSITE sex?
HEIGHT (BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST OBVIOUS) AND THEIR GENERAL STYLE.

19. What do you usually order from Starbucks?
COFFEE OF THE DAY WITH A PUMP OF RASPBERRY "FOR HERE" MEANING, I'M SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT AND HAVING A SNAZZY CUP AT THE SAME TIME.

20. What's your favorite colors?
GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND THEN BLUE AND BLACK. MAYBE SOME RED.

21. Do you ...?
YES. EVERY DAY. I LIKE ....... SO MUCH THAT I COULD ...... ALL DAY LONG. I USE THOSE THINGS ALL THE DARN TIME....LIKE ALL THE TIME. SEE, I JUST USED THEM AGAIN. I USED TO KNOW THE NAME FOR THEM. SOMETHING THAT STARTS WITH AN 'H'.

22. Do you have braces?
NOPE, NEVER.

23. Do you speak any other language?
WELL, I KNOW SOME AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, BUT YOU DON'T REALLY 'SPEAK' THAT. I KNOW A TINY BIT OF ITALIANO.

24. What's your favorite smell?
LILACS, FRESHLY WASHED LINEN, FRESHLY MOWN GRASS, GUY-SOAP (DON'T ASK), IKEA (I KNOW....IT'S WEIRD...I THINK IT'S THE MIX OF LINGONBERRIES AND SWEDISH FURNITURE), LIBRARIES, OLD BOOKS.

Repost this: 24 secrets about yourselF
WHY ARE THERE ONLY 24? IT SEEMS LIKE AN ODD NUMBER. OH WELL. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!

This last weekend I visited my very physical, very real temple of times past and found it more potent than originally thought. The night somewhat cooled my burning blood, but still it seethes. Since I seem to be stuck on the theme of time then I shall say it thus: it was similar to looking at a clock----finding an hour hand but no minute. How could things have happened so long ago? I feel almost the same as I did then, the mirror tells me little different at this point. But as I struggle to recall events, I understand there is a part of me that is lost forever. Good riddance? Perhaps. I am no so sure I would easily part with me if I had been given the conscious choice. Yet the me-now looks at the me-then and cannot help but chuckle. It is a mirthless laugh, one more of disdain, but grinning nonetheless. The future frightens me, in that one day very soon I may look at this present-me and laugh the same bloodless way. What pitiable creatures we are sure to make of ourselves. I do not want to be a slave to regret, for he is a vicious master indeed. So I must live now that I may glance at old photographs and only allow a happy smile in reminiscence.

Or…I may just be high on Nyquil. My smallest sibling brought home some awful bug from work. My throat hurts like nobody’s business and I can’t even numb it with spay because I can’t open my jaw wide enough to get at it. I had dentistry done yesterday and am dealing with the pain of that still. How very frustrating. This month is a month for decisions (I almost sounded like a horoscope there. Very ew.) All too soon my life is set to be changed and I shall not be the leader of that change. It is difficult to allow oneself to feel helpless. I suppose the only thing to do is to ask God for comfort and trust in His divine Will.

I was just watching part of Ferngully last night (part of a project I’m doing involving watching movies I used to really like and finding what I think of them now) and wow. Talk about indoctrination. I am all for conservation, but this movie is absolutely guileless! I would never let my child watch it! As a child myself I didn’t even understand the obvious agenda of the thing. Besides that, the best part of the whole film is Tim Curry singing as the bad guy, Hexus. Isn’t that what we want to avoid???????? Anyway, just a parting thought on that. More later.

"Ageless wisdom is just that: wisdom, less the ridiculous light dissimilar ages smear on it." >Dr.P<