Apparently there are great reasons for why I’ve been uncomfortable with Facebook et al. Someone else (successful author Zadie Smith) shares my ickiness about Facebook. Of course much more eloquently put.
“the 2.0 world is defined by the primacy of loose social ties, thousands of ”friends’ and Facebook itself is ”falsely jolly, fake-friendly, self-promoting, slickly disingenuous”.”
Turns out i’m a 1.0 gal trying to exist in world 2.0. Read the rest here
So last night I introduced Scott to the world of Jon Stewart and the Daily Show on iView. He nearly wet his pants laughing.
Ok some bits are lame, there’s too much swearing and too much silly improv, but the political satire is great. Like The Glasshouse was, but funnier. If anyone saw the Missile Impossible segment this week, you’ll understand.
We had a Thankyou lunch today at church, which, was very well done IMHO, but unfortunately not so many attendees to enjoy it.
At 12:23 on Monday morning, I was sitting here with my head in my hands. How could I have been so st upid? The clock was at the bottom of the screen. Scott had told me half an hour ago I had 10 minutes, and yet I completely misunderstood what he meant, thinking he was bossing me into bed. I had missed the deadline.
Yet still, God is sovereign. After a cry, a quick email, and a fitful sleep, the deadline is met, and it is in God’s timing, not mine, when I have sleeping and happily drawing children, caffeine in my system and the washing hung out.
I prefer God’s timing, although I could have done without the anguish 11 hours beforehand. But yet again, that was the old me shining through. Thinking and stressing about tomorrow, and the future, living way too far in the future, not trusting and being present.
Yesterday was a massive day though, so I need to give myself a bit of leeway. B’s baptism, and a Christmas Day trial run with 20 people for lunch at our house, broken bbqs and a scorching hot day. It was a great day.
I haven’t done a rundown in ages, so here goes:
Reading: Some cool stuff about Theodore Beza, we named B’s security bear Beza after said Reformation great. Also reading about the state Labor Party’s decrescendo toward a single whimper from KK.
Watching: Patrick Swayze in MASH (although by the 10th season the laughs have dropped off). Trailers for KINECT games -as Lola says, “I can’t wait, I can’t wait”!!!
Eating: Lamb Koftas from Bush’s Meats in Castle Towers. Yum. Panzanella Salad with Fried Holoumi, Pavlova, Basil and cashew dip and Mersey Valley Cheese
Thinking: I have just drunk my first coffee in about 3 weeks. Not sure when it will wear off. Considering the 4 hours sleep I’ve had, hopefully later rather than sooner.
Really truly what is going on in Burma. Will we ever know.
God is very good to me, despite how I treat him.
Praise Ceiling Cat for Playdough on rainy days.
