"A Slice Of Heaven"

I just got back from MYC. It was fantastic!

I've got way too much to talk about, it won't all fit (well) onto one post, so I'm going to spread it out over the comming days. Hopefully I'll be able to get some photo's soon, but that all depends on when Andrew Y. puts stuff on the CU site.

The talks were Excellent! They were on Holiness. It's amazing how sometimes you can forget how huge God is, and forget to fear him. I've noticed that sometimes things take the focus in my life, there are some things that can take the place of God at times. I have to cut them off, or be Heaven Focused. Yeah, excellent talks.

Some of the coming posts will include; Quotable Quotes, Photo's, video's (hopefully), and detail on the awsome topic of Holiness.

Well, stick around and I'll (eventually) tell you all about it.

CU Soon!

1 down, 1 to go

MYC!

I just got the roster for music for MYC, and I'm on more bass than drums. This is fine, though it does raise some problems.

1) I am a better improviser on drums
2) If I'm tired or something similar, than I lose my spot in the music for bass
3) I'm not as good at bass
4) bass requires more concentartion, which is one thing I am terrible at (stupid ADD!)

Oh well... that's my life in a nutshell (is that sposed to be 2 words?)


CU Soon!


Trekky Update
Episode 18: The immunity Syndrome
Season 2: The Origional Series

2 sleeps and counting

Huzzah!

Two sleeps to go till MYC! (ha, I counted that one)

I'm soooooo excited, and by carefully assessing my state of exctiement and my expectations for MYC, I have come to the conclusoin that I will have a horrible time! Yes that is my conclusion, because if I am expecting too much from something, there is ussually no way that thing can fullfill my desires and live up to expectations.....SOOOOO... from now on in, I am expecting NOTHING. I am going to have a terrible time because of my previous assumptions, which actually means because of my new expectations, I will actually have a good time...

I'M CONFUSED!

Maybe I'll just be neutral about the whole matter...

CU Soon!

MYC!!!

MYC, MYC, MYC, MYC, MYC, MYC!!! O.k. A little overboard... OR NOT!

4 more sleeps according to Kate. I can't be bothered counting myself...hehe.

I'm sooo hyped!! I can't wait. *claps hands and squeals excitedly*

CU Soon!

Trekky Update

Eiisode 14: The Trouble with Tribbles

Season 2: The Origional Series

Professional Notetaker Wanted

I am looking for a notetaker to follow me around with pen and paper taking note of all the extreamly blonde and stupid things I say. While I am waiting for one such person, here are some quotes that were picked up by Katus on Monday night.

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Lauren: So, how have your holidays been?

Amanda: Oh, I've just been Trekkin' on...

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(Conversation brought up by Alison about coffee, and how Kate drinks Tea, and something about Bella not likeing coffee, and How we all like Hot Chocolate)

Amanda: Yeah, and you know those tins of dog food...?

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Amanda: *Silence* *smiles* *giggles*

Kate: *rolls eyes*

Amanda: I just can't believe it!

Kate: *rolls eyes*

Amanda: If I do this on MYC you can beat me up!

Kate: OK...

Amanda: Do you want me to buy you a spiked club?!

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Amanda: (whilst scrolling through photo's on my computer) And that's a flower, and another flower...and another flower...and

Kate: that's my dog! *bursts into laughter*

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One Kate doesn't have is recent, like an hour ago...

(My sister was looking for appartments online. One was in Macquarie Park)

Amanda: Macquarie Park, that's near Macquarie...

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CU Soon!

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Trekky Update

Episode 12: The Deadly Years

Season 2: The Origional Series

Spock and Kirk?

I was searching the internet the other day to find wallpaper for 'Star Trek'...Nerdy, I know. I ran into some interesting theories. One of which caught my attention, solely because of how totally, absolutely rediculous it was.

You've probably all heard the "Are Sam and Frodo more than just friends?" rumour. STUPID! Well this one's even more stupid!

"Spock and Kirk; the Romantic Relationship!"


What IDIOT thought that one up?!?...Really?

Proof, as they call it includes things like:

• Spock squeezing Kirks hand and telling him that he is a good friend
• How close Spocka nd Kirk get when they talk
• The little looks between them
• Spock is a faithful First officer who sacrifices himself on may occasions to save Kirk

Thats just some of it...

MY ARGUMENT...which even with my lack of Trekky nerdyness makes more sense...quite logical really...

• Spock is not human, the same strange things humans do are completely foreign to Vulcans
• Spock is a logical being. The idea of having a romantic relationship with a man, and especially a human man, would offend any Vulcan. It is simply Illogical
• Spock is unable to be romantic! He is Vulcan. He supresses emotions. When someone says he is being emotional or showing human tendancies, he gets offended...well as offended as a Vulcan can get...taking offence to something springs from emotions. Spock prides himself on his logic, and when someone says, "You're cruel, harsh and logical" he says "Thank you"
• Spock very rarely shows emotions. He is half human, but being brought up on Vulcan knocked all desires to show any human traights from head and heart (which, by the way is in his left side, not chest)
  

How could any sick creature say that Spock and Kirk are Gay...? Really. The Screen shot above is of Spock and Kirk in the first Star Trek Movie. Spock is sacrificing himself to save the ship. This is a "logical" descision that he makes. Though one must admit that there does seem to be a hint of emotion in his sacrifice. Spocks last words to Jim as the radiation levels reach critical point are "Live long, and Prosper" The saddest moment in all the movies and episodes I've watched so far. Now, for someone to suggest that Jim and Spock are romantically involved offends me! It is one of the most beautiful relationships in all of Star Trek...This is because Spock, unwilling to show emotion due to his Vulcan heratige, still somehow feels that Jim and Bones are 'friends'. He almost feels something for them.The First series holds the gratest interactment between characters out of all the star trek series, and that is the Spock, Jim, Bones, relationship.

I've gone abit off topic. I ramble when I really get into what I'm saying. I Love Spock...he's great! Yeah, I'm defending his honour...ok, he's not real Amanda...I've gone abit crazy so I'm gonna sign off!

Rediculous!

dot point

It seems that everytime I do something with dotpoints on my blog the spacing from there on in changes.

Example (before dot points):

Trekky Update
Episode [whatever]: [insert name]
Season [...............]: [OST...?!]

Now watch me do dot points

• LALALALA
• blah
• something else
• *giggle*

Now the format has changed

Example (after dot points):

Trekky Update

Episode [whatever]: [insert name]

Season [............]: [OST...?!]

There, do you see what I mean. It's really quite annoying. Does anyone elses blog do that???

CU Soon!

RAMBLE!

CU Mac MYC is Soon!

That made little sense...CU: Christian Union, Mac: Macquarie Uni, MYC: Mid Year Conference

YAY!!!!!!!!

I can't wait, we are going to Toukley. There's going to be bible talks on Holiness, and studies, and songs and quiet time, and all that Jazz...Fun, Fun, Fun!

I have to practice drums before MYC. I'm playing drums and My drumming has been quite shocking lately. So practice, practice, practice...yeah...

I had a picture Kate took of me playing the drums, which according to her, looked like I was eating the drumstick...but I couldn't get a good copy of the picture, so you'll just have to imagine what the scene may have looked like.

I'm Cold! [sorry for that sidetrack]

I went to CU's Tangent night last Monday. It was really good to see some of me brothers and sisters again. I think I've started to miss them over the holidays. I think I discovered something about myself. I've noticed that I can be quick to judge people, when I'm just as bad as them. And also I assume too much. I don't know where people are comming from, yet I assume that people will know what I'm talking about, or will think the sae way as me.

Yeah, I guess we can all be faulty that way though. I guess now I've noticed, God will help me to improve on that particular problem.

Ramble, Ramble, Ramble...Kate is the main person who reads this, and she's currently in Tasmania, so I don't know If there was much point in writing this. Oh well, it gives me somthing to do I guess.

CU Soon!

Trekky Update

Episode 10: Journey to Babel

Season 2: The Origional Series

P.S. I've been calling seasons, series, and the series, "Origional Star Trek"...I have changed that to now what I believe is more accurate.

New Plans

Hi all,

I am informing you now that my previous plans or 'what to do list' have partially failed and partially been a success. I have now completed one series of Star Trek, and that's about all I've done...though I do consider that a "partial" success!!! hehehe

In preperation for the last week of holidays (in other words MYC), I have formulated a new 'to do' list. List is as follows:

• Continue watching Star Trek...couldn't help myself
• Make sure I have everything I need for MYC
• Make sure all my uni units are enroled in and classes are chosen
• I am attempting to have my P's by MYC...though that may still not happen
• and lastly...PRAY! PRAY! PRAY! For MYC. For the speakers, the organisers, the fellowship, the non-christians attending, and anything else that crosses my mind. And feel free, those of you who read this, to also pray for these things.

CU Soon!

Trekky Update

Episode 2: Who mourns for Adonais?

Series 2: Origional Star Trek

My Life as a Ham Sandwich

I sit, alone
A single piece of ham in a refridgerator.
No friends to speak of.
No life outside my cold, dark, prison.
No blessed union.
Does no one love me?

I yell out, "Take me! Use me! Am I not tasty, cold meat?"
No one hears, and no one responds,
And then I remember, I AM HAM!
I have no voice!
I cannot be heard!

Then, Suddenly!!
As if someone out there had heard the cry of a lonely ham
The refridgerator light turns on
The settled mist now swirls and rises, dancing like the very joy within me.
A hand reaches. Reaches. REACHES...
Straight past me...
It grasps hold of the butter and pulls away.
The darkness envelopes me once more.
"Give up Ham. Give up! No one wants a sandwich today."

The light again flicks on as the hand returns.
Reaching in it takes hold of me.
It pulls me into light and into the warmth.
I am carried across the kitchen and placed onto a slice of bread
JOY!
Another slice of bread is placed on top of me.
This lonely Ham has a new friend. Bread!
Bread will be my friend.

Bread holds me close as together we are lifted into the air.
A firm hold, with two hands. The end is drawing near.
I look at bread. Bread looks back at me.
With a simple glance I know that bread understands me, a simple piece of Ham, better than anyone could ever.
And as we soar together I know,
That tonight, I will perish with the one I love.




P.S ...I was really bored when I wrote this!!!

Ooops...

I forgot to add my Trekky Update to the end of my last post...

Trekky Update

Episode 21: The return of the Archons

Series 1: Origional Star Trek

18th

It was Ash's 18th birthday partay last night. It was at a Chinese place in Hornsby...mmm chinese. Alot of the night I spent talking to Ali and Rach, and alot of that conversation consisted of what our 'Monty Pithon and the Holy Grail' names should be. This sprung from the name "Roger the Shrubber"

'Rachel the chain mail shiner' had already made up her name with some other friends. Some names we came up with were; Jay the castle door knocker, Alison the princesses hair braider, and Ashleigh the dragon slaying princess.

My name was a long "joke". Where the other names contained who they were their job and specifics, my name contained my name, job and specifics, what I'd done with who and why.

So now I am known as none other than "Amanda, 'Roger the shrubbers' assistant, who ran off with 'Roger the shrubbers' increadably handsome son because she didn't particularly like...'Roger the shrubber'."

Sad I Know!

We were joking that we would give other people at MYC "names" also, and refer to each other by "name". My comment was, "No one will want to talk to me if they have to say that every time". I'm probably correct in assuming that.

CU Soon!

funny thing...

Did any one watch 'High School Musical' on Saturday night. I'm ashamed to say I did. If you have no Idea what I'm talking about, it is a terrible disney musical which was supposed to be "the best musical since 'Grease'". Hahahahahahaha! *wipes away tear*

It wasn't!!

'Grease' was on after 'High School Musical', and the commentary between the two movies was ammusing.

'High Scool Musical' had just finished when this guys voice came on and said, "and next is the one and only 'Grease', which is looking better than ever!"

I think I'm the only person that's laughed at that so far...

...oh well

CU Soon!

Pointless Post

This is a usless post with nothing very interesting on it. I just figured that if I stop writing on my blog, people would stop reading. So I came to the conclusion that I needed to post something, and here it is. My pointless post.

hmmmm

What's been happening in the boring world of Amanda. Lets see...

• I now have enough hours to get my P's...that's exciting
• my sister and many friends have been having birthdays...that's slightly less exciting
• I've been playing alot of SSX on play station
• I've been trying to go to Taekwondo more than once a week

Yeah, my life is boring at the moment

Thoughts: "I still need to get a job", but my delema is 'what job'? I'm indecisive and don't want to get a job that demands my entire life. So my reaction, as usual, is to avoid the problem and do nothing. I hate myself sometimes.

I couldn't make it to Bella's 21st. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bella (If you ever read this).

Yeah, well that's really it.

CU Soon!

Trekky Update

Episode 15: Shore Leave

Series 1: Origional Star Trek