tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120682172011-05-30T01:11:01.594-07:00Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.comBlogger1011100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-18706432674150737882009-04-25T16:52:00.000-07:002009-04-25T16:52:00.413-07:00

Yesterday I had an interview for a job teaching art at a very wonderful school. When I got home I begged God to let me have it - and how on earth do you convince God to give you something? I don't know. I considered striking up a deal, but wasn't sure that was the way to go. So I just pleaded. He must have wanted me to have it, or been all right with it at least, because when they phone an hour

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-70969808353585202162007-09-18T07:44:00.000-07:002007-09-18T07:45:47.815-07:00

Having moved house, I have no internet access as yet. The house itself is great, thank you, although if anyone has any spare furniture knocking about, please donate.

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-45101240973548705802007-07-31T12:07:00.001-07:002007-07-31T12:07:13.227-07:00

I'm moving house as I type! I feel like a door is opening on a whole realm of new possibilities.Sign up now for dinner chez Steph and Alina!

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-41207370577571997792007-07-23T00:01:00.000-07:002007-07-22T16:29:52.117-07:00

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-33309680701447160042007-07-06T08:47:00.000-07:002007-07-06T08:47:14.829-07:00

New job! Part time at Wigmore Library, just what I wanted (and needed, financially)New house! A lovely little house in South Luton in which I can entertain friends to my heart's delight, and which I will be sharing with...New housemate! Steph, who had dreams about moving to Luton and decided to act on them!? She's fab.Very happy. Thank you Jesus

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-66752469371233308972007-06-23T15:56:00.000-07:002007-06-23T15:56:41.757-07:00

July is fast approaching, and with it Summer Camp, the annual grand finale of the LCET year. This means my time with this incredible team of people doing incredible things is coming to an end. Whilst delighting in (almost!) every moment since September, I spent a lot of time in confusion about my direction; it was like the path ahead of me was obscured by mist...or, I could see lots of potential

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-91964130436796303642007-05-07T11:14:00.001-07:002007-05-07T11:14:40.622-07:00

I just took out my mother's sewing machine to check what kind of state it was in. She had told me that it was in perfect working order; only the pedal needed to be repaired. As I dusted off the cover and opened the box, I realised what a truly ancient machine it is. Somehow the fact the it had been my grandmother's hadn't registered with me! I'm not sure that fixing the pedal will be the solution

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-68412181914328336302007-03-13T09:57:00.001-07:002007-03-13T09:57:17.677-07:00

Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-34279996631182982012007-03-11T10:11:00.001-07:002007-03-11T10:11:14.482-07:00

HmmmmmmmmmmmmmmYou know when you hear someone talk about something and you get all butterfly-y inside? I think God is expanding and clarifying and complexicating my vision for my own purposes in him and for my engagement with Luton 16-19s generation.

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-72542242896772680522007-02-25T14:55:00.001-08:002007-02-25T14:55:32.281-08:00

The summer of 2007 looks to be a summer thoroughly punctuated with the pealing of bells, the smooching of kisses and the swish of crisp new suits. What a wedding season it's going to be!Today the THIRD couple in my church announced their engagement (which is a lot in one year given that there are around fifteen core people in the church!) and it is a wonderful and beautiful thing.So

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-3516490037677266392007-02-19T15:05:00.001-08:002007-02-19T15:10:57.276-08:00

Need to tone your calf muscles in a hurry? I suggest doing the basic Cha Cha step for 45 minutes solid. It canes.Despite the utter basicness of tonight's ballroom dancing lesson, it was so much fun!! I have the joy!! It's the first time I've ballroomed for ages and it feels good! The teachers seem lovely and so do the rest of the class. And I danced with this really nice chap called Steve (

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1171041401258691842007-02-08T18:00:00.000-08:002007-02-09T09:16:41.273-08:00

Who can describe the deliciousness of a Snow Day? I think Bart Simpson made a good attempt once. It's the excitement of pulling back the curtain to see that yes, indeed, the whole street is covered in several inches of snow...the feeling of anticipation as you wait, snuggled up in a warm bed, for the radio to tell you that your school is closed and you don't have to get up at all...and going back

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1169827574054474372007-01-26T04:05:00.000-08:002007-01-26T08:09:55.743-08:00

I feel nauseus...not sure why...might be those annoying LCET biscuits i ate a few hours ago...hopefully this nice cup of hot water will help me...it's funny, the things we can grow to like, eh? Hot water indeed.Well! I just came back from the library! I find libraries very conducive to reflection, as as such, rather invigorating places; mentally so, at any rate, and sometimes practically. You'll

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1167938369527416852007-01-04T19:10:00.000-08:002007-01-04T11:19:29.543-08:00

Whilst trudging through boggy grass today I was thinking today about the idea of taking a long walk. Bilbo goes on a long walk with 12 dwarves in The Hobbit. Several Middle Earth years later, the fellowship of the ring took a pretty long walk. Of course, those are highly romanticised versions with herioc deeds and strange meetings along the way. But extraordinary long walks happen in real life

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1167935024506013812007-01-04T18:20:00.000-08:002007-02-19T14:53:57.027-08:00

We (LCET's Chaplaincy team) spent an afternoon together today in prayer and fellowship to start of our new term. We brought back to mind a prayer of Sir Francis Drake's which has been a focus for meditation for LCET this year:Disturb us Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves,When our dreams have come trueBecause we have dreamed too little,When we arrived safelyBecause we sailed too

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1167773227486191642007-01-03T10:00:00.000-08:002007-01-07T11:41:04.350-08:00

More to remind myself when I look back than to bore any other readers to death, I will now have a little written meander through the social whirlwind that was the Christmas Season. Sun 17 Dec Church Christmas social at Pizza Express, spent much of the evening chatting with a Chinese student, Daisy, about China, its food and its people and its history. Following this conversation I have picked

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1167767770511768702007-01-02T19:00:00.000-08:002007-01-02T11:56:10.596-08:00

Well, do you know what? I'm quite excited about 2007! Not least because i far prefer the number 7 to the number 6. I think it's going to be a great year!I'm not sure that I want to make any resolutions but I do have some ambitions for 2007, and here is a non-exhaustive list of them: Complete my Read 50 Books Challenge (I've been plodding away steadily with it but Jude, by completing her 100

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1161904150814072182006-10-26T23:25:00.000-07:002006-10-29T15:48:27.460-08:00

Lancamaster! What is about Lancaster, eh? We've all grown up and graduated and we're supposed to become proper members of society and leave the care-free days of university behind us...but everyone gets homesick for lancaster! Especially me. It's half term this week and i was utterly in need of a place to run away to and relax and have fun...went to lancaster of course :)On Monday it was Phil's

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1159300297288634412006-09-26T12:45:00.000-07:002006-09-26T12:51:37.313-07:00

Yoinked from youthblog.org...heeheehee!

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1158877662579002392006-09-21T23:20:00.000-07:002006-09-21T15:30:14.693-07:00

Job job job job job job job i need a job (a paid one).I feel extremely privileged and excited to be working (voluntarily) for LCET's chaplaincy team this year.Sixth-formers are awesome. Being around them energises me.Although i haven't given any evidence to show of this, i have actually read at least 7 books since i started the Book Challenge.My brother has just left for uni: year 2, and i miss

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Summer update: My Life Out Loud (LCET camp) was fantastic, then spent a few days seeing friends, and i'm off to Spain (via Liverpool) tomorrow...see y'all later! I'll blog when I'm back :)

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Today on the bus home from town was a woman carrying a broom in a Wilkinson bag. Well, the head of the broom was in the bag, while the broom handle remained free from plastic constraint. I found this very amusing. The bag didn’t appear have a purpose other than to hide part of the broom (it was being carried by the handle rather than the bag, of course.) I’ve seen this before, and the only

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The summer is a funny time for a person making their way through education. It’s a large but delineated expanse during which the onward progress of the normal way cannot continue, so it needs to be filled with something else.For me, the normal way – university life – didn’t permit much time for leisurely reading, something which I missed an awful lot. Last summer such was my need that I ended up

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1152130799861373642006-07-05T21:15:00.000-07:002006-07-05T13:20:01.060-07:00

Amusingly, you can watch me dancing online! Just visit www.lancs.ac.uk/socs/lubds and go to 'Roses' then 'Beginners Quickstep' and there you shall find me! The video shows a practice session on the day of the Roses competition where Greg and I won second place out of six for our dance and I got my first ever sporting trophy :) My topline is particuarly poor in this practice but we kept in time

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1152033735815366492006-07-04T18:18:00.000-07:002006-07-04T10:22:15.833-07:00

Wow! How exciting was the storm this afternoon?! As I walked home from the bus stop the black clouds were gathering, literally following me as i walked down the road, quickening my pace, the tension building. Kids leaving the primary school stopped to stare and point into the sky behind me - it was like being in a thriller film (except that they were only pointing at the lightning, rather than

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1150238719550088652006-06-13T23:41:00.000-07:002006-06-13T15:49:20.253-07:00

There have been a lot of things going on worthy of a blog-mention, but many of those stories will have to go untold because of the lack of spare time i'm experiencing lately!Still, only One Week to go before The End: the degree show...The private view evening (the opening of the show, with wine and posh frocks and VIPs and such) is at 6pm on Monday 19th June. Anyone who'd like to come is more

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1149549972709727342006-06-05T23:58:00.000-07:002006-06-06T15:39:10.483-07:00

I fully recommend celebrating one's birthday on the day before the actual date; this way, it feels like you have two birthdays in a row.Today, after having a bit of a stressful time with my art work in the department, i had a lovely afternoon cup of tea in the sunshine with my new friend Jristos (who seems to think he can take me on a bike ride up the canal next Sunday, but i'm highly doubtful

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1149466551988127202006-06-05T01:04:00.000-07:002006-06-04T17:15:52.010-07:00

Heehee! My 22nd birthday celebrations have so far been quite similar to my 21st birthday celebrations! Last year's Sunday afternoon barbecue was so much fun that i decided to have another one! I always love occassions when my friends from different circles can be in the same place - friends from church and cell and art and my housemates all together :D Last year i was blessed with a lot more

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1149027948683407272006-05-30T23:19:00.000-07:002006-05-30T15:25:48.716-07:00

The Big Move TM is an annual event in the art department. First years, having been assessed, move out and away until Autumn brings them back as second years. This leaves lovely empty spaces upstairs for second years, who move out of the mixed seond-and-third-year studios. Thus, the whole ground floor of the department is given over to the third years, who get allocated their final positions for

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1148682920715193162006-05-26T23:29:00.000-07:002006-05-26T15:35:20.733-07:00

I spent an intriguing and rewarding day at Ripley School today. It's an odd one. Literally a minute's walk from my house, i'd never seen it before because i've never walked for a minute in that direction down the road before turning off. There are sheep and other domestic animals in its grounds. Sheep. A minute's walk behind my house. And they "mehr" a lot. Never heard em before! Amazing. Ripley,

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My cell has been running an Alpha course in collaboration with the Chaplaincy Centre, and we held our Holy Spirit away-day today. We tootled down the road out of Lancaster for 10 minutes and found ourselves in an adorable little meeting room belonging to an adorable little church surrounded by cows! Those cows kept us amused for way too long! My excitement about the weekend had really built since

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1147379217094688292006-05-11T21:24:00.000-07:002006-05-11T13:27:26.056-07:00

Hello! I have a draft post about our Roses success waiting to be published...i can't seem to write something that sounds quite good enough...it was such a fantastic day i can't do it justice...i guess soon enough i'll just post what i've got!In the meantime, my dinner is delicious. It's the second half of a batch of curry i made yesterday so it tastes extra good, having sat and stewed in the

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1146676433472789042006-05-03T18:07:00.000-07:002006-05-03T10:13:53.496-07:00

I can't believe i didn't blog to celebrate the end of my dissertation! Well, belated congratulations to myself...but really to God who did most of the work. It was due in on the first day back after the Easter hols (a deadline i comfortably met, which was my main prayer!) but although i spent almost the entire holiday working on the thing, i nevertheless don't feel like i need another holiday.

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1146174698637744942006-04-27T22:39:00.000-07:002006-04-27T14:51:38.650-07:00

First flip-flop day of the year! Lovin it.

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Sunday is my absolute favourite day of the week :DDespite having had only 3.5 hours of sleep (dissertation had to get finished!) i was still proper bright as a daisy (is that even a phrase?) this morning, raring to go with my OHP duties at church! (King's is on the verge of becoming one of those well-equipped churches with a projector but until then we gotta do the whole

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1145462677909055122006-04-19T17:02:00.000-07:002006-04-21T01:48:29.870-07:00

I somehow managed to leave my key behind in Luton when i departed for Lancaster yesterday...how silly?! With housemates not returning for another week and the housing office closed until tomorrow, I am currently thoroughly locked out of my house. It's a situation I'm really not comfortable with. It doesn't help that I have awful stomach cramps and I just want to curl up in bed with my pig-shaped

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1144791549360516432006-04-11T23:32:00.000-07:002006-04-11T14:39:58.866-07:00

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1144277197854897032006-04-05T23:28:00.000-07:002006-04-06T05:07:07.526-07:00

la la la laa-aaa, la la laahow tuneful!Just got back from the mammoth round trip that is going to Preston (13 minute train journey, but you have to wait 40 minutes for it!)...cos i went to see...Simply Ballroom!! This was a ballroom and latin stage spectacular choerographed by Anton du Beke and Erin Boag (professionals on Strictly Come Dancing) It was awesome! I've never seen so many pairs of

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1144147872868911272006-04-04T11:44:00.000-07:002006-04-04T07:04:55.896-07:00

Currently living all-a-lonesome in Lancaster, but I'm loving it :) I'm here to do my dissertation and it's going quite nicely. I expect the stress and panic to set in around this time next week, so i'm enjoying the peace while it lasts! The boys are both with their families for the holidays which gives me free run and reign of the house. Naturally, it's spotless and the heating is never left on

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1143832520099587292006-03-31T20:07:00.000-08:002006-03-31T14:50:44.896-08:00

Stumbled across this website today: www.lutondream.blogspot.com ..how come nobody's told me about it yet? Lol, oh well! I've found it now.Initiated by the wonderful people at the Luton Churches Education Trust, it's a brilliant idea: "Tired of Luton being dubbed a 'crap town' and excited about it's regeneration? Join locals Living the Luton Dream and make a difference in the town.""From the 22nd

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Happy birthday to my brother Tom. The title is in honour of you.Tonight's Dinner: Chicken and vegetable casserole which i made three portions of last night...it always tastes better the next day, doesn't it? I also like the fact that if you makes lots fo the same thing you can subtly change each day's dinner to find out the nicest way to flavour that meal...tonight i added nutmeg, chilli powder

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1143151140420228462006-03-23T21:43:00.000-08:002006-03-25T07:54:01.903-08:00

That's just a little quickstep tune wootling around in my head! I passed my bronze ballroom and silver latin medals this evening, scoring Highly Commended (the top grade) in each dance!!! I had to been too chicken to pre-book into the exams; i was only there to dance with my partner Greg so he could be assessed for his silver in latin. During practice i decided i might as well get assessed with

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1143064105109804142006-03-22T21:48:00.000-08:002006-03-22T13:50:14.393-08:00

Tonight's Dinner: Pasta with baked beans, cheese, bacon, sweetcorn and carrot. Odd but good! Could have done with a bit of tabasco sauce or something for more of a kick.Academic Thinking: My art practice; I've gotta hand in three different artist's statements tomorrow - it's great cos it really makes you think about your practice and what you value in art. Namely immersion, physicality, the

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1143064183760165212006-03-22T20:00:00.000-08:002006-03-22T13:49:43.783-08:00

Sit on the top deck of the bus. Then you can see over the hedges...

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T’other week I was enjoying my usual morning bus ride to campus when it suddenly became doubly or even triply enjoyable because the field to my right was bedecked with frolicking little lambs! Oh you should have seen them frolic! If a lamb doesn’t bring a smile to your face, I don’t know what will. But now they’ve GONE. The fields are empty. No lambs. No sheep. One field far away in the distance

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1142082760263557332006-03-11T13:11:00.000-08:002006-03-11T08:00:41.416-08:00

A week ago in the midst of our 3 day snowy season, whiteness descended on Lancaster. I was bussing it home from uni, and for the first three quarters of a mile or so, the road runs through countryside. The relevance of this is that there are few buildings to block the line of sight stretching into the distance. But last week one could barely see further than a few meters in either direction

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1141774000392479632006-03-07T22:30:00.000-08:002006-03-07T15:26:40.423-08:00

i'm just eating my gorgeous lovely dinner and it's so good i want to share a bit of it with youit's wholemeal fusili with garlic, black olives, cherry tomatoes, pancetta, spring onions and curly kale...sooo good...

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Snow! Yes, i know everywhere else has snow so it's not big news, but i was just rejoicing about the arrival of the sun and bragging on the phone to my mum about how it's really spring time here, when suddenly along comes snow! Ho hum! Handed in a chapter of my dissertation this week and got very encouraging feedback. As long as i put the effort in i think it's gonna be a winner. It doesn't

Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398814053980729982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068217.post-1140449454811893572006-02-20T15:25:00.000-08:002006-02-20T07:30:54.843-08:00

We've had a good few days in Lancaster this year which have been sunny...and today it finally decided to be warm, too! Hurrah! The yellow crocuses are out all over town and everything is beautiful and I love dancing and cell is fab and God's helping me out with my dissertation...aahhh *relaxes into a new-found state of chilled productivity*

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Just a few tentalising snippets about life in the Land of Rain...Fusion CellsI refer you back to the post entitled Revival Starts in County Main (October 05)...I don't think i can fully express my excitement about cell this year! Four of the original nine freshers we met on the corridor in County College became committed to cell, and they were (are!) proper awesome - they love Jesus, love their

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Whenever my mind wanders towards a vague impression of my future existence, to a time when i am a spiritually mature woman of God (but still young in age), that vague impression tends to come in the form of green foliage and wrought ironwork, as if there were a hanging basket positioned just above and in front of my head, to my right.

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Spent the most gorgeous Sunday yesterday with delightful Phoebe...sat around for a few coffees and a long chat in town, then didn't want to stop hanging out with each other so we went and had dinner at her house and did some very girly jewellery modification (including hilarious moment when we dropped all the beads on the floor...). Phoebe is just so beautiful inside and out: she's so honest and

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What does it mean to be a sister?

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Sorry Si, I'm putting my own stories on hold for a moment to write about other people's stories...been having a few in-depth conversations lately and I want to get things off my chest!To begin with, the first of Andrew Adamson's Chronicles of Narnia films...I’m afraid this is going to be quite a negative review so if this is going to upset you don’t read it! Lol. My summary of my experience of

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*does not sing song about being back in Lancaster…my hair is too cold for singing at the mo* The nature of the Christmas period is that it’s all about experiencing with not much time to sit down, but now that I have a chair and a computer again I think it might be quite nice to look back over the holiday and tell some stories. Do you know what, I’d really love to do a story-telling course. I

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...la la la la Luton...*sings little song to self about being back in Luton*Got back on friday night. It's great here! Went ice skating at MK's open air rink with bro - it was the coolest. Have seen king kong (rocked!) and narnia (pretty good). Me mum's given me permission to cook Christmas dinner which is gonna be aces - honey glazed roast parsnips anyone? My favourite! Have bought a pair of

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For photos check out my new bebo site alinachristopher.bebo.com...you can comment on them and everything! I've just registered so the site's a bit bare and rubbish (compare to my bro's one, tpworld) but i've stuck a few LUBDS Christmas Ball and other miscellaneous photos on there to get it going!

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It's 12.30 am, just got back from an inter-university dance competition in Manchester (i didn't compete but i may well do in the two comps next year plus the Roses (Lancs vs York) Tournament). Left at 8.30 this morning after about 3 hours sleep - it was my housemates 21st birthday party last night! - so am knackered. Had lots of fun though. The atmosphere is great what with cheering on your

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This does have a happy ending!I'd been feeling pretty down about my work this year. Essentially, all I have to do in my third year is a) art work, b) my dissertation and c) some little bits and bobs like an artist's statement for a professional art practice course. I have only three proper deadlines this year - one for each of those categories. This may sound great, but it's actually really,

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What a productive and exciting day I've had! Today was the Art Department's Open House which we third years organised to raise funds for our degree show. We had a load of art work for sale as well as stalls with homemade cakes, greetings cards and jewellery. My mian responsibilites lay with the art work side (which is the biggest source fo funds). In our sub-comiitee we had to mount and prepare

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I love how things work out. I'm sitting here eating a gorgeous bacon and fried egg sandwich knowing that my bed is all warm with hot water bottles ready to snuggle up in. Conjunctivitis caused me to sleep for most of yesterday, so i was up all night finishing my dissertation stuff. I didn't mind cos i didn't really feel tired and the work got done fine. Cat was up too working on hers and we'd

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I do now have the opportunity to ballroom dance with Amazing Guy! Joy!And i have bad conjunctivitis in both eyes. Pain and misery all round on the physical front!

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First of all i wanna say that Jesus is awesome!! He is wild and beautiful and intimate. His is faithful, even in our infidelity, because he cannot deny himself. He wields almighty power by his Holy Spirit and - mystery of mysteries (or one of them) - he delegates that authority to me!The National Fusion Weekend really was something else. That's because Jesus was present in power and love and he

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I may have a new dance partner! Luke went bar-crawling instead of ballroom dancing tonight so i danced with a lovely guy called Greg and found out he's looking for a new partner. He and his current partner have too great a height difference and it messes up their balance. I actually went tonight with a view to finding someone new because Luke's not as committed to it as I want to be, which means

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Why is it so difficult to split (multiply! :P) a cell of 12 people - which is made up of 6 girls and 6 boys at that - into two workable cells?! On paper it sounds easy, but it's actually really hard! We need help Holy Spirit!We have a campus bar crawl fundraiser for the Final Year Art Degree Show tomorrow night...fancy dress, which i love, but i think we have to dress as artists and i don't have

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Saturday night was AWESOME!!! Man, Above&Beyond were so good. It was the best trance i've ever heard, and Nathan thought so too, and he's got loads more experience in trance than i have so they really must have been amazing. I love trance that is melodic but brings in a propa heavy bass line and has beautiful vocals too. Last night they were like angels' voices. As Nath described it, it totally

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I've been thinking about identity and clothing (seemingly the favourite topic for my year group in the art dept!) I love clubbing, but there's a such a big emphasis on girls lookin fit as. Now, i can do sexy, but do i really want to? Is it all that helpful? Probably not...so why have i just borrowed Cat's black kilt for Saturday night at Tangled - www.tangled.co.uk check it out!! - possibly the

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*Squeals!* I seem to be spending a lot of my time feeling eprmanantly excited and uplifted by the things i have the opportunity to do - how blessed am I?? On the way home from dance practice i bumped into the lovely guy Simon who was getting the same bus into town - he was just off to his regular dance class in a community centre in Lancaster, so he invited me along! My first ever salsa lesson! I

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I'm really getting into the ballroom dancing society (LUBDS)! We had a social tonight after intermediate class - after we got fire-alarmed out of Bowland bar we tootled over to Furness bar and settled there instead to have a nice chat over some pints. I love the fact that the exec is actually paying attention to the members this year rather that being clique-y. Luke and i met two really

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Have just floated back home from ballroom (and latin) dancing class. I love to dance. These kinds of dances – and especially the waltz – rely on God’s order for men and women. The man must lead, and lead well: he must be strong, he must know the right steps to take, he must give clear instruction, he must be confident and he must honour the woman. If he fails in these ways, the dance will never

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After a very interesting and useful chat with two of my art buds i may potentially be making art work about trance clubbing! I'm well into the idea of creating environments - spaces that the participant wholly enters into, the conditions of which effectuate certain responses/emotions/sensations in the the participant. I've been thinking about using lighting and sound...you know how when you're

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Calloo Callay! This year's art trip with the department is to Warsaw! After avoiding the rubbishy trip to New York for the last two years, i'm so pleased that the department came up with a good idea for this year! What with my alternative art trip to Prague last year and my recent interest in learning Russian, i'm getting well into the whole eastern European thing! Love it!This'll be the first

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Yesterday (sunday) we were able to welcome seven Christian freshers to King's Church - that's good enough as it it is, but get this: they all live on the same corridor in halls, and there are two more of them who couldn't make it that morning but wanted to. NINE Christians on one corridor who all seem to be well up for Jesus!! We third years have been praying for God to provide us with labourers

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I approached this film from the position of having recently re-read the book and never having properly watched the BBC series (although I do know what Colin Firth looks like!)I enjoyed watching this film – primarily because the central love story was really quite breathtaking. The magnetism and chemistry between the two actors – and therefore the two characters – was obvious.Matthew Macfadyen

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Oh my goodness!! I just watched the final episode of No Sex Please, We're Teenagers, and it really touched my heart! I didn't watch the previous episodes, mostly because the blurbs i read about it presented it as a gimmicky sensationalist show that both whinged about the state of current society and also pointed and laughed at the leaders' naivete and optimism. This couldn't have been further

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Heehee! *squiggles and giggles* Just spent a wicked day at Whipsnade Zoo with Stef and his mate Dan. Got a good long look at some of the animals - like the chimps, who were eating and grooming and there was a baby one who kept tumbling about - he was so cute! There was a beautiful tiger prowling around right by his fence, the elephants (including two adorable ickle ones) were really close, eating

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Eeeeeeek! Saw Ewan McGregor in Guys and Dolls yesterday with me mum. Eeeeek! *squeals aplenty* *reverts to teenager mode* He's so gorgeous! Check out that cheeky grin! Those twinkling eyes! And he really can sing - live, not just for film. *Swoon* So upon arriving back home of course we had to watch Moulin Rouge straight away - possibly my very favouritest film. My brother and i also flounced

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What a fab holiday I've had! Simply brill. Some highlights:* Animals! Sheeps didn't feature so prominantly as they did in the Lakes but horses were to be found in abundance! I should have known; after all, New Forest= Wild Ponies. Everywhere you look there are free horses (of Narnia! i wish) roaming about in groups. On the first evening, as my family and i wandered down from our hotel to the

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Heya! Trying to get back into the habit of blogging by just writing random stuffs...tomorrow my parents and my lil bro and i are going on a nice little family holiday to the New Forest area near Lyndhurst. My big bro is in Singapore revisting places we used to go when we lived there, lucky thing. But hopefully we'll get a chance to do some nice holiday things like go to the beach. I hope also to

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Kinda in the mood for writing down my thoughts about things in the form of palaverous, never-ending lists. In a bit i will certainly get onto the topic of one of the best books i've ever read - Life of Pi, by Yann Martel - but i've just watched The Return of the King extended edition for the second this these hols so i'm gonna talk about that just now!So! Things that i love about this film:- "

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Wow, i really haven't blogged for a long time. No doubt at some point i'll put up a few details of my summery exploits. For the last couple of weeks i've done virtually nothing except read, so i thought it would be apt to do a bit of a write-up of the books i've been reading. I've adored these couple of weeks. During my two years at uni my biggest regret has been not making enough time to get

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I understand this isn't the most important thing that is happening in the world today, but i thought i'd make a note of it anyway. The exam results were published online and i have mixed feelings. On the plus side, i did really well in my art theory exam - i got 78% when i wasn't expecting much more than about 65. I got a first in my german written coursework and exam, and a mid 2i in the oral

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Just got back from spending a couple of hours in the 24/7 prayer room at church. The biggest thing i got from it was the sense of intimacy. I felt God's presence instantly. I was kinda expecting it because as Katy drove me to church for my 10pm slot on the way home from Amber's barbeque, I felt God's presence in huge way as i gazed out over the rolling hills and the pink sunset and i absolutely

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A-harrr me hearties! I've been docked in this port for too long! I don't know the name of the port yet, but God might tell me later. At any rate, my feet are itching for the open seas and i have to be leaving at once! My Captain has called me aboard his ship; he has called me to join him on an adventure. As Katy and I prayed tonight, i committed my journey once again into his trustworthy and

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My heart aches and aches and aches and aches.I don't really know how to express this in words. It's visceral, primordial, transcendent. It's when music just fills you and lifts you and you feel overwhelmed by it and it's part of you and you're part of it and you have to dance, you just have to, you can't not move, and the light shines into your eyes and you can't see anything else and it's pure

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Thought i'd also let y'all know bout my bootiful lion. Our art deadline was 9am monday morning and for the last 2 weeks (since my art theory exam) i've been in the department all hours - often starting 8.30 am and going home on the last bus at 1.08am which is pretty knackering! for the first of those 2 major weeks i spent every night covering the beast in fibreglass which i was constantly scared

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What is God like? Is his heart good?"So long as we imagine that it is we who have to look for God, we must often lose heart. But it is the other way about; He is looking for us. And so we can afford to recognise that very often we are not looking for God; far from it, we are in full flight from him, in high rebellion against him. And he knows that and has taken it into account. He has followed us

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I've not had time to write for the last couple of weeks what with the lion growling for attention at all times, but now that the deadline has passed and i've had about 12 hours sleep in a row, i feel ready to return to the computer!My birthday was fab! It was just a really lovely day. i was like a small child, extremely over-excited and giggly. It was great being on a Sunday. This meant i got to

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Eeep - art theory exam tomorrow. I've revised quite a lot and i'm fairly confident of all the main themes and ideas so i should be okay. the problem will be finding it difficult to formulate a coherant plan and good sentences for the essays! I just don't like exams. Need to find a new biro too, i ran my pens out doing my revision!I'm itching to continue working on my lion but i've taken a few

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Saturday night was a lovely spaghetti bolognase based evening was it not? Thanks to a hand from Luke the food didn't get as damaged as it could have done and everyone said it tasted good anyway (which may have just been people being nice but i am a reasonably good cook and it tasted great to me! Three tubes of tomato puree did the trick. i love the stuff.)Thanks also go to Sooti for pouring the

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The girl didn't come to look at the house...valuable revision time spent watching 'serious desert' and neighbours with the lads while waiting for the girl...oh well...start revising in a minute i guess. german exam tomorrow. my attitude currently is "fine, i'll practice some grammar but i'll never learn enough new vocab to actually make a difference and as for translation, if i can't do it now

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"Oh Aslan," said Lucy. "Will you tell us how to get ito your country from our world?" "I shall be telling you all the time," said Aslan. "But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear that, for I am the great Bridge Builder. And now come; I will open the door in the sky and send you back to your own land." "Please, Aslan," said

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I love sundays and i love going to church! today has been good in other respects too. i got a donation towards my art work which is really gonna help me out, plus the mould for my lion's face came off the clay positive really nicely so i'll be able to cast it tomorrow. he's so bootiful. and i got some more support for my art work - Ife said it was a really good idea and i consider him a good

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I feel good today. I had the most peculiar dream and was disappointed to wake up from it. In the dream i was awarded a £1000 grant from the department for my art work cos they considered it really worthy! I guess it came from my subconscious desire for my Aslan installation to be taken seriously and for it to actually be worth all the effort. I'm also worried about the cost of it.I haven't really

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Do you know how it feels when you've had a day that was just overwhelming and then you cry and you feel strangely satisfied...it still feels sort of funny and achey inside, or a little bit spaced-out, but it's okay cos God's just got you...After a hectic week week today was overwhelming in a quiet way. God really came through for me yesterday with my german oral but today's deadline was just way

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I just want to note down, so that it's official, that i love adventures. God made a me a fairy-tale loving person. They make me ache on the inside.This is why i love Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and lots of other adventure stories so much that i ache.

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The Future Glory of Luton (Isaiah 54v11-)"O afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted, I will build you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with sapphires.I will make your battlements of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.All your sons will be taught by the Lord, and great will be your children's peace.In righteousness you will be

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Today God, my dad, said to me:"YOU are my heart's desire."He's said it to me before. I've always heard it as as "You are my HEART'S DESIRE" which is nice enough, and something that every little girl needs to know from her heavenly daddy.But I'll tell you what, when i heard it this morning, in the new way, I was blown away. I cried for ages. He said "It's not about the things you do. I want YOU

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Why is concentrating so difficult?Sit down, get out folder, pick up pen, lay paper out on desk...read notes...re-read notes...think about what other work needs doing...make to-do list...make to-do list for non-work tasks...begin to do one of the tasks on the second list...look at notes again...answer one question, leaving ends of sentences unfinished for 'later'...turn on computer...check emails.

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I travelled home from Luton to Lancaster today. It's funny, calling places home. I think of both Luton and Lancaster as my home. In Lancaster i love living a life independent of my family, having 'my own' home. I love the communities that that i belong to: the art department (and specifically the second year sculpture group!), my church, the community in my house, my cell group. The city is

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