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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Tue, 06 May 2008 23:15:45 GMT

gos·sip /ˈgɒsəp/ [gos-uhp] noun, verb, -siped or -sipped, -sip·ing or -sip·ping.

–noun

1.	idle talk or rumor, esp. about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.

2.	light, familiar talk or writing.

3.	Also, gos·sip·er, gos·sip·per. a person given to tattling or idle talk.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to talk idly, esp. about the affairs of others; go about tattling.

- www.Dictionary.com

"Gossip is idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others.

While gossip forms one of the oldest and (still) the most common means of spreading and sharing facts and views, it also has a reputation for the introduction of errors and other variations into the information thus transmitted. The term also carries implications that the news so transmitted (usually) has a personal or trivial nature. Compare conversation." - Wikipedia

I have lately been plagued with gossip. Pretty much all at work. I feel like I spend most of my time trying to distinguish truth from fiction in all the things I hear. I recently have been told some things that have upset me... about one of my best friends. I tossed and turned all night... should I ask her if the rumor is true? is it any of my business? does it matter if it's true or not? do I really want to know if it's true?

I thought that if I asked her and it turned out the rumor were true, it would really hurt our friendship. I really wasn't sure that I wanted to know, but I didn't think I could stand the uncertainty. Finally I decided that, not only wasn't it my business, but I could not spend the very precious and limited time that I have left with this friend running around confirming idle gossip. When I started to think about what the gossip had told me, it seemed incredibly unlikely - not just the thought that my best friend would do something that would really hurt me - just where we she find the time to do the things she was accused of?

I hope that catches on and I pay less and less attention to idle gossip and give it less weight.

Proverbs 31:27
"She looks well to how things go in her household, and the bread of idleness (gossip, discontent, and self-pity) she will not eat." - www.Bible.com This is my daily devotion.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:18:44 GMT

Well. It's been more than a year since I last wrote on xanga. I mainly keep it to read other's blogs and keep up with everyone else. It seems that everyone I know in the south keeps asking my family where I am.

I'm still in Albany, NY - I am the House Manager and Volunteer Coordinator at Capital Repertory Theatre. I really like it here... my job is pretty good, my coworkers are fabulous, i have a wonderful boyfriend, and the city is very Carrie-friendly. But who knows, I may be heading back down south in a year or two.

I was reading the engagement story of my friend Erik (who is much younger than me) when my friend Courtney (who is not much older than me) stopped by with her brand new baby. Last night I called my niece (who is 3) on her new princess phone and we chatted about 'school' and other things. All the time my nephew (who is almost 2) is yelling in the background. And here I am, trying not to feel any pressure to marry and have babies before I'm ready. Crazy crazy. I mean, I'm only 25. I still feel like I'm young enough to not be married and not have children. Oh well.

the long road home...

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:28:58 GMT

well, it has certainly been a while - but things are going well. the job is challenging and sometimes slow, but satisfying, nonetheless.

met a boy... am very happy.

wish i kept in better touch with old friends

"Whose idea was it to put an 's' is lisp?"

Riding the wave...

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 23:54:44 GMT

Life is a series of waves (crests and troughs). Sometimes you feel on top of the world... riding the crest of the wave. The next day, you are down in the lowest of the dumps (the trough of the wave, if you will).

Sometimes, most times, at all times you cannot control how high/low on the wave you ride or how long.

Moving to a new place is exciting, thrilling, an adventure. I was riding the very top of a very high wave. Then work started...... veeeeeeeeeeery sloooooooowly... i began to come down the wave. After a few days I found myself at the bottom of the trough, and believe me, it wasn't pretty.

Fortunately and Sadly, these moments don't last forever. Sad that the absolutely fabulous moments when you are riding the crest of the wave don't last for long (or forever for that matter). Fortunate that those really low moments don't last forever (though they do seem to last longer than the fabulous moments, but I may have been focusing too much on the negative that week).

In any case... I am commited to RIDING THE WAVE, as far as it will take me.... to the distant shore of eternity. (wow that was poetic. i think i'll put that on a t-shirt)

Sunday, September 03, 2006

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 21:24:18 GMT

Niels Miller, a very sweet man that I worked with in Fort Myers this last year, died yesterday. He was 82 and recently found out he had cancer. Please pray for his family and his cats.

Friday, September 01, 2006

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:16:33 GMT

ok... got a comment that the wall background i had made it difficult to read my blog... so i thought i'd go with one of the loves of my life... diet coke. i hope you enjoy it as much as i do *slurp*

Monday, August 28, 2006

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:49:14 GMT

Counting down til I leave for Albany! 8 days now... only eight more packing days til Moving Day!

At the moment I'm just enjoying watching the babies (my niece, Emily, and my nephew, Caleb) and boy are they a handful! But they are cute, so it's all good.

I hope everyone is having a great day today and if you're not I hope tomorrow will be better.

"I say, if your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life." ~Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes

I hope your knees get green today... I know mine will.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:01:40 GMT

Come on people... where are those terribly witty metaphors?!? I know you know what I'm talking about! Start those engines people.... I need responses!

In other news... I GOT A NEW CAR TODAY! Ok... we're using the term 'new' loosely. It's new to me!

sniffle

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 23:21:32 GMT

so, i'm still in knoxville, tn hanging at my parent's house. it's raining outside and i have a cold. *sniffle* my nose and i have not been on speaking terms for about 3 days now and it doesn't seem like there is an end in sight. i know it's only been 3 days, but i have a cold - i'm allowed to be a little pessimistic. *sniffle*

so, hopefully, in the next few days i will be able to wiggle myself free from watching babies to finish cleaning out my car. hopefully i will be able to trade my car, get a 'good' deal on a 'new' car, pack up as much of my life as i can, and get myself up to albany, ny.

unfortunately life is hellbent on not making it very easy for me. i have had a few curveballs and one or two hurdles to get over and let me tell you that i am feeling the effects of some hard decisions. whoever said that life wasn't easy was seriously understating matters. life isn't just 'not easy'... it's more like... i don't know... we should definately think about what life is like when it's hard and come up with some really snazzy metaphors.

SO... what is life like for you during difficult times? a freight train, a hurricane... take your time, give it some thought, and leave me a message... i really need a good metaphor for how my life is like right now. the freight train isn't too bad if it's a runaway freight train.

anyways, give it some thought and let me know what you come up with.

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 02:09:50 GMT

so... waiting on a few details, but I HAVE A JOB!

For those who don't know, I was working in Albany, NY this summer at a theatre day camp. We just finished up this weekend and I drove 13 1/2 to get home today, so I'm beat. Anywho! They asked me to come back as the electrics apprentice for the year!

Now, I know what you're saying, and yes it's all true, but there are big bonus upsides to it all... if you would like more detail definately give me a call! And if you don't have my NEW TN phone number, send me an email and I'll send it to you.

I'm soooo excited, but a FULL day in the car has totally drained me. I hope everyone is doing well and I hope to see you all soon!

zzzzzzz....