things I like.

1. Pictures of Puppies (see below) and such cheesy sites as dailybunny.com and dailypuppy.com

2. Woodland creatures. Specifically cartoon drawings of woodland creatures by my little sister. those kind are the best.
3. Iced Chai from Vientos Y Aguas. Its changing my life.
4. The Arcade Fire. And friends that buy you tickets to see the Arcade Fire. Yay Kelly!!
5. Quinoa. Its the new rice (and better for you!).
6. The Danielson Familie. Everything about them makes me gleeful. Go watch the documentary, its phenomenal.
7. Sisters. I like my sisters a lot. I've gotten to see them recently, and I am a better person for it.

There are many good things about my life.
Today, these are the things I am especially thankful for.

THIS WAS PURELY ACCIDENTAL

Wyatt and I took 3 pics.
I was showing off my hair cut.
We made the same face.
3 different times.
Totally accidental.
And funny to look at.




SMIRK!



SMILE!



SCRUNCH!

An Interesting Read.

I'll post the first paragraph (which is prob my favorite) but I encourage you all to go to the following link to read the whole thing. Its a rather interesting take on the reaction to the Virginia Tech shootings.

http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/

by PEGGY NOONAN

Cold Standard
Virginia Tech and the heartlessness of our media and therapy culture.

Friday, April 20, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDT

I saw an old friend on the Acela on the way to Washington, and he told me of the glum, grim faces at the station he'd left, all the commuters with newspapers in their hands and under their arms. This was the day after Virginia Tech. We talked about what was different this time, in this tragedy. I told him I felt people were stricken because they weren't stricken. When Columbine happened, it was weird and terrible, and now there have been some incidents since, and now it's not weird anymore. And that is what's so terrible. It's the difference between "That doesn't happen!" and "That happens."

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(read the rest at the link I posted)

If you pick up the latest issue of Death + Taxes Magazine you just might see a picture of Paul and I @ our SXSW party.

(Issue 7, with Explosions in The Sky on the cover)

Pleasant Discovery of the Day!

Trader Joe's Mediterranean Hummus (complete with olive oil, pine nuts, etc on top) is the real deal. Or the bees knees, whichever you prefer.

For years, I've relegated myself to the Spicy Hummus, with the occasional Cilantro Jalapeno Hummus.

But no more!

This is the best store-bought hummus money can buy. You are probably all in the know and I am light years behind, but I had to share my discovery.

P.S. Yes mom, my posts are random. Its because I dont have the mental prowess to actually write about things that matter. Well, most of the time.

P.S.S. You can call me "Lindsay The Red". Why? I have red hair. 'Nuff said.

I just tried those Bjore "pore cleansing" strips for the first time.

Not only are they not easy to remove from ones face (they literally tear your face off) but now my face feels numb, tingly, white hot, and burning all at the same time.

You know how when your leg falls asleep and when its waking back up it feels like little tiny knives are stabbing your muscles or like little tiny ants are crawling inside of your legs? That's how my face feels.

I'd say I'll never do it again -- but if I wake up in the morning with magically delightful skin...I just might.

FEIST

I never really liked Feist.

The Mushaboom single from her last album was a nice lil' track, but the rest of it sounded like adult contemporary Norah Jones crap to me.

I'm not sure what changed -- me or her -- but I have an entirely different attitude towards her. I can't stop listening to her new album, "The Reminder" (Out on May 1).

So, here. Take a listen, see if you like it.
(Take note: this is my first song post attemtp. Be gracious if it fails).

Feist - I Feel It All

Somehow I'd never seen this picture until today.

OTTERS HOLDING HANDS (I am sucker for this stuff)

Uganda!

So, I'm going to Uganda this summer.

I will be going with a team of people from my parents church in Oregon -- and we will be partnering with Christian Life Church in Kampala, Uganda. We'll be setting up a medical clinic, bringing supplies, building a multi-purpose room, and conducting a VBS for the kids. The tenative dates of the trip are June 21 - July 9th.

I'm currently in the process of getting my visa and all my shots and vaccines -- and somehow this all doesn't really seem real to me (yet).

I had a really hard time with the decision whether or not to go. I'd be using up ALL my vacation days for the entire year -- and with the job I have its quite difficult to take a few days off -- let alone take a few weeks off. I waited until the last possible minute to make my decision, and I was a bit of a basket case because I had to figure out my plans in a matter of 8 hours. I thought about it, prayed about it, worried about it, etc -- and then I got this text message from a friend:

"Go to Uganda. Life will figure itself out."

Granted, many of my friends had been saying the same thing in many different ways -- but the truth of those words struck me. It will all work out. It always does.

So, that's my big news!

I honestly can't wait to go...I know that God is at work in Africa and I am privileged just to be a very very small part of it. Please keep me in your prayers as I prepare for this trip!

Let me know if you are interested in more details of my trip -- I'd love to tell you all about it. :)