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December 30, 2004
With Gift Card In Hand
Gift cards can be really great. Especially when they are used to get something(s) I have wanted, but not wanted to spend the money on.
Today, after working a few hours in the office, I decided to take an excursion over to Barnes and Noble to make use of a Christmas gift card, I received. YIPPEE. I'm so excited. I picked up two books that I have been wanting. One is called, "Blue Like Jazz". A friend had reccommended it to me a while ago and I spotted it tonight. A line on the front says, "Nonreligious thoughts on Christian Spirituality". It's by Donald Miller. On the back there's a quote, "I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. But sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself...I used to not like God because God didn't resolve, But that was before any of this happened." My interest is peaked.
The other book, ...ok, don't laugh... I got partially because of Oprah. Hey, I said don't laugh. It's the now legendary (in some circles), "He's Just Not That Into You". I saw the Oprah show and thought I really needed to read this one...then, it has come up in so many conversations with both guys and girls, that I thought I'd better check it out.
I have to finish the books I am currently reading, but I'm down to 2 at a time, so I might be able to throw another one into the mix. I'm still reading the giant LOTR trilogy, but am more than half way thru. I'm also about 3/4 thru The Journey of Desire by John Eldridge. Good stuff.
I wrote another poem. It's called "Comfort Zones". I'm pretty excited about that. Thanks to my friend Jake for helping me pinpoint what the added thing was that this poem needed...resolve. I think I found that in the final draft.
Posted by stacey at December 30, 2004 07:55 PM