I am about to flip your grammar world upside down.
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx
THIS article makes me SMILE <3 hehe
Next time someone tries to tell me that "all right" is "alright"...WABAM! In yo fayce buddy! I also have a little book by William Strunk (Elements of Style) who will also attest to the contents of the link I've provided.
HEHE. I IS HUGE DORK.I SPEAKS PROPER ENGRISH.
Smile Big,
E.H.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Worst Invention, EVER: THE SPORK
No lie, the spork is the worst invention ever...my Blogger automated spell-checker doesn't even acknowledge it as a legitimate word as I write this. But no matter! I love it and it cracks me up =)Here are my thoughts on THE SPORK...dun, dun, duuuun~!
1. Dual-functionality FAIL: Its efforts to be both a fork and a spoon are futile. Sporks are legitimate tools for the economically and environmentally savvy persons, however, they must be starving if they're using a spork. Per sporkful, you will only get a puppy's lick of soup, and zero meat, because the darn thing does not hold it's fluids nor can it grab its solids. It's like a stomach virus in the form of seemingly harmless plastic.
2. The spork is the reason why I never ate the hot foods at my elementary school. Of course, I have to take into account the fact that I was an awfully odd child who had serious anxiety eating in front of others and was afraid of getting lost in the lunch line or being the last to sit at the class table...NO, I was not self-concious...(...^^) However, even with those established truths, can I just say that they REALLY confused my already confusing childhood and fooding experience? Cheese...
3. From a word-loving dork's perspective: The word "spork" is absolutely phenomenal and tickles me bubbalicious pink. It is among one of my favoritest words (Among: chubby, bubble, balloon, boink, cup, and foodies...obviously, I have an impressive range of vocabulary).
4. I appreciate the silly minds of Hubert Gagnon and Aldo Balatti who were the inventors of the spork in 1996 (my source of credible knowledge). They also have silly names which I quite like =)...Although, as an American, I would like to mention that they are CANADIAN (hehe, JABEZ!)...I'm just sayin~!
5. People are inspired by sporks: TEEHEE! This is the reason why I even got to thinking about sporks: http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/spork-film28978.html
And...that's my rant on sporks. They are so useless and I could choose to be irritated at them for destroying my childhood eating experience, but instead, I choose to giggle at it for a bit because it really is just the darnest thing.
Acknowledgements:
-Thanks, Raymond for pointing the way to the inspiration
-Image provided by another blogger
Smile BEEG,
E.H.
Monday, April 12, 2010
The Battle
You know what made me smile today?
The fact that when I am in a battle, it is not the battle that I face, but God.
Because it is God that I face, he covers and protects me, giving me strength and courage to stand firm.
We have everything to hope for because He is everything <3
The fact that when I am in a battle, it is not the battle that I face, but God.
Because it is God that I face, he covers and protects me, giving me strength and courage to stand firm.
We have everything to hope for because He is everything <3
Smile big,
E.H
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Louis Vuitton and God? Really?
Long story short, I lost my $700 Louis Vuitton wallet today (a gift from my g.ma), along with my driver's license, a bit over $100 in cash, $50 gift card to Cheesecake Factory (!!!), $25 gift card to B&N, various store credit cards, and my SEPTA transpass. I was really sad...but WAIT! Hold up! Before you go and judge me as being materialistic...I would like to share the joy I found in today because of the loss of these silly little possessions.
Can I just say, it freaking sucks when you are pothead-happy all day, singing lalala I love Jesus, thinking about the people you're making cookies for and something terrible goes wrong.
I didn't start acting upset until after I had rushed back and forth from the grocery store (because I think that's where I lost it).
When I got home, I had just finished talking to my co-leader and friend, BK, saying that I was unable to make it to practice. As soon as we hung up, I was SO SAD.
When I say sad, I mean BOOGIES BUBBLING OUT OF MY NOSTRILS+ HURRICANE ELLEN TEARS+WAILING+HICCUPS+VIOLENT SHAKING+ OLDER BROTHER TOTALLY WEIRDED OUT kind of sad. However, this sadness is what ultimately led to what made me smile and joyous today. =)
I realized why I was sad as there were only two things going through my head the whole time: My parents and the fact that I wanted to be with FM so badly. I have never wanted to go to practice as badly as I wanted to today. But even with that, for some reason, God didn't let me go to practice today, and I think I know why.
I wanted to go to practice so that I could share the Gospel that I was reminded of today while I was deeply troubled and challenged to pray for certain brothers and sisters whom have been on my heart. When God decided to stop me from going to practice, when God broke my heart because of it, He confirmed in in my heart, not just my head, the Gospel, freeing me to finally understand what a privilege it is to serve him and to serve his children.
To be in ANY ministry, to be in the presence of other brothers and sisters is such a blessing. What I felt today, I don't know if I'll ever feel it the same way as I did today, but I now know what it means to truly want to serve other people and be heartbroken simply because of the fact that I can't share the GOSPEL. Man, when Paul is bearing his soul out to all those cities, and he is just DYING to be with them so that he can talk about Jesus and the Gospel...I think I got a glimmer of that today...I am so thankful that this is real.
God, You're REAL and I KNOW, I so know, that you are. And ya'know, I really love You. Thanks for breaking my heart today because now I know that you are within me, just like you said, and I can't say I'm completely ready to take on any more heartbreak, but I trust you and I'm holding on to you...and I know that you got me =) And I know it'll be a-otay~
Thanks for making me smile, God!
Love,
Your little Ellen forever
P.S. SMILE BIG, PEOPLE!
Can I just say, it freaking sucks when you are pothead-happy all day, singing lalala I love Jesus, thinking about the people you're making cookies for and something terrible goes wrong.
I didn't start acting upset until after I had rushed back and forth from the grocery store (because I think that's where I lost it).
When I got home, I had just finished talking to my co-leader and friend, BK, saying that I was unable to make it to practice. As soon as we hung up, I was SO SAD.
When I say sad, I mean BOOGIES BUBBLING OUT OF MY NOSTRILS+ HURRICANE ELLEN TEARS+WAILING+HICCUPS+VIOLENT SHAKING+ OLDER BROTHER TOTALLY WEIRDED OUT kind of sad. However, this sadness is what ultimately led to what made me smile and joyous today. =)
I realized why I was sad as there were only two things going through my head the whole time: My parents and the fact that I wanted to be with FM so badly. I have never wanted to go to practice as badly as I wanted to today. But even with that, for some reason, God didn't let me go to practice today, and I think I know why.
I wanted to go to practice so that I could share the Gospel that I was reminded of today while I was deeply troubled and challenged to pray for certain brothers and sisters whom have been on my heart. When God decided to stop me from going to practice, when God broke my heart because of it, He confirmed in in my heart, not just my head, the Gospel, freeing me to finally understand what a privilege it is to serve him and to serve his children.
To be in ANY ministry, to be in the presence of other brothers and sisters is such a blessing. What I felt today, I don't know if I'll ever feel it the same way as I did today, but I now know what it means to truly want to serve other people and be heartbroken simply because of the fact that I can't share the GOSPEL. Man, when Paul is bearing his soul out to all those cities, and he is just DYING to be with them so that he can talk about Jesus and the Gospel...I think I got a glimmer of that today...I am so thankful that this is real.
God, You're REAL and I KNOW, I so know, that you are. And ya'know, I really love You. Thanks for breaking my heart today because now I know that you are within me, just like you said, and I can't say I'm completely ready to take on any more heartbreak, but I trust you and I'm holding on to you...and I know that you got me =) And I know it'll be a-otay~
Thanks for making me smile, God!
Love,
Your little Ellen forever
P.S. SMILE BIG, PEOPLE!
Monday, April 5, 2010
Random Happies!
So, the past week was odd in all the loveliest of ways.
The start of last week was completely horrendous...I wish I took a picture of my room because it was a complete reflection of my life, how I felt and looked...utter chaos and dysfunctional.
However, I knew Monday and Tuesday were going to be extremely difficult and full of self-pity, so I was really proactive about planning out little pockets of time each day to do something that would provide a little comfort and peace in my life...the weather and having freshly waxed legs definitely helped as well =P
Here are a bunch of random happies that got me through the week:
1. Recording a video outside (and the bees were nice enough not to punch me in the face while doing so...thank you, carpenter bees ^_^)
2. My daddy made me breakfast (2 eggs over-easy and toast <3), and I got to eat with my family before heading out to school...this is extremely rare, as I am always running late to everything, bolting out of the house shouting "I LOVE YOU!"...with the occasional tripping on the doormat...OCCASIONAL!
3. Um, THE WEATHER!!! hehe wore a skirt/dress everyday I could =)
4. Tim Be Told & Jason Min Concert at USP
5. Rittenhouse Park Picnic with Holly and Ev <3 + 5Guys
6. Guy at Starbucks who wished me a good day 2 minutes after he had served my coffee...Something about the way he said it was so genuine, like he thought about it and wanted to say it to me. HAHA or maybe I just really wanted to hear someone say that to me...HAHA
7. Philippians 1:3-11
8. Sitting in on Bob Skaler's lecture at The Wagner Institute (<3!!!) on the history of North Broad Street
9. Getting my thesis topic approved by my professor
10. Full Measure Saturdays: Saturday morning worship, practice, silly time, Greek Lady, gig at the bombest church in West Philly, Saving Thomas, Raymond came too, fried chicken + mac n'cheese outside on THE yellow blankie, football toss, sore arms, drive home happies!
11. Went to brother's TaeKwonDo tournament he was coaching...made me want to be a fighter...what's Bruce Lee's favorite drink?!...WAAATTTAHHHHHHHHHH~~~!
And I have one last one I would like set apart from the rest:
12. Yesterday was Easter Sunday...what I like to call Jesus Day...well I call every Sunday Jesus Day, but that's beside the point...
Anyhoo, the sermon gave a completely new insight on the gospels, testimonies, and confirmation of the reality of Jesus Christ, my Shepherd and King, my bestie and inspiration, my very breath and comfort, my foundation and guardian...and Jesus, Thank YOU for the Word placed in my heart, thank YOU for keeping my family the way it is, thank YOU for allowing me to make the train every morning so that I won't miss class, thank YOU for showing me that even through my failures, your plans still reign and remain untouched by my staining hands...you rock my socks every day, ALL DAY, Jesus...and it is in YOUR freedom, I will live. I want to be your little Ellen forever and ever and ever...thanks for letting that be possible <3
Smile Big,
E.H.
The start of last week was completely horrendous...I wish I took a picture of my room because it was a complete reflection of my life, how I felt and looked...utter chaos and dysfunctional.
However, I knew Monday and Tuesday were going to be extremely difficult and full of self-pity, so I was really proactive about planning out little pockets of time each day to do something that would provide a little comfort and peace in my life...the weather and having freshly waxed legs definitely helped as well =P
Here are a bunch of random happies that got me through the week:
1. Recording a video outside (and the bees were nice enough not to punch me in the face while doing so...thank you, carpenter bees ^_^)
2. My daddy made me breakfast (2 eggs over-easy and toast <3), and I got to eat with my family before heading out to school...this is extremely rare, as I am always running late to everything, bolting out of the house shouting "I LOVE YOU!"...with the occasional tripping on the doormat...OCCASIONAL!
3. Um, THE WEATHER!!! hehe wore a skirt/dress everyday I could =)
4. Tim Be Told & Jason Min Concert at USP
5. Rittenhouse Park Picnic with Holly and Ev <3 + 5Guys
6. Guy at Starbucks who wished me a good day 2 minutes after he had served my coffee...Something about the way he said it was so genuine, like he thought about it and wanted to say it to me. HAHA or maybe I just really wanted to hear someone say that to me...HAHA
7. Philippians 1:3-11
8. Sitting in on Bob Skaler's lecture at The Wagner Institute (<3!!!) on the history of North Broad Street
9. Getting my thesis topic approved by my professor
10. Full Measure Saturdays: Saturday morning worship, practice, silly time, Greek Lady, gig at the bombest church in West Philly, Saving Thomas, Raymond came too, fried chicken + mac n'cheese outside on THE yellow blankie, football toss, sore arms, drive home happies!
11. Went to brother's TaeKwonDo tournament he was coaching...made me want to be a fighter...what's Bruce Lee's favorite drink?!...WAAATTTAHHHHHHHHHH~~~!
And I have one last one I would like set apart from the rest:
12. Yesterday was Easter Sunday...what I like to call Jesus Day...well I call every Sunday Jesus Day, but that's beside the point...
Anyhoo, the sermon gave a completely new insight on the gospels, testimonies, and confirmation of the reality of Jesus Christ, my Shepherd and King, my bestie and inspiration, my very breath and comfort, my foundation and guardian...and Jesus, Thank YOU for the Word placed in my heart, thank YOU for keeping my family the way it is, thank YOU for allowing me to make the train every morning so that I won't miss class, thank YOU for showing me that even through my failures, your plans still reign and remain untouched by my staining hands...you rock my socks every day, ALL DAY, Jesus...and it is in YOUR freedom, I will live. I want to be your little Ellen forever and ever and ever...thanks for letting that be possible <3
Smile Big,
E.H.
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