February 26, 2010

Berta Potts

Lord, why can't i just be a professional housewife? (minus the lifetime commitment and intimacy) why do i have to continue on through this drudgery that is graduate school.. and then enter the work force??

today, my boss asked me to go across to his unit and check on his laundry. so i did. i even folded his towels and matched his socks (even if he didn't ask me to). and of course (politely avoided his boxers... bleh~)

why can't we all just do what we LOVE and make money doing it???

maybe i could just be a Berta (Two and a Half Men):

the jolly large house keeper who shows tough love to the men in the house by cooking, cleaning, and making wise cracks about their bad decisions...


or maybe a Pepper Potts (Iron Man):

a professional grade personal assistant/secretary/maid who secretly loves her hott boss.

or a doubtfire....

my favorite childhood movie.
i love the silly, cool old hag so much!!


oh boy, how i would love my life....

February 20, 2010

steadfastness



the day i was most stressed by work, i heard the best sermon in the car on the way home. Francis really hit it home for me about learning to be steadfast. What he says:

Steadfastness is patience. Steadfastness is when you have a weight on you and you keep holding up that weight. It is endurance. We want to say; "God get rid of this weight so then I can just relax". But you don't persevere unless there is weight and pressure on you. And you want to quit when it gets more difficult. So most of us pray God, get rid of that weight. We don't pray asking for God to make our lives a little more difficult so that you could develop steadfastness.

why? because we care about our comfort far more than we care about our character. Most days we don't think about our character. we think i just want to be happy; hoping all our problems will go away. we get frustrated when something is going wrong because we aren't thinking about how it will build us into more Godly, more steadfast people with strong character.

God wants us to be Holy. He wants us to be this steadfast person. Instead of being frustrated at hardship, if we were really concerned about character we could obey James 1: consider it all joy when you encounter these trials. here is an opportunity to get stronger.


We rejoice in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. - Romans 5:3-4

let's snuggle

Pastor Jay mentioned last night that he always refers to sports analogies because everything in life can be explained through sports. at that moment i thought that, for me, anything and everything in life can be made analogous to human relationships.

i find myself writing about relationships between friends, family, and dating. but how often do i assess and write about my intimate relationship with God our Father? (not much, spank me.)

so today i snuggled with Jesus. (no... not a buff latino guy. i mean God) But I really spent time in my bed, wrapped in the warmth of my blanket talking to God. I thought, how easy is it to set aside time to do this everyday? Easy enough! If Jesus was my boyfriend, he would be pretty mad that I don't spend much intimate time with him like this. We would probably have broken up by now... or found others to emotionally lean on (cheat on with)... NG! not good at all....

My goals:
1. more intimate snuggle time with God (prayful life)
2. more reflecting on the Word (reading + sermon listening)
3. finishing up all the reading for Leadership Bible studies
4. taking importance away from meaningless things (fb/twitter/k-pop)

i must say, i am actually really excited for these coming changes in the next few weeks..


파이팅 to all of us who are in preparation for Resurrection Sunday!

February 15, 2010

mad skillz

so my boss usually has me do normal life things for him at work.. such as going to the deli for a pastrami sandwich, or taking his dog out to pee/poo. he recently introduced me to playing catch with his yellow lab using this big sack toy, good for throwing (since they are soft-mouthed dogs meant to retrieve birds).

today i threw the toy too high and it got stuck in a tree... i was panicking and looking around for a really big ladder... i was even tempted to wave down the firetruck that was nonchalantly driving by at that moment... but then. it struck me. all my training was finally going to pay off!!

i ran to my car for that official NFL football sitting in the trunk and unleashed my skillz to knock the toy back down to earth. success! (i was so very excited that a masculine fist pump escaped from within me)

Hallelujah! our coaches would be proud....

February 14, 2010

the no excuses truth


reposted.. cuz sometimes we all need a reminder to make the right decision...

my personal picks from the bestseller "he's just not that into you" for all you confused/frustrated ladies (who may or may not be denial right now).

1. He's just not that into you if... he's not asking you out.
(because if he likes you, trust me, he will ask you out.)

the excuse: but he gave me his number...
men for the most part, like to pursue women. they like knowing if they can catch you. they feel rewarded when they do... especially when the chase is a long one.

the bottom line:
-if you have to be the agressor... he's just not that into you.
-don't get tricked into asking him out. if he likes you, he will do the asking.

2. he's just not that into you if... he's not calling you.
(men know how to use the phone.)

the bottom line:
if he's not calling you, it's because you are not on his mind.
"busy" is another word for "asshole". "asshole" is another word for the guy you're dating.

3. he's just not that into you if... he's not dating you.
("hanging out" is not dating.)

so many gray, murky areas of vagueness, mystery, and no questions asked. dudes love this time because that's when they get to pretend they're not really dating you. they also get to pretend they're not really responsible for your feelings.

the excuse: "It's better than nothing".
really? is better than nothing what we're going for now? why should you feel honored for getting scraps of his time? any guy who can wait two weeks to see you is just not that into you. better than nothing is not good enough for you!

bottom line:
-"i don't want to be in a serious relationship" truly means "i don't want to be in a serious relationship with YOU".


5. he's just not that into you if... he only want to see you when he's drunk.
(if he likes you, he'll want to see you when his judgment isn't impaired.)

bottom line:
-drinking and drug use are not the path to one's innermost feelings.
-bad boys are actually bad.
-you deserve to be with someone who doesn't have to get loaded to be around you.

6. he's just not that into you if... he doesn't want to marry you.
(simple as that.)


8. he's just not that into you if... he's disappeared on you.
(sometimes you have to get closure all by yourself.)
he's gone. poof. vanished into thin air. well, there's no mixed message here...

the excuse: "but can't i at least yell at him"?
in the short term it might feel good to call someone and yell at him. but in the long run, you will have wished that you had not given him that much credit for ruining your life. or even your day. let someone else expend that kind of energy on him.

don't ask yourself what you did wrong or how you could have done it differently. don't waste your valuable heart and mind trying to figure out why he did what he did. the only thing you need to know is that it's really good news: He's gone. Hallelujah.

bottom line:
-no answer is your answer.
-don't give him the chance to reject you again.
-let his mother yell at him. you're too busy.
-there's no mystery. he's gone and he wasn't good enough for you.


11. he's just not that into you if... he's a selfish jerk, a bully, or a really big freak.
(if you really love someone, you want to do things to make that person happy.)

bottom line:
-you deserve to be with someone who is nice to you all the time.
-make a space in your life for the glorious things you deserve.
-have faith. what other choice is there?


Standard Suggestions:
(let's all read this aloud together now...)

1. I WILL NOT GO OUT WITH A MAN WHO HASN'T ASKED ME OUT FIRST.
2. I WILL NOT GO OUT WITH A MAN WHO KEEPS ME WAITING BY THE PHONE.
3. I WILL NOT DATE A MAN WHO ISN'T SURE HE WANTS TO DATE ME.
4. I WILL NOT DATE A MAN WHO MAKES ME FEEL UNDESIRABLE.
5. I WILL NOT DATE A MAN WHO DRINKS OR DEOS DRUGES TO AN EXTANT THAT MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE.
6. I WILL NOT BE WITH A MAN WHO'S AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT OUR FUTURE.
7. I WILL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, SPEND MY PRESCIOUS TIME WITH A MAN WHO HAS ALREADY REJECTED ME.
8. I WILL NOT DATE A MAN WHO IS NOT CLEARLY A GOOD, KIND, LOVING PERSON.

February 11, 2010

my 백인 picks

recently inspired by someone's so called "opposites attract" post, i would also like to share my opinion about the dynamic white men of our time who inspire in me, a little bit of giddy giggly gayness:


intellectual suaveness:
colin firth


edward norton



sexy confidence:
michael buble


pierce brosnan



bad ass kick ass-ness:
bruce willis


gerard butler


Tebow:



sensitive masculinity:
brendan fraser



all of the above-ness:
hugh jackman


a rugged...


...gentleman.


surely opposites do attract because... it seems i have an inkling towards tall, very built, very buff, very cut, brunettes with small mouths, thin lips, loving ways, debonair attitudes, humble confidence, big brown eyes, big (yet not too sharp) noses, thick low brows, and giant brains~



er, non-sequiturs for honorable mention:

DHoward:



don't judge me!!
i can't help my biological make up. its the chemical attraction!