It's Too Much of a Lazy, Gorgeous Day for Complete Sentences

Some of the Lovely Things My Mom Does
- discusses politics, people, and culture with me
- asks about my day
- finds NYC advice
- gives hugs and kisses
- always buys jalapeno and artichoke dip
- imparts advice
- bakes and cooks delicious fare
- wears insanely cool shoes
- fidgets with her hair
- listens to fabulous music
- prays for me
- cares intensely about others
- shops on Whyte Ave
- has a real political conscience
- is honest with me
- empathizes
- stays up worrying until I get home
- cheers like a lunatic during sporting events
- shares neato stories and tidbits
- watches indie movies
- plants excellently odd flowers
- makes soup for when I come home after work
- is superbly silly and youthful


















Cool Things
- eating with aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents
- hand-holding praying
- chai lattés
- M&Ms, Two Bite Brownies, Stewart’s Cream Soda, and bubblegum
- Gazelda the eMac not crashing anymore
- Jess playing piano songs from Pride & Prejudice
- the way tree branches bifurcate
- leaves dancing in the wind
- analyzing the sermon with Jess
- horses on city streets
- foot baths
- two connector books in ONE pew today
- elderly people downtown
- board games and movies with Jess
- Oilers “parties” in my basement
- the squirrels that reside in my tree
- Great Lake Swimmers
- Beady Belle
- Jack Johnson
- CBC
- hockey and tennis greatness
















Things that Have Names
- Bruce Cockburn the guitar
- Philomena Guinea the iPod
- Fergus (Ferguson) the car
- Darwin the camera
- Einstein the video camera
- Gazelda the eMac
- Arwen the PowerMac
- Gandalf the iMac
- Gimli the iBook
- Clive Staples Lewis the bike
- Elvis the radio
- Gershwin the piano
- Evergreen the house
- Henrietta the rubber chicken
- Theodore Ethan Bear (Ted E. Bear)
- Jean Luc Picard the TV
- Spielberg the DVD player
- Duke the bathtub
- Michael Jackson the washing machine

My Favourite Nicknames for Jess
- child
- Jay Jay
- Hessica
- twin model of Anouk Lepère
- Dude
- Daughter #2
- J-j-j-jess
- Jessica Anne Lobe-law
- dink
- Dad (unintentional; she answers to this name frequently, and vice-versa)
















Summer Things to Pack In
- football
- reading
- list-making
- concert goodness
- festivals
- growing the music collection
- poetry excellence
- lounging on the lawn
- picnics
- indie movies
- swinging
- sleeping on the balcony
- biking
- skateboarding
- writing
- festival-going
- cloud gawking
- star gazing
- photography
- filmmaking
- cleaning
- downtown photo-taking
- baking
- walks in the river valley
- NYC daydreaming
- music literature
- Whyte Ave random fun
- art gallery madness
- neighbourhood hide-and-seek

Possible Adventures
- cooking
- driving
- creating an even cooler Cait-Jess dance
- camping
- scrapbooking
- golfing
- swimming
- shopping
















Random Things Pondered Tonight
- my devotions described God’s grace as “outrageous” the other day
- why aren’t grace, love, and salvation capitalized?
- a passage from Ezekiel and its relation to predestination
- thank goodness salvation isn’t based on righteousness
- in Ezekiel, where on the spectrum of righteousness does one have to be to be considered righteous? wicked?
- there’s something magical about paper
- is there an innate human appreciation of written, tangible words?
- studies have shown writing things out rather than typing is more effective for working through stuff; what is it about getting something onto a physical piece of paper?
- is the Language Acquisition Device (only my psych friends may get that) important in a spiritual sense?
- there's something magical about keeping books forever and using them until they’re tattered
- my dear English prof related her concern to our class about the potential for digital information to degrade faster over the centuries than paper does
- the sound of a whisper is beautiful
- whispers are gentle, breathy, almost melodic, consonant, nostalgic; they make me think of what God’s voice might sound like
- it’s so much easier at times to love God than people
- I can just think about life, and worship and appreciate Him through that
- He’s in everything, and is behind everything good and beautiful
- Ezekiel hyperbolized to motivate himself
- do I ever need to exaggerate or delude myself?
- psych studies have shown that the more unrealistically idealistic a couple is, the greater their chances of lasting
- is there such a thing as a white lie?
- is it natural to have two codes of conduct, one for friends and one for acquaintances, if we’re called to love everyone?
- if one can indeed lose grace, is there a period of time after the last time of repentance that repentance for the proceeding sins is required (this sounds weird, but it’s something I don’t quite understand; must ask Dad)
- why do people love to make stages for their development, careers, relationships, and various other aspects of their lives?
- what does “growing apart” really mean? if I have close friends who are my polar opposite, how can someone grow apart to the point that we become distant? (not based on a recent experience, just imagining friends moving away)
- I don’t feel anxious guilt enough
- there's sometimes a fine line between guilt and shame, but it’s a line that must be maintained
- I miss my old pastor’s humour, earnestness, openness, frankness, friendship, sharing of struggles, and abstract and sophisticated thought
- why do we have an innate love of sport and competition?
- which would be worse: losing the ability to smile or losing the ability to hear?
- Christians seem to love to externalize the spiritual battle
- while spiritual warfare absolutely includes the people and situations outside of ourselves, it’s vital that we aren’t blind to the conflict inside of us
- at times condemnation, blame, scapegoating, personifying society as some sort of vile force, and self-righteousness are easier than recognizing our own shortcomings
- we all desire reciprocation of love, affection, and respect
- we often have no desire whatsoever to reciprocate (this goes back to the irony thoughts: we want what we can’t have, and don’t want what we do have)
- tonight is a winning night for my favourite: hockey team, tennis player, and Survivor competitor
- moms make life great, no matter where life takes us
- are “maternal” traits all innate or just some?
- thinking is one of my most favourite things
- U2 lyric: what you don’t have, you don’t need it now; what you don’t know, you can feel it somehow (true in some areas of life, not true in others)

To Do List
- sleep