Train of Thoughts

Hey Man!

Hay Man

Straw Man

Scare Crow

From an interjection to an age-old agricultural tactic...

My Asis's very meandering thoughts...

Miscellaneous!!

Mizzoria~

Note & Games

NOTE

So... I guess I should notify readers that we do have a faulty commenting section and I'm not sure what's causing it or how to remedy the situation.  Tips??
Basically, when you comment, it doubles all the comments, whether it's a first comment, a new comment, or a reply to a comment.  Frustrating, I know.
BUT - no worries!  After you submitted you comment and refresh the page, the duplicates disappear!

GAMES

This is more about my own life, but did you know - the Acton MBA has GAMES for homework!?  How cool is that?!  Playing Galactic Zappers or Robo Rush as studies for a Masters in Business Administration concentrating Entrepreneurship about once a week.  I call it "cool legumes".

We warned you the posts would be miscellaneous... hehheh.

Mizzoria~

DIY Glow-in-the-darks

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/552749_407789435953801_1130569933_n.jpg 

I am so totally doing that when we go camping next........ and of course, if my Mother dear allows us to purchase Mountain Dew.  I wonder if it works with other toxic beverages...

Mizzoria~

Grammar and Spelling Nazi

I've always been a grammar and spelling Nazi... I'm not perfect at it, but I try my best to do it correctly and I try to correct others.  Over the past year or so, I've cut back on my patrol though, because alot of the times, the criticism does no good.  I have the mindset that if I receive that type of correction, I should quickly change so I don't make that mistake again, but I guess it's not the same for other people.

ANYHOW - I found this article quite intriguing: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/07/i_wont_hire_people_who_use_poo.html

Here's an excerpt:
Grammar signifies more than just a person's ability to remember high school English. I've found that people who make fewer mistakes on a grammar test also make fewer mistakes when they are doing something completely unrelated to writing — like stocking shelves or labeling parts.

Take it or leave it.

Of course - purposeful misspellings are a whole 'nother realm.

Mizzoria~

Perfect pitch...

I wish I had a patient teacher like this canine:

http://www.wimp.com/dogpitch/

Not to mention his listening skills!  I bet memorizing pieces would be exponentially easier!

I think it's a "he" dog... I don't know.

Mizzoria~

Great Commission

How to carry out the Great Commission: 

Treat them like they are Christians until they realize they aren’t and they want to be.

-Curry Blake-

Mizzoria~

Omelettes and Chopsticks

https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ3q3crzVIdFx3fzIhXMx3kr53MDoAQsE9ioBL7Me3sxP81gGtn

I watched a video on how to make omelettes a long time ago.  

They said to use a fork instead of a mixer because it has fewer prongs ... 

which in turn creates fewer bubbles.  

Um, hello?  

Chopsticks? Only 2 "prongs"!!

https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQxkSYphoClXgEAycGIwxdBKJ96Esnvzk2S_cHlOkGIbspkFK55HA

Or better yet, 1 chopstick!

but I didn't find any photos of that...

ASIAN UTENSILS FOR THE WIN!

Mizzoria~

Testimony

There's no testimony without a test.

-Curry Blake-

How many and what kind of testimonies do you have?

~Mizzoria

Bokeh Boo Two

I think I'm starting to fall in love with bokeh. Well it's a lot of fun anyways. A couple mornings ago, I found dew on my window screen, and thought it was pretty neat... and therefore took a picture. Or 5. But here's one...

Again, not entirely impressive, but it was fun. :)

~Esserita

TTY

I almost forgot to blog here today... but here it is:


I can't remember where I saw this acronym:

TTY

What does it mean?

Talk To Yourself?

As opposed to Talk To You Later?

*shrugs*

Mizzoria~

Surnames

To spellcheckers:

Please. stop red-underlining my last name! 

I KNOW how to spell it! 

For goodness' sake, it's only 4 letters long...

Thank you. 

Mizzoria~

Truth or Lie

Romans 3:4
Let every man be a liar, but God true. 

"I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
Sherlock Holmes, in "A Scandal in Bohemia"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For a moment, we will hypothetically equate man's words with "theories" and God's Word with "facts".

Please tell me, I'm not the only one who has see people twist "facts" or the absolute truth of God's Word to suit man's "theoretically correct" plans and actions.  When have we also tried to fit God in our box, so we can accommodate out own mistakes and shortcomings?  It's convicting, really.

Mizzoria~

socializing... not much = unhealthy?

This was supposed to be posted last night, but it didn't format correctly on my phone... so, I'm posting today.

Awhile ago, at my Dr.'s physical check-up, the nurse asked me, "Do you hangout with friends and peers much?"
Me thinking for second:

"Nope, not really...

... well, some with my online friends."

Wow, I felt like a dork after saying that.

But, honestly, there aren't many godly peers in my area.  Thank God, I have several great friends all over the country who go against the flow. I just really need to spend more time fellowshipping with them.

Additionally, my mother has never been one for me hanging out and having fun. She's not completely anti-fun, but nigh close and very practical.  So, this might seem harsh, but I agree with her.  I only have one life and who knows how short it is.  I only have so much time to make the impact I should be making.

Now I'm off to do something productive...
like sleeping...
you really should, too.

Mizzoria~ 

Pawn... the shrimp kind.

Oohhhhhh boy...

I'm finally beginning to feel it.

I'm the youngest in my MBA class, 

probably the youngest MBA student 

in MBA history?  

*shrugs*

Seriously, half of the students 

are probably old enough to be my parents.  

Maybe young parents, 

but still.  

The few moments I don't feel

O.L.D.

So, here I go again, 

jumping into a class 

with the least life experience 

and relying completely on 

my God, 

my brains, 

and my imagination to keep up.

But mostly my God,

since He gave me the rest of all that, too.

Superficially,

not much for a 20-year difference,

if you ask me.

But you didn't.

So, I shall temporarily seal my buccal cavity,

or flying phalanges rather,

concerning this topic.

Except to praise God 

for having brought me this far.

He is the God of the Amazing.

Not to sound proud,

but God has plans for me,

and I can't wait to see what He's cached for me.

Praying I do well for God's glory, 

that I'm a Timothy to those around me, 

and that I would be a REAL

light and salt of the world.  

Mizzoria~

boredom

http://img4.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/5527/55271146387146de11a28a89d548f6ad2401b84.jpg

[Microsoft Excel 2010 for DUMMIES] is more boring than doing nothing!

^^^^Me in frustration yesterday studying the first 3 chapters.^^^^

I have never been so bored in my life!  Well, any boredom that comes to mind now.  Gah... a fourth of the stuff was intuitive, the other 4th I knew, 0.25 I didn't care about, and the other 1/4 I had to laboriously read through all his fluff.

Only 9 more chapters left.

However, it does feel good to get back to scholastic obstacles and overcome them!!  I'm really looking to the next 10 months of my life... MBA, here I come!

Mizzoria~

New HSs and HS

I'm really really excited!!

There's a family in our church, with a rising freshman daughter and rising 1st-grader son, who are about to start homeschooling... maybe even this year!!

New Homeschoolers and Highschooler!

I praise God for implanting the willingness FIRST in the Asian father, to have his children trained up in the ways of the LORD at home.  Too many families have I seen where the immigrant father wanted his American children to be Nobel Peace/Chemistry/Biology/Physics/etc. Prize Winners or at least entrants of an Ivy League School and failed to build up the character and spirit of his children.

I praise God for the humility and strength of the mother's heart, to admit that she was not capable of raising up her children in academics, but her faith in God leading her children regardless!  English is not her native language and none of the subjects (except maybe mathematics) will be simple to teach to a highschooler.  She is a brave woman... much like mother... especially to start her child at an older age!!

And finally, I praise God for the submission in the daughter's heart.  She has no objection whatsoever to be homeschooled.  I had a close friend in my childhood, who was homeschooled for only one year, because she refused to stay "unsocialized'.  Today, she does not follow Christ any longer.  And recently, another girl (actually, friend to this girl who will be starting homeschool soon) went through the same year of tension and strife with her parents.  Albeit, the father's primary goal for bring the second girl home was to boost her math grades, the chance to easily raise the child properly was dashed.

BUT - praise God, this family desires to please Him and raise warriors for Christ.  I'm on the verge of tears as I see this happen so infrequently in my community, a community where homeschooling is so desperately needed.  I'm really excited to join this family on their journey, help them select curriculum, and most importantly pray that the family would persevere through this road in life.

HALLELUJAH!

Mizzoria~

Bokeh Boo

A couple weeks ago, I was chatting on Skype with a couple good friends of mine, and they were discussing something called "Bokeh"... I had't heard that term before, though I was quite familiar with the concept. A few days later, I happened to be sitting in a restaurant taking random macros of my water glass... and managed to incorporate some bokeh-like stuff in the background.

Prize-winning photo? Probably not. But it was a fun first attempt. :)

~Esserita 

satan and Capitalization

I just noticed this, but my Bible instructor, Curry Blake, never ever capitalizes satan's name.... like... ever.

I think this a just a small inference of his hatred for sin, death, satan, and everything under him.  He will show no respect for the enemy of God.

I mean, he doesn't push it on other people to conform to his ways (which is admirable in itself), but it's a consistent, minor detail that shows a lot.

Thoughts?

Mizzoria~

Hairs Cut

I've never liked hair cuts... 

on guys or gals.  

But I got one yesterday 

and I feel like I've been shaved 

And yes, I was shaved a couple times

as an infant.  

It's a lot lighter now

(because my hair is thick 

individually and generally)

... 

but

... 

it's GONE!  

And for some reason, 

in the past few weeks, 

all my little boys

 (I call them "mine", 

but they're just little kids from Sunday School)

have gotten haircuts!

It's very traumatizing.

Please tell me I'm not the only one!

Of course, in a couple weeks,

I will be so accustomed to the new looks,

I won't remember the old looks.

Ahhh... such is life...

Mizzoria~

Trees

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago... 

The 2nd best time is today.

~Chinese Proverb

SO TRUE! 

And it applies to all endeavors with tangible or intangible lasting results.

Mizzoria~