Thursday, January 11, 2007
Sunday, January 7, 2007
Sent the Letter
Wrote it. Enveloped it. Stamped it. Sent it.
Katie emailed to say that she wrote about it in her own blog site. (Kate is it okay to link that site here?)
Her blog captures everything perfectly!
Okay, what are my musings?
I'm terribly excited to see what I am going to learn through this. I am excited to see where the letter goes. I love people. I can't wait to see and perhaps get to know, those who participate.
Who am I?
I recently turned 43. I've lived in three countries (US, England and Japan.) Lived in three different states of the union (California, Hawaii and Oregon.) Presently in Waikiki - yes, someone has to. I am married. We do not have kids, nor can we. The view from my livingroom window is from an old tv show (Gilligan's Island.) My favorite food is Middle Eastern. I love to sing and knit, at the same time is best. Recently took up jogging, again. Left behind in Portland the best pet I've ever had (for which I still mourn.)
Challenges:
I'm looking for a new job, but not stressing about it. I think I might like to take a couple of classes at the local jr college. I am going through the process of trying to donate one of my kidneys to a friend. I passed the first round. On to the next round which involves a lot more blood samples.
What fascinates me:
Beauty in life. I love to see a perfect sunrise. I love to watch Tiger Woods play golf (and I did in November.) I love to listen to Continuum by John Mayer, musically I think its perfect. I love to hear my husband tell me about how much he loves what he does all day long at work, it warms my heart to see him using the gifts he has. And the Trinity, that's beautiful to me. Seeing the Trinity transform a life from misery to joy, that's gorgeous.
More Me:
My Clive tells me that I am beautiful. He is moved by my actions and words on occasion, mostly when I am not trying. I want to know if I am honest to my potential. I am scared to know the truth of that question, asian human that I am. I am loved by God/Jesus, and that completes me. And in the light of that truth, I am learning what my talents are. Please, God, let me be honest to them.
Pictures are top, sunrise in Waikiki -
bottom, sunset over Gilligan's Island (Yacht Harbor Ala Moana Beach.)
Katie emailed to say that she wrote about it in her own blog site. (Kate is it okay to link that site here?)
Her blog captures everything perfectly!
Okay, what are my musings?
I'm terribly excited to see what I am going to learn through this. I am excited to see where the letter goes. I love people. I can't wait to see and perhaps get to know, those who participate.
Who am I?I recently turned 43. I've lived in three countries (US, England and Japan.) Lived in three different states of the union (California, Hawaii and Oregon.) Presently in Waikiki - yes, someone has to. I am married. We do not have kids, nor can we. The view from my livingroom window is from an old tv show (Gilligan's Island.) My favorite food is Middle Eastern. I love to sing and knit, at the same time is best. Recently took up jogging, again. Left behind in Portland the best pet I've ever had (for which I still mourn.)
Challenges:
I'm looking for a new job, but not stressing about it. I think I might like to take a couple of classes at the local jr college. I am going through the process of trying to donate one of my kidneys to a friend. I passed the first round. On to the next round which involves a lot more blood samples.
What fascinates me:
Beauty in life. I love to see a perfect sunrise. I love to watch Tiger Woods play golf (and I did in November.) I love to listen to Continuum by John Mayer, musically I think its perfect. I love to hear my husband tell me about how much he loves what he does all day long at work, it warms my heart to see him using the gifts he has. And the Trinity, that's beautiful to me. Seeing the Trinity transform a life from misery to joy, that's gorgeous.
More Me:
My Clive tells me that I am beautiful. He is moved by my actions and words on occasion, mostly when I am not trying. I want to know if I am honest to my potential. I am scared to know the truth of that question, asian human that I am. I am loved by God/Jesus, and that completes me. And in the light of that truth, I am learning what my talents are. Please, God, let me be honest to them.
Pictures are top, sunrise in Waikiki -
bottom, sunset over Gilligan's Island (Yacht Harbor Ala Moana Beach.)
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Found the Paper
Finally found the paper and am ready to start handwriting.
Lately, I've been more than a little distracted by the world. I want to photograph everything. Hawaii is making me fall in love with life again. It's hard to believe that when I first arrived here in 1992, I hated it with a passion. Too hot, too sunny, too much of everything. It took three years for the Aloha spirit to get my attention. Thank God that it's not taking that long this time.
Lately, I've been more than a little distracted by the world. I want to photograph everything. Hawaii is making me fall in love with life again. It's hard to believe that when I first arrived here in 1992, I hated it with a passion. Too hot, too sunny, too much of everything. It took three years for the Aloha spirit to get my attention. Thank God that it's not taking that long this time.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
The Beginning
Last Sunday night, I had this hair brained idea to send a message around the world to myself. First I thought it might be a 6degrees sort of thing. How fast could I send the letter to myself? I would start out sending a letter to a friend who sends East to another friend and so on until it gets back to me.
The idea lacked something.
Community.
Why bother with an experiment on speed? I, personally, would be more interested in getting to know about the people the letter was visiting. I thought it would be great if everyone would write a little bit about themselves and the moment that they are in.
Problem, by the third person, the letter would get heavy and expensive to send on. How to do it? How to... Hmmmm.
Most of you would have skipped the problem solving stage altogether and gone straight to my solution. The medium being new to me, it took me an hour to get there -Blogging.
Last Monday I contacted person #1 for letter #1 - Katie in Portland, she is interested and has offered to help me set up the blogs. I got this far on my own, just to see if I could, soon I am going to ask Katie for help, I'd like to do a slide show of pictures of folks as they email them in.
The Letter is written, I am going to Papyrus to pick out a lovely bit of paper to handwrite the letter on to. Hopefully they will have a luscious piece of parchment or actual papyrus, wouldn't that be cool.
After Letter #1 is sent, I will begin to send the others off. 4 Letters, one world - how big is it?
The idea lacked something.
Community.
Why bother with an experiment on speed? I, personally, would be more interested in getting to know about the people the letter was visiting. I thought it would be great if everyone would write a little bit about themselves and the moment that they are in.
Problem, by the third person, the letter would get heavy and expensive to send on. How to do it? How to... Hmmmm.
Most of you would have skipped the problem solving stage altogether and gone straight to my solution. The medium being new to me, it took me an hour to get there -Blogging.
Last Monday I contacted person #1 for letter #1 - Katie in Portland, she is interested and has offered to help me set up the blogs. I got this far on my own, just to see if I could, soon I am going to ask Katie for help, I'd like to do a slide show of pictures of folks as they email them in.
The Letter is written, I am going to Papyrus to pick out a lovely bit of paper to handwrite the letter on to. Hopefully they will have a luscious piece of parchment or actual papyrus, wouldn't that be cool.
After Letter #1 is sent, I will begin to send the others off. 4 Letters, one world - how big is it?
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