Fireworks and and fried chicken.

We went to the city again last night to see some street performers (dancers and jugglers mostly), drink chocolate, and watch fireworks. Today, is mother's day, so we cooked up some fried chicken and french fries for our adopted  Mexican "mum" here. As great as she is, she can't compare to my own one and only real mother back in the states whom I looking very forward to seeing and going out on one of lunches with when I get home. I know she doesn't fully understand how much Josh and I appreciate the long night shift hours she works at the hospital to support us and our family. But we do, and and are so grateful to have such a loving person in our lives that supports our dreams.

Highlights:

-One of the things we talked about in class over the week is why prophets seem to always die violent deaths. A good deal of people seemed confused and disturbed at the thought of this, but what I found strange is the fact that the notion didn't really bother me. To me, a martyrs death has always been the most honorable to way leave this earth. I would rather die a young martyr, than old and withering away in my bed.

- I have spent a good bit of the week tilling through the immense heap of footage I was given to make a video out of. I have a pretty good idea how I'm going to put it together, but unfortunately, the Final Cut program I "borrowed" has decided it wants to me the serial number that came on the box it came with...which I do not have. So it looks like I'm going to be spending a good bit of this week in the Mac lab at school cutting and pasting a rough cut together to show my director by the next Monday.

- Also, I miss my dog....

-I have been studying about angels and the unseen realm lately; halfly for devotion and partly for a novel I'm researching for. I have unearthed  heaps of information that has been sitting right in front of me. For instance,  when angels make an appearance on earth, they are usually described as being 12' tall men in shining robes. Why so tall? and why do they appear to look human, when other verses  describe them as not looking human at all (multiple animal like heads and wings)? I believe that the form the appear to us is just one that we could handle and yet still contain their heavenly glory (hence the 12' frame). I know a lot of people are reading this and thinking "Who cares?", But honestly I feel like the more I study about the things of God, the more real God becomes.

-This is my favorite video from the Exchange festival a few weeks ago. It took me awhile to find it, I believe this is the one that truly deserved to win (don't freak out, just click on the link to right if you want to see it >>) http://vimeo.com/22278917