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1 Timothy 6:17
Our Lord Jesus is ever giving and does not for a solitary instant withdraw His hand. As long as there is a vessel of grace not yet full to the brim, the oil shall not be stayed. He is a sun ever shining, He is manna always falling round the camp, He is a rock in the desert ever sending out streams of life from his smitten side; the rain of His grace is always dropping, the river of His bounty is ever flowing, and the wellspring of His love is constantly overflowing. As the King can never die, so His grace can never fail. His mercies are new every morning and fresh every evening. Who can know the number of His benefits or recount the list of His bounties? The countless stars are but as the standard-bearers of a more innumerable host of blessings. How shall my soul extol Him who daily loads us with benefits and who crown us with loving-kindness? Oh, that my praise could be as ceaseless as His bounty!
-Charles Spurgeon
That's what I was supposed to do today, and although I didn't talk a WHOLE lot, I still didn't stop completely.
Tomorrow I will though. Until the I get to the theatre, of course. But even then, I'll slowly warm up my voice and let people know I'm not in the chit-chat-mood...........
Gr. This is quite difficult.
But boy has it paid off...my voice has MADE it =)
We did the entire show for the past week every night (ok some nights we didn't make it...but we repeated some songs...so it was basically the same amount of singing/talking) and I still have a voice! dedeeee!!!
I'm so proud of myself, too...'cuz as well as keepin tabs on myself vocally, I have stopped drinking coffee (and only had a cup of earl grey here and there for caffeine), I have upped my water intake, and (for the most part) I've been getting better sleep.
I'm a little worried about going back to school.
I'll have to be a bit of a party pooper the 1st few weeks, so all of you Central peeps who read this, please understand...I probably won't be partying or hanging out late nights because I NEED to stay rested.
That said, I really am excited to be out in the burg again...in my new apartment!
Brittle came and saw the show last night and it was so good to catch up with her (but we were good. She did most of the talking, don't worry =). I've only seen her...twice this summer? And they were always for business purposes. So it was lovely to chat over a cup of tea and have sister time again......MAN I've missed her.
Well I should probably get to bed now.
Tomorrow, we open Little Women. yikes!
I got a really good tip today from someone who saw our final dress, and I'm really excited to apply it to tomorrow's performance. Hopefully it will make my character even stronger =) =) =) And it's always wonderful to improve, right?
Goodnight all.
If you wanna come see the show, go to cstock.org and click the tab that says "cstock tickets"
We have reserved seating now, so get the good seats while they're hot =)
<3 M
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I am also looking for some other odd jobs to do while I'm still in town, so if there's anything you need done, please let me know!
every
single
one
of my stations.
Unfortunately, I don't want to "thumbs down" him though, 'cuz I like nearly every band related to him.
Therefore, I propose you create a "don't play this band" button.
Thank you.
-Emily
- Music:"Flake"-Jack Johnson
I'm house sitting this week and next.
This family I'm house sitting for has a dog and a cat, both very friendly =)
When I walked in the door, the dog could not stand still he was so excited to see me! (the constant movement also no doubt had to do with the fact that he really needed to go to the bathroom...but he was still very excited I was there).
I love taking little tours of peoples' houses. Especially ones that are well lived in and loved...
This house, for instance, has so much character in it. There are pictures EVERYWHERE, both photography and other forms of wall art, and each room has a different sense of style, but none differ so much as to clash terribly with the last. There's a flow from room to room of careful planning and love.
I can't wait to one day be able to do this for my own home.
haha it is very likely my house won't be quite as clean as this one. I'm sure there will be a little more chaos than calm...but it will be a home.
I have all these ideas in my head of what this home will look like........
Some day =)
- Music:the cat purring on my lap and the windchimes outside
I am SO excited (if you couldn't tell).
Y'know. I definitely thought I had something to say......and I really don't.
Oh! haha so do you want to hear about a stupid Emily moment?
of course you do...
I thought my Zune was broken.
I haven't used it for months and months and months...and I finally brought it upstairs so I could call Microsoft and get it fixed, and there was a zune cord sitting there...so I said to my brother "hahaha wouldn't that be funny if it just needed to be charged?"
So i plugged it in.
And it started up again.
way to go, Emily.
Hey. At least I have some tunes for my ride there and back now!
awesome......samuel just turned "the climb" by Miley Cyrus on in the other room.
And him and Matt are singing it at the top of their lungs.
I just love this family.
Oh and now it's some Taylor Swift =P
I'm fairly positive we have consumed 3 pots of coffee today. And we have a 12-cup coffeepot.
That's messed up.
HEY! So I have a house-sitting job lined up for the next couple weeks!
I'm so excited =) I'll actually have a bed to sleep in!
And what's nice is it's close enough to home that I'll be able to visit all the time but I'll still have a place to get away =P
Ok.......this thrown-together post has been random enough.
Mark your calenders, guys!
September 18-October 11 is Little Women!
And it's gonna ROCK.
<3 M
P.S. If you need headshots, family photos, errands run, etc. I'm your gal.
P.P.S. youravon.com/emilyusher
But I have been blessed enough to get "hired" by this wonderful woman who paid me $13 an hour to weed her spacious garden and is now paying me the same rate to weed her father's!
Needless to say...I have gotten quite the tan. And although you can't see it in this picture, most of the tan is on my back. haha that's what happens when you're gardening...just so ya know.
Oh...I also did my hair in this picture =) It's a pretty french twist in the back!
(now i just need to learn to do cool things like this to OTHER peoples' hair)
Aside from gardening and getting more tan than ever before, my summer has mostly consisted of reading.
I'm still racing Adam through the Old Testament, although I'm getting pretty far behind as of late =/
I have a script that I've been reading and memorizing for Little Women
I'm reading the BOOK of Little Women for further research
I have other scripts to read to find scenes for ACTF next year
I'm slowly getting through Blue Like Jazz
So yeah...quite a bit of reading.
I'm excited it's August now =)
(although July wasn't too bad...I turned 21, which was pretty fun =)
This month consists of lots and lots of rehearsals, Nathan and Malarie's wedding (which means I get to see Adam and Patrick and lots of other lovely people), a possible dog-sitting gig, and much more!
Now that I'm actually doing stuff around here, I'm so much more happy to be home.
I love being in this crowded little house and I'm even starting to not mind the couch as much.
Hope everyone else is having a wonderful summer!
You make me laugh,
You make me care.
How can I explain?
Inside my heart
I feel a pain
When you’re not there.
Though we’re not at all alike,
You make me feel alive.
Yes, we have that in common
That one small thing in common
Our love is like a small umbrella
In the rain
I'm so excited. And it's looking to be a great cast, as well!
Now let's get down to business
(to defeat the huns)
Now I need money.
a lot...
Do you or anybody you know need any odd jobs done?
I can mow lawns, pull weeds, go grocery shopping, babysit, cook, clean, you NAME it.
I just need to make some mulah....
So as you may know, I auditioned for “Little Women the Musical” at CSTOCK a few days ago…
I got called back (call-backs were last night) and those went really well, I think =)
But now it’s time to WAIT.
They told us we should know by the end of the day!!!
So I've been racing Adam through the Old Testament for the past....week?
No, I don't even think it's been that long!
Anyways...I'm cruisin through at a fairly good speed! I'm surprised how fast it's going...and I'm also shocked at how much is new to me!
I just made it to Deuteronomy, which so far is just a summery of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers...but I've read parts of Deuteronomy before, and as I recall it does get more interesting =P
This summer has been a crazy son of a gun, I'll tell ya that.
My original plan was to move over to Seattle with Amanda and Jasmine, do the shakespeare workshop, and work.
But there was one tiny problem with that idea: I didn't have a job.
So I applied at a bunch of places and...not hearing back from anyone...decided to apply on this side of the pond as well.
Didn't hear back from any of them either.
So at this point I'm getting a little frustrated.
I don't really have a place to stay. I'm sleeping on the couch in my house right now, but I’m living out of suitcases and as much as I love and appreciate my family for letting me chill here rent-free, it’s not the ideal situation.
SO at this point, I’m waiting…Subway in Lake Forest Park called me a couple days ago and said they were considering my application. I did a phone interview with them and they said they’d let me know when they made their decision…but since I’m only available till the middle of September, I’m not super confident..but still hopeful =)
If I don’t get hired there, there’s a possibility I might be moving back to Ellensburg since at least there, I can work for much longer (since I can keep my job past the summer).
So that’s me!
<3 M
Friday I got to see him for the 1st time since then =)
He picked me up in Tacoma and we drove to Spokane (long drive..but it was fun to catch up =)
We stayed the weekend with Adam's best friend's in-laws who were SUPER nice (they made us lots of food, and there was coffee every morning...plus they were just super hospitable).
Saturday we went to his cousin's wedding, which was really the only scheduled event for the weekend, so the rest of the time, we just spent time together...I have never ever before had such an easy time being with someone..just being with them...
We went for a walk by the river, we found a park with swings, we drove till we found some fun touristy things, i was schooled on how awesome Idaho is, and...we just...spent time together.
He stayed up all night with me and dropped me off at the Amtrak station at 2:15am this morning...
And I miss him already.
-excerpt from "Enchantment," by Orson Scott Card
My alarm went off or the first time at 6am and I didn't get out of bed till 7.
But here's the funny thing...I was actually fairly conscious for the entire hour.
My body would have been perfectly fine with starting my day at 6...but my silly brain decided it knew best and I was "tired."
Now I'm up...and after that hour of hitting snooze over and over again, I feel like I'm less rested than I would have been had I just gotten up at the afore mentioned hour.
We as Christians do that all the time in our walk with God, don't we?
He makes it so simple for us to just follow Him and we never cease to over-complicate everything.
The big wake-up call will shine so brightly that the whole WORLD can see it, and--although we see it and know it for what it is--we get caught up in the struggles of our life, deeming them far more important than the mountains of new mercies God is giving us with the morning sun.
How silly of us.
We know that once we drop our unnecessary struggles and follow him, the path will be brighter...but I guess it's just more comfortable sometimes to lay in bed and put it off, because once we get OUT of bed, we might have to find something to do with ourselves.
I don't know...these are just a bunch of mixed up thoughts....they make a ton of sense in my head...but that could just be because that's where they came from =P
-M
- Music:"Brighter Than Sunshine"
- Mid-calf length white socks with a strip of color on the top
- Black Skate shoes (size 9 or there-abouts)
- A tie that is some dark color (could be striped or solid
- A studded belt
- A cool belt buckle
- Wrist-bands
- Those rubber bracelets, particularly red and/or black
- Spike bracelets
- Any cool punk-like rings or chains
- Baggy jeans
- Music:"Borrowed Time"--A Fine Frenzy
Now...Part of me is really happy about that (I get to be with friends a year longer, I can get more training and more on my resume, I have longer to grow up and figure out what I'm going to do with my life, etc.) but it's the money that's really getting to me..
Why?
I have none.
Neither do my parents.
College is a bit difficult to go to when you can't pay for it.....
something bad...
I'm trying to keep my mind occupied elsewhere, but I can't shake it......
I got this weird message today, so that could be part of it.
It talked about how I need to be more observant of a friend...how they appreciated that i was always here for people to come to me, but I don't really get it when a friend's in trouble and I don't consider them enough...
That kinda hurt =/ (as honesty often does)
The most difficult part about that message is that I don't quite know how to change it, y'know?
I want to be the best friend I can be, but I guess I just need to open my eyes a bit wider to what people are going through and I just don't really know how to do that...
...
guess i'll just have to pray about it and try to make myself more available.
On a LIGHTER note,
I'm going home in a couple hours =)
I can't wait to see my family...I haven't been home since spring break!
It'll be really nice to spend time with my mommy, daddy, and brothers again =)
And I get to see my grandma for brunch tomorrow!!!
The only hiccup of the trip is I'm supposed to be back Sunday afternoon for strike and I don't have ride yet...
If all else fails, I can e-mail Dave (the head of strike) and tell him I can't be there...'cuz I can get a ride LATER on Sunday...but that's the dilemma I'm having at the time being.
Anyways...i gotta go clean up the house a bit.......
See ya on the flipside =)
<3 M
- Music:"Love is a Battlefield"
I don't really know how to tell you this, but our socks don't match. I think I realized it when I saw the purple monkey in your car and I saw you drive over my father. Now I'm sure you're middle-class enough to understand that santa doesn't exist...sorry if I'm the first one to ever tell you that...but it's true. I'm returning your toe ring to you, but I'll keep your neighbor's dog as a memory. You should also know that I will try to forget that you broke my heart and ruined my attempts at another world war.
Love always,
Emily
Here's how you do it:
Dear (someone you recently talked to),
I don't really know how to tell you this, (1). I think I realized it (2)(3) and I saw you (4)(5). I'm sure you're (6) enough to understand (7). I'm returning your (8) to you, but I'll keep (9) as a memory. You should also know that I (10) and (11).
(12),
Name
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1) What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - I'm in love with your cat
Red - Our affair is over
White - I’m joining the Convent
Black -Our romance is over
Green- Our socks don't match
Grey - You're a leprechaun
Yellow - I'm selling myself for candy
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - Purple hedgehogs want to destroy you
Other -I dislike your eyelashes
2) Which is your birth month?
January - That night you picked your nose
February -When I quoted Forrest Gump
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on peanut butter
May - When I threw up in your sock drawer
June - When you put cuffs on me
July – When I saw the purple monkey
August - When you smacked my ass
September - Last year when you peed your pants
October - When we skinny dipped in the bathtub
November - When your dog humped my leg
December - When I finally changed my underwear
3) Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - When we skinny dipped in the bathtub
Chicken- In your car
Pasta - Outside of your office
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad – As you were eating Kraft Dinner
Lasagna - In your closet
Kebab - With Jean Chrétien
Fish - In a clown suit
Sandwiches - At the Elton John concert
Pizza - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a street light
Other - With George Bush and Stephen Harper
4) What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Ignore
Red - Put whipped cream on
Black - Hit on
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Bite off
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the pants off of
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive over
5) What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My boyfriend
White - My father
Grey – The Catholic Priest
Brown – The Montreal Canadian’s goalie
Purple - My corned beef hash
Red – My knee caps
Blue - My salt-beef bucket
Yellow - My illegitimate child in Ghana
Orange - My Blink 182 cd
Pink – Your ‘My Little Pony’ collection
Other --The elephant in the corner
6) What do you prefer to watch on TV?
One Tree Hill - Senile
Heroes- Frostbitten
Lost - High
Simpsons- Cowardly
The news - Scarred
American Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Open
Top Model - Middle-class
Other -shamed
7) Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful you are
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That I get turned on only by garbage men
Angry - That your smell makes me vomit
Depressed – That we’re related
Excited - That I may pee my pants
Nervous - The middle-east is planning their revenge on you
Worried - That your Ford sucks
Apathetic - That you need a sex-change
Silly - That I'm allergic to your earlobes
Cuddly - That Santa doesn't exist
Ashamed - That there is no solution to you being a dumb kid
Other - That your driving sucks
8) What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your toe ring
Yellow - Your love letters to me
Red - The pictures from Vegas
Black - Your pet rock
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - Your car
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your nose hair clippers
Grey - Our matching snoopy underwear
Purple - Your old New Kids on the Block blanket
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - v
9) The first letter of your first name?
A/B - My virginity
C/D - Your photo with the moustache drawn on it
E/F - Your neighbors dog
G/H - The oil tank from your car
I/J - Your left ear
K/L - The results of that blood-sample
M/N - Your glass eye
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X – Your sucide note
Y/Z - Your credit cards
10) The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Love your sweet, sweet ass
C/D - Always will remember the pep talks
E/F -Never will forget that night
G/H – Will not tell the authorites that you stole the whale from the backyard.
I/J – Mocked you behind your back constantly
K/L - Hate your cooking
M/N - Told in my confession today about the moose poaching
O/P - Told my psychiatrist about the bruises
Q/R - Always wanted to break your legs
S/T - Get sick when I think of your feet
U/V - Will try to forget that you broke my heart
W/X - Haven’t showered in a month
Y/Z – am better off without you
11) What do you prefer to drink?
Wine- Our friendship is ruined
Soft drink – I’m off to lead a new life as a lemon
Soda – I will haunt you when I’m reincarnated as an Eskimo
Milk - The apartment building is on fire
Water – I'm scratching my butt as you read this
Cider– I have a passionate interest for mice
Juice – You ruined my attempts at another world war
Mineral/Vitamin water – You should get that embarrassing rash checked
Hot chocolate – Your Cucumber-fetishism is weird
Whiskey - I love Oprah Winfrey
Beer – Thanks for the Cocaine
Other – you should stop picking your nose
12) To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand – Warm tingly sensations
Australia - Best of luck on the sex change
France - Love always
Spain - With tears of sadness
China – You make me sick
Germany – Please don’t hurt me
Japan - Go milk a cow
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
USA - Greetings to your frog Leonard
Egypt – Kiss my butt
England - Go drown yourself
- Music:Riding in Cars with Boys
But it's time for bed so I'm not going to
(anyways...i'm too scared of being alone outside at night to do that...)
My daddy and brother matty are sleepin right now on the bunk bed and I took the couch =) It's so good to have them here!
They responded better to R&J than I expected...I don't know why I was SO nervous about them seeing it...I guess it's just 'cuz they've never had to see me do anything inappropriate onstage before, so i was a tad wary about that...but it was fine =)
I'm so thankful to have a supportive, loving family...
We had rehearsal for "Power of Hope" today and that went well!
We perform for the kids who wrote the monologues on Friday, and we'll have everything down really well by then...
Anna and I are singing a song she wrote the music to and it's lovely =) I actually have it stuck in my head right now 'cuz we sang it SO many times this afternoon.
R&J has gone so well...
I am relieved it is coming to a halt, due to the emotions invested in it, but a lot of me will miss it as well...
The 4 of us girls have become so connected through the run of it and I'm gonna miss that.
I have also grown an insane amount acting-wise. I am so thankful to have experienced this.
I'll be sad to see it go......
On the FLIP side, I am so excited to have my evenings back!!
I'll get more sleep and more time to spend with all the people I love...and that makes a very happy Emily =)
Goodnight all you beautiful people,
<3 M
- Music:"We Can Work it Out"--The Beatles
