It's a happy reunion for me and cyberworld!  it's been at least a year and a half since i last posted an update in any of my online journal/websites.  procrastinating with my paper writing has finally driven me back to reunite with the virtual world, and i'm finding it quite exhilirating.  also, i found this quiz and had the urge to post up my results and do some rambling..

http://www.blogthings.com/whatdoesyourbirthdatemeanquiz/

Your Birthdate: November 3

You are more than a big ball of energy - you are a big ball of hyper. You are always on the go, but you don't have a type A personality. Instead of channeling your energy into work, you instead go for fun and adventure. Witty and verbal, you can have an interesting conversation with anyone. Your strength: Your larger than life imagination Your weakness: You tend to be pretty scattered

I'm definitely not one to trust these quizes (I really just do them to pass time.. not something i'm proud of), but this one seems to have an uncanny accuracy in pinpointing people's (i.e. my) weakness.  i checked out what is says about both my sister's b-days, and it was spot on there too.  spooky!  and yeah, i don't know if i'm always a "ball of hyper," but there are certainly times where i can be.

It's been said that good help is hard to come by, how much more so good friends!

I'm not sure if I ever ended up finishing Larry Crabb's CONNECTING, *I think I did*, but it's definitely one of those books that deserves a second (or even third or fouth!) read. Now having settled back into Vancouver life, I've been able to reflect and apply what I've been learning during my time in Ottawa - particularly concerning topics of friendship, support, and community. (It's too bad the book is still back east in my dad's bookshelf, or I could quote from it...). Nevertheless, I'll try my best to communicate what's floating inside my head:

True friends (that make up a community that heals people - this is the underlying argument of this book) think the best of you. They see you in your worst hours, but never stop believing in the vision they see of you at your best. In other words, they have a dream of what you could become. This thought really hit me the other day. And when it did I realized how much I need and want friends like these - that not just have a vision for me and believe that I'm valuable, but also make it known in a loud voice. It also made me think of how far I fall as a friend. It was a real epiphany to realize the underlying hunger we all have as people in connecting to each other... which makes me think i should call my friend up now.. :)