yeah, that was cool

Monday, May 28, 2007

yeah, that was cool.

'What does it mean to be human?' has been rattling through my head this year. That and, 'What does it mean to be spiritual?' In some small sense this blog, this 365 project has been a exploration, a representation of those ideas.

Looking every day for something that is cool, something to be thankful for has revealed the spiritual, the earthy human-ness of the mundane through to the exciting. From a good meal, to a prophetic word, from time spent with friends to whooping ass at taekwondo, from finishing a degree to being reminded of God's faithfulness. All these things, if not sin, are spiritual activities and a year's snapshot of humanness.

Rarely has there only been one cool thing each day and even in the sad times there's always been something that I can see my blessedness in. Indeed I am truly blessed.

And this is the end...there are few who have managed it there: Kath and Ed are there; Cat, Becca, Nicola, Pippa, Steffy B and Kate are following close behind. That makes 9 of us in it together; half of whom I have never met. Yeah, that WAS cool.

This isn't really the end. The question is, what's the next exciting iniative in the investigation of what it means to be human, to be thankful and live as 'becci-'like' a life as God has intended?

Thursday, May 24, 2007

*365/365*

Long chat with Brazza about Student Council over south bank luncheon. Good vision casting times.

Looking to the future. This being the end of the 365...

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

*364/365*

A day at work being varied
Pod misisng his train so staying in London
Loz's final music performance making me want to cry. The end of an era and all that's changed captured in her voice.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

*363/365*

Time spent with my parents listening to classical music, dozing and chatting.

It all coming round again

Monday, May 21, 2007

*362/365*

Being back in Drayton Parslow at work supporting autistic adults. It being good to be back.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

*361/365*

Knowing the joy of the Father's lavish love

Saturday, May 19, 2007

*360/365*

Housegroup weekend away. Lazy morning, beautiful walk in beautiful peak district.
Lots and lots of amazing food.
Sleep afternoon with FA cup, games and chocolate brownies.
Praying for the world and being moved not bored.
Drinks in the pub.

Friday, May 18, 2007

*359/365*

The irony of the first sunny day together and we're stuck in the car in traffic jams and getting lost for...hmmm...8 hours...

Seeing the life application of Ecclesiastes. Meaningless. And looking forward to the redemption of the earth when there will no longer be traffic jams.

Arriving in the peak district to a beautiful cottage, Pods housegroup, homemade pizza and wine.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

*358/365*

Day 4 of Pod Holiday:
- Reading Ecclesiastes 2, chatting and praying it through.
- Dulwich. Dulwich. Dulwich.
-- finding THE PERFECT dress for the ball, sitting for hours in tht pub eating
seafood platter, drinking, smoking.
- Night in BarStory looking at a rip off version of my work in the gallery and drinking with Steffy B et al.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

*357/365*

Day three:
- Reading Ecclesiastes together. trying to get our brains round how we can hold in tension the meangingless of stuff and how Christ gives everything meaning.
- Nottinghill fun -- the museum of branding. coffee shops. sandwiches
- St. Pauls
- Tom and Caroline...the news of their engagement, wagamamas and good chat.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

*356/365*

Day two:
- Sushi celebrations
- South bank wanderings
- Being filmed and given lots of free drinks and an afternoons entertainment!
- Games, wine, smokes and giggles all evening

Monday, May 14, 2007

*355/365*

Day one of London holiday with Pod:
- covent garden. dresses and shoes
- coffee and chats
- Cinema

Sunday, May 13, 2007

*354/365*

Many tears at church. Being confronted and loved utterly by God. Words for me.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

*353/365*

Despite the frustration of a friend who is deliberately disobeying God, being able to still hang out and love her by making her look down the barrell of the gun

Friday, May 11, 2007

*352/365*

More sushi with Saz
Dinner and Shisha smokes with the girls

Thursday, May 10, 2007

*351/365*

Chatting through God and stuff with CU peeps and Rob Frost's son.

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

*350/365*

sleeping in

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

*349/365*

Pod's patience.

Monday, May 07, 2007

*348/365*

Mum's 50th birthday. Celebrating with friends and family at my sister and bro-in-law's house. lots of nice food and chat.

Sunday, May 06, 2007

*347/365*

Being home.

*346/365*

It being ok that today I didnt feel well. I have no work to do!

making a journal.

Listening online to Bish on Ecclesiastes

Friday, May 04, 2007

*345/365*

Using the tickets I won to the Gilbert and George exhibition at the Tate Modern with Saz. Walking downstairs and seeing Gilbert and George signing autographs. Bizarre.

Sushi with Saz and chatting life.

Thursday, May 03, 2007

*344/365*

Handing in all my final work. No longer a student. Spending hours and hours with course and CU friends celebrating. Bizarre but brilliant.

The beautiful cake Saz made for me with a London Underground sign iced on it (the topic of my diss)

Being thankful to God for his faithfulness and to Pod fo his patience and unbelievable thoughtfulness and care this year.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

*343/365*

Printing the disserttion, binding the dissertation. The dissertation being done and dusted. Praising God for getting me through.

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

*342/365*

Recovering the 3 hours dissertation work that the Mac had lost...taking 2 hours to find it, but God is good; providing a very helpful computer helpdesk in the library and the miracle of a reocvered file. phew