Of Oatmeal and Keurigs

Our office has the fantastic invention known as the Keurig. A piping hot beverage of your choice virtually ready in seconds. Decaf, Regular, Morning, Spring, Hot Chocolate, Tea, the options are seemingly endless. However, this little fantasy world of instantaneous gratification is rudely interrupted when the unfortunate person gets stuck with the flashing button signaling that the water tank is empty. Somehow, I still haven't figured this one out, that unfortunate person always ends up being none other than yours truly. I've already refilled it twice today...and I've only been here for 2.5 hours.

One day, while shopping in one of my favorite stores, Target, I bought one of those mondo, ginormous boxes of instant oatmeal. I think there was like 34 packs in there. Granted I use two each time...so it's really only 17. But it would seem that was a very smart move. Because whenever lunch rolls around, I realize I've once again forgotten to find some sort of sustenance at home to bring to the office. And I'm not all that fond of going out to Wendy's, or Subway...so I turn to my stash of instant oatmeal. I think I've had it for lunch 3 out of 4 days for the last three weeks. haha. Good thing I love it, eh?

Tuesday Morning & There's Not Enough To Keep Me Going in This Coffee Cup

Title = my thoughts exactly. Only substitute Tuesday for Thursday. haha!

As a born and raised New Englander, I've seen my fair share of crazy weather. But I think this year takes the cake. For one, did any of you experience the lightning storm in the middle of the snow storm? Craziest thing I've ever seen. Caity and I were sitting in Wendy's, eating dinner before I had to bring her to class, and get myself to Lost Son practice. It was pretty much white-out conditions, when suddenly the sky lights up. At first, Caity thought it was a camera flash...until we heard the thunder. Like I said, crazy NE weather.

Now good 'ole NE can't decide whether it wants to stay cold enough for snow, or just warm enough for rain/sleet. Makes for slightly miserable days. I can sit in my cubical and pretend that it's sunny outside (I've actually mastered this art), but that little dream is smashed to oblivion once I step out and look to the great outdoors. haha.

So last night I finally caught up on Lost! Crazy, but I'm starting to see the connections. My favorite was that Jack Shepard's number is 23. Coincidentally Psalms 23 v.1a says "The Lord is my Shepard..." coincidence? I think not. And just for posterity's sake, I refuse to believe that Matthew Fox cheated on his wife with a stripper.

So yesterday, I pretty much spent the entire day at church (0800-1900). And when I came home, Mom instructed us to look as our front lawn. It would seem a school bus mistook our lawn for the pavement. Not even funny. I'll try to post pix later. That should be an answer for one of those games like Scategories..."Reasons for being late"..."School bus ran over my lawn". haha. That's how laughable it seems. Geez.

Can I just saw again, how much I LOVE Sleeperstar? Seriously, like top 10 favorite bands of all time. Read about their concert in Feb here.

And can I just saw how much I adore the Student Ministry kids!? For serious. Last week at our junior high meeting, there was a new girl. So I asked one our regular students to go over and chat it up with the new girl. And she immediately did! Not even sure I would have done that when I was her age! (at least not without some trepidation...remember I was homeschooled. haha).

Now I have to go have my weekly meeting with the bossman.

Later folks!

Love 'n Hugs!! :)

Finally Caught Up!

BEWARE!
If you haven't seen the newest
Lost episode "Lighthouse" go no further.














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So here are my notes from the last two episodes of Lost. "Lighthouse" and the one before it.

First one.

I watched it online with the "enhanced" version. And it said that the timeline where they land safely in LA is a flash "sideways" so in essense a parallel universe. (KJ you were right!)

Moving on...Locke a.k.a. Mr. Black Smoke Monster = pyscho/master manipulator

anyone else notice there was a crab on the "real" Locke's head?? struck me as funny.

The enhanced version, notes that the cemetery where they bury Locke is called "Boone Hill" because Boone was the first survivor buried there. Ironic that Locke gets buried next to Boone, because it's Locke's fault that Boone died in the first place. :(

WHY ARE THEY PROTECTING THE ISLAND!?!?!

Candidate names and corresponding numbers:

23 - Shepard
8 - Reyes
16 - Jarrah
42 - Kwon
4 - Locke
15 - Ford
51 - Kate (as seen in the Lighthouse)...

Now onto the Lighthouse

When Jack hangs up on his mom (cuz he forgot to pick up his son that we have never heard about), what was she gonna say??

Ps. 23 and 108 are both written by David (just thought I'd bring that up...)
And Psalms 23 (Jack's number) is "The Lord is my Shepard"...

The numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 (when added together) total 108...the number of degrees Jacob told Hurley to move the dial to.

(sorry this is all out of order)

When Jack brings David to "his" room, he says he hooked up the cable so he could watch Red Sox games. But in his mother's house, David is seen in pictures with a Los Angeles Angels (kinda redundant, eh?) cap on.

Loved Hugo's reference to Obi-Wan Kenobi. :)

"I hope you find what you're looking for" - Kate Seriously!! They didn't kiss AGAIN! ugh. They'd better get their act together and "get married and have a million kids."

Of course I'm your friend...you have a needle embedded in my leg. Jin's thoughts as Claire stitches him up...

Jack refuses to share a drink with his mother, but when he's home and can't find David, there's a beer on his desk.

And finally...Claire = psycho!!

Nite!

Oh My, My

When you’re in school, you never think this will happen. But it did. I miss it. haha. So I decided to write a concert review on the GroSS concert. Here we go.

Date: 13 February 2010
Concert: Green River Ordinance with Sleeperstar
Venue: Harper’s Ferry – Allston, MA

In 2009, we saw Green River Ordinance (GRO) open for Needtobreathe in Danbury, CT. It was pretty much love at first note. We were pretty excited to learn that they were going to be in Hartford! Only to learn the day of the event that the lead singer, Josh Jenkins, was sick and they couldn’t perform. So we were SUPER excited when were learned that they were going to be in the Boston area! We grabbed our friends and trekked to Boston.

The opening band was okay. Vocal range and arrangements were good. But the lead singer kept swearing…to the point I wanted to throw water on him.

Then came Sleeperstar. And they were amazing. A five part band from Texas, they rocked the house. Regardless of the fact that I was against the stage (which I’ve often found to be the worst spot soundwise), the sounds coming from the stage were incredible. You could feel the bass strumming down to your core (my favorite way!), but you could also hear the piano’s melodies floating through and above the strumming guitar and pounding drum. I was highly entertained by the lead singer, Chris Pearson, because he not only had some freakin’ amazing pipes but he could play a mean guitar and pluck out some amazing melodies on the piano. As a lead singer, and a background singer, I can appreciate both forms of vocals. And Sleeperstar was well rounded in both areas! I absolutely LOVED the background vocals. As I listen to their cd, I find myself singing along with the background vocals more than the lead…which is something I rarely do! Haha. So while I can go on and on about Sleeperstar, and how amazing they were (and how I fully plan to attend any concert they have within my reach…), let’s move on. But first, let me comment on how I adore when bands are awesome on stage...but are also just awesome people. And for sure this band is made up of some super star guys.

The first time I saw GRO, they were the opening band. This time, there were the headliner. So much fun to have a full set! They put on a stellar show. For serious. If you haven’t heard of them, listen. They are such a blast to be around. On and off stage, these guys are amazing. I’ve fully entranced every time they walk on stage. Whether pumping through the stereo, or going acoustic, they will be a sweet sound to your ears. I went through the entire show with a smile on my face (except for when I was frowning at the obnoxious drunk people). I absolutely LOVE when bands enjoy what they do…and clearly show it through their music and through their facial expressions. There’s something magical (for lack of a better word) that happens when a whole crowd joins together and sings a song or a chorus. Maybe that’s just my nerdy musical side showing. But I live for that stuff. Between my sister, myself, and the girl next to me, we had a three-part harmony going for their song “On Your Own”…nothing makes me smile bigger than that stuff. Haha. Probably why I enjoy Lights Up ministry so much. We do that stuff all the time!

Overall, it was a night to remember. Good friends, good food, and great music! I’ve had Sleeperstar’s cd on repeat pretty much since I got home Sunday morning. Later friends.

Love 'n Hugs.

You're Not Alone - SS

So I have lots to blog about today. Not really sure where to begin. haha.

First off, I just want reiterate how attractive it is for a guy to play the piano. Like OMG. Then if he can also sing...wow. Drummers are hot. Guitarists are sexy. I'd best describe pianists as sensual. ugh. Gotta love 'em. haha.

Facebook convo...

Joyce Canfijn-Leamy: dinner & jim brickman "intimate performance" fundraiser w/ the ♥ of my life... ;)

Caity Leamy: Jim Brickman is a hottie.

Corey Anne Leamy: mhmm. Skilled pianists are just by nature hotties. haha. :-P

Ed Knoeckel: Nice to know.

LOL. ps. for those who don't know, Ed is a mad skilled pianist.

So funny story. Sunday morning (after our crazy looong Saturday!) I got up to go to second service. And knowing I'd be there all day (and by night time it would be cold), I grabbed a pair of leather gloves to stick in the car.

So after the entire day had almost transpired and I was getting ready to drive home I reached to pull my gloves on. Only to realize I had two left gloves!! haha. Good thing I drive with my left hand. :)

So when I actually have time, I'll blog about the amazing concert I went to on Saturday.
Sleeperstar and Green River Ordinance. Check 'em out if you haven't already! :)

Love 'n Hugs!

Just Give It Time...Now Isn't Forever

I think I mentioned awhile back that I had bought a bunch of new (used) cds. This morning I slipped Jon McLaughlin's Indiana in the cd player. Oh how I love gifted pianists!! No joke, your attractive level sky rockets if you play the piano. haha. :)

I really need to get back to work, but I'm not feeling very artsy...and that's what alot of today's work is. :(

So I'm going to go procrastinate and do today's Sudoku. :)

Love 'n Hugs!

ps. We get to see GRO tomorrow!!

What Kate Does

BEWARE!
If you haven't seen the newest
Lost episode "What Kate Does" go no further.















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So I most definitely had a notepad next to me for this episode. I didn't take too many notes...Jake watched with me, so I was [trying] to explain the crazy, twisted plot that is Lost. :) So moving on...

Sayid = smoke monster

Ethan!!!! wth!? He needs to stay away from needles...

3 years in the future?

What happened to Claire!?

OMG she's alive! Smoke monster!!

oh and there was a note that says "Mar 18 - Flashforward" YES!

Let This Fire In Me Burn

Favorite Tweets of the Week:

calebdcole "Hey I'm in need of a student or leader to come in this afternoon and do some data entry for me. Anyone interested?" haha story of my LIFE

davebarnesmusic "Drinking coffee before my visit to the dentist. Take that, teeth cleaner lady" haha! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks stuff like that!

jameyice "I would like to thank Al Gore for the most snow the North East, Oklahoma, & TX has had in 100years!!" My thoughts exactly!! lol. This got retweeted. :)

natestweeting "I've used four hundred text messages in the last five hours. Thank you unlimited." That's just a little insane...

kevinhammonds "If you don't have a girlfriend or boyfriend valentines day is depressing... It's a whole day reminding you of what you don't/can't have...." I think all the singles in the world should get a holiday...preferably one where we don't have to go to work.

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Now on a totally different wavelength...yesterday Pastor Sean closed the office (whoohoo!) 1)because of the horrible snow storm that was supposed to drop on our poor, helpless New Englanders (seriously, we should know how to drive in the snow by now...) and 2) to give us a break b/c we've all been going non-stop since the Lost Son.

So anyways, while I was out 8 hours of work...it was soooo worth it! I pretty much did nothing all day. It was great. We watched Jaws 2 (oh how I LOVE those movies), I did some work in photoshop for the upcoming Passion of the King performance, cleaned my room, and then when Pop came home we watched the [extended edition] Lord of the Rings (we started at like 7 or 8...by the time it finished only 2.5 of the original 6 were awake, and two of them were snoring rather loudly. haha). All in all (despite not getting any real snow to speak of) it was a good day.

This Saturday starts our practices for the Passion of the King! So excited!! This year is going to be even better than last year (namely because Arielle is gonna be in it, lol!) And then we're going to the Green River Ordinance concert!! Insanely excited about that! They just released a new song "Rise Up" on iTunes. It's pretty much been on repeat all day since I bought it. lol.

And finally my [work] day is over!

Maybe I'll blog later...but I have to stop at TyTy's to pick up some camp paperwork (so excited he's going!), then over to Filomena's to grab dinner! Delish. :)

Love 'n Hugs!

ps. I still haven't seen this week's episode of Lost. I'm gonna try to watch it tonight.

Days of Hot Chocolate and Photoshop

Heyo!

So a few years ago, I got Photoshop. Let me tell you, it pretty much revolutionized my life. I am by no means a "pro", but I like to dabble. :)

Being the Student Ministries Admin Assistant has some great perks. In that I get to fiddle around with Photoshop all day long. :) Brochures, newsletters, posters, mailouts, etc. I get to do it all in Photoshop!

And our suppliers recently ran out of the normal hot chocolate...so he gave us BETTER ones. Whoot. My day is pretty much filled with glasses of water, mugs of hot chocolate, and photoshop. Not a bad life! (yesterday I cleared like 7 different glasses/mugs from my cube...I had used all of them that day...and some were used twice! haha. not sure how that many came to be in my cube...but whatever).

-Corey

LOST!!

Beware:
If you haven't seen LAX pt. 1 and 2, stop here!!










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So I finished watching the newest episodes of Lost...and the one thing I'm left with is that the FREAKIN' smoke monster has been disguised as Locke this whole time!? [just as a point of reference, I TOTALLY knew that he had really and truly died...] I'm not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting that. And I just want to say that Richard is strangely attractive. And I think he's a god. [not with a capital 'g', but a lowercase 'g'] Because 1) he's MAD old. 2) he knows how to keep the smoke monster at bay 3) Locke mentioned he'd been in chains [not sure what that makes me think of the gods, but whatever]. haha. I'm sure I could think of other reasons, but I'm currently sitting in a meeting. :)

ps. Jack is so stinking ATTRACTIVE!

pps. Sayid is alive and Jacob is DEAD!? What?

No-Spend February going strong! :)

No Spend February

So I'm on the mission to acquire a new phone. Preferably the sexy motorola Droid, but I'll probably end up with the younger sibling, the Droid Eris. And seeing as it is definitely a step up from my current phone...the charges also go up. So I'm embarking on a "No-Spend February".

Now don't get me wrong, I will most definitely be spending. Because I obviously need things like gas (HOLY MOLY is that expensive!), lunch, insurance, etc. What I will be cutting out will be frivolous spending. Which I do WAY too much of. Goodbye Target. Sampai jumpa Starbucks. Adios Ebay. Arrivederci Amazon. (you get my drift.)

So here we go...welcome to "No-Spend February."

Vignette's of Life

So as the past few weeks have flown by, I've had this compulsive desire to blog.

However, as you can tell, I haven't. haha.

I find myself driving to work (or at that time, most often driving to The Lost Son practice). And little events would occur, that I would think to myself "hmm, I should blog about that." Then I'd arrive at my destination and TOTALLY forget that I was gonna blog about it. :-P

But I just got some of the cds that I ordered and was SUPER excited. So I figured what better excuse to blog than new cds!?

The ones that arrived are:
- Graham Colton: Here Right Now
- Josh Kellley: Special Company
- Jon McLaughlin: Indiana
- Graham Colton: Drive

I'm a happy gal. :)