Phelps, waffles, and nuns

So, today marks the end of the Summer Olympics. "The head of the Beijing organzing committee, Liu Qi, said the games were 'testimony to the fact that the world has rested its trust in China.' He called them 'a grand celebration of sport, of peace and friendship." While I don't agree with him that the world has rested their trust in China (that would be dangerous thing), I do agree that there was a lot of peace and love at the Olympics : ). For 17 sweet days, we were able to turn on the tv at any given hour (unless you were restricted to the 5 basic channels, like me) and hear the beautiful athem of the Olympics. It seemed like breaking a world record to win a swimming race was an unnoficial requirement. The Machine, Michael Phelps, seemed to think so. His seventh gold medal race was so close, I personally thought they should have awarded him and the other guy the gold...apparently, I was alone on that opinion : ).

Usain Bolt was another world record breaker. He stated that one of the secrets to his speed was due to all the yams he ate growing up. Remember that, all you aspiring Olympic runners : ). Someone should do a study on the effects yams have on speed...

In other unrelated news, today is officially Waffle Day!!! Before I knew this, I made some waffles today because I was suddenly craving them, and because there was nothing else to eat in our house. What do ya know? Without even knowing it, I was celebrating. You should celebrate waffles too.

One last piece of news: An Italian priest is organizing a beauty pageant for nuns. No joke. He feels like it would remove negative steotypes of all nuns "being old and dour." As he so aptly puts it, "being ugly is not a requirement for becoming a nun. External beauty is gift from God, and we mustn't hide it."

First thing that came to mind: "A beautiful nun is a tragic waste."

: )

Hasta luego, amigos.

summer high

God is so good. At the beginning of this summer, I have to admit that I was pretty bummed about my plans. Pretty much everyone I knew was going somewhere out of the country, and here I was, stuck in Virginia. But.....God knew what He was doing, and I couldn't have planned a better summer!! He's awesome like that, you know?! I've met so many amazing and inspiring people through my internship and various other things, and I am pumped up more than ever for whatever lies around the bend for me. The possibilities are endless, and I'm soooo excited!! The sky is bluer, the sun is brighter, and I'm smiling more every day. God has taken care of me : )

Through my friend Heidi, I was able to volunteer to work for God TV at the Call, and it was, in a word, AWESOME. I love working behind the scenes, and it was first time taking a peek into what goes on to put a show on live television. I got to sit in the production van, which was sub zero temperatures, and watch the director call the shots (I think that's what he's called....). I'm still really new to all the lingo, so forgive me COMM students if I fudge all the names....anyhoo, I had a lot of fun, and now I wish I had majored in Cinema Television. There's still a chance I could minor in it, so that's exciting. Being a producer is such an amazing job...you get to travel, meet great people, and be a part of reaching thousands, even millions of people. wow.

So, I ended my summer with a perfectly amazing weekend.

School starts in one week, so I'm trying to get back in academic mode. I think the only books I read this summer where Vanity Fair, sermons of different pastors, and I'm finished The Shack. Not too much to show for....but at least I read something. I read a TON of news articles, so I'm up to date with the world, which may or may not be a good thing.

ok, sunshine is calling me outside. Hope your day is blessed : )