So it’s January 2nd and I still have not made a resolution for the year. Not that I was planning to… last year I didn’t and ‘08 was one of the best years of my life. But maybe I will this year. Maybe I will set some goals for myself. I was reading some celebrity gossip (I promise, I don’t do it very often. But I am at home because I am sick and bored out of my mind, so there’s my excuse). Anyway, Cameron Diaz had the perfect resolution. So, I am going to steal hers:
“I have always had the same New Year resolutions: to stop smoking, to start wearing a bra and to stop shopping.”
Just to let you know, I do in fact wear a bra. But sometimes I don’t… but that’s only when I am sitting at home. Or when I take Joey outside and it’s dark. So I don’t feel like I need that to be a resolution of mine, but it’s funny so I’m leaving it alone.
I have been sick for the past four days (today’s date is January 3rd, not the 2nd.I started the post on the second but I am just now finishing up these three paragraphs. Maybe I should make a resolution of “STOP PROCRASTINATING AND FINISH WHAT YOU START, WOMAN!”) and today I actually got a burst of energy. I have been exhausted and lazy and bored the entire time so to actually get up and decide to clean was a major big deal. I tried to yesterday but after I vacuumed a corner of my living room and picked up some clothes off the floor, all I wanted was a nap. So depressing! Anyway, while I was going through some of my cd’s, I found a sample cd from Paste Magazine. On it is a band called Mr. Gnome and, my friends, they are fantastic! I wanted to post a couple of their videos for you to watch, and we can consider this my first music post of 2009.
Obviously, since I am sitting here writing about how awesome these guys are, that means I got distracted and my kitchen probably has grown little green and purple elves under the sink. Little elves that are eating the brand new bag of chips I opened and then left on the counter so they could just become stale and gross. And then when I clean it, the elves are going to get pissed off. And tonight, while I am sleeping, they will come and tie me to my bed with some string they never leave home without and then I will wake up and wonder why I am tied down. Then I will look around and see that these cute little elves cleaned my apartment for me! And the only payment they will require is that I leave another bag of chips open on the counter. And maybe this time some old milk?
I think I can handle that.
Wait. What???
Night of the Crickets:
Pirates (this video is a little rough around the edges, but I love the song, so deal with it)
Hi there!
If you have time, check my blog. It’s abou alternative music. Maybe you can find something you like there. Sorry it’s in Portuguese, but most songs are English!
Take care,
Miguel
http://mistersilva74.wordpress.com/
That Night of the Crickets video is crazy. I dig the rabbit though!
I hope the evil germs are beginning to leave your body so you can get back to feeling like yourself again. Hopefully the soup and tea helped at least a little last night at Shogun.
Feel better and be on the lookout for the elves!
ok. so here are my thoughts. eikon does some things around town but nothing regularly. the last few nights I’ve woken up at about 2:30am and been thinking about service.
I was thinking about something Jesus said about the sick needing a hospital. I started wondering where are the sickest, or maybe the darkest places in the city. I want it to be a discussion with the community at some point so that we can name some geographic locations, but here’s what i thought of at 2:30am.
Strip clubs are dark places. Who pastors the dancers and staff of strip clubs. Who serves them? who brings them roses and shows them they are worthy of attention and love beyond their dancing. who show’s the true love and attention about their lives. and then lives in such a way that they as a community are able to give them a chance at a new life when they are ready.
Corners in town prostitutes work. Who pastors prostitutes in Tulsa? Who knows their names? Who shows them hope?
Homesless. who brings dignity to them? there are plenty of folks intown feeding homeless and preachig at them.
So here are my ideas…. (again it could be bad pizza)
But what if we found some artists to take photo’s of homeless folks in tulsa in a dignified way and wrote up their story. What if we told the help put a story to the faces of the homeless downtown. Who their parents were. Where they were born. What they were passionate about? What the love about life? What if we put this stuff on a blog for all of tulsa to see?
What if we (mostly I’m thinking women) gave roses to dancers at clubs? What if an arrangement could be made with the owners that we want to support their staff and provide them with care? What if one said yes? What would the response be to people bring care packages to the women? and knew their story?
I’m not sure why I’m telling you all these things when you ask about service. But these are the things I’m thinking about.
thoughts?
mark@eikontulsa.com