http://psdtuts.com/tutorials/designing-tutorials/23-awesome-examples-of-design-as-a-force-for-good/
Look at these. These reminded me why I wanted to be a graphic designer. It's a force that can enduce change...
Sometimes it's easy to forget. We get caught up in the stresses of life, the schedules, the work, and the problems and we forget why we're here. And then days like today happen and you remember. You remember that we are eternally forgiven and blessed. That God puts people in our lives to remind us that he loves us.
I got reminded today by Evan and Kristin. I love you guys! <3
Ok so awhile back, I bought this little six song ep from a band called Peter and the Wolf from Liverpool, England and now I am obsessed. I had kinda forgotten I had them on iPod and I freaked out cause I liked it so much. So here's a nice little sample of Peter and the Wolf and their song "Golden stars" !
I can't wait to go back to Furman on Monday! I really feel God moving in my heart about some big things that I have been wrestling with since the beginning of last year. Even though I am weak and silly and always a sinful little human, God is PERFECTED in my weakness and could do immeasurably bigger things than I can do alone! God has been blessing me with things that I didn't realize I wanted this summer which has been awesome. I got two A's in my summer school classes which was such a gift because it made me realize that I can do the work and that even though ADHD has been a huge stumbling block in my life that I can overcome it with the help of God, my family, and my friends. Over and over again God has blessed me with two amazing best friends but especially right now, Beth Anne is supremely owning the best friend area. BA, if your reading this, THANK YOU SO MUCH for being the most amazing best friend who is willing to listen and talk to me even when I am being irrational or crazy. God could not have blessed me with a better best friend and I CANNOT wait to come to clemson to celebrate your 20th birthday! I just can't get over how good this summer was because of God even though I thought it was going to be terrible.
And since I know you read this blog, Thanks a lot Mom and Dad for being so awesome this summer and really trying so hard to listen to what I have to say and helping me in every way you can. Even though I don't say it a lot, I am eternally grateful for everything that ya'll have done for me and the sacrifices that ya'll have made for me. You are the best parents I could ever ask for.
God is good all the time and ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD!
No matter what your stance on alcohol, i think this is a really cool start from Perry so everyone can either be affirmed in their stance or have their mind totally blown by God. so check it out here
And I don't think I can say this enough, but I really love my church and I cannot wait for membership class in the fall. God has really been answering some prayers regarding this and I am so excited!
Oh and just a funny quote from the sermon...
*whiny voice*'Well the bible says you shouldn't have it (tattoos)'
"Well the bible also says you shouldn't wear cloth of two different materials, so if your wearing cotton and linen this morning your going to hell too, Welcome to Newspring."
hahahahaa
I currently have a 104 average in my math class.
There must be a rip in the space time continuem.
But I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty stoked about it.
And no I don't mean Christmas.
I mean DRUM CORP!!!!!!!!
Here's a personal favorite of mine :)
I LOVE my church. God is doing HUGE things.
http://www.newspring.cc/235505.ihtml?ResourceID=1274&type=1
Watch it. You won't regret it!
In case you were unaware, Mute Math is one of my favorite bands. Right now they are recording their new album and I am REALLY excited about it. Here, you can get excited too!
In other news...
I really like how the Newspring Greenville does like random facts about each staffer so here we go, Ten Random Facts about me!
10) I have 3,442 items in my iTunes. That's 9.6 days worth of stuff. And I never feel like I have enough stuff either. It's a bit of an obsession.
9) I'm currently trying really hard to find a new tv show to watch that I really like but everytime I change the channel because it is not as good as my three favorite shows... LOST, The Office, and Arrested Development. Nothing is as funny or suspenseful or amazing. I did try to watch 24 but I got really confused. Kristin will have to help with that because she understands 24 lol
8) I just realized that the song Dude Looks Like a Lady is NOT in my iTunes library and I immediately had to remedy that. It really is an obsession lol
7) I love to make my own ringtones. And the sad part is I have 42 on my phone. That is just shameful.
6) I am addicted to Milky Way Milkshakes from the Wired Bean. If you ever want to make my day, get me one of those bad boys!
5) When I work out, I really like to listen to rap music. If I try to listen to it most other times I want to tear my eyes out of their sockets. But it pumps me up when I'm on the treadmill. Otherwise, it wouldn't be on my iPod lol
4) If I could meet one person, dead or alive, (besides Jesus because that would be an obvious choice) I would pick either C.S. Lewis or Bob Dylan. The reasoning for C.S. Lewis is pretty simple, he is one of my favorite authors EVER. I get smacked in the face everytime I read one of his books and I love it. I would love to hear him talk about Christianity first hand. That would be rad. My reasoning for Bob Dylan is actually kinda similar. I really want to talk to him about his "christian stage" and see if it actually stuck and really see what he believes. And then I want to talk with him about music for hours and hours and see how it feels to influence almost every major artist for the past like 30 years. Oh yeah, that would be pretty amazing.
3) I'm a really bad doodler. I doodle on EVERYTHING. My notes for Psychology for this past term are ridiculous. They are covered with random arrows and my name drawn about fifty different ways. This must be my ADD manifesting but it really does help me concentrate
2) Last Friday, I got a library card for the first time since I was like Four. And I was REALLY excited.
1) I have the cutest new dog in the history of the world :) Pictures will be up soon!
I have no idea when I picked up this weird case of insomnia but lately I just cannot sleep. I'm never tired when I try to go to sleep and it is really starting to bug me. Tonight, it is worse than normal. I feel really nervous for some reason and I'm trying to deduce why. Here's what I've come up with so far.
-I'm starting summer school in a week and this makes my stomach turn. My last escapade with academics was not that great and I ended up losing my state scholarship so now I have to get it back. And I have serious doubts in myself that I can actually do it.
-Beth Anne left today which my puts my best friend count in Lexington to a whooping zero (I only have two best friends so it's not that hard). I'm nervous that now that she's gone that I'll be lonely here in Lexington. Thankfully she'll be home on the 18th to go see the premiere of Dark Knight with me and Kristin is coming home soon too but that still does not ease my nerves.
-Speaking of friends, I'm not on good terms with most of my Lexington friends which is really hard on me. But everyone has changed. And that REALLY makes me nervous.
-This is a really irrational reason. I'm 19 years old, my future career should not be keeping me up at night but this is a huge reason that I am so nervous. I'm scared because all I have ever wanted to do it work in the entertainment industry. I'm scared that all of the doors will get slammed in my face and I won't be able to hack it. Most of all, I'm afraid I'll be forced to give up on my dream. This is really hard for me to swallow because I cannot imagining doing ANYTHING else with my life.
Just writing about these things is making my stomach do flips. I know this is stuff that I need to give to God and he will take care of all of it but it is hard to do that. Our task in the bible study I'm in is to relinquish control of one thing this week to God. I'm not really in control of that many things because that's not really my way, but one thing I am in control of is my worries. They are unessisary and just another thing to come between me and Jesus. So prayers would be appreciated as I work on this. My song to help me through this struggle this week is most definitely going to be "Beauty of your Peace" by Tim Hughes. That song has so much meaning to me because of where it came from but the words struck a chord in my heart really hard as I listened to it.
Your voice has stilled the raging storms
The wind and waves bow down before
Your still small voice brings hope to all
Who wait on You, we'll wait for You
To lead us to the place where You'll restore our souls
And all our earthly strivings come to cease
Take from our souls the strain and stress
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Your peace
The beauty of Your peace
This is my prayer for this week.
So we are actually getting our new dog this week. We couldn't get Chase or Perry because they had already been picked out, BUT we do get a beautiful new black lab named Heidi! Here's the picture that her current foster mom sent us!
More pictures will be put up when we actually pick her up of course, which should be sometime on tuesday or wednesday. Oh the olympic trials are on so I'm going to go watch! :D
I'm going to lunch with Evan in a minute so I don't have a whole lot of time to update. So this is going to be the cliff notes version lol. Life is going to be pretty busy this week. Tonight I have bible study which I'm really excited about. Then tomorrow I'm going to Charleston to see Alison which is very exciting because I haven't seen her since like middle or end of May. I get back from that on Thursday, then we have family spending the night that night. Then on Friday I get to be a mom for the weekend for the Byrd's which is going to be fun because I love those kids a lot and they ARE my little brother and sisters that I never had. So this is going to be the first busy week I've had since Furman so it should be interesting. Oh I think Evan might be here so I have to go! Hopefully I'll get a chance to update later on this week!
Random Facts about Kathryn
5) "Let Go" by Edison Glass4) "Awakening" by Switchfoot
3) "Fascination" by Alphabeat
2) "Signature of Divine" by Needtobreathe
1) "Typical" by Mutemath
Coldplay's new album is magnificent.I am listening to it right now and I am amazed. My favorite song (besides the title track which I have been in love with since it came out lol) is Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love. It has dulcimer in it. No that is not a misprint. No I am not lying. DULCIMER. That is the freakin RADDEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!
I love this kind of moment. Where you have been aching for new music, something that will stir your hear and remind you exactly why you want to go into that industry. And then something like this comes along and you fall head over heels in love with music all over again. Someone asked me the other day (jokingly mind you) how are you ever going to really love someone and get married when you love music THAT much?
The only answer to that question is that I have no earthly idea. Really, no clue. The only thing I can guess is that they are going to have love music a lot too.
Lord help them :D
Aw dude, I just got to the track "Yes" and the string parts are AMAAAAAAZING. Oh yeah baby, life is good. ♥
4) Ok i know this about Coldplay but it's something new. Seriously this is amazing to me. Coldplay's new album is number two on itunes top album chart. NUMBER TWO AND IT HASN'T EVEN COME OUT! Oh my gosh that is ridiculous! And Viva La Vida has been the number one song for weeks already. Gah, I LOVE Coldpaly :D
3)Have you ever actually listened to the lyrics to Sexy Can I? They are AWFUL. I felt like a bad person just for listening to them. Just another reason I avoid that radio at all costs because you get crap like that ALL the time.
2) Guitar Hero is FAR superior to Rock Band. That is all lol
1) I read this really awesome book called "Is Tiny Dancer Really Elton's Little John? Music's Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed" by Gavin Edwards and it was really hilarious. You should go read it right now. And no Tiny Dancer is not about his little john, Elton John didn't even write the song! Just like Barry Manilow did not write the song "I Write the Songs" which I think is LAME lol
10) I like to listen to rap/hip hop music when I workout. I now have a whole playlist just for it. It's like the most random thing ever. My ipod goes like radiohead, u2, coldplay, what the heck...nelly? lol. I mean whatever, as long as I'm working out, who cares lol
9) I really like to read music related books. I just finished "Body Piercing Saved my Life: The Phenomenon of Christian Rock" and I just bought a book about the Mysteries Myths and Rumors in Rock n' Roll tonight from Books-a-Million. It was either that or a book that talking about the Future of the Music Industry.
8) Bob Dylan is the man.
7) The first music videos were hilarious. Go watch "Video Killed the Radio Star" and just laugh for awhile. :)
6) As if I hadn't emphasized this enough...Coldplay's new album drops JUNE 16TH. Go get it and watch this nice little preview!
5) I really love the song "Without It" by Mute Math
The world is gone, don't think about it
Cuz life is short we'll do without it
They say the road is long, don't think about it
Cuz life is short we'll do without it
We can move on forward
Don't worry
The best we've known is yet to come
We can move on forward
Don't worry
The worst won't get the best of us
TO BE CONTINUED
(i'll finish this in my next blog, pinky promise! but right now I'm tired!!)
Really, it's amazing. I'm watching last week's sermon right now and it's AMAZING.
And he definitely just said that there is going to be Newspring Columbia. OH MY GOSH...YES!
Go check it out and listen to the message! :)
http://www.newspring.cc
♥ Things that I like a lot today ♥
-peanut butter sandwiches
-milky way milkshakes
-swoopy bangs
-comfy jeans
-the wired bean
-shows at the watershed
-my ESPN, who was willing to go to a show to defend me if any creepers showed up :)
-local bands
-old friends
Things that I don't like much today :(
-old friends who change for the worst
-fear of seeing people i don't want to see
-people who know nothing about music
-country music (well thats everyday)
-cars that make strange noises
-people who say that ADD is not a real disorder (i'm sorry but it is. i was tested for it. i have been diagnosed with it. i take medication for it. I THINK I AM VERY MUCH AWARE THAT IT EXISTS. so shut up about things you don't understand. ok rant over.)
In other news...
Beth Anne said this yesterday about Outkast and it made me laugh really hard so I thought I would share...
"I'd rather hear about bitches and hoes then roses smelling like poo-poo."
Yea my ESPN is amazing.
Oh yeah and I went and saw Marry a Thief tonight and they were excellent. I've always loved Eric Skelton and now he's in this amazing band so it made me smile.
This is my all time low.
I need to figure out what to do because I have no one to turn to and no where to go.
This is a very dangerous situation for me to be in.
I just played for the president of the united states.
i don't care if your democrat, republican, libertarian, communist, or anarchist that was completely awesome. i was closer to W then almost all of the graduates too and i just sat turned around in my chair grinning like a moron because i was so stoked to be there.
the rest of the day was an epic fail, but playing for Bush made it worth it.
oh yea, and congratulations to the class of 2008! Furman won't be the same without you!
This is probably one of the coolest things I have ever seen/done. Check it out and do one for yourself! It's this really cool thing where you can make a goal list for your life with 43 things on it! This is mine :D
that was a god thing if i've ever seen one. it's good to know i'm not alone.
Songs that have meant a lot to me this year...
On a happy note, my brother and Morgan are engaged. Congratulations guys!
On a not as happy note, I hate school and all of this work and the stupid Furman music department yet again ruining my plans. I just want to go home and be left completely alone for like 3 weeks and then i will be fine.
Epic fail life, Epic fail.
So anyone that knows me knows that I love music. A whole lot. And of course, whenever someone gets a real love of commercial music going, they start to get a little "my itunes library is better than yours" going on with everyone they meet. I'm not gonna lie, I have been guilty of this literally THOUSANDS of times. So I'm going to write this down for whenever I get to indie for my own britches, you can remind me of this oh faithful blog reader (all three of you :D). Labels are a waste of time anyway, and everyone needs to be reminded of that every now and then, especially me.
Kathryn's Top 10 Musical Guilty Pleasures
10. John Mayer- I really don't listen to the radio much, but John Mayer is one of a couple mainstream artists that I love. I liked him before anyone knew who he was back when Room for Squares first dropped, and I fell in love. It's not very popular for an Indie Kid to be into John Mayer because of all of his involvement in the tabloids but in reality, he's a good guitar player, songwriter, and all around artist. That's why he's number 10 on the list lol
9. Justin Timberlake- He is as mainstream as mainstream gets but he is rad. But yet again, he is a very talented musician so I still love him. I think i listened to What Goes Around like a thousand times the first time i heard it. This is going to come back to haunt me lol
8. The Jonas Brothers/Miley Cyrus- They are adorable and catchy. So sue me! Plus I like the disney channel a lot.
7. 90's Pop (N'Sync, Backstreet Boys and so on...)- This one should be easily forgiven. This is my generation people! I was like eight, what was I supposed to do lol
6. Michael Jackson- Older Michael Jackson stuff. that is. I mean gosh darn it, he is the king of pop!
5. Timbaland- This is one of the ones that confuses me the most. Really, I have no idea why I like him so much. To this day it confuses me. But when Apologize dropped, I about had a cow. Keep on keeping on Timbaland! :)
4. Eighties Power Ballads- "I'm just dying in your arms tonight, must have been something she said." Now this is just getting downright embarrasing. What can I say, I'm a sentamental kind of girl!
along the same lines...
3. Cheezy Love Songs- I swear when I hear "Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith, I get teary eyed. Or "I'll Be" by Edwin Mccain.
2. Eminem- This is another one that really confuses me. I don't like rap that much so I really don't listen to it. Eminem is not a nice dude and is really vulgar sometimes. But sometimes I just bust out in "All you other slim shady's are just imitating, so won't the real slim shady please stand up, please stand up, please stand up." Woah what was that, oh yeah it was dignity flying away.
and at a whooping number one of my musical guilty pleasures...
1. High School Musical- Those kids really can't act that well, the music is contrite, the lyrics are so cornball....and i eat up every minute of me. Yep, there goes any indie cred I ever had. Killing indie validity in one single blog post just for my lone reader. '
I'm going to go cry now lol
This is what my Itunes decided for my life soundtrack. Oh goodness...
Opening Credits:
Yakkity Yak by the Coasters (my mom must be there lol)
Waking Up:
Mercy by Peter and the Wolf (i need a lot of mercy to get up in the morning)
First Day of School:
Control Freak by Copeland (not really lol)
Falling in Love:
Chase This Light by Jimmy Eat World (hm this is kind of fitting!)
Fight Song:
Sit Still by Brightwood (Not really lol)
Breaking up:
Yesterday by the Beatles (Well kind of I guess)
Prom:
Benny and the Jets by the Hit crew (Apparently my prom is like 27 dresses lol)
Life:
Legend of Everyone by Doc Sommers Band (My itunes must like me today)
Mental Breakdown:
Come Right Out and Say it by Relient K (i hate it when people don't say what they mean so that would give me a mental breakdown)
Driving:
A Lot to Learn by Goot (Hm yep)
Flashback:
Coffee by Copeland (Ah so many memories with this song)
Getting back together:
Love Love Love by As Tall As Lions (I guess)
Wedding:
Gravity by the Fold (Not exactly a wedding song, but the lyrics fit)
Birth of Child:
No Such Thing by John Mayer (ok, i can deal with that)
Final Battle:
Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve (well not really)
Death Scene:
Daydream believer by the Monkee's (what? lol)
Funeral Song:
Southbound Train by Jon Foreman (um as long as jon foreman is at my funeral singing it)
End Credits:
Soundtrack for our Movie by Mae (now that's ironic)
I was thinking just now as I was listening to some music and getting ready to possibly start some homework. This is always a dangerous thing for me to do because if you have talked to me for longer than 30 seconds, you know I have extreme ADD lol. Anyways, I just realized that I am amazingly and undeservingly blessed. I have been able to do some of the most amazing things that other kids my age could only dream of doing.
-I've performed at Carnegie Hall. I'm only 19 and I've played there! I was standing on that stage and all I could think of all of the famous people that have performed there. And I got to play there. um WOW
-I've been to one of the most beautiful countries in the world, the Dominican Republic. Not just once, but twice. Nothing compares to ministering to those people who have nothing and still want to give you everything they have
-I've jumped off waterfalls and lived to talked about it. And enjoyed it too :)
-I've stood at the base of pike's peak and just marveled at God's beauty.
-In a month I'm going to be playing for the president. CRAZY!
-I've seen some of my hero's perform and conduct. Two nights ago I played in a concert with Frank Ticheli! I saw Randy Brecker play at the Blue Note in NYC.
-I've been to so many amazing concerts I can't even count them anymore.
-I've marching the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Years day in '03. Seven miles and it was worth all seven of them.
Really, I could keep going but if that is not an example of God blessing an ordinary and undeserving person then I don't know what is! God is so good!
**On a very unrelated sidenote...
I haven't recently become addicted to Mash-ups. For all of my unmusical friends, a mash-up is where two songs are combined in a sort of mashed-up remix. It's totally rad. My current favorite is a mash-up one I found with "Bittersweet Symphony" by the Verve and "Dirt of Ya Shoulder" by Jay-Z. Now typically, I am not a fan of Jay-Z. I'm not fluent in rap and hip-hop culture. But that mash is RIDICULOUS. Go check it out.
***Another honorable mention is "Drop it like it's Hot" by Snoop Dogg mashed with Jimi Hendrix called "Drop it like it's Hendrix". All i can say is WOW. I know, I need to get a life lol
I haven't had a real blog in a long time so it's kind of refreshing to have one again! Really I'm getting one to just people updated on whats going on in my life...and because Kristin got one lol.
I just got back from Passion in good ol' Hotlanta and let me say, it was a life-changing expierience for me! It was incredible to worship with 9,500 other brothers and sisters in Christ. Not to mention being led in worship by Chris Tomlin, David Crowder, and Charlie Hall! Being a music person, I have so much respect for these guys and it was so incredble to be able to hear them play live
Probably the coolest thing that happened at Passion this weekend was God restoring the vision in my life. I have had a really hard time during the last couple of months trying to figure out what I was supposed to do with my life and why I was at Furman/why I was majoring in music and communications. I have always been interested in too many things to really nail down a career and that bothered me. God really answered my questions in a huge and powerful way for me. I would tell you exactly why but It would be really hard to type out right now because it is really like a lifelong plan kind of thing. It is really AMAZING that God was able to answer my questions in such an amazing, powerful, and yet simple way. I really feel like he has been preparing me and several of my friends for this mission our entire lives. I know it's going to be really, really hard but it will be worth it to further the kingdom.
The first part of this mission is going to go live within the next couple of days so whenever that gets up and running, I will post it on here so you can participate and tell all your friends.
This is definitly one of the times where the goodness and grace of God overwhelms me and I cannot even begin to seperate out how grateful I am for that! This seems like a beginning to a very worthwhile journey!
In christ,
Kathryn
**I really think the only person that will ever read this blog is Kristin for awhile. That's going to be entertaining. I have the most wonderful best friend ever! :)
