cannot express

love is not the right word. i say "i love blank" all the time. or "this is the best ever." which cannot all be true. nor is love as flighty as that. all things which you, my readers, if i have any, know.

whoa, lots of commas.

so three things i've really been digging recently. maybe a few more than three...

1. Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut. Awesomely fun music reminiscent of 60s British rock, in a way. I really like it. It's been in my CD player pretty much non-stop since last Saturday. And though the 11 tracks get a little blendy (as in: they bleed into each other) it's still really great just bopping along music. Perfect summer CD.

2. twizzlers. i've been lifeguarding a lot lately. and twizzlers are my snack of choice on the stand. they're easy to eat and really fun to share with the other person i'm guarding with. makes for good times.

3. podcasts. i recently finished my internship at the church and have been figuring out what i want to do with myself for church. podcasts are great. via their audio i can visit churches all over the country. last Sunday i went to California. this Sunday is Mother's Day, so I'll be at my mom's church. next week, maybe Michigan... who knows?

4. speaking of California. there's a guy out there named Francis Chan. if you haven't heard of him, go find his podcast. he's great. he just released a book called CrazyLove. it's a good read.

5. quotes. i am such the sucker for quotes. there was this John Piper one in FC's book that i absolutely need tattooed on me somewhere as a reminder. and then this morning i got this one in an email:

The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.
-M. Scott Peck, psychiatrist and author (1936-2005)

certainly a fitting quote for my life currently.

5. anytime i'm with friends. i know that's a given, but certain happenings make you aware of how lucky you are when you have a lot of really true friends. community. it's what makes me sort of a communist. i love the idea of doing life together. sometimes i forget i need to. but there are so many more laughs and memories when there are other people around.

6. c.s. lewis's chronicles of narnia being made into movies. i'll be honest that i'm really looking forward to the dawn treader because it's my favorite book. but something i saw yesterday made me even more excited for this movie: switchfoot in narnia.

ok, so that's double what i said i'd give you. there's more. maybe i'll tell them to you tomorrow. love! high-five and a peace sign :)