This is just stupid.  Melissa (whatever the heck her last name is; but there's only 1, I think), in gym, was, of course, wearing shorts.  I mean, who doesn't?  But these were VERY small shorts.  Like, smaller than her butt.  If she pulled them down her crack showed and if she pulled them up you could see the bottoms of her stupid pink undies.  Dear Lord.  If you are going to wear short shorts (like Nair!!! "we like short-shorts!"), be sure they at least cover your god forsaken anorexic butt, please.  We'd prefer to NOT see THAT much of you. 

OOOOH... tomorrow is the band concert!!!!! YEAH!!! Hey, maybe all of you could come! It's in the gym.  Actually, the basketball team is going away for a game and won't get back until about mid-way through, so Andrew and Brendan and a couple other people are gonna be in late.  I find that somewhat amusing. 

And GOD, CHELSEA, TELL ME!!!!!!! Pleeeeeeeease??? (Inside joke.)

Speaking of jokes, Mr. M told us one of his (lame, idiotic and rather hilarious) jokes in band.  Just for your information, Brendan, on the bass drum that holds THE ENTIRE BAND together, wasn't paying attention.  Here it goes:

Hey, did you hear the one about the clarinetist that locked her keys in the drummer's car?  It took an hour to get the drummer out!

Ha.  Ha.  Ha.  I don't think you get it.  Oh well.  Whatever.

Sooooo... yep.  Hmmm... I have nothing more to say!!! I need suggestions for later rants, so just put some ideas in the COMMENTS, will ya? 

Thanks!!!

Lotza love *mooah*
The Pyrophobic Bookwormy ;D

How stupid is this: and early dismissal because of snow TEN WHOLE FRIGGIN MINUTES before school usually lets out?  Duh, people. It doesn't MATTER.  But whatever.

Sooo... yep.  Completely entertaining day.  Normal.  Duh.  *yawn*  But in first hour on Thursday and Friday we get to have a PARTY!!! Yeah!!! On Thursday it's Secret Santa gifts and hot cocoa and bagels, and on Friday it's GAME DAY!!! WHOOT!!! Hehe.  And in French, since we're such angelic little angels, we get to sit wherever the hell we want on Friday.  *GIRL CLUSTER!!!* WINTER BREAK IS REALLY COMING!!!

But now I have to do my goddamned math.  But I will be back! 

See ya,
Pyrophobe Wormy

I recently arrived home from the Christmas pagent at our church, put on mostly by the children and young adults in our congregation.  I thought it would be remotly enjoyable, as some of my 'friends' would be there.  They did not even acknowlegde my presence.  So I am ultimitly pissed off.  I just ate an entire bag of peanut butter chips and now I feel sick.  But god, I am pissed! 

The problem with my stupid church is that it is so BORING I don't bother to go.  When I do, I am discouraged by the ignorent little blonde chicks that act as though I am a piece of nothing because I don't go to Northern.  Sorry, I just happen to go to school in my OWN DISTRICT.  Stupid blonde stupid... agh!  But that is mostly why I am an agnostic bumblebee living in a coffee shop in Narlins. 

Jenny, the Runner Di story has come to a rather abrupt halt because of my pissed-off-ness and will resume when I am a tad more on the happy agnostic bumblebee side of things.  Meanwhile, have a nice life.  Be sure to update me on everything when I emerge from the cajun music. 

With all my love,

I've decided, for various reasons including boredom, to give you the list of the Top Five Christmas Carols Christianna Likes.

5. Blue Christmas--Elvis Presley rocks my socks off.
4.  Country Christmas--"We'll have a good ol' country Christmas, all right!" 
3. Winter Wonderland--classic. need I say more?

My dear friendly people, I present to you:

That's it.  Our school is officially haunted by some precussionist from the early 1970's.  The drop-cymbals fell a while ago when Mitch swore to god that it had been closed.  Brendan later became possessed by it and played the siren whistle.  God.  Or maybe the precussion section is simply insane.  Whatever...

Okay, now it's time for Christi's idiotic moment of the week: I brought my clarinet case to school WITHOUT THE CLARINET INSIDE!!!  How STUPID is that??? But Mr. M didn't dock any points off my grade.  He just laughed at me.

OOOH!!! Anthony.  Your hair is probably short enough to SPIKE IT!!! WHEE!!! Then dye the tops white.  That would be so freakin awesome.  But odd. But everyone loves odd.  Right? Nate, hand over the gel.  "NOW, my child." (-Quote from Sean B., my cousin.)  Ooh, this is fun. Mwahahahahahaha!!! Lotza luv and hair gel,

I feel a lot better about my hair now, i might feel bad later but it's all good.  Note: be honest children, when you don't say what you feel, your truly lying and that's no way to live

It's a heart that you make, it's a hard and the both of you made it, it's the heart that you make, i won't rest until i break it

Angels: The Divine Mystery

 

Angelina in Latin, Diangelo and Michelangelo in Italian, Melek in Arabic, Sera in Spanish and Tuyen in Vietnamese are all names that mean ‘angel.’  There are so many popular names that mean “angel” or things like “messenger from God” or “Lioness of God.”  Michelangelo actually means “Michael the Archangel.”  Society is really fascinated with angels, even if they do not realize that they are.  How did the world end up with such an interest in spiritual beings, supposedly sent from God to save little children from fires and adults from everything from death at a young age to leaving their families at a time of need?  Is it a constant need to know that someone or something is watching over us, or a want to understand miracles?  This study intends to attempt to answer how angels play a part in religion, what has happened to those “saved” or “touched” by angels, and what scientists, scholars and clergy men and women think angels really are.

Angels, of course, play a huge part in several religions.  They have been divided into Choirs and Orders that serve God in different ways.  There is the First Order of angels, the Supernals, then the Celestials and Illuminations, are known as the Beings of Pure Light.  The next Choir consists of the Seraphim, Cherubim, and the Thrones, and they are known for having the Deepest Knowledge of Divinity.  Choir Three is the Dominations, Virtues and Powers, the angels who govern the planets, and then come the Principalities, Archangels and regular Angels, the Fourth Choir, who deal with the affairs of humans (“Angelology,” Steli).  The Koran, Bible and Torah all mention angels more than two-hundred times altogether (www.letusreson.com).  These occurrences include when Muhammad was first spoken to in the desert (Koran), the time when Mary was told by an angel she was going to be the mother of Jesus (Bible) and possibly the time Ezekiel saw a strange glowing object in the sky.  Many times, in all three Books, the angels appear as glowing objects in the sky, sometimes with wings or a human figure.  The Torah says that angels are sexless, but sometimes the Bible states an angel is male, with the exception of some verses in Zechariah (“Theology”) some of the Orders of angels are said to be made of flame, but others hold a humanoid figure in appearances to humans or have no shape at all.

Though it now seems that miracles have only occurred in the past, there are quite a few people that claim to have seen or been saved by angels.  Many times it is during a near-death experience, or an NDE, that someone sees an angel or believes they have become one.  Some common feelings or phenomena include the feeling that one is floating above their body, that people can’t hear them or see them, or seeing people that they know are long dead.  A few people have said that they heard “amazing music.”  (Life After Life, Moody)  Other times, sightings are made by children who have been saved numerous times from fires or car crashes, once even from kidnappings.  They say that they felt someone push or pull them away from danger.  Some have been able to describe the angels, either as balls or people of light or as an elderly or very young person (Angels Over Their Shoulders, Stieger).  These occurrences could have been made by guardian angels.  Many people believe that they have a guardian angel, and the Koran states that two angels are assigned to watch over you and help make decisions.  While most people think “their” angel resides in Heaven, others have said that their guardian angel is disguised as a human on earth.  But then again, almost all of this is opinion.

Clergy people, scholars, and now even scientists, have been studying angel sightings made by children and adults and those who have experienced a NDE to try to find answers to all the questions behind these heavenly mysteries.  Some people believe that there are such people as Nephilims, or people whose fathers were angels, also called the “Sons of God” and whose mothers were, as Genesis 6:3 calls them, “daughters of men.”  This has been used as a concept in many books, in nonfiction and fantasy.  There are also the ideas that angels are solely dead people’s souls and that the appearance of another Archangel will be the end of faith and the question of whether one should worship angels or not (www.spirithome.com). Some people think that angels should be worshipped since they are “part” of God, following the Hindu philosophy that there are many bodies and one spirit.  Others believe that angel worshipping is wrong and sinful.  There are also people, including some scientists, that say that maybe angels do not actually exist, but instead they are UFO sightings and extraterrestrials, or vise-versa, that aliens do not exist and angels do.  It is a rather skeptical concept, because clear, tangible proof for both reasoning does not exist (www.skepdic.com).  The idea probably came from the UFO sightings that people saw that were made of lights.  Ever since the Bible said that Ezekiel saw a huge glowing object in the sky, some people began to wonder if the two illuminated figures were the same thing.

Angels have captivated the minds of so many people for thousands of years.  They are in a great portion of religious ideas in several religions, and have inspired quite a few concepts that continue to contribute to society.  People see, hear, and touch angels in occurrences that are truly miraculous.  While we strive to understand them, they continue to change the way the world sees things.  From guardians that watch over children to UFO similarities, this earth is fascinated with these astounding divine beings.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS COPYRIGHT TO CHRISTIANNA M. C. G. 2004.