playpus!

i love platypus. k sent this to me today. HOORAH

london

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asians can’t…

today, my lovely co-workers decided it was pick-on-olivia-day and decided to make a list of all things asians (aka ME) can’t do.

1. sit-ups
2. play sports (ping pong does not count as a sport)
3. not study
4. drive well (i, in fact, drive decently well for my stereotype)
5. reach the top shelf

i work with the best people.

st. pattys

happy st. patty’s day.

usually i wouldn’t care about something like this. but i had to post this awesome picture i saw on greenville over this past weekend.

more here.

sky-pea

yesterday, i was talking to my wonderful, lovable mother on the phone.

m: i bought you a dress at ross, but it’s almost time for me to decide whether i need to return it or just keep it
o: well, why don’t…
m: [interrupts] i just don’t know if you’ll like it
o: well, how about…
m: [interrupts] it’s almost time for me to need to return it!
o: ok ok ok, what does it look like?
m: it’s grey
o: ok… didn’t you just learn how to use photobooth? take a picture of it
m: i asked oriana to do it
o: what… i thought you learned…
m: [interrupts] oh oh oh!!! i know!!! [super excited] i can SKY-PEA you!!
o: sky-PEA?
m: yes! when you get home, get onto sky-pea and i can show you!
o: you mean… skype??
m: oh… skype? is that how you say it?? HAHAHHAHA
o: HAHAHAHAHA

the end.

farmer’s donkey

The Farmer’s Donkey: A Fable for Our Time

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out a way to get him out. Finally he decided it was probably impossible and the animal was old and the well was dry anyway, so it just wasn’t worth it to try and retrieve the donkey. So the farmer asked his neighbors to come over and help him cover up the well. They all grabbed shovels and began to shovel dirt into the well.

At first, when the donkey realized what was happening he cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement, he quieted down and let out some happy brays. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down the well to see what was happening and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was shaking it off and taking a step up. (Shifting)

As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he continued to shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, to everyone’s amazement, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!

Moral: Life is going to shovel dirt on you. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Every adversity can be turned into a stepping stone. The way to get out of the deepest well is by never giving up but by shaking yourself off and taking a step up.

What happens to you isn’t nearly as important as how you react to it.

Author Unknown

woman teaching

two sundays ago, i visited irving bible church which is literally a 1 minute drive from my house. it was much like austin stone, except they owned the building. after worship and announcements, i was utterly amazed when a woman stepped up to the podium with a bible, notes and a bottle of water and proceeded to teach the gospel. this is the very first time i have ever witnessed a woman preacher.

i’m looking for your thoughts. how do you interpret 1 timothy 2:11-12 – “a woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.” is irving bible church breaking the law written in the bible… a book that is held in highest reverence with nothing false within? or are they onto something refreshing and enlightening?

i’d love to hear jackie’s response, as i’m sure she gets this question quite often. but for now, i’d like to hear yours.

whirly ball

on friday night, we went out for eric’s birthday to play some good ‘ole whirly ball. i’m thoroughly surprised this isn’t a more popular ‘sport’. it is pretty freakin awesome. i was hesitant at first because i’m not a huge fan of bumper cars… but it’s amazing what adding lacrosse basketball can do for it! it’s in a super shady area of dallas… but i think that might have made it even better. they had a lot of hand sanitizer that i’m sure i used quite a bit. i felt dirty there.

here i am being incredibly awful at it. notice that when i try to make a goal… it goes completely over the target. lame.

molten

this past weekend, my wonderful mother and sister came to visit me in dallas for a day! we chilled, went shopping at tj maxx and cooked dinner! i learned how to make yummy steamed fish (tilapia).

YUM.

oriana and i also tried our hand at molten lava cake! i bought 4 ramekins at walmart and oriana made the nasty concoction in the microwave. it looked like poo. but then it turned out decently well and i had fun plating it on my fun plates. hoorah!

more here.