kristopherhaughton's Revelife

materialisticisms :] i made that up!

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:26:45 GMT

money = happiness = time.

allow me to elaborate.

I fancy when I've achieved one of the following:

a.when I've a lot of money to fund my materialistic epicureanism
&
b.when I've a lot of time to do nothing, or to exercise my epicurean materialisticisms.

shall i break it down further?

when I go to work, I am happiest when I leave early [cuz I can do dat],
because that gives me time to rush home and achieve absolutely nothing until an entourage member happens to call my mobile to go hang out
(or time to steal violent naps untill 11.pm which render me insomniac the rest of the night).

but at the same time I am happiest when the happy wednesday's eve comes about and I find a
[ridiculously modest]
wealth in my wachovia account for me to flounder away on my various traipsing fancies.

its a brilliant conundrum that I wish I didn't have to deal with.
it would be splendid to have them all.
money
time

&
happiness.

but I suppose that that is why materialism
will never make me happy..
will never make anyone
in the world

happy.

:] I love it.

I love it when I cannot make foot or tail of life because of its simple complications like this that just make me put even more trust in God.

btw, I bought glasses today

50$ total.
www.glassescrafters.com

woot! :]

Monday, July 02, 2007

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:40:01 GMT

     I love it. I love not knowing any more about “The Lord God” than I have to know. Like the old analogy, you don’t have to understand how a car works to be able to enjoy the sheer driving pleasure of a mini cooper [ok perhaps I tweaked the analogy a bit to my own liking…].

     This week I was reading my current book, Searching for God Knows What, when the author Donald Miller, discussed the struggle that the people of Jesus’ time had with understanding His identity. Donald brings up the point that Jesus surpasses all limitations of our language, and therefore cannot be explained. PERIOD!

        “In an exchange recorded in the book of Exodus, God
        is speaking to Moses through a burning bush. Moses
        asks God a seemingly adolescent question, knowing full
        well he was speaking with God: ‘Who should I say sent
        me?’ Moses might well have been asking, How do I
        explain You? What is Your identity? And within God’s
        answer to the question we feel the limitations of language.
        God simply answers: ‘I AM WHO I AM.’   The Jews would
        know well this encounter between Moses and God, and it
        would have undoubtedly come to mind when Jesus
        answered His inquisitor’s similar question by repeating
        the phrase “I AM.” And yet it is a fitting reply for a
        Creator explaining Himself to His creation. God did
        not answer, “I EXIST,” or offer one of His names, all
        of which are metaphors invented for humans, but rather,
        “I AM.” Climbing inside letters, God explains,

I encompass, I am beyond existence, I am nothing you will understand, I have no beginning and no end, I am not like you, and yet I AM.

Immediately after reading that I dropped my book and laughed, amazed at how ridiculously awesome God is.

Today, I am reading in Genesis. I am reminded of the Donald Miller episode the day before in c03v20-24 in which the NLT version [current favorite ?] consistently refers to Adam as “The Man”, and the entity we know as God as “the Lord God.” simple enough, but read this..

“Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings have become LIKE US, knowing both good and evil…”

Im shaking my head right now, because I know that ive reached one of those “awesome God” moments, where I realize that I too have the same limitation in words, and therefore cannot express how this makes me feel.

Im so amazed at how I don’t have to understand you..   to get you..

whats this im hearing about..

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:01:16 GMT

xanga being resurrected?..

:]

safe.

Tue, 01 May 2007 19:59:15 GMT

the last final. done.

im sitting here in the place that i started calling "home"

im thinking about the people that ive met
and hte people who have stuck
and the people who i care about
and the people who ive learned about
and the people whos lives i know way too much about

im thinking about my experiences
my 18th birthday and my splash into adulthood
my second real job
my first apple computer [and not the last :]
road trips gone wrong
road trips gone right
the clubs and the groups
the worships and the prayer

now i concentrate on my fears.
im fearing going through all the stuff ive stashed around my room
im fearing packing up everything
im fearing fitting it in a 91 mazda protege.

im tearing up
about not seeing some people for a couple months
about not seeing some people for a semester
for another year
for the rest of my life.

sometimes i avoid them. i see them walking down hte way, and i dont want to confront it.
i just go the other way
so i wont have to let it show just how much its going to hurt not seeing them again.

all this after 1 year.
ONE YEAR!
and its not even a year
its a collection of months
and memories
and emotions
and love
and joy
and God

God.

dont let me leave him out..
im thinking about how im still alive
how my most prized posessions [ though their just circuitry and plastic, paper and dirt ]
are still here
serving me
im thinking about newfound skills
newfound joys
newfound tollerance

and that yet-to-be-found life direction

::sigh::

is that sappy enough for you?

oo

i think i hear sleep calling..

:] she has such a pretty voice..

ive missed you, my dear...

btw,
san antonio?

ill be home soon :]

Monday, April 23, 2007

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:40:46 GMT

"They were ordinary people..

..destined for something more"

that statement reeks of hope.

i like it :]

i need prayer for stick-tuit-ive-ness. its definately slipping right now.

i love you all.

[heroes returns tonight everyone!]

994

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:57:42 GMT

    thats the number of days ive been a xanga member.

poor xanga

i havent given up on you

its just, you dont have as much to offer as facebook and myspace.

i still love your blogging interface, and your simplicity. you dont have to become like those other friend sites. i like the fact that your just a straight-up blog.

myspace's blog sucks.

and facebook lets me import you.

so ill still blog on you.

so today was a very sad day in kristopher-dom...

thats right, my ipod screen has half disapeard.

i was out in the wilderness laying on a blanket, and somewhere between a lighter and a burt's bees tin, my screen broke.

::sigh::

i dont know ...     i know it shouldnt bother me as much as it does, it is after all just a material object...   but at the same time, it means alot to me, both the object and its contents.

it still works fine..    lets see how long i can stand just being able to see the title and half the artist name :]

that covers today's entry, sorry its just been a boring rant.

enjoy your final weeks at school kids

i <3 sweetchfuut

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:46:58 GMT

we dont know what were doing...
lets do it again

were just amature lovers....

and amature friends...

back...... and its most definately school time again.

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:19:01 GMT

were back from ohio, and were all in one piece..

twas fun.

there was joy,
there were tears,
there was snow...

and all of a sudden im just to lazy to write anymore about it.

except that being on this trip has given me renewed interest in my spiritual life. so ask me how thats going for me in about a week :]

also, ive decided that i realy need to find a singer/songwriter to affiliate myself with here at school... in addition to some sort of stringed instrument.. preferably my cello.    i miss my cello.   indescribably.

did i mention that i saw chris tomlin for free?

much love to all my close warm and personal friends :]

OH!! by the way, my soundtrack of the week:     ALEXI MURDOCH.     oh man.      oh, and radiohead. preferably kid a.

greetings from ohio!

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:33:44 GMT

we are here recording an album for Advenio [ www.myspace.com/advenio ], and its much fun.

there are the artists [kasper, eddy, tyler, nate],

there a the designers [me & jason],

there are the photo/film journalists [bryanna, annie]...

much fun will be had by all... well be here all week :] ill keep you posted

call me wierd, but i just got REALY REALY excited about the ministry of sound clubber's guide 2007.... :] it may not be your style..

hellow to all my close, warm and personal friends out there in internetland....

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:44:35 GMT

i just thought id let you know im still alive..

life is pretty much a cycle of sleep>work>class>work>sleep>homework>chill>sleep.

thats one day.

except i usually dont get all that sleep.

the days are melding together, and yet each day is an individual exciting experience. i dont know how that works.

we have a new wal mart... so thats always exciting :]

im spiritually haphazzard at the moment: meaning that i try hard to make an effort to give my god the time and respect he deserves, but that doesnt really mean much..

im socially satisfied most of the time, ive got amazing friends who keep me in line :]

im physically hanging in there.. i havent gotten sick yet! PRAISE THE LORD! its mainly because at work my boss requires us to disinfect everything. always. im not obeise, but im not fit. all my teeth are still in too :D

im musically stagnant at the moment, seeing as how my cello is sitting at home in my room, and i never got around to buying a bass..   but ive been listening to a lot of good music both recorded and here around campus.

speaking of music, my spring break will consist of hanging out with my brother's band in ohio as they record and me and my roommate design their cd user interface. [cover].    and prepare shows. and stuff.

more than half of me wishes to be back home though.. but honestly, if i go back home, everyone else will have vacationed away, and i would be bored.

im addicted to naked and jones soda, caramel machiatos and cafe americanos. i enjoy the change of weather, but im missing the early blooming and early spring from san antonio...

im addicted to photography and driving. luckily i have unlimited access to cameras, but unfortunately i have limited access to cars.

im excited about becoming a graphic design major for real next semester.. itd be cool to actually know how to do stuff for realz now.

thats my update...        dont forget the phone works both ways.. chances are, if your reading this, i think about you very often!   6 numbers. one more to dial. before im before you.

:)