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<title><![CDATA[Wedding Wonderful Weekend]]></title>
<link>http://brideandblog.wordpress.com/?p=191</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lnicole</dc:creator>
<guid>http://brideandblog.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/wedding-wonderful-weekend/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Good morning wedding lovers.  I need you to know that I had a wonderful wedding-filled weekend. Lat]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good morning wedding lovers.  I need you to know that I had a wonderful wedding-filled weekend. Late late late Friday  night was spent combing through out guest list making some edits and inserting some addresses.  Saturday was spent trying to stay in shape so I look SEXY in my wedding dress.  And then, on Sunday it happened. </p>
<p>I had my very first shower.</p>
<p>Wiki pedia defines the shower as such:</p>
<p>The custom of the bridal shower is said to have grown out of earlier dowry practices when a poor woman's family might not have the money to provide a dowry for her, or when a father refused to give his daughter her dowry because he did not approve of the marriage. In such situations, friends of the woman would gather together and bring gifts that would compensate for the dowry and allow her to marry the man of her choice. A frequently quoted legend traces the origin of this practice to sixteenth or seventeenth century the Netherlands. However there are also parallels with many dowry practices and the US Colonial or hope chest (trousseau) custom.</p>
<p>In the United States bridal showers started in urban areas in the 1890s, mainly among the upper middle classes. By the 1930s bridal showers had spread to rural America.</p>
<p>The earliest use of this sense of the word in print may be in the Grand Rapids Michigan Evening Press 22 June 4, 1904: "The ‘shower parties’ that through mistaken hospitality the wedded couple are forced to attend..." And may derive from the custom in Victorian times for the presents to be put inside a parasol, which when opened would "shower" the bride-to-be with gifts.</p>
<p>Unforutnately for my guests, my parents rather enjoy MB's presence in my life, and therefore, they did not have to help me meet my dowry requirements.  Unforuatnely FOR ME there were NO PARASOLS.  HONESTLY?!  JK.</p>
<p>Anna wonderfully hosted the fete at my house on Sunday morning to partake in my favorite things:  brunch, mimosas, and wedding chatter.  A handful of maids and close frineds appeared and we had a wonderful time chatting about the men in our lives, weddings, and trading funny engagement stories and wedding debauchery.</p>
<p>When MB finally got home from MO (he narrowly missed the shower!!!) I was so relieved to have him back.  I missed him terribly while he was out being too cool for school with his poster presentation for BMES.  However, it was a wonderfully refreshing weekend for many reasons.  Not the least of which were I was reminded that even without this amazing man in my life, and even WITH HIM, I have amazing girlfriends.  They have been such ROCKS for me in so many ways and I'm so glad that even as I take this next step they are all still right there.  I also am pretty pleased that I like spending time with MYSELF.  All day Saturday as I was on the mend from the workout, I looked for welcome bag swag, I hung out, and even went to a movie by myself.  Before MB, none of this was possible, I was too ADD and too insecure to really like myself.  His love and my friends' love has opened my eyes to so much.  I owe them everything.</p>
<p>But don't get it twisted, there is A LIMIT on welcome bag swag, OK?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ballet, Imagination, and Mythology]]></title>
<link>http://toddborger.wordpress.com/?p=85</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>toddborger</dc:creator>
<guid>http://toddborger.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/ballet-imagination-and-mythology/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I remember another thing about Anna that was a sign of her devotion to her Lord.  That is not the r]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;">I remember another thing about Anna that was a sign of her devotion to her Lord.<span>  </span>That is not the right phrase.<span>  </span>It is the sense that Anna existed in a different world—one very much closer to our Lord than we normally are in this world.<span>  </span>The thing I recall about Anna is her ballet practice.<span>  </span>She loved to dance and would do so with freedom and a spirit difficult to describe.<span>  </span>She was not the best dancer.<span>  </span>She seemed to have difficulty getting all of her limbs to do the things she had in her head.<!--more--></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;">But when I watched her I could always see those things going on in her head.<span>  </span>In one case in particular, there was an arm movement exercise the students did in which they made a circle with their arms, touching their fingers together in front of them.<span>  </span>They practiced moving their arms over their heads and then bringing them down to a lower position.<span>  </span>Whenever she brought her hands down to that final position, Anna would cock her head at an odd angle.<span>  </span>None of the other girls did that move, so I knew Anna was doing something on her own.<span>  </span>When she came to the side after practice I said to her, “Anna, you're thinking of something when you bring your arms down and turn your head to the side, aren’t you?”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;">“Yes.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;">“You're thinking about holding a baby, aren’t you?”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;">“When I bring my arms down I just can’t help thinking what it is like to hold a little baby in my arms.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;">Anna holding a baby during ballet practice was so typical of her life in two worlds.<span>  </span>When Anna began talking she used two different languages.<span>  </span>She used English with us and the language of Animal Planet when she was by herself.<span>  </span>One time she tried to teach us how to speak and write Animal Planet but she gave up because we weren’t very good students.<span>  </span>Her imagination has always been very fertile.<span>  </span>I think when she turned to the world of faith in Christ it became natural for her to believe.<span>  </span>It was similar to what C.S. Lewis said about Christianity being a true myth.<span>  </span>Anna knew well the world of myth.<span>  </span>In the Bible she discovered the true foundation of all myth—the real story of the creator and his dealing with the world.</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[gedreht!!!]]></title>
<link>http://dreiundeinhalb.wordpress.com/?p=527</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>claudia</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dreiundeinhalb.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/gedreht/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[meine maus hat sich grad vom rücken auf den bauch gedreht! ich kam mit lena zurück ins wohnzimmer ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>meine maus hat sich grad vom rücken auf den bauch gedreht! ich kam mit lena zurück ins wohnzimmer und anna lag auf dem bauch. und jetzt versucht sie es die ganze zeit wieder. das gibts doch nicht! anna ist doch noch nichtmal 11 wochen alt...</p>
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<link>http://annathilda.wordpress.com/?p=210</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>annathilda</dc:creator>
<guid>http://annathilda.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/210/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Det måste finnas fler är jag och morfar som har höger och vänster strumpor efter tvätten. Efter]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Det måste finnas fler är jag och morfar som har höger och vänster strumpor efter tvätten. Efter första gången man har tagit på strumporna så blir det en höger och en vänster strumpa. Efter tvätten så kan man footfarande se vilken som är vilken. Det måste finnas fler som håller med mig?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The House Bunny]]></title>
<link>http://lesterreviews.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/the-house-bunny/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lesterreviews</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lesterreviews.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/the-house-bunny/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When Playboy playmate Shelley (Anna Faris) is unceremoniously evicted from  Hugh Hefner&#8217;s lavi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When Playboy playmate Shelley (Anna Faris) is unceremoniously evicted from  Hugh Hefner's lavish mansion in order to make room for some younger beauties, her quest for employment finds her serving as den mother to an unpopular LA ...<br><br />
http://www.spill.com</p>
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<title><![CDATA[5:01]]></title>
<link>http://undividingmyattention.wordpress.com/?p=179</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>undividingmyattention</dc:creator>
<guid>http://undividingmyattention.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/501/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I met Anna in Montana last May, as she was a surprise paying stow-away for the 10 hour trip to Sasqu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I met Anna in Montana last May, as she was a surprise paying stow-away for the 10 hour trip to Sasquatch Festival in George, Washington.  It was supposed to be a trip for Chris and I, on our annual "let's do something together in May" adventure.  It wasn't long into the trip, that I was glad Anna was tagging along.  First, she brought an i-pod full of my-kind-of-music, as well as new-to-me bands (with the complete history of every band)... my mix CD's where nothing to compare to this library, especially since I might have thrown the new R.E.M. album out the window because it was lame...  I don't remember if that happened, or we just thought about it.  Anyway: Second, Chris and I would have picked on each other so much in each leg of the 10 hour trip, one of us would get pissed off at the other...  when we even began to pick on each other, we kept one upping each other at Arby's and then Anna sat down and we realized that for the rest of the trip we would just pick on her... She was a great sport about it, and burned us both several times with comebacks.  Third, splitting gas money, we took Chris's new Land Rover... into the mountains... 9-12 miles per gallon... Yikes!  Fourth, Anna is a journalist, and has a blog, <a href="http://www.501blog.com/">5:01</a>,  that she and a few others manage that deals with music, entertainment, books, fun things to do.. etc...  this is a frequent visit in my day on the internet.  I'm hoping to get a guest spot as a random concert in Texas  correspondent, or just "Weird Article of the Week"  or something...  I get enough exposure on there as it is...  I really wouldn't want to feel the need to "have-to".  Anyway I'm on there as "Not Walter This Time"...  It came from a joke on the way to Sasquatch, where Chris called me Nancy and Anna, Walter.  He once said something like, "Alright, for the next 5 minutes Walter and Nancy can't talk."  I said, "Can I be Walter this time?".  Chris, "no."  haha....    </p>
<p>Here's some 5:01 articles of recent interest:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.501blog.com/2008/05/30/sasquatch-road-diary/">Sasquatch!</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.501blog.com/2008/10/03/politicking-words-to-drink-to/#comments">Politicking: Words to drink to</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.501blog.com/2008/10/02/setting-cobain-free/#comments">Setting Cobain free</a><br />
<a href="http://www.501blog.com/2008/09/30/numbers-hate-me/#comments"><br />
Numbers Hate Me</a></p>
<p>Saints are up by 7, gotta get,<br />
KD.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Testa gärna]]></title>
<link>http://prettylittleliars.wordpress.com/?p=324</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
<guid>http://prettylittleliars.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/testa-garna/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jag och Sanne var på Nova idag. Som vanligt var den stora höjdpunkten det obligatoriska besöket p]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jag och Sanne var på Nova idag. Som vanligt var den stora höjdpunkten det obligatoriska besöket på Apoteket. Naturligtvis hamnade vi också framför "Intim"-hyllan. Väl där möttes vi av en hysteriskt rolig syn. En återfuktande gel för private parts med en liten klisterlapp på; "Testa gärna". Way to go Apoteket!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Anna's Worship Photos]]></title>
<link>http://rangescc.wordpress.com/?p=897</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rangescc.org/2008/10/06/annas-worship-photos/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Anna used some images in worship on Sunday which she produced. Here they are if anyone is interested]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anna used some images in worship on Sunday which she produced. Here they are if anyone is interested.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Gelbes Deckchen, 2007]]></title>
<link>http://knightley.wordpress.com/?p=6</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hallo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://knightley.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/gelbes-deckchen-2007/</guid>
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Größe: 45cm
Material: Schewe Häkelgarn Nr. 10
Anleitung: Anna 3/2005
gestrickt: April 2007
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<p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Größe</span>: 45cm<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Material</span>: Schewe Häkelgarn Nr. 10<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Anleitung</span>: Anna 3/2005<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">gestrickt</span>: April 2007</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Mein erstes Deckchen, 2005]]></title>
<link>http://knightley.wordpress.com/?p=3</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hallo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://knightley.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/mein-erstes-deckchen-2005/</guid>
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Größe: 40&#215;40cm
Material: Baumwollcablé apricot
Anleitung: Anna 3/2005
gestrickt: April 2005]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Größe</span>: 40x40cm<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Material</span>: Baumwollcablé apricot<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Anleitung</span>: Anna 3/2005<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">gestrickt</span>: April 2005</p>
<p>Das Stricken war ja gar nicht so schwierig... Aber alle Stellen mit zwei Umschlägen nebeneinander habe ich falsch gemacht :-(</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Diabolo - A short storry of a girl with her toy!]]></title>
<link>http://greenhair.wordpress.com/?p=28</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aunwin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://greenhair.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/diabolo-a-short-storry-of-a-girl-with-her-toy/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Oktober]]></title>
<link>http://fredrikbergstrom.wordpress.com/?p=145</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fredrikbergstrom</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fredrikbergstrom.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/oktober/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Så lider första oktoberveckan mot sitt slut. Vädret har varit väldigt växlande, idag är det mo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Så lider första oktoberveckan mot sitt slut. Vädret har varit väldigt växlande, idag är det molnigt med lite regn och kraftiga vindar, men under veckan har det varit molnfritt och skönt.</p>
<p>Precis som förra veckan har jag och Robin arbetat med filmen med bilder från tågluffen. Nu är både själva filmen och fodralet klart, och resultatet blev superbra. Det som saknas är en trailer, undertext och att bränna den.</p>
<p>Helgen började med sushi i fredags, hemma hos Alice även denna gång. Det blev jag, Anna, Alice, Stefan, Robin, ST och Ebba som fick ta del av riktigt bra sushi. Senare på kvällen åkte vi över till mig och såg Cleaner.</p>
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<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.fredrikbergstrom.se/wordpress/DSC_5095.JPG" alt="" width="400" height="266" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.fredrikbergstrom.se/wordpress/DSC_5108.JPG" alt="" width="400" height="266" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.fredrikbergstrom.se/wordpress/DSC_5140.JPG" alt="" width="400" height="266" /></p>
<p>Igår blev en lugn dag, jag städade lite hemma, Anna jobbade och alla andra tog det nog ganska lungt också. På kvällen skulle vi till Robin för att se en film, men det slutade med att jag och Anna stannade hemma hos henne.</p>
<p>Idag ska jag städa lite till, sen tror jag att det blir middag med, Pappa, Kerstin, Helena, Kattis och Björn någonstans ikväll.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi'NANA (BLACK STONES) - Kuroi Namida]]></title>
<link>http://solarblade.wordpress.com/?p=1112</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>solarblade</dc:creator>
<guid>http://solarblade.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/anna-tsuchiya-inspinana-black-stones-kuroi-namida/</guid>
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Track Listing


Kuroi Namida


JUST CAN&#8217;T GET ENOUGH


I&#8217;m addicted to you


Kuroi Nami]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><em>Track Listing</em></strong></p>
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<div style="text-align:center;">Kuroi Namida</div>
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<div style="text-align:center;">JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH</div>
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<div style="text-align:center;">I'm addicted to you</div>
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<div style="text-align:center;">Kuroi Namida ~deep sadness version~</div>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>1. Kuroi Namida</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">I'm actually quite surprised at Anna Tsuchiya since I know her from songs like "rose" and "zero".  So to hear a strong NANA track like this is pretty epic.  The song seems depressing and quite the sad rock track that she needed.  Her vocals aren't like the ones I'n used to from "cocoon" so it's surprisin hearing her in a new light.  Even if this was released before.  Still, one of her awesome tracks.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>2. JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Remember Depeche Mode with that one really poppy tune?  Well Anna decides, "Hey, let's remake this track!"  Though I think it's very strange because it's all rock n' roll instead of the synth pop that was the original.  Anna's English sounds pretty great with a few minor flaws, but I think she's doing that on purpose.  Sadly, what killed the original was how repetitive it got just from saying the title.  So I won't fault Anna for that.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>3. I'm addicted to you</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Another NANA track comes as a B-side and this was the most loudest traack of the single.  It's quite interesting to hear this and it's one of my favorite tracks from her whole NANA persona era.  It's pretty furious with its riff and the catchiness of it all won me over for sure.  Anna is fierce bitches!</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>4. Kuroi Namida ~deep sadness version~</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">I guess Kuroi Namida wasn't sad enough so they decided to add some piano and less guitars in it.  I think this song worked more like this because it conveyed it's feelings more evidently than the previous.  In other words, yes I do rather prefer this than the original</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"> </p>
<p style="text-align:left;"> </p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Anna's sort-of 1st single for the NUDY SHOW era is a very dark single.  I mean have you heard something that's either this powerful or/and this sad in a rock song?  Both versions of Kuroi Namida are on her album which is awesome.  Can't wait to hear more from her.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Did Anna Know That Her Time was Short?]]></title>
<link>http://toddborger.wordpress.com/?p=83</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>toddborger</dc:creator>
<guid>http://toddborger.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/did-anna-know-that-her-time-was-short/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Anna had not infrequently spoken of death.  In fact, it was but a few days before that Anna was ups]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;">Anna had not infrequently spoken of death.<span>  </span>In fact, it was but a few days before that Anna was upset about something at home and told her mother that she would rather die and go be with Jesus.<span>  </span>Just two nights before her death we had a guest for dinner.<span>  </span>In the course of conversation, the subject of the children’s savings came up.<span>  </span>Out of the blue, Anna said, “What will happen if I die?<span>  </span>I don’t have a will.”<span>  </span>Our guest, a pastor, said, “You can make a will.<span>  </span>All you have to do is write it down on a piece of paper.”<span>  </span>Nothing more was said, but I would not be surprised if we found a brief will among Anna’s things.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;">But lest it be thought that Anna had some kind of suicidal bent on those last few days, it should be known that the reality of death and the presence of the Lord were ever before Anna.<span>  </span>Perhaps I should not say it that way.<span>  </span>It was really the reality of the presence of the Lord and her knowledge that she would someday spend eternity with Him that drove Anna.<span>  </span>Death she knew was the necessary evil that preceded that glorious union.<span>  </span>She often prayed that Jesus would return soon so she would not have to face death.<span>  </span>I may be mistaken, but I seem to recall an argument between Anna and Samuel in which it was being debated whether it would be better to be alive when Christ returns, or to be dead, but then be raised first in the resurrection.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;">Anna very much looked forward to being with her Lord.<span>  </span>She prayed for the Lord’s return.<span>  </span>Her favorite song was “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.”<span>  </span>It was sung at her baptism.<span>  </span>She faced life always with the awareness that this life was temporal.<span>  </span>It was a shadow of something greater to come.<span>  </span>She knew much more that most adults that this world was not her home.<span>  </span>She always had a certain other-0worldliness about her.<span>  </span>As I reflect on her life and character I can conclude that Anna was not made for this world.<span>  </span>Actually, none of us were made for this world, but Anna seemed to have been given an extra awareness of that reality.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;">The sense that Anna was not created for this world helps me to make sense of Anna’s death.<span>  </span>Many have written notes to us expressing the unfathomability of this tragedy.<span>  </span>Many have written asking why it happened.<span>  </span>I don’t want to deny them the right to ask that question, but I also want to be clear that knowing Anna and knowing my God leads me to see things a bit more clearly, or differently.<span>  </span>In fact, the more I meditate on the events preceding her death I see more and more sense in it.<span>  </span>Of course, the more I think on these events the deeper becomes my sadness at losing such a precious daughter.<span>  </span>But my sadness, as deep as it is, is conquered by the joy from the confidence I have that she is with her Lord and from the hope I have in the resurrection.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:small;">That hope became more evident to me after I came home and viewed her then empty body.<span>  </span>I sat in our front room.<span>  </span>Anna’s body lay on a mattress before me.<span>  </span>She was dressed in her pretty blue satin pajamas with her hair pulled up in a pony tail so that her beautiful face was seen.<span>  </span>Her soft features were marred by the fading color in her cheeks and lips.<span>  </span>As I looked on her ashen face I thought of the young girl that Jesus brought back to life.<span>  </span>As that girl was laid out when Jesus entered her room, her face must have looked just like Anna’s.<span>  </span>And I thought, “I know that Jesus raised that girl from the dead.<span>  </span>I know that he can raise my girl to new life as well.”<span>  </span>And I began crying out to the Lord to bring the color back into her cheeks.<span>  </span>I would see her shallow chest rise and fall with new breath.<span>  </span>And her eyes would open as if she had just woken from a deep sleep.<span>  </span>But as soon as I voiced that prayer, the Lord immediately answered me, saying, “I can raise her from the dead, and in fact, I already have.<span>  </span>I am the resurrection and the life.”<span>  </span>And just as a wave of sadness had washed over me when I saw my daughter’s body, so a wave of peace, security, and hope washed over me at that moment and has sustained me since.</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Trötter]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Du vet att du är trött när du slänger strumporna i soptunnan istället för tvättkorgen.
Var en]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Du vet att du är trött när du slänger strumporna i soptunnan istället för tvättkorgen.</p>
<p>Var en lång dag idag, med IKEA-besök, blomshopping och som grädde på moset; IKEA-montering med tillhörande betongborrning. Sova gott lär man ju åtminstone göra, alltid en tröst.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Laskar Pelangi: Fenomena Pendidikan di Indonesia]]></title>
<link>http://minidoor.wordpress.com/?p=435</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003300;">Akhirnya nonton LP (Laskar Pelangi) juga. Termasuk telat nonton juga, karna saya baru nonton setelah 1 minggu film ini tayang di bioskop. Seperti biasa, saya nonton di 21 Ambarrukmo Plaza (Amplaz) di Yogya. Bioskop satu-satunya yang ada di  Yogya, maka nggak heran kalo beli tiket LP ini saya musti ngantri panjaaang. Selain memang banyak orang yang menantikan film LP ini, film ini pun diputar bertepatan dengan libur lebaran. Maka pemandangan antrian tiket kemarin siang dipenuhi oleh keluarga, anak-anak, remaja dan orang tua. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003300;">Rencana awal nonton hari jumat, karna ternyata tiket hari itu abis, maka saya dapet tiket nonton hari sabtu ini jam 11.30. Pertama, sama seperti <span style="color:#000080;"><a href="http://semuasayanganna.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span>Anna</span></a></span>, saya juga mau ngaku dosa kalo saya belum baca novel LP ini. Satu-satunya novel Andrea Hirata yang saya punya adalah Sang Pemimpi. Itu pun hadiah ulang tahun saya kemarin. Bahkan sejujurnya saya belum sempat membacanya. Heheh. Kedua, <span style="color:#000080;"><a href="http://runnebelle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span>runney</span></a></span> udah ngingetin saya buat bawa tissue sebelum nonton film ini. Katanya film ini bagus banget, bikin mewek juga, jadi saya disuruh siapin tissue kalo2 nanti saya nangis waktu nonton. Dan Runney benar, film ini memang bagus banget. Sepanjang film saya menikmati setiap detail cerita dan adegan-adegan kecilnya. <span style="color:#ff0000;">Tertawa dan menangis secara bersamaan</span>. Tertawa melihat Ikal yang jatuh cinta dengan A ling. Tertawa melihat gaya Mahar dan idenya membuat tarian a la orang papua di karnaval. Tertawa melihat kepolosan mereka, sekaligus menangis terharu waktu melihat kesungguhan dan keinginan besar mereka untuk bisa belajar dan bersekolah. Menangis waktu liat mereka harus bekerja membantu orang tua bahkan di hari liburan mereka. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003300;">Kemiskinan dan kesempatan belajar, adalah dua fenomena yang terjadi di negri ini. Siapa yang punya uang, maka dialah yang dapat mengenyam pendidikan di bangku sekolah. Sedang orang-orang yang berada di bawah garis kemiskinan harus melupakan pendidikan dan berjuang keras untuk membiayai kebutuhan hidup mereka, yang bahkan untuk makan saja mereka harus berpeluh keringat di bawah terik matahari, entah itu menjajakan hasil dagangan mereka atau menawarkan sebuah jasa. Anak-anak kurang mampu yang seharusnya bersekolah dan menggapai cita-cita mereka setinggi langit pun, harus melupakan impian mereka dan membantu orang tua mencari uang. Sedih melihatnya, bahkan saya merasa tersentil dan tersindir ketika melihat anak-anak Laskar Pelangi itu berjuang untuk tetap belajar sekalipun kelas mereka banjir, sampai-sampai kambing pun ikut masuk kelas. Dulu waktu saya sma di sekolah putri berasrama di yogya, saya kerap bolos kalo saya belum siap ikut ulangan hari itu. Dan kebiasaan bolos saya itu masih saya bawa sampai saya di perguruan tinggi. Kalo lagi males kuliah atau terpengaruh ajakan teman untuk rame2 jalan ke Mall, saya pasti bolos. Padahal biaya kuliah itu nggak murah dan orang tua saya berjuang keras menyekolahkan saya, tapi emang dasarnya saya nya aja yang bandel. Saya nggak sadar kalo banyak anak di luar sana sangat mendambakan pendidikan dan kesempatan bersekolah setinggi-tingginya. Sedih waktu liat Lintang harus berhenti sekolah karna bapaknya meninggal, dan sebagai anak laki-laki tertua dia harus mencari nafkah dan menjaga adik-adiknya. Padahal dia cerdas apalagi kalo sudah pelajaran matematika. Lintang inilah cermin anak-anak Indonesia yang cerdas dan harusnya bersekolah sampai jenjang yang tinggi, hanya saja mereka tidak mendapatkan kesempatan itu. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003300;">Kalau saya nggak salah, pendidikan di Indonesia sekarang mendapat dana dari pemerintah sebesar 20 %. Mustinya, dengan dana itu pemerintah lebih berupaya memberi fasilitas dan mengoptimalkan agar smua anak-anak Indonesia mendapat pendidikan dan kesempatan belajar yang sama. Tidak membedakan antara anak mampu dengan yang tidak mampu. <span style="color:#ff0000;">Kar’na setiap warga negara berhak mendapat pendidikan</span>. Apalagi mereka ini anak-anak generasi penerus bangsa, kalo mau bangsa ini keluar dari kebodohan dan kemiskinan ya seharusnya cetaklah generasi-generasi yang cerdas. Masak mau selamanya dijajah oleh bangsa lain. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003300;">Kembali ke film LP, saya terhibur dengan keindahan pantai Belitung nya. Pengen banget suatu hari kesana. Dengan naskah film yang matang, akting anak-anak Belitung yang lucu dan luar biasa, alur cerita yang bagus, film ini  benar-benar sangat menghibur. Pas untuk segala umur, dan kamu bakalan nyesel kalo gak nonton :D</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003300;">Selamat untuk Andrea Hirata, Riri Riza, dan Mira Lesmana untuk Laskar Pelangi nya yang luar biasa :D </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0 0 10pt;"><em><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003300;">diposting et movie box with <span style="color:#000080;"><a href="http://www.joblo.com/images_arrownews/100feetbig1.jpg" target="_blank"><span>100 feet</span></a></span>, teena &#38; dandy</span></em><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003300;"> :)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003300;">Gambar dari <span style="color:#000080;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BWjPptbKkS0/SNxZMJvWaTI/AAAAAAAAA6I/ZsYBX9UcLEo/s1600-h/LP.jpg" target="_blank"><span>sini</span></a></span></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Idol får vad Idol önskar]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ja, jag måste jag med känner jag, säga min åsikt om Idol. För Idol får vad Idol önskar - så ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ja, jag måste jag med känner jag, säga min åsikt om Idol. För Idol får vad Idol önskar - så är det bara. Eller kanske, be careful what you wish for!</p>
<p>Ärligt talat, <a href="http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/idol2008/article3449043.ab">vem är förvånad över att Linda och Elias åkte ut</a>? <br />
Nej, de är inte dåliga, de är faktiskt riktigt duktiga. Musikaliska som få och kanske precis som juryn säger; färdiga artister. MEN, och det är ett stort men...det blir alldeles för präktigt och tråkigt. Oh my god vad trista de är när de står där med sina perfekt röster och sitt utstuderade sätt. Tänk att behöva se dem i, är det elva veckor?, i höst. Nej, vilken plåga.</p>
<p>Visst kan det vara så att det fanns andra som borde åkt före. Både Jenny och Jesper måste ju åka. Men faktum är att det inte spelar någon större roll. De enda som är intressanta att se är följande, i denna ordning:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tv4.se/1.655828/2008/10/03/har_ar_de_11_finalisterna">Lars<br />
LouLou<br />
Sepideh<br />
Johan <br />
Anna</a></p>
<p>Förklaringen är enkel. Titta på Johan och Lars, de gör något helt eget, något intressant och kan bjuda på nyheter varje gång. De kanske inte har den finaste skönsången, men hur less är vi inte på vanliga fabriksframställda Idoler, stöpta efter samma form med helt opersonliga röster som används till att sjunga sjukt tråkiga MaxMartinkvalevor till ballader. SUCK!!! Sjukt konstigt att så kallade talangjägare kan sitta där och säga att en sångare till exempel klär sig som en bullmamma i tofflor, vilket inte passar när man sjunger rock. Visar bara på hur fel ute de är i dag - HALLÅ - det är inte 90-talet nu. "Snygg nattskjorta" säger de till Lars - Ja! Faktiskt! Kollar vi in mer långlivade legender så kan vi som oftast se att de inte är stöpta efter mallen, till exempel <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stipe">Michael Stipe</a>, <a href="http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain">Curt Cobain</a>, <a href="http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Morrison">Jim Morrison</a>, <a href="http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Gallagher">Liam Gallagher</a> (Oki, vi efterapar visserligen hans stil i dag, men på hans tid...), ja, hur många exempel vill vi ha.</p>
<p>Det är dags att fatta det här nu, tråkiga fabrikörer på bolagen, tråkiga Idoljurys!</p>
<p>Varför LouLou och Sepideh är underhållande är ju inte direkt en svårknäckt nöt. De har något fantastiskt, något annorlunda, i sina röster, även om jag gärna räknar in det i skönsång. Men de har något som vi inte riktigt har i vårt avlånga land sedan tidigare. Något annorlunda - tueché.</p>
<p>Anna då. Jag måste säga att jag inte är helt såld på henne ändå. Trodde jag var det, men nej. Hon har en röst som chokar, den låter som om hon vore 40 +. Men det blir för mycket mummel, för mycket störningar på tråden. Men jag behåller henne ändå, för jag tror hon är en oslipad diamant. Hon kan göra stordåd bara hon hittar rätt. Hoppas jag. Hon är i alla fall tillräckligt annorlunda för att vara spännande att titta på, för att våga satsa på.</p>
<p>Det blir fem av elva, alltså mindre än hälften är intressant. Då kan jag alltså göra annat med mina fredagskvällar i minst sex veckor framöver. För hur duktig många av de andra än är så är de just tråkiga. Jag är ledsen Robin, Alice och Kevin, jag gillar er verkligen. Men ni är lite...ja, just tråkiga.</p>
<p>Fast tråkigast är ändå juryn, trots att jag gillar dem hundra gånger mer än den förra. Men de sitter där och säger att "Nej, Lars. Jag vet inte om du passar i Idol", precis som den förra juryn gjorde till de som inte passade in i mallen. Och sedan blir de chockade när publiken vill annat. När publiken vill se spännande och utanför ramarna. När vi vill se stordåd och udda. När vi vill chansa på wildcarden. Det kanske inte är så konstigt att Idol bara producerar Jessica Simpson och Mariah Carey-look-a-likes.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Anna Kournikova arrives in Washington DC]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Anna Kournikva arrived in Washington DC for the Youth Aids G]]></description>
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<p>Anna Kournikva arrived in Washington DC for the Youth Aids Gala.  Here is a picture of her coming through the airport just after her flight.</span></h2>
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