Blogging into the Future

OK so...
as much fun as I've had with the Bucket, I think the time has come to try a new platform.
I've been using A Gibson Girl, on the tumblr platform, for about a week, and I really like it. It's easy to upload web stories, photos, text, quotes--all the stuff I love. Plus the format is much cleaner.
So--I will be moving my blogging over there. If you've got me bookmarked, change it to http://agibsongirl.tumblr.com.
Don't worry, the email (janeandessie@gmail.com) and this blog will remain, although this blog will be mostly for archival purposes. Not sure what I'm going to do with CPG yet.
I'm so glad that y'all have been reading and following my post-tx adventures. There is more to come, so jump over to the new blog, won't ya?

Sunday

Wrote about it over here.

New blog

I know, I have so many....
but check this out.

Retreat Journal #4

Up over here
(I'm not abandoning you, really, I've got a bunch of ideas, just no time to write!)

Food

Tonight's dinner
And...retreat journal #3 (which definitely deals with food).

Retreat Journal #2

Is here.

Retreat Journal #1

Wondering where I was this weekend?
Retreating!
I'll post more as I write more...so keep checking CPG, or here. I'll cross-link.

Seven Quick Takes Friday--Vol. XXI

I. 

This edition of 7QT brought to you by Caribou Coffee wi-fi. :) (mmm Northern Lite Latte!)

II. 

It has been a slooow week. I don't mean it's gone slow, I mean I've felt slow, like I'm moving through syrup. I think the ridiculously high pollen count might have something to do with that, even though I'm not technically allergic to anything. Claritin has been my friend this week. 

III. 

No blogging this weekend--I'm going here for a silent retreat. (You may remember I've done one before.) The weather is looking sort of blah, which is too bad, because the grounds are beautiful, but I"m sure it will be a fruitful weekend nonetheless. 

IV. 

I really do like the silence. If you know me, you may find this hard to believe. But it's so wonderful to take a break from computers, phones, television--noise in general--and attempt to listen to that still small voice.

V. 

Books of 2010: No Time To Wave Goodbye (really good), A Thousand Tomorrows (very, very bad). Mother Angelica's advice book, and her book on the scriptures. Also reading Deep Conversion/Deep Prayer, The Eternal Woman (bringing this on retreat) and The King's Good Servant.

VI. 

Great music stuff this week. I'm singing "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" and "Stranger to the Rain" at an open mic event next week. And I joined St. Pat's choir! First up--singing for Confirmation on Sunday. 

VII. 

A housekeeping note: I do update the tabs on the top of the page, from time to time, so check it out! My vocal repertoire (under 'theater') gets the most updates, but I've also added video and stories about my transplant to the transplant tag.

Better Late Than Never...

I have discovered The Pioneer Woman!
And her cookbook!
You have to read the story of how she met and married her husband. I love it!

Divine Mercy Sunday

Over at CPG.

Over at CPG

Fr. Z analyzes a Newsweek article on clergy sexual abuse. Definitely worth reading.

Quick Takes?

Over at Catholic Poster Girl this week... shake things up. :)

Got confession?

Tips and hints over at CPG. 
As far as things to read, Lord Have Mercy is the best book I have ever read on Confession. It also includes a great examination of conscience in the back.

Seven Quick Takes Friday--Vol. XIX

(we'll see how long I can keep up those roman numerals...)

I.
The Madness has begun! Do you have a bracket? At this moment, the Panthers (my favorite college team) are playing Oakland in Milwaukee, and winning right before the half. Let's hope this remains true. They were scaring me a bit in the beginning. 

II. 

Spring, spring, spring! Are you happy? I am!

III.

Things that make me not happy--this health care debate. I've got a post on it over at CPG.

Nothing this big has ever been passed in single-party fashion. Nothing. That makes me very, very nervous. 

IV.

Voice yesterday was great; Robin was very pleased. And when the teacher is pleased, I am pleased. I'm working on "Woman" from The Pirate Queen, "Live Out Loud" from A Little Princess, "Where Is Love?" from Oliver! and an Italian arietta. All of them are fantastic pieces. 

V.

What I'm reading: FinishedThe Scarlet and the Black: The True Story of Monsignor Hugh O Flaherty, Hero of the Vatican Undergroundand Song for Nagasaki. Both very good, S&B better than SFN. Also both WWII books. So I guess I'm on a kick there. Especially since I read Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife earlier this week. Definite trend. The Anne Frank book was good, but really only if you're familiar with the diary editions, the plays, and the movies. Otherwise it can be too nit-picky and specialized. 

VI. 

St. Patrick's Day at St. Pat's was awesome! Read about it here.

VII. 

Don't have a seven. So it's a six. :) Enjoy the weekend!

Head over to Jen's for more quick takes!

Catholics and Health Care

I give you a quick roundup over at CPG.

Erin Go Bragh!

Celebrating St. Patrick's Day at....St. Pat's. :)

The gift

of a new book (halfway through Lent). Read about it here.

Second Friday of Lent

thoughts up at CPG.

Transfiguration

Up at CPG.

Lent and Percy Jackson

Here.