Crysalis

So, I spent this weekend at a retreat called Crysalis. The whole theme is that we arrive as caterpillars, spend the weekend in a cocoon, and on Sunday emerge as butterflies. At times it was a little weird, but it was a lot of fun, I made a lot of friends, and I grew in faith. One particular thing that I thought was really weird at first was the fact that we couldn't know what time it was. Whenever anyone would ask how much time we had for a break or what not, they would get a simple reply of two fingers separated and the sizes would vary depending on how much time we had. At times this would cause a lot of confusion, but I learned to actually enjoy not knowing what time it was. I believe that sometimes people are too caught up in time and "anticipate rather than participate." Another cool thing about the weekend was the fact that they completely STUFF YOUR FACE WITH FOOD! Seriously, I am still full!

On another note, I finally got "Fangs!" by Falling Up an I have to say that I don't really like it. I spent all that time wanting it and I don't even like it. First of all, the entire album is in chronological order of some Greek myth about some kids from a tribe being shot with poison arrows and this guy traveling to Neptuen to see what happened.In my book that's a little creepy. Not to mention the music itself isn't even that good. I am a huge fan of Falling Up, but this album is horrible. I just can't get into it no matter how hard I try. So, sorry to hype you up and then tear you down, but that is my opinion on it. Maybe you are into that sort of thing in which case you should definately get it, but I just hate the whole CD. On a happier note, the new Red album "Innocence and Instinct" is really good. It's my brother's CD so I haven't heard it all but what I have heard rocks! One of the songs from it is on my playlist so rock on!