mmm, just watchin the counting crows dvd whilst doing my mamoth of a science assignment... theyre good... i have so many bands that i miss listening to since my cd's were stoled... its just to much money to buy them again, and too much efort to copy them off friends (and too much money to depending on the friend)

mmm, listening 2 jars of clay now... theyre good too...

honestly, i would much rather being hurt physically than to be beaten up emotionally

its 7th day back and schools already getting me down... far down...

in other news: im having withdrawal from my SD card that pete has in threadbo, as he has borrowed it... thus me deprived of music...

my teeth hurt

dont you hate it when people take things the wrong way when you do (or dont do) something... and you didnt intend it?

life is a jackeranda, believe it or not

... i love jackeranda's... my favorite tree...


the water was glowing every time i put my blades through the water this morning, due to planktin.... it was so cool, fluro green blades in its pitch black surroundings

its now sunny, and im stuck inside doing my science assign... thats rite i mean "supposed to be doing my science assignment"... i better get back to it... then guess what... off to rowing!!! (although i was being sarcastic, i really do enjoy it, but it is very time consuming... in other news, if i win at nationals i get to go over to spain or france this time next year!!)

betta b off
cheers

scary

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My weblog owns 43.75 % of me.
Does your weblog own you?

well im sitting in history and the computers arnt working?

after having a sleep in yesterday i have realised that my normal starts are truly and honestly incredibly painfully early!!!
oh well, funny thing is my quiet time was on self discipline!

i g2g 2 training... again

luke

(oh, sorry if it sounds like i dont enjoy it... i really really enjoy being on the water, its just that school interfeers and i have to go on early)

i had a sleep in this morning... until 6:55... its been months since i have slept this long :)

oh well, i have a regatta today, i hope its not called off... it'll be fun, competative though!

tim's and ash's b'day party was fun last nite... good to see people that i no longer see on friday arvo's all the time

mmmm, back to getting ready

also, just while im thinking of it... we're selling krispy kremes to fund raise for the school four (coxed men's lightweight)... if you would like to order some (@ $13 a dozen) please do!!
i will have order forms floating around soon, but if you want you can leave a comment here with you order and i will confirm!!

cheers

(ohh, its gonna take sooo much fundraising, we need to raise a minimum of $15'000)
(P.S. no, i am not using my blog for advertising purposes, its for your own pleasure... your own eating krispy kremes pleasure!!  :P )

well, i havnt been blogging recently, only due to the fact that my internet has been down at home... optus was having issues.
i got it working again though... they really dont like people with networks do they...
well im sitting in histroy, doing my major assessment... I WAS GIVEN ABORIGINAL STUDIES!!! how many times do we have to learn it!! we have to do this whole big study on it...

its funy, i keep hearing my techer refering to small groups its funny, because i have been telling her about so many methods that my dad uses at work for learning and how far behind school is... the funnier thing is that she is actually listening to me and my idea's...

if only school could be more like uni!!
 
well basicly a fifth of my class is playing games and being told to stop, shes completely unaware to me...

im feeling really sick, like light headed, and headachy, just dizzy to...

its only first week back at school and my life is already consumed...

bloggin off, luke

i had a really messy morning thise morning... all over the place, lots of things going wrong... im glad i have sports exemption, i wouldnt have be able to last the whole day at school today... but it was all getting better when i got a lift home with my sister (which saved me an hour and 20 min on busses)
ooo, i g2g, my legs cramping up...badly


...damn i did it again, posted on the wrong blog

i went to a rehab class today... it was really helpful... forgot 2 mention that... anyway this is my official goodnite... i hope i sleep


... its really anoying, my google blog toolbar keeps on posting things on the wrong blog..>!!?

mmm, long day, im sore and tired... i'll go to bed

two of my busses didnt turn up to day... great start to he school term

mmm, blogging has been my biggest source of procrastination of late... i am running so far behind on school work... and piano practice... i would be lucky to practice once a week, thats certainly not good for my seventh grade!!! and i call my self a tutor!?!? im never going to get into the con at this rate... oh well, im having second thoughts anyway, one degree will be fine for me for a while... and after that... travelling, and hopefully the olympics, and youth work, and all the other things i enjoy!!! but theres a lot of hard work ahead of me ?( blogging off luke (ps, i wont be blogging as regularily for now... much to peoples excitement)

well, i could make this sound profound... but i wont... all i can say is that i am anoyed that msn isnt working on this computer... :(
:)

also what happeded to bloggers new layout, its gone...?
luke

The Love Calculator - Andrew Wilson & Jodie Packard

LOL!!?!?!?!

in a round about way...
hannah's blog is great... always so insightful and amusing, pity she doesnt have comments, coz always and the end of posts i think of so many things i would like to comment on... i guess thats good for her though, its just her little world...

i think the trees are going to fall over...
i wouldnt mind racing in the raind, thats fun, the water is soo good in the rain, its just the wind that called it off

well, im at westies at the moment...
we came over last night to watch the bloodyslowcup with a tragic loss, and heres a little note to all the new zelanders, uts goot you gut sume look finally...

well, i should be at iron cove right now, rigging my boat, but guess what?!? the regatta is called off... not only is it a very unorganised series, but they also stuffed up the results completely!!!

oh well, all things are turned to good :) i just wonder how

well im leading tonight so i think i better talk to matt about the songlist soon, it should be good...

one day i really want to do a rendition of the hallelujah chorus like the one we did at state music camp, its up beat and really powerful, i think it would work well in worship with all the undignifideds, hey lords, dance dance, etc...

ive been looking into fundraising and zoot suits for the davo four... its looking good, lots of hard work though, it'll be good pioneering something i guess
it'd be funny if we did a Goulburn Valley add and sent it in to SPC and got sponsorship!! lol

oh well i guess i will let westie use the computer now seeing as it is his!!

cheers,
luke

i tried to blog yesterday when i was at church, but blogger was down, now i've forgotten what i was going to blog about...

oh well i had a great day yesterday, and due to hard work and extra sessions, i had yesterday arvo and this morning off rowing, so that i could go 2 jonno's 4 a little birthday sleep-ova LOTR movie marathon :)

i met up with chris ives, and that was great, we've been meaning to do it 4 ages, since last hols...

it was great, we talked about heaps, we came to a conclusion with dating someone, that it is really healthy to still be pretty much the same around your friends, just make extra special time to b with eachother on ur own, dont make your other times with friends gf/bf focused :)

well i have 2 go 2 the gym 4 rowing this arvo bcoz i took it off yesterday... oh well, it'll b quiet on my own, i must make a good cd to listen to :)

i am really avoiding my english short story, arent i... oh well i decided to do it on random people in the street that you walk past and have no idea whats going on in their life (kinda inspired by my bus stops post quite a while back in may)

cheers,
luke

i have a late start today, though i still woke up at 4 :'(
i went back to sleep a dozen times though :)

i went for a 24km jog last nite... the longest ive ever done... it hurt so much when i arrived home :(
i then had so much to eat (including a banna, ice cream, choc strawberry milkshake!!) that it made me feel so sick... so after my shower i crawled into bed...

my family are so so special... but very unpredictable and unusual at the same time (even jodie agreed with that yesterday)... im so thankful for my family because they have shaped me into the person that i am...

my dad: - he is the most dedicated dad i have ever met, always looking out for our best interests, always affirming us and telling us to dream, he makes sure we're polite and well mannered, he makes sure we feel loved, and especially that we dont take advantage of mum, and that we all pull our weight, he is always doing acts of service for us and others... commitment is spelt taking me to rowing every morning at 4-5 even if hes only had a few hours sleep!!!

my mum: - she is the most loving, self-sacrificing person you couls find, firstly not only did she give up a whole lot of her social life, she also sacrificed income by making sure we had the right education that we needed, and in jesse's case thats why he is still homeshcooled. she is creative, she is artistic, she is intelligient (like beyond what they could measure in th IQ test when she did it at school) she is so loving...

my older bro: - he took the guts to do what no one else would do, and although at the time, i hated him for it, it has certainly shaped me as a person. since his return from england, our relationship has changed, and evolved in new ways i would never have imagined, he has been looking out for me, and going out of his way to give me oppertunities to do some of the things i love doing.

my sister: - she is always looking out for me, she is there to make the peace, she has my best interests in mind, she is amazing, artistic, talented, creative, inteligient, loving, and who ever ends up being lucky enough to have her as a wife, would have to be amazing...

my younger bro: - though he can be the hardest to tolerate, every now and again, i can sit down with him, give him a hug and just talk, and i am so thankful for what god is going to do with him, his nievity can sometimes be inspiring...

my extended family have also shaped me, in theyre own ways, mum's dad - an inspiration; mum's mum - loving; dad's dad - incredibly wise and funny; dad's mum - faithful to her kids, and endured so much... let alone every one else...

also my leaders of all kinds and shapes have had such an impact on me

and my lifelong friends, the guys and girls at church that i have known my whole life, as well as those which i have known for years...

and my short term friendships, those who i meet through my life, those who only know one side of luke, who are only in one part of my life

i am thankful most of all to god, for it may be your experiences that shape you, but the way you turn out depends on what clay is being shaped...

luke

the last three days of my quiet times have been about a servent heart... its quite true, and people often miss a lot of those points...

maybe i will put myself on the cleaning up after evening service roster... or offering to set up tables for evening, if i can find someone to put them away on monday arvo... mmm... must think about this more seriously...

ooo another idea!! toilets!!!

tonight was awkward, i didnt know how to split my attention,
i'll never hear the end of it from the guys if they're feeling at all barred...
and i wanted most of my attention channeled in one direction, though i wasnt sure how it would go down... i guess faith is spelt R.I.S.K...
its odd the little things you have to sort out in relationships, but finding the right time and place is hard...
anyway, god i put this all back into you hands... please help me from trying to take it all into my own hands :)
you have given me an amazing gift, i am so thankful!!!
luke

still the best part of my day was at midday!!

my day just got better again.. im finally having another growth spurt!! maybe i wont be such a short rower... just a mediumly short rower :)

sometimes i wonder if there are certain times that everyone is meant to not blog
like between 6am and 330pm on a sunday, and other specific times? am i missing something? some unwritten law? or written law that i have not viewed?

oh well, im having too much of a good day for it to be spoilt by little things like this :)

ladidadida :)
luke

im having the best day!!!
things are great... everything is right!!
i spent an hour with god this morning too, were back on fantastic terms!!
im so happy, ive been dancing (well kinda, i have rhythm in my body) around the house, singing along to jars of clay (theyre so cool, especially when your in a happy mood :)) while cleaning up after my brothers friends... (if they saw me they would think im so weird...lol)

anyway, its my younger bro's party, and im running a few games, i better get back to it!!

THANKYOU GOD FOR ALL YOU HAVE GIVEN ME!!! YOU HAVE PULLED THROUGH ONCE AGAIN!!!

i just needed to blog!!

back to the party
luke

i went to bed early last night, it took me for ever to get to sleep, and i still ended up waking up at 4ish, i layed in bed for ages, but im not really that dissapointed, it gave me some time to think... and im not tired so yay!!

well, im sitting here in my zooty in the study at 6:24 am, with the guitar in my lap, a cup of water beside me, my bed above me, tim's empty room below me, my life behind me, and today is layed down before me!

i look forward to this day, because its a day that the lord has made, and i will rejoice in that alone, but there will be more things to rejoice about, because thats what god likes, loves to do. he loves to give us little miracles everyday, things that we could often oversea, so today i will try and be concious of every miracle that comes my way...

some miracles are small, some are big, i am incredible priviledged for the first miracle of the day...
miracle no.1 - i woke up:)

found this while looking 4 chords... what has advertising come 2 now!!

mmm, i just craked my back, it felt really good...

while we were stretching at rowing this morning, we did this stretch, and it was quiet, then everyone heard my back creack really loudly... after that i could get an extra 2 inches on the stretch!

its really good, becoz i can never crack my back wen i need 2

mmm, im terrible at poetry
i wrote a poem today though...
its not that good, though it kinda expressed what im feeling

Life's too short, or maybe i'm just short.: Giving Birth to Love
quite insightful, quite true...
must get back 2 doing chores now thou :)

i had another bath 2day, and i fell asleep for an hour and a half in it... relaxing thou :)

this new delirious song has a cool video clip (and a pretty cool chorus), you have to wait past the verse though

well, last nite at gordy's was great!!
he picked me up at 4;30 then pete hayes 2, when bought some ingredients and pete hayes and i made fajitas...
then we attempted to walk down to the beach when it really started raining...
so we came back up and looked through all his photos from the uk (and the rest of his trip) and it was great...

we ended up spending most of the night in prayer, and things are really looking up now for me... when i was being prayed for i didnt feel a overwhelming sense of the holy spirit, i just felt god calming me and telling me to trust him... but when i was praying for pete i could feel it... i think this is just another growing stage and all i have to do is trust god...

luke

i was having a bath for the first time in so so very long, i was stretching, thinking and when i came to my senses... it was raining!!!!

finally rain, even if it goes on for a few weeks, even if it gets in the way of my other plans and causes inconveniences... praise the lord because it can bring us out of drought!!! and thats what i pray, that we will be brought out of drought, both physicially and spiritually... our nation so badly needs god to reign, to repent from our selfish ways and revival to come...

and about the consumeristic view... im not being blessed, lord why cant i feel you, spirit feel me... maybe we've been filled enough, maybe we need to start giving out before we can start to really feeling the amazing grace of god again... last saturday nite i got a feeling of it again, and since i havn't put it into action, i have been asking god for more, but i am required to bless others before that can happen...

just my thoughts,
luke

well i decided to stop reading other peoples blogs and continue on my own...

i had a very eventful day today, or uneventful, depends what you consider an event...

it started with a sleep in, i thought we were leaving home at 6;30 and dad thought we were getting to rowing at 6;30, so we left at 20 past and got there at 6;40... i arrived at rowing only to realise that i had left my change of clothes at home...

long story short, tom and i taught heath and monty how to row... it was good, i cant wait to have a school quad!!!

then when i was almost at glenrose, i realised that i had left all my school books (i was going to go to the libary for the second time in 2 1/2 years) at rowing when i had got my shower gear out and brought my bag downstairs...

so then monty and i decided to pre-occupy ourselves for the rest of the day... we set out with many goals, from walking to peoples houses and picking them up on the way, eventually having lunch at a park (which didnt work coz it would have required organisation); to little things like seeing how many restraining orders we could have filled against us; and we also played the soap game (goin to peoples houses and trading the soap for something of equal or greater value, then trading that somewhere else for something of equal or greater value etc...)

then we ended up going to the libary to email people about lunch, then off 2 glenrose....

in the end, we ended up at the park behind the church with chips, bread and soft drink, accompanied by tim (mccloud) and beth!!

we talked and ate for a while, then helen turned up!!! she's back, and i was the 5th person 2 see her!!! its great to have her back...

we talked with her for a while, then she went inside to get on with things and get her head around things...

we talked for a bit longer then played on the swings, and eventually i asked the time and guess what... i almost missed my bus again!!! oh well, i made it so its cool...

my day was good, although i still have quite a bit of work 2 catch up on and i couldnt get to training this arvo... oh well, life goes on, and on it shall go!!!

luke

how interesting, i just read the quiet times that are emailed to me everyday, from the past few days...

WHEN GOD IS SILENT
"I BEG GOD FOR HELP, BUT THERE IS NO ANSWER…" JOB 30:20 (CEV)
Ever feel like your prayers were falling on deaf ears? If you have, then you can relate when Job says, ‘I beg God for help, but there is no answer…’ or ‘Where is God…the One who gives songs in the night?’ (Job 35:10 NLT). Some days it feels like God’s moved house and left no forwarding address! So what does it mean when He doesn’t respond? What’s He up to? Here are some lessons you only learn from His silence.....

read on: When God is Silent (1); When God is Silent (2)

that was incredibly helpful, but now i am only more confused...

luke

mmm, this week of prayer is so hard... i just want a yes or a no...
...but i shouldnt rush into things like i did before... god i lay it in your hands... may i be less human...

i only just realised that i am on toms link lists, hes finally updated it... yay 4 him... or was it something personal ***shifty eyes***

tom is a champ (yes tom i know your not a northern beaches boy, i shall not accuse u of being anything like one)

luke

lozza's poem, its a great poem... i can really empathsise with it at the moment...

well, the last two days have been great... a wonderful start to the holidays...

firstly i attempted really really hard to sleep into 11 on mon, but when i had gone back to sleep a dozen times, i thought it must've been 11;30 or sumthing... turns out it was 8;30... oh well, i was well slept...

i had a long shower, a nice breakfast, and finished writing a song... then continued to set up for a band prac...

it was great, its the first band prac we've had in ages were i could actually hear what we were playing, and it sounded good!!!

we then ordered pizza and watched take away!!!

joel was alowed to sleep ova for like the first time ever!!!

but unfoutunatly i couldnt stay too long bcoz i had rowing in the morning...

well i went 2 bed, and after a pretty crap nights sleep, struggled to get out of bed and go 2 rowing...

it was a good session, we didnt do much coz of the regatta on sunday :)

i then came home (two busses later), showered and started making pancakes... i was almost finished b4 any of the guys woke up :P... (i am a dead sexy pancake flipper, perfect flips, no spacholar)

we ran through the set list, only to discover that we had room for more material :), so i showed the guys some of my new stuff, so did joel... it was good, im really enjoying it (cept my songs always take the guys a bit 2 get, their complicated) we'll b heaps ready 4 the comming up gigs...

we had a quick packup and then joel and i rushed off 2 the movies to see shrek 2...

we got half way and then pete b rang 2 tell us joel had left his wallett at our house... so we came back and arrived bout 45 min late to the movies...

shrek was good, lots of subtle jokes :), the best part was the counting crows song (accidently in love) that the movie started with... that itself almost caused me to like it...

it was funny, but the girls seemed to find it funnier than the rest of the cinima... i had joiel and beth either side of me and just let me tell you, joel was quieter... well at least every one enjoyed it :)

any way i will stop typing, bcoz it is hurting my blisters on my fingers (theyre absolutly chunky!!!)

bloggin off, luke



NB: note 2 self. bring camera out more, get fotos of friends...

well we had a regatta today, it was quite pleasing, i won the open scull, thou came second by a meter in the under 16's scull, as you can tell that doesnt make sense, that is due to the fact (long story short) i had basicly had a 150m handicap (as well as brent, who came in third, a boat length behind me)

anyway, i was thinking again about church 2nite...
in all my other groups of freinds, the guys and girls hug on departure, it gives a sense of communication, and yeh, ive said it all b4...

but im really anoying myself, because i have been sucked into the culture at church and i continue planing on huging my good friends goodbye, but then i hesitate and just say it... i can pretty much garentee that it would have so much more of a meaning if i did, but its not the culture so i go off, leaving dissatisfied... oh well, next time gadget, next time

luke

i really should blog, i havnt in days... im to tired thou

i will blog better later, but me in short is; i have a regatter tomorro (leave the house at 7;30 am, go strait on2 church) long day, and this week i am dedicating several things to prayer... i am confused, but i don't want to rush into anything to quickly coz it is wrong and it screws me around... i just need 2 spend more time with god, hanging out having fun... i wanna be excited about him!!!! yay!!!

goodnite,

luke


(note 2 self, must read rach's blog she is bak now... and every1 elses coz its been a few days... meh later)