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Rebecca Joy

the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. ps34:18

About Me

On War and Politics: He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice. ~Albert Einstein**************************************************** ************************************************************ ****************************Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Re·bec·ca /r?'b?k?/ Pronunciation[ri-bek-uh] –noun 1. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “binding.” 2. Douay Bible. Rebekah.Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. ************************************************************ ************************ I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.He descended into hell.The third day He arose again from the dead.He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy *catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.Amen.

My Interests

God. international diplomacy. politics. environmental conservation. literature. theatre. compassion. art. orchids. beluga whales. sociology. latin america. good music. good beer. etc&etc *********************************

I'd like to meet:

Larry David. Lilly Cole.

Music:

rocky votolato. showbread. elliot smith. mewithoutyou. nada surf. bjork. damien rice. elvis presley. johnny cash. wilco. regina spektor. jump little children. zz top. billie holliday. etc&ect.

Movies:

hamlet. the godfather. the sting. out of africa. charlie chaplin. exorcist. harold and maude. aliens. sleeping beauty. ernest family album. edward scissorhands. amelie. mcclintock. etc&etc

Television:

METALOCOLYPSE!!!

Books:

villette. parker's back. catcher in the rye. the good earth. kiplings short stories. summer and smoke. the great gatsby. jane eyre. a doll's house. le petit prince. 13 clocks. space childs mother goose. harold and the purple crayon. etc&etc

Heroes:

grandpa frank. caleb. sarah. mitch hedberg. elizabeth taylor. andrew jackson. edna st vincent millay. john wayne. catherine the great. sarah bernhardt. galileo. einstein. flannery o'connor. steven hawking. che guevara. charlie chaplain. etc&etc

My Blog

Ire(land) Matey (updated)

Places I've been:8 May: DublinTrinity CollegeBook of Kells (Housed at Trinity)Long Room Library: the most beautiful place on Earth that I've discovered thus far.Christ Church Cathedral, crypt and all....
Posted by Rebecca Joy on Sun, 25 May 2008 09:01:00 PST

’A Grief Observed’

A few days ago dad bought me a CS Lewis book- A Grief Observed- which is written in response to the death of his wife. It doesn't really give much insight into dealing with stuff, but he did seem to ...
Posted by Rebecca Joy on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:31:00 PST

Pictures of Andrew

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Posted by Rebecca Joy on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:43:00 PST

Baton Rouge Polaroids

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Posted by Rebecca Joy on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:39:00 PST

My Favorite Kitties

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Posted by Rebecca Joy on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:48:00 PST

Plagerism At Its Best

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Posted by Rebecca Joy on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 07:34:00 PST

Christianity

I posted this as a bulletin a long time ago- another soapbox- but i like this one. Contrary to poopular belief, being a Christian is NOT about having definitive answers. I can see the "but we have fa...
Posted by Rebecca Joy on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:13:00 PST

Adios Suzy :'(

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Posted by Rebecca Joy on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:06:00 PST

My Best Yet I Think

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Posted by Rebecca Joy on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:33:00 PST

Costa Rica: long past due and more to come

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Posted by Rebecca Joy on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:52:00 PST