Archive for March, 2008

Welcome to Soft Spoken!

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Ok, so I decided to create a new domain for my blog, because I had wanted to get my old domain, lostinasong.net, back but Netfirms has renewed it for itself for another year so I couldn’t get it back when it was supposed to expire (I’m not with Netfirms anymore, since September 2007 I’ve been with Bluehost).

But, this is my new domain. I will be adding all my old posts, after this one so it will probably confuse the database a little bit but not enough to completely screw it up.

I’m also running an entirely new version of WordPress now, it’s WAY different (if you’ve ever seen the control panel of older versions). I’m currently running version 2.5. Previously, I had been running 2.3.3. I’ve also used versions as early as 1.5 but they never really did change the Admin panel as much as this did for 2.5. I really like the colour scheme, but I’m not entirely sure that I like the layout of the posting page. But I’m sure I will get used to it. I liked how the sidebar used to be in it, but they moved most of that stuff below the post box. I used to be able to make a whole post without having to scroll down the page. But I guess that’s the sacrifice you have to make for change. Lol. Whatever. Its not a huge deal.

Anyways, enjoy!

-Keira

*Note: All entries posted before this one were originally posted on my old blog at blog.keirahenricks.com.

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New Domain Ideas

Friday, March 28th, 2008

I wanted to get my old domain back, but Netfirms seems to want to keep it, for some reason. It was supposed to expire in February and I went to check it a  few days after the expiry date and it had been renewed for another year. It didn’t show up on my Visa bill, which I would have been really mad about if it did because I’ve been away from Netfirms since September, I really wanted to get that domain back. But since my blog is starting to frustrate me with the domain thing and stuff (it’s having issues within my control panel mostly) I wanted to put my blog on a separate domain.

So, since I can’t get my old one back I started thinking about new ones. I did some searches to find if any of the ones I liked were being used. I really hate how some that aren’t being used are unavailable, its very frustrating. But here are two options that I’m considering:

  • softspoken.org
  • sweet-unknown.com

I had a whole bunch more that I checked out but these two are my favourites but I don’t know which one to get. Anyone have a preference?

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Cops Cars and Big Trucks

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Tonight I drove out to Taber, partly because I was kind of freaked out by my roommate’s boyfriend (I’m assuming that’s what he is) is here. Most of you probably know that my roommate is always locked in her room and I never see her. She did come out with Cara and I once, but only once. Even after that I still barely ever see her. Last week on Wednesday, I think it was, she left in the afternoon or something and then she came back the next afternoon with him in her car as I was leaving. Then he was here all weekend. He was still here Monday afternoon because they past me when I was walking back from class. The I didn’t hear anything until this morning after my accounting class I could hear them talking. So I think he may have been here all week, but I’m not sure. He doesn’t see to have a car so it doesn’t make sense for him to leave and then come back.

Katelyn left this afternoon and I could hear him in her room after she left. It kind of creeped me out because I don’t know him at all. He’s weird looking too. I’ve seen him three times. About a month ago when she brought him down here and I had my door open when they came in, then last week in Katelyn’s car, and then when I saw them walking into the school on Monday.

So, I wanted to shower but I was kind of scared to leave my door unlocked knowing he was here by himself. I don’t know why. The whole situation is kind of weird and creepy. So I went home to do some laundry and shower and to steal some of my parents food, but they didn’t really have any lol.

Anyways, the point of this post was supposed to be about my drive back to Lethbridge. It was kind of amusing.

I was driving at about 155 km/h and people were flying past me, but I’m glad I wasn’t going any faster than I was because a few minutes later another vehicle was coming up behind me. I knew it was coming, but then when it actually past me, I saw that it was a cop. I started laughing because I was speeding but the cop was passing me. He had to be going about 120. He didn’t have his flashy lights on or anything, he was just driving. I didn’t figure out if it was a Taber cop or RCMP, I didn’t look close enough but I found it quite funny.

Then something that kind of freaked me out. On the last big turn before you get to Coaldale, I was coming up behind a big truck and I was on cruise control, so when my van actually passed the truck it was right on that turn and it was really freaky because it’s a fairly sharp turn when you’re going 110+ on it.

Then when I got to the lights in Coaldale I saw the cop again. There was one car between us. Then when the light changed green there was all these vehicles following this cop, because no one is stupid enough to pass a cop lol. It found it so amusing because there was like 4 vehicles behind this cop, in front of me all the way to Lethbridge. I was laughing almost all the way to Lethbridge.

Anyways, that was my odd night.

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I Can Trust You, All Around Me

Monday, March 10th, 2008

I’ve had this song (I Can Trust You by Rebecca St. James) stuck in my head for the past 24 hours. I haven’t been able to get rid of it, nor have I tried.

On Sunday I went to church at the Miracle Channel with my parents and this song was playing in my van after, when I was driving to Tim Horton’s. It hit me so suddenly I couldn’t believe it. I now understand the real meaning behind this song. It’s so amazing!

This past week some stuff has happened to me that I know most of my “close” friends won’t understand. And I’m not quite ready to talk about it on here though. But it’s something that has changed my entire outlook on life. It changed within about 15 minutes. Don’t worry, it wasn’t anything bad. In fact, it’s something amazing!

I don’t know who is all going to be reading this but I know there are a few people who will understand without me even telling them. They won’t know all the details but they will understand most of it. I haven’t told or discussed with many people what happened because I know that a lot of the people I know won’t understand or won’t experience what I experienced, and that’s fine, but because I’m still working through some of it, I’m not ready to discuss it on my blog.

Anyways, these are the lyrics to the song I’ve had in my head all day today and yesterday.

I Can Trust You

Yes, I know that You have paved a path for me
Yes, I know that You see what I do and don’t need
But when it comes to the deepest things
I have a hard time relinquishing control
Letting go

God, it hurts to give You what I must lay down
But when I let go, freedom’s found
God, it hurts to give You what I’ve held so dear
Because of Your love it’s clear
I can trust You with this
I can trust You with me
I can trust You

Lord, I know that You are worthy of my trust
For You have shown me time and time again
You’re faithful and yet
I’m so scared of letting go of this
Afraid of what You might do with it
How could I forget who You are like this

God, it hurts to give You what I must lay down
But when I let go, freedom’s found
God, it hurts to give You what I’ve held so dear
Because of Your love it’s clear
I can trust You with this
I can trust You with me
I can trust You
I can trust You

Me forsaking
Heart is breaking
I let go of what I’ve held so tight
Freedom’s mine now
For the taking
I move in faith, not by sight
Let Your will be done

God, it hurts to give You what I must lay down
But when I let go, freedom’s found
God, it hurts to give You what I’ve held so dear
Because of Your love it’s clear
I can trust You with this
I can trust You with me
I can trust You with this
I can trust You with me
I can trust You
I can trust You
I can trust You

Performed by Rebecca St. James
Written by Rebecca St. James and Shaun Shankel

There is another song that also has a lot of meaning to me right now as well. It hasn’t had quite the same impact on my as the other one, but it means a lot too. Again, not everyone will entirely understand it but I know some will. Here’s the lyrics to that song.

All Around Me

My hands are searching for you
My arms are outstretched towards you
I feel you on my fingertips
My tongue dances behind my lips for you

This fire rising through my being
Burning I’m not used to seeing you

I’m alive, I’m alive

I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I’m breathing
Holding on to what I’m feeling
Savoring this heart that’s healing

My hands float up above me
And you whisper you love me
And I begin to fade
Into our secret place

The music makes me sway
The angels singing say we are alone with you
I am alone and they are too with you

I’m alive, I’m alive

I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I’m breathing
Holding on to what I’m feeling
Savoring this heart that’s healing

And so I cry
The light is white
And I see you

I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive

I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I’m breathing
Holding on to what I’m feeling
Savoring this heart that’s healing

Take my hand
I give it to you
Now you own me
All I am
You said you would never leave me
I believe you
I believe

I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I’m breathing
Holding on to what I’m feeling
Savoring this heart that’s healed

Performed by Flyleaf
Written by Flyleaf

I love this song and all of Flyleaf’s music. I’ve been listening to them for about a year now I think. But when I’m listening to their music now it has new meaning to me than it did when I first started listening to their music.

Something odd about this song is that I noticed it in a commercial for some movie, I forget what it was called or about, but I don’t know why it was there. The vibe I got from the movie didn’t really seem to fit with the song. But then, I guess it has different meaning for different people. But I also have only seen the ad twice so but haven’t seen the full trailer yet so maybe it ties in with the movie better. I’ll have to find out. I’ll make note of the title, the next time I see it, and look for some info about it.

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