tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18329586231198617962024-03-13T11:22:12.246-07:00TalkboxCourtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-74945759033061189872011-06-05T16:04:00.000-07:002011-06-05T16:18:09.449-07:00My Sofa Story<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For those of you who know me, you know just how much I geek out over Craiglist. Here's the story of my wrestle with God </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">over a fabulous oatmeal colored sofa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to splurge every time a vacation is near on travel savvy items that make me feel fantastic...what girl wouldn't. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But by "splurge", I mean a whopping $20 bucks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let me premise this with the disclaimer that I have absolutely no qualms with the chick who drops $100 on a swimsuit for that upcoming trip, more power to you. I fully intend to do that somtime myself a time or four in my adult life, but for now, I enjoy being a thrifty lady. And by "thrifty", I mean I frequent the thrift stores. And that will probably never change because while I wouldn't mind dropping that $100 if it was my only option, that wouldn't be fiscally responsible of me right now, nor would it be as fun for someone like me who loves a great deal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And let me double premise this with yet another disclaimer that I'm not talking TJ maxx here. If you want to talk about Target's clearance section this week or NY&CO's latest "half off all the time" sale, we're two birds of a different feather. I'm talking bring your facemask and don't make eye contact with the weirdos in line next to you "thrifty". This is the real deal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So you still want to know where I shop? Here are 5 of my FAVE places: </span><br />
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</span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The goodwill OUTLET [yes there is such thing as a thrift store "outlet" but I can't give away its location if you're not already aware or I would have to kill you]</span></span></li>
</ul><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Plato's closet in R-ville [amazing jeans and you can buy a size down cuz' they're worn already]</span></span></li>
</ul><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The basement of the Salvation Army DOWNTOWN [gets all of Target's samples and home items...but I only bother to go on 1/2 off holidays 'cuz it's just way cheaper that day]</span></span></li>
</ul><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Unique Thrift Store in Northeast [recently remodeled = way less stinky than the other ones]</span></span></li>
</ul><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Chisholm Clothes Closet [this is a shout out to my home land...where Mrs. Bussey always lets me throw something extra in my "fill up a bag for $5" that doesn't always belong there. God love her.]</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is my $20 splurge well spent. In a collage of sorts. Just for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">gold jelly gladiators: $2 @ platos<br />
gray suede boots: $14 @ platos<br />
black and gold ruffle bikini (yes, with tags still on) $49 cents a piece @ goodwill roseville<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">The rest were bought at the goodwill OUTLET which prices their items at $1.50 a lb:<br />
yellow AE cardi<br />
tucker for target little printed T<br />
simple racerback tank<br />
black maxi dress<br />
croc print bag <br />
one of those overpriced "pink" hoodies from victorias secret<br />
vintage nude leather and croc print wedge sandals</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">vintage geo print tie </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">But first...I was gut checked to put my heart where my mind is. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As we near a series on prayer in just a couple weeks, here is what I read today. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's timely and so true. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="verse Ps_32_3"><b> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="verse Ps_32_3"><b>Psalm 32:3 </b></span></span> <br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="verse Ps_32_3"><b>3</b> When I kept it all inside, <br />
my bones turned to powder, <br />
my words became daylong groans.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Ps_32_4"><b>4</b> The pressure never let up; <br />
all the juices of my life dried up.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="verse Ps_32_5"><b>5</b> Then I let it all out; <br />
I said, “I’ll make a clean breast of my failures to God.” <br />
Suddenly the pressure was gone— <br />
my guilt dissolved, <br />
my sin disappeared.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="verse Ps_32_6"><b>6</b> These things add up. Every one of us needs to pray; <br />
when all hell breaks loose and the dam bursts <br />
we’ll be on high ground, untouched.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Head Welch from Korn. It's a hardcore love story ;) <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Check out <a href="http://www.myspace.com/brianheadwelch">http://www.myspace.com/brianheadwelch</a>.</span></b>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-19679382214483978682010-03-18T23:16:00.001-07:002010-03-18T23:18:33.017-07:00This is locally cool.<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/owDZYWdsbGQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/owDZYWdsbGQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-39495069446090739192010-03-14T23:41:00.001-07:002010-03-15T02:57:38.323-07:00Building me.<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNjg2Mzg4NDI3MTMmcHQ9MTI2ODYzODg1MDczNSZwPTI3MDgxJmQ9bWljcm9fbXVzaWNfcGxheWVyX2ZpcnN*X2dl/biZnPTEmbz*2MTY*MDY5M2Y1ZTI*NGIxODU2NDQ3ZTkyYmEyY2IyZSZvZj*w.gif" style="height: 0px; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" width="0" /></span><embed height="125" src="http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/swf/31/widgetPlayerMicro.swf?emailPlaylist=song_2995985&backgroundcolor=EEEEEE&font_color=000000&shuffle=&autoPlay=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="160" wmode="transparent"></embed></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="0" src="http://www.reverbnation.com/widgets/trk/31/song_2995985//t.gif" style="height: 0px; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" width="0" /><a href="http://www.quantcast.com/p-05---xoNhTXVc" target="_blank"><img alt="Quantcast" border="0" height="1" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-05---xoNhTXVc.gif" style="display: none;" width="1" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I love this tune by Brandon Bee. [I should specify - his EP acoustic version, is my fave] Initially the melodic hook right after the first chorus caught me. Right before which he sings:<br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">"Let my heart confess, Your holiness...is building me</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">."</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Then tonight I read Hebrews 12:14</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">. "Strive to live in peace with everybody and pursue that <b>consecration</b> and <b>holiness </b>without which no one will [ever] see the Lord." </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
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Modesty? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> Distraction?<br />
Being undisciplined?<br />
Selfishness?</span><br />
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Where is there excess? </span> </div>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-72451856517606495992010-03-11T23:01:00.001-08:002010-03-11T23:05:35.356-08:00MansleddingOnly for a dog. Can't imagine people pulling cats along.<br />
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http://snausages.newslinevine.com/Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-87015983402613563582010-03-11T20:55:00.000-08:002010-03-11T20:58:06.225-08:00Burger Tour Begins...We're in week 2 already of Burger Tour.<br />Tonight's stop: five guys burgers and fries. yum yum yum.<br /><br />Here's a pic of Aaron slamming down a double.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBiayLV9UQg7-7SF_nVM8diG8TiEPPhWQ9giIDRiMJkougaBnUmAuw_DDNmuET9y9IEt9lmeF7-7TdptmDJFukJ6AoIjsi3pLerkxcmyoLbHVHymuUNj0YdlrWLktiuitjFdZWnbISD30/s1600-h/IMG_9325.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBiayLV9UQg7-7SF_nVM8diG8TiEPPhWQ9giIDRiMJkougaBnUmAuw_DDNmuET9y9IEt9lmeF7-7TdptmDJFukJ6AoIjsi3pLerkxcmyoLbHVHymuUNj0YdlrWLktiuitjFdZWnbISD30/s200/IMG_9325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447607093255233682" border="0" /></a>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-9463857372303579672010-03-07T15:24:00.000-08:002010-03-16T00:16:44.105-07:003 Idea Bubbles [Every creative artist in the church should have floating above their head]<meta content="" name="Title"></meta> <meta content="" name="Keywords"></meta> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" equiv="Content-Type"></meta> <meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta> <meta content="Microsoft Word 2008" name="Generator"></meta> <meta content="Microsoft Word 2008" name="Originator"></meta> <link href="file://localhost/Users/courtneyfeia/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link> <style>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";">[From the creative session @ the all volunteer luau] <br />
</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";">IDEA BUBBLE #1:</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"> <b>My gift is <u>equally</u> as <u>valuable</u> as the next guy’s.</b><o:p></o:p> This statement is not about humility, as much as it is about perspective. Although it will promote humility! <b>When we recognize that in the big picture of the church we are an equal part of the contributing body, we will avoid:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">- Taking ourselves too seriously<o:p></o:p></span></b>. A lot of creative people have artistic temperaments. We can be easily flustered. Easily offended. Prone to withdraw. It is so important to remind ourselves that we are on level playing field with the rest of the team of volunteers. And as such, excuses for eccentric behavior, only give our community of creative’s around the planet a bad rap! Oh no!<o:p></o:p> There’s a bigger perspective to keep in mind. <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size: 85%;">We have to remember that in the context of the church, the artist’s gift is just as valuable as the gift of cleaning toilets. And who doesn’t desire a humble heart, right? Wrap your heart around this and it will promote humility in you and integrity in the body.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">- Being disconnected from community<o:p></o:p></span></b>. Our gift is a part of our church life, but more importantly is our spiritual development and the maintenance of our life walk with the Lord. So attend a church based on things like it’s vision, philosophy fit, environment, location, kids program...etc. You will find your creative outlet to use your talents and abilities within. (In that order)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">Musicians sometimes go about this in a backwards way.<o:p></o:p> Think about it, if every greeter, kids worker, info center administrator, office volunteer, youth group leader, usher, connection group leader….etc, took their gift to another church on the weeks they weren’t using it, who would make up the body of High Point? <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">Though factors come into play such as financial compensation, dating someone who attends another church…etc, ultimately there will come a point where you need to decide for you and yours where to fully plant your feet. The word talks about keeping in community, and in Hebrews specifically about not forsaking the gathering together. Artists are not exempt. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">Remember that before we are artists, we are Christ followers.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";">IDEA BUBBLE #2:</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"> <b>Our role is to <u>facilitate</u>, not <u>force</u> a corporate response in worship.</b><o:p></o:p> Facilitate means to assist in the progress of, go to bat for, greese the wheels for…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">Corporate dynamics in worship ebb and flow. Some days you will feel a strong sense of the presence of God and see people more physical in their demonstration of their love for the Lord. Some days an influx of visitors can make the dynamic change and you’ve got 30 people scattered throughout who just aren’t comfortable in church yet – and you’ll feel it.<o:p></o:p> Knowing that we’re there to facilitate, not force, what’s already happening in the hearts of people, takes a lot of pressure off, but on the flip side holds great responsibility.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">Preparation is the key. If we’re not prepared to facilitate, we can see what the consequences will be just by looking up the opposite of the word “facilitate” in the dictionary which means to hinder, </span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/hurt"><span style="font-family: Arial;">hurt</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">, stop, </span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/thwart"><span style="font-family: Arial;">thwart</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"> progress.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";">3 things you need to do to prepare for the day:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";"> - Get some sleep the night before.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";"> - Visualize your role and walk through the day in your head.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">(set list, transitions, the stage set, your role, troubleshooting, what do I need to bring, make a list)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";"> - Practice, pray and prepare your heart<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">After all is said and done, we fall back on what we do best which is simply worship the Lord. (John 4:23, 24) While others watch, we can bring them along with us in the moment.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";">IDEA BUBBLE #3: Creatives do it best when our hearts are set on <u>salvation</u>, and our minds are set on <u>innovation</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></b> God is the most creative being on the planet. He crafted the earth, but all along He had the plan for the redemption of mankind in mind. That’s the secret in the sauce. It’s only when it’s combined with an understanding of why we are doing what we’re doing, [that it’s to draw people to Christ] that we’re actually effective. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">We shutter at the idea of tradition for tradition’s sake, but on the other hand we have to be careful that we don’t innovate for innovation’s sake. Innovation doesn’t necessarily have to mean creating an idea from scratch, but improving upon or re-inventing an existing item is always a good place to start. Afterall, Picasso said, “every act of creation is first of all an act of deconstruction.” <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">So the responsibility that we have as creatives in the church is to stay current and keep updated with the culture around us. What’s at stake if we don’t, is loosing the attention of people who are desperately needing to connect with a savior.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">Here are some great creative ideas coming out of churches these days.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">The now ever popular cardboard testimony:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqJlno-z6Nc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqJlno-z6Nc</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"> <br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">The live Mario. (During GCC’s “Get in the game” sermon series):<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqtc8dJVUWM</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"> <br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">The Lotza money music video by our friends over at River Valley: (During the series “Pocket Change”)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/9586322">http://vimeo.com/9586322</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"> <br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">The insanely successful idea of doing an Easter candy helicopter drop:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFf2-saqqTY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFf2-saqqTY</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">The dirt conference for church creative leaders:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">http://vimeo.com/4420758<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">The list goes on and on and on and on…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">QUESTIONS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">On innovating…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";">Q.</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"> How can we be more innovative in 2010? (And where should we be drawing creative inspiration from?) <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">On your gifts…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";">Q.</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"> If you could accomplish a talent related goal in 2010, it would be ____________.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">Or, if you could accomplish any God related goal, it would be_________________.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;">On facilitating a response…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="font-family: ";">Q.</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"> How does your area of involvement (worship, audio, or media) directly affect the worship environment for people at High Point?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-10123274258825739312009-11-15T14:30:00.000-08:002009-11-15T14:32:13.258-08:00Design find: Luxury swine flu mask collection.LOVE this!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQmjMek_F-unZBYPPQakyo-JrCasYQPeqTn22YrdXjfEhY9k2jJUF4LNxeX3lfHdCEuh63cCdupF69vEvH38DXM6PtPERFecFrDs-icNveE7RtpA5FvlV6GWvVoI6tmFOgFkW2SkQ7aM/s1600-h/3749880844_ceec3420c8_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQmjMek_F-unZBYPPQakyo-JrCasYQPeqTn22YrdXjfEhY9k2jJUF4LNxeX3lfHdCEuh63cCdupF69vEvH38DXM6PtPERFecFrDs-icNveE7RtpA5FvlV6GWvVoI6tmFOgFkW2SkQ7aM/s400/3749880844_ceec3420c8_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404461716668151378" border="0" /></a>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-60522352718643120442009-09-28T13:05:00.000-07:002009-09-28T13:06:21.341-07:00Craigslist find of the day...<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names" ft="{"type":"name"}"></span><span class="UIStory_Message">(I'm thinking...serial killer perhaps?)<br /></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><br /></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}">FROM the free section of CL:</h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><br />Let Me Play Chopin For You -- I'm Portable & Free</span></h3>I am developing a series of 'performance lectures' focusing on the beautiful piano music of Frederic Chopin and the Paris in which he lived, circa 1844. For a limited time I am offering sessions free as I work to perfect the presentation.<br /><br />I will come to you with my portable digital piano, an easel and all visual items -- all I need in an outlet for electricity. And yes, I will be performing Chopin's music live for you in your own home or wherever you choose to have me. Very, very few pianists would *ever* offer to do this for anyone, regardless of the price. But my passion for Chopin is such that I want to share it along with the incredible story of the city he called home and the people who lived there.<br /><br />Hear about Franz Liszt, the Hungarian piano virtuoso who became the world's first 'rock star'; Victor Hugo, the French author who 'saved' the cathedral of Notre Dame by writing a novel about a hunchbacked bell ringer named Quasimodo; Eugene Delacroix, the Grandfather of the Impressionists whose paintings hang in the Louvre and which even influenced the design of the Statue of Liberty; Louis Daguerre, a former scenery painter for the Paris Opera House who went on to invent the photographic process that bears his name -- daguerreotypes!<br /><br />I have a great deal to share, I just need a venue and an audience. Can you provide that?<br /><br />This would make a great gift item or surprise event for someone who loves Chopin, Paris, history, the piano or just learning something new. I would prefer not to wander too far from the NW suburbs of Mpls. but can be flexible.<br /><br />Please contact me to see if we can work something out.Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-81004034262354515222009-07-11T01:02:00.000-07:002009-07-11T01:08:12.434-07:00Craigslist find of the day #2It's a bird, it's a plane...no, it's an unidentified animal. Under the "pet" section of CL.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/pet/1264131007.html">From CL: (Post listing: Unidentified Animal)<br />"For all those saying its a cat? NO ITS NOT! for all those saying its a opossum? NO ITS NOT! And it sure as heck isn't a dog. After a little research. ITS A HAIRLESS RACCOON! I figured it was a coon, did a little searching on the web and sure crap thats what it is!!! Jeez people! Common sense!"</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mqntGpX92KJxzrUZp2cpAxZnQIb4kK6JTVW666FN2kxiSEGb8zGb0_M8RtyYb_4h0MxagywtDZeiI7QgPdqTGnwQrTJrwP2eO6Ij65qQWbuxIk9zRExq1nT-HryWUbZL934J3_YwK9M/s1600-h/3n23kc3o4ZZZZZZZZZ97a07f038a955291b25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mqntGpX92KJxzrUZp2cpAxZnQIb4kK6JTVW666FN2kxiSEGb8zGb0_M8RtyYb_4h0MxagywtDZeiI7QgPdqTGnwQrTJrwP2eO6Ij65qQWbuxIk9zRExq1nT-HryWUbZL934J3_YwK9M/s400/3n23kc3o4ZZZZZZZZZ97a07f038a955291b25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357110338748147922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4R8ol85tlIhKHR480E9xIES28hZVvopF7MLM4lLXFg1GrblRUeugecb1eL42xeODFURjKFyvM8mukdboLy-Vce7_3VC-b3Uy9nuWX6_BwpWgmbe-i4Q15lyKSPgdVvjfomXCEuHYW4A0/s1600-h/3nd3m13peZZZZZZZZZ97a2b291fdbfe271089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4R8ol85tlIhKHR480E9xIES28hZVvopF7MLM4lLXFg1GrblRUeugecb1eL42xeODFURjKFyvM8mukdboLy-Vce7_3VC-b3Uy9nuWX6_BwpWgmbe-i4Q15lyKSPgdVvjfomXCEuHYW4A0/s400/3nd3m13peZZZZZZZZZ97a2b291fdbfe271089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357110409470511410" border="0" /></a>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-9482915017873851462009-06-23T21:59:00.000-07:002009-06-23T22:05:52.353-07:00Craigslist find of the day #1We all love it. Craigslist. I've decided to post my "find of the day"<br />every so often to pay homage to the great online phenomenon<br />that is CL. Here is a daily find from the FREE section.<br />Because who wouldn't find this book useful enough to<br />drive themselves 30 miles in city traffic to pick up this gem.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpCmVP0mvHE1K5tkDtcS0mWWOAO4q1L6_XXTTmVyIhAa3917YJ2Cyz0Ee87qUgWFkN1aAzEffNcxGcM0EsnbPsdvmQ65GdVAStr2ueZH9b7JX89oYYgK7doPMDnkvtCn2TVX-h2v1Nto/s1600-h/3nd3o03peZZZZZZZZZ96edd02381fa1c81e15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpCmVP0mvHE1K5tkDtcS0mWWOAO4q1L6_XXTTmVyIhAa3917YJ2Cyz0Ee87qUgWFkN1aAzEffNcxGcM0EsnbPsdvmQ65GdVAStr2ueZH9b7JX89oYYgK7doPMDnkvtCn2TVX-h2v1Nto/s400/3nd3o03peZZZZZZZZZ96edd02381fa1c81e15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350755068175073858" border="0" /></a>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-38268419121353342072009-06-15T10:38:00.000-07:002009-06-15T10:39:43.524-07:00Circuit Bending Tutorial!!!<object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3099404&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3099404&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" width="400"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/3099404">Maker to Maker – Soldering on Make: television</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/make">make magazine</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-14934539118438521442009-05-10T21:56:00.000-07:002009-05-10T21:57:10.504-07:00Doctor Kendall<object width="576" height="432"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/193646520446"><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/193646520446" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="576" height="432"></embed></object>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-22304228999932307492009-04-20T00:18:00.000-07:002009-04-20T00:31:39.241-07:00HPC May09 Rotations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmOnOu2wJrx9Ft8Jr_GscFqcFDpfjq-Ljvs_cuSd_z_RIzekE-Fp1c2n7iN3U5xCLoFxZw5AdSbrw0TpBu3vkjP7OByQBHnFt5hr1ET5-AYqHMp5HbKB8tfTUZV_EuHBlvdGNSVWKlOo/s1600-h/May09-Schedule.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmOnOu2wJrx9Ft8Jr_GscFqcFDpfjq-Ljvs_cuSd_z_RIzekE-Fp1c2n7iN3U5xCLoFxZw5AdSbrw0TpBu3vkjP7OByQBHnFt5hr1ET5-AYqHMp5HbKB8tfTUZV_EuHBlvdGNSVWKlOo/s400/May09-Schedule.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326672899212666066" border="0" /></a>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-91581690970537431882009-03-21T18:12:00.000-07:002009-03-21T18:14:30.375-07:00HPC April rotation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBocTXWuIlDkM_wItRBWQHPeU5jr-rzszeugpQR0Ct859U8OpTOx_kngyj2MQF-U8Dke3afCghSiQ4PAnOpx-nfnw-IGgO6pGI5_Vw7XiQng_y5EIbdgHZ0aiBu0AytieFnNH7xHFxN0o/s1600-h/April09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBocTXWuIlDkM_wItRBWQHPeU5jr-rzszeugpQR0Ct859U8OpTOx_kngyj2MQF-U8Dke3afCghSiQ4PAnOpx-nfnw-IGgO6pGI5_Vw7XiQng_y5EIbdgHZ0aiBu0AytieFnNH7xHFxN0o/s400/April09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315814307831643922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZfYs6Pa-8CKkthCrgjYVh1Qr5NOeVilbXG1ee0IGB66CMLJI5f2Ys57nNrQAdrg9bPP_QVEKeGGPsA-TCBbY_u3RrK8NJhGcaiTjMcsOiybNcRDMziO0nKH4pVPDw4hjht_y5eDqQg0/s1600-h/April09.jpg"><br /></a>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-15977082748671224582009-02-28T13:26:00.001-08:002009-02-28T13:26:32.968-08:00"David" starts TOMORROW!<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3411586&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3411586&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3411586">David</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user892186">Courtney Feia</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-89876641743325323972009-02-16T00:24:00.000-08:002009-02-16T01:35:06.332-08:00Event order for Amplify [FEB 09] is here<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnal9Wj4qGaUOIPSqnetr-jRDLrzygqCD40mgb3NCZkdSSzzmwlyf84mzaSJ3DcD2pr0OBCW6q-LFT2LJeb6rCr2QpQV60B6sbG8HlR0NCaQVtdTk0sFYjD61rs02CPbntUbC_XX50fvw/s1600-h/Amplify09Order.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnal9Wj4qGaUOIPSqnetr-jRDLrzygqCD40mgb3NCZkdSSzzmwlyf84mzaSJ3DcD2pr0OBCW6q-LFT2LJeb6rCr2QpQV60B6sbG8HlR0NCaQVtdTk0sFYjD61rs02CPbntUbC_XX50fvw/s400/Amplify09Order.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303326396294397426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhXFSDjAXyVBSI5PYEGHNykp5N2vQ92z_tOoR68RokiFHOt0BryRLxsqMLShLi41CMfYrVMmxuyKldDT_gZCX6iKk0dI8MasB16sZe7nTe37K3GWQ0VLltHwVu2eMVlUCOutTOc021Oc/s1600-h/Amplify09Order.jpg"><br /></a>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-42320609020254003962009-02-06T10:24:00.000-08:002009-02-06T10:25:44.731-08:00C/Arts March09 Rotation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFBpLN_5ZkHdcC3O7yN6bZu0bky2Tdn_dOJdtS7dCETfnH3Gd7ixp1NDfEm47inFzA0E3rJU49DqUi9RrMSm7q9WhxSdHKLFkf4XeEu8Egt01d2yyhNwJqWCDWMwqrfYwpglz5oHIS5M/s1600-h/March-09-rotation.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFBpLN_5ZkHdcC3O7yN6bZu0bky2Tdn_dOJdtS7dCETfnH3Gd7ixp1NDfEm47inFzA0E3rJU49DqUi9RrMSm7q9WhxSdHKLFkf4XeEu8Egt01d2yyhNwJqWCDWMwqrfYwpglz5oHIS5M/s400/March-09-rotation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299752303298542322" border="0" /></a>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-61666616169910654582009-01-26T14:22:00.001-08:002009-01-26T14:22:54.536-08:00We are STAYING in Minneapolis!!!<cleaned_tag> <cleaned_tag>Results for 2009 AUA Urology Residency Match</cleaned_tag> <!-- DIV.clTop { font-size:11px; font-family:verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica; color:#000066; POSITION: absolute; WIDTH: 250px; text-decoration: none} DIV.clbody { font-size:11px; font-family:verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica; color:#000066; POSITION: absolute; WIDTH: 450px; text-decoration: none} DIV.clSub { font-size:10px; 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Feia, </p><p>Congratulations! You have been matched for Urology Training at the following accredited urology residency program through the 2009 Urology Residency Match*: </p><p> University of Minnesota - 00923341<br /> Minneapolis, MN </p><p>Please contact the program to be sure you are aware of their requirements, particularly as to participating in the NRMP match for your surgical training. </p><p>You were one of 259 applicants that matched out of 373 applicants who submitted lists. All but five of the 264 vacancies were matched. </p><p>Thank you for participating in the 2009 match. We hope you have found it beneficial. We welcome your comments as we prepare for next year’s match. </p><p>If you have any questions, you may contact the Residency Match office at 866-RING AUA x3913 or <a target="_blank">resmatch@auanet.org</a>. </p><p>Sincerely,<br /><img target="_blank" src="http://lists.auanet.org/images/resmatch/sig-brent.jpg" /><br />Brent Heathcott, CAE<br />Director, Member Services </p><p><span style="font-size:-3;">* For medical students graduating in 2009, and other qualified applicants, for their first year of urology, regardless of the number of pre-urology training years required. </span> </p>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832958623119861796.post-82580494249478458932009-01-23T12:18:00.000-08:002009-01-23T12:24:43.254-08:00HPC Feb Rotations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9y6Re-jq_yIQshr6cE6l10_ErAx2psgvgQ9GQcDD7lGY7j6NtnVfME_X5U_GNgL5Paml1JwePz3GvqO-s_vWyieMzFdQ5OptcectEMZRz4wJrPW8bq4dY56AomJgYitkglctpfzzSZgQ/s1600-h/Feb-final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9y6Re-jq_yIQshr6cE6l10_ErAx2psgvgQ9GQcDD7lGY7j6NtnVfME_X5U_GNgL5Paml1JwePz3GvqO-s_vWyieMzFdQ5OptcectEMZRz4wJrPW8bq4dY56AomJgYitkglctpfzzSZgQ/s400/Feb-final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294587756232635554" border="0" /></a>Courtney Feiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00417736045485140014noreply@blogger.com0