i will offer up my life...

in spirit and truth

pouring out the oil of love as my worship to You

in surrender i must give my every part

Lord, receive the sacrifice of a broken heart

what a day.

followed a friend to church this morning and got lost in brooklyn searching for it.  it was my first time outside of manhattan. finally, we ask this fine young chap, who looks up the address on his iphone and guess what he says...

"that's in manhattan."

so by the time we get back to manhattan, the service is already over.  fortunately, chinatown was nearby, so we proceeded to commiserate over dim sum.  i came to the conclusion today that the bubble tea in manhattan falls ingloriously short of the bubble tea in houston.  how depressing.

anyway.

to make up for my morning adventure, i went to an evening church service that i've been meaning to go to anyway.  in short, i think it worked out for the better.  i was quite touched by both the teaching and the worship to the point where i must admit, i shed a few tears.  it reminded me how lost our world is and how dark and lonely a place like new york city can be without the love of Christ.  truth be told, it also intensified my feelings of nostalgia for the community i had at duke and in intervasity that i've been feeling for the past few weeks.  perhaps contrary to popular belief, i DO get lonely.  fashion design can be a rather lonely profession.  i was probably the most lonely last weekend during duke's fall break when i felt like i really needed a fall break myself.  am i going to get married, some have asked?  i hope so. but the reason i don't just jump into relationships is simply because i want things done right.  i believe that the process is ultimately more important than the result.

"trust in the Lord with all your heart

     and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge him,

     and he will make your paths straight."

proverbs 3:5-6

DISCLAIMER:

this does not however, mean i am good at doing things right :-/

in other news, i visited 3 fashion labels yesterday--theory, elie tahari, and bcbg max azria--to do a market research project. basically, we had to profile each label in regards to seasonal color story and target customer while covertly sketching and noting the price and fabrication of what we thought was the centerpiece jacket of the collection.  i must say it was a pleasant experience.  brands like these are "safe" because students won't be tempted to buy anything since they usually can't afford it!

speaking of centerpieces, isn't this one of the most beautiful dresses you've ever seen:

christian dior fall 2008 couture by john galliano--the overall look of the model is simply gorgeous.

i officially regret not going to homecoming.  nuts...