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What would NOAH tweet about?

So news of Darren Aronofsky's NOAH is popping up all over the web.  From this story on USA Today to hundreds of twitter feeds and Facebook posts. Not only is the excitement is building from the different outlets and word of mouth, but also through Aronofsky's tweets from his direct feed. You can go follow him here for a play by play on the movie's progress. Russell Crowe is even engaging in tweeting about his experience along the way. It made me start thinking, "What would NOAH tweet if he could?" Day 1 - lots of rain... people are laughing at my ark. They think I'm an #epicfail Day 10 - Water has overcome our city. People are not laughing anymore. They're begging to get in. #thisishard Day 20 - I don't see a living soul...very sad. Surrounded by water.  #confusedbutstayingfaithful Day 30 - I really want off this big boat. My family is grumbling, but I'm trusting God. #theanimalssmell Day 40 - I see a rainbow. We've found land....

Home on the range

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I'm home and bushed. I walked for two days in my heels in the rain and drove over 500 miles. I got a lot accomplished for work, and I am glad I went. The best part was visiting family nearby. I loved spending the night at my grandparent's home. I hadn't been there since my grandfather's death in 2000. That town holds so many haunting memories for me that it had always been hard to even think about returning. It was good to visit my grandmother and get some closure on that chapter in my life as well. It was healing on so many levels. The drive between multiple towns was extremely relaxing. I took many photographs which you can see on my flicker site, but I'll post a few for fun. The only sad part was all the flooding. Oklahoma has had a lot...I mean a lot of rain, so driving held a lot of areas that were underwater. Thankfully the highway I was on was over some of the newly formed lakes that settled onto the low ground. I took lots of pictures o...