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Brandiwyn🎶Prep starts 10/1!

, also known as Michelle Tuesday, is a musician, educator and writer hailing from Columbus, Ohio.

La Bene Vita

I am a professional musician

, worship leader

, small business owner

, songwriter

, aspiring author

and freelance nonfiction writer

with a chemical engineering degree

.

But that's just my resume.

My profile of qualifications is only one of the ways in which I am unique. Here I chronicle my personal and professional goals and my efforts to achieve them. Occasionally I fail. Mostly, I take daily baby steps toward all my long-term goals. Much like the stories I pen, the songs I compose, and the businesses I run, I am always a work in progress.

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Aiva Raine

Sep 16, 2025 at 5:57pm
In response to "I Asked ChatGPT to Rewrite the Bible in Gen Z"

ROLFMAO Cain: “Idk, not my problem.”

Brandiwyn🎶Prep starts 10/1!

Sep 16, 2025 at 2:51pm
In response to "I Asked ChatGPT to Rewrite the Bible in Gen Z"

Right? Kinda makes me want to see the whole musical rewritten in Gen Z. They did it with Hamilton LOL, why not Joseph??

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Jayne

Sep 16, 2025 at 1:34pm
In response to "I Asked ChatGPT to Rewrite the Bible in Gen Z"

GETS DRIP COAT

*dying*

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Amethyst Angel h✟k ♡

Sep 16, 2025 at 8:35am
In response to "I Asked ChatGPT to Rewrite the Bible in Gen Z"

Wow, that was actually pretty good! It goes to show how humanity has always been the same and God has His hand in everything... Or something

Thanks for sharing!

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Elycia Lee ☮

Sep 16, 2025 at 7:18am
In response to "I Asked ChatGPT to Rewrite the Bible in Gen Z"

Oh dear God.

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Robert Waltz

Jul 24, 2025 at 9:46am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

Elycia Lee ☮

- yeah, maybe it's our turn to bug her to run it through Prep this year

Elycia Lee ☮

Jul 24, 2025 at 9:20am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

Robert Waltz

I'll be more impressed if Michelle can walk, chew gum, and whistle without swallowing the gum all at the same time.

Even better if she can whistle to the tune of Mozart or something.

Hmmm... if I ever finish that story I was writing which was my first attempt to write a novel, I will definitely ask you what you think of it.

Michelle, if you ever write your story, I wanna read it.

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Robert Waltz

Jul 24, 2025 at 8:49am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

It's certainly a thing to write about things you don't believe in. For instance, I reject the idea of the supernatural, but it's interesting enough that I've written fiction featuring it. But the problems with writing about "perfect" places are well-documented; it's tough to introduce conflict into a utopia, but it has been done. The enduring popularity of Star Trek is one example.

To address your specific situation: maybe perfection includes incorporating apparent imperfections in order to make things interesting. Like how Lucifer's fall, and Adam and Eve's for that matter, were actually all part of the Plan. After all, if God could be surprised, He wouldn't be omniscient, would He? And if Heaven's perfect, then doesn't that mean that the residents' supposed free will has been taken away, and isn't that a contradiction?

One superpower we have as humans is to imagine the impossible.

I know I'm saying all this as an outsider, so take it as you will. And you know me well enough, I hope, to know that I'm not saying any of this to be hurtful or obnoxious.

Oh, and Elycia Lee ☮, it's possible to be both a scientist and a musician. Brandiwyn🎶Prep starts 10/1! can walk and chew gum at the same time.

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Elycia Lee ☮

Jul 24, 2025 at 5:47am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

You are a scientist? I thought you are a musician.

Writing a story that involves God, heaven, hell, and angels are to me one of the most difficult stories to write especially if you want to be factually right.

I tried and fell flat on my face. Good luck. I really do like the idea of angels getting promoted... your arguments are valid too...

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Brandiwyn🎶Prep starts 10/1!

Jul 24, 2025 at 5:20am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

Kåre เลียม Enga

- I welcome your different point of view once you had some sleep!

(deleted and reposted because I accidentally sent this privately initially probably because I need some sleep also haha@ my eyes don't work before 7:00 a.m.)

January 20, 2012 at 10:34am

#745059

Friday

So my to-do list for the week is something of a bust: No evaluations, no work on the master song list (and I play at Senor Patron in like an hour), and I still haven't prepared all the way for 11:15 worship Sunday morning.

BALANCE
Work goals:
Blog at MT.com : Done.

And plugged at FB, LI, Twitter, G+ and Pinterest. So that's something.
Year-end closeout: In progress.
Sign-in process for students: Have a netbook and big-screen monitor in an Amazon cart. Just waiting to get Amazon gift cards at Giant Eagle so I can hit the gas pump on the FuelPerks discount, baby. I've been showing off the "Now in Lessons / Next in Lessons" screen to customers on my laptop, and they're all digging it. One customer compared it to the screens at the airport.

Writing goals
Town Money Saver ad: Done.

Performance Evaluations:

and hanging over my head. I want to finish by the end of the month so I can justify giving bonuses to my two overachievers. (Keith half-jokingly commented that I'll never make any money if I keep giving it away.

)

Church goals
9:30 Bulletin: Done!

11:15 Bulletin: Pending new lyrics sheets.

Family goals
Started more laundry, "rebooted" the dishwasher (Storm Machine

-ism) and spent over an hour talking to Keith last night about work woes. I could tell he was really distracted, so I asked him about it, and he sort of unloaded. It was nice to be his sounding board. It will be even nicer to get him a better job - for instance, professional golfer or beer taster - when I'm ridiculously wealthy off of a dozen schools and a thriving performance career. I forgot to put that on my 2012 goals, so it may have to wait until 2013, but the seeds are planted and wheels are turning.

BODY
Health goals
Weight: 175, even after I unloaded the ship.

Hoping it was the Chipotle (on both counts.)
Exercise: Yesterday, yes. Today, no. It's below freezing with a couple inches of snow on the ground, and I'm afraid of slipping and breaking my fingers. I should insure those puppies for professional purposes, kinda like J-Lo insured her ass.
Yesterday's points: 34, including 12 points of cookies and 12 points at Chipotle.

GROWTH
Business Growth
Reach 400 students at MTMS by 12/31/12: 243, and has anyone noticed that we've exploded in the last week? I noticed. In related news, Chris and I examined the business plan yesterday and discovered that - YAY! - I can afford to give myself my full "owner salary" raise (see yesterday's post.)

This should propel me closer to my new 2013 goal.

Music Log
Yesterday, I practiced: The Scarlatti - a bunch. I'm getting really fast, and it sounds so cool! My fingers need more exercise. (And insurance, if I didn't mention.)
Yesterday, I listened to: Nothing.
This week, I performed at: Pending Senor Patron

today.
Songwriting progress: Nothing.

So maybe I accomplished a couple things this week, including reading several times per day. Just none of the things I set out to do as of Monday. Stupid evaluations. I always used to put those off at Abbott, too. Why?? They're not that hard.

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