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9/27/06. Categorized under
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Leading Off – I’m feeling much better. Things still aren’t totally resolved but they’re headed towards a state of resolution. I can handle that. There’s a sense of moving in the right direction to my life right now and, I have to say, I like it.
Weekend Retreat – So I did end up going to my grandmother’s house for the weekend. Easily one of the best decisions I’ve made in a long time. I needed a break from Tallahassee, from college students, from roommates. I did nothing all weekend. That’s not entirely true; I went to church. And I drove a lot. But while in my grandma’s house I did nothing. And it was fabulous! I just sat back in one of her comfortable chairs and listened to my aunt and grandma talk about baby stuff. My aunt is about to become a grandmother, and my grandma a great-grandma, for the first time. I was fed two amazing meals: steak on Saturday and lasagna on Sunday. Even the church service on Sunday was top notch. The sermon was on envy, a topic I’m keenly interested in. All in all I’m thinking I should be headed down to Lakeland more often!
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9/19/06. Categorized under
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Leading Off – I must say, I wish I was a student again. I was never this tired or this stressed out when I lived in the dorms and I was taking classes. Every time I go back into Kellum or Dorman I see people freaking out about the things they have to do, the way I used to freak out about the say types of things, and I just want to tell them, “Just wait.” People were not meant to be locked away in a cube for eight hours a day. It’s not natural.
Living Situation – This morning before I left for work I found out that my roommate Darren will not be my roommate for much longer. He’ll soon be moving out to move in with his parents in Jacksonville. The move is a smart financial one for him. It creates an interesting situation for me though. He’s trying to find someone to take on his part of the lease. At the moment it looks like it’ll be Lorenzo, the guy who’s been sleeping on our couch for the past three weeks. He’s got an interesting story, this Lorenzo fellow. He spent three years at a Bible institute in Tampa, has more scripture memorized than I do, but the Word hasn’t seemed to impact his heart. I’m torn about him moving in for a couple of reasons. He doesn’t seem to be moving out any time soon, so it will be good to be able to treat him like a roommate instead of like a guest. I’ve felt weird about laying down the law to my roommate’s guest, so I usually get Jacob to do it in the name of responsibility. Jacob and I have had to talk about Lorenzo on a variety of topics already including keeping his porn out of the living room, keeping his pot out of the house, and cleaning up the mess he makes of the place.
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Published on
9/11/06. Categorized under
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It’s hard to believe it’s been five years.
Published on
9/8/06. Categorized under
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Leading Off – There’s a lot a could talk about today. Sports, for instance. I could mention the Marlins pitcher throwing a no-hitter two days ago. I could talk about the Dolphins coming up short against the Steelers. I could talk about the things going on in my life. I could talk about the new job or the new roommates and how each of them is progressing. Or I could even go spiritual and talk about meeting one-on-one with Jacob or about Nav Night. But no. Today there’s only one thing to talk about.
Good Monsters – Let me be as clear as possible. If you only buy one CD this year, make it Good Monsters by Jars of Clay. I’m absolutely astonished. Now please, I know you’re likely to think I’m a little biased, and you’re probably right, but I’m trying to come at this from an objective point of view. True, I am a huge Jars fan (some call us jarheads) but I’m also a musician and I know what it takes to create even one good piece of music. And I’m telling you, this CD has twelve incredible songs.
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