neglect

a week goes by. nothing to write. sad, no?

due to the student government state conference taking place at mason, we did not have school today. and i took a personal day yesterday, which means a wonderful four days of freedom. and i couldn't have picked a better couple of days, weather-wise. a little warm for my tastes, but then my "scandinavian" blood finds anything above 70 to be too warm (disclaimer: i have no idea if i'm scandinavian or not - i just prefer cooler temperatures). spent some time doing long-neglected yardwork, which i'm sure made my neighbors happy, as the grotto was looking quite shabby. i've decided i'm not a very good home owner - i lack basic landscaping ability, i am unable to do anything handy and i abhor housework. it's too late now, of course, but maybe i'm one of those people created to rent, like chris from northern exposure (see "Dateline: Cicely", episode 3.11).

my sleep study was last night. fairly uneventful. couldn't fall asleep, woke up a couple of times in the middle of the night (once with a pillow resting on my chest), couldn't fall back asleep, woke up exhausted. so the doctors should have an accurate account of what most of my nights are like. odd sleeping all wired up, but that wasn't why i couldn't sleep. i just hope they were able to discover something so i'll have a direction to head, even if it turns out not to be physical but mental. glad i did it when i didn't have school - would definitely have been late to classes and not in a good state of mind. i wonder if they'd let me watch the videotape of me sleeping. i often wonder what kind of sleeper i am.

people are screaming outside tonight. and there were rumours of weed in the air. that time of year i suppose.

saw forgetting sarah marshall tonight. good film with funny moments. i could have done without the numerous sex jokes/scenes. not sure why it bothered me when other films like it (40-year-old virgin, knocked up) didn't. part of it was the writing - they seemed forced. funny at times, but they didn't come out of the characters or the story. at least i didn't think they did. and i didn't think the main character deserved either of the girls in the film, so the ending was a bit unsatisfying. but i will say this: paul rudd is a genius. stole every scene he was in.

going to spend the day tomorrow at the warehouse putting in my 5 hours of set work. haven't been able to make any of the other work times and this is the last one. think i'm going to ride my bike - directions make it look doable. of course, odds are i'll get caught in the rain that's supposed to come tomorrow, but maybe i'll get lucky. hard to believe april ends next week and the play starts in two. where oh where does the time go?

interesting conversation going on in blogdom about the church and finances and bivocational pastoring. go here for a place to start and follow the links. it's a topic near to my heart, having heard the call of God to leave full-time ministry almost ten years ago now and still struggling with what that looks like for me. i know i took the right journey, as difficult as it was at times, and while i'm not sure there's an ultimate destination, i am sure God has traveled with me and i am where i'm supposed to be. and in the end, that's all we can ask for. those posting bring up many good points and while i don't agree with all they are saying, it's comforting to hear echoes of the thoughts i've wrestled with.

seriously, the screaming can stop any time.

yesterday i had the opportunity to go as a liaison with the st. elizabeth arts foundation to talk with some norwood students about what they would be interested in doing. just happened to work out that i was off and could go. great conversation, but a little sad. most of them have great disdain toward norwood and cannot wait to move out, claiming the school and the community doesn't care about the arts. and judging from the stories they shared, i don't blame them. but then i remember being the same way in high school - i couldn't wait to get out of ohio. and yet here i am again. i'm not sure we'll get them to stay, but we can at least help make them feel their talents are important and appreciated. it sounds like there could be interest in doing some kind of summer production. a musical might be a bit ambitious right now, but possibly some smaller. or even some shakespeare. will have to see what comes of the debriefing tomorrow.

you know, this would be much easier for my readers if i spread this out over the week instead of waiting until friday night and posting an eternal entry. but didn't feel much like posting this week until now. doing it tonight because of the copious amounts of caffeinated beverage flowing through my body. no sleep for thurman tonight.

was reminded today that sometimes it might be good to be married. this struck me as i was wrestling with my queen-sized mattress, trying to flip it before putting my freshly-washed sheets on it. not an easy thing to do on your own. probably a good thing no one could see me. i felt the bible mocking me - two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: if one falls down, his friend can help him up. but pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

truer words were never spoken.

did i mention the screaming? it's 11:30, people. geesh. makes me wish i had a tranquilizer gun. or a small concussion grenade.

ok, time to go get my battlestar fix. no promises on when i'll write again. hopefully it won't take another 1/2 a fortnight.
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