Free Time

I just hung up the phone (or hit 'end' rather) and it informed me that I'd just talked for 01:52:00. Wow, I haven't talked to anyone for that long in... a long time! Now it's about 1 hr & 53 mins past my bedtime, but first-- special thanks goes to God for a great friend - Lindy, and to Verizon for free evening minutes. :)

If I were going to diet, this would be why...

I found a not so little treat in our candy bowl this evening. As Laura and I walked in the door I heard a slight rustle and saw movement out of the corner of my eye. I realized that it was coming from the candy bowl on the counter, and the creater of this noise had antennas-- long ones. It was a monsterous beetle like thing. We both stood a good 6 feet from the bowl while we mused over what to do with it. Solution: slap a cutting board on top of the bowl, carry it outside, dump it all upside down, step away, and then return with a flashlight to ensure that just the candy goes back into the bowl. A few minutes later Laura says "So, do you want a Resses?" Uh, no, not tonight anyway.

"Hot Popcorn"

Last night I went to the $1.50 theater with my sister and some friends. We arrived a bit early so we were waiting in the lobby. All of the sudden we heard gasps from one of the concession counters and I felt a gush of hot air. The popcorn machine had burst into flame and it went all the way up to the ceiling! The employees scattered and then one came back with a fire extinguisher. The fire kept popping back up after he sprayed it. It was quite entertaining. We all stood around watching until they kicked us out as the lobby was filled with smoke. Fire trucks came and they finally anounced that no more movies would be showing for the day as they had to get it checked out by a health inspector. We ended up going to our friends' house and watching a movie there. We can reuse our tickets another day this week, so in the end we decided that the whole ordeal made for a much more entertaining evening. Oh, I almost forgot-- directly above the fire there was a neon sign that said "Hot Popcorn" :) Yeah, I'd say! We're planning to go back tomorrow evening to see Oceans 13, but somehow, I think we'll forego the popcorn.

At Last!

The weekend has come once again. I am so thrilled!
For years I wondered how people could hate Mondays so much. Now I understand. I would've liked to remain in my wonderment. Man, I've got to find a job that I enjoy. Don't get me wrong, I work with awesome people. It's just that I don't feel I'm making much of a difference for the kingdom. That combined with lots of stress is enough to crush one's spirit. Some days I long for the closeness I felt with God when I was doing mission work. I miss Him. I know He hasn't gone anywhere, I guess I've just gotten busy. Something to work on anyway. And a new job is still in order, as I get tired of being preasured to encourage people into debt- if I wouldn't get a loan or credit card myself, how can I in good conscience tell others to?