Tuesday, January 31, 2006

The Oddities of Our Friends...


So around midnight Saturday night we get the brilliant idea to straighten Aaron Preston's hair...which is REALLY REALLY curly...







We busted out the straightener and Becky got to work....yes his hair did actually stand straight up on its own...








An hour later, we had what looked similar to a, I'm not gonna lie to you, and mullet.









We call this the European Rockstar look...disturbing I know.



Saturday, January 28, 2006

Black and White

Just now I was reading Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller. I love this book because many of the things I have read have changed my life and my way of thinking. While I know this will occur, it still completely blows me away when right there in black and white is my life. My life, my thoughts right in front of me...

I am reading the chapter about church and how he loves the fact that his church is authentic - how it is such a huge value there - when I came to the part that is Jeanna's thoughts in black and white:

"I love this because by being true I am allowing people to get to know the real me, and it feels better to have people love the real me than the me I invented."

Everytime I think of my group of friends I am reminded of how lucky I am - I can be me, the real me, and have everyone love me for exactly who I am (crazy as I may be sometimes) - and a lot of people don't seem to be able to say that...

Life

Does life ever just get you down? I feel like I am running a hundred miles an hour with no place to pull over and rest. I am in dire need of vacation and there is no way that can happen for a while - I can't take off that much work (I'll be lucky to get a day here and there) and I don't have the funds to go anywhere either, so here I be.

I need a re-charge day - badly.

Hopefully today will be an awesome day at work - but I get to work with Jess, so Yea!!

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Coffee is my friend

I realized that this week I have consumed more coffee in four days than I ever did in college - including finals week...

Most of you know that my boss has been dealing with some health issue, thus leaving me with a larger workload than before as well as much more responsibility. My life has turned upside down and backwards 39 hours a week and it seems that I have turned to coffee to help it to right itself. Has yet to help.

The crazy thing about the insanity of my life is that when something comes up that needs done, I do it, I don't even think twice about it and I do what I have to do...its just the down times that I have trouble downshifting. Take today for example. When my boss needed something I took control, took care of it, did what had to be done. Then she gave me a project she needs done as soon as I can in order for the library to not get into some major trouble with the state. No problem, I can do that, its not complicated. Only then I get a call - they need me at the other library because someone is sick - I only need to be there for backup and can work on the original project there, so, of course, I jump in to help out - only when I go to take my lunch break, I can't downshift and relax. All I keep thinking about is this project - it was overtaking my mind! So, I decided to blog to get myself to relax some - and to wear off some of the coffee (and the sugar that goes along with the coffee) I need some downtime in my life - I need a vacation - I need a break - I need a day off! Although I have tomorrow off to work on Saturday, I know that I will get wrapped up in things that need done and not chill again! I need the summer to come so I can get in some beach time where I have no cares in the world - except maybe running from getting dunked, but I can deal with that...

So this blog probably makes NO sense whatsoever, but I really don't care - I feel a lil better now...

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Dropkicking computers

The main thought pulsing through my brain today is how much I want to drop kick some of the computers I have been working on/with today - even a Cafe Mocha hasnt been able to calm me down - although perhaps that could also be the espresso surging through my blood stream when I rarely drink anything other than water or tea - and I swear I have gained a few more gray hairs within the last few hours.

Sometimes living in the Good Ole Days before computers ruled our society sounds pretty appealing.

But ask me again tomorrow - I may have changed my mind by then, after all, I am a woman, and we do that.