Disappointment and Joy

I just watched the movie ‘Citizen Kane.’  This movie is supposed to be the best movie of all time according to the American Film Institute’s top 100 movies.  I will say this about the movie - I am really glad I didn’t turn the movie off after the first 12 minutes of boredom.  The movie was pretty good.  It was one of those movies that you really have to be one of those “film people” to really love.  I wad disappointed.  ‘Citizen Kane’ - you are not awesome.

And then I checked my email.  Jason Salamun (a “dot-comrade” of mine) hooked me up with an iTunes gift card.  Jason is a church planter in South Dakota.  Basically - he is awesome.  He is planting a church and hooking up wannabe bloggers (me) all at the same time.  Jason - you are awesome.

Contemplating (blog)Suicide

Like a lot of things in my life - I have seemingly lost interest in my blog. Blogging became a part of my life - a big part. Everyday - I read and would try to find ways to make my blog better. But lately - all I have felt about my blog is pressure. I haven’t written anything lately. I haven’t even really wanted to. When I do think of things in my life to blog about - I put it off and it never gets here. I don’t blog because I don’t want to but feel bad that I am not writing. This should not feel like an obligation. This should be something I enjoy. And honestly - I contemplated blog suicide (deleting my blog).

But - I am going to press on. I will continue to inform you of random awesomeness. And I will post consistently again.

Stupid…

I am having trouble with my Gmail today.  I can’t access the standard view.  I can still check my email - but when I try to load the standard (and cool) view I get a loading screen.  I have to use the not so sleek, not so cool, super boring basic view.  I hate it.

Insomniac

I know that I have said on here before that I haven’t slept well. But here are my symptoms: it takes me a long time to fall asleep at night. I toss and turn. I wake up frequently, but I get back to sleep rather easily. It is very hard for me to wake up in the mornings.

I don’t want to be a hypochondriac - but that looks like insomnia to me. What do you think?

Dumb.

This is how dumb I am sometimes:  I was reading my Bible as usual today.  Everything was normal.  I have been reading in Jeremiah.  I have enjoyed the book - I have never read it before.  Today, I read three chapters… before realizing that I was in Isaiah.  Good one.  I almost feel like I need to go back and read Jeremiah, too.  I guess this probably looks like I don’t pay attention to what I read.  I beg to differ - I pay attention so closely to what I read that I don’t notice the name of the book in the corner of the page.

Clutter

Michael Scott once said - “They say a cluttered desk means a cluttered mind, well I say an empty desk means an…”  Well you understand what I mean.  I have come to realize that i have a rather cluttered desk.  Check out the random things on my desk:

• Two empty Sierra Mist cans.
• A box of Kleenex.
• A headless chocolate bunny.
• An empty cup.
• A key that goes to nothing.
• Picture of my beautiful wife.
• Several CDs.
• Notes for all the things that I am going to do.
• Empty Frappuccino bottle.
• Empty SOBE Green Tea bottle.
• Completely full Deer Park bottle.
• Sour Starburst jelly beans.
• Four pens.
• An iPod.
• An invitation.

That is a lot of crap.  I know - I am going to clean it off.  Until then check out what my friend said about the Sabbath.

Tragic

My hard drive died.  I am writing this from the computers at the library.  Sad times.  I will keep you posted on funeral times and what not.

Let’s be Honest

I know a lot of people have bought into the new phenomenon that is Twitter.  I admit.  I tried it.  I had to figure out what all the buzz was about.  So I signed up.

Who remembers AOL Instant Messenger?  When it began - people used to chat with other folks over the internet.  Over time - AIM turned into a tool to inform people of what you were doing.  Everyone would sign on and immediately put up an “away message.”  This basically was a message that popped up when people would send you an IM.  AIM, for many people, turned into impulsively checking and reading away messages.  No one sent messages anymore - they merely read the away messages.

That is what Twitter is to me.  It is merely a graduated away message publisher.  Should you Twitter?  No.  Like reading this blog - it serves as one more thing that you waste your time doing.