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22
Nov 08

Taking A Break

I’m on vacation. Well, technically it doesn’t start until tomorrow afternoon since I’m on the team tomorrow morning (even then I’m only playing electric). Anyway, point is, I’m taking a break.

I’ll be in Morro Bay with family this week and I’ve got a few goals for myself:

1) Spend some quality time with my wife away from distractions and work.
2) Buy her something spontaneous.
3) Refrain from reading a single blog post.
4) Refrain from reading Twitter feeds.
5) Sleep in.
6) Get some inspiration for new songs.
7) Ignore my email.

I think I need this. I’m becoming a bit of a tech addict and need to take some time away from knowing what everyone’s eating for dinner :)

I’ll probably have a blog post or two and I’ll be updating Twitter via SMS. But I won’t be reading your contributions until next week (so I expect lots of great content!)

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!

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29
Oct 08

Alarms

Here are the alarms on my phone:

I don’t use that top one anymore.

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17
Sep 08

Housesitting

Sarah and I have been housesitting this week and I left the laptop at home, so I haven’t had much time to work on any “real posts.” (Posts written on my phone just don’t seem “real” to me)

So I apologize if this week leads to more lame posts (ie: how to open a banana). I promise I’ll have some significant somethings coming your way in the next couple weeks.

Be ready for:
-new music you should hear.
-some bible-type thoughts.
-my experience hanging out with a rock star.

I know. You can hardly wait.

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23
Aug 08

My Fingernails Are Blue

My fingernails are blue today because I cleaned the corrosion off of my car’s battery posts.

While that may seem like a small thing, I’m not what you would call handy (this happened right after I paid people to change the oil and wash the car) so I’m somewhat proud of myself.

We’ll see if it starts in the morning.

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5
Aug 08

What’s Going On

I’m not much of a private person.  I pretty much tell it like it is.  I wear my life on my sleeve.  I’m not embarrassed to talk about the things I’m facing.  I’m not afraid to talk about how I feel.

Not everyone is like that.

So, tonight, while I really want to blog about what’s happening in my life right now, I’m holding back out of respect for someone I love.  Maybe someday I’ll tell you all about it.

In the meantime know that Sarah and I are facing a tough week ahead and we could use lots of prayer from all of you.

I appreciate it.

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19
Jul 08

Doing More/Accomplishing Less

Okay.  I’ll be the first to admit it.  This blog has been a complete waste of server space for about 2 weeks now.

Eventually I’ll get back into the rhythm of posting regularly.  And those posts will be meaningful, insightful, creative and funny.

This, however, will be none of those.

I feel like we’ve been crazy busy the last few weeks, but when I take time to think about it, I can’t see that we’ve really accomplished anything.  It’s like we’ve been out every single night but haven’t really done anything.  Weird.

Anyway, here’s what we have been up to:

  • Sarah is blogging.
  • We’ve been enjoying our Bible Study Life Group every Tuesday.  This past week we had a potluck.  Evangelicals shine when it’s potluck time!
  • Work has been pretty busy for me.  I tend to internalize a lot of that stress.  And much of it is unnecessary (ie: I’m just OCD and stress myself out).  I’m working on changing that.
  • Sarah just helped me spell “uneccesary unnecessary”.
  • We attended Jameson & Sarah’s wedding last night.  It was wonderful!
  • We’ve sort of been looking at houses.  Not too seriously.  But, we’d like one. (It’s sort of the same way we look at dogs)
  • Sarah’s been taking some extra classes to bump her up the teacher payscale.  She took one on water conservation last week that involved visiting watersheds, dams, and ponding basins.  She likes that kind of stuff.
  • I’ve been trying to write some songs.  It’s not working.
  • We helped Calvary Hanford launch a Sunday night service in Lemoore (my hometown).  I’ll post about that later…
  • I jacked up my lower back earlier this week and have been hobbeling around ever since.
  • I really need to start working out to improve my back muscles.  (And all the other muscles too).
  • We made some new friends.
  • Twitter helped me make lunch plans with this guy.

Okay.  So we’ve been doing a lot.  I just feel like it’s resulted in less.  (There’s my OCD again)

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5
Jul 08

Thoughts on Mattress Shopping

Sarah and I have been sleeping on an old hand-me-down mattress that… well… has seen better days.

Since we’re both tired of lower back pain and poor sleep we decided to go mattress shopping yesterday.  Here’s what we learned:

  • If you test a $4,000 Swedish Temperpedic bed chances are “normal” mattresses (ie: those in your price range) aren’t going to feel as good.
  • As much as you think lying on beds all day would be restful, it’s not.  Wears you out.
  • There are actually  people who know what they’re talking about when it comes to mattress construction.  Make sure you get a knowledgeable salesperson.
  • Don’t think about all the other people who’ve “test” that same bed.  Oh, and don’t look at any of the other people in the store.  It’ll just creep you out.
  • If you want a bed that’s perfect for you, you’ll probably be sleeping alone! Compromise!

We get our new mattress next Saturday and I can’t wait!

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14
May 08

Wednesday Night

It’s Wednesday night and I’m worn out.

I should be sleeping.

But it’s 9:45 and I haven’t blogged in awhile, so I might as well try.  It’s been hard to figure out how blogging fits in with the new job and everything.  I just don’t have the free time I used to have…

So I’m blogging from bed.  Sarah’s reading the latest book by Karen Kingsbury.  Some highly addictive Christian fiction story about the Baxter family.  She’s enjoying it.

Anyway, the week has been pretty busy for me.  I got used to hanging around home in the mornings and working/playing all day at the church.  It was a nice schedule for me.

The new job is challenging.  There’s a lot of information to learn, but not a whole lot of work for me to do yet.  So… it’s like I know that eventually there will be work, but I just have to wait until I can actually do it.  Patience has always been something I’ve struggled with.

The new job has caused me to rethink the way I go about getting church work done.  The three weeks of unemployment gave me lots of time to put good work in.  I wasn’t just throwing together notes during lunch breaks or studying nights after Sarah was asleep.  I was planning and being intentional about my days.  Now, I’m trying to carry that same thinking over into working fulltime.  I’m trying to be more intentional about scheduling time to get that work done–and sticking to that schedule.  Sure, times will come up where I’ll have to work more than I’ve planned, but for the most part I should be able to get it all done.  What’s the saying?   Work smarter, not harder.  (Thank you Craig School of Business!)

Sorry.  I know this has been a really random post, but this is how A Case of The Mundys will be for awhile.  Eventually I’ll find a rhythm that works!

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30
Apr 08

Snot Rags

I’m sick today.  Well… I was sick yesterday too.  But, yeah… It’s not fun.

It’s either a cold or severe allergies.  Either way, it’s causing my nose to produce gallons of snot.  Which is why I use one of these:

I know, I know.  They’re pretty gross.  Most people hate them.  But I’ve always used them.  I’m known for them.  One of my groomsmen listed it as one of my defining characteristics during my wedding ceremony.  I used to carry two in my backpack at school.  I got a pack of nifty striped and plaid ones in my stocking this Christmas.

Anyway, lots of snot.  Yesterday I burned through six of these bad boys.  Today we’re already up to two.

I’m going to grab a Jamba (Coldbuster!) and go to work.

Sorry for grossing you out.

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25
Apr 08

I Fear My Faithlessness

Please read this post and this post first.

God is faithful to us.  We are called to be faithful to Him.  We I still struggle with doubt.  Here’s my journal from April 16th:

…perhaps what scares me most isn’t the question of how we can live–there are lots of ways to put bread on the table–it’s the question of who I am and who I’m supposed to be. It’s the moments when things are taken away that reveal the depth of our character, ambitions, and motives. It’s when there’s nothing left to fall back on that we see where our trust really lies. I fear that exposure. I fear that I don’t make the grade. I trust You to lead me, but I fear my faithlessness. I know your plans for me are good, but I fear my inability to discern and follow them. Will I stand like Job and praise in the midst of uncertainty? or will I turn to the fickle desires of life, like the young ruler? Will I forsake everything and follow You like Ruth? or will I trust only my own plans like Asa?

I just want to be faithful.

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