State Of The Union Address

So, lots of things going on.. I’ve been seduced by facebook. A bit surprising, given that I’m not so into social networking. It’s actually been really neat, I get to really keep in touch with relatives that I usually wouldn’t, and I’ve rediscovered some old friends!

Also, we went camping (we = my family) and it was awesome. Kelly has up here. I love going camping, especially up there. It’s amazingly relaxing, and getting to spend quality time with Kelly & the kids is fantastic.

What else is new… I got Kelly an iPhone, and she loves it. Still waiting for mine, however. I’m working on some stuff at work and it seems to be dragging on forevah. Summer is always a disjoint time, when things are chopped up.. so many activities that go on, and trying to coordinate is usually a pain.

Anyways, we’re coming up on the beginning of the new ‘year’ at church, and we’re supposed to have auditions. I’m not so hip into this. In fact, I’m *really* not into these. The thought of going and playing in front of a bunch of people that I don’t know.. and having them judge me… not so much for this hard core introvert. I have like a little panic attack whenever I think about it.. I’m trying to steel myself for it, but I still find myself on the fence, thinking.. maybe I don’t need to play this year.. What if I just take the year off… So, maybe. We’ll see. God might have something in store for me that’s not worship related.

Also a dream last night, but it will be a whole other entry.

State Of The World

Well, yesterday Christian got out of the hospital… for those who didn’t know, he had a bowel obstruction, and we still don’t know if it’s related to the surgery or not. He’s home and eating and much better though.

On my way to work, I passed “The Container Store” and was struck by how insane that is. A store that sells containers. That’s it. It reminded me of the Weird Al movie UHF, where there was an ad for “Spatula City.” What’s next?

Canadian roots

First an aside: I had to actually go to my blog website instead of using the Dashboard widget that I usually do b/c I wanted to add a category. (Canada)

I wanted to post something that really resonates. There’s a short story that is taught in most canadian schools. It’s called “The Sweater” or “The Hockey Sweater”. IT’s also a short film that I just found out can be seen here.

Toby’s Shed

I’ve been working a little bit in the evenings to make a little toy for Christian, for his Thomas The Tank Engine layout. As a first try it’s not bad, but there’s a lot of things I’d do differently.

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