Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Monday, January 24, 2005
The generosity and kindness of my friends and family is humbling. It isn't that I've received many extravagent gifts. Not at all. I've just been shown brotherly love and a few surprising gifts from surprising people. The part that humbles me is knowing how little I give and share. I'm such a dork for not regarding those connected to me more highly than I do. I don't think I deserve the friends I have. Thank you.
There was ice on the driveway when I was coming home from lunch. I tried something and things went wrong. The damage is only cosmetic and isolated to my car but I may get it fixed. Expenses like those are what I like to call my stupid tax or stupidity tax. Every once in a while I do something stupid that costs me money. Hopefully it's a tax I can phase out of my life completely before too long.
We're going through a book in small group/house church called Embracing the Love of God. The author says things I don't immediately agree with but I am realizing how inadequate and potentially wrong my personal theology is.
"God, I need help."
There was ice on the driveway when I was coming home from lunch. I tried something and things went wrong. The damage is only cosmetic and isolated to my car but I may get it fixed. Expenses like those are what I like to call my stupid tax or stupidity tax. Every once in a while I do something stupid that costs me money. Hopefully it's a tax I can phase out of my life completely before too long.
We're going through a book in small group/house church called Embracing the Love of God. The author says things I don't immediately agree with but I am realizing how inadequate and potentially wrong my personal theology is.
"God, I need help."
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Monday, January 17, 2005
Hi, I just thought I'd write a little note to let you know what's going on. It was a mildly exciting week for me. I played volleyball Monday night. We lost. I can't say I really enjoy it so I don't know if I'll keep playing.
On Wednesday I had a job interview down in Virginia Beach at CBN (Pat Robertson's place). It was for a job doing graphics primarily for some of their news shows but also other projects. It seems like a cool place to work. The other graphics people were nice and one of the guys is a friend of mine who used to work with me at LU and was a room mate for a while at the house on Toledo Ave. They seem to be a bit more 'spiritual' over there than at LU with a chapel service every day. It'd be an big change from Lynchburg though. Va Beach is bigger and busier. Professionally, I think it'd be good for me because I'd be working with more people who are good at graphics and I think I could learn a lot from them. They have a MUCH better equipment than we do. I'd also be doing a lot more work just because there would be a lot of it to do... and not a lot of time to do it in. Somehow I think it'd be good to be in a busier, more structured environment than I'm in now. I'm sure the pay would be substantially better as well, though we didn't talk about that at all. I drove down on Tuesday and spent the night at my friends house. It takes about 3.5 to 4 hours to get there from here. I took off all-day Tuesday so I could prepare before leaving. It isn't my dream job, but there are a lot of positive things about it. I'm not exactly sure what my dream job would be anyway. At any rate, I'm praying that God will let them know if they should offer the job to me or not and that I'd make the right decision if it is offered. I'm fairly comfortable here... possibly too comfortable. I'm pretty relaxed about it. As far as I'm concerned it's out of my hands. All I can do is express my interest. The rest is up to God and the people making decisions.
I haven't seen Julie since I've been back. Since she goes to work at 3pm I can't just drop in when I'm done with work. I suppose I could visit on the weekend, but sometimes I'm busy then. I've seen Robbie a couple of times because the house they're selling (sold) is on the same street as the house church (small group) that I go to on Thursday night. I dropped in the last two weeks because his truck was parked out front and the lights were on so I figured he was there. Last week I took a couple of my friends with me (they're engaged and looking for a house, though I didn't know the last part until last Thursday) but Rob was 99% sure the house was sold.
Saturday I worked two televised basketball games. I had to be at Virginia Tech at 10am (about an hour and a half away) where I ran the "fox box" for Jefferson Pilot Sports. The fox box is the thing on the screen that shows the score and game clock. It's actually pretty easy to do, but I don't really like the pressure of live TV, especially when I know a lot of people could be watching. I goofed up on the score a couple of times but nobody died so I guess I did okay. That job pays $175 plus 33 cents per mile and I think $42 per diem. I wasn't sure about the per diem charge (for other expenses if you're a certain distance from home) but I wrote it in on the sheet anyway. We'll see if they give it to me. After that game I ate lunch at a little place down there and then drove home. I hung out at the house for a little less than an hour and then went over to Liberty to work on the broadcast of a Women's basketball game. At Liberty I run one of the machines that they use to do the instant replays. I also have to put together highlights for the halftime show and the end. I'm actually a more relaxed doing that than the fox box although there's more involved and I can really mess things up at the beginning or end of the show. Maybe that's because I know it's only LU sports and therefore not as many viewers. Maybe it's because it isn't on the screen the whole game. Maybe it's because I'm on home turf and I know most of the people there. That job pays $200. I don't like the pressure of live TV but it's good money and I'm happy to have the opportunity to get it. The other thing I do for basketball is utility work. That's basically carrying things (usually heavy) and unwrapping and wrapping cables. That pays $150 and you have to be there a lot earlier. If I were doing that at Va Tech on Saturday my crew call would have been at 6am. The nice thing about that job is you basically sit behind the camera guy under the basket and watch the game. No stress there :) There are a bunch of guys from town (most from Jerry Falwell's TV crew) that work games in this region. It's interesting to see the behind the scenes stuff that happens in sports broadcasting.
Today I went to church (a bit late). Ate lunch at Cracker Barrel with people from church. Went back to the church for a surprise baby shower for some friends and then came home. I haven't been out since. I could've gone back to church again (and maybe should have) for a member's meeting but I didn't really want to.
On Wednesday I had a job interview down in Virginia Beach at CBN (Pat Robertson's place). It was for a job doing graphics primarily for some of their news shows but also other projects. It seems like a cool place to work. The other graphics people were nice and one of the guys is a friend of mine who used to work with me at LU and was a room mate for a while at the house on Toledo Ave. They seem to be a bit more 'spiritual' over there than at LU with a chapel service every day. It'd be an big change from Lynchburg though. Va Beach is bigger and busier. Professionally, I think it'd be good for me because I'd be working with more people who are good at graphics and I think I could learn a lot from them. They have a MUCH better equipment than we do. I'd also be doing a lot more work just because there would be a lot of it to do... and not a lot of time to do it in. Somehow I think it'd be good to be in a busier, more structured environment than I'm in now. I'm sure the pay would be substantially better as well, though we didn't talk about that at all. I drove down on Tuesday and spent the night at my friends house. It takes about 3.5 to 4 hours to get there from here. I took off all-day Tuesday so I could prepare before leaving. It isn't my dream job, but there are a lot of positive things about it. I'm not exactly sure what my dream job would be anyway. At any rate, I'm praying that God will let them know if they should offer the job to me or not and that I'd make the right decision if it is offered. I'm fairly comfortable here... possibly too comfortable. I'm pretty relaxed about it. As far as I'm concerned it's out of my hands. All I can do is express my interest. The rest is up to God and the people making decisions.
I haven't seen Julie since I've been back. Since she goes to work at 3pm I can't just drop in when I'm done with work. I suppose I could visit on the weekend, but sometimes I'm busy then. I've seen Robbie a couple of times because the house they're selling (sold) is on the same street as the house church (small group) that I go to on Thursday night. I dropped in the last two weeks because his truck was parked out front and the lights were on so I figured he was there. Last week I took a couple of my friends with me (they're engaged and looking for a house, though I didn't know the last part until last Thursday) but Rob was 99% sure the house was sold.
Saturday I worked two televised basketball games. I had to be at Virginia Tech at 10am (about an hour and a half away) where I ran the "fox box" for Jefferson Pilot Sports. The fox box is the thing on the screen that shows the score and game clock. It's actually pretty easy to do, but I don't really like the pressure of live TV, especially when I know a lot of people could be watching. I goofed up on the score a couple of times but nobody died so I guess I did okay. That job pays $175 plus 33 cents per mile and I think $42 per diem. I wasn't sure about the per diem charge (for other expenses if you're a certain distance from home) but I wrote it in on the sheet anyway. We'll see if they give it to me. After that game I ate lunch at a little place down there and then drove home. I hung out at the house for a little less than an hour and then went over to Liberty to work on the broadcast of a Women's basketball game. At Liberty I run one of the machines that they use to do the instant replays. I also have to put together highlights for the halftime show and the end. I'm actually a more relaxed doing that than the fox box although there's more involved and I can really mess things up at the beginning or end of the show. Maybe that's because I know it's only LU sports and therefore not as many viewers. Maybe it's because it isn't on the screen the whole game. Maybe it's because I'm on home turf and I know most of the people there. That job pays $200. I don't like the pressure of live TV but it's good money and I'm happy to have the opportunity to get it. The other thing I do for basketball is utility work. That's basically carrying things (usually heavy) and unwrapping and wrapping cables. That pays $150 and you have to be there a lot earlier. If I were doing that at Va Tech on Saturday my crew call would have been at 6am. The nice thing about that job is you basically sit behind the camera guy under the basket and watch the game. No stress there :) There are a bunch of guys from town (most from Jerry Falwell's TV crew) that work games in this region. It's interesting to see the behind the scenes stuff that happens in sports broadcasting.
Today I went to church (a bit late). Ate lunch at Cracker Barrel with people from church. Went back to the church for a surprise baby shower for some friends and then came home. I haven't been out since. I could've gone back to church again (and maybe should have) for a member's meeting but I didn't really want to.
Thursday, January 13, 2005
hmmm if we both get jobs over there, what will that do to 'us'. there isn't an 'us' now but the possibility of hanging out nearly exclusively together simply because we'd both be new to the area is an intriguing possibility that could cause an 'us' to grow. I still kind of doubt that would happen. if we haven't gotten together yet then it isn't likely. I did have a new thought about the subject tonight. I feel like a couple should look good together (maybe I put too much emphasis on that) and I always figured we didn't really look like a couple except to Luke and maybe some other casual viewers. The new thought was that my concept of what I look like is so skewed that we could look perfect together but I just don't know it. When I see video or pictures of myself from different angles I'm not at all comfortable with what I see. Some of that is just because I don't take care of myself as well as I should (excercise, diet etc.) but also because I'm just not used to seeing me like that. Hmm... I thought I settled this in my mind. Whatever. I'm still hoping to meet that special someone. You're still on the possible list. you probably don't even know that.
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Burnout 3:Takedown for the XBox is way too fun and addictive. Perhaps the pressure of a five day rental has driven our need to unlock the whole game. Whatever the cause, this thing is seriously eating into watching DVDs time.
On another note: My birthday is coming up in less than 20 days. I'm not really comfortable with 30 yet and 31 is just around the corner. Oh well, that's life. I suppose I should make a list of gift suggestions. For now just let me request no video games. I have too many to play at the moment. :)
What would be nice is maybe a gift card or a beard/mustache trimmer. I'd really like a girlfriend and a raise to help pay for her. Oh and you might try shopping at thinkgeek.com. They have a lot of cool gadgets and toys. Just don't get me the Albert Einstein Action Figure or the LED Binary Clock. I can't read binary. The glow-in-the-dark Smart Mass Thinking Putty would be kind of cool. There are a lot of fun little things I wouldn't mind having from there but you'd better let me pick. They do have gift certificates available.
You could just donate some money to some needy people on my behalf.
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On another note: My birthday is coming up in less than 20 days. I'm not really comfortable with 30 yet and 31 is just around the corner. Oh well, that's life. I suppose I should make a list of gift suggestions. For now just let me request no video games. I have too many to play at the moment. :)
What would be nice is maybe a gift card or a beard/mustache trimmer. I'd really like a girlfriend and a raise to help pay for her. Oh and you might try shopping at thinkgeek.com. They have a lot of cool gadgets and toys. Just don't get me the Albert Einstein Action Figure or the LED Binary Clock. I can't read binary. The glow-in-the-dark Smart Mass Thinking Putty would be kind of cool. There are a lot of fun little things I wouldn't mind having from there but you'd better let me pick. They do have gift certificates available.
You could just donate some money to some needy people on my behalf.
CLICK HERE TO SEND RELIEF FOR THE CRISIS IN ASIA
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