Merry Christmas everyone!

Well, I'm sure Christmas will be over by the time anyone checks my blog, but anyways. It's been a pretty hectic week. Not because of Christmas coming up, but because it was my first week working at Day & Ross. So far it seems ok. I like the people I've been working with (even though so far I'm only really talking to three people (Todd and Patti who are my supervisors, and Jill who is in charge of keeping me working and fixing my mistakes). I also only had to work until 11 this week, so next week it'll be different with me working until whenever it is that they let me leave (1:30 maybe?). But anyways, I'll talk about work more after I settle in more.

Today I got my new computer, which Jonathan built for me. He gets mad props for doing such a great job. It's frickin awesome, which you should be able to tell from the pics below. Very nice job man. Now I just need a faster internet connection and I'll be downloading like a madman.

Taking a break?

It seems that things have slowed down on everyone's blogs. I'm guessing everyone is busy during Christmas, so I might as well take a break from blogging too unless things pick up again. In the meantime I'm gonna start work on my end of the year post. Oh, and I need to go to Fredericton sometime in the next week or so, so if anyone would like to go with me to help me finish my Christmas shopping, just let me know. I hate driving to Freddy by myself.

Guess who is now employed?

That's right, I got the job at Day & Ross. Now instead of having no life and being broke, I'll have no life and have money. I guess it's an improvement. As long as I don't get absorbed in buying and getting stuff. I'll probably keep selling games after I beat them so that I don't get caught up in collecting again. But yeah, I start Monday night and work Monday thru Friday from 5:15 pm to 1:30 am (with a couple hours overtime during busy months). There's a three month probation period starting out, so I guess I'll just have to take it as it goes. I'm a little disappointed that I won't be able to help out with youth anymore, but I'll just have to leave it in God's hands. If he wants me helping out with youth then he'll work things out. And it sounds like I can still go to youth once a month since I get one day off each month. And it also looks as though I'll be staying home by myself for Christmas after all. LOL Funny how things work out. But I have a job again for the first time in over a year so it's all good.

Guitar Hero is here!

OK, I finally got Guitar Hero friday morning, and it has been owning me (and my fingers) with awesomeness. So far I still suck. It's a lot harder than you would think. I can usually only play five or six songs before my fingers get tired and sore, but I'm sure if I keep it up for at least an hour a day I'll get used to it and will get better. So far my favorite songs to play are David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust, Boston's More Than a Feeling, Queen's Killer Queen and Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group. I'd also probably enjoy Ozzy Ozborne's Bark at the Moon if it wasn't frickin impossible to play. Anyways, so far it's one of my favorite games of the year (right up there with God of War and Resident Evil 4) and I can't wait to take it to youth and play with Josh and Josiah. As long as I keep constant supervision on the controller. Oh, and here are a couple of pics of me rocking out last night. Take note of my cat Kitten having a small cameo in the first pic. I think I see Pepper's tail coming from under the couch too. And yes, we are still in the process of putting up our tree.



Tomorrow night our youth group is taking the teens rollerskating in Houlton. I look forward to the ride more than anything, since my mom considers rollerskating one of those things that might hurt my back and just sitting there is pretty boring aside from watching the limbo. This time I'm tempted to just say "screw it, I'm having fun" and grabbing a pair of skates (if they have any that fit my massive feet). Is it wise to put having fun over safety? Probably not, but I hate sitting there while everyone is having fun. Knowing the way I am I'll chicken out at the last second and just do the usual thing, we'll see. For now, I'm gonna go read until Arrested Development comes on at 9. Please let Dave Thomas (Super Dave Osbourne) still be on the show!

I suck

I know I promised a massive update, but I've been in a weird mood today feeling awkward and slightly depressed which kinda is the opposite of what I was planning on posting about, so I don't really think it's a good time to post about the stuff that was on my mind. Don't worry though, I got Guitar Hero last week, so after I spend some more time with that and get some pics of myself rocking out I'll make another post. Oh, and today someone was passing notes to me in church for the first time since I was like 15, which was just weird and slightly annoying. Although she was just being nice asking about my job interview so no hard feelings there. Just kinda weirded me out. In the meantime I'll continue to feed my weird mood by contemplating how maybe I'll be better off in Adam and Greg's bomb shelter where I don't have to worry about feeling awkward around people.

I've had a lot of different thoughts going through my head over the last day or so, and since I can't share those thoughts with friends on msn for a few days, I decided to come to the library to post about them. First of all, I had a second job interview at Day & Ross last night. It seems likely that they'll hire me, but I'm still not sure how much I want to work nights. It would be Monday to Friday from 5:15 to 1:30 am with a few hours overtime during busy seasons, so needless to say my social life will come to a hault if I take the job. That would mean no more chatting on msn in evenings (when most of you are online) and even worse, no more helping with youth. The idea of having to work Tuesday nights really saddens me, because I've come to love working with the teens and I enjoy hanging out with J-Ro and Jess afterwords. But I guess that's the price you pay when you want to earn money. It's a cycle. Either you have money and no free time, or lots of free time and no money. Anyways, I guess it won't hurt to try the job since there's a three month probation period before they hire you for good. I'll continue to pray about it and if anyone else wants to pray for me, that would be greatly appreciated. Who knows, maybe I'll get a job offer from McCain's or somewhere else.

I also started reading a book that Jess lent me last night (I forget the name already, yeah my memory is THAT bad) and was surprised that the first chapter was actually pretty violent and depressing. Still good though, and the end of the chapter was really good and made me think. It reminded me that God provides no matter what situation you're in. Needless to say I can't wait to read more. I also watched the first half of Gandhi last night. I figured I'd be bored out of my mind, but it's actually very interesting and seeing how Gandhi lived really made me think about my life as a Christian. He never stepped back from his opponents even when they struck him in violence. He fought back with words and tried to make peace with everyone. Truly an amazing man. Anyways, between the book and the movie I had a lot on my mind.

Also, I see Narnia is hitting theatres this weekend. Is anyone planning on going to see it in the next week or two? Because I'd be glad to have people to go with besides just myself. Heck, maybe I can even convince J-Ro to go if other people are going. Please, let me know if you want to go either by commenting here (I'll check my blog again tomorrow) or calling me. My phone number is 375-6219 for those who don't know.

Finally, I've become completely obsessed with Radiohead (A British band that Coldplay ripped off). What really shocks me is how I hated them when I was a teen, but now I can't get over their sound. In fact, I just took out one of their albums from the library. I suggest that any of you who like Coldplay check out Radiohead's OK Computer and The Bends albums. Especially these songs: Fake Plastic Trees, High & Dry, Just, Street Spirit (Fade Out), Paranoid Android, Karma Police and No Surprises.

That is all for now. Hopefully I'll be back on msn in a few days.

My computer has bit the dust.

Well, the fan on my computer is finally dead, so I just thought I'd let everyone know that until I get a new fan installed or a new computer I probably won't be posting very often (only when I go to the library) and will likely not be on msn at all. Without the fan running my computer just freezes up after about 15 minutes. So that's that I guess. I'll catch up with everyone whenever I can.

lyrics of the week.

Stand Inside Your Love - The Smashing Pumpkins

You and me
Meant to be
Immutable
Impossible
It's destiny
Pure lunacy
Incalculable
Insufferable
But for the last time
You're everything that I want and ask for
You're all that I'd dreamed
Who wouldn't be the one you love
Who wouldn't stand inside your love
Protected and the lover of
A pure soul and beautiful you
Don't understand
Don't feel me now
I will breathe
For the both of us
Travel the world
Traverse the skies
Your home is here
Within my heart
And for the first time
I feel as though I am reborn
In my mind
Recast as child and mystic sage
Who wouldn't be the one you love
Who wouldn't stand inside your love
And for the first time
I'm telling you how much I need and bleed for
Your every move and waking sound
In my time
I'll wrap my wire around your heart and your mind
You're mine forever now
Who wouldn't be the one you love and live for
Who wouldn't stand inside your love and die for
Who wouldn't be the one you love

An interesting experience.

First of all I'll just say that I'm having a ton of connection problems, so if anyone wonders why I'm not on msn much or fail to update my blog, that's why. Stupid Aernet...anyways, on to my post. Yesterday I had the first job interview that I've had in over a year, and it went alright I guess. My dad has been bugging me to take a resume into Day & Ross for quite awhile now, so I finally took one in the other day. My parents wanted me to give it to whoever was in charge of hiring, but that person was out so I just handed it to the person at the front desk. I didn't really expect to get a call back merely an hour later (heck, I didn't expect to be called back at all), but call back they did. What was really odd was the guy asked me what day and time would be good for me. I was rather confused by this and it took me a minute to respond. So yesterday morning I went to my interview. After waiting at the front desk for a few minutes the guy in charge of hiring came and took me through the kahsi'r (sorry, Pepper jumped on the keyboard. I'll leave that in for effect) building. It was rather interesting walking through the building, despite the fact that I've been in it before when my dad was painting the offices. Once we got to his office he asked me what position I was applying for and then had me fill out this sheet of paper. It had a bunch of different qualities and I had to check the ones that I thought others would think would be important in me. It was kinda weird at first, and I had to fill out the same thing twice. I guess they use it to see if you check the same qualities. Anyways, after that he had me do a typing test to see what my wpm is. I was really stupid and didn't practice or anything beforehand, but maybe it was better that way. I thought I did pretty poorly since I'm not used to typing as fast and accurately as possible for five minutes straight, but I managed to average 58 wpm with 97% accuracy. Way better than I expected and the guy seemed impressed when he told me how I did. Next he took me to a cubicle and I had to do a series of tests. The first involved a series of two numbers in a column and I had to check whether they were the same or different. I did pretty good, but didn't manage to finish them all in the four minute time limit. Next I had a piece of paper with a series of numbers in different patterns and I had to figure out the pattern and write the next two numbers in order. Pretty easy at first but there were a couple that stumped me and I only got half way through before time ran out. And finally I had a test with a bunch of math and word problems and had to write the answers. I only got half way through this one too, but hopefully getting answers right makes up for not finishing. That was pretty much all there was to my interview. He told me to call another guy tonight to see what my outcome was on the tests, so I'll just have to wait to see what this guy has to say. I still don't know if I want the job that badly. It could mean no more helping out at youth and I wouldn't be able to chat on msn with my friends (since most of them are online at night), but at least I'd finally have an income. And I also won't be able to go to Ontario if I start work, but I guess I won't worry until I see if I got the job. Anyways, I'll stop rambling now. I have to try to get ahold of J-Ro so I can drag him to J-Hop's birthday party. Oh, I also cancelled my preorder of Guitar Hero because frickin EB was ticking me off by constantly changing the date that they're getting it in. I ordered it online which means I'll have to pay $40+ more, but at least I'll have it by the end of next week. And yes, I realize I crammed everything into a single paragraph, but I'm lazy today and don't feel like paying attention to proper writing.

Alright, this isn't much of a post, but there's something I need help with so I figured I'd see if any of my commenters can help. I want to get pics from my digital camera developed, but how do I do that? Do I take the memory card to the Superstore? Or email the pics to them? Or what? I have no idea and I'm getting way too many pics on my computer. Any help would be appreciated.