Anything for a friend

Today a very close friend asked me to post something funny. So i will forego my usually rants about employment and lack there of, and give what i can.

I'd like to start off with a quote from Jeanette, tonight while talking about the new movie "Just like Heaven" she said that Reese Witherspoon was totally "Anal Redemptive." I haven't seen the movie yet, but evidently her butt is able to forgive sins. (I'd now like to welcome the perverts who searched for Reese Witherspoon +Anal to my site, you're not gonna find what you were looking for, but hopefully you'll enjoy your stay)

Here's an unrelated link to a friend's site with thought's on Women's hair loss This is very funny. Read it.

ok i'm really not that funny today, so i'm stealin from others. I attribute it to an overly intense drama this weekend, filming last night in the rain for 4 and a half hours and then filming a commercial tonight.

Love ya Jon, We're praying for you both.

The sound of impending good?

It's been a rollercoaster ride these last few months, let me tell you, but things could soon turn around. Right now I'm working in the main help desk at ND and loving it. The job will go full time eventually (waiting on someone else to move fully to another department) but right now I'm working 40hrs at a paycut from my old job... so we're hoping this goes full time as fast as possible.
I've also decided that I've finally learned my lesson and will be pursuing some Microsoft Certification over the next 3 months so i can be more marketable and become more proficient in my job. My mom said she'd buy the book for me and pay for the test if i take it in the next 3 months, but if I don't I have to pay her back, so there's some good incentive.
Also!!! as of last night I now have a wedding blog!! check it out Kyle and Jeanette's wedding blog I've got a few pictures up so far and an initial post. Check it out won't you?

God seems slower than i want Him to be

Ok, so I lost the job at ND a while back, we all know that. Since before that ended i've been searching for a new job, with ups and downs along the way. This job looks great, he definitely wants to hire me... a month later he wont return my calls or emails and im told by their hiring manager that they've decided to take some other canidates to the next round of interviews. One place hasn't contacted me in almost 2 months now and i've pretty well given up hope on them. The part time job i'm in now will eventually go full time... when that happens and if i'm the one she decides to hire... who knows? I've applied online, i've sent resumes, i've talked to friends, i've networked, i'm doing everything i know to do... and so far, i seem to have squat.

I have a severance package that will suppliment my part time job until the end of this month, and then i'm in trouble. I have about 16 days of full time work left and then... i don't know what's going to happen.

Ok, so what God's done for me: Let me stay at my old job 2 whole months after they made the decision, got me part time work there at the University with people i really enjoy, got me a severance package that gives me my benefits and full time pay until the end of september.
So ya, He's definitely taking care of me, i don't doubt/deny or question that. I'm just afraid of what's going to happen october 1st. He's never let me down yet... and i dont think he will. I have no problem trusting God, it's all these idiots He put me here with that i'm concerned about.
I don't know if my feeling that I should be doing more comes from my parents pushing me constantly to go door to door with my resume, or if i'm really supposed to be doing something else here.
"Hope Deferred is a rotting in the bones" and let me just say, i can feel it.

Hello Mike, Thanks for Reading

This is the middle afternoon of the first day of the rest of my life.
Time ticks away as five o'clock moves closer.
Waiting for the phone to ring, glad that i can answer most of the questions.
Upset that i'm not logging enough of my calls.
Beating myself down is familiar, don't have the energy to do it again.
Gotta stop that.
Not sure how.
The sun glints off the angular leaves outside my window,
Wish i was out there.
Glad i have windows and can enjoy them.
Notre Dame's win over Pitt heralds the coming of Fall,
the leaves haven't changed yet but my eye's open for it.
My four favorite seasons are in order: Summer, Fall, Spring and Matt Damon.

Will these updates never end?

Yes yes I know it’s been a while. Believe me, I’ve missed this more than you know. I had to write something today though, for a few reasons, first of all I just came upon a verse that I really like, and I wanted to write it out to help me memorize it, AND because a lot is going on right now.
First the verse: Romans 6:13 “Do not let any part of your body become a tool of wickedness, to be used for sinning. Instead, give yourselves completely to God since you have been given new life. And use your whole body as a tool to do what is right for the glory of God.” I read this a few minutes ago and really got hit by that.

Second the happenings in my life.
Ok wait, I gotta apologize for all of these short updates on me, as soon as things calm down I promise to get back to writing like I used to.
Anywho… Still waiting to find out about a new job. I’m working part time at the University in the afternoons, and that will eventually go full time, we’re just not sure if it will be in time. Wedding date had to be moved back because of a mistake on our part to the 24th of June instead of the 17th.
At church I've graduated from "Script Writer" to "Screen Writer" as i helped write my first video/drama for the upcoming LOST series. It was a lot of fun because with video you have so much more room for creativity, and with GCC you have a plethora of people to tap for everything from iron working to burned out Cessnas. For those of you interested check out gccwired.com and then click media player to see some of the drama work that we've done.

I'd like to also give a shout out to an old friend who i've found again, Lindsay from Michigan who's in in Texas again because she can't get enough of the Red Dirt. Good to hear from you again. Pre-Congrats on what should be happening soon.