My phone quit working on Thursday night.
Here's how I've described it
(if you've already heard this, I apologize,
but once I find a good metaphor
I have to milk it for all it's worth):
it's like the phone went on strike
and only the keys crossed the picket lines.
I have thus far been to a Cingular/AT&T store 3 times in the last 2 days. Turns out, they cannot port my number directly because I don't own the number; the local phone company in SC does. It's complicated. But I'm requesting that they release it so that I can be a general AT&T customer and keep my number.
So, I still have the crazy phone, probably for a month. Then I might be able to get a contract through the local AT&T store and get a new phone.
Ah. I don't think I'll have to switch numbers, which is what I was afraid of. I have no idea who all I would need to contact to change that number as my primary contact info.
I think I might go to the pool.
This phone stuff is exhausting.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
Take a Gander at These
Happy Matt Day!
living room basketball
solo cup martinis...
Matt loves pictures
lovely DanaMonday, June 11, 2007
Oh Boy
I just figured out how to
move players around
add new players
drop players
on my fantasy baseball team.
That's right. Just now.
I might have moved a player or two before,
but I just never tried to dump guys on the DL
or get new folks.
What has sparked this sudden interest in my fantasy team?
1.) I am now 6 games back, whereas before I was winning without trying.
2.) I realized that several of my players are on the DL, including Smoltzy.
3.) I am sitting in a computer training all day.
Rock on.
move players around
add new players
drop players
on my fantasy baseball team.
That's right. Just now.
I might have moved a player or two before,
but I just never tried to dump guys on the DL
or get new folks.
What has sparked this sudden interest in my fantasy team?
1.) I am now 6 games back, whereas before I was winning without trying.
2.) I realized that several of my players are on the DL, including Smoltzy.
3.) I am sitting in a computer training all day.
Rock on.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Lots of Blue
There are several large blue items of furniture in my new living room,
including two humongous ottomans (ottomen?).
This morning, Candace and I lugged in the latest addition,
a chair that's almost a loveseat
plus an ottoman that's almost a twin bed.
We almost didn't make it.
The stairs nearly captured us.
We each had a moment where we accidentally sat down under the chair and couldn't stand back up.
But never fear. We did, in fact, prevail.
The massive chair and its likewise massive footrest
are now in my home.
If you come to visit, the monkey doormat will greet you
and you can enjoy the comfy blue seating.
The rest of the house is still full of boxes,
but we do have seating.
And a porch swing. Which I guess counts as seating.
And we have cable and internet now,
though I haven't gotten the wireless set up yet.
But we do have a huge remote with lots of funny buttons
for the digital cable box.
Okay, I'm driving to SC now.
Annual Conference, here I come!
Rock on.
p.s. My first on call night as a chaplain went smoothly. No calls at all.
including two humongous ottomans (ottomen?).
This morning, Candace and I lugged in the latest addition,
a chair that's almost a loveseat
plus an ottoman that's almost a twin bed.
We almost didn't make it.
The stairs nearly captured us.
We each had a moment where we accidentally sat down under the chair and couldn't stand back up.
But never fear. We did, in fact, prevail.
The massive chair and its likewise massive footrest
are now in my home.
If you come to visit, the monkey doormat will greet you
and you can enjoy the comfy blue seating.
The rest of the house is still full of boxes,
but we do have seating.
And a porch swing. Which I guess counts as seating.
And we have cable and internet now,
though I haven't gotten the wireless set up yet.
But we do have a huge remote with lots of funny buttons
for the digital cable box.
Okay, I'm driving to SC now.
Annual Conference, here I come!
Rock on.
p.s. My first on call night as a chaplain went smoothly. No calls at all.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
This Week
I moved this weekend.
So did a LOT of my friends.
Moveapalooza 2007
I have a monkey doormat now.
And lots of boxes of stuff.
I started CPE today at a children's hospital.
We had a little commissioning service so now I'm a chaplain.
Rock on.
It's going to be an intense summer
since all the sick people in that building are kids.
But the hospital is pretty cool.
It's bright and colorful and cheerful and
there are fish tanks everywhere
and they have bins of candy in the gift shop.
They also seem to take a more holistic approach to care,
considering all aspects of the patient
(who in this case is a child, so "all aspects" includes play and developmental stages and family).
I dig it.
Oh, and there is an ICEE machine in the cafeteria.
Awesome.
So did a LOT of my friends.
Moveapalooza 2007
I have a monkey doormat now.
And lots of boxes of stuff.
I started CPE today at a children's hospital.
We had a little commissioning service so now I'm a chaplain.
Rock on.
It's going to be an intense summer
since all the sick people in that building are kids.
But the hospital is pretty cool.
It's bright and colorful and cheerful and
there are fish tanks everywhere
and they have bins of candy in the gift shop.
They also seem to take a more holistic approach to care,
considering all aspects of the patient
(who in this case is a child, so "all aspects" includes play and developmental stages and family).
I dig it.
Oh, and there is an ICEE machine in the cafeteria.
Awesome.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
What a Weekend!
Friday:
- got TB test & other blood stuff for the hospital
- drove to Gainesville, and then rode with my dad the other 2 hours to the rehearsal dinner
- went to an Irish pub with my bro and cousin
Saturday:
- ate bacon at Cracker Barrell with an insane number of relatives and psuedo-relatives
- went to my cousin's wedding, which was lovely
- sat in a circle of hotel-room chairs on the sidewalk outside my grandma's room with 10-15 relatives, talking, laughing and eating
Sunday:
(that's today for 5 more minutes)
- hugged relatives and wished them safe travels
- drove to Deland and had lunch with Bob and Erin!
- drove the rest of the way back to the ATL, stopping briefly at a Gap Outlet
and now I'm going to bed. Tomorrow, I have to get the TB test checked, get a vaccine, pick up a headboard, pack some more, and probably sit on my porch swing.
Rock on.
- got TB test & other blood stuff for the hospital
- drove to Gainesville, and then rode with my dad the other 2 hours to the rehearsal dinner
- went to an Irish pub with my bro and cousin
Saturday:
- ate bacon at Cracker Barrell with an insane number of relatives and psuedo-relatives
- went to my cousin's wedding, which was lovely
- sat in a circle of hotel-room chairs on the sidewalk outside my grandma's room with 10-15 relatives, talking, laughing and eating
Sunday:
(that's today for 5 more minutes)
- hugged relatives and wished them safe travels
- drove to Deland and had lunch with Bob and Erin!
- drove the rest of the way back to the ATL, stopping briefly at a Gap Outlet
and now I'm going to bed. Tomorrow, I have to get the TB test checked, get a vaccine, pick up a headboard, pack some more, and probably sit on my porch swing.
Rock on.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
My days, in bullet points
Today, I have done the following:
* woke up at 8:15 after two really creepy dreams
* installed our wireless internet router (after we tried for hours the other day, and by "we" I mean Dana and her dad), with the help of a funny technical support guy from India who talked to me on the phone for 58 minutes and kept saying "okay, just do one thing" and who told me I am not good at technology but that he would help me
* watched The Good Shepherd
* sorted my dress clothes and put them on super duper new hangers, which do not fit in on the bar in my closet
* put my winter clothes into the storage containers under the bed
* uploaded graduation pictures onto yahoo
* ate some chicken and corn
* stayed in my pjs until at least 1:00, and still haven't showered (it's 4:00!)
I think I will fold up some clothes now and then move some stuff out of my closet into John's empty room so I can see what I need to do in my room.
Oy, the day is nearly gone and I have so much to do! I'm going to Florida tomorrow for my cousin's wedding, and I'll be gone until Monday. I have next week to finish this packing stuff, but I'd like to get some more done before then.
Yesterday seems much more productive:
* got a drug test for CPE. I'm clean, but I should drink more water.
* spent an hour and a half in Target, where I bought super duper clothes hangers to consolidate my skirts and dress pants into just 5 hangers!
* packed 11 boxes -- 8 of books, 2 of movies, 1 of framed pictures
* watched 4 movies -- Steel Magnolias, Ever After, Jersey Girl, and Catch and Release (all of which deal with death, it turns out... maybe that's why I had creepy dreams last night...)
* ate dinner at Athens Pizza with Candace
* woke up at 8:15 after two really creepy dreams
* installed our wireless internet router (after we tried for hours the other day, and by "we" I mean Dana and her dad), with the help of a funny technical support guy from India who talked to me on the phone for 58 minutes and kept saying "okay, just do one thing" and who told me I am not good at technology but that he would help me
* watched The Good Shepherd
* sorted my dress clothes and put them on super duper new hangers, which do not fit in on the bar in my closet
* put my winter clothes into the storage containers under the bed
* uploaded graduation pictures onto yahoo
* ate some chicken and corn
* stayed in my pjs until at least 1:00, and still haven't showered (it's 4:00!)
I think I will fold up some clothes now and then move some stuff out of my closet into John's empty room so I can see what I need to do in my room.
Oy, the day is nearly gone and I have so much to do! I'm going to Florida tomorrow for my cousin's wedding, and I'll be gone until Monday. I have next week to finish this packing stuff, but I'd like to get some more done before then.
Yesterday seems much more productive:
* got a drug test for CPE. I'm clean, but I should drink more water.
* spent an hour and a half in Target, where I bought super duper clothes hangers to consolidate my skirts and dress pants into just 5 hangers!
* packed 11 boxes -- 8 of books, 2 of movies, 1 of framed pictures
* watched 4 movies -- Steel Magnolias, Ever After, Jersey Girl, and Catch and Release (all of which deal with death, it turns out... maybe that's why I had creepy dreams last night...)
* ate dinner at Athens Pizza with Candace
Monday, May 14, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
Moving
I've moved a lot. Like, for real a lot.
I hate packing. And unpacking.
I told Joy last night that I am moving in a couple weeks, and she said "so, you're going to start packing the night before?"
I was helping one of my students move his stuff into storage the other day, and he was frustrated with himself for waiting so long to pack. So, I had to tell him about my own college packing joys. Many readers will remember the excitement... always last minute, always a mess, always confusing and dreadful. I always had so much stuff. It multiplies...
One of the years I was an RA, my parents came up with the minivan and took a load of stuff home in my car. I waited until all the residents had moved out, and loaded up the minivan. It took for-ev-er. And it filled the van from top to bottom. I couldn't see out the rearview mirror, and the passenger side mirror was broken. So the only mirror I had was on the driver's side. Luckily (???), I left G'boro in the middle of the night, so there wasn't much traffic to look out for as I drove 3 hours in the dark, stopping every so often to do sprints in a gas station parking lot so I wouldn't fall asleep.
This move shouldn't be quite that bad, since I'm just moving across the apt. complex. I've given myself 6 days where I'll be an official resident of both apartments, so I take as many trips as I need. My parents are bringing the minivan, though.
I hate packing. And unpacking.
I told Joy last night that I am moving in a couple weeks, and she said "so, you're going to start packing the night before?"
I was helping one of my students move his stuff into storage the other day, and he was frustrated with himself for waiting so long to pack. So, I had to tell him about my own college packing joys. Many readers will remember the excitement... always last minute, always a mess, always confusing and dreadful. I always had so much stuff. It multiplies...
One of the years I was an RA, my parents came up with the minivan and took a load of stuff home in my car. I waited until all the residents had moved out, and loaded up the minivan. It took for-ev-er. And it filled the van from top to bottom. I couldn't see out the rearview mirror, and the passenger side mirror was broken. So the only mirror I had was on the driver's side. Luckily (???), I left G'boro in the middle of the night, so there wasn't much traffic to look out for as I drove 3 hours in the dark, stopping every so often to do sprints in a gas station parking lot so I wouldn't fall asleep.
This move shouldn't be quite that bad, since I'm just moving across the apt. complex. I've given myself 6 days where I'll be an official resident of both apartments, so I take as many trips as I need. My parents are bringing the minivan, though.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Monday, May 07, 2007
Almost...
So, I am a bit of a wizard.
I did get that crazy paper done the other day.
And I wrote 5 pages this morning to finish a 9 pg paper.
It's been a busy day:
Last paper... check!
Last presentation... check!
Last exam... check!
Last WTM retreat...
One more day...
I did get that crazy paper done the other day.
And I wrote 5 pages this morning to finish a 9 pg paper.
It's been a busy day:
Last paper... check!
Last presentation... check!
Last exam... check!
Last WTM retreat...
One more day...
Friday, May 04, 2007
Holy Crap.
I might be a wizard.
It remains to be seen.
I just wrote 5 pages in about an hour.
I have another half hour to write the remaining 5!
I'm eating skittles and drinking coke.
Seems to be helping.
Rock on.
It remains to be seen.
I just wrote 5 pages in about an hour.
I have another half hour to write the remaining 5!
I'm eating skittles and drinking coke.
Seems to be helping.
Rock on.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Some stuff:
* I have two rather long papers due tomorrow. I'm about to email for an extension on one.
* I just ate some cotton candy, left over from the Braves game on Tuesday. It's the first thing I've eaten today. Mmm, breakfast!
* In a minute, I'm heading to campus for my final advising with LTJ. It probably should have been done a month or two ago. Rock on.
* I put on an outfit this morning, checked myself out, and decided I was way cute but looked too much like an Emory undergrad. Now I'm just wearing jeans and a brown tshirt.
* I got accepted to the CPE program I was hoping for. I'll be a children's hospital chaplain this summer.
* I emailed a guy about a job this morning. It would r-o-c-k (except that it's part time -- but I could tutor small Koreans again...) But I had to ask whether I should bother to apply since I'm doing CPE all summer and won't be available until late August.
* Tonight, I will flip pancakes for hundreds of Emory students. Should be an adventure. And adventure that will mean that I cannot work on my papers that are due tomorrow... but fun times nonetheless.
* I must go iron my hair and go to school. Good day.
* I just ate some cotton candy, left over from the Braves game on Tuesday. It's the first thing I've eaten today. Mmm, breakfast!
* In a minute, I'm heading to campus for my final advising with LTJ. It probably should have been done a month or two ago. Rock on.
* I put on an outfit this morning, checked myself out, and decided I was way cute but looked too much like an Emory undergrad. Now I'm just wearing jeans and a brown tshirt.
* I got accepted to the CPE program I was hoping for. I'll be a children's hospital chaplain this summer.
* I emailed a guy about a job this morning. It would r-o-c-k (except that it's part time -- but I could tutor small Koreans again...) But I had to ask whether I should bother to apply since I'm doing CPE all summer and won't be available until late August.
* Tonight, I will flip pancakes for hundreds of Emory students. Should be an adventure. And adventure that will mean that I cannot work on my papers that are due tomorrow... but fun times nonetheless.
* I must go iron my hair and go to school. Good day.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
No Place
I need to read.
Like hardcore.
For a solid two hours.
And there is no place for me to do it.
Pitts is cold, dark, and evidently today it's loud.
Woodruff is good for writing, but there are billions of people there.
Brooks has old people studying very very loudly.
I'm going to try sitting on one of the couches I selected
for their comfortability,
putting in earphones
and listening to some Schubert
while I try to plod through the Bonhoeffer.
Is it bad that I want to punch that lady across Brooks?
She's loud. "But, what I'm sayin' is that what happened is..."
Her bag has wheels. And an adjustable-height handle. If you know what I'm saying.
BAH!!!
Like hardcore.
For a solid two hours.
And there is no place for me to do it.
Pitts is cold, dark, and evidently today it's loud.
Woodruff is good for writing, but there are billions of people there.
Brooks has old people studying very very loudly.
I'm going to try sitting on one of the couches I selected
for their comfortability,
putting in earphones
and listening to some Schubert
while I try to plod through the Bonhoeffer.
Is it bad that I want to punch that lady across Brooks?
She's loud. "But, what I'm sayin' is that what happened is..."
Her bag has wheels. And an adjustable-height handle. If you know what I'm saying.
BAH!!!
Monday, April 30, 2007
Spring Banquet
Sara and me with our "dates." They sure look stoked to be there with us... I think they were just looking for a ride.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
What's Going On
It's the last week of classes.
I have a project (10 "findings"/journal entries) & paper (12pgs.) due tomorrow.
I have lot of work to do, and of course I can't focus.
Tomorrow is Spring Banquet.
I have a pretty dress to wear.
I got a pedicure today, and it is not the best ever. In fact, it was a bit messy, and I had to clean it up. Terrible news.
I'm getting my hair cut tomorrow by Tami the hair wizard.
Today was rainy, so I'm all a-frizz.
Next week I have a Worship project due,
a 10pg. paper for my Bonhoeffer class,
and a project and 10pg. paper due for Images of Christ.
I need to figure out my housing situation.
There is a choir practicing outside my office, which happens often.
I must go try to write something.
Ugh.
I have a project (10 "findings"/journal entries) & paper (12pgs.) due tomorrow.
I have lot of work to do, and of course I can't focus.
Tomorrow is Spring Banquet.
I have a pretty dress to wear.
I got a pedicure today, and it is not the best ever. In fact, it was a bit messy, and I had to clean it up. Terrible news.
I'm getting my hair cut tomorrow by Tami the hair wizard.
Today was rainy, so I'm all a-frizz.
Next week I have a Worship project due,
a 10pg. paper for my Bonhoeffer class,
and a project and 10pg. paper due for Images of Christ.
I need to figure out my housing situation.
There is a choir practicing outside my office, which happens often.
I must go try to write something.
Ugh.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Oy. I'm a nut.
I have a sermon to write.
It's a 7 Last Words sermon for the University Worship service tomorrow,
which means that folks from the whole university could be there.
I don't have any clue how to write this.
So, I'm sure I'll still be working on it tomorrow morning...
Rock on.
It's a 7 Last Words sermon for the University Worship service tomorrow,
which means that folks from the whole university could be there.
I don't have any clue how to write this.
So, I'm sure I'll still be working on it tomorrow morning...
Rock on.
Friday, March 30, 2007
In just over an hour
I'm going to Charleston!
That is, provided I get all the stuff done that I need to in the next 60 minutes...
That is, provided I get all the stuff done that I need to in the next 60 minutes...
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