poorchoices.net

for those of you that dont now, im gone for a while now before i am gone for a long while later.

in the week before i came up here, i had a number of things break / go wrong  (not all at once, but just about) . my computer died, and after ordering new parts i discovered that i need more parts than i had gotten.  my phone broke, and in such a way that my insurance didnt cover it.  the power supply for my laptop quit working. my sunglasses broke.  but, i think they are all set right now.  i received a donation from my mother, who shall remain nameless, to buy some (extremely overpriced) parts in town to finish my desktop build.  a new phone and a new brick for the laptop are in the mail (there is no cell service up here anyway, and so far both sessions of camp have had someone else with a dell i could get a charge from), and friday last i was able to get to town for a couple of hours to get some new sunglasses.

i was amazed at how easy it was to see.  i guess my old pair had become pretty scratched up, and were keeping me from seeing everything i wanted to look at.  i think in the same way, life scratches our spiritual eyes and keeps us from seeing how things really are.  he said that he would give us everything we need for life, if we sought his kingdom first.  i dont need all this technology to live, but it is nice to know that i am well cared for.  so, we would all do well to remember that if we would seek his kingdom first, he will add to us the rest.

So, last night, some friends and i had a halo 1 lan. Talk about an oldschool throwback. I had forgotten how much fun that game was.  Don’t get me wrong, i like playing halo 3 on live, but the halo 1 has a much more likable ‘human’ element to it.  Its great to be able to change your name to make fun of the guys in the other room, or to be able to run in and smack the host when the game loads and its escort on boarding action (hey, i thought it would be fun).

Here are a few pics to prove that is actually happened:

has anyone else noticed that people on the highway are becoming increasingly rude these days?
i take the interstate to work almost everyday.
three times in less than a week now, as i have been either entering or taking an exit,  the  there has been someone in the right hand lane moving at close to my speed, and not getting over when they had an open lane to their left.  today, it was a white suburban.  i hit 70 by the time i got to the to the top of the ramp, and found this guy in my lane, even with me, with room to get over, but not moving.  i managed to pass him with only minimal driving on the shoulder.

about six weeks ago, i was on my way back to joplin from carthage. about mile from the exit onto I44, i came up on a car, and moved into the left lane to pass.  i hit 80, and failed to pass. this guy (who had been doing something like 65) was now neck in neck with me.  seeing my exit was soon approaching, i slowed, changed back to the right, and exited.  this guy exited (in front of me).  after moving onto 44, he resumed his 65 ish speed.  again, i moved into the left lane, and speed up to pass.  now is the right time for you to know, that while my car is nothing to look at, it  rides smooth at high speeds.  i failed to pass this guy, again.  when i looked down, i was off the top of my speedometer (which goes up to 85).  so, flying down the highway at close to 100 mph, this guy takes the first exit.  he swerves off, slams on his brakes, instead of letting my pass like a sane person would.

i fail understand people these days.

i can has 30.06?
yes, i can.
party cat was right, it is party time.

in case you dont know, i recently was the Lighting designer for the musical at my church.
here are some photos of my handiwork (i got a lot of compliments this year, so i though id share).
Sorry for the blur on some of them, the in show ones were taken through the window if the lighting booth and i was too busy doing my thing to look at them and see if they were coming out alright.
it looked better in person than the pictures do.

i havens blogged in a while.
by the way, this statement is false.

so i recently got myself a hi-ya zapi.
here it is in my bathroom cabinet fighting the perils of tooth germs for me.

take that tooth disease.

those of you who know, its about the same. those of you who dont know, i’ll tell you when the time is right.

also, i still suck at chess (i loose to the computer on level 2 about half the time);but i do rock at hearts (2-106-57-69).

today and yesterday  at work i had to go up on the roof and do some de-icing.
its hard to tell, but this krap was like eight inches thick.
i pecked at this on yesterday:

this is one i worked on today,
although i went with a large propane torch as well a shovel.

so, i tried fixing my car.
the heat dosent get hot, and the drivers window dosent work right.
as of about an hours worth of trying, the heat still dosent work and my drivers armrest and last working door handle are kaput.
why dont things ever go according to plan?