Summer Picks Up Momentum

I received a phone call from my dad this morning earlier than I prefer. He had a job for me to do and he wanted me to get there fast so that I could take it before someone else jumped on it. What other choice do I have? I have no cash, so any work is appreciated. I'm also trying to figure out how to discipline myself to do work cheerfully. That's a bit easier said than done, but I'm working on it.

I feel like I'm finally getting a handle on things. I'm going to have to straighten up this room of mine soon enough before I REALLY feel in order, but it is slowly coming to me. I haven't heard back from Liberty Steak House yet though as far as steady work goes... I'm really hoping to get that job, and I think I might actually go up there and bother them if they don't call me back tomorrow.

But visiting friends has been nice. I've spent some quality time these past few days with close friends, but I think maybe they could use a break from me by now. I don't want to burn anyone out, so I might take tomorrow off or something... maybe utalize that time to straigten up around the house... I don't know. It would probably be beneficial if I were to just sit down with a pen and paper and write down all of the things that I need to get done, much like I did at school. This way I can get a better idea of just how burried I really am. But still, coping with the spontinaity of every day here is difficult. You never know what is going to jump at you, unlike at school where you can see most of your priorities a mile away. I'm not quite sure why that is.

I must write a smaller segment about tonight though. Tonight was bizzarre... or atleast a brief moment of it. I was over at Brandon's house and we had just finished watching a movie. It was about 11 o'clock and we went out to his back yard to smoke a pipe or cigar. If I may describe his back yard to you, it is on a slight slope down towards a lake lagoon. Around the water are several tall yet quite slim trees, both pine and oak. There were clouds out, but the wind was dead silent... It was very peaceful. But then we began to talk about Phillip and how we were coping since his passing. All of the sudden, off in the distance we could hear a hissing in the air. It caught our attention because there was absolutely no wind at all so we were curious as to what it could be... It then got closer and closer and closer, and louder and louder and louder. All of the sudden, it was as if someone ignited a bomb the way the wind just hit his back yard. It literally bent the trees to such a pressure that they began to make cracking sounds. Immagine this ( I ) is a tree... the wind hit in an instant and the trees looked more like this ( r ). I immediately ran back into the house and sat there for a while, quite shaken. Not just because the wind pickup up so abbruptly, but just as soon as it arrived... it was gone. Never before in my life have I whitnessed something like that. I can only immagine it was purley a display of God's power. I'm still slightly shaken by the whole experience.

But anyways, marriage has been a huge issue this summer. Lots of people I know are getting engaged or married all of the sudden, but I'm spending a great deal of time not thinking about that... or rather thinking about what it is that I must learn before I can START thinking about that. I've narrowed it down to three things thus far. Before I can marry I must learn how to be a selfless servant, how to be purley friends with a woman first, and how to better manage money. I plan on tackling all of those issues this summer in hopes to learn fast cuz... I don't want to be old when I get married. Anyways, I should probably get some sleep now... Maybe a big day tomorrow. Peace and love.