It's Wednesday again. Today is supposed to be hot. Hopefully we don't have too many more days of that kind of weather. Cool as the summer has been, I'm still ready for autumn.
My sound system came in! My parents and I went down to get it Saturday morning, and spent most of the afternoon setting up all the speakers and such. I'm still missing a couple video cables, but managed to route everything around my VCR for the time being. That way I can still watch TV, just not record from it. Which is all good since they're taking Star Trek off Spike TV's schedule for the time being, starting next week. At any rate, I'm loving the 5.1 surround-sound effect. It's a Kenwood system, a step up from a theater-in-a-box because it's upgradeable; all the speakers and the sub are replaceable. Total system power is 5x100+100=600, or something like that. The sub is self-powered. Makes a world of a difference. Unfortunately, I can only use it at about a third its power at the most, because of living in an apartment environment. What a lovely thing it will be to move into a duplex or even a house.
Life goes on. My commitment to God has undergone an amazing change since my baptism. It was only a symbolic event of course; but things are different now. Things are better. God apparently knows best.
Well, I got baptized this weekend. Very neat experience... and I was ready for it. God has perfect timing. No special spiritual fireworks or anything. Just a commitment. A pledge, if you will... me saying that this is it, I've asked the hard questions and faced the dark inside, and I've made my choice; and now God and I are together for life. I finally have some measure of peace, which I'm learning is a side effect of trust.
Yep. Peace. Oh... and GUESS WHAT!!! Skillet is coming to Bismarck in October! You can bet anything you want that I'll be at that concert. Woohoo!! Majorly excited.
Tired today. Thanks to Wednesday's crazy 8:30 p.m. bedtime, I was full of energy and unable to go to bed last night any sooner than 11:30. It's all good though. Today's Friday; I can do whatever I want about sleep tonight.
Wow. I picked up three cds yesterday... a remix of Toby Mac's "Momentum" cd, Grits' "Dichotomy A," and Skillet's "Collide." The remix was alright... that was the most risky of the three, but worth the $10 when all is said and done. Grits' new cd was a solid purchase. My sister has it already, so I'd heard it before. Best rap I've heard in some time. Skillet though... oh, my, word. AWESOME stuff. They sound like Linkin Park now... but better. Never thought a Christian band would equal or succeed LP, but Skillet has done it with this cd. Amazing. I listened to it while driving all over the region last night, and was completely blown away. Instant favorite.
The weekend should be interesting. I intend to go VCR shopping tonight. Aside from that, not much is scheduled, which is actually good. I need to catch up with the small responsibilities that dominate my time en masse if I don't deal with them quickly enough.
Yes yes, I know I've been gone for a month. Maybe the lapse will have given me more to talk about.
Life proceeds at pretty much the same pace as before... same texture too, mostly. The weather has cooled off considerably. I feel like I should be going back to school. There is change in the wind. I intend to take full advantage of it. Over the past week or so, I've been considering leaving Bismarck again. It's been about 2-3 years since I left last, so according to the pattern I should be ready for another attempt. However, now that I'm older, dropping everything and running off to a new environment isn't nearly so easy. I've got a job now, and an apartment, and a cat, and other such commitments. So perhaps it won't be an actual move. But I definitely need some kind of extended vacation.
Yesterday I listened to the home theater system I'm most likely going to buy. It's made by Kenwood, which from all accounts I've heard is a reputable brand. I would say it's a step up from your average theater-in-a-box. Self-powered sub, 600 total system watts, 5.1 surround sound, basic setup but completely upgradable. Perfect for me. I have to wait for a component to come in, so I might not get it for a couple weeks yet. But it'll be worth the wait. I'll have to be careful not to bother the neighbors, once it's here.
They're doing construction on my street now. That sucks... there's pretty much no way to avoid it. To make matters worse, the other street people normally use to get around this part of town is still closed (has been for months). Traffic has nowhere to go without working all the way around. What a pain. I really hate construction.
Yep... thank God it's Thursday. The weekend's just one more day away. I need to go downstairs to get a bag of cheddar-&-sour-cream chips from the vending machine. A girl does what she's gotta do to survive in the corporate environment.
This song 0wns me tonight... the beat just grabs me, and I have no choice but to get my groove on. Paul Oakenfold's Starry-eyed Surprise (or whatever it's called) is a great song as well.
Yep... just got back from an hour-long drive. Good schtuff.
And I have nothing else really to say. Sorry. Just thought I'd blog again to let you all know I'm still around.
Hmm... haven't blogged here in awhile, have I? Sorry.
Time flies. It's already midsummer, or thereabouts, though by the weather lately you wouldn't know. Summer seems to have remembered her duties today though. It's been reasonably warm and quite a bit muggy. Not the best conditions for lugging bags and boxes out of my car, but I needed to move the rest of my stuff out of my parents' home. Now my computer room is an even bigger mess! Whoopee. I managed to organize and store about half the pile earlier today, so it won't be too bad.
I'm restless. Time for a drive. I'm going down to Target to pick up a couple trash cans and some sharpie markers. Oh yeah, and Linkin Park's Meteora cd. I've been meaning to pick that up for some time. Then after that, I'm going cruising. Time to check out my traditional route... meandering down River Road from the north until it eventually leads to Washington, then on down to 48th, then over and up 12th and over on Expressway, then up on whatever highway that is, to Century and back home. That's my usual path, subject to a few changes here and there depending on my mood. The music will be loud and the scenery familiar. Perfect way to forget myself for a few hours.
My imagination is waking up. I am quite aware of how dangerous it is for me to attempt to rouse it. Other things have been sharing its slumber, things I would have preferred to let lie if I could be happy without them. However, I am out of other options.
So, here goes. I wanted an adventure; I've got one now. I'll have no choice but to follow where my longings lead. Scary proposition. I'm preparing to jump into the fire when I'm already in danger from its heat. Foolish? Perhaps. But it's better than sitting out here in the cold, waiting for nothing to happen. I was born to play with fire.
At least, that's my hypothesis. Time to find out if it's true.
