Can't sleep, but haven't *really* tried yet. Had very good friends entertain me tonight, for which I am nothing but grateful. God takes care of us in our hour of need, even letting us FINALLY win Trivia Pursuit ;)
If you are a good friend, and for some reason don't KNOW why I can't sleep, email me.
It's not just what happened yesterday, surprisingly. Still struggling with God over a few issues involving friends and others close in my life. But in the end, I know He has brought me this far. And I know that sentence makes MV cringe - sorry ;) I believe, you don't, such is earthly life.
I had a friend, not doing so hot themselves, recently comment on 'how I do it' - well that's my testimony to God in a nutshell, soon to be published by O'Reilly: I am nothing without Him.
Don't worry, I am more at peace than I sound ;)
Night y'all!
I see your IP addresses - I know who some of you are.... leave me comments silly! Tell me things like how much it costs to get a damper replaced/fixed, how often chimney sweeping is really needed, what you think of Bush, what you think of stem cells...
Entertain me - I've been entertaining you, now haven't I?
Oh, and Liz, if you ever read this, I know you hated the phrase "M-train". I now know, after organizing this event, that being a manager is harder than physics & calculus. And I thank you, for teaching me that lesson early so I didn't offend too many folks after meeting you freshman year ;)
I'm in love.
With my fireplace. Pouring rain, sitting in the dark, with a roaring albeit fragrant fire. This wood is sooooooooo dry that with only two pieces it's burning 3ft tall.
Still, heaven. I never would have had this had I settled for a condo or loft. Thus, I'll plug my realtor again: Sara G..
I, above and beyond all, am tired.
But thankfully, Saturday's event went like magic. I served as Volunteer Coordinator - handling scheduling for a total of 90 volunteers. Everything I was concerned over -- like having volunteers arrive at 6:30 with tasks for them (very very important tasks) starting at 6:45.... well, it all worked out. The event ran rather late, solving that one worry. Hopefully I didn't come across as mean -- I was so short with time, I know my answers to many queries was rather short. Because I also work at Pixar (where the event was held), I was the answer girl for everything from "Where can we get trash bags?" to "Where is Brad Bird and can you tell him he needs to pose with the cake?" Several Pixar employees helped me keep my sanity, pursuing mundane tasks with enthusiasm. It amazes me how wonderful all the volunteers were! I can't thank them enough.
I always hated when I volunteered and felt "not needed". Working the event from the other side, I now understand how difficult it is to keep people booked with tasks. As the event ebbs and flows so does the need for volunteers. I guess my take home lessons are:
1. Advise in advance that there will be downtime. Never let volunteers feel like they are overstaffed (they weren't!).
2. Remind remind remind of the rules. I guess I didn't make it clear enough - I didn't want to sound rude - that volunteers were NOT to view the screening. The person who did knew the rules though, making it even more frustrating.
3. Let go of things like #2 ;)
We raised so much money it's almost unfathomable. We raised (I'm waiting on final numbers before I send out a thank you) at least 773k dollars!!! All targeted for stem cell research for a cure for diabetes.
Leading me to my next point. Being a sufferer of both diabetes and arthritis, I can't turn my back on the possibilities of stem cell research. I have relatives voting for Bush, but I just can't do it. Stem cell research is not the only issue of course, but it is rather an important one.
I know I am a weird Christian: I support stem cell research, a woman's right to choose, and gay marriage. I guess to me, freedom means everything. I am only free to BE a christian, and worship MY GOD, because of these freedoms. Therefore, how can I deny others that same right?
Chinese class is suddenly abruptly very very hard. I know my mom had to diagram sentences when a child - WHY WHY don't we do this anymore? Our teacher says "particle" or "past perfect tense" and we have nooooo idea what that means in english.
The class is much harder than I ever anticipated. I'm sure it varies from college to college, but community college ain't no picnic.
One frustrating thing is the lack of interaction with the professor - and how I miss that! At Georgia Tech, professors were always readily available for questions. Homeworks were assigned to help you learn.
Community college often attracts those that need more preparation for a 4 year program. What a shock it is then that no assistance is provided! No homework assignments. No printed handouts from the professor. Nary a word printed on the chalkboard. For a visual learner, wow that makes life difficult!
I guess that's where I'll leave off for now.... contented tired.
Tomorrow is The Incredibles Gala Preview, a fundraising event for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. I've been busily scheduling, un-scheduling, rearranging, solidifying, and unsolidifying the volunteer schedule.
Fingers crossed that all will go well. I also had a Chinese midterm on Wednesday, so it's been a rough week. Hopefully I'll post more when I have a little more free time about the Wrap Party and my first opera ;)
Stuck at work waiting on renders. I made this new shadow technique which worked perfectly on my test shot, but as soon as I plopped it into another shot.... well, it doesn't seem to be working. It's rather frustrating!
My hip is mostly better - the muscular side of it is gone. I still have the sharp stabs when I follow through (think hip flexor stretch type position). Same pain as my previously torn labrum, but not the arthritic aching tightness. Fingers crossed that it's probably just something else that's still tight!
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blog is down, so this will probably be posted late. For accuracies sake, 11:30 pm Oct 2, 2004
Kind of had a rough night. A good friend of mine is struggling with cancer. It makes you think... a lot. I have had my share of medical woes, but I'm still here. I'm blessed. But that statement is almost rude - is the friend NOT blessed? Ah the age old question of why bad things happen to good, cute, lovable people. Okay, so I guess the cute part isn't age old.
I did something I wasn't supposed to friday, and am now paying for it - albeit in a way I didn't expect. I have hypermobile shoulders, so slinging bowling balls is a bad idea ;) But I went for a light ball and gave it a shot nonetheless. On one throw I threw up my leg behind me a la sking in foosball. I later mimicked myself because I know it had to look absurd, and we all know how I love to make fun of myself, and bam, something got tweaked in my hip.
When I woke up on Saturday, I knew it was sore, but it wasn't too bad. After a movie tonight with a friend, on the way to the car I was having trouble walking. Luckily the movie friend was similarly disabled (slow pace == aok). Ack. Why now??? One week to go before my housewarming, the movie premiere, a performance. I had lofty ambitions of finishing up a bunch of house and yard work and now I know there is no way.
I'm crutching around the house now, with hopes that staying off of it will be all it takes. It is the bad/good hip: ie. was really bad, got operated on, and became 'better' than my OTHER hip. I guess it now qualifies as the bad one again. Grrrrr. Oh and to add to my grrrrrrr, where's my freakin' cane? (It was stolen at the last wrap party/premiere - they hung it on the hanger with my coat but it was gone at the end of the night).
Sigh. Celebrex anyone?