Yeah, I remember when I saw that David was looking for work and was happy that he saw something for $12 and I thought: holy mackerel, I'm overpaid...

Then I wanted him to put stuff on the Internet, like a donations box, like that guy who wrote Spybot did, so that he gets Paypal contributions from his loyal fans...

David and Frost could have fans for sure...

You know what else I'm a fan of? Demotivators.com
I laugh my butt off when I visit that site, and sometimes I order their products. Snarky cynics.

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I was scrambling around. I went to find a suit in my closet, and OH NO - one was at the cleaners, one I'd already worn to the first interview, and the rest were very dark and thick.

In addition, I'd worn my only pair of suit savvy shoes to the first interview. Imagine - only a short time to find a complete interview outfit.

I found a really smashing cute one. It was cheap polyester, but you had to look very closely at the seams to detect the (lack of) quality. The fit and look were so ON, and I was thrilled to have found it.

Then I went to the mall and bought some shoes on sale. It was still a splurge, but they were so great, and they went with the suit, and I expected to wear them all summer.

I really liked that outfit.

***
My mom successfully defended her thesis. (Go Mom!) I'm so proud. She's so sharp with academics.
I think God really blessed this book she wrote... It may even gain circulation as course material.

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My dog barfed on the rug today. That was gross. There was nothing to do except clean it up, and throw it away, so I did. She is usually an outdoor dog. (She's indoors infrequently.) I felt badly that she threw up. I hope her digestion is doing better.

I started a myspace today. http://www.myspace.com/misty_rain_is

I have a few nature pics up, but other than that, it isn't very happening yet.

I gave notice at one job (where I'd been for almost two years) and started at another. The whole thing felt very tumultuous for me. As for the new place, I haven't quite settled in yet, office rumors are running ablaze, and it feels like someone is hiding the three-hole punch from me. In addition, we haven't settled on the terms of my employment yet. Yet- I'm still working there.

I know what it is. They're waiting for the cracks to show.

That's all for today!

A while back I wrote that people want three things, regard, interaction, and help.

My sister in law went to see a famous speaker named Mike Bickle. He figures that people want seven things, only he didn't call them wants, he called them longings of the human heart. Cassandra told me, and now I'm relating it to you in my own words, so hopefully his meaning won't be mangled too badly: He said that people screw it up in two ways. One is that they deny the longing and bury it / destroy it, and the other is that they pursue vehicles for fulfilling their longings that were never capable of being what we need them to be.

The seven longings related to me by Cassandra are:

1. To be enjoyed
2. To be fascinated / entertained
3. To be beautiful
4. To have Greatness
5. To have intimacy
6. To have significance
7. To have whole-heartedness (I think this means to be gung-ho, not of two minds, in the paths we pursue- to be completely committed, convinced, in the programs we carry out... )

I was very interested in what Cassandra had to say. Mike Bickle preaches on learning the LOVE of the Lord more. He claims that passionately pursued, knowledge of the Lord cannot be a hair or a shadow near boring, but instead; fulfills all the longings which are hardwired into us; and that these very desires were placed in us to bring us to pursue a fuller understanding of God, and relationship with God.

SO...
is God simply the best thing that can be, and we pursue him day and night because there is nothing better,
or is he an entity, capable of... capable of...
you know...

regarding us
interacting with us
and helping us...

I honestly hope (and believe) the latter.

I told you I was bad at transitions. Today sucked.