I either say too much, or not enough.

Say it to me now

This is an amazing song.

Wind that Shakes the Barley

Ireland

A combination of the following things make me want to move to Ireland.

1. Damien Rice.

2. "Once"

3. "The wind that shakes the barley."

U2 didn't make the list. I'm as surprised as you are.

"Of your own consent, is there anything you give up for Lent?"

1.I don't think Lent would be so bad if I wasn't constantly reminded of what I'm missing out on everyday. Literally everyday the people at work make some sort of comment to me about it. It's usually because we always have food around the office. It's usually donuts. Or someone is sent out to get fast food. To recap, I've given up chocolate and fast food. Today, though, someone brought me in some jelly beans because they know I can't have any of the other stuff. 

2. The title of this post is from a Kevin Max song. "Stereotype Be" came in the mail today. So far I like it. 

3. Foreign films and good friends tomorrow - I'm excited.

4. I'm working on my first freelance story for the newspaper. I'm so out of practice and rusty. But this is what I need.

I'm completely out of practice when it comes to news writing.  Hooray.

Lent and snow

I'm starting to really feel Lent. Today at work, I went out to pick up food for everybody except myself (I gave up fast food and chocolate). I wanted to pick up some candy to substitute for the chocolate that I was craving. So I pulled into the parking lot at Kroger and went inside. When I got inside, the lines at the registers were so long that I didn't think it was worth it. So I decided that this feeling is probably was lent is about. Wanting. Not being satisfied. Hunger.

I'm home early from work today. All day long we've been expecting an ice storm. We tracked it from Lexington all the way here. When it started snowing in Grayson, I started for home.

Go away.

 Being hurt makes me want to leave. Join the Peace Corps. Go away to grad school. Get a job anywhere else in the world. Anything to get away from this broken heart feeling.

Just what I needed to hear

Not my will, or my plans, or the way that I want it

I'm so tired of my hands in the way

So reveal to these eyes the true heart of my Father today

Lord teach me how to pray

-Jason Upton

Sometimes I think God gives us the things we pray for, the things we think we want, just so He can say, "See? This does not satisfy. I satisfy."

New (to me) Music

Josh Ritter and Damien Rice are amazing.