is it weird that the new mcdonald's in town is nicer looking than a lot of the homes nearby?

what's that smell...

so it doesn't rain for twelve years and when it finally does guess who forgot to close the moon roof on the car the other night.

yours truly.

so mish and i had our first attempt back on our bikes today since we've been back from holland.
um, yeah, it didn't go so well.
i felt too big for my bike.
and it moved so slow.

you see, in holland we had these commuter type bikes that made it so easy to get around town.
mish and i both have mountain bikes.
not made for the road.
really, they're not.
i think after our short ride today we are ready to ditch the mountain bikes and hit the asphalt with some cruizers.

i've made a huge mistake...

so my attempt to kick the coffee habit i guess will have to start tomorrow.
it's tough when you have a commercial espresso machine just outside your office.
and you can make just about any flavored latte your little heart desires.
but i can do this.

i started reading blue like jazz again.
or at least just the first two chapters.
and now i remember why i liked it so much.
but i'll have to wait on that one for now.
i've got a long list of books ahead of that one i need to read.
why is it that now that i no longer have to read i now love to.

arrested development has to be one of the funniest tv shows out there.
too bad it's been canceled.

i think i need to stop drinking coffee.
really.
i just got back from a meeting at fourbucks with brent and i have a huge headache.
i think i have too much caffeine in my system.
i need to purge it all out.
maybe i should start drinking more tea.
or water.

anywho, i read this really good book while i was in holland.
it's called "the perks of being a wallflower".
for those of you who like the catcher in the rye type books you'll like this one.
i thought it was better.
but there was a quote from the book that i thought was pretty right on.
the main character charlie makes the statement,
"people only except the kind of love they think they deserve."
and i kind of agree.
it seems that this sort of thinking emerges often when it comes to having a relationship with Christ.
how could someone love me that much?
especially when i can be such a punk.
but i guess the beauty is found in the reality that even though i don't deserve it Christ loves me.
most times it doesn't make a whole lot of sense but it's true.
and i'm ok with that.

dodged the bullet...

i returned from my recent trip to holland only to be welcomed by a letter from denton county.
it was my turn for jury duty.
i went down to the court house this morning and sat in a room with 300 other people.
we watch a video that got us all excited about serving on a jury.
took an oath to tell the truth.
and then listened for our names to be called out to serve.
they called the names for the first court.
then the second.
then the third.
after all the names had been called out 130 of us got to wipe the sweat of our foreheads and go home.
i was one of those 130.
so it's with a tear in one eye that i say i am sorry that i will not be serving on a jury this week.
thank you for your time and the six dollars.