And we are off

Using a vacation day yestdsday, I began my job hunt, and was offered a job I'll be begining in about 2 hours or so. Thanks all that prayed. I'll give you more details later.

Time to pound the pavement again..... *sigh*

I thought going to work for a company that had been around for 130 odd years would be safe, but today Rhodes Furinture, the parent company of John M Smyth Homemakers, annouced they are closing 15 stores- including all 5 in the greater Chicago area. So- once again, I am updating my resume and getting ready for the job hunt again! joy. So I ask you all to lift me up in prayer.

1) Pray for me as I am homemakers, as it may become a depressing place to be. I am the only Chistian in my office, so pray that I will be salt and light in the dark time for all of us.

2) Pray the I will find something else quickly. We are still running the store as normal for the rest of the month, but August 1st the liquddater will be in change, and should be staying open for 60-120 days. It would be nice to have a job before then.

Thanks everyone. Talk to you soon

Love Life

No, this is not a post about the train wreck that is my history of romantic entanglements, but rather my rediscovery a couple of days ago at a used CD store of one of my favorite albums that I had not been able to listen to in years: Charlie Peacock's "Love Life."

I have not heard this album in close to 10 years. The last time I owned it was before I was homeless, so it has been quite a while since I had heard it. I was a bit worried it would not live up to my memories, but I need not have worried. It was as great as I remembered it. The orginal cylpiso influnced "In The Light is still way way better then the more well know DC Talk version. A have spend quite a few hours reenjoying this one of the past few days.

Down Time

I just thought I would let the four of you that read this not to expect to see much in the way of posting for the next week or two. According to the geeks at Best Buy, my motherboard has blown its compresser, so it has a hard time staying on for more then a few minutes at a time. It gets a bit aggravating to spend 10 minutes working on a post, only to have your computer crash and lose everything. I should be replacing it in the next week or two. So if you want to know whats going on in my life for the next week or two- you may have to give me a call.

Round Round Get Around I Get Around- Yeah!

I received this photo in the mail from some friends of mine (an older couple from my church that I housesat and stayed with for a couple of months last summer). The note with it said:
"Hi Patrick- We saw this "mock-up" of an old hotel near Tulenstown, New Zealand & thought of you. Enjoy!"

Its too small to see on the above photo- so here is a close up of why they thought of me.... ------>

<------ I guess this gives me the excuse to post this photo as well. This was about 6 months ago, I was driving to work, looked over to the side and saw a van driving by with my name on it. The camera phone was a new toy at that time, So I pulled it out and took a quick photo. It's an odd way to begin you day, seeing yourself pass you by.

Link-a-rama!

Here's some of the ways I have been wasting my time online these past couple of months: Beware Of Darth Tom!

A fun little site :Montage-a-google.
And the fun game they made from it: Guess-the-google

And the best way to waste your work day: Kitten Cannon

clean shaven

Yesterday I deciced to shave off the goatee. If you have known me a while- this most likely will not shock you- since I do it every now and then. but if you have never seen, here it is.

Edit to add: I just got IMed by a friend who read this and wanted to know where the update on the trip to Texas, and why I have waited so long to let her know what happened! Short story: The trip was fun, the Tina and I are just meant to be friends.

ohhhh- picture!

Had my picture taken for the church directory a couple weeks back. This is the photo. I really don't like it much. I look tired and I should have kept my tie on. Oh well.

Bulletpoint Updates

It's been a long weekend, but since I am still up I thought I would give you all some bulletpoints on the last week and half of my life.

• Just a little less the two weeks until I go to Texas! I'm really looking forward to meeting Tina face to face. I mention this first because last week Tina minorlly scolded me for leaving her last, and I would hate to anger anyone with the prankester spirit she has.
  

• My first month on the new job and I hit my sales quota (a goal they don't expect you to hit for three months) so I'm pretty happy. This month I will have to do it without a busy holiday weekend to boost me up at the end of the month thought. I hope I can do it. Overall I would still say I am liking the new job, although I do miss being able to spend time at church on Sunday (I have to run out early to get to work) and I miss the big lunches with the whole gang after church on Sunday after church. It was a nice easy way to catch up with everyone. I need to make more of an effort to do it now, and there are a couple of people falling through the cracks. I need to put more effort into staying connected with them.

• Would you believe I am going to Texas one week from Wenesday?!? I hope my TPing skills are up to snuff!

• The new small group we started up at church is going great. I really have high hopes for what the summer will bring, and I hope it continues into the fall. I would love to tell you more about it, but as the saying goes "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!"

That's all I can think to tell you about right now. Besides the fact that I am going to bed. Good night!

Where have I been?

Sorry its been a bit since I gave a real post on this thing. It's been a bit of a nutty month, and I have three reasons (or more likely- they are excuses.) Here they are in no order of importance.

REASON #1: Computer problems. I have actually attempted to post once or twice, but my computer has been playing this game with me. It likes to turn itself off when I am in the middle of writings Bible studies, having conversations with friends, or making a post onto my blog.

REASON #2: I started a new job, and I no longer have spare hours every day to devote to posting my random thought. The job is going well. Overall, I would say I am enjoying it, although I am not crazy about working every weekend. But the money is nice to have.

REASON #3: I have begun pursuing this girl from Texas. I'm actually going down there to meet here. Her name is Tina and she is really quite amazing. Why she likes me I haven't quite figured out yet, but I'm looking forward to our face to face meeting next month. She is a seminary student with quite the sense of humor. She has a blog of her own that you can check out if you want.

Well, that catches you up a bit. I'll try not to stay away so long next time.