Today was gonna be the day but they'll never throw it back to you...

Today was almost like a Friday... I love it when that happens! School started at 10am, and I was done by 1:50pm. I decided that this afternoon would be all about running errands and getting all the "rat killing" done as my mother so colorfully says. One of the more exciting things was that I finally got a new cell phone. (If you are someone who knows me and needs my number, let me know! Stalkers need not apply) It took a lot longer than I was expecting, way over an hour, but at least the guy was nice and I have a really pretty phone!

I also got some new guitar strings because mine are looking and sounding pretty ragged. Luckily strings are much cheaper than cell phones! I've been looking for a place to take guitar lessons and the string peddler at the guitar store happened to mention that they offered lessons. (I guess I just look hopelessly horrible at the guitar). I've never taken lessons at a store before, so I'm not sure how I feel about that. I'll probably look around some more before I commit to anything. I really want to take lessons again to make sure that I'm doing things correctly and hopefully they'll be able to teach me some more theory and techniques. Plus I think lessons would give me some direction in my guitar playing. I miss Dan Mitchell! I wish he would move to Fort Worth to be my personal guitar teacher and grandfather figure. If my life had a soundtrack (and I like to believe that it does) then he would definitely be on it. Oh well, another unlikely dream to add to the list!

Everyone in my class today had to do a mock patient interview... which is inevitably awkward. I had an older lady who was really cute and talkative, which was nice because I was nervous. And if you know me at all, you know that I exude awkwardness at all times, but that it's scarily magnified when I'm nervous. What's even worse is that it was recorded and that I was almost late (I'm convinced I have an overexpressed tardy gene). Yikes! The only thing worse than awkwardness live is DVD awkwardness that you can reply over and over again! Well I'd better try to conquer my lazy streak and hit the books. Have a great night kids... and be safe this Halloween holiday, don't eat too much candy.

A quote from Derek Webb that I found interesting:
“I’ve found that often success looks more like failure, riches more like poverty and real life often feels more like death…the Christian life is very literally the process by which we are killed.”

Some fun lyrics, from a song I really like by Damien Rice.

"Cannonball"
Still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
Still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
Still a little hard to say what's going on

Still a little bit of your ghost, your weakness
Still a little bit of your face I haven't kissed
You step a little closer each day
That I can't say what's going on

Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannonball

Still a little bit of your song in my ear
Still a little bit of your words I long to hear
You step a little closer to me
So close that I can't see what's going on

Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannon-

Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to cry
So come on courage
Teach me to be shy
'Cause it's not hard to fall
And I don't want to scare her
It's not hard to fall
And I don't wanna lose
It's not hard to grow
When you know that you just don't know