The Third Degree

First, I’d like to support Miss Zoot in her opinion that you CAN be politically liberal and patriotic. She is. I am. So, apparently it’s possible. To use her words; “I love this country, that’s why I’m so politically opinionated. I want us to be the best we can be.” *passes Zoot a sparkler and a rainbow flag*

Second, let’s talk about me! I had a lot of trouble sleeping last night, tossed and turned until about 3am when my body finally gave up in exhaustion. Then I slept until noon. I rarely do that unless I’ve been heavily drinking (and that was not the case last night. Apparently I needed to catch up on some sleep.

Around noon I busted out of bed and started cleaning the house. It was in dire need of straightening and picking up. I tackled the living room, the bathroom, the kitchen (even the beer bottles in the pantry are in my car ready to go to recycling!) and my bedroom is about 80% picked up (I need to go through the clothes piles and see what is really dirty and what isn’t). My desk is COVERED in papers that need to be filed or shredded, and the task is really daunting. I am going to plan on leaving the computer off this afternoon/evening and going through ALL the paperwork I have already filed, “to be filed,” and the desk’s pile. It is going to take me a few hours to get through it all, but I know that when I get it done, it’ll look so much better and I’ll be able to find things SO much easier.

My 4th of July plans now include taking the beer bottles to the grocery store for redemption ($0.05 each baby! oh yeah!) and then possibly showering before possibly going 7:30pm service tonight. The Way is having it’s regular service tonight and then something “special” afterward; probably a BBQ and fireworks. They weren’t really clear but there is also a guitar involved. I’m not feeling particiularly motivated to go even though there is free food involved. I feel like such a little fish in such a huge ocean when I’m there. It’s a bit impersonal for me, as fantastic as the worship and message can be.

On another note; a year ago right now I was sleeping off a massive hangover in Julie’s living room after dumping the guy that I had been seeing for almost 6 months. Today? I’m excited about cleaning out my filing system. Oh how I have grown to be a boring (but incredibly happy with it) o’lady in a year!