Yay!

Whew! One more semester down. Apparently my final from Monday night went okay because I got an "A" for the class. Fortunately the test was open book which didn't make it easy but it was helpful since there was a lot of info. Then today I finished my last book for the semester. I was even able to play ultimate frisbee for about two hours in the midst of it:) Good times. I'm off of school for a week and excited to be able to make time for stuff around the house. Unfortunately I don't see sleeping in happening any time soon. Nighty night.

Never a time like the present.

So, I should be studying for a test....a final that is that I get to take in approximately 53 minutes. Fortunately it's open book and I haven't studied as hard as I usually would. After my test I just have some reading to try and finish by Friday I'm done with my second semester. I get next week off which I'm very much looking forward to. Study time.

Finally....

Okay, I know. I watch American Idol. I haven't voted......in two seasons but it is kind of fun to watch. So finally this week Sanjaya is no more. It was kind of interesting when they announced he was out. At one moment I wanted to jump up and down and cheer that he was out. The next moment I was realizing "This is just a tv show and he's just a 17 yr. old. Why am I happy?".

Feeling glad that he was gone yet bad for wishing "ill" towards him was interesting. It's amazing how something like a tv show can get you so invested in emotions and the individuals of the show. "Reality tv" seems to tap in to the desire for the viewer to follow a story. Or maybe even be part of a story. I havent' quite fully followed this out and don't know how it connects to us being part of a bigger story. Not by any means are tv shows supposed to be part of our bigger story but that appeal to our desire to be in a story. Maybe that's it and why it gets so easy to get lost in them. Huh. I'll have to keep pondering this one.

One more week.....

So my semester ends next Friday. So one week give or take and I'm excited. I've got three big things left to do and it's 12:00 a.m. and I'm blogging. Stalling? Maybe-trying to survive and make it one day a time? Definitely.

El Guapo

Tonight we're hanging out with our friends Annie and Checo. They've been married for a year this weekend and are celebrating their weekend in Portland. We picked a movie to watch and to my delight we watched this goodness. Good times.

Sobering.....

So, since about October I've been working at Child Protective Services supervising observed parent-child visits. Some cases are "better" than others but all of the kids are there for a reason. Neglect, abuse, drugs in the family, etc. Anyways today a newer case was in with their visit. The kids are out of the house primarily for neglect and they were having the visit with dad. Sometimes parents get taken in to custody by the police. I hadn't seen this yet but today had the opportunity.

It was weird to watch the visit knowing that within the hour the dad would be arrested. So dad's case worker came in at the end of the visit and told him that he had some people who wanted to talk with him. The kids were left in the room with grandma and dad was walked down the hallway. Thankfully it was an uneventful arrest and nothing crazy happened. It was a reminder to be that life is sobering and fragile at times. Small decisions can have huge ramifications in one's life.......one day at a time.

Yo Quiero?

So I've got a paper due on Thursday and I've kind of started it.....I've wrote some initial thoughts out for it and it's only a reflection paper. 5 pagesof nothing too intense yet it's till something to do. Britt and I go home at 7:40, I ran back to the store because we left our purchase there. I get back home about 8 and we continue to work on dinner. Then a bit later Paul Bricknell (whom some of you know) stops by. We had a good time chatting for about an hour. Finally we end up sitting down to catch up on our Tuesday night shows and it's about 9:30ish or so. So I start thinking "Huh? I've been here before" A late night when I should be working on a paper and I haven't touched a thing.

Last week was my spring break from school but I still had to work. This week then which is Washington's spring break, allows me to get some time off from work. This is fantastic since I've got some catch up work to do on school and working on the home. Tomorrow we're going to the beach for a day....now back to not touching a thing. This reminds me of my Multnomah days when I found myself in this situation many times and often my response was "Taco Bell anyone?" Good, fond memories of days past.

in a galaxy far far away.....

So, I'm a little late getting on the You Tube and Google video kick so maybe many of you have already seen this. Quite impressive and fun.