Hello, everybody...welcome to another brand-spanking new edition of randomized thoughts for your consumption. Enjoy.
- The weather is finally changing and it is warming up, and amazingly
enough so is my attitude. Even though I've got that unresolved,
unrevealed stuff to deal with still, it looks like the winter blahs are
finally letting up. It's even gonna hit the 60s this week, which means
the ice is finally melting and my hopefully my mood elevates even more.
- If anybody tried to reach me last night (at least one person did, so
this blurb is mostly for them), I was out cold last night sleeping and
didn't wake up until 5 this morning. As some of you already know, I've
had trouble with insomnia and sleeping lately and before last night I
had two hours of sleep over two days time. At least I got those two
hours in before going to the OC Saturday night. I'm pretty sure it has
to do with the weather and my stress, but since both are letting up I am
hoping I can get back to a regular sleep schedule again.
- Speaking of the OC, last Saturday night was kick-ass. I had a ball and
have had one generally over the past few weeks there, even with the
differing crowds each weekend. My friends now starting to show up again
may have a lot to do with that. On a related front, I did get word of
another club that may open sometime in the near future with possible
involvement from several people I know and trust, but nothing is
confirmed as of yet. When and if that happens I'll let you all know
because if everything does come to fruition the way I expect it to, it
may be the start of new, exciting, and great things for many of us here.
Most of you know my expectations about dance clubs, club clientele,
and club environments. Some of you have actually followed me to certain
places and had their lives changed considerably for the better because
of those tastes. If this club does get off the ground, this is
potentially going to be another one of those type of situations. In the
meantime, stay tuned and keep your fingers crossed.
- You turn
your back for a minute: I missed the Grammys last night because of the
deep sleep I was in. I wake up this morning and I find out on the net
that Chris Brown didn't appear at the award show because he was arrested
on domestic violence charges. Are you kidding me? This came out of
left field and I hope it really isn't true because I'd be disappointed.
It does remind us that even those people we look up to for inspiration
and hope and even release from boredom are human too and we should not
put them on pedestals that makes them appear more than that.
- Valentine's Day is this weekend and the only plan I have for now is the
club. Something different would be nice, especially if it involves
female companionship, but that's the only thing I've got in the cards so
far. I am open to doing stuff.
- A week from today I will
celebrate two years since I was saved and became a follower of Jesus.
It's been a winding journey, one that has actually intensified a bit in
the past couple of months, but it's all been worth it. Given that, I am
saddened by something that I read about in the Akron Beacon Journal
(online version) yesterday about one particular Catholic woman who is
desperately trying to get her son away from a Xenos congregation in
Akron (they have a 5,000 strong church here in Columbus), claiming Xenos
is a cult. From what I know, Xenos is just another church that follows
and tries to spread the love of Jesus Christ, just like many other
churches do. It may do some things differently, but you'll find that in
each congregation and denomination. From what I know, cults don't
normally follow Jesus, so based on that I don't think Xenos is a cult.
The son, who found his way to Jesus through this group and seems to be
doing okay in his overall life right now, thought his family would be
proud of that. Apparently his mother appears to be one of those who
believe that her way, being Catholic, is the only way to be religiously
and she is acting up against the local Xenos church because of it. It
is sad that she cannot accept that her son is a follower of Jesus even
though he's not Catholic. I can only pray in this instance, for the son
to be able to get through all this and for the mother to gain wisdom in
seeing that her son is not in a cult and follows Jesus.
- Over
the weekend I went to the Circuit City liquidation and found Smackdown
vs. Raw 2009 for under $30. It is a newer game that goes for $40
regularly and it was that last fairly-recent game for PS2 there, so I
got lucky. On the flip side, the store staff there treated me and
others had questions about stuff very poorly. One could say it is
because the store is closing, but other times I went to any Circuit City
they did this too, and other people I know had horror stories from
dealing with them. With that and their overcharging of prices for most
of their items, it's no wonder the chain is going under. At least I got
something good out of it.
- The economy is taking a beating and
the word "depression" has come up. I'm having enough of a hard time
dealing with economic and financial stuff as it is, but if it becomes a
depression it's gonna make things that much more harder to deal with.
This is all on the George W. Bush and his administration, so for those
of you who voted for this guy in the 2004 election, this economy and
hard times are what you got for that vote. At least we have a president
in Obama that wants to make things right going forward. Hope is
something this country needs right now, and Obama has it in spades...I
just hope Congress gets that message when dealing with stimulating the
economy.
That's all I got for now. I changed the background of
this blog to a static version of the Matrix background found on my
profile, so hopefully it won't be distracting to people who read this
blog. If anything else comes up today, I'll add it later as an edit
with the time. Until next time, America....take care and God Bless.
DJ
