Answered Prayers?

It is nice to have knowledge of a situation before you are in the middle of that situation, instead of finding it out as events unfold around you. For example, today I was supposed to have all four of my wisdom teeth removed. So I left work early, with plans of taking tomorrow off to recover, came home to clean up and left again for the dentist's office. When I got there I signed in and waited. A few minutes later I was called up to the desk to read and sign a release form. Now I did have a bit of warning before-hand of what to expect. I knew not to eat for eight hours before hand, and also that they required someone to take me home. They wouldn't release me without someone there to make sure I didn't try to drive myself. This I knew and had prepared for.

What I didn't know was that I wasn't supposed to have any water either. Or that the 'responsible adult' had to be in the office before they would take me in and start operating. Not the kind of thing you want to learn when you are waiting in the office. When the receptionist told the doctor how much I had had to drink (less than 20 oz.) the doctor immediately said, 'That's not going to work, we are going to have to reschedule for another time.' However, the learning didn't stop there. The surgeon still wanted to check me out and come to find out, my lower teeth (the completely impacted ones) are sitting on top of my nerve which made him very nervous about taking them out. So nervous in fact that he said it would be better to just leave them in.

So now I have another appointment in June to pull out just the uppers. I'm ticked that I have to arrange rides all over again and upset my schedule, but on the other hand, I just saved close to a grand. So I guess that makes up for it. And yes, this means I'll be working tomorrow, so I probably won't get to all of your blogs. Just the important ones :)

Not Really Sure

The problem with rants is that if you don't get them out quick enough, they tend to fizzle up. So let me just say, 'Stop whining and take some responsibility for your actions, you lazy, greedy, spineless slug!!!'

Next, motorcycles are awesome! I got to ride today for the first time this year, and though it probably wasn't more than twenty minutes, what a great twenty minutes it was.

And finally, I like steak, a lot. Mmmm.....

Oh yeah, hopefully I'll have time to actually write something worthwhile on Wednesday, as I'm taking it off to recover from my tooth removal surgery Tueday. So have some good posts for me to comment on.

April's Fool! : Part 2

In the previous post (thank you for all your comments) I showed what I decided to do for April fools. These last two post have been titled the way they were because I was pranking myself rather than anyone else. I was planning on doing everything in one day, but then thought better of it when I realized that it was first Lord's Supper Sunday and then Easter Sunday, so it had to be split. You saw last week the shave and a haircut, unfortunately a good bit more than five cents, and now this week something a bit more extreme, and a lot more fun.

I've been wanting to do this for quite a while, but either never had enough nerve or enough desire. Then I started to realize that I want to have a girlfriend (or start courting or whatever) before to long (I realize that sounds rather cavalier, but try not to focus on that here. You can write me if you're offended) and my life would probably change drastically once that happens. One of those changes being that I would have to let her have a say in my life, and she might not like some things that I would want to do. Ride a motorcycle, play video games all weekend, play with guns, etc...
With that realization came the determination to do what I could, while I could, and so was born April's Fool!: Part 2!










Yes, it is permanent, no I'm not joining a rock band and wearing nothing but black clothing and metal. And no, the above mentioned reason was really just one more on the list to do it, not the sole reason.

April's Fool! a.k.a. To Be(ard) or Not to Be(ard)

I think the best place to start this post would be with a Woohoo! I've finished Year Three with my Electrical schooling and now all my evenings are once again gloriously open for me to squander as I see fit! :) I must say it sure does feel good to know that I only have one more year to go. Now all I have to do is see what my average for the year ends up being. After finding out my score on the final, I'm not worried, just curious.

Also I think I'll say here that even though I don't really like where I'm working right now, or really want to be there, there are some good things about it. 1) I only have to drive about six miles to the park and ride where I then get picked up and get to ride in a company vehicle for the rest of fifty miles! Also I like starting at six-thirty so I get to see the sun rise every morning, way better than any sunset. Also this schedule keeps us from getting stuck in any rush hour traffic, so that is a plus as well.


Now, on to the real subject for this post! Last September I decided that I would take on one of the challenges that separates a man from a boy and see where I stood. This test, growing a beard! I'm proud to say that in this respect I am a man. Even though it took many weeks to fill in properly, it has graced my face steadily since that time. I actually became rather attached to it. It kept my face warm in the winter, it made me look older, and it filled out my face a bit more so I didn't look like a crack-addict model. :) (That is to say, to skinny for my own good). However as some wise man once said, 'All good things must come to an end' so also my beard was destined to meet its shaver, er...maker. This very morning I walked into the bathroom looking very bearded and manly, and stepped out looking young and boyish.
Looking at myself, I can't help but feel that I am setting myself up to be mocked tomorrow at work, as several of the newer guys have never seen me unbearded. On the other hand this morning at church I got a thumbs up from one of the ladies, so maybe it isn't so bad after all. What do you think is better, beard or no beard?




Try not to let the different angles or quality sway your vote. Next week, the joke continues....