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summer?

Is working 40 hours a week and wishing to go back to school okay? I suppose so. I feel so dull, but then I compare myself to two of the 40 year old mothers that work for Starbucks at a farely low payrate. It doesn't seem worth it. It's summer time. What do these mothers do with their kids while they're at work all day? That's why I'm in school now right?

Yesterday and the last few days I've become so ambitious... for what, I'm not quite sure yet. I did start this quilt that my mom was teaching me how to make in honor of my youth pastor's mother who died suddenly 2 days ago. So, for me to suddenly pick up this time filler just seemed appropriate and somehow special. This lady had taught my mother how to quilt 4 days before she passed away. The least I can do is honor her by passing this interesting craft on.

Despite these things, I still feel full. A completeness in my ability to maintain a happiness. Maybe it's because I am happy and I am aloud to be happy. There is no guilt, no distraction, no entisement, just simple happiness and peace. This I still find as unusual, but despite the rush of movement, despite the sneak of inhibition, I still maintain that I am delighted.

I delight in so many things; my family, simplicity in beauty, an aplomb disposition (rather sang-froid), love despite so many things... I delight in grace. I delight in acceptance, in arms holding tight to one's midsection... I delight.

Um...yes, finally.

I'm surely listening to Coldplay's X&Y

Weddings and showers and chaos....

I need to get out. Nothing productive will occur within the near region of me if I stay here on this chair in this living room with these women. The brother knows the right way to maintain sanity. He is hiding downstairs on his computer.
There's a black snake on my porch. It's about 3 feet long. I've always loved snakes. It's crawling up my wooden post up into a plant and it's muscles are going crazy. I'm going to go catch it for dinner.

Starshmucks

You know... people in Charlotte are a lot friendly, not only as far as partners but also customers. People don't give you an attitude when they don't get their drink fast enough. Plus if it takes you forever to make a drink, I'm aloud to just hand out this free drink coupon and they're happy again. No joke. It's so nice here. I know that I was slower in finishing drinks just because of the change in stores, but I also think that they were surprised by how much I already knew. There were three "new" people, including myself and for them to not have to train the third was just a point of convenience. The stress level was slightly higher despite the amount of people working (because of my newness), but the short 4 hour shift went quickly and I'll be glad to see them bright and early tomorrow morning.

the family and the like

Dad's home, and Elizabeth is home for another week or so. One big happy family, for who knows how long. Michael and Elizabeth are in the process of switching rooms and painting and the like. The basement is a mess. Elizabeth and I bought a piece of art from a guy at her school that does anime style art. It is my brother's b-day present and it wasn't exactly cheap, but he's designing his whole room around it. It should be pretty cool knowing my sister picked out the color of his room and she's great with that stuff. She did my room in an asian theme and my favorite green when I was away on a missions trip, then they made me finish it, ha. It kind of has the artsy fartsy 'Trading Spaces' feel, but it's nice.

This is another 'I don't know what to do with myself' day. I start work on Tuesday, but they gave me 4 hour shifts for the first week, so it's kind of like, hey guys, what's going on?

I have the urge to watch Mary Poppins. This is an unusual sensation.