A better way to heaven

So the WMM album was starting to get me down. It's such a wicked rocker, but it's a little too angry... it was stirring things that just need time to fade, so I switched over to the colin james one, and some Lifted. The lead track on the Colin James album did the trick... totally perked me up.

Yeah, so everyone needs to mosey on over to Colm's blog (www.crazyirishguy.blogspot.com) and check out his latest. I really appreciated it. I know we have kinda different spiritualities and stuff, but his entry today inspired me a bit. It's a pretty awesome experience to have the next generation of youth ministry, and a guy I watched grow up in his faith for a long time challenge my own. It kinda helped me see the rut I'd drug myself into this month. With the big paycheck coming, I'd already had spending plans on a lot of junk. DVD burner, video capture card... piracy stuff. So I reevaluated what I really need, in context of ministry, and went out and bought the recording equipment I've been craving. It's pretty awesome to be able to record with decent (enough for a hobby anyway) quality the music that pops into my head from time to time. Some of it really hits me as inspired, but then I forget it before I can really get it all hashed out. I'm hoping this way I can get some good stuff ready for the rally in PA in november. It'll help with talks too... I'll be able to record them and then listen and re-vamp. Beyond that it's just good to think about my faith and direction a bit... to at least know it's on the front of my mind instead of slowly stagnating in the back.

In other news, the date tonight went good! I had a lot of fun, I'm pretty sure she did too... We didn't catch the film fest, which was a bit of a bummer, but we had fun a muriettas... I managed to squeeze a dance out of her :D I'm hoping things can keep progressing from here!

Alas, it is late and I am sleepy (gin'll do that to ya).