Kiss On The Go

My first video-production assignment.

TidBits

*I got the temp job. I start Oct. 22 and it should last 3 months or so.

*I really really love my bedroom. It's got two windows, one of which has a little window bench under it. And it's kind of got the slanted ceiling effect...kind of like I'm in the attic, but I'm not. And there are built in shelves and drawers in the walls. Yeah...I kind of love it.

*I'm going to start volunteering at The Healing Center in Seattle. It's a nonprofit organization modeled after The Dougy Center. I contacted them this week, and I'm going to take a tour next week and chat about how I can help. :)

*My video production classes are great. The teachers are Emmy-award winners. Boom.

*Someone else joined our Seattle home, which caused my rent to go down $90. Sweeeeet.

*Had Pho (Vietnamese soup) for the first time tonight...with the roommies. And vegan coconut chunk ice cream. DELISH. By the way, vegan just means no dairy in the ice cream, which explains the coconut, because it's made with coconut milk, which I'm used to. So, "vegan" ice cream is nothing special to me. :) That's probably one thing paleo and vegan peeps can agree on.

*Still going strong with Couch to 5K...moving on to week 5 next week!

*My niece is SO. DANG. CUTE. I stole this video from facebook. Is that amount of cuteness legal?

I'm feeling so pumped right now

Reason numero uno:
The presidential debate was bomb. I'm voting for Romney. The end.

Second:
I have an interview for a temp job. It would last 3 months, and it would buy me time to find a long-term job. I may not get it, but I'm stoked I at least have an interview.

C:
I freakin' LOVE living in Seattle...and I LOVE my house...and I LOVE my roommates. As of right now, my house is filled with the delicious aroma of pumpkin pie (gluten and dairy free...not by my doing, my roommate is gluten and dairy free) and the sounds of piano, two guitars and beautiful voices. One of my roommates is in a folk band, and she often has friends (not always band-mates) come over for jam sessions. I'm LOVING it. :)

Last:
I'm going home for Conference weekend with the sister and the bro-in-law and the niece (the niece is to die for, by the way...I really should talk more about her on this blog). I love that I can just go home on the weekend if I want.

Post Script:
It's Conference weekend! I love me some General Conference weekend. :)

Comm Therapy and bad words

A new episode of Comm Therapy is up! Warning... we talk about "bad" words and "fowl" language in this episode. Keep young listeners at bay. ;) Find links HERE

I am not depressed

I am, however, discouraged.

The job search ain't goin' well. Well, it ain't goin' the way I would like it to go.

It's easy to say you trust God's plan when it's a month prior to actually moving into an unknown situation. And then the gap in time closes, and all the sudden you realize the reality of life might slap you in the face in the near future.

Hahaha...this is the story of my life, isn't it?

Sometimes, I think I should just join a cruise ship as the deck-hand and I'll get meals, a nice little bunk...and a consistent pay-check.

What I need to be thankful for in all of this unknown is this: I am not depressed. This is a big thing for me. I often find myself in a depressed state. But right now, I am not depressed.While there is fear gnawing at my stomach, I still have this peaceful feeling at the same time....weird, I know.

And, in all reality...I AM LIVING MY LIFE RIGHT NOW. So, even thought I FEEL like it's taking me forever to get my life started...I'm actually living it. It started 27 1/2 years ago. And I'm enjoying the journey.

I will not end up on the streets.




I hope. ;)

I have opinions

My opinions are very nicely portrayed in THIS HERE BLOG POST by Josh Weed on "The Weed."

"Silence is abhorrent and leads to shame, confusion and darkness."

"...we need to talk about hard things. We need to talk about things that are uncomfortable. You can sweep an issue under the rug, but it's still going to be in the room with you."

I'm sharing this blog post, not because Josh Weed is by any means an authority on church matters, but because he echoes my views and opinions on the matter. I feel this way about homosexuality in the church, pornography in the church, drug and alcohol addiction in the church, mental illness...and any other HARD thing that affects US as Latter-day Saints just as much as it does the rest of the non-Mormon world. Pretending it does not exist will NOT make it go away.

Just my (and Josh Weed's regarding at least one of the topics mentioned above) two cents.

Also, that's what my song, Fickle Weather, is about.





Favorite scripture: James 5:16-- "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."

Let's open up, pray, and begin to heal.

Passive Aggressive

Hi. If you hate passive-aggressiveness as much as I do, you should check out the latest episode of Comm Therapy HERE.

P.S.-I've been known to be passive aggressive. I'm not exempting myself from this behavior. :)