It was a rainy day today. I love days like this. I suppose I wouldn't enjoy them quite as much if every day were similar but since it's the middle of the summer I welcome the reprieve from the heat. Plus it's just nice to be able to put on some mellow music and get some work done. I listened to the soundtrack to Lost in Translation, Wildflowers by Tom Petty, and an album my brother gave me called Death Cab for Cutie, which was much better then the name sounded. I also kept the window in my office open all day and by the end all the papers in my office were soaked due to the humidity. I used them to wash myself in lieu of my bi-weekly shower!
[I just accidentally typed "bip-weekly" and of course I edited it, but that makes me think of the word "bip" that for some reason was very popular at Soldier Creek Elementary School back in 1983-84. It must have been a curse word though b/c I sure wasn't allowed to say it - Thanks Mom and Dad :-). I just tried to look it up on Dictionary.com but no luck!! Can you believe that? I believe we used it as a phrase along the lines of "In your face" but I also remember the phrase "Bip you" coming in there somewhere. That must have been really bad. I guess I made it ok though despite my occasional usage of this horrific term back in 2nd grade. If anyone actually knows what it means please enlighten me!!]
Normally on days like today I tend to get a little introspective but I was pretty busy with work (I know everyone is surprised) so I didn't have a whole lot of time to think. We are drilling an obscene amount of wells right now at the 'Peak so I have my hands full. At least tomorrow I get to go to the field. I know everyone is going to be jealous of me since I get to visit the aesthetically pleasing landscape of the Texas panhandle. I do get to hang out with Bruce though. Bruce is one of our drilling superintendents and he is one fun dude. He epitomizes the term good ol' boy. I need to see if I can get a picture with him so that I can post it tomorrow. If I do that though, then I'll probably bring down the servers at blogger.com due to all the hits Blogadocious will get. So maybe I should rethink this.
Oh and if anyone is looking for another good rainy day song then check out The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin. I should've listened to that today. It would have been perfect. Oh well, perhaps tomorrow....
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Psalm 27:4-5 "One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock."
3 comments:
A rainy day in an Oklahoma summer.....Matt, you're making me homesick! :o)
By the way......"Lost In Translation".......????? I don't recall much of the soudtrack, I'll admit..... But did you actually enjoy the movie???
Well Courney, I did enjoy Lost in Translation. I thought it was a good movie. It actually brought back some feelings that I've had in the past when I was all alone in a foreign city (although maybe not in Tokyo). I thought it did a good job of really relating that feeling of isolation that both Murray and Johansen's characters had. It's been a while so I won't dare to relive the whole thing but I did find it a moving film for me. I bought it on cd.
Eric, I knew what you meant, although I did think of pointing that out but I was in a hurry and thought better of it. I do appreciate that part of Texas and Oklahoma. I know what you mean how most people don't seem to like it too much but I get to drive out that way once every few weeks and I always enjoy the drive even though I don't spend a lot of time ther. It's always worth it.
Post a Comment