Sunday Night aLive...But Just Barely :-)

Well the weekend is over almost as soon as it started. (Funny how that happens every weekend!) I have just one thought right now...shopping for cars sucks. I hate making decisions as it is, but big decisions like that are the worst. (I can't imagine deciding on a house!! That's why I've been putting that off for a long time.) My uncle found me a Pontiac Vibe--2004 with 23,000 miles and I went and test drove it yesterday. I actually like it but I just am not sure I want to get back into the car payment situation right now. Having mine paid off is really nice, yet I'm just sick of it giving me problems. The check engine light is on and I know it's not just going to go away so I've got to decide something soon. If you have any suggestions please let me know!!

I played my first online game of NCAA Football 2005 today against my good friend Clint. Of course Clint is a big Horn fan so we had the Red River Shootout going and I let down my beloved Sooners. I think we might possibly have played the ugliest game of Playstation in the history of system. Clint beat me 14-9 and the deciding touchdown was off of a stupid interception I threw. I just couldn't recognize that stupid zone!!! I really need some more practice. I can't believe I lost and it's not going to sit well with me. He's coming into town this week though, so I'll get my chance at revenge.

Tonight I was sitting in Starbucks with Cochran, G, Stasial, Holly D, Ro-Z and the Etta. It was one of those nights where I was tired but yet didn't want to just come home and sit around by myself, so we just all sat back and talked and drank some coffee. Before we left I had an interesting conversation that apparently makes me not only a jerk to women, but also afraid of getting married (this was coming from the ladies of course as the guys left me to fend for myself.) My great idea is to have an arrangement with a female that is purely platonic, to where I share the cooking and laundry duties. There is nothing going on romantically and in fact we don't even live together, but perhaps just next door to one another. We could chip in on food together and share the cooking duties and even laundry and that's it. By no means was I saying I ever expect to have anything like this, but rather that it would just be nice for someone like me who NEVER eats at home and rarely does laundry. The girls, of course, completely shredded my idea by informing me that there is no girl alive who could have a relationship like this without becoming emotionally involved (save some relative). I still believe that there is SOMEONE out there who could handle this so I'm going to keep my eyes open.

After this conversation, I was then accused by one person (I'm not mentioning any names, Stasial's sister) of being afraid to get married. Naturally I don't really feel this is true and tried to explain that being afraid of something and not wanting to do something are two entirely different things. But then again, I really haven't given the idea much thought one way or the other. I need to do some thinking on that idea before I go into too much detail.

Oh one other thing: I taught class this morning. It's funny how sometimes I dread preparing when I teach because I want to do well and I feel so far away from "well", yet when I get up there I just love it. I sure hope I am effective in communicating God's message to people. I feel I do a good job, but I have a lot of room for improvement. I can tell that I'm much better now that I was a year ago and I'm thankful that God has blessed me with this opportunity. This morning we covered Ephesians 4:17-24. I actually got quite of bit of participation for the class which was encouraging. I didn't do as great of a job preparing this week as I had so much going on with the car and all, but next Sunday will hopefully go much better. I've just got to learn to stop procrastinating. Procrastinating....there's idea for the longest post ever, but I'll save that for another day....

Ephesians 4:22-24 "You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. "