"No one's gonna find us here. They don't know to look; the rescue is comin"
The other day I was talking to this odious, foul, unfeeling man about our 'agree to disagree' pact on the whole Iraq war. Haha.. It funny cause we have same opinion. And then later that night Rob Bell said, "Can you think of anyone who's just been amazingly, beautifully made?.." and we rekindled our feelings and now are perfectly good friends again. *heart*
Today's order of business has been to successfully open and operate (yes, I spelled that right after 13 tries..) the Center for a few hours, set an appointment with a dude to fix his PC, and apply for as many jobs as I could. I also had time to txt people and read another chapter of "Captivating: Unveiling the Mysteries of a Woman's Soul." Don't judge me. You haven't read it and now you're jealous.
I've been getting 'word of the day's for a few weeks now, and I find them kinda funny (especially the ones from Oxford English Dictionary Online, cause it's mostly words we use everyday with the British usage defined) Today I added dictionary.com's w.o.t.d and also got to play a fun little game! They would give clues and you had to guess the word before your little cave man fell into the water (from guessing incorrectly or taking too long to guess) - which was totally bogus cause it would give clues like (7 letters) "Perspires; of mammals" and the answer is 'sweater' since we always use definitions like that. There was one really annoying one cause even when I saw the answer the clue still made no sense..
Anywho. I've been sick-ish lately. Woke up with a little gaggy throat action and kinda wore it off through the day. I think our house is dry (or at least my mom thinks our house is dry and I say whatever she says is cool)
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I had a good talk with dad the other day. I love that phrase "the other day" cause it can stand for any gap of time from then till now. Brilliant. But in our talk dad was instructing me how to appropriately apply for a job and nag them till they're eyes bleed and give you what you want or send you away. In most basic and honest sense: making yourself stand out of the crowd in the most professional way. It means a lot to me to hear his knowledge. He'll say things like, "Half of what I say you won't remember" or "You're probably thinking 'What does dad know?? He's only dad, it's not like he's a genius or anything..'" - It kinda hurts when he thinks that's how I think of him, but I also hurt a little when I find myself in the midst of trying to prove him wrong: to secretly unmask another way that maybe dad was holding out on, or maybe he never learned and I want to be better than him.
There's nothing wrong with wanting to 1-up your dad. What's wrong is circumvention of his will. Isn't it so obvious when you tell someone to do a certain thing and they come back exclaiming they 'accidentally discovered another way' that they never even trusted your first instruction enough to try it out once? That's how it is with dad. Obviously his way worked, so what's wrong with me keeping that as a backup plan in case my theoretically better way doesn't pan out? It's wrong, and I've been through it. Maybe there are some things my dad doesn't know, but it's not for me to test his authority.
I feel so good when I make dad proud. Like, this is my dad, and he's proud of me. Proud of me. Proud of something I did. He put his approval on my work. He condones my efforts. I've grown up, I'm becoming like him, I'm gonna be as awesome or more awesome than my dad, and he likes it.
I don't know how your relationship is with any of your parents, but LIVE IT UP. Make the most of it. No, they aren't just people you HAVE to deal with till you can move out. Be willing to brighten their day
