Feb 2007
"ignoring Brent Wood"
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Filed in: random
musings
he's my professor.
yes... his name is really Brent Wood. no... he never
lived there. no... he doesn't have a sister named
Holly. (these, of course, being the questions i asked
the first night of class.) right now, i'm sitting in
his class. he's talking about something. i don't know
what. (though i just heard him say something about
bread. i like bread. actually, i love bread. but i
know that no matter how much i love bread, i will
find nothing he's saying about it as
interesting.)
so life... this is a little update for those of you who care:
- in January i applied for a job at ROCKHARBOR church in Costa Mesa. it is an awesome church and an awesome job.
- as soon as Yorba Linda Friends found out about this, the quickly offered me a job (as they'd been telling me they were going to do for almost three years).
- "save the cheerleader, save the world."
- i started counseling with a bald guy named Ted. he's pretty cool. i think counseling is fun (but expensive).
- i decided that i want to learn to drive a motorcycle. (i've never riden one!)
- Scrubs aired their musical episode (appropriately entitled, "My Musical.") it was the greatest 1/2 hour of television ever.
- i had a phone interview with ROCKHARBOR church. it went REALLY well. i got called back pretty quickly for a phone interview.
- "are you on the list?"
- Stacy and our friend Kit were also offered jobs at ROCKHARBOR. they took them. they work there now.
- i did a juice fast again for a few days (exactly one year after the last one... this one didn't last as long).
- i had an interview with ROCKHARBOR church. i was sick. i was drugged. it wasn't bad, but it didn't go as well as i'd hoped.
- i started new classes. i decided to take two instead of the one i normally take. they just happened to be the two most boring classes in the program. i'm dying a slow death of boredom caused by monotonous lectures that have no relevance to my life or even the topic of the class.
- Megan and i went to Nashville for a weekend. (see my last blog for info on that.)
- i got an interview set up at another company. (that will happen next week.)
- i dyed my hair black again.
- Meredith didn't die on Grey's Anatomy. i was saddened by this. (my plot to change it to "Izzie's Anatomy" was thwarted again.)
- i said goodbye to Seth, Summer, Ryan, Taylor, Sandy, Kirsten and Julie as The OC went bubye. i was in shock because it feels like that show's been on forever and it's only been 3 1/2 years.
- my mom got another dog. i argued with her over what she should name it. we got it down to Cocoa or Chloe. i voted for Cocoa. so did everyone else. she picked Chloe.
- "someone flies... someone dies."
- an American Idol reject won an Academy Award.
- i found out that i did not get the job at ROCKHARBOR church. i think i might go there anyway. i really like them.
- i got my hair cut short again.
and so, here i sit. bored in class. i'm really okay about not getting the ROCKHARBOR job. i mean... i really wanted it a lot and i know that i could have done it very well. however, if that's not where i'm supposed to be, then there's something else. and i'm okay with that.
well, class is almost over. (i can't wait to run out of here faster than i've ever run before.) nice talkin' to ya.
-matt
so life... this is a little update for those of you who care:
- in January i applied for a job at ROCKHARBOR church in Costa Mesa. it is an awesome church and an awesome job.
- as soon as Yorba Linda Friends found out about this, the quickly offered me a job (as they'd been telling me they were going to do for almost three years).
- "save the cheerleader, save the world."
- i started counseling with a bald guy named Ted. he's pretty cool. i think counseling is fun (but expensive).
- i decided that i want to learn to drive a motorcycle. (i've never riden one!)
- Scrubs aired their musical episode (appropriately entitled, "My Musical.") it was the greatest 1/2 hour of television ever.
- i had a phone interview with ROCKHARBOR church. it went REALLY well. i got called back pretty quickly for a phone interview.
- "are you on the list?"
- Stacy and our friend Kit were also offered jobs at ROCKHARBOR. they took them. they work there now.
- i did a juice fast again for a few days (exactly one year after the last one... this one didn't last as long).
- i had an interview with ROCKHARBOR church. i was sick. i was drugged. it wasn't bad, but it didn't go as well as i'd hoped.
- i started new classes. i decided to take two instead of the one i normally take. they just happened to be the two most boring classes in the program. i'm dying a slow death of boredom caused by monotonous lectures that have no relevance to my life or even the topic of the class.
- Megan and i went to Nashville for a weekend. (see my last blog for info on that.)
- i got an interview set up at another company. (that will happen next week.)
- i dyed my hair black again.
- Meredith didn't die on Grey's Anatomy. i was saddened by this. (my plot to change it to "Izzie's Anatomy" was thwarted again.)
- i said goodbye to Seth, Summer, Ryan, Taylor, Sandy, Kirsten and Julie as The OC went bubye. i was in shock because it feels like that show's been on forever and it's only been 3 1/2 years.
- my mom got another dog. i argued with her over what she should name it. we got it down to Cocoa or Chloe. i voted for Cocoa. so did everyone else. she picked Chloe.
- "someone flies... someone dies."
- an American Idol reject won an Academy Award.
- i found out that i did not get the job at ROCKHARBOR church. i think i might go there anyway. i really like them.
- i got my hair cut short again.
and so, here i sit. bored in class. i'm really okay about not getting the ROCKHARBOR job. i mean... i really wanted it a lot and i know that i could have done it very well. however, if that's not where i'm supposed to be, then there's something else. and i'm okay with that.
well, class is almost over. (i can't wait to run out of here faster than i've ever run before.) nice talkin' to ya.
-matt
|
"death of a masseuse"
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Filed in: my life
| deep thoughts
there are few things in
life as wonderful as a great massage. it’s probably
surprising for most people to know that i actually
don’t splurge on such things very regularly. however,
maybe three or four times a year i’ll decide to put
down the $60 and allow for the luxury of someone
beating the crap out of my back, neck, arms, legs,
hands and feet for an hour. (the feet is the best
part.)
about three years ago, my mom decided to get me a massage as a gift for my birthday or Christmas or something. anyway, she’d been going to this woman for a long time and hooked me up. upon arriving i was a little... thrown off.
you have to understand... when men think of massages, our minds instantly go to some hot, young asian or swedish girl who we would realistically never have a chance with. this is a very stupid and unrealistic expectation. however, it never fails to occur nonetheless.
on this particular occasion, i was introduced to Anna. Anna was not what i was expecting. she was not a young, hot asian or swedish masseuse. Anna was about 5 feet tall. Anna was also about 60 years old. i wasn’t sure how i felt about this.
the next hour changed my mind completely. Anna was the most amazing masseuse i’d ever met. plus, she was totally cool. normally if the masseuse tries to talk to me during the massage, i get very annoyed. (i just want to relax for an hour... just play the peaceful music and shut up!) but, for some reason, it didn’t bother me with her. she was just that cool and just that good.
i probably visited Anna 7 or 8 times over the next few years. i found out that she actually drove all the way to Orange from Victorville. (sometimes, she sat in three hours of traffic!) i felt like this was stupid and let her know my feelings on the subject.
anyway, last week, my mom was going over to the doctor’s office where Anna worked out of. i asked her to put me down for an appointment as long as she was over there. when i saw her later that day, she told me that Anna had died from cancer back in November.
it’s kinda weird cuz it’s not like i was close to this woman. i don’t even know her last name. but she was one of those constants in life. you know? the things or people you take for granted and just expect to be there.
in any case, Anna was cool. she was this short, old grandmother who could probably kick my butt (judging by the strength of her massages), but was totally sweet and wise and caring. and she loved God. and she knew what that meant. and after you spent any time with her, you knew what that meant too. i hope that someday, people can say that about me too.
about three years ago, my mom decided to get me a massage as a gift for my birthday or Christmas or something. anyway, she’d been going to this woman for a long time and hooked me up. upon arriving i was a little... thrown off.
you have to understand... when men think of massages, our minds instantly go to some hot, young asian or swedish girl who we would realistically never have a chance with. this is a very stupid and unrealistic expectation. however, it never fails to occur nonetheless.
on this particular occasion, i was introduced to Anna. Anna was not what i was expecting. she was not a young, hot asian or swedish masseuse. Anna was about 5 feet tall. Anna was also about 60 years old. i wasn’t sure how i felt about this.
the next hour changed my mind completely. Anna was the most amazing masseuse i’d ever met. plus, she was totally cool. normally if the masseuse tries to talk to me during the massage, i get very annoyed. (i just want to relax for an hour... just play the peaceful music and shut up!) but, for some reason, it didn’t bother me with her. she was just that cool and just that good.
i probably visited Anna 7 or 8 times over the next few years. i found out that she actually drove all the way to Orange from Victorville. (sometimes, she sat in three hours of traffic!) i felt like this was stupid and let her know my feelings on the subject.
anyway, last week, my mom was going over to the doctor’s office where Anna worked out of. i asked her to put me down for an appointment as long as she was over there. when i saw her later that day, she told me that Anna had died from cancer back in November.
it’s kinda weird cuz it’s not like i was close to this woman. i don’t even know her last name. but she was one of those constants in life. you know? the things or people you take for granted and just expect to be there.
in any case, Anna was cool. she was this short, old grandmother who could probably kick my butt (judging by the strength of her massages), but was totally sweet and wise and caring. and she loved God. and she knew what that meant. and after you spent any time with her, you knew what that meant too. i hope that someday, people can say that about me too.
"a cold, cold weekend"
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Filed in: my life
so, last weekend, Megan
and i decided to go and visit Jody (and family) in
Nashville.
Megan totally ditched her classes (as did i), and we flew out on Thursday afternoon. when we left LAX, it was 82 degrees. when we landed in Nashville, it was about 30 degrees. that night it got down to 18!
anyway, we had a really good time just hanging out with the McBrayers there. we really didn't do much at all. we slept in and went for walks and just sat around talking and watching movies.
it's always good to get to see little Sarah-Clayton. she's almost two now and is SO ridiculously cute. we got to play with her a lot and even a bit in the snow on Saturday.
Saturday night it snowed a lot and then the streets kinda froze over. around 10 pm, Megan and i went outside in our shoes and started running and sliding down the streets. i think the people of Franklin, TN must think we're crazy. (at least, based on the looks Jody and Steph were giving us.) but we're Californians and we don't know what to do with ourselves in that kind of weather! so we had fun.
the little community that they live in is called Westhaven and it's AMAZING! it's like track homes, only they don't look like track homes. they're all made to look unique and individual. i never thought i'd hear myself saying this, but i love it there! i go for walks everyday every time i'm there. it's just so beautiful. i'm not much of a nature guy, but i really do love it there.
anyway, there wasn't much point to this blog except to share in the experience. here are some pictures of Megan and me from the plane ride back. enjoy!
- matt
Megan totally ditched her classes (as did i), and we flew out on Thursday afternoon. when we left LAX, it was 82 degrees. when we landed in Nashville, it was about 30 degrees. that night it got down to 18!
anyway, we had a really good time just hanging out with the McBrayers there. we really didn't do much at all. we slept in and went for walks and just sat around talking and watching movies.
it's always good to get to see little Sarah-Clayton. she's almost two now and is SO ridiculously cute. we got to play with her a lot and even a bit in the snow on Saturday.
Saturday night it snowed a lot and then the streets kinda froze over. around 10 pm, Megan and i went outside in our shoes and started running and sliding down the streets. i think the people of Franklin, TN must think we're crazy. (at least, based on the looks Jody and Steph were giving us.) but we're Californians and we don't know what to do with ourselves in that kind of weather! so we had fun.
the little community that they live in is called Westhaven and it's AMAZING! it's like track homes, only they don't look like track homes. they're all made to look unique and individual. i never thought i'd hear myself saying this, but i love it there! i go for walks everyday every time i'm there. it's just so beautiful. i'm not much of a nature guy, but i really do love it there.
anyway, there wasn't much point to this blog except to share in the experience. here are some pictures of Megan and me from the plane ride back. enjoy!
- matt