Tidbits

Sagging Pants Ban Deemed Unconstitutional

Sometimes I miss being a reporter.

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I promised I would not blog again until I could write about something cheerful and lighthearted. Life is full of amazing people and wonderful little moments and unspeakable blessing... and yet my blog entries are so weepy and whiny. My episodes of introspection always seem to come during the gloomy times.

I planned months ahead to get this weekend off. I work Saturdays and it's hard to find a sub, but I was determined to get in one more backpacking trip before the mountains get to chilly, so I grabbed the one weekend available in September and planned what looked like an amazing trek to Maria Lakes and Mount Lyell. Then I got sick.

Sooo... I was tempted to feel a little weepy and whiny. Instead, I laughed at myself.

I laughed because I was so disappointed that I was going to be forced to sleep in a comfortable bed all weekend, instead of on the hard ground. I was going to spend my evenings curled up on the couch with a cup of tea enjoying a movie instead of freezing to death trying to clean my contacts outside with a Nalgene full of icy water, and shredding my fingers attempting to open bear canisters so I could get to dinner. I was going to enjoy relaxing hot meals instead of half-cooked instant noodles and trail mix.

I'm not so bad off I suppose!

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I missed church today, due to a stubborn hacking cough that refused to be soothed with throat drops. Ours is a casual and unpretentious church, but a seal barking in the middle of service would be distracting, and hence, so would I be.

Instead, I read my Bible and got a little farther along in the book "In Two Minds" by Os Guinness. It's interesting and relevant to me right now. It's a long book, but if I ever finish it, look for a review. :)