i think our blog is sick. and so joey and i sit, unable to post images. and images are our life, our language! oh, the tragedy!
so now that we have announced the major bummer, ill now share with you a list of all the other bummers that have occured since the last time i posted:
1. my hammock broke.
2. my car broke. three times. twice in birmingham.
3. i’m broke.
4. i’ve been out of work because of bummer #2, which makes #3 worse because im spending $$$ instead of making $.
5. my granny died.
6. i had to go to my granny’s funeral and see family i wasnt keen on seeing.
7. i have officially gone for a whole month and a half without air conditioning because of bummer #3. i would usually be proud of this sort of boycott, but its hot as hell.
8. my refrigerator truly looks like a bachelor’s refrigerator.
9. i’m a bachelor. not that i want to be married anytime soon. but a pal of the female variety and some good lovin’ would be nice every once in a while.
10. the publisher f’ed up all the scans for the book i designed.
11. i have dead bugs in my apt because i have to keep my windows and doors open to stay cool because of bummer #7.
12. did i tell you about bummer #1!?!
13. ill skip this one. wouldnt want any more bad luck.
14. my boss lied to me and gave a major design job to someone else. this occurence multiplies bummer #3.
15. my overweight, twice divorced, emotionally inept father called me a loser.
16. i’m overweight, which is strange because i now average only one meal a day because of bummer #’s 8 and 3.
17. i spent the 4th of july with 2 happily married couples because of bummer #9. which, once i think about it, bummer #9 is more than likely a result of bummer #’s 16, 15, 11, 4, 3 and 1. yeah, #1, because chicks dig the hammock. not that ive ever shared the hammock with a chick.
18. i feel bad for making this list and acting like a whiney little bitch.
so, the good news:
despite the bummers, or through the bummers, God is doing good things. for some reason, the scripture i am reading seems really real and applicable right now, more so than any other time of late. and i know He is taking care of me. i have good friends. i dont go to bed hungry. i have a roof, a job and family. and i think i just might finally get paid for all the work ive done on this book project. and that pay day may happen sometime this week. ive just recently found a handful of really cool jobs to apply for in atl, and it looks like i might be able to make a go at being a real live professional photographer in b’ham if i want because i have a pal thats gonna gimme the so-called “hook up”. and i get to house-sit the coolest house in the world next week. wanna come over?
oh, and on a final positive note, some of that scripture that seems to say so much, from psalm 40:
“I waited, waited for the LORD; who bent down and heard my cry, drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud of the swamp, set my feet upon rock, steadied my steps, and put a new song in my mouth, a hymn to our God. Many shall look on in awe and they shall trust in the LORD. Happy those whose trust is the LORD, who turn not to idolatry or to those who stray after falsehood. How numerous, O LORD, my God, you have made your wondrous deeds! And in your plans for us there is none to equal you. Should I wish to declare or tell them, too many are they to recount.”
so yeah, numerous wonderous deeds…a bunch more than 18 silly bummers, thats for sure.
