Back to Bass-ics and a Rant about Facebook

Yesterday, I rediscovered my bass guitar.  Although I usually find enough to fill my day, I haven't been doing anything musical since my senior year of college (2008), when I was in chorus for a semester.  I started playing my bright red electric bass back when I asked for it as a Christmas gift a few years back.  At the time, I was singing with the InterVarsity worship team, but I wanted to contribute a bit more an expand my musical abilities.  However, I only stuck with it for about five months, then dropped it over the summer.  Since that summer, it has been effectively collecting dust.

... and so has my ability to play it.  Thankfully, I kept the beginners book, so I started on page 1 and worked my way though.  Some of memory came back as I was playing.  I hope to keep this up and play once or twice a week so it doesn't fade again.

Meanwhile, I am feeling more and more inclined to dropping my Facebook account, or at the very least, restricting a lot of my information on it - maybe even removing information if need be.  I find Facebook's tactics to sell information for money a detestable practice.  Yet, if I do nothing about it, I will be contributing.  Yet, alternatively, I want to be able to impact and influence my friends (especially unsaved friends), and I find Facebook as an outlet for doing so.  Over the course of the next few weeks, I think I will come to a decision.

April's Final Week

Yesterday (Sunday), Andrea and I got to spend some time with some friends for the first time in awhile.  I was feeling socially out-casted the last few days and Kellie got all her work done on Saturday.  So the three of us, along with Carrie and Ife put together a marvelous dinner under Kellie's supervision.  Andrea and I contributed rice and apple crisp, Ife brought the drinks, Carrie brought a salad (not for me though!) and Kellie put together the main course of Chicken Adobo.  The food and the socialization was a great success.

Today though, is Monday, and it's cold and rainy.  The usually warm weather we got earlier in the month has spoiled us, and leaves us all anxiously awaiting summer.  I spent a majority of the day out looking for both summer jobs (without much success) and sent another application to Addison Central Schools.  A call I got last week combined with a call from this morning ensures that I'll be in Harpursville at least two times this week.

Lastly, I've decided that I'll be getting up at 6am Monday-Friday.  I missed a potentially easy day's money because I wasn't prepared enough to get to Tioga Learning Center on time when I received the call; I was cross with myself.  So, since early rising times will be something I need to get used to again, a 6am start will give me a good breakfast and time with God regardless what happens the rest of the day.  If I get called in to substitute, I'll be prepared for the call.  If not, it gives me opportunity to serve my wife (through breakfast), exercise, or complete whatever menial tasks set ahead of me for the day.

I'm looking forward to very productive days this week.  Let's hope I won't disappoint myself.

Reasons

I am going to start writing here because some of the stuff I want to write shouldn't really be posted on the r2r.  Over the past few weeks I haven't really fully understanding the Holy Spirit in my life, which makes it difficult to write anything of quality on that site.  However, I have been aching to write lately.  Since middle school, it has been an outlet for me to mediate and organize my thoughts all the way through.  So perhaps if I dedicate myself to writing here on a regular basis, it will help my writing over on r2r.


Additionally, there have times in the past where I've wanted to write and share pictures, adventures, and other happenings in my life.  This would be a great outlet for that.


Looking forward to all the new writings to come.