i haven't gone karaoke in such a long time and i went tonight with some friends, after we had a potluck dinner at the house. it was so much fun watching my friends rock out and get super into the songs. [boy band type songs were, of course, popular - they're like a karaoke staple.] we even recorded it on a casette to be used for future wedding day embarrassments for all parties involved. today was just a fun day. this morning at church, a guest pastor, tom youn, came and spoke about ethos, or trustworthiness. he's a funny guy and he had some great points about needing to have authenticity, integrity, and credibility to be effective. church was great...i continued to come up with fun biblical names to give to vernon and melody's baby boy due in february [they're a couple from my church and they're awesome] i thought boaz would be fun, but mel was stuck on the "az" part - too much ammo for other kids to mock in the future. good call on their part. we also have this running joke of the worst biblical names we can think of...stuff like herod, or judas...names you could not want to be known by. :)

i thought over why i've been all grumpy lately. i might be stuck in a rut - where every day is the same. i feel a little like the main character from office space - all about to go ballistic from the monotony of the everyday. it was suggested by a friend that i should try to "be adventurous" since i'm not exactly like that. i've longed to be that kind of adventurous risk-taker, but i can't seem to shed my inner need to always play it safe. i don't think i've ever felt that "freefall" feel of being adventurous or doing something even remotely "wild and crazy" [in my terms of wild and crazy...which isn't even all that wild and crazy]. perhaps i'll work up the nerve to try it sometime soon. maybe if i find a fax machine to demolish, i'll feel better?