A Student, Not a Singer
Rescue sent out an e-mail today, informing all of the applicants of the six finalists for their vocal position. A big weight lifted off my shoulders as my name was not on the list, though there certainly was some disappointment mixed in. This development allows me to sharpen my focus regarding my future.
posted by Byran @ 7:20 PM
32 comments
32 Comments:
0 again?
Come on people TALK!
Ag
Well where have you been Ag? This is an old post.
Tom
Ha! So if there is silence, he blames me. I like it. (SCORN is evident in my current vocal inflection.)
I, dear sir, have a life to live and am not always available to make sure there are comments on every blog. And, if this is an old blog, and if I was gone, where, oh my fine fellow, were YOU?!
Ag
I wasn't the one complaining about the silence!
Tom
Man! I'd throw something right back in your face, but I'm all out of ammo.
Defeated. Dejected. Disgusted.
Ag
Oh Tom. Got a question. Do you keep a diary? Not a journal, but a diary.
Ag
Okay, I'll extend the question to everyone.
SURVEY TIME
Do you keep a diary?
And yes, I happen to have a very logical, medical reason for asking.
Ag
I don't, unless you count my blog. Every time I've written down my daily deeds to return to later, my opinion of my writing is that it's somewhat infantile. It's discouraging.
I don't read my archives.
What is this medical research you're doing? Do I rank with the weird? Do I rank among the genius? Or am I average, or worse sub-average!?
OOooooooooh, maybe I'm dying, I never write in my diary. I keep what I call a DJ (Diary/Journal), sometimes I feel like writing every day and other times I write once a month or less. Ag please don't keep me in suspense, am I going crazy? Am I developing a rare cancer? Perhaps I'm showing signs of extreme loss of brainpower and willpower which could ultimately lead to depression and in the end possibly death!?
Nony Mouse
You crack me up! Actually, I read this fascinating thing about keeping a diary, which I will share in due time. But first I need to know who does and who doesn't.
Okay, we've heard from Darin and our little, mouse friend.
Ya'll, y'all, yal'l, yall', 'yall, (whatever!) had better give feedback quick. The Mouse is about to lose her cheese.
Ag
Absolutely not. I have far better things to do.
After Bible School By had me try journaling a little bit. Months later I went back and read it and was mortified at the raw incrimination staring back at me. Delete, delete. I don't think stuff like that should be preserved in concrete form.
Tom
And I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your vote.
NEXT!
Ag
Oh, now this will be a good one, on the other side of things...
I keep a diary, just like my mom. She started when she was 11 years old, and has every day recorded since then. You know, just four quick lines of what's going on. Well, it happened that I started that same thing at the age of 11. I've got every day recorded. I'm telling you, it is handy. Take scrapbooking, for instance, when you want to remember the date of something. And it is so cool to be able to keep up easily with memories of what was going on last year this time -- just glance up at the above entry.
And I keep a journal.
And I write weekly updates to family and friends.
And I keep track of my schedule by writing appointments on the calendar.
Oh! And sometimes I make lists...
Hooray for me,
Crystal
I journal and journal and journal. Some days I don't I don't think I'll get done. Other days I don't think I'll begin. Much of it is concepts I'm processing and love letters to the Eternal Lover. (Did you know we have permission to write Him love letters? It's awesome!) And I'm very honest with Him about all of you that I know and care about. :-) When I die, someone is gonna have an interesting time. :-)
Dear Tom, the way I've approached the incrimination is to rejoice in how far along my Beloved has brought me on my journey or grieve over how often I have to relearn life lessons. It's very revealing and humbling. And deario that wouldn't hurt you one bit. :-)
There's my confession.
Merry
Merry and Crystal make compelling cases. I don't keep one. I have in spurts, some longer than others, but it's not something I'm committed to strongly enough--a journal that is. No diary.
Ha! Wait til' I tell my friend I was called a "mousy" person. She'll be rolling on the floor at such a thought! Normally dubbed as a spitfire, I think the change in personality is rather amusing.
Nony Mouse
P.S. Do you have enough info for the diagnosis Ag?
I put my name in the hat for the "who-gets-Merry's-journals" drawing. !!! :)
Crystal
Well, my friends. I thank you all for your participation and here it is, straight from U.S. News and World Report.
DEAR DIARY...
You make me sick. and tired. And nervous. What's more, thanks to you, I can't sleep. Keep a diary? Beware: A new study says regular diarists are more likely than nondiary keepers to suffer from a slew of ills including headaches, insomnia, and social awkwardness. 'We expected diary keepers to have some benefit, or be the same, but they were the worst off,' researcher Elaine Duncan of Glasgow Caledonian University tells NewScientist.com 'In fact, you're probably much better off it you don't write anything at all.'"
Tom, take it and run!
Ag
Dear people,
I get headaches about twice a year. I usually go to sleep, fast. (And if I have a headache, I just go to sleep and it goes away.) Socially awkward, well, am I? ??
Crystal
You're an exception Crystal.
Wow, I knew I liked US News and WR. It all makes perfect sense to me!
Tom
No, Crystal is not an exception. It just hasn't hit her yet. I would roughly guess that these symptoms would begin to appear between the ages of 30-35 and kill you by the age of 50. But that is just a rough guess. I have nothing to base it on.
Ag
So, Ag, what about my mom? Headaches, no. Sleeplessness, no. And those of you who know her can testify that she's far from socially awkward. One more thing -- she's past 30-35.
Hmmm.
Crystal
I have never kept a diary or journal, and except for a small amount of nights that I can count on one hand, I always take a long time to fall asleep. And sometimes I feel very socially awkward. Not nearly like I used to, but sometimes. For what it's worth,
David
You're doing fine, David, and you're not socially awkward. Socially hilarious sometimes, but not socially awkward. Speaking of which, I'm totally in the mood to see/hear "Walk This Road to Glory" about now. Bring it on.
Pop-boyng...
Crystal
David, at some point everyone feels socially awkward I think. So, this is my summary. (I have a fresh perspective since I hadn't known you previously, and only met you once.)
You are not socially awkward. I, unknowingly, went plowing right through your "dressing room" after you sang at my church, burst through the curtains and could have taken you down. You were far from awkward, which you could have been given the shock of a flamboyant female unexpectedly leaping from your dressing room. I even talked to you for a while, and not an awkward moment existed.
From what I have seen, I would say that you are a little more reserved (which can be a VERY good thing, take it from me), you are settled in who you are and are not trying to BE someone else(This is a VERY good thing. Definitely), you are steady, extremely dependable, and amazingly loyal to both God and fellow-man. But, NOT, socially awkward.
Ag
Ha ha ha!!! I didn't know that happened!!
Ha ha!!
Tom
Oh yes Tom, there are some thing you don't know. I talked to Lyndon today.(He hit me over the head. Wasn't that rude! Could it have been something I said?) Anyhow, he said you sang with them. You could tell me these things.
Ag
Yes, I did! That was great fun, we did 3 songs together for the program Sunday afternoon. Lyndon popped up to first and I sang second.
I don't know how wise it was for them to risk their reputation and blend by letting me sing with them, but I was sure grateful that they did!
Tom
I remember talking to you, but I sure don't remember you coming through the curtain. All I can say is, I guess you're lucky you came through when you did!
Are you always so good at figuring people out? My goodness. Anyway, yes, I would say you're right on all counts. Though I can't believe how often I've let God down. What would we do without His mercy? Like I said while commenting on another post, I'm still a work in progress.
David
I don't know. I don't really try to read people, it sort of happens.
One thing I do think though. And I can totally identify with this. I think you are too hard on yourself and don't give yourself enough credit. You are a wonderful, talented person and I was truly privileged to have met you!
Ag
Tom, they are sweet guys. Lyndon said that he felt a bit strained. I just laughed. Oh but you should have been with us tonight he was trying to impress the back of the bus with his soprano singing skills. I, in turn, blew them away with a dynamic bass line. Okay, we both killed ourselves, but it was funny.
Ag
I wouldn't have minded hearing that. :-)
David
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