mind games

hello.

my name is david.

i have the ability to read people's minds (in person of course) with 30% accuracy.

i have also been trying to teleport...no luck yet.


i feel i could type anything in this blog, even things about murder, theft, embezzlement..you know..."law-breaking"... and it wouldn't matter because i am 95% sure that no one (including the government & "law-enforcers") reads it or at least no more than 2 people come across it a month and those unfortunate 2 would be very unimportant people. (if you are one of the 2 right now, then i'm sorry.)

i am also currently working on dropping the habit of sleeping...i don't think i need it.

goodbye.

Sunday

MY SUNDAY

Woke up: 9:15am

Church start time: 9:30am

My location: Clinton

Church location: Jackson

Time it took to get ready: 3 minutes

Errands to run before heading to church: Get gas. Pick up Lane.

Time leaving Clinton after completed errands: 9:29am

Arrival time to church: 9:44am

Lunch: Wing Stop

Lunchmates: Chase Howell, Ben Horton, Lane Beasley, Brandon Foster, Dea Dixon

Activity after lunch: Basketball

Duration of activity: 1.5 hours

After activity: Shower

After shower: Dinner at Jade Buffet with Lane

After dinner: Printing and posting fliers around campus for Intramural Ping Pong

After posting fliers: Some NBA All-Star game

After game's end: Homework

After homework: Movie

Snack during movie: Peanuts

After movie: Gmail, MCmail, Facebook, Blog

After internet: bed?...

MY SUNDAY IS OVER

ninja still

guess who's back? me, to the blogging world...i don't get around to this blogging thing very much...i am convinced that I have a blog to infrequently make posts only to check them much later probably being the only one to have read it (pathetic knowing the fact that i'm the writer) to confirm my status as a loser....yeah..........i'm awesome.

so.....hey DB...you rule..hang in there bro...your life isn't totally terrible ;)

-peace, love, & adventure

...

I'm back. from Alaska. It.was.awesome.
...so tiring.so stressful. so chaotic. so fun.
...too many experiences and subjects to write about.

I'm back in graduate school for hopefully my last year--I'll have my MBA in May '09 -- if i can survive 3 grad classes per semester (gross) on top of running intramurals as the graduate assistant IM director.

I'm homeless. I have no place to live in Clinton. And I need to be in Clinton pretty much every day of the week.

I've got other problems with the heart and mind too.

Suffice to say I need help.

Sometimes I feel a lack of direction or guidance in my life. I always desire clarity from the Lord, but can't seem to find it. I sometimes feel like I can't find the right groove to continually honor and glorify God.

In spite of the above... I know God loves me. I love Him. I do my best to obey and live according to the spirit (not of the flesh)... but it still seems I am missing something or not doing something exactly correct... whatever.. I'm sure my thinking/typing is even flawed.
*****
Thank You, Lord, for even being the God over my uncertainty. Give me peace and knowledge of your will and the strength to accept it and live it out.
*****
(It's so hot & humid in MS -- back in the good old south.)

Skagway, AK

I'm in Skagway, AK...wondering if anyone reads my blog. I'm lame. Bye.

Bored

I'm bored in Alaska. Believe it. I'm sitting in Anchorage until my next tour on June 6. Bummer. I'm ready to go out on tour NOW! And I want to parallel someone cool---someone that knows what they are doing so they can help me out.

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Crazy Alaska

So I'm in Alaska. I had two full weeks of intense crazy awesome training all over the Yukon and Alaska. Then I trained for a couple days in Homer --bald eagles everywhere. Then I went on my first tour from Skagway to Whitehorse to Dawson City to Tok to Fairbanks to Denali to Anchorage. I just finished my first tour and have a few days until I start my next tour. It is crazy awesome. I love it so far and I especially love the people/other tour directors.

There is no way I could have lasted without the strength of the Lord these past few weeks. He has been so in control of my circumstances and protected me since I have been here. It is a challenging environment that tests not only your obedience to the Lord but many aspects of life. I seek much strength and wisdom from the Lord--I need it in order to live in accordance with His will; there is no way I can please Him without it.

Praise God for He is good.

4/10/08

Today is Thursday, April 10, 2008. It is 1:27 p.m. and counting. I am in my office at the zoo. I have McDonalds on my other desk that I'm eating right now. Lame... It is 1:29 p.m. Today is my next to last day at the zoo. If you are stupid...tomorrow (Friday, April 11, 2008) is my last day as Special Events Coordinator at the Jackson Zoo. I have resigned and have taken a seasonal job in Alaska this summer as a Tour Director for Holland America. It is 1:30 p.m. Tonight I have a Business Law & Ethics test in my graduate program. I am currently unprepared. I am very tired. I need sleep. It is 1:31 p.m.

-Later (1:32 p.m. - my computer & my phone are how I keep track of time...this internet site has a different time as indicated when posted- 1:33 p.m.)

Inadequacy is overwhelmed by the Lord.

I am mostly inadequate as a human being. I am reminded of that often in my shortcomings in life. I have many of those. I especially realize it when there is something I desire, but I can't obtain it. When I do obtain something I want, I can typically credit it to the Lord because it's obvious I'm not capable of acquiring it on my own as to credit my own adequacy. However, I do not presume the Lord is to blame when I do not receive what I desire. I can typically thank the Lord in those circumstances as well knowing that He has the best plan for my life.

I love the Lord. There are many things I desire right now. I trust the Lord to satisfy the desires of my heart. His will is adequate.

Zoo Radio Talk

Almost every zoo employee (keepers & staff) have radios. We use these to communicate to each other throughout the day while we are throughout the zoo. I use my radio much more when I'm out of the office--particularly on event days. Every one has a radio number. Mine is 701. FYI: there are 3 areas of the zoo - different keepers work in different areas of the zoo looking over/caring for specific animals in that area.
These are conversations I hear over the radio:
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100: 100 to Area 3

231: This is 231, Go ahead.

100: Are the cougars on display?

231: Yes, both girls are out. They may be hiding along the back wall.

100: They're doing a very good job.
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220: 224 what's your location?

224: (radio static)****ffe barn.

220: Could you repeat that? I didn't copy.

224: The Giraffe Barn.

220: 10-4
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211: 211 to 232.
(pause)
211: 211 to 232.

232: *radio static*

211: What is your location?

232: At Jewels, getting ready to head up the hill.

211: 10-4.
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After having a visitor come to the office and report that they think one of the chimpanzees was dead.

Base: Base to Area 1, we had a visitor report that something looks unusual with one of the chimps.

203: This is 203. I'm on my way to check it out right now.

Base: 10-4.

234: This is 234. I'm headed down there too.
(couple minutes later)
203: 203 to Base. Everything is fine. Susie (the chimp) was just laying out in the sun sleeping. She is up and moving around now.

Base: 10-4.

*visitors always think an animal is dead when it's sleeping.