Why I Need to Take a Nap

It's not that I'm so incredibly busy from dawn until dusk, it's just that I'm busy enough so that when I'm not busy I just want to not be busy. I hope that made sense. Here is a semblance of my last week's itinerary.

Starbucks: Working generally five out of seven days a week I keep my hours at Starbucks pretty constant. The pay isn't as good as working for Mr. Dutton, but I get tips every week and free Starbucks. I'm scheduled to work this Thursday but I'm desperately trying to get it covered so that I can go snowboarding with the Popescues.

Snowboarding: The other day I was trying to recall how many times this year that I had been snowboarding and I don't think that I have been enough. If I can get my shift on Thursday I will go to Timberline with Adam and the Popescues. I got new Oakley Crowbar snow goggles for my birthday and Friday was the first day I got to use them. I'm also trying to go on Monday the 24th.

Working for Mr. Dutton: My schedule with Mr. Dutton is off and on mostly. I work how much I work for him around my Starbucks (and snowboarding) schedules, but I'm working enough to make a significant addition to my income.

Missions Presentation: Kevin and I have gotten a good start on our presentation but we still need the motivation to buckle down and write the majority of the content for our five main points. I am nearly done with my written testimony and I have gotten quite a few pictures from Mr. Dean that I will use in our slide show, so I'm off and running.

Piano: I restarted my piano lessons recently with Patrick Gay, which I am excited about. Because of all that I am doing and working on right now I'm only taking a lesson once every two weeks. Having the lessons gives me something to focus and work on and I'm glad I am taking them while I have the capacity to still learn something.

Utah Missions Trip: I'm really excited to be part of our missions team to Nephi, Utah this June. Learning the skit and getting everyones' individual responsibilities is going to be the biggest challenge for preparation in my opinion. I'm playing the part of Capt. Livesay in the Treasure Island skit, but I haven't begun yet to memorize my lines.

Graduation: It's finally approaching and I have a few things to get ready for it. I need to acquire invitations and send them, choose photos for a slide show, prepare something to say, have my seniore portraits taken, and possibly more.

That is basically what my the pie of my life comprises.

In Christ,
John

Crowbar

Snow Trip

Went snowboarding on Friday. Great day; great snow. We had a blast together, Evan, James, and myself. Here is a picture.

John

Extra Hours

A co-worker called me this morning and asked if I could work for him on Tuesday night. Unfortunately I will miss hanging door flyers for Easter but I'll be gaining an extra 5 hrs. or so. Then at work today I the same co-worker called in sick so I stayed and helped the partners their to get things ready for close; I picked an extra 2 hrs. Work is great and fun but I'm really starting to feel the bind in all that's going on around my life.

John

A ? In My Mind

Thursday came and it was supposed to be the day that I finally got my car back. But when we tried to start it, it wouldn't stay running. Hearing a knock, and fearing had something to do with the timing (which is never a good thing) we began to take it apart again. So Thursday came and went and brought no good news with it. On Friday morning Adam worked on it and got everything worked out and back together. When he started it though, it ran good and boiled over the coolant. So the original problem, the one that cause it to boil over in the first place, has not been corrected. We shall see what things lay ahead.

John