I’m sitting outside the dorms at Anderson College. It’s a beautiful day (don’t let it slip away.) Church was what’s for sweetness this morning. Mcd straight laid the gospel smack down this morning filling in. Good times. (Grab the mp3 of Revolution 1 if you want a listen.)

I slept for 2 hours last night. No reason… just couldn’t sleep. Which is ok considering that i’m about to nap… and i’m going on vacation in four days. I should probably buy my plane tickets, no? Can’t wait… leadership conference in Atl, time with friends, then on to Orlando to see Summer and the Relevant crew, as well as the Hydragraphik boys. Restful traveling and hanging out… too good to be true.

There’s been a variety of awesomeness lately. Work has been wonderful… I have a few projects i’ll post at some point this week that i’m super proud of. It’s like i’ve been falling in love with my job and being creative and making art all over again. I’m not sure what the catalyst for this is… but i’ll take it and say “thank you, Giver of Good Gifts.” I’ve never had a big vacation coming and not been burned out… I actually have so many ideas right now that i’m having a difficult time knowing I have to wait to do them. What a beautiful predicament. As I learn some more web stuff (mainly Flash animation and coding) and get www.yourcreativitydollarsatwork.com laid out… I get more excited. And the next project after that, learning to screen-print so that I can do some nice, unique one-off shirts and other items… I get more and more excited about that. Graphic design is fun… but sometimes the instant gratification of it makes me miss having to do things hands on. Screening and sewing and scavenging thrifts stores for the JustRight™ items… that feels so appealing right now. (And making a few bucks doing it won’t ruffle my feathers any.)

I’ll leave you with these thoughts. I watched To End All Wars last night… which is one of the best films i’ve ever seen, an amazing portrayal of human frailty, depravity, and forgiveness… and the only thing to make me cry since my college girlfriend dropped me like third period french. Which was probably four years ago. Watch this film. (Speaking of which, let’s test out the power of the internet and inter-connected relationships. Her name is Karen Rademeyer, I owe her $120 for a fire lane parking ticket I got at FSU in her car, I’d like to pay her back, and i’d like to know how she’s doing. 1, 2, 3, go.) And speaking of “the love thing” I had this fleeting thought yesterday while spending some time with the family, particularly my awesome grandmother and grandfather… I want my wife to know these people. These people are amazing… and I exist because they are who they are… I want my wife to be a part of this family. Sappy? Yes. Overtly emotional for me? Most likely. True and heartfelt? Most definitely.

And you people say I have walls.