Checking In

Wow. i thought summer break would make me more inclined to start writing on here. That turned out not to be true. See, i only like to write a blog, for everyone in the world to see, after i've somehow been challenged in my thoughts, or observe something cool in a show or a movie or a book, and then i process it and end up with a conclusion. That way, a somewhat fully formed set of ideas show up on here.

But so far this summer, i haven't been doing a whole lot. i've spent plenty of time with entertainment, watching tv shows online and movies on the DVR. i thought i had a job lined up at the Pentagon this summer, but that fell through, so i've been applying for jobs - haven't heard anything yet, but i'm holding out hope.

Since i don't really have anything to let your minds digest, here's a bit of what i've been up to:

Read:

• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
• Misquoting Jesus by Bart Ehrman (this didn't really open my eyes to a whole lot i didn't already know about ehrman, or anything that really challenges my faith a whole bunch, which is why i didn't write a post about it - check it out for yourself, and see what you think)
  

Reading:

• Justification by N.T. Wright (for Ben White's reading group. i'm taking part by email, except i haven't actually emailed any thoughts yet. i'm waiting for Wright to get to the point - right now, i can't really figure out what he's saying, or what Piper said, so i'm just trying to take it in as best as i can until ch. 4, which is actually about justification.)
• Love is an Orientation by Andrew Marin

About to start reading:

• Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

TV shows i've been watching bits and pieces of so far this summer:

• Mad Men
• 24
• The Shield
• True Blood
• Entourage
• The Practice
• Pushing Daisies
• Sports Night

i've also started reading Jeremiah and Luke, and will continue through those over the course of the summer.

and oh, i watched the Tony Awards on sunday, and i'm glad Billy Elliot did so well - i saw it in London, and it really is a great show. Next month i'll be going to the Kennedy Center to see The Color Purple and hopefully Spring Awakening. Because musicals are freaking sweet. deal with it.

Okay, that's a basic update on my summer. feel free to get in touch, ask questions about the shows or books, and please pray for me to get a job! i need both the money, and to get off my butt and do something this summer.