Tired

Lately I have been tired. Physically. Mentally. And spiritually. I think it is because of school. Late nights, early mornings. Hard studies. Pretty much eating the Bible day and night. But I do know this.... It is good for me. I just need to make it through all this tiredness. As Dr. Zus keeps saying throughout the year, "Finish strong." Even though he is referring to the judges, kings, and prophets of the Old Testament. Applying it to my personal life is hard. I am so burned out... Like a piece of bacon left on the stove too long. Pretty much crunchy.

I have so much to do, and such little time. And now that I have a job, I have even less time. The future is looking slow, but good. I just need to keep motivated, which has been the killer for me. Thankfully, I have a little to actually sit down and type...

Well, the brake is over! Time to get back the typing.

John David

Long Time No Talk

I am so tired. Physically and mentally. It has been a long weekend, but good overall. I helped Jessica with a wedding, and three photo shoots. Who knew it would be so tiring.

    Well, I started working at Sherwin-Williams this past Monday. It is a blast! Lots of videos though (training). I am looking at anywhere between 10-15 more hours of videos. I have already gone through 12 hours of them. I learn a lot, but then again, a lot is repetitive. School is still crawling by. Even though I look back on it and see how much has gone, I still see four more years here... And then 2+ after that somewhere else. Hopefully by then I will be out of the dorms (nothing against the dorms, I just want to be married soon).

    I am in no big rush with life, I just wish some things would come quicker than others. The stress is slowly starting to build, but I know it just takes time. The funny thing is this.... It is already in motion. I just have to make sure everyone hops on board with it (which I am sure they will).

    Thanks to Jessica, I may have found something new to add to my interests. I like taking pictures. As I said earlier, she and I did a wedding together. She claims that I did "better than she expected"..... I don't know if that means I did really well, or just good for an ignorant fool. But, I really did have a lot of fun. Maybe, if she would let me, I will help her with more shoots. But that is for her to decide.

Well, time for bed. Good night friends. It was good talking to you..... :)

Night!

John David

The Dentist...

    Going to the dentist in a few days..... And the only thing that keeps running through my mind is the song by Adam Young (Owl City), "Dental Care". Some of the lyrics to this song really make me laugh.

I've been to the dentist a thousand times so I know the drill,

I smooth my hair

Sit back in the chair

But somehow I still get the chills

"Have a seat," he says pleasantly,

As he shakes my hand and practically laughs at me,

"Open up nice and wide" he says peering in,

And with a smirk he says, "Don't have a fit,

This will just pinch a bit"

As he tries not to grin

    I know what you are thinking now, "Why does this particular part of the song make him laugh?" And my answer is this. A few years ago, when I was just a little boy, I went in for some dental work. Well, as the hour went on, I started to get more than the chills... I was down-right terrified. Like usual, the dentist tried to calm me by explaining everything they were going to do. I didn't like the sound of a needle the size of a pencil being shoved into my gums. But the dentist reassured me, I was going to be so numb, I would feel nothing. I beg to differ.

    As the dentist applied the numbing agent, I began to worry. Then the needle came out. Fear struck me and I began to fuse myself with the chair. I kept pushing away from the dentist and that dinosaur of a needle. As the dentist was talking me through the procedure, I began to realize one thing. I COULD FEEL THE NEEDLE!!!!! No matter how much I pleaded with the dentist, the needle kept impaling me. After seeing the tears streaming down my face, and for fear that I was going to break the chair, the dentist pulled the needle out. Realizing that I was truly in utter agony, the dentist apologized.

    But, like always, they weren't done. they still had to give me that shot completely. So, what happened next? More numbing junk was shoved into my mouth! The needle was once again heading towards me. I had no other choice but to accept the oncoming doom. Well hey! What do you know? I don't feel it now!

    Even though the dentist was clearly inexperienced with the use of the numbing stuff, I managed to come out alive. I just hope I don't end up on the wrong side of the chair again. :)