channing

Time waits for no man. Time heals all wounds. All any of us wants is more time…Time to stand up, time to grow up, time to let go. Time.
I was watching the season premiere of Grey’s Anatomy yesterday and it was good There are a couple things that I really like about this program. Usually the episodes have sort of a revolving theme and the music they play during the show (as Nicole pointed out to me) is phenomenal. In the premiere there were flashbacks in the lives of the characters decisions that they made coming off of season two there were many questions that were roaming around in my head.

Coming back to me, Dru. I went outside last night to think and pray as I often do. Just reflect on my life and some of the choices that I have made over time. Finishing up this December with school, I could have had a graduate degree by now. I have been in school for about 7 years now (I know some might be counting 8, but I took some time off to pursue a cafe). I made a career choice this past year in quitting the company that I was with for 3.5 years to pursue something else. This ended up in me getting laid off about a month or so ago. I can’t say that I regret leaving, it would just be nice to be working right now. Things seem to be getting squared away with this contract position that I have now, but I want something challenging. It doesn’t help that I have school in the middle of a work day. But I’m in survival mode now. I was outside, the cool breeze blowing just thinking about my life a few years from now; looking at where I live, my work situation, I’ll be finished with school, maybe married. I don’t know. God does though, so I take comfort in that.

So I’ve been reading up on Exchange Server this week in preparation for some work. We’ll see if anything comes of it. I think that during this time of not really working, I’ll try and get certified. Asrto suggested that I go MCSA -> MCSE (when I figure out what I concentrate in). That’s along the same lines as what I was thinking. Tons of places are looking for MCP certs now, which surprises me a little. Yoko is saying go for CCNA. We’ll see what comes out of all of this. Of course if my laziness takes over I’ll be the master of the HBO and Cinemax movies, but I have been really good recently in letting my day not be ruled by the tv.

That’s all for now…have to get back to reading.
~Dru

Happy 25th Birthday Nicole!I know I know, I am a few days late with this. But that’s ok, better late then never they say. She now join those of us that are in the Quarter Century Club. So I probably said this last year, but for those of you who don’t know Nicole (and some of her friends I guess) celebrate this event called the “Birthday Bonanza” This is a celebration of their birthday for 7 days. Wowza, 7 days of gifts and partying, now that sounds like my kind of event For the first 3 days of the event Nicole has received a short video of yours truly, a bluetooth mouse (that she can’t use at the moment), a picture of us (she says it looks like a wedding picture, hehe) and some flowers. Do you guys think I spoil her? I dunno :confused:

Well it was also our 4 year anniversary. 4 years … that is incredible! I don’t think there is much in my life that I have committed to for 4 years. I was thinking the other day what was going on 4 years ago. I was 22 at the time; young naive and a little less mature I started working at ESD the fall we started dating, I was in the CS clan XOR….Hrmm, I’m not sure what else I was doing in 2002. Like many relationships we have had our share of rough times and I know that at times I blow things out of proportion. But I’m really thankful that Nicole and I can resolve our disagreements fairly quickly and efficiently. When times are good, they’re really good and when things get “bad” typically they’re not that bad. She’s down in North Carolina now fulfilling her goals of graduate school at Duke University. So for 2 more years our relationship will be long distance I know there are tons of random thoughts here, but that’s ok. It’s my chan site.

God is good, amen? I think over the past few weeks I have been learning more and more just about God’s soverignty. Not only looking at my life, but in the lives of those around me. Change is a good thing and I’m truly looking forward to this coming year.

That’s it for now, thanks for stopping by.
~Dru