"Everyday things change, basically they stay the same"

Another week ends. September is coming to a rapid close. Four years ago...around this time, I'd be gearing up for a drive over to the old Applewood 9 for a midnight movie complements of Mr. Ricky Lehman. Yes, I suppose the year was 2005 and into 2006. 2005 was a good year. 2006 had its challenges. Ups and downs. The ebb and flow of life. Four years sounds like a long time ago...but heck Detroit seems like a long time ago and that was only 16 months. Four years? Yesterday?

I just downloaded David Gray's new album, which I'm very much looking forward to absorbing over the next week. I remember being at Darren Rayl's house when he first had White Ladder by David Gray. Now we're moving back in time...2000. It took me awhile to see the light, but ultimately White Ladder became one of my top 5 favorite albums of all time. Perhaps number one or two. If you don't listen to David Gray yet, just download Please Forgive Me and maybe This Year's Love for a couple of strong samples from that album...it's great music for the fall.

We're on a huge jumpstart for Christmas shopping this year. If you're reading this blog, you may already be the owner of a Christmas present bought specifically with you in mind. Don't get your hopes up yet though...Really we do have a lot of gifts already though. Kind of nice to spread it out from a budgeting perspective.

Perhaps the most interesting news today is that I road the bus to work. Public transportation = good study time for MBA.

"My feet sprouted wings, and I flew all the way home"

Today was marked with excitement followed by disappointment. On the news this morning, we heard the Wizard of Oz would be screened tonight to mark its 70th anniversary so we decided we would attend. Unfortunately, I didn't think to buy tickets in advance and it was sold out. So Rogers missed her chance to see her favorite on the silver screen.

Other movies we've seen on the big screen in the past couple of years:

• Dirty Dancing - one of Rogers' favorites
• It's A Wonderful Life - one of my top 3
• Back to the Future - another of my top 3 (I saw this one by myself.)

So instead we watched an episode of Flipping Out...not quite as exciting. What else is new...I might try riding the bus in the morning.

"The prodigal runaway"

I am quickly realizing the next two years will likely be somewhat exhausting. I don't think it's so much from a lack of sleep, but more of a work and stress level exhausting. The good news is that classes run for 12 weeks, which seems like manageable chunks of time and there's that one great week inbetween terms. I'm banking on those weeks off.

Currently listening to: Mat Kearney, Imogen Heap, A Fine Frenzy, Rosi Golan
Watching: Colts Football, Freaks & Geeks, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Survivor

"Like fire engines racing"

It was an interesting day, I suppose:

• Woke up
• Dressed, took Grace out before pinning her in
• Went to work, flipped the stations around on the way, finally turning on some Margot
• Long day, lots of meetings, some good news, some interesting news, didn't feel too great, kind of sick
• Came home
• Talked to Rogers about her day, ate great pasta leftovers, half of candy bar, jarlsburg cheese compliments of Grandma M.
• Watched 15 minutes of Flipping Out
• Quantitative Analysis webcast (2 hours, 10 minutes)
• Skype conversation with Economics team (10 minutes)
• Q. Analysis homework (1 hour, 45 minutes), listened to A Fine Frenzy
• Read Exodus 14
• Time for shower, bed, sleep

"Ask me now I'll give you the reasons"

This is shaping up to be a challening week. I feel like I'm already behind on school work after only one week into my current classes. Additionally, Rogers has been fighting something for a week or two that now seems to be attacking me...so I'm wearing down quickly. Soon, I'm going to need to look into bussing into work. That'll allow for some key study time.

Football season is back, A Fine Frenzy and Imogen's albums have dropped (and I'm enjoying them), Rosi Golan is playing our house October 16, It's Always Sunny and Dexter are around the corner, and Rogers and I are trying to find some time to catch Sorority Row, so from an entertainment perspective...well, we are entertained.

I've been feeling that I need to step up the doing things for the "least of these" and generally being Christ's hands and feet in Fishers, Indianapolis, at work, play, etc. It's ridiculous how lame of a Christian I seem to have become. Am I a "good and faithful servant"? I've been forgiven a great debt, am grateful and should live accordingly.

"Come over and convert me"

Labor Day Weekend is upon us...and I vow to only labor a little bit...and that will be house cleaning and cleaning up the yard a little bit.

Tonight I unexpectedly went to the Margot and the Nuclear so and sos show...reportedly their last show in Indianapolis all together followed immediately by their last show period tomorrow night.

I'm glad I went...it won't be the same without over half the band. Highlights included:

• Talking in Code
• Broadripple is Burning
• Quiet as a Mouse
• Skeleton Key
• At the Carnival
• Children's Crusade on Acid
• As Tall as Cliffs

It was fantastic.

"With the champagne eyes"

Next week somewhat officially begins my life for the next 2+ years. I'll start taking two classes at a time at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Classes run for 12 weeks meaning by next year this time, I'll have about 24 credits...takes 51 to graduate.

So because the hour is imminent, I'm taking advantage of not having schoolwork to do right now by watching Sixteen Candles. Last night I watched a critically-acclaimed drama from several years back called In the Bedroom (not too exciting).

Hopefully, I'll get through The Breakfast Club before next week as well. I'm looking forward to the long weekend although Saturday will involve a lot of housework in preparation for a Rosenberg family cookout on Sunday.

This health reform battle is interesting...I feel like an election is right around the corner what with all of the ads on TV. Let's hope it lands on the side of capitalism and efficiencies rather than socialism and bankruptcy. (I can't stop there.) The government sucks at running all of their programs...cash for clunkers ran out of cash...Medicare costs way more than initially projected...Social Security isn't sustainable...the list goes on and on. I really really don't want them to be running my health insurance plan. Call Congress. Write letters. Buy ad time on TV.