Patience?

Patience has been on my mind a lot this past week.
I feel like sometimes I am very patient and held-together-well, but other times I am a complete mess of impatience. That's silly of me to say because I think one of patience's fundamental qualities is consistency; which, in this area of my life at least, I seem to be lacking pretty hardcore.

On a more positive note, I've been practicing my accent more (much to the pleasure of my coworkers :)). I think it's coming along. And by that I mean that I think that I'm going to get fired.
Just kidding, they love me. I think..

Other than these random thoughts, not too much to report right now, world.

I'm doing quite well!
I'm a little broken :p
Edmon Dauntes in while in the Chateau Di'ef has nothing on me
Pleeease tell me someone got that reference
I'm excited for life!
I love penguins!
It's almost April... Woah. Agh. Wih. Uh. Bluhg. So many things.
God save the queen!
USA! USA!

-Earl/CJ out

One of thoooose nights..

So here I am: lying in bed.
It is currently 5:09 AM and I've been up since circa 2:35 AM.
... Ugh.
 :p

I know why I can't sleep. It's a mixture of many things.
1. I slept all day before work... Stupid, I know.
2. There's a baker beneath my bed. (Rocket Man reference. If you didn't get it, shame on you)
3. There's something in my eye.
--side note-- I'm having such a hard time text-typing this right now hah--
4. Suffice to say there is much on my mind.

Well, duh. (People should say 'duh' more often. Let's bring it back)
I suppose since it is late, (and you all know what that means) I'll give you a somewhat exclusive-if-not-almostcompletely-vague tour of my mind here at this late hour.

First: The Ladies. Or-erm-ahem- lady. There's not much I have, nor would would it be appropriate, to proclaim/say to the virtual world on this topic. I will say this, however: ... I'm trying to think of what my 'however, I will say this' will be. I don't want to be so lame as to give you guys nothing.
Hmm. We'll come back to it.
Second: I have a work meeting in less than 3 hours. Not excited.
Third: Can it be July?
Fourth: Why must I wait 'till July?
Fifth: There's gotta be something, if not many substantial things, that I am to do before then.
Sixth: I really want to watch Rocket Man now..
Seventh: I just learned a few more songs on guitar, as well as dusted off a few old ones. I'll post a list at the bottom of songs I played, just for funsies.
Eighth: These past two weeks have been AWESOME. Ups and downs and all arounds, but awesome, nonetheless.

Allow me to explain:
Last week I was blessed to have many great experiences that I was able to share with some of the people whom I care the most for. I had some late night talks with a couple close friends, one of which really helped me out of a potentially terrible night (thank you, Jaimes!).
I worked a good bit and made some pretty profits!
I went to three weddings! 2 of which were some of my best friends weddings and they were so great for so many reasons. I'll get back to that.
I went to Aric's Bachelor party which was bomb!
I danced my butt off. :)
Worked more.
I had a couple days off this week, too and I spent the vast majority of that time with great guys, the likes of which haven't been known in--blah blah I'm rambling. It was awesome. We nerded out BIG time, and ate many great and terrible-for-you things. Then hung out with a bunch of girls and a few dudes that we didn't know. Good times abounded. I'm sad they're gone.
A myriad of other things happened, but I'll keep those to myself, thank you very much.

One moment, I need to review this post to make sure I covered all my bases and wasn't toooo vague.
....
...
..
Oh, right. Pft. I don't even know why I bother being vague about women. If any of you know me sufficiently then you know exactly who I'm talking about.
For her sake I'll be vague anyway.
Mmm. No I shouldn't say anything.
Blah.
Blahblah.
..bLah

Well that went no where. Sorry, folks. Guess I can't cash in my previous promise to divulge information on this subject. If ya care to know, ask me in person.

Songs I played in these wee hours of the morning:
Something I learned but cannot remember the name of... I learned it for that girl forever ago. Can't think of the name.
Even if it Kills Me-Jason Mraz
Everything I Own-Bread
More than Words-Extreme
I Won't Give Up-Jason Mraz
Classical Gas-Mason Williams
Something I wrote
'Til Kingdom Come-Coldplay
I Will Wait-Mumford and Sons
Stranger Things Have Happened-FooFighters
I Miss You-Incubus
Mexico-Incubus
Um.. I think that's it.
.. Sure.

Mammal. (Autocorrect from mmk)
Man, I love autocorrects :)

Earl/CJ out!

It's Late...

It's late... I'm tired.
Here's what some of my friends have to say right now:

Joe: Tell them I said something cool.
Jacob: I love you.
Brandon: I like nice people.
CJ/Earl/Me: ... I like that.

So, yeah. Life is great.
:)
I have so many stories I could tell! Buuuut not now. Maybe later

Sometimes reminiscing is great :).
Today was fantastic.
Last week was crazy and great. SOO good. I'll explain later.

That's all for now, I'll say more tomorrow.

Earl/CJ out

Oh, boy!

Well, boys and girls; this past week has been crazy.

I worked quite a lot, and when I wasn't working I kept myself busy with studying, keeping up with my shows, playing music, and hanging out!

Went to a concert on Friday, and the only band we went to see wasn't there :(

One of my best friends bachelor party was this past Saturday and it was AWESOME. I'm really happy for him and his soon-to-be wife. I WOULD post some pics and videos, but I'm pretty sure that's against the laws of a bachelor party. Much fun was had.

I also had, hands down, the WORST food week that I've ever had. I ate nothing but pizza, cookies, a FF5 tribute meal, and other assorted junks.

But none of that is exciting.. this is:

I GOT MY MISSION CALL AND ASSIGNMENT

I'M GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF MANCHESTER, ENGLAND STARTING JULY 11th FOR TWO YEARS!!!!

I'll post a video sometime of me opening the call, if that's something that you, my friends and readers, would like.

I cannot wait, but I will. Mmmm boy. I've been working for this for a long time, and it's finally happening. I could not have done it without the support of my family and friends.

Since then, I've been taking my studying much more seriously, and I've organized my efforts, and it's going really well! This is my study area:

I'm diggin' it! I'm still adding more resources and whatnot to it, also. 

It's gonna be a long four months, but it should be pretty great :).

Here's to the future!

Earl/CJ out



Sound Advice

Whenever I'm about to do something dumb, I find myself, saying to myself, "Earl,... CJ,... Don't be that guy."

And then (usually) I listen to that voice. I don't do the dumb thing that I was about to do. 

Dumb things include: 

Poor driving decisions

Talking to certain people

Eating that thing in the fridge that is maaaaybe expired(?)

Various things of omission

Thanks to all of you Sassafrateers who taught me this valuable lesson. 

Also, 

One

Freaking

Week

:D

Earl/CJ out

Work in Progress

It's an adjustment; this whole living back at home thing.
It's not bad, it's kinda nice to not have to worry about making rent and paying bills but at the same time I REALLY liked being independant and living with my best friends.
Nowadays, I wake up and just do my thang.
Thang:

1. bathroom
2. check the fridge
3. walk around for a couple minutes
4. go drum downstairs
5. check for food (maybe eat)
6. bathroom
7. watch the History Channel (I actually like to switch it up between History channel and H2, their less historic version of History channel)
8. by this point I have to have eaten
9. play piano
10. maybe read
11. get ready for work
12. go to work
13. come home
14. eat
15. watch tv/a movie with my parents
16. shower
17. chill/study/phone/blog/whatever
18. sleep.

And thus ends each day. I throw in random trips to Orem in there as well as doing some odd jobs around the house. Occasionally I'll run errands (like yesterday) or exercise. But that doesn't happen as often as it should ;P.

This post is boring, and I apologize for that. Life is kind of dull at the moment.

I've been trying for the past six weeks to get my mission papers in now that I've got myself together, and it's just been one obstacle after another. I know that it's all happening for a higher purpose than I currently understand, but it's pretty disheartening sometimes. I'm kind of in a bit of a disheartened stupor these past couple days because I'm sooooo close to being on my way.
I'm so anxious it's flippin' crazy.
I'm trying to stay positive and just keep doing what I've been doing to prepare, but it's wearing on me slightly!
It's all probably just a test to make sure that I'm ready and all of that. Or it could be that I've made the Lord wait this long, and so I'm being made to wait now (not likely, that's a horrible thought and doesn't come from Him). There's another possibility as to why this has been so difficult but I can't bear to think about it, nor can I really find the iron to post something like that. Everything will make sense soon.
I should go to My Spot... I think I'll do that as soon as I'm done posting.
My Spot is in the OM Temple parking lot. It's my sanctuary.

I guess I'll report on the recent fun that's happened in this quest to turn in my papers.

So I got that surgery on my nose like my Doc said to, and she mailed in my papers to my bishop (which didn't even get to him until 13 days later for some reason), and after several trips to the Stake office and meetings with my bishop nothing had really progressed until Tuesday when my Bishop texted me saying that he finally received my medical papers and so I went on Wednesday to Orem to try and meet with the Stake Pres. but he was out of town.
Basically, after like 6 meetings with various leaders, what should have been a maybe 7-10 day ordeal has been much longer.
This is turning into a vent-post... sorry :/. I don't mean to come off as sounding ungrateful. I have so much to be thankful for and I hope that my gratitude is shown and received as often as it should be outside of this internetic venue.

I need to go grocery shopping.

Someone, please give me a topic for my next post so that I can make this more interesting for y'all!

I also decided that I need to start introducing myself more often as CJ, because my whole family is adamant that the woman I marry must call me CJ, not Earl.

Also, The Hush Sound is on repeat for me these days. Mmm, love it.
Earl/CJ out

Might as well, right?

So, I haven't been in school in a long time.

I miss it.

That's all.

And in other news: Today was a success!

I really haven't ever been a huge Valentines Day subscriber. If you need a commercialized day to use as an excuse to dote on/express love for someone, then shame on you.

I'm going to do my dern'est to not come off as a Bitter Benny while speaking about St. Valentines Day.

I do find both value and merit in Valentines Day. It can be used as a break from the usual hustle and bustle that permeates our daily lives. Use it to set aside arguments and petty disagreements and take advantage of that time to enjoy eachother's company/uniquness/strengths/all'a that.

I've historically had a signifigant other in my life on this, the Fourteenth of February, and while I don't this year I hope that everyone who does have someone special appreciates their worth and blah blah blah blah-- okay, I've reached my sentimental quota for this post.

In summation:

Have a good time, kids.

My day was a very productful one. I:

Picked up my truck from the shop ($$)

Got said truck temporarily registered ($)

Renewed my Drivers License (S)

Applied for a Passport ($$)

Worked ($)

It was a good day, ladies and gentleman.

Large package of Gummi Lifesavers, Be Mine.

Earl out