"Foggin eejit." - Irish term of endearment That's what greeted me as I entered my Statistics class yesterday. Harry (the prof) always puts a quote on the board. He used this particular quote thusly: "Well, most of the world uses y=mx+b for slope-intercept. y=ax+b is equally acceptable. However, the foggin eejits that wrote your textbook decided to make it y=a+bx." As I said before, he is definitely the redeeming value of that class. Anywho, my new CDs came today. Justifide: not the greatest I've ever heard, but I don't have buyer's remorse yet. The Benjamin Gate: Man, I was really taking a risk buying this one because I DO NOT like chick-fronted bands. However, I saw them live and they rocked my socks off . . . but my worst fear came true when I got the CD, because this recording just doesn't communicate what they do at all. I don't know what I did, but somehow I trashed my html when I added the photos button and now I can't create links. That frustrates me. Anyway, Danny's mom came home today and she was supposed to talk things over with Mike, his dad. I've just been praying for God's will to be done. Mike went off the other night and told Danny that he and his brother can't go to Great America this weekend and that they are no longer allowed to go to youth core group. The logic behind his decisions is pretty ridiculous, so I have a feeling there are deeper issues surfacing here, which = not fun, but probably healthy to get things out on the table. Times like this cause me to reflect on leadership. It's difficult - to deal with negative attitudes about women in leadership, to have to make decisions that actually affect other people. It brings greater accountability. It's also joyous, as always, to be a vessel - though cracked and chipped - used for pouring out God's love, mercy, and other rad gifts. These thoughts are nothing new . . . Happy Thursday! |