"Looks like someone's got a bad case of the Mondays..."

This morning, I could rant about my PC malfunction...or I could say, "cool, an unexpected opportunity to upgrade."

I could rant about the fact that Stacey left with the car seat in her car, condemning me to a life without travel today...or I could say, "I didn't really need to go out today, anyway."

I could rant about the sheer amount of unpacking that remains...or I could see it as an opportunity to go through things, chuck what I don't need and make some space...get this home set up right.

I could rant about the "still healing" finger on my left hand that I "ripped" out of joint last week...or I could be grateful that it feels much better this week than last week...

I could rant about spending 15+/- hours in the studio this weekend when I could've been getting other things done or spending time with my wife on her weekend off...or I could view it as an awesome opportunity for the band to see what we can accomplish when we really put our mind/time/energy into it...

Rant, Rant...

Today is literally one of those days where I realize that the mood I choose (yes, choose) to be in depends on how I look at things. Negative, discouraging things happen...time flies by when you need to get stuff done (instead of wasting time bloggin' ;-) )...

Call me naive...call me an unrealistic-happiness "wannabe" who sees the positive in the negative...call me whatever...but I can't help but feel that in spite of the things that are frustrating me this a.m., that life is...dare I say it..."good." 'Cause no matter what ELSE happens today...no matter anyone says to me or about me... I'm absolutely confident that God is a good god, he's real in my life, and no one..or no frustration...can take that away.

KEY PHRASES FOR THIS MORNING: "Zzzzzzzzzz...." "I forgot how good Cinnamon Toast Crunch tasted." "Dana, why do you need 3 bales of hay?" "Kailyn, get that coaxial cable out of your mouth." "Well, $135 IS cheaper than a new PC! Thank God for 'upgradeability.'"