Ear wax, headaches, and 'drama'
What a week...
Band rehearsal went WAY long Wednesday night as we re-adjusted the audio to compensate for the use of the in-ear-monitors, but in the long run, the new system should help Donny (or whoever is running sound) get a much better grip on the overall room sound.
After band practice, we headed to Ruby Tuesday's, where there seemed to be unprecedented displays of 'PDA' (public displays of affection) going on. First, there was this guy girl in the parking lot practically climbing on each other by their car. Second, what's up with the lubby-dubby guy/girl sitting on the same side of the booth thing going on? Here we are - a married couple, an Asian, and a child (Kailyn) - surrounded by no fewer than 3 booths where there was a guy and a girl sitting right next to each other in their respective booths. And, with one exception, they were all cuddly, whispering "i don't want to knows" to each other.
Ewwwww....Stacey and I were never that sappy.
Speaking of Stacey, she's been having some lousy headaches lately, so she went to the doc this a.m., who hooked her up with some new medication to try. I hate headaches, but she gets them all the time.
On another note, we got to see the Great Decatur Fire of 2004 up close and personal...I've never seen flames and smoke like that before, and I even saw a fireworks store burn when I was a kid.
On a serious note, here's something I've been pondering today: What's the difference between 'having issues' and 'making issues out of something'? I think 'having an issue' is unavoidable. We all have issues - financial, family, social, health, etc. - and we have to deal with them. But, we 'make issues' when we're too hard on people or let little things get the best of us...or we don't seek solutions to problems, instead choosing to perpetuate a given tension or tough situation. One is life, but the other is choice. So, it makes me want to examine myself and ask, "Do I have issues?" - or - "Have a made issues out of things that I don't need to make issues out of?" The latter is so dangerous, because it strains friendships, gives us a false sense of no responsibility in certain matters, and -most importantly- we inadvertantly become the type of person who is no longer a joy to be around, because everything is negative. Lately, I've been this way myself...I've got stress dealing with a lot of real issues (selling the house in B'ham, primarily), but letting other things frustrate me that normally would or should not just adds 'drama' where no more is needed.
Just ranting, since 'making issues out of things' is a thing about being human we all have to fight... In college, I made so many issues out of stupid things that I wound up losing all my friends my freshman year.
Rant complete:
KEY PHRASES: "It's 'Taliban' Jordan." (new nickname for Jordo, who almost left the house today complete with towel on her head - made it as far as being IN the car before Dana pointed out her oversight).
Band rehearsal went WAY long Wednesday night as we re-adjusted the audio to compensate for the use of the in-ear-monitors, but in the long run, the new system should help Donny (or whoever is running sound) get a much better grip on the overall room sound.
After band practice, we headed to Ruby Tuesday's, where there seemed to be unprecedented displays of 'PDA' (public displays of affection) going on. First, there was this guy girl in the parking lot practically climbing on each other by their car. Second, what's up with the lubby-dubby guy/girl sitting on the same side of the booth thing going on? Here we are - a married couple, an Asian, and a child (Kailyn) - surrounded by no fewer than 3 booths where there was a guy and a girl sitting right next to each other in their respective booths. And, with one exception, they were all cuddly, whispering "i don't want to knows" to each other.
Ewwwww....Stacey and I were never that sappy.
Speaking of Stacey, she's been having some lousy headaches lately, so she went to the doc this a.m., who hooked her up with some new medication to try. I hate headaches, but she gets them all the time.
On another note, we got to see the Great Decatur Fire of 2004 up close and personal...I've never seen flames and smoke like that before, and I even saw a fireworks store burn when I was a kid.
On a serious note, here's something I've been pondering today: What's the difference between 'having issues' and 'making issues out of something'? I think 'having an issue' is unavoidable. We all have issues - financial, family, social, health, etc. - and we have to deal with them. But, we 'make issues' when we're too hard on people or let little things get the best of us...or we don't seek solutions to problems, instead choosing to perpetuate a given tension or tough situation. One is life, but the other is choice. So, it makes me want to examine myself and ask, "Do I have issues?" - or - "Have a made issues out of things that I don't need to make issues out of?" The latter is so dangerous, because it strains friendships, gives us a false sense of no responsibility in certain matters, and -most importantly- we inadvertantly become the type of person who is no longer a joy to be around, because everything is negative. Lately, I've been this way myself...I've got stress dealing with a lot of real issues (selling the house in B'ham, primarily), but letting other things frustrate me that normally would or should not just adds 'drama' where no more is needed.
Just ranting, since 'making issues out of things' is a thing about being human we all have to fight... In college, I made so many issues out of stupid things that I wound up losing all my friends my freshman year.
Rant complete:
KEY PHRASES: "It's 'Taliban' Jordan." (new nickname for Jordo, who almost left the house today complete with towel on her head - made it as far as being IN the car before Dana pointed out her oversight).
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