The other day I realized how much I enjoy the new White Stripes album ... and I noticed that I'm not playing it -- or I haven't played it in awhile. So I played it. I love the brashness of this album. Good stuff. I really wonder if Jack White is a believer. Many of his lyrics would seem to indicate that he was.
Under-appreciated song of the day: "Still Life Of Peace" by Galactic Cowboys (from Space In Your Face). Stack this one up, along with "Speak To Me" and you've possibly got two of the best songs ever.
I was reminded of my limitations yesterday (and the day before). I had set goals that were enormous for Monday alone:
-Put "hyper-links" on every page of the online/digital edition that had one (like all the ads).
-Layout the entire new issue of Heaven's Metal Fanzine (which includes writing a few album reviews and a "metal at Cornerstone Fest" review).
-Upload all the new online content for this website (which usually takes the better part of one day).
-Catch up on sending out download cards and passwords to new subscribers.
All this would have "freed me up" to dedicate all of Tuesday to work on my novel. Fat chance! I spent all day Monday and 8am to 1am yesterday ... and still haven't finished the top two things on the list. Wow. I get kind of upset at myself for not accomplishing it all. I have a vendetta against obstacles in front of this novel. I'm always too busy to work on it ... each deadline comes and goes without leaving any "down" time to work on it. It's a tough thing to accept, but something I've gotta do. I'll pull it off when God gives me the grace and window of time to do it in. Maybe I'll wrap up this other stuff today and can devote from 8am to 8pm tomorrow on the novel? We'll see.
I'm so glad that God loves us and accepts us (and downright cherishes us) for who we are and not for what we do or can do. Whew!
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at August 29, 2007 10:43 AMJack White was raised Catholic and actually wanted to be a priest when he was younger.
Posted by: Reese at August 29, 2007 02:52 PM