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in other, less important news....

So I got a call monday night about an "emergency." Apparently Matt had an extra ticket to game 1 of the NLDS (Cardinals vs. Padres). His dad had bailed on him(not by choice, of course) and Matt was left with an extra ticket.

two games in three days? ...crazy. i'd never been to a postseason game before. it was absolutely crazy. It was so much fun. Reggie's grand slam was awesome. but I kind of wanted to smack Izzy at the end for giving up so many runs. oh well...whatever works, right? Cards won!

I felt bad because everyone was yelling at me for getting the ticket. i just want to set the record straight---I DID have to pay for the tickets. as much fun as it was, i probably dropped a little under a hundred on the two trips altogether(tickets, gas, ball park food, parking). this is not to say that i wouldn't do it again, but hopefully it puts it into perspective. there's a large dent in my wallet and i missed work and class. when i got to my night class(got back from the game a half hour before my night class), my brain was totally toasted. what made it even better was that i had to lead class discussion that night based on a paper i had written. fun times!


random: i bought Don Chaffer's "you were at the time for love" and i think it's my favorite of all the chaffer/waterdeep albums. the quality of music on this album is ridiculous. he incorporates a bunch of musical elements that are really unique and innovative. my dad is right in saying that this stuff is way ahead of its time...

oh, and the lyrics are hitting me hard-

"Eden Again"
by Don Chaffer

"He came rolling through the hills just to be with me
And I was young and I was pretty and I was free
It was before the time that I knew that I
Could make the rainclouds form in my spirit’s sky
It was before the time that what I wanted had to be
Tied to this old world and all its slavery

And life was like a dream
And everything was clean
And I was free.

Sometimes I wish that everything could’ve just ended there
That my body and my soul had been just caught up in the air
I’d have gone back to Him who’s shining everywhere
I would’ve drunk in all his water, and breathed in all his air
But I chose to eat my fruit and I chose to go my way
And I chose to throw my innocence away
And I’ve learned my lessons hard and I’ve learned my lessons well
And I have tasted all I care to taste of hell

I think I’m ready to return, to let the fires I started burn
I think I’m ready to be born again
I think I’m ready to return, to let the fires I started burn
I think I’m ready to be born again.

I’m gonna come rolling through the hills just to be with you
You’ll make me young and pretty again, You’ll make me free
And this time ‘round, ‘stead of trying to stand
I’ve decided to lean,
And let You wash me in Your blood,
and make me clean

Oh, and living out Your dream
Everything is clean
And I’ve become free"



I think one of the reasons why i love Don Chaffer's lyrics is because he doesn't sugar coat things. i see an honesty in his lyrics that is hard to come by these days. being real...

Chaffer sets a good example for me when it comes to this whole blog thing..

...and this whole life thing...

Honestly, for me right now, i'm trying (and usually making a fine mess of it) to just be still and lean on Him. I think i've made this whole thing way too complicated. this song is so huge for me because it points out that i don't really have to be afraid. i don't have to understand. i don't have to be learning a certain thing. i don't have to be caught up in everything. I can be be still, know He is God...and be free. i don't have to do anything except be free in Him.

don kind of sums up where i am right now--
"And this time ‘round, ‘stead of trying to stand
I’ve decided to lean"

have a great night guys
-dave