sooo... i haven't blogged in a while.

and february is almost finished.
today my job was okay...
tomorrow the state of louisiana shuts down for fat tuesday.
i guess i should decide if i'm doing something for lent. i like to.
i wish i were brave enough to go to the ash wednesday service in the hospital.
but i'm not very catholic so i don't know how to blend in.
i'm in love :)
i don't know what to do about school. i'm even now considering distance learning.
going at it slowly...
finding a nanny...? job in the meantime...?
i probably won't last at the hospital.
and there is a masters program in colorado that would be awesome.
but that would require moving.
speaking of recipes, i wish i had enough time and ingredients to cook them.
OH. and andrew bird's new album noble beast is -amaaaazing-.

so i'm being a bad employee and blogging at work. i'm not supposed to say this because it'll jinx the day, but today has been a nice, steady (read: slow) day. it's been good. i appreciate slow, since most days i don't breath until 2 or 3 when i make time for myself to eat lunch. well, there's normally not TIME, but i'll get fed up and just go.
anyways... today i did a little bit of university-shopping and emailed a few more professors about going back to school in the fall. i am -really- looking forward to it. i love the whole routine of school... the hours, the learning, where it gets you. i love nutrition. and i believe i will be a good dietician. maybe i'll even be able to work out of my home, or have my own counseling business. i'm excited about the prospects.
i have been thinking a lot about politics, lately. and i earnestly believe that as Christians, we are called to a different set of political convictions. these convictions canNOT be based on our country of origin, but rather the kingdom to which we now belong. this kingdom has a different set of ideals (along with a very different president). and our citizens are very different than any other country, because they live everywhere, and belong to every type of ethnicity, family, generation, and culture. and we value and love EACH as our neighbor.
this kingdom cannot be encapsulated in the republican party and its anti-abortion notions.. it's much larger than that. it can also not be brought to fruition through one man (obama). it is going to take all of us submitting to the Son of God... the Son of Man. and loving each other with the deep love that only he can bring.