Here are some thoughts since my last post of June 15:
-God provides. I applied for about 40 or 50 jobs from February to June and I only heard back from two. One in March that didn't go anywhere, and then another less than a week after I just up and moved to Palatine with no real clear prospects. That second call resulted in a phone interview the next week, a real interview the following week, then a job offer three days later. And of all the jobs to call me back, it's the closest to where I currently live. It can only be explained as God's direct intervention. I am blessed.
-I love The Beatles. I watched the eight-chapter, five-disk Anthology and it only made me want more. I dare anyone to listen to "A Day in the Life" and tell me it is not one of the best songs ever written. Double dare. Oh, and The Beatles cover band American English was surprisingly entertaining (Palatine Fest). Their Paul was even left-handed. I was empressed.
-The Bulls drafted Joakim Noah which makes me very unhappy. I don't like his cockiness and primadonna attitude (and did you see what he wore to the draft? Seersucker suit and a bowtie?), but I guess his energy works in the Bulls' system. It's not a deal breaker for me, unlike my buddy Jason who said, "There goes my interest in season tickets." I'm not that mad. I only wish we could have gotten more low-post scoring, the one thing we need to make a finals run next year. Perhaps GM John Paxson will swing a deal, perhaps shipping out Chris Duhon and Ben Gordon or Andres Nocioni for a big guy. It's just a shame that I'll have to see his goofy self donning my team's uni for the unforeseeable future.
-Speaking of the draft, way to go Greg Oden! He was chosen by the Portland Trailblazers with the number one pick. They showed video from his arrival in Portland on Sportscenter, and he was dancing around, smiling from ear-to-ear. I love this kid, and I'm glad he's the face of a franchise that's really trying to do something great with young players who are equal parts talented players and quality individuals. And congrats to Mike Conley, as well, getting drafted number four by Memphis. I couldn't be more honored and proud as a Buckeye fan than to be able to say these two guys spent a year in Columbus, sporting the Scarlet and Gray.
-There is no excuse for me not getting better at guitar this summer and fall. Its not like I have a lot to do (at least until July 16). I just wish the F chords and B chords were easier. The fact that I have the hands of a 7th grade girl doesn't help.
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