when it rains, it pours (freezing rain)...

it's no secret that i have strong negative feelings about the quality of work that the road crews in springfield do. not only do they not salt the roads prior to ugly winter weather....they don't even salt them AFTER ugly winter weather!!

case in point: the bridge on kimbrough connecting trafficway to chestnut expressway was a SOLID SHEET OF ICE when my dodge stratus skidded to a halt nestled in the crook of a previous wreck in a black toyota suv. i feel so bad for the older couple in the suv--i was the second person to hit them within 10 minutes. the driver's side of their vehicle was smashed to bits by a black bmw that had skidded an additional 75 yards or so along the bridge after careening around the bend on the martin luther king, jr bridge. in addition, their rear left tire was flat because of the same incident.

by the time i skidded into them, there was no more damage to be done. they actually told me they wouldn't even claim anything on me because i "didn't do any more damage than had already been done". thank God for kind-hearted people.

the only damage done to my car was the left mirror being popped off. now it's just hanging by the wires that control the mirror. surprisingly it still works :-)

also, the front left hubcap is chipped and the tire is bent in a 2 inch length along the radius. i think my alignment may be off too. dang it.

i guess it could have been much worse. i'm surprised my car didn't get scratched up or anything!

now comes the waiting game til i can get it into the shop to get an estimate on repairs. i don't even care if the mirror looks pretty--as long as it stays on my car. oh well...i guess you just have to take it as it comes.

anyways, i hope everyone has a fantasticly merry christmas, seeing as it is now christmas eve!! happy christmas!!

well well well...

so it seems i haven't blogged for over 6 months...

i want to say i'm sorry. my sister especially has been guilting me about it. and i know that "guilting" isn't a word.

well a lot has happened in the past 6 months. i have grown to become a lot better at the job i mentioned getting in my last post. it has also gotten colder since may. my car has crapped out on me multiple times, i am a single male again, i have started doing improv once more, i have been to 5 more weddings since i last posted, i am still tall, i have gained back about 8-10 pounds of the 45 that i lost since graduating college, i have learned a lot more about my personality and how i relate or don't relate to God, and i have noticed a few pure white hairs on both sides of my head.

all in all, a very interesting couple of months. are there regrets? of course. but man i'll tell you, i wouldn't trade the experiences for anything. that's what makes life interesting. i'm still excited to see what the future holds, because i realize i still have no idea where God might lead me in the future. i only hope i can keep a positive outlook on things, and i also hope i can get even closer to God. He's got the inside scoop on everything, so i figure it's a pretty good idea to stay tight with Him.

i will say that i wish i would spend more time with friends. if anyone reads this and i haven't hung out with you in a long time, hit me up!!

so friends, i'm going to do my absolute best to keep up with this blogging. oh goodness. i'm gonna go eat some cookies.

p.s. - i can't wait for christmas! :-D