Ash Wednesday, and other dusty thoughts

Today is Ash Wednesday. I had never heard of Ash Wednesday until I went to college. It's considered a "Catholic" thing here. I know this might sound odd, but I love Catholic Mass. It is very calming, and spiritual to me. It is amazing that the rituals I follow during Mass are the same ones the pope goes through, and they have been basically the same for hundreds of years. I do not believe many of the tennents of the Roman Catholic faith, but I am not adversarial to it like other members of my family. I think the idea of lent is a good one. I think everyone should sacrifice a little.


Hmmmm, I am going to write a post on some more things kinda personal, but I haven't had the energy yet.

so they say you're a.....

I can't remember the rest of that line. Oh, well.
I so hyper and bored. If I were still at West Liberty or in Wheeling, my friends dave and jason and i would go to enp (eat n park- for those not in the Ohio Valley) and then to WALMART. woohoo- but i am not there, and i have school tomorrow, and bleh. its fun to pretend. I think the nice weather is getting to me. I HAVE MY WINDOW OPEN AND IT'S REALLY COMFORTABLE IN HERE!!!!! I always feel better in springtime. It's almost like my body wakes up...... in more ways than one.

I have been thinking about the future. I have several options, some of which are

1. Stay here. This is my last resort option, but it's the easiest. I saw one girl I graduated with tonight. She has a husband and a new baby now. She said she would do everything in her power to stay in Oak Hill her whole life. It takes all kinds.

2. I could go somewhere else. there are places that need music teachers. Virginia, California, North Carolina. It would another chance to start over, and perhaps reinvent myself all over again.

3. I could move to Columbus. I would like to be in a bigger city. I like anonymity of large places. It's nice. I don't know if I could get a teaching job in Columbus, but I could get something. It's also very expensive to live there. I would be close to Jason. and reasonably close to Dave.

4. I could move back to Wheeling. Of all my options, this one tugs at me the most, but I am not entirely sure for the right reasons. I love that area. It is city enough to satisfy that part of me, and country enough to satisfy the other part of me. There are jobs opening up, but more than likely they are elem. and you really have to know someone in Ohio County to get a job there.

So many things. So little time. Already it is close to my bedtime. grrrrrrrr.

Oh, I am taking my band to ratings- heaven help us!
The real fun will be the trip to an amusment park later.

( BLOODHOUND GANG LYRICS )