heat
Seeing as how it’s 2:30am it would probably be a good idea to be in bed, but seeing as how it is so hot in our house still, that is pretty much a useless effort. So instead I’m sitting here watching The Decemberists on Austin City Limits. I recorded it about a month ago on Tivo and have it saved permanently. I would love to see them in concert someday. I guess there are at least three good things to come out of Portland, Powell’s Bookstore, The Decemberists, and Little People, Big World. That’s about the most kind words you’ll ever here from a Washingtonian about the state of Oregon. Until they at least ditch the 55mph speed limit, their staying on the sneeds list.
Though in the “retro” trend category, I’ve heard rumblings of a return to the nationwide 55mph speed limit to promote fuel savings. While this is a pretty stupid concept (sorry, I tend to be a little more blunt at this time of night) it did kind of suck to pay $65 dollars today to fill my gas tank. If I was smart, I’d invest in these guys right now. I find it hard to imagine that congress, no matter who is in control, can avoid taking some kind of steps to counteract the insane skyrocketing gas prices. The American (and by extension the world) economy is predicated on cheap fuel. If this is no longer the reality, I’m less worried/interested in any coming recession as I am in the restructuring of society that will take place as a result of transportation no longer being cheap. Anyone know at what point train travel becomes more practical than flight? I remember when I purchased my first HP laptop I drove from Yakima to my house and back again just to pick it up. I don’t even drive over the hill to San Jose anymore now.
(update: I’m now watching last weeks Arcade Fire performance on Austin City Limits. . . Tivo is great)
Anyway, I took the afternoon off of work today and went down to Vintage for a special condensed new members class. It was an exciting opportunity to go through the fundamentals of what Vintage stands for as a church and to be able to put pen to paper and actually commit to standing by those values. We still haven’t had the official commissioning yet but we all signed covenants today dedicating ourselves to the mission of the church. Between this and the photo show opening tomorrow it’s a pretty exciting time at Vintage for me right now!
Well, it’s finally started to cool down now so I think I’ll take a whack at getting some rest before tomorrow. This is going to be a busy week!
