Yah, right

I'm in a strange mood. I'm not depressed, not frustrated, not really angry. I don't really know how to describe it. I've got a lot of things going on right now and setting precedence is a problem. I am the type of person who likes to do many things at once, but most of these things demand singlemindedness. For example, my wife marvels at how I have books marked all over the hose. She's like, "How can you read seven books at a time without getting them confused?" I dunno. It's just the way I am. I am reading 15 books right now, which even to me seems ludicrous. I have a lot of work that came in this week, including an e-commerce website I am designing for this very nice lady, plus 4 classes that are kicking my butt already and it is only week 2. My house looks like it stayed out all night drinking, then came home and threw up, and to top it all off, I'm stuck on day 16 on Pikmin. I'm still a little furious about what happened at church last Wednesday, and I haven't written any new music or spent more than 10 minutes at an instrument all week. This sucks. Even this post is disheveled and semi-coherent. What is going on??? Pull yourself together man. It's almost one in the morning. You can get at least four things done on your "To-Do" list (if you would take the time out to write one. Think think think think think... what is the most important thing right now? What do you need to do first and foremost? ... Well, duh, I guess I'm already doing it. You need to write. You need to gird yourself and heft your weapons. Remember that scene in the Lord of the Rings where the King of Rohan has just come out of his funk, and Gandalf tells him, "you're fingers would remember their strength if they grasped your sword." His armor bearer, Gamling, looks on so reverentially when Theoden pulls his sword from its scabbard - I just love that scene. And when dude works that sword in his hands for a minute, all of the sudden he has clarity and knows what needs to be done. Yeah. I think that is me. And although I own many weapons of war, the one I seek now is my writing instrument. Yes. I feel power flowing from my fingers, no, from my soul through my fingers, onto this keyboard and into cyberspace. Yes, I know what must be done. I know what must be done. Yes. First I need some ice cream!

I am going to post the lyrics to a song I have been working on. The melody goes like this: Dum de dum do do dodo do dooooo da da dat dah da da dat dah... Here are the lyrics:

Forever

Those who trust in their riches shall fall
-fortunes are lost in an instant
But those who trust in the Lord our God
shall be established forever.
Those who trust in their own strength find
-this cruel world is just overwhelming
But those who lean on the strength of the Lord
shall be established forever.

For the race is not to the strong
Or the swift, or smart or brave
Only those who call on the name of the Lord
Can take comfort knowing in his arms they are safe

Those who trust in their own reasoning
often end up confused and astray
While those who put their fate in the hands of the Lord
Shall know peace that will not pass away
Those who trust in their emotions, I know
-these suffer greatest of all
For feelings are fickle, and subject to change
and you're left with no substance at all.

For the race is not to the strong
Or the swift, or smart or brave
Only those who call on the name of the Lord
Can take comfort knowing they will be saved.

I have finished my bowl of ice cream, now it's time to effect change!!