Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears?

Hello one and all.

Please read the following as an impartial inquisitor if you will and then offer thoughts of your perception on the situation.

Pleisure Snowboarding Holidays have this scheme of employing people that have previously stayed with them in the seasons after they have stayed there. I have been shortlisted for a position in their chalets next season, which would mean leaving this country for 6 months or so to go and work out there. "That would be great!" says I, only now looking at the situation, realise that it is not quite that simple...

I have a job, I'm quite the alrounder you know, in HSBC Insurance Brokers, and have a good solid job there. If I were to go snowboarding, obviously I'd have to leave this job to go and be in the snow.

Or I could try and negotiate a career break for 2 months and just have an extended holiday out there. and turn down the job at Pleisure.

To put even more choices in the mix, I have yet another option which is trying to present itself of working for Cardvd.co.uk although this isn't actually confirmed yet it's something that I am seriously considering. This would be a really good job and the pay would be well worth sticking around for I'm sure, although as there technically isn't a job yet, there isn't actually any remuneration package at the moment either.
If I were to get this job with Cardvd.co.uk then I wouldn't obviously be able to go snowboarding for 6 months as I would have only just started there. I wouldn't entirely feel comfortable with even leaving for 2 months seeing as I would have just started...

So many choices, so little time...

So anyway, I find out whether or not I've actually got the job with Pleisure in about a month or so, late June early July 2005(!)

To be honest I'd really love to go to France for 6 months. I think it'd be great to step "out of my comfort zone"

Please do comment on the above, anyone and everyone who reads and comments on it will get a piece of cake*.

Just so you know, whilst you have been reading this article, I have been pilfering all the ice from your freezer. (you think I'm lying, but how can you be sure? You will clearly have to go and check now! - if you do check, please also confirm by the way of comments)

I'd personally like to thank Google, though they shant have a link dedicated to them, for helping me "feel lucky" with the majority of links attached to the above. Feel free to check them out, although I would like to point out that they bear little or no relevance to the actual content of the above at all.

*the cake on offer is metaphorical, and is more likely to be represented by me drawing on your face...

[listening to:- my life pass me by]
[contemplating:- trying to make paypal work]

A poem

I hope I don't get busted for copyright infringement or something... I don't claim that this is my poem at all... I couldn't ever be that coherant...

"I am a Christian" by Maya Angelou

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean living."
I'm whispering "I was lost,"
Now I'm found and forgiven.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need CHRIST to be my guide.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
and need HIS strength to carry on.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
and need God to clean my mess.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
but, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain,
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon HIS name.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
who's received God's good grace, somehow.

Oh yeah... there's also this that I thought was quite clever...

IMPORTANT RECALL NOTICE

The Maker of all human beings is recalling all units manufactured, regardless of make or year, due to a serious defect in the primary and central component of the heart.
This is due to a malfunction in the original prototype units code named Adam and Eve, resulting in the reproduction of the same defect in all subsequent units.
This defect has been technically termed, "Subsequential Internal Non-morality", or more commonly known as S.I.N., as it is primarily expressed.
Some other symptoms:
1. Loss of direction
2. Foul vocal emissions
3. Amnesia of origin
4. Lack of peace and joy
5. Selfish, or violent behavior
6. Depression or confusion in the mental component
7. Fearfulness
8. Idoltery
9. Rebellion
The Manufacturer, who is neither liable nor at fault for this defect, is providing factory authorized repair and service free of charge to correct this SIN defect. The Repair Technician, Jesus, has most generously offered to bear the entire burden of the staggering cost of these repairs. There is no additional fee required.

The number to call for repair in all areas is: 772931 or "P-R-A-Y-E-R".

Once connected, please upload your burden of SIN through the REPENTANCE procedure.
Next, download ATONEMENT from the Repair Technician, Jesus, into the heart component. No matter how big or small the SIN defect is, Jesus will replace it with:
1. Love
2. Joy
3. Peace
4. Patience
5. Kindness
6. Goodness
7. Faithfulness
8. Gentleness
9. Self control

Please see the operating manual, the "Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth" (B.I.B.L.E.) , for further details on the use of these fixes.

As an added upgrade, the Manufacturer has made available to all repaired units a facility enabling direct monitoring and assistance from a resident Maintenance Technician, the Holy Ghost. Repaired units need only make Him welcome and He will take up permanent residence on the premises!

WARNING: Continuing to operate the human being unit without correction voids any manufacturer warranties, exposing the unit to dangers and problems too numerous to list and will result in the human unit being permanently impounded.

For free emergency service, call on JESUS.

DANGER: The human being units not responding to this recall action will have to be scrapped in the furnace. The S.I.N. defect will not be permitted to enter Heaven so as to prevent contamination of that facility.

Thank you for your attention.
Please assist where possible by notifying others of this important recall notice!!!

[listening to:-Boxcar Racer - Eponymous]
[contemplating:- just how close it was that I nealry died when I was born]

I took this picture... ain't it purdy!

truly amazing planet

that gem implanted in my right hand from Logans Run started shining, much to my annoyance!

James 5?

James 5

James 5:1(NIV)1Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you.
James 5:2 (NIV)2Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.
James 5:3 (NIV)3Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.
James 5:4 (NIV)4Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.
James 5:5 (NIV)5You have lived on earth in luxury and self–indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.
James 5:6 (NIV)6You have condemned and murdered innocent men, who were not opposing you.
James 5:7(NIV)7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains.
James 5:8 (NIV)8You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.
James 5:9 (NIV)9Don’t grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!
James 5:10 (NIV)10Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
James 5:11 (NIV)11As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
James 5:12 (NIV)12Above all, my brothers, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, or you will be condemned.
James 5:13(NIV)13Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.
James 5:14 (NIV)14Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
James 5:15 (NIV)15And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
James 5:16 (NIV)16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
James 5:17 (NIV)17Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
James 5:18 (NIV)18Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.
James 5:19 (NIV)19My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, James 5:20 (NIV)20remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

I'm a tired man... I have no need to be. I have no worries that are serious enough to really cause me loss of sleep. I have no responsibilities outside of my control. I have no exams for ages...

Anyway...

Who can serve two masters? either you serve one or the other, money or God... why would anyone worship the created not the creator? Why? because it's a quick fix of something pleasant... as opposed to an eternity of something words can't describe how beautiful!

Elijah eh?! Three years is a long old time to be praying for something... kinda puts me to shame... I guess to be honest it must put quite a few people to shame. How long does it take for you to give up on something? if it doesn't work , how quickly do you take to move on and find something else?
I have a very short attention span, that's why I can sometimes get a lot of work done very quickly. I know that if I don't get it done then and there, I may not get it done at all... Three years?
Often if it doesn't work out straight away I give up... sometimes I come back to it later... sometimes it gets resigned from my memory until I happen to stumble across it again at a later date. Unfortunately there are instances where I need to perservere and just get on with stuff... like tidying my room, revision, walking home... etc... Work is good in that respect because it'#s quite varied, and providing my timekeeping skills are up to scratch i can sometimes even have a clear desk!

... By no means am I any kind of theological scholar and have no intention of saying that my analysis of the passages I have commented on are the final word regarding these chapters... Please feel free to comment on what was said...

I have many things on my mind at the moment...

[listening to:-Sigur Ros - Untitled]
[contemplating:-selling my Suzuki]