moving too fast

First of all, I was planning to review a new movie every week in May, and it looks like my plan has already been thwarted. I was planning to see Speed Racer last weekend, but then laziness set in. I may still see it before the week is out.

It turns out that everything in my life is getting away from me. Every time I blink, my kids are way too old, my lawn is way too long, my deadlines have passed me by, and my task list has refilled itself.

I know that this is normal for most people, but lately it is extreme. A month ago, I was living a private life in a social vacuum, and my daughter, Annie, was a sweet little girl.

Today, I have become accustomed to sharing every aspect of my life with people I don't know through myspace, facebook, blogger, and twitter. And my sweet little girl is getting ready to start middle school. Oh, and she's texting now, too. What happened?

Now, I knew all this was coming, and I suppose I should just dig in and deal with it, but what good is a blog if you can't use it to let out a little panic once in a while.

So, thanks for reading. Please pray for me. It's all just moving way too fast for me.

If you're looking for me, I'll be the one with his head buried in the sand...

in full geek mode

May is here, and I could not be happier. Before I go on with my post, I am introducing the new "Jim's Movie Review" segment. There are movies that I want to see coming out every week this month, so I figured I would share my opinion after I see them.

So my first review of the month is for Iron Man:
"Oh my gosh. Iron Man. Seriously, wow, Iron Man. Oh my gosh."
I hope you enjoyed my first movie review.

So then, on with reality.

I am in full-blown geek mode. Besides the obvious geek-fest that Iron Man was, I have recently started myspacing, facebooking, and twittering, which has taught me that:
a) anything can be a verb if you add "ing", and
b) I need more friends. So, if you want to be my friend, please look for me on your favorite social networking site.

Also adding to my ultra-geekitude is the conference I just returned from. They put us in front of laptops and just let us play. It was great, except now I need to buy a few hundred dollars worth of software to get my next "geek fix".

So, in order to balance out my geeky behavior, and have forced myself outside. As much as I love technology, I can't forget about how awesome God's creation is. So even though I am outside with my laptop, I am appreciating the cool breeze and the sunny sky. I am so thankful that nothing new can ever be as cool as the stuff God invented at the dawn of time. I would break out into song, but the neighbors put up with so much as it is. It wouldn't be fair to them.

So, enjoy the Spring. Get outside. Worship God and thank him for giving us trees and bugs. And, if you are truly a geek like me, take a deep breath and then have an allergy attack. God created that too. Enjoy.