"Fly"

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Thanks to Ms. Kerryanne Miske for tipping me off to this song, originally. It's a good one for the "Encouragement (During Un(der)employment)" list. The music video's a little nuts, but I lovee the song.

Another song I am loving right now is Nickelback's "When We Stand Together." I've never really been a huge fan of Nickelback, but their new song has such a wonderful, wonderful message...and I think it's actually musically better than their songs that have been about things such as wanting to be a rock star and live in a big house.

Well. Now that you've gotten the musical update...

What a crazy busy fun Halloween weekend, full of Halloween-y and not Halloween-y things. A grand mix of the old and new...parties with old friends, second Oberlin Alumni Club of DC gathering as a real alum, party at my wonderful next door neighbors' house - without the rest of my family there - with people who remembered me age 10 and under, and giving out the trick or treat candy instead of going around to get it. I've been "on the other side", as we were saying, for awhile now, but it was so fun to get to do it again at my own house.

I am a lucky girl, because I had TWO job interviews today, and they both went well. And lately I have just been SO incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work at church. I confess that I wasn't wild about doing it when I first got back, even though I had no other job prospects. Today, one of my interviewers joined the chorus of people who have told me, "Geez, I sure feel sorry for your generation" - she said, "When I graduated, Clinton was president." That was the first time I had thought about it in that way, and it makes a lot of sense. I was 4-12 during those years, and life seemed pretty solid. It may have been because I was 4-12...but I feel like there were other reasons, too.

I'd like to write more, but I am pretty wiped from the crazy Halloween stuff! Also, I took a nice long drive out to Laariland Farm today and picked some apples and broccoli, so that probably has something to do with it too. The broccoli is the best broccoli I have ever tasted - very good looking and full of flavor. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FARMERS!!!

More later.