Thursday - I took the day off from work because I wasn't feeling very well the night before. I went to choir practice, and was crazy out of it, couldn't really sing, it was very surreal actually. After my friend Joey, who is also in the choir, was about to take me home and knowing that I was feeling kind of down, decided to pick up Thomas so we could all go out and grab a bite. We went to Los Feliz which is way closer to us than we thought for one, and two was really cool.
We ate at this place called Public Brewery and it was awesome (and cheap). They had legit bar food for non LA prices, which was shocking to me. The over all atmosphere of the place was cool. Pool tables, music and all of the fund. It kind of reminded me of The Commons in Franklin, except no fried pickles. The reason the place was so cool, was also because, I am constantly realizing just how many things there really are to do in LA, that you don't need a car to get, contrary to popular belief, and that are actually fairly close to our apartment. I'm always really wanting to find new things to do in LA, but have always been trapped inside the, "oh, well, we need a car for that," type of thing...not true. You really can get just about anywhere in this city by public transit, just don't be stupid and take certain buses to South LA at night, know where you are going and you are fine.
Friday - Honestly I worked all day, not a whole lot to tell. I wore a dress all day, and seated people at their tables. Although, I did come home and become obsessed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Seriously, could a girl get more badass than Buffy? When I was about ten I was obsessed with vampires, I loved Dracula, loved him. And when I got older and tried to read Twilight, I chucked it when Edward started glittering. Why? Because. Vampires. Do not. glitter. Period. So Buffy redeems all of that for me, which is fun.
I remember what happened Saturday except more Buffy and more working at a Chinese place, except that I didn't where a dress I wore pants. So skip it.
Today - Started out rough. Woke up crazy dizzy, which is not a good thing for me...but I was able to nip in the butt, so that is good! Then when I was on the bus, for some reason when I pulled the string to stop it didn't take, so I missed my stop and had to get off at the next one, which was over a mile away from the church, so I was getting impatient. Eventually I got there. Late, but I was there. And here is where my day really turned. I love the Pastor at my church. Pastor Sam is a genuinely nice, compassionate person, who deeply cares about his congregation, and he reaches out to everyone every week. While I have only been going to Wilshire for a little over a month, I have yet to hear a sermon that I don't like, or that doesn't touch me in some way. Today hit home very hard.
With the recent bouts that I was fighting with my health and all of the doctors appointments, having to step down from a job where I was at least decently paid, the bills have been piling up. They seem to get larger by the day. And it has been stressing me out, not as much stressing me out, as much as just scaring me. Trying to figure out how I am going to do it. That and a few other things that I cannot go into detail on the web. So I've been extremely lost lately, while trying to keep a happy vibe going for myself. Today Pastor Sam talked about our worries, and distractions, and that even though those distractions may be important, we need to be active in choosing to make time with God, because, well, lets face facts y'all, it's the most important. For me that has been a challenge. To put everything else aside for even just 15 minutes a day and talk to God through the scriptures, and prayer. And apparently in my case, music.
What happened after church, was kind of like a punch in the gut, that made me feel better all day. I am working on a few songs for church and I was singing "Blessings" by Laura Story (if you are having a rough time with anything, listen to this song) and it was like I really heard the words for the first time, and I kind of just crumbled, I just started crying and praying out loud, and within minutes I felt like a totally different person. Very relaxed, and able to deal with the situations I need to deal with, as an adult, and the people that were making me angry, weren't making me angry anymore. Anyway my point in this is that talking to God for just a few minutes out of your day makes a huge difference, and when you do it out loud its even more therapeutic! I'm ready to face tomorrow completely differently than a I faced today.
Oh and if any of you L.A. born and raised know where I can find a place that sells fried pickles...for the love of pete please let me know!
Niecy, you are wayyyyyy behind!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteThe counter sells fried pickles :)
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