Monday, September 15, 2014

In RS I saw Renee immediately then Julie came in a little late or after the introductions of the new people. YES I got to introduce myself too. As class continued people kept joining our class. Julie just moved into her new place around 3rd South and I think 4th East. I used to live at 2nd South and 4th East so right near where I used to live.

Julie and I attended choir practice together after which we saw Heidi Lebaron and Janella Fairbanks ALSO from our Mid Singles ward in Logan. Sooo there were 5 of us from my Logan ward at the same chapel Sunday right on the U of U campus. Sooo weird. I was going to bear my testimony until the bishop specifically asked that ONLY people who were officially in the ward take time. AFTER church we got tickets to the Ogden temple dedication Sunday INSTEAD of church.

I sat with Julie in RS, Sunday School and then even during sacrament meeting. Renee is the ward chorister. We are all in different RS groups although we all attended the same one because we didn't know any better. Julie is in the Aves/Downtown, Renee must live near the U somewhere and then I'm in the peripheral areas since mom's house is in Rosepark. I can't believe I live here. I haaate this area although it is close to downtown. It really is the ghetto. At least my free zumba class is 5 minutes away in the heart of Salt Lake's ghetto.

I remember my friend Dave I used to work with in Salt Lake who was raised in Sandy. I remember him saying there were no bad areas in Salt Lake. RIGHT, of course someone raised in Sandy would think that. Just walking into the Smith's in Glendale feels like a bad area. Right now I am at the library lobby drinking my Diet Dr. Pepper. I parked on the side of the road, originally intending to sit on one of the benches under the tree near where I parked BUUUT one of the benches was taken by someone sleeping. A bike was tied up near him. I didn't really want to drink my soda on a bench next to someone sleeping so here I am in the lobby so they don't kick me out for drinking in the library.

I'm done with my soda and I think I'm ready to take over a spot in the library. I am hooking up my net asap. I called them earlier from home and got disconnected.

2 Nephi 2

24 But behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things.
 25 Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.
Might have joy. That is our purpose. So are we supposed to be hedonistic? No but I suppose true joy is not just pleasure although that seems to be the same thing to me only at a deeper level. Perhaps hedonistic pursuits are temporary although to be hedonistic one seeks pleasure. It just seems to imply something fleeting. Joy is eternal and the word denotes something pure and clean while hedonism seems to infer just the opposite. Just semantics I suppose. Joy, happiness and pleasure. Can't pleasure be good? Hedonism seems to be associated with excess in my head at least and without the accompanying work. Right now I go to Zumba but I don't have fun with it the way I know I will once I learn the routines and can go crazy with it without hanging. 
I saw Latai Nonu and Uini Langi today. Two Tongan women I've known for a long time. There are no public library positions. Actually there is a great position in Park City but they are searching for someone who speaks Spanish. People always assume I speak it whenever I work in a library. I feel like at some level I should be applying for these academic librarian positions BUUUT that's not what I want to do. Now I wish I applied for the Glendale Library Manager job. 
I still don't know who I am going to go with for the net. CenturyLink just told me I owe them $35.00. I know I owe Comcast something because they ticked me off when I was in Logan. I looked at reviews online and they seem to be the best. Now to see what they offer. 





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