patrick: thoughts at 3am

September 28, 2008 at 3:32 am (Uncategorized)

I can’t sleep.

I wonder how many of my blog posts start with me saying “I can’t sleep.” I bet it’s a lot. Probably 3 or 4 already, and I’ve only been blogging on this site for maybe 18 months or something.

I’ll fill you in on some news: with about 10 days left until we move, Amy and I found out today that someone decided to rent our house from us! We are super excited that this worked out, since we only had 10 days left, and we were really concerned that it might not fill for a few months. Just a week or so ago, we found an apartment to rent in Phoenix that fits us really well, and we’ll be moving in on the 11th of October.

I can’t believe how much is all working out last minute for us. After all the crap that Amy and I have had to put up with over the last three years, I honestly did not expect any of this to work out. I assumed that we would not find a renter for our house, and we would be forced to rent it out after 3 months for less than our mortgage just to get some money to cover our bills.

I mentioned to a new friend of mine the other night that my perspective has changed a lot since 2006. I used to experience bad things and say “It’s ok. God is still good, and he’s going to work this out.” Now, I am more likely to say “God can do what he wants, since he’s God and I’m just some kid trying to make level 70 in World of Warcraft. If he wants my life to suck, that’s his call, not mine.”

I just don’t ever assume that everything will work out, because, in my experience, it usually doesn’t. Well, this time, it kind of is all working out, and I’m not quite sure what to do except tell people that I’m excited that God is letting it work.

Let’s see…what else is going on?

I’ve been playing a lot of chess recently. I play on FICS (Free Internet Chess Server.) What’s cool about my chess hobby right now is that I not only play chess, but I record games, and post videos on youtube, analyzing my matches, and teaching lessons about chess based on those games. It’s a rather enjoyable hobby for me. I know some of you think that makes me an uber-nerd, but I think that if you think that, you are an uber-turd. (turd rhymes with nerd…it’s funny when it’s 3am.)