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Well friends, it is official…I’ve made the call, and will not be participating in FFM: Arizona this weekend. My heart just isn’t into it. I would rather mope around the house this weekend.

Not.

But I will be working on things that I need to get done. It’s a three-day weekend, so I’m looking forward to that. But I wish Sir Mounts well on his bowling and solo FFM.

Tonight was a random evening…ended up going to dinner with Dave…and then having Keri Marie meet us at BJ’s for a drink and some dinner. It’s always nice to see her.

Anyway, I’m beat, so I’m going to turn in. Looking forward to a nice, low-key weekend.

While prepping one of my cameras for Brian’s FFM to Arizona, I stumbled on some pictures that I had forgotten. It happens. Check them out.

Bethany Dillon’s first music video ever for the song “Dreamer” is now available. The movie DREAMER: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY, is in theaters October 21. You can watch the video here.

Enjoy…and be blessed!

I just found a shiny, 2005 penny in my pocket. As I was standing at a colleague’s desk. Why couldn’t it have been a quarter? Or two quarters, a dime, and a nickel (in other words, enough change for a soda?)

That’s okay…it must be good luck to find a shiny penny all by itself in a pair of pants. Things are lookin’ up…

Although, I’m kinda doing this crouching action behind my computer monitor because the morning sun is shining right in my eyes.

Talk about one of the most stressful and frustrating evenings…

For the last day or so, I’ve noticed a little bit of green fluid dripping from my poor little car. The drive to Sac must have been too much for her. :(

So anyway, I had every intention of taking it in on Saturday…that is of course, until I almost overheated.

I was driving home and I could see the needle on the temperature gauge slowly inching its way up. And to make matters worse, it was nothing but stop and go on the freeway because California drivers are morons and there were like three accidents on the way to the dealership. It was a race against time and the elements.

Needless to say, I finally made it to the dealership (just at closing time) and they had my car checked in and a loaner checked out to me in about 5 minutes. So I’m driving a sporty little green Tucson, which is pretty nice. Hopefully, they will fix my baby up nice. :)

Okay, the third cell phone this morning just went off in my office. And I am realizing that no one has a normal ringtone anymore. The first phone that went off was some sort of ghetto rap song. The second was this funky little chirpy, jazz, whistle tone. And the third was this cheesy Midi-version of Johnny Comes Marching Home.

At the suggestion of Megan, I spent some quality time last night editing some songs for ringtones. I have to add more but when you think about it, only certain songs really work as ringtones. For Meg, I have reluctantly selected Baby Got Back…because, after all, that is her theme song. And for a certain California girl in another state, I have chosen “I’ll Be There For You” by the Rembrandts because, “Hey, we all love Friends, right?”

I can’t believe today is already Thursday. And if it isn’t for some strange reason, nobody tell me. I don’t want to ruin my already pathetic day.

And speaking of pathetic, I’ve been in this funk for the past week. A few of you know why. And no matter what I do, I continually tell myself I’m fine.

But, I’m not so sure.

I just saw the trailer for the upcoming movie, Dreamer. And who’s voice was that I heard in the background? None other than Bethany Dillon. Dreamer is the first track on Beth’s latest, Imagination, and it is going to be featured in this new movie.

A few weeks ago, I was really excited when I read this article at Grassroots Music:

DILLON RECORDS MUSIC VIDEO
09/13/05

Sparrow Records’ artist Bethany Dillon recently traveled to Los Angeles to film a music video for her upcoming single, “Dreamer,” which will be the end credit song in the October 21 DreamWorks motion picture, Dreamer: Inspired By A True Story. Dillon was directed during the video shoot by Brandon Dickerson, whose directorial credits include music videos for Switchfoot and Sixpence None The Richer. The “Dreamerâ€? video will be serviced later this week to VH-1, CMT and MTV, among other major mainstream and Christian outlets.

Dreamer: Inspired By A True Story stars Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson and Elisabeth Shue in a heartwarming tale of a horse trainer (Russell) and his daughter (Fanning) who nurse an injured horse back to health and, together, strive to achieve a dream against all odds (www.dreamworks.com/dreamer). As the end credit song, the Dillon and Ed Cash-penned “Dreamer” is inspired by a story Fanning’s character writes of a king who gave up everything for his kingdom.

“Dreamer,” which is also featured on Dillon’s recent sophomore release, Imagination, is being serviced to mainstream Hot AC and Triple-A radio formats. In support of Imagination, Dillon is part of Jeremy Camp’s 40-city “Restored Tour” (www.restoredtour.com) which kicked-off last week in Minneapolis. The Tour will hit Las Vegas; Phoenix; Sacramento, California; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Birmingham, Alabama; Hampton, Virginia; and Colorado Springs, Colorado, among other markets, before concluding in November.

In addition, Dillon is a featured artist on Music Inspired By: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (EMI CMG), which releases later this month in conjunction with the December Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (www.narnia.com). Selections by Dillon will also be included on the upcoming WOW Christmas {Green} and WOW Hits 2006 releases.

Not only is this amazing for her, but it’s great to see the line between Christian Contemporary and mainstream so blurred. Bethany is an amazing artist…and I truly hope that more people will be able to realize this and be touched by her music.

I’m really digging this whole “working in Mission Valley” thing. First of all, I’m right down the street from CostCo, which means wholesale products, cute girls, and of course hot dogs and pizza. Seriously, I had a slice of pepperoni, a polish sausage, AND a beverage all for 3 bucks and change. Even Rachael Ray knows you can’t beat that!

And now, I’m just lounging at the public library utilizing their free wireless internet (yes, I said free), because 1) I’m a cheapskate and 2) they block all the fun sites at “The W.” So here I am.

There are some downsides to this whole library thing. First of all, there are lots of book, which of course I want to read. And second, a little old man just walked in and let out the biggest fart known to man. Luckilly he was far enough away to not have to evacuate the building…but had I been any closer, all that would have been left was a big mushroom cloud of Aaron.

Our last day in Sac was pretty great…

I, of course, woke up at the butt crack of dawn to take Brian to the bowling alley…then I headed home, showered, and cleaned up around the house. I couldn’t just sit there on my butt doing nothing, right? Megs and Heather headed out to hot yoga, so I chilled watching some stupid program on TV and trying to de-virus Megan’s laptop. It took a while, but I finally got it. What can I say, I’m good with my hands. :)

At about 10:40, Rebecca comes home from church and informs me that I’m going to Waffle Barn. Apparently Megan has briefed her on my love for waffles. So we drive over and meet Matt, who has gallantly secured us a place in line. Apparently, old people love their waffles on Sunday mornings.

Dude, these waffles were kicking amazing. Mine had whipped cream and apple topping. But you could get just about anything on your waffle. Mmmm. :) Megs and Heather joined us later for some waffle action as well. I couldn’t help but smile because while we were stuffing our faces with waffles, the convo revolved around health food and exercise. It’s a good thing I don’t care about that. lol.

Across town, Brian was still bowling strong.

After breakfast, we went back to the house where Megan indulged in an extra long shower. I continued the virus cleanup.

Post-shower and smelling like girl (ahhh!), Megan was ready…so we went to CostCo (which is sort of like heaven) and got some pictures printed. And then Brian called. He was finally cut. Finishing about 15th place, he was jazzed that he made it so far; and quite frankly, so were we. So jazzed in fact, that while Brian visited with Poindexter Bueler, Megs and I perused the cheese at Whole Foods. I’ve never met a cheese I didn’t like. After cheese shopping, we “attempted” to get to the IHOP across the street from the bowling center. I say “attempted” because Megan got us lost. We ascertained that it was a combination of my overwhelming machismo and the cheese that got her all flustered and confused. It happens.

After driving in a big circle, we picked Brian up and headed back home. Poindexter’s hair was quite interesting. :) And speaking of interesting, the most random series of events transpired…

Heather was preparing a waxing session for Rebecca, so we watched an actual esthetician do her thing. Also checked out a a phat stereo and some girls shake their tooshies (yes, Megan was one of those girls). And we also got to see Megs’s backyard for the first time…along with her (yeah, pathetic since she’s lived there for two months and was seeing it for the first time too. :) )

And finally, it was time to go. It was the most difficult goodbye I’ve had in a long time. I didn’t want to leave. But we finally dragged ourselves out to the car and headed home. Now, those of you who know me, I’ve always said I would never leave San Diego…but for a few seconds there, I contemplated the move. Interesting…

The ride home was…eventful. You all know about our traffic woes later in the drive and our concurring frustration. But the drive earlier in the day was quite fun. We filled the first part of our trip talking about our experience and the awesome time we had. All the while, Megan was texting me, which made it all the more difficult to continue driving south. I think I had 32 messages on my phone at one point, ALL from her (although, I think a few were from earlier in the week). At one point, I was thinking about my good friend, Simone; she left for Rome today, actually, so I gave her a call to wish her bon voyage and catch up a bit. I passed the phone to Brian for a bit and then she and I got a chance to catch up. She had the sniffles, but she was so excited for the trip. I’m so excited for her too. Who wouldn’t be excited about gelato? :) So I wish her well on this endeavor. And our conversation ate up a good portion of the drive. :)

The rest of the trip involved watching the video of the waxing session, stuffing our faces with tacos, and singing along to Les Mis (which is interesting if you don’t know all the words).

Both Brian and myself have decided that it will be really hard to top this Fact Finding Mission…but we will be back to party up north soon. Until next time…that’s all folks.

Photos from our weekend trip are up. Check them out.