My last few days

(This post is from last night, it was saved on my laptop)

I slept about 16 hours total in a 5 day period (4 nights)

That's why I haven't posted anything.

Had a ton of work and so many marvelous things happening I couldn't afford to say no to anything.

Then at night I'd pray to God for energy on the next day and I'd get it (coffee also played a small hand ;))

Today I had a bunch of things to do, but they got shortened because of some misinformation on my part.

That's alright. A good day to catch up on blogs, news, magazines, do some of the stuff I'm behind on, relaxed.

Few random thoughts:

- Saturday I finally went out with a group of young Portuguese Christians.

This is very important since 90% of my Christian friends will leave Portugal before July 31st.

It was great, and it was mediocre.

Let me explain. Most of these people I met are the hipster type... And I really have a problem becoming friends with them.

The whole "I know this band and this movie, they're really underground" or "let's have a perfectly good intellectual conversation, and somehow make it about how much I know" kind of thing? The whole "let me show you what my smartphone can do".

I just don't fit in.

But some of them do seem very interesting. And if I was having a conversation alone with them i'd probably have a totally different idea.

Anyway... They're Christians and I need fellowship with other Christians. Can't be too picky right now.

And I'm truly looking forward to get to know some of these further, and others, through them.

- The whole smart phone culture is pissing me off.

While I'm still smoking (which to this point unfortunately probably will end too soon), whenever people look at me with that know-it-all face, or tell me about the health and financial costs of my vice, I'll give them a couple of facts about their idiot phones.

For example: I don't pay in 3 years of cigarettes - I don't smoke that much - what you paid for that crappy thing (plus the extra you pay monthly or yearly to have Internet plan - with these, I never pay more than you). 

Smoking is hazardous for my health, right? Cancer, right? We'll, I can show you a couple of studies about cell phones too. You'll love them.

Cell phones are a fucking pain for me, Smoking actually gives me pleasure.

Smoking is a social activity. Socializing through cell phones is stupid and counter-productive. I also have studies to back this up.

Smoking makes me look cool. Playing with my cell phone makes me look socially inept, insecure and an all-around idiot who can't get his eyes off his toy to actually look around and cherish where he is.

That's about it.

- Sunday night I had such a simple time with simple people just chilling, talking, in fellowship. I was exhausted, and yet, it felt so great I can't even explain.

- Sunday I had another amazing practice, this time playing mostly as a receiver. QBs just seemed to trust me. Muahahaha. And I was severely sleep deprived too :D

(No. It's not pride ;) Just happy about it)