Eek.

Paperwork...
I am drowning in a sea of paperwork and, trust me, it isn't the shallow end. I've got paperwork for study abroad, but mostly it's ministry inquiry paperwork. I know that they don't let just anyone be ministers, but SHEESH. I've got to write letters about everything that's ever happened to me, get a psychological test, a background check, and a drug test, plus an interest inventory (think Jr. High career exploration junk) and two workbooks of theological and doctrinal questions. I'm sure it'll be worth it in the end, but it's starting to make me just a little bit nuts.

Books
One thing I have found time to do this break is catch up on some of my reading. I'm having a blast giggling my way through Al Franken's Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. On the spiritual side, I'd recommend Travelling Mercies by Anne Lamott or Henri Nouwen's In His Own Words. Both of them will get you thinking and make you laugh. I'm always a fan of the Rita Mae and Sneaky Pie Brown mysteries, so I delved into Whiskers of Evil to catch up in the series. I'm hoping to get through some heavier sociological and psychological theory yet this break, Jane Green's most recent works, and a few other things.

Coming Attractions
I'm heading west this coming weekend and, to my great excitement, I'm going to be in St. Louis to catch RENT at the Fox Theater. I've seen it three times, but I love it too much not to go see it again. Plus I get to introduce another friend to this fabulous musical, so I'm really pumped about that.

In the meantime, I've got massive cleaning and organizing and paperworking to do. Eek!