Back to Portland for their fall hayride today. It has been less than a week since I was there last time. I always have to be very much aware not to wear out my welcome there. Sorta trying to stay in the background and not trying to rock the boat too much. Anyways it will be good to see everyone again. They’ve been so welcoming, and they barely know me. I am getting to know them and forming some good friendships there.
Scottsville notes: When I was there for the hayride last weekend, I noticed they re-did the lettering on the church van. Previously it was a hippie inspired airbrush lettering. Now the maroon van has nice white block lettering. And they’ve put the URL of their web address which I maintain. Seems they’ve embraced the concept of an internet presence.
Also the church has their own 1-800 number, which will be very helpful to me if I need to call them for church business. Shelton is really trying hard to jump start the church up there.
It is November already. The last time I have been without work for this long was when I was in school. But I was still working at the Lipscomb helpdesk for the greater part of the school year…..maybe 15 hours/week. And much of it wasn’t hard work. Managed to be able to surf the web while watching the computer labs and assisting students.
For the most part, nobody is hiring. I’m somewhat enjoying the sabbatical. On the suggestion of a friend, I’m going to try to learn MySQL. Many of the jobs I’d like to apply for require MySQL. It is freeware. The only problem is that I haven’t been able to figure it out. I feel stupid. I guess I need to go out and get a book.